Official Journal
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Volume 46
27 February 2003
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
2002-2003 SESSION
Sitting of 20 March 2002
Monday 11 March 2002
(2003/C 47 E/001)MINUTES
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING 1
1. Resumption of session 1
2. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting 1
3. Membership of political groups 1
4. Documents received 2
5. Written declarations (Rule 51) 8
6. Petitions 8
7. Order of business 12
8. Points of order 13
9. World social forum (Porto Alegre)/World economic forum (New York) (statement followed by debate) 14
10. Information and communication policy (debate) 14
11. Application of international accounting standards ***I (debate) 14
12. Postal services ***II (debate) 15
13. European Data Protection Supervisor (debate) 15
14. Amendments of Rules of Procedure (Rule 57) (debate) 15
15. Agenda for next sitting 16
16. Closure of session 16
ATTENDANCE REGISTER 17
ANNEX
RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES 18
Modification - Order of business - Human rights 18
2002-2003 SESSION
Sittings of 12 to 14 March 2002
Tuesday 12 March 2002
(2003/C 47 E/002)MINUTES
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING 19
1. Opening of the annual session 19
2. Opening of sitting 19
3. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting 19
4. Documents received 19
5. Topical and urgent debate (announcement of motions for resolutions tabled) 20
6. Vote on request for urgent procedure 21
7. 2003 budget guidelines (Section III) - 2003 budget guidelines: Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII(A) and VIII(B) (debate) 22
8. Internal market in electricity and natural gas ***I - Cross-border exchange in electricity ***I (debate) 23
VOTING TIME
9. European judicial area in civil matters * (procedure without report) (vote) 24
10. Protection of the Community's forests against atmospheric pollution and fire ***I (procedure without debate) (vote) 24
11. Air carrier liability in the event of accidents ***II (procedure without debate) (vote) 24
12. Application of international accounting standards ***I (vote) 25
13. European Data Protection Supervisor (vote) 25
14. 2003 budget guidelines: Section III (vote) 25
15. 2003 budget guidelines: Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII(A) and VIII(B) (vote) 25
END OF VOTING TIME
16. Noise at airports ***I (debate) 26
17. Women and fundamentalism (debate) 27
18. Exposure of workers to risks arising from physical agents (noise) ***II (debate) 27
19. Unfair practices by airlines of third countries (statement) 27
20. Question Time (questions to the Commission) 28
21. Biodiversity (debate) 29
22. Food supplements ***II (debate) 29
23. Animal by-products ***II - Animal by-products not intended for human consumption ***II (debate) 30
24. Urban waste-water (debate) 30
25. Agenda for next sitting 31
26. Closure of sitting 31
ATTENDANCE REGISTER 32
ANNEX I
RESULTS OF VOTES 33
1. Implementation of a European judicial area in civil matters 33
2. Protection of the Community's forests against atmospheric pollution and fire 33
3. Application of international accounting standards 34
4. European Data Protection Supervisor 34
5. 2003 budget guidelines: Section III 35
6. 2003 budget guidelines: Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII(A) and VIII(B) 38
ANNEX II
RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES 40
Inglewood report A5-0070/2002 - Resolution 40
Färm report A5-0068/2002 - Amendment 1 41
Färm report A5-0068/2002 - Amendment 2 42
Färm report A5-0068/2002 - Amendment 12 44
Färm report A5-0068/2002 - Amendment 33 45
Stenmarck report A5-0064/2002 - Paragraph 2 47
Stenmarck report A5-0064/2002 - Paragraph 3 48
Stenmarck report A5-0064/2002 - Paragraph 10 49
Stenmarck report A5-0064/2002 - Paragraph 14 51
Stenmarck report A5-0064/2002 - Paragraph 16 52
Stenmarck report A5-0064/2002 - Paragraph 17 53
Stenmarck report A5-0064/2002 - Paragraph 19 55
TEXTS ADOPTED
P5_TA(2002)0090
European judicial area in civil matters * (procedure without report)
Proposal for a Council regulation establishing a general framework for Community activities to facilitate the implementation of a European judicial area in civil matters [15532/2001 - C5-0021/2002 - 2001/0109(CNS)] 57
P5_TA(2002)0091
Protection of the Community's forests against atmospheric pollution ***I (procedure without debate)
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86 on the protection of the Community's forests against atmospheric pollution (COM(2001) 634 - C5-0551/2001 - 2001/0267(COD)) 57
P5_TC1-COD(2001)0267
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 12 March 2002 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No …/2002 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86 on the protection of the Community's forests against atmospheric pollution 58
P5_TA(2002)0092
Protection of the Community's forests against fire ***I (procedure without debate)
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 2158/92 on the protection of the Community's forests against fire (COM(2001) 634 - C5-0552/2001 - 2001/0268(COD)) 59
P5_TC1-COD(2001)0268
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 12 March 2002 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No …/2002 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 2158/92 on the protection of the Community's forests against fire 60
P5_TA(2002)0093
Air carrier liability in the event of accidents ***II
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position with a view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2027/97 on air carrier liability in the event of accidents (10794/1/2001 - C5-0641/2001 - 2000/0145(COD)) 61
P5_TA(2002)0094
Application of international accounting standards ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation on the application of international accounting standards (COM(2001) 80 - C5-0061/2001 - 2001/0044(COD)) 62
P5_TC1-COD(2001)00044
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 12 March 2002 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No …/2002 on the application of international accounting standards 62
ANNEX 68
P5_TA(2002)0095
European Data Protection Supervisor
Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament, of the Council and of the Commission on the regulations and general conditions for the performance of the duties of the European Data Protection Supervisor (COM(2001) 411 - C5-0384/2001 - 2001/2150(ACI)) 70
P5_TA(2002)0096
2003 budget guidelines: Section III
European Parliament resolution on the guidelines for the 2003 budget procedure (2002/2004(BUD)) 72
P5_TA(2002)0097
2003 budget guidelines: Other sections
European Parliament resolution on the guidelines for Sections II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII(A) and VIII(B) and on the European Parliament's preliminary draft estimates (Section I) for the 2003 budgetary procedure (2002/2005(BUD)) 79
Wednesday 13 March 2002
(2003/C 47 E/003)MINUTES
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING 85
1. Opening of sitting 85
2. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting 85
3. Transfer of Appropriations 85
4. Statement from the President on the situation in the Middle East 85
5. Enlargement (statements followed by debate) 85
6. Transatlantic relations including steel import tariffs (statements followed by debate) 86
VOTING TIME
7. Common Procurement Vocabulary ***I (procedure without report) (vote) 86
8. CAFE Programme (procedure without debate) (vote) 87
9. Postal services ***II (vote) 87
10. Official welcome 87
11. Amendments of Rules of Procedure (Rule 57) (vote) 87
12. Exposure of workers to risks arising from physical agents (noise) ***II (vote) 87
13. Food supplements ***II (vote) 88
14. Animal by-products ***II (vote) 88
15. Animal by-products not intended for human consumption ***II (vote) 88
16. Internal market in electricity and natural gas ***I (vote) 88
17. Cross-border exchanges in electricity ***I (vote) 89
18. Noise at airports ***I (vote) 89
19. Information and communication society (vote) 89
20. Women and fundamentalism (vote) 89
END OF VOTING TIME
21. Transatlantic relations including steel import tariffs (continuation of debate) 92
22. Modernisation of the regulation on the free movement of persons (debate) 93
23. Broad economic policy guidelines (debate) 93
24. Financial conglomerates ***I - Insider dealing and market manipulation ***I - Prospectus to be published when offering securities ***I (debate) 93
25. Question Time (Council) 94
26. Communication of common positions of the Council 95
27. Financial conglomerates ***I - Insider dealing and market manipulation ***I - Prospectus to be published when offering securities ***I (continuation of debate) 95
28. Taxation of savings income * - Taxation policy priorities (debate) 96
29. Legal personality of the European Union (debate) 96
30. Work of the ACP-EU Joint Assembly (2001) (debate) 96
31. Decentralised cooperation ***I (debate) 96
32. Parental responsibility (debate) 97
33. Agenda for next sitting 97
34. Closure of sitting 97
ATTENDANCE REGISTER 98
ANNEX 1
RESULT OF VOTES 99
1. Postal services 99
2. European Commission's legislative and work programme 100
3. Exposure of workers to risk from physical agents (noise) 100
4. Food supplements 101
5. Animal by-products not intended for human consumption 101
6. Internal market in electricity and natural gas 103
7. Cross-border exchanges in electricity 107
8. Noise at airports 108
9. Information and communication policy 110
10. Women and fundamentalism 110
ANNEX II
RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES 115
Ferber recommendation A5-0058/2002 - Amendments 13 and 15 115
Ferber recommendation A5-0058/2002 - Amendment 12 116
Ferber recommendation A5-0058/2002 - Amendment 10 117
Ferber recommendation A5-0058/2002 - Amendment 1 119
Ferber recommendation A5-0058/2002 - Amendment 6 120
Ferber recommendation A5-0058/2002 - Amendment 2 122
Ferber recommendation A5-0058/2002 - Amendment 7 123
Ferber recommendation A5-0058/2002 - Amendment 8 124
Ferber recommendation A5-0058/2002 - Amendment 3 126
Thorning-Schmidt recommendation A5-0038/2002 - Amendment 6 127
Thorning-Schmidt recommendation A5-0038/2002 - Amendment 9 128
Thorning-Schmidt recommendation A5-0038/2002 - Amendment 18 130
Thorning-Schmidt recommendation A5-0038/2002 - Amendment 21 131
Thorning-Schmidt recommendation A5-0038/2002 - Amendment 23 133
Müller recommendation A5-0044/2002 - Amendment 7 134
Müller recommendation A5-0044/2002 - Amendment 1 135
Müller recommendation A5-0044/2002 - Amendment 6 137
Müller recommendation A5-0044/2002 - Amendment 2 138
Paulsen recommendation A5-0043/2002 - Amendment 1 140
Paulsen recommendation A5-0043/2002 - Amendment 5 141
Paulsen recommendation A5-0043/2002 - Amendment 6 143
Paulsen recommendation A5-0043/2002 - Amendment 10 144
Paulsen recommendation A5-0043/2002 - Amendment 25 146
Rapkay/Turmes report A5-0077/2002 - Amendment 43, 1st part 147
Rapkay/Turmes report A5-0077/2002 - Amendment 43, 2nd part 148
Rapkay/Turmes report A5-0077/2002 - Amendment 45 150
Rapkay/Turmes report A5-0077/2002 - Amendment 46 151
Rapkay/Turmes report A5-0077/2002 - Amendment 68 153
Rapkay/Turmes report A5-0077/2002 - Amendment 73 154
Rapkay/Turmes report A5-0077/2002 - Amendment 74 156
Rapkay/Turmes report A5-0077/2002 - Amendment 82 157
Rapkay/Turmes report A5-0077/2002 - Amendment 89 158
Rapkay/Turmes report A5-0077/2002 - Amendment 41, 1st part 160
Rapkay/Turmes report A5-0077/2002 - Amendment 41, 2nd part 161
Rapkay/Turmes report A5-0077/2002 - Amendment 165 163
Rapkay/Turmes report A5-0077/2002 - Amendment 164 164
Rapkay/Turmes report A5-0077/2002 - Amendment 170 166
Rapkay/Turmes report A5-0077/2002 - Amendment 177 167
Rapkay/Turmes report A5-0077/2002 - Amendment 173 169
Rapkay/Turmes report A5-0077/2002 - Amendments 161 and 175 170
Rapkay/Turmes report A5-0077/2002 - Resolution 172
Jarzembowski report A5-0053/2002 - Amendment 21 173
Jarzembowski report A5-0053/2002 - Amendment 22 174
Jarzembowski report A5-0053/2002 - Amendment 23 176
Jarzembowski report A5-0053/2002 - Commission proposal 177
Izquierdo Rojo report A5-0365/2001 - Recital B 179
Izquierdo Rojo report A5-0365/2001 - Recital C 180
Izquierdo Rojo report A5-0365/2001 - Amendment 12 181
Izquierdo Rojo report A5-0365/2001 - Recital M, 1st part 183
Izquierdo Rojo report A5-0365/2001 - Recital M, 2nd part 184
Izquierdo Rojo report A5-0365/2001 - Recital N 186
Izquierdo Rojo report A5-0365/2001 - Amendment 6 187
Izquierdo Rojo report A5-0365/2001 - Paragraph 1 189
Izquierdo Rojo report A5-0365/2001 - Amendment 7 190
Izquierdo Rojo report A5-0365/2001 - Paragraph 3 192
Izquierdo Rojo report A5-0365/2001 - Paragraph 5, 1st part 193
Izquierdo Rojo report A5-0365/2001 - Paragraph 5, 2nd part 194
Izquierdo Rojo report A5-0365/2001 - Paragraph 21 196
Izquierdo Rojo report A5-0365/2001 - Paragraph 25, 1st part 197
Izquierdo Rojo report A5-0365/2001 - Paragraph 25, 2nd part 199
Izquierdo Rojo report A5-0365/2001 - Amendment 8 200
Izquierdo Rojo report A5-0365/2001 - Amendment 9 202
Izquierdo Rojo report A5-0365/2001 - Paragraph 30 203
Izquierdo Rojo report A5-0365/2001 - Paragraph 31 205
Izquierdo Rojo report A5-0365/2001 - Paragraph 32 206
Izquierdo Rojo report A5-0365/2001 - Paragraph 33, 1st part 207
Izquierdo Rojo report A5-0365/2001 - Paragraph 33, 2nd part 209
Izquierdo Rojo report A5-0365/2001 - Amendment 25 210
Izquierdo Rojo report A5-0365/2001 - Resolution 212
TEXTS ADOPTED
P5_TA(2002)0098
Common Procurement Vocabulary ***I (procedure without report)
Proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation on the Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) (COM(2001) 449 - C5-0376/2001 - 2001/0179(COD)) 214
P5_TA(2002)0099
CAFE Programme (procedure without debate)
European Parliament resolution on the Commission communication on the Clean Air for Europe (CAFE) Programme: Towards a Thematic Strategy for Air Quality (COM(2001) 245 - C5-0598/2001 - 2001/2249 (COS)) 214
P5_TAPROV(2002)0100
Postal services ***II
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a European Parliament and Council directive amending Directive 97/67/EC with regard to the further opening to competition of Community postal services (14091/1/2001 - C5-0642/2001 - 2000/0139(COD)) 217
P5_TC2-COD(2000)0139
Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 13 March 2002 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Directive 2002/…/EC amending Directive 97/67/EC with regard to the further opening to competition of Community postal services 218
P5_TA(2002)0101
Amendment of Rules of Procedure (Rule 57)
Amendment of Rule 57 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure (2001/2110(REG)) 224
European Parliament decision amending Rule 57 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure (2001/2110 (REG)) 225
ANNEX
LEGISLATIVE AND WORK PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION 226
Timetable approved by the Conference of Presidents on 31 January 2002 226
P5_TA(2002)0102
Exposure of workers to risks arising from physical agents (noise) ***II
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a European Parliament and Council directive on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (Noise) (Seventeenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (10479/1/2001 - C5-0546/2001 - 1992/0449A(COD)) 227
P5_TC2-COD(1992)0449A
Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 13 March 2002 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Directive 2002/…/EC on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (Noise) (Seventeenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) 227
P5_TA(2002)0103
Food supplements ***II
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a European Parliament and Council directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to food supplements (12394/2/2001 - C5-0640/2001 - 2000/0080(COD)) 237
P5_TC2-COD(2000)0080
Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 13 March 2002 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Directive 2002/…/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to food supplements 237
ANNEX I
VITAMINS AND MINERALS WHICH MAY BE USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF FOOD SUPPLEMENTS 244
ANNEX II
VITAMIN AND MINERAL SUBSTANCES WHICH MAY BE USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF FOOD SUPPLEMENTS 244
P5_TA(2002)0104
Animal by-products ***II
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a European Parliament and Council directive amending Council Directives 90/425/EEC and 92/118/EEC as regards health requirements for animal by-products (10407/1/2001 - C5-0588/2001 - 2000/0230(COD)) 247
P5_TA(2002)0105
Animal by-products not intended for human consumption ***II
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a European Parliament and Council regulation laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption (10408/1/2001 - C5-0589/2001 - 2000/0259(COD)) 248
P5_TC2-COD(2000)0259
Position of the european parliament adopted at second reading on 13 March 2002 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No …/2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption 248
ANNEX I
SPECIFIC DEFINITIONS 272
ANNEX II
HYGIENE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT OF ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS AND PROCESSED PRODUCTS 276
ANNEX III
HYGIENE REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERMEDIATE AND STORAGE PLANTS 278
ANNEX IV
REQUIREMENTS FOR INCINERATION AND CO-INCINERATION PLANTS TO WHICH DIRECTIVE 2000/76/EC DOES NOT APPLY 280
ANNEX V
GENERAL HYGIENE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROCESSING OF CATEGORY 1, 2 AND 3 MATERIAL 282
ANNEX VI
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROCESSING OF CATEGORY 1 AND 2 MATERIAL AND FOR BIOGAS AND COMPOSTING PLANTS 288
ANNEX VII
SPECIFIC HYGIENE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROCESSING AND PLACING ON THE MARKET OF PROCESSED ANIMAL PROTEIN AND OTHER PROCESSED PRODUCTS THAT COULD BE USED AS FEED MATERIAL 291
ANNEX VIII
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PLACING ON THE MARKET OF PETFOOD, DOGCHEWS AND TECHNICAL PRODUCTS 299
ANNEX IX
RULES APPLICABLE TO THE USE OF CERTAIN CATEGORY 2 AND CATEGORY 3 MATERIAL FOR THE FEEDING OF CERTAIN ANIMALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 23(2) 313
ANNEX X
MODEL HEALTH CERTIFICATES FOR THE IMPORTATION FROM THIRD COUNTRIES OF CERTAIN ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS AND PRODUCTS DERIVED THEREFROM 314
ANNEX XI
LISTS OF THIRD COUNTRIES FROM WHCIH MEMBER STATES MAY AUTHORISE IMPORTS OF ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS NOT INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION 348
P5_TA(2002)0106
Internal market in electricity and natural gas ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive amending Directives 96/92/EC and 98/30/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and natural gas (COM(2001) 125 - C5-0184/2001 - 2001/0077(COD)) 350
P5_TC1-COD(2001)0077A
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 13 March 2002 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Directive 2002/…/EC amending Directive 96/92/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity 351
ANNEX 366
P5_TC1-COD(2001)0077B
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 13 March 2002 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Directive 2002/…/EC amending Directive 98/30/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas 367
ANNEX 378
P5_TA(2002)0107
Cross-border exchanges in electricity ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity (COM(2001) 125 - C5-0185/2001 - 2001/0078(COD)) 379
P5_TC1-COD(2001)0078
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 13 March 2002 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No …/2002 on on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity 380
ANNEX
GUIDELINES ON THE MANAGEMENT AND ALLOCATION OF AVAILABLE TRANSFER CAPACITY OF INTERCONNECTIONS BETWEEN NATIONAL SYSTEMS 389
P5_TA(2002)0108
Noise at airports ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive on the establishment of rules and procedures with regard to the introduction of noise-related operating restrictions at Community airports (COM(2001) 695 - C5-0667/2001 - 2001/0282(COD)) 391
P5_TC1-COD(2001)0282
POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on 13 March 2002 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Directive 2002/…./EC on the establishment of rules and procedures with regard to the introduction of noise-related operating restrictions at Community airports 392
ANNEX 1
LIST OF CITY AIRPORTS 399
ANNEX 2
INFORMATION REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 5(1) 399
P5_TA(2002)0109
Information and communication policy
European Parliament resolution on the Commission communication on a new framework for co-operation on activities concerning the information and communication policy of the European Union (COM(2001) 354 - C5-0465/2001 - (2001/2192(COS)) 400
P5_TA(2002)0110
Women and fundamentalism
European Parliament resolution on women and fundamentalism (2000/2174(INI)) 406
Thursday 14 March 2002
(2003/C 47 E/004)MINUTES
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING 413
1. Opening of sitting 413
2. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting 413
3. Documents received 413
4. Nuts and locust beans * (debate) 414
5. Leaf tobacco (2002, 2003 and 2004) * (debate) 415
6. Fish processing industry (debate) 415
7. Fishery products from remote regions * (debate) 415
8. EC-Gabon fisheries agreement * (debate) 416
VOTING TIME
9. Implementation by Parliament, Council and Commission of the regulation on access to documents (Rule 37) (vote) 416
10. Financial conglomerates ***I (vote) 416
11. Insider dealing and market manipulation ***I (vote) 417
12. Prospectus to be published when offering securities ***I (vote) 417
13. Decentralised cooperation ***I (vote) 417
14. Taxation of savings income * (vote) 417
15. Nuts and locust beans * (vote) 418
16. Leaf tobacco (2002, 2003 and 2004) * (vote) 418
17. Fishery products from remote regions * (vote) 418
18. EC-Gabon fisheries agreement * (vote) 418
19. Biodiversity (vote) 419
20. Urban waste-water (vote) 419
21. Tax on steel imports (vote) 419
22. Broad economic policy guidelines (vote) 419
23. Taxation policy priorities (vote) 419
24. Legal personality of the European Union (vote) 420
25. Work of the ACP-EU Joint Assembly (2001) (vote) 420
26. Fish processing industry (vote) 420
END OF VOTING TIME
TOPICAL AND URGENT DEBATE
27. Colombia (debate) 422
28. Taiwan (debate) 423
29. Human rights (debate) 423
30. Sri Lanka (debate) 423
31. Clementines (debate) 424
VOTING TIME
32. Colombia (vote) 424
33. Taiwan (vote) 425
34. Human rights: Zimbabwe (vote) 425
35. Human rights: Moldova (vote) 425
36. Human rights: Kyrgyzstan (vote) 426
37. Human rights: Tunisia (vote) 426
38. Sri Lanka (vote) 426
39. Clementines (vote) 427
END OF TOPICAL AND URGENT DEBATE
END OF VOTING TIME
40. Action taken on Parliament's opinions and resolutions 427
41. Referral to committees - Authorisation to draw up own-initiative reports - Modifications to titles of reports already authorised by the Conference of Presidents 427
42. Written declarations (Rule 51) 428
43. Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting 428
44. Dates for next sittings 428
45. Adjournment of session 428
ATTENDANCE REGISTER 429
ANNEX 1
RESULTS OF VOTES 430
1. Implementation by Parliament, Council and Commission of the regulation on access to documents 430
2. Financial conglomerates 431
3. Insider dealing and market manipulation 433
4. Prospectus to be published when offering securities 435
5. Decentralised cooperation 437
6. Taxation of savings income 437
7. Nuts and locust beans 437
8. Leaf tobacco (2002, 2003 and 2004) 438
9. Fishery products from remote regions 439
10. EC-Gabon fisheries agreement 439
11. Biodiversity 440
12. Urban waste-water 441
13. Tax on US steel imports 442
14. Broad economic policy guidelines 442
15. Taxation policy priorities 443
16. Legal personality of the European Union 445
17. Fish processing industry 445
18. Colombia 445
19. Taiwan 446
20. Zimbabwe 446
21. Moldova 446
22. Kyrgyzstan 446
23. The case of Hamma Hammami in Tunisia 446
24. Sri Lanka 447
25. Clementines 447
ANNEX II
RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES 448
B5-0131/2002 - Implementation by Parliament, Council and Commission of the regulation on access to documents - Resolution 448
Goebbels report A5-0069/2002 - Commmission proposal 449
Goebbels report A5-0069/2002 - Resolution 450
Huhne report A5-0072/2002 - Block amendments 451
Huhne report A5-0072/2002 - Amendment 14 452
Huhne report A5-0072/2002 - Amendment 16 453
Huhne report A5-0072/2002 - Amendment 17 455
Huhne report A5-0072/2002 - Amendment 65/rev. 456
Huhne report A5-0072/2002 - Amendment 70 457
Huhne report A5-0072/2002 - Amendment 15 458
Huhne report A5-0072/2002 - Amendment 20, 1st part 459
Huhne report A5-0072/2002 - Amendment 66 461
Huhne report A5-0072/2002 - Amendment 20, 2nd part 462
Huhne report A5-0072/2002 - Amendment 20, 3rd part 463
Huhne report A5-0072/2002 - Amendment 67 464
Huhne report A5-0072/2002 - Amendment 20, 4th part 465
Huhne report A5-0072/2002 - Amendment 20, 5th part 467
Huhne report A5-0072/2002 - Amendment 35 468
Huhne report A5-0072/2002 - Commission proposal 469
Cunha report A5-0065/2002 - Amendment 25 471
Maat report A5-0040/2002 - Amendment 9 472
Isler Béguin report A5-0063/2002 - Amendment 9, 1st part 473
Isler Béguin report A5-0063/2002 - Amendment 9, 2nd part 474
Isler Bégin report A5-0063/2002 - Amendment 9, 3rd part 476
Isler Béguin report A5-0063/2002 - Amendment 1 477
Isler Béguin report A5-0063/2002 - Resolution 478
Trentin report A5-0062/2002 - Amendment 13 479
Carnero Gonzalez report A5-0409/2001 - Resolution 480
B5-0135/2002 - RC - Clementines - Resolution 481
TEXTS ADOPTED
P5_TA(2002)0111
Implementation by the European Parliament, Council and Commission of the regulation on access to documents
European Parliament resolution on the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 on public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents 483
P5_TA(2002)0112
Financial conglomerates ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive on the supplementary supervision of credit institution, insurance undertakings and investment firms in a financial conglomerate and amending Council Directives 73/239/EEC, 79/267/EEC, 92/49/EEC, 92/96/EEC, 93/6/EEC and 93/22/EEC, and Directives 98/78/EC and 2000/12/EC of the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2001) 213 - C5-0159/2001 - 2001/0095(COD)) 486
P5_TC1-COD(2001)0095
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 14 March 2002 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Directive 2002/…/EC on on the supplementary supervision of credit institutions, insurance undertakings and investment firms in a financial conglomerate and amending Council Directives 73/239/EEC, 79/267/EEC, 92/49/EEC, 92/96/EEC, 93/6/EEC and 93/22/EEC, and Directives 98/78/EC and 2000/12/EC of the European Parliament and the Council 486
ANNEX I
Capital adequacy 508
ANNEX II
Technical Application of the Provisions on Intra-group transactions and Risk concentration 510
P5_TA(2002)0113
Insider dealing and market manipulation ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive on insider dealing and market manipulation (market abuse) (COM(2001) 281 - C5-0262/2001 - 2001/0118(COD)) 511
P5_TC1-COD(2001)0118
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 14 March 2002 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Directive 2002/…/EC on insider dealing and market manipulation (market abuse) 511
P5_TA(2002)0114
Prospectus to be published when offering securities ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading (COM(2001) 280 - C5-0263/2001 - 2001/0117(COD)) 524
P5_TC1(2001)0117
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 14 March 2002 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Directive 2002/…/EC on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading 525
ANNEX I
PROSPECTUS 542
ANNEX II
REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 546
ANNEX III
SECURITIES NOTE 548
ANNEX IV
SUMMARY NOTE 549
P5_TA(2002)0115
Decentralised cooperation ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation extending and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1659/98 on decentralised cooperation (COM(2001) 576 - C5-0509/2001 - 2001/0243(COD)) 550
P5_TC1-COD(2001)0243
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 14 March 2002 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No …/2002 extending and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1659/98 on decentralised cooperation 550
P5_TA(2002)0116
Taxation of savings income *
Proposal for a Council directive to ensure effective taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments within the Community (COM(2001) 400 - C5-0402/2001 - 2001/0164(CNS)) 553
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive to ensure effective taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments within the Community (COM(2001) 400 - C5-0402/2001 - 2001/0164(CNS)) 558
P5_TA(2002)0117
Nuts and locust beans *
Proposal for a Council regulation extending the financing of quality and marketing improvement plans for certain nuts and locust beans approved under Title IIa of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 and providing for a specific aid for hazelnuts (COM(2001) 667 - C5-0652/2001 - 2001/0275(CNS)) 559
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on extending the financing of quality and marketing improvement plans for certain nuts and locust beans approved under Title IIa of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 and providing for a specific aid for hazelnuts (COM(2001) 667 - C5-0652/2001 - 2001/0275(CNS)) 563
P5_TA(2002)0118
Leaf tobacco (2002, 2003 and 2004) *
Proposal for a Council regulation fixing the premiums and guarantee thresholds for leaf tobacco by variety group and Member State for the 2002, 2003 and 2004 harvests and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 (COM(2001) 684 - C5-0678/2001 - 2001/0276(CNS)) 563
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the premiums and guarantee thresholds for leaf tobacco by variety group and Member State for the 2002, 2003 and 2004 harvests and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 (COM(2001) 684 - C5-0678/2001 - 2001/0276(CNS)) 569
P5_TA(2002)0119
Fishery products from remote regions *
Proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1587/98 of 17 July 1998 introducing a scheme to compensate for the additional costs incurred in the marketing of certain fishery products from the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands and the French departments of Guyana and Réunion as a result of those regions' remoteness (COM(2001) 498 - C5-0446/2001 - 2001/0200(CNS)) 570
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1587/98 of 17 July 1998 introducing a scheme to compensate for the additional costs incurred in the marketing of certain fishery products from the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands and the French departments of Guyana and Réunion as a result of those regions' remoteness (COM(2001) 498 - C5-0446/2001 - 2001/0200(CNS)) 572
P5_TA(2002)0120
EC-Gabon fisheries agreement *
Proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Community and the Gabonese Republic on fishing off the coast of Gabon for the period 3 December 2001 to 2 December 2005 (COM(2001) 765 - C5-0040/2002 - 2001/0301(CNS)) 572
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Community and the Gabonese Republic on fishing off the coast of Gabon for the period 3 December 2001 to 2 December 2005 (COM(2001) 765 - C5-0040/2002 - 2001/0301(CNS)) 574
P5_TA(2002)0121
Biodiversity
European Parliament resolution on the communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the biodiversity action plans in the areas of conservation of natural resources, agriculture, fisheries, and development and economic cooperation (COM(2001) 162) - C5-0467/2001 - 2001/2189(COS)) 575
P5_TA(2002)0122
Urban waste water
European Parliament resolution on the implementation of Directive 91/271/EEC on urban waste-water treatment (2000/2318(INI)) 583
P5_TA(2002)0123
Tax on US steel imports
European Parliament resolution on US tariffs on steel imports 586
P5_TA(2002)0124
Broad economic policy guidelines
European Parliament resolution on the state of the European economy - preparatory report with a view to the Commission recommendation on broad economic policy guidelines (2002/2014(INI)) 587
P5_TA(2002)0125
Tax policy
European Parliament resolution on the Commission communication to the Council, the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee on tax policy in the European Union (COM(2001) 260 - C5-0597/2001 - 2001/2248(COS)) 591
P5_TA(2002)0126
Legal personality of the European Union
European Parliament resolution on the legal personality of the European Union (2001/2021(INI)) 594
P5_TA(2002)0127
Work of the ACP-EU Joint Assembly (2001)
European Parliament resolution on the work of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in 2001 (2001/2012(INI)) 597
P5_TA(2002)0128
Fish processing industry
European Parliament resolution on the fish processing industry (2000/2303(INI)) 601
P5_TA(2002)0129
Colombia
European Parliament resolution on Colombia 605
P5_TA(2002)0130
Taiwan
European Parliament resolution on observer status for Taiwan at the May 2002 annual meeting of the World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva 606
P5_TA(2002)0131
Human rights: Zimbabwe
European Parliament resolution on Zimbabwe 607
P5_TA(2002)0132
Human rights: Moldova
European Parliament resolution on the human rights situation in the Republic of Moldova 609
P5_TA(2002)0133
Human rights: Kyrgyzstan
European Parliament resolution on Kyrgyzstan 611
P5_TA(2002)0134
Human rights: Tunisia
European Parliament resolution on Tunisia 612
P5_TA(2002)0135
Sri Lanka
European Parliament resolution on Sri Lanka 613
P5_TA(2002)0136
Clementines
European Parliament resolution on the closure of US borders to Community schemes 615
2002-2003 SESSION
Sitting of 20 March 2002
Wednesday 20 March 2002
(2003/C 47 E/005)MINUTES
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING 617
1. Resumption of session 617
2. In Memoriam 617
3. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting 617
4. Official welcome 617
5. Documents received 617
6. Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council 618
7. Budget calendar: SAB (deadline for tabling amendments) 618
8. Results of the European Council meeting (Barcelona, 15/16 March 2002) (statements followed by debate) 618
9. Annual policy strategy of the Commission for 2003 (statements followed by debate) 619
VOTING TIME
10. Results of the European Council meeting (Barcelona, 15/16 March 2002) (vote) 620
END OF VOTING TIME
11. Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting 620
12. Dates for next sittings 621
13. Closure of sitting 621
ATTENDANCE REGISTER 622
ANNEX 1
RESULTS OF VOTES 623
1. Results of European Council (Barcelona, 15/16 March 2002) 623
ANNEX II
RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES 625
B5-0180/2002 - RC - Results of the European Council meeting (Barcelona, 15/16 March 2002) - Amendment 2 625
B5-0180/2002 - RC - Results of the European Council meeting (Barcelona, 15/16 March 2002) - Paragraph 37 626
B5-0180/2002 - RC - Results of the European Council meeting (Barcelona, 15/16 March 2002) - Resolution 627
TEXTS ADOPTED
P5_TA(2002)0137
Results of the European Council meeting (Barcelona, 15/16 March 2002)
European Parliament resolution on the outcome of the European Council of 15/16 March 2002 in Barcelona 629
Key to symbols used
*Consultation procedure
** ICooperation procedure: first reading
** IICooperation procedure: second reading
***Assent procedure
*** ICodecision procedure: first reading
*** IICodecision procedure: second reading
*** IIICodecision procedure: third reading
(The type of procedure is determined by the legal basis proposed by the Commission)
Information relating to voting time
Unless stated otherwise, the rapporteurs informed the Chair in writing, before the vote, of their position on the amendments.
Abbreviations used for Parliamentary Committees
AFETCommittee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy
BUDGCommittee on Budgets
CONTCommittee on Budgetary Control
LIBECommittee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs
ECONCommittee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
JURICommittee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market
ITRECommittee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy
EMPLCommittee on Employment and Social Affairs
ENVICommittee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy
AGRICommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development
PECHCommittee on Fisheries
RETTCommittee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism
CULTCommittee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport
DEVECommittee on Development and Cooperation
AFCOCommittee on Constitutional Affairs
FEMMCommittee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities
PETICommittee on Petitions
Abbreviations used for Political Groups
PPE-DEGroup of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
PSEGroup of the Party of European Socialists
ELDRGroup of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
Verts/ALEGroup of the Greens/European Free Alliance
GUE/NGLConfederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left
UENUnion for a Europe of Nations Group
EDDGroup for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities
NINon-attached Members
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