Official Journal
of the European Union
ISSN 1725-2431

C 39 E
Volume 47
13 February 2004
English editionInformation and Notices

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
2002-2003 SESSION
Sittings of 29 and 30 January 2003
Wednesday 29 January 2003
(2004/C 39 E/001)MINUTES
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING 1
1. Resumption of session 1
2. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting 1
3. Request for defence of parliamentary immunity 1
4. Membership of Parliament 2
5. Membership of committees 2
6. Documents received 2
7. Transfers of appropriations 5
8. Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council 7
9. Written declarations (Rule 51) 7
10. Action taken on opinions and resolutions of Parliament 7
11. Order of business 7
12. Situation in Iraq (statement followed by debate) 8
13. Withdrawal of North Korea from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (statements followed by debate) 8
14. UN Commission on Human Rights (statements followed by debate) 9
15. Illegal exploitation of the wealth of the Democratic Republic of Congo (statements followed by debate) 10
16. 2000 discharge follow-up (debate) 10
17. Reform of the clearance of accounts procedure (debate) 11
18. Public participation in environmental planning ***III (debate) 11
19. Quality of petrol and diesel fuels ***III (debate) 11
20. Agenda for next sitting 12
21. Closure of sitting 12
ATTENDANCE REGISTER 13
Thursday 30 January 2003
(2004/C 39 E/002)MINUTES
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING 14
1. Opening of sitting 14
2. Request to set up a committee of inquiry (opinion of the Conference of Presidents) 14
3. World hunger and the elimination of barriers to trade with the poorest countries (statement followed by debate) 14
4. Aid for poverty diseases ***I (debate) 15
VOTING TIME
5. Reform of the clearance of accounts procedure (Rule 110a) (vote) 15
6. Public participation in environment planning ***III (vote) 16
7. Quality of petrol and diesel fuels ***III (vote) 16
8. Aid for poverty diseases ***I (vote) 16
9. Situation in Iraq (vote) 17
10. Withdrawal of North Korea from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (vote) 17
11. UN Commission on Human Rights (vote) 17
12. Illegal exploitation of the wealth of the Democratic Republic of Congo (vote) 18
13. 2000 discharge follow-up (vote) 19
14. World hunger and elimination of barriers to trade with the poorest countries (vote) 19
END OF VOTING TIME
15. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting 21
16. Communication of common positions of the Council 21
17. Membership of Parliament 21
18. Authorisation to draw up own-initiative reports - Cooperation between committees 21
19. Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting 22
20. Dates for next sittings 22
21. Adjournment of session 22
ATTENDANCE REGISTER 23
ANNEX I
RESULTS OF VOTES 24
1. Reform of the clearance of accounts procedure 24
2. Public participation in drawing up environmental plans and program-mes ***III 24
3. Quality of petrol and diesel fuels ***III 25
4. Aid for poverty diseases ***I 25
5. Situation in Iraq 25
6. Withdrawal of North Korea from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 26
7. UN Commission on Human Rights 27
8. Illegal exploitation of the wealth of the Democratic Republic of Congo 28
9. 2000 discharge follow-up 28
10. World hunger and the elimination of barriers to trade with the poorest countries 29
ANNEX II
RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES
Wijkman report A5-0394/2002 - Resolution 30
B5-0075/2003 - RC - Situation in Iraq - Amendment 9 31
B5-0075/2003 - RC - Situation in Iraq - Amendment 3 33
B5-0075/2003 - RC - Situation in Iraq - Paragraph 3 34
B5-0075/2003 - RC - Situation in Iraq - Amendment 6 36
B5-0075/2003 - RC - Situation in Iraq - Amendment 7 37
B5-0075/2003 - RC - Situation in Iraq - Amendment 8 38
B5-0075/2003 - RC - Situation in Iraq - Amendment 1 40
B5-0075/2003 - RC - Situation in Iraq - Amendment 2 41
B5-0075/2003 - RC - Situation in Iraq - Resolution 43
B5-0064/2003 - RC - UN Commission on Human Rights - Amendment 1 44
B5-0064/2003 - RC - UN Commission on Human Rights - Paragraph 16, 2nd part 46
B5-0053/2003 - RC - Illegal exploitation of the wealth of the Democratic Republic of Congo - Resolution 47
B5-0054/2003 - RC - World hunger and elimination of barriers to trade with the poorest countries - Paragraph 4 48
TEXTS ADOPTED
P5_TA(2003)0028
Reform of the clearance of accounts procedure
European Parliament resolution on reform of the procedure of the clearance of accounts (2002/2149(INI)) 51
P5_TA(2003)0029
Public participation in environmental planning ***III
European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a European Parliament and Council directive on providing for public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment and amending, with regard to public participation and access to justice, Council Directives 85/337/EEC and 96/61/EC (PE-CONS 3676/2002 - C5-0598/2002 - 2000/0331(COD)) 56
P5_TA(2003)0030
Quality of petrol and diesel fuels ***III
European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a European Parliament and Council directive amending Directive 98/70/EC on the quality of petrol and diesel fuels (PE-CONS 3677/2002 - C5-0608/2002 - 2001/0107(COD)) 57
P5_TA(2003)0031
Aid for poverty diseases ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation on aid for poverty diseases (HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis) in developing countries (COM(2002) 109 - C5-0100/2002 - 2002/0051(COD)) 58
P5_TC1-COD(2002)0051
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 30 January 2003 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No .../2003 on aid for poverty diseases (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria) in developing countries 59
P5_TA(2003)0032
Situation in Iraq
European Parliament resolution on the situation in Iraq 67
P5_TA(2003)0033
Withdrawal of North Korea from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
European Parliament resolution on the withdrawal of North Korea from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 68
P5_TA(2003)0034
UN Commission on Human Rights
European Parliament resolution on the EU's rights, priorities and recommendations for the 59th Session of the UN Commission on human rights in Geneva (17 March to 25 April 2003) 70
P5_TA(2003)0035
Illegal exploitation of the wealth of the Democratic Republic of Congo
European Parliament resolution on the illegal exploitation of the wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 73
P5_TA(2003)0036
2000 discharge follow-up
European Parliament resolution on the action taken by the Commission on the observations contained in the resolution accompanying the decision giving discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the 2000 financial year (Commission) (COM(2002) 696 - C5-0610/2002 - 2002/2189(DEC)) 76
P5_TA(2003)0037
World hunger and the elimination of barriers to trade with the poorest countries
European Parliament resolution on world hunger and the elimination of barriers to trade with the poorest countries 79
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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