Official Journal
of the European Union

ISSN 1725-2423

C 125E
Volume 51
22 May 2008



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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

  

European Parliament

  

Wednesday 6 June 2007

(2008/C 125 E/01)

MINUTES

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

1

1. Resumption of session

1

2. Membership of Parliament

1

3. Statement by the President

3

4. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

3

5. Agenda

3

6. Documents received

3

7. Oral questions and written declarations (tabling)

6

8. Written declarations (Rule 116)

6

9. Request for the defence of parliamentary immunity

6

10. Action taken on Parliament's resolutions

6

11. Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

7

12. Decisions concerning certain documents

7

13. Roadmap for the European Union's constitutional process (debate)

9

14. Middle East (debate)

10

15. United Nations Human Rights Council (debate)

11

16. Management of Europe's maritime borders — European Solidarity and protection of migrants' rights (debate)

11

17. Prüm Treaty: cross-border cooperation in combating terrorism and cross-border crime * — Visa Information System (VIS) ***I — Consultation of the Visa Information System (VIS) * — Protection of personal data * (debate)

12

18. One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

13

19. The social status of artists (debate)

13

20. Baltic Sea cod * (debate)

14

21. Draft estimates of the European Parliament for 2008 (debate)

14

22. Specific rules as regards the fruit and vegetable sector * (debate)

14

23. Membership of committees and delegations

15

24. Agenda for next sitting

16

25. Closure of sitting

16

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

17

  

Thursday 7 June 2007

(2008/C 125 E/02)

MINUTES

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

19

1. Opening of sitting

19

2. Documents received

19

3. Preparations for the European Council (21 to 22 June) and the situation with regard to the revision of the Treaties (debate)

20

4. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

20

5. Voting time

21

5. 1. Protocol to the EC-Russia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement following the accession of the Bulgaria and Romania * (Rule 131) (vote)

21

5. 2. Conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation * (Rule 131) (vote)

21

5. 3. Application of the Schengen acquis relating to the Schengen Information System * (Rule 131) (vote)

21

5. 4. Mobilisation of the Solidarity Fund: floods in Hungary and Greece (Rule 131) (vote)

22

5. 5. Draft amending budget No 2/2007 (Rule 131) (vote)

22

5. 6. Draft amending budget No 3/2007 (Rule 131) (vote)

22

5. 7. Addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods ***I (vote)

23

5. 8. Nutrition and health claims made on foods ***I (vote)

23

5. 9. Visa Information System (VIS) ***I (vote)

23

5. 10. Prüm Treaty: cross-border cooperation in combating terrorism and cross-border crime * (vote)

24

5. 11. Consultation of the Visa Information System (VIS) * (vote)

24

5. 12. Protection of personal data * (vote)

25

5. 13. Baltic Sea cod * (vote)

25

5. 14. Specific rules as regards the fruit and vegetable sector * (vote)

25

5. 15. Regional Strategy Papers and Regional Indicative Programmes for Mercosur and Latin America (vote)

26

5. 16. Roadmap for the European Union's constitutional process (vote)

26

5. 17. United Nations Human Rights Council (vote)

26

5. 18. The social status of artists (vote)

27

5. 19. Draft estimates of the European Parliament for 2008

27

6. Explanations of vote

27

7. Corrections to votes and voting intentions

28

8. Membership of committees and delegations

28

9. Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

28

10. Dates for next sittings

28

11. Adjournment of session

28

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

29

ANNEX I

RESULTS OF VOTES

31

1. Protocol to the EC-Russia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement following the accession of the Bulgaria and Romania *

31

2. Conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation *

31

3. Application of the Schengen acquis relating to the Schengen Information System *

32

4. Mobilisation of the Solidarity Fund: floods in Hungary and Greece

32

5. Draft amending budget No 2/2007

32

6. Draft amending budget No 3/2007

32

7. Addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods ***I

32

8. Nutrition and health claims made on foods ***I

33

9. Visa Information System (VIS) ***I

33

10. Prüm Treaty: cross-border cooperation in combating terrorism and cross-border crime *

33

11. Consultation of the Visa Information System (VIS) *

34

12. Protection of personal data *

34

13. Baltic Sea cod *

34

14. Specific rules as regards the fruit and vegetable sector *

35

15. Regional Strategy Papers and Regional Indicative Programmes for Mercosur and Latin America

36

16. Roadmap for the European Union's constitutional process *

36

17. United Nations Human Rights Council

39

18. The social status of artists

39

19. Draft estimates of the European Parliament for 2008

40

ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

42

1. Capoulas Santos report A6-0162/2007 — Resolution

42

2. Correia report A6-0207/2007 — Amendment 43

43

3. Salinas García report A6-0183/2007 — Resolution

45

4. Barón Crespo/Brok report A6-0197/2007 — Amendment 25

47

5. Barón Crespo/Brok report A6-0197/2007 — Amendment 1

48

6. Barón Crespo/Brok report A6-0197/2007 — Paragraph 1

50

7. Barón Crespo/Brok report A6-0197/2007 — Amendment 4

52

8. Barón Crespo/Brok report A6-0197/2007 — Amendment 2

54

9. Barón Crespo/Brok report A6-0197/2007 — Paragraph 3

55

10. Barón Crespo/Brok report A6-0197/2007 — Paragraph 5

57

11. Barón Crespo/Brok report A6-0197/2007 — Paragraph 6/1

59

12. Barón Crespo/Brok report A6-0197/2007 — Paragraph 6/2

60

13. Barón Crespo/Brok report A6-0197/2007 — Paragraph 7

62

14. Barón Crespo/Brok report A6-0197/2007 — Paragraph 8

64

15. Barón Crespo/Brok report A6-0197/2007 — Paragraph 11

65

16. Barón Crespo/Brok report A6-0197/2007 — Amendment 10

67

17. Barón Crespo/Brok report A6-0197/2007 — Amendment 11

69

18. Barón Crespo/Brok report A6-0197/2007 — Paragraph 20

71

19. Barón Crespo/Brok report A6-0197/2007 — Indent 1

72

20. Barón Crespo/Brok report A6-0197/2007 — Indent 5

74

21. Barón Crespo/Brok report A6-0197/2007 — Recital A

75

22. Barón Crespo/Brok report A6-0197/2007 — Amendment 3

77

23. Barón Crespo/Brok report A6-0197/2007 — Recital D

79

24. Barón Crespo/Brok report A6-0197/2007 — Amendment 15

80

25. Barón Crespo/Brok report A6-0197/2007 — Amendment 18/rev

82

26. Barón Crespo/Brok report A6-0197/2007 — Recital K

84

27. Barón Crespo/Brok report A6-0197/2007 — Resolution

86

28. Gibault report A6-0199/2007 — Amendment 1

87

29. Gibault report A6-0199/2007 — Amendment 2

89

30. Itälä report A6-0202/2007 — Amendment 1

91

31. Itälä report A6-0202/2007 — Amendment 13

92

32. Itälä report A6-0202/2007 — Amendment 2

94

33. Itälä report A6-0202/2007 — Amendment 16

95

34. Itälä report A6-0202/2007 — Amendment 3

97

TEXTS ADOPTED

P6_TA(2007)0219
Protocol to the EC-Russia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement following the accession of Bulgaria and Romania *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 7 June 2007 on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0138 — C6-0125/2007 — 2007/0048(CNS))

99

P6_TA(2007)0220
Conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 7 June 2007 on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (COM(2006)0609 — C6-0403/2006 — 2006/0200(CNS))

100

P6_TA(2007)0221
Application of the Schengen acquis relating to the Schengen Information System *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 7 June 2007 on the draft Council decision on the application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis relating to the Schengen Information System in the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic (9032/2007 — C6-0119/2007 — 2007/0806(CNS))

111

P6_TA(2007)0222
Mobilisation of the Solidarity Fund: floods in Hungary and Greece

European Parliament resolution of 7 June 2007 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund according to point 26 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (2007/2068(ACI))

112

ANNEX

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 7 June 2007 on the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund according to point 26 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management

113

P6_TA(2007)0223
Draft amending budget No 2/2007

European Parliament resolution of 7 June 2007 on Draft amending budget No 2/2007 of the European Union for the financial year 2007, Section III — Commission (9254/2007 — C6-0130/2007 — 2007/2069(BUD))

114

P6_TA(2007)0224
Draft Amending budget No 3/2007

European Parliament resolution of 7 June 2007 on Draft amending budget No 3/2007 of the European Union for the financial year 2007, Section III — Commission (9256/2007 — C6-0133/2007 — 2007/2073(BUD))

115

P6_TA(2007)0225
Addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 7 June 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods (COM(2006)0606 — C6-0337/2006 — 2006/0193(COD))

116

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0193

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 7 June 2007 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No …/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods

117

P6_TA(2007)0226
Nutrition and health claims made on foods ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 7 June 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods (COM(2006)0607 — C6-0338/2006 — 2006/0195(COD))

117

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0195

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 7 June 2007 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No …/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods

118

P6_TA(2007)0227
Visa Information System (VIS) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 7 June 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Visa Information System (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas (VIS Regulation) (COM(2004)0835 — C6-0004/2005 — 2004/0287(COD))

118

P6_TC1-COD(2004)0287

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 7 June 2007 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No …/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Visa Information System (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas (VIS Regulation)

119

ANNEX

119

P6_TA(2007)0228
Prüm Treaty: cross-border cooperation in combating terrorism and cross-border crime *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 7 June 2007 on the initiative by the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Portuguese Republic, Romania and the Kingdom of Sweden on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime (6566/2007 — C6-0079/2007 — 2007/0804(CNS))

120

P6_TA(2007)0229
Consultation of the Visa Information System (VIS) *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 7 June 2007 on the proposal for a Council decision concerning access for consultation of the Visa Information System (VIS) by the authorities of Member States responsible for internal security and by Europol for the purposes of the prevention, detection and investigation of terrorist offences and of other serious criminal offences (COM(2005)0600 — C6-0053/2006 — 2005/0232(CNS))

141

ANNEX

154

P6_TA(2007)0230
Protection of personal data *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 7 June 2007 on the proposal for a Council Framework Decision on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (renewed consultation) (7315/2007 — C6-0115/2007 — 2005/0202(CNS))

154

P6_TA(2007)0231
Baltic Sea cod *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 7 June 2007 on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a multi-annual plan for the cod stocks in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks (COM(2006)0411 — C6-0281/2006 — 2006/0134(CNS))

175

P6_TA(2007)0232
Specific rules as regards the fruit and vegetable sector *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 7 June 2007 on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down specific rules as regards the fruit and vegetable sector and amending certain Regulations (COM(2007)0017 — C6-0075/2007 — 2007/0012(CNS))

180

P6_TA(2007)0233
Regional Strategy Papers and Regional Indicative Programmes for Mercosur and Latin America

European Parliament resolution of 7 June 2007 on the draft Commission decision establishing Regional Strategy Papers and Regional Indicative Programmes for Mercosur and Latin America

213

P6_TA(2007)0234
Roadmap for the European Union's constitutional process

European Parliament resolution of 7 June 2007 on the roadmap for the Union's Constitutional Process (2007/2087(INI))

215

P6_TA(2007)0235
United Nations Human Rights Council

European Parliament resolution of 7 June 2007 on the fifth session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)

220

P6_TA(2007)0236
The social status of artists

European Parliament resolution of 7 June 2007 on the social status of artists (2006/2249(INI))

223

P6_TA(2007)0237
Estimates of the European Parliament for 2008

European Parliament resolution of 7 June 2007 on Parliament's estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2008 (2007/2018(BUD))

229


  

Key to symbols used

 
  

*

Consultation procedure

**I

Cooperation procedure: first reading

**II

Cooperation procedure: second reading

***

Assent procedure

***I

Codecision procedure: first reading

***II

Codecision procedure: second reading

***III

Codecision 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

 
  

AFET

Committee on Foreign Affairs

DEVE

Committee on Development

INTA

Committee on International Trade

BUDG

Committee on Budgets

CONT

Committee on Budgetary Control

ECON

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

EMPL

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

ENVI

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

ITRE

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

IMCO

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

TRAN

Committee on Transport and Tourism

REGI

Committee on Regional Development

AGRI

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

PECH

Committee on Fisheries

CULT

Committee on Culture and Education

JURI

Committee on Legal Affairs

LIBE

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

AFCO

Committee on Constitutional Affairs

FEMM

Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

PETI

Committee on Petitions

 
  

Abbreviations used for Political Groups

 
  

PPE-DE

Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

PSE

Socialist Group in the European Parliament

ALDE

Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

UEN

Union for Europe of the Nations Group

Verts/ALE

Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance

GUE/NGL

Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left

IND/DEM

Independence and Democracy Group

ITS

Identity, Tradition and Sovereignty Group

NI

Non-attached Members

 


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