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Document C:2000:304:TOC

Official Journal of the European Communities, C 304, 24 October 2000


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C 304
Volume 43
24 October 2000
English editionInformation and Notices
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I (Information)
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
1999-2000 SESSION
Sittings of 17 to 21 January 2000
Monday 17 January 2000
(2000/C 304/01)MINUTES
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING 1
1. Resumption of session 1
2. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting 1
3. Membership of Parliament 2
4. Membership of committees 2
5. Referral to committees 3
6. Documents received 3
7. Action taken on the opinions and resolutions of Parliament 9
8. Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council 9
9. Petitions 9
10. Written declaration (Rule 51) 11
11. Order of business 11
12. Safety advisers for the transport of dangerous goods ***II (debate) 13
13. Transport of dangerous goods by road ***I (debate) 13
14. Structural funds-Cohesion Fund coordination (debate) 13
15. Social and economic situation and development of the regions of the Union (debate) 14
16. Agenda 14
17. Closure of sitting 14
ATTENDANCE REGISTER 15
Tuesday 18 January 2000
(2000/C 304/02)MINUTES
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING 16
1. Opening of sitting 16
2. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting 16
3. Topical and urgent debate (motions for resolutions tabled) 16
4. Modernisation of the rules implementing former Articles 85 and 86 of the EC Treaty - 1998 report on competition policy - 1995-1997 survey on state aid for manufactured goods - 1998 report on steel aid (debate) 18
5. Protection under criminal law of the Union's financial interests (debate) 19
VOTING TIME
6. Taking up and pursuit of the business of credit institutions ***I (procedure without report) (vote) 19
7. Labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs ***I (procedure without report) (vote) 20
8. System of the Communities' own resources * (procedure without report) (vote) 20
9. EC-São Tomé e Príncipe fisheries agreement * (procedure without debate) (vote) 20
10. Safety advisers for the transport of dangerous goods ***II (vote) 20
11. Transport of dangerous goods by road ***I (vote) 21
12. Structural funds - Cohestion Fund coordination (vote) 21
13. Social and economic situation and development of the regions of the Union (vote) 21
14. Modernisation of the Rules implementing Articles 85 and 86 of the EC Treaty (vote) 22
15. 1998 report on competition policy (vote) 22
16. 1995-1997 survey on state aid for manufactured goods (vote) 23
17. 1998 report on steel aid (vote) 23
END OF VOTING TIME
18. Oil slick off the French coast (statement followed by debate) 25
19. Storms across Europe (statement followed by debate) 25
20. Food Safety (Commission statement) 26
21. Question Time (questions to the Commission) 26
22. 1997 discharge (debate) 28
23. Action to be taken in the light of the second report of the Committee of Independent Experts (debate) 28
24. Agenda for next sitting 29
25. Closure of sitting 29
ATTENDANCE REGISTER 30
RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES 31
Koch report A5-0104/1999 - Resolution 31
Schroedter report A5-0108/1999 - Amendment 3 32
Schroedter report A5-0108/1999 - Amendment 4 33
Schroedter report A5-0108/1999 - Resolution 35
von Wogau report A5-0069/1999 - Amendment 1 36
von Wogau report A5-0069/1999 - Amendment 2 38
von Wogau report A5-0069/1999 - Amendment 3 39
von Wogau report A5-0069/1999 - Amendment 6 40
von Wogau report A5-0069/1999 - Amendment 7 42
Rapkay report A5-0078/1999 - Recital A 43
Rapkay report A5-0078/1999 - Amendment 7 45
Rapkay report A5-0078/1999 - Paragraph 18 46
Jonckheer report A5-0087/1999 - Amendment 1 48
Jonckheer report A5-0087/1999 - Amendment 5 49
Jonckheer report A5-0087/1999 - Amendment 7 51
TEXTS ADOPTED
1. Taking up and pursuit of the business of credit institutions ***I (procedure without report)
C5-0067/1999
Amended proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive relating to the taking up and pursuit of the business of credit institutions (codified version) (COM(1999) 109 - C5-0067/1999 - 1997/0357(COD)) 53
2. Labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs ***I (procedure without report)
C4-0212/1999
Proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs (codified version) (COM(1999) 113 - C4-0212/1999 - 1999/0090(COD)) 53
3. System of the Communities' own resources * (procedure without report)
C4-0018/1998
Proposal for a Council regulation (EC, Euratom) implementing Decision 94/728/EC, Euratom on the system of the Communities' own resources (codified version) (COM(1997) 652 - C4-0018/1998 - 1997/0352(CNS)) 53
4. EC-São Tomé e Príncipe fisheries agreement * (procedure without debate)
A5-0106/1999
Proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out for the period 1 June 1999 to 31 May 2002 the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé e Príncipe on fishing off the coast of São Tomé e Príncipe (COM(1999) 550 - C5-0305/1999 - 1999/0228(CNS)) 53
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out for the period 1 June 1999 to 31 May 2002 the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé e Príncipe on fishing off the coast of São Tomé e Príncipe (COM(1999) 550 - C5-0305/1999 - 1999/0228(CNS) 54
5. Safety advisers for the transport of dangerous goods ***II
A5-0105/1999
European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council directive on minimum examination requirements for safety advisers for the transport of dangerous goods by road, rail or inland waterway (5563/1/1999 - C5-0208/1999 - 1998/0106(COD)) 54
6. Transport of dangerous goods by road ***I
A5-0104/1999
Proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive amending Directive 94/55/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road (COM(1999) 158 - C5-0004/1999 - 1999/0083(COD)) 55
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Directive 94/55/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road (COM(1999) 158 - C5-0004/1999 - 1999/0083(COD)) 56
7. Structural Funds - Cohesion Fund coordination
A5-0108/1999
European Parliament resolution on the communication from the Commission in the field of the Structural Funds and their coordination with the Cohesion Fund: guidelines for programmes in the period 2000-2006 (COM(1999) 344 - C5-0122/1999 - 1999/2127(COS) 57
8. Social and economic situation and development of the regions of the Union
A5-0107/1999
European Parliament resolution on the Sixth Periodic Report on the Social and Economic Situation and Development of the Regions of the European Union (SEC(1999) 66 - C5-0120/1999 - 1999/2123(COS)) 62
9. Modernisation of the rules implementing former Articles 85 and 86 of the EC Treaty
A5-0069/1999
European Parliament resolution on the Commission White Paper on modernisation of the rules implementing Articles 85 and 86 of the EC Treaty (COM(1999) 101 - C5-0105/1999 - 1999/2108(COS)) 66
10. Competition Policy (1998 report)
A5-0078/1999
European Parliament resolution on the Commission's XXVIIIth Report on Competition Policy (1998) (SEC(1999) 743 - C5-0121/1999 - 1999/2124(COS)) 69
11. State aid for manufacturing (1995-1997)
A5-0087/1999
European Parliament resolution on the seventh survey on state aid in the European Union in the manufacturing and certain other sectors (COM(1999) 148 - C5-0107/1999 - 1999/2110(COS)) 72
12. Report on state aid to the steel industry (1998)
A5-0073/1999
European Parliament resolution on the Commission Report on the implementation in 1998 of Commission Decision No 2496/96/ECSC of 18 December 1996 establishing Community rules for State aid to the steel industry (Steel Aid Code) (COM(1999) 94 - C5-0104/1999 - 1999/2107(COS)) 76
Wednesday 19 January 2000
(2000/C 304/03)MINUTES
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING 78
1. Opening of sitting 78
2. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting 78
3. Action programme of the Portuguese Presidency including the situation in Angola (statement followed by a debate) 78
4. Middle East peace process (statement followed by a debate) 79
VOTING TIME
5. Introducing protection under criminal law of the Union's financial interests (vote) 79
6. 1997 discharge (vote) 79
7. Action to be taken in the light of the second report of the Committee of Independent Experts (vote) 80
END OF VOTING TIME
8. Middle East peace process (continuation of debate) 82
9. Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (debate) 83
10. Question Time (questions to the Council) 83
11. Capital tax (debate) 84
12. Agenda for next sitting 85
13. Closure of sitting 85
ATTENDANCE REGISTER 86
RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES 87
Theato report A5-0002/2000 - Recital E 87
Theato report A5-0002/2000 - Recital F 88
Theato report A5-0002/2000 - Recital G 90
Theato report A5-0002/2000 - Paragraph 4, 1st part 91
Theato report A5-0002/2000 - Paragraph 4, 2nd part 93
Theato report A5-0002/2000 - Paragraph 5 94
van Hulten report A5-0001/2000 - Amendment 20 96
van Hulten report A5-0001/2000 - Paragraph 6 97
van Hulten report A5-0001/2000 - Paragraph 11(h), 1st part 99
van Hulten report A5-0001/2000 - Paragraph 11(h), 2nd part 100
van Hulten report A5-0001/2000 - Paragraph 32 102
van Hulten report A5-0001/2000 - Amendment 24 103
van Hulten report A5-0001/2000 - Amendment 39 105
van Hulten report A5-0001/2000 - Amendment 18 106
van Hulten report A5-0001/2000 - Paragraph 41 108
van Hulten report A5-0001/2000 - Amendment 9 109
van Hulten report A5-0001/2000 - Paragraph 49 111
van Hulten report A5-0001/2000 - Amendment 15 112
van Hulten report A5-0001/2000 - Paragraph 51, 1st part 114
van Hulten report A5-0001/2000 - Paragraph 51, 2nd part 116
van Hulten report A5-0001/2000 - Paragraph 51, 3rd part 117
van Hulten report A5-0001/2000 - Paragraph 51, 4th part 119
van Hulten report A5-0001/2000 - Amendment 27 120
van Hulten report A5-0001/2000 - Paragraph 57 122
van Hulten A5-0001/2000 - Resolution 124
TEXTS ADOPTED
1. Protection under criminal law of the Union's financial interests
A5-0002/2000
European Parliament resolution containing Parliament's recommendations to the Commission on introducing protection under criminal law of the Union's financial interests 126
2. 1997 discharge
A5-0004/2000
I. European Parliament decision giving discharge to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the 1997 financial year (Sections I - Parliament, II - Council, III - Commission, IV - Court of Justice and V - Court of Auditors) (SEC(1998) 520 - C4-0350/1998, SEC(1998) 522 - C4-0351/1998, SEC(1998) 519 - C4-0352/1998) 127
II. European Parliament decision closing the accounts relating to the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the 1997 financial year (Sections I - Parliament, II - Council, III - Commission, IV - Court of Justice and V - Court of Auditors) (SEC(1998) 520 - C4-0350/1998, SEC(1998) 522 - C4-0351/1998, SEC(1998) 519 - C4-0352/1998) 128
III. European Parliament resolution containing the comments which form an integral part of the decision giving discharge to the Commission for the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the 1997 financial year 130
3. Second report by the Committee of Independent Experts
A5-0001/2000
European Parliament resolution containing Parliament's observations on action to be taken on the second report of the Committee of Independent Experts on reform of the Commission 135
Thursday 20 January 2000
(2000/C 304/04)MINUTES
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING 143
1. Opening of sitting 143
2. In Memoriam 143
3. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting 143
4. Referral to committees 143
5. Action taken on the opinions and resolutions of Parliament 144
6. Multiannual guidance programmes for the fishing fleets (1997) (debate) 144
7. Energy efficiency of ballasts for fluorescent lighting ***I (debate) 144
VOTING TIME
8. Energy efficiency for ballasts for fluorescent lighting ***I (vote) 145
9. Oil slick off French coast (vote) 146
10. Storms across Europe (vote) 146
11. Peace process in the Middle East (vote) 146
12. Tax on capital movements (vote) 147
13. Multiannual guidance programmes for the fishing fleets (1997) (vote) 147
END OF VOTING TIME
TOPICAL AND URGENT DEBATE
14. Chechnya (debate) 149
15. Côte d'Ivoire (debate) 149
16. Human rights (debate) 150
17. Situation in the Moluccas (debate) 150
18. Venezuela (debate) 151
19. Chechnya (vote) 151
20. Côte d'Ivoire (vote) 152
21. Human Rights (vote) 152
22. Situation in the Moluccas (vote) 153
23. Venezuela (vote) 153
END OF TOPICAL AND URGENT DEBATE
24. Parliament delegation to the IGC 154
25. Agenda for the part-session of 2 and 3 February 2000 154
26. Communication of common positions of the Council 154
27. Internal market and legal protection of consumers (debate) 155
28. Women and science (debate) 155
29. Agenda for next sitting 155
30. Closure of sitting 155
ATTENDANCE REGISTER 156
RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES 157
Request for referral back to committee - Cunha report A5-0096/1999 157
Turmes report A5-0102/1999 - Amendment 2 158
Turmes report A5-0102/1999 - Amendment 4 159
Turmes report A5-0102/1999 - Amendment 7 160
Turmes report A5-0102/1999 - Amendment 11 161
Turmes report A5-0102/1999 - Amendment 12, 2nd part 163
Turmes report A5-0102/1999 - Amendment 19 164
Turmes report A5-0102/1999 - Amendment 17, 1st part 165
Turmes report A5-0102/1999 - Amendment 17, 2nd part 167
Turmes report A5-0102/1999 - Amendment 17, 3rd part 168
Turmes report A5-0102/1999 - Resolution 170
B5-0028/2000 Oil slick off French coast - Amendment 4 171
B5-0024/2000 Peace process in the Middle East - Amendment 2 172
B5-0024/2000 Peace process in the Middle East - Resolution 174
B5-0089/2000 Tax on capital movements - Paragraph 8 175
B5-0089/2000 Tax on capital movements - Paragraph 9 177
B5-0089/2000 Tax on capital movements - Paragraph 10 178
B5-0089/2000 Tax on capital movements - Resolution 179
Cunha report A5-0096/1999 - Amendment 4 181
Cunha report A5-0096/1999 - Amendment 5 182
Cunha report A5-0096/1999 - Amendment 13 184
Cunha report A5-0096/1999 - Paragraph 6, 3rd part 185
Cunha report A5-0096/1999 - Paragraph 6, 4th part 186
Cunha report A5-0096/1999 - Resolution 188
B5-0048/2000 Chechnya - Resolution 189
B5-0050/2000 China - Resolution 190
TEXTS ADOPTED
1. Energy efficiency for ballasts for fluorescent lighting ***I
A5-0102/1999
Proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive on Energy Efficiency Requirements for Ballasts for Fluorescent Lighting (COM(1999) 296 - C5-0010/1999 - 1999/0127(COD)) 192
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive on energy efficiency requirements for ballasts for fluorescent lighting (COM(1999) 296 - C5-0010/1999 - 1999/0127(COD)) 197
2. Oil slick off French coast
B5-0028, 0030, 0039, 0041, 0043, 0044 and 0057/2000
European Parliament resolution on the oil slick disaster caused by the wreck of the Erika 198
3. Storms across Europe
B5-0029, 0031, 0040, 0042, 0051 and 0058/2000
European Parliament resolution on the recent storms in Europe 200
4. Peace process in Middle East
B5-0024, 0025, 0027, 0033, 0035 and 0075/2000
European Parliament resolution on the Middle East peace process 202
5. Multiannual guidance programmes for the fishing fleets (1997)
A5-0096/1999
European Parliament resolution on the annual report to the Council and to the European Parliament on the results of the multiannual guidance programmes for the fishing fleets at the end of 1997 (COM(1999) 175 - C5-0109/1999 - 1999/2112(COS)) 203
6. Chechnya
B5-0048, 0065, 0067, 0080 and 0082/2000
European Parliament resolution on the situation in Chechnya 205
7. Côte d'Ivoire
B5-0049, 0063, 0077 and 0087/2000
European Parliament resolution on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire 207
8. Human rights: Egypt
B5-0052, 0066 and 0069/2000
European Parliament resolution on the recent violence in Upper Egypt 208
9. Human rights: China
B5-0050, 0064, 0079 and 0083/2000
European Parliament resolution on the human rights situation in China 209
10. Human rights: Gulf War prisoners in Iraq
B5-0038, 0053, 0062, 0070, 0074 and 0084/2000
European Parliament resolution on the prisoners of the Gulf War 210
11. Human rights: Chad/Cameroon
B5-0078, 0081 and 0088/2000
European Parliament resolution on human rights violations in connection with the Chad/Cameroon oil and pipeline project 211
12. Situation in the Moluccan Islands (Indonesia)
B5-0034, 0054, 0059, 0071 and 0073/2000
European Parliament resolution on the Moluccan Islands in Indonesia 212
13. Venezuela
B5-0047, 0055, 0060, 0072, 0076 and 0086/2000
European Parliament resolution on the disastrous floods in Venezuela 214
Friday 21 January 2000
(2000/C 304/05)MINUTES
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING 215
1. Opening of sitting 215
2. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting 215
3. Documents received 215
4. Authorisation to draw up reports 218
5. Common fisheries policy: closer dialogue between the fishing industry and groups affected * (debate and vote) 219
6. Volunteer aid workers in Colombia (debate and vote) 219
7. Written declarations (Rule 51) 220
8. Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting 220
9. Dates for next sittings 221
10. Adjournment of session 221
ATTENDANCE REGISTER 222
RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES 223
Miguélez Ramos report A5-0094/1999 - Amendment 3 223
Miguélez Ramos report A5-0094/1999 - Resolution 223
TEXTS ADOPTED
1. Common fisheries policy: closer dialogue between the fishing industry and groups affected *
A5-0094/1999
Proposal for a Council regulation on closer dialogue with the fishing industry and groups affected by the common fisheries policy (COM(1999) 382 - C5-0145/1999 - 1999/0163(CNS)) 225
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on closer dialogue with the fishing industry and groups affected by the common fisheries policy (COM(1999) 382 - C5-0145/1999 - 1999/0163(CNS)) 225
2. Volunteer aid workers in Colombia
B5-0026 and 0036/2000
European Parliament resolution on protection for volunteer and humanitarian workers 226
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
INDUCommittee 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
REGICommittee 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
TDITechnical Group of Independent Members - mixed group
EDDGroup for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities
NINon-attached Members
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