23.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 317/491

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MINUTES

(2006/C 317 E/04)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 9.00.

2.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

from the Council and Commission

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Proposal for a Council decision concerning conclusion on behalf of the European Community of a Framework Agreement on a Multilateral Nuclear Environmental Programme in the Russian Federation and of the Protocol on Claims, Legal Proceedings and Indemnification to the Framework Agreement on a Multilateral Nuclear Environmental Programme in the Russian Federation (COM(2006)0665 — C6-0475/2006 — 2006/0227(CNS)) referred to responsible : ITRE opinion : ENVI

—	European Commission — Final annual accounts of the European Communities — Financial Year 2005 — European Data Protection Supervisor (SEC(2006)0915 [09] — C6-0472/2006 — 2006/2170(DEC)) referred to responsible : CONT opinion : JURI, LIBE

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European Commission — Final annual accounts of the European Communities — Financial Year 2005 — European Ombudsman (SEC(2006)0915 [08] — C6-0471/2006 — 2006/2063(DEC)) referred to responsible : CONT opinion : PETI, FEMM, AFCO, DEVE, CULT, AFET, PECH, AGRI, ENVI, EMPL, BUDG, ITRE, JURI, ECON, LIBE, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI

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European Commission — Final annual accounts of the European Communities — Financial Year 2005 — Committee of the Regions (SEC(2006)0915 [07] — C6-0470/2006 — 2006/2076(DEC)) referred to responsible : CONT opinion : PETI, FEMM, AFCO, DEVE, CULT, AFET, PECH, AGRI, ENVI, EMPL, BUDG, ITRE, JURI, ECON, LIBE, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI

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European Commission — Final annual accounts of the European Communities — Financial Year 2005 — Economic and Social Committee (SEC(2006)0915 [06] — C6-0469/2006 — 2006/2075(DEC)) referred to responsible : CONT opinion : PETI, FEMM, AFCO, DEVE, CULT, AFET, PECH, AGRI, ENVI, EMPL, BUDG, ITRE, JURI, ECON, LIBE, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI

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European Commission — Final annual accounts of the European Communities — Financial Year 2005 — Court of Auditors (SEC(2006)0915 [05] — C6-0468/2006 — 2006/2074(DEC)) referred to responsible : CONT opinion : PETI, FEMM, AFCO, DEVE, CULT, AFET, PECH, AGRI, ENVI, EMPL, BUDG, ITRE, JURI, ECON, LIBE, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI

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European Commission — Final annual accounts of the European Communities — Financial Year 2005 — Court of Justice (SEC(2006)0915 [04] — C6-0467/2006 — 2006/2073(DEC)) referred to responsible : CONT opinion : PETI, FEMM, AFCO, DEVE, CULT, AFET, PECH, AGRI, ENVI, EMPL, BUDG, ITRE, JURI, ECON, LIBE, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI

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European Commission — Final annual accounts of the European Communities — Financial Year 2005 — Council (SEC(2006)0915 [03] — C6-0466/2006 — 2006/2072(DEC)) referred to responsible : CONT opinion : PETI, FEMM, AFCO, DEVE, CULT, AFET, PECH, AGRI, ENVI, EMPL, BUDG, ITRE, JURI, ECON, LIBE, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI

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European Commission — Final annual accounts of the European Communities — Financial Year 2005 — European Parliament (SEC(2006)0915 [02] — C6-0465/2006 — 2006/2071(DEC)) referred to responsible : CONT opinion : PETI, FEMM, AFCO, DEVE, CULT, AFET, PECH, AGRI, ENVI, EMPL, BUDG, ITRE, JURI, ECON, LIBE, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI

—	Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning statistics on plant protection products (COM(2006)0778 — C6-0457/2006 — 2006/0258(COD)) referred to responsible : ENVI opinion : AGRI, ITRE, IMCO

—	Proposal for a Council decision on the acceptance, on behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol amending the TRIPS Agreement, done at Geneva on 6 December 2005 (08934/2006 — C6-0359/2006 — 2006/0060(AVC)) referred to responsible : INTA opinion : DEVE, ENVI, JURI

3.   A European strategy for sustainable, competitive and secure energy — Biomass and Biofuels — Nuclear Safety and Security Assistance * (debate)

Report on a European strategy for sustainable, competitive and secure energy — Green Paper [2006/2113(INI)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Rapporteur: Eluned Morgan (A6-0426/2006).

Report on a strategy for biomass and biofuels [2006/2082(INI)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Rapporteur: Werner Langen (A6-0347/2006).

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing an Instrument for Nuclear Safety and Security Assistance [09037/2006 — C6-0153/2006 — 2006/0802(CNS)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Rapporteur: Esko Seppänen (A6-0397/2006).

Andris Piebalgs (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Eluned Morgan introduced the report (A6-0426/2006).

Werner Langen introduced the report (A6-0347/2006).

Esko Seppänen introduced the report (A6-0397/2006).

The following spoke: Anders Wijkman (draftsman of the opinion of the DEVE Committee), Jean-Pierre Audy (draftsman of the opinion of the INTA Committee), Jacky Henin (draftsman of the opinion of the INTA Committee), Janusz Lewandowski (draftsman of the opinion of the BUDG Committee), Christian Ehler (draftsman of the opinion of the ECON Committee), Evangelia Tzampazi (draftsman of the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Frédérique Ries (draftsman of the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Liam Aylward (draftsman of the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Marta Vincenzi (draftsman of the opinion of the TRAN Committee), Hannu Takkula (draftsman of the opinion of the TRAN Committee), Oldřich Vlasák (draftsman of the opinion of the REGI Committee), Willem Schuth (draftsman of the opinion of the AGRI Committee), Herbert Reul, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Edit Herczog, on behalf of the PSE Group, Lena Ek, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Claude Turmes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Roberto Musacchio, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, Nils Lundgren, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, and Lydia Schenardi, Non-attached Member.

The following spoke: Paul Rübig, Reino Paasilinna, Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, Rebecca Harms, Tobias Pflüger, John Whittaker, Jim Allister, Elmar Brok (draftsman of the opinion of the AFET Committee), Alejo Vidal-Quadras, Mechtild Rothe, Anne Laperrouze, Athanasios Pafilis, Alessandro Battilocchio, Jerzy Buzek, Joan Calabuig Rull, Romana Jordan Cizelj, Matthias Groote, Nicole Fontaine, Dorette Corbey, Andres Tarand, Teresa Riera Madurell and Andris Piebalgs.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 14.12.2006, Item 6.35, Minutes of 14.12.2006, Item 6.36 and Minutes of 14.12.2006, Item 6.31.

(The sitting was suspended at 10.50 pending voting time and resumed at 11.05.)

4.   Tribute

On behalf of Parliament and of the Commission, Josep Borrell Fontelles (President of the European Parliament) and Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) paid tribute to the memory of Loyola de Palacio, Vice-President of the Commission between 1999 and 2004, who had died in Madrid on 13.12.2006.

Parliament observed a minute's silence.

5.   Signature of acts adopted under codecision

The President announced that, during the following week, together with the President of the Council and in accordance with Rule 68 of the Rules of Procedure, he would sign the following acts, which had been adopted by codecision:

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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (3664/2006 — C6-0000/2006 — 2003/0256(COD))

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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances in order to adapt it to Regulation (EC) No …/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (Reach) and establishing a European Chemicals Agency (3665/2006 — C6-0476/2006 — 2003/0257(COD))

—	Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013) (3666/2006 — C6-0477/2006 — 2005/0043(COD))

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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the rules for the participation of undertakings, research centres and universities in actions under the Seventh Framework Programme and for the dissemination of research results (2007-2013) (3668/2006 — C6-0478/2006 — 2005/0277(COD))

—	Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding access to the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) by the services in the Member States responsible for issuing vehicle registration certificates (3661/2006 — C6-0479/2006 — 2005/0104(COD))

—	Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) (3662/2006 — C6-0480/2006 — 2005/0106(COD))

—	Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue (2008) (3682/2006 — C6-0481/2006 — 2005/0203(COD))

—	Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the submission of statistical data on landings of fishery products in Member States and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1382/91 (3684/2006 — C6-0482/2006 — 2005/0223(COD))

—	Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (3681/2006 — C6-0484/2006 — 2004/0270B(COD))

—	Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a programme of Community action in the field of consumer policy (2007-2013) (3680/2006 — C6-0487/2006 — 2005/0042B(COD))

—	Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation (3663/2006 — C6-0490/2006 — 2004/0220(COD))

—	Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on transnational mobility within the Community for education and training purposes: European Quality Charter for Mobility (3649/2006 — C6-0492/2006 — 2005/0179(COD))

—	Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on key competences for lifelong learning (3650/2006 — C6-0491/2006 — 2005/0221(COD))

—	Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community (3669/2006 — C6-0486/2006 — 2005/0258(COD))

—	Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on multiannual funding for the action of the European Maritime Safety Agency in the field of response to pollution caused by ships and amending Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 (3631/2006 — C6-0485/2006 — 2005/0098(COD))

—	Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the statistical classification of economic activities NACE Revision 2 and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 as well as certain EC Regulations on specific statistical domains (3651/2006 — C6-0483/2006 — 2006/0011(COD))

—	Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences (Recast) (3687/2006 — C6-0494/2006 — 2003/0252(COD))

—	Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No …/2006 on medicinal products for paediatric use and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1768/92, Directive 2001/20/EC, Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 (3677/2006 — C6-0495/2006 — 2006/0207(COD))

—	Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of minors and human dignity and on the right of reply in relation to the competitiveness of the European audiovisual and on-line information services industry (3683/2006 — C6-0496/2006 — 2004/0117(COD))

—	Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a European Institute for Gender Equality (3686/2006 — C6-0497/2006 — 2005/0017(COD))

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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 on the organisation of Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings, as regards the financial framework for the period 2007-2009 and the maximum Community contribution for Bulgaria and Romania (3689/2006 — C6-0498/2006 — 2006/0112(COD))

—	Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules on local border traffic at the external land borders of the Member States and amending the provisions of the Schengen Convention (3607/2/2006 — C6-0499/2006 — 2005/0006(COD))

—	Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Globalisation adjustment Fund (3678/2006 — C6-0500/2006 — 2006/0033(COD))

—	Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide (European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights) (3688/2006 — C6-0501/2006 — 2006/0116(COD))

—	Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods (3617/7/2006 — C6-0502/2006 — 2003/0262(COD))

—	Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on nutrition and health claims made on foods (3616/9/2006 — C6-0503/2006 — 2003/0165(COD))

In addition, the Council had announced that it had approved the positions adopted by the European Parliament at first reading on 30 November 2006 with a view to adopting:

—	Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 on the harmonisation of technical requirements and administrative procedures in the field of civil aviation (3673/2006 — C6-0489/2006 — 2006/0209(COD))

—	Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2006/87/EC laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels (3674/2006 — C6-0488/2006 — 2006/0210(COD))

In light of the modifications that had been made by the Council to the two texts forwarded to Parliament, the President had consulted the TRAN Committee, as the committee responsible for the matter. By letter of 12.12.2006, the chairman of that committee had informed the President, in accordance with Rule 66(2), that the modifications did not affect the substance of the texts. The President would thus also sign those acts during the following week.

6.   Voting time

Details of voting (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in the ‘Results of votes’ annex to the Minutes.

6.1.   Draft general budget of the European Union 2007, amended by the Council (vote)

Draft amendments to the draft general budget, amended by the Council

(Qualified majority)

The President reminded the House of the rules governing the budget vote and the majorities required. An electronic check of the number of Members present in the Chamber was taken. There were 542 Members.

James Elles (general rapporteur for the budget), introduced the following technical adjustments:

Parliament approved these technical adjustments.

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 1)

The amendments adopted are published in the Texts Adopted of that day's sitting.

Ulla-Maj Wideroos (President-in-Office of the Council) made the following statement:

The President made the following statement:

Having invited the President-in-Office of the Council, Ulla-Maj Wideroos, the Budget Commissioner Dalia Grybauskaitė, the Chairman of the BUDG Committee Janusz Lewandowski, and the rapporteurs James Elles and Louis Grech to join him, the President of Parliament, along with the President-in-Office of the Council, then signed the budget.

6.2.   Draft general budget for 2007, amended by the Council (all sections) (vote)

Report on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007 as modified by the Council (all sections) (15637/2006 — C6-0442/2006 — 2006/2018(BUD) — 2006/2018B(BUD)) and Letters of amendment Nos: 1/2007 (SEC (2006)0762) — 2/2007 (13886/2006 — C6-0341/2006) — 3/2007 (15636/2006 — C6-0443/2006) to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007

Section I, European Parliament

Section II, Council

Section III, Commission

Section IV, Court of Justice

Section V, Court of Auditors

Section VI, European Economic and Social Committee

Section VII, Committee of the Regions

Section VIII (A), European Ombudsman

Section VIII (B), European Data Protection Supervisor — Committee on Budgets Co-rapporteurs: James Elles and Louis Grech (A6-0451/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 2)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0570)

The following spoke on the vote:

—	Catherine Guy-Quint and James Elles (co-rapporteur) on the voting procedure.

6.3.   Procedure for prior examination and consultation in respect of certain provisions concerning transport proposed in Member States (codified version) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a procedure for prior examination and consultation in respect of certain laws, regulations and administrative provisions concerning transport proposed in Member States (Codified version) [COM(2006)0284 — C6-0185/2006 — 2006/0099(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0458/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 3)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0571)

6.4.   Elimination of controls at the frontiers of Member States (road and inland waterway transport) (codified version) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the elimination of controls performed at the frontiers of Member States in the field of road and inland waterway transport (codified version) [COM(2006)0432 — C6-0261/2006 — 2006/0146(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0459/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 4)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0572)

6.5.   Transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality (codified version) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation (Euratom, EC) of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities (codified version) [COM(2006)0477 — C6-0290/2006 — 2006/0159(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0457/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 5)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0573)

6.6.   Submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the North-East Atlantic (codified version) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the North-East Atlantic (codified version) [COM(2006)0497 — C6-0301/2006 — 2006/0164(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0460/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 6)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0574)

6.7.   Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases (codified version) * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision laying down Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases (codified version) [COM(2006)0315 — C6-0236/2006 — 2006/0104(CNS)] — Committee on Legal Affairs

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0461/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 7)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0575)

6.8.   Agreement between the EC and Paraguay on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Paraguay on certain aspects of air services [COM(2006)0266 — C6-0308/2006 — 2006/0094(CNS)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism

Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0406/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 8)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0576)

6.9.   R&D activities in the domain of intelligent manufacturing systems (EU-Australia Agreement, Canada, Norway, Switzerland, Korea, Japan and the USA) * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision authorising the conclusion of the agreement to renew and modify the agreement on research and development activities in the domain of intelligent manufacturing systems (IMS) between the European Community and Australia, Canada, the EFTA countries of Norway and Switzerland, Korea, Japan and the United States of America [COM(2006)0343 — C6-0373/2006 — 2006/0111(CNS)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Rapporteur: Giles Chichester (A6-0418/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 9)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0577)

6.10.   Direct support schemes under CAP; the COM for sugars; restructuring of the sugar industry; owing to the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation adapting Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector and Regulation (EC) No 320/2006 establishing a temporary scheme for the restructuring of the sugar industry in the Community, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union [COM(2006)0677 — C6-0424/2006 — 2006/0226(CNS)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

Rapporteur: Joseph Daul (A6-0412/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 10)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0578)

6.11.   Drugs prevention and information (2007-2013) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme ‘Drugs prevention and information’ as part of the General programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’ [COM(2006)0230 — C6-0095/2005 — 2005/0037B(COD)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Rapporteur: Inger Segelström (A6-0454/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 11)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENT and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0579)

6.12.   Civil justice (2007-2013) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme ‘Civil justice’ as part of the General programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’ [COM(2005)0122 — C6-0096/2005 — 2005/0040(COD)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Rapporteur: Inger Segelström (A6-0452/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 12)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENT and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0580)

6.13.   European Refugee Fund (2008-2013) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2008-2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’ [COM(2005)0123 — C6-0124/2005 — 2005/0046(COD)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Rapporteur: Barbara Kudrycka (A6-0437/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 13)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENT and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0581)

6.14.   Double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 417/2002 on the accelerated phasing-in of double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 2978/94 [COM(2006)0111 — C6-0104/2006 — 2006/0046(COD)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism

Rapporteur: Fernand Le Rachinel (A6-0417/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 14)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENT and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0582)

6.15.   Creation of the European Fund for the Integration of Third-country Nationals (2007-2013) * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision establishing the European Fund for the Integration of Third-country nationals for the period 2007-2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’ [COM(2005)0123 — C6-0238/2005 — 2005/0048(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Rapporteur: Barbara Kudrycka (A6-0419/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 15)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENT and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0583)

6.16.   Prevention, preparedness and consequence management of terrorism (2007-2013) * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision establishing the specific Programme ‘Prevention, Preparedness and Consequence Management of Terrorism’, for the Period 2007-2013 — General Programme ‘Security and Safeguarding Liberties’ [COM(2005)0124 — C6-0241/2005 — 2005/0034(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Rapporteur: Romano Maria La Russa (A6-0390/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 16)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Romano Maria La Russa (rapporteur) objected to the voting procedure laid down in Rule 131 being used in respect of such subjects.

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0584)

6.17.   Numerical strength of the committees (vote)

Proposal for a decision tabled under Rule 174 by the Conference of Presidents on the numerical strength of the committees (B6-0664/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 17)

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0585)

6.18.   European Institute for Gender Equality ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Institute for Gender Equality [10351/1/2006 — C6-0314/2006 — 2005/0017(COD)] — Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

Co-rapporteurs: Lissy Gröner and Amalia Sartori (A6-0455/2006).

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 18)

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0586)

6.19.   Driving licences ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences [09010/1/2006 — C6-0312/2006 — 2003/0252(COD)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism

Rapporteur: Mathieu Grosch (A6-0414/2006).

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 19)

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0587)

6.20.   Amendment of Rule 81 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure, Implementing provisions (vote)

Report on amendment of Rule 81 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure, Implementing provisions [2006/2211(REG)] — Committee on Constitutional Affairs

Rapporteur: Richard Corbett (A6-0415/2006).

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 20)

TEXT OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE

Amendments adopted: see Results of Votes Annex

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0588)

The following spoke on the vote:

—	Richard Corbett (rapporteur).

The new provisions would enter into force on 01.01.2007.

6.21.   Amendment of the Rules of Procedure (committees, quaestors) (vote)

Report on amendment of Rules 15 and 182(1) of Parliament's Rules of Procedure — Election of Quaestors and committee bureaux [2006/2287(REG)] — Committee on Constitutional Affairs

Rapporteur: Jo Leinen (A6-0464/2006).

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 21)

TEXT OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE

Amendments adopted: see Results of Votes Annex

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0589)

The new provisions would enter into force on 01.01.2007.

6.22.   External Borders Fund (2007-2013) ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the External Borders Fund for the period 2007-2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’ [COM(2005)0123 — C6-0125/2005 — 2005/0047(COD)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Rapporteur: Barbara Kudrycka (A6-0427/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 22)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Barbara Kudrycka (rapporteur) recommended that the House adopt the compromise amendment.

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0590)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0590)

6.23.   Creation of the European Return Fund (2008-2013) ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2008-2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’ [COM(2005)0123 — C6-0126/2005 — 2005/0049(COD)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Rapporteur: Barbara Kudrycka (A6-0425/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 23)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

The following spoke: Barbara Kudrycka (rapporteur), Ulla-Maj Wideroos (President-in-Office of the Council) and Andris Piebalgs (Member of the Commission), who clarified the positions of their respective institutions.

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0591)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0591)

6.24.   Medicinal products for paediatric use ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No …/2006 on medicinal products for paediatric use and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1768/92, Directive 2001/20/EC, Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 [COM(2006)0640 — C6-0356/2006 — 2006/0207(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Rapporteur: Françoise Grossetête (A6-0396/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 24)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0592)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0592)

6.25.   European Small Claims Procedure ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Small Claims Procedure [COM(2005)0087 — C6-0082/2005 — 2005/0020(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs

Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Mayer (A6-0387/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 25)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0593)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0593)

The following spoke on the vote:

—	Hans-Peter Mayer (rapporteur) pointed out that the German terminology used was the authentic text and moved an oral amendment to compromise package No 1, which was incorporated.

6.26.   Fundamental rights and citizenship (2007-2013) * (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme ‘Fundamental rights and citizenship’ as part of the General programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’ [COM(2005)0122 — C6-0236/2005 — 2005/0038(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Rapporteur: Inger Segelström (A6-0465/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 26)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0594)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0594)

6.27.   Criminal justice (2007-2013) * (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme ‘Criminal justice’ as part of the General programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’ [COM(2005)0122 — C6-0237/2005 — 2005/0039(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Rapporteur: Inger Segelström (A6-0453/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 27)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0595)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0595)

6.28.   Preventing and fighting crime (2007-2013) * (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision establishing the specific Programme ‘Prevention of and Fight against Crime’ for the Period 2007-2013 — General Programme ‘Security and Safeguarding Liberties’ [COM(2005)0124 — C6-0242/2005 — 2005/0035(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Rapporteur: Romano Maria La Russa (A6-0389/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 28)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0596)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0596)

6.29.   Development of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) * (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2424/2001 on the development of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) [COM(2006)0383 — C6-0296/2006 — 2006/0125(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A6-0410/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 29)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved (P6_TA(2006)0597)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0597)

6.30.   Development of the second generation Schengen information System (SIS II) * (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 2001/886/JHA on the development of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) [COM(2006)0383 — C6-0297/2006 — 2006/0126(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A6-0413/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 30)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved (P6_TA(2006)0598)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0598)

6.31.   Nuclear Safety and Security Assistance * (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing an Instrument for Nuclear Safety and Security Assistance [09037/2006 — C6-0153/2006 — 2006/0802(CNS)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Rapporteur: Esko Seppänen (A6-0397/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 31)

COUNCIL TEXT

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0599)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0599)

The following spoke on the vote:

—	Esko Seppänen (rapporteur), who moved an oral amendment to amendment 25, which was incorporated.

6.32.   Visas for crossing Member States' external borders * (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders of Member States and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement [COM(2006)0084 — C6-0256/2006 — 2006/0022(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Rapporteur: Ioannis Varvitsiotis (A6-0431/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 32)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0600)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0600)

6.33.   Sakharov Prize (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0665/2006 and B6-0666/2006

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 33)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0665/2006

(replacing B6-0665/2006 and B6-0666/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

Edward McMillan-Scott, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Gerardo Galeote and Bogusław Sonik, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group;

Pasqualina Napoletano and Véronique De Keyser, on behalf of the PSE Group;

Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Marco Cappato and Marco Pannella, on behalf of the ALDE Group;

Hélène Flautre, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Monica Frassoni and Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group;

Vittorio Agnoletto, Gabriele Zimmer, Jens Holm, Erik Meijer and Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group;

Inese Vaidere, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Adam Bielan, Gintaras Didžiokas and Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0601)

*

* *

Edward McMillan-Scott pointed out that Gao Zhisheng, a Chinese human rights lawyer, had very recently been tried and imprisoned.

6.34.   Data protection within the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (vote)

Report with a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the progress of the negotiations on the framework decision on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters [2006/2286(INI)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Rapporteur: Martine Roure (A6-0456/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 34)

PROPOSAL FOR A RECOMMENDATION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0602)

6.35.   A European strategy for sustainable, competitive and secure energy (vote)

Report on a European strategy for sustainable, competitive and secure energy — Green Paper [2006/2113(INI)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Rapporteur: Eluned Morgan (A6-0426/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 35)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0603)

The following spoke on the vote:

—	Claude Turmes, who moved an oral amendment to amendment 10.

As more than 37 Members objected to the oral amendment, it was not incorporated.

6.36.   Biomass and Biofuels (vote)

Report on a strategy for biomass and biofuels [2006/2082(INI)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Rapporteur: Werner Langen (A6-0347/2006).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 36)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0604)

The following spoke:

—	Mechtild Rothe, on behalf of the PSE Group, who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 76, which was incorporated.

7.   Explanations of vote

Written explanations of vote:

Explanations of vote submitted in writing under Rule 163(3) appear in the Verbatim Report of Proceedings for the sitting.

Oral explanations of vote:

Report: James Elles and Louis Grech — A6-0451/2006:

—	Laima Liucija Andrikienė

Report: Lissy Gröner and Amalia Sartori — A6-0455/2006:

—	Zita Pleštinská

Report: Jo Leinen — A6-0464/2006:

—	Richard Corbett

Report: Esko Seppänen — A6-0397/2006:

—	Árpád Duka-Zólyomi

Report: Martine Roure — A6-0456/2006:

—	Sarah Ludford, on behalf of the ALDE Group

8.   Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Corrections to votes and voting intentions appear on the ‘Séance en direct’ website under ‘Votes’/‘Results of votes’/‘Roll-call votes’. They are published in hard copy in the ‘Result of roll-call votes’ annex.

The electronic version on Europarl will be regularly updated for a maximum of two weeks after the day of the vote concerned.

After the two-week deadline has passed, the list of corrections to votes and voting intentions will be finalised so that it can be translated and published in the Official Journal.

(The sitting was suspended at 13.00 and resumed at 15.00.)

9.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

10.   Hague Convention on securities (debate)

Oral question (O-0120/2006) by Pervenche Berès, Wolf Klinz, Enrique Barón Crespo, Monica Frassoni, Magda Kósáné Kovács, Louis Grech, Adeline Hazan, Alain Lipietz, Antolín Sánchez Presedo, Benoît Hamon, Rosa Miguélez Ramos, Bernard Poignant, Donata Gottardi, Catherine Trautmann, Gianni Pittella, Manfred Weber, Inés Ayala Sender, Jean Louis Cottigny, Jean-Luc Bennahmias, Marc Tarabella, Jean-Paul Gauzès, Kader Arif, Marie-Arlette Carlotti, Martine Roure, Nicola Zingaretti, Yannick Vaugrenard, Harlem Désir, Gilles Savary, Guy Bono, Janelly Fourtou, Rosa Díez González, Michel Rocard, Marie-Line Reynaud, Bernadette Vergnaud, Béatrice Patrie, Catherine Guy-Quint, Pierre Moscovici, Jean-Claude Fruteau and Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, to the Commission: Implications of signing the Hague Securities Convention (B6-0447/2006)

Pervenche Berès moved the oral question.

Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: Jean-Paul Gauzès, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Antolín Sánchez Presedo, on behalf of the PSE Group, John Purvis, Marc Tarabella, Jacques Barrot and Pervenche Berès.

Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 108(5):

—

Pervenche Berès, Wolf Klinz, Monica Frassoni, Magda Kósáné Kovács, Adeline Hazan, Alain Lipietz, Antolín Sánchez Presedo, Benoît Hamon, Rosa Miguélez Ramos, Bernard Poignant, Catherine Trautmann, Henri Weber, Inés Ayala Sender, Jean Louis Cottigny, Jean-Luc Bennahmias, Marc Tarabella, Jean-Paul Gauzès, Kader Arif, Marie-Arlette Carlotti, Martine Roure, Yannick Vaugrenard, Harlem Désir, Gilles Savary, Guy Bono, Janelly Fourtou, Marie-Line Reynaud, Bernadette Vergnaud, Catherine Guy-Quint, Pierre Moscovici, Jean-Claude Fruteau, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Françoise Castex, Anne Ferreira, Robert Navarro, Brigitte Douay, Bernadette Bourzai, Alain Hutchinson, Sérgio Sousa Pinto, Alejandro Cercas, Maria Badia i Cutchet, Ignasi Guardans Cambó and Michel Rocard on the implications of signing the Hague Securities Convention (B6-0632/2006)

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 14.12.2006, Item 14.4.

11.   Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (debate)

(For the titles and authors of the motions for resolutions, see Minutes of 12.12.2006, Item 2)

11.1.   Fiji

Motions for resolution B6-0646/2006, B6-0649/2006, B6-0652/2006, B6-0660/2006, B6-0662/2006 and B6-0663/2006

Justas Vincas Paleckis, Nirj Deva, Tobias Pflüger, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Adam Bielan and István Szent-Iványi introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Józef Pinior, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marcin Libicki, on behalf of the UEN Group, Michael Gahler and Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 14.12.2006, Item 12.1.

11.2.   Implication of the UN forces in sexual abuses in Liberia and in Haiti

Motions for resolution B6-0648/2006, B6-0653/2006, B6-0654/2006, B6-0656/2006 and B6-0659/2006

José Javier Pomés Ruiz, Ilda Figueiredo, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez and Raül Romeva i Rueda introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Michael Gahler, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Karin Scheele, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Józef Pinior, Kathy Sinnott and Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 14.12.2006, Item 12.2.

11.3.   Burma

Motions for resolution B6-0647/2006, B6-0651/2006, B6-0655/2006, B6-0657/2006, B6-0658/2006 and B6-0661/2006

Thomas Mann, Erik Meijer, Marc Tarabella, Marios Matsakis and Alyn Smith introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Bernd Posselt, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg and Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 14.12.2006, Item 12.3.

12.   Voting time

Details of voting (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in the ‘Results of votes’ annex to the Minutes.

12.1.   Fiji (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0646/2006, B6-0649/2006, B6-0652/2006, B6-0660/2006, B6-0662/2006 and B6-0663/2006

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 37)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0646/2006

(replacing B6-0646/2006, B6-0649/2006, B6-0660/2006, B6-0662/2006 and B6-0663/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

Nirj Deva, Geoffrey Van Orden, Bernd Posselt, Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

Pasqualina Napoletano, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, Marie-Arlette Carlotti, Panagiotis Beglitis, on behalf of the PSE Group,

István Szent-Iványi, Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Margrete Auken, Marie-Hélène Aubert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

Adam Bielan, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Marcin Libicki, Roberts Zīle, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0605)

(Motion for a resolution B6-0652/2006 fell.)

12.2.   Implication of the UN forces in sexual abuses in Liberia and in Haiti (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0648/2006, B6-0653/2006, B6-0654/2006, B6-0656/2006 and B6-0659/2006

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 38)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0648/2006

(replacing B6-0648/2006, B6-0653/2006, B6-0654/2006, B6-0656/2006 and B6-0659/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

Michael Gahler, Maria Martens, José Javier Pomés Ruiz, Bernd Posselt and Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

Pasqualina Napoletano, Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, Marie-Arlette Carlotti, María Sornosa Martínez and Pierre Schapira, on behalf of the PSE Group,

Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Raül Romeva i Rueda, Marie-Hélène Aubert, Margrete Auken and Hiltrud Breyer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

Luisa Morgantini and Ilda Figueiredo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

Cristiana Muscardini, Roberta Angelilli, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Adam Bielan, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Marcin Libicki and Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0606)

12.3.   Burma (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0647/2006, B6-0651/2006, B6-0655/2006, B6-0657/2006, B6-0658/2006 and B6-0661/2006

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 39)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0647/2006

(replacing B6-0647/2006, B6-0651/2006, B6-0655/2006, B6-0657/2006, B6-0658/2006 and B6-0661/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

Geoffrey Van Orden, Thomas Mann, Bernd Posselt, Charles Tannock and Simon Coveney, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

Pasqualina Napoletano, Glenys Kinnock and Marc Tarabella, on behalf of the PSE Group,

Frédérique Ries and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

Vittorio Agnoletto and Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

Gintaras Didžiokas, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0607)

12.4.   Hague Convention on securities (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0632/2006

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 40)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0608)

13.   Membership of committees and delegations

At the request of the secretariat of the Non-attached Members and the PSE Group, Parliament ratified the following appointments:

Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners: Jean-Claude Martinez to replace Philip Claeys

Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China: Philippe Busquin to replace Guido Sacconi

Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee: Guido Sacconi to replace Philippe Busquin

14.   Verification of credentials

On a proposal by the JURI Committee, Parliament had decided to validate the mandate of Christel Schaldemose with effect from 15.10.2006.

15.   Decisions concerning certain documents

Enhanced cooperation between committees

ENVI Committee

—	The placing of plant protection products on the market (COM(2006)0388 — C6-0245/2006 — 2006/0136(COD)) (opinion: ITRE, IMCO) Enhanced cooperation between committees ENVI, AGRI (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 07.12.2006)

Authorisation to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 45)

DEVE Committee

—	The Horn of Africa: an EU regional political partnership for peace, security and development (2006/2291(INI)) (opinion: AFET, INTA) (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 07.12.2006)

ENVI Committee

—	Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection (2006/2293(INI)) (opinion: AGRI, ITRE, JURI) (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 07.12.2006)

INTA Committee

—	Global Europe — External aspects of competitiveness (2006/2292(INI)) (opinion: ITRE, ECON) (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 07.12.2006)

TRAN Committee

—	Towards a future Maritime Policy for the Union: A European Vision for the Oceans and Seas (2006/2299(INI)) (opinion: PECH, ENVI, ITRE, REGI) (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 07.12.2006)

Decision to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 82(4))

AFET Committee

—	Report on FYROM's 2006 progress report (2006/2289(INI))

—	Report on Croatia's 2006 progress report (2006/2288(INI))

Decision to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 114(3))

LIBE Committee

—	This title is not currently available in all languages. Protection des données dans le cadre de la coopération policière en matière pénale (2006/2286(INI))

16.   Written declarations entered in the register (Rule 116)

Number of signatures obtained by the written declarations entered in the register (Rule 116(3)):

Document number	Author	Signatures
64/2006	Robert Evans, Paulo Casaca, David Martin, Sajjad Karim and Carl Schlyter	57
65/2006	Renato Brunetta	40
66/2006	Oldřich Vlasák	29
67/2006	Mary Honeyball, John Bowis and Caroline Lucas	50
68/2006	Manolis Mavrommatis, Vasco Graça Moura and José Albino Silva Peneda	97
69/2006	Aldo Patriciello	11
70/2006	Alessandra Mussolini and Carlo Casini	23
71/2006	Luca Romagnoli	29
72/2006	Milan Gaľa, Barbara Kudrycka, Zita Pleštinská and Peter Šťastný	69
73/2006	Mario Borghezio	10
74/2006	Manuel dos Santos, Fausto Correia, Jamila Madeira and Emanuel Fernandes	20
75/2006	Sepp Kusstatscher, Eva Lichtenberger, Alexander Alvaro, Lissy Gröner and Thomas Mann	36
76/2006	Andreas Mölzer	19
77/2006	Andreas Mölzer	9
78/2006	Bogusław Rogalski, Bogdan Pęk and Ryszard Czarnecki	16
79/2006	Milan Horáček, Simon Coveney and Christa Prets	92
80/2006	Michael Cashman, Andrew Duff and Richard Howitt	25
81/2006	Alessandra Mussolini	5
82/2006	Stanisław Jałowiecki	43
83/2006	Philip Claeys, Frank Vanhecke and Koenraad Dillen	9
84/2006	Catherine Stihler	30
85/2006	Jacky Henin, Marco Rizzo and Helmuth Markov	7
86/2006	Adriana Poli Bortone	9
87/2006	Jolanta Dičkutė, John Bowis, Stephen Hughes, Frédérique Ries and Thomas Ulmer	51
88/2006	Daniel Strož	9
89/2006	Ignasi Guardans Cambó, Panayiotis Demetriou, Ana Maria Gomes, Gérard Onesta and Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann	35
90/2006	Caroline Lucas, Jillian Evans, Luigi Cocilovo and Jean Lambert	21
91/2006	Daniel Strož	8

17.   Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

Pursuant to Rule 172(2), the Minutes of that day's sitting would be submitted to Parliament for its approval at the beginning of the next sitting.

With Parliament's agreement, the texts that had been adopted would be forwarded forthwith to the bodies named therein.

18.   Dates for next sittings

The next sitting would be held on 18.12.2006.

19.   Adjournment of session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

The sitting closed at 16.35.

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