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Volume 49
17 August 2006

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

2005-2006 SESSION

Monday 5 September 2005

2006/C 193E/1

MINUTES

1

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Resumption of session

Corrections to votes from previous sittings

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Corrigendum to the Minutes of 04.07.2005

Statement by the President

Announcement by the President (Members' Statute)

Membership of Parliament

Verification of credentials

Request for the waiver of parliamentary immunity

Membership of committees and delegations

Signature of acts adopted under codecision

Documents received

Petitions

Written declarations (Rule 116)

Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

Order of business

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Natural disasters (fires and floods) (debate)

Management of waste from extractive industries ***II (debate)

Dialogue with churches and non-denominational organisations (debate)

Air safety (debate)

Deployment and commercial operating phases of the European programme of satellite radionavigation ***I (debate)

Membership of Parliament

Agenda for next sitting

Closure of sitting

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

15

Tuesday 6 September 2005

2006/C 193E/2

MINUTES

16

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Opening of sitting

Documents received

Transfers of appropriations

Natural disasters (fires and floods) (motions for resolutions tabled)

Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (announcement of motions for resolutions tabled)

Health and safety at work: Exposure to optical radiation ***II (debate)

Progress ***I (debate)

Television without frontiers (debate)

Voting time

Request for consultation of the European Economic and Social Committee on Structure, items and framework for appraisal of the debate on the European Union (Rule 117)

Request for consultation of the Committee of the Regions on Structure, items and framework for appraisal of the debate on the European Union (Rule 118)

Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement with Morocco, following enlargement *** (Rule 131) (vote)

Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement with Tunisia, following enlargement *** (Rule 131) (vote)

Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement with Jordan, following enlargement *** (Rule 131) (vote)

Common organisation of the market in raw tobacco * (Rule 131) (vote)

Introduction to organic production of agricultural products and foodstuffs * (Rule 131) (vote)

Deployment and commercial operating phases of the European programme of satellite radionavigation ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

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

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

Data on fishing activities, remote sensing * (Rule 131) (vote)

EC-Albania Agreement on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation * (Rule 131) (vote)

Access to Community External Assistance * (Rule 131) (vote)

Management of waste from extractive industries ***II (vote)

Progress ***I (vote)

Textiles and clothing after 2005 (vote)

Television without frontiers (vote)

Explanations of vote

Corrections to votes

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Financial year 2006

European Union general budget for 2006 (debate)

Draft amending budget No 4/2005 — Mobilisation of the flexibility instrument (Tsunami) (debate)

Question Time (Commission)

Competitiveness of audiovisual and information services: Protection of minors and human dignity ***I (debate)

VAT: Simplifying obligations/VAT: One-stop scheme * (debate)

Medicinal products for paediatric use ***I (debate)

Agenda for next sitting

Closure of sitting

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

33

ANNEX I

35

ANNEX II

42

TEXTS ADOPTED

58

P6_TA(2005)0308
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement with Morocco, following enlargement ***
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, 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 to the European Union (9649/2005 — COM(2004)0848 — C6-0200/2005 — 2004/0292(AVC))

58

P6_TA(2005)0309
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement with Tunisia, following enlargement ***
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, 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 to the European Union (9648/2005 — COM(2004)0736 — C6-0199/2005 — 2004/0265(AVC))

58

P6_TA(2005)0310
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement with Jordan, following enlargement ***
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, 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 to the European Union (5092/2005 — COM(2004)0578 — C6-0202/2005 — 2004/0196(AVC))

59

P6_TA(2005)0311
Common organisation of the market in raw tobacco *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 on the common organisation of the market in raw tobacco (COM (2005)0235 — C6-0193/2005 — 2005/0105(CNS))

60

P6_TA(2005)0312
Introduction to organic production of agricultural products and foodstuffs *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs (COM(2005)0194 — C6-0140/2005 — 2005/0094 (CNS))

60

P6_TA(2005)0313
Deployment and commercial operating phases of the European programme of satellite radionavigation ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the implementation of the deployment and commercial operating phases of the European programme of satellite radionavigation (COM(2004)0477 — C6-0087/2004 — 2004/0156 (COD))

61

P6_TC1-COD(2004)0156
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 6 September 2005 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the implementation of the deployment and commercial operating phases of the European programme of satellite radionavigation

61

P6_TA(2005)0314
Agreement between the EC and Lebanon on certain aspects of air services *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Lebanon on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0062 — C6-0059/2005 — 2005/0012(CNS))

66

P6_TA(2005)0315
Agreement between the EC and Georgia on certain aspects of air services *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Georgia on certain aspects of air services (COM (2005)0061 — C6-0060/2005 — 2005/0009(CNS))

67

P6_TA(2005)0316
Data on fishing activities, remote sensing *
European Parliment legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on electronic recording and reporting of fishing activities and on means of remote sensing (COM(2004)0724 — C6-0187/2004 — 2004/0252(CNS))

67

P6_TA(2005)0317
EC-Albania Agreement on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Albania on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation (COM(2004)0092 — C6-0053/2005 — 2004/0033(CNS))

69

P6_TA(2005)0318
Access to Community External Assistance *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on access to Community External Assistance (8977/2005 — C6-0156/2005 — 2005/0806(CNS))

70

P6_TA(2005)0319
Management of waste from extractive industries ***II
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC (16075/1/2004 — C6-0128/2005 — 2003/0107(COD))

75

P6_TC2-COD(2003)0107
Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 6 September 2005 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2005/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC

76

ANNEX I
MAJOR-ACCIDENT PREVENTION POLICY AND INFORMATION TO BE COMMUNICATED TO THE PUBLIC CONCERNED

96

ANNEX II
WASTE CHARACTERISATION

98

ANNEX III
CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING THE CLASSIFICATION OF WASTE FACILITIES

98

P6_TA(2005)0320
Progress ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Community programme for employment and social solidarity — Progress (COM(2004)0488 — C6-0092/2004 — 2004/0158(COD))

99

P6_TC1-COD(2004)0158
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 6 September 2005 with a view to the adoption of Decision No .../2005/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community programme for employment and social solidarity — Progress

99

P6_TA(2005)0321
Textiles and clothing after 2005
European Parliament resolution on textiles and clothing after 2005 (2004/2265(INI))

110

P6_TA(2005)0322
Television without frontiers
European Parliament resolution on the application of Articles 4 and 5 of Directive 89/552/EEC (‘Television without Frontiers’), as amended by Directive 97/36/EC, for the period 2001-2002 (2004/2236(INI))

117

Wednesday 7 September 2005

2006/C 193E/3

MINUTES

123

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Opening of sitting

Liberty and security (debate)

Membership of committees and delegations

Voting time

Mobilisation of the flexibility instrument (Tsunami) (vote)

Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund (Rule 131) (vote)

Revision of the financial perspective 2000-2006 (Rule 131) (vote)

Draft amending budget No 4/2005 (vote)

Draft amending budget No 3/2005 (Rule 131) (vote)

Draft amending budget No 5/2005 (Rule 131) (vote)

Health and safety at work: Exposure to optical radiation ***II (vote)

Competitiveness of audiovisual and information services: protection of minors and human dignity ***I (vote)

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

VAT: Simplifying obligations/VAT: One-stop scheme * (vote)

Explanations of vote

Corrections to votes

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Situation in the Middle East (debate)

Basic guidelines for sustainable European tourism (debate)

Question Time (Council)

Gender discrimination in health systems (debate)

European schools (debate)

Agenda for next sitting

Closure of sitting

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

132

ANNEX I

134

ANNEX II

142

TEXTS ADOPTED

183

P6_TA(2005)0323
Mobilisation of the flexibility instrument (Tsunami)
European Parliament resolution on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the flexibility instrument in favour of the rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance to Tsunami affected countries according to point 24 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 (SEC(2005)0548 — C6-0127/2005 — 2005/2083(ACI))

183

ANNEX
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

184

P6_TA(2005)0324
Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund
European Parliament resolution on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund according to point 3 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 7 November 2002 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the financing of the European Union Solidarity Fund supplementing the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (COM(2005)0247 — C6-0183/2005 — 2005/2127(ACI))

185

ANNEX
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

186

P6_TA(2005)0325
Revision of the financial perspective 2000-2006
European Parliament resolution on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and the Council on the revision of the financial perspective 2000-2006 (COM(2004)0666 — C6-0219/2004 — 2004/2222(ACI))

187

ANNEX I
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

188

ANNEX II

190

P6_TA(2005)0326
Draft amending budget No 4/2005
European Parliament resolution on Draft amending budget No 4/2005 of the European Union for the financial year 2005 — Section III — Commission (11220/2005 — C6-0239/2005 — 2005/2079 (BUD))

194

P6_TA(2005)0327
Draft amending budget No 3/2005
European Parliament resolution on Draft amending budget No 3/2005 of the European Union for the financial year 2005 — Section III — Commission (9760/2005 — C6-0214/2005 — 2005/2102(BUD))

196

P6_TA(2005)0328
Draft amending budget No 5/2005
European Parliament resolution on Draft amending budget No 5/2005 of the European Union for the financial year 2005 — Section III — Commission (11221/2005 — C6-0240/2005 — 2005/2126 (BUD))

197

P6_TA(2005)0329
Health and safety at work: Exposure to optical radiation ***II
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (optical radiation) (19th individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (5571/6/2005 — C6-0129/2005 — 1992/0449B(COD))

198

P6_TC2-COD(1992)0449B
Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 7 September 2005 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2005/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (optical radiation) (19th individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)

199

ANNEX I
NON-COHERENT OPTICAL RADIATION

207

ANNEX II
LASER OPTICAL RADIATION

213

P6_TA(2005)0330
Competitiveness of audiovisual and information services: protection of minors and human dignity ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of minors and human dignity and the right of reply in relation to the competitiveness of the European audiovisual and information services industry (COM (2004)0341 — C6-0029/2004 — 2004/0117(COD))

217

P6_TC1-COD(2004)0117
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 7 September 2005 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Recommendation 2005/.../EC on the protection of minors and human dignity and the right of reply in relation to the competitiveness of the European audiovisual and on-line information services industry

218

ANNEX
MINIMUM PRINCIPLES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION, AT NATIONAL LEVEL, OF MEASURES IN DOMESTIC LAW OR PRACTICE SO AS TO ENSURE THE RIGHT OF REPLY AS REGARDS ALL AUDIOVISUAL AND ON-LINE INFORMATION SERVICES

223

P6_TA(2005)0331
Medicinal products for paediatric use ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on medicinal products for paediatric use and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1768/92, Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 (COM(2004)0599 — C6-0159/2004 — 2004/0217(COD))

224

P6_TC1-COD(2004)0217
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 7 September 2005 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council on medicinal products for paediatric use and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1768/92, Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004

225

P6_TA(2005)0332
VAT: Simplifying obligations *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC with a view to simplifying value added tax obligations (COM(2004)0728 — C6-0024/2005 — 2004/0261(CNS))

249

P6_TA(2005)0333
VAT: One-stop scheme *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1798/2003 as regards the introduction of administrative cooperation arrangements in the context of the one-stop scheme and the refund procedure for value added tax (COM(2004)0728 — C6-0025/2005 — 2004/0262(CNS))

252

Thursday 8 September 2005

2006/C 193E/4

MINUTES

253

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Opening of sitting

Waiver of parliamentary immunity (developments)

Documents received

The Northern Dimension (debate)

Tourism and development (debate)

Major and neglected diseases in developing countries (debate)

Voting time

Natural disasters (fires and floods) (vote)

Basic guidelines for sustainable European tourism (vote)

Gender discrimination in health systems (vote)

European schools (vote)

Tourism and development (vote)

Explanations of vote

Corrections to votes

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Major and neglected diseases in developing countries (continuation of debate)

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

Famine in Niger

Breaches of human rights in China, in particular as regards freedom of religion

Political prisoners in Syria

Voting time

Famine in Niger (vote)

Breaches of human rights in China, in particular as regards freedom of religion (vote)

Political prisoners in Syria (vote)

Major and neglected diseases in developing countries (vote)

Explanations of vote

Communication of Council common positions

Request for the defence of parliamentary immunity

Membership of committees

Decisions concerning certain documents

Written declarations included in the register (Rule 116)

Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

Dates for next sittings

Suspension of sitting

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

263

ANNEX I

264

ANNEX II

273

TEXTS ADOPTED

322

P6_TA(2005)0334
Natural disasters (fires and floods)
European Parliament resolution on natural disasters (fires and floods) in Europe this summer

322

P6_TA(2005)0335
Basic guidelines for sustainable European tourism
European Parliament resolution on new prospects and new challenges for sustainable European tourism (2004/2229(INI))

325

P6_TA(2005)0336
European Schools
European Parliament resolution on options for developing the European Schools system (2004/2237 (INI))

333

P6_TA(2005)0337
Tourism and development
European Parliament resolution on tourism and development (2004/2212(INI))

338

P6_TA(2005)0338
Famine in Niger
European Parliament resolution on famine in Niger

344

P6_TA(2005)0339
Breaches of human rights in China, in particular as regards freedom of religion
European Parliament resolution on breaches of human rights in China, in particular as regards freedom of religion

347

P6_TA(2005)0340
Political prisoners in Syria
European Parliament resolution on Syria

349

P6_TA(2005)0341
Major and neglected diseases in developing countries
European Parliament resolution on Major and Neglected Diseases in Developing Countries (2005/2047 (INI))

350

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