16.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 308/1

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MINUTES

(2006/C 308 E/01)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

President

1.   Resumption of session

The sitting opened at 15.00.

2.   Tribute

On behalf of Parliament, the President paid tribute to the memory of Antoni Gutiérrez Díaz — a Member of the European Parliament between 1987 and 1999 and Vice-President between 1992 and 1994 — who had died on 6 October 2006.

Parliament observed a minute's silence.

3.   Statement by the President

The President made a statement on the murder of the Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya in Moscow on 7 October 2006. He pointed out that he had called on the Russian authorities to do everything within their power to find out who was responsible for the murder. He added that he had passed on Parliament's condolences to Mrs Politkovskaya's family and friends. Finally, the President pointed out that 63 journalists had been killed across the world since the beginning of the year and that 120 journalists were in prison.

Parliament observed a minute's silence.

4.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

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The following spoke: Tunne Kelam, Daniel Cohn-Bendit and Gay Mitchell.

5.   Action taken on Parliament's resolutions

The Commission communication on the action taken on the resolutions adopted by Parliament during the March I and II, April I and II, May I and II and June 2006 part-sessions had been distributed.

The Commission communication on the action taken on the positions and resolutions adopted by Parliament during the July 2006 part-session had also been distributed.

6.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

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from committees: — * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria on the participation of Bulgaria in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (COM(2006)0255 — C6-0322/2006 — 2006/0095(CNS)) — LIBE Committee. Rapporteur: Jean-Marie Cavada (A6-0328/2006) — * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Turkey on the participation of Turkey in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (COM(2006)0257 — C6-0320/2006 — 2006/0089(CNS)) — LIBE Committee. Rapporteur: Jean-Marie Cavada (A6-0327/2006) — * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Community and Romania on the participation of Romania in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (COM(2006)0256 — C6-0321/2006 — 2006/0087(CNS)) — LIBE Committee. Rapporteur: Jean-Marie Cavada (A6-0326/2006) — ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights (Codified version) (COM(2006)0219 — C6-0160/2006 — 2006/0071(COD)) — JURI Committee. Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0323/2006) — * Report on the proposal for a Council directive on control of San José Scale (Codified version) (COM(2006)0123 — C6-0136/2006 — 2006/0040(CNS)) — JURI Committee. Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0322/2006) — ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on rental right and lending right and on certain rights related to copyright in the field of intellectual property (Codified version) (COM(2006)0226 — C6-0162/2006 — 2006/0073(COD)) — JURI Committee. Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0321/2006) — * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on glucose and lactose (Codified version) (COM(2006)0116 — C6-0135/2006 — 2006/0038(CNS)) — JURI Committee. Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0320/2006) — ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning misleading and comparative advertising (Codified version) (COM(2006)0222 — C6-0161/2006 — 2006/0070(COD)) — JURI Committee. Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0318/2006) — * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1321/2004 on the establishment of structures for the management of the European satellite radio-navigation programmes (COM(2006)0261 — C6-0201/2006 — 2006/0090(CNS)) — ITRE Committee. Rapporteur: Giles Chichester (A6-0314/2006) — ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the quality required of shellfish waters (Codified version) (COM(2006)0205 — C6-0152/2006 — 2006/0067(COD)) — JURI Committee. Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0313/2006) — * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation introducing, on the occasion of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania, special temporary measures for recruitment of officials of the European Communities (COM(2006)0271 — C6-0221/2006 — 2006/0091(CNS)) — JURI Committee. Rapporteur: Giuseppe Gargani (A6-0312/2006) — * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (COM(2005)0280 [[01]] — C6-0288/2005 — 2005/0124(CNS)) — LIBE Committee. Rapporteur: Kinga Gál (A6-0306/2006) — * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation (Euratom) laying down the rules for the participation of undertakings, research centres and universities in actions under the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community and for the dissemination of research results (2007-2011) (COM(2006)0042 — C6-0080/2006 — 2006/0014(CNS)) — ITRE Committee. Rapporteur: Anne Laperrouze (A6-0305/2006) — ***I Report on the proposal for a 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) (COM(2005)0705 — C6-0005/2006 — 2005/0277(COD)) — ITRE Committee. Rapporteur: Philippe Busquin (A6-0304/2006) — Report on economic and trade relations between the EU and Mercosur with a view to the conclusion of an Interregional Association Agreement (2006/2035(INI)) — INTA Committee. Rapporteur: Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (A6-0302/2006) — Report on the promotion of inland waterway transport ’NAIADES’: An integrated European Action Programme for inland waterway transport (2006/2085(INI)) — TRAN Committee. Rapporteur: Corien Wortmann-Kool (A6-0299/2006) — * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Maldives on certain aspects of air services (COM(2006)0095 — C6-0250/2006 — 2006/0027(CNS)) — TRAN Committee. Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0297/2006) — * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay on certain aspects of air services (COM(2006)0064 — C6-0249/2006 — 2006/0016(CNS)) — TRAN Committee. Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0296/2006) — * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of Singapore on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0513 — C6-0165/2006 — 2005/0208(CNS)) — TRAN Committee. Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0295/2006) — * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0267 — C6-0226/2005 — 2005/0113(CNS)) — TRAN Committee. Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0294/2006) — * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Australia on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0264 — C6-0224/2005 — 2005/0112(CNS)) — TRAN Committee. Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0293/2006) — *** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the accession of the Community to United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Regulation No 107 on provisions concerning the approval of category M2 or M3 vehicles with regard to their general construction (07884/1/2006 — C6-0198/2006 — 2005/0250(AVC)) — INTA Committee. Rapporteur: Enrique Barón Crespo (A6-0292/2006) — * Report on the proposal for a Council decision providing exceptional Community assistance to Kosovo (COM(2006)0207 — C6-0171/2006 — 2006/0068(CNS)) — INTA Committee. Rapporteur: Erika Mann (A6-0291/2006) — Report on a Community Action Plan on the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2006-2010 (2006/2046(INI)) — AGRI Committee. Rapporteur: Elisabeth Jeggle (A6-0290/2006) — * Report on the proposal for a Council decision establishing a Community civil protection mechanism (recast) (COM(2006)0029 — C6-0076/2006 — 2006/0009(CNS)) — ENVI Committee. Rapporteur: Dimitrios Papadimoulis (A6-0286/2006) — * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000 on the European Agency for Reconstruction (COM(2006)0162 — C6-0170/2006 — 2006/0057(CNS)) — AFET Committee. Rapporteur: Jelko Kacin (A6-0285/2006) — * Report on the initiative by the Republic of Austria with a view to the adoption of a Council Act amending Europol's Staff Regulations (05428/2006 — C6-0073/2006 — 2006/0804(CNS)) — LIBE Committee. Rapporteur: Claude Moraes (A6-0279/2006) — * Report on the initiative by the Republic of Austria for adoption of a Council decision adjusting the basic salaries and allowances applicable to Europol staff (05417/2006 — C6-0072/2006 — 2006/0803(CNS)) — LIBE Committee. Rapporteur: Claude Moraes (A6-0278/2006)

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from Members: 2.1) oral questions (Rule 108): — Oral question (O-0098/2006) by Jan Andersson and Karin Jöns, on behalf of the EMPL Committee, to the Commission: Reintegration of breast cancer patients into the job market and use of social funds for continued training of health professionals in the field of breast cancer (B6-0433/2006) — Oral question (O-0101/2006) by Karl-Heinz Florenz and Karin Jöns, on behalf of the ENVI Committee to the Commission: Early detection and treatment of breast cancer in the enlarged European Union (B6-0434/2006) — Oral question (O-0085/2006) by Joseph Daul and Janusz Wojciechowski, on behalf of the AGRI Committee, to the Commission: Situation of the sector of soft fruits and cherries intended for processing (B6-0435/2006) 2.2) written declarations for entry in the Register (Rule 116): — Aldo Patriciello, on abolishing admission quotas at universities (0069/2006) — Alessandra Mussolini and Carlo Casini, on the execution of three Catholics in Indonesia (0070/2006) — Luca Romagnoli, on the censure and threats against His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI and explicit attempts, not excluding the use of violence, to violate freedom of thought and expression in the European Union (0071/2006) — Kinga Gál, Barbara Kudrycka, Zita Pleštinská and Peter Šťastný, on the possible postponement of the incorporation of the new Member States into the Schengen area (0072/2006)

7.   Written declarations (Rule 116)

In accordance with Rule 116(5), written declarations 42, 43, 44, 45, 46/2006 lapsed as they had not obtained the required number of signatures.

8.   Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

The Council had forwarded certified true copies of the following:

—	Cooperation agreement on a Civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part

—	Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Maldives on certain aspects of air services

9.   Membership of Parliament

Cecilia Malmström had given notice of her appointment as Minister for European Affairs in the Swedish Government, with effect from 06.10.2006.

Since, pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Act concerning the election of representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, this office was incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, Parliament established under Rule 4(4) of its Rules of Procedure that the vacancy would take effect from 06.10.2006 and informed the Member State concerned thereof.

The Estonian authorities had given notice of the appointment of Katrin Saks to replace Toomas Hendrik Ilves as Member of Parliament with effect from 09.10.2006.

Parliament noted the appointment under Rule 4(1).

The President reminded the House of the provisions of Rule 3(5).

Observers

On 10.10.2006, Monica Octavia Muscă had tendered her resignation as an Observer at the European Parliament appointed by the Romanian Chamber of Deputies.

In accordance with the rules laid down by the Bureau, Parliament would inform the Romanian authorities thereof.

10.   Membership of committees and delegations

At the request of the GUE/NGL Group and the non-attached Members, Parliament ratified the following appointments:

—	ENVI Committee: Jens Holm

—	Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners: Luca Romagnoli to replace Gianni De Michelis

11.   Agenda

The order of business had been established (Minutes of 25.09.2006, Item 11) and a corrigendum to the agenda had been distributed (PE 378.364/OJ/COR).

The following spoke: Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, who expressed his disappointment at the fact that the Council could not be present for long, which had meant the postponement of several items on the agenda. He then called for the Council to be asked to step up its attendance in the House.

Proposed changes to the agenda:

—	request from the Verts/ALE Group to: 1. change the title of Item 48 on the agenda to: ‘Council and Commission statements on the informal summit in Lahti and EU-Russia relations following the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya’ 2. wind up the debate with motions for resolution

The following spoke: Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, who asked that the House be able to vote on the two parts of the request separately.

Parliament agreed to the first part of the request.

The following spoke: Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Reinhard Rack, Hans-Gert Poettering, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, who proposed that the vote on the motions for resolution be taken during the following part-session, Tunne Kelam and Jacek Emil Saryusz-Wolski, who requested that the House vote on the second part of the request (the President replied that he had not noticed any objections from the House to Hans-Gert Poettering's request).

The agenda was thus established.

12.   Future action in the field of patents (motions for resolutions tabled)

The debate had been held on 28.09.2006(Minutes of 28.09.2006, Item 13).

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 103(2):

—	Maria Berger, Michel Rocard, on behalf of the PSE Group, Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Daniel Strož, Umberto Guidoni, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, and Francesco Enrico Speroni, on the future of European patent policy (B6-0521/2006)

—	Klaus-Heiner Lehne, Giuseppe Gargani, Nicole Fontaine, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Maria Berger, Michel Rocard, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sharon Bowles and Toine Manders, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on future patent policy in Europe (B6-0522/2006)

—	Thomas Wise, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, on future European patent policy (B6-0523/2006)

—	Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the future of EU patent policy (B6-0524/2006)

Vote: Minutes of 12.10.2006, Item 7.24.

13.   Nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea (debate)

Statements by the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Commission: Nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea

Javier Solana (High Representative) and Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, István Szent-Iványi, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Gérard Onesta, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Tobias Pflüger, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, on behalf of the UEN Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Jan Tadeusz Masiel, Non-attached Member, Elmar Brok, Pasqualina Napoletano, Rebecca Harms, James Hugh Allister, Hubert Pirker, Marios Matsakis, to make a point of order (the President cut him off, as his remarks did not constitute a point of order), Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Javier Solana, Tobias Pflüger, who made a personal statement in response to remarks made by Elmar Brok, and Elmar Brok, on Tobias Pflüger's remarks.

The debate closed.

14.   Informal summit in Lahti and EU-Russia relations following the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Informal summit in Lahti and EU-Russia relations following the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya

Paula Lehtomäki (President-in-Office of the Council) and José Manuel Barroso (President of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Françoise Grossetête, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDT

Vice-President

The following spoke: Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Esko Seppänen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group, Jens-Peter Bonde, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Koenraad Dillen, Non-attached Member, Tunne Kelam, Hannes Swoboda, Hélène Flautre, Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Reino Paasilinna, Satu Hassi, Nils Lundgren, Struan Stevenson, Martine Roure, Nigel Farage, Bogdan Klich and Edite Estrela.

IN THE CHAIR: Miroslav OUZKÝ

Vice-President

The following spoke: Gunnar Hökmark, Józef Pinior, Othmar Karas, Malcolm Harbour, Jerzy Buzek, Andreas Schwab, Vytautas Landsbergis, Bogusław Sonik, Simon Busuttil, Alexander Stubb, Paula Lehtomäki and José Manuel Barroso.

The debate closed.

15.   Use of passenger data (PNR) (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Use of passenger data (PNR)

Paula Lehtomäki (President-in-Office of the Council) and Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Ewa Klamt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, and Martine Roure, on behalf of the PSE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT

Vice-President

The following spoke: Sophia in 't Veld, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Johannes Voggenhuber, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group, Ioannis Varvitsiotis, Stavros Lambrinidis, Jean-Marie Cavada, Giusto Catania, Michael Cashman, Alexander Alvaro, Sarah Ludford and Franco Frattini.

The debate closed.

16.   Footwear from China and Vietnam (debate)

Oral question (O-0096/2006) by Enrique Barón Crespo, on behalf of the INTA Committee, to the Commission: The definitive results of the anti-dumping investigation concerning footwear from China and Vietnam (B6-0432/2006)

Olli Rehn (Member of the Commission) answered the question.

Enrique Barón Crespo moved the oral question and expressed his disappointment that both the Council and the Commissioner responsible for the matter in question were absent.

The following spoke: Georgios Papastamkos, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, David Martin, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sajjad Karim, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Margrete Auken, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Pedro Guerreiro, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, on behalf of the UEN Group, Jana Bobošíková, Non-attached Member, José Albino Silva Peneda, Kader Arif, Danutė Budreikaitė, Leopold Józef Rutowicz, Christofer Fjellner, Francisco Assis, Anne E. Jensen, Luca Romagnoli, Zuzana Roithová, Giulietto Chiesa, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Panagiotis Beglitis, Béla Glattfelder, Margrietus van den Berg, Syed Kamall, Olli Rehn and Enrique Barón Crespo, who requested that the Presidency and the Conference of Presidents look into the matter of attendance by the Council and Commission at debates in the House (the President noted his remarks).

The debate closed.

17.   European Agency for Reconstruction * (debate)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000 on the European Agency for Reconstruction [COM(2006)0162 — C6-0170/2006 — 2006/0057(CNS)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jelko Kacin (A6-0285/2006).

Olli Rehn (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Jelko Kacin introduced the report.

The following spoke: Paulo Casaca (draftsman of the opinion of the CONT Committee), Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, Erik Meijer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Panagiotis Beglitis, Józef Pinior, Justas Vincas Paleckis and Olli Rehn.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.10.2006, Item 7.21.

(The sitting was suspended at 20.50 and resumed at 21.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

President

18.   One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Pursuant to Rule 144, the following Members who wished to draw the attention of Parliament to matters of political importance spoke for one minute:

Czesław Adam Siekierski, Mario Borghezio, Katalin Lévai, Marco Pannella, Kartika Tamara Liotard, Kinga Gál, Antonio De Blasio, Gyula Hegyi, Marios Matsakis, Bogusław Rogalski, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Carlo Fatuzzo, Toomas Savi, Leopold Józef Rutowicz, Danutė Budreikaitė, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Andrzej Tomasz Zapałowski, Oldřich Vlasák, Marco Cappato, Nils Lundgren, Árpád Duka-Zólyomi, Marian Harkin, Pedro Guerreiro, Milan Gaľa, Gerard Batten and Witold Tomczak.

IN THE CHAIR: Luigi COCILOVO

Vice-President

19.   The protection and welfare of animals 2006-2010 (debate)

Report on a Community Action Plan on the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2006-2010 [2006/2046(INI)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Rapporteur: Elisabeth Jeggle (A6-0290/2006)

Elisabeth Jeggle introduced the report.

Neelie Kroes (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Jens HolmHolm (draftsman of the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Agnes Schierhuber, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Marc Tarabella, on behalf of the PSE Group, Karin Resetarits, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Kartika Tamara Liotard, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Janusz Wojciechowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, Andrzej Tomasz Zapałowski, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Andreas Mölzer, Non-attached Member, Pilar Ayuso, Rosa Miguélez Ramos, Mojca Drčar Murko, David Hammerstein Mintz, Jeffrey Titford, Albert Jan Maat, Wiesław Stefan Kuc and Carl Schlyter.

IN THE CHAIR: Mario MAURO

Vice-President

The following spoke: Neil Parish, Ioannis Gklavakis, Esther Herranz García, Christa Klaß and Neelie Kroes.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.10.2006, Item 7.25.

20.   Follow-up to the report on competition in professional services (debate)

Report on follow-up to the report on Competition in Professional Services [2006/2137(INI)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jan Christian Ehler (A6-0272/2006)

Jan Christian Ehler introduced the report.

Neelie Kroes (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Donata Gottardi, on behalf of the PSE Group, Alfonso Andria, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Andreas Mölzer, Non-attached Member, and Neelie Kroes.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.10.2006, Item 7.26.

21.   EU economic and trade relations with Mercosur (debate)

Report on economic and trade relations between the EU and Mercosur with a view to the conclusion of an Interregional Association Agreement (2006/2035(INI)) — Committee on International Trade.

Rapporteur: Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (A6-0302/2006)

Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna introduced the report.

Neelie Kroes (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Filip Kaczmarek (draftsman of the opinion of the DEVE Committee), José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Javier Moreno Sánchez, on behalf of the PSE Group, Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Kader Arif, Antolín Sánchez Presedo and Neelie Kroes.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.10.2006, Item 7.27.

22.   Sector of soft fruits and cherries intended for processing (debate)

Oral question (O-0085/2006) by Joseph Daul and Janusz Wojciechowski, on behalf of the AGRI Committee, to the Commission: Situation of the sector of soft fruits and cherries intended for processing (B6-0435/2006)

Czesław Adam Siekierski, deputising for the author, moved the oral question.

Neelie Kroes (Member of the Commission) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, on behalf of the PSE Group, Janusz Wojciechowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk and Neelie Kroes.

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

—	Joseph Daul, on behalf of the AGRI Committee, on the situation with regard to soft fruits and cherries intended for processing (B6-0525/2006)

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.10.2006, Item 7.28.

23.   Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 378.364/OJJE).

24.   Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 23.50.

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