28.3.2014

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Official Journal of the European Union

CE 89/238

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Thursday 12 December 2013
MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 12 DECEMBER 2013

2014/C 89 E/04

Contents

1.	Opening of the sitting

2.	Outcome of the Vilnius Summit and the future of the Eastern Partnership, in particular as regards Ukraine (motions for resolutions tabled)

3.	2013 progress report on Albania (motions for resolutions tabled)

4.	Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions

5.	Documents received

6.	Transfers of appropriations

7.	European Central Bank annual report for 2012 (debate)

8.	Call for a measurable and tangible commitment against tax evasion and tax avoidance in the EU (debate)

9.	Eco-innovation - jobs and growth through environmental policy (short presentation)

10.	Other business

11.	Composition of Parliament

12.	Voting time

12.1.

Court of Justice of the European Union: number of judges at the General Court ***I (Rule 138) (vote)

12.2.

Amending certain Directives as regards the French outermost regions and Mayotte in particular * (Rule 138) (vote)

12.3.

Amending Council Directive 2010/18/EU by reason of the change of status of Mayotte * (Rule 138) (vote)

12.4.

Eco-innovation - jobs and growth through environmental policy (Rule 138) (vote)

12.5.

Amendment of certain regulations relating to the common commercial policy as regards the procedures for the adoption of certain measures and ***II (vote)

12.6.

Amendment of certain regulations relating to the common commercial policy as regards the granting of delegated and implementing powers for the adoption of certain measures ***II (vote)

12.7.

Payment accounts ***I (vote)

12.8.

Maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal management ***I (vote)

12.9.

Amending certain Directives in the fields of environment, agriculture, social policy and public health by reason of the change of status of Mayotte ***I (vote)

12.10.

European Maritime and Fisheries Fund ***I (vote)

12.11.

Union action for the 'European Capitals of Culture' for the years 2020 to 2033 ***I (vote)

12.12.

Amending certain regulations in the field of fisheries and animal health by reason of the change of status of Mayotte ***I (vote)

12.13.

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No …/… of 30 August 2013 establishing Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences (vote)

12.14.

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No …/… of 30 August 2013 establishing Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences (vote)

12.15.

Call for a measurable and tangible commitment against tax evasion and tax avoidance in the EU (vote)

12.16.

Progress made in the implementation of national Roma integration strategies (vote)

12.17.

Outcome of the Vilnius Summit and the future of the Eastern Partnership, in particular as regards Ukraine (vote)

12.18.

2013 progress report on Albania (vote)

12.19.

Preparations for the European Council meeting (19 - 20 December 2013) (vote)

12.20.

Constitutional problems of a multitier governance in the EU (vote)

12.21.

Relations between the European Parliament and the institutions representing the national governments (vote)

12.22.

Green infrastructure policy (vote)

12.23.

European Central Bank annual report for 2012 (vote)

13.	Corrections to votes and voting intentions

14.	Explanations of vote

15.	Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

16.	Composition of Parliament

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

17.1.

Situation in the Central African Republic

17.2.

Organ harvesting in China

17.3.

Situation in Sri Lanka

18.	Voting time

18.1.

Situation in the Central African Republic (vote)

18.2.

Organ harvesting in China (vote)

18.3.

Situation in Sri Lanka (vote)

19.	Corrections to votes and voting intentions

20.	Decisions concerning certain documents

21.	Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

22.	Dates of forthcoming sittings

23.	Adjournment of the session

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

ANNEX I

RESULTS OF VOTES

1.	Court of Justice of the European Union: number of judges at the General Court ***I

2.	Amending certain Directives as regards the French outermost regions and Mayotte in particular *

3.	Amending Council Directive 2010/18/EU by reason of the change of status of Mayotte *

4.	Eco-innovation – jobs and growth through environmental policy

5.	Amendment of certain regulations relating to the common commercial policy as regards the procedures for the adoption of certain measures ***II

6.	Amendment of certain regulations relating to the common commercial policy as regards the granting of delegated and implementing powers for the adoption of certain measures ***II

7.	Payment accounts ***I

8.	Maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal management ***I

9.	Amending certain Directives in the fields of environment, agriculture, social policy and public health by reason of the change of status of Mayotte ***I

10.	European Maritime and Fisheries Fund ***I

11.	Union action for the ‘European Capitals of Culture’ for the years 2020 to 2033 ***I

12.	Amending certain regulations in the field of fisheries and animal health by reason of the change of status of Mayotte ***I

13.	Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No …/… of 30 August 2013 establishing Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences

14.	Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No …/… of 30 August 2013 establishing Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences

15.	Call for a measurable and tangible commitment against tax evasion and tax avoidance in the EU

16.	Progress made in the implementation of national Roma integration strategies

17.	Outcome of the Vilnius Summit and the future of the Eastern Partnership, in particular as regards Ukraine

18.	2013 progress report on Albania

19.	Preparations for the European Council meeting (19-20 December 2013)

20.	Constitutional problems of a multitier governance in the EU

21.	Relations between the European Parliament and the institutions representing the national governments

22.	Green infrastructure policy

23.	European Central Bank annual report for 2012

24.	Situation in the Central African Republic

25.	Organ harvesting in China

26.	Situation in Sri Lanka

ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

1.	A7-0252/2013 – Alexandra Thein – Single vote

2.	A7-0405/2013 – David Casa – Single vote

3.	A7-0414/2013 – Pervenche Berès – Single vote

4.	A7-0379/2013 – Gesine Meissner – Amendment 21/1

5.	A7-0379/2013 – Gesine Meissner – Amendment 21/2

6.	A7-0379/2013 – Gesine Meissner – Amendment 21/3

7.	A7-0379/2013 – Gesine Meissner – Amendment 44/2

8.	A7-0379/2013 – Gesine Meissner – Amendment 47

9.	A7-0379/2013 – Gesine Meissner – Amendment 83/1

10.	A7-0379/2013 – Gesine Meissner – Amendment 36

11.	A7-0399/2013 – Matthias Groote – Legislative resolution

12.	A7-0226/2013 – Marco Scurria – Legislative resolution

13.	A7-0425/2013 – João Ferreira – Legislative resolution

14.	B7-0547/2013 – Resolution

15.	B7-0546/2013 – Resolution

16.	B7-0551/2013 – Resolution

17.	B7-0552/2013 – Recital C

18.	B7-0555/2013 – § 28

19.	B7-0555/2013 – Amendment 1

20.	B7-0555/2013 – Recital T

21.	RC-B7-0557/2013 – Amendment 9

22.	RC-B7-0557/2013 – Amendment 10

23.	RC-B7-0557/2013 – Amendment 6

24.	RC-B7-0557/2013 – Amendment 1

25.	RC-B7-0557/2013 – Amendment 7

26.	RC-B7-0557/2013 – Amendment 8

27.	B7-0556/2013 – Amendment 2

28.	B7-0556/2013 – Amendment 6

29.	B7-0556/2013 – Amendment 5 S

30.	B7-0556/2013 – Amendment 1

31.	B7-0560/2013 – § 5

32.	B7-0560/2013 – § 6

33.	B7-0560/2013 – § 8

34.	B7-0560/2013 – Amendment 2

35.	B7-0560/2013 – Amendment 3

36.	B7-0560/2013 – § 12

37.	B7-0560/2013 – Amendment 4

38.	B7-0560/2013 – § 17

39.	B7-0560/2013 – Amendment 5

40.	B7-0560/2013 – Amendment 6

41.	B7-0560/2013 – Amendment 7

42.	B7-0560/2013 – Amendment 8

43.	B7-0560/2013 – § 21

44.	B7-0560/2013 – Recital C

45.	B7-0560/2013 – Resolution

46.	A7-0372/2013 – Roberto Gualtieri and Rafal Trzaskowski – § 2

47.	A7-0372/2013 – Roberto Gualtieri and Rafal Trzaskowski – § 11/2

48.	A7-0372/2013 – Roberto Gualtieri and Rafal Trzaskowski – § 15

49.	A7-0372/2013 – Roberto Gualtieri and Rafal Trzaskowski – Amendment 1

50.	A7-0372/2013 – Roberto Gualtieri and Rafal Trzaskowski – § 50/1

51.	A7-0372/2013 – Roberto Gualtieri and Rafal Trzaskowski – § 50/2

52.	A7-0372/2013 – Roberto Gualtieri and Rafal Trzaskowski – § 50/3

53.	A7-0372/2013 – Roberto Gualtieri and Rafal Trzaskowski – § 52/1

54.	A7-0372/2013 – Roberto Gualtieri and Rafal Trzaskowski – § 52/2

55.	A7-0372/2013 – Roberto Gualtieri and Rafal Trzaskowski – § 53

56.	A7-0372/2013 – Roberto Gualtieri and Rafal Trzaskowski – § 55

57.	A7-0372/2013 – Roberto Gualtieri and Rafal Trzaskowski – § 56

58.	A7-0372/2013 – Roberto Gualtieri and Rafal Trzaskowski – § 57

59.	A7-0372/2013 – Roberto Gualtieri and Rafal Trzaskowski – § 66

60.	A7-0372/2013 – Roberto Gualtieri and Rafal Trzaskowski – § 67

61.	A7-0372/2013 – Roberto Gualtieri and Rafal Trzaskowski – § 69/1

62.	A7-0372/2013 – Roberto Gualtieri and Rafal Trzaskowski – § 69/2

63.	A7-0372/2013 – Roberto Gualtieri and Rafal Trzaskowski – § 70

64.	A7-0372/2013 – Roberto Gualtieri and Rafal Trzaskowski – § 72

65.	A7-0372/2013 – Roberto Gualtieri and Rafal Trzaskowski – § 75

66.	A7-0372/2013 – Roberto Gualtieri and Rafal Trzaskowski – § 76

67.	A7-0372/2013 – Roberto Gualtieri and Rafal Trzaskowski – § 77

68.	A7-0372/2013 – Roberto Gualtieri and Rafal Trzaskowski – § 78

69.	A7-0372/2013 – Roberto Gualtieri and Rafal Trzaskowski – § 79

70.	A7-0372/2013 – Roberto Gualtieri and Rafal Trzaskowski – § 81

71.	A7-0372/2013 – Roberto Gualtieri and Rafal Trzaskowski – § 83

72.	A7-0372/2013 – Roberto Gualtieri and Rafal Trzaskowski – § 84

73.	A7-0372/2013 – Roberto Gualtieri and Rafal Trzaskowski – Recital J/2

74.	A7-0372/2013 – Roberto Gualtieri and Rafal Trzaskowski – Resolution

75.	A7-0336/2013 – Alain Lamassoure – § 3

76.	A7-0336/2013 – Alain Lamassoure – § 7

77.	A7-0336/2013 – Alain Lamassoure – § 8/1

78.	A7-0336/2013 – Alain Lamassoure – § 8/2

79.	A7-0336/2013 – Alain Lamassoure – Recital C

80.	A7-0336/2013 – Alain Lamassoure – Recital D

81.	A7-0382/2013 – Gianni Pittella – § 48

82.	A7-0382/2013 – Gianni Pittella – § 49

83.	A7-0382/2013 – Gianni Pittella – Resolution

84.	RC-B7-0563/2013 – § 9/1

85.	RC-B7-0563/2013 – § 9/2

86.	RC-B7-0563/2013 – Resolution

MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 12 DECEMBER 2013

IN THE CHAIR: László SURJÁN

Vice-President

1.   Opening of the sitting

The sitting opened at 9.15.

2.   Outcome of the Vilnius Summit and the future of the Eastern Partnership, in particular as regards Ukraine (motions for resolutions tabled)

Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: Outcome of the Vilnius Summit and the future of the Eastern Partnership, in particular as regards Ukraine (2013/2983(RSP))

The debate had been held on 10 December 2013 (minutes of 10.12.2013, item 14).

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 110(2):

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José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Elmar Brok, Mairead McGuinness, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Elena Băsescu, Jerzy Buzek, Michael Gahler, Andrzej Grzyb, Gunnar Hökmark, Elisabeth Jeggle, Tunne Kelam, Eduard Kukan, Andrey Kovatchev, Vytautas Landsbergis, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Monica Luisa Macovei, Nadezhda Neynsky, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Alojz Peterle, Andrej Plenković, Bernd Posselt, Cristian Dan Preda, Jacek Protasiewicz, György Schöpflin, Davor Ivo Stier, Inese Vaidere, Paweł Zalewski and Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė, on behalf of the PPE Group, on the outcome of the Vilnius Summit and the future of the Eastern Partnership, in particular as regards Ukraine (2013/2983(RSP)) (B7-0557/2013);

—	Graham Watson, Kristiina Ojuland, Leonidas Donskis, Jelko Kacin, Marielle de Sarnez and Nathalie Griesbeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the outcome of the Vilnius Summit and the future of the Eastern Partnership, in particular as regards Ukraine (2013/2983(RSP)) (B7-0558/2013);

—	Rebecca Harms, Werner Schulz, Tarja Cronberg, Raül Romeva i Rueda and Indrek Tarand, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the outcome of the Vilnius summit and the future of the Eastern Partnership, in particular as regards Ukraine (2013/2983(RSP)) (B7-0559/2013);

—	Helmut Scholz, Nikola Vuljanić and Younous Omarjee, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the Vilnius summit and the future of the Eastern Partnership, in particular as regards Ukraine (2013/2983(RSP)) (B7-0564/2013);

—	Libor Rouček, Marek Siwiec, Knut Fleckenstein, Boris Zala and Liisa Jaakonsaari, on behalf of the S&D Group, on the outcome of the Vilnius Summit and the future of the Eastern Partnership, in particular as regards Ukraine (2013/2983(RSP)) (B7-0567/2013);

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Charles Tannock, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Paweł Robert Kowal, Ryszard Czarnecki, Tomasz Piotr Poręba, Adam Bielan and Valdemar Tomaševski, on behalf of the ECR Group, on the outcome of the Vilnius Summit and the future of the Eastern Partnership, in particular as regards Ukraine (2013/2983(RSP)) (B7-0568/2013);

—	Tadeusz Cymański, on behalf of the EFD Group, on the outcome of the Vilnius Summit and the future of the Eastern Partnership, in particular as regards Ukraine (2013/2983(RSP)) (B7-0569/2013).

Vote: minutes of 12.12.2013, item 12.17.

3.   2013 progress report on Albania (motions for resolutions tabled)

Council and Commission statements: 2013 progress report on Albania (2013/2879(RSP))

The debate had been held on 10 December 2013 (minutes of 10.12.2013, item 18).

Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 110(2):

—	Nikola Vuljanić, on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, on the 2013 Progress Report on Albania (2013/2879(RSP)) (B7-0556/2013).

Vote: minutes of 12.12.2013, item 12.18.

4.   Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions

The Commission communication on the action taken on the positions and resolutions adopted by Parliament at the September 2013 part-session was available on the Séance en direct site.

5.   Documents received

The following documents had been received from the Council and Commission:

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Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council adjusting with the effect from 1 July 2011 the remuneration and pension of the officials and other servants of the European Union and the correction coefficients applied thereto (COM(2013)0895 – C7-0459/2013 – 2013/0438(COD)) referred to responsible: JURI opinion: BUDG, CONT

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Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council adjusting with the effect from 1 July 2012 the remuneration and pensions of the officials and other servants of the European Union and the correction coefficients applied thereto (COM(2013)0896 – C7-0460/2013 - 2013/0439(COD)) referred to responsible: JURI opinion: BUDG, CONT

6.   Transfers of appropriations

In accordance with Article 25 of the Financial Regulation, the European External Action Service had informed the budgetary authority of transfer of appropriations 3/2013.

In accordance with Article 25(1)and Article 27 of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had decided not to raise any objections to the submission of European External Action Service concerning transfer of appropriations 3/2013.

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In accordance with Article 25 of the Financial Regulation, the European Data Protection Supervisor and had informed the budgetary authority of transfer of appropriations 3/2013.

In accordance with Article 25(1), of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had decided not to raise any objections to the submission of the European Data Protection Supervisor concerning transfers of appropriations 2/2013 and 3/2013.

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In accordance with Article 25 of the Financial Regulation, la Court of Justice had informed the budgetary authority of transfers of appropriations 7/2013 and 8/2013.

In accordance with Article 25(1), of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had decided that it had not objections to the Court of Justice's proposal concerning transfers of appropriations 7/2013 and 8/2013.

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In accordance with Articles 25 and 27 of the Financial Regulation, le European Economic and Social Committee had informed the budgetary authority of transfers of appropriations INF 5/2013 and DEC 1/2013.

In accordance with Article 25(1), of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had decided not to raise any objections to the submission of European Economic and Social Committee concerning transfer of appropriations INF 5/2013.

In accordance with Article 25(3) and article 27 of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had decided not to raise any objections to the submission of European Economic and Social Committee concerning transfer of appropriations DEC 1/2013.

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In accordance with Articles 25 and 27 of the Financial Regulation, the Committee of the Regions had informed the budgetary authority of transfers of appropriations INF 9/2013, INF 10/2013 and DEC 1/2013.

In accordance with Article 25(1), of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had decided not to raise any objections to the submission of the Committee of the Regions concerning transfers of appropriations INF 9/2013 and INF 10/2013.

In accordance with Article 25(3) and Article 27 of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had decided not to raise any objections to the submission of the Committee of the Regions concerning transfer of appropriations DEC 1/2013.

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In accordance with Article 27(3) of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had approved transfers of appropriations by the Commission:

DEC 28/2013 (N7-0086/2013 - C7-0371/2013 - 2013/2265(GBD)),

DEC 31/2013 (N7-0087/2013 - C7-0372/2013 - 2013/2266(GBD)),

DEC 32/2013 (N7-0088/2013 - C7-0373/2013 - 2013/2267(GBD)),

DEC 33/2013 (N7-0094/2013 - C7-0383/2013 - 2013/2269(GBD)),

DEC 34/2013 (N7-0095/2013 - C7-0384/2013 - 2013/2270(GBD)),

DEC 36/2013 (N7-0096/2013 - C7-0391/2013 - 2013/2272(GBD)),

DEC 38/2013 (N7-0097/2013 - C7-0395/2013 - 2013/2273(GBD)),

DEC 40/2013 (N7-0098/2013 - C7-0396/2013 - 2013/2274(GBD)),

DEC 41/2013 (N7-0099/2013 - C7-0397/2013 - 2013/2275(GBD)),

DEC 42/2013 (N7-0101/2013 - C7-0422/2013 - 2013/2281(GBD)),

DEC 43/2013 (N7-0100/2013 - C7-0412/2013 - 2013/2276(GBD)),

DEC 44/2013 (N7-0104/2013 - C7-0432/2013 - 2013/2282(GBD)),

DEC 46/2013 (N7-0105/2013 - C7-0433/2013 - 2013/2283(GBD)).

In accordance with Article 27(4) of the Financial Regulation, the Council of the European Union had informed the budgetary authority of the approval of the Commission's transfers of appropriations DEC 28/2013, DEC 31/2013, DEC 32/2013, DEC 36/2013 DEC 38/2013, DEC 40/2013 and DEC 41/2013.

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In accordance with Article 27(4) of the Financial Regulation, the Council of the European Union had informed the budgetary authority of the approval of the European Ombudsman's transfer of appropriations 5/2013.

In accordance with the Financial Regulation and Rules of Application, the Euratom Supply Agency had informed the budgetary authority about its intention to proceed to several transfers of appropriations within its own budget.

7.   European Central Bank annual report for 2012 (debate)

Report on the European Central Bank Annual report for 2012 [2013/2076(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Gianni Pittella (A7-0382/2013)

Gianni Pittella introduced the report.

The following spoke: Mario Draghi (President of the European Central Bank) and Olli Rehn (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, on behalf of the PPE Group, Elisa Ferreira, on behalf of the S&D Group, Nils Torvalds, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Eva Joly, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ivo Strejček, on behalf of the ECR Group, Marisa Matias, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Claudio Morganti, on behalf of the EFD Group, Hans-Peter Martin, Non-attached Member, Corien Wortmann-Kool, Leonardo Domenici, Sylvie Goulard, Philippe Lamberts, Bastiaan Belder, Auke Zijlstra, Burkhard Balz, Anni Podimata, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Andreas Mölzer, Theodor Dumitru Stolojan, Mario Borghezio, Werner Langen, Ivana Maletić, Gay Mitchell and Pablo Zalba Bidegain.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Roberta Angelilli, Phil Prendergast, Jaroslav Paška, Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris, George Sabin Cutaș, Erik Bánki and Antigoni Papadopoulou.

The following spoke: Olli Rehn.

IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ

Vice-President

The following spoke: Mario Draghi and Gianni Pittella.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 12.12.2013, item 12.23.

8.   Call for a measurable and tangible commitment against tax evasion and tax avoidance in the EU (debate)

Commission statement: Call for a measurable and tangible commitment against tax evasion and tax avoidance in the EU (2013/2963(RSP))

Dacian Cioloș (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Theodor Dumitru Stolojan, on behalf of the PPE Group, Anni Podimata, on behalf of the S&D Group, Sylvie Goulard, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Eva Joly, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ivo Strejček, on behalf of the ECR Group, Nikolaos Chountis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Jaroslav Paška, on behalf of the EFD Group, Ivana Maletić, Mojca Kleva Kekuš, Theodoros Skylakakis, Jan Zahradil, Willy Meyer, Sampo Terho, Krišjānis Kariņš, George Sabin Cutaș, Olle Schmidt, Ruža Tomašić, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Seán Kelly, Saïd El Khadraoui and Sergio Gaetano Cofferati.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Anneli Jäätteenmäki and Nikola Vuljanić.

The following spoke: Dacian Cioloș.

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 110(2):

—	Derk Jan Eppink and Ivo Strejček, on behalf of the ECR Group, on the call for a measurable and binding commitment against tax evasion and tax avoidance in the EU(2013/2963(RSP)) (B7-0550/2013);

—	Cornelis de Jong, Willy Meyer, Patrick Le Hyaric, Marie-Christine Vergiat, Nikolaos Chountis and Marisa Matias, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the call for a measurable and binding commitment against tax evasion and tax avoidance in the EU(2013/2963(RSP)) (B7-0551/2013);

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Elisa Ferreira, Anni Podimata and Mojca Kleva Kekuš, on behalf of the S&D Group, Jean-Paul Gauzès, on behalf of the PPE Group, Sylvie Goulard, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the call for a measurable and binding commitment against tax evasion and tax avoidance in the EU (2013/2963(RSP)) (B7-0552/2013).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 12.12.2013, item 12.15.

9.   Eco-innovation - jobs and growth through environmental policy (short presentation)

Report on Eco-innovation - Jobs and Growth through environmental policy [2012/2294(INI)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Karin Kadenbach (A7-0333/2013)

Karin Kadenbach made the presentation.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Andrej Plenković, Oleg Valjalo, Phil Bennion and Nikos Chrysogelos.

The following spoke: Dacian Cioloș.

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 12.12.2013, item 12.4.

IN THE CHAIR: Othmar KARAS

Vice-President

10.   Other business

The following spoke: Anni Podimata, who proposed that motions for resolutions B7-0550/2013, B7-0551/2013 and B7-0552/2013 on the call for a measurable and tangible commitment against tax evasion and tax avoidance in the EU should be put to the vote after the vote on the motion for a resolution on Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No…/… of 28 August 2013 establishing Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences (C(2013)05541 - 2013/2815(DEA)) (2013/2663(RSP)) (B7-0546/2013), and Marietta Giannakou, who supported this proposal.

Parliament approved the proposal.

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The following spoke: Jean-Pierre Audy on the way in which voting was being conducted.

11.   Composition of Parliament

Vladimír Remek had given notice in writing of his resignation as Member of Parliament, with effect from 16 December 2013.

In accordance with Rule 4(3) Parliament established that his seat was vacant with effect from that date and informed the national authority concerned.

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The following spoke: Elmar Brok on the situation in Ukraine.

12.   Voting time

Detailed voting results (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in the Results of Votes annex to the minutes.

The results of roll-call votes are available in electronic form only, as an annex to the minutes, and can be accessed via Europarl.

12.1.   Court of Justice of the European Union: number of judges at the General Court ***I (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on the draft regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union by increasing the number of Judges at the General Court [02074/2011 - C7-0126/2012- 2011/0901B(COD)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Alexandra Thein (A7-0252/2013)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 1)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and AMENDMENTS

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2013)0581)

Alexandra Thein (rapporteur) moved that the vote on the draft legislative resolution should be postponed, in accordance with Rule 57(2).

Parliament approved this proposal. The matter was thus deemed to have been referred back to the committee responsible for reconsideration.

12.2.   Amending certain Directives as regards the French outermost regions and Mayotte in particular * (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directives 2006/112/EC and 2008/118/EC as regards the French outermost regions and Mayotte in particular [COM(2013)0577 - C7-0268/2013- 2013/0280(CNS)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: David Casa (A7-0405/2013)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 2)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2013)0582)

12.3.   Amending Council Directive 2010/18/EU by reason of the change of status of Mayotte * (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on the draft Council directive amending Council Directive 2010/18/EU because of the change of status of Mayotte [14220/2013 - C7-0355/2013- 2013/0189(NLE)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A7-0414/2013)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 3)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2013)0583)

12.4.   Eco-innovation - jobs and growth through environmental policy (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on Eco-innovation - Jobs and Growth through environmental policy [2012/2294(INI)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Karin Kadenbach (A7-0333/2013)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 4)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2013)0584)

12.5.   Amendment of certain regulations relating to the common commercial policy as regards the procedures for the adoption of certain measures and ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending certain regulations relating to the common commercial policy as regards the procedures for the adoption of certain measures [13283/1/2013 - C7-0411/2013- 2011/0039(COD)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl (A7-0421/2013)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 5)

COUNCIL POSITION

Declared approved (P7_TA(2013)0585)

12.6.   Amendment of certain regulations relating to the common commercial policy as regards the granting of delegated and implementing powers for the adoption of certain measures ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending certain regulations relating to the common commercial policy as regards the granting of delegated and implementing powers for the adoption of certain measures [13284/1/2013 - C7-0408/2013- 2011/0153(COD)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Jörg Leichtfried (A7-0419/2013)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 6)

COUNCIL POSITION

Declared approved (P7_TA(2013)0586)

12.7.   Payment accounts ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the comparability of fees related to payment accounts, payment account switching and access to payment accounts with basic features [COM(2013)0266 - C7-0125/2013- 2013/0139(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Jürgen Klute (A7-0398/2013)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 7)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and AMENDMENTS

Approved as amended (P7_TA(2013)0587)

Jürgen Klute proposed the vote on the draft legislative resolution should be postponed in accordance with Rule 57(2)).

Parliament approved the proposal. The matter was thus deemed to have been referred back to the committee responsible for reconsideration.

The following had spoken:

Jürgen Klute (rapporteur) moved an oral amendment to Article 5(1), subpoint 1, and recital 15, which was accepted.

12.8.   Maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal management ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal management [COM(2013)0133 - C7-0065/2013- 2013/0074(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Gesine Meissner (A7-0379/2013)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 8)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and AMENDMENTS

Approved as amended (P7_TA(2013)0588)

Brian Simpson (Chair of the TRAN Committee, deputising for the rapporteur) proposed the vote on the draft legislative resolution should be postponed in accordance with Rule 57(2)).

Parliament approved the proposal. The matter was thus deemed to have been referred back to the committee responsible for reconsideration.

The following had spoken:

Spyros Danellis moved an oral amendment to Amendment 36, which was accepted.

12.9.   Amending certain Directives in the fields of environment, agriculture, social policy and public health by reason of the change of status of Mayotte ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending certain Directives in the fields of environment, agriculture, social policy and public health by reason of the change of status of Mayotte with regard to the Union [COM(2013)0418 - C7-0176/2013- 2013/0192(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Matthias Groote (A7-0399/2013)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 9)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and AMENDMENTS

Approved as amended (P7_TA(2013)0589)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0589)

12.10.   European Maritime and Fisheries Fund ***I (vote)

Report on the amended proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 and Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 and Council Regulation No XXX/2011 on integrated maritime policy [COM(2011)0804 - C7-0460/2011- 2011/0380(COD)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Alain Cadec (A7-0282/2013)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 10)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Alain Cadec (rapporteur) moved that the vote should be postponed under Rule 177(4), and Guido Milana (Vice-Chair of the PECH Committee) supported this proposal.

Parliament approved the proposal.

12.11.   Union action for the 'European Capitals of Culture' for the years 2020 to 2033 ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2020 to 2033 [COM(2012)0407 - C7-0198/2012- 2012/0199(COD)] - Committee on Culture and Education. Rapporteur: Marco Scurria (A7-0226/2013)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 11)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and AMENDMENTS

Approved as amended (P7_TA(2013)0590)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0590)

12.12.   Amending certain regulations in the field of fisheries and animal health by reason of the change of status of Mayotte ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending certain Regulations in the field of fisheries and animal health by reason of the change of status of Mayotte with regard to the Union [COM(2013)0417 - C7-0175/2013- 2013/0191(COD)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: João Ferreira (A7-0425/2013)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 12)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and AMENDMENTS

Approved as amended (P7_TA(2013)0591)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0591)

The following had spoken:

João Ferreira (rapporteur) before the vote.

12.13.   Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No …/… of 30 August 2013 establishing Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences (vote)

Motion for a resolution B7-0547/2013

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 13)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (INTA Committee)

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0592)

12.14.   Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No …/… of 30 August 2013 establishing Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences (vote)

Motion for a resolution B7-0546/2013

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 14)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL)

Rejected

12.15.   Call for a measurable and tangible commitment against tax evasion and tax avoidance in the EU (vote)

Motions for resolution B7-0550/2013, B7-0551/2013 and B7-0552/2013

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 15)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B7-0550/2013

Rejected

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B7-0551/2013

Rejected

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B7-0552/2013

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0593)

12.16.   Progress made in the implementation of national Roma integration strategies (vote)

Motion for a resolution B7-0555/2013

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 16)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0594)

12.17.   Outcome of the Vilnius Summit and the future of the Eastern Partnership, in particular as regards Ukraine (vote)

Motions for resolution B7-0557/2013, B7-0558/2013, B7-0559/2013, B7-0564/2013, B7-0567/2013, B7-0568/2013 and B7-0569/2013

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 17)

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B7-0557/2013

(replacing B7-0557/2013, B7-0558/2013, B7-0559/2013, B7-0567/2013, B7-0568/2013 and B7-0569/2013):

tabled by the following Members:

José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Elmar Brok, Mairead McGuinness, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Elena Băsescu, Jerzy Buzek, Mariya Gabriel, Michael Gahler, Andrzej Grzyb, Gunnar Hökmark, Elisabeth Jeggle, Tunne Kelam, Eduard Kukan, Andrey Kovatchev, Vytautas Landsbergis, Krzysztof Lisek, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Monica Luisa Macovei, Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė, Nadezhda Neynsky, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Alojz Peterle, Andrej Plenković, Bernd Posselt, Cristian Dan Preda, Jacek Protasiewicz, György Schöpflin, Bogusław Sonik, Davor Ivo Stier, Inese Vaidere, Paweł Zalewski and Mário David, on behalf of the PPE Group;

Libor Rouček, Marek Siwiec, Boris Zala and Liisa Jaakonsaari, on behalf of the S&D Group;

Graham Watson, Guy Verhofstadt, Kristiina Ojuland, Leonidas Donskis, Jelko Kacin, Marielle de Sarnez, Nathalie Griesbeck, Marietje Schaake, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, Edward McMillan-Scott, Johannes Cornelis van Baalen, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff and Stanimir Ilchev, on behalf of the ALDE Group;

Rebecca Harms, Werner Schulz, Indrek Tarand and Mark Demesmaeker, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group;

Charles Tannock, Paweł Robert Kowal, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Ryszard Czarnecki, Valdemar Tomaševski and Tomasz Piotr Poręba, on behalf of the ECR Group;

Zbigniew Ziobro and Tadeusz Cymański, on behalf of the EFD Group.

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0595)

(Motion for a resolution B7-0564/2013 fell.)

The following had spoken:

Elmar Brok moved an oral amendment to Amendment 5, which was accepted.

Rebecca Harms, after the vote.

12.18.   2013 progress report on Albania (vote)

Motion for a resolution B7-0556/2013

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 18)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0596)

12.19.   Preparations for the European Council meeting (19 - 20 December 2013) (vote)

Motions for resolution B7-0560/2013, B7-0565/2013, B7-0566/2013 and B7-0584/2013

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 19)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B7-0560/2013

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0597)

(Motions for resolutions B7-0565/2013, B7-0566/2013 and B7-0584/2013 fell.)

The following had spoken:

Jacek Protasiewicz moved an oral amendment to insert a paragraph 22a, which was accepted.

12.20.   Constitutional problems of a multitier governance in the EU (vote)

Report on constitutional problems of a multitier governance in the European Union [2012/2078(INI)] - Committee on Constitutional Affairs. Rapporteurs: Roberto Gualtieri and Rafał Trzaskowski (A7-0372/2013)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 20)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0598)

12.21.   Relations between the European Parliament and the institutions representing the national governments (vote)

Report on relations between the European Parliament and the institutions representing the national governments [2012/2034(INI)] - Committee on Constitutional Affairs. Rapporteur: Alain Lamassoure (A7-0336/2013)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 21)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0599)

12.22.   Green infrastructure policy (vote)

Motion for a resolution B7-0549/2013

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 22)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0600)

12.23.   European Central Bank annual report for 2012 (vote)

Report on the European Central Bank Annual report for 2012 [2013/2076(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Gianni Pittella (A7-0382/2013)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 23)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0601)

13.   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.

14.   Explanations of vote

Written explanations of vote:

Explanations of vote submitted in writing under Rule 170 appear in the Verbatim Report of Proceedings for the sitting.

Oral explanations of vote:

Report: Karin Kadenbach - A7-0333/2013 Mitro Repo, Peter Jahr and Daniel Hannan

Recommendation for second reading Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl – A7-0421/2013 Daniel Hannan

Recommendation for second reading Jörg Leichtfried – A7-0419/2013 Daniel Hannan

Report: Jürgen Klute - A7-0398/2013 Peter Jahr and Adam Bielan

Report: Gesine Meissner - A7-0379/2013 Guido Milana and Seán Kelly

Progress made in the implementation of national Roma integration strategies – (2013/2924(RSP)) – B7-0555/2013 Anna Záborská

Outcome of the Vilnius Summit and the future of the Eastern Partnership, in particular as regards Ukraine – (2013/2983(RSP)) – RC-B7-0557/2013 Adam Bielan, Seán Kelly, Paul Murphy, Vytautas Landsbergis and Tatjana Ždanoka

2013 progress report on Albania – (2013/2879(RSP)) – B7-0556/2013 Adam Bielan

Preparations for the European Council meeting (19 - 20 December 2013) – (2013/2879(RSP)) – B7-0560/2013 - B7-0565/2013 - B7-0566/2013 - B7-0584/2013 Davor Ivo Stier and Adam Bielan

Report: Roberto Gualtieri and Rafał Trzaskowski - A7-0372/2013 Anna Záborská

Report: Alain Lamassoure - A7-0336/2013 Zdravka Bušić and Anna Záborská

Green infrastructure policy – (2013/2663(RSP)) - B7-0549/2013 Phil Bennion

Report: Gianni Pittella - A7-0382/2013 Seán Kelly

Call for a measurable and tangible commitment against tax evasion and tax avoidance in the EU – (2013/2963(RSP)) - B7-0550/2013 - B7-0551/2013 - B7-0552/2013 Seán Kelly

(The sitting was suspended at 13.35 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Rainer WIELAND

Vice-President

15.   Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

16.   Composition of Parliament

Dan Jørgensen had been appointed Denmark's Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries with effect from 12 December 2013.

In accordance with Rule 4(1), Parliament established that his seat was vacant from that date and informed the national authority concerned.

17.   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 10.12.2013, item 3)

17.1.   Situation in the Central African Republic

Motions for resolution B7-0561/2013, B7-0570/2013, B7-0571/2013, B7-0572/2013, B7-0573/2013 and B7-0575/2013 (2013/2980(RSP))

Raül Romeva i Rueda, Adam Bielan, Véronique De Keyser, Cristian Dan Preda, Marie-Christine Vergiat, who also answered a blue-card question by Christian Dan Preda, and Anneli Jäätteenmäki introduced the motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Bogusław Sonik, on behalf of the PPE Group, Harlem Désir, on behalf of the S&D Group, Hannu Takkula, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Jaroslav Paška, on behalf of the EFD Group, and Corina Crețu.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Jolanta Emilia Hibner and Catherine Stihler.

The following spoke: Dacian Cioloș (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 12.12.2013, item 18.1.

17.2.   Organ harvesting in China

Motions for resolution B7-0562/2013, B7-0577/2013, B7-0581/2013, B7-0582/2013 and B7-0583/2013 (2013/2981(RSP))

Raül Romeva i Rueda, who also replied to a blue-card question by Nirj Deva, Tunne Kelam, Marie-Christine Vergiat, Kristiina Ojuland, and Charles Tannock, who also replied to a blue-card question by Catherine Stihler, introduced the motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Monica Luisa Macovei, on behalf of the PPE Group, Véronique De Keyser, on behalf of the S&D Group, Hannu Takkula, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Jaroslav Paška, on behalf of the EFD Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Véronique De Keyser, Franz Obermayr, Non-attached Member, who also replied to a blue-card question by Marie-Christine Vergiat, Sari Essayah, who also replied to a blue-card question by Marc Tarabella, Eija-Riitta Korhola, who also replied to two blue-card questions by Ana Gomes and Véronique De Keyser, Seán Kelly, Nirj Deva, on a point of order (the President said this point was not admissible), and Crescenzio Rivellini.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Marc Tarabella and Michael Gahler.

The following spoke: Dacian Cioloș (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 12.12.2013, item 18.2.

17.3.   Situation in Sri Lanka

Motions for resolution B7-0563/2013, B7-0574/2013, B7-0576/2013, B7-0578/2013, B7-0579/2013 and B7-0580/2013 (2013/2982(RSP))

Carl Schlyter, Ana Gomes, Geoffrey Van Orden, Paul Murphy, who also replied to a blue-card question by Nirj Deva, Phil Bennion, who also replied to a blue-card question by Jo Leinen, and Krzysztof Lisek introduced the motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE Group, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, on behalf of the S&D Group, Adam Bielan, on behalf of the ECR Group, Marie-Christine Vergiat, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Nirj Deva, Franz Obermayr, Non-attached Member, and Nirj Deva, who also replied to a blue-card question by Paul Murphy.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Peter Skinner and Mitro Repo.

The following spoke: Dacian Cioloș (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 12.12.2013, item 18.3.

18.   Voting time

Detailed voting results (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in the Results of Votes annex to the minutes.

The results of roll-call votes are available in electronic form only, as an annex to the minutes, and can be accessed via Europarl.

18.1.   Situation in the Central African Republic (vote)

Motions for resolution B7-0561/2013, B7-0570/2013, B7-0571/2013, B7-0572/2013, B7-0573/2013 and B7-0575/2013

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 24)

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B7-0561/2013

(replacing B7-0561/2013, B7-0570/2013, B7-0571/2013, B7-0572/2013 and B7-0575/2013):

tabled by the following Members:

José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Elmar Brok, Cristian Dan Preda, Filip Kaczmarek, Mariya Gabriel, Philippe Boulland, Jean Roatta, Bernd Posselt, Tunne Kelam, Monica Luisa Macovei, Eduard Kukan, Giovanni La Via, Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris, Roberta Angelilli, Elena Băsescu, Petri Sarvamaa, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Sari Essayah, Michael Gahler, Krzysztof Lisek, Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa, Anne Delvaux, Seán Kelly, Joachim Zeller and Bogusław Sonik, on behalf of the PPE Group;

Véronique De Keyser, Françoise Castex, Ana Gomes, Liisa Jaakonsaari, Ricardo Cortés Lastra, Patrice Tirolien, Joanna Senyszyn, Mitro Repo, Pino Arlacchi, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Marc Tarabella and Antigoni Papadopoulou, on behalf of the S&D Group;

Louis Michel, Marietje Schaake, Jelko Kacin, Sarah Ludford, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Marielle de Sarnez, Kristiina Ojuland, Frédérique Ries, Robert Rochefort, Hannu Takkula and Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, on behalf of the ALDE Group;

Judith Sargentini, Barbara Lochbihler, Nicole Kiil-Nielsen, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Jean Lambert and Rui Tavares, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group;

Charles Tannock, Geoffrey Van Orden and Adam Bielan, on behalf of the ECR Group.

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0602)

(Motion for a resolution B7-0573/2013 fell.)

18.2.   Organ harvesting in China (vote)

Motions for resolution B7-0562/2013, B7-0577/2013, B7-0581/2013, B7-0582/2013 and B7-0583/2013

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 25)

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B7-0562/2013

(replacing B7-0562/2013, B7-0577/2013, B7-0582/2013 and B7-0583/2013):

tabled by the following Members:

José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Elmar Brok, Mairead McGuinness, Tunne Kelam, Monica Luisa Macovei, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Cristian Dan Preda, Inese Vaidere, Filip Kaczmarek, Mariya Gabriel, Bernd Posselt, Philippe Boulland, Jean Roatta, Eduard Kukan, Roberta Angelilli, Petri Sarvamaa, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Giovanni La Via, Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris, Sari Essayah, Michael Gahler, Krzysztof Lisek, Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa, Csaba Sógor, Davor Ivo Stier, Kinga Gál, Tadeusz Zwiefka, László Tőkés and Bogusław Sonik, on behalf of the PPE Group,

Leonidas Donskis, Edward McMillan-Scott, Louis Michel, Sarah Ludford, Jelko Kacin, Kristiina Ojuland, Frédérique Ries, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Marielle de Sarnez, Angelika Werthmann, Robert Rochefort, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Hannu Takkula and Johannes Cornelis van Baalen, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Helga Trüpel, Barbara Lochbihler, Werner Schulz, Nicole Kiil-Nielsen, Bart Staes, Mark Demesmaeker, Raül Romeva i Rueda and Rui Tavares, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group;

Charles Tannock, Adam Bielan and Roberts Zīle, on behalf of the ECR Group;

Claudio Morganti and Mara Bizzotto, on behalf of the EFD Group.

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0603)

(Motion for a resolution B7-0581/2013 fell.)

18.3.   Situation in Sri Lanka (vote)

Motions for resolution B7-0563/2013, B7-0574/2013, B7-0576/2013, B7-0578/2013, B7-0579/2013 and B7-0580/2013

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 26)

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B7-0563/2013

(replacing B7-0563/2013, B7-0574/2013, B7-0576/2013, B7-0579/2013 and B7-0580/2013):

tabled by the following Members:

José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Elmar Brok, Krzysztof Lisek, Cristian Dan Preda, Mariya Gabriel, Philippe Boulland, Jean Roatta, Bernd Posselt, Tunne Kelam, Monica Luisa Macovei, Eduard Kukan, Giovanni La Via, Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris, Roberta Angelilli, Elena Băsescu, Petri Sarvamaa, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Sari Essayah, Michael Gahler, Anne Delvaux, Seán Kelly, Salvador Sedó i Alabart and Bogusław Sonik, on behalf of the PPE Group;

Véronique De Keyser, Ana Gomes, Richard Howitt, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Joanna Senyszyn, Pino Arlacchi, Mitro Repo, Marc Tarabella, Antigoni Papadopoulou and Mojca Kleva Kekuš, on behalf of the S&D Group;

Phil Bennion, Marietje Schaake, Sarah Ludford, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Jelko Kacin, Angelika Werthmann, Kristiina Ojuland, Robert Rochefort, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Marielle de Sarnez and Hannu Takkula, on behalf of the ALDE Group;

Jean Lambert, Nicole Kiil-Nielsen, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Barbara Lochbihler and Rui Tavares, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group;

Geoffrey Van Orden, Charles Tannock, Nirj Deva and Adam Bielan, on behalf of the ECR Group.

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0604)

(Motion for a resolution B7-0578/2013 fell.)

19.   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.

20.   Decisions concerning certain documents

Modified referrals to committees

EMPL Committee

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Adaptation to Article 290 and 291 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union of a number of legal acts providing for the use of the regulatory procedure with scrutiny (COM(2013)0751 - C7-0386/2013 - 2013/0365(COD)) referred to responsible: JURI opinion: ENVI, EMPL, ECON, CONT, LIBE, INTA, IMCO, TRAN

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

—	Deployment of the eCall in-vehicle system (COM(2013)0316 - C7-0174/2013 - 2013/0165(COD)) referred to responsible: IMCO opinion: ITRE, LIBE, TRAN

Change of title

AGRI Committee

—	New title for own-initiative report 2013/2098 (INI): 'Regional branding: towards best practice in rural economies' (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 5.12.2013)

Associated committees (Rule 50)

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Proposal for a regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 718/1999 of 29 March 1999 on a Community-fleet capacity policy to promote inland waterway transport (COM(2013)0621 - C7-0265/2013 - 2013/0303(COD)) referred back to committee responsible: TRAN (Rule 50) opinion: BUDG, EMPL (Rule 50) (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 5.12.2013)

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Rules governing actions for damages under national law for infringements of the competition law provisions of the Member States and of the EU (COM(2013)0404 - C7-0170/2013 - 2013/0185(COD)) referred back to committee responsible: ECON (Rule 50) opinion: ITRE, IMCO, JURI (Rule 50) (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.11.2013)

Proposal to amend the Rules of Procedure (Rule 212(1))

AFCO Committee

—	Amendment of the Rules of Procedure with regard to parliamentary questions (2013/2083(REG))

—	Amendment of Rule 136 of the Rules of Procedure on the attendance of Members at sittings (2013/2033(REG))

21.   Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

Pursuant to Rule 179(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.

22.   Dates of forthcoming sittings

The next sittings would be held from 13 January 2014 to 16 January 2014.

23.   Adjournment of the session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

The sitting closed at 16.40.

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