20.12.2006   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 313/1

MINUTES

(2006/C 313 E/01)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

President

1.   Resumption of session

The sitting opened at 17.00.

2.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Corrections to votes

Date of sitting: 27.09.2006

Report: Camiel Eurlings — A6-0269/2006

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amendment 9 = amendment 50

against: Renate Sommer and Gabriele Stauner

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The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

3.   Welcome

On behalf of Parliament, the President welcomed members of a delegation from the National Diet of Japan — led by Tuji Tsushima — who had taken their seats in the distinguished visitors' gallery.

4.   Membership of committees

At the request of the PSE and ALDE Groups, Parliament ratified the following appointments:

AFET Committee: Katrin Saks and Bronisław Geremek

5.   Signature of acts adopted under codecision

The President announced that, pursuant to Rule 68, the following day he and the President of the Council would sign the following acts that had been adopted under codecision:

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Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community action for the European Capital of Culture event for the years 2007 to 2019 (3611/3/2006 — C6-0343/2006 — 2005/0102(COD))

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Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing of European standardisation (3619/2/2006 — C6-0345/2006 — 2005/0157(COD))

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Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity — Progress (3652/2006 — C6-0344/2006 — 2004/0158(COD))

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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the second ‘Marco Polo’ programme for the granting of Community financial assistance to improve the environmental performance of the freight transport system (‘Marco Polo II’) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1382/2003 (3620/4/2006 — C6-0349/2006 — 2004/0157(COD))

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Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (2007-2013) (3622/4/2006 — C6-0350/2006 — 2005/0050(COD))

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In addition, the Council announced that it would approve the position adopted by the European Parliament at first reading on 6 July 2006 with a view to adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down general provisions establishing a European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (3633/1/2006 — C6-0351/2006 — 2004/0219(COD)). A technical adjustment had proved necessary to finalise the act in accordance with the political agreement reached by Parliament and the Council. By letter of 9 October 2006, the Chairman of the AFET Committee, the committee responsible for the matter, had informed the President in accordance with Rule 66(2) of the Rules of Procedure that the AFET Committee accepted the technical adjustment. The President would therefore also sign that act.

6.   Relations between the European Union and Russia following the assassination of journalist Anna Politkovskaya (motions for resolutions tabled)

The debate had been held on 11.10.2006(Minutes of 11.10.2006, Item 14).

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

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Marielle De Sarnez, Jean-Marie Cavada, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, Nicholson of Winterbourne and Karin Riis-Jørgensen, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the murder of the Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya (B6-0531/2006)

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Jan Marinus Wiersma, Hannes Swoboda, Józef Pinior and Reino Paasilinna, on behalf of the PSE Group, on EU-Russia relations after the murder of Anna Politkovskaya (B6-0532/2006)

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Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Hélène Flautre and Bart Staes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on EU-Russia relations after the murder of Anna Politkovskaya (B6-0533/2006)

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José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Charles Tannock, Camiel Eurlings, Tunne Kelam and Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on EU-Russia relations following the murder of Anna Politkovskaya (B6-0534/2006)

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Vittorio Agnoletto and Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on EU-Russia relations following the murder of Anna Politkovskaya (B6-0535/2006)

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Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Inese Vaidere, Guntars Krasts, Konrad Szymański, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Adam Bielan and Mogens N.J. Camre, on behalf of the UEN Group, on EU-Russia relations after the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya (B6-0536/2006)

Vote: Minutes of 25.10.2006, Item 6.10.

7.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

1)

from the Council and Commission:

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Council of the European Union: Letter of Amendment No 2 to the Draft General Budget of the European Communities for the financial year 2007 (13886/2006 — C6-0341/2006 — 2006/2018(BUD))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

 

opinion: PETI, FEMM, AFCO, DEVE, CULT, AFET, PECH, AGRI, ENVI, EMPL, ITRE, JURI, ECON, CONT, LIBE, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI

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Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 40/2006 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2006)1280 — C6-0340/2006 — 2006/2245(GBD))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

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Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulations (EEC) No 404/93, (EC) No 1782/2003 and (EC) No 247/2006 as regards the banana sector (COM(2006)0489 — C6-0339/2006 — 2006/0173(CNS))

referred to

responsible: AGRI

 

opinion: DEVE, BUDG, REGI

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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No .../... on nutrition and health claims made on foods (COM(2006)0607 — C6-0338/2006 — 2006/0195(COD))

referred to

responsible: ENVI

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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation EC No.../...on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods (COM(2006)0606 — C6-0337/2006 — 2006/0193(COD))

referred to

responsible: ENVI

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Draft amending budget No 3 for the financial year 2006 — General statement of revenue and expenditure — Section III — Commission — Section VIII Part B — European Data-Protection Supervisor (N6-0018/2006 — C6-0336/2006 — 2006/2119(BUD))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

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Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on road infrastructure safety management (COM(2006)0569 — C6-0331/2006 — 2006/0182(COD))

referred to

responsible: TRAN

 

opinion: ENVI, ITRE, LIBE

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Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the Court of Auditors: Annual accounts for the financial year 2005 of the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th European Development Funds (COM(2006)0429 — C6-0264/2006 — 2006/2169(DEC))

referred to

responsible: CONT

 

opinion: DEVE, BUDG

2)

from committees:

2.1)

reports:

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Report on public-private partnerships and Community law on public procurement and concessions (2006/2043(INI)) — IMCO Committee.

Rapporteur: Barbara Weiler (A6-0363/2006)

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Report on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007, Section III — Commission, and Letter of amendment No 1/2007 to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007 (11675/2006 [[01]] — C6-0299/2006 — 2006/2018(BUD)) — BUDG Committee.

Rapporteur: James Elles (A6-0358/2006)

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Report on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007 — Section I — European Parliament, Section II — Council, Section IV — Court of Justice, Section V — Court of Auditors, Section VI — European Economic and Social Committee, Section VII — Committee of the Regions, Section VIII(A) — European Ombudsman, Section VIII(B) — European Data Protection Supervisor (11675/2006 [[02]] — C6-0300/2006 — 2006/2018B(BUD)) — BUDG Committee.

Rapporteur: Louis Grech (A6-0356/2006)

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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen information system (SIS II) (COM(2005)0236 — C6-0174/2005 — 2005/0106(COD)) — LIBE Committee.

Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A6-0355/2006)

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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding access to the Second Generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) by the services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles (COM(2005)0237 — C6-0175/2005 — 2005/0104(COD)) — LIBE Committee.

Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A6-0354/2006)

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* Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen information system (SIS II) (COM(2005)0230 — C6-0301/2005 — 2005/0103(CNS)) — LIBE Committee.

Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A6-0353/2006)

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Report on draft amending budget No 3/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006 (N6-0018/2006 — C6-0336/2006 — 2006/2119(BUD)) — BUDG Committee.

Rapporteur: Giovanni Pittella (A6-0350/2006)

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Report on the 2005 Annual Report of the European Central Bank (2006/2206(INI)) — ECON Committee.

Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0349/2006)

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* Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending the Statutes of the Galileo Joint Undertaking annexed to Council Regulation (EC) No 876/2002 (COM(2006)0351 — C6-0252/2006 — 2006/0115(CNS)) — ITRE Committee.

Rapporteur: Giles Chichester (A6-0348/2006)

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Report on Draft amending budget No 5/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006 (13561/2006 — C6-0333/2006 — 2006/2202(BUD)) — BUDG Committee.

Rapporteur: Giovanni Pittella (A6-0340/2006)

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* Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America renewing the cooperation programme in the field of higher education and vocational education and training (COM(2006)0180 — C6-0174/2006 — 2006/0061(CNS)) — CULT Committee.

Rapporteur: Marie-Hélène Descamps (A6-0339/2006)

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* Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Canada establishing a framework for cooperation in the fields of higher education, training and youth (COM(2006)0274 — C6-0255/2006 — 2006/0096(CNS)) — CULT Committee.

Rapporteur: Marie-Hélène Descamps (A6-0338/2006)

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Report containing the European Parliament's recommendation to the Council on the conclusion of a Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Syrian Arab Republic, of the other part (2006/2150(INI)) — AFET Committee.

Rapporteur: Véronique De Keyser (A6-0334/2006)

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* Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Community and Norway on the revision of the amount of the financial contribution from Norway provided for in the agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway on the participation of Norway in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) (COM(2006)0115 — C6-0140/2006 — 2006/0037(CNS)) — LIBE Committee.

Rapporteur: Frieda Brepoels (A6-0330/2006)

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Report on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Mario Borghezio (2006/2151(IMM)) — JURI Committee.

Rapporteur: Maria Berger (A6-0329/2006)

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Report on EU relations with the Pacific Islands — A strategy for a strengthened partnership (2006/2204(INI)) — DEVE Committee.

Rapporteur: Nirj Deva (A6-0325/2006)

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* Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (COM(2006)0237 — C6-0237/2006 — 2006/0082(CNS)) — AGRI Committee.

Rapporteur: Jan Mulder (A6-0319/2006)

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Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Bogdan Golik (2006/2218(IMM)) — JURI Committee.

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0317/2006)

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* Report on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down rules for voluntary modulation of direct payments provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 (COM(2006)0241 — C6-0235/2006 — 2006/0083(CNS)) — AGRI Committee.

Rapporteur: Lutz Goepel (A6-0315/2006)

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Report on an EU-South Africa Strategic Partnership (2006/2234(INI)) — DEVE Committee.

Rapporteur: Luisa Morgantini (A6-0310/2006)

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Report on the annual report on the European Ombudsman's activities in 2005 (2006/2117(INI)) — PETI Committee.

Rapporteur: Andreas Schwab (A6-0309/2006)

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Report on the application of Directive 96/71/EC on the posting of workers (2006/2038(INI)) — EMPL Committee.

Rapporteur: Elisabeth Schroedter (A6-0308/2006)

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Report on women's immigration: the role and place of immigrant women in the European Union (2006/2010(INI)) — FEMM Committee.

Rapporteur: Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou (A6-0307/2006)

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Report on the recovery of Community funds (2005/2163(INI)) — CONT Committee.

Rapporteur: Paulo Casaca (A6-0303/2006)

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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions and on access to vehicle repair information, amending Directive 72/306/EEC and Directive .../.../EC (COM(2005)0683 — C6-0007/2006 — 2005/0282(COD)) — ENVI Committee.

Rapporteur: Matthias Groote (A6-0301/2006)

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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on payment services in the internal market and amending Directives 97/7/EC, 2000/12/EC and 2002/65/EC (COM(2005)0603 — C6-0411/2005 — 2005/0245(COD)) — ECON Committee.

Rapporteur: Jean-Paul Gauzès (A6-0298/2006)

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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the placing on the market of pyrotechnic articles (COM(2005)0457 — C6-0312/2005 — 2005/0194(COD)) — IMCO Committee.

Rapporteur: Joel Hasse Ferreira (A6-0289/2006)

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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 76/769/EEC relating to restrictions on the marketing of certain measuring devices containing mercury (COM(2006)0069 — C6-0064/2006 — 2006/0018(COD)) — ENVI Committee.

Rapporteur: María Sornosa Martínez (A6-0287/2006)

2.2)

recommendations for second reading:

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***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (07524/8/2006 — C6-0267/2006 — 2003/0256(COD)) — ENVI Committee.

Rapporteur: Guido Sacconi (A6-0352/2006)

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***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances in order to adapt it to Regulation (EC) No .../2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restrictions of Chemicals (REACH) and establishing a European Chemicals Agency (07525/3/2006 — C6-0268/2006 — 2003/0257(COD)) — ENVI Committee.

Rapporteur: Guido Sacconi (A6-0345/2006)

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***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an action programme in the field of lifelong learning (06237/3/2006 — C6-0274/2006 — 2004/0153(COD)) — CULT Committee.

Rapporteur: Doris Pack (A6-0344/2006)

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***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Culture Programme (2007-2013) (06235/3/2006 — C6-0269/2006 — 2004/0150(COD)) — CULT Committee.

Rapporteur: Vasco Graça Moura (A6-0343/2006)

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***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the programme ‘Europe for Citizens’ to promote active European citizenship (09575/1/2006 — C6-0316/2006 — 2005/0041(COD)) — CULT Committee.

Rapporteur: Hannu Takkula (A6-0342/2006)

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***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council creating the ‘Youth in Action’ Programme for the period 2007-2013 (06236/3/2006 — C6-0273/2006 — 2004/0152(COD)) — CULT Committee.

Rapporteur: Lissy Gröner (A6-0341/2006)

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***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the implementation of a programme of support for the European audiovisual sector (MEDIA 2007) (06233/2/2006 — C6-0271/2006 — 2004/0151(COD)) — CULT Committee.

Rapporteur: Ruth Hieronymi (A6-0337/2006)

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***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council creating a European order for payment procedure (07535/3/2006 — C6-0227/2006 — 2004/0055(COD)) — JURI Committee.

Rapporteur: Arlene McCarthy (A6-0316/2006)

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***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Financial Instrument for the Environment (LIFE+) (06284/1/2006 — C6-0226/2006 — 2004/0218(COD)) — ENVI Committee.

Rapporteur: Marie Anne Isler Béguin (A6-0288/2006)

3)

from Members:

3.1)

oral questions (Rule 108):

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Oral question (O-0067/2006) by Karl-Heinz Florenz, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Council: Environmental protection: combating crime, criminal offences and penalties (B6-0438/2006)

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Oral question (O-0068/2006) by Karl-Heinz Florenz, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: Environmental protection: combating crime, criminal offences and penalties (B6-0439/2006)

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Oral question (O-0100/2006) by Karl-Heinz Florenz, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: Commission's strategy for the Nairobi Conference on Climate Change (COP 12 and COP/MOP 2) (B6-0440/2006)

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Oral question (O-0113/2006) by Karl-Heinz Florenz, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: Financing Natura 2000 (B6-0441/2006)

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Oral question (O-0116/2006) by Anna Záborská and Karin Jöns, on behalf of the FEMM Committee, to the Commission: Follow-up to Parliament's resolution of 5 June 2003 on breast cancer in the European Union (B6-0436/2006)

3.2)

oral questions for Question Time (Rule 109) (B6-0437/2006):

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to the Council:

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Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou Marie, Medina Ortega Manuel, Ludford Sarah, Vanhecke Frank, Aylward Liam, Ó Neachtain Seán, Van Hecke Johan, Crowley Brian, Ryan Eoin, Karim Sajjad, Protasiewicz Jacek, Posselt Bernd, Evans Robert, Davies Chris, Budreikaitė Danutė, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra Agustín, Brejc Mihael, Elles James, Busuttil Simon, Stubb Alexander, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco Elena, Pleštinská Zita, Casaca Paulo, McGuinness Mairead, Becsey Zsolt László, Harkin Marian, Beglitis Panagiotis, dos Santos Manuel António, Mitchell Gay, Stihler Catherine, Gentvilas Eugenijus, Guerreiro Pedro, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Rodi, Korhola Eija-Riitta, Czarnecki Ryszard, Manolakou Diamanto, Pafilis Athanasios, De Rossa Proinsias, Andrikienė Laima Liucija

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to the Commission:

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Evans Robert, Ebner Michl, Casaca Paulo, van Nistelrooij Lambert, Arnaoutakis Stavros, Higgins Jim, Ludford Sarah, Ó Neachtain Seán, Lucas Caroline, Karim Sajjad, Kinnock Glenys, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, Posselt Bernd, Paleckis Justas Vincas, Mitchell Gay, Czarnecki Ryszard, Papadimoulis Dimitrios, Papastamkos Georgios, Montoro Romero Cristobal, Batzeli Katerina, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou Marie, Medina Ortega Manuel, Angelilli Roberta, Aylward Liam, Crowley Brian, Ryan Eoin, Starkevičiūtė Margarita, Atkins Robert, Ortuondo Larrea Josu, Protasiewicz Jacek, De Keyser Véronique, Busuttil Simon, Budreikaitė Danutė, Davies Chris, Bushill-Matthews Philip, McGuinness Mairead, Karatzaferis Georgios, Geringer de Oedenberg Lidia Joanna, Van Hecke Johan, Beglitis Panagiotis, Kuźmiuk Zbigniew Krzysztof, Harkin Marian, Guerreiro Pedro, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Rodi, Goudin Hélène, Manolakou Diamanto, Pafilis Athanasios, De Rossa Proinsias, Rutowicz Leopold Józef, Toussas Georgios

3.3)

written declarations for entry in the Register (Rule 116):

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Mario Borghezio on the ‘Redeker affair’, in defence of freedom of expression (0073/2006)

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Manuel António dos Santos, Fausto Correia, Jamila Madeira and Emanuel Jardim Fernandes on public access to the identity and other personal data of individuals sentenced for paedophile criminal acts (0074/2006)

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Sepp Kusstatscher, Eva Lichtenberger, Alexander Alvaro, Lissy Gröner and Thomas Mann on respect for human rights in relation to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing (0075/2006)

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Andreas Mölzer on discrimination against churches in Turkey (0076/2006)

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Andreas Mölzer on preachers of hatred in Europe (0077/2006)

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Bogusław Rogalski, Bogdan Pęk and Ryszard Czarnecki on forced labour camps in Italy (0078/2006)

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Milan Horáček, Simon Coveney and Christa Prets on combating the trafficking and prostitution of children at EU internal borders between old and new Member States (0079/2006)

8.   Petitions

The following petitions, which had been entered in the register on the dates shown below, had been forwarded to the committee responsible pursuant to Rule 191(5):

28.09.2006

Sebastian Fritz (No 578/2006)

Giorgio Bortini (No 579/2006)

Giorgio Bortini (No 580/2006)

Giorgio Bortini (No 581/2006)

Giorgio Bortini (No 582/2006)

Giorgio Bortini (No 583/2006)

Giorgio Bortini (No 584/2006)

Dirk Werthenbach (No 585/2006)

Jan Erik Hansen (No 586/2006)

Giorgio Bortini (No 587/2006)

Georg Brüggemann (No 588/2006)

Heinz Niehof (No 589/2006)

Volker Gerlach (No 590/2006)

Lieselotte Simmon (No 591/2006)

Ruth Blöcher (No 592/2006)

Jutta Schwenger (Bürgerinitiative Oberbereken) (No 593/2006)

Mechthild Prester Ältester (Verband der Tierheilpraktiker Deutschlands) (No 594/2006)

Aleksandra Zschippang (No 595/2006)

Odysseas Poimenidis (No 596/2006)

Despina Drosatou (No 597/2006)

Christos Hatzianastasiou (No 598/2006)

Lazaros Vassiliadis (Comité d'organisation de la manifestation contre l'installation d'une citerne de combustible dans le marais salant ‘Vassora’ à Kavala) (No 599/2006)

Leonidas Tsagalias (No 600/2006)

Angelos Ziros (No 601/2006)

Likourgos Kanellopoulos and Zakarias Pelekis (Exoraïstikos Syllogos ‘To Thorikon’) (No 602/2006)

Athanasios Amaradidis (No 603/2006)

Dimitrios et Sofia Kiveriotis (No 604/2006)

Mauro Incerti Telani (No 605/2006).

05.10.2006

Andy Schmidt (No 606/2006)

Jan Doedens (No 607/2006)

Irina Miodragovic (No 608/2006)

Tomás Martín Enríquez (No 609/2006)

Manuel Hernández Barrios (No 610/2006)

Antonio Badia Molina (No 611/2006)

Angels Balanza Arrufat (Plataforma No a la Incineradora de Vall d'Alba) (No 612/2006)

Cornelius van Schendel (No 613/2006)

José Manuel Dolón García (No 614/2006)

Samuel Martin-Sosa Rodriguez (Ecologistas en Acción) (No 615/2006)

Dolores Prado Mendes (Asociación Anticarbón y Medioambiental) (with 4 signatures) (No 616/2006)

Joaquin Aznar Reig (Asociación Fraynos) (No 617/2006)

Luis de la Rasilla (Proyector INTER/SUR para la Ecociudadanía y la Democracia Ecociudadana) (No 618/2006)

María José Sota Cueto (No 619/2006)

Marc Russmeier (PF Espace Funeraire) (No 620/2006)

Yohu Basumine Mbuyu (Jamaa Green & Peace) (No 621/2006)

Michèle Tolsan (No 622/2006)

Michel Mabille (No 623/2006)

Jonas Zébié Aka Bi (No 624/2006)

Roberto Marcoccio (No 625/2006)

Roberto Zappaterra (No 626/2006)

Maria Manuela Moreira de Freitas (No 627/2006)

Krzysztof Kuklinski (No 628/2006)

Jan Huszcza (No 629/2006)

12.10.2006

Cecilia Malmström — Campaign for Parliamentary Reform (1 041 424 signatures) (No 630/2006)

Werner Nagel (No 631/2006)

Adrian Tatu (No 632/2006)

Christiane Becker (No 633/2006)

Roman Fischer (No 634/2006)

Katja Eckhardt (No 635/2006)

Adalbert Schweinstetter (No 636/2006)

Paul-Hubert Monnig (No 637/2006)

Ioannis Kiriakidis — Skiropoiia Leonik Ltd (No 638/2006)

Ioannis Kiriakidis — Skiropoiia Leonik Ltd (No 639/2006)

Ioannis Kiriakidis — Skiropoiia Leonik Ltd (No 640/2006)

Dimitrios Examiliotis (No 641/2006)

Venetis Lambros — Astikotis Oikodomikos Sineterismos Nea Varibobi (with 2 signatures) (No 642/2006)

Emmanuel Paraskevas Voutsas (No 643/2006)

Yanniotis Melas — Intersalonika S.A. (No 644/2006)

Ilir Kroi (No 645/2006)

Hanna Sobczak (No 646/2006)

Darius Mockus (No 647/2006)

Andrzej Roczniok — Związek Ludności Narodowości Śląskiej (No 648/2006)

Luan Rukaj (No 649/2006)

(Name confidential) (No 650/2006)

Antonio Marin Segovìa — Associació de Veïns i cultural ‘Cercle Obert’ de Benicalap (No 651/2006)

Luis Bermejo Gomez (No 652/2006)

Association Gent del Ter (No 653/2006)

Catalina Guerrero Segura (No 654/2006)

Antonio Lores Franco — Plataforma en defensa da ensenada de San Simon (No 655/2006)

José Antonio Reveron Gonzalez — Grupo Socialista (PSOE) — Ayuntamiento de Arona — Tenerife (No 656/06)

Kaj-Erik Saarinen (No 657/06)

Marie-Joëlle Chaillol (No 658/2006)

Albert Tan (No 659/2006)

Albert Tan (No 660/2006)

(Name confidential) (No 661/2006)

Marry Schmeddes-Jongsma (No 662/2006)

Radosław Gawlik — Zieloni 2004 (No 663/2006)

Rafael Zupančič — YHD — društvo za teorijo in kulturo hendikepa (No 664/2006)

Stratos Paradias — Union Internationale de la Propriété Immobilière (with 4 signatures) (No 665/2006)

9.   Transfers of appropriations

The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 21/2006 (C6-0194/2006 — SEC(2006)0714)).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in part under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 37/2006 (C6-0306/2006 — SEC(2006)1062).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full, pursuant to Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 38/2006 (C6-0324/2006 — SEC(2006)1063).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full, pursuant to Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002.

10.   Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

The Council had forwarded a certified true copy of the following:

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Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the surrender procedure between the Member States of the European Union and Iceland and Norway.

11.   Action taken on Parliament's resolutions

The Commission communication on the action taken on the resolutions adopted by Parliament during the July 2006 part-session had been distributed, along with two files pertaining to the June II 2006 part-session (Letter SG G/1 JM/ak D(2006) 9753 of 13.10.2006 — Document SP(2006)3874, SP(2006)3874/2, SP (2006)3874/3, SP(2006)3874/4 and SP(2006)3874/5).

12.   Written declarations (Rule 116)

In accordance with Rule 116(5), written declarations 47, 48/2006 lapsed as they had not obtained the required number of signatures.

13.   Order of business

The next item was the order of business.

Council request for the application of urgent procedure (Rule 134) to:

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the proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 639/2004 on the management of fishing fleets registered in the Community outermost regions.

Reason for request:

The validity periods for the derogations from the general conditions for granting public aid for fleet renewal and modernisation need to be extended to 31 December 2006 and 31 December 2008.

Parliament would take a decision on the request for urgent procedure at the beginning of the following day's sitting.

The final draft agenda for the October II sittings (PE 378.419/PDOJ) had been distributed and a number of changes had been proposed (Rule 132):

Sittings of 23.10.2006 to 26.10.2006

Monday

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no changes

Tuesday

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(request from the PPE-DE Group to hold over until Wednesday the vote on the reports by Carlos Coelho — A6-0353/2006, A6-0354/2006 and A6-0355/2006 (Items 4, 5 and 3 on the preliminary draft agenda).

Parliament approved the request.

Wednesday

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The President proposed, with the agreement of the political groups, that the duration of the debates that afternoon be extended so as to finish at 18.00. Council Question Time would therefore take place between 18.00 and 19.00.

Parliament agreed to the request.

Philip Bushill-Matthews expressed his disappointment that Question Time had been cut short.

The following spoke: Toine Manders, who asked why the Conference of Presidents had removed from the draft agenda an oral question from the IMCO Committee on gambling and sports betting in the internal market; Malcolm Harbour, in support of Mr Manders' remarks; Robert Goebbels, who explained that, on behalf of the PSE Group, he had requested that the matter be dealt with at a later part-session, and that the request had been approved by the Conference of Presidents; Malcolm Harbour, who pointed out that he would have liked the committee responsible to have been consulted about or at least informed of the decision (the President replied that the chairmen of the groups were responsible for informing members of their groups of the decisions taken by the Conference of Presidents).

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request from the Verts/ALE Group to include on the agenda a Commission statement (to be wound up by motions for resolution) on nuclear safety in relation to the constant problems encountered with the reactors at the Forsmark nuclear power plant.

The following spoke: Claude Turmes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, who moved the request, Francesco Enrico Speroni and Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group.

Parliament rejected the request.

The following spoke: Claude Turmes and Giles Chichester on how the matter might be addressed in future.

Thursday

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no changes

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The order of business was thus established.

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS

Vice-President

14.   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:

Vytautas Landsbergis, Magda Kósáné Kovács, Graham Watson, Claude Turmes, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Janusz Wojciechowski, Georgios Karatzaferis, Ryszard Czarnecki, Michael Gahler, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Sarah Ludford, Willy Meyer Pleite, Gerard Batten, Jim Higgins, Yannick Vaugrenard, Georgios Papastamkos, Marie-Noëlle Lienemann, András Gyürk, Panagiotis Beglitis, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Renate Sommer, Diamanto Manolakou, Ioannis Gklavakis, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Francisco José Millán Mon, Mairead McGuinness, Toomas Savi, Jacky Henin, Jörg Leichtfried, Marianne Mikko, Andrzej Jan Szejna, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Marios Matsakis, Árpád Duka-Zólyomi and Laima Liucija Andrikienė.

IN THE CHAIR: Ingo FRIEDRICH

Vice-President

15.   Establishment, operation and use of SIS II (regulation) ***I — Establishment, operation and use of SIS II (decision) * — Access to SIS II by the services responsible for issuing vehicle registration certificates ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen information system [COM(2005)0236 — C6-0174/2005 — 2005/0106(COD)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A6-0355/2006)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen information system (SIS II) [COM(2005)0230 — C6-0301/2005 — 2005/0103 (CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A6-0353/2006)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding access to the Second Generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) by the services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles [COM(2005)0237 — C6-0175/2005 — 2005/0104 (COD)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A6-0354/2006)

Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

Carlos Coelho introduced the reports.

The following spoke: Mihael Brejc, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martine Roure, on behalf of the PSE Group, Henrik Lax, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Sylvia- Yvonne Kaufmann, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Roberts Zīle, on behalf of the UEN Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Non-attached Member, Barbara Kudrycka, Edith Mastenbroek, Marco Cappato, Giusto Catania, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Georgios Karatzaferis, Koenraad Dillen, Kinga Gál, Magda Kósáné Kovács, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Stavros Lambrinidis, Zita Pleštinská, Inger Segelström, Genowefa Grabowska, Katrin Saks, Edith Mastenbroek and Konrad Szymański.

IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT

Vice-President

Franco Frattini spoke.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 25.10.2006, Item 6.7, Minutes of 25.10.2006, Item 6.9 and Minutes of 25.10.2006, Item 6.8.

16.   Women's immigration (debate)

Report on women's immigration: the role and place of immigrant women in the EU [2006/2010(INI)] — Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality.

Rapporteur: Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou (A6-0307/2006)

Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou introduced the report.

Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Amalia Sartori, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Marie-Line Reynaud, on behalf of the PSE Group, Hiltrud Breyer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Feleknas Uca, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Roberta Angelilli, on behalf of the UEN Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Esther Herranz García, Edite Estrela, Luisa Morgantini, Bogusław Rogalski, Edit Bauer, Britta Thomsen, Pia Elda Locatelli, Emine Bozkurt, Teresa Riera Madurell and Franco Frattini.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 24.10.2006, Item 8.16.

17.   Recovery of Community funds (debate)

Report on the recovery of Community funds [2005/2163(INI)] — Committee on Budgetary Control.

Rapporteur: Paulo Casaca (A6-0303/2006)

Paulo Casaca introduced the report.

IN THE CHAIR: Janusz ONYSZKIEWICZ

Vice-President

Dalia Grybauskaitė (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Ingeborg Gräßle, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Jeffrey Titford, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Andreas Mölzer, Non-attached Member, Simon Busuttil, Markus Pieper and Mairead McGuinness.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 24.10.2006, Item 8.17.

18.   Implementing measures (level 2) of the ‘Transparency’ and ‘Prospectus’ directives (debate)

Commission statement: Implementing measures (level 2) of the ‘Transparency’ and ‘Prospectus’ directives

Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: John Purvis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Peter Skinner, on behalf of the PSE Group, Wolf Klinz, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Thomas Mann, Harald Ettl, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, Alexander Radwan, Pervenche Berès, Piia-Noora Kauppi and Charlie McCreevy.

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

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Alexander Radwan, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Peter Skinner and Pervenche Berès, on behalf of the PSE Group, Wolf Klinz, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Alain Lipietz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Sahra Wagenknecht, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Guntars Krasts and Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group, on ‘bulk’ implementing measures for the Transparency Directive (B6-0529/2006)

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John Purvis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Peter Skinner and Harald Ettl, on behalf of the PSE Group, Margarita Starkevičiūtė and Wolf Klinz, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Alain Lipietz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Sahra Wagenknecht, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Guntars Krasts and Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the accounting standards used by third country issuers and their equivalence to IFRS as mentioned in the draft implementing measures of the Prospectus Directive and the Transparency Directive (draft Commission regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 as regards the accounting standards in accordance with which historical information contained in prospectuses is drawn up, and draft Commission decision on the use by third country issuers of securities of information prepared under internationally accepted accounting standards) (B6-0530/2006).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 24.10.2006, Item 8.14 and Minutes of 24.10.2006, Item 8.15.

19.   LIFE+ ***II — Financing of the Natura 2000 network (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Financial Instrument for the Environment (LIFE+) [06284/1/2006 — C6-0226/2006 — 2004/0218(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Marie Anne Isler Béguin (A6-0288/2006)

Oral question (O-0113/2006) by Karl-Heinz Florenz, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: Financing Natura 2000 (B6-0441/2006).

Marie Anne Isler Béguin introduced the recommendation for second reading.

Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines, deputising for the author, moved the oral question.

Stavros Dimas (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Péter Olajos, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Anne Ferreira, on behalf of the PSE Group, Frédérique Ries, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Margrete Auken, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Kathy Sinnott, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Ryszard Czarnecki, Non-attached Member, Françoise Grossetête, Evangelia Tzampazi, Mojca Drčar Murko, Richard Seeber, Karin Scheele, Alfonso Andria and Stavros Dimas.

IN THE CHAIR: Mario MAURO

Vice-President

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 24.10.2006, Item 8.10.

20.   Community civil protection mechanism * (debate)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision establishing a Community civil protection mechanism (recast) [COM(2006)0029 — C6-0076/2006 — 2006/0009(CNS)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Dimitrios Papadimoulis (A6-0286/2006)

Stavros Dimas (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Dimitrios Papadimoulis introduced the report.

The following spoke: Antonios Trakatellis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Edite Estrela, on behalf of the PSE Group, Alfonso Andria, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Richard Seeber, Evangelia Tzampazi and Stavros Dimas.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 24.10.2006, Item 8.13.

21.   European order for payment procedure ***II (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council creating a European order for payment procedure [07535/3/2006 — C6-0227/2006 — 2004/0055(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Arlene McCarthy (A6-0316/2006)

Arlene McCarthy introduced the recommendation for second reading.

Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Rainer Wieland, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, and Andrzej Jan Szejna, on behalf of the PSE Group.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 25.10.2006, Item 6.2.

22.   Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 378.419/OJMA).

23.   Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 22.20.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

Josep Borrell Fontelles

President

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