30.11.2012   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 370/1

Monday 10 September 2012
MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 10 SEPTEMBER 2012

2012/C 370 E/01

Contents

1.

 Resumption of the session

2.

 Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

3.

 Tribute

4.

 Statement by the President

5.

 Composition of Parliament

6.

 Verification of credentials

7.

 Request for the waiver of parliamentary immunity

8.

 Request for the defence of parliamentary immunity

9.

 Composition of committees and delegations

10.

 Composition of political groups

11.

 Corrigendum (Rule 216)

12.

 Delegated acts and implementing measures (Rule 87a(6) and Rule 88(4)(d))

13.

 Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure

14.

 Action taken on Parliament's resolutions

15.

 Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

16.

 Questions for oral answer and written declarations (submission)

17.

 Transfers of appropriations

18.

 Documents received

19.

 Petitions

20.

 Order of business

21.

 European standardisation ***I (debate)

22.

 Electronic identification of bovine animals ***I (debate)

23.

 Alleged transportation and illegal detention of prisoners in European countries by the CIA (debate)

24.

 One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

25.

 Voluntary and unpaid donation of tissues and cells (short presentation)

26.

 Role of women in the green economy (short presentation)

27.

 Women's working conditions in the service sector (short presentation)

28.

 Enhanced intra-EU solidarity in the field of asylum (short presentation)

29.

 Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) ***I - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) ***I (debate)

30.

 Agenda of the next sitting

31.

 Closure of the sitting

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 10 SEPTEMBER 2012

IN THE CHAIR: Martin SCHULZ

President

1.   Resumption of the session

The sitting opened at 17.00.

2.   Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

Sean Kelly had been present at the sittings of 22 November 2010 and 1 February 2012, although his name was not on the attendance register.

The President recalled that José Manuel Barroso (President of the Commission) would present his declaration on the state of the Union (point 36 of the FDA) on Wednesday, 12 September 2012.

3.   Tribute

On behalf of Parliament, the President paid tribute to the memory of Jiří Havel MEP, former MEPs Edith Mastenbroek, Alexander Falconer and Patrick Lane, and Oswaldo Payá, winner of the Sakharov Prize in 2002.

Parliament observed a minute's silence.

4.   Statement by the President

The President made a statement on the continuing violations of human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Belarus and called on the President, Alexander Lukashenko, immediately to set free, without condition, all political prisoners and ensure that the forthcoming parliamentary elections would be fair and would conform to international standards.

The President announced that he had sent a letter to the President of the Republic of the Gambia after the state execution of nine people in that country. He called on the government to put an end to executions and to reintroduce the moratorium on the death penalty.

The President congratulated Stavros Lambrinidis, former MEP and Vice-President of Parliament, on his appointment to the post of EU Special Representative for Human Rights.

5.   Composition of Parliament

The Cyprus authorities had given notice of the election of Sophocles Sophocleous to replace Kyriakos Mavronikolas as Member of Parliament with effect from 1 September 2012.

Under Rule 3(2), until such time as his credentials had been verified or a ruling had been given on any dispute, and provided that he had previously made a written declaration stating that he did not hold any office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, Sophocles Sophocleous would take his seat in Parliament and on its bodies and would enjoy all the rights attaching thereto.

6.   Verification of credentials

On a proposal from the JURI Committee, Parliament validated the mandates of MEPs Erik Bánki with effect from 1 June 2012 and Martina Anderson with effect from 12 June 2012.

7.   Request for the waiver of parliamentary immunity

The Polish authorities had forwarded a request to waive the parliamentary immunity of Małgorzata Handzlik.

The Austrian authorities had forwarded a request to waive the parliamentary immunity of Ewald Stadler.

Under Rule 6(2), the request had been referred to the committee responsible, the JURI Committee.

8.   Request for the defence of parliamentary immunity

Gabriele Albertini had written to the President requesting that his parliamentary immunity be upheld.

Under Rule 6(3), the request had been referred to the committee responsible, the JURI Committee.

9.   Composition of committees and delegations

The President had received the following requests for appointments from the political groups and from the Secretariat of the non-attached Members:

 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Laurence J.A.J. Stassen to replace Barry Madlener;

 

Committee on Transport and Tourism: Barry Madlener to replace Laurence J.A.J. Stassen, Erik Bànki to replace Ádám Kósa;

 

Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality: Krisztina Morvai, Norica Nicolai to replace Angelika Werthmann;

 

Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee: Laurence J.A.J. Stassen to replace Barry Madlener;

 

Delegation for relations with the United States: Lucas Hartong to replace Laurence J.A.J. Stassen;

 

Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula: Barry Madlener to replace Lucas Hartong;

 

Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee: Reimer Böge to replace Axel Voss;

 

Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand: Axel Voss to replace Reimer Böge;

 

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development: Krisztina Morvai stood down.

 

The appointments would be deemed ratified if there were no objections before the approval of these minutes.

10.   Composition of political groups

Angelika Werthmann had joined the ALDE Group with effect from 4 July 2012.

11.   Corrigendum (Rule 216)

The committee responsible had forwarded the following corrigendum to a text adopted by Parliament:

 

Corrigendum (P7_TA-PROV(2012)0241(COR1)) to the European Parliament position adopted at first reading on 13 June 2012 with a view to the adoption of the Regulation on the Scheme of Generalised Tariff Preferences and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 (P7_TA-PROV(2012)0241 - COM(2011)0241 - C7-0116/2011 - 2011/0117(COD) - INTA).

 

Pursuant to Rule 216(4), this corrigendum would be deemed approved unless, within 24 hours, a request was made by a political group or at least 40 Members that it be put to the vote.

 

The corrigendum was available on the Séance en direct site.

12.   Delegated acts and implementing measures (Rule 87a(6) and Rule 88(4)(d))

In accordance with Rule 87a(6), the President of the Conference of Committee Chairs had informed the President of Parliament that no objections had been raised with regard to:

1)

a recommandation from the TRAN Committee to raise no objections to draft implementing provisions falling within the regulatory procedure with scrutiny ‧Recommendation for a decision to raise no objections to the draft Commission decision authorising the French Republic to derogate from Commission Regulation (EU) No 1332/2011 with respect to the use of a new software version of the airborne collision avoidance system (ACAS II) on certain newly-built aircraft (B7-0423/2012)‧.

2)

a recommandation from the AGRI Committee to raise no objections to a delegated act: ‧Recommendation for a decision to raise no objections to the Commission Delegated Regulation of 28 June 2012 supplementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards transnational cooperation and contractual negotiations of producer organisations in the milk and milk products sectors (B7-0424/2012)‧.

If no objections were raised to these recommendations by a political group or at least 40 Members within 24 hours, they would be deemed to have been approved. Otherwise, they would be put to the vote.

The recommendations can be found on the Séance en direct site.

13.   Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure

The President announced that, together with the President of the Council, he had signed the following acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure (Article 74 of the Rules of Procedure) since the session had been interrupted in July:

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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union and Annex I thereto (00028/2012/LEX - C7-0199/2012 - 2011/0901A(COD));

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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 as regards the application of direct payments to farmers in respect of the year 2013 (00033/2012/LEX - C7-0177/2012 - 2011/0286(COD));

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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 1639/2006/EC establishing a Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (2007-2013) and Regulation (EC) No 680/2007 laying down general rules for the granting of Community financial aid in the field of the trans-European transport and energy networks (00027/2012/LEX - C7-0176/2012 - 2011/0301(COD)).

The President also pointed out that, together with the President of the Council, he would sign the following act adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure (Article 74 of the Rules of Procedure) during the current part-session:

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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2009/138/EC (Solvency II) as regards the date for its transposition and the date of its application, and the date of repeal of certain Directives (00034/2012/LEX - C7-0284/2012 - 2012/0110(COD)).

14.   Action taken on Parliament's resolutions

The Commission communication on the action it had taken in response to the resolutions adopted by Parliament during the March I and II 2012 part-sessions was available on the Séance en direct site.

15.   Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

The Council had forwarded certified true copies of the following:

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Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Union and Thailand pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT 1994) relating to the modification of concessions with respect to processed poultry meat provided for in the EU Schedule annexed to GATT 1994;

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Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Union and Brazil pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT 1994) relating to the modification of concessions with respect to processed poultry meat provided for in the EU Schedule annexed to GATT 1994;

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Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Iraq, of the other part;

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Protocol amending the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part, to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania;

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Agreement between the EU and Moldova on the protection of geographical indications of agricultural products and foodstuffs;

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Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on the facilitation of the issuance of visas;

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Common Aviation Area Agreement between the European Union and its Member States and the Republic of Moldova;

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Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of the Philippines, of the other part;

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Comprehensive Framework Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, of the other part;

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Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine amending the Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine on the facilitation of the issuance of visas.

16.   Questions for oral answer and written declarations (submission)

The following documents had been submitted by Members:

1)

questions for oral answer (Rule 115)

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(O-000114/2012) by James Nicholson and Marina Yannakoudakis, on behalf of the ECR Group, to the Commission: The current management of the sugar sector (B7-0353/2012);

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(O-000116/2012) by George Lyon, Britta Reimers, Sarah Ludford, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells and Marielle de Sarnez, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to the Commission: The current management of the sugar sector (B7-0354/2012);

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(O-000124/2012) by Alexander Alvaro, Sophia in 't Veld, Sarah Ludford, Renate Weber, Louis Michel, Jens Rohde and Nathalie Griesbeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to the Commission: Revision of the current data retention framework (B7-0355/2012);

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(O-000125/2012) by Judith Sargentini, Carl Schlyter, Jan Philipp Albrecht, Eva Lichtenberger, Amelia Andersdotter and Christian Engström, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, to the Commission: Revision of the current data retention framework (B7-0356/2012);

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(O-000126/2012) by Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Sylvie Guillaume, Claude Moraes and Dimitrios Droutsas, on behalf of the S&D Group, to the Commission: Revision of the current data retention framework (B7-0357/2012);

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(O-000128/2012) by Cornelia Ernst, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to the Commission: Revision of the current data retention framework (B7-0358/2012);

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(O-000143/2012) by Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos, on behalf of the S&D Group, to the Commission: The current management of the sugar sector (B7-0359/2012).

2)

written declarations for inclusion in the register (Rule 123)

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Dieter-Lebrecht Koch, Seán Kelly and Brian Simpson, on the European Union's accession to the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (0025/2012);

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Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa, Reinhard Bütikofer, Tarja Cronberg and Edvard Kožušník, on support for the Global Zero Action Plan for the phased and verified elimination of all nuclear weapons worldwide (0026/2012);

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Heinz K. Becker, Jan Philipp Albrecht, Karima Delli, Andrew Duff and Eider Gardiazábal Rubial, on lowering the voting age to 16 (0027/2012);

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Georgios Koumoutsakos, Alexander Alvaro, Roberta Angelilli, Maria Badia i Cutchet and Keith Taylor, on establishing a European Day against Bullying and School Violence (0028/2012);

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Lívia Járóka, Mikael Gustafsson, Juan Fernando López Aguilar and Cecilia Wikström, on establishing a European Day of Remembrance for Victims of the Porajmos (Romani Holocaust) (0029/2012);

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Erminia Mazzoni, Carlo Casini and Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa, on religious freedom (0030/2012).

17.   Transfers of appropriations

The Committee on Budgets had authorised the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 11/2012 (N7-0071/2012 - C7-0135/2012 - 2012/2113(GBD)) in accordance with Article 24(4) of the Financial Regulation as interpreted in point 20 of the joint declaration on transitional measures applicable to the budgetary procedure after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty.

The Committee on Budgets had authorised the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 14/2012 (N7-0073/2012 - C7-0152/2012 - 2012/2122(GBD)) in accordance with Article 24(4) of the Financial Regulation as interpreted in point 20 of the joint declaration on transitional measures applicable to the budgetary procedure after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty.

The Committee on Budgets had authorised the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 18/2012 (N7-0080/2012 - C7-0172/2012 - 2012/2139(GBD)) in accordance with Article 24(4) of the Financial Regulation as interpreted in point 20 of the joint declaration on transitional measures applicable to the budgetary procedure after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty.

The Committee on Budgets had authorised the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 19/2012 (N7-0078/2012 - C7-0159/2012 - 2012/2125(GBD)) in accordance with Article 24(4) of the Financial Regulation as interpreted in point 20 of the joint declaration on transitional measures applicable to the budgetary procedure after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty.

The Committee on Budgets had authorised the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 21/2012 (N7-0079/2012 - C7-0160/2012 - 2012/2126(GBD)) in accordance with Article 24(4) of the Financial Regulation as interpreted in point 20 of the joint declaration on transitional measures applicable to the budgetary procedure after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty.

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In accordance with Article 22(2) of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had decided not to raise objections to the draft presented by the European Economic and Social Committee regarding the transfer of appropriations INF 01/2012.

In accordance with Article 22(2) of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had decided not to raise objections to the draft presented by the Court of Justice regarding the transfer of appropriations 01/2012.

In accordance with Article 22(2) of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had decided not to raise objections to the draft presented by the Court of Justice regarding the transfer of appropriations 02/2012.

In accordance with Article 22(2) of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had decided not to raise objections to the draft presented by the Committee of the Regions regarding the transfer of appropriations 01/2012.

In accordance with Article 22(2) of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had decided not to raise objections to the draft presented by the Committee of the Regions regarding the transfer of appropriations 02/2012.

In accordance with Article 22(2) of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had decided not to raise objections to the draft presented by the Committee of the Regions regarding the transfer of appropriations 03/2012.

In accordance with Article 22(2) of the Financial Regulation, the European Court of Auditors had informed the Budgetary Authority of the proposed transfer of appropriations V/AB-01/A/12, V/AB-02/C/12 and V/AB-03/A/12.

In accordance with Article 22(2) of the Financial Regulation, the European Data Protection Supervisor had informed the Budgetary Authority of the proposed transfer of appropriations 1/2012 – Section IX – financial year 2012.

18.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

1)

reports from committees:

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***IReport on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union (COM(2011)0890 - C7-0507/2011 - 2011/0455(COD)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Dagmar Roth-Behrendt (A7-0156/2012)

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***IReport on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 as regards pharmacovigilance (COM(2012)0051 - C7-0034/2012 - 2012/0023(COD)) - ENVI Committee - Rapporteur: Linda McAvan (A7-0164/2012)

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***IReport on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2001/83/EC as regards pharmacovigilance (COM(2012)0052 - C7-0033/2012 - 2012/0025(COD)) - ENVI Committee - Rapporteur: Linda McAvan (A7-0165/2012)

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***IReport on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 setting up a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural holdings in the European Community (COM(2011)0855 - C7-0468/2011 - 2011/0416(COD)) - AGRI Committee - Rapporteur: Giancarlo Scottà (A7-0179/2012)

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***IReport on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and for reporting other information at national and Union level relevant to climate change (COM(2011)0789 - C7-0433/2011 - 2011/0372(COD)) - ENVI Committee - Rapporteur: Bas Eickhout (A7-0191/2012)

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***IReport on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Venture Capital Funds (COM(2011)0860 - C7-0490/2011 - 2011/0417(COD)) - ECON Committee - Rapporteur: Philippe Lamberts (A7-0193/2012)

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***IReport on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Social Entrepreneurship Funds (COM(2011)0862 - C7-0489/2011 - 2011/0418(COD)) - ECON Committee - Rapporteur: Sophie Auconie (A7-0194/2012)

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***IReport on the amended proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 as regards electronic identification of bovine animals and deleting the provisions on voluntary beef labelling (COM(2012)0162 - C7-0114/2012 - 2011/0229(COD)) - ENVI Committee - Rapporteur: Sophie Auconie (A7-0199/2012)

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***IReport on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards the regime of the single payment scheme and support to vine-growers (COM(2011)0631 - C7-0338/2011 - 2011/0285(COD)) - AGRI Committee - Rapporteur: Herbert Dorfmann (A7-0203/2012)

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***IReport on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 as regards the exclusion of a number of countries from the list of regions or states which have concluded negotiations (COM(2011)0598 - C7-0305/2011 - 2011/0260(COD)) - INTA Committee - Rapporteur: David Martin (A7-0207/2012)

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***IReport on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council providing macro-financial assistance to the Kyrgyz Republic (COM(2011)0925 - C7-0521/2011 - 2011/0458(COD)) - INTA Committee - Rapporteur: Vital Moreira (A7-0208/2012)

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***IReport on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulations (EC) No 2008/97, (EC) No 779/98 and (EC) No 1506/98 in the field of imports of olive oil and other agricultural products from Turkey as regards the delegated and implementing powers to be conferred on the Commission (COM(2011)0918 - C7-0005/2012 - 2011/0453(COD)) - INTA Committee - Rapporteur: Vital Moreira (A7-0209/2012)

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***Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand amending the Agreement on mutual recognition in relation to conformity assessment between the European Community and New Zealand (12126/2010 - C7-0058/2012 - 2010/0139(NLE)) - INTA Committee - Rapporteur: Vital Moreira (A7-0210/2012)

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***Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Australia amending the Agreement on mutual recognition in relation to conformity assessment, certificates and markings between the European Community and Australia (12124/2010 - C7-0057/2012 - 2010/0146(NLE)) - INTA Committee - Rapporteur: Vital Moreira (A7-0211/2012)

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***IReport on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for high-quality beef, and for pigmeat, poultrymeat, wheat and meslin, and brans, sharps and other residues (COM(2011)0906 - C7-0524/2011 - 2011/0445(COD)) - INTA Committee - Rapporteur: Vital Moreira (A7-0212/2012)

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***IReport on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on recreational craft and personal watercraft (COM(2011)0456 - C7-0212/2011 - 2011/0197(COD)) - IMCO Committee - Rapporteur: Malcolm Harbour (A7-0213/2012)

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***IReport on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a consumer programme 2014-2020 (COM(2011)0707 - C7-0397/2011 - 2011/0340(COD)) - IMCO Committee - Rapporteur: Robert Rochefort (A7-0214/2012)

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***IReport on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (COM(2011)0416 - C7-0197/2011 - 2011/0194(COD)) - PECH Committee - Rapporteur: Struan Stevenson (A7-0217/2012)

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***IReport on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European statistical programme 2013-2017 (COM(2011)0928 - C7-0001/2012 - 2011/0459(COD)) - ECON Committee - Rapporteur: Edward Scicluna (A7-0218/2012)

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***IReport on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2009/65/EC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings of collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) and Directive 2011/61/EU on Alternative Investment Funds Managers in respect of the excessive reliance on credit ratings (COM(2011)0746 - C7-0419/2011 - 2011/0360(COD)) - ECON Committee - Rapporteur: Leonardo Domenici (A7-0220/2012)

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***IReport on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 on credit rating agencies (COM(2011)0747 - C7-0420/2011 - 2011/0361(COD)) - ECON Committee - Rapporteur: Leonardo Domenici (A7-0221/2012)

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Report on the EU Cohesion Policy Strategy for the Atlantic Area (2011/2310(INI)) - REGI Committee - Rapporteur: Alain Cadec (A7-0222/2012)

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Report on voluntary and unpaid donation of tissues and cells (2011/2193(INI)) - ENVI Committee - Rapporteur: Marina Yannakoudakis (A7-0223/2012)

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***IReport on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Health for Growth Programme, the third multi-annual programme of EU action in the field of health for the period 2014-2020 (COM(2011)0709 - C7-0399/2011 - 2011/0339(COD)) - ENVI Committee - Rapporteur: Françoise Grossetête (A7-0224/2012)

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Report on reporting obligations under Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (2011/2291(INI)) - PECH Committee - Rapporteur: Carl Haglund (A7-0225/2012)

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*Report on the proposal for a Council directive on a common system of taxation applicable to interest and royalty payments made between associated companies of different Member States (recast) (COM(2011)0714 - C7-0516/2011 - 2011/0314(CNS)) - ECON Committee - Rapporteur: Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz (A7-0227/2012)

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Report on Special report No 12/2011 (2011 discharge): ‧Have EU measures contributed to adapting the capacity of the fishing fleets to available fishing opportunities?‧ (N7-0003/2012 - C7-0018/2012 - 2012/2009(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Marta Andreasen (A7-0228/2012)

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Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Birgit Collin-Langen (2012/2128(IMM)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Francesco Enrico Speroni (A7-0229/2012)

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Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa (2012/2112(IMM)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Cecilia Wikström (A7-0230/2012)

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***IReport on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No428/2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items (COM(2011)0704 - C7-0395/2011 - 2011/0310(COD)) - INTA Committee - Rapporteur: Christofer Fjellner (A7-0231/2012)

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Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2011/008 DK/Odense Steel Shipyard from Denmark) (COM(2012)0272 - C7-0131/2012 - 2012/2110(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Bendt Bendtsen (A7-0232/2012)

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Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2011/017 ES/Aragón - Construction from Spain) (COM(2012)0290 - C7-0150/2012 - 2012/2121(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Juan Andrés Naranjo Escobar (A7-0233/2012)

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Report on an Agenda for Change: the future of EU development policy (2012/2002(INI)) - DEVE Committee - Rapporteur: Charles Goerens (A7-0234/2012)

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Report on the role of women in the green economy (2012/2035(INI)) - FEMM Committee - Rapporteur: Mikael Gustafsson (A7-0235/2012)

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***IReport on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council implementing the bilateral safeguard clause and the stabilisation mechanism for bananas of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States on the one hand, and Central America on the other (COM(2011)0599 - C7-0306/2011 - 2011/0263(COD)) - INTA Committee - Rapporteur: Jörg Leichtfried (A7-0237/2012)

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Report with observations, in the context of the 2011 Commission discharge, concerning the Special Report No 14/2011 of the Court of Auditors entitled: ‧Has EU assistance improved Croatia’s capacity to manage post-accession funding?‧ (N7-0039/2012 - C7-0029/2012 - 2012/2015(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Tamás Deutsch (A7-0238/2012)

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Report on the activities of the Committee on Petitions 2011 (2011/2317(INI)) - PETI Committee - Rapporteur: Giles Chichester (A7-0240/2012)

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***IReport on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European Union Programme for Social Change and Innovation (COM(2011)0609 - C7-0318/2011 - 2011/0270(COD)) - EMPL Committee - Rapporteur: Jutta Steinruck (A7-0241/2012)

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Report on amendment of Rules 123 and 42 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure: written declarations and legislative initiatives (2011/2058(REG)) - AFCO Committee - Rapporteur: Rafał Trzaskowski (A7-0242/2012)

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***IReport on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime (COM(2011)0275 - C7-0127/2011 - 2011/0129(COD)) - LIBE Committee - FEMM Committee - Rapporteur: Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio - Rapporteur: Antonyia Parvanova (A7-0244/2012)

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Report on the conclusion of an interinstitutional agreement between the European Parliament and the Council concerning the forwarding to and handling by the European Parliament of classified information held by the Council on matters other than those in the area of the common foreign and security policy (2012/2069(ACI)) - AFCO Committee - Rapporteur: Gerald Häfner (A7-0245/2012)

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Report on women's working conditions in the service sector (2012/2046(INI)) - FEMM Committee - Rapporteur: Iratxe García Pérez (A7-0246/2012)

—

Report on Education, Training and Europe 2020 (2012/2045(INI)) - CULT Committee - Rapporteur: Mary Honeyball (A7-0247/2012)

—

Report on enhanced intra-EU solidarity in the field of asylum (2012/2032(INI)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Kyriacos Triantaphyllides (A7-0248/2012)

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***IReport on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council implementing the bilateral safeguard clause and the stabilisation mechanism for bananas of the Trade Agreement between the European Union and Colombia and Peru (COM(2011)0600 - C7-0307/2011 - 2011/0262(COD)) - INTA Committee - Rapporteur: Bernd Lange (A7-0249/2012)

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***IReport on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1081/2006 (COM(2011)0607 - C7-0327/2011 - 2011/0268(COD)) - EMPL Committee - Rapporteur: Elisabeth Morin-Chartier (A7-0250/2012)

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Report on the 18th report on Better legislation - Application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality (2011/2276(INI)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Sajjad Karim (A7-0251/2012)

—

Report on the Annual Report from the Council to the European Parliament on the Common Foreign and Security Policy (2012/2050(INI)) - AFET Committee - Rapporteur: Elmar Brok (A7-0252/2012)

—

Report on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy - Overarching Communication (2011/2290(INI)) - PECH Committee - Rapporteur: Nikolaos Salavrakos (A7-0253/2012)

—

Report on the Implementation of the Single European Sky Legislation (2012/2005(INI)) - TRAN Committee - Rapporteur: Jacqueline Foster (A7-0254/2012)

—

Report on the online distribution of audiovisual works in the European Union (2011/2313(INI)) - CULT Committee - Rapporteur: Jean-Marie Cavada (A7-0262/2012)

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Report on the Social Investment Pact - as a response to the crisis (2012/2003(INI)) - EMPL Committee - Rapporteur: Danuta Jazłowiecka (A7-0263/2012)

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***IReport on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council setting up an information exchange mechanism with regard to intergovernmental agreements between Member States and third countries in the field of energy (COM(2011)0540 - C7-0235/2011 - 2011/0238(COD)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Krišjānis Kariņš (A7-0264/2012)

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***IReport on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy efficiency and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC (COM(2011)0370 - C7-0168/2011 - 2011/0172(COD)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Claude Turmes (A7-0265/2012)

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Report on alleged transportation and illegal detention of prisoners in European countries by the CIA: follow-up of the EP TDIP Committee report (2012/2033(INI)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Hélène Flautre (A7-0266/2012)

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***Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria on scientific and technological cooperation (08283/2012 - C7-0122/2012 - 2011/0175(NLE)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Amalia Sartori (A7-0267/2012)

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***Recommendation on the draft Council Decision concerning the renewal of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil (10475/2012 - C7-0181/2012 - 2012/0059(NLE)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Amalia Sartori (A7-0268/2012)

2)

motions for resolutions from Members (Rule 120)

—

Jörg Leichtfried, Cristiana Muscardini, Niccolò Rinaldi and Oreste Rossi. Motion for a resolution on SMEs and cosmetic tests on animals (B7-0413/2012)

referred to

responsible: ENVI

opinion: INTA

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Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris. Motion for a resolution on promoting car sharing (B7-0414/2012)

referred to

responsible: TRAN

—

Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris. Motion for a resolution on the correct use of new ICT media (B7-0415/2012)

referred to

responsible: ITRE

—

Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris. Motion for a resolution on combating water pollution (B7-0416/2012)

referred to

responsible: ENVI

—

Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris. Motion for a resolution on small-scale coastal fishing (B7-0417/2012)

referred to

responsible: PECH

—

Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris. Motion for a resolution on the depopulation of regions and cities in the Member States (B7-0418/2012)

referred to

responsible: REGI

—

Nuno Melo. Motion for a resolution on external trade relations (B7-0419/2012)

referred to

responsible: INTA

—

Nuno Melo. Motion for a resolution on the importance of the Portuguese language for the European Union (B7-0420/2012)

referred to

responsible: CULT

opinion: DEVE

—

Cristiana Muscardini. Motion for a resolution on protecting savers (B7-0421/2012)

referred to

responsible: IMCO

opinion: ECON

—

Sebastian Valentin Bodu. Motion for a resolution on the formulation of a strategy for cooperation between the European Union Member States for the prevention and containment of forest fires (B7-0422/2012)

referred to

responsible: ENVI

opinion: REGI

19.   Petitions

The following petitions, which had been entered in the register on the dates shown below, had been forwarded to the committee responsible under Rule 201(6):

 

17 July 2012

Hannelore Thomas (Köln Komplett Travel Agency) (No 0839/2012); Anli Heuser-He (2 signatures) (No 0840/2012); Erich Kalkus (No 0841/2012); Adolf Schmidt (Heimatortsgemeinschaft Donnersmarkt e.V.) (No 0842/2012); Alevtina Braunsberg (No 0843/2012); Dietmar Wedel (No 0844/2012); (name confidential) (No 0845/2012); Sonja Bergfeld (No 0846/2012); Christian Reimann (No 0847/2012); (name confidential) (No 0848/2012); (name confidential) (No 0849/2012); Todorov Angelov Todorov (No 0850/2012); W.C.H. Bost (No 0851/2012); P.W. Kooiker (No 0852/2012); (name confidential) (No 0853/2012); Panagiotis Paximadis (No 0854/2012); Theodoros Soutis (No 0855/2012); Božan Žabjek (No 0856/2012); Simon Puhlmann (No 0857/2012); Markus Havemann (No 0858/2012); Oskar Bradler (No 0859/2012); Gabriele Steinbach (No 0860/2012); Ewgeni Dimke (No 0861/2012); Otto Rover (No 0862/2012); Heidrun Schroter (No 0863/2012); Stephanus Kare (No 0864/2012); Nadya Borisova (No 0865/2012); Bernd Morsbach (No 0866/2012); Andre Wirths (No 0867/2012); Bernd Borzek (No 0868/2012); Marcel Rupp (No 0869/2012); Annemarie Arderiu Gil (No 0870/2012); Wolfgang Gerber (No 0871/2012); (name confidential) (No 0872/2012); Erwin Heiko Kaltenmeier (No 0873/2012); Yolanda Díaz Pérez (No 0874/2012); Óscar Manteca García (No 0875/2012); Pedro Barrionuevo Valero (No 0876/2012); Francisco da Conceição Norte (Commissão de Moradores do Bom Sucesso) (No 0877/2012); Zsák Ferenc Tibor (Tiszántúli Természetvédők Társulata (Society Conservationists of Eastern Hungary)) (No 0878/2012); Árva Gyuláné (No 0879/2012); Novák László (No 0880/2012); M. Livčāne (Biedrība "Lauberiete", Ozolmuiža, Laubere) (No 0881/2012); (name confidential) (No 0882/2012); Jussi Koskinen (No 0883/2012); Theodoros Pitikaris (No 0884/2012); George Albert Farizo Niedbala (No 0885/2012); Nebojša Avlijaš (7 signatures) (No 0886/2012); Navratil Attila (1773 signatures) (No 0887/2012); Peter Hantz (Bolyai Initiative Committee) (No 0888/2012); Antonio Vidal López (Comptoir Paysan) (No 0889/2012); Belkezize Tachfine (No 0890/2012); Jean d'Abbot-Doyle (No 0891/2012); Marcello Marafante (No 0892/2012); Erasmo Amato (No 0893/2012); Juan Antonio Álvarez Chorén (Plataforma de ciudadanos europeos "No es ideología es ciudadanía") (No 0894/2012); Rosemary Rechter (No 0895/2012); Reine Dulac (No 0896/2012); (name confidential) (No 0897/2012); Fabricio Sebastian Gianni (No 0898/2012); (name confidential) (No 0899/2012); Kyriacos Kyriakides (Change.org "Save Cyprus") (255 signatures) (No 0900/2012); Giulio Cossu (No 0901/2012); Steven Sylvester (No 0902/2012); Graham Wheeler (No 0903/2012); Guiso Gavino (No 0904/2012); Daniel Seco (No 0905/2012); Ivana Petrović (No 0906/2012); Alain Roth (Association SLB RD422) (70 signatures) (No 0907/2012); Fernando Cosimo Scaramozza (No 0908/2012); (name confidential) (No 0909/2012); (name confidential) (No 0910/2012); Giuseppa Paolina Casillo (No 0911/2012); Ernesto Arvelo Díaz (No 0912/2012); Liliana Elizabeth Franco (No 0913/2012); Eva Villaverde Pedreira (No 0914/2012); Guillermo Valle Tárrega (No 0915/2012); Elena Macías Otón (No 0916/2012); Javier Hernández Delgado (No 0917/2012); Miguel Morais (No 0918/2012); Miguel Ângelo Correia (No 0919/2012); Vasile Cifor (No 0920/2012); Sorin Stelian Torop (No 0921/2012); (name confidential) (3 signatures) (No 0922/2012); Victor Ruse (No 0923/2012).

 

20 July 2012

Dario Mengo (No 0924/2012); Helena Iwaniuk (No 0925/2012); Silvia Beltrán Pallarés (Plataforma Europea de los Consumidores y del Medio Ambiente) (No 0926/2012); Silvia Beltrán Pallarés (Plataforma Europea de los Consumidores y del Medio Ambiente) (No 0927/2012); Silvia Beltrán Pallarés (Plataforma Europea de los Consumidores y del Medio Ambiente) (No 0928/2012); Francisco Pérez Martínez (Los Verdes de la Comunidad de Madrid) (No 0929/2012); Silvia Beltrán Pallarés (Plataforma Europea de los Consumidores y del Medio Ambiente) (No 0930/2012); Thomas Dammert (No 0931/2012); Linda Maria Koldau (No 0932/2012); Małgorzata Landsmann (No 0933/2012); (name confidential) (No 0934/2012); (name confidential) (No 0935/2012); Paweł Swoboda (Krajowe stowarzyszenie na rzecz poszkodowanych przez zakłady górnicze) (8 signatures) (No 0936/2012); Oisin Jones-Dillon (No 0937/2012); Matilde Font Ten (No 0938/2012); Nicolas Caton (No 0939/2012); (name confidential) (No 0940/2012); Marinos Grigoriou (No 0941/2012); Luigi Landolfo (No 0942/2012); Jelena Antonova (No 0943/2012); (name confidential) (12 signatures) (No 0944/2012); Tomasz Adamowski (Transgum service opon) (No 0945/2012); Alberto Peñalver Castellón (No 0946/2012); Alejandro Álvarez Del Amo (No 0947/2012); Carlo Piccolo (345 signatures) (No 0948/2012); Juan Campuzano Casas (6 signatures) (No 0949/2012); Vicente Pérez Crespo (Cofradías de Pescadores) (No 0950/2012); Josef Müellejans (No 0951/2012); Lolita Cicha (244 signatures) (No 0952/2012); Barbara Chodun (2 signatures) (No 0953/2012); Vincenzo Antonuccio (No 0954/2012).

 

26 July 2012

Joan Lladó i Binimelis (40 signatures) (No 0955/2012); Raina Mihailova (No 0956/2012); Szigeti Enikö (Civic engagement movement) (No 0957/2012); Pierre Lacroix (Fédération des Deux-Sèvres pour la pêche et la protection du milieu aquatique) (221 signatures) (No 0958/2012); Paula Romero Ganuza (No 0959/2012); Jürgen Micksch (PRO ASYL e.V.) (No 0960/2012); Gheorghe Popilean (Uniunea pentru accesarea integrală a fondurilor comunitare europene alocate țării noastre pentru perioada 2007 2013) (No 0961/2012); Santo Grammatico (Legambiente Liguria) (No 0962/2012); Marie Kathleen (Kitty) Denise Arce-Aspelin (No 0963/2012); Fabrizio Infante (No 0964/2012); Aleksandra Kwaśnicka (No 0965/2012); Kent Cooper (No 0966/2012); Jacqueline Claire Cotterill (No 0967/2012); Francesco Cavagnoli (Sc. Maglieria & co Prod srl) (No 0968/2012); Stefano Meconi (No 0969/2012); S Dimotsantos (Medicon Hellas SA) (No 0970/2012); Adolfo Sansolini (8Hours EU) (No 0971/2012); Montserrat Capdevila (La Associació APIGF) (No 0972/2012); Robert Delis (No 0973/2012); (name confidential) (No 0974/2012); (name confidential) (No 0975/2012); Bibiana García Fernández (No 0976/2012); Renato Tognini (No 0977/2012); Fulvio Fiorentini (No 0978/2012); Luc Gigou (No 0979/2012); (name confidential) (No 0980/2012); Nicolae Munteanu (No 0981/2012); Henryk Szczepański (No 0982/2012); Vinicije Lupis (Peljesac Bridge Steering Committee) (No 0983/2012); dit Dieudonné Gregory Thuan (Hincker et associés - Société d'avocats) (No 0984/2012); Gudrun Behling (No 0985/2012); (name confidential) (No 0986/2012).

 

10 August 2012

(name confidential) (No 0987/2012); Naděžda Siváková (No 0988/2012); Giorgio Gurrieri (No 0989/2012); Francesco Di Pasquale (No 0990/2012); Richard Frederick Parsons (No 0991/2012); Jason O'Sullivan (No 0992/2012); Filomeno Greco (No 0993/2012); Marco Bava (No 0994/2012); (name confidential) (No 0995/2012); Francesco Di Pasquale (No 0996/2012); (name confidential) (No 0997/2012); Maurizio Sturvi (No 0998/2012); Kestutis Vilkauskas (No 0999/2012); Petkov Georgi Plamenov (No 1000/2012); Sebastian Hofmann (No 1001/2012); (name confidential) (No 1002/2012); Alain Guyot (No 1003/2012); (name confidential) (No 1004/2012); (name confidential) (No 1005/2012); Marco Bava (No 1006/2012); Vanna Pizzi (No 1007/2012); Cecilia Sanna (No 1008/2012); Paolo Sommariva (No 1009/2012); Peter Rein Leesment (No 1010/2012); Constantina Dumitrescu (No 1011/2012); Jean François Bray (No 1012/2012); Eduardo Raya Reatmero (No 1013/2012); Volodia Vassilev (Association of the general medical practitioners in Sofia – Bi Sofia) (No 1014/2012); Sonja Schenk (No 1015/2012); Günter Hegeler (No 1016/2012); Nicolae Busuioc (No 1017/2012); Aivars Melnis (No 1018/2012); Werner Feldmann (No 1019/2012).

 

29 August 2012

Volker Detampel (No 1020/2012); Barbara Ritterbusch Nauwerck (No 1021/2012); Sean Lawless (No 1022/2012); Yvon Lefort (Comité de Défense des Frontaliers Belgo-Français CDF ASBL) (No 1023/2012); Holger Klekar (No 1024/2012); Saida Hauer (No 1025/2012); Christopher Gilchrist (No 1026/2012); (name confidential) (No 1027/2012); (name confidential) (No 1028/2012); Christopher Butler (No 1029/2012); Roger Tilleul (No 1030/2012); Krystian Popławski (No 1031/2012); Andreas Steck (No 1032/2012); Georgi Slavew Angelov (72 signatures) (No 1033/2012); Marinela Barza (No 1034/2012); Luigi Perrone (No 1035/2012); Lorenzo Croce (Ass. Italiana Difesa Animali ed Ambiente - AIDAA) (No 1036/2012); (name confidential) (No 1037/2012); Luciano Iannuccelli (No 1038/2012); (name confidential) (No 1039/2012); Nigel Knowles (No 1040/2012); Sabrina D'Amanti (No 1041/2012); Rose Marie Delannoy (Fédération Internationale des Clubs de Motorhomes) (No 1042/2012).

20.   Order of business

The next item was the order of business.

The final draft agenda for the September and 2012 sittings (PDOJ 493.542) had been distributed and a number of changes had been proposed (Rule 140):

 

Monday

No changes.

 

Tuesday

No amendments had been proposed.

 

Wednesday

No amendments had been proposed.

 

Thursday

Request from the ALDE Group for the vote on the report by Sharon Bowles on the ‧European system of national and regional accounts in the European Union‧ (A7-0076/2012), currently scheduled for voting time on Thursday (point 63 of the FDA).

Sharon Bowles spoke to justify the request.

Parliament agreed to the request.

*

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The order of business was thus established.

21.   European standardisation ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Standardisation and amending Council Directives 89/686/EEC and 93/15/EEC and Directives 94/9/EC, 94/25/EC, 95/16/EC, 97/23/EC, 98/34/EC, 2004/22/EC, 2007/23/EC, 2009/105/EC and 2009/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council [COM(2011)0315 - C7-0150/2011- 2011/0150(COD)] - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Lara Comi (A7-0069/2012)

Lara Comi introduced the report.

IN THE CHAIR: Roberta ANGELILLI

Vice-President

The following spoke: Viviane Reding (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Adam Gierek (rapporteur for the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Andreas Schwab, on behalf of the PPE Group, Christel Schaldemose, on behalf of the S&D Group, Heide Rühle, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Edvard Kožušník, on behalf of the ECR Group, Jaroslav Paška, on behalf of the EFD Group, Regina Bastos, Evelyne Gebhardt, Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz and Barbara Weiler.

The following spoke under the ‧catch-the-eye‧ procedure: Zofija Mazej Kukovič, Silvia-Adriana Țicău, Sergio Gaetano Cofferati and Malcolm Harbour.

The following spoke: Toine Manders, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Viviane Reding and Lara Comi.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.9.2012, item 10.8.

22.   Electronic identification of bovine animals ***I (debate)

Report on the amended proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 as regards electronic identification of bovine animals and deleting the provisions on voluntary beef labelling [COM(2012)0162 - C7-0114/2012- 2011/0229(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Sophie Auconie (A7-0199/2012)

Sophie Auconie introduced the report.

The following spoke: Viviane Reding (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Julie Girling, Pilar Ayuso, on behalf of the PPE Group, Dagmar Roth-Behrendt, on behalf of the S&D Group, Riikka Manner, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Janusz Wojciechowski, on behalf of the ECR Group, Oreste Rossi, on behalf of the EFD Group, Nick Griffin, Non-attached Member, Horst Schnellhardt, Kriton Arsenis, Britta Reimers, John Bufton, José Manuel Fernandes, Claudiu Ciprian Tănăsescu, Mara Bizzotto, Peter Liese, Mario Pirillo, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, James Nicholson (rapporteur for the opinion of the AGRI Committee) and Diane Dodds.

The following spoke under the ‧catch-the-eye‧ procedure: Rareș-Lucian Niculescu, Peter Jahr, Giancarlo Scottà and Andreas Mölzer.

The following spoke: Viviane Reding and Sophie Auconie.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.9.2012, item 10.9.

23.   Alleged transportation and illegal detention of prisoners in European countries by the CIA (debate)

Report on alleged transportation and illegal detention of prisoners in European countries by the CIA: follow-up of the EP TDIP Committee report [2012/2033(INI)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Hélène Flautre (A7-0266/2012)

Hélène Flautre introduced the report.

IN THE CHAIR: Georgios PAPASTAMKOS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Viviane Reding (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Sarah Ludford (rapporteur for the opinion of the AFET Committee), Michèle Striffler, on behalf of the PPE Group, Tanja Fajon, on behalf of the S&D Group, Sophia in 't Veld, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Frieda Brepoels, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Timothy Kirkhope, on behalf of the ECR Group, Marie-Christine Vergiat, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Andreas Mölzer, Non-attached Member, Carlos Coelho, Sylvie Guillaume, Konrad Szymański, who also replied to two blue-card questions by Sophia in 't Veld and Sarah Ludford, Inês Cristina Zuber, Elena Băsescu, Ioan Enciu and Sajjad Karim.

The following spoke under the ‧catch-the-eye‧ procedure: Monika Flašíková Beňová, Paul Murphy, Jaroslav Paška and Andrew Henry William Brons.

The following spoke: Viviane Reding and Hélène Flautre.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.9.2012, item 10.6.

24.   One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

In accordance with Rule 150, the following Members who wished to draw the attention of Parliament to matters of political importance spoke for one minute:

Maria do Céu Patrão Neves, Sylvana Rapti, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Marina Yannakoudakis, Oreste Rossi, Martina Anderson, Andrew Henry William Brons, Iuliu Winkler, Rareș-Lucian Niculescu, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Eva Joly, Jan Zahradil, Tadeusz Cymański, Alda Sousa, Corneliu Vadim Tudor, Nuno Teixeira, László Tőkés, Luis Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Antolín Sánchez Presedo, Hélène Flautre, Erik Bánki, Janusz Wojciechowski and Rui Tavares.

IN THE CHAIR: Oldřich VLASÁK

Vice-President

Zbigniew Ziobro, Inês Cristina Zuber, Kinga Gál, María Irigoyen Pérez, Karim Zéribi and Paul Murphy.

25.   Voluntary and unpaid donation of tissues and cells (short presentation)

Report on voluntary and unpaid donation of tissues and cells [2011/2193(INI)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Marina Yannakoudakis (A7-0223/2012)

Marina Yannakoudakis made the presentation.

The following spoke under the ‧catch-the-eye‧ procedure: Miroslav Mikolášik, Frédérique Ries, Anna Záborská, Margrete Auken, Oreste Rossi, Zuzana Roithová, Franz Obermayr, Elena Băsescu, Jaroslav Paška, Monika Flašíková Beňová and Erik Bánki.

The following spoke: John Dalli (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.9.2012, item 10.17.

26.   Role of women in the green economy (short presentation)

Report on the role of women in the green economy [2012/2035(INI)] - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Rapporteur: Mikael Gustafsson (A7-0235/2012)

Mikael Gustafsson made the presentation.

The following spoke under the ‧catch-the-eye‧ procedure: Anna Záborská, Emer Costello, Monika Flašíková Beňová, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Silvia-Adriana Țicău, et Andrea Češková.

The following spoke: John Dalli (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.9.2012, item 10.18.

27.   Women's working conditions in the service sector (short presentation)

Report on women's working conditions in the service sector [2012/2046(INI)] - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Rapporteur: Iratxe García Pérez (A7-0246/2012)

Iratxe García Pérez made the presentation.

The following spoke under the ‧catch-the-eye‧ procedure: Joanna Katarzyna Skrzydlewska, Angelika Werthmann, Monika Flašíková Beňová, Franz Obermayr, who also replied to two blue-card questions by Krisztina Morvai and Andrea Češková, Elena Băsescu, Anna Záborská and Andrea Češková.

IN THE CHAIR: Isabelle DURANT

Vice-President

The following spoke under the ‧catch-the-eye‧ procedure: Ana Miranda and Silvia-Adriana Țicău.

The following spoke: John Dalli (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.9.2012, item 10.19.

28.   Enhanced intra-EU solidarity in the field of asylum (short presentation)

Report on enhanced intra-EU solidarity in the field of asylum [2012/2032(INI)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Kyriacos Triantaphyllides (A7-0248/2012)

Kyriacos Triantaphyllides made the presentation.

The following spoke under the ‧catch-the-eye‧ procedure: Georgios Papanikolaou, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Elena Băsescu, Monika Flašíková Beňová, Róża Gräfin von Thun und Hohenstein, Jaroslav Paška and Miroslav Mikolášik.

The following spoke: John Dalli (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.9.2012, item 10.7.

29.   Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) ***I - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2001/83/EC as regards pharmacovigilance [COM(2012)0052 - C7-0033/2012- 2012/0025(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Linda McAvan (A7-0165/2012)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 as regards pharmacovigilance [COM(2012)0051 - C7-0034/2012- 2012/0023(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Linda McAvan (A7-0164/2012)

Linda McAvan introduced the reports.

The following spoke: John Dalli (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Pilar Ayuso, on behalf of the PPE Group, Karin Kadenbach, on behalf of the S&D Group, Antonyia Parvanova, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Marina Yannakoudakis, on behalf of the ECR Group, Oreste Rossi, on behalf of the EFD Group, Jiří Maštálka, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Franz Obermayr, Non-attached Member, Peter Liese, Monika Flašíková Beňová, Frédérique Ries, Tadeusz Cymański, Marisa Matias, Françoise Grossetête, Anja Weisgerber, Erik Bánki and Róża Gräfin von Thun und Hohenstein.

The following spoke under the ‧catch-the-eye‧ procedure: Miroslav Mikolášik, Elena Băsescu and Zuzana Roithová.

The following spoke: John Dalli and Linda McAvan.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.9.2012, item 10.10 and minutes of 11.9.2012, item 10.11.

30.   Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established (‧Agenda‧ OJMA 493.542).

31.   Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 22.45.

Klaus Welle

Secretary-General

Gianni Pittella

Vice-President

Monday 10 September 2012
ATTENDANCE REGISTER

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Antičević Marinović, Borzan, Božinović, Grubišić, Jerković, Matušić, Plenković, Radoš, Vrbat, Vuljanić