10.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 175/1

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MINUTES

(2008/C 175 E/01)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING

President

1.   Resumption of session

The sitting opened at 17.00.

2.   Statement by the President

The President made a statement following the recent terrorist attacks in London, Glasgow and Yemen. He once again condemned acts of terrorism and, on behalf of Parliament, expressed solidarity with the victims' families.

Parliament observed a minute's silence in memory of the victims of terrorism.

3.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

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Marie Anne Isler Béguin had informed Parliament that as she would be leading the election observation mission to Sierra Leone that week, she would be unable to attend the part-session.

4.   Membership of Parliament

By letter of 04.07.2007, the French authorities had notified Parliament that the procedures relating to the election of Marie-Line Reynaud, Pierre Moscovici and Jean-Claude Fruteau to the French National Assembly had concluded. In their letter, the French authorities also gave the names of those who would replace the Members concerned.

The President established the vacancies concerned with effect from 26.06.2007. He noted the appointments, with effect from 04.07.2007, of Roselyne Lefrançois to replace Marie-Line Reynaud, Pierre Pribetich to replace Pierre Moscovici, and Catherine Anita Neris to replace Jean-Claude Fruteau.

The Italian authorities had notified Parliament of the election of Marta Vincenzi to an office incompatible with that of an MEP under Article 7(3) of the Act concerning the election of representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, and had given the name of her replacement.

Under Rule 4(1) and (4), the President established the vacancy with effect from 30.06.2007, and noted the appointment of Francesco Ferrari to replace Marta Vincenzi with effect from 05.07.2007.

Francesco Ferrari had informed Parliament that he had joined the ALDE Group.

Under Rule 3(2), until such time as their credentials had been verified or a ruling had been given on any dispute, and provided that they had previously made a written declaration stating that they did not hold any office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, Roselyne Lefrançois, Pierre Pribetich, Catherine Anita Neris and Francesco Ferrari would take their seats in Parliament and on its bodies and would enjoy all the rights attaching thereto.

5.   Membership of committees

At the request of the ITS Group, Parliament ratified the following appointments:

—	ECON Committee: Slavi Binev

—	IMCO Committee: Desislav Chukolov

—	AFCO Committee: Ashley Mote.

6.   Signature of acts adopted under codecision

The President announced that, on Wednesday, he and the President of the Council would sign the following acts adopted under the codecision procedure pursuant to Rule 68:

—	Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the retrofitting of mirrors to heavy goods vehicles registered in the Community (3620/3/2007 — C6-0223/2007 — 2006/0183(COD))

—	Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the exercise of certain rights of shareholders in listed companies (3608/2/2007 — C6-0220/2007 — 2005/0265(COD))

—	Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on migration and international protection and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 311/76 on the compilation of statistics on foreign workers (3609/4/2007 — C6-0221/2007 — 2005/0156(COD))

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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a mechanism for the creation of Rapid Border Intervention Teams and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 as regards that mechanism and regulating the tasks and powers of guest officers (3616/2/2007 — C6-0222/2007 — 2006/0140(COD))

—	Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European small claims procedure (3604/5/2007 — C6-0219/2007 — 2005/0020(COD))

—	Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (‘Rome II’) (3619/3/2007 — C6-0199/2007 — 2003/0168(COD))

7.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

1)

from the Council and Commission: — Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 22/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0680 — C6-0191/2007 — 2007/2159(GBD)) referred to responsible: BUDG — Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 24/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0682 — C6-0192/2007 — 2007/2160(GBD)) referred to responsible: BUDG — Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on statutory plates and inscriptions for motor vehicles and their trailers, and their location and method of attachment (Codified version) (COM(2007)0344 — C6-0193/2007 — 2007/0119(COD)) referred to responsible: JURI — Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 23/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0681 — C6-0194/2007 — 2007/2161(GBD)) referred to responsible: BUDG — Draft amending budget No 4 to the budget for 2007 — General statement of revenue — Statement of revenue and expenditure by section — Section III — Commission (10966/2007 — C6-0195/2007 — 2007/2072(BUD)) referred to responsible: BUDG   opinion: CULT, ITRE, CONT, LIBE — Proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2003/109/EC to extend its scope to beneficiaries of international protection (COM(2007)0298 — C6-0196/2007 — 2007/0112(CNS)) referred to responsible: LIBE   opinion: DEVE, AFET, EMPL — Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, and amending Directive 67/548/EEC and Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (COM(2007)0355 — C6-0197/2007 — 2007/0121(COD)) referred to responsible: ENVI   opinion: ITRE, IMCO — Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Panama on certain aspects of air services (COM(2007)0151 — C6-0198/2007 — 2007/0057(CNS)) referred to responsible: TRAN — Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on certain aspects of air services (COM(2007)0219 — C6-0201/2007 — 2007/0074(CNS)) referred to responsible: TRAN — Proposal for a Council regulation on information provision and promotion measures for agricultural products on the internal market and in third countries (COM(2007)0268 — C6-0203/2007 — 2007/0095(CNS)) referred to responsible: AGRI   opinion: BUDG, IMCO — Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the annexes to Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems (COM(2007)0376 — C6-0204/2007 — 2007/0129(COD)) referred to responsible: EMPL — Proposal for a Council regulation (Euratom) laying down maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination of foodstuffs and of feedingstuffs following a nuclear accident or any other case of radiological emergency (Codified version) (COM(2007)0302 — C6-0205/2007 — 2007/0103(CNS)) referred to responsible: JURI — Convening of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC): the European Parliament's opinion (11222/2007 — C6-0206/2007 — 2007/0808(CNS)) referred to responsible: AFCO — Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 25/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0683 — C6-0207/2007 — 2007/2164(GBD)) referred to responsible: BUDG — Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 26/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0684 — C6-0208/2007 — 2007/2165(GBD)) referred to responsible: BUDG — Proposal for a decision of the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union, meeting within the Council on the conclusion of the Air Transport Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the United States of America, on the other hand (COM(2006)0169 — C6-0210/2007 — 2006/0058(CNS)) referred to responsible: TRAN   opinion: LIBE — Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council on the hygiene of foodstuffs (COM(2007)0090 [[02]] — C6-0211/2007 — 2007/0037B(COD)) referred to responsible: ENVI

2)

from committees: 2.1) reports: — * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 of 22 March 2004 laying down certain control measures applicable to fishing activities in the area covered by the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 3943/90, (EC) No 66/98 and (EC) No 1721/1999 (COM(2006)0867 — C6-0054/2007 — 2007/0001(CNS)) — PECH Committee. Rapporteur: Rosa Miguélez Ramos (A6-0213/2007) — Report on the 2006 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (2006/2289(INI)) — AFET Committee. Rapporteur: Erik Meijer (A6-0214/2007) — Report on Special Report No 9/2006 of the European Court of Auditors concerning translation expenditure incurred by the Commission, the Parliament and the Council (2007/2077(INI)) — CONT Committee. Rapporteur: Alexander Stubb (A6-0215/2007) — * Report on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0007 — C6-0102/2007 — 2007/0004(CNS)) — AFET Committee. Rapporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0216/2007) — Report with a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on a negotiation mandate for a new enhanced agreement between the European Community and its Member States of the one part and Ukraine of the other part (2007/2015(INI)) — AFET Committee. Rapporteur: Michał Tomasz Kamiński (A6-0217/2007) — Report on the implementation of the first railway package (2006/2213(INI)) — TRAN Committee. Rapporteur: Michael Cramer (A6-0219/2007) — ***I Report on the 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)) — TRAN Committee. Rapporteur: Helmuth Markov (A6-0221/2007) — ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/32/EC establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-using products, and Council Directive 92/42/EEC and Directives 96/57/EC and 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0907 — C6-0034/2007 — 2006/0291(COD)) — ENVI Committee. Rapporteur: Frédérique Ries (A6-0222/2007) — * Report on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0009 — C6-0103/2007 — 2007/0003(CNS)) — AFET Committee. Rapporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0224/2007) — ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/60/EC on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0906 — C6-0022/2007 — 2006/0281(COD)) — LIBE Committee. Rapporteur: Philip Bradbourn (A6-0225/2007) — Report on insertion of a new Rule 204a on ‘Corrigenda’ in Parliament's Rules of Procedure (2005/2041(REG)) — AFCO Committee. Rapporteur: Richard Corbett (A6-0229/2007) — Report on amendment of Rule 201 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure on application or interpretation of the Rules of Procedure (2006/2192(REG)) — AFCO Committee. Rapporteur: Richard Corbett (A6-0230/2007) — ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2007)0093 — C6-0088/2007 — 2007/0036(COD)) — ENVI Committee. Rapporteur: Johannes Blokland (A6-0232/2007) — ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Community energy-efficiency labelling programme for office equipment (recast) (COM(2006)0576 — C6-0329/2006 — 2006/0187(COD)) — ITRE Committee. Rapporteur: Nikolaos Vakalis (A6-0234/2007) — Report towards a future maritime policy for the Union: a European vision for the oceans and seas (2006/2299(INI)) — TRAN Committee. Rapporteur: Willi Piecyk (A6-0235/2007) — ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 91/675/EEC setting up a European insurance and occupational pensions committee, as regards the implementing powers conferred to the Commission (COM(2006)0925 — C6-0008/2007 — 2006/0292(COD)) — ECON Committee. Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0236/2007) — ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 92/49/EEC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to direct insurance other than life assurance, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0924 — C6-0009/2007 — 2006/0289(COD)) — ECON Committee. Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0237/2007) — ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/68/EC relating to reinsurance, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0905 — C6-0017/2007 — 2006/0280(COD)) — ECON Committee. Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0238/2007) — ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 85/611/EEC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS), as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0926 — C6-0010/2007 — 2006/0293(COD)) — ECON Committee. Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0239/2007) — ***I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Community Statistical Programme 2008 to 2012 (COM(2006)0687 — C6-0427/2006 — 2006/0229(COD)) — ECON Committee. Rapporteur: Zsolt László Becsey (A6-0240/2007) — Report on the role and effectiveness of cohesion policy in reducing disparities in the poorest regions of the EU (2006/2176(INI)) — REGI Committee. Rapporteur: Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg (A6-0241/2007) — ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a new statistical classification of products by activity (CPA) and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3696/93 (COM(2006)0655 — C6-0376/2006 — 2006/0218(COD)) — ECON Committee. Rapporteur: Guntars Krasts (A6-0242/2007) — ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 97/67/EC concerning the full accomplishment of the internal market of Community postal services (COM(2006)0594 — C6-0354/2006 — 2006/0196(COD)) — TRAN Committee. Rapporteur: Markus Ferber (A6-0246/2007) — Report on modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century (2007/2023(INI)) — EMPL Committee. Rapporteur: Jacek Protasiewicz (A6-0247/2007) — Report on financial services policy (2005-2010) — White Paper (2006/2270(INI)) — ECON Committee. Rapporteur: Ieke van den Burg (A6-0248/2007) — Report on prospects for the internal gas and electricity market (2007/2089(INI)) — ITRE Committee. Rapporteur: Alejo Vidal-Quadras (A6-0249/2007) — Report on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Ashley Mote (2007/2122(IMM)) — JURI Committee. Rapporteur: Francesco Enrico Speroni (A6-0250/2007) — Report on the request for consultation on the immunity and privileges of Alessandra Mussolini (2006/2301(IMM)) — JURI Committee. Rapporteur: Klaus-Heiner Lehne (A6-0251/2007) — ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 78/855/EEC concerning mergers of public limited liability companies and Council Directive 82/891/EEC concerning the division of public limited companies as regards the requirement for an independent expert's report on the occasion of a merger or a division (COM(2007)0091 — C6-0082/2007 — 2007/0035(COD)) — JURI Committee. Rapporteur: Piia-Noora Kauppi (A6-0252/2007) — * Report on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0113 — C6-0161/2007 — 2007/0041(CNS)) — AFET Committee. apporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0254/2007) — * Report on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0114 — C6-0160/2007 — 2007/0040(CNS)) — AFET Committee. Rapporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0255/2007) — * Report on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0098 — C6-0162/2007 — 2007/0046(CNS)) — AFET Committee. Rapporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0256/2007) — ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 954/79 concerning the ratification by Member States of, or their accession to, the United Nations Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences (COM(2006)0869 — C6-0059/2007 — 2006/0308(COD)) — ECON Committee. Rapporteur: Corien Wortmann-Kool (A6-0258/2007) — * Report on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 26 July 1995, based on Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention) (COM(2007)0215 — C6-0169/2007 — 2007/0076(CNS)) — LIBE Committee. Rapporteur: Genowefa Grabowska (A6-0260/2007) — * Report on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 29 May 2000, established by the Council in accordance with Article 34 of the Treaty on European Union, on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union (COM(2007)0213 — C6-0158/2007 — 2007/0080(CNS)) — LIBE Committee. Rapporteur: Genowefa Grabowska (A6-0261/2007) — Report on the 2007 annual report on the euro area (2007/2143(INI)) — ECON Committee. Rapporteur: Dariusz Rosati (A6-0264/2007) — * Report on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 26 July 1995, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the use of information technology for customs purposes (COM(2007)0211 — C6-0168/2007 — 2007/0079(CNS)) — LIBE Committee. Rapporteur: Jean-Marie Cavada (A6-0265/2007) — Report on the ECB annual report for 2006 (2007/2142(INI)) — ECON Committee. Rapporteur: Gay Mitchell (A6-0266/2007) — Report on draft amending budget No 4/2007 of the European Union for the financial year 2007 (10966/2007 — C6-0195/2007 — 2007/2072(BUD)) — BUDG Committee. Rapporteur: James Elles (A6-0268/2007) — * Report on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 17 June 1998, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on driving disqualifications (COM(2007)0214 — C6-0155/2007 — 2007/0075(CNS)) — LIBE Committee. Rapporteur: Genowefa Grabowska (A6-0269/2007) — * Report on the proposal for a Council directive on the identification and designation of European Critical Infrastructure and the assessment of the need to improve their protection (COM(2006)0787 — C6-0053/2007 — 2006/0276(CNS)) — LIBE Committee. Rapporteur: Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (A6-0270/2007) — * Report on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 26 May 1997, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3(2)(c) of the Treaty on European Union, on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union (COM(2007)0218 — C6-0156/2007 — 2007/0072(CNS)) — LIBE Committee. Rapporteur: Jörg Leichtfried (A6-0272/2007) — *** Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (08937/2007 — C6-0153/2007 — 2006/0254(AVC)) — AFET Committee. Rapporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0274/2007) — Report on minimising administrative costs imposed by legislation (2005/2140(INI)) — CONT Committee. Rapporteur: Jan Mulder (A6-0275/2007) 2.2) recommendations for second reading: — ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a second programme of Community action in the field of health (2007-2013) (16369/2/2006 — C6-0100/2007 — 2005/0042A(COD)) — ENVI Committee. Rapporteur: Antonios Trakatellis (A6-0184/2007) — ***II Recommendation for second reading for adopting 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 (05665/1/2007 — C6-0114/2007 — 2006/0018(COD)) — ENVI Committee. Rapporteur: María Sornosa Martínez (A6-0218/2007) — ***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 specific programme ‘Civil justice’ as part of the General programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’ (08699/2/2007 — C6-0179/2007 — 2005/0040(COD)) — LIBE Committee. Rapporteur: Inger Segelström (A6-0262/2007)

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from Members: 3.1) oral questions for Question Time (Rule 109) (B6-0133/2007): — to the Commission: Crowley Brian, Schmidt Olle, Stihler Catherine, Arnaoutakis Stavros, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou Marie, Posselt Bernd, Kirilov Evgeni, Badia i Cutchet Maria, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, Papastamkos Georgios, Papadimoulis Dimitrios, Paleckis Justas Vincas, Moraes Claude, Schlyter Carl, Belet Ivo, Mitchell Gay, Rutowicz Leopold Józef, Czarnecki Ryszard, Medina Ortega Manuel, Mavrommatis Manolis, Ludford Sarah, Willmott Glenis, Geringer de Oedenberg Lidia Joanna, Henin Jacky, Nicholson James, Harkin Marian, McGuinness Mairead, Aylward Liam, Ryan Eoin, Ó Neachtain Seán, Davies Chris, Evans Robert, Batzeli Katerina, Färm Göran, Budreikaitė Danutė, Van Hecke Johan, De Vits Mia, Kuźmiuk Zbigniew Krzysztof, Jensen Anne E., Uca Feleknas, Riis-Jørgensen Karin, Manolakou Diamanto, Toussas Georgios, Ţicău Silvia-Adriana — to the Council: Medina Ortega Manuel, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou Marie, Ludford Sarah, Willmott Glenis, Posselt Bernd, Papadimoulis Dimitrios, McGuinness Mairead, Aylward Liam, Crowley Brian, Manolakou Diamanto, Ryan Eoin, Ó Neachtain Seán, Davies Chris, Evans Robert, Moraes Claude, Newton Dunn Bill, Budreikaitė Danutė, Van Hecke Johan, Morgantini Luisa, Rutowicz Leopold Józef, Pafilis Athanasios, Toussas Georgios, Czarnecki Ryszard, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, Harkin Marian

4)	from the Conciliation Committee: — Joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (‘Rome II’) (03619/2007 — C6-0142/2007 — 2003/0168(COD))

5)

from Parliament's Delegation to the Conciliation Committee: — ***III Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (‘Rome II’) (03619/2007 — C6-0142/2007 — 2003/0168(COD)) — CODE Committee. Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0257/2007)

8.   Oral questions and written declarations (tabling)

The following documents had been received from Members:

1)

oral questions (Rule 108): — (O-0032/2007) Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the INTA Committee, to the Commission: Recent developments in bilateral trade relations with China (B6-0129/2007); — (O-0036/2007) Gianluca Susta and Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Kader Arif, on behalf of the PSE Group, Georgios Papastamkos, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Vittorio Agnoletto and Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group, to the Council: TRIPS Agreement and access to medicines (B6-0130/2007); — (O-0037/2007) Gianluca Susta and Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Kader Arif, on behalf of the PSE Group, Georgios Papastamkos, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Vittorio Agnoletto and Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group, to the Commission: TRIPS Agreement and access to medicines (B6-0131/2007); — (O-0041/2007) Jan Andersson, on behalf of the EMPL Committee, to the Commission: Posting of workers (B6-0132/2007); — (O-0033/2007) Miroslav Ouzký, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: Action to tackle cardiovascular disease (B6-0134/2007);

2)

written declarations for entry in the Register (Rule 116): — Mario Borghezio, on the persecution of Christians in Arab countries and the rest of the world (0065/2007); — Arlene McCarthy, Gérard Onesta and Georgs Andrejevs, on fire safer cigarettes (0066/2007); — Justas Vincas Paleckis, Roberta Alma Anastase, Marco Cappato, Hélène Flautre and Luisa Morgantini, on the death penalty in Belarus (0067/2007); — Dimitar Stoyanov, Desislav Chukolov and Slavi Binev, on the genocide of Bulgarians by the Turks in the years 1876-1877 (0068/2007); — Andreas Mölzer, on asylum seeker criminality (0069/2007); — Bogusław Rogalski, on the removal of parental rights from the Polish national XX in favour of the Norwegian national XX, suspected of sexually abusing their daughter (0070/2007).

9.   Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

The Council had forwarded certified true copies of the following:

—	Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic on certain aspects of air services;

—	Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part.

10.   Written declarations (Rule 116)

In accordance with Rule 116(5), written declarations 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38/2007 lapsed as they had not obtained the required number of signatures.

11.   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):

22.06.2007

Uwe Herzog (No 353/2007)

Giorgio Bortini (No 354/2007)

Giorgio Bortini (No 355/2007)

Otwin Schneider (No 356/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 357/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 358/2007)

Rainer Müller (No 359/2007)

Udo Anders (No 360/2007)

Rudolf Hotz (No 361/2007)

Manfred Böhm (No 362/2007)

Doris Müller (No 363/2007)

Peter Rabe (RAe Lueken, Voelzke & Kollegen) (No 364/2007)

Heinz Blume (No 365/2007)

Jack Morin (No 366/2007)

Eugenia Iliescu (No 367/2007)

Hartwig Wendhausen (No 368/2007)

Michael Heilig (No 369/2007)

Gisela and Wilfried Ruffing (No 370/2007)

Günther Daumenlang (No 371/2007)

Adam Bohdan (Pracownia na rzecz Wzystkich Istot Oddział Podlaski) (No 372/2007)

Isabelle Borg (No 373/2007)

Barbara Bode (No 374/2007)

Singam Narendrasingam (No 375/2007)

Teresa McDonnell (No 376/2007)

Joan Borg Cardona (No 377/2007)

Lesley Gail Kreupl (No 378/2007)

Alvin Slack (No 379/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 380/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 381/2007)

Joseph Fsadni (No 382/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 383/2007)

Birgit Garthe (No 384/2007)

Octavian Cocos (No 385/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 386/2007)

Ann Kelly (No 387/2007)

Brent Gardner (No 388/2007)

GJW and PJ Hall (No 389/2007)

Patrick Heffernan (No 390/2007)

Elaine Comet (No 391/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 392/2007)

Gordon McGinn (No 393/2007)

Peter Welz (No 394/2007)

Alan Handforth (No 395/2007)

Miguel Ángel de la Cámara Egea (Asociación de Técnicos de Imagen para el Diagnóstico) (No 396/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 397/2007)

Ignacio López Gil (No 398/2007)

Antonio Tortosa López (No 399/2007)

Sergil Garriga Llovet (No 400/2007)

Golden-Line SPRL (10 signatures) (No 401/2007)

Dimitar-Dimtchev Sabev (No 402/2007)

Jean-Marie Godot (No 403/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 404/2007)

Carla Cocco (No 405/2007)

Claudio Falcone (No 406/2007)

Carlo Renato Gaspare Casertano (No 407/2007)

Fabiano Fortunato (No 408/2007)

Gunars Resnais (Latvijas Politiski Represeto Apvieniba) (No 409/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 410/2007)

Kryzysztof Adamkiewicz (No 411/2007)

Josef Jedruch (No 412/2007)

I Peuzi Devlecea (No 413/2007)

Lucian Vincentiu Ionescu (No 414/2007)

Dron Emanuil Danut (No 415/2007)

26.06.2007

Isabel Pérez-Espinosa González-Lobón (No 416/2007)

Peter Sälzer (No 417/2007)

Helga Blümel (No 418/2007)

Matthias Hoffmann (Hazet-Werk) (No 419/2007)

Edgar Thomas (Thomas Spedition GmbH) (No 420/2007)

Osman Türker (No 421/2007)

Erich Schmitt (No 422/2007)

Helmut and Sigrid Kursch (No 423/2007)

Joachim Bader (Europäische Vereinigung von Erfinder-Verbänden und -Vereinen) (No 424/2007)

Holger Pollmann (No 425/2007)

Olaf Quasdorff (No 426/2007)

Klaus Seitz (No 427/2007)

Giorgio Bortini (No 428/2007)

Alfred Hopp (No 429/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 430/2007)

Lisa Neukirchen (No 431/2007)

Thomas Reimitz (No 432/2007)

Wolfgang Depcik (No 433/2007)

Kurt Sevecke (No 434/2007)

Rafael Schiel (First Focus Foundation) (No 435/2007)

Wolfgang Joußen (No 436/2007)

Pater Don Demidoff (Liga pentru Renastere Morala) (No 437/2007)

Paul Perterer (Europäische Vereinigung für Bürgerrechte) (No 438/2007)

Bernhard Vetter (No 439/2007)

Günter Fröhlich (No 440/2007)

Richard Rivett (Regency Apartments) (No 441/2007)

George Karlos (No 442/2007)

Singam Narendrasingam (No 443/2007)

Anna Doliwa-Klepacka (Stowarzyszenia na Rzecz Rozwoju) (No 444/2007)

José Luis Canales Mediana (‘Mesurbi’ ciudadanos agrupados) (No 445/2007)

Harry Schindler (Italy Star Association 1943-1945) (No 446/2007)

Harvey (No 447/2007)

Bernd Michael Uhl (No 448/2007)

Joseph Grech (No 449/2007)

Lucienne Pace (No 450/2007)

Alan Gulliver (Valle Romano) (No 451/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 452/2007)

Stefcho Minchev (No 453/2007)

Newton Enkel (No 454/2007)

Julia Kalimeri (Apanemi (Women's Information and Support Centre)) (No 455/2007)

Malgorzata Nesterowicz (No 456/2007)

Santiago Jiménez Serrano (No 457/2007)

Jose Fernández Fernández (Asociación de Vecinos de Candás) (No 458/2007)

Jesús Luis Morillo Fernández (No 459/2007)

Pedro Torres Tortosa (No 460/2007)

Laura Bendala Tufanisco (No 461/2007)

Cándido Martínez Rodríguez (Colectivo Ecoloxista ‘Luita Verde’) (No 462/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 463/2007)

Gérard Robillard (No 464/2007)

Claudio Beltrame (No 465/2007)

Daniela Monaco (Comune di Lampedusa e Linosa) (No 466/2007)

Jan Riegman (No 467/2007)

Jan Terkel Nielsen (No 468/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 469/2007)

Ryszard Garbowski (No 470/2007)

Krzysztof Kukula (No 471/2007)

Maria Helinska (No 472/2007)

Carlos Manuel Rodrigues Pinto de Sá (Associação de municipios para o ambiente) (No 473/2007)

04.07.2007

Jörg Leichtfried and Reinhard Rack (MEP) (55 signatures) (No 474/2007)

Ronald Birchall (No 475/2007)

Michael Izatt (No 476/2007)

Catherina Groneveld (No 477/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 478/2007)

Igor Lukashanets (48 signatures) (No 479/2007)

Oisin Jones-Dillon (No 480/2007)

William Mclorn (No 481/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 482/2007)

Roberto Giurastante (Club Autonomo di Trieste dei Soci di Friends of the Earth-Amici della Terra) (No 483/2007)

Jiřina Novotná (Společnost pro Pomoc při Huntingtonově Chorobě) (2 918 signatures) (No 484/2007)

Hans-Günter Rogall (No 485/2007)

Jürgen Gerlach (6 signatures) (No 486/2007)

Association Luxembourgeoise pour la Protection des Animaux (ALPA) (30 signatures) (No 487/2007)

Helene Pletzer (No 488/2007)

Martin Züchner (No 489/2007)

Achim Fritz Achmed Kolar Saal (No 490/2007)

Karin Zajewski (No 491/2007)

Christa Schulze (No 492/2007)

Giorgio Bortini (No 493/2007)

Giannis Aivaliotis (No 494/2007)

Αnna Bousna (No 495/2007)

Theodoros Papoulakos (No 496/2007)

Pavlos Kirkos (No 497/2007)

Pavlos Kirkos (No 498/2007)

Nikolova Gelka Koleva (No 499/2007)

Alexiou Chrisostomos (GERMAS Import-Export) (No 500/2007)

Galousi Triantafillou (No 501/2007)

Ioulia Rhessal Kasadsidou (No 502/2007)

Emmanouil Vasilakakis (No 503/2007)

Vassilis Stavrou (No 504/2007)

Panagiota Evaggelopoulou (No 505/2007)

Ιoannis Baklatsis (Enosi Periferiakon Kanalion Ellados) (2 signatures) (No 506/2007)

Petko Kovatchev (CEIE/CEE Bankwatch Network) (4 signatures) (No 507/2007)

Simon Lander (National Association of Mother Tongue Language Teachers in Italian Universities) (No 508/2007)

Cheryl Wolley (No 509/2007)

Luis de la Rasilla Sánchez-Arjona (Proyecto INTER/SUR para la Ecociudadanía 1996-2016) (No 510/2007)

Quintín Gómez Huerta (Plataforma ‘Orihuela Sin Muralles’ CV-91) (7 414 signatures) (No 511/2007)

Eugenio Bermejo García (No 512/2007)

José-Domingo López Manchón (Grup Ecologista Maigmó (GREMA)-Ecologistes en Acció) (No 513/2007)

Víctor M. Olmos (Plataforma de Desarrollo Eólico Sostenible) (2 signatures) (No 514/2007)

Odorinda Tena Llorens (4 signatures) (No 515/2007)

Liliane Rocher (Asociación de Vecinos Partida Pitchell (Sector 14)) (No 516/2007)

Anatoli Galitski (4 signatures) (No 517/2007)

Jean-François Legueulle (Fondation 30 Millions d'Amis) (7 signatures) (No 518/2007)

Benedicto Vadillo Ortíz (No 519/2007)

Philippe Carrier (Association Bien Vivre à Bioule) (No 520/2007)

Paolo Melissano (No 521/2007)

Halina Messerschmidt (Koło Ligi Ochrony Przyrody ‘Zuraw’) (No 522/2007)

Jacob Jensen Pruehs (No 523/2007)

Ralf Schmelich (No 524/2007)

Ariel Machiel Rijkenberg (No 525/2007)

Edgar Guhde (Politischer Arbeitskreis für Tierrechte in Europa PAKT) (No 526/2007)

Helmut Nehrenheim (No 527/2007)

Erik Siegfried (No 528/2007)

Jörg Riesemann (No 529/2007)

Jörg Cloesters (No 530/2007)

Wolfgang Kupffender (No 531/2007)

Nicole Andres (No 532/2007)

Pace (5 signatures) (No 533/2007)

John Oakley (Asociación de Vecinos — Pueblo de Aigües) (No 534/2007)

Lennart Hellstrand (No 535/2007)

Ioannis Markides (No 536/2007)

Gero Debusmann (No 537/2007)

Gillian Wilson (No 538/2007)

Barry Curtin (Watergrasshill Community Association) (No 539/2007)

Graham and Janice Fisher (No 540/2007)

Fernando Ripoll Vidal (Arenal Parcent S. L.) (No 541/2007)

Agustín Sanmartín y González (No 542/2007)

Francisco Amorós Samper (Asociación Nueva Cultura del Territorio) (No 543/2007)

Brigitte Votron (Asociación de Vecinos Defensores del Poblado El Borseral) (2 signatures) (No 544/2007)

Josefa Pavia Ferrando (No 545/2007)

Vicent Beltrán Serrulla (Asociación de Vecinos y Afectados Mestrets-Borriolenc) (No 546/2007)

Eloy Gregorio Cuellar Martín (Foro por Orcasitas) (No 547/2007)

Joseline Martin (Locataires du Parloniam) (324 signatures) (No 548/2007)

Jean-François Delage (Triasem Sarl) (No 549/2007)

Celestina Pollastri (No 550/2007)

Marja Tuk-Koek (No 551/2007)

Robbert Maris (No 552/2007)

Krystyna Kowalska (No 553/2007)

Malgorzata Waclawik (No 554/2007)

Mats Söderlund (No 555/2007)

Manuel Rosa dos Santos (No 556/2007)

Monika and Ulrich Eichenberger (No 557/2007)

Rosemary and Bob Johnson (No 558/2007)

Salvador Ruíz Cruanes (No 559/2007)

Juan Manuel Prego Paz (Videoclub Fontiñas) (2 signatures) (No 560/2007)

06.07.2007

František Venzara (No 561/2007)

George Angelopoulos (Radio Taxi Patras) (No 562/2007)

Nikitas Giannakakis (No 563/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 564/2007)

José Enrique Carmona Llamas (No 565/2007)

Antonio Mora Vergés (No 566/2007)

Maria Begoña Valcarel Abellán (IZATE) (No 567/2007)

Antonio Muñóz Secilla (Ecologistas en Acción de Andalucía) (No 568/2007)

Antonio Tortosa López (No 569/2007)

Jesus Luis Morillo Fernández (No 570/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 571/2007)

Antonio Díaz (Asociación de Perjudicados CV-95 Orihuela-Costa) (No 572/2007)

Honorio Fernández Llamas (Asociación Europea de Consumidores y Usuarios en general y especialmente de Urbanismo) (No 573/2007)

Ignacio Montés Reig (No 574/2007)

Jaime Del Val (Asociación Salvemos Mojacar y el Levante Almeriense) (No 575/2007)

Ahmed Mokhtar (No 576/2007)

Olivier Baux (No 577/2007)

Matthieu Wemaere (SCP Huglo-Lepage et Associés Conseil) (No 578/2007)

Chryssikos Demetrius (No 579/2007)

Jean-Paul and Nicole Bardy (2 signatures) (No 580/2007)

Yves Gérard (4 signatures) (No 581/2007)

Frédéric Jacquemart (G. I. E. T.) (21 517 signatures) (No 582/2007)

Henri Nikuna Kelani (No 583/2007)

Nucu Istrate Moldovan (253 signatures) (No 584/2007)

Brahim Katoui (No 585/2007)

Stefano Pino (No 586/2007)

Marina Salvadore (Voce di me Garide) (No 587/2007)

Vincenzo Russo (Genitori Scuola Media Redi Granacci) (No 588/2007)

Mario Zaccaria (3 signatures) (No 589/2007)

Andrea Bucci (No 590/2007)

Slavnicu Lacramioara (No 591/2007)

Pimen Inalt Prea Sfintitul (No 592/2007)

Maria Hapenciuc (No 593/2007)

Sefan Iulian Blebea (No 594/2007)

Iosif Giurgiu and Maria Ardean (2 signatures) (No 595/2007)

Cristiana Muscardini (913 signatures) (No 596/2007)

‘Contract Agents in European Commission Delegations around the World’ (No 597/2007)

Cathal McCarthy (Weston Garden Residents Association) (No 598/2007).

12.   Calendar of part-sessions for 2008

The Conference of Presidents had made proposals for the calendar of part-sessions for 2008.

Those proposals were as follows:

14 to 17 January

23 January (1)

30 and 31 January

18 to 21 February

27 February (1)

10 to 13 March

26 March (1)

2 and 3 April

14 to 17 April

23 April (1)

7 and 8 May

19 to 22 May

28 May (1)

4 and 5 June

16 to 19 June

25 June (1)

7 to 10 July

1 to 4 September

10 September (1)

22 to 25 September

8 and 9 October

20 to 23 October

5 November (1)

17 to 20 November

3 and 4 December

15 to 18 December.

Amendments to these proposals could be tabled by a political group or by 40 Members.

At the request of the PSE Group, the deadline for tabling amendments was extended until Tuesday, 10.07.2007 at 10.00 (see also the request made by Martin Schulz at the end of Item 13). The vote would take place on Wednesday, 11.07.2007 at 12.00.

13.   Order of business

The next item was the order of business.

The final draft agenda for the July 2007 sittings (PE 391.081/PDOJ) had been distributed and a number of changes had been proposed (Rule 132):

Sittings of 09.07.2007 to 12.07.2007

Monday and Tuesday

—	no changes

Wednesday

—	request from the PSE, ALDE and GUE/NGL Groups for the Markov report on road infrastructure safety management (A6-0221/2007) (Item 17 on the final draft agenda) to be referred back to committee under Rule 168.

The following spoke: Brian Simpson, on behalf of the PSE Group, who moved the request.

Parliament agreed to the request.

Thursday

—	no changes

The following spoke: Martin Schulz, who asked for the deadline for tabling amendments to the 2008 calendar of part-sessions to be extended until Tuesday, 10.07.2007 at 18.00. The President established that there were no objections to the request.

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The order of business was thus established.

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:

Ovidiu Victor Ganţ, Árpád Duka-Zólyomi, Lasse Lehtinen, Alexandru-Ioan Morţun, Andrzej Tomasz Zapałowski, Milan Horáček, Willy Meyer Pleite, Thomas Wise, Desislav Chukolov, Sergej Kozlík, Georgios Papastamkos, Maria Matsouka, Diana Wallis, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Marco Cappato, Ryszard Czarnecki, Monica Maria Iacob-Ridzi, Magda Kósáné Kovács, Pedro Guerreiro, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Marc Tarabella, Cristian Silviu Buşoi, Péter Olajos, Proinsias De Rossa, Richard James Ashworth, Brian Simpson, Marios Matsakis, Bogusław Rogalski, Ioannis Gklavakis, Jörg Leichtfried, Geoffrey Van Orden and Tunne Kelam.

IN THE CHAIR: Marek SIWIEC

Vice-President

15.   Common authorisation procedure for food additives ***I — Food additives ***I — Food enzymes ***I — Flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings [COM(2006)0423 — C6-0258/2006 — 2006/0143(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Åsa Westlund (A6-0153/2007)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives [COM(2006)0428 — C6-0260/2006 — 2006/0145(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Åsa Westlund (A6-0154/2007)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on food enzymes and amending Council Directive 83/417/EEC, Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, Directive 2000/13/EC, and Council Directive 2001/112/EC [COM(2006)0425 — C6-0257/2006 — 2006/0144(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Avril Doyle (A6-0177/2007)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89, Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 and Directive 2000/13/EC [COM(2006)0427 — C6-0259/2006 — 2006/0147(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Mojca Drčar Murko (A6-0185/2007)

The following spoke: Markos Kyprianou (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Åsa Westlund introduced the reports.

Avril Doyle introduced the report.

Mojca Drčar Murko introduced the report.

The following spoke: Manuel Medina Ortega (draftsman of the opinion of the JURI Committee), Horst Schnellhardt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Karin Scheele, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Andrzej Tomasz Zapałowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Pilar Ayuso, Edite Estrela, Alexandru-Ioan Morţun, Wiesław Stefan Kuc, Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg, Françoise Grossetête, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk and Markos Kyprianou.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 10.07.2007, Item 8.32, Minutes of 10.07.2007, Item 8.33, Minutes of 10.07.2007, Item 8.34 and Minutes of 10.07.2007, Item 8.35.

16.   Community action programme in the field of health (2007-2013) ***II — Action to tackle cardiovascular disease (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a second programme of Community action in the field of health (2007-2013) [16369/2/2006 — C6-0100/2007 — 2005/0042(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Antonios Trakatellis (A6-0184/2007)

Oral question (O-0033/2007) by Miroslav Ouzký, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: Action to tackle cardiovascular disease (B6-0134/2007)

Antonios Trakatellis introduced the recommendation for second reading.

Miroslav Ouzký moved the oral question.

The following spoke: Markos Kyprianou (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: John Bowis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Linda McAvan, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Adamos Adamou, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Irena Belohorská, Non-attached Member, Thomas Ulmer, Glenis Willmott, Jiří Maštálka, Kathy Sinnott, Christofer Fjellner, Dorette Corbey, Miroslav Mikolášik, Justas Vincas Paleckis, Zuzana Roithová and Markos Kyprianou.

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

—	Miroslav Ouzký, Georgs Andrejevs and John Bowis, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, on action to tackle cardiovascular disease (B6-0277/2007).

IN THE CHAIR: Adam BIELAN

Vice-President

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 10.07.2007, Item 8.30.

17.   MON 863 — Risk management (debate)

Commission statement: MON 863 — Risk management

Markos Kyprianou (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Renate Sommer, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Karin Scheele, on behalf of the PSE Group, Janusz Wojciechowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, Hiltrud Breyer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Kathy Sinnott, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, and Markos Kyprianou.

The debate closed.

18.   PNR Agreement with the United States (debate)

Commission statement: PNR Agreement with the United States

Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Carlos Coelho, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Stavros Lambrinidis, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sophia in 't Veld, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Baroness Sarah Ludford, Franco Frattini and Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg.

As the motions for a resolution tabled were not yet available, they would be announced in the House at a later time.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.07.2007, Item 6.7.

19.   Internal gas and electricity market (debate)

Report on prospects for the internal gas and electricity market [2007/2089(INI)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Alejo Vidal-Quadras (A6-0249/2007)

Alejo Vidal-Quadras introduced the report.

IN THE CHAIR: Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU

Vice-President

The following spoke: Andris Piebalgs (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Sophia in 't Veld (draftsman of the opinion of the ECON Committee), Brigitte Douay (draftsman of the opinion of the REGI Committee), Herbert Reul, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Edit Herczog, on behalf of the PSE Group, Anne Laperrouze, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Eugenijus Maldeikis, on behalf of the UEN Group, Claude Turmes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Esko Seppänen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Jana Bobošíková, Non-attached Member, Gunnar Hökmark, Reino Paasilinna, Konrad Szymański, Ján Hudacký, Hannes Swoboda, Silvia Ciornei, András Gyürk, Eluned Morgan, Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, Romana Jordan Cizelj, Joan Calabuig Rull, Šarūnas Birutis, Jerzy Buzek, Teresa Riera Madurell, Jan Březina, Dorette Corbey, Alexander Stubb, Eija-Riitta Korhola and Monica Maria Iacob-Ridzi.

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA

Vice-President

The following spoke: Paul Rübig and Andris Piebalgs.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 10.07.2007, Item 8.38.

20.   Measuring devices containing mercury ***II (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting 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 [05665/1/2007 — C6-0114/2007 — 2006/0018(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: María Sornosa Martínez (A6-0218/2007)

María Sornosa Martínez introduced the recommendation for second reading.

The following spoke: Günter Verheugen (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Martin Callanan, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Dorette Corbey, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Leopold Józef Rutowicz, on behalf of the UEN Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Thomas Ulmer, Åsa Westlund, Holger Krahmer, Miroslav Mikolášik, Linda McAvan, Günter Verheugen and Carl Schlyter.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 10.07.2007, Item 8.31.

21.   European Critical Infrastructure * (debate)

Report on the proposal for a Council directive on the identification and designation of European Critical Infrastructure and the assessment of the need to improve their protection [COM(2006)0787 — C6-0053/2007 — 2006/0276(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (A6-0270/2007)

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

Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert introduced the report.

The following spoke: Harald Ettl (draftsman of the opinion of the ECON Committee), Renate Sommer (draftsman of the opinion of the TRAN Committee), Herbert Reul, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Inés Ayala Sender, on behalf of the PSE Group, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Erik Meijer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Christian Ehler, Inger Segelström, Marianne Mikko and Franco Frattini.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 10.07.2007, Item 8.37.

22.   Law applicable to non-contractual obligations (‘Rome II’) ***III (debate)

Report on on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (‘Rome II’) [PE-CONS 3619/2007 — C6-0142/2007 — 2003/0168(COD)] — Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee.

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis A6-0257/2007

Diana Wallis introduced the report.

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

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

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 10.07.2007, Item 8.29.

23.   Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next day's sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 391.081/OJMA).

24.   Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 23.45.

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(1)  These dates were reserved for possible sittings at which topical subjects would be discussed pursuant to the decision of the Conference of Presidents of 28.09.2006.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 175/24

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MINUTES

(2008/C 175 E/02)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Ángel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ

Vice-President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 09.00.

2.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

1)	from committees: 1.1) reports: — Report on the convening of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC): the European Parliament's opinion (Article 48 of the TEU) (11222/2007 — C6-0206/2007 — 2007/0808(CNS)) — AFCO Committee. Rapporteur: Jo Leinen (A6-0279/2007)

3.   Transfers of appropriations

The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 14/2007 (C6-0148/2007 — SEC(2007)0560).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25.06.2002, as amended on 13.12.2006.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 16/2007 (C6-0164/2007 — SEC(2007)0674).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25.06.2002, as amended on 13.12.2006.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 17/2007 (C6-0165/2007 — SEC(2007)0675).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25.06.2002, as amended on 13.12.2006.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 19/2007 (C6-0189/2007 — SEC(2007)0677).

It had delivered a favourable opinion on the transfer under Article 24(2) of the Financial Regulation of 25.06.2002, as amended on 13.12.2006.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 20/2007 (C6-0167/2007 — SEC(2007)0678).

It had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(2) and (3) of the Financial Regulation of 25.06.2002, as amended on 13.12.2006.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 23/2007 (C6-0194/2007 — SEC(2007)0681).

It had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(2) and (3) of the Financial Regulation of 25.06.2002, as amended on 13.12.2006.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 24/2007 (C6-0192/2007 — SEC(2007)0682).

It had delivered a favourable opinion on the transfer under Article 24(2) of the Financial Regulation of 25.06.2002, as amended on 13.12.2006.

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

Pursuant to Rule 115, the following Members or political groups had requested that such a debate be held on the following motions for resolutions:

I.

THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION OF IRAQI REFUGEES — Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Marco Cappato, Frédérique Ries, Marios Matsakis and Thierry Cornillet, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the situation of Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons (B6-0291/2007) — André Brie, Marco Rizzo and Tobias Pflüger, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the humanitarian situation of the Iraqi refugees (B6-0295/2007) — Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Charles Tannock, Bernd Posselt and Eija-Riitta Korhola, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the humanitarian situation of Iraqi refugees (B6-0299/2007) — Paulo Casaca, Pasqualina Napoletano, Véronique De Keyser, Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco and Javier Moreno Sánchez, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the situation of Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons (B6-0300/2007) — Angelika Beer, Joost Lagendijk, Raül Romeva i Rueda and Hélène Flautre, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the situation of Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons (B6-0303/2007) — Roberta Angelilli, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the humanitarian situation of the Iraqi refugees (B6-0308/2007)

II.

HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN TRANSNISTRIA (MOLDOVA) — Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Marco Cappato and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on human rights violations in Transnistria and the need for EU support for the settlement of the frozen conflict in the Republic of Moldova (B6-0292/2007) — Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Inese Vaidere, Janusz Wojciechowski, Adam Bielan, Michał Tomasz Kamiński and Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, on human rights violations in Transnistria (Moldova) (B6-0293/2007) — Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on human rights violations in Transnistria (Moldova) (B6-0296/2007) — Roberta Alma Anastase, Bernd Posselt, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Charles Tannock, Ovidiu Victor Ganţ, Monica Maria Iacob-Ridzi, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Maria Petre and Radu Ţîrle, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on human rights violations in Transnistria and the need for EU support for the settlement of the frozen conflict in the Republic of Moldova (B6-0298/2007) — Marianne Mikko, Pasqualina Napoletano, Hannes Swoboda, Raimon Obiols i Germà, Dan Mihalache and Jan Marinus Wiersma, on behalf of the PSE Group, on human rights violations in Transnistria and the need for EU support for the settlement of the frozen conflict in the Republic of Moldova (B6-0302/2007) — Elisabeth Schroedter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on human rights violations in Transnistria and the need for EU support for the settlement of the frozen conflict in the Republic of Moldova (B6-0304/2007)

III.

HUMAN RIGHTS IN VIETNAM — Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Marco Cappato, Marios Matsakis, Jules Maaten and Frédérique Ries, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Vietnam (B6-0290/2007) — Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Vietnam (B6-0294/2007) — Bernd Posselt, Charles Tannock and Eija-Riitta Korhola, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on human rights in Vietnam (B6-0297/2007) — Pasqualina Napoletano and Marc Tarabella, on behalf of the PSE Group, on Vietnam (B6-0301/2007) — Frithjof Schmidt, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Vietnam (B6-0305/2007) — Gintaras Didžiokas, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Adam Bielan and Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, on human rights in Vietnam (B6-0306/2007)

Speaking time would be allocated in accordance with Rule 142.

5.   Community postal services ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 97/67/EC concerning the full accomplishment of the internal market of Community postal services [COM(2006)0594 — C6-0354/2006 — 2006/0196(COD)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Markus Ferber (A6-0246/2007)

The following spoke: Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission).

Markus Ferber introduced the report.

The following spoke: Pervenche Berès (draftsman of the opinion of the ECON Committee), Stephen Hughes (draftsman of the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Hannes Swoboda (draftsman of the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Markus Pieper (draftsman of the opinion of the REGI Committee), Marianne Thyssen, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Brian Simpson, on behalf of the PSE Group, Luigi Cocilovo, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Roberts Zīle, on behalf of the UEN Group, Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Michael Henry Nattrass, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Luca Romagnoli, on behalf of the ITS Group, Alessandro Battilocchio, Non-attached Member, Mathieu Grosch, Inés Ayala Sender, Dirk Sterckx, Seán Ó Neachtain, Pierre Jonckheer, Erik Meijer, Johannes Blokland, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Saïd El Khadraoui and Nathalie Griesbeck.

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA

Vice-President

The following spoke: Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Joost Lagendijk, Patrick Louis, Corien Wortmann-Kool, Robert Navarro, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Claude Turmes, Etelka Barsi-Pataky, Alain Hutchinson, Ona Juknevičienė, Christine De Veyrac, Zita Gurmai, Olle Schmidt, Astrid Lulling, Emanuel Jardim Fernandes, Reinhard Rack, Nicole Fontaine and Charlie McCreevy.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 11.07.2007, Item 7.10.

Reinhard Rack expressed disappointment at the Council's absence.

6.   Financial services policy (2005-2010) — White Paper (debate)

Report on financial services policy (2005-2010) — White Paper [2006/2270(INI)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Ieke van den Burg (A6-0248/2007)

Ieke van den Burg introduced the report.

The following spoke: Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Jean-Paul Gauzès (draftsman of the opinion of the JURI Committee), Othmar Karas, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Pervenche Berès, on behalf of the PSE Group, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, and Sahra Wagenknecht, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Luisa MORGANTINI

Vice-President

The following spoke: John Whittaker, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Petre Popeangă, on behalf of the ITS Group, Gunnar Hökmark, Harald Ettl, Sharon Bowles, Alexander Radwan, Antolín Sánchez Presedo and Charlie McCreevy.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 11.07.2007, Item 7.12.

7.   Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century (debate)

Report on modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century [2007/2023(INI)] — Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jacek Protasiewicz (A6-0247/2007)

Jacek Protasiewicz introduced the report.

The following spoke: Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Donata Gottardi (draftsman of the opinion of the ECON Committee), Mia De Vits (draftsman of the opinion of the IMCO Committee), Kartika Tamara Liotard (draftsman of the opinion of the FEMM Committee), José Albino Silva Peneda, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Ole Christensen, on behalf of the PSE Group, Luigi Cocilovo, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Jan Tadeusz Masiel, on behalf of the UEN Group, Elisabeth Schroedter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Roberto Musacchio, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Derek Roland Clark, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, and Roger Helmer, Non-attached Member.

The debate was suspended at that point for voting time.

It would be resumed at 15.00 (see Item 13).

IN THE CHAIR: Diana WALLIS

Vice-President

8.   Voting time

Details of voting (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in the ‘Results of votes’ annex to the Minutes.

8.1.   Election of a Vice-President of the European Parliament (vote)

The next item was the election of a Vice-President to fill the seat vacated by Pierre Moscovici following his resignation with effect from 26.06.2007.

The President announced that the PSE Group had nominated Martine Roure.

As Martine Roure was the only candidate, the President proposed that the House vote by acclamation, pursuant to Rule 12(1).

The House agreed to the proposal.

The House elected Martine Roure by acclamation.

The President proclaimed Martine Roure Vice-President of the European Parliament and congratulated her on her election. Pursuant to Rule 17(1), she would take the place of her predecessor in the order of precedence.

8.2.   Request for consultation of the Committee of the Regions on the role of volunteering in economic and social cohesion (Rule 118) (vote)

Request for consultation of the Committee of the Regions on the role of volunteering in economic and social cohesion

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 1)

Approved

8.3.   EC-Algeria Euro-Mediterranean Agreement *** (Rule 131) (vote)

Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Euro Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union [08937/2007 — COM(2006)0765 — C6-0153/2007 — 2006/0254(AVC)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0274/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 2)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0291)

Parliament thereby gave its assent.

8.4.   EC-Moldova Partnership and Cooperation Agreement * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union [COM(2007)0009 — C6-0103/2007 — 2007/0003(CNS)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0224/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 3)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0292)

8.5.   EC-Ukraine Partnership and Cooperation Agreement * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union [COM(2007)0007 — C6-0102/2007 — 2007/0004(CNS)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0216/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 4)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0293)

8.6.   EC-Armenia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union [COM(2007)0113 — C6-0161/2007 — 2007/0041(CNS)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0254/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 5)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0294)

8.7.   EC-Azerbaijan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union [COM(2007)0114 — C6-0160/2007 — 2007/0040(CNS)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0255/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 6)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0295)

8.8.   EC-Georgia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union [COM(2007)0098 — C6-0162/2007 — 2007/0046(CNS)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0256/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 7)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0296)

8.9.   Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on the use of information technology for customs purposes * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 26 July 1995, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the use of information technology for customs purposes [COM(2007)0211 — C6-0168/2007 — 2007/0079(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jean-Marie Cavada (A6-0265/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 8)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0297)

8.10.   Direct insurance other than life assurance (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 92/49/EEC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to direct insurance other than life assurance, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission [COM(2006)0924 — C6-0009/2007 — 2006/0289(COD)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0237/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 9)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENT and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Pervenche Berès (rapporteur) made a statement pursuant to Rule 131(4) and withdrew the first part of the amendment by the committee responsible.

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0298)

8.11.   Undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 85/611/EEC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS), as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission [COM(2006)0926 — C6-0010/2007 — 2006/0293(COD)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0239/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 10)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0299)

8.12.   Reinsurance (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/68/EC relating to reinsurance, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission [COM(2006)0905 — C6-0017/2007 — 2006/0280(COD)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0238/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 11)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Pervenche Berès (rapporteur) made a statement pursuant to Rule 131(4) and withdrew the amendment by the committee responsible.

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0300)

8.13.   A new statistical classification of products by activity (CPA) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a new statistical classification of products by activity (CPA) and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3696/93 [COM(2006)0655 — C6-0376/2006 — 2006/0218(COD)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Guntars Krasts (A6-0242/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 12)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0301)

8.14.   Labour force sample survey ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community [COM(2006)0565 — C6-0326/2006 — 2006/0180(COD)] — Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jan Andersson (A6-0181/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 13)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Jan Andersson (rapporteur) made a statement pursuant to Rule 131(4) and stated that amendments 1 to 3 by the committee responsible had been withdrawn.

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0302)

8.15.   Energy Star ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Community energy-efficiency labelling programme for office equipment (recast) [COM(2006)0576 — C6-0329/2006 — 2006/0187(COD)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Nikolaos Vakalis (A6-0234/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 14)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Nikolaos Vakalis (rapporteur) made a statement pursuant to Rule 131(4).

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0303)

8.16.   United Nations Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences (repeal of Council Regulation (EEC) No 954/79) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 954/79 concerning the ratification by Member States of, or their accession to, the United Nations Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences [COM(2006)0869 — C6-0059/2007 — 2006/0308(COD)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Corien Wortmann-Kool (A6-0258/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 15)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0304)

8.17.   Fishing activities in the Antarctic * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 of 22 March 2004 laying down certain control measures applicable to fishing activities in the area covered by the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 3943/90, (EC) No 66/98 and (EC) No 1721/1999 [COM(2006)0867 — C6-0054/2007 — 2007/0001(CNS)] — Committee on Fisheries.

Rapporteur: Rosa Miguélez Ramos (A6-0213/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 16)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0305)

8.18.   Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Europol Convention * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 26 July 1995, based on Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention) [COM(2007)0215 — C6-0169/2007 — 2007/0076(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Genowefa Grabowska (A6-0260/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 17)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0306)

8.19.   Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on mutual assistance in criminal matters * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 29 May 2000, established by the Council in accordance with Article 34 of the Treaty on European Union, on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union [COM(2007)0213 — C6-0158/2007 — 2007/0080(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Genowefa Grabowska (A6-0261/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 18)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0307)

8.20.   Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on driving disqualifications * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 17 June 1998, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on driving disqualifications [COM(2007)0214 — C6-0155/2007 — 2007/0075(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Genowefa Grabowska (A6-0269/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 19)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0308)

8.21.   Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union */***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 26 May 1997, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3(2)(c) of the Treaty on European Union, on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union [COM(2007)0218 — C6-0156/2007 — 2007/0072(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jörg Leichtfried (A6-0272/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 20)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0309)

8.22.   Corrigenda (new Rule 204a of Parliament's Rules of Procedure) (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on insertion of a new Rule 204a on Corrigenda in Parliament's Rules of Procedure [2005/2041 (REG)] — Committee on Constitutional Affairs.

Rapporteur: Richard Corbett (A6-0229/2007)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 21)

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION, AMENDMENT TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0310)

The new rule would come into force on the first day of the next part-session.

8.23.   Application and interpretation of the Rules of Procedure (amendment of Rule 201) (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on amendment of Rule 201 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure on application and interpretation of the Rules of Procedure [2006/2192(REG)] — Committee on Constitutional Affairs.

Rapporteur: Richard Corbett (A6-0230/2007)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 22)

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION, AMENDMENT TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0311)

The new rule would come into force on the first day of the next part-session.

8.24.   Immunity and privileges of Alessandra Mussolini (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the request for consultation on the immunity and privileges of Alessandra Mussolini [2006/2301 (IMM)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Klaus-Heiner Lehne (A6-0251/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 23)

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0312)

8.25.   Request for defence of the immunity of Ashley Mote (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Ashley Mote [2007/2122(IMM)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Francesco Enrico Speroni (A6-0250/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 24)

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0313)

8.26.   Draft amending budget No 4/2007 (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on draft amending budget No 4/2007 of the European Union for the financial year 2007 Section III — Commission [10966/2007 — C6 0195/2007 — 2007/2072(BUD)] — Committee on Budgets.

Rapporteur: James Elles (A6-0268/2007)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 25)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0314)

8.27.   Translation expenditure (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on Special Report No 9/2006 of the European Court of Auditors concerning translation expenditure incurred by the Commission, the Parliament and the Council [2007/2077(INI)] — Committee on Budgetary Control.

Rapporteur: Alexander Stubb (A6-0215/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 26)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0315)

8.28.   Minimising administrative costs imposed by legislation (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on minimising administrative costs imposed by legislation [2005/2140(INI)] — Committee on Budgetary Control.

Rapporteur: Jan Mulder (A6-0275/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 27)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0316)

8.29.   Law applicable to non-contractual obligations (‘Rome II’) ***III (vote)

Report on on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (‘Rome II’) — [PE-CONS 3619/2007 — C6-0142/2007 — 2003/0168(COD)] — Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee.

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0257/2007)

(Simple majority for approval)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 28)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0317)

8.30.   Community action programme in the field of health (2007-2013) ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a second programme of Community action in the field of health (2007-2013) [16369/2/2006 — C6-0100/2007 — 2005/0042(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Antonios Trakatellis (A6-0184/2007)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 29)

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0318)

8.31.   Measuring devices containing mercury ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting 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 [05665/1/2007 — C6-0114/2007 — 2006/0018(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: María Sornosa Martínez (A6-0218/2007)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 30)

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved (P6_TA(2007)0319)

8.32.   Common authorisation procedure for food additives ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings [COM(2006)0423 — C6-0258/2006 — 2006/0143(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Åsa Westlund (A6-0153/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 31)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0320)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0320)

The following spoke on the vote:

—	Hartmut Nassauer, before the vote, on the PPE-DE Group voting list.

8.33.   Food additives ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives [COM(2006)0428 — C6-0260/2006 — 2006/0145(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Åsa Westlund (A6-0154/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 32)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0321)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0321)

8.34.   Food enzymes ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on food enzymes and amending Council Directive 83/417/EEC, Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, Directive 2000/13/EC, and Council Directive 2001/112/EC [COM(2006)0425 — C6-0257/2006 — 2006/0144(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Avril Doyle (A6-0177/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 33)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0322)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0322)

8.35.   Flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89, Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 and Directive 2000/13/EC [COM(2006)0427 — C6-0259/2006 — 2006/0147(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Mojca Drčar Murko (A6-0185/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 34)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0323)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0323)

8.36.   Rates of excise duty on alcohol and alcoholic beverages * (final vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 92/84/EEC on the approximation of the rates of excise duty on alcohol and alcoholic beverages [COM(2006)0486 — C6-0319/2006 — 2006/0165(CNS)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Astrid Lulling (A6-0148/2007)

The debate had been held on 22.05.2007(Minutes of 22.05.2007, Item 20).

At its sitting of 23 May 2007, Parliament had rejected the proposal for a directive (Minutes of 23.05.2007, Item 54)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 35)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

The following spoke: Astrid Lulling (rapporteur), who recommended that the amendments of the committee responsible and its report be rejected, and Pervenche Berès (chairwoman of the ECON Committee), on Mrs Lulling's remarks.

Rejected

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Rejected

(A legislative resolution confirming the rejection of the Commission proposal is included in the Texts adopted (P6_TA(2007)0324).)

8.37.   European Critical Infrastructure * (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council directive on the identification and designation of European Critical Infrastructure and the assessment of the need to improve their protection [COM(2006)0787 — C6-0053/2007 — 2006/0276(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (A6-0270/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 36)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0325)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0325)

8.38.   Internal gas and electricity market (vote)

Report on prospects for the internal gas and electricity market [2007/2089(INI)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Alejo Vidal-Quadras (A6-0249/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 37)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0326)

The following spoke on the vote:

—	Alejo Vidal-Quadras (rapporteur), who moved an oral amendment to amendment 2, which was incorporated.

8.39.   Production of fishmeal and fish oil (vote)

Report on industrial fisheries and the production of fishmeal and fish oil [2004/2262(INI)] — Committee on Fisheries.

Rapporteur: Struan Stevenson (A6-0155/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 38)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0327)

*

* *

Åsa Westlund said that she had twice requested, unsuccessfully, an electronic check during the voting on her reports (A6-0153/2007 and A6-0154/2007). (The President noted this.)

9.   Convening of the Intergovernmental Conference: opinion of the European Parliament (deadline for tabling amendments)

The President announced that the deadline for tabling amendments to the report by Jo Leinen on the convening of the Intergovernmental Conference (A6-0279/2007) (Item 46 on the agenda) had been put back to Tuesday, 10.07.2007 at 15.00.

10.   Explanations of vote

Written explanations of vote:

Explanations of vote submitted in writing under Rule 163(3) appear in the Verbatim Report of Proceedings for the sitting.

Oral explanations of vote:

—	Report: María Sornosa Martínez — A6-0218/2007: Ivo Belet, Philip Claeys

—	Report: Åsa Westlund — A6-0154/2007: Zuzana Roithová

—	Report: Alejo Vidal-Quadras — A6-0249/2007: Markus Pieper

—	Report: Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert — A6-0270/2007: Hubert Pirker

11.   Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Corrections to votes and voting intentions appear on the ‘Séance en direct’ website under ‘Votes’/‘Results of votes’/‘Roll-call votes’. They are published in hard copy in the ‘Result of roll-call votes’ annex.

The electronic version on Europarl will be regularly updated for a maximum of two weeks after the day of the vote concerned.

After the two-week deadline has passed, the list of corrections to votes and voting intentions will be finalised so that it can be translated and published in the Official Journal.

(The sitting was suspended at 13.10 and resumed at 15.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Luigi COCILOVO

Vice-President

12.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

13.   Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century (continuation of debate)

Report on modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century [2007/2023(INI)] — Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jacek Protasiewicz (A6-0247/2007)

The following spoke: Thomas Mann, Jan Andersson, Elizabeth Lynne, Konrad Szymański, Ilda Figueiredo, Ana Mato Adrover, Françoise Castex, Ona Juknevičienė, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, Edit Bauer, Joel Hasse Ferreira, Siiri Oviir, Andrzej Tomasz Zapałowski, Richard Falbr, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Wiesław Stefan Kuc, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Maria Matsouka, Janusz Wojciechowski, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Richard Howitt, Zita Pleštinská, Agnes Schierhuber, Monica Maria Iacob-Ridzi, Tadeusz Zwiefka, Iles Braghetto, Philip Bushill-Matthews and Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission).

IN THE CHAIR: Mechtild ROTHE

Vice-President

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 11.07.2007, Item 7.13.

14.   Posting of workers (debate)

Oral question (O-0041/2007) by Jan Andersson, on behalf of the EMPL Committee, to the Commission: Posting of workers (B6-0132/2007)

Jan Andersson moved the oral question.

Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: Philip Bushill-Matthews, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Anne Van Lancker, on behalf of the PSE Group, Anne E. Jensen, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Elisabeth Schroedter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Mary Lou McDonald, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Thomas Mann, Jean Louis Cottigny, Evelyne Gebhardt, Proinsias De Rossa and Vladimír Špidla.

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

—	Jan Andersson, on behalf of the EMPL Committee, on the Commission's Communication on the ‘Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services: maximising its benefits and potential while guaranteeing the protection of workers’ (B6-0266/2007).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 11.07.2007, Item 7.14.

15.   Towards a future maritime policy for the Union (debate)

Report on a future maritime policy for the European Union: a European vision for the oceans and seas [2006/2299(INI)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Willi Piecyk (A6-0235/2007)

Willi Piecyk introduced the report.

The following spoke: Joe Borg (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Satu Hassi (draftsman of the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Jorgo Chatzimarkakis (draftsman of the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Struan Stevenson (draftsman of the opinion of the PECH Committee), Yiannakis Matsis (draftsman of the opinion of the REGI Committee), Luís Queiró, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Paulo Casaca, on behalf of the PSE Group, Josu Ortuondo Larrea, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Ian Hudghton, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Georgios Toussas, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Jim Allister, Non-attached Member, Corien Wortmann-Kool, Robert Navarro, Anne E. Jensen, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Matthias Groote, Francesco Musotto, Riitta Myller, David Casa, Jamila Madeira and Margie Sudre.

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Richard Howitt, Rosa Miguélez Ramos, Emanuel Jardim Fernandes, Karin Jöns and Joe Borg.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.07.2007, Item 6.3.

16.   Question Time (Commission)

Parliament considered a number of questions to the Commission (B6-0133/2007).

Part one

Question 28 (Catherine Stihler): Consultation on patient information.

Günter Verheugen (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the question and a supplementary by Catherine Stihler.

Question 26 (Brian Crowley): Combating youth and long-term unemployment within the EU.

Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission) answered the question and a supplementary by Brian Crowley.

Question 27 (Olle Schmidt): European refuge for persecuted writers and journalists.

Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Olle Schmidt, Jörg Leichtfried and Jim Allister.

Part two

Question 29 (Stavros Arnaoutakis): Risk of total depletion of fish stocks in the Aegean.

Joe Borg (Member of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Stavros Arnaoutakis, Reinhard Rack and Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou.

Question 30 (Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou): Protection of children's rights in the context of the EU's foreign relations.

Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) answered the question and a supplementary by Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou.

Question 31 (Bernd Posselt): Strategy for the Black Sea region.

Benita Ferrero-Waldner answered the question and supplementaries by Bernd Posselt, Reinhard Rack and Danutė Budreikaitė.

Question 32 (Evgeni Kirilov): The situation with the Bulgarian nurses and the Palestinian doctor in Libya.

Benita Ferrero-Waldner answered the question and supplementaries by Evgeni Kirilov, Glyn Ford and Bogusław Sonik.

Questions 33 and 34 would receive written answers.

Question 35 (Georgios Papastamkos): Nuclear power in the Balkans.

Andris Piebalgs (Member of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Georgios Papastamkos, Paul Rübig and Danutė Budreikaitė.

Question 36 (Dimitrios Papadimoulis): Maintenance of fuel stocks in Greece.

Andris Piebalgs answered the question and a supplementary by Dimitrios Papadimoulis.

Question 37 (Justas Vincas Paleckis): ‘Druzhba’ pipeline.

Andris Piebalgs answered the question and supplementaries by Justas Vincas Paleckis and Paul Rübig.

Questions which had not been answered for lack of time would receive written answers (see annex to the Verbatim Report of Proceedings).

Commission Question Time closed.

(The sitting was suspended at 19.10 and resumed at 21.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Mario MAURO

Vice-President

17.   Membership of committees and delegations

The President had received the following requests for appointments from the PSE and Verts/ALE Groups:

—	AFET Committee: Béatrice Patrie

—	IMCO Committee: Catherine Anita Neris to replace Béatrice Patrie

—	REGI Committee: Pierre Pribetich to replace Bernadette Bourzai

—	AGRI Committee: Bernadette Bourzai

—	CULT Committee: Mikel Irujo Amezaga

—	LIBE Committee: Roselyne Lefrançois

—	FEMM Committee: Roselyne Lefrançois

—	Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly: Mikel Irujo Amezaga

—	Bernard Poignant was no longer a member of the PECH Committee

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

18.   First railway package (debate)

Report on the implementation of the first railway package [2006/2213(INI)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Michael Cramer (A6-0219/2007)

Michael Cramer introduced the report.

The following spoke: Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Elisabeth Jeggle, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Robert Navarro, on behalf of the PSE Group, Nathalie Griesbeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Roberts Zīle, on behalf of the UEN Group, Erik Meijer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Georg Jarzembowski, Leopold Józef Rutowicz, Pedro Guerreiro and Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.07.2007, Item 6.4.

19.   Common rules for air transport services ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air transport services in the Community (recast) [COM(2006)0396 — C6-0248/2006 — 2006/0130(COD)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Arūnas Degutis (A6-0178/2007)

Arūnas Degutis introduced the report.

The following spoke: Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Elisabeth Jeggle, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Ulrich Stockmann, on behalf of the PSE Group, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, Jaromír Kohlíček, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Georg Jarzembowski, Inés Ayala Sender, Jim Higgins and Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 11.07.2007, Item 7.11.

20.   Sustainable mobility (debate)

Report on keeping Europe moving — sustainable mobility for our continent [2006/2227(INI)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Etelka Barsi-Pataky (A6-0190/2007)

Etelka Barsi-Pataky introduced the report.

The following spoke: Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Satu Hassi (draftsman of the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Dieter-Lebrecht Koch, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Inés Ayala Sender, on behalf of the PSE Group, Paolo Costa, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Sepp Kusstatscher, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Reinhard Rack, Anne E. Jensen, Renate Sommer, Jerzy Buzek and Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.07.2007, Item 6.5.

21.   Recent developments in bilateral trade relations with China (debate)

Oral question (O-0032/2007) by Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the INTA Committee, to the Commission: Recent developments in bilateral trade relations with China (B6-0129/2007)

Helmuth Markov moved the oral question.

Peter Mandelson (Member of the Commission) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: Georgios Papastamkos, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Francisco Assis, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Georg Jarzembowski, Joan Calabuig Rull, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Christofer Fjellner, Carlos Carnero González, Tunne Kelam, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Peter Mandelson and Bastiaan Belder, who put a question to the Commission. Peter Mandelson said he would answer it in writing.

The debate closed.

22.   Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next day's sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 391.081/OJME).

23.   Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 24.00.

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