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Volume 47
14 April 2004

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I   (Information)

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

SESSION 2003-2004

Wednesday 3 December 2003

2004/C 089E/1

MINUTES

1

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Resumption of session

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Documents received

Membership of Parliament

Membership of committees and delegations

Written declarations (Rule 51)

Transfers of appropriations

Agenda

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Official welcome

Preparation of the European Council (Brussels, 12/13 December 2003), including the social summit — Progress report on the Intergovernmental Conference (statements followed by debate)

The Stability and Growth Pact (statements followed by debate)

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance (continuation)

European governance — Contracts and tripartite agreements (debate)

Assessment of OLAF (debate)

Conversion of fishing vessels and fishermen * (debate)

EC-Mozambique fisheries agreement * (debate)

Repatriation of mortal remains (debate)

Reduction of atmospheric emissions from ships (debate)

Reduced rates of VAT * (debate)

Agenda for next sitting

Closure of sitting

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

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Thursday 4 December 2003

2004/C 089E/2

MINUTES

27

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Opening of sitting

Presentation of the Court of Auditors' annual report

Alignment of social security rights and the simplification of procedures ***I (debate)

Vote on request for urgent procedure

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

VOTING TIME

Request for waiver of the immunity of Mr Korakas (Rule 110a) (vote)

Request for waiver of the immunity of Mr Marchiani (Rule 110a) (vote)

Request for waiver of the immunity of Mr Marchiani (Rule 110a) (vote)

Defence of privileges and immunities of Mr Cappato (Rule 110a) (vote)

EC-Morocco scientific and technological cooperation agreement * (Rule 110a) (vote)

EC-Tunisia scientific and technological cooperation agreement * (Rule 110a) (vote)

Amending budget 6/2003 (Rule 110a) (vote)

Amending budget 7/2003 (Rule 110a) (vote)

Conversion of fishing vessels and fishermen * (Rule 110a) (vote)

Compensation for regions' remoteness * (Rule 110a) (vote)

Fleets in the outermost regions * (Rule 110a) (vote)

Extension of generalised tariff preferences for 2005 * (Rule 110a) (vote)

Transitional measures for the reform of the Staff Regulations * (Rule 110a) (vote)

European governance (Rule 110a) (vote)

Reduction of atmospheric emissions from ships (Rule 110a) (vote)

EU policy against corruption (Rule 110a) (vote)

Financial and technical assistance for migration and asylum ***I (vote)

Alignment of social security rights and the simplification of procedures ***I (vote)

Organic production of agricultural products * (vote)

EC-Mozambique fisheries agreement * (vote)

Reduced rates of VAT * (vote)

Preparation of the European Council (Brussels, 12/13 December 2003), including the social summit (vote)

Progress report on the Intergovernmental Conference (vote)

Contracts and tripartite agreements (vote)

Announcement by the President

Assessment of OLAF (vote)

Repatriation of mortal remains (vote)

Explanations of vote

Corrections to votes

END OF VOTING TIME

Membership of committees and delegations

Authorisation to draw up reports — Withdrawal of reports — cooperation between committees

Communication of common positions of the Council

Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

Dates for next sittings

Adjournment of session

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

40

ANNEX I

42

ANNEX II
RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

54

TEXTS ADOPTED

90

P5_TA(2003)0527
Request for waiver of the immunity of Mr Korakas
European Parliament decision on the request for waiver of the immunity of Efstratios Korakas (2003/2117(IMM))

90

P5_TA(2003)0528
Request for waiver of the immunity of Mr Marchiani
European Parliament decision on the request for waiver of the immunity of Jean-Charles Marchiani (2003/2071(IMM))

90

P5_TA(2003)0529
Request for waiver of the immunity of Mr Marchiani
European Parliament decision on the request for waiver of the immunity of Jean-Charles Marchiani (2003/2115(IMM))

91

P5_TA(2003)0530
Defence of privileges and immunities of Mr Cappato
European Parliament decision on the request for the defence of privileges and immunities made by Marco Cappato (2003/2142(IMM))

92

P5_TA(2003)0531
EC-Morocco *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco (COM(2003) 551 — C5-0470/2003 — 2003/0211(CNS))

93

P5_TA(2003)0532
EC-Tunisia *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Tunisian Republic (COM(2003) 549 — C5-0469/2003 — 2003/0213(CNS))

93

P5_TA(2003)0533
Amending Budget 6/2003
European Parliament resolution on Draft Amending Budget No 6/2003 of the European Union for the financial year 2003 (14836/2003 — C5-0567/2003 — 2003/2197(BUD))

94

P5_TA(2003)0534
Amending Budget 7/2003
European Parliament resolution on Draft Amending Budget No 7/2003 of the European Union for the financial year 2003 (15276/2003 — C5-0568/2003 — 2003/2234(BUD))

95

P5_TA(2003)0535
Conversion of fishing vessels and fishermen *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2561/2001 aiming to promote the conversion of fishing vessels and of fishermen that were, up to 1999, dependent on the fishing agreement with Morocco (COM(2003) 437 — C5-0357/2003 — 2003/0157(CNS))

96

P5_TA(2003)0536
Compensation for regions' remoteness *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation introducing a scheme to compensate for the additional costs incurred in the marketing of certain fishery products from the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands and the French departments of Guiana and Reunion as a result of those regions' remoteness (COM(2003) 516 — C5-0390/2003 — 2003/0202(CNS))

98

P5_TA(2003)0537
Fleets in the outermost regions *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the management of fishing fleets registered in the outermost regions (COM(2003) 175 — C5-0243/2003 — 2003/0062(CNS))

99

P5_TA(2003)0538
Extension of generalised tariff preferences for 2005 *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2004 and extending it to 31 December 2005 (COM(2003) 634 — C5-0544/2003 — 2003/0259(CNS))

101

P5_TA(2003)0539
Reform of the Staff Regulations; pay and pensions *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation concerning transitional measures for the reform of the Staff Regulations, in particular with regard to pay and pension (COM(2003) 612 — C5-0492/2003 — 2003/0241(CNS))

102

P5_TA(2003)0540
European governance
European Parliament resolution on European governance (COM(2002) 704 — COM(2002) 705 — COM(2002) 713 — C5-0200/2003 — 2003/2085(INI))

103

P5_TA(2003)0541
Reduction of atmospheric emission from ships
European Parliament resolution on a European Union strategy to reduce atmospheric emissions from seagoing ships (COM(2002) 595 — 2003/2064(INI))

107

P5_TA(2003)0542
EU policy against corruption
European Parliament resolution on the communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee — On a Comprehensive EU Policy Against Corruption (COM(2003) 317 — 2003/2154(INI))

110

P5_TA(2003)0543
Financial and technical assistance for migration and asylum ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation establishing a programme for financial and technical assistance to third countries in the area of migration and asylum (COM(2003) 355 — C5-0267/2003 — 2003/0124(COD))

116

P5_TC1-COD(2003)0124
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 4 December 2003 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No .../2004 establishing a programme for financial and technical assistance to third countries in the areas of migration and asylum (Aeneas)

117

P5_TA(2003)0544
Alignment of social security rights and the simplification of procedures ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation on amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons and their families moving within the Community, and Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 fixing the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71, in respect of the alignment of rights and the simplification of procedures (COM(2003) 378 — C5-0290/2003 — 2003/0138(COD))

124

P5_TC1-COD(2003)0138
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 4 December 2003 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No .../2003 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons and their families moving within the Community, and Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 fixing the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71, in respect of the alignment of rights and the simplification of procedures

125

P5_TA(2003)0545
Organic production of agricultural products *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto in agricultural products and foodstuffs (COM(2003) 14 — C5-0021/2003 — 2003/0002(CNS))

133

P5_TA(2003)0546
EU-Mozambique fisheries agreement *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Fisheries Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Mozambique (COM(2003) 419 — C5-0354/2003 — 2003/0154(CNS))

137

P5_TA(2003)0547
Reduced rates of VAT *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC as regards reduced rates of value added tax (COM(2003) 397 — C5-0359/2003 — 2003/0169(CNS))

138

P5_TA(2003)0548
Preparation of the European Council (Brussels, 12/13 December 2003), including the social summit
European Parliament resolution on the Council and Commission statements on the preparation of the European Council in Brussels on 12/13 December 2003

144

P5_TA(2003)0549
Progress report on the Intergovernmental Conference
European Parliament resolution on the progress report on the Intergovernmental Conference

149

P5_TA(2003)0550
Contracts and tripartite agreements
European Parliament resolution on the Communication from the Commission entitled ‘A framework for target-based tripartite contracts and agreements between the Community, the States and regional and local authorities’ (COM(2002) 709 — 2003/2088(INI))

151

P5_TA(2003)0551
Assessment of OLAF
European Parliament resolution on the Commission report on the evaluation of the activities of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) (COM(2003) 154 — 2002/2237(INI))

153

P5_TA(2003)0552
Repatriation of mortal remains
European Parliament resolution on the adoption of measures concerning the repatriation of mortal remains (2003/2032(INI))

162

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