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Official Journal

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C 287E

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 49
24 November 2006

Notice No

Contents

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I   Information

European Parliament

Monday, 16 January 2006

2006/C 287E/1

MINUTES

1

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

1

Resumption of session

1

Tribute

1

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

1

Membership of committees and delegations

1

Documents received

2

Written declarations (Rule 116)

5

Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions

5

Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

5

Petitions

6

Signature of acts adopted under codecision

6

Setting-up of a committee of inquiry and a temporary committee

7

Order of business

7

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

8

Homophobia in Europe (debate)

8

Citizenship of the Union — fourth report (debate)

9

Combating the trafficking of women and children (debate)

9

WTO Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong (debate)

10

Climate change (debate)

10

Agenda for next sitting

10

Closure of sitting

10

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

11

Tuesday, 17 January 2006

2006/C 287E/2

MINUTES

13

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

13

Opening of sitting

13

Documents received

13

Vote on request for urgent procedure

14

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

15

Market access to port services ***I (debate)

15

Developing the agenda for the Community's external aviation policy — EU-Russia and EU-China relations in the field of air transport (debate)

16

Voting time

17

Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 533/2004 (Croatia) * (Rule 131) (vote)

17

Protocol to the framework trade and cooperation agreement with Korea, following enlargement * (Rule 131) (vote)

17

Inclusion of the Maldives in the list of countries covered following the Indian Ocean tsunamis of December 2004 * (Rule 131) (vote)

17

Statistics of goods transport by inland waterways ***I (vote)

17

Citizenship of the Union — fourth report (vote)

18

Combating the trafficking of women and children (vote)

18

Developing the agenda for the Community's external aviation policy (vote)

18

EU-Russia and EU-China relations in the field of air transport (vote)

18

Explanations of vote

19

Corrections to votes

19

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

19

Security of energy supplies, particularly gas (debate)

19

Common organisation of the market in sugar * — Support schemes for farmers (sugar) * — Restructuring the sugar industry * (debate)

20

Question Time (Commission)

20

Common organisation of the market in sugar * — Support schemes for farmers (sugar) * — Restructuring the sugar industry * (continuation of debate)

22

Application of the Århus Convention to EC institutions and bodies ***II (debate)

22

Management of waste from extractive industries ***III (debate)

22

Bathing water ***III (debate)

23

Sustainable development strategy (debate)

23

Agenda for next sitting

23

Closure of sitting

23

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

24

ANNEX I

26

ANNEX II

33

TEXTS ADOPTED

64

P6_TA(2006)0001
Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 533/2004 (Croatia) *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 533/2004 (COM(2005)0563 — C6-0406/2005 — 2005/0226(CNS))

64

P6_TA(2006)0002
Protocol to the Framework Trade and Cooperation Agreement with Korea *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Framework Agreement for Trade and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the Republic of Korea, on the other hand, to take account of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (10966/2005 — COM(2005)0281 — C6-0303/2005 — 2005/0121(CNS))

64

P6_TA(2006)0003
Inclusion of the Maldives in the list of countries covered following the Indian Ocean tsunamis of December 2004 *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 2000/24/EC in order to include the Maldives in the list of countries covered, following the Indian Ocean tsunamis of December 2004 (COM(2005)0460 — C6-0319/2005 — 2005/0195(CNS))

65

P6_TA(2006)0004
Statistics of goods transport by inland waterways ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on statistics of goods transport by inland waterways (COM(2005)0366 — C6-0249/2005 — 2005/0150(COD))

66

P6_TC1-COD(2005)0150
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 17 January 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on statistics of goods transport by inland waterways

66

ANNEX A

70

ANNEX B

71

ANNEX C

72

ANNEX D

72

ANNEX E

73

ANNEX F

74

ANNEX G

75

P6_TA(2006)0005
Combating the trafficking of women and children
European Parliament resolution on strategies to prevent the trafficking of women and children who are vulnerable to sexual exploitation (2004/2216(INI))

75

P6_TA(2006)0006
Community external aviation policy
European Parliament resolution on developing the agenda for the Community's external aviation policy (2005/2084(INI))

84

P6_TA(2006)0007
EU/Russia and EU/China relations in the field of air transport
European Parliament resolution on relations with the Russian Federation and China in the field of air transport (2005/2085(INI))

87

P6_TA(2006)0008
Farming of bear bile in China
European Parliament declaration on rising international concern over the farming of bear bile in China

89

P6_TA(2006)0009
Child helplines in Europe
European Parliament declaration on child helplines in Europe

91

Wednesday, 18 January 2006

2006/C 287E/3

MINUTES

93

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

93

Opening of sitting

93

Presentation of the programme of the Austrian Presidency (debate)

93

Membership of Parliament

94

Voting time

94

The Financial Perspective (vote)

94

Equitable Life Committee of Inquiry (vote)

94

Temporary Committee on extraordinary rendition (vote)

94

Measures against persons suspected of involvement in the assassination of Rafiq Hariri * * (Rule 131) (vote)

95

Management of waste from extractive industries ***III (vote)

95

Bathing water ***III (vote)

95

Application of the Århus Convention to EC institutions and bodies ***II (vote)

95

Market access to port services ***I (vote)

96

Afghanistan (vote)

96

Homophobia in Europe (vote)

97

Climate change (vote)

97

Sustainable development strategy (vote)

97

Explanations of vote

98

Corrections to votes

98

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

98

The period of reflection: structure, subjects and context for an assessment of the debate on the EU (debate)

98

Welcome

99

Chechnya after the elections and civil society in Russia (debate)

99

Question Time (Council)

100

European Neighbourhood Policy (debate)

101

Implementation of the European Charter for Small Enterprises (debate)

101

Standards of conduct of Members (Amendment of the Rules of Procedure) (debate)

102

Agenda for next sitting

102

Closure of sitting

102

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

103

ANNEX

105

ANNEX II

116

TEXTS ADOPTED

156

P6_TA(2006)0010
Financial Perspective
European Parliament resolution on the European Council's position on the Financial Perspective and the renewal of the Interinstitutional Agreement 2007-2013

156

P6_TA(2006)0011
Equitable Life Committee of Inquiry
European Parliament decision on setting up a Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society

158

P6_TA(2006)0012
Temporary Committee on extraordinary rendition
European Parliament decision setting up a temporary committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transportation and illegal detention of prisoners

159

P6_TA(2006)0013
Measures against persons suspected of involvement in the assassination of Rafiq Hariri *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation imposing specific restrictive measures against certain persons suspected of involvement in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri (COM(2005)0614 — 15098/2005 — C6-0434/2005 — 2005/0234(CNS))

161

P6_TA(2006)0014
Management of waste from extractive industries ***III
European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the management of waste from the extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC (PE-CONS 3665/2005 — C6-0405/2005 — 2003/0107(COD))

163

P6_TA(2006)0015
Bathing water ***III
European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the management of bathing water quality and repealing Directive 76/160/EEC (PE-CONS 3659/2005 — C6-0373/2005 — 2002/0254(COD))

164

P6_TA(2006)0016
Application of the Aarhus Convention to EC institutions and bodies ***II
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies (6273/2/2005 — C6-0297/2005 — 2003/0242(COD))

165

P6_TC2-COD(2003)0242
Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 18 January 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies

165

P6_TA(2006)0017
Afghanistan
European Parliament resolution on Afghanistan

176

P6_TA(2006)0018
Homophobia in Europe
European Parliament resolution on homophobia in Europe

179

P6_TA(2006)0019
Climate change
European Parliament resolution on climate change

182

P6_TA(2006)0020
Sustainable development strategy
European Parliament resolution on the environmental aspects of sustainable development (2005/2051(INI))

185

Thursday, 19 January 2006

2006/C 287E/4

MINUTES

194

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

194

Opening of sitting

194

Documents received

194

Situation in the Middle East (debate)

196

Equitable Life Committee of Inquiry — Temporary Committee on extraordinary rendition (deadline for tabling amendments)

196

The future of the Lisbon strategy from a gender perspective (debate)

197

Disability and development (debate)

197

Communication of Council common positions

197

Voting time

198

Equitable Life Committee of Inquiry (appointment of members)

198

Temporary Committee on extraordinary rendition (appointment of members)

198

Standards of conduct of Members (Amendment of the Rules of Procedure) (Rule 131) (vote)

198

Implementation of the European Charter for Small Enterprises (Rule 131) (vote)

199

Common organisation of the market in sugar * (vote)

199

Support schemes for farmers (sugar) * (vote)

199

Restructuring the sugar industry * (vote)

199

Chechnya after the elections and civil society in Russia (vote)

200

The period of reflection: structure, subjects and context for an assessment of the debate on the EU (vote)

200

European Neighbourhood Policy (vote)

201

The future of the Lisbon strategy from a gender perspective (vote)

201

Explanations of vote

201

Corrections to votes

202

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

202

Agenda for next part-session

202

Membership of Parliament

202

Verification of credentials

202

Membership of committees and delegations

203

Disability and development (continuation of debate)

203

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

203

Extradition to Peru and trial of former President Alberto Fujimori

203

Egypt: Violence against Sudanese refugees

204

Cambodia: political repression

204

Voting time

204

Extradition to Peru and trial of former President Alberto Fujimori (vote)

204

Egypt: Violence against Sudanese refugees (vote)

205

Cambodia: political repression (vote)

205

Disability and development (vote)

206

Explanations of vote

206

Corrections to votes

206

Decisions concerning certain documents

206

Written declarations included in the register (Rule 116)

209

Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

209

Dates for next sittings

210

Adjournment of session

210

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

211

ANNEX I
APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY INTO THE COLLAPSE OF THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY AND THE TEMPORARY COMMITTEE ON THE ALLEGED USE OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES BY THE CIA FOR THE TRANSPORT AND ILLEGAL DETENTION OF PRISONERS

213

ANNEX II

215

ANNEX III

230

TEXTS ADOPTED

254

P6_TA(2006)0021
Standards of conduct of Members (Amendment of the Rules of Procedure)
European Parliament decision on the amendments to be made to the European Parliament's Rules of Procedure relating to standards for the conduct of Members of the European Parliament (2005/2075(REG))

254

P6_TA(2006)0022
Implementation of the European Charter for Small Enterprises
European Parliament resolution on implementing the European Charter for Small Enterprises (2005/2123(INI))

258

P6_TA(2006)0023
Common organisation of the market in sugar *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (COM(2005)0263 — C6-0243/2005 — 2005/0118(CNS))

267

P6_TA(2006)0024
Support schemes for farmers (sugar) *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers (COM(2005)0263 — C6-0244/2005 — 2005/0119(CNS))

286

P6_TA(2006)0025
Restructuring the sugar industry *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a temporary scheme for the restructuring of the sugar industry in the European Community and amending Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (COM(2005)0263 — C6-0245/2005 — 2005/0120(CNS))

294

P6_TA(2006)0026
Chechnya after the elections and civil society in Russia
European Parliament resolution on Chechnya after the elections and civil society in Russia

302

P6_TA(2006)0027
Structure, subjects and context for an assessment of the debate on the European Union
European Parliament resolution on the period of reflection: the structure, subjects and context for an assessment of the debate on the European Union (2005/2146(INI))

306

P6_TA(2006)0028
European Neighbourhood Policy
European Parliament resolution on the European Neighbourhood Policy (2004/2166(INI))

312

P6_TA(2006)0029
The future of the Lisbon strategy from a gender perspective
European Parliament resolution on the future of the Lisbon Strategy from the point of view of the gender perspective (2004/2219(INI))

323

P6_TA(2006)0030
Peru
European Parliament resolution on Peru

330

P6_TA(2006)0031
Egypt: Violence against Sudanese refugees — Egypt
European Parliament resolution on Egypt: Violence against Sudanese refugees

331

P6_TA(2006)0032
Cambodia
European Parliament resolution on political repression in Cambodia

334

P6_TA(2006)0033
Disability and development
European Parliament resolution on disability and development

336

2006/C 287E/5

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