ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 297E

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 49
7 December 2006

Notice No

Contents

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I   Information

European Parliament

Monday, 15 May 2006

2006/C 297E/1

MINUTES

1

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

1

Resumption of session

1

Tribute

1

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

1

Documents received

1

Petitions

7

Membership of Parliament

8

Membership of political groups

9

Request for the defence of parliamentary immunity

9

Declaration of financial interests

9

Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

9

Signature of acts adopted under codecision

9

Order of business

10

Formal sitting — Bolivia

11

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

11

Outcome of the screening of legislative proposals pending before the Legislator (debate)

11

Nutrition and health claims made on foods ***II — Addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods ***II (debate)

12

Recovery of the stock of European Eel * (debate)

12

EC-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement * (debate)

13

Agenda for next sitting

13

Closure of sitting

13

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

14

Tuesday, 16 May 2006

2006/C 297E/2

MINUTES

16

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

16

Opening of sitting

16

Documents received

16

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

16

Commission contributions to the June 2006 European Council (debate)

17

Improvement of the environmental performance of the freight transport system (Marco Polo II) ***I (debate)

17

Agenda

18

Membership of political groups

18

Voting time

18

Arrangements for importing rice * (Rule 131) (vote)

18

Aid for processing flax and hemp grown for fibre * (Rule 131) (vote)

18

EC-Albania Agreement on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote)

19

EC-Serbia and Montenegro Agreement on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote)

19

EC-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Agreement on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote)

19

EC-Romania Agreement on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote)

19

EC-Moldova Agreement on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote)

20

EC-Morocco Agreement on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote)

20

Protocol to the fisheries agreement with São Tomé and Príncipe * (Rule 131) (vote)

20

EC-Angola Agreement on fisheries * (Rule 131) (vote)

20

Place of supply of services (VAT) * (Rule 131) (vote)

21

Request for waiver of the immunity of Tobias Pflüger (Rule 131) (vote)

21

Nutrition and health claims made on foods ***II (vote)

21

Addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods ***II (vote)

21

Recovery of the stock of European Eel * (vote)

22

EC-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement * (vote)

22

Monitoring the application of Community law (2003-2004) (vote)

22

Better lawmaking 2004 (vote)

22

Formal sitting — Palestinian Authority

23

Voting time (continuation)

23

The implementation, consequences and impact of the internal market legislation in force (vote)

23

Strategy for simplification of the regulatory environment (vote)

23

Outcome of the screening of legislative proposals pending before the Legislator (vote)

23

Explanations of vote

24

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

24

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

25

Progress report on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania (debate)

25

Question Time (Commission)

26

Membership of committees and delegations

27

Rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies ***I (debate)

27

Financing of European standardisation ***I (debate)

27

Appointment of an Executive Board Member of the European Central Bank * (debate)

27

Public finances in the EMU (debate)

28

Agenda for next sitting

28

Closure of sitting

28

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

29

ANNEX I

31

ANNEX II

39

TEXTS ADOPTED

66

P6_TA(2006)0186
Arrangements for importing rice *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 as regards the arrangements for importing rice (COM(2006)0098 — C6-0085/2006 — 2006/0028(CNS))

66

P6_TA(2006)0187
Aid for processing flax and hemp grown for fibre *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1673/2000, as regards the processing aid for flax and hemp grown for fibre, and Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, as regards hemp eligible for the Single Payment Scheme (COM(2006)0125 — C6-0119/2006 — 2006/0043(CNS))

66

P6_TA(2006)0188
EC-Albania Agreement on certain aspects of air services *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Albania on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0349 — C6-0113/2006 — 2005/0143(CNS))

67

P6_TA(2006)0189
EC-Serbia and Montenegro Agreement on certain aspects of air services *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Serbia and Montenegro on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0353 — C6-0114/2006 — 2005/0141(CNS))

67

P6_TA(2006)0190
EC-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Agreement on certain aspects of air services *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0355 — C6-0115/2006 — 2005/0146(CNS))

68

P6_TA(2006)0191
EC-Romania Agreement on certain aspects of air services *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Romania on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0369 — C6-0116/2006 — 2005/0148(CNS))

68

P6_TA(2006)0192
EC-Moldova Agreement on certain aspects of air services *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0371 — C6-0117/2006 — 2005/0151(CNS))

69

P6_TA(2006)0193
EC-Morocco Agreement on certain aspects of air services *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0393 — C6-0118/2006 — 2005/0161(CNS))

69

P6_TA(2006)0194
Protocol to the fisheries agreement with São Tomé and Príncipe *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters extending the Protocol setting out, for the period 1 June 2005 to 31 May 2006, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe on fishing off the coast of São Tomé and Príncipe (COM(2005)0630 — C6-0045/2006 — 2005/0249(CNS))

70

P6_TA(2006)0195
EC-Angola Agreement on fisheries *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation denouncing the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Angola on fisheries off Angola and derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 (COM(2005)0677 — C6-0035/2006 — 2005/0262(CNS))

72

P6_TA(2006)0196
Place of supply of services (VAT) *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the amended proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC as regards the place of supply of services (COM(2005)0334 — C6-0322/2005 — 2003/0329(CNS))

72

P6_TA(2006)0197
Request for waiver of the immunity of Tobias Pflüger
European Parliament decision on the request for waiver of the immunity of Tobias Pflüger (2006/2030(IMM))

74

P6_TA(2006)0198
Nutrition and health claims made on foods ***II
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on nutrition and health claims made on foods (9858/3/2005 — C6-0018/2006 — 2003/0165(COD))

75

P6_TC2-COD(2003)0165
Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 16 May 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No …/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on nutrition and health claims made on foods

76

ANNEX
NUTRITION CLAIMS AND CONDITIONS APPLYING TO THEM

95

P6_TA(2006)0199
Addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods ***II
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods (9857/3/2005 — C6-0017/2006 — 2003/0262(COD))

98

P6_TC2-COD(2003)0262
Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 16 May 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No …/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods

98

ANNEX I
VITAMINS AND MINERALS WHICH MAY BE ADDED TO FOODS

109

ANNEX II
VITAMIN FORMULATIONS AND MINERAL SUBSTANCES WHICH MAY BE ADDED TO FOODS

109

ANNEX III
SUBSTANCES WHOSE USE IN FOODS IS PROHIBITED, RESTRICTED OR UNDER COMMUNITY SCRUTINY

112

P6_TA(2006)0200
Recovery of the stock of European Eel *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing measures for the recovery of the stock of European Eel (COM(2005)0472 — C6-0326/2005 — 2005/0201(CNS))

113

P6_TA(2006)0201
EC-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco (COM(2005)0692 — C6-0040/2006 — 2005/0280(CNS))

119

P6_TA(2006)0202
Monitoring the application of Community law (2003-2004)
European Parliament resolution on the Commission's 21st and 22nd Annual reports on monitoring the application of Community law (2003 and 2004) (2005/2150(INI))

122

P6_TA(2006)0203
Better lawmaking 2004
European Parliament resolution on Better lawmaking 2004: application of the principle of subsidiarity — 12th annual report (2005/2055(INI))

128

P6_TA(2006)0204
The implementation, consequences and impact of the internal market legislation in force
European Parliament resolution on the implementation, consequences and impact of the internal market legislation in force (2004/2224(INI))

132

P6_TA(2006)0205
Strategy for simplification of the regulatory environment
European Parliament resolution on a strategy for the simplification of the regulatory environment (2006/2006(INI))

136

P6_TA(2006)0206
Outcome of the screening of legislative proposals pending before the Legislator
European Parliament resolution on the outcome of the screening of legislative proposals pending before the Legislator (2005/2214(INI))

140

Wednesday, 17 May 2006

2006/C 297E/3

MINUTES

144

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

144

Opening of sitting

144

Announcement by the President

144

IIA on budgetary discipline and sound financial management — Conclusion of the IIA on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (debate)

144

Voting time

145

Appointment of an Executive Board Member of the European Central Bank (Rule 131) (vote)

145

Accession to the Geneva Act on the international registration of industrial designs * (Rule 131) (vote)

145

Measures to give effect to the accession to the Geneva Act * (Rule 131) (vote)

146

Conclusion of the IIA on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (vote)

146

IIA on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (vote)

146

Formal sitting — Greece

147

Voting time (continuation)

147

Improvement of the environmental performance of the freight transport system (Marco Polo II) ***I (vote)

147

Rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies ***I (vote)

147

Financing of European standardisation ***I (vote)

147

Public finances in the EMU (vote)

148

Explanations of vote

148

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

148

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

149

Human Rights in the World in 2005 and EU policy (debate)

149

Financing instrument for development and economic cooperation ***I — European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument ***I — Instrument for Stability ***I — Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) * (debate)

150

Question Time (Council)

151

Conclusion of the Energy Community Treaty *** — Treaty establishing the Energy Community for South-East Europe (debate)

151

Commission's Annual Policy Strategy for 2007 (debate)

152

Cohesion Policy in support of growth and jobs (debate)

152

Agenda for next sitting

153

Closure of sitting

153

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

154

ANNEX I

156

ANNEX II

162

TEXTS ADOPTED

180

P6_TA(2006)0207
Appointment of an Executive Board Member of the European Central Bank *
European Parliament decision on the Council recommendation for the appointment of an Executive Board Member of the European Central Bank (C6-0071/2006 — 2006/0801(CNS))

180

P6_TA(2006)0208
Accession to the Geneva Act on the international registration of industrial designs *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision approving the accession of the European Community to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement concerning the international registration of industrial designs, adopted in Geneva on 2 July 1999 (COM(2005)0687 — C6-0061/2006 — 2005/0273(CNS))

180

P6_TA(2006)0209
Measures to give effect to the accession to the Geneva Act *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulations (EC) No 6/2002 and (EC) No 40/94 to give effect to the accession of the European Community to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement concerning the international registration of industrial designs (COM(2005)0689 — C6-0058/2006 — 2005/0274(CNS))

181

P6_TA(2006)0210
IIA on budgetary discipline and sound financial management
European Parliament decision on the conclusion of an interinstitutional agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (2004/2099(ACI) — 2006/2028(ACI))

182

ANNEX

185

ANNEX I

196

ANNEX II
INTERINSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATION IN THE BUDGETARY SECTOR

196

ANNEX III
CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURE

198

ANNEX IV
FINANCING OF EXPENDITURE DERIVING FROM FISHERIES AGREEMENTS

199

DECLARATIONS

199

P6_TA(2006)0211
Improvement of the environmental performance of the freight transport system (‘Marco Polo II’) ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the second ‘Marco Polo’ programme for the granting of Community financial assistance to improve the environmental performance of the freight transport system (‘Marco Polo II’) (COM(2004)0478 — C6-0088/2004 — 2004/0157(COD))

202

P6_TC1-COD(2004)0157
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 17 May 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No …/2006 of the European Parliament and Council on establishing the second ‘Marco Polo’ programme for the granting of Community financial assistance to improve the environmental performance of the freight transport system (‘Marco Polo II’), and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1382/2003

203

ANNEX I
FUNDING CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 5(2)

211

ANNEX II
FUNDING CONDITIONS FOR ANCILLARY INFRASTRUCTURE ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 2(H) AND 5(2)

218

P6_TA(2006)0212
Rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (COM(2004)0775 — C6-0223/2004 — 2004/0270B(COD))

218

P6_TC1-COD(2004)0270B
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 17 May 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No …/2006 of the European Parliament and Council amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

219

P6_TA(2006)0213
Financing of European standardisation ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing of European standardisation (COM(2005)0377 — C6-0252/2005 — 2005/0157(COD))

227

P6_TC1-COD(2005)0157
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 17 May 2006 with a view to the adoption of Decision No …/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing of European standardisation

228

P6_TA(2006)0214
Public finances in the EMU
European Parliament resolution on public finances in the economic and monetary union (EMU) (2005/2166(INI))

233

Thursday, 18 May 2006

2006/C 297E/4

MINUTES

237

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

237

Opening of sitting

237

Documents received

237

Transfers of appropriations

237

Natural disasters — agricultural aspects — Natural disasters — regional development aspects — Natural disasters — environmental aspects — EU Solidarity Fund ***I (debate)

238

Voting time

239

Draft amending budget No 2/2006 (Rule 131) (vote)

239

Cohesion Policy in support of growth and jobs (Rule 131) (vote)

239

Financing instrument for development and economic cooperation ***I (vote)

239

EU Solidarity Fund ***I (vote)

239

Conclusion of the Energy Community Treaty *** (vote)

240

Human Rights in the World in 2005 and EU policy (vote)

240

Commission's Annual Policy Strategy for 2007 (vote)

240

Natural disasters — agricultural aspects (vote)

240

Natural disasters — regional development aspects (vote)

241

Natural disasters — environmental aspects (vote)

241

Treaty establishing the Energy Community for South-East Europe (vote)

241

Explanations of vote

241

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

241

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

242

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

243

Nepal

243

Sri Lanka

243

Taiwan

243

Agenda

243

Membership of Parliament

244

Membership of political groups

244

Membership of committees and delegations

244

Voting time

244

Nepal (vote)

244

Sri Lanka (vote)

245

Taiwan (vote)

245

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

245

Decisions concerning certain documents

246

Written declarations included in the register (Rule 116)

248

Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

248

Dates for next sittings

249

Adjournment of session

249

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

250

ANNEX I

252

ANNEX II

266

TEXTS ADOPTED

305

P6_TA(2006)0215
Draft amending budget No 2/2006
European Parliament resolution on Draft amending budget No 2/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006, Section III — Commission (8513/2006 — C6-0127/2006 — 2006/2098(BUD))

305

P6_TA(2006)0216
Cohesion Policy in support of growth and jobs
European Parliament resolution on preparing for the assent procedure for the Community's strategic guidelines for the period 2007-2013 (Cohesion Policy in Support of Growth and Jobs) (2006/2086(INI))

306

P6_TA(2006)0217
Financing Instrument for development and economic cooperation ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for development and economic cooperation (COM(2004)0629 — C6-0128/2004 — 2004/0220(COD))

312

P6_TC1-COD(2004)0220
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 18 May 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No …/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation

313

P6_TA(2006)0218
EU Solidarity Fund ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (COM(2005)0108 — C6-0093/2005 — 2005/0033(COD))

331

P6_TC1-COD(2005)0033
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 18 May 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No …/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund

331

P6_TA(2006)0219
Conclusion of the Energy Community Treaty ***
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion by the European Community of the Energy Community Treaty (13886/1/2005 — COM(2005)0435 — C6-0435/2005 — 2005/0178(AVC))

340

P6_TA(2006)0220
Annual Report on Human Rights in the World 2005 and the EU's policy on the matter
European Parliament resolution on the Annual Report on Human Rights in the World 2005 and the EU's policy on the matter (2005/2203(INI))

341

P6_TA(2006)0221
Commission's Annual Policy Strategy for 2007
European Parliament resolution on the 2007 budget: the Commission's Annual Policy Strategy report (APS) (2006/2020(BUD))

357

P6_TA(2006)0222
Natural disasters — agricultural aspects
European Parliament resolution on natural disasters (forest fires, droughts and floods) — agricultural aspects (2005/2195(INI))

363

P6_TA(2006)0223
Natural disasters — regional development aspects
European Parliament resolution on natural disasters (fires, droughts and floods) — regional development aspects (2005/2193(INI))

369

P6_TA(2006)0224
Natural Disasters — environmental aspects
European Parliament resolution on Natural Disasters (fires, droughts and floods) — environmental aspects (2005/2192(INI))

375

P6_TA(2006)0225
Treaty establishing the Energy Community
European Parliament resolution on the conclusion by the European Community of the Energy Community Treaty

379

P6_TA(2006)0226
Nepal
European Parliament resolution on Nepal

381

P6_TA(2006)0227
Sri Lanka
European Parliament resolution on the situation in Sri Lanka

384

P6_TA(2006)0228
Taiwan
European Parliament resolution on Taiwan

387

2006/C 297E/5

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