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Information and Notices

Volume 49
16 December 2006

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

2006-2007 SESSION

Sittings of 11 and 12 October 2006

Wednesday 11 October 2006

2006/C 308E/01

MINUTES

1

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Resumption of session

Tribute

Statement by the President

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Action taken on Parliament's resolutions

Documents received

Written declarations (Rule 116)

Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

Membership of Parliament

Membership of committees and delegations

Agenda

Future action in the field of patents (motions for resolutions tabled)

Nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea (debate)

Informal summit in Lahti and EU-Russia relations following the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya (debate)

Use of passenger data (PNR) (debate)

Footwear from China and Vietnam (debate)

European Agency for Reconstruction * (debate)

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

The protection and welfare of animals 2006-2010 (debate)

Follow-up to the report on competition in professional services (debate)

EU economic and trade relations with Mercosur (debate)

Sector of soft fruits and cherries intended for processing (debate)

Agenda for next sitting

Closure of sitting

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

12

Thursday 12 October 2006

2006/C 308E/02

MINUTES

14

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Opening of sitting

Documents received

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights * — Fundamental Rights Agency: activities under Title VI of the EU Treaty * (debate)

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Statement by the President

Membership of committees and delegations

Voting time

EC-Bulgaria Agreement: participation in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction * (Rule 131) (vote)

EC-Romania Agreement: participation in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction * (Rule 131) (vote)

EC-Turkey Agreement: participation in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction * (Rule 131) (vote)

Agreement between the EC and Singapore on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote)

Agreement between the EC and Australia on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote)

Agreement between the EC and New Zealand on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote)

Agreement between the EC and Uruguay on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote)

Agreement between the EC and the Maldives on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote)

Management of the European satellite radio-navigation programmes * (Rule 131) (vote)

Quality required of shellfish waters ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Misleading and comparative advertising ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Protection of copyright and certain related rights ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Rights related to copyright ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Control of San José Scale * (Rule 131) (vote)

Glucose and lactose ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Amendment of Rules 3 and 4 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure (Rule 131) (vote)

The basic salaries and allowances applicable to Europol staff * (Rule 131) (vote)

Europol's Staff Regulations * (Rule 131) (vote)

Statistical classification of economic activities — NACE Rev. 2 ***I (vote)

Exceptional Community financial assistance to Kosovo * (vote)

European Agency for Reconstruction * (vote)

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights * (vote)

Fundamental Rights Agency — activities under Title VI TEU * (vote)

Future action in the field of patents (vote)

The protection and welfare of animals 2006-2010 (vote)

Follow-up to the report on competition in professional services (vote)

EU economic and trade relations with Mercosur (vote)

Soft fruits and cherries (vote)

Explanations of vote

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Membership of Parliament

Decisions concerning certain documents

Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

Dates for next sittings

Adjournment of session

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

28

ANNEX I

30

ANNEX II

44

TEXTS ADOPTED

80

P6_TA(2006)0393
EC-Bulgaria Agreement: participation in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction *
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 Bulgaria on the participation of Bulgaria in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (COM(2006)0255 — C6-0322/2006 — 2006/0095(CNS))

80

P6_TA(2006)0394
EC-Romania Agreement: participation in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Community and Romania on the participation of Romania in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (COM(2006)0256 — C6-0321/2006 — 2006/0087(CNS))

80

P6_TA(2006)0395
EC-Turkey Agreement: participation in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction *
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 Turkey on the participation of Turkey in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (COM(2006)0257 — C6-0320/2006 — 2006/0089(CNS))

81

P6_TA(2006)0396
Agreement between the EC and Singapore 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 Singapore on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0513 — C6-0165/2006 — 2005/0208(CNS))

82

P6_TA(2006)0397
Agreement between the EC and Australia 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 Australia on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0264 — C6-0224/2005 — 2005/0112(CNS))

82

P6_TA(2006)0398
Agreement between the EC and New Zealand 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 New Zealand on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0267 — C6-0226/2005 — 2005/0113(CNS))

83

P6_TA(2006)0399
Agreement between the EC and Uruguay 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 Eastern Republic of Uruguay on certain aspects of air services (COM(2006)0064 — C6-0249/2006 — 2006/0016(CNS))

83

P6_TA(2006)0400
Agreement between the EC and the Maldives 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 Maldives on certain aspects of air services (COM(2006)0095 — C6-0250/2006 — 2006/0027(CNS))

84

P6_TA(2006)0401
Management of the European satellite radio-navigation programmes *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1321/2004 on the establishment of structures for the management of the European satellite radio-navigation programmes (COM(2006)0261 — C6-0201/2006 — 2006/0090(CNS))

84

P6_TA(2006)0402
Quality required of shellfish waters ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the quality required of shellfish waters (Codified version) (COM(2006)0205 — C6-0152/2006 — 2006/0067(COD))

85

P6_TA(2006)0403
Misleading and comparative advertising ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning misleading and comparative advertising (Codified version) (COM(2006)0222 — C6-0161/2006 — 2006/0070(COD))

85

P6_TA(2006)0404
Protection of copyright and certain related rights (Codified version) ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights (Codified version) (COM(2006)0219 — C6-0160/2006 — 2006/0071(COD))

86

P6_TA(2006)0405
Rights related to copyright (Codified version) ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on rental right and lending right and on certain rights related to copyright in the field of intellectual property (Codified version) (COM(2006)0226 — C6-0162/2006 — 2006/0073(COD))

86

P6_TA(2006)0406
Control of San José Scale (Codified version) *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive on control of San José Scale (Codified version) (COM(2006)0123 — C6-0136/2006 — 2006/0040(CNS))

87

P6_TA(2006)0407
Glucose and lactose (Codified version) *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on glucose and lactose (Codified version) (COM(2006)0116 — C6-0135/2006 — 2006/0038(CNS))

87

P6_TA(2006)0408
Amendment of Rules 3 and 4 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure
European Parliament decision on the amendment of Rules 3 and 4 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure (2005/2036(REG))

88

P6_TA(2006)0409
The basic salaries and allowances applicable to Europol staff *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the initiative by the Republic of Austria for adoption of a Council decision adjusting the basic salaries and allowances applicable to Europol staff (5417/2006 — C6-0072/2006 — 2006/0803(CNS))

90

P6_TA(2006)0410
Europol's Staff Regulations *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the initiative by the Republic of Austria with a view to the adoption of a Council Act amending Europol's Staff Regulations (5428/2006 — C6-0073/2006 — 2006/0804(CNS))

91

P6_TA(2006)0411
Statistical classification of economic activities — NACE Rev. 2 ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the statistical classification of economic activities NACE Revision 2 and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 as well as certain EC Regulations on specific statistical domains (COM(2006)0039 — C6-0041/2006 — 2006/0011(COD))

92

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0011
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 12 October 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the statistical classification of economic activities NACE Revision 2 and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 as well as certain EC Regulations on specific statistical domains

93

ANNEX I
NACE Rev. 2

102

ANNEX II

130

ANNEX III

134

ANNEX IV

139

ANNEX V

141

P6_TA(2006)0412
Exceptional Community financial assistance to Kosovo *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on providing exceptional Community financial assistance to Kosovo (COM(2006)0207 — C6-0171/2006 — 2006/0068(CNS))

141

P6_TA(2006)0413
European Agency for Reconstruction *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000 on the European Agency for Reconstruction (COM(2006)0162 — C6-0170/2006 — 2006/0057(CNS))

145

P6_TA(2006)0414
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights *
Proposal for a Council regulation establishing a European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (COM(2005)0280 — C6-0288/2005 — 2005/0124(CNS))

147

P6_TA(2006)0415
Fundamental Rights Agency — activities under Title VI TEU *
Proposal for a Council decision empowering the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights to pursue its activities in areas referred to in Title VI of the Treaty on European Union (COM(2005)0280 — C6-0289/2005 — 2005/0125(CNS))

168

P6_TA(2006)0416
Future action in the field of patents
European Parliament resolution on future patent policy in Europe

169

P6_TA(2006)0417
The protection and welfare of animals 2006-2010
European Parliament resolution on a Community Action Plan on the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2006-2010 (2006/2046(INI))

170

P6_TA(2006)0418
Follow-up to the report on competition in professional services
European Parliament resolution on follow-up to the report on Competition in Professional Services (2006/2137(INI))

178

P6_TA(2006)0419
EU economic and trade relations with Mercosur
European Parliament resolution on economic and trade relations between the EU and Mercosur with a view to the conclusion of an Interregional Association Agreement (2006/2035(INI))

182

P6_TA(2006)0420
Soft fruits and cherries
European Parliament resolution on the situation with regard to soft fruits and cherries intended for processing

190

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