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Official Journal of the European Union, CE 309, 04 December 2008


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ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 309E

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Information and Notices

Volume 51
4 December 2008


Notice No

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IV   Notices

 

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

 

European Parliament

 

2008-2009 SESSION

 

Sittings of 22 to 25 September 2008

 

Monday 22 September 2008

2008/C 309E/01

MINUTES

1

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Resumption of the session

Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting

Composition of Parliament

Verification of credentials

Composition of committees and delegations

Proclamation of 23 August as European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism — Combating the trafficking of children (written declarations)

Signature of acts adopted under codecision

Communication of Council common positions

Documents received

Oral questions and written declarations (submission)

Lapsed written declarations

Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

Petitions

Transfers of appropriations

Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions

Statement by the President

Order of business

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Hedge funds and private equity — Transparency of institutional investors (debate)

Citizens' petitions during the year 2007 (debate)

European Year of Creativity and Innovation (2009) ***I (debate)

Adaptation of a number of instruments to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny, omnibus Regulation, Part Two ***I — Alignment of legal acts to the new Comitology Decision (Legislative initiative) (short presentation)

Concentration and pluralism in the media in the European Union (short presentation)

Follow-up to the Monterrey Conference of 2002 on Financing for Development (short presentation)

Internal Market Scoreboard (short presentation)

Improving the quality of teacher education (short presentation)

The Bologna Process and student mobility (short presentation)

Hill and mountain farming (short presentation)

Agenda of the next sitting

Closure of the sitting

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

19

 

Tuesday 23 September 2008

2008/C 309E/02

MINUTES

20

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Opening of the sitting

Documents received

Oral questions (submission)

Combating terrorism * — Protection of personal data * (debate)

Voting time

Community statistics relating to external trade with non-member countries ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Statistical returns in respect of the carriage of goods by road as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

European Year of Creativity and Innovation (2009) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Amendment of Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 549/69 determining the categories of officials and other servants of the European Communities to whom the provisions of Article 12, the second paragraph of Article 13 and Article 14 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the Communities apply * (Rule 131) (vote)

Draft amending budget No 6/2008 — executive agencies (Rule 131) (vote)

Follow-up to the Monterrey Conference of 2002 on Financing for Development (Rule 131) (vote)

Internal Market Scoreboard (Rule 131) (vote)

Improving the quality of teacher education (Rule 131) (vote)

The Bologna Process and student mobility (Rule 131) (vote)

Alignment of legal acts to the new Comitology Decision (Legislative initiative) (Rule 131) (vote)

Hedge funds and private equity (vote)

Transparency of institutional investors (vote)

Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission ***I (vote)

Waste statistics ***I (vote)

Adaptation of a number of instruments to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny, omnibus Regulation, Part Two ***I (vote)

Natural mineral waters (recast version) ***I (vote)

Colouring matters for medicinal products (recast version) ***I (vote)

Foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (recast version) ***I (vote)

Roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers (recast version) ***I (vote)

Extraction solvents used in the production of foodstuffs and food ingredients (recast version) ***I (vote)

Combating terrorism * (vote)

Protection of personal data * (vote)

Citizens' petitions during the year 2007 (vote)

Hill and mountain farming (vote)

Explanations of vote

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting

Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system ***II — Investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector ***II — The liability of carriers of passengers by sea in the event of an accident ***II — Port State control (recast) ***II — Ship inspection and survey organisations (Directive recast) ***II — Ship inspection and survey organisations (Regulation recast) ***II (debate)

Welcome

Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system ***II — Investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector ***II — The liability of carriers of passengers by sea in the event of an accident ***II — Port State control (recast) ***II — Ship inspection and survey organisations (Directive recast) ***II — Ship inspection and survey organisations (Regulation recast) ***II (continuation of debate)

Sea piracy (debate)

Question Time (Council)

Migration to the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) * — Migration to the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) * (debate)

International Tropical Timber Agreement 2006 * — International Tropical Timber Agreement 2006 (debate)

Proceedings before the Court of Justice (Amendment of Rule 121) (debate)

Decisions concerning certain documents

Agenda of the next sitting

Closure of the sitting

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

42

ANNEX I

44

ANNEX II

54

 

Wednesday 24 September 2008

2008/C 309E/03

MINUTES

113

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Opening of the sitting

Statement by the President

Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

Priorities of the European Parliament for the legislative and work programme of the Commission for 2009 (debate)

Preparation of the EU-India Summit (Marseille, 29.09.2008) (debate)

Voting time

Proceedings before the Court of Justice (Amendment of Rule 121) (Rule 131) (vote)

Migration to the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) * (Rule 131) (vote)

Migration to the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) * (Rule 131) (vote)

Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system ***II (vote)

Investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector ***II (vote)

The liability of carriers of passengers by sea in the event of an accident ***II (vote)

Port State control (recast) ***II (vote)

Ship inspection and survey organisations (Directive recast) ***II (vote)

Ship inspection and survey organisations (Regulation recast) ***II (vote)

Electronic communications networks and services ***I (vote)

Welcome

Voting time (continuation)

European Electronic Communications Market Authority ***I (vote)

Common approach to the use of the spectrum released by the digital switchover (vote)

Formal sitting — Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

Voting time (continuation)

Electronic communications networks and services, protection of privacy and consumer protection ***I (vote)

International Tropical Timber Agreement 2006 * (vote)

International Tropical Timber Agreement 2006 (vote)

Priorities of the European Parliament for the legislative and work programme of the Commission for 2009 (vote)

Preparation of the EU-India Summit (Marseille, 29.09.2008) (vote)

Explanations of vote

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting

Situation of the world financial system and its consequences on the European markets (debate)

Getting a grip on energy prices (debate)

Question Time (Commission)

White Paper on Nutrition, Overweight and Obesity-related health issues (debate)

VAT on insurance and financial services * (debate)

Collective management of copyrights on-line (debate)

IASCF: Review of the constitution — Public Accountability and the Composition of the IASB Proposals for Change (debate)

Agenda of the next sitting

Closure of the sitting

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

128

ANNEX I

130

ANNEX II

147

 

Thursday 25 September 2008

2008/C 309E/04

MINUTES

273

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Opening of the sitting

Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (AFSJ) 2007 (motions for resolutions tabled)

Transfers of appropriations

Social package (Second part: Cross-border healthcare) (debate)

Welcome

Statement by the President

Voting time

Community Media in Europe (Rule 131) (vote)

VAT on insurance and financial services * (vote)

Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (AFSJ) 2007 (vote)

Concentration and pluralism in the media in the European Union (vote)

Getting a grip on energy prices (vote)

White Paper on Nutrition, Overweight and Obesity-related health issues (vote)

Collective management of copyrights on-line (vote)

IASCF: Review of the constitution — Public Accountability and the Composition of the IASB Proposals for Change (vote)

Social Package (vote)

Explanations of vote

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting

Verification of credentials

Communication of Council common positions

Progress report on the reform of the European schools (debate)

Documents received

Written declarations included in the register (Rule 116)

Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

Dates of forthcoming sittings

Adjournment of the session

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

282

ANNEX I

283

ANNEX II

290


Key to symbols used

*

Consultation procedure

**I

Cooperation procedure: first reading

**II

Cooperation procedure: second reading

***

Assent procedure

***I

Codecision procedure: first reading

***II

Codecision procedure: second reading

***III

Codecision procedure: third reading

(The type of procedure is determined by the legal basis proposed by the Commission)

Information relating to voting time

Unless stated otherwise, the rapporteurs informed the Chair in writing, before the vote, of their position on the amendments.

Abbreviations used for Parliamentary Committees

AFET

Committee on Foreign Affairs

DEVE

Committee on Development

INTA

Committee on International Trade

BUDG

Committee on Budgets

CONT

Committee on Budgetary Control

ECON

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

EMPL

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

ENVI

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

ITRE

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

IMCO

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

TRAN

Committee on Transport and Tourism

REGI

Committee on Regional Development

AGRI

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

PECH

Committee on Fisheries

CULT

Committee on Culture and Education

JURI

Committee on Legal Affairs

LIBE

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

AFCO

Committee on Constitutional Affairs

FEMM

Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

PETI

Committee on Petitions

Abbreviations used for Political Groups

PPE-DE

Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

PSE

Socialist Group in the European Parliament

ALDE

Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

UEN

Union for Europe of the Nations Group

Verts/ALE

Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance

GUE/NGL

Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left

IND/DEM

Independence and Democracy Group

NI

Non-attached Members

EN

 

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