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Document C:2000:107:TOC

Official Journal of the European Communities, C 107, 13 April 2000


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C 107
Volume 43
13 April 2000
English editionInformation and Notices
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I (Information)
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
1999-2000 SESSION
Sittings of 4 to 7 October 1999
Monday 4 October 1999
(2000/C 107/01)MINUTES
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING 1
1. Resumption of session 1
2. Statement by the President 1
3. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting 1
4. Membership of Parliament 2
5. Membership of committees and delegations 2
6. Documents received 3
7. Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council 6
8. Petitions 6
9. Transfer of appropriations 7
10. Calendar of part-sessions of Parliament for the year 2000 8
11. Order of business 8
12. Speaking time 9
13. Action taken on pending legislation (Rule 185) 9
14. Agenda for next sitting 10
15. Closure of sitting 10
ANNEX: Action taken on pending matters 11
ATTENDANCE REGISTER 12
RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES 13
Order of business - Nuclear accident in Japan 13
Tuesday 5 October 1999
(2000/C 107/02)MINUTES
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING 14
1. Opening of sitting 14
2. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting 14
3. Documents received 14
4. Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council 14
5. Vote on request for urgent procedure 15
6. Topical and urgent debate (motions for resolutions tabled) 15
7. Public health and food safety (statement with debate) 17
8. Eleventh international AIDS conference in Lusaka (statement with debate) 17
9. Macro-financial assistance (Bulgaria, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Romania) * (debate) 18
10. Membership of committees and ACP-EU Joint Assembly 18
11. Altener multiannual programme (1998-2002) ***II (debate) 19
12. SAVE multiannual programme (1998-2002) ***II (debate) 19
13. EC-South Africa trade, development and cooperation agreement *** (debate) 19
14. Communication from the President of the Commission (followed by questions) 20
15. Question Time (questions to the Commission) 20
16. Agenda for next sitting 22
17. Closure of sitting 22
ATTENDANCE REGISTER 23
Wednesday 6 October 1999
(2000/C 107/03)MINUTES
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING 24
1. Opening of sitting 24
2. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting 24
3. State of relations between Turkey and the European Union (statements followed by a debate) 24
4. Middle-East peace process (statements followed by a debate) 25
VOTING TIME
5. Calendar of part-sessions of Parliament for the year 2000 (vote) 25
6. Remuneration and allowances applicable to Europol employees * (procedure without report) (vote) 26
7. Establishment of remuneration, pensions and other financial entitlements in euro for Europol employees * (procedure without report) (vote) 26
8. Amendment of EEA Agreement: Electricity market * (procedure without report) (vote) 27
9. Amendment of EEA Agreement: Electricity transit * (procedure without report) (vote) 27
10. Amendment of EEA Agreement: Landing of fish in Iceland * (procedure without report) (vote) 27
11. Amendment of EEA Agreement: Animal health conditions * (procedure without report) (vote) 27
12. Amendment of EEA Agreement: Exchange of information on veterinary matters * (procedure without report) (vote) 28
13. Foot-and-mouth disease vaccines * (procedure without report) (vote) 28
14. Legislative procedure in the area of industry, external trade, research and energy ***I (procedure without debate) (vote) 28
15. Legislative procedure in the area of environment, public health and consumer policy ***I (procedure without debate) (vote) 28
16. Altener multiannual programme (1998-2002) ***II (vote) 29
17. SAVE multiannual programme (1998-2002) ***II (vote) 29
18. EC-South Africa trade, development and cooperation agreement *** (vote) 30
19. Macro-financial assistance to Bulgaria * (vote) 30
20. Macro-financial assistance to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia * (vote) 30
21. Macro-financial assistance to Romania * (vote) 30
22. Eleventh international AIDS conference in Lusaka (vote) 31
23. State of relations between Turkey and the European Union (vote) 31
24. Middle-East peace process (vote) 32
END OF VOTING TIME
25. Official welcome 33
26. Opening of the Millennium Round (statements with debate) 34
27. Climate change (statement with debate) 34
28. Question Time (questions to the Council) 34
29. Agenda for next sitting 36
30. Closure of sitting 36
ATTENDANCE REGISTER 37
RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES 38
Parliament's calendar of part-sessions - year 2000 - Amendment 1 38
Parliament's calendar of part-sessions - year 2000 - Amendment 11 39
Parliament's calendar of part-sessions - year 2000 - Amendment 3 41
Parliament's calendar of part-sessions - year 2000 - Amendment 5 42
Parliament's calendar of part-sessions - year 2000 - Amendment 4 44
Kinnock recommendation A5-0020/99 - Decision 45
H.P. Martin doc. A5-0018/99 - Amendment 4 46
Joint resolution - Turkey - Recital D 48
Joint resolution - Turkey - Paragraph 1 (first part) 49
Joint resolution - Turkey - Paragraph 1 (second part) 51
Joint resolution - Turkey - Paragraph 1 (third part) 52
Joint resolution - Turkey - Amendment 1 54
Joint resolution - Turkey - Paragraph 9 56
Joint resolution - Turkey - Amendment 2 57
Joint resolution - Turkey - Whole 59
TEXTS ADOPTED
1. Remuneration and allowances applicable to Europol employees * (procedure without report)
C5-0090/1999
Council Decision adjusting the remuneration and allowances applicable to Europol employees (10097/1999 - C5-0090/1999 - 1999/0810(CNS)) 61
2. Establishment of remuneration, pensions and other financial entitlements in euro for Europol employees * (procedure without report)
C5-0089/1999
Council Decision amending the Council Act of 3 December 1998 laying down the staff regulations applicable to Europol employees, with regard to the establishment of remuneration, pensions and other financial entitlements in euro (10098/1999 - C5-0089/1999 - 1999/0811(CNS)) 61
3. Amendment of EEA Agreement: Electricity market * (procedure without report)
C5-0060/1999
Draft decision of the EEA Joint Committee amending Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement - Draft common position of the Community (SEC(1999) 780 - C5-0060/1999 - 1999/0807(CNS)) 61
4. Amendment of EEA Agreement: Electricity transit * (procedure without report)
C5-0061/1999
Draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee amending Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement - Draft common position of the Community (SEC(1999) 781 - C5-0061/1999 - 1999/0808(CNS)) 61
5. Amendment of EEA Agreement: Landing of fish in Iceland * (procedure without report)
C5-0100/1999
Draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee amending Annex I (Veterinary and Phytosanitary Matters) to the EEA Agreement - Draft common position of the Community (SEC(1999) 986 - C5-0100/1999 - 1999/0812(CNS)) 62
6. Amendment of EEA Agreement: Animal health conditions * (procedure without report)
C5-0101/1999
Draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee amending Annex I (Veterinary and Phytosanitary Matters) to the EEA Agreement - Draft common position of the Community (SEC(1999) 1037 - C5-0101/1999 - 1999/0813(CNS)) 62
7. Amendment of EEA Agreement: Exchange of information on veterinary matters * (procedure without report)
C5-0102/1999
Draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee amending Annex I (Veterinary and Phytosanitary Matters) to the EEA Agreement - Draft common position of the Community (SEC(1999) 1050 - C5-0102/1999 - 1999/0814(CNS)) 62
8. Foot-and-mouth disease vaccines * (procedure without report)
C5-0126/1999
Proposal for a Council Decision amending Decision 91/0666/EEC establishing Community reserves of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines (COM(1999) 290 - C5-0126/1999 - 1999/0121(CNS)) 62
9. Legislative procedure in the area of industry, external trade, research and energy ***I (procedure without debate)
A5-0008/1999/rev.
Legislative resolution of the European Parliament on current legislative procedures pending as at 1 May 1999 in the area of industry, external trade, research and energy (Commission communication to the European Parliament and the Council - Effects of the entry into force of the Amsterdam Treaty (SEC(1999) 581 - C4-0219/1999)) 63
10. Legislative procedure in the area of environment, public health and consumer policy ***I (procedure without debate)
A5-0014/1999
Legislative resolution of the European Parliament on current legislative procedures pending as at 1 May 1999 in the area of the environment, public health and consumer policy (Commission communication to the European Parliament and the Council - Effects of the entry into force of the Amsterdam Treaty (SEC(1999) 581 - C4-0219/1999) 63
11. Altener multiannual programme (1998-2002) ***II
A5-0016/1999
European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council Decision adopting a multiannual programme for the promotion of renewable energy sources in the Community (Altener) (1998-2002) (7122/1/1999 - C5-0032/1999 - 1997/0370(COD)) 64
12. SAVE multiannual programme (1998-2002) ***II
A5-0015/1999
European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council Decision adopting a multiannual programme for the promotion of energy efficiency (SAVE) (1998-2002) (7123/1/1999 - C5-0033/1999 - 1997/0371(COD)) 67
13. EC-South Africa trade, development and cooperation agreement ***
A5-0020/1999
European Parliament Decision on the proposal for a Council and Commission Decision concerning the conclusion of the trade, development and cooperation agreement between the European Community, on the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, on the other part (8731/1999 - COM(1999) 245 - C5-0154/1999 - 1999/0112(AVC)) 69
14. Macro-financial assistance to Bulgaria *
A5-0017/1999
Proposal for a Council Decision providing further macro-financial assistance to Bulgaria (COM(1999) 403 - C5-0098/1999 - 1999/0165(CNS)) 70
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council Decision providing further macro-financial assistance to Bulgaria (COM(1999) 403 - C5-0098/1999 - 1999/0165(CNS)) 71
15. Macro-financial assistance to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia *
A5-0018/1999
Proposal for a Council Decision providing supplementary macro-financial assistance to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (COM(1999) 404 - C5-0099/1999 - 1999/0166(CNS)) 72
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council Decision providing supplementary macro-financial assistance to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (COM(1999) 404 - C5-0099/1999 - 1999/0166(CNS)) 73
16. Macro-financial assistance to Romania *
A5-0019/1999
Proposal for a Council Decision providing further macro-financial assistance to Romania (COM(1999) 405 - C5-0097/1999 - 1999/0167(CNS)) 74
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council Decision providing further macro-financial assistance to Romania (COM(1999) 405 - C5-0097/1999 - 1999/0167(CNS)) 75
17. Eleventh international AIDS conference in Lusaka
B5-0121, 0122, 0126, 0137 and 0139/1999
Resolution on the International AIDS Conference in Lusaka (Zambia) 76
18. State of relations between Turkey and the European Union
B5-0120, 0124, 0129 and 0140/1999
Resolution on Turkey 78
19. Middle East peace process
B5-0119/1999, 0125, 0130, 0134 and 0136/99
Resolution on the Sharm el-Sheikh agreement and relaunching the peace process in the Middle East 80
Thursday 7 October 1999
(2000/C 107/04)MINUTES
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING 82
1. Opening of sitting 82
2. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting 82
3. Forwarding by the Council of texts of treaties 82
4. Documents received 82
5. Communication of common positions of the Council 84
6. Referral to committees - ‘Hughes’ procedure 85
TOPICAL AND URGENT DEBATE
7. Chechnya (debate) 86
8. European code on arms exports (debate) 86
9. Human rights (debate) 87
10. Aviation accident at Ustica (debate) 87
11. Nuclear accident in Japan (debate) 88
VOTING TIME
TOPICAL AND URGENT DEBATE (Simple majority)
12. Chechnya (vote) 88
13. European code on arms exports (vote) 89
14. Human rights (vote) 89
15. Aviation accident at Ustica (vote) 90
16. Nuclear accident in Japan (vote) 91
END OF TOPICAL AND URGENT DEBATE
17. Climate change (vote) 91
END OF VOTING TIME
18. Membership of committees and delegations 92
19. Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting 93
20. Dates for next sittings 93
21. Adjournment of session 93
ATTENDANCE REGISTER 94
RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES 95
Joint resolution - European code on arms exports - Amendment 1 95
Joint resolution - Moratorium on capital punishment - Whole 96
Joint resolution - Situation of the Roma people in Kosovo - Amendment 1 97
Joint resolution - Situation of the Roma people in Kosovo - Whole 98
B5-0118/99 - Kyoto - Paragraph 15 100
TEXTS ADOPTED
1. Chechnya
B5-0142, 0149, 0158, 0168 and 0177/1999
Resolution on the war in Chechnya 102
2. European code on arms exports
B5-0143, 0152, 0157, 0163 and 0175/1999
Resolution on the first annual review of the EU Code of Conduct on the export or transfer of arms 103
3. Human rights: Moratorium on capital punishment
B5-0144, 0155, 0159, 0169 and 0171/1999
Resolution on the vote on the UN General Assembly resolution on the creation of a universal moratorium on capital punishment 105
4. Human rights: The Moluccas
B5-0145, 0153, 0167 and 0172/1999
Resolution on the serious violations of human rights on the Moluccas in Indonesia 105
5. Human rights: Belarus
B5-0146, 0154, 0164 and 0173/1999
Resolution on the situation in Belarus 107
6. Human rights: Situation of the Roma people in Kosovo
B5-0147, 0151, 0166 and 0174/1999
Resolution on abuses against Roma and other minorities in the new Kosovo 108
7. Aviation accident at Ustica
B5-0148, 0156, 0160, 0162 and 0176/1999
Resolution on the air disaster at Ustica 110
8. Nuclear accident in Japan
B5-0141, 0150, 0161 and 0170/1999
Resolution on the nuclear accident in Japan 111
9. Climate change
B5-0118/1999
Resolution on climate change: preparing for implementation of the Kyoto protocol 112
Key to symbols used
*Consultation procedure
** ICooperation procedure: first reading
** IICooperation procedure: second reading
***Assent procedure
*** ICodecision procedure: first reading
*** IICodecision procedure: second reading
*** IIICodecision 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
AFETCommittee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy
BUDGCommittee on Budgets
CONTCommittee on Budgetary Control
LIBECommittee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs
ECONCommittee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
JURICommittee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market
INDUCommittee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy
EMPLCommittee on Employment and Social Affairs
ENVICommittee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy
AGRICommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development
PECHCommittee on Fisheries
REGICommittee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism
CULTCommittee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport
DEVECommittee on Development and Cooperation
AFCOCommittee on Constitutional Affairs
FEMMCommittee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities
PETICommittee on Petitions
Abbreviations used for Political Groups
PPE-DEGroup of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
PSEGroup of the Party of European Socialists
ELDRGroup of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
Verts/ALEGroup of the Greens/European Free Alliance
GUE/NGLConfederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left
UENUnion for a Europe of Nations Group
EDDGroup for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities
NINon-attached Members
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