ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 298E

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Information and Notices

Volume 49
8 December 2006

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Contents

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

2006-2007 SESSION

Sittings of 31 May and 1 June 2006

Wednesday 31 May 2006

2006/C 298E/01

MINUTES

1

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Resumption of session

Welcome

Statement by the President

Humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian territories and the role of the Union (motions for resolution tabled)

Documents received

Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

Action taken on Parliament's resolutions

Written declarations (Rule 116)

Debate on the future of Europe with the participation of the Belgian Prime Minister, Member of the European Council (debate)

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Request for the defence of parliamentary immunity

Situation of the prisoners in Guantánamo (debate)

EU-US Transatlantic Partnership Agreement — EU-US economic relations (debate)

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Trade and poverty (debate)

Medicinal products for paediatric use ***II (debate)

Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (2007-2013) ***I (debate)

Enlargement of the eurozone (debate)

Parliament's estimates for 2007 (debate)

European Year of Intercultural Dialogue (2008) ***I (debate)

Energy efficiency (Green Paper) (debate)

Prohibitions on certain sex offenders (debate)

Agenda for next sitting

Closure of sitting

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

12

Thursday 1 June 2006

2006/C 298E/02

MINUTES

14

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Opening of sitting

Documents received

Equal opportunities and equal treatment in employment and occupation ***II (debate)

Roma women in the EU (debate)

Women in armed conflicts and their role in post-conflict reconstruction (debate)

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Voting time

Business registers for statistical purposes ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (2007-2013) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

SMEs in developing countries (Rule 131) (vote)

Medicinal products for paediatric use ***II (vote)

Equal opportunities and equal treatment in employment and occupation ***II (vote)

European Year of Intercultural Dialogue (2008) ***I (vote)

Implementing rules for the Financial Regulation * (vote)

Prohibitions on certain sex offenders * (vote)

Humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian territories and the role of the Union (vote)

Situation of the prisoners in Guantánamo (vote)

EU-USA Transatlantic Partnership Agreement (vote)

EU-US economic relations (vote)

Enlargement of the eurozone (vote)

Parliament's estimates for 2007 (vote)

Trade and poverty (vote)

Energy efficiency (Green Paper) (vote)

Roma women in the EU (vote)

Women in armed conflicts and their role in post-conflict reconstruction (vote)

Protecting healthcare workers from blood-borne infections (vote)

Explanations of vote

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Request for the defence of parliamentary immunity

Membership of committees and delegations

Decisions concerning certain documents

Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

Dates for next sittings

Adjournment of session

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

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ANNEX I

27

ANNEX II

47

TEXTS ADOPTED

127

P6_TA(2006)0229
Business registers for statistical purposes ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common framework for business registers for statistical purposes and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2186/93 (COM(2005)0112 — C6-0089/2005 — 2005/0032 (COD))

127

P6_TC1-COD(2005)0032
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 1 June 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and Council establishing a common framework for business registers for statistical purposes and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2186/93

127

ANNEX

134

P6_TA(2006)0230
Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (2007-2013) ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (2007-2013) (COM(2005)0121 — C6-0098/2005 — 2005/0050(COD))

138

P6_TC1-COD(2005)0050
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 1 June 2006 with a view to the adoption of Decision No .../2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (2007-2013)

139

ANNEX I
INDICATIVE BUDGETARY BREAKDOWN

165

ANNEX II
IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FOR SMES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 17

166

ANNEX III
DETAILS OF THE SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF BUSINESS AND INNOVATION REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 21

170

P6_TA(2006)0231
SMEs in developing countries
European Parliament resolution on small and medium-sized enterprises in the developing countries (2005/2207(INI))

171

P6_TA(2006)0232
Medicinal products for paediatric use ***II
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on medicinal products for paediatric use and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1768/92, Directive 2001/20/EC, Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 (15763/3/2005 — C6-0087/2006 — 2004/0217(COD))

176

P6_TC2-COD(2004)0217
Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 1 June 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on medicinal products for paediatric use and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1768/92, Directive 2001/20/EC, Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004

177

ANNEX
STATEMENT BY THE COMMISSION

202

P6_TA(2006)0233
Equal opportunities and equal treatment in employment and occupation ***II
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (15623/7/2005 — C6-0089/2006 — 2004/0084(COD))

203

P6_TA(2006)0234
European Year of Intercultural Dialogue (2008) ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue (2008) (COM(2005)0467 — C6-0311/2005 — 2005/0203(COD))

203

P6_TC1-COD(2005)0203
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 1 June 2006 with a view to the adoption of Decision No .../2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue (2008)

204

ANNEX
MEASURES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4

211

P6_TA(2006)0235
Implementing rules for the Financial Regulation *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the draft Commission regulation (EC, Euratom) amending Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (SEC(2005)1240 — C6-0355/2005 — 2005/0904 (CNS))

213

P6_TA(2006)0236
Prohibitions on certain sex offenders *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the initiative by the Kingdom of Belgium with a view to the adoption by the Council of a framework decision on the recognition and enforcement in the European Union of prohibitions arising from convictions for sexual offences committed against children (14207/2004 — C6-0244/2004 — 2004/0818(CNS))

220

P6_TA(2006)0237
Crisis in the Palestinian territories
European Parliament resolution on the humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian territories and the role of the EU

223

P6_TA(2006)0238
EU-USA Transatlantic Partnership Agreement
European Parliament resolution on improving EU-US relations in the framework of a Transatlantic Partnership Agreement (2005/2056(INI))

226

P6_TA(2006)0239
EU-US economic relations
European Parliament resolution on EU-US transatlantic economic relations (2005/2082(INI))

235

P6_TA(2006)0240
Enlargement of the euro zone
European Parliament resolution on the enlargement of the euro zone (2006/2103(INI))

249

P6_TA(2006)0241
Parliament's estimates for 2007
European Parliament resolution on the estimates of revenue and expenditure of the European Parliament for the financial year 2007 (2006/2022(BUD))

253

P6_TA(2006)0242
Trade and poverty
European Parliament resolution on trade and poverty: designing trade policies to maximise trade's contribution to poverty relief (2006/2031(INI))

261

P6_TA(2006)0243
Energy efficiency (Green Paper)
European Parliament resolution on Energy efficiency or doing more with less — Green Paper (2005/2210(INI))

273

P6_TA(2006)0244
Roma women in the EU
European Parliament resolution on the situation of Roma women in the European Union (2005/2164 (INI))

283

P6_TA(2006)0245
Women in armed conflicts and their role in post-conflict reconstruction
European Parliament resolution on the situation of women in armed conflicts and their role in the reconstruction and democratic process in post-conflict countries (2005/2215(INI))

287

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