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Information and Notices

Volume 49
1 December 2006

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

2006-2007 SESSION

Sittings of 22 and 23 March 2006

Wednesday 22 March 2006

2006/C 292E/01

MINUTES

1

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Resumption of session

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Documents received

Written declarations (Rule 116)

Action taken on Parliament's resolutions

Legal professions and general interest in the functioning of legal systems (motions for resolutions tabled)

Announcement by the President

Welcome

Agenda

Welcome

2007 Annual Policy Strategy (debate)

Security of energy supply in the European Union (debate)

Criteria for EU peace enforcement operations, especially in the Democratic Republic of Congo (debate)

Revision of the Cotonou Agreement and setting of the amount for the 10th EDF (debate)

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

The development impact of Economic Partnership Agreements (debate)

European political parties (debate)

European contract law and revision of the acquis (debate)

Agenda for next sitting

Closure of sitting

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

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Thursday 23 March 2006

2006/C 292E/02

MINUTES

10

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Opening of sitting

Agenda

Documents received

Belarus — the political situation after the elections (debate)

Demographic challenges and solidarity between the generations (debate)

Promotion of crops for non-food purposes (debate)

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Supplying approved charities working to implement the European food aid programme for the most deprived citizens (written declaration)

Membership of political groups

Membership of Parliament

Voting time

Wheels for passenger cars and their trailers *** (Rule 131) (vote)

Approval of adaptive front-lighting systems for motor vehicles *** (Rule 131) (vote)

Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement with Israel, following enlargement *** (Rule 131) (vote)

EC-Denmark Agreement on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters * (Rule 131) (vote)

EC-Denmark Agreement on the service of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters * (Rule 131) (vote)

Community action programme in the field of consumer protection (2007-2013) ***I (vote)

Legal professions and general interest in the functioning of legal systems (vote)

European contract law and revision of the acquis (vote)

Security of energy supply in the European Union (vote)

Criteria for EU peace enforcement operations, especially in the Democratic Republic of Congo (vote)

Revision of the Cotonou Agreement and setting of the amount for the 10th EDF (vote)

The development impact of Economic Partnership Agreements (vote)

European political parties (vote)

Demographic challenges and solidarity between the generations (vote)

Promotion of crops for non-food purposes (vote)

Explanations of vote

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

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

22

ANNEX II

37

TEXTS ADOPTED

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P6_TA(2006)0102
Wheels for passenger cars and their trailers ***
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the position of the European Community in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on wheels for passenger cars and their trailers (COM(2005)0453 — 14451/2005 — C6-0444/2005 — 2005/0181(AVC))

92

P6_TA(2006)0103
Approval of adaptive front-lighting systems for motor vehicles ***
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the position of the European Community in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the approval of adaptive front-lighting systems (AFS) for motor vehicles (COM(2005)0454 — 14454/2005 — C6-0445/2005 — 2005/0180(AVC))

92

P6_TA(2006)0104
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement with Israel, following enlargement ***
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (6060/2006 — COM (2004)0754 — C6-0077/2006 — 2004/0266(AVC))

93

P6_TA(2006)0105
EC-Denmark Agreement on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark extending to Denmark the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (COM(2005)0145 — C6-0305/2005 — 2005/0055(CNS))

94

P6_TA(2006)0106
EC-Denmark Agreement on the service in Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark extending to Denmark the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (COM(2005)0146 — C6-0306/2005 — 2005/0056(CNS))

94

P6_TA(2006)0107
Community action programme in the field of consumer protection (2007-2013) ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Programme of Community action in the field of Health and Consumer protection (2007-2013) — Consumer aspects (COM(2005)0115 — C6-0225/2005 — 2005/0042B(COD))

95

P6_TC1-COD(2005)0042B
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 23 March 2006 with a view to the adoption of Decision No .../2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a programme of Community action in the field of consumer protection (2007-2013)

96

ANNEX I
ACTIONS AND INSTRUMENTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2

101

ANNEX II
BENEFICIARIES — CRITERIA FOR THE APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 3

104

P6_TA(2006)0108
Legal professions
European Parliament resolution on the legal professions and the general interest in the functioning of legal systems

105

P6_TA(2006)0109
European contract law and revision of the acquis
European Parliament resolution on European contract law and the revision of the acquis: the way forward (2005/2022(INI))

109

P6_TA(2006)0110
Security of energy supply in the European Union
European Parliament resolution on security of energy supply in the European Union

112

P6_TA(2006)0111
Criteria for EU peace enforcement operations, especially in the Democratic Republic of Congo
European Parliament resolution on the criteria for EU peace enforcement operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo

118

P6_TA(2006)0112
Revision of the Cotonou Agreement and setting of the amount for the 10th EDF
European Parliament resolution on the revision of the Cotonou Agreement and setting of the amount for the 10th EDF

119

P6_TA(2006)0113
The development impact of Economic Partnership Agreements
European Parliament resolution on the development impact of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) (2005/2162(INI))

121

P6_TA(2006)0114
European politicial parties
European Parliament resolution on European political parties (2005/2224(INI))

127

P6_TA(2006)0115
Demographic challenges and solidarity between the generations
European Parliament resolution on demographic challenges and solidarity between the generations (2005/2147(INI))

131

P6_TA(2006)0116
Promotion of crops for non-food purposes
European Parliament resolution on the promotion of crops for non-food purposes (2004/2259(INI))

140

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