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Volume 47
1 April 2004

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I   (Information)

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

2003 — 2004 SESSION

Monday 20 October 2003

2004/C 082E/1

MINUTES

1

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Resumption of session

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Documents received

Petitions

Transfers of appropriations

Membership of Parliament

Membership of committees and delegations

Order of business

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Forest Focus ***II (debate)

Bathing water ***I (debate)

Community greenhouse gas emissions and the Kyoto Protocol ***I (debate)

Gaseous and particulate emissions from non-road mobile machinery ***I (debate)

Demolition of contaminated US warships in the EU (statement followed by debate)

Erasmus Mundus (2004-2008) ***II (debate)

eLearning 2004-2006 ***II (debate)

Parental responsibility and measures to protect children * (debate)

Agenda for next sitting

Closure of sitting

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

18

Tuesday 21 October 2003

2004/C 082E/2

MINUTES

20

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Opening of sitting

Documents received

Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions

Vote on request for urgent procedure

Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (announcement of motions for resolutions tabled)

Development of the Community's railways ***II — Railway safety ***II — Interoperability of the trans-European conventional rail system ***II — European Railway Agency ***II (debate)

Passenger hand-holds ***I (Rule 110a) (vote)

Motorcycle stands ***I (Rule 110a) (vote)

Electrical equipment for use within certain voltage limits ***I (Rule 110a) (vote)

Injunctions for the protection of consumers' interests ***I (Rule 110a) (vote)

Quarterly financial accounts for general government ***I (Rule 110a) (vote)

Waste electrical and electronic equipment ***I (Rule 110a) (vote)

Excise duty on tobacco products in Corsica * (Rule 110a) (vote)

Forest Focus ***II (vote)

Erasmus Mundus (2004-2008) ***II (vote)

e-Learning 2004-2006 ***II (vote)

Bathing water ***I (vote)

Community greenhouse gas emissions and the Kyoto Protocol ***I (vote)

Gaseous and particulate emissions from non-road mobile machinery ***I (vote)

Explanations of vote

Corrections to votes

Agenda

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

2004 draft general budget: section III — 2004 draft general budget: other sections (debate)

Question Time (Commission)

Insurance against civil liability for motor vehicles ***I (debate)

Women's rights (debate)

Structural Funds (debate)

Sweeteners for foodstuffs ***II (debate)

German deposit system (Oral question with debate)

Agenda for next sitting

Closure of sitting

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

35

ANNEX I

37

ANNEX II

44

TEXTS ADOPTED

67

P5_TA(2003)0432
Passenger hand-holds ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on passenger hand-holds on two-wheel motor vehicles (codified version) (COM(2003) 145 — C5-0146/2003 — 2003/0058(COD))

67

P5_TA(2003)0433
Motorcycle stands ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on stands for two-wheel motor vehicles (codified version) (COM(2003) 147 — C5-0147/2003 — 2003/0059(COD))

67

P5_TA(2003)0434
Electrical equipment for use within certain voltage limits ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (codified version) (COM(2003) 252 — C5-0231/2003 — 2003/0094(COD))

68

P5_TA(2003)0435
Injunctions for the protection of consumers' interests ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on injunctions for the protection of consumers' interests (codified version) (COM(2003) 241 — C5-0230/2003 — 2003/0099(COD))

69

P5_TA(2003)0436
Quarterly financial accounts for general government ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation on quarterly financial accounts for general government (COM(2003) 242 — C5-0222/2003 — 2003/0095(COD))

69

P5_TC1-COD(2003)0095
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 21 October 2003 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No ..../2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quarterly financial accounts for general government

70

ANNEX

75

P5_TA(2003)0437
Waste electrical and electronic equipment ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive amending Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (COM(2003) 219 — C5-0191/2003 — 2003/0084(COD))

76

P5_TA(2003)0438
Excise duty on tobacco products in Corsica *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directives 92/79/EEC and 92/80/EEC, authorising France to prolong the application of lower rates of excise duty to tobacco products released for consumption in Corsica (COM(2003) 186 — C5-0197/2003 — 2003/0075(CNS))

76

P5_TA(2003)0439
Forest focus ***II
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position with a view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council Regulation concerning monitoring of forests and environmental interactions in the Community (Forest Focus) (8243/1/2003 — C5-0292/2003 — 2002/0164(COD))

78

P5_TC2-COD(2002)0164
Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 21 October 2003 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No../2003 concerning monitoring of forests and environmental interactions in the Community (Forest Focus)

79

P5_TA(2003)0440
Erasmus Mundus (2004-2008) ***II
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position adopting a European Parliament and Council decision establishing a programme for the enhancement of quality in higher education and the promotion of intercultural understanding through co-operation with third countries (Erasmus Mundus) (2004-2008) (8644/1/2003 — C5-0294/2003 — 2002/0165(COD))

91

P5_TC2-COD(2002)0165
Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 21 October 2003 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Decision../2003/EC establishing a programme for the enhancement of quality in higher education and the promotion of intercultural understanding through cooperation with third countries (Erasmus Mundus)

92

ANNEX
COMMUNITY ACTIONS AND SELECTION PROCEDURES

100

P5_TA(2003)0441
e-Learning (2004-2006) ***II
European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council decision on a multiannual programme (2004-2006) for the effective integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in education and training systems in Europe (eLearning Programme) (8642/1/2003 — C5-0293/2003 — 2002/0303(COD))

104

P5_TC2-COD(2002)0303
Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 21 October 2003 with a view to the adoption of Decision No../2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council adopting a multiannual programme (2004-2006) for the effective integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in education and training systems in Europe (eLearning Programme)

104

ANNEX

112

P5_TA(2003)0442
Bathing water ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive concerning the quality of bathing water (COM(2002) 581 — C5-0508/2002 — 2002/0254(COD))

115

P5_TC1-COD(2002)0254
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 21 October 2003 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Directive 2003/.../EC concerning the quality of bathing water

116

ANNEX I
Parameters for Bathing Water Quality

129

ANNEX II
Bathing Water Assessment and Classification

130

ANNEX III
The Bathing Water Profile

130

ANNEX IV
Bathing Water Monitoring Frequency

131

ANNEX V
Standards for Handling of Samples

131

P5_TA(2003)0443
Community greenhouse gas emissions and the Kyoto Protocol ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council decision on a monitoring mechanism of Community greenhouse gas emissions and the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol (COM(2003) 51 — C5-0031/2003 — 2003/0029(COD))

132

P5_TC1-COD(2003)0029
Position of the Euroepan Parliament adopted at first reading on 21 October 2003 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Decision..2003/EC for a monitoring mechanism of Community greenhouse gas emissions and the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol

133

ANNEX
CORRELATION TABLE

142

P5_TA(2003)0444
Measures against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from internal combustion engines ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive amending Directive 97/68/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from internal combustion engines to be installed in non-road mobile machinery (COM(2002) 765 — C5-0636/2002 — 2002/0304(COD))

143

P5_TC1-COD(2002)0304
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 21 October 2003 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Directive 2003/..../EC amending Directive 97/68/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from internal combustion engines to be installed in non-road mobile machinery

143

ANNEX I

153

ANNEX II

239

ANNEX III

264

ANNEX IV

266

Wednesday 22 October 2003

2004/C 082E/3

MINUTES

267

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Opening of sitting

Documents received

Outcome of the European Council and progress report on the Inter-Governmental Conference (Brussels, 16/17 October 2003) (statements followed by debate)

Official welcome

Communication of common positions of the Council

VOTING TIME

Women's rights (Rule 110a) (vote)

Sweeteners for foodstuffs ***II (vote)

Insurance against civil liability for motor vehicles ***I (vote)

Parental responsibility and measures to protect children * (vote)

Structural Funds (vote)

Market regulations and competition rules for the liberal professions (vote)

Explanations of vote

Corrections to votes

END OF VOTING TIME

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Main aspects and basic choices of CFSP (debate)

Forthcoming EU-Russian summit, including the situation in Chechnya (6 November 2003) (statements followed by debate)

Initiative in the UN for a universal moratorium on the death penalty (statements followed by debate)

Question Time (Council)

Peace and dignity in the Middle East (debate)

Entrepreneurship in Europe — Industrial policy in an enlarged Europe (debate)

Compensation to crime victims * (debate)

Prevention and control of trafficking in human organs * (debate)

Situation in Bolivia (statement followed by debate)

Agenda for next sitting

Closure of sitting

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

278

ANNEX I

280

ANNEX II

284

TEXTS ADOPTED

288

P5_TA(2003)0445
Sweeteners for foodstuffs ***II
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position with a view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Directive 94/35/EC on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs (9714/1/2003 — C5-0299/2003 — 2002/0152(COD))

288

P5_TC2-COD(2002)0152
Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 22 October 2003 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Directive 2003/.../EC amending Directive 94/35/EC on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs

288

ANNEX

291

P5_TA(2003)0446
Insurance against civil liability for motor vehicles ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 72/166/EEC, 84/5/EEC, 88/357/EEC, 90/232/EEC and Directive 2000/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles (COM(2002) 244 — C5-0269/2002 — 2002/0124(COD))

297

P5_TC1-COD(2002)0124
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 22 October 2003 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2003/..../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 72/166/EEC, 84/5/EEC, 88/357/EEC, 90/232/EEC and Directive 2000/26/EC on insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles

297

P5_TA(2003)0447
Parental responsibility and measures to protect children *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Commission proposal for a Council decision authorising the Member States to ratify, or accede to, in the interest of the European Community the Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Cooperation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children (the 1996 Hague Convention) (COM(2003) 348 — C5-0302/2003 — 2003/0127(CNS))

307

P5_TA(2003)0448
Structural Funds
European Parliament resolution on the Structural Funds: trend in outstanding commitments and requirements for 2004 (2002/2272(INI))

310

Thursday 23 October 2003

2004/C 082E/4

MINUTES

316

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Opening of sitting

Documents received

Recovery of cod stocks * (debate)

VOTING TIME

Draft general budget of the European Union — 2004 Budget (vote)

2004 draft general budget: section III (vote)

2004 draft general budget: other sections (vote)

Compensation to crime victims * (Rule 110a) (vote)

Recovery of cod stocks * (vote)

Development of the Community's railways ***II (vote)

Railway safety ***II (vote)

Interoperability of the trans-European conventional rail system ***II (vote)

European Railway Agency ***II (vote)

Prevention and control of trafficking in human organs * (vote)

Additional macro-financial assistance to Serbia and Montenegro * (vote)

Outcome of the European Council and progress report on the Inter-Governmental Conference (Brussels, 16/17 October 2003) (vote)

Main aspects and basic choices of CFSP (vote)

Initiative in the UN for a universal moratorium on the death penalty (vote)

Peace and dignity in the Middle East (vote)

Entrepreneurship in Europe (vote)

Industrial policy in an enlarged Europe (vote)

Situation in Bolivia (vote)

Explanations of vote

Corrections to votes

END OF VOTING TIME

Agenda

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Membership of committees and delegations

Common fisheries policy (debate)

Fishing fleets (2001 & 2002) (debate)

Reform of the CMOs in tobacco, cotton and olive oil (Oral question with debate)

Burundi (debate)

Turkmenistan and Central Asia (debate)

Nepal (debate)

Deadline for tabling amendments

Membership of Parliament

VOTING TIME

Burundi (vote)

Turkmenistan and Central Asia (vote)

Nepal (vote)

Common fisheries policy (Rule 110a) (vote)

Fishing fleets (2001 & 2002) (Rule 110a) (vote)

Explanations of vote

END OF VOTING TIME

Authorisation to draw up reports — cooperation between committees — Referral to committees — Amendments to the title of reports

Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

Written declarations included in the register (Rule 51)

Dates for next sittings

Adjournment of session

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

335

ANNEX I

337

ANNEX II

370

TEXTS ADOPTED

457

P5_TA(2003)0449
2004 Budget — Section III: Commission
European Parliament resolution on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2004 — Section III: Commission (C5-0300/2003 — 2003/2001(BUD))

457

ANNEX 1
Declarations adopted at the budgetary conciliation meeting of 16 July 2003 between the European Parliament and the Council

468

Declaration on budget procedure 2004

468

Declaration on the adaptation of reference amounts in co-decided legal bases following Enlargement

469

Declaration on the legal bases for subsidies previously under chapter A-30

469

ANNEX 2

470

P5_TA(2003)0450
2004 draft general budget: other sections
European Parliament resolution on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2004 — Section I: European Parliament, Section III: Council, Section IV: Court of Justice, Section V: Court of Auditors, Section VI: European Economic and Social Committee, Section VII: Committee of the Regions, Section VIII(A): European Ombudsman, Section VIII(B): European Data Protection Supervisor (C5-0300/2003 — 2003/2002(BUD))

472

P5_TA(2003)0451
Compensation to crime victims *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive on compensation to crime victims (COM(2002) 562 — C5-0517/2002 — 2002/0247(CNS))

480

P5_TA(2003)0452
Recovery of cod stocks *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing measures for the recovery of cod stocks (COM(2003) 237 — C5-0237/2003 — 2003/0090(CNS))

496

P5_TA(2003)0453
Development of the Community's railways ***II
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position with a view to adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 91/440/EEC on the development of the Community's railways (8011/3/2003 — C5-0295/2003 — 2002/0025(COD))

502

P5_TC2-COD(2002)0025
Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 23 October 2003 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2003/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 91/440/EEC on the development of the Community's railways

502

P5_TA(2003)0454
Railway safety ***II
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a European Parliament and Council directive on safety on the Community's railways and amending Council Directive 95/18/EC on the licensing of railway undertakings and Directive 2001/14/EC on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure and safety certification (Railway Safety Directive) (8557/2/2003 — C5-0297/2003 — 2002/0022(COD))

506

P5_TC2-COD(2002)0022
Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 23 October 2003 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2003/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on safety on the Community's railways and amending Council Directive 95/18/EC on the licensing of railway undertakings and Directive 2001/14/EC on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure and safety certification

506

ANNEX I
Common Safety Indicators

530

ANNEX II
Notification of national safety rules

532

ANNEX III
Safety Management Systems

533

ANNEX IV
Declarations for network specific part of safety certificate

534

ANNEX V
Principal content of accident and incident investigation report

534

P5_TA(2003)0455
Interoperability of the trans-European conventional rail system ***II
European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Council Directive 96/48/EC on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system and Directive 2001/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the trans-European conventional rail system (8556/2/2003 — C5-0298/2003 — 2002/0023(COD))

536

P5_TC2-COD(2002)0023
Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 23 October 2003 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council 2003/..../EC amending Council Directive 96/48/EC on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system and Directive 2001/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the trans-European conventional rail system

537

ANNEX I

556

ANNEX II

557

ANNEX III

558

P5_TA(2003)0456
European Railway Agency ***II
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a European Parliament and Council regulation on establishing a European Railway Agency (Agency Regulation) (8558/2/2003 — C5-0296/2003 — 2002/0024(COD))

560

P5_TC2-COD(2002)0024
Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 23 October 2003 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No../2003 establishing a European Railway Agency

560

P5_TA(2003)0457
Prevention and control of trafficking in human organs *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Initiative of the Hellenic Republic with a view to adopting a Council Framework Decision concerning the prevention and control of trafficking in human organs and tissues (7247/2003 — C5-0166/2003 — 2003/0812(CNS)

580

P5_TA(2003)0458
Additional macro-financial assistance to Serbia and Montenegro *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on additional macro-financial assistance to Serbia and Montenegro amending Decision 2002/882/EC providing further macro financial assistance to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (COM(2003) 506 — C5-0428/2003 — 2003/0190(CNS))

591

P5_TA(2003)0459
Outcome of the European Council
European Parliament resolution on the outcome of the European Council meeting held in Brussels on 16-17 October 2003

592

P5_TA(2003)0460
CFSP
European Parliament resolution on the annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the main aspects and basic choices of CFSP, including the financial implications for the general budget of the European Union — 2002 (7038/2003 — C5-0423/2003 — 2003/2141(INI))

599

P5_TA(2003)0461
Universal moratorium on the death penalty
European Parliament resolution on the initiative in favour of a universal moratorium on the death penalty in the context of the UN

609

P5_TA(2003)0462
Peace and dignity in the Middle East
European Parliament resolution on peace and dignity in the Middle East (2002/2166(INI))

610

P5_TA(2003)0463
Entrepreneurship in Europe
European Parliament resolution on entrepreneurship in Europe — Green Paper (COM(2003) 27 — 2003/2161(INI))

620

P5_TA(2003)0464
Industrial policy in an enlarged Europe
European Parliament resolution on industrial policy in an enlarged Europe (COM(2002) 714 — 2003/2063(INI))

627

P5_TA(2003)0465
Situation in Bolivia
European Parliament resolution on the situation in Bolivia

634

P5_TA(2003)0466
Burundi
European Parliament resolution on human rights violations and failure to show respect for the rule of law in Burundi

636

P5_TA(2003)0467
Turkmenistan and Central Asia
European Parliament resolution on Turkmenistan, including Central Asia

639

P5_TA(2003)0468
Nepal
European Parliament resolution on Nepal

643

P5_TA(2003)0469
Common fisheries policy
European Parliament resolution on the Commission communication to the Council and the European Parliament ‘Towards uniform and effective implementation of the common fisheries policy’ (COM(2003) 130 — 2003/2104(INI))

645

P5_TA(2003)0470
MAGP for fishing fleets
European Parliament resolution the annual report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the results of the multi-annual guidance programmes for the fishing fleets at the end of 2001 and on the report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the intermediate results of the multi-annual guidance programmes for the fishing fleets at 30 June 2002 (COM(2002) 446 — COM(2002) 483 — 2002/2262(INI))

648

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