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Document C:2000:054:TOC

    Official Journal of the European Communities, C 54, 25 February 2000


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    Official Journal
    of the European Communities
    		ISSN 0378-6986

    C 54
    Volume 43
    25 February 2000
    English editionInformation and Notices
    Notice NoContentsPage
    I (Information)
    EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
    1999-2000 SESSION
    Sittings of 13 to 17 September 1999
    Monday 13 September 1999
    (2000/C 54/01)MINUTES
    PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING 1
    1. Resumption of session 1
    2. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting 2
    3. Membership of Parliament 2
    4. Bureaux of interparliamentary delegations and joint parliamentary committees 2
    5. Membership of committees 3
    6. Documents received 3
    7. Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council 11
    8. Referral to committees 11
    9. Interpretation of the Rules of Procedure 12
    10. Order of business 12
    11. Transfers of appropriations 13
    12. Speaking time 15
    13. Second report of the Committee of Independent Experts (statement with debate) 15
    14. Budgetary calendar (SAB 1, 3 and 4) 15
    15. Accidental marine pollution ***I (debate) 16
    16. Environmental inspections ***I (debate) 16
    17. Agenda for next sitting 16
    18. Closure of sitting 16
    ATTENDANCE REGISTER 17
    Tuesday 14 September 1999
    (2000/C 54/02)MINUTES
    PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING 18
    1. Opening of sitting 18
    2. Documents received 18
    3. Topical and urgent debate (motions for resolutions tabled) 19
    4. Action taken on unfinished business (Rule 185) 20
    5. Membership of the European Parliament delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Assembly 20
    6. Communication from the Committee on the Environment 21
    7. Election of the European Commission (statement with debate) 21
    8. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting 21
    9. Interpretation of the Rules of Procedure 22
    10. Election of the European Commission (continuation of debate) 22
    11. Draft general budget - Budget 2000 (Presentation) 23
    12. Agenda 23
    13. Agenda for next sitting 23
    14. Closure of sitting 23
    ANNEX I: Action taken on legislation pending 24
    ANNEX II: List of Members of the European Parliament Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly 26
    ATTENDANCE REGISTER 27
    RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES 28
    Interpretation of the Rules of Procedure 28
    Wednesday 15 September 1999
    (2000/C 54/03)MINUTES
    PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING 30
    1. Opening of sitting 30
    2. In Memoriam 30
    3. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting 30
    4. Documents received 30
    5. Area of freedom, security and justice (statements followed by debate) 31
    6. Official welcome 31
    7. Area of freedom, security and justice (continuation of debate) 31
    8. Official welcome 31
    9. Area of freedom, security and justice (continuation of debate) 31
    10. Situation in East Timor (statement with debate) 32
    VOTING TIME
    11. Election of the European Commission (vote) 32
    END OF VOTING TIME
    12. Supplementary and amending budgets (SAB) 1/99, 3/99 and 4/99 (debate) 33
    13. Situation in East Timor (continuation of debate) 34
    14. Question Time (questions to the Council) 34
    15. Agenda for next sitting 36
    16. Closure of sitting 36
    ATTENDANCE REGISTER 37
    RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES 39
    Joint resolution - Election of the European Commission 39
    B5-0064/99 - Decision electing the European Commission - paragraph 1 40
    B5-0064/99 - Decision electing the European Commission - paragraph 2 42
    B4-0064/99 - Decision electing the European Commission - paragraph 3 43
    B4-0064/99 - Decision electing the European Commission - paragraph 4 45
    B4-0064/99 - Decision electing the European Commission - Whole 46
    ADOPTED TEXTS
    Election of the Commission
    (a) B5-0065, 0066, 0068 and 0075/1999
    Resolution on the ‘Prodi Commission’ 49
    (b) B5-0064/1999
    Decision electing the nominee Commission 51
    Thursday 16 September 1999
    (2000/C 54/04)MINUTES
    PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING 52
    1. Opening of sitting 52
    2. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting 52
    3. Membership of Parliament 52
    4. Texts of agreement forwarded by the Council 52
    5. Transfers of appropriations 53
    6. European Reconstruction Agency * - Situation in Kosovo (debate) 53
    7. Tenth EC-UNRWA Convention (1999-2001) * (debate) 53
    8. Communication of common positions of the Council 54
    VOTING TIME
    9. SAB 1/99, 3/99 and 4/99 (vote) 54
    10. Citizens' freedoms and rights, justice and home affairs ***I (procedure without debate) (vote) 55
    11. Employment and social affairs ***I (procedure without debate) (vote) 55
    12. Environment, public health and consumer policy ***I (procedure without debate) (vote) 55
    13. Agriculture and rural development ***I (procedure without debate) (vote) 55
    14. Regional policy, transport and tourism ***I (procedure without debate) (vote) 56
    15. Women's rights and equal opportunities ***I (procedure without debate) (vote) 56
    16. Accidental marine pollution ***I (vote) 56
    17. Environmental inspections ***I (vote) 56
    18. Official welcome 57
    19. Area of freedom, security and justice (vote) 57
    20. Situation in East Timor (vote) 58
    21. European Reconstruction Agency * (vote) 58
    22. Tenth EC-UNRWA Convention (1999-2001) * (vote) 59
    END OF VOTING TIME
    23. Financial crisis in Russia (statement with debate) 60
    TOPICAL AND URGENT DEBATE
    24. Earthquakes in Turkey and Greece (debate) 60
    25. Dagestan (debate) 60
    26. Human rights (debate) 61
    27. Lusaka agreement (debate) 61
    28. Earthquakes in Turkey and Greece (vote) 62
    29. Dagestan (vote) 62
    30. Human rights (vote) 63
    31. Lusaka agreement (vote) 64
    END OF TOPICAL AND URGENT DEBATE
    32. Membership of committees 64
    33. Agenda for next sitting 64
    34. Closure of sitting 64
    ATTENDANCE REGISTER 65
    RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES 66
    Dührkop Dührkop - Fabra Vallés report A5-0009/99 - Resolution 66
    Hatzidakis report A5-0005/99 - Legislative resolution 67
    McKenna report A5-0003/99 - Legislative resolution 68
    B5-0116/99 - Area of freedom, security and justice - Amendment 1 69
    B5-0116/99 - Area of freedom, security and justice - Whole 71
    ADOPTED TEXTS
    1. SAB 1/99, 3/99 and 4/99
    A5-0009/1999
    Resolution on the draft supplementary and amending budgets 1, 3 and 4 to the budget of the European Union for the 1999 financial year (C5-0021/1999, C5-0074/1999 and C5-0136/1999) 73
    2. Citizens' freedoms and rights, justice and home affairs ***I (procedure without debate)
    A5-0012/1999
    Legislative resolution of the European Parliament on current legislative procedures in the field of citizens' freedoms and rights, justice and home affairs (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) 74
    3. Employment and social affairs ***I (procedure without debate)
    A5-0006/1999
    Legislative resolution of the European Parliament on current legislative procedures in the field of employment and social affairs (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) 75
    4. Environment, public health and consumer policy ***I (procedure without debate)
    A4-0004/1999
    Legislative resolution of the European Parliament on current legislative procedures in the field of the environment, public health and consumer protection (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) 76
    5. Agriculture and rural development ***I (procedure without debate)
    A5-0011/1999
    Legislative resolution of the European Parliament on current legislative procedures in the sphere of agriculture and rural development (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) 78
    6. Regional policy, transport and tourism ***I (procedure without debate)
    A5-0005/1999
    Legislative resolution of the European Parliament on current legislative procedures in the field of regional policy, transport and tourism (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) 79
    7. Women's rights and equal opportunities ***I (procedure without debate)
    A5-0007/1999
    Legislative resolution of the European Parliament on current legislative procedures in the field of women's rights and equal opportunities (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) 81
    8. Accidental marine pollution ***I
    A5-0003/1999
    Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision setting up a Community framework for cooperation in the field of accidental marine pollution (COM(1998) 769 - C4-0075/1999 - 1998/0350(COD) (ex 1998/0350(SYN)) 82
    Legislative resolution of the European Parliament on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision setting up a Community framework for cooperation in the field of accidental marine pollution (COM(1998) 769 - C4-0075/1999 - 1998/0350(COD) (ex 1998/0350(SYN)) 88
    9. Environmental inspections ***I
    A5-0002/1999
    Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Recommendation providing for minimum criteria for environmental inspections in the Member States (COM(1998) 772 - C4-0073/1999 - 1998/0358(COD) (former 1998/0358(SYN)) 89
    Legislative resolution of the European Parliament on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council recommendation providing for minimum criteria for environmental inspections in the Member States (COM(1998) 772 - C4-0073/1999 - 1998/0358(COD) (former 1998/0358(SYN)) 92
    10. Area of freedom, security and justice
    (a) B5-0110/1999
    Resolution on the establishment of the Charter of Fundamental Rights 93
    (b) B5-0116/1999
    Resolution on the extraordinary European Council meeting on the area of freedom, security and justice (Tampere, 15-16 October 1999) 93
    11. Situation in East Timor
    B5-0067, 0111, 0112, 0113, 0114 and 0115/1999
    Resolution on the situation in East Timor 97
    12. European Reconstruction Agency *
    A5-0013/1999
    Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) 1628/1996 relating to aid for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, in particular through the setting-up of the European Agency for Reconstruction (COM(1999) 312 - C5-0062/1999 - 1999/0132(CNS)) 99
    13. Tenth EC-UNRWA Convention (1999-2001) *
    A5-0010/1999
    Proposal for a Council Decision approving the text of a 10th EC-UNRWA Convention covering the years 1999-2001, prior to the signature of the Convention by the Commission and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (COM(1999) 334 - C5-0059/1999 - 1999/0143(CNS) 106
    Legislative resolution of the European Parliament on the proposal for a Council decision approving the text of a 10th EC-UNRWA Convention covering the years 1999-2001, prior to the signature of the Convention by the Commission and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (COM(1999) 334 - C5-0059/1999 - 1999/0143(CNS) 106
    14. Earthquakes in Turkey and Greece
    (a) B5-0072, 0077, 0087, 0088, 0104 and 0109/1999
    Resolution on the earthquake in Turkey 107
    (b) B5-0074, 0076, 0086, 0089 and 0102/1999
    Resolution on the catastrophic earthquake in Athens on 7 September 1999 107
    15. Dagestan
    B5-0071, 0078, 0085, 0090, 0095 and 0103/1999
    Resolution on the armed conflict in the Dagestan Republic of Russia 108
    16. Human rights
    (a) B5-0080, 0092, 0100 and 0105/1999
    Resolution on the imprisoned citizens of Kovoso 110
    (b) B5-0081, 0091, 0096 and 00108/1999
    Resolution on Burma 111
    (c) B5-0079, 0093, 0098 and 0107/1999
    Resolution on the situation of prisoners accused of spying in Iran 112
    (d) B5-0083, 0097 and 0106/1999
    Resolution on human rights abuses in Togo 113
    17. Lusaka agreement
    B5-0070, 0084, 0094, 0099 and 0101/1999
    Resolution on the Lusaka ceasefire agreement for the Great Lakes Region 114
    Friday 17 September 1999
    (2000/C 54/05)MINUTES
    PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING 116
    1. Opening of sitting 116
    2. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting 116
    3. Documents received 116
    4. Authorisation to draw up reports - Hughes Procedure - Gomes Procedure 117
    5. State of the Louise Weiss building (statement followed by questions) 118
    6. Dates for next sittings 118
    7. Adjournment of session 118
    ATTENDANCE REGISTER 119
    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
    PPEGroup 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
    TDITechnical Group of Independent Members
    NINon-attached Members
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