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| 16.12.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 308/14 |
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16.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 308/14

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MINUTES

(2006/C 308 E/02)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Antonios TRAKATELLIS

Vice-President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 09.00.

2.   Documents received

The following documents had been received from the Council and Commission:

| — | Proposal for a Council regulation amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (COM(2006)0500 — C6-0335/2006 — 2006/0172(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: AGRI |
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| | opinion: BUDG, ITRE |

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Proposal for a Council regulation amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (COM(2006)0500 — C6-0335/2006 — 2006/0172(CNS))

referred to

responsible: AGRI

opinion: BUDG, ITRE

| — | Proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (COM(2006)0506 — C6-0334/2006 — 2006/0168(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: PECH |
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| | opinion: DEVE, BUDG |

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Proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (COM(2006)0506 — C6-0334/2006 — 2006/0168(CNS))

referred to

responsible: PECH

opinion: DEVE, BUDG

| — | Draft amending budget No 5 for the financial year 2006 — Section III — Commission (13561/2006 — C6-0333/2006 — 2006/2202(BUD))






  referred to | responsible: BUDG |
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Draft amending budget No 5 for the financial year 2006 — Section III — Commission (13561/2006 — C6-0333/2006 — 2006/2202(BUD))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

| — | Proposal for a Council regulation on the marketing of the meat of bovine animals aged twelve months or less (COM(2006)0487 — C6-0330/2006 — 2006/0162(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: AGRI |
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| | opinion: ENVI |

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Proposal for a Council regulation on the marketing of the meat of bovine animals aged twelve months or less (COM(2006)0487 — C6-0330/2006 — 2006/0162(CNS))

referred to

responsible: AGRI

opinion: ENVI

| — | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Community energyefficiency labelling programme for office equipment (Recast) (COM(2006)0576 — C6-0329/2006 — 2006/0187(COD))






  referred to | responsible: ITRE |
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| | opinion: ENVI |

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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Community energyefficiency labelling programme for office equipment (Recast) (COM(2006)0576 — C6-0329/2006 — 2006/0187(COD))

referred to

responsible: ITRE

opinion: ENVI

| — | Proposal for a Council Framework decision on the European supervision order in pre-trial procedures between Member States of the European Union (COM(2006)0468 — C6-0328/2006 — 2006/0158(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: LIBE |
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| | opinion: JURI |

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Proposal for a Council Framework decision on the European supervision order in pre-trial procedures between Member States of the European Union (COM(2006)0468 — C6-0328/2006 — 2006/0158(CNS))

referred to

responsible: LIBE

opinion: JURI

| — | Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005 as concerns drift nets (COM(2006)0511 — C6-0327/2006 — 2006/0169(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: PECH |
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| | opinion: ENVI |

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Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005 as concerns drift nets (COM(2006)0511 — C6-0327/2006 — 2006/0169(CNS))

referred to

responsible: PECH

opinion: ENVI

| — | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community (COM(2006)0565 — C6-0326/2006 — 2006/0180(COD))






  referred to | responsible: EMPL |
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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community (COM(2006)0565 — C6-0326/2006 — 2006/0180(COD))

referred to

responsible: EMPL

| — | Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Directive 68/89/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning the classification of wood in the rough (COM(2006)0557 — C6-0325/2006 — 2006/0178(COD))






  referred to | responsible: IMCO |
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| | opinion: AGRI |

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Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Directive 68/89/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning the classification of wood in the rough (COM(2006)0557 — C6-0325/2006 — 2006/0178(COD))

referred to

responsible: IMCO

opinion: AGRI

| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 38/2006 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2006)1063 — C6-0324/2006 — 2006/2243(GBD))






  referred to | responsible: BUDG |
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Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 38/2006 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2006)1063 — C6-0324/2006 — 2006/2243(GBD))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

| — | Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the identification of controls, tell-tales and indicators for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles (Codified version) (COM(2006)0556 — C6-0323/2006 — 2006/0175(COD))






  referred to | responsible: JURI |
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Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the identification of controls, tell-tales and indicators for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles (Codified version) (COM(2006)0556 — C6-0323/2006 — 2006/0175(COD))

referred to

responsible: JURI

| — | Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria on the participation of Bulgaria in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (COM(2006)0255 — C6-0322/2006 — 2006/0095(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: LIBE |
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| | opinion: BUDG |

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Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria on the participation of Bulgaria in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (COM(2006)0255 — C6-0322/2006 — 2006/0095(CNS))

referred to

responsible: LIBE

opinion: BUDG

| — | Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Community and Romania on the participation of Romania in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (COM(2006)0256 — C6-0321/2006 — 2006/0087(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: LIBE |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | opinion: BUDG |

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Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Community and Romania on the participation of Romania in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (COM(2006)0256 — C6-0321/2006 — 2006/0087(CNS))

referred to

responsible: LIBE

opinion: BUDG

| — | Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Turkey on the participation of Turkey in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (COM(2006)0257 — C6-0320/2006 — 2006/0089(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: LIBE |
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| | opinion: BUDG |

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Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Turkey on the participation of Turkey in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (COM(2006)0257 — C6-0320/2006 — 2006/0089(CNS))

referred to

responsible: LIBE

opinion: BUDG

| — | Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 92/49/EEC and Directives 2002/83/EC, 2004/39/EC, 2005/68/EC and 2006/48/EC as regards procedural rules and evaluation criteria for the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increase of shareholdings in the financial sector (COM(2006)0507 — C6-0298/2006 — 2006/0166(COD))






  referred to | responsible: ECON |
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| | opinion: JURI, IMCO |

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Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 92/49/EEC and Directives 2002/83/EC, 2004/39/EC, 2005/68/EC and 2006/48/EC as regards procedural rules and evaluation criteria for the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increase of shareholdings in the financial sector (COM(2006)0507 — C6-0298/2006 — 2006/0166(COD))

referred to

responsible: ECON

opinion: JURI, IMCO

| — | Implementing the Community Lisbon Programme — Proposal for a recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of the European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning (COM(2006)0479 — C6-0294/2006 — 2006/0163(COD))






  referred to | responsible: EMPL |
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| | opinion: FEMM, CULT, ITRE |

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Implementing the Community Lisbon Programme — Proposal for a recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of the European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning (COM(2006)0479 — C6-0294/2006 — 2006/0163(COD))

referred to

responsible: EMPL

opinion: FEMM, CULT, ITRE

3.   European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights * — Fundamental Rights Agency: activities under Title VI of the EU Treaty * (debate)

(debate)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights [COM(2005)0280 — C6-0288/2005 — 2005/0124(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Kinga Gál (A6-0306/2006)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision empowering the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights to pursue its activities in areas referred to in Title VI of the Treaty on European Union [COM(2005)0280 — C6-0289/2005 — 2005/0125(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Magda Kósáné Kovács (A6-0282/2006)

Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

Kinga Gál introduced the report (A6-0306/2006).

Magda Kósáné Kovács introduced the report (A6-0282/2006).

The following spoke: Cem Özdemir (draftsman of the opinion of the AFET Committee), Jutta Haug (draftsman of the opinion of the BUDG Committee), Hubert Pirker, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Michael Cashman, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sarah Ludford, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Johannes Voggenhuber, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Giusto Catania, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Wojciech Roszkowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Koenraad Dillen, Non-attached Member, Timothy Kirkhope, Martine Roure, Hubert Pirker and Ona Juknevičienė.

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Bernat Joan i Marí, Jiří Maštálka, Bogdan Pęk, Paweł Bartłomiej Piskorski, Bogusław Sonik, Andrzej Jan Szejna, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Erik Meijer, Roger Knapman, Alessandro Battilocchio, Reinhard Rack, Józef Pinior, Kinga Gál, Magda Kósáné Kovács and Franco Frattini.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.10.2006, Item 22 and Minutes of 12.10.2006, Item 23.

Minutes of 12.10.2006, Item 22 and Minutes of 12.10.2006, Item 23

(The sitting was suspended at 10.40 pending voting time and resumed at 11.05.)

(The sitting was suspended at 10.40 pending voting time and resumed at 11.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS

Vice-President

4.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Marian Harkin and Antonios Trakatellis had informed the Presidency that they had been present but that their names were not on the attendance register.

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

5.   Statement by the President

The President reminded the House that it had adopted a legislative resolution on 15.06.2006(Minutes of 15.06.2006, Item 9.5) in favour of Slovenia's adoption of the euro as of 01.01.2007. A number of technical adjustments needed to be made to the regulations. Although the Treaty did not provide for Parliament to be consulted, the Council nevertheless wished to seek Parliament's opinion on the matter.

(Minutes of 15.06.2006, Item 9.5)

The ECON Committee did not believe that there was a need for Parliament to adopt a new resolution. Pervenche Berès, the chairwoman of that committee, had written to the Chairman of the Ecofin Council, informing him of the ECON Committee's favourable opinion in respect of the technical adjustments to be made.

The President established that there were no objections to the procedure and that Parliament thus endorsed the opinion.

6.   Membership of committees and delegations

At the request of the GUE/NGL Group, Parliament ratified the following appointment:

| — | Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly: Jens Holm |
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Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly: Jens Holm

7.   Voting time

Details of voting (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in the ‘Results of votes’ annex to the Minutes.

7.1.   EC-Bulgaria Agreement: participation in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria on the participation of Bulgaria in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (COM(2006)0255 — C6-0322/2006 — 2006/0095(CNS)) — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jean-Marie Cavada (A6-0328/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 1)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 1)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0393)

(P6_TA(2006)0393)

7.2.   EC-Romania Agreement: participation in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Community and Romania on the participation of Romania in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (COM(2006)0256 — C6-0321/2006 — 2006/0087(CNS)) — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jean-Marie Cavada (A6-0326/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 2)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 2)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0394)

(P6_TA(2006)0394)

7.3.   EC-Turkey Agreement: participation in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Turkey on the participation of Turkey in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (COM(2006)0257 — C6-0320/2006 — 2006/0089(CNS)) — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jean-Marie Cavada (A6-0327/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 3)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 3)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0395)

(P6_TA(2006)0395)

7.4.   Agreement between the EC and Singapore on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of Singapore on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0513 — C6-0165/2006 — 2005/0208(CNS)) — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0295/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 4)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 4)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0396)

(P6_TA(2006)0396)

7.5.   Agreement between the EC and Australia on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Australia on certain aspects of air services [COM(2005)0264 — C6-0224/2005 — 2005/0112(CNS)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0293/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 5)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 5)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0397)

(P6_TA(2006)0397)

7.6.   Agreement between the EC and New Zealand on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on certain aspects of air services [COM(2005)0267 — C6-0226/2005 — 2005/0113(CNS)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0294/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 6)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 6)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0398)

(P6_TA(2006)0398)

7.7.   Agreement between the EC and Uruguay on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay on certain aspects of air services [COM(2006)0064 — C6-0249/2006 — 2006/0016(CNS)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0296/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 7)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 7)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0399)

(P6_TA(2006)0399)

7.8.   Agreement between the EC and the Maldives on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Maldives on certain aspects of air services (COM(2006)0095 — C6-0250/2006 — 2006/0027(CNS)) — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0297/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 8)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 8)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0400)

(P6_TA(2006)0400)

7.9.   Management of the European satellite radio-navigation programmes * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1321/2004 on the establishment of structures for the management of the European satellite radio-navigation programmes (COM(2006) 0261 — C6-0201/2006 — 2006/0090(CNS)) — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Giles Chichester (A6-0314/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 9)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 9)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0401)

(P6_TA(2006)0401)

7.10.   Quality required of shellfish waters ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the quality required of shellfish waters (Codified version) (COM(2006)0205 — C6-0152/2006 — 2006/0067(COD)) — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Giuseppe Gargani (A6-0313/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 10)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 10)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0402)

(P6_TA(2006)0402)

7.11.   Misleading and comparative advertising ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning misleading and comparative advertising (Codified version) [COM(2006)0222 — C6-0161/2006 — 2006/0070(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Giuseppe Gargani (A6-0318/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 11)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 11)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0403)

(P6_TA(2006)0403)

7.12.   Protection of copyright and certain related rights ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights (Codified version) (COM(2006)0219 — C6-0160/2006 — 2006/0071(COD)) — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Giuseppe Gargani (A6-0323/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 12)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 12)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0404)

(P6_TA(2006)0404)

7.13.   Rights related to copyright ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on rental right and lending right and on certain rights related to copyright in the field of intellectual property (Codified version) (COM(2006)0226 — C6-0162/2006 — 2006/0073(COD)) — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Giuseppe Gargani (A6-0321/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 13)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 13)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0405)

(P6_TA(2006)0405)

7.14.   Control of San José Scale * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council directive on control of San José Scale (Codified version) (COM(2006) 0123 — C6-0136/2006 — 2006/0040(CNS)) — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Giuseppe Gargani (A6-0322/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 14)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 14)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0406)

(P6_TA(2006)0406)

7.15.   Glucose and lactose ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on glucose and lactose (Codified version) (COM(2006)0116 — C6-0135/2006 — 2006/0038(CNS)) — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Giuseppe Gargani (A6-0320/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 15)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 15)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0407)

(P6_TA(2006)0407)

7.16.   Amendment of Rules 3 and 4 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the amendment of Rules 3 and 4 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure [2005/2036(REG)] — Committee on Constitutional Affairs.

Rapporteur: Borut Pahor (A6-0274/2006)

(Qualified majority)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 16)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 16)

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION, TEXT OF REGULATION and AMENDMENTS

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0408)

(P6_TA(2006)0408)

The new provisions would enter into force on the first day of the next part-session.

7.17.   The basic salaries and allowances applicable to Europol staff * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the initiative by the Republic of Austria for adoption of a Council decision adjusting the basic salaries and allowances applicable to Europol staff [5417/2006 — C6-0072/2006 — 2006/0803(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Claude Moraes (A6-0278/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 17)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 17)

INITIATIVE OF THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA

Rejected

The following spoke: Claude Moraes (rapporteur), who took the view that referring the matter back to committee under Rule 52(3) would make no difference. He recommended that the House adopt the draft legislative resolution.

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0409)

(P6_TA(2006)0409)

7.18.   Europol's Staff Regulations * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the initiative by the Republic of Austria with a view to the adoption of a Council Act amending Europol's Staff Regulations [5428/2006 — C6-0073/2006 — 2006/0804(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Claude Moraes (A6-0279/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 18)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 18)

INITIATIVE OF THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA

Rejected

The following spoke: Claude Moraes (rapporteur), who took the view that referring the matter back to committee under Rule 52(3) would make no difference. He recommended that the House adopt the draft legislative resolution.

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0410)

(P6_TA(2006)0410)

7.19.   Statistical classification of economic activities — NACE Rev. 2 ***I (vote)

(vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the statistical classification of economic activities NACE Revision 2 and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 as well as certain EC Regulations on specific statistical domains [COM(2006)0039 — C6-0041/2006 — 2006/0011(COD)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Guntars Krasts (A6-0247/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 19)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 19)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0411)

(P6_TA(2006)0411)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0411)

(P6_TA(2006)0411)

7.20.   Exceptional Community financial assistance to Kosovo * (vote)

(vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on providing exceptional Community financial assistance to Kosovo (COM(2006)0207 — C6-0171/2006 — 2006/0068(CNS)) — Committee on International Trade.

Rapporteur: Erika Mann (A6-0291/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 20)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 20)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0412)

(P6_TA(2006)0412)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0412)

(P6_TA(2006)0412)

7.21.   European Agency for Reconstruction * (vote)

(vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000 on the European Agency for Reconstruction [COM(2006)0162 — C6-0170/2006 — 2006/0057(CNS)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jelko Kacin (A6-0285/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 21)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 21)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0413)

(P6_TA(2006)0413)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0413)

(P6_TA(2006)0413)

7.22.   European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights * (vote)

(vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights [COM(2005)0280 — C6-0288/2005 — 2005/0124(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Kinga Gál (A6-0306/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 22)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 22)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0414)

(P6_TA(2006)0414)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

The following spoke: Kinga Gál (rapporteur), who asked Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission) to clarify the Commission's position on the amendments. As Franco Frattini pointed out that the Commission wished to have more time in order to work out a compromise with the Council, Kinga Gál requested that the vote be postponed under Rule 53(2).

Parliament agreed to the rapporteur's request.

The matter was deemed to be referred back to the committee responsible for reconsideration.

7.23.   Fundamental Rights Agency — activities under Title VI TEU * (vote)

(vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision empowering the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights to pursue its activities in areas referred to in Title VI of the Treaty on European Union [COM(2005) 0280 — C6-0289/2005 — 2005/0125(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Magda Kósáné Kovács (A6-0282/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 23)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 23)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0415)

(P6_TA(2006)0415)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

The following spoke: Magda Kósáné Kovács (rapporteur), who asked Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission) to clarify the Commission's position on the amendments. As Franco Frattini pointed out that the Commission wished to have more time in order to work out a compromise with the Council, Magda Kósáné Kovács requested that the vote be postponed under Rule 53(2).

Parliament agreed to the rapporteur's request.

The matter was deemed to be referred back to the committee responsible for reconsideration.

The following spoke before the vote:

The following spoke before the vote:

| — | Magda Kósáné Kovács, who clarified the wording of recital 3a. |
| --- | --- |

—

Magda Kósáné Kovács, who clarified the wording of recital 3a.

7.24.   Future action in the field of patents (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0521/2006, B6-0522/2006, B6-0523/2006 and B6-0524/2006

(Motion for a resolution B6-0524/2006 had been withdrawn by the UEN Group, which had signed motion for resolution B6-0522/2006.)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 24)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 24)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B6-0521/2006

Rejected

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B6-0522/2006

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0416)

(P6_TA(2006)0416)

(Motion for a resolution B6-0523/2006 fell.)

The following spoke:

The following spoke:

| — | Eva Lichtenberger, who pointed out that the English version of amendment 7 was the authentic text; |
| --- | --- |

—

Eva Lichtenberger, who pointed out that the English version of amendment 7 was the authentic text;

| — | Toine Manders, who asked for an electronic check on the vote on amendment 7. |
| --- | --- |

—

Toine Manders, who asked for an electronic check on the vote on amendment 7.

7.25.   The protection and welfare of animals 2006-2010 (vote)

(vote)

Report on a Community Action Plan on the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2006-2010 [2006/2046 (INI)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Rapporteur: Elisabeth Jeggle (A6-0290/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 25)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 25)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0417)

(P6_TA(2006)0417)

7.26.   Follow-up to the report on competition in professional services (vote)

(vote)

Report on follow-up to the report on Competition in Professional Services [2006/2137(INI)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jan Christian Ehler (A6-0272/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 26)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 26)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0418)

(P6_TA(2006)0418)

7.27.   EU economic and trade relations with Mercosur (vote)

(vote)

Report on economic and trade relations between the EU and Mercosur with a view to the conclusion of an Interregional Association Agreement (2006/2035(INI)) — Committee on International Trade.

Rapporteur: Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (A6-0302/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 27)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 27)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0419)

(P6_TA(2006)0419)

*

- *

The following spoke: Zbigniew Zaleski, who expressed his disappointment that Parliament had not been able to vote that day on a motion for a resolution on the murder of Anna Politkovskaya.

7.28.   Soft fruits and cherries (vote)

(vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0525/2006

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 28)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 28)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0420)

(P6_TA(2006)0420)

The following spoke on the vote:

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Czesław Adam Siekierski, who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 6, which was incorporated. |
| --- | --- |

—

Czesław Adam Siekierski, who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 6, which was incorporated.

*

- *

Eija-Riitta Korhola spoke on the interpretation from Finnish in the previous day's debate on the Informal summit in Lahti and EU-Russia relations following the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya (Minutes of 11.10.2006, Item 14).

(Minutes of 11.10.2006, Item 14)

8.   Explanations of vote

Written explanations of vote:

Written explanations of vote:

Explanations of vote submitted in writing under Rule 163(3) appear in the Verbatim Report of Proceedings for the sitting.

Verbatim Report of Proceedings

Oral explanations of vote:

Oral explanations of vote:

Report: Kinga Gál — A6-0306/2006

| — | Carlo Fatuzzo |
| --- | --- |

—

Carlo Fatuzzo

Motion for a resolution on future patent policy in Europe (B6-0522/2006)

| — | Marco Cappato |
| --- | --- |

—

Marco Cappato

Report: Elisabeth Jeggle — A6-0290/2006

| — | Michl Ebner |
| --- | --- |

—

Michl Ebner

9.   Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Corrections to votes and voting intentions appear on the ‘Séance en direct’ website under ‘Votes’/‘Results of votes’/‘Roll-call votes’. They are published in hard copy in the ‘Result of roll-call votes’ annex.

Séance en direct

The electronic version on Europarl will be regularly updated for a maximum of two weeks after the day of the vote concerned.

After the two-week deadline has passed, the list of corrections to votes and voting intentions will be finalised so that it can be translated and published in the Official Journal.

Marcello Vernola had informed the Chair that his voting machine had not worked during the vote on amendment 44 to the Kinga Gál report (A6-0306/2006).

10.   Membership of Parliament

Henrik Dam Kristensen had given notice in writing of his resignation as Member of Parliament, with effect from 15.10.2006.

Pursuant to Rule 4 of its Rules of Procedure and Article 13(4) of the Act concerning the election of the representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, Parliament established the vacancy and informed the Member State concerned thereof.

11.   Decisions concerning certain documents

Referral to committees

Referral to committees

FEMM Committee

| — | Promoting healthy diets and physical activity: a European dimension for the prevention of overweight, obesity and chronic diseases (2006/2231(INI))






  referred to | responsible: ENVI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | opinion: FEMM, EMPL, IMCO |

—

Promoting healthy diets and physical activity: a European dimension for the prevention of overweight, obesity and chronic diseases (2006/2231(INI))

referred to

responsible: ENVI

opinion: FEMM, EMPL, IMCO

AFCO Committee

| — | Assessing Euratom — 50 years of European nuclear energy policy (2006/2230(INI))






  referred to | responsible: ITRE |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | opinion: AFCO |

—

Assessing Euratom — 50 years of European nuclear energy policy (2006/2230(INI))

referred to

responsible: ITRE

opinion: AFCO

CONT Committee

| — | The future of the European Union's own resources (2006/2205(INI))






  referred to | responsible: BUDG |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | opinion: AFCO, CONT, REGI |

—

The future of the European Union's own resources (2006/2205(INI))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

opinion: AFCO, CONT, REGI

12.   Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

Pursuant to Rule 172(2), the Minutes of that day's sitting would be submitted to Parliament for its approval at the beginning of the next sitting.

With Parliament's agreement, the texts that had been adopted would be forwarded forthwith to the bodies named therein.

13.   Dates for next sittings

The next sittings would be held from 23.10.2006 to 26.10.2006.

14.   Adjournment of session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

The sitting closed at 12.10.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

Josep Borrell Fontelles

President

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

The following signed:

Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Albertini, Andersson, Andrejevs, Andria, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Arif, Ashworth, Assis, Attwooll, Aubert, Audy, Auken, Ayala Sender, Aylward, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Baco, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Barsi-Pataky, Battilocchio, Batzeli, Bauer, Beaupuy, Beazley, Becsey, Beer, Beglitis, Belder, Belet, Belohorská, Bennahmias, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlato, Berlinguer, Berman, Birutis, Blokland, Bloom, Bobošíková, Böge, Bösch, Bonde, Bono, Bonsignore, Booth, Borghezio, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bowis, Bowles, Bozkurt, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Breyer, Březina, Brie, Brok, Brunetta, Budreikaitė, van Buitenen, Bullmann, van den Burg, Bushill-Matthews, Busk, Busquin, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Camre, Capoulas Santos, Cappato, Carlotti, Carlshamre, Carnero González, Carollo, Casa, Casaca, Cashman, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Catania, Cavada, Cederschiöld, Cercas, Chatzimarkakis, Chichester, Chiesa, Chmielewski, Christensen, Chruszcz, Claeys, Clark, Coelho, Cohn-Bendit, Corbett, Corbey, Cornillet, Correia, Costa, Cottigny, Coûteaux, Coveney, Cramer, Crowley, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Ryszard Czarnecki, Daul, Davies, De Blasio, Degutis, Dehaene, De Keyser, Demetriou, Deprez, De Rossa, De Sarnez, Descamps, Désir, Deß, De Veyrac, De Vits, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dičkutė, Didžiokas, Díez González, Dillen, Dimitrakopoulos, Dobolyi, Doorn, Douay, Dover, Doyle, Drčar Murko, Duchoň, Dührkop Dührkop, Duff, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, El Khadraoui, Elles, Esteves, Estrela, Ettl, Eurlings, Jill Evans, Robert Evans, Fajmon, Falbr, Farage, Fatuzzo, Fava, Fazakas, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández Martín, Anne Ferreira, Elisa Ferreira, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Flautre, Florenz, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Fontaine, Fourtou, Fraga Estévez, Frassoni, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, García Pérez, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gebhardt, Gentvilas, Geremek, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gewalt, Gibault, Gierek, Giertych, Gill, Gklavakis, Glante, Glattfelder, Goebbels, Goepel, Golik, Gomes, Gomolka, Gottardi, Goudin, Grabowska, Grabowski, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grech, Griesbeck, Gröner, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Groote, Grosch, Grossetête, Gruber, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Gurmai, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Guy-Quint, Gyürk, Hänsch, Hall, Hammerstein Mintz, Hamon, Handzlik, Harangozó, Harbour, Harkin, Harms, Hasse Ferreira, Hassi, Hatzidakis, Haug, Heaton-Harris, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Helmer, Henin, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hennis-Plasschaert, Herczog, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Holm, Honeyball, Horáček, Howitt, Hudacký, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ibrisagic, in 't Veld, Isler Béguin, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jäätteenmäki, Jałowiecki, Janowski, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jensen, Joan i Marí, Jöns, Jørgensen, Jonckheer, Jordan Cizelj, Juknevičienė, Kaczmarek, Kallenbach, Kamall, Karas, Karim, Kasoulides, Kaufmann, Kauppi, Tunne Kelam, Kilroy-Silk, Kindermann, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Klinz, Knapman, Koch, Kohlíček, Konrad, Korhola, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kozlík, Krahmer, Krarup, Krasts, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kristovskis, Krupa, Kuc, Kudrycka, Kuhne, Kułakowski, Kušķis, Kusstatscher, Kuźmiuk, Lagendijk, Laignel, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lambrinidis, Landsbergis, Lang, Langen, Langendries, Laperrouze, La Russa, Lauk, Lavarra, Lax, Lechner, Le Foll, Lehideux, Lehne, Leichtfried, Leinen, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine Le Pen, Le Rachinel, Lévai, Lewandowski, Liberadzki, Libicki, Lichtenberger, Lienemann, Liotard, Locatelli, Lombardo, López-Istúriz White, Louis, Lucas, Ludford, Lulling, Lundgren, Lynne, Maat, Maaten, McAvan, McCarthy, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Madeira, Maldeikis, Manders, Maňka, Erika Mann, Thomas Mann, Mantovani, Markov, Marques, David Martin, Hans-Peter Martin, Martinez, Martínez Martínez, Masiel, Maštálka, Mastenbroek, Matsakis, Matsis, Matsouka, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Medina Ortega, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mohácsi, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Morgantini, Mote, Musacchio, Muscat, Musotto, Musumeci, Myller, Napoletano, Nassauer, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Özdemir, Olajos, Olbrycht, Ó Neachtain, Onesta, Oomen-Ruijten, Ortuondo Larrea, Őry, Ouzký, Oviir, Paasilinna, Pack, Pahor, Paleckis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Pannella, Panzeri, Papastamkos, Parish, Peillon, Pęk, Pflüger, Piecyk, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pinior, Piotrowski, Pirker, Piskorski, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Poignant, Polfer, Pomés Ruiz, Portas, Posdorf, Posselt, Prets, Prodi, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ransdorf, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Remek, Resetarits, Reul, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Ries, Rivera, Rizzo, Rocard, Rogalski, Roithová, Romagnoli, Romeva i Rueda, Rosati, Roszkowski, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Rühle, Rutowicz, Ryan, Sacconi, Saïfi, Sakalas, Saks, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Salinas García, Salvini, Samaras, Samuelsen, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Savary, Savi, Sbarbati, Schapira, Scheele, Schenardi, Schierhuber, Schlyter, Frithjof Schmidt, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder, Schroedter, Schulz, Schuth, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Segelström, Seppänen, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Simpson, Sinnott, Siwiec, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Sousa Pinto, Spautz, Speroni, Staes, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Šťastný, Stauner, Sterckx, Stevenson, Stihler, Stockmann, Strejček, Strož, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Susta, Svensson, Swoboda, Szejna, Szent-Iványi, Szymański, Tabajdi, Tajani, Takkula, Tannock, Tarabella, Tarand, Tatarella, Thomsen, Thyssen, Titford, Titley, Toia, Tomczak, Trakatellis, Trautmann, Triantaphyllides, Trüpel, Turmes, Tzampazi, Uca, Ulmer, Väyrynen, Vakalis, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Vanhecke, Van Hecke, Van Lancker, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vaugrenard, Veneto, Veraldi, Vergnaud, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vincenzi, Vlasák, Voggenhuber, Wagenknecht, Wallis, Walter, Henri Weber, Manfred Weber, Weiler, Weisgerber, Westlund, Wieland, Wiersma, Wijkman, Willmott, Wise, von Wogau, Wohlin, Bernard Piotr Wojciechowski, Janusz Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wurtz, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Záborská, Zaleski, Zani, Zapałowski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Ždanoka, Železný, Zieleniec, Zimmer, Zingaretti, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

Observers:

Ali, Anastase, Arabadjiev, Athanasiu, Bărbuleţiu, Bliznashki, Buruiană-Aprodu, Christova, Ciornei, Cioroianu, Coşea, Corina Creţu, Duca, Hogea, Husmenova, Iacob-Ridzi, Ilchev, Kazak, Kirilov, Kónya-Hamar, Mihăescu, Mihalache, Morţun, Paparizov, Parvanova, Paşcu, Petre, Podgorean, Popa, Popeangă, Severin, Shouleva, Silaghi, Sofianski, Szabó, Ţîrle, Vigenin

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ANNEX I

RESULTS OF VOTES

Abbreviations and symbols

| + | adopted |
| --- | --- |
| - | rejected |
| ↓ | lapsed |
| W | withdrawn |
| RCV (..., ..., ...) | roll-call vote (in favour, against, abstentions) |
| EV (..., ..., ...) | electronic vote (in favour, against, abstentions) |
| split | split vote |
| sep | separate vote |
| am | amendment |
| CA | compromise amendment |
| CP | corresponding part |
| D | deleting amendment |
| = | identical amendments |
| § | paragraph |
| art | article |
| rec | recital |
| MOT | motion for a resolution |
| JT | MOT joint motion for a resolution |
| SEC | secret ballot |

+

adopted

-

rejected

↓

lapsed

W

withdrawn

RCV (..., ..., ...)

roll-call vote (in favour, against, abstentions)

EV (..., ..., ...)

electronic vote (in favour, against, abstentions)

split

split vote

sep

separate vote

am

amendment

CA

compromise amendment

CP

corresponding part

D

deleting amendment

=

identical amendments

§

paragraph

art

article

rec

recital

MOT

motion for a resolution

JT

MOT joint motion for a resolution

SEC

secret ballot

1.   EC-Bulgaria Agreement: participation in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction *

Report: Jean-Marie CAVADA (A6-0328/2006)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | | + | |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

2.   EC-Romania Agreement: participation in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction *

Report: Jean-Marie CAVADA (A6-0326/2006)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | | + | |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

3.   EC-Turkey Agreement: participation in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction *

Report: Jean-Marie CAVADA (A6-0327/2006)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | | + | |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

4.   Agreement between the EC and Singapore on certain aspects of air services *

Report: Paolo COSTA (A6-0295/2006)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | | + | |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

5.   Agreement between the EC and Australia on certain aspects of air services *

Report: Paolo COSTA (A6-0293/2006)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | | + | |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

6.   Agreement between the EC and New Zealand on certain aspects of air services *

Report: Paolo COSTA (A6-0294/2006)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | | + | |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

7.   Agreement between the EC and Uruguay on certain aspects of air services *

Report: Paolo COSTA (A6-0296/2006)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | | + | |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

8.   Agreement between the EC and the Maldives on certain aspects of air services *

Report: Paolo COSTA (A6-0297/2006)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | | + | |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

9.   Management of the European satellite radio-navigation programmes *

Report: Giles CHICHESTER (A6-0314/2006)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | RCV | + | 555, 27, 27 |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

RCV

+

555, 27, 27

Request for roll-call vote

IND/DEM: final vote

10.   Quality required of shellfish waters ***I

Report: Giuseppe GARGANI (A6-0313/2006)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | | + | |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

11.   Misleading and comparative advertising ***I

Report: Giuseppe GARGANI (A6-0318/2006)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | | + | |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

12.   Protection of copyright and certain related rights ***I

Report: Giuseppe GARGANI (A6-0323/2006)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | | + | |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

13.   Rights related to copyright ***I

Report: Giuseppe GARGANI (A6-0321/2006)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | | + | |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

14.   Control of San José Scale ***I

Report: Giuseppe GARGANI (A6-0322/2006)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | | + | |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

15.   Glucose and lactose ***I

Report: Giuseppe GARGANI (A6-0320/2006)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | RCV | + | 592, 11, 12 |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

RCV

+

592, 11, 12

Request for roll-call vote

PPE-DE: final vote

16.   Amendment of Rules 3 and 4 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure

Report: qualified majority Borut PAHOR (A6-0274/2006)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | | + | |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

17.   The basic salaries and allowances applicable to Europol staff *

Report: Claude MORAES (A6-0278/2006)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| initiative | | - | |
| draft legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

initiative

-

draft legislative resolution

+

18.   Europol's Staff Regulations *

Report: Claude MORAES (A6-0279/2006)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| initiative | | - | |
| draft legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

initiative

-

draft legislative resolution

+

19.   Statistical classification of economic activities — NACE Rev. 2 ***I

Report: Guntars KRASTS (A6-0247/2006)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| amendments by the committee responsible — block vote | 1-6
  8-12
  18-28
  30-32
  35-58 | committee | | + | |
| art 6 | 76 | UEN | | + | |
| 13 | committee | | ↓ | |
| 14 | committee | | ↓ | |
| art 7 | 77 | UEN | | + | |
| 15 | committee | | ↓ | |
| 16 | committee | | ↓ | |
| 17 | committee | | ↓ | |
| annex I, Division 08, Group 08.9, Class 08.92 | 60 | UEN | | + | |
| annex I, Division 28, Group 28.4, Class 28.49 | 29=
  74= | committee


  UEN | | + | |
| annex I, Division 41, Group 41.2 | 59 | UEN | | + | |
| 33 | committee | | ↓ | |
| 34 | committee | | ↓ | |
| annex I, Divisions 60 to 79 | 61-68 | UEN | | + | |
| annex II | 71-73 | UEN | | + | |
| after rec 2 | 69 | UEN | | + | |
| rec 11 | 70 | UEN | | + | |
| after rec 13 | 75 | UEN | | + | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

amendments by the committee responsible — block vote

1-6

8-12

18-28

30-32

35-58

committee

+

art 6

76

UEN

+

13

committee

↓

14

committee

↓

art 7

77

UEN

+

15

committee

↓

16

committee

↓

17

committee

↓

annex I, Division 08, Group 08.9, Class 08.92

60

UEN

+

annex I, Division 28, Group 28.4, Class 28.49

29=

74=

committee

UEN

+

annex I, Division 41, Group 41.2

59

UEN

+

33

committee

↓

34

committee

↓

annex I, Divisions 60 to 79

61-68

UEN

+

annex II

71-73

UEN

+

after rec 2

69

UEN

+

rec 11

70

UEN

+

after rec 13

75

UEN

+

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

+

Miscellaneous

Amendment 7 had been withdrawn.

The aim of amendment 69 was to insert a new citation into the original proposal and not into the legislative resolution.

20.   Exceptional Community financial assistance to Kosovo *

Report: Erika MANN (A6-0291/2006)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| amendments by the committee responsible — block vote | 1-7
  10-16 | committee | | + | |
| art 2, § 1 | 8 | committee | | + | |
| 9 | committee | | ↓ | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

amendments by the committee responsible — block vote

1-7

10-16

committee

+

art 2, § 1

8

committee

+

9

committee

↓

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

+

Amendments 13/14 and 15/16 had been merged.

21.   European Agency for Reconstruction *

Report: Jelko KACIN (A6-0285/2006)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| amendments by the committee responsible — block vote | 1-2 | committee | | + | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

amendments by the committee responsible — block vote

1-2

committee

+

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

+

22.   European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights *

Report: Kinga GÁL (A6-0306/2006)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| proposal to reject the Commission proposal | 44 | IND/DEM | RCV | - | 113, 489, 16 |
| amendments by the committee responsible — block vote | 1-43 | committee | | + | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | | | vote postponed (Rule 53(2)) |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

proposal to reject the Commission proposal

44

IND/DEM

RCV

-

113, 489, 16

amendments by the committee responsible — block vote

1-43

committee

+

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

vote postponed (Rule 53(2))

Requests for roll-call votes

IND/DEM: am 44

Under Rule 53(2), the matter was deemed to be referred back to the committee responsible for reconsideration.

23.   Fundamental Rights Agency: activities under Title VI of the EU Treaty *

Report: Magda KÓSÁNÉ KOVÁCS (A6-0282/2006)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| proposal to reject the Commission proposal | 2 | IND/DEM | RCV | - | 91, 505, 21 |
| amendment by the committee responsible | 1 | committee | | + | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | | + | vote postponed (Rule 53(2)) |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

proposal to reject the Commission proposal

2

IND/DEM

RCV

-

91, 505, 21

amendment by the committee responsible

1

committee

+

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

+

vote postponed (Rule 53(2))

Requests for roll-call votes

IND/DEM: am 2

Miscellaneous

Magda Kósáné Kovács (rapporteur) had pointed out that amendment 1 actually concerned rec 3a:

(3a) The Agency's remit enables it to provide protection for human rights not only in the field of terrorism and organised crime but also in other fields, such as trafficking in persons, offences against children, illicit drug and arms trafficking and corruption and fraud, where measures can also weaken the effectiveness of the protection of human rights.

Under Rule 53(2), the matter was deemed to be referred back to the committee responsible for reconsideration.

24.   Future action in the field of patents

Motions for resolutions: B6-0521/2006, B6-0522/2006, B6-0523/2006, B6-0524/2006

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| motion for a resolution B6-0521/2006




  (Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, Francesco Enrico Speroni) |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | - | 135, 350, 129 |
| joint motion for a resolution B6-0522/2006




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, UEN) |
| § 1 | 8 | ZVĚŘINA et al | RCV | - | 172, 417, 26 |
| 7 | ZVĚŘINA et al | EV | + | 531, 61, 27 |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| after § 1 | 1 | PSE | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | - | 277, 321, 10 |
| 2 | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| § 2 | 5 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 154, 329, 136 |
| 10 | ZVĚŘINA et al | RCV | - | 151, 317, 146 |
| § | original text | RCV | + | 555, 38, 23 |
| after § 2 | 4 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| 6 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| rec A | § | original text | RCV | + | 506, 95, 19 |
| rec B | § | original text | RCV | + | 498, 111, 9 |
| after rec B | 3=
  9= | GUE/NGL
  ZVĚŘINA et al | | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 494, 109, 18 |
| motion for a resolution B6-0523/2006




  (IND/DEM) |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

motion for a resolution B6-0521/2006

(Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, Francesco Enrico Speroni)

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

-

135, 350, 129

joint motion for a resolution B6-0522/2006

(PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, UEN)

§ 1

8

ZVĚŘINA et al

RCV

-

172, 417, 26

7

ZVĚŘINA et al

EV

+

531, 61, 27

§

original text

↓

after § 1

1

PSE

split

1

+

2/EV

-

277, 321, 10

2

PPE-DE

↓

§ 2

5

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

154, 329, 136

10

ZVĚŘINA et al

RCV

-

151, 317, 146

§

original text

RCV

+

555, 38, 23

after § 2

4

GUE/NGL

-

6

Verts/ALE

-

rec A

§

original text

RCV

+

506, 95, 19

rec B

§

original text

RCV

+

498, 111, 9

after rec B

3=

9=

GUE/NGL

ZVĚŘINA et al

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

494, 109, 18

motion for a resolution B6-0523/2006

(IND/DEM)

vote: resolution (as a whole)

↓

Miscellaneous

The PSE Group had withdrawn its signature from motion for a resolution B6-0521/2006.

The UEN Group had signed motion for a resolution B6-0522/2006 and withdrawn motion for a resolution B6-0524/2006.

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE: final vote (B6-0521/2006), recs A and B, § 2 (B6-0522/2006)

IND/DEM: final vote (B6-0522/2006)

PPE-DE: ams 5, 8 and 10

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE

am 1

1st part: text as a whole without the words ‘and legislative control’

2nd part: those words

25.   The protection and welfare of animals 2006-2010

Report: Elisabeth JEGGLE (A6-0290/2006)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 5 | 1 | ALDE | EV | - | 167, 419, 18 |
| 5 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| § 7 | 6 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| after § 7 | 11 | CASACA et al | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | + | 307, 281, 19 |
| after § 10 | 9 | IND/DEM | RCV | - | 79, 508, 30 |
| § 15 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 19 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 22 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| after § 25 | 10 | IND/DEM | RCV | - | 162, 432, 14 |
| § 27 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 28 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 29 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| after § 32 | 12 | CASACA et al | | + | |
| § 36 | 13 | CASACA et al | | - | |
| § 39 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 40 | 2 | ALDE | | + | |
| § 46 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 51 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 52 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 53 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 54 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | + | 378, 215, 7 |
| § 55 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 58 | 3 | ALDE | | + | |
| § 59 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 60 | 7D | PPE-DE | EV | - | 292, 306, 8 |
| § 68 | 8 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 69 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 71 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | - | 178, 412, 15 |
| after § 72 | 14 | CASACA et al | | + | |
| rec C | 4 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| rec G | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| rec I | § | original text | sep | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 565, 29, 15 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 5

1

ALDE

EV

-

167, 419, 18

5

PPE-DE

+

§

original text

↓

§ 7

6

PPE-DE

+

after § 7

11

CASACA et al

split

1

+

2/EV

+

307, 281, 19

after § 10

9

IND/DEM

RCV

-

79, 508, 30

§ 15

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 19

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 22

§

original text

sep

+

after § 25

10

IND/DEM

RCV

-

162, 432, 14

§ 27

§

original text

sep

+

§ 28

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 29

§

original text

split

1

+

2

-

after § 32

12

CASACA et al

+

§ 36

13

CASACA et al

-

§ 39

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 40

2

ALDE

+

§ 46

§

original text

sep

+

§ 51

§

original text

sep

+

§ 52

§

original text

sep

+

§ 53

§

original text

sep

+

§ 54

§

original text

split

1

+

2/EV

+

378, 215, 7

§ 55

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 58

3

ALDE

+

§ 59

§

original text

sep

+

§ 60

7D

PPE-DE

EV

-

292, 306, 8

§ 68

8

PPE-DE

+

§ 69

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 71

§

original text

split

1

+

2/EV

-

178, 412, 15

after § 72

14

CASACA et al

+

rec C

4

PPE-DE

+

rec G

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

rec I

§

original text

sep

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

565, 29, 15

Requests for roll-call votes

IND/DEM: ams 9 and 10

PPE-DE: final vote

Requests for separate votes

Verts/ALE: rec I, §§ 22, 27, 46, 51, 52, 53 and 59

ALDE: § 69

PSE: § 71

Requests for split votes

Verts/ALE

rec G

1st part:‘whereas it is essential ... of the Doha round of WTO negotiations;’

2nd part:‘whereas ... attitude of the EU's main partners in the WTO,’

§ 15

1st part:‘Acknowledges that ... countries which have lower standards;’

2nd part:‘calls on the Commission ... with the revised Lisbon Strategy;’

§ 19

1st part:‘Welcomes the greater ... stockbreeders to adapt to the Community rules on animal welfare;’

2nd part:‘regrets that poultry and pig farmers ... the cross-compliance schemes;’

§ 28

1st part:‘Calls on the Commission and the Member States ... the objectives of the Action Programme;’

2nd part:‘urges that particular stress ... those indicators are established’

§ 39

1st part:‘Considers that the submission of a Commission report ... transcend the minimum requirements;’

2nd part:‘takes the view that ... such products in the shops;’

§ 55

1st part:‘Welcomes, therefore, all measures ... a level of animal protection worldwide;’

2nd part:‘calls on the Commission, in the meantime, ... uniform standards;’

§ 69

1st part: text as a whole without the words ‘to submit proposals’

2nd part: those words

PPE-DE

§ 29

1st part:‘Calls on the Commission to support ... for animal identification’

2nd part:‘with a view to developing monitoring ... long-distance transport;’

§ 54

1st part:‘Points out that in many cases ... standards being undermined’

2nd part:‘by imposing levies on products that do not meet EU standards’

§ 71

1st part: text as a whole without the word ‘bull’

2nd part: that word

am 11

1st part:‘Stresses that, in order to ... define the problems;’

2nd part:‘considers that, in the next few years ... fattening pigs and turkeys;’

26.   Follow-up to the report on competition in professional services

Report: Jan Christian EHLER (A6-0272/2006)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 3 | 1 | PPE-DE | RCV | + | 317, 236, 51 |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| after § 4 | 2 | PSE | split/RCV | | |
| 1 | + | 319, 254, 31 |
| 2 | - | 216, 373, 8 |
| after § 6 | 3 | PSE | EV | - | 279, 280, 46 |
| § 8 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 10 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 534, 62, 9 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 3

1

PPE-DE

RCV

+

317, 236, 51

§

original text

↓

after § 4

2

PSE

split/RCV

1

+

319, 254, 31

2

-

216, 373, 8

after § 6

3

PSE

EV

-

279, 280, 46

§ 8

§

original text

sep

+

§ 10

§

original text

sep

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

534, 62, 9

Requests for roll-call votes

IND/DEM: final vote

PPE-DE: ams 1 and 2

Requests for split votes

ALDE

am 2

1st part: text as a whole without the words ‘, where this is possible,’

2nd part: those words

Requests for separate votes

GUE/NGL: §§ 8 and 10

27.   EU economic and trade relations with Mercosur

Report: Daniel VARELA SUANZES-CARPEGNA (A6-0302/2006)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 2 | 5 | Verts/ALE | split/RCV | | |
| 1 | - | 112, 468, 21 |
| 2 | - | 123, 458, 10 |
| § 5 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| after § 6 | 2 | PSE | | + | |
| § 7 | 6 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 11 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 14 | 7 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 15 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 16 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 17 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 20 | 8 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| 1 | PSE | | - | |
| § 22 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 23 | 9 | Verts/ALE | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| § 27 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 30 | 10 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 36 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 37 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 46 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 54 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | + | 318, 254, 4 |
| after § 57 | 3 | PSE | | + | |
| § 58 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | + | 308, 267, 5 |
| § 59 | 11 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 63 | 4 | PSE | | + | |
| rec D | § | original text | sep | + | |
| rec H | § | original text | sep | + | |
| rec J | § | original text | sep | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 489, 75, 7 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 2

5

Verts/ALE

split/RCV

1

-

112, 468, 21

2

-

123, 458, 10

§ 5

§

original text

sep

+

after § 6

2

PSE

+

§ 7

6

Verts/ALE

-

§

original text

sep

+

§ 11

§

original text

sep

+

§ 14

7

Verts/ALE

-

§

original text

sep

+

§ 15

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 16

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 17

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 20

8

Verts/ALE

-

1

PSE

-

§ 22

§

original text

sep

+

§ 23

9

Verts/ALE

split

1

+

2

-

§ 27

§

original text

sep

+

§ 30

10

Verts/ALE

-

§

original text

sep

+

§ 36

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 37

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 46

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 54

§

original text

split

1

+

2/EV

+

318, 254, 4

after § 57

3

PSE

+

§ 58

§

original text

split

1

+

2/EV

+

308, 267, 5

§ 59

11

Verts/ALE

-

§ 63

4

PSE

+

rec D

§

original text

sep

+

rec H

§

original text

sep

+

rec J

§

original text

sep

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

489, 75, 7

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE: am 5

IND/DEM: final vote

Requests for separate votes

Verts/ALE: recs H and J, §§ 5, 7, 11, 14, 22, 27 and 30

PSE: rec D

Requests for split votes

Verts/ALE

§ 15

1st part:‘Considers that the EU and Mercosur ... particularly in the WTO,’

2nd part:‘where they often ... of world trade;’

§ 17

1st part:‘Recalls that the Commission ... total imports in 2005;’

2nd part:‘considers that ... partners in Mercosur;’

§ 36

1st part:‘Emphasises ... transparent’

2nd part:‘and non-discriminatory for economic operators;’

§ 37

1st part:‘Insists that the EU-Mercosur trade agreement ... (TRIPS+);’

2nd part:‘states however that ... developing countries;’

§ 58

1st part: text as a whole without the words ‘in addition to the repressive aspect’

2nd part: those words

PSE

§ 16

1st part:‘Considers that the negotiations ... sectoral competitiveness of the two regions’

2nd part:‘and not in global ... the specific reality of each market’

§ 46

1st part:‘Emphasises that good governance ... The European Consensus’

2nd part:‘and that further efforts are required ... public services:’

am 5

1st part:‘Reaffirms the need for the EU ... intellectual property rights’

2nd part:‘(including of traditional knowledge ... dispute settlement mechanism;’

PPE-DE

§ 54

1st part:‘Strongly supports ... European cooperation’

2nd part:‘and that fair trade ... organic products’

am 9

1st part: text as a whole without the ‘deletion’ [of ‘far-reaching and’]

2nd part: the ‘deletion’ [of ‘far-reaching and’]

28.   Soft fruits and cherries

Motion for a resolution: B6-0525/2006

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
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| motion for a resolution B6-0525/2006




  (AGRI Committee) |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | oral amendment to § 6 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

motion for a resolution B6-0525/2006

(AGRI Committee)

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

oral amendment to § 6

Miscellaneous

Czesław Adam Siekierski moved an oral amendment to § 6, which now reads as follows:

Takes the view that, during the transitional period, the new Member States should be given greater assistance in connection with the formation and administration of producer groups granted previous recognition (aid rates from the first to the fifth year in operation of 10 %, 10 %, 8%, 6 % and 4% respectively, instead of the current 5%, 5 %, 4%, 3% and 2%, with the existing aid ceilings of EUR 100 000, 100 000, 80 000, 60 000 and 40 000 respectively being maintained);

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ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

1.   Chichester report A6-0314/2006

Resolution

For: 555

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Klinz, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Kohlíček, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Coûteaux, Goudin, Louis, Lundgren, Sinnott, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez- Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 27

GUE/NGL: Brie, Kaufmann, Liotard, Markov, Meijer, Pflüger, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Booth, Clark, Farage, Grabowski, Knapman, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Zapałowski

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych, Kilroy-Silk, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 27

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Holm, Portas, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland

NI: Baco, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Kozlík, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mote, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Barsi-Pataky

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Caroline Lucas

2.   Gargani report A6-0320/2006

Resolution

For: 592

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hall, Harkin, Hennis- Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Klinz, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Coûteaux, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Lundgren, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Giertych, Helmer, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vernola, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 11

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Titford, Wise

NI: Kilroy-Silk, Le Pen Jean-Marie

PPE-DE: Lauk

Abstention: 12

IND/DEM: Louis, Železný

NI: Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mote, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Lechner

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

3.   Gál report A6-0306/2006

Amendment 44

For: 113

ALDE: Andrejevs

GUE/NGL: Holm, Liotard, Meijer, Seppänen, Svensson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bloom, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Grabowski, Knapman, Krupa, Louis, Lundgren, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mote, Piskorski, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Bachelot-Narquin, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brepoels, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Chichester, Daul, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Elles, Fajmon, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hudacký, Jarzembowski, Kamall, Kirkhope, Lehne, McMillan-Scott, Mauro, Mikolášik, Ouzký, Pack, Parish, Schröder, Schwab, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Vatanen, Vlasák, Wijkman, Wohlin, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

UEN: Bielan, Camre, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Podkański, Roszkowski, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Lichtenberger, Lucas, Schlyter, Ždanoka

Against: 489

ALDE: Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Klinz, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Strož, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Masiel, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Busuttil, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Dehaene, Demetriou, Deß, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Seeber, Seeberg, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stubb, Sumberg, Surján, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Veneto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zappalà, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Janowski, Krasts, Maldeikis, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Tatarella

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber

Abstention: 16

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro

NI: Belohorská, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík, Rivera

PPE-DE: Descamps, De Veyrac, Gauzès, Grossetête, Reul, Saïfi, Siekierski, Sudre

UEN: Didžiokas

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Martin Callanan

Against:
  John Purvis, Caroline Lucas, Tatjana Ždanoka, Eva Lichtenberger

4.   Kósáné Kovács report A6-0282/2006

Amendment 2

For: 91

GUE/NGL: Holm, Liotard, Seppänen, Svensson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bloom, Bonde, Booth, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Grabowski, Knapman, Louis, Lundgren, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Belohorská, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Kilroy-Silk, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mote, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Bachelot-Narquin, Beazley, Belet, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Elles, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kamall, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Mauro, Ouzký, Parish, Purvis, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Sumberg, Tannock, Van Orden, Wijkman, Wohlin, Záborská, Zatloukal, Zieleniec

UEN: Bielan, Foltyn-Kubicka, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Podkański, Roszkowski, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Against: 505

ALDE: Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Klinz, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Portas, Remek, Strož, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Clark

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Masiel, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Brok, Brunetta, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Deß, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stubb, Surján, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vernola, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Janowski, La Russa, Maldeikis, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Tatarella

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 21

ALDE: Andrejevs

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Pflüger, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Krupa, Pęk

NI: Kozlík, Piskorski, Rivera

PPE-DE: Audy, Descamps, De Veyrac, Fajmon, Jałowiecki, Lamassoure, Reul, Saïfi, Sudre

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Derek Roland Clark, Derek Roland Clark

5.   B6-0521/2006 — Patents

Resolution

For: 135

ALDE: Budreikaitė, Cappato, Costa, Resetarits

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Coûteaux, Goudin, Louis, Lundgren, Sinnott

NI: Battilocchio, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Martin Hans-Peter, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PSE: Arif, Berès, van den Berg, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Carlotti, Casaca, Cottigny, Douay, Ferreira Anne, Gomes, Hamon, Jørgensen, Laignel, Le Foll, Lienemann, Mastenbroek, Peillon, Pinior, Reynaud, Rocard, Rothe, Roure, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Szejna, Tarabella, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, van Buitenen, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 350

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Klinz, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis

IND/DEM: Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Baco, Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Helmer, Lang, Le Rachinel, Masiel, Mote, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Veneto, Vernola, Vlasák, Weisgerber, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Berlinguer, De Keyser, Glante, Goebbels, Gottardi, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Hänsch, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuc, Kuhne, Lavarra, Leinen, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Pittella, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Roth-Behrendt, Segelström, Walter, Weiler, Westlund

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Wojciechowski Janusz

Abstention: 129

ALDE: Cocilovo, Geremek, Kułakowski, Ries, Staniszewska, Toia

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Titford, Wise, Železný

NI: Belohorská, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Konrad, Posselt, Schierhuber, Weber Manfred, Wieland, Zieleniec

PSE: Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Beglitis, Beňová, Berman, Bösch, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Grabowska, Grech, Gurmai, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kristensen, Leichtfried, Liberadzki, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schulz, Simpson, Skinner, Stihler, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Vincenzi, Wiersma, Willmott, Zani, Zingaretti

6.   RC B6-0522/2006 — Patents

Amendment 8

For: 172

ALDE: Cappato, Costa, De Sarnez, Geremek, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Pannella, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Staniszewska, Susta, Toia, Veraldi

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Grabowski, Knapman, Krupa, Louis, Lundgren, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter, Rivera, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Brepoels, Buzek, Chmielewski, Handzlik, Hannan, Jałowiecki, Kaczmarek, Klich, Korhola, Kudrycka, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Pleštinská, Saryusz-Wolski, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Carlotti, Casaca, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Désir, Douay, Ferreira Anne, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Hutchinson, Laignel, Le Foll, Lienemann, Mastenbroek, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Pittella, Poignant, Reynaud, Rocard, Roure, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Szejna, Tarabella, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri

UEN: Janowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 417

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Klinz, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Wallis

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Coûteaux

NI: Baco, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Masiel, Piskorski, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, Chichester, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Oomen-Ruijten, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pirker, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Veneto, Vernola, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zappalà

PSE: Andersson, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Beglitis, Beňová, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bullmann, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Lavarra, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Stihler, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Walter, Westlund, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Wojciechowski Janusz

Abstention: 26

ALDE: Drčar Murko, Duff, in 't Veld

NI: Belohorská, Bobošíková, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík, Mote

PPE-DE: Audy, Belet, Cabrnoch, Cederschiöld, Duchoň, Fajmon, Kauppi, Ouzký, Škottová, Strejček, Vlasák, Wieland, Wijkman, Zahradil, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Wiersma

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Jean-Marie Cavada,

Against:
  Hans-Peter Martin, Jan Olbrycht

7.   RC B6-0522/2006 — Patents

Amendment 5

For: 154

ALDE: Cappato, Cavada, Cocilovo, Costa, De Sarnez, Geremek, in 't Veld, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Pannella, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Staniszewska, Susta, Toia, Veraldi

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Sinnott

NI: Belohorská, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Konrad, Papastamkos, Pleštinská, Schierhuber, Seeber, Zatloukal

PSE: Arif, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Busquin, Carlotti, Chiesa, Corbey, Cottigny, De Keyser, Désir, Douay, El Khadraoui, Ferreira Anne, Gomes, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Hutchinson, Laignel, Le Foll, Lienemann, Mastenbroek, Napoletano, Poignant, Reynaud, Roure, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Sousa Pinto, Szejna, Tarabella, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri

UEN: Libicki

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, van Buitenen, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 329

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Klinz, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Polfer, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Wallis

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Lundgren, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Helmer, Masiel, Mote, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder, Schwab, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Veneto, Vernola, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Glante, Goebbels, Groote, Gruber, Hänsch, Haug, Jöns, Krehl, Kuc, Leinen, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Piecyk, Rapkay, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Walter, Weiler

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Maldeikis, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Wojciechowski Janusz

Abstention: 136

ALDE: Davies

GUE/NGL: Holm, Svensson

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Knapman, Louis, Titford, Wise, Železný

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Cederschiöld, Wieland

PSE: Andersson, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Beglitis, Beňová, Bösch, Bullmann, van den Burg, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Correia, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Gurmai, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Lavarra, Leichtfried, Liberadzki, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Peillon, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Prets, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Camre

8.   RC B6-0522/2006 — Patents

Amendment 10

For: 151

ALDE: Cappato, Cavada, Cocilovo, Costa, De Sarnez, Geremek, in 't Veld, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Pannella, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Staniszewska, Susta, Toia, Veraldi

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Lundgren, Sinnott

NI: Baco, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Konrad, Pleštinská, Zatloukal

PSE: Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Carlotti, Corbett, Corbey, Cottigny, De Keyser, Désir, Douay, El Khadraoui, Ferreira Anne, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Hutchinson, Laignel, Le Foll, Lienemann, Mastenbroek, Napoletano, Pinior, Poignant, Reynaud, Roure, Savary, Scheele, Szejna, Tarabella, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Weber Henri

UEN: Berlato, Musumeci, Tatarella

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Jonckheer, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 317

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Klinz, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Polfer, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Wallis

IND/DEM: Bonde, Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Helmer, Masiel, Mote, Piskorski, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Veneto, Vernola, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Glante, Goebbels, Gottardi, Groote, Hänsch, Haug, Jöns, Krehl, Kuc, Leinen, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Rapkay, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler

UEN: Aylward, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz

Abstention: 146

ALDE: Davies

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Knapman, Louis, Titford, Wise, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík, Rivera

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Cederschiöld, Duchoň, Fajmon, Ouzký, Reul, Škottová, Strejček, Vlasák, Wieland, Wijkman, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Beglitis, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Correia, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Gruber, Gurmai, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Lavarra, Leichtfried, Liberadzki, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Panzeri, Peillon, Piecyk, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Prets, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Janowski

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

9.   RC B6-0522/2006 — Patents

Paragraph 2

For: 555

ALDE: Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Klinz, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Veraldi, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Zapałowski

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Masiel, Piskorski, Rivera, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Veneto, Vernola, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Panzeri, Peillon, Pinior, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Tatarella, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 38

ALDE: Andria, Carlshamre, Kułakowski, Savi, Sbarbati, Starkevičiūtė, Van Hecke

GUE/NGL: Holm, Svensson

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Železný

PPE-DE: Albertini, Garriga Polledo, Gewalt, Posselt

PSE: Glante, Groote, Hänsch, Haug, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Walter, Weiler

UEN: Didžiokas, Foglietta, La Russa, Szymański

Verts/ALE: Hassi, Lichtenberger, Lipietz

Abstention: 23

ALDE: Cappato, Geremek, Harkin, in 't Veld, Pannella

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Goudin, Louis, Lundgren

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Chruszcz, Giertych, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter, Mote, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PSE: Jöns, Lavarra, Pittella

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Eva Lichtenberger

10.   RC B6-0522/2006 — Patents

Recital A

For: 506

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Klinz, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Polfer, Prodi, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Holm, Svensson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bloom, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Lundgren, Sinnott, Titford, Wise, Železný

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Helmer, Kozlík, Masiel, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Veneto, Vernola, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Cramer, Horáček

Against: 95

ALDE: Carlshamre, Costa, Resetarits

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Mayer

PSE: Chiesa, Hänsch, Roth-Behrendt, Walter, Weiler

UEN: Berlato, Musumeci, Tatarella

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Isler Béguin, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 19

ALDE: Cappato, Geremek, in 't Veld, Pannella, Ries

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Goudin, Louis

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych, Kilroy-Silk, Martin Hans-Peter, Mote, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Konrad, Pleštinská, Wieland

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Jonckheer

11.   RC B6-0522/2006 — Patents

Recital B

For: 498

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Klinz, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Lundgren, Sinnott

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Helmer, Kozlík, Masiel, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Veneto, Vernola, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella

Verts/ALE: Flautre

Against: 111

ALDE: Cappato, Costa, in 't Veld, Pannella, Resetarits, Ries

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bloom, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Farage, Grabowski, Knapman, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Titford, Wise, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Radwan

PSE: Chiesa, Hänsch, Mann Erika, Roth-Behrendt, Walter, Weiler

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 9

ALDE: Prodi

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis

NI: Kilroy-Silk, Mote

PPE-DE: Konrad, Pleštinská, Wieland

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

12.   RC B6-0522/2006 — Patents

Resolution

For: 494

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Klinz, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Oviir, Polfer, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Lundgren, Sinnott

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Kozlík, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Masiel, Piskorski, Rivera, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Veneto, Vernola, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Laignel, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Panzeri, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Wojciechowski Janusz

Against: 109

ALDE: Cappato, Cavada, Cocilovo, Costa, Geremek, in 't Veld, Kułakowski, Ortuondo Larrea, Pannella, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Farage, Grabowski, Knapman, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Helmer, Kilroy-Silk, Martin Hans-Peter, Mote, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Glattfelder, Konrad, Parish, Posselt

PSE: Berman, Kristensen, Kuc, Pahor

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 18

ALDE: Toia

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis

NI: Borghezio, Speroni

PPE-DE: Brepoels, Koch, Wieland, Wijkman

PSE: Casaca, Gierek, Jöns, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Rocard, Roth-Behrendt

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Jonckheer

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Jean-Marie Cavada, Neil Parish,

Abstention:
  Gilles Savary

13.   Jeggle report A6-0290/2006

Amendment 9

For: 79

ALDE: Cappato, Drčar Murko, Gibault, Resetarits, Samuelsen

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Coûteaux, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Brepoels, Esteves, Seeberg, Wijkman

PSE: Berman, Bono, Casaca, Cottigny, Dührkop Dührkop, Gomes, Guy-Quint, Myller, Roure, Szejna, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco

UEN: Bielan, Camre, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Podkański, Roszkowski, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 508

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Klinz, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Lundgren, Titford, Wise

NI: Baco, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Ryszard, Giertych, Helmer, Masiel, Mote, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Veneto, Vernola, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bourzai, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gottardi, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Simpson, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Maldeikis, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Tatarella

Verts/ALE: Schlyter, Turmes

Abstention: 30

GUE/NGL: Holm, Liotard, Meijer, Svensson

NI: Battilocchio, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke

PSE: Andersson, Bullmann, Grech, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Muscat, Segelström, Westlund

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Jonckheer

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Claude Turmes

14.   Jeggle report A6-0290/2006

Amendment 10

For: 162

ALDE: Cappato, Cocilovo, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, in 't Veld, Resetarits, Samuelsen

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Coûteaux, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Lundgren, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Beazley, Belet, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brepoels, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Dehaene, Deva, Dover, Elles, Esteves, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kamall, Kirkhope, Kudrycka, Langen, Lauk, McMillan-Scott, Olbrycht, Parish, Purvis, Seeberg, Šťastný, Stevenson, Sturdy, Van Orden, Wortmann-Kool, Zaleski

PSE: Andersson, Berman, Carlotti, Casaca, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Jørgensen, Kristensen, Lavarra, Mann Erika, Roure, Scheele, Segelström, Szejna, Thomsen, Van Lancker, Westlund

UEN: Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Musumeci, Podkański, Roszkowski, Szymański, Tatarella, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 432

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Klinz, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Portas

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Titford, Wise

NI: Baco, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Piskorski, Rivera, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Böge, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Doorn, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Stauner, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Veneto, Vernola, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Záborská, Zahradil, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Simpson, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Krasts, Kristovskis, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

Abstention: 14

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland

NI: Battilocchio, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík, Mote

PPE-DE: Handzlik, Kasoulides, Wijkman

PSE: Attard-Montalto, Grech, Koterec, Muscat

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Gérard Deprez

Against:
  Jan Olbrycht

15.   Jeggle report A6-0290/2006

Resolution

For: 565

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Klinz, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Lundgren, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Piskorski, Rivera, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Beazley, Belet, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Handzlik, Harbour, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Veneto, Vernola, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Laignel, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Schulz, Simpson, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 29

GUE/NGL: Kohlíček

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Knapman, Titford, Wise

NI: Baco, Bobošíková, Kilroy-Silk

PPE-DE: Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Brok, Callanan, Duka-Zólyomi, Gál, Glattfelder, Gyürk, Hannan, Őry, Surján, Wohlin

PSE: Andersson, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Myller, Scheele, Segelström, Westlund

Abstention: 15

GUE/NGL: Holm, Svensson

IND/DEM: Louis

NI: Borghezio, Helmer, Kozlík, Mote

PPE-DE: Lauk, Lechner, Mauro, Olajos

PSE: Goebbels, Leichtfried

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Schlyter

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Paul Marie Coûteaux, Elmar Brok

16.   Ehler report A6-0272/2006

Amendment 1

For: 317

ALDE: Busk, Chatzimarkakis, Fourtou, Gibault, Harkin, Klinz, Manders, Schuth

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Belohorská, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Giertych, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Piskorski, Rivera, Romagnoli, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hudacký, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Veneto, Vernola, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Beglitis, Bösch, Bono, Busquin, Carlotti, Ettl, Hasse Ferreira, Leichtfried, McAvan, Matsouka, Prets, Scheele, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Titley, Vincenzi

UEN: Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Maldeikis, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Kusstatscher, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 236

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cappato, Carlshamre, Cavada, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Guidoni, Kohlíček

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Goudin, Knapman, Lundgren, Titford, Wise

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková

PPE-DE: Cederschiöld, Fjellner, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Kauppi, Korhola, Wijkman, Zatloukal, Zieleniec

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bourzai, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Laignel, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Stihler, Stockmann, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Bielan, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Libicki

Abstention: 51

ALDE: Samuelsen

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis

NI: Baco, Gollnisch, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Mote, Schenardi

PSE: Attard-Montalto, Estrela, Grech, Muscat, Roth-Behrendt

UEN: Aylward, Podkański

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Rühle

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Bruno Gollnisch, Carl Lang, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine Le Pen, Fernand Le Rachinel, Jean-Claude Martinez, Lydia Schenardi,

Against:
  Gary Titley, Linda McAvan

17.   Ehler report A6-0272/2006

Amendment 2/1

For: 319

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Klinz, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Guidoni

IND/DEM: Bonde, Booth, Goudin, Grabowski, Knapman, Lundgren, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Zapałowski

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Piskorski, Rivera, Romagnoli, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Cederschiöld, Coveney, Duchoň, Fjellner, Ibrisagic, Iturgaiz Angulo, Járóka, Jeggle, Kamall, Karas, Mayer, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Parish, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Škottová, Surján, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Zieleniec

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Laignel, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Peillon, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Crowley, Kristovskis, Ó Neachtain, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 254

GUE/NGL: Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Meijer, Portas, Seppänen

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Coûteaux, Krupa, Louis, Pęk, Sinnott, Železný

NI: Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mote, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Veneto, Vernola, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Berman, Bösch, Ettl, Gebhardt, Guy-Quint, Mann Erika, Matsouka, Piecyk, Roth-Behrendt, Westlund

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Janowski, Krasts, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Musumeci, Tatarella, Wojciechowski Janusz

Abstention: 31

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Kaufmann, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pflüger, Remek, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

NI: Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Kilroy-Silk

PSE: Schulz

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Lichtenberger, Rühle

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Åsa Westlund

Against:
  Christa Prets, Othmar Karas, Bruno Gollnisch, Carl Lang, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine Le Pen, Fernand Le Rachinel, Jean-Claude Martinez, Lydia Schenardi, Anna Ibrisagic, Christofer Fjellner

18.   Ehler report A6-0272/2006

Amendment 2/2

For: 216

ALDE: Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa, Hall, Klinz, Pistelli, Sbarbati, Susta, Toia, Veraldi

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Booth, Knapman, Krupa, Pęk, Titford, Wise, Železný

NI: Belohorská, Czarnecki Ryszard, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Rivera, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Esteves, Seeberg, Wohlin, Zieleniec

PSE: Andersson, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Peillon, Pinior, Poignant, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Cohn-Bendit, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 373

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cornillet, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Samuelsen, Savi, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Meijer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Coûteaux, Goudin, Grabowski, Louis, Lundgren, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Giertych, Helmer, Martinez, Masiel, Mote, Piskorski, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Veneto, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Attard-Montalto, Beglitis, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Capoulas Santos, Casaca, Chiesa, Cottigny, Díez González, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Hughes, Laignel, McCarthy, Mann Erika, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Muscat, Myller, Piecyk, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Prets, Roth-Behrendt, Saks, Scheele, Stockmann, Titley, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella

Verts/ALE: Breyer, Cramer, Horáček, Rühle

Abstention: 8

ALDE: Cavada, Harkin

NI: Battilocchio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Kilroy-Silk

PSE: Sacconi

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Lichtenberger

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Bruno Gollnisch, Carl Lang, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine Le Pen, Fernand Le Rachinel, Jean-Claude Martinez, Lydia Schenardi, Yannick Vaugrenard, Kader Arif, Bernadette Bourzai, Bernadette Vergnaud

Against:
  Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, Wolf Klinz, Othmar Karas, Lars Wohlin

19.   Ehler report A6-0272/2006

Resolution

For: 534

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Klinz, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Lundgren, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Rivera, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Vernola, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Laignel, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Kusstatscher, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 62

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Coûteaux, Knapman, Louis, Titford, Wise

NI: Chruszcz, Claeys, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Kilroy-Silk, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mote, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

UEN: Berlato, Foglietta, La Russa, Musumeci, Tatarella

Verts/ALE: Lucas, Rühle, Schlyter

Abstention: 9

GUE/NGL: Guidoni

IND/DEM: Železný

NI: Borghezio, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Lulling, Zatloukal

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Lambert, Lichtenberger

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Bruno Gollnisch, Carl Lang, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine Le Pen, Fernand Le Rachinel, Jean-Claude Martinez, Lydia Schenardi,

20.   Varela Suanzes-Carpegna report A6-0302/2006

Amendment 5/1

For: 112

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Goudin, Krupa, Lundgren, Pęk, Piotrowski, Zapałowski

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Chruszcz, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Goepel, Wijkman

PSE: Arif, Attard-Montalto, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Carlotti, Cottigny, Désir, Douay, El Khadraoui, Ferreira Anne, Gill, Glante, Golik, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Laignel, Lienemann, Madeira, Maňka, Occhetto, Poignant, Reynaud, Rocard, Roure, Szejna, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri

UEN: Didžiokas

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 468

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Grabowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Železný

NI: Baco, Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Helmer, Masiel, Mote, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Bonsignore, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Veneto, Vernola, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Goebbels, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, McAvan, McCarthy, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Tatarella, Wojciechowski Janusz

Abstention: 21

GUE/NGL: Pflüger, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Bonde, Coûteaux, Louis

NI: Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Pervenche Berès, Catherine Trautmann

Against:
  Emine Bozkurt

21.   Varela Suanzes-Carpegna report A6-0302/2006

Amendment 5/2

For: 123

ALDE: Veraldi

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Lundgren, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Wijkman

PSE: Arif, Bono, Bourzai, van den Burg, Carlotti, Cottigny, Désir, Douay, Ferreira Anne, Golik, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Hutchinson, Kreissl-Dörfler, Laignel, Lienemann, Mann Erika, Occhetto, Poignant, Reynaud, Rocard, Roure, Savary, Szejna, Trautmann, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 458

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Klinz, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Wallis

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Sinnott, Železný

NI: Helmer, Mote, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Veneto, Vernola, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kristensen, Kuc, Lavarra, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Tatarella, Wojciechowski Janusz

Abstention: 10

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Borghezio, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Auken, van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Pervenche Berès

22.   Varela Suanzes-Carpegna report A6-0302/2006

Resolution

For: 489

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Grabowski, Krupa, Lundgren, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Giertych, Masiel, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Musotto, Nassauer, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Veneto, Vernola, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Laignel, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Panzeri, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Musumeci, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Tatarella, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Cohn-Bendit, Frassoni

Against: 75

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Booth, Goudin, Knapman, Sinnott

NI: Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Romagnoli, Schenardi

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 7

IND/DEM: Bonde, Coûteaux

NI: Claeys, Martinez, Vanhecke

Verts/ALE: Auken, van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Monica Frassoni, Daniel Cohn-Bendit

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P6_TA(2006)0393

EC-Bulgaria Agreement: participation in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Bulgaria on the participation of Bulgaria in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (COM(2006)0255 — C6-0322/2006 — 2006/0095(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

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| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2006)0255) (1),

| — | having regard to the draft agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Bulgaria concerning the participation of the Republic of Bulgaria in the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the draft agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Bulgaria concerning the participation of the Republic of Bulgaria in the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction,

| — | having regard to Articles 152 and 300(2), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Articles 152 and 300(2), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0322/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0322/2006),

| — | having regard to Rules 51, 83(7) and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 51, 83(7) and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0328/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0328/2006),

| 1. | Approves conclusion of the agreement; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves conclusion of the agreement;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and Bulgaria. |
| --- | --- |

2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and Bulgaria.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0394

EC-Romania Agreement: participation in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Community and Romania on the participation of Romania in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (COM(2006)0256 — C6-0321/2006 — 2006/0087(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2006)0256) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2006)0256) (1),

| — | having regard to the draft agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Romania concerning the participation of Romania in the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the draft agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Romania concerning the participation of Romania in the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction,

| — | having regard to Articles 152 and 300(2), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Articles 152 and 300(2), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0321/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0321/2006),

| — | having regard to Rules 51, 83(7) and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 51, 83(7) and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0326/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0326/2006),

| 1. | Approves conclusion of the agreement; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves conclusion of the agreement;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and Romania. |
| --- | --- |

2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and Romania.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0395

EC-Turkey Agreement: participation in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Turkey on the participation of Turkey in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (COM(2006)0257 — C6-0320/2006 — 2006/0089(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2006)0257) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2006)0257) (1),

| — | having regard to the draft agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Turkey concerning the participation of the Republic of Turkey in the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the draft agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Turkey concerning the participation of the Republic of Turkey in the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction,

| — | having regard to Articles 152 and 300(2), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Articles 152 and 300(2), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0320/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0320/2006),

| — | having regard to Rules 51, 83(7) and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 51, 83(7) and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0327/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0327/2006),

| 1. | Approves conclusion of the agreement; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves conclusion of the agreement;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Republic of Turkey. |
| --- | --- |

2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Republic of Turkey.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0396

Agreement between the EC and Singapore on certain aspects of air services *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Singapore on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0513 — C6-0165/2006 — 2005/0208(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2005)0513) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2005)0513) (1),

| — | having regard to Articles 80(2) and 300(2), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Articles 80(2) and 300(2), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0165/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0165/2006),

| — | having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0295/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0295/2006),

| 1. | Approves conclusion of the agreement; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves conclusion of the agreement;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Republic of Singapore. |
| --- | --- |

2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Republic of Singapore.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0397

Agreement between the EC and Australia on certain aspects of air services *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Australia on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0264 — C6-0224/2005 — 2005/0112(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2005)0264) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2005)0264) (1),

| — | having regard to Articles 80(2) and 300(2), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Articles 80(2) and 300(2), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0224/2005), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0224/2005),

| — | having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0293/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0293/2006),

| 1. | Approves conclusion of the agreement; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves conclusion of the agreement;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and Australia. |
| --- | --- |

2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and Australia.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0398

Agreement between the EC and New Zealand on certain aspects of air services *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0267 — C6-0226/2005 — 2005/0113(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2005)0267) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2005)0267) (1),

| — | having regard to Articles 80(2) and 300(2), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Articles 80(2) and 300(2), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0226/2005), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0226/2005),

| — | having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0294/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0294/2006),

| 1. | Approves conclusion of the agreement; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves conclusion of the agreement;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and New Zealand. |
| --- | --- |

2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and New Zealand.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0399

Agreement between the EC and Uruguay on certain aspects of air services *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay on certain aspects of air services (COM(2006)0064 — C6-0249/2006 — 2006/0016(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2006)0064) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2006)0064) (1),

| — | having regard to Articles 80(2) and 300(2), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Articles 80(2) and 300(2), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0249/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0249/2006),

| — | having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0296/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0296/2006),

| 1. | Approves conclusion of the agreement; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves conclusion of the agreement;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay. |
| --- | --- |

2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0400

Agreement between the EC and the Maldives on certain aspects of air services *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Maldives on certain aspects of air services (COM(2006)0095 — C6-0250/2006 — 2006/0027(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2006)0095) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2006)0095) (1),

| — | having regard to Articles 80(2) and 300(2), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Articles 80(2) and 300(2), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0250/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0250/2006),

| — | having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0297/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0297/2006),

| 1. | Approves conclusion of the agreement; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves conclusion of the agreement;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Republic of Maldives. |
| --- | --- |

2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Republic of Maldives.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0401

Management of the European satellite radio-navigation programmes *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1321/2004 on the establishment of structures for the management of the European satellite radio-navigation programmes (COM(2006)0261 — C6-0201/2006 — 2006/0090(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0261) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0261) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 308 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0201/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 308 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0201/2006),

| — | having regard to Rules 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A6-0314/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A6-0314/2006),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

| 2. | Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; |
| --- | --- |

2.

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

| 3. | Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially; |
| --- | --- |

3.

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;

| 4. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. |
| --- | --- |

4.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0402

Quality required of shellfish waters ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the quality required of shellfish waters (Codified version) (COM(2006)0205 — C6-0152/2006 — 2006/0067(COD))

(Codecision procedure — Codification)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0205) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0205) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 175(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0152/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 175(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0152/2006),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (2), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (2),

| — | having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0313/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0313/2006),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission. |
| --- | --- |

2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

---

(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

(2)  OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

P6_TA(2006)0403

Misleading and comparative advertising ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning misleading and comparative advertising (Codified version) (COM(2006)0222 — C6-0161/2006 — 2006/0070(COD))

(Codecision procedure — Codification)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0222) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0222) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0161/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0161/2006),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (2), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (2),

| — | having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0318/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0318/2006),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission. |
| --- | --- |

2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

---

(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

(2)  OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

P6_TA(2006)0404

Protection of copyright and certain related rights (Codified version) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights (Codified version) (COM(2006)0219 — C6-0160/2006 — 2006/0071(COD))

(Codecision procedure — Codification)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0219) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0219) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 47(2), 55 and 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0160/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 47(2), 55 and 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0160/2006),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (2), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (2),

| — | having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0323/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0323/2006),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission. |
| --- | --- |

2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

---

(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

(2)  OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

P6_TA(2006)0405

Rights related to copyright (Codified version) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on rental right and lending right and on certain rights related to copyright in the field of intellectual property (Codified version) (COM(2006)0226 — C6-0162/2006 — 2006/0073(COD))

(Codecision procedure — Codification)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0226) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0226) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 47(2), 55 and 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0162/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 47(2), 55 and 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0162/2006),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (2), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (2),

| — | having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0321/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0321/2006),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission. |
| --- | --- |

2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

---

(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

(2)  OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

P6_TA(2006)0406

Control of San José Scale (Codified version) *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive on control of San José Scale (Codified version) (COM(2006)0123 — C6-0136/2006 — 2006/0040(CNS))

(Consultation procedure — Codification)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0123) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0123) (1),

| — | having regard to Articles 37 and 94 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0136/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Articles 37 and 94 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0136/2006),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (2), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (2),

| — | having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0322/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0322/2006),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission. |
| --- | --- |

2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

---

(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

(2)  OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

P6_TA(2006)0407

Glucose and lactose (Codified version) *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on glucose and lactose (Codified version) (COM(2006)0116 — C6-0135/2006 — 2006/0038(CNS))

(Consultation procedure — Codification)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0116) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0116) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 308 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0135/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 308 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0135/2006),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (2), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (2),

| — | having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0320/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0320/2006),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission. |
| --- | --- |

2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

(2)  OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

P6_TA(2006)0408

Amendment of Rules 3 and 4 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure

European Parliament decision on the amendment of Rules 3 and 4 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure (2005/2036(REG))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its decision of 14 December 2004 on the verification of credentials (1) and notably paragraph 6 thereof, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its decision of 14 December 2004 on the verification of credentials (1) and notably paragraph 6 thereof,

| — | having regard to the letter from its Secretary General dated 15 February 2005, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the letter from its Secretary General dated 15 February 2005,

| — | having regard to Rules 201 and 202 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 201 and 202 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0274/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0274/2006),

| 1. | Decides to amend its Rules of Procedure as shown below; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Decides to amend its Rules of Procedure as shown below;

| 2. | Points out that these amendments will enter into force on the first day of the next part-session pursuant to Rule 202(3) of its Rules of Procedure; |
| --- | --- |

2.

Points out that these amendments will enter into force on the first day of the next part-session pursuant to Rule 202(3) of its Rules of Procedure;

| 3. | Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission, for information. |
| --- | --- |

3.

Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission, for information.

| PRESENT TEXT | AMENDMENTS |
| --- | --- |
| Amendment 1 |
| Rule 3, paragraph -1 (new) |
| | -1. Following elections to the European Parliament, the President shall invite the competent authorities of the Member States to notify Parliament without delay of the names of the elected Members so that all Members may take their seats in Parliament with effect from the opening of the first sitting following the elections.




  At the same time, the President shall draw the attention of those authorities to the relevant provisions of the Act of 20 September 1976 and invite them to take the necessary measures to avoid any incompatibility with the office of Member of the European Parliament.



  (The current Rule 3(6) is deleted.) |
| Amendment 2 |
| Rule 3, paragraph -1a (new) |
| | -1a. Every Member whose election has been notified to Parliament shall make a written declaration, before taking his seat in Parliament, that he does not hold any office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament within the meaning of Article 7(1) or (2) of the Act of 20 September 1976. Following general elections, this declaration shall be made where possible no later than six days prior to Parliament's constitutive sitting. Until such time as a Member's credentials have been verified or a ruling has been given on any dispute, and provided that he has previously signed the above-mentioned written declaration, the Member shall take his seat in Parliament and on its bodies and shall enjoy all the rights attaching thereto.




  Where it is established from facts verifiable from sources available to the public that a Member holds an office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, within the meaning of Article 7(1) and (2) of the Act of 20 September 1976, Parliament, upon information provided by its President, shall establish that there is a vacancy.



  (The current Rule 3(5) is deleted.) |
| Amendment 3 |
| Rule 3, paragraph 2, subparagraph 2 |
| It shall not be possible to confirm the validity of the mandate of a Member unless the written declarations required
  on the basis of Article 7 of the Act of 20 September 1976
  and Annex I to these Rules have been made. | It shall not be possible to confirm the validity of the mandate of a Member unless the written declarations required
  under this Rule
  and Annex I to these Rules have been made. |
| Amendment 4 |
| Rule 4, paragraph 4 |
| 4.
  Incompatibilities resulting from national legislation shall be notified to Parliament, which shall take note thereof
  . | 4.
  Where the competent authority of a Member State notifies the President of the end of the term of office of a Member of the European Parliament pursuant to the provisions of the law of that Member State, as a result either of incompatibilities within the meaning of Article 7(3) of the Act of 20 September 1976 or withdrawal of the mandate pursuant to Article 13(3) of that Act, the President shall inform Parliament that the mandate ended on the date communicated by the Member State and invite the Member State to fill the vacant seat without delay
  . |
| Where the competent authorities of the Member States or of the Union or the Member concerned notify the President of an appointment to an office incompatible with the office of Member of the European Parliament, the President shall inform Parliament, which shall establish that there is a vacancy. | Where the competent authorities of the Member States or of the Union or the Member concerned notify the President of an appointment
  or election
  to an office incompatible with the office of Member of the European Parliament
  within the meaning of Article 7(1) or (2) of the Act of 20 September 1976
  , the President shall inform Parliament, which shall establish that there is a vacancy. |
| Amendment 5 |
| Rule 4, paragraph 6, indent 2 |
| — | in the event of appointment to an office incompatible with the office of a Member of the European Parliament,
  either in respect of national electoral law, or in respect
  of
  Article 7
  of the Act of 20 September 1976: the date notified by the competent authorities of the Member States or of the Union or by the Member concerned. |

PRESENT TEXT

AMENDMENTS

Amendment 1

Rule 3, paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Following elections to the European Parliament, the President shall invite the competent authorities of the Member States to notify Parliament without delay of the names of the elected Members so that all Members may take their seats in Parliament with effect from the opening of the first sitting following the elections.

At the same time, the President shall draw the attention of those authorities to the relevant provisions of the Act of 20 September 1976 and invite them to take the necessary measures to avoid any incompatibility with the office of Member of the European Parliament.

(The current Rule 3(6) is deleted.)

Amendment 2

Rule 3, paragraph -1a (new)

-1a. Every Member whose election has been notified to Parliament shall make a written declaration, before taking his seat in Parliament, that he does not hold any office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament within the meaning of Article 7(1) or (2) of the Act of 20 September 1976. Following general elections, this declaration shall be made where possible no later than six days prior to Parliament's constitutive sitting. Until such time as a Member's credentials have been verified or a ruling has been given on any dispute, and provided that he has previously signed the above-mentioned written declaration, the Member shall take his seat in Parliament and on its bodies and shall enjoy all the rights attaching thereto.

Where it is established from facts verifiable from sources available to the public that a Member holds an office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, within the meaning of Article 7(1) and (2) of the Act of 20 September 1976, Parliament, upon information provided by its President, shall establish that there is a vacancy.

(The current Rule 3(5) is deleted.)

Amendment 3

Rule 3, paragraph 2, subparagraph 2

It shall not be possible to confirm the validity of the mandate of a Member unless the written declarations required
  on the basis of Article 7 of the Act of 20 September 1976
  and Annex I to these Rules have been made.

It shall not be possible to confirm the validity of the mandate of a Member unless the written declarations required
  under this Rule
  and Annex I to these Rules have been made.

Amendment 4

Rule 4, paragraph 4

4.
  Incompatibilities resulting from national legislation shall be notified to Parliament, which shall take note thereof
  .

4.
  Where the competent authority of a Member State notifies the President of the end of the term of office of a Member of the European Parliament pursuant to the provisions of the law of that Member State, as a result either of incompatibilities within the meaning of Article 7(3) of the Act of 20 September 1976 or withdrawal of the mandate pursuant to Article 13(3) of that Act, the President shall inform Parliament that the mandate ended on the date communicated by the Member State and invite the Member State to fill the vacant seat without delay
  .

Where the competent authorities of the Member States or of the Union or the Member concerned notify the President of an appointment to an office incompatible with the office of Member of the European Parliament, the President shall inform Parliament, which shall establish that there is a vacancy.

Where the competent authorities of the Member States or of the Union or the Member concerned notify the President of an appointment
  or election
  to an office incompatible with the office of Member of the European Parliament
  within the meaning of Article 7(1) or (2) of the Act of 20 September 1976
  , the President shall inform Parliament, which shall establish that there is a vacancy.

Amendment 5

Rule 4, paragraph 6, indent 2

—

in the event of appointment to an office incompatible with the office of a Member of the European Parliament,
  either in respect of national electoral law, or in respect
  of
  Article 7
  of the Act of 20 September 1976: the date notified by the competent authorities of the Member States or of the Union or by the Member concerned.

| — | in the event of appointment
  or election
  to an office incompatible with the office of Member of the European Parliament
  within the meaning of Article 7(1) or (2)
  of the Act of 20 September 1976: the date notified by the competent authorities of the Member States or of the Union or by the Member concerned. |
| --- | --- |

—

in the event of appointment
  or election
  to an office incompatible with the office of Member of the European Parliament
  within the meaning of Article 7(1) or (2)
  of the Act of 20 September 1976: the date notified by the competent authorities of the Member States or of the Union or by the Member concerned.

Amendment 6

Rule 4, paragraph 7

7. When Parliament has established that a vacancy exists, it shall inform the Member State concerned thereof.

7. When Parliament has established that a vacancy exists, it shall inform the Member State concerned thereof
  and invite it to fill the seat without delay
  .

Amendment 7

Rule 11, interpretation

If a question
  relating to the verification of credentials is raised when the oldest Member is in the Chair
  , he
  shall
  refer the matter
  to the committee responsible for the verification of credentials.

The oldest Member shall exercise the powers of the President referred to in the second subparagraph of Rule 3(-1a). Any other matter
  relating to the verification of credentials
  that
  is raised when the oldest Member is in the Chair shall
  be referred
  to the committee responsible for the verification of credentials.

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(1)  OJ C 226 E, 15.9.2005, p. 51.

P6_TA(2006)0409

The basic salaries and allowances applicable to Europol staff *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the initiative by the Republic of Austria for adoption of a Council decision adjusting the basic salaries and allowances applicable to Europol staff (5417/2006 — C6-0072/2006 — 2006/0803(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the initiative by the Republic of Austria (5417/2006) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the initiative by the Republic of Austria (5417/2006) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 44 of the Council Act of 3 December 1998 laying down the staff regulations applicable to Europol employees (hereinafter referred to as the ‘staff regulations’), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 44 of the Council Act of 3 December 1998 laying down the staff regulations applicable to Europol employees (hereinafter referred to as the ‘staff regulations’),

| — | having regard to Article 39(1) of the EU Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0072/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 39(1) of the EU Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0072/2006),

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication to the European Parliament and the Council — Democratic Control over Europol (COM(2002)0095), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission Communication to the European Parliament and the Council — Democratic Control over Europol (COM(2002)0095),

| — | having regard to its recommendation to the Council of 30 May 2002 on the future development of Europol and its automatic incorporation into the institutional system of the European Union (2), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its recommendation to the Council of 30 May 2002 on the future development of Europol and its automatic incorporation into the institutional system of the European Union (2),

| — | having regard to its recommendation to the Council of 10 April 2003 on the future development of Europol (3), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its recommendation to the Council of 10 April 2003 on the future development of Europol (3),

| — | having regard to its position of 7 July 2005 on the initiative by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg with a view to adopting a Council decision adjusting the basic salaries and allowances applicable to Europol staff (4), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its position of 7 July 2005 on the initiative by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg with a view to adopting a Council decision adjusting the basic salaries and allowances applicable to Europol staff (4),

| — | having regard to Rules 93 and 51 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 93 and 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0278/2006) |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0278/2006)

| A. | whereas Parliament has not been consulted on, or informed of, any of the operational and organisational measures concerning Europol or Europol's current activities and future programmes in response to the needs of the EU and the Member States; whereas this lack of information makes it impossible for Parliament to assess the relevance and adequacy of the proposed decision; whereas the conversion of Europol into an EU agency is urgently necessary in order to improve transparency and supervision and by blocking progress in this regard, the Council is failing to shoulder its responsibilities, |
| --- | --- |

A.

whereas Parliament has not been consulted on, or informed of, any of the operational and organisational measures concerning Europol or Europol's current activities and future programmes in response to the needs of the EU and the Member States; whereas this lack of information makes it impossible for Parliament to assess the relevance and adequacy of the proposed decision; whereas the conversion of Europol into an EU agency is urgently necessary in order to improve transparency and supervision and by blocking progress in this regard, the Council is failing to shoulder its responsibilities,

| 1. | Rejects the initiative by the Republic of Austria; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Rejects the initiative by the Republic of Austria;

| 2. | Calls on the Republic of Austria to withdraw its initiative; |
| --- | --- |

2.

Calls on the Republic of Austria to withdraw its initiative;

| 3. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the government of the Republic of Austria. |
| --- | --- |

3.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the government of the Republic of Austria.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

(2)  OJ C 187 E, 7.8.2003, p. 144.

(3)  OJ C 64 E, 12.3.2004, p. 588.

(4)  OJ C 157 E, 6.7.2006, p. 450.

P6_TA(2006)0410

Europol's Staff Regulations *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the initiative by the Republic of Austria with a view to the adoption of a Council Act amending Europol's Staff Regulations (5428/2006 — C6-0073/2006 — 2006/0804(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the initiative by the Republic of Austria (5428/2006) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the initiative by the Republic of Austria (5428/2006) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 44 of the Council Act of 3 December 1998 laying down the staff regulations applicable to Europol employees (hereinafter referred to as the ‘staff regulations’), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 44 of the Council Act of 3 December 1998 laying down the staff regulations applicable to Europol employees (hereinafter referred to as the ‘staff regulations’),

| — | having regard to Article 39(1) of the EU Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0073/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 39(1) of the EU Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0073/2006),

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication to the European Parliament and the Council — Democratic Control over Europol (COM(2002)0095), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission Communication to the European Parliament and the Council — Democratic Control over Europol (COM(2002)0095),

| — | having regard to its recommendation to the Council of 30 May 2002 on the future development of Europol and its automatic incorporation into the institutional system of the European Union (2), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its recommendation to the Council of 30 May 2002 on the future development of Europol and its automatic incorporation into the institutional system of the European Union (2),

| — | having regard to its recommendation to the Council of 10 April 2003 on the future development of Europol (3), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its recommendation to the Council of 10 April 2003 on the future development of Europol (3),

| — | having regard to its position of 7 July 2005 on the initiative by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg with a view to adopting a Council decision adjusting the basic salaries and allowances applicable to Europol staff (4), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its position of 7 July 2005 on the initiative by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg with a view to adopting a Council decision adjusting the basic salaries and allowances applicable to Europol staff (4),

| — | having regard to Rules 93 and 51 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 93 and 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0279/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0279/2006),

| A. | whereas Parliament has not been consulted on, or informed of, any of the operational and organisational measures concerning Europol or Europol's current activities and future programmes in response to the needs of the EU and the Member States; whereas this lack of information makes it impossible for Parliament to assess the relevance and adequacy of the proposed decision; whereas the conversion of Europol into an EU agency is urgently necessary in order to improve transparency and supervision and by blocking progress in this regard, the Council is failing to shoulder its responsibilities; |
| --- | --- |

A.

whereas Parliament has not been consulted on, or informed of, any of the operational and organisational measures concerning Europol or Europol's current activities and future programmes in response to the needs of the EU and the Member States; whereas this lack of information makes it impossible for Parliament to assess the relevance and adequacy of the proposed decision; whereas the conversion of Europol into an EU agency is urgently necessary in order to improve transparency and supervision and by blocking progress in this regard, the Council is failing to shoulder its responsibilities;

| 1. | Rejects the initiative by the Republic of Austria; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Rejects the initiative by the Republic of Austria;

| 2. | Calls on the Republic of Austria to withdraw its initiative; |
| --- | --- |

2.

Calls on the Republic of Austria to withdraw its initiative;

| 3. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the government of the Republic of Austria. |
| --- | --- |

3.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the government of the Republic of Austria.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

(2)  OJ C 187 E, 7.8.2003, p. 144.

(3)  OJ C 64 E, 12.3.2004, p. 588.

(4)  OJ C 157 E, 6.7.2006, p. 450.

P6_TA(2006)0411

Statistical classification of economic activities — NACE Rev. 2 ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the statistical classification of economic activities NACE Revision 2 and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 as well as certain EC Regulations on specific statistical domains (COM(2006)0039 — C6-0041/2006 — 2006/0011(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0039) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0039) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 285(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0041/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 285(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0041/2006),

| — | having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0247/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0247/2006),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal as amended; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend its proposal substantially or replace it with another text; |
| --- | --- |

2.

Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend its proposal substantially or replace it with another text;

| 3. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission. |
| --- | --- |

3.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0011

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 12 October 2006 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the statistical classification of economic activities NACE Revision 2 and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 as well as certain EC Regulations on specific statistical domains

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 285(1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Central Bank (1),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),

Whereas:

| (1) | Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 (3) established the statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community (hereinafter referred to as ‘NACE Rev. 1’ or ‘NACE Rev. 1.1’). |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 (3) established the statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community (hereinafter referred to as ‘NACE Rev. 1’ or ‘NACE Rev. 1.1’).

| (2) | In order to reflect the technological development and structural changes of the economy, an up-todate classification, called NACE Revision 2, should be established (hereinafter referred to as ‘NACE Rev. 2’). |
| --- | --- |

(2)

In order to reflect the technological development and structural changes of the economy, an up-todate classification, called NACE Revision 2, should be established (hereinafter referred to as ‘NACE Rev. 2’).

| (3) | An up-to-date classification such as NACE Rev. 2 is central to the Commission's ongoing efforts to modernise the production of Community statistics; it is expected to contribute, through more comparable and relevant data, to better economic governance at both Community and national level. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

An up-to-date classification such as NACE Rev. 2 is central to the Commission's ongoing efforts to modernise the production of Community statistics; it is expected to contribute, through more comparable and relevant data, to better economic governance at both Community and national level.

| (4) | In order to function, the internal market requires statistical standards applicable to the collection, transmission and publication of national and Community statistics so that businesses, financial institutions, governments and all other operators in the internal market can have access to reliable and comparable statistical data. To this end, it is vital that the various categories for classifying activities in the Community be interpreted uniformly in all the Member States. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

In order to function, the internal market requires statistical standards applicable to the collection, transmission and publication of national and Community statistics so that businesses, financial institutions, governments and all other operators in the internal market can have access to reliable and comparable statistical data. To this end, it is vital that the various categories for classifying activities in the Community be interpreted uniformly in all the Member States.

| (5) | Reliable and comparable statistics are necessary to enable businesses to assess their competitiveness, and are useful to the Community institutions in preventing distortions of competition. |
| --- | --- |

(5)

Reliable and comparable statistics are necessary to enable businesses to assess their competitiveness, and are useful to the Community institutions in preventing distortions of competition.

| (6) | The establishment of a revised common statistical classification of economic activities does not oblige Member States to collect, publish or supply data. Only if the Member States use activity classifications linked to the Community classification is it possible to provide integrated information with the reliability, speed, flexibility and degree of detail required for the management of the internal market. |
| --- | --- |

(6)

The establishment of a revised common statistical classification of economic activities does not oblige Member States to collect, publish or supply data. Only if the Member States use activity classifications linked to the Community classification is it possible to provide integrated information with the reliability, speed, flexibility and degree of detail required for the management of the internal market.

| (7) | Provision should be made for the Member States to be able, in order to meet national requirements, to integrate into their national classifications additional categories based on the statistical classification of economic activities in the Community. |
| --- | --- |

(7)

Provision should be made for the Member States to be able, in order to meet national requirements, to integrate into their national classifications additional categories based on the statistical classification of economic activities in the Community.

| (8) | The international comparability of economic statistics requires that the Member States and the Community institutions use classifications of economic activities which are directly linked to the International Standard Industrial Classification of all economic activities (ISIC) Rev. 4, as adopted by the Statistical Commission of the United Nations. |
| --- | --- |

(8)

The international comparability of economic statistics requires that the Member States and the Community institutions use classifications of economic activities which are directly linked to the International Standard Industrial Classification of all economic activities (ISIC) Rev. 4, as adopted by the Statistical Commission of the United Nations.

| (9) | Use of the classification of economic activities in the Community requires that the Commission be assisted by the Statistical Programme Committee set up by Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom (4) in particular as regards: the examination of problems arising from implementation of NACE Rev. 2; ensuring a fully coordinated transition from NACE Rev. 1 to NACE Rev. 2; and, the preparation of future amendments to NACE Rev. 2. |
| --- | --- |

(9)

Use of the classification of economic activities in the Community requires that the Commission be assisted by the Statistical Programme Committee set up by Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom (4) in particular as regards: the examination of problems arising from implementation of NACE Rev. 2; ensuring a fully coordinated transition from NACE Rev. 1 to NACE Rev. 2; and, the preparation of future amendments to NACE Rev. 2.

| (10) | Council Regulation (EEC) No 2186/93 (5) established a common framework for setting up statistical business registers with harmonised definitions, characteristics, scope and updating procedures. |
| --- | --- |

(10)

Council Regulation (EEC) No 2186/93 (5) established a common framework for setting up statistical business registers with harmonised definitions, characteristics, scope and updating procedures.

| (11) | The establishment of a revised statistical classification of economic activities makes it necessary to modify specifically various references to NACE Rev. 1 as well as to amend a number of relevant instruments. It is therefore necessary to amend the following instruments: Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90; Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/91 of 19 December 1991 on the establishment of a Community survey of industrial production (6); Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 of 20 December 1996 concerning structural business statistics (7); Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 of 19 May 1998 concerning short term statistics (8); Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/98 of 25 May 1998 on statistical returns in respect of the carriage of goods by road (9); Council Regulation (EC) No 530/1999 of 9 March 1999 concerning structural statistics on earnings and on labour costs (10); Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2002 on waste statistics (11); Regulation (EC) No 450/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 February 2003 concerning the labour cost index (12); Regulation (EC) No 48/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 December 2003 on the production of annual Community statistics on the steel industry for the reference years 2003-2009 (13); Regulation (EC) No 808/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 concerning Community statistics on the information society (14); and, Regulation (EC) No 1552/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on statistics relating to vocational training in enterprises (15). |
| --- | --- |

(11)

The establishment of a revised statistical classification of economic activities makes it necessary to modify specifically various references to NACE Rev. 1 as well as to amend a number of relevant instruments. It is therefore necessary to amend the following instruments: Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90; Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/91 of 19 December 1991 on the establishment of a Community survey of industrial production (6); Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 of 20 December 1996 concerning structural business statistics (7); Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 of 19 May 1998 concerning short term statistics (8); Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/98 of 25 May 1998 on statistical returns in respect of the carriage of goods by road (9); Council Regulation (EC) No 530/1999 of 9 March 1999 concerning structural statistics on earnings and on labour costs (10); Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2002 on waste statistics (11); Regulation (EC) No 450/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 February 2003 concerning the labour cost index (12); Regulation (EC) No 48/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 December 2003 on the production of annual Community statistics on the steel industry for the reference years 2003-2009 (13); Regulation (EC) No 808/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 concerning Community statistics on the information society (14); and, Regulation (EC) No 1552/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on statistics relating to vocational training in enterprises (15).

| (12) | A number of Community instruments need to be amended, according to the specific procedures applicable to them, before transition to NACE Rev. 2, namely: Council Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 of 25 June 1996 on the European system of national and regional accounts in the Community (16); Regulation (EC) No 138/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 December 2003 on the economic accounts for agriculture in the Community (17); and Regulation (EC) No 184/2005 of the European Parliament and the Council of 12 January 2005 on Community statistics concerning balance of payments, international trade in services and foreign direct investment (18). |
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(12)

A number of Community instruments need to be amended, according to the specific procedures applicable to them, before transition to NACE Rev. 2, namely: Council Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 of 25 June 1996 on the European system of national and regional accounts in the Community (16); Regulation (EC) No 138/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 December 2003 on the economic accounts for agriculture in the Community (17); and Regulation (EC) No 184/2005 of the European Parliament and the Council of 12 January 2005 on Community statistics concerning balance of payments, international trade in services and foreign direct investment (18).

| (13) | The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (19). |
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(13)

The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (19).

| (14) | In particular, power should be conferred on the Commission to amend or supplement NACE Rev. 2 in order to take account of technological or economic developments or to align it with other economic and social classifications. Since these measures are of general scope and designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation or to supplement this Regulation by the addition of new non-essential elements, they should be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC. |
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(14)

In particular, power should be conferred on the Commission to amend or supplement NACE Rev. 2 in order to take account of technological or economic developments or to align it with other economic and social classifications. Since these measures are of general scope and designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation or to supplement this Regulation by the addition of new non-essential elements, they should be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.

| (15) | Since the objective of this Regulation, namely the creation of common statistical standards that permit the production of harmonised data, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve that objective. |
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(15)

Since the objective of this Regulation, namely the creation of common statistical standards that permit the production of harmonised data, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve that objective.

| (16) | The Statistical Programme Committee has been consulted, |
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(16)

The Statistical Programme Committee has been consulted,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

SECTION I

General provisions

Article 1

Subject matter and scope

1.   This Regulation establishes a common statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community, hereinafter referred to as ‘NACE Rev. 2’. This classification ensures that Community classifications are relevant to the economic reality and enhances the comparability of national, Community and international classifications and, hence, of national, Community and international statistics.

2.   This Regulation shall apply only to the use of the classification for statistical purposes.

Article 2

NACE Rev. 2

1.   NACE Rev. 2 shall include:

| (a) | a first level consisting of headings identified by an alphabetical code (sections); |
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(a)

a first level consisting of headings identified by an alphabetical code (sections);

| (b) | a second level consisting of headings identified by a two-digit numerical code (divisions); |
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(b)

a second level consisting of headings identified by a two-digit numerical code (divisions);

| (c) | a third level consisting of headings identified by a three-digit numerical code (groups); and |
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(c)

a third level consisting of headings identified by a three-digit numerical code (groups); and

| (d) | a fourth level consisting of headings identified by a four-digit numerical code (classes). |
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(d)

a fourth level consisting of headings identified by a four-digit numerical code (classes).

2.   NACE Rev. 2 is set out in Annex I.

Article 3

Use of NACE Rev. 2

The Commission shall use NACE Rev. 2 for all statistics classified according to economic activities.

Article 4

National classifications of economic activities

1.   Member States' statistics presented according to economic activities shall be produced using NACE Rev. 2 or a national classification derived therefrom.

2.   The national classification may introduce additional headings and levels and a different coding may be used. Each of the levels, except for the highest, shall consist of either the same headings as the corresponding NACE Rev. 2 level or headings constituting an exact breakdown thereof.

3.   Member States shall forward to the Commission, for its approval prior to their publication, the drafts defining or modifying their national classifications. The Commission shall check the conformity of these drafts with paragraph 2 within two months. The Commission shall transmit the approved national classification to the other Member States for information. The Member States' national classifications shall include a table of correspondence between the national classifications and NACE Rev. 2.

4.   In the event of incompatibility between certain NACE Rev. 2 headings and the national economic structure, the Commission may authorise a Member State to use an aggregation of NACE Rev. 2 headings in a specific sector.

To obtain such an authorisation, the Member State concerned must provide the Commission with all the necessary information to consider its request. The Commission shall decide within three months.

However, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2, such an authorisation shall not entitle the Member State concerned to subdivide the aggregated headings in a way different from NACE Rev. 2.

5.   The Commission shall, together with the Member State concerned, periodically review the authorisations granted under paragraph 4 to verify whether they remain justified.

Article 5

Commission activities

The Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall ensure the dissemination, maintenance and promotion of NACE Rev. 2, in particular by:

| (a) | drafting, updating and publishing explanatory notes for NACE Rev. 2; |
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(a)

drafting, updating and publishing explanatory notes for NACE Rev. 2;

| (b) | drawing up and publishing guidelines for classifying statistical units in accordance with NACE Rev. 2; |
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(b)

drawing up and publishing guidelines for classifying statistical units in accordance with NACE Rev. 2;

| (c) | publishing correspondence tables between NACE Rev. 1.1 and NACE Rev. 2 and between NACE Rev. 2 and NACE Rev. 1.1; and |
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(c)

publishing correspondence tables between NACE Rev. 1.1 and NACE Rev. 2 and between NACE Rev. 2 and NACE Rev. 1.1; and

| (d) | working to improve consistency with other social and economic classifications. |
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(d)

working to improve consistency with other social and economic classifications.

Article 6

Implementing measures

1.   The following measures for implementing NACE Rev. 2 shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 7(2):

| (a) | decisions required in case of problems arising from implementation of NACE Rev. 2, including the assignment of economic activities to specific classes; and |
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(a)

decisions required in case of problems arising from implementation of NACE Rev. 2, including the assignment of economic activities to specific classes; and

| (b) | technical measures ensuring a fully coordinated transition from NACE Rev. 1.1 to NACE Rev. 2, especially with respect to issues related to breaks in time series, including double reporting and back-casting of time series. |
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(b)

technical measures ensuring a fully coordinated transition from NACE Rev. 1.1 to NACE Rev. 2, especially with respect to issues related to breaks in time series, including double reporting and back-casting of time series.

2.   Measures relating to NACE Rev. 2 with a view to amending or supplementing non-essential elements of this Regulation, which are designed for the following purposes, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 7(3):

| (a) | to take account of technological or economic developments; or |
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(a)

to take account of technological or economic developments; or

| (b) | to align it with other economic and social classifications. |
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(b)

to align it with other economic and social classifications.

3.   Consideration shall be given to the principle that the benefits of updating NACE Rev. 2 must outweigh its costs, and to the principle that additional costs and burdens remain within a reasonable limit.

Article 7

Committee

1.   The Commission shall be assisted by the Statistical Programme Committee, established by Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom.

2.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, the procedure laid down in Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.

3.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, the procedure laid down in Article 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

Article 8

Implementation of NACE Rev. 2

1.   Statistical units referred to in business registers, as set up according to Regulation (EEC) No 2186/93, shall be classified according to NACE Rev. 2.

2.   Statistics referring to economic activities performed from 1 January 2008 onwards shall be produced by Member States using NACE Rev. 2 or with a national classification derived therefrom pursuant to Article 4.

3.   By way of derogation from paragraph 2, short-term statistics governed by Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 and the labour-cost index governed by Regulation (EC) No 450/2003 shall be produced using NACE Rev. 2 from 1 January 2009.

4.   The provision of paragraph 2 shall not apply for the production of the following statistics:

| (a) | national accounts statistics under Regulation (EC) No 2223/96; |
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(a)

national accounts statistics under Regulation (EC) No 2223/96;

| (b) | economic accounts for agriculture under Regulation (EC) No 138/2004; and |
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(b)

economic accounts for agriculture under Regulation (EC) No 138/2004; and

| (c) | statistics concerning balance of payments, international trade in services and foreign direct investment under Regulation (EC) No 184/2005. |
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(c)

statistics concerning balance of payments, international trade in services and foreign direct investment under Regulation (EC) No 184/2005.

SECTION II

Amendments to related acts

Article 9

Amendments to Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90

Articles 3, 10, and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 shall be deleted.

Article 10

Amendments to Regulation (EEC) No 3924/91

Regulation (EEC) No 3924/91 is hereby amended as follows:

| (1) | ‘NACE Rev. 1’ shall be replaced by ‘NACE Rev. 2’ throughout the text. |
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(1)

‘NACE Rev. 1’ shall be replaced by ‘NACE Rev. 2’ throughout the text.

| (2) | Article 2(1) shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘1.   The field covered by the survey referred to in Article 1 shall be that of the activities in sections B and C of the classification of economic activities in the European Community (NACE Rev. 2).’ |
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(2)

Article 2(1) shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.   The field covered by the survey referred to in Article 1 shall be that of the activities in sections B and C of the classification of economic activities in the European Community (NACE Rev. 2).’

Article 11

Amendments to Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97

Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 is hereby amended as follows:

| (1) | ‘NACE Rev. 1’ shall be replaced by ‘NACE Rev. 2’ throughout the text and annexes with the exception of Annex 1, Section 10 ‘Reports and pilot studies’, Annex 3, Section 5 ‘First reference year’ and Annex 3, Section 9 ‘Reports and pilot studies’ where the reference to ‘NACE Rev. 1’ is maintained. |
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(1)

‘NACE Rev. 1’ shall be replaced by ‘NACE Rev. 2’ throughout the text and annexes with the exception of Annex 1, Section 10 ‘Reports and pilot studies’, Annex 3, Section 5 ‘First reference year’ and Annex 3, Section 9 ‘Reports and pilot studies’ where the reference to ‘NACE Rev. 1’ is maintained.

| (2) | Article 3(1) shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘1.   This Regulation shall cover all market activities in Sections B to N and P to S of the statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community (NACE Rev. 2).’ |
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(2)

Article 3(1) shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.   This Regulation shall cover all market activities in Sections B to N and P to S of the statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community (NACE Rev. 2).’

| (3) | The Annexes shall be amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation. |
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(3)

The Annexes shall be amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 12

Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 1165/98

Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 is hereby amended as follows:

| (1) | Article 2(1) shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘1.   This Regulation shall apply to all market activities in Sections B to N and P to S of the statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community (NACE Rev. 2).’ |
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(1)

Article 2(1) shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.   This Regulation shall apply to all market activities in Sections B to N and P to S of the statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community (NACE Rev. 2).’

| (2) | In Article 17, the following points shall be added:






  ‘(k) | the first base year to be applied for time series in NACE Rev. 2; |
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(2)

In Article 17, the following points shall be added:

‘(k)

the first base year to be applied for time series in NACE Rev. 2;

| (l) | for time series prior to 2009, to be transmitted according to NACE Rev. 2, the level of detail, the form, the first reference period, and the reference period.’ |
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(l)

for time series prior to 2009, to be transmitted according to NACE Rev. 2, the level of detail, the form, the first reference period, and the reference period.’

| (3) | The Annexes shall be amended in accordance with Annex III to this Regulation. |
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(3)

The Annexes shall be amended in accordance with Annex III to this Regulation.

Article 13

Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 1172/98

In Regulation (EC) No 1172/98, the terms: ‘NACE Rev. 1’ and ‘NACE Rev. 1.1’ shall be replaced by ‘NACE Rev. 2’ throughout the text and the annexes.

Article 14

Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 530/1999

Regulation (EC) No 530/1999 is hereby amended as follows:

| (1) | ‘NACE Rev. 1’ shall be replaced by ‘NACE Rev. 2’ throughout the text. |
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(1)

‘NACE Rev. 1’ shall be replaced by ‘NACE Rev. 2’ throughout the text.

| (2) | In Article 3:






  (a) | paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘1.   The statistics shall cover all economic activities defined in sections B (Mining and quarrying), C (Manufacturing), D (Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply), E (Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities), F (Construction), G (Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles), H (Transportation and storage), I (Accommodation and food service activities), J (Information and communication activities), K (Financial and insurance activities), L (Real estate activities), M (Professional, scientific and technical activities), N (Administrative and support service activities), P (Education), Q (Human health and social work activities), R (Arts, entertainment and recreation activities) and S (Other service activities) of the statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community (NACE Rev. 2).’ |
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(2)

In Article 3:

(a)

paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.   The statistics shall cover all economic activities defined in sections B (Mining and quarrying), C (Manufacturing), D (Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply), E (Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities), F (Construction), G (Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles), H (Transportation and storage), I (Accommodation and food service activities), J (Information and communication activities), K (Financial and insurance activities), L (Real estate activities), M (Professional, scientific and technical activities), N (Administrative and support service activities), P (Education), Q (Human health and social work activities), R (Arts, entertainment and recreation activities) and S (Other service activities) of the statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community (NACE Rev. 2).’

| (b) | paragraph 2 shall be deleted. |
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(b)

paragraph 2 shall be deleted.

Article 15

Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002

Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 is hereby amended as follows:

| (1) | ‘NACE Rev. 1’ and ‘NACE Rev. 1.1’ shall be replaced by ‘NACE Rev. 2’ throughout the text and annexes. |
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(1)

‘NACE Rev. 1’ and ‘NACE Rev. 1.1’ shall be replaced by ‘NACE Rev. 2’ throughout the text and annexes.

| (2) | Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 shall be amended in accordance with Annex IV to this Regulation. |
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(2)

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 shall be amended in accordance with Annex IV to this Regulation.

Article 16

Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 450/2003

Regulation (EC) No 450/2003 is hereby amended as follows:

| (1) | ‘NACE Rev. 1’ shall be replaced by ‘NACE Rev. 2’ throughout the text. |
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(1)

‘NACE Rev. 1’ shall be replaced by ‘NACE Rev. 2’ throughout the text.

| (2) | Article 3 shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘Article 3 — Scope
  1.   This Regulation shall apply to all activities defined in sections B to S of NACE Rev. 2.
  2.   The inclusion of economic activities defined by NACE Rev. 2 sections O to S in the scope of this Regulation shall be determined in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 12(2), taking into account the feasibility studies defined in Article 10.’ |
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(2)

Article 3 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 3 — Scope

1.   This Regulation shall apply to all activities defined in sections B to S of NACE Rev. 2.

2.   The inclusion of economic activities defined by NACE Rev. 2 sections O to S in the scope of this Regulation shall be determined in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 12(2), taking into account the feasibility studies defined in Article 10.’

| (3) | Article 5 shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘Article 5 — Frequency and back data
  1.   The data for the LCI shall first be compiled according to NACE Rev. 2 for the first quarter of 2009, and thereafter for each quarter (ending on 31 March, 30 June, 30 September and 31 December of each year).
  2.   Back data from the first quarter of 2000 to the fourth quarter of 2008 shall be made available by the Member States. The back data shall be provided for each of the NACE Rev. 2 sections B to N and for the labour cost items mentioned in Article 4(1).’ |
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(3)

Article 5 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 5 — Frequency and back data

1.   The data for the LCI shall first be compiled according to NACE Rev. 2 for the first quarter of 2009, and thereafter for each quarter (ending on 31 March, 30 June, 30 September and 31 December of each year).

2.   Back data from the first quarter of 2000 to the fourth quarter of 2008 shall be made available by the Member States. The back data shall be provided for each of the NACE Rev. 2 sections B to N and for the labour cost items mentioned in Article 4(1).’

| (4) | Article 6(3) shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘3.   The back data referred to in Article 5 shall be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) at the same time as the LCI for the first quarter of 2009.’ |
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(4)

Article 6(3) shall be replaced by the following:

‘3.   The back data referred to in Article 5 shall be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) at the same time as the LCI for the first quarter of 2009.’

| (5) | In Article 11 point (c) shall be replaced by the following:






  ‘(c) | inclusion of NACE Rev. 2 sections O to S (Article 3);’ |
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(5)

In Article 11 point (c) shall be replaced by the following:

‘(c)

inclusion of NACE Rev. 2 sections O to S (Article 3);’

Article 17

Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 48/2004

The first paragraph of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 48/2004 shall be replaced by the following:

‘This Regulation shall cover data on the steel industry, which is defined as group 24.1 of the statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community (NACE Rev. 2).’

Article 18

Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 808/2004

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 808/2004 shall be amended in accordance with Annex V to this Regulation.

Article 19

Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 1552/2005

Regulation (EC) No 1552/2005 is hereby amended as follows:

| (1) | ‘NACE Rev. 1.1’ shall be replaced by ‘NACE Rev. 2’ throughout the text. |
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(1)

‘NACE Rev. 1.1’ shall be replaced by ‘NACE Rev. 2’ throughout the text.

| (2) | Article 2(2) shall be deleted. |
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(2)

Article 2(2) shall be deleted.

| (3) | Article 4 shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘Article 4 — Scope of statistics
  The statistics on the vocational training in enterprises shall cover at least all economic activities defined in sections B to N and R to S of NACE Rev. 2.’ |
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(3)

Article 4 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 4 — Scope of statistics

The statistics on the vocational training in enterprises shall cover at least all economic activities defined in sections B to N and R to S of NACE Rev. 2.’

SECTION III

Final provisions

Article 20

Transitional provisions

When complying with the requirements of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97, Member States shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat) structural business statistics referring to the calendar year 2008 according to both NACE Rev. 1.1 and NACE Rev. 2.

For each of the Annexes to Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97, the list of characteristics and the required breakdowns to be transmitted according to NACE Rev. 1.1 shall be decided in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of that Regulation.

Article 21

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2008.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at ..., on ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(1)  OJ C 79, 1.4.2006, p. 31.

1

(2)  Position of the European Parliament of 12 October 2006.

2

(3)  OJ L 293, 24.10.1990, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1.).

3

(4)  OJ L 181, 28.6.1989, p. 47.

4

(5)  OJ L 196, 5.8.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003.

5

(6)  OJ L 374, 31.12.1991, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003.

6

(7)  OJ L 14, 17.1.1997, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003.

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(8)  OJ L 162, 5.6.1998, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1503/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 281,12.10.2006, p. 15).

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(9)  OJ L 163, 6.6.1998, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003.

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(10)  OJ L 63, 12.3.1999, p. 6. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003.

10

(11)  OJ L 332, 9.12.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 783/2005 (OJ L 131, 25.5.2005, p. 38).

11

(12)  OJ L 69, 13.3.2003, p. 1.

12

(13)  OJ L 7, 13.1.2004, p. 1.

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(14)  OJ L 143, 30.4.2004, p. 49.

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(15)  OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 1.

15

(16)  OJ L 310, 30.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1267/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 180, 18.7.2003, p. 1).

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(17)  OJ L 33, 5.2.2004, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 909/2006 (OJ L 168, 21.6.2006, p. 14).

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(18)  OJ L 35, 8.2.2005, p. 23. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 602/2006 (OJ L 106, 19.4.2006, p. 10).

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(19)  OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. Decision as amended by Decision 2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11).

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ANNEX I

NACE Rev. 2

| Division | Group | Class | | ISIC
  Rev. 4 |
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| SECTION A — AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING |
| 01 | | | Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities | |
| | 01.1 | | Growing of non-perennial crops | |
| | 01.11 | Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds | 0111 |
| 01.12 | Growing of rice | 0112 |
| 01.13 | Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers | 0113 |
| 01.14 | Growing of sugar cane | 0114 |
| 01.15 | Growing of tobacco | 0115 |
| 01.16 | Growing of fibre crops | 0116 |
| 01.19 | Growing of other non-perennial crops | 0119 |
| 01.2 | | Growing of perennial crops | |
| | 01.21 | Growing of grapes | 0121 |
| 01.22 | Growing of tropical and subtropical fruits | 0122 |
| 01.23 | Growing of citrus fruits | 0123 |
| 01.24 | Growing of pome fruits and stone fruits | 0124 |
| 01.25 | Growing of other tree and bush fruits and nuts | 0125 |
| 01.26 | Growing of oleaginous fruits | 0126 |
| 01.27 | Growing of beverage crops | 0127 |
| 01.28 | Growing of spices, aromatic, drug and pharmaceutical crops | 0128 |
| 01.29 | Growing of other perennial crops | 0129 |
| 01.3 | | Plant propagation | |
| | 01.30 | Plant propagation | 0130 |
| 01.4 | | Animal production | |
| | 01.41 | Raising of dairy cattle | 0141 (1) |
| 01.42 | Raising of other cattle and buffaloes | 0141 (1) |
| 01.43 | Raising of horses and other equines | 0142 |
| 01.44 | Raising of camels and camelids | 0143 |
| 01.45 | Raising of sheep and goats | 0144 |
| 01.46 | Raising of swine/pigs | 0145 |
| 01.47 | Raising of poultry | 0146 |
| 01.49 | Raising of other animals | 0149 |
| 01.5 | | Mixed farming | |
| | 01.50 | Mixed farming | 0150 |
| 01.6 | | Support activities to agriculture and post-harvest crop activities | |
| | 01.61 | Support activities for crop production | 0161 |
| 01.62 | Support activities for animal production | 0162 |
| 01.63 | Post-harvest crop activities | 0163 |
| 01.64 | Seed processing for propagation | 0164 |
| 01.7 | | Hunting, trapping and related service activities | |
| | 01.70 | Hunting, trapping and related service activities | 0170 |
| 02 | | | Forestry and logging | |
| | 02.1 | | Silviculture and other forestry activities | |
| | 02.10 | Silviculture and other forestry activities | 0210 |
| 02.2 | | Logging | |
| | 02.20 | Logging | 0220 |
| 02.3 | | Gathering of wild growing non-wood products | |
| | 02.30 | Gathering of wild growing non-wood products | 0230 |
| 02.4 | | Support services to forestry | |
| | 02.40 | Support services to forestry | 0240 |
| 03 | | | Fishing and aquaculture | |
| | 03.1 | | Fishing | |
| | 03.11 | Marine fishing | 0311 |
| 03.12 | Freshwater fishing | 0312 |
| 03.2 | | Aquaculture | |
| | 03.21 | Marine aquaculture | 0321 |
| 03.22 | Freshwater aquaculture | 0322 |
| SECTION B — MINING AND QUARRYING |
| 05 | | | Mining of coal and lignite | |
| | 05.1 | | Mining of hard coal | |
| | 05.10 | Mining of hard coal | 0510 |
| 05.2 | | Mining of lignite | |
| | 05.20 | Mining of lignite | 0520 |
| 06 | | | Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas | |
| | 06.1 | | Extraction of crude petroleum | |
| | 06.10 | Extraction of crude petroleum | 0610 |
| 06.2 | | Extraction of natural gas | |
| | 06.20 | Extraction of natural gas | 0620 |
| 07 | | | Mining of metal ores | |
| | 07.1 | | Mining of iron ores | |
| | 07.10 | Mining of iron ores | 0710 |
| 07.2 | | Mining of non-ferrous metal ores | |
| | 07.21 | Mining of uranium and thorium ores | 0721 |
| 07.29 | Mining of other non-ferrous metal ores | 0729 |
| 08 | | | Other mining and quarrying | |
| | 08.1 | | Quarrying of stone, sand and clay | |
| | 08.11 | Quarrying of ornamental and building stone, limestone, gypsum, chalk and slate | 0810 (1) |
| 08.12 | Operation of gravel and sand pits; mining of clays and kaolin | 0810 (1) |
| 08.9 | | Mining and quarrying n.e.c. (2) | |
| | 08.91 | Mining of chemical and fertiliser minerals | 0891 |
| 08.92 | Extraction of peat | 0892 |
| 08.93 | Extraction of salt | 0893 |
| 08.99 | Other mining and quarrying n.e.c. (2) | 0899 |
| 09 | | | Mining support service activities | |
| | 09.1 | | Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction | |
| | 09.10 | Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction | 0910 |
| 09.9 | | Support activities for other mining and quarrying | |
| | 09.90 | Support activities for other mining and quarrying | 0990 |
| SECTION C — MANUFACTURING |
| 10 | | | Manufacture of food products | |
| | 10.1 | | Processing and preserving of meat and production of meat products | |
| | 10.11 | Processing and preserving of meat | 1010 (1) |
| 10.12 | Processing and preserving of poultry meat | 1010 (1) |
| 10.13 | Production of meat and poultry meat products | 1010 (1) |
| 10.2 | | Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs | |
| | 10.20 | Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs | 1020 |
| 10.3 | | Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables | |
| | 10.31 | Processing and preserving of potatoes | 1030 (1) |
| 10.32 | Manufacture of fruit and vegetable juice | 1030 (1) |
| 10.39 | Other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables | 1030 (1) |
| 10.4 | | Manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats | |
| | 10.41 | Manufacture of oils and fats | 1040 (1) |
| 10.42 | Manufacture of margarine and similar edible fats | 1040 (1) |
| 10.5 | | Manufacture of dairy products | |
| | 10.51 | Operation of dairies and cheese making | 1050 (1) |
| 10.52 | Manufacture of ice cream | 1050 (1) |
| 10.6 | | Manufacture of grain mill products, starches and starch products | |
| | 10.61 | Manufacture of grain mill products | 1061 |
| 10.62 | Manufacture of starches and starch products | 1062 |
| 10.7 | | Manufacture of bakery and farinaceous products | |
| | 10.71 | Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes | 1071 (1) |
| 10.72 | Manufacture of rusks and biscuits; manufacture of preserved pastry goods and cakes | 1071 (1) |
| 10.73 | Manufacture of macaroni, noodles, couscous and similar farinaceous products | 1074 |
| 10.8 | | Manufacture of other food products | |
| | 10.81 | Manufacture of sugar | 1072 |
| 10.82 | Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery | 1073 |
| 10.83 | Processing of tea and coffee | 1079 (1) |
| 10.84 | Manufacture of condiments and seasonings | 1079 (1) |
| 10.85 | Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes | 1075 |
| 10.86 | Manufacture of homogenised food preparations and dietetic food | 1079 (1) |
| 10.89 | Manufacture of other food products n.e.c. (2) | 1079 (1) |
| 10.9 | | Manufacture of prepared animal feeds | |
| | 10.91 | Manufacture of prepared feeds for farm animals | 1080 (1) |
| 10.92 | Manufacture of prepared pet foods | 1080 (1) |
| 11 | | | Manufacture of beverages | |
| | 11.0 | | Manufacture of beverages | |
| | 11.01 | Distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits | 1101 |
| 11.02 | Manufacture of wine from grape | 1102 (1) |
| 11.03 | Manufacture of cider and other fruit wines | 1102 (1) |
| 11.04 | Manufacture of other non-distilled fermented beverages | 1102 (1) |
| 11.05 | Manufacture of beer | 1103 (1) |
| 11.06 | Manufacture of malt | 1103 (1) |
| 11.07 | Manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters | 1104 |
| 12 | | | Manufacture of tobacco products | |
| | 12.0 | | Manufacture of tobacco products | |
| | 12.00 | Manufacture of tobacco products | 1200 |
| 13 | | | Manufacture of textiles | |
| | 13.1 | | Preparation and spinning of textile fibres | |
| | 13.10 | Preparation and spinning of textile fibres | 1311 |
| 13.2 | | Weaving of textiles | |
| | 13.20 | Weaving of textiles | 1312 |
| 13.3 | | Finishing of textiles | |
| | 13.30 | Finishing of textiles | 1313 |
| 13.9 | | Manufacture of other textiles | |
| | 13.91 | Manufacture of knitted and crocheted fabrics | 1391 |
| 13.92 | Manufacture of made-up textile articles, except apparel | 1392 |
| 13.93 | Manufacture of carpets and rugs | 1393 |
| 13.94 | Manufacture of cordage, rope, twine and netting | 1394 |
| 13.95 | Manufacture of non-wovens and articles made from non-wovens, except apparel | 1399 (1) |
| 13.96 | Manufacture of other technical and industrial textiles | 1399 (1) |
| 13.99 | Manufacture of other textiles n.e.c. (2) | 1399 (1) |
| 14 | | | Manufacture of wearing apparel | |
| | 14.1 | | Manufacture of wearing apparel, except fur apparel | |
| | 14.11 | Manufacture of leather clothes | 1410 (1) |
| 14.12 | Manufacture of workwear | 1410 (1) |
| 14.13 | Manufacture of other outerwear | 1410 (1) |
| 14.14 | Manufacture of underwear | 1410 (1) |
| 14.19 | Manufacture of other wearing apparel and accessories | 1410 (1) |
| 14.2 | | Manufacture of articles of fur | |
| | 14.20 | Manufacture of articles of fur | 1420 |
| 14.3 | | Manufacture of knitted and crocheted apparel | |
| | 14.31 | Manufacture of knitted and crocheted hosiery | 1430 (1) |
| 14.39 | Manufacture of other knitted and crocheted apparel | 1430 (1) |
| 15 | | | Manufacture of leather and related products | |
| | 15.1 | | Tanning and dressing of leather; manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddlery and harness; dressing and dyeing of fur | |
| | 15.11 | Tanning and dressing of leather; dressing and dyeing of fur | 1511 |
| 15.12 | Manufacture of luggage, handbags and the like, saddlery and harness | 1512 |
| 15.2 | | Manufacture of footwear | |
| | 15.20 | Manufacture of footwear | 1520 |
| 16 | | | Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials | |
| | 16.1 | | Sawmilling and planing of wood | |
| | 16.10 | Sawmilling and planing of wood | 1610 |
| 16.2 | | Manufacture of products of wood, cork, straw and plaiting materials | |
| | 16.21 | Manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels | 1621 |
| 16.22 | Manufacture of assembled parquet floors | 1622 (1) |
| 16.23 | Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery | 1622 (1) |
| 16.24 | Manufacture of wooden containers | 1623 |
| 16.29 | Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials | 1629 |
| 17 | | | Manufacture of paper and paper products | |
| | 17.1 | | Manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard | |
| | 17.11 | Manufacture of pulp | 1701 (1) |
| 17.12 | Manufacture of paper and paperboard | 1701 (1) |
| 17.2 | | Manufacture of articles of paper and paperboard | |
| | 17.21 | Manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard and of containers of paper and paperboard | 1702 |
| 17.22 | Manufacture of household and sanitary goods and of toilet requisites | 1709 (1) |
| 17.23 | Manufacture of paper stationery | 1709 (1) |
| 17.24 | Manufacture of wallpaper | 1709 (1) |
| 17.29 | Manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard | 1709 (1) |
| 18 | | | Printing and reproduction of recorded media | |
| | 18.1 | | Printing and service activities related to printing | |
| | 18.11 | Printing of newspapers | 1811 (1) |
| 18.12 | Other printing | 1811 (1) |
| 18.13 | Pre-press and pre-media services | 1812 (1) |
| 18.14 | Binding and related services | 1812 (1) |
| 18.2 | | Reproduction of recorded media | |
| | 18.20 | Reproduction of recorded media | 1820 |
| 19 | | | Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products | |
| | 19.1 | | Manufacture of coke oven products | |
| | 19.10 | Manufacture of coke oven products | 1910 |
| 19.2 | | Manufacture of refined petroleum products | |
| | 19.20 | Manufacture of refined petroleum products | 1920 |
| 20 | | | Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products | |
| | 20.1 | | Manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms | |
| | 20.11 | Manufacture of industrial gases | 2011 (1) |
| 20.12 | Manufacture of dyes and pigments | 2011 (1) |
| 20.13 | Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals | 2011 (1) |
| 20.14 | Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals | 2011 (1) |
| 20.15 | Manufacture of fertilisers and nitrogen compounds | 2012 |
| 20.16 | Manufacture of plastics in primary forms | 2013 (1) |
| 20.17 | Manufacture of synthetic rubber in primary forms | 2013 (1) |
| 20.2 | | Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products | |
| | 20.20 | Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products | 2021 |
| 20.3 | | Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics | |
| | 20.30 | Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics | 2022 |
| 20.4 | | Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations, perfumes and toilet preparations | |
| | 20.41 | Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations | 2023 (1) |
| 20.42 | Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations | 2023 (1) |
| 20.5 | | Manufacture of other chemical products | |
| | 20.51 | Manufacture of explosives | 2029 (1) |
| 20.52 | Manufacture of glues | 2029 (1) |
| 20.53 | Manufacture of essential oils | 2029 (1) |
| 20.59 | Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c. (2) | 2029 (1) |
| 20.6 | | Manufacture of man-made fibres | |
| | 20.60 | Manufacture of man-made fibres | 2030 |
| 21 | | | Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations | |
| | 21.1 | | Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products | |
| | 21.10 | Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products | 2100 (1) |
| 21.2 | | Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations | |
| | 21.20 | Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations | 2100 (1) |
| 22 | | | Manufacture of rubber and plastic products | |
| | 22.1 | | Manufacture of rubber products | |
| | 22.11 | Manufacture of rubber tyres and tubes; retreading and rebuilding of rubber tyres | 2211 |
| 22.19 | Manufacture of other rubber products | 2219 |
| 22.2 | | Manufacture of plastics products | |
| | 22.21 | Manufacture of plastic plates, sheets, tubes and profiles | 2220 (1) |
| 22.22 | Manufacture of plastic packing goods | 2220 (1) |
| 22.23 | Manufacture of builders' ware of plastic | 2220 (1) |
| 22.29 | Manufacture of other plastic products | 2220 (1) |
| 23 | | | Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products | |
| | 23.1 | | Manufacture of glass and glass products | |
| | 23.11 | Manufacture of flat glass | 2310 (1) |
| 23.12 | Shaping and processing of flat glass | 2310 (1) |
| 23.13 | Manufacture of hollow glass | 2310 (1) |
| 23.14 | Manufacture of glass fibres | 2310 (1) |
| 23.19 | Manufacture and processing of other glass, including technical glassware | 2310 (1) |
| 23.2 | | Manufacture of refractory products | |
| | 23.20 | Manufacture of refractory products | 2391 |
| 23.3 | | Manufacture of clay building materials | |
| | 23.31 | Manufacture of ceramic tiles and flags | 2392 (1) |
| 23.32 | Manufacture of bricks, tiles and construction products, in baked clay | 2392 (1) |
| 23.4 | | Manufacture of other porcelain and ceramic products | |
| | 23.41 | Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles | 2393 (1) |
| 23.42 | Manufacture of ceramic sanitary fixtures | 2393 (1) |
| 23.43 | Manufacture of ceramic insulators and insulating fittings | 2393 (1) |
| 23.44 | Manufacture of other technical ceramic products | 2393 (1) |
| 23.49 | Manufacture of other ceramic products | 2393 (1) |
| 23.5 | | Manufacture of cement, lime and plaster | |
| | 23.51 | Manufacture of cement | 394 (1) |
| 23.52 | Manufacture of lime and plaster | 2394 (1) |
| 23.6 | | Manufacture of articles of concrete, cement and plaster | |
| | 23.61 | Manufacture of concrete products for construction purposes | 2395 (1) |
| 23.62 | Manufacture of plaster products for construction purposes | 2395 (1) |
| 23.63 | Manufacture of ready-mixed concrete | 2395 (1) |
| 23.64 | Manufacture of mortars | 395 (1) |
| 23.65 | Manufacture of fibre cement | 395 (1) |
| 23.69 | Manufacture of other articles of concrete, plaster and cement | 395 (1) |
| 23.7 | | Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone | |
| | 23.70 | Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone | 2396 |
| 23.9 | | Manufacture of abrasive products and non-metallic mineral products n.e. c. (2) | |
| | 23.91 | Production of abrasive products | 2399 (1) |
| 23.99 | Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products n.e.c. (2) | 2399 (1) |
| 24 | | | Manufacture of basic metals | |
| | 24.1 | | Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys | |
| | 24.10 | Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys | 2410 (1) |
| 24.2 | | Manufacture of tubes, pipes, hollow profiles and related fittings, of steel | |
| | 24.20 | Manufacture of tubes, pipes, hollow profiles and related fittings, of steel | 2410 (1) |
| 24.3 | | Manufacture of other products of first processing of steel | |
| | 24.31 | Cold drawing of bars | 2410 (1) |
| 24.32 | Cold rolling of narrow strip | 2410 (1) |
| 24.33 | Cold forming or folding | 2410 (1) |
| 24.34 | Cold drawing of wire | 2410 (1) |
| 24.4 | | Manufacture of basic precious and other non-ferrous metals | |
| | 24.41 | Precious metals production | 2420 (1) |
| 24.42 | Aluminium production | 2420 (1) |
| 24.43 | Lead, zinc and tin production | 2420 (1) |
| 24.44 | Copper production | 2420 (1) |
| 24.45 | Other non-ferrous metal production | 2420 (1) |
| 24.46 | Processing of nuclear fuel | 2420 (1) |
| 24.5 | | Casting of metals | |
| | 24.51 | Casting of iron | 2431 (1) |
| 24.52 | Casting of steel | 2431 (1) |
| 24.53 | Casting of light metals | 2432 (1) |
| 24.54 | Casting of other non-ferrous metals | 2432 (1) |
| 25 | | | Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment | |
| | 25.1 | | Manufacture of structural metal products | |
| | 25.11 | Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures | 2511 (1) |
| 25.12 | Manufacture of doors and windows of metal | 2511 (1) |
| 25.2 | | Manufacture of tanks, reservoirs and containers of metal | |
| | 25.21 | Manufacture of central heating radiators and boilers | 2512 (1) |
| 25.29 | Manufacture of other tanks, reservoirs and containers of metal | 2512 (1) |
| 25.3 | | Manufacture of steam generators, except central heating hot water boilers | |
| | 25.30 | Manufacture of steam generators, except central heating hot water boilers | 2513 |
| 25.4 | | Manufacture of weapons and ammunition | |
| | 25.40 | Manufacture of weapons and ammunition | 2520 |
| 25.5 | | Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy | |
| | 25.50 | Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy | 2591 |
| 25.6 | | Treatment and coating of metals; machining | |
| | 25.61 | Treatment and coating of metals | 2592 (1) |
| 25.62 | Machining | 2592 (1) |
| 25.7 | | Manufacture of cutlery, tools and general hardware | |
| | 25.71 | Manufacture of cutlery | 2593 (1) |
| 25.72 | Manufacture of locks and hinges | 2593 (1) |
| 25.73 | Manufacture of tools | 2593 (1) |
| 25.9 | | Manufacture of other fabricated metal products | |
| | 25.91 | Manufacture of steel drums and similar containers | 2599 (1) |
| 25.92 | Manufacture of light metal packaging | 2599 (1) |
| 25.93 | Manufacture of wire products, chain and springs | 2599 (1) |
| 25.94 | Manufacture of fasteners and screw machine products | 2599 (1) |
| 25.99 | Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c. (2) | 2599 (1) |
| 26 | | | Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products | |
| | 26.1 | | Manufacture of electronic components and boards | |
| | 26.11 | Manufacture of electronic components | 2610 (1) |
| 26.12 | Manufacture of loaded electronic boards | 2610 (1) |
| 26.2 | | Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment | |
| | 26.20 | Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment | 2620 |
| 26.3 | | Manufacture of communication equipment | |
| | 26.30 | Manufacture of communication equipment | 2630 |
| 26.4 | | Manufacture of consumer electronics | |
| | 26.40 | Manufacture of consumer electronics | 2640 |
| 26.5 | | Manufacture of instruments and appliances for measuring, testing and navigation; watches and clocks | |
| | 26.51 | Manufacture of instruments and appliances for measuring, testing and navigation | 2651 |
| 26.52 | Manufacture of watches and clocks | 2652 |
| 26.6 | | Manufacture of irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment | |
| | 26.60 | Manufacture of irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment | 2660 |
| 26.7 | | Manufacture of optical instruments and photographic equipment | |
| | 26.70 | Manufacture of optical instruments and photographic equipment | 2670 |
| 26.8 | | Manufacture of magnetic and optical media | |
| | 26.80 | Manufacture of magnetic and optical media | 2680 |
| 27 | | | Manufacture of electrical equipment | |
| | 27.1 | | Manufacture of electric motors, generators, transformers and electricity distribution and control apparatus | |
| | 27.11 | Manufacture of electric motors, generators and transformers | 2710 (1) |
| 27.12 | Manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus | 2710 (1) |
| 27.2 | | Manufacture of batteries and accumulators | |
| | 27.20 | Manufacture of batteries and accumulators | 2720 |
| 27.3 | | Manufacture of wiring and wiring devices | |
| | 27.31 | Manufacture of fibre optic cables | 2731 |
| 27.32 | Manufacture of other electronic and electric wires and cables | 2732 |
| 27.33 | Manufacture of wiring devices | 2733 |
| 27.4 | | Manufacture of electric lighting equipment | |
| | 27.40 | Manufacture of electric lighting equipment | 2740 |
| 27.5 | | Manufacture of domestic appliances | |
| | 27.51 | Manufacture of electric domestic appliances | 2750 (1) |
| 27.52 | Manufacture of non-electric domestic appliances | 2750 (1) |
| 27.9 | | Manufacture of other electrical equipment | |
| | 27.90 | Manufacture of other electrical equipment | 2790 |
| 28 | | | Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (2) | |
| | 28.1 | | Manufacture of general-purpose machinery | |
| | 28.11 | Manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines | 2811 |
| 28.12 | Manufacture of fluid power equipment | 2812 |
| 28.13 | Manufacture of other pumps and compressors | 2813 (1) |
| 28.14 | Manufacture of other taps and valves | 2813 (1) |
| 28.15 | Manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements | 2814 |
| 28.2 | | Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery | |
| | 28.21 | Manufacture of ovens, furnaces and furnace burners | 2815 |
| 28.22 | Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment | 2816 |
| 28.23 | Manufacture of office machinery and equipment (except computers and peripheral equipment) | 2817 |
| 28.24 | Manufacture of power-driven hand tools | 2818 |
| 28.25 | Manufacture of non-domestic cooling and ventilation equipment | 2819 (1) |
| 28.29 | Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery n.e.c. | 2819 (1) |
| 28.3 | | Manufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery | |
| | 28.30 | Manufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery | 2821 |
| 28.4 | | Manufacture of metal forming machinery and machine tools | |
| | 28.41 | Manufacture of metal forming machinery | 2822 (1) |
| 28.49 | Manufacture of other machine tools | 2822 (1) |
| 28.9 | | Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery | |
| | 28.91 | Manufacture of machinery for metallurgy | 2823 |
| 28.92 | Manufacture of machinery for mining, quarrying and construction | 2824 |
| 28.93 | Manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing | 2825 |
| 28.94 | Manufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather production | 826 |
| 28.95 | Manufacture of machinery for paper and paperboard production | 2829 (1) |
| 28.96 | Manufacture of plastic and rubber machinery | 2829 (1) |
| 28.99 | Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c. (2) | 2829 (1) |
| 29 | | | Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers | |
| | 29.1 | | Manufacture of motor vehicles | |
| | 29.10 | Manufacture of motor vehicles | 2910 |
| 29.2 | | Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers | |
| | 29.20 | Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers | 2920 |
| 29.3 | | Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles | |
| | 29.31 | Manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment for motor vehicles | 2930 (1) |
| 29.32 | Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles | 2930 (1) |
| 30 | | | Manufacture of other transport equipment | |
| | 30.1 | | Building of ships and boats | |
| | 30.11 | Building of ships and floating structures | 3011 |
| 30.12 | Building of pleasure and sporting boats | 3012 |
| 30.2 | | Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock | |
| | 30.20 | Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock | 3020 |
| 30.3 | | Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery | |
| | 30.30 | Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery | 3030 |
| 30.4 | | Manufacture of military fighting vehicles | |
| | 30.40 | Manufacture of military fighting vehicles | 3040 |
| 30.9 | | Manufacture of transport equipment n.e.c. (2) | |
| | 30.91 | Manufacture of motorcycles | 3091 |
| 30.92 | Manufacture of bicycles and invalid carriages | 3092 |
| 30.99 | Manufacture of other transport equipment n.e.c. (2) | 3099 |
| 31 | | | Manufacture of furniture | |
| | 31.0 | | Manufacture of furniture | |
| | 31.01 | Manufacture of office and shop furniture | 3100 (1) |
| 31.02 | Manufacture of kitchen furniture | 3100 (1) |
| 31.03 | Manufacture of mattresses | 3100 (1) |
| 31.09 | Manufacture of other furniture | 3100 (1) |
| 32 | | | Other manufacturing | |
| | 32.1 | | Manufacture of jewellery, bijouterie and related articles | |
| | 32.11 | Striking of coins | 3211 (1) |
| 32.12 | Manufacture of jewellery and related articles | 3211 (1) |
| 32.13 | Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles | 3212 |
| 32.2 | | Manufacture of musical instruments | |
| | 32.20 | Manufacture of musical instruments | 3220 |
| 32.3 | | Manufacture of sports goods | |
| | 32.30 | Manufacture of sports goods | 3230 |
| 32.4 | | Manufacture of games and toys | |
| | 32.40 | Manufacture of games and toys | 3240 |
| 32.5 | | Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies | |
| | 32.50 | Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies | 3250 |
| 32.9 | | Manufacturing n.e.c. (2) | |
| | 32.91 | Manufacture of brooms and brushes | 3290 (1) |
| 32.99 | Other manufacturing n.e.c. (2) | 3290 (1) |
| 33 | | | Repair and installation of machinery and equipment | |
| | 33.1 | | Repair of fabricated metal products, machinery and equipment | |
| | 33.11 | Repair of fabricated metal products | 3311 |
| 33.12 | Repair of machinery | 3312 |
| 33.13 | Repair of electronic and optical equipment | 3313 |
| 33.14 | Repair of electrical equipment | 3314 |
| 33.15 | Repair and maintenance of ships and boats | 3315 (1) |
| 33.16 | Repair and maintenance of aircraft and spacecraft | 3315 (1) |
| 33.17 | Repair and maintenance of other transport equipment | 3315 (1) |
| 33.19 | Repair of other equipment | 3319 |
| 33.2 | | Installation of industrial machinery and equipment | |
| | 33.20 | Installation of industrial machinery and equipment | 3320 |
| SECTION D — ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY |
| 35 | | | Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | |
| | 35.1 | | Electric power generation, transmission and distribution | |
| | 35.11 | Production of electricity | 3510 (1) |
| 35.12 | Transmission of electricity | 3510 (1) |
| 35.13 | Distribution of electricity | 3510 (1) |
| 35.14 | Trade of electricity | 3510 (1) |
| 35.2 | | Manufacture of gas; distribution of gaseous fuels through mains | |
| | 35.21 | Manufacture of gas | 3520 (1) |
| 35.22 | Distribution of gaseous fuels through mains | 3520 (1) |
| 35.23 | Trade of gas through mains | 3520 (1) |
| 35.3 | | Steam and air conditioning supply | |
| | 35.30 | Steam and air conditioning supply | 3530 |
| SECTION E — WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES |
| 36 | | | Water collection, treatment and supply | |
| | 36.0 | | Water collection, treatment and supply | |
| | 36.00 | Water collection, treatment and supply | 3600 |
| 37 | | | Sewerage | |
| | 37.0 | | Sewerage | |
| | 37.00 | Sewerage | 3700 |
| 38 | | | Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery | |
| | 38.1 | | Waste collection | |
| | 38.11 | Collection of non-hazardous waste | 3811 |
| 38.12 | Collection of hazardous waste | 3812 |
| 38.2 | | Waste treatment and disposal | |
| | 38.21 | Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste | 3821 |
| 38.22 | Treatment and disposal of hazardous waste | 3822 |
| 38.3 | | Materials recovery | |
| | 38.31 | Dismantling of wrecks | 3830 (1) |
| 38.32 | Recovery of sorted materials | 3830 (1) |
| 39 | | | Remediation activities and other waste management services | |
| | 39.0 | | Remediation activities and other waste management services | |
| | 39.00 | Remediation activities and other waste management services | 3900 |
| SECTION F — CONSTRUCTION |
| 41 | | | Construction of buildings | |
| | 41.1 | | Development of building projects | |
| | 41.10 | Development of building projects | 4100 (1) |
| 41.2 | | Construction of residential and non-residential buildings | |
| | 41.20 | Construction of residential and non-residential buildings | 4100 (1) |
| 42 | | | Civil engineering | |
| | 42.1 | | Construction of roads and railways | |
| | 42.11 | Construction of roads and motorways | 4210 (1) |
| 42.12 | Construction of railways and underground railways | 4210 (1) |
| 42.13 | Construction of bridges and tunnels | 4210 (1) |
| 42.2 | | Construction of utility projects | |
| | 42.21 | Construction of utility projects for fluids | 4220 (1) |
| 42.22 | Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications | 4220 (1) |
| 42.9 | | Construction of other civil engineering projects | |
| | 42.91 | Construction of water projects | 4290 (1) |
| 42.99 | Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c. (2) | 4290 (1) |
| 43 | | | Specialised construction activities | |
| | 43.1 | | Demolition and site preparation | |
| | 43.11 | Demolition | 4311 |
| 43.12 | Site preparation | 4312 (1) |
| 43.13 | Test drilling and boring | 4312 (1) |
| 43.2 | | Electrical, plumbing and other construction installation activities | |
| | 43.21 | Electrical installation | 4321 |
| 43.22 | Plumbing, heat and air conditioning installation | 4322 |
| 43.29 | Other construction installation | 4329 |
| 43.3 | | Building completion and finishing | |
| | 43.31 | Plastering | 4330 (1) |
| 43.32 | Joinery installation | 4330 (1) |
| 43.33 | Floor and wall covering | 4330 (1) |
| 43.34 | Painting and glazing | 4330 (1) |
| 43.39 | Other building completion and finishing | 4330 (1) |
| 43.9 | | Other specialised construction activities | |
| | 43.91 | Roofing activities | 4390 (1) |
| 43.99 | Other specialised construction activities n.e.c. (2) | 4390 (1) |
| SECTION G — WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE; REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES |
| 45 | | | Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | |
| | 45.1 | | Sale of motor vehicles | |
| | 45.11 | Sale of cars and light motor vehicles | 4510 (1) |
| 45.19 | Sale of other motor vehicles | 4510 (1) |
| 45.2 | | Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles | |
| | 45.20 | Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles | 4520 |
| 45.3 | | Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories | |
| | 45.31 | Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories | 4530 (1) |
| 45.32 | Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories | 4530 (1) |
| 45.4 | | Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories | |
| | 45.40 | Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories | 4540 |
| 46 | | | Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | |
| | 46.1 | | Wholesale on a fee or contract basis | |
| | 46.11 | Agents involved in the sale of agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods | 4610 (1) |
| 46.12 | Agents involved in the sale of fuels, ores, metals and industrial chemicals | 4610 (1) |
| 46.13 | Agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials | 4610 (1) |
| 46.14 | Agents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft | 4610 (1) |
| 46.15 | Agents involved in the sale of furniture, household goods, hardware and ironmongery | 4610 (1) |
| 46.16 | Agents involved in the sale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods | 4610 (1) |
| 46.17 | Agents involved in the sale of food, beverages and tobacco | 4610 (1) |
| 46.18 | Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products | 4610 (1) |
| 46.19 | Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods | 4610 (1) |
| 46.2 | | Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals | |
| | 46.21 | Wholesale of grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feeds | 4620 (1) |
| 46.22 | Wholesale of flowers and plants | 4620 (1) |
| 46.23 | Wholesale of live animals | 4620 (1) |
| 46.24 | Wholesale of hides, skins and leather | 4620 (1) |
| 46.3 | | Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco | |
| | 46.31 | Wholesale of fruit and vegetables | 4630 (1) |
| 46.32 | Wholesale of meat and meat products | 4630 (1) |
| 46.33 | Wholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats | 4630 (1) |
| 46.34 | Wholesale of beverages | 4630 (1) |
| 46.35 | Wholesale of tobacco products | 4630 (1) |
| 46.36 | Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery | 4630 (1) |
| 46.37 | Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices | 4630 (1) |
| 46.38 | Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs | 4630 (1) |
| 46.39 | Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco | 4630 (1) |
| 46.4 | | Wholesale of household goods | |
| | 46.41 | Wholesale of textiles | 4641 (1) |
| 46.42 | Wholesale of clothing and footwear | 4641 (1) |
| 46.43 | Wholesale of electrical household appliances | 4649 (1) |
| 46.44 | Wholesale of china and glassware and cleaning materials | 4649 (1) |
| 46.45 | Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics | 4649 (1) |
| 46.46 | Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods | 4649 (1) |
| 46.47 | Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment | 4649 (1) |
| 46.48 | Wholesale of watches and jewellery | 4649 (1) |
| 46.49 | Wholesale of other household goods | 4649 (1) |
| 46.5 | | Wholesale of information and communication equipment | |
| | 46.51 | Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software | 4651 |
| 46.52 | Wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts | 4652 |
| 46.6 | | Wholesale of other machinery, equipment and supplies | |
| | 46.61 | Wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies | 4653 |
| 46.62 | Wholesale of machine tools | 4659 (1) |
| 46.63 | Wholesale of mining, construction and civil engineering machinery | 4659 (1) |
| 46.64 | Wholesale of machinery for the textile industry and of sewing and knitting machines | 4659 (1) |
| 46.65 | Wholesale of office furniture | 4659 (1) |
| 46.66 | Wholesale of other office machinery and equipment | 4659 (1) |
| 46.69 | Wholesale of other machinery and equipment | 4659 (1) |
| 46.7 | | Other specialised wholesale | |
| | 46.71 | Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products | 4661 |
| 46.72 | Wholesale of metals and metal ores | 4662 |
| 46.73 | Wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment | 4663 (1) |
| 46.74 | Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies | 4663 (1) |
| 46.75 | Wholesale of chemical products | 4669 (1) |
| 46.76 | Wholesale of other intermediate products | 4669 (1) |
| 46.77 | Wholesale of waste and scrap | 4669 (1) |
| 46.9 | | Non-specialised wholesale trade | |
| | 46.90 | Non-specialised wholesale trade | 4690 |
| 47 | | | Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | |
| | 47.1 | | Retail sale in non-specialised stores | |
| | 47.11 | Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating | 4711 |
| 47.19 | Other retail sale in non-specialised stores | 4719 |
| 47.2 | | Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores | |
| 47.21 | Retail sale of fruit and vegetables in specialised stores | 4721 (1) |
| 47.22 | Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores | 4721 (1) |
| 47.23 | Retail sale of fish, crustaceans and molluscs in specialised stores | 4721 (1) |
| 47.24 | Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores | 4721 (1) |
| 47.25 | Retail sale of beverages in specialised stores | 4722 |
| 47.26 | Retail sale of tobacco products in specialised stores | 4723 |
| 47.29 | Other retail sale of food in specialised stores | 4721 (1) |
| 47.3 | | Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores | |
| | 47.30 | Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores | 4730 |
| 47.4 | | Retail sale of information and communication equipment in specialised stores | |
| | 47.41 | Retail sale of computers, peripheral units and software in specialised stores | 4741 (1) |
| 47.42 | Retail sale of telecommunications equipment in specialised stores | 4741 (1) |
| 47.43 | Retail sale of audio and video equipment in specialised stores | 4742 |
| 47.5 | | Retail sale of other household equipment in specialised stores | |
| | 47.51 | Retail sale of textiles in specialised stores | 4751 |
| 47.52 | Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores | 4752 |
| 47.53 | Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores | 4753 |
| 47.54 | Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores | 4759 (1) |
| 47.59 | Retail sale of furniture, lighting equipment and other household articles in specialised stores | 4759 (1) |
| 47.6 | | Retail sale of cultural and recreation goods in specialised stores | |
| | 47.61 | Retail sale of books in specialised stores | 4761 (1) |
| 47.62 | Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores | 4761 (1) |
| 47.63 | Retail sale of music and video recordings in specialised stores | 4762 |
| 47.64 | Retail sale of sporting equipment in specialised stores | 4763 |
| 47.65 | Retail sale of games and toys in specialised stores | 4764 |
| 47.7 | | Retail sale of other goods in specialised stores | |
| | 47.71 | Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores | 4771 (1) |
| 47.72 | Retail sale of footwear and leather goods in specialised stores | 4771 (1) |
| 47.73 | Dispensing chemist in specialised stores | 4772 (1) |
| 47.74 | Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods in specialised stores | 4772 (1) |
| 47.75 | Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores | 4772 (1) |
| 47.76 | Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilisers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores | 4773 (1) |
| 47.77 | Retail sale of watches and jewellery in specialised stores | 4773 (1) |
| 47.78 | Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores | 4773 (1) |
| 47.79 | Retail sale of second-hand goods in stores | 4774 |
| 47.8 | | Retail sale via stalls and markets | |
| | 47.81 | Retail sale via stalls and markets of food, beverages and tobacco products | 4781 |
| 47.82 | Retail sale via stalls and markets of textiles, clothing and footwear | 4782 |
| 47.89 | Retail sale via stalls and markets of other goods | 4789 |
| 47.9 | | Retail trade not in stores, stalls or markets | |
| | 47.91 | Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet | 4791 |
| 47.99 | Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets | 4799 |
| SECTION H — TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE |
| 49 | | | Land transport and transport via pipelines | |
| | 49.1 | | Passenger rail transport, interurban | |
| | 49.10 | Passenger rail transport, interurban | 4911 |
| 49.2 | | Freight rail transport | |
| | 49.20 | Freight rail transport | 4912 |
| 49.3 | | Other passenger land transport | |
| | 49.31 | Urban and suburban passenger land transport | 4921 |
| 49.32 | Taxi operation | 4922 (1) |
| 49.39 | Other passenger land transport n.e.c. (2) | 4922 (1) |
| 49.4 | | Freight transport by road and removal services | |
| | 49.41 | Freight transport by road | 4923 (1) |
| 49.42 | Removal services | 4923 (1) |
| 49.5 | | Transport via pipeline | |
| | 49.50 | Transport via pipeline | 4930 |
| 50 | | | Water transport | |
| | 50.1 | | Sea and coastal passenger water transport | |
| | 50.10 | Sea and coastal passenger water transport | 5011 |
| 50.2 | | Sea and coastal freight water transport | |
| | 50.20 | Sea and coastal freight water transport | 5012 |
| 50.3 | | Inland passenger water transport | |
| | 50.30 | Inland passenger water transport | 5021 |
| 50.4 | | Inland freight water transport | |
| | 50.40 | Inland freight water transport | 5022 |
| 51 | | | Air transport | |
| | 51.1 | | Passenger air transport | |
| | 51.10 | Passenger air transport | 5110 |
| 51.2 | | Freight air transport and space transport | |
| | 51.21 | Freight air transport | 5120 (1) |
| 51.22 | Space transport | 5120 (1) |
| 52 | | | Warehousing and support activities for transportation | |
| | 52.1 | | Warehousing and storage | |
| | 52.10 | Warehousing and storage | 5210 |
| 52.2 | | Support activities for transportation | |
| | 52.21 | Service activities incidental to land transportation | 5221 |
| 52.22 | Service activities incidental to water transportation | 5222 |
| 52.23 | Service activities incidental to air transportation | 5223 |
| 52.24 | Cargo handling | 5224 |
| 52.29 | Other transportation support activities | 5229 |
| 53 | | | Postal and courier activities | |
| | 53.1 | | Postal activities under universal service obligation | |
| | 53.10 | Postal activities under universal service obligation | 5310 |
| 53.2 | | Other postal and courier activities | |
| | 53.20 | Other postal and courier activities | 5320 |
| SECTION I — ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICE ACTIVITIES |
| 55 | | | Accommodation | |
| | 55.1 | | Hotels and similar accommodation | |
| | 55.10 | Hotels and similar accommodation | 5510 (1) |
| 55.2 | | Holiday and other short-stay accommodation | |
| | 55.20 | Holiday and other short-stay accommodation | 5510 (1) |
| 55.3 | | Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks | |
| | 55.30 | Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks | 5520 |
| 55.9 | | Other accommodation | |
| | 55.90 | Other accommodation | 5590 |
| 56 | | | Food and beverage service activities | |
| | 56.1 | | Restaurants and mobile food service activities | |
| | 56.10 | Restaurants and mobile food service activities | 5610 |
| 56.2 | | Event catering and other food service activities | |
| | 56.21 | Event catering activities | 5621 |
| 56.29 | Other food service activities | 5629 |
| 56.3 | | Beverage serving activities | |
| | 56.30 | Beverage serving activities | 5630 |
| SECTION J — INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION |
| 58 | | | Publishing activities | |
| | 58.1 | | Publishing of books, periodicals and other publishing activities | |
| | 58.11 | Book publishing | 5811 |
| 58.12 | Publishing of directories and mailing lists | 5812 |
| 58.13 | Publishing of newspapers | 5813 (1) |
| 58.14 | Publishing of journals and periodicals | 5813 (1) |
| 58.19 | Other publishing activities | 5819 |
| 58.2 | | Software publishing | |
| | 58.21 | Publishing of computer games | 5820 (1) |
| 58.29 | Other software publishing | 5820 (1) |
| 59 | | | Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities | |
| | 59.1 | | Motion picture, video and television programme activities | |
| | 59.11 | Motion picture, video and television programme production activities | 5911 |
| 59.12 | Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities | 5912 |
| 59.13 | Motion picture, video and television programme distribution activities | 5913 |
| 59.14 | Motion picture projection activities | 5914 |
| 59.2 | | Sound recording and music publishing activities | |
| | 59.20 | Sound recording and music publishing activities | 5920 |
| 60 | | | Programming and broadcasting activities | |
| | 60.1 | | Radio broadcasting | |
| | 60.10 | Radio broadcasting | 6010 |
| 60.2 | | Television programming and broadcasting activities | |
| | 60.20 | Television programming and broadcasting activities | 6020 |
| 61 | | | Telecommunications | |
| | 61.1 | | Wired telecommunications activities | |
| | 61.10 | Wired telecommunications activities | 6110 |
| 61.2 | | Wireless telecommunications activities | |
| | 61.20 | Wireless telecommunications activities | 6120 |
| 61.3 | | Satellite telecommunications activities | |
| | 61.30 | Satellite telecommunications activities | 6130 |
| 61.9 | | Other telecommunications activities | |
| | 61.90 | Other telecommunications activities | 6190 |
| 62 | | | Computer programming, consultancy and related activities | |
| | 62.0 | | Computer programming, consultancy and related activities | |
| | 62.01 | Computer programming activities | 6201 |
| 62.02 | Computer consultancy activities | 6202 (1) |
| 62.03 | Computer facilities management activities | 6202 (1) |
| 62.09 | Other information technology and computer service activities | 6209 |
| 63 | | | Information service activities | |
| | 63.1 | | Data processing, hosting and related activities; web portals | |
| | 63.11 | Data processing, hosting and related activities | 6311 |
| 63.12 | Web portals | 6312 |
| 63.9 | | Other information service activities | |
| | 63.91 | News agency activities | 6391 |
| 63.99 | Other information service activities n.e.c. (2) | 6399 |
| SECTION K — FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES |
| 64 | | | Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding | |
| | 64.1 | | Monetary intermediation | |
| | 64.11 | Central banking | 6411 |
| 64.19 | Other monetary intermediation | 6419 |
| 64.2 | | Activities of holding companies | |
| | 64.20 | Activities of holding companies | 6420 |
| 64.3 | | Trusts, funds and similar financial entities | |
| | 64.30 | Trusts, funds and similar financial entities | 6430 |
| 64.9 | | Other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding | |
| | 64.91 | Financial leasing | 6491 |
| 64.92 | Other credit granting | 6492 |
| 64.99 | Other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding n.e.c. (2) | 6499 |
| 65 | | | Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security | |
| | 65.1 | | Insurance | |
| | 65.11 | Life insurance | 6511 |
| 65.12 | Non-life insurance | 6512 |
| 65.2 | | Reinsurance | |
| | 65.20 | Reinsurance | 6520 |
| 65.3 | | Pension funding | |
| | 65.30 | Pension funding | 6530 |
| 66 | | | Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities | |
| | 66.1 | | Activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding | |
| | 66.11 | Administration of financial markets | 6611 |
| 66.12 | Security and commodity contracts brokerage | 6612 |
| 66.19 | Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding | 6619 |
| 66.2 | | Activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding | |
| | 66.2 | Risk and damage evaluation | 6621 |
| 66.22 | Activities of insurance agents and brokers | 6622 |
| 66.29 | Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding | 6629 |
| 66.3 | | Fund management activities | |
| | 66.30 | Fund management activities | 6630 |
| SECTION L — REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES |
| 68 | | | Real estate activities | |
| | 68.1 | | Buying and selling of own real estate | |
| | 68.10 | Buying and selling of own real estate | 6810 (1) |
| 68.2 | | Renting and operating of own or leased real estate | |
| | 68.20 | Renting and operating of own or leased real estate | 6810 (1) |
| 68.3 | | Real estate activities on a fee or contract basis | |
| | 68.31 | Real estate agencies | 6820 (1) |
| 68.32 | Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis | 6820 (1) |
| SECTION M — PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES |
| 69 | | | Legal and accounting activities | |
| | 69.1 | | Legal activities | |
| | 69.10 | Legal activities | 6910 |
| 69.2 | | Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy | |
| | 69.20 | Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy | 6920 |
| 70 | | | Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities | |
| | 70.1 | | Activities of head offices | |
| | 70.10 | Activities of head offices | 7010 |
| 70.2 | | Management consultancy activities | |
| | 70.21 | Public relations and communication activities | 7020 (1) |
| 70.22 | Business and other management consultancy activities | 7020 (1) |
| 71 | | | Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis | |
| | 71.1 | | Architectural and engineering activities and related technical consultancy | |
| | 71.11 | Architectural activities | 7110 (1) |
| 71.12 | Engineering activities and related technical consultancy | 7110 (1) |
| 71.2 | | Technical testing and analysis | |
| | 71.20 | Technical testing and analysis | 7120 |
| 72 | | | Scientific research and development | |
| | 72.1 | | Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering | |
| | 72.11 | Research and experimental development on biotechnology | 7210 (1) |
| 72.19 | Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering | 7210 (1) |
| 72.2 | | Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities | |
| | 72.20 | Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities | 7220 |
| 73 | | | Advertising and market research | |
| | 73.1 | | Advertising | |
| | 73.11 | Advertising agencies | 7310 (1) |
| 73.12 | Media representation | 7310 (1) |
| 73.2 | | Market research and public opinion polling | |
| | 73.20 | Market research and public opinion polling | 7320 |
| 74 | | | Other professional, scientific and technical activities | |
| | 74.1 | | Specialised design activities | |
| | 74.10 | Specialised design activities | 7410 |
| 74.2 | | Photographic activities | |
| | 74.20 | Photographic activities | 7420 |
| 74.3 | | Translation and interpretation activities | |
| | 74.30 | Translation and interpretation activities | 7490 (1) |
| 74.9 | | Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. (2) | |
| | 74.90 | Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. (2) | 7490 (1) |
| 75 | | | Veterinary activities | |
| | 75.0 | | Veterinary activities | |
| | 75.00 | Veterinary activities | 7500 |
| SECTION N — ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICE ACTIVITIES |
| 77 | | | Rental and leasing activities | |
| | 77.1 | | Renting and leasing of motor vehicles | |
| | 77.11 | Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles | 7710 (1) |
| 77.12 | Renting and leasing of trucks | 7710 (1) |
| 77.2 | | Renting and leasing of personal and household goods | |
| | 77.21 | Renting and leasing of recreational and sports goods | 7721 |
| 77.22 | Renting of video tapes and disks | 7722 |
| 77.29 | Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods | 7729 |
| 77.3 | | Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods | |
| | 77.31 | Renting and leasing of agricultural machinery and equipment | 7730 (1) |
| 77.32 | Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment | 7730 (1) |
| 77.33 | Renting and leasing of office machinery and equipment (including computers) | 7730 (1) |
| 77.34 | Renting and leasing of water transport equipment | 7730 (1) |
| 77.35 | Renting and leasing of air transport equipment | 7730 (1) |
| 77.39 | Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c. (2) | 7730 (1) |
| 77.4 | | Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyrighted works | |
| | 77.40 | Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyrighted works | 7740 |
| 78 | | | Employment activities | |
| | 78.1 | | Activities of employment placement agencies | |
| | 78.10 | Activities of employment placement agencies | 7810 |
| 78.2 | | Temporary employment agency activities | |
| | 78.20 | Temporary employment agency activities | 7820 |
| 78.3 | | Other human resources provision | |
| | 78.30 | Other human resources provision | 7830 |
| 79 | | | Travel agency, tour operator reservation service and related activities | |
| | 79.1 | | Travel agency and tour operator activities | |
| | 79.11 | Travel agency activities | 7911 |
| 79.12 | Tour operator activities | 7912 |
| 79.9 | | Other reservation service and related activities | |
| | 79.90 | Other reservation service and related activities | 7990 |
| 80 | | | Security and investigation activities | |
| | 80.1 | | Private security activities | |
| | 80.10 | Private security activities | 8010 |
| 80.2 | | Security systems service activities | |
| | 80.20 | Security systems service activities | 8020 |
| 80.3 | | Investigation activities | |
| | 80.30 | Investigation activities | 8030 |
| 81 | | | Services to buildings and landscape activities | |
| | 81.1 | | Combined facilities support activities | |
| | 81.10 | Combined facilities support activities | 8110 |
| 81.2 | | Cleaning activities | |
| | 81.21 | General cleaning of buildings | 8121 |
| 81.22 | Other building and industrial cleaning activities | 8129 (1) |
| 81.29 | Other cleaning activities | 8129 (1) |
| 81.3 | | Landscape service activities | |
| | 81.30 | Landscape service activities | 8130 |
| 82 | | | Office administrative, office support and other business support activities | |
| | 82.1 | | Office administrative and support activities | |
| | 82.11 | Combined office administrative service activities | 8211 |
| 82.19 | Photocopying, document preparation and other specialised office support activities | 8219 |
| 82.2 | | Activities of call centres | |
| | 82.20 | Activities of call centres | 8220 |
| 82.3 | | Organisation of conventions and trade shows | |
| | 82.30 | Organisation of conventions and trade shows | 8230 |
| 82.9 | | Business support service activities n.e.c. (2) | |
| | 82.91 | Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus | 8291 |
| 82.92 | Packaging activities | 8292 |
| 82.99 | Other business support service activities n.e.c. (2) | 8299 |
| SECTION O — PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND DEFENCE; COMPULSORY SOCIAL SECURITY |
| 84 | | | Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | |
| | 84.1 | | Administration of the State and the economic and social policy of the community | |
| | 84.11 | General public administration activities | 8411 |
| 84.12 | Regulation of the activities of providing health care, education, cultural services and other social services, excluding social security | 8412 |
| 84.13 | Regulation of and contribution to more efficient operation of businesses | 8413 |
| 84.2 | | Provision of services to the community as a whole | |
| | 84.21 | Foreign affairs | 8421 |
| 84.22 | Defence activities | 8422 |
| 84.23 | Justice and judicial activities | 8423 (1) |
| 84.24 | Public order and safety activities | 8423 (1) |
| 84.25 | Fire service activities | 8423 (1) |
| 84.3 | | Compulsory social security activities | |
| | 84.30 | Compulsory social security activities | 8430 |
| SECTION P — EDUCATION |
| 85 | | | Education | |
| | 85.1 | | Pre-primary education | |
| | 85.10 | Pre-primary education | 8510 (1) |
| 85.2 | | Primary education | |
| | 85.20 | Primary education | 8510 (1) |
| 85.3 | | Secondary education | |
| | 85.31 | General secondary education | 8521 |
| 85.32 | Technical and vocational secondary education | 8522 |
| 85.4 | | Higher education | |
| | 85.41 | Post-secondary non-tertiary education | 8530 (1) |
| 85.42 | Tertiary education | 8530 (1) |
| 85.5 | | Other education | |
| | 85.51 | Sports and recreation education | 8541 |
| 85.52 | Cultural education | 8542 |
| 85.53 | Driving school activities | 8549 (1) |
| 85.59 | Other education n.e.c. | 8549 (1) |
| 85.6 | | Educational support activities | |
| | 85.60 | Educational support activities | 8550 |
| SECTION Q — HUMAN HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK ACTIVITIES |
| 86 | | | Human health activities | |
| | 86.1 | | Hospital activities | |
| | 86.10 | Hospital activities | 8610 |
| 86.2 | | Medical and dental practice activities | |
| | 86.21 | General medical practice activities | 8620 (1) |
| 86.22 | Specialist medical practice activities | 8620 (1) |
| 86.23 | Dental practice activities | 8620 (1) |
| 86.9 | | Other human health activities | |
| | 86.90 | Other human health activities | 8690 |
| 87 | | | Residential care activities | |
| | 87.1 | | Residential nursing care activities | |
| | 87.10 | Residential nursing care activities | 8710 |
| 87.2 | | Residential care activities for mental retardation, mental health and substance abuse | |
| | 87.20 | Residential care activities for mental retardation, mental health and substance abuse | 8720 |
| 87.3 | | Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled | |
| | 87.30 | Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled | 8730 |
| 87.9 | | Other residential care activities | |
| | 87.90 | Other residential care activities | 8790 |
| 88 | | | Social work activities without accommodation | |
| | 88.1 | | Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled | |
| | 88.10 | Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled | 8810 |
| 88.9 | | Other social work activities without accommodation | |
| | 88.91 | Child day-care activities | 8890 (1) |
| 88.99 | Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c. (2) | 8890 (1) |
| SECTION R — ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION |
| 90 | | | Creative, arts and entertainment activities | |
| | 90.0 | | Creative, arts and entertainment activities | |
| | 90.01 | Performing arts | 9000 (1) |
| 90.02 | Support activities to performing arts | 9000 (1) |
| 90.03 | Artistic creation | 9000 (1) |
| 90.04 | Operation of arts facilities | 9000 (1) |
| 91 | | | Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities | |
| | 91.0 | | Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities | |
| | 91.01 | Library and archives activities | 9101 |
| 91.02 | Museums activities | 9102 (1) |
| 91.03 | Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions | 9102 (1) |
| 91.04 | Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities | 9103 |
| 92 | | | Gambling and betting activities | |
| | 92.0 | | Gambling and betting activities | |
| | 92.00 | Gambling and betting activities | 9200 |
| 93 | | | Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities | |
| | 93.1 | | Sports activities | |
| | 93.11 | Operation of sports facilities | 9311 (1) |
| 93.12 | Activities of sport clubs | 9312 |
| 93.13 | Fitness facilities | 9311 (1) |
| 93.19 | Other sports activities | 9319 |
| 93.2 | | Amusement and recreation activities | |
| | 93.21 | Activities of amusement parks and theme parks | 9321 |
| 93.29 | Other amusement and recreation activities | 9329 |
| SECTION S — OTHER SERVICE ACTIVITIES |
| 94 | | | Activities of membership organisations | |
| | 94.1 | | Activities of business, employers and professional membership organisations | |
| | 94.11 | Activities of business and employers membership organisations | 9411 |
| 94.12 | Activities of professional membership organisations | 9412 |
| 94.2 | | Activities of trade unions | |
| | 94.20 | Activities of trade unions | 9420 |
| 94.9 | | Activities of other membership organisations | |
| | 94.91 | Activities of religious organisations | 9491 |
| 94.92 | Activities of political organisations | 9492 |
| 94.99 | Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c. (2) | 9499 |
| 95 | | | Repair of computers and personal and household goods | |
| | 95.1 | | Repair of computers and communication equipment | |
| | 95.11 | Repair of computers and peripheral equipment | 9511 |
| 95.12 | Repair of communication equipment | 9512 |
| 95.2 | | Repair of personal and household goods | |
| | 95.21 | Repair of consumer electronics | 9521 |
| 95.22 | Repair of household appliances and home and garden equipment | 9522 |
| 95.23 | Repair of footwear and leather goods | 9523 |
| 95.24 | Repair of furniture and home furnishings | 9524 |
| 95.25 | Repair of watches, clocks and jewellery | 9529 (1) |
| 95.29 | Repair of other personal and household goods | 9529 (1) |
| 96 | | | Other personal service activities | |
| | 96.0 | | Other personal service activities | |
| | 96.01 | Washing and (dry-)cleaning of textile and fur products | 9601 |
| 96.02 | Hairdressing and other beauty treatment | 9602 |
| 96.03 | Funeral and related activities | 9603 |
| 96.04 | Physical well-being activities | 9609 (1) |
| 96.09 | Other personal service activities n.e.c. (2) | 9609 (1) |
| SECTION T — ACTIVITIES OF HOUSEHOLDS AS EMPLOYERS; UNDIFFERENTIATED GOODS- AND SERVICES-PRODUCING ACTIVITIES OF HOUSEHOLDS FOR OWN USE |
| 97 | | | Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel | |
| | 97.0 | | Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel | |
| | 97.00 | Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel | 9700 |
| 98 | | | Undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of private households for own use | |
| | 98.1 | | Undifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own use | |
| | 98.10 | Undifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own use | 9810 |
| 98.2 | | Undifferentiated service-producing activities of private households for own use | |
| | 98.20 | Undifferentiated service-producing activities of private households for own use | 9820 |
| SECTION U — ACTIVITIES OF EXTRATERRITORIAL ORGANISATIONS AND BODIES |
| 99 | | | Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies | |
| | 99.0 | | Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies | |
| | 99.00 | Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies | 9900 |

Division

Group

Class

ISIC

Rev. 4

SECTION A — AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING

01

Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities

01.1

Growing of non-perennial crops

01.11

Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

0111

01.12

Growing of rice

0112

01.13

Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers

0113

01.14

Growing of sugar cane

0114

01.15

Growing of tobacco

0115

01.16

Growing of fibre crops

0116

01.19

Growing of other non-perennial crops

0119

01.2

Growing of perennial crops

01.21

Growing of grapes

0121

01.22

Growing of tropical and subtropical fruits

0122

01.23

Growing of citrus fruits

0123

01.24

Growing of pome fruits and stone fruits

0124

01.25

Growing of other tree and bush fruits and nuts

0125

01.26

Growing of oleaginous fruits

0126

01.27

Growing of beverage crops

0127

01.28

Growing of spices, aromatic, drug and pharmaceutical crops

0128

01.29

Growing of other perennial crops

0129

01.3

Plant propagation

01.30

Plant propagation

0130

01.4

Animal production

01.41

Raising of dairy cattle

0141 (1)

01.42

Raising of other cattle and buffaloes

0141 (1)

01.43

Raising of horses and other equines

0142

01.44

Raising of camels and camelids

0143

01.45

Raising of sheep and goats

0144

01.46

Raising of swine/pigs

0145

01.47

Raising of poultry

0146

01.49

Raising of other animals

0149

01.5

Mixed farming

01.50

Mixed farming

0150

01.6

Support activities to agriculture and post-harvest crop activities

01.61

Support activities for crop production

0161

01.62

Support activities for animal production

0162

01.63

Post-harvest crop activities

0163

01.64

Seed processing for propagation

0164

01.7

Hunting, trapping and related service activities

01.70

Hunting, trapping and related service activities

0170

02

Forestry and logging

02.1

Silviculture and other forestry activities

02.10

Silviculture and other forestry activities

0210

02.2

Logging

02.20

Logging

0220

02.3

Gathering of wild growing non-wood products

02.30

Gathering of wild growing non-wood products

0230

02.4

Support services to forestry

02.40

Support services to forestry

0240

03

Fishing and aquaculture

03.1

Fishing

03.11

Marine fishing

0311

03.12

Freshwater fishing

0312

03.2

Aquaculture

03.21

Marine aquaculture

0321

03.22

Freshwater aquaculture

0322

SECTION B — MINING AND QUARRYING

05

Mining of coal and lignite

05.1

Mining of hard coal

05.10

Mining of hard coal

0510

05.2

Mining of lignite

05.20

Mining of lignite

0520

06

Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas

06.1

Extraction of crude petroleum

06.10

Extraction of crude petroleum

0610

06.2

Extraction of natural gas

06.20

Extraction of natural gas

0620

07

Mining of metal ores

07.1

Mining of iron ores

07.10

Mining of iron ores

0710

07.2

Mining of non-ferrous metal ores

07.21

Mining of uranium and thorium ores

0721

07.29

Mining of other non-ferrous metal ores

0729

08

Other mining and quarrying

08.1

Quarrying of stone, sand and clay

08.11

Quarrying of ornamental and building stone, limestone, gypsum, chalk and slate

0810 (1)

08.12

Operation of gravel and sand pits; mining of clays and kaolin

0810 (1)

08.9

Mining and quarrying n.e.c. (2)

08.91

Mining of chemical and fertiliser minerals

0891

08.92

Extraction of peat

0892

08.93

Extraction of salt

0893

08.99

Other mining and quarrying n.e.c. (2)

0899

09

Mining support service activities

09.1

Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction

09.10

Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction

0910

09.9

Support activities for other mining and quarrying

09.90

Support activities for other mining and quarrying

0990

SECTION C — MANUFACTURING

10

Manufacture of food products

10.1

Processing and preserving of meat and production of meat products

10.11

Processing and preserving of meat

1010 (1)

10.12

Processing and preserving of poultry meat

1010 (1)

10.13

Production of meat and poultry meat products

1010 (1)

10.2

Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs

10.20

Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs

1020

10.3

Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables

10.31

Processing and preserving of potatoes

1030 (1)

10.32

Manufacture of fruit and vegetable juice

1030 (1)

10.39

Other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables

1030 (1)

10.4

Manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats

10.41

Manufacture of oils and fats

1040 (1)

10.42

Manufacture of margarine and similar edible fats

1040 (1)

10.5

Manufacture of dairy products

10.51

Operation of dairies and cheese making

1050 (1)

10.52

Manufacture of ice cream

1050 (1)

10.6

Manufacture of grain mill products, starches and starch products

10.61

Manufacture of grain mill products

1061

10.62

Manufacture of starches and starch products

1062

10.7

Manufacture of bakery and farinaceous products

10.71

Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

1071 (1)

10.72

Manufacture of rusks and biscuits; manufacture of preserved pastry goods and cakes

1071 (1)

10.73

Manufacture of macaroni, noodles, couscous and similar farinaceous products

1074

10.8

Manufacture of other food products

10.81

Manufacture of sugar

1072

10.82

Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery

1073

10.83

Processing of tea and coffee

1079 (1)

10.84

Manufacture of condiments and seasonings

1079 (1)

10.85

Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes

1075

10.86

Manufacture of homogenised food preparations and dietetic food

1079 (1)

10.89

Manufacture of other food products n.e.c. (2)

1079 (1)

10.9

Manufacture of prepared animal feeds

10.91

Manufacture of prepared feeds for farm animals

1080 (1)

10.92

Manufacture of prepared pet foods

1080 (1)

11

Manufacture of beverages

11.0

Manufacture of beverages

11.01

Distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits

1101

11.02

Manufacture of wine from grape

1102 (1)

11.03

Manufacture of cider and other fruit wines

1102 (1)

11.04

Manufacture of other non-distilled fermented beverages

1102 (1)

11.05

Manufacture of beer

1103 (1)

11.06

Manufacture of malt

1103 (1)

11.07

Manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters

1104

12

Manufacture of tobacco products

12.0

Manufacture of tobacco products

12.00

Manufacture of tobacco products

1200

13

Manufacture of textiles

13.1

Preparation and spinning of textile fibres

13.10

Preparation and spinning of textile fibres

1311

13.2

Weaving of textiles

13.20

Weaving of textiles

1312

13.3

Finishing of textiles

13.30

Finishing of textiles

1313

13.9

Manufacture of other textiles

13.91

Manufacture of knitted and crocheted fabrics

1391

13.92

Manufacture of made-up textile articles, except apparel

1392

13.93

Manufacture of carpets and rugs

1393

13.94

Manufacture of cordage, rope, twine and netting

1394

13.95

Manufacture of non-wovens and articles made from non-wovens, except apparel

1399 (1)

13.96

Manufacture of other technical and industrial textiles

1399 (1)

13.99

Manufacture of other textiles n.e.c. (2)

1399 (1)

14

Manufacture of wearing apparel

14.1

Manufacture of wearing apparel, except fur apparel

14.11

Manufacture of leather clothes

1410 (1)

14.12

Manufacture of workwear

1410 (1)

14.13

Manufacture of other outerwear

1410 (1)

14.14

Manufacture of underwear

1410 (1)

14.19

Manufacture of other wearing apparel and accessories

1410 (1)

14.2

Manufacture of articles of fur

14.20

Manufacture of articles of fur

1420

14.3

Manufacture of knitted and crocheted apparel

14.31

Manufacture of knitted and crocheted hosiery

1430 (1)

14.39

Manufacture of other knitted and crocheted apparel

1430 (1)

15

Manufacture of leather and related products

15.1

Tanning and dressing of leather; manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddlery and harness; dressing and dyeing of fur

15.11

Tanning and dressing of leather; dressing and dyeing of fur

1511

15.12

Manufacture of luggage, handbags and the like, saddlery and harness

1512

15.2

Manufacture of footwear

15.20

Manufacture of footwear

1520

16

Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials

16.1

Sawmilling and planing of wood

16.10

Sawmilling and planing of wood

1610

16.2

Manufacture of products of wood, cork, straw and plaiting materials

16.21

Manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels

1621

16.22

Manufacture of assembled parquet floors

1622 (1)

16.23

Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery

1622 (1)

16.24

Manufacture of wooden containers

1623

16.29

Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials

1629

17

Manufacture of paper and paper products

17.1

Manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard

17.11

Manufacture of pulp

1701 (1)

17.12

Manufacture of paper and paperboard

1701 (1)

17.2

Manufacture of articles of paper and paperboard

17.21

Manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard and of containers of paper and paperboard

1702

17.22

Manufacture of household and sanitary goods and of toilet requisites

1709 (1)

17.23

Manufacture of paper stationery

1709 (1)

17.24

Manufacture of wallpaper

1709 (1)

17.29

Manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard

1709 (1)

18

Printing and reproduction of recorded media

18.1

Printing and service activities related to printing

18.11

Printing of newspapers

1811 (1)

18.12

Other printing

1811 (1)

18.13

Pre-press and pre-media services

1812 (1)

18.14

Binding and related services

1812 (1)

18.2

Reproduction of recorded media

18.20

Reproduction of recorded media

1820

19

Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products

19.1

Manufacture of coke oven products

19.10

Manufacture of coke oven products

1910

19.2

Manufacture of refined petroleum products

19.20

Manufacture of refined petroleum products

1920

20

Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products

20.1

Manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms

20.11

Manufacture of industrial gases

2011 (1)

20.12

Manufacture of dyes and pigments

2011 (1)

20.13

Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals

2011 (1)

20.14

Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals

2011 (1)

20.15

Manufacture of fertilisers and nitrogen compounds

2012

20.16

Manufacture of plastics in primary forms

2013 (1)

20.17

Manufacture of synthetic rubber in primary forms

2013 (1)

20.2

Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products

20.20

Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products

2021

20.3

Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics

20.30

Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics

2022

20.4

Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations, perfumes and toilet preparations

20.41

Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations

2023 (1)

20.42

Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations

2023 (1)

20.5

Manufacture of other chemical products

20.51

Manufacture of explosives

2029 (1)

20.52

Manufacture of glues

2029 (1)

20.53

Manufacture of essential oils

2029 (1)

20.59

Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c. (2)

2029 (1)

20.6

Manufacture of man-made fibres

20.60

Manufacture of man-made fibres

2030

21

Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations

21.1

Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products

21.10

Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products

2100 (1)

21.2

Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations

21.20

Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations

2100 (1)

22

Manufacture of rubber and plastic products

22.1

Manufacture of rubber products

22.11

Manufacture of rubber tyres and tubes; retreading and rebuilding of rubber tyres

2211

22.19

Manufacture of other rubber products

2219

22.2

Manufacture of plastics products

22.21

Manufacture of plastic plates, sheets, tubes and profiles

2220 (1)

22.22

Manufacture of plastic packing goods

2220 (1)

22.23

Manufacture of builders' ware of plastic

2220 (1)

22.29

Manufacture of other plastic products

2220 (1)

23

Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products

23.1

Manufacture of glass and glass products

23.11

Manufacture of flat glass

2310 (1)

23.12

Shaping and processing of flat glass

2310 (1)

23.13

Manufacture of hollow glass

2310 (1)

23.14

Manufacture of glass fibres

2310 (1)

23.19

Manufacture and processing of other glass, including technical glassware

2310 (1)

23.2

Manufacture of refractory products

23.20

Manufacture of refractory products

2391

23.3

Manufacture of clay building materials

23.31

Manufacture of ceramic tiles and flags

2392 (1)

23.32

Manufacture of bricks, tiles and construction products, in baked clay

2392 (1)

23.4

Manufacture of other porcelain and ceramic products

23.41

Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles

2393 (1)

23.42

Manufacture of ceramic sanitary fixtures

2393 (1)

23.43

Manufacture of ceramic insulators and insulating fittings

2393 (1)

23.44

Manufacture of other technical ceramic products

2393 (1)

23.49

Manufacture of other ceramic products

2393 (1)

23.5

Manufacture of cement, lime and plaster

23.51

Manufacture of cement

394 (1)

23.52

Manufacture of lime and plaster

2394 (1)

23.6

Manufacture of articles of concrete, cement and plaster

23.61

Manufacture of concrete products for construction purposes

2395 (1)

23.62

Manufacture of plaster products for construction purposes

2395 (1)

23.63

Manufacture of ready-mixed concrete

2395 (1)

23.64

Manufacture of mortars

395 (1)

23.65

Manufacture of fibre cement

395 (1)

23.69

Manufacture of other articles of concrete, plaster and cement

395 (1)

23.7

Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone

23.70

Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone

2396

23.9

Manufacture of abrasive products and non-metallic mineral products n.e. c. (2)

23.91

Production of abrasive products

2399 (1)

23.99

Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products n.e.c. (2)

2399 (1)

24

Manufacture of basic metals

24.1

Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys

24.10

Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys

2410 (1)

24.2

Manufacture of tubes, pipes, hollow profiles and related fittings, of steel

24.20

Manufacture of tubes, pipes, hollow profiles and related fittings, of steel

2410 (1)

24.3

Manufacture of other products of first processing of steel

24.31

Cold drawing of bars

2410 (1)

24.32

Cold rolling of narrow strip

2410 (1)

24.33

Cold forming or folding

2410 (1)

24.34

Cold drawing of wire

2410 (1)

24.4

Manufacture of basic precious and other non-ferrous metals

24.41

Precious metals production

2420 (1)

24.42

Aluminium production

2420 (1)

24.43

Lead, zinc and tin production

2420 (1)

24.44

Copper production

2420 (1)

24.45

Other non-ferrous metal production

2420 (1)

24.46

Processing of nuclear fuel

2420 (1)

24.5

Casting of metals

24.51

Casting of iron

2431 (1)

24.52

Casting of steel

2431 (1)

24.53

Casting of light metals

2432 (1)

24.54

Casting of other non-ferrous metals

2432 (1)

25

Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

25.1

Manufacture of structural metal products

25.11

Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

2511 (1)

25.12

Manufacture of doors and windows of metal

2511 (1)

25.2

Manufacture of tanks, reservoirs and containers of metal

25.21

Manufacture of central heating radiators and boilers

2512 (1)

25.29

Manufacture of other tanks, reservoirs and containers of metal

2512 (1)

25.3

Manufacture of steam generators, except central heating hot water boilers

25.30

Manufacture of steam generators, except central heating hot water boilers

2513

25.4

Manufacture of weapons and ammunition

25.40

Manufacture of weapons and ammunition

2520

25.5

Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy

25.50

Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy

2591

25.6

Treatment and coating of metals; machining

25.61

Treatment and coating of metals

2592 (1)

25.62

Machining

2592 (1)

25.7

Manufacture of cutlery, tools and general hardware

25.71

Manufacture of cutlery

2593 (1)

25.72

Manufacture of locks and hinges

2593 (1)

25.73

Manufacture of tools

2593 (1)

25.9

Manufacture of other fabricated metal products

25.91

Manufacture of steel drums and similar containers

2599 (1)

25.92

Manufacture of light metal packaging

2599 (1)

25.93

Manufacture of wire products, chain and springs

2599 (1)

25.94

Manufacture of fasteners and screw machine products

2599 (1)

25.99

Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c. (2)

2599 (1)

26

Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products

26.1

Manufacture of electronic components and boards

26.11

Manufacture of electronic components

2610 (1)

26.12

Manufacture of loaded electronic boards

2610 (1)

26.2

Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment

26.20

Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment

2620

26.3

Manufacture of communication equipment

26.30

Manufacture of communication equipment

2630

26.4

Manufacture of consumer electronics

26.40

Manufacture of consumer electronics

2640

26.5

Manufacture of instruments and appliances for measuring, testing and navigation; watches and clocks

26.51

Manufacture of instruments and appliances for measuring, testing and navigation

2651

26.52

Manufacture of watches and clocks

2652

26.6

Manufacture of irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment

26.60

Manufacture of irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment

2660

26.7

Manufacture of optical instruments and photographic equipment

26.70

Manufacture of optical instruments and photographic equipment

2670

26.8

Manufacture of magnetic and optical media

26.80

Manufacture of magnetic and optical media

2680

27

Manufacture of electrical equipment

27.1

Manufacture of electric motors, generators, transformers and electricity distribution and control apparatus

27.11

Manufacture of electric motors, generators and transformers

2710 (1)

27.12

Manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus

2710 (1)

27.2

Manufacture of batteries and accumulators

27.20

Manufacture of batteries and accumulators

2720

27.3

Manufacture of wiring and wiring devices

27.31

Manufacture of fibre optic cables

2731

27.32

Manufacture of other electronic and electric wires and cables

2732

27.33

Manufacture of wiring devices

2733

27.4

Manufacture of electric lighting equipment

27.40

Manufacture of electric lighting equipment

2740

27.5

Manufacture of domestic appliances

27.51

Manufacture of electric domestic appliances

2750 (1)

27.52

Manufacture of non-electric domestic appliances

2750 (1)

27.9

Manufacture of other electrical equipment

27.90

Manufacture of other electrical equipment

2790

28

Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (2)

28.1

Manufacture of general-purpose machinery

28.11

Manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines

2811

28.12

Manufacture of fluid power equipment

2812

28.13

Manufacture of other pumps and compressors

2813 (1)

28.14

Manufacture of other taps and valves

2813 (1)

28.15

Manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements

2814

28.2

Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery

28.21

Manufacture of ovens, furnaces and furnace burners

2815

28.22

Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment

2816

28.23

Manufacture of office machinery and equipment (except computers and peripheral equipment)

2817

28.24

Manufacture of power-driven hand tools

2818

28.25

Manufacture of non-domestic cooling and ventilation equipment

2819 (1)

28.29

Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery n.e.c.

2819 (1)

28.3

Manufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery

28.30

Manufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery

2821

28.4

Manufacture of metal forming machinery and machine tools

28.41

Manufacture of metal forming machinery

2822 (1)

28.49

Manufacture of other machine tools

2822 (1)

28.9

Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery

28.91

Manufacture of machinery for metallurgy

2823

28.92

Manufacture of machinery for mining, quarrying and construction

2824

28.93

Manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing

2825

28.94

Manufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather production

826

28.95

Manufacture of machinery for paper and paperboard production

2829 (1)

28.96

Manufacture of plastic and rubber machinery

2829 (1)

28.99

Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c. (2)

2829 (1)

29

Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers

29.1

Manufacture of motor vehicles

29.10

Manufacture of motor vehicles

2910

29.2

Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers

29.20

Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers

2920

29.3

Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles

29.31

Manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment for motor vehicles

2930 (1)

29.32

Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles

2930 (1)

30

Manufacture of other transport equipment

30.1

Building of ships and boats

30.11

Building of ships and floating structures

3011

30.12

Building of pleasure and sporting boats

3012

30.2

Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock

30.20

Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock

3020

30.3

Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery

30.30

Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery

3030

30.4

Manufacture of military fighting vehicles

30.40

Manufacture of military fighting vehicles

3040

30.9

Manufacture of transport equipment n.e.c. (2)

30.91

Manufacture of motorcycles

3091

30.92

Manufacture of bicycles and invalid carriages

3092

30.99

Manufacture of other transport equipment n.e.c. (2)

3099

31

Manufacture of furniture

31.0

Manufacture of furniture

31.01

Manufacture of office and shop furniture

3100 (1)

31.02

Manufacture of kitchen furniture

3100 (1)

31.03

Manufacture of mattresses

3100 (1)

31.09

Manufacture of other furniture

3100 (1)

32

Other manufacturing

32.1

Manufacture of jewellery, bijouterie and related articles

32.11

Striking of coins

3211 (1)

32.12

Manufacture of jewellery and related articles

3211 (1)

32.13

Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles

3212

32.2

Manufacture of musical instruments

32.20

Manufacture of musical instruments

3220

32.3

Manufacture of sports goods

32.30

Manufacture of sports goods

3230

32.4

Manufacture of games and toys

32.40

Manufacture of games and toys

3240

32.5

Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies

32.50

Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies

3250

32.9

Manufacturing n.e.c. (2)

32.91

Manufacture of brooms and brushes

3290 (1)

32.99

Other manufacturing n.e.c. (2)

3290 (1)

33

Repair and installation of machinery and equipment

33.1

Repair of fabricated metal products, machinery and equipment

33.11

Repair of fabricated metal products

3311

33.12

Repair of machinery

3312

33.13

Repair of electronic and optical equipment

3313

33.14

Repair of electrical equipment

3314

33.15

Repair and maintenance of ships and boats

3315 (1)

33.16

Repair and maintenance of aircraft and spacecraft

3315 (1)

33.17

Repair and maintenance of other transport equipment

3315 (1)

33.19

Repair of other equipment

3319

33.2

Installation of industrial machinery and equipment

33.20

Installation of industrial machinery and equipment

3320

SECTION D — ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY

35

Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply

35.1

Electric power generation, transmission and distribution

35.11

Production of electricity

3510 (1)

35.12

Transmission of electricity

3510 (1)

35.13

Distribution of electricity

3510 (1)

35.14

Trade of electricity

3510 (1)

35.2

Manufacture of gas; distribution of gaseous fuels through mains

35.21

Manufacture of gas

3520 (1)

35.22

Distribution of gaseous fuels through mains

3520 (1)

35.23

Trade of gas through mains

3520 (1)

35.3

Steam and air conditioning supply

35.30

Steam and air conditioning supply

3530

SECTION E — WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES

36

Water collection, treatment and supply

36.0

Water collection, treatment and supply

36.00

Water collection, treatment and supply

3600

37

Sewerage

37.0

Sewerage

37.00

Sewerage

3700

38

Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery

38.1

Waste collection

38.11

Collection of non-hazardous waste

3811

38.12

Collection of hazardous waste

3812

38.2

Waste treatment and disposal

38.21

Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste

3821

38.22

Treatment and disposal of hazardous waste

3822

38.3

Materials recovery

38.31

Dismantling of wrecks

3830 (1)

38.32

Recovery of sorted materials

3830 (1)

39

Remediation activities and other waste management services

39.0

Remediation activities and other waste management services

39.00

Remediation activities and other waste management services

3900

SECTION F — CONSTRUCTION

41

Construction of buildings

41.1

Development of building projects

41.10

Development of building projects

4100 (1)

41.2

Construction of residential and non-residential buildings

41.20

Construction of residential and non-residential buildings

4100 (1)

42

Civil engineering

42.1

Construction of roads and railways

42.11

Construction of roads and motorways

4210 (1)

42.12

Construction of railways and underground railways

4210 (1)

42.13

Construction of bridges and tunnels

4210 (1)

42.2

Construction of utility projects

42.21

Construction of utility projects for fluids

4220 (1)

42.22

Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications

4220 (1)

42.9

Construction of other civil engineering projects

42.91

Construction of water projects

4290 (1)

42.99

Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c. (2)

4290 (1)

43

Specialised construction activities

43.1

Demolition and site preparation

43.11

Demolition

4311

43.12

Site preparation

4312 (1)

43.13

Test drilling and boring

4312 (1)

43.2

Electrical, plumbing and other construction installation activities

43.21

Electrical installation

4321

43.22

Plumbing, heat and air conditioning installation

4322

43.29

Other construction installation

4329

43.3

Building completion and finishing

43.31

Plastering

4330 (1)

43.32

Joinery installation

4330 (1)

43.33

Floor and wall covering

4330 (1)

43.34

Painting and glazing

4330 (1)

43.39

Other building completion and finishing

4330 (1)

43.9

Other specialised construction activities

43.91

Roofing activities

4390 (1)

43.99

Other specialised construction activities n.e.c. (2)

4390 (1)

SECTION G — WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE; REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES

45

Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

45.1

Sale of motor vehicles

45.11

Sale of cars and light motor vehicles

4510 (1)

45.19

Sale of other motor vehicles

4510 (1)

45.2

Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles

45.20

Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles

4520

45.3

Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories

45.31

Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

4530 (1)

45.32

Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

4530 (1)

45.4

Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories

45.40

Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories

4540

46

Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles

46.1

Wholesale on a fee or contract basis

46.11

Agents involved in the sale of agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods

4610 (1)

46.12

Agents involved in the sale of fuels, ores, metals and industrial chemicals

4610 (1)

46.13

Agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials

4610 (1)

46.14

Agents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft

4610 (1)

46.15

Agents involved in the sale of furniture, household goods, hardware and ironmongery

4610 (1)

46.16

Agents involved in the sale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods

4610 (1)

46.17

Agents involved in the sale of food, beverages and tobacco

4610 (1)

46.18

Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

4610 (1)

46.19

Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

4610 (1)

46.2

Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals

46.21

Wholesale of grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feeds

4620 (1)

46.22

Wholesale of flowers and plants

4620 (1)

46.23

Wholesale of live animals

4620 (1)

46.24

Wholesale of hides, skins and leather

4620 (1)

46.3

Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco

46.31

Wholesale of fruit and vegetables

4630 (1)

46.32

Wholesale of meat and meat products

4630 (1)

46.33

Wholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats

4630 (1)

46.34

Wholesale of beverages

4630 (1)

46.35

Wholesale of tobacco products

4630 (1)

46.36

Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery

4630 (1)

46.37

Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices

4630 (1)

46.38

Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs

4630 (1)

46.39

Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco

4630 (1)

46.4

Wholesale of household goods

46.41

Wholesale of textiles

4641 (1)

46.42

Wholesale of clothing and footwear

4641 (1)

46.43

Wholesale of electrical household appliances

4649 (1)

46.44

Wholesale of china and glassware and cleaning materials

4649 (1)

46.45

Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics

4649 (1)

46.46

Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods

4649 (1)

46.47

Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment

4649 (1)

46.48

Wholesale of watches and jewellery

4649 (1)

46.49

Wholesale of other household goods

4649 (1)

46.5

Wholesale of information and communication equipment

46.51

Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software

4651

46.52

Wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts

4652

46.6

Wholesale of other machinery, equipment and supplies

46.61

Wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies

4653

46.62

Wholesale of machine tools

4659 (1)

46.63

Wholesale of mining, construction and civil engineering machinery

4659 (1)

46.64

Wholesale of machinery for the textile industry and of sewing and knitting machines

4659 (1)

46.65

Wholesale of office furniture

4659 (1)

46.66

Wholesale of other office machinery and equipment

4659 (1)

46.69

Wholesale of other machinery and equipment

4659 (1)

46.7

Other specialised wholesale

46.71

Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products

4661

46.72

Wholesale of metals and metal ores

4662

46.73

Wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment

4663 (1)

46.74

Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies

4663 (1)

46.75

Wholesale of chemical products

4669 (1)

46.76

Wholesale of other intermediate products

4669 (1)

46.77

Wholesale of waste and scrap

4669 (1)

46.9

Non-specialised wholesale trade

46.90

Non-specialised wholesale trade

4690

47

Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles

47.1

Retail sale in non-specialised stores

47.11

Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

4711

47.19

Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

4719

47.2

Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores

47.21

Retail sale of fruit and vegetables in specialised stores

4721 (1)

47.22

Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores

4721 (1)

47.23

Retail sale of fish, crustaceans and molluscs in specialised stores

4721 (1)

47.24

Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores

4721 (1)

47.25

Retail sale of beverages in specialised stores

4722

47.26

Retail sale of tobacco products in specialised stores

4723

47.29

Other retail sale of food in specialised stores

4721 (1)

47.3

Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores

47.30

Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores

4730

47.4

Retail sale of information and communication equipment in specialised stores

47.41

Retail sale of computers, peripheral units and software in specialised stores

4741 (1)

47.42

Retail sale of telecommunications equipment in specialised stores

4741 (1)

47.43

Retail sale of audio and video equipment in specialised stores

4742

47.5

Retail sale of other household equipment in specialised stores

47.51

Retail sale of textiles in specialised stores

4751

47.52

Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores

4752

47.53

Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores

4753

47.54

Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores

4759 (1)

47.59

Retail sale of furniture, lighting equipment and other household articles in specialised stores

4759 (1)

47.6

Retail sale of cultural and recreation goods in specialised stores

47.61

Retail sale of books in specialised stores

4761 (1)

47.62

Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores

4761 (1)

47.63

Retail sale of music and video recordings in specialised stores

4762

47.64

Retail sale of sporting equipment in specialised stores

4763

47.65

Retail sale of games and toys in specialised stores

4764

47.7

Retail sale of other goods in specialised stores

47.71

Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

4771 (1)

47.72

Retail sale of footwear and leather goods in specialised stores

4771 (1)

47.73

Dispensing chemist in specialised stores

4772 (1)

47.74

Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods in specialised stores

4772 (1)

47.75

Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores

4772 (1)

47.76

Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilisers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores

4773 (1)

47.77

Retail sale of watches and jewellery in specialised stores

4773 (1)

47.78

Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores

4773 (1)

47.79

Retail sale of second-hand goods in stores

4774

47.8

Retail sale via stalls and markets

47.81

Retail sale via stalls and markets of food, beverages and tobacco products

4781

47.82

Retail sale via stalls and markets of textiles, clothing and footwear

4782

47.89

Retail sale via stalls and markets of other goods

4789

47.9

Retail trade not in stores, stalls or markets

47.91

Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

4791

47.99

Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

4799

SECTION H — TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE

49

Land transport and transport via pipelines

49.1

Passenger rail transport, interurban

49.10

Passenger rail transport, interurban

4911

49.2

Freight rail transport

49.20

Freight rail transport

4912

49.3

Other passenger land transport

49.31

Urban and suburban passenger land transport

4921

49.32

Taxi operation

4922 (1)

49.39

Other passenger land transport n.e.c. (2)

4922 (1)

49.4

Freight transport by road and removal services

49.41

Freight transport by road

4923 (1)

49.42

Removal services

4923 (1)

49.5

Transport via pipeline

49.50

Transport via pipeline

4930

50

Water transport

50.1

Sea and coastal passenger water transport

50.10

Sea and coastal passenger water transport

5011

50.2

Sea and coastal freight water transport

50.20

Sea and coastal freight water transport

5012

50.3

Inland passenger water transport

50.30

Inland passenger water transport

5021

50.4

Inland freight water transport

50.40

Inland freight water transport

5022

51

Air transport

51.1

Passenger air transport

51.10

Passenger air transport

5110

51.2

Freight air transport and space transport

51.21

Freight air transport

5120 (1)

51.22

Space transport

5120 (1)

52

Warehousing and support activities for transportation

52.1

Warehousing and storage

52.10

Warehousing and storage

5210

52.2

Support activities for transportation

52.21

Service activities incidental to land transportation

5221

52.22

Service activities incidental to water transportation

5222

52.23

Service activities incidental to air transportation

5223

52.24

Cargo handling

5224

52.29

Other transportation support activities

5229

53

Postal and courier activities

53.1

Postal activities under universal service obligation

53.10

Postal activities under universal service obligation

5310

53.2

Other postal and courier activities

53.20

Other postal and courier activities

5320

SECTION I — ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICE ACTIVITIES

55

Accommodation

55.1

Hotels and similar accommodation

55.10

Hotels and similar accommodation

5510 (1)

55.2

Holiday and other short-stay accommodation

55.20

Holiday and other short-stay accommodation

5510 (1)

55.3

Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks

55.30

Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks

5520

55.9

Other accommodation

55.90

Other accommodation

5590

56

Food and beverage service activities

56.1

Restaurants and mobile food service activities

56.10

Restaurants and mobile food service activities

5610

56.2

Event catering and other food service activities

56.21

Event catering activities

5621

56.29

Other food service activities

5629

56.3

Beverage serving activities

56.30

Beverage serving activities

5630

SECTION J — INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION

58

Publishing activities

58.1

Publishing of books, periodicals and other publishing activities

58.11

Book publishing

5811

58.12

Publishing of directories and mailing lists

5812

58.13

Publishing of newspapers

5813 (1)

58.14

Publishing of journals and periodicals

5813 (1)

58.19

Other publishing activities

5819

58.2

Software publishing

58.21

Publishing of computer games

5820 (1)

58.29

Other software publishing

5820 (1)

59

Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities

59.1

Motion picture, video and television programme activities

59.11

Motion picture, video and television programme production activities

5911

59.12

Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities

5912

59.13

Motion picture, video and television programme distribution activities

5913

59.14

Motion picture projection activities

5914

59.2

Sound recording and music publishing activities

59.20

Sound recording and music publishing activities

5920

60

Programming and broadcasting activities

60.1

Radio broadcasting

60.10

Radio broadcasting

6010

60.2

Television programming and broadcasting activities

60.20

Television programming and broadcasting activities

6020

61

Telecommunications

61.1

Wired telecommunications activities

61.10

Wired telecommunications activities

6110

61.2

Wireless telecommunications activities

61.20

Wireless telecommunications activities

6120

61.3

Satellite telecommunications activities

61.30

Satellite telecommunications activities

6130

61.9

Other telecommunications activities

61.90

Other telecommunications activities

6190

62

Computer programming, consultancy and related activities

62.0

Computer programming, consultancy and related activities

62.01

Computer programming activities

6201

62.02

Computer consultancy activities

6202 (1)

62.03

Computer facilities management activities

6202 (1)

62.09

Other information technology and computer service activities

6209

63

Information service activities

63.1

Data processing, hosting and related activities; web portals

63.11

Data processing, hosting and related activities

6311

63.12

Web portals

6312

63.9

Other information service activities

63.91

News agency activities

6391

63.99

Other information service activities n.e.c. (2)

6399

SECTION K — FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES

64

Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding

64.1

Monetary intermediation

64.11

Central banking

6411

64.19

Other monetary intermediation

6419

64.2

Activities of holding companies

64.20

Activities of holding companies

6420

64.3

Trusts, funds and similar financial entities

64.30

Trusts, funds and similar financial entities

6430

64.9

Other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding

64.91

Financial leasing

6491

64.92

Other credit granting

6492

64.99

Other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding n.e.c. (2)

6499

65

Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security

65.1

Insurance

65.11

Life insurance

6511

65.12

Non-life insurance

6512

65.2

Reinsurance

65.20

Reinsurance

6520

65.3

Pension funding

65.30

Pension funding

6530

66

Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities

66.1

Activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

66.11

Administration of financial markets

6611

66.12

Security and commodity contracts brokerage

6612

66.19

Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

6619

66.2

Activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding

66.2

Risk and damage evaluation

6621

66.22

Activities of insurance agents and brokers

6622

66.29

Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding

6629

66.3

Fund management activities

66.30

Fund management activities

6630

SECTION L — REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES

68

Real estate activities

68.1

Buying and selling of own real estate

68.10

Buying and selling of own real estate

6810 (1)

68.2

Renting and operating of own or leased real estate

68.20

Renting and operating of own or leased real estate

6810 (1)

68.3

Real estate activities on a fee or contract basis

68.31

Real estate agencies

6820 (1)

68.32

Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

6820 (1)

SECTION M — PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES

69

Legal and accounting activities

69.1

Legal activities

69.10

Legal activities

6910

69.2

Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy

69.20

Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy

6920

70

Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities

70.1

Activities of head offices

70.10

Activities of head offices

7010

70.2

Management consultancy activities

70.21

Public relations and communication activities

7020 (1)

70.22

Business and other management consultancy activities

7020 (1)

71

Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis

71.1

Architectural and engineering activities and related technical consultancy

71.11

Architectural activities

7110 (1)

71.12

Engineering activities and related technical consultancy

7110 (1)

71.2

Technical testing and analysis

71.20

Technical testing and analysis

7120

72

Scientific research and development

72.1

Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

72.11

Research and experimental development on biotechnology

7210 (1)

72.19

Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

7210 (1)

72.2

Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities

72.20

Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities

7220

73

Advertising and market research

73.1

Advertising

73.11

Advertising agencies

7310 (1)

73.12

Media representation

7310 (1)

73.2

Market research and public opinion polling

73.20

Market research and public opinion polling

7320

74

Other professional, scientific and technical activities

74.1

Specialised design activities

74.10

Specialised design activities

7410

74.2

Photographic activities

74.20

Photographic activities

7420

74.3

Translation and interpretation activities

74.30

Translation and interpretation activities

7490 (1)

74.9

Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. (2)

74.90

Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. (2)

7490 (1)

75

Veterinary activities

75.0

Veterinary activities

75.00

Veterinary activities

7500

SECTION N — ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICE ACTIVITIES

77

Rental and leasing activities

77.1

Renting and leasing of motor vehicles

77.11

Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles

7710 (1)

77.12

Renting and leasing of trucks

7710 (1)

77.2

Renting and leasing of personal and household goods

77.21

Renting and leasing of recreational and sports goods

7721

77.22

Renting of video tapes and disks

7722

77.29

Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods

7729

77.3

Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods

77.31

Renting and leasing of agricultural machinery and equipment

7730 (1)

77.32

Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment

7730 (1)

77.33

Renting and leasing of office machinery and equipment (including computers)

7730 (1)

77.34

Renting and leasing of water transport equipment

7730 (1)

77.35

Renting and leasing of air transport equipment

7730 (1)

77.39

Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c. (2)

7730 (1)

77.4

Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyrighted works

77.40

Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyrighted works

7740

78

Employment activities

78.1

Activities of employment placement agencies

78.10

Activities of employment placement agencies

7810

78.2

Temporary employment agency activities

78.20

Temporary employment agency activities

7820

78.3

Other human resources provision

78.30

Other human resources provision

7830

79

Travel agency, tour operator reservation service and related activities

79.1

Travel agency and tour operator activities

79.11

Travel agency activities

7911

79.12

Tour operator activities

7912

79.9

Other reservation service and related activities

79.90

Other reservation service and related activities

7990

80

Security and investigation activities

80.1

Private security activities

80.10

Private security activities

8010

80.2

Security systems service activities

80.20

Security systems service activities

8020

80.3

Investigation activities

80.30

Investigation activities

8030

81

Services to buildings and landscape activities

81.1

Combined facilities support activities

81.10

Combined facilities support activities

8110

81.2

Cleaning activities

81.21

General cleaning of buildings

8121

81.22

Other building and industrial cleaning activities

8129 (1)

81.29

Other cleaning activities

8129 (1)

81.3

Landscape service activities

81.30

Landscape service activities

8130

82

Office administrative, office support and other business support activities

82.1

Office administrative and support activities

82.11

Combined office administrative service activities

8211

82.19

Photocopying, document preparation and other specialised office support activities

8219

82.2

Activities of call centres

82.20

Activities of call centres

8220

82.3

Organisation of conventions and trade shows

82.30

Organisation of conventions and trade shows

8230

82.9

Business support service activities n.e.c. (2)

82.91

Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus

8291

82.92

Packaging activities

8292

82.99

Other business support service activities n.e.c. (2)

8299

SECTION O — PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND DEFENCE; COMPULSORY SOCIAL SECURITY

84

Public administration and defence; compulsory social security

84.1

Administration of the State and the economic and social policy of the community

84.11

General public administration activities

8411

84.12

Regulation of the activities of providing health care, education, cultural services and other social services, excluding social security

8412

84.13

Regulation of and contribution to more efficient operation of businesses

8413

84.2

Provision of services to the community as a whole

84.21

Foreign affairs

8421

84.22

Defence activities

8422

84.23

Justice and judicial activities

8423 (1)

84.24

Public order and safety activities

8423 (1)

84.25

Fire service activities

8423 (1)

84.3

Compulsory social security activities

84.30

Compulsory social security activities

8430

SECTION P — EDUCATION

85

Education

85.1

Pre-primary education

85.10

Pre-primary education

8510 (1)

85.2

Primary education

85.20

Primary education

8510 (1)

85.3

Secondary education

85.31

General secondary education

8521

85.32

Technical and vocational secondary education

8522

85.4

Higher education

85.41

Post-secondary non-tertiary education

8530 (1)

85.42

Tertiary education

8530 (1)

85.5

Other education

85.51

Sports and recreation education

8541

85.52

Cultural education

8542

85.53

Driving school activities

8549 (1)

85.59

Other education n.e.c.

8549 (1)

85.6

Educational support activities

85.60

Educational support activities

8550

SECTION Q — HUMAN HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK ACTIVITIES

86

Human health activities

86.1

Hospital activities

86.10

Hospital activities

8610

86.2

Medical and dental practice activities

86.21

General medical practice activities

8620 (1)

86.22

Specialist medical practice activities

8620 (1)

86.23

Dental practice activities

8620 (1)

86.9

Other human health activities

86.90

Other human health activities

8690

87

Residential care activities

87.1

Residential nursing care activities

87.10

Residential nursing care activities

8710

87.2

Residential care activities for mental retardation, mental health and substance abuse

87.20

Residential care activities for mental retardation, mental health and substance abuse

8720

87.3

Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled

87.30

Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled

8730

87.9

Other residential care activities

87.90

Other residential care activities

8790

88

Social work activities without accommodation

88.1

Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

88.10

Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

8810

88.9

Other social work activities without accommodation

88.91

Child day-care activities

8890 (1)

88.99

Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c. (2)

8890 (1)

SECTION R — ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION

90

Creative, arts and entertainment activities

90.0

Creative, arts and entertainment activities

90.01

Performing arts

9000 (1)

90.02

Support activities to performing arts

9000 (1)

90.03

Artistic creation

9000 (1)

90.04

Operation of arts facilities

9000 (1)

91

Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities

91.0

Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities

91.01

Library and archives activities

9101

91.02

Museums activities

9102 (1)

91.03

Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

9102 (1)

91.04

Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities

9103

92

Gambling and betting activities

92.0

Gambling and betting activities

92.00

Gambling and betting activities

9200

93

Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities

93.1

Sports activities

93.11

Operation of sports facilities

9311 (1)

93.12

Activities of sport clubs

9312

93.13

Fitness facilities

9311 (1)

93.19

Other sports activities

9319

93.2

Amusement and recreation activities

93.21

Activities of amusement parks and theme parks

9321

93.29

Other amusement and recreation activities

9329

SECTION S — OTHER SERVICE ACTIVITIES

94

Activities of membership organisations

94.1

Activities of business, employers and professional membership organisations

94.11

Activities of business and employers membership organisations

9411

94.12

Activities of professional membership organisations

9412

94.2

Activities of trade unions

94.20

Activities of trade unions

9420

94.9

Activities of other membership organisations

94.91

Activities of religious organisations

9491

94.92

Activities of political organisations

9492

94.99

Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c. (2)

9499

95

Repair of computers and personal and household goods

95.1

Repair of computers and communication equipment

95.11

Repair of computers and peripheral equipment

9511

95.12

Repair of communication equipment

9512

95.2

Repair of personal and household goods

95.21

Repair of consumer electronics

9521

95.22

Repair of household appliances and home and garden equipment

9522

95.23

Repair of footwear and leather goods

9523

95.24

Repair of furniture and home furnishings

9524

95.25

Repair of watches, clocks and jewellery

9529 (1)

95.29

Repair of other personal and household goods

9529 (1)

96

Other personal service activities

96.0

Other personal service activities

96.01

Washing and (dry-)cleaning of textile and fur products

9601

96.02

Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

9602

96.03

Funeral and related activities

9603

96.04

Physical well-being activities

9609 (1)

96.09

Other personal service activities n.e.c. (2)

9609 (1)

SECTION T — ACTIVITIES OF HOUSEHOLDS AS EMPLOYERS; UNDIFFERENTIATED GOODS- AND SERVICES-PRODUCING ACTIVITIES OF HOUSEHOLDS FOR OWN USE

97

Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel

97.0

Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel

97.00

Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel

9700

98

Undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of private households for own use

98.1

Undifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own use

98.10

Undifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own use

9810

98.2

Undifferentiated service-producing activities of private households for own use

98.20

Undifferentiated service-producing activities of private households for own use

9820

SECTION U — ACTIVITIES OF EXTRATERRITORIAL ORGANISATIONS AND BODIES

99

Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies

99.0

Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies

99.00

Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies

9900

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(1)  part of.

(2)  n.e.c.: not elsewhere classified.

ANNEX II

Annexes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 are amended as follows:

| 1. | Annex 1 (Common module for annual structural statistics) is amended as follows:






  1.1. | Throughout the text the following replacements shall be made:






  Former wording | Amended wording |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NACE Rev. 1 Section J | NACE Rev. 2 Section K |
| NACE Rev. 1 group 65.2 and division 67 | NACE Rev. 2 groups 64.2, 64.3 and 64.9 and division 66 |
| Sections C to G of NACE Rev. 1 | Sections B to G of NACE Rev. 2 |
| NACE Rev. 1 activity class 65.11 | NACE Rev. 2 activity class 64.11 |
| Divisions 65 and 66 of NACE Rev. 1 | Divisions 64 and 65 of NACE Rev. 2 |
| Sections H, I and K of NACE Rev. 1 | Sections H, I, J, L, M, N and division 95 of NACE Rev. 2 |

1.

Annex 1 (Common module for annual structural statistics) is amended as follows:

1.1.

Throughout the text the following replacements shall be made:

Former wording

Amended wording

NACE Rev. 1 Section J

NACE Rev. 2 Section K

NACE Rev. 1 group 65.2 and division 67

NACE Rev. 2 groups 64.2, 64.3 and 64.9 and division 66

Sections C to G of NACE Rev. 1

Sections B to G of NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 1 activity class 65.11

NACE Rev. 2 activity class 64.11

Divisions 65 and 66 of NACE Rev. 1

Divisions 64 and 65 of NACE Rev. 2

Sections H, I and K of NACE Rev. 1

Sections H, I, J, L, M, N and division 95 of NACE Rev. 2

| 1.2. | Section 9 shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘Section 9 — Groupings of activities
  The following groupings of activities refer to the NACE Rev. 2 classification.






  SECTIONS B, C, D, E AND F |
| --- | --- |
| Mining and quarrying; manufacturing; electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply; water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities; construction
  To enable Community statistics to be compiled, Member States will transmit component national results broken down to the classes of NACE Rev. 2. |
| SECTION G |
| Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
  To enable Community statistics to be compiled, Member States will transmit component national results broken down to the classes of NACE Rev. 2. |
| SECTION H |
| Transportation and storage |
| 49.1 + 49.2 | ‘Passenger rail transport, interurban’ and ‘Freight rail transport’ |
| 49.3 | Other passenger land transport |
| 49.4 | Freight transport by road and removal services |
| 49.5 | Transport via pipelines |
| 50.1 + 50.2 | ‘Sea and coastal passenger water transport’ and ‘Sea and coastal freight water transport’ |
| 50.3 + 50.4 | ‘Inland passenger water transport’ and ‘Inland freight water transport’ |
| 51 | Air transport |
| 52 | Warehousing and support activities for transportation |
| 53.1 | Postal activities under universal service obligation |
| 53.2 | Other postal and courier activities |
| SECTION I |
| Accommodation and food service activities |
| 55 | Accommodation |
| 56 | Food and beverage service activities |
| SECTION J |
| Information and communication |
| 58 | Publishing activities |
| 59 | Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities |
| 60 | Programming and broadcasting activities |
| 61 | Telecommunications |
| 62 | Computer programming, consultancy and related activities |
| 63 | Information service activities |
| SECTION K |
| Financial and insurance activities
  To enable Community statistics to be compiled, Member States will transmit component national results broken down to the classes of NACE Rev. 2. |
| SECTION L |
| Real estate activities |
| 68 | Real estate activities |
| SECTION M |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities |
| 69 + 70 | ‘Legal and accounting activities’ and ‘Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities’ |
| 71 | Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis |
| 72 | Scientific research and development |
| 73.1 | Advertising |
| 73.2 | Market research and public opinion polling |
| 74 | Other professional, scientific and technical activities |
| 75 | Veterinary activities |
| SECTION N |
| Administrative and support service activities |
| 77.1 | Renting and leasing of motor vehicles |
| 77.2 | Renting and leasing of personal and household goods |
| 77.3 | Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods |
| 77.4 | Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyrighted works |
| 78 | Employment activities |
| 79 | Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities |
| 80 | Security and investigation activities |
| 81 | Services to buildings and landscape activities |
| 82 | Office administrative, office support and other business support activities |
| SECTION S |
| Other service activities |
| 95.11 | Repair of computers and peripheral equipment |
| 95.12 | Repair of communication equipment |
| 95.21 | Repair of consumer electronics |
| 95.22 | Repair of household appliances and home and garden equipment |
| 95.23 | Repair of footwear and leather goods |
| 95.24 | Repair of furniture and home furnishings |
| 95.25 | Repair of watches, clocks and jewellery |
| 95.29 | Repair of other personal and household goods |

1.2.

Section 9 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Section 9 — Groupings of activities

The following groupings of activities refer to the NACE Rev. 2 classification.

SECTIONS B, C, D, E AND F

Mining and quarrying; manufacturing; electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply; water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities; construction

To enable Community statistics to be compiled, Member States will transmit component national results broken down to the classes of NACE Rev. 2.

SECTION G

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

To enable Community statistics to be compiled, Member States will transmit component national results broken down to the classes of NACE Rev. 2.

SECTION H

Transportation and storage

49.1 + 49.2

‘Passenger rail transport, interurban’ and ‘Freight rail transport’

49.3

Other passenger land transport

49.4

Freight transport by road and removal services

49.5

Transport via pipelines

50.1 + 50.2

‘Sea and coastal passenger water transport’ and ‘Sea and coastal freight water transport’

50.3 + 50.4

‘Inland passenger water transport’ and ‘Inland freight water transport’

51

Air transport

52

Warehousing and support activities for transportation

53.1

Postal activities under universal service obligation

53.2

Other postal and courier activities

SECTION I

Accommodation and food service activities

55

Accommodation

56

Food and beverage service activities

SECTION J

Information and communication

58

Publishing activities

59

Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities

60

Programming and broadcasting activities

61

Telecommunications

62

Computer programming, consultancy and related activities

63

Information service activities

SECTION K

Financial and insurance activities

To enable Community statistics to be compiled, Member States will transmit component national results broken down to the classes of NACE Rev. 2.

SECTION L

Real estate activities

68

Real estate activities

SECTION M

Professional, scientific and technical activities

69 + 70

‘Legal and accounting activities’ and ‘Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities’

71

Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis

72

Scientific research and development

73.1

Advertising

73.2

Market research and public opinion polling

74

Other professional, scientific and technical activities

75

Veterinary activities

SECTION N

Administrative and support service activities

77.1

Renting and leasing of motor vehicles

77.2

Renting and leasing of personal and household goods

77.3

Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods

77.4

Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyrighted works

78

Employment activities

79

Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities

80

Security and investigation activities

81

Services to buildings and landscape activities

82

Office administrative, office support and other business support activities

SECTION S

Other service activities

95.11

Repair of computers and peripheral equipment

95.12

Repair of communication equipment

95.21

Repair of consumer electronics

95.22

Repair of household appliances and home and garden equipment

95.23

Repair of footwear and leather goods

95.24

Repair of furniture and home furnishings

95.25

Repair of watches, clocks and jewellery

95.29

Repair of other personal and household goods

’

| 2. | Annex 2 (A detailed module for structural statistics in industry) is amended as follows:






  2.1. | Throughout the text the following replacements shall be made:






  Former wording | Amended wording |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Section C of NACE Rev. 1 | Section B of NACE Rev. 2 |
| Section D of NACE Rev. 1 | Section C of NACE Rev. 2 |
| Section E of NACE Rev. 1 | Sections D and E of NACE Rev. 2 |
| Divisions 17/18/19/21/22/25/28/31/32/36 of NACE Rev. 1 | Divisions 13/14/15/17/18/22/25/26/31 of NACE Rev. 2 |

2.

Annex 2 (A detailed module for structural statistics in industry) is amended as follows:

2.1.

Throughout the text the following replacements shall be made:

Former wording

Amended wording

Section C of NACE Rev. 1

Section B of NACE Rev. 2

Section D of NACE Rev. 1

Section C of NACE Rev. 2

Section E of NACE Rev. 1

Sections D and E of NACE Rev. 2

Divisions 17/18/19/21/22/25/28/31/32/36 of NACE Rev. 1

Divisions 13/14/15/17/18/22/25/26/31 of NACE Rev. 2

| 2.2. | Section 3 shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘Section 3 Coverage
  The statistics are to be compiled for all activities within the coverage of Sections B, C, D and E of NACE Rev. 2. These sections cover the activities of mining and quarrying (B), manufacturing (C), electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply (D) and water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities (E). Enterprise statistics refer to the population of all enterprises whose main activity is classified in Sections B, C, D or E.’ |
| --- | --- |

2.2.

Section 3 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Section 3 Coverage

The statistics are to be compiled for all activities within the coverage of Sections B, C, D and E of NACE Rev. 2. These sections cover the activities of mining and quarrying (B), manufacturing (C), electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply (D) and water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities (E). Enterprise statistics refer to the population of all enterprises whose main activity is classified in Sections B, C, D or E.’

| 3. | Annex 3 (A detailed module for structural statistics on distributive trades) is amended as follows:






  3.1. | Section 3 paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:






  ‘1. | The statistics are to be compiled for all activities within the coverage of Section G of NACE Rev. 2. This sector covers the activities of wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles. Enterprise statistics refer to the population of all enterprises whose main activity is classified in Section G.’ |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

3.

Annex 3 (A detailed module for structural statistics on distributive trades) is amended as follows:

3.1.

Section 3 paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.

The statistics are to be compiled for all activities within the coverage of Section G of NACE Rev. 2. This sector covers the activities of wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles. Enterprise statistics refer to the population of all enterprises whose main activity is classified in Section G.’

| 3.2. | Throughout the text the following replacements shall be made:






  Former wording | Amended wording |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Division 50 of NACE Rev. 1 | Division 45 of NACE Rev. 2 |
| Division 51 of NACE Rev. 1 | Division 46 of NACE Rev. 2 |
| Division 52 of NACE Rev. 1 | Division 47 of NACE Rev. 2 |

3.2.

Throughout the text the following replacements shall be made:

Former wording

Amended wording

Division 50 of NACE Rev. 1

Division 45 of NACE Rev. 2

Division 51 of NACE Rev. 1

Division 46 of NACE Rev. 2

Division 52 of NACE Rev. 1

Division 47 of NACE Rev. 2

In Section 5 ‘First reference year’ and Section 9 ‘Reports and pilot studies’ the reference to NACE Rev. 1 divisions 50, 51 and 52 is maintained.

| 4. | Annex 4 (A detailed module for structural statistics in construction) shall be amended as follows:
  Throughout the text the following replacement shall be made:






  Former wording | Amended wording |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Groups 451 and 452 of NACE Rev. 1 | Divisions 41 and 42 and Groups 43.1 and 43.9 of NACE Rev. 2 |

4.

Annex 4 (A detailed module for structural statistics in construction) shall be amended as follows:

Throughout the text the following replacement shall be made:

Former wording

Amended wording

Groups 451 and 452 of NACE Rev. 1

Divisions 41 and 42 and Groups 43.1 and 43.9 of NACE Rev. 2

| 5. | Annex 5 (A detailed module for structural statistics in insurance) is amended as follows:
  Throughout the text the following replacement shall be made:






  Former wording | Amended wording |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Division 66 except for class 66.02 of NACE Rev. 1 | Divisions 65 except for group 65.3 of NACE Rev. 2 |

5.

Annex 5 (A detailed module for structural statistics in insurance) is amended as follows:

Throughout the text the following replacement shall be made:

Former wording

Amended wording

Division 66 except for class 66.02 of NACE Rev. 1

Divisions 65 except for group 65.3 of NACE Rev. 2

| 6. | Annex 6 (A detailed module for structural statistics on credit institutions) is amended as follows:
  Throughout the text the following replacement shall be made:






  Former wording | Amended wording |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Classes 65.12 and 65.22 of NACE Rev. 1 | Classes 64.19 and 64.92 of NACE Rev. 2 |

6.

Annex 6 (A detailed module for structural statistics on credit institutions) is amended as follows:

Throughout the text the following replacement shall be made:

Former wording

Amended wording

Classes 65.12 and 65.22 of NACE Rev. 1

Classes 64.19 and 64.92 of NACE Rev. 2

| 7. | Annex 7 (A detailed module for structural statistics on pension funds) is amended as follows:
  Throughout the text the following replacement shall be made:






  Former wording | Amended wording |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Class 66.02 of NACE Rev. 1 | Group 65.3 of NACE Rev. 2 |

7.

Annex 7 (A detailed module for structural statistics on pension funds) is amended as follows:

Throughout the text the following replacement shall be made:

Former wording

Amended wording

Class 66.02 of NACE Rev. 1

Group 65.3 of NACE Rev. 2

ANNEX III

Annexes A, B, C and D of Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 are amended as follows:

| 1. | Annex A






  1.1. | In Annex A, point (a) (‘Scope’) shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘(a)   Scope
  This Annex applies to all activities listed in Sections B to E of NACE Rev. 2, or as the case may be, to all products listed in Sections B to E of the CPA. The information is not required for 37, 38.1, 38.2 and 39 of NACE Rev. 2. The list of activities may be revised in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.’ |
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1.

Annex A

1.1.

In Annex A, point (a) (‘Scope’) shall be replaced by the following:

‘(a)   Scope

This Annex applies to all activities listed in Sections B to E of NACE Rev. 2, or as the case may be, to all products listed in Sections B to E of the CPA. The information is not required for 37, 38.1, 38.2 and 39 of NACE Rev. 2. The list of activities may be revised in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.’

| 1.2. | In Annex A, point (c) (‘List of variables’), paragraphs 6, 7 and 8 shall be replaced by the following:






  ‘6. | The information on production (No 110) is not required for Division 36 and Groups 35.3 and 38.3 of NACE Rev. 2. |
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1.2.

In Annex A, point (c) (‘List of variables’), paragraphs 6, 7 and 8 shall be replaced by the following:

‘6.

The information on production (No 110) is not required for Division 36 and Groups 35.3 and 38.3 of NACE Rev. 2.

| 7. | The information on turnover (No 120, 121, 122) is not required for NACE Rev. 2, Section D and E. |
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7.

The information on turnover (No 120, 121, 122) is not required for NACE Rev. 2, Section D and E.

| 8. | The information on orders (No 130, 131, 132) is only required for the following Divisions of NACE Rev. 2: 13, 14, 17, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30. The list of activities may be revised in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.’ |
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8.

The information on orders (No 130, 131, 132) is only required for the following Divisions of NACE Rev. 2: 13, 14, 17, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30. The list of activities may be revised in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.’

| 1.3. | In Annex A, point (c) (‘List of variables’), paragraphs 9 and 10 shall be replaced by the following:






  ‘9. | The information on variables No 210, 220, 230 is not required for Group 38.3 of NACE Rev. 2. |
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1.3.

In Annex A, point (c) (‘List of variables’), paragraphs 9 and 10 shall be replaced by the following:

‘9.

The information on variables No 210, 220, 230 is not required for Group 38.3 of NACE Rev. 2.

| 10. | The information on output prices and import prices (No 310, 311, 312 and 340) is not required for the following groups or classes of NACE Rev. 2 respectively CPA: 07.2, 24.46, 25.4, 30.1, 30.3, 30.4 and 38.3. The list of activities may be revised in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18. |
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10.

The information on output prices and import prices (No 310, 311, 312 and 340) is not required for the following groups or classes of NACE Rev. 2 respectively CPA: 07.2, 24.46, 25.4, 30.1, 30.3, 30.4 and 38.3. The list of activities may be revised in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.

| 11. | The variable on import prices (No 340) is calculated on the basis of CPA products. The importing kind-of-activity units may be classified outside the activities of Sections B to E of NACE Rev. 2.’ |
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11.

The variable on import prices (No 340) is calculated on the basis of CPA products. The importing kind-of-activity units may be classified outside the activities of Sections B to E of NACE Rev. 2.’

| 1.4. | In Annex A, point (f) (‘Level of detail’), paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be replaced by the following:






  ‘1. | All variables, except the import price variable (No 340), are to be transmitted at the Section (1 letter) and Division 2-digit level of NACE Rev. 2. The variable 340 is to be reported at the Section (1 letter) and Division 2-digit level of CPA. |
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1.4.

In Annex A, point (f) (‘Level of detail’), paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.

All variables, except the import price variable (No 340), are to be transmitted at the Section (1 letter) and Division 2-digit level of NACE Rev. 2. The variable 340 is to be reported at the Section (1 letter) and Division 2-digit level of CPA.

| 2. | In addition, for Section C of NACE Rev. 2, the index of production (No 110) and the index of output prices (No 310, 311, 312) are to be transmitted at the 3-digit and 4-digit levels of NACE Rev. 2. The transmitted indices for production and output prices at the 3-digit and 4-digit levels must represent at least 90 % of the total value added for each Member State of Section C of NACE Rev. 2. in a given base year. The variables need not be transmitted at these detailed levels by those Member States whose total value added of Section C of NACE Rev. 2 in a given base year represents less than 4% of the European Community total.’ |
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2.

In addition, for Section C of NACE Rev. 2, the index of production (No 110) and the index of output prices (No 310, 311, 312) are to be transmitted at the 3-digit and 4-digit levels of NACE Rev. 2. The transmitted indices for production and output prices at the 3-digit and 4-digit levels must represent at least 90 % of the total value added for each Member State of Section C of NACE Rev. 2. in a given base year. The variables need not be transmitted at these detailed levels by those Member States whose total value added of Section C of NACE Rev. 2 in a given base year represents less than 4% of the European Community total.’

| 1.5. | In Annex A, point (f) (‘Level of detail’), paragraph 3, ‘NACE Rev. 1’ shall be replaced by ‘NACE Rev. 2’. |
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1.5.

In Annex A, point (f) (‘Level of detail’), paragraph 3, ‘NACE Rev. 1’ shall be replaced by ‘NACE Rev. 2’.

| 1.6. | In Annex A, point (f) (‘Level of detail’), paragraphs 4, 5, 6 and 7 shall be replaced by the following:






  ‘4. | In addition, all variables except for the turnover and new orders variables (No 120, 121, 122, 130, 131, 132) are to be transmitted for total industry defined as NACE Rev. 2 Sections B to E and the main industrial groupings (MIGs) as defined in Commission Regulation (EC) No 586/ 2001 (1). |
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1.6.

In Annex A, point (f) (‘Level of detail’), paragraphs 4, 5, 6 and 7 shall be replaced by the following:

‘4.

In addition, all variables except for the turnover and new orders variables (No 120, 121, 122, 130, 131, 132) are to be transmitted for total industry defined as NACE Rev. 2 Sections B to E and the main industrial groupings (MIGs) as defined in Commission Regulation (EC) No 586/ 2001 (1).

| 5. | The turnover variables (No 120, 121, 122) are to be transmitted for total industry defined as NACE Rev. 2 Sections B and C and the MIGs with the exception of the main industrial grouping defined for energy-related activities. |
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5.

The turnover variables (No 120, 121, 122) are to be transmitted for total industry defined as NACE Rev. 2 Sections B and C and the MIGs with the exception of the main industrial grouping defined for energy-related activities.

| 6. | The new orders variables (Nos 130, 131, 132) are to be transmitted for total manufacturing, Section C of NACE Rev. 2 and a reduced set of MIGs calculated from covering the list of NACE Rev. 2 Divisions defined in paragraph 8 under heading (c) (‘List of variables’) of this Annex. |
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6.

The new orders variables (Nos 130, 131, 132) are to be transmitted for total manufacturing, Section C of NACE Rev. 2 and a reduced set of MIGs calculated from covering the list of NACE Rev. 2 Divisions defined in paragraph 8 under heading (c) (‘List of variables’) of this Annex.

| 7. | The import price variable (No 340) is to be transmitted for total industrial products, Sections B to E of CPA and MIGs defined in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 586/2001 from product groups of the CPA. This variable does not need to be transmitted by those Member States that have not adopted the euro as their currency.’ |
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7.

The import price variable (No 340) is to be transmitted for total industrial products, Sections B to E of CPA and MIGs defined in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 586/2001 from product groups of the CPA. This variable does not need to be transmitted by those Member States that have not adopted the euro as their currency.’

| 1.7. | In Annex A, point (f) (‘Level of detail’), paragraphs 9 and 10 shall be replaced by the following:






  ‘9. | The variables on the non-domestic markets (Nos 122, 132 and 312) are to be transmitted according to the distinction into euro-zone and non-euro-zone. The distinction is to be applied to the total industry defined as NACE Rev. 2 Sections B to E, the MIGs, the Section (1 letter) and Division 2-digit level of NACE Rev. 2. The information on NACE Rev. 2 D and E is not required for variable 122. In addition, the import price variable (No 340) is to be transmitted according to the distinction into euro-zone and non-euro-zone. The distinction is to be applied to the total industry defined as CPA Sections B to E, the MIGs, the Section (1 letter) and Division 2-digit level of CPA. For the distinction into the euro-zone and non-euro-zone, the Commission may determine, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18, the terms for applying European sample schemes as defined in point (d) of the first subparagraph of Article 4(2). The European sample scheme may limit the scope of the import price variable to the import of products from non-euro-zone countries. The distinction into the euro-zone and non-euro-zone for the variables 122, 132, 312 and 340 does not need to be transmitted by those Member States that have not adopted the euro as their currency. |
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1.7.

In Annex A, point (f) (‘Level of detail’), paragraphs 9 and 10 shall be replaced by the following:

‘9.

The variables on the non-domestic markets (Nos 122, 132 and 312) are to be transmitted according to the distinction into euro-zone and non-euro-zone. The distinction is to be applied to the total industry defined as NACE Rev. 2 Sections B to E, the MIGs, the Section (1 letter) and Division 2-digit level of NACE Rev. 2. The information on NACE Rev. 2 D and E is not required for variable 122. In addition, the import price variable (No 340) is to be transmitted according to the distinction into euro-zone and non-euro-zone. The distinction is to be applied to the total industry defined as CPA Sections B to E, the MIGs, the Section (1 letter) and Division 2-digit level of CPA. For the distinction into the euro-zone and non-euro-zone, the Commission may determine, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18, the terms for applying European sample schemes as defined in point (d) of the first subparagraph of Article 4(2). The European sample scheme may limit the scope of the import price variable to the import of products from non-euro-zone countries. The distinction into the euro-zone and non-euro-zone for the variables 122, 132, 312 and 340 does not need to be transmitted by those Member States that have not adopted the euro as their currency.

| 10. | Those Member States whose value added in Sections B, C, D and E of NACE Rev. 2 in a given base year represents less than 1 % of the European Community total only need to transmit data for total industry, MIGs, and NACE Rev. 2 Section level, or CPA Section level.’ |
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10.

Those Member States whose value added in Sections B, C, D and E of NACE Rev. 2 in a given base year represents less than 1 % of the European Community total only need to transmit data for total industry, MIGs, and NACE Rev. 2 Section level, or CPA Section level.’

| 1.8. | In Annex A, point (g) (‘Deadlines for data transmission’), paragraph 2 shall be replaced by the following:






  ‘2. | The deadline may be up to 15 calendar days longer for data on the NACE Rev. 2 Group and Class levels or the CPA Group and Class levels. For those Member States whose value added in Sections B, C, D and E of NACE Rev. 2 in a given base year represents less than 3% of the European Community total, the deadline may be up to 15 calendar days longer for data on total industry, MIGs, NACE Rev. 2 Section and Division level or CPA Section and Division level.’ |
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1.8.

In Annex A, point (g) (‘Deadlines for data transmission’), paragraph 2 shall be replaced by the following:

‘2.

The deadline may be up to 15 calendar days longer for data on the NACE Rev. 2 Group and Class levels or the CPA Group and Class levels. For those Member States whose value added in Sections B, C, D and E of NACE Rev. 2 in a given base year represents less than 3% of the European Community total, the deadline may be up to 15 calendar days longer for data on total industry, MIGs, NACE Rev. 2 Section and Division level or CPA Section and Division level.’

| 1.9. | The following paragraph shall be added to Annex A, point (i) (‘First reference period’):
  ‘The first reference period for which all variables are to be transmitted in NACE Rev. 2 is January 2009 for monthly data and the first quarter 2009 for quarterly data.’ |
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1.9.

The following paragraph shall be added to Annex A, point (i) (‘First reference period’):

‘The first reference period for which all variables are to be transmitted in NACE Rev. 2 is January 2009 for monthly data and the first quarter 2009 for quarterly data.’

| 2. | Annex B






  2.1. | In Annex B, point (a) (‘Scope’) shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘(a)   Scope
  This Annex applies to all activities listed in Section F of NACE Rev. 2.’ |
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2.

Annex B

2.1.

In Annex B, point (a) (‘Scope’) shall be replaced by the following:

‘(a)   Scope

This Annex applies to all activities listed in Section F of NACE Rev. 2.’

| 2.2. | In Annex B, point (e) (‘Reference period’), ‘NACE’ shall be replaced by ‘NACE Rev. 2’. |
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2.2.

In Annex B, point (e) (‘Reference period’), ‘NACE’ shall be replaced by ‘NACE Rev. 2’.

| 2.3. | In Annex B, point (f) (‘Level of detail’), paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be replaced by the following:






  ‘1. | The variables No 110, 210, 220 and 230 are to be transmitted at least at the Section level of NACE Rev. 2. |
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2.3.

In Annex B, point (f) (‘Level of detail’), paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.

The variables No 110, 210, 220 and 230 are to be transmitted at least at the Section level of NACE Rev. 2.

| 2. | The new orders variables (Nos 130, 135 and 136) are required only for Group 41.2 and Division 42 of NACE Rev. 2.’ |
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2.

The new orders variables (Nos 130, 135 and 136) are required only for Group 41.2 and Division 42 of NACE Rev. 2.’

| 2.4. | In Annex B, point (f) (‘Level of detail’), paragraph 6, ‘NACE’ shall be replaced by ‘NACE Rev. 2’. |
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2.4.

In Annex B, point (f) (‘Level of detail’), paragraph 6, ‘NACE’ shall be replaced by ‘NACE Rev. 2’.

| 2.5. | In Annex B, point (g), (‘Deadlines for data transmission’), in paragraph 2: ‘NACE Rev. 1’ shall be replaced by ‘NACE Rev. 2’. |
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2.5.

In Annex B, point (g), (‘Deadlines for data transmission’), in paragraph 2: ‘NACE Rev. 1’ shall be replaced by ‘NACE Rev. 2’.

| 2.6. | In Annex B, point (i) (‘First reference year’), the following paragraph shall be added:
  ‘The first reference period for which all variables are to be transmitted in NACE Rev. 2 is January 2009 for monthly data and the first quarter 2009 for quarterly data.’ |
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2.6.

In Annex B, point (i) (‘First reference year’), the following paragraph shall be added:

‘The first reference period for which all variables are to be transmitted in NACE Rev. 2 is January 2009 for monthly data and the first quarter 2009 for quarterly data.’

| 3. | Annex C






  3.1. | In Annex C, point (a) (‘Scope’) shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘(a)   Scope
  This Annex applies to the activities listed in Division 47 of NACE Rev. 2.’ |
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3.

Annex C

3.1.

In Annex C, point (a) (‘Scope’) shall be replaced by the following:

‘(a)   Scope

This Annex applies to the activities listed in Division 47 of NACE Rev. 2.’

| 3.2. | In Annex C, point (f) (‘Level of detail’), paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 shall be replaced by the following:






  ‘1. | The turnover variable (No 120) and the deflator of sales/volume of sales variables (No 330/123) are to be transmitted according to the levels of detail defined in paragraphs 2 and 3. The number of persons employed variable (No 210) is to be transmitted according to the level of detail defined in paragraph 4. |
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3.2.

In Annex C, point (f) (‘Level of detail’), paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.

The turnover variable (No 120) and the deflator of sales/volume of sales variables (No 330/123) are to be transmitted according to the levels of detail defined in paragraphs 2 and 3. The number of persons employed variable (No 210) is to be transmitted according to the level of detail defined in paragraph 4.

| 2. | Detailed level regrouping NACE Rev. 2 classes and groups:
  Class 47.11;
  Class 47.19;
  Group 47.2;
  Group 47.3;
  sum of Classes (47.73, 47.74 and 47.75);
  sum of Classes (47.51, 47.71 and 47.72);
  sum of Classes (47.43, 47.52, 47.54, 47.59 and 47.63);
  sum of Classes (47.41, 47.42, 47.53, 47.61, 47.62, 47.64, 47.65, 47.76, 47.77 and 47.78);
  Class 47.91. |
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2.

Detailed level regrouping NACE Rev. 2 classes and groups:

Class 47.11;

Class 47.19;

Group 47.2;

Group 47.3;

sum of Classes (47.73, 47.74 and 47.75);

sum of Classes (47.51, 47.71 and 47.72);

sum of Classes (47.43, 47.52, 47.54, 47.59 and 47.63);

sum of Classes (47.41, 47.42, 47.53, 47.61, 47.62, 47.64, 47.65, 47.76, 47.77 and 47.78);

Class 47.91.

| 3. | Aggregate levels regrouping NACE Rev. 2 classes and groups:
  sum of Class and Group (47.11 and 47.2);
  sum of Groups and Classes (47.19, 47.4, 47.5, 47.6, 47.7, 47.8 and 47.9);
  Division 47
  Division 47 without 47.3 |
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3.

Aggregate levels regrouping NACE Rev. 2 classes and groups:

sum of Class and Group (47.11 and 47.2);

sum of Groups and Classes (47.19, 47.4, 47.5, 47.6, 47.7, 47.8 and 47.9);

Division 47

Division 47 without 47.3

| 4. | Division 47
  Division 47 without 47.3 |
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4.

Division 47

Division 47 without 47.3

| 5. | Those Member States whose turnover in Division 47 of NACE Rev. 2 in a given base year represents less than 1 % of the European Community total, need only transmit the turnover variable (No 120) and the deflator of sales/volume of sales variables (No 330/123) according to the levels of detail defined in paragraph 3.’ |
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5.

Those Member States whose turnover in Division 47 of NACE Rev. 2 in a given base year represents less than 1 % of the European Community total, need only transmit the turnover variable (No 120) and the deflator of sales/volume of sales variables (No 330/123) according to the levels of detail defined in paragraph 3.’

| 3.3. | In Annex C, point (g) (‘Deadlines for data transmission’), paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall be replaced by the following:






  ‘1. | The variables shall be transmitted for turnover (No 120) and the deflator of sales/volume of sales (No 330/123) within two months at the levels of detail specified in paragraph 2 under heading (f) of this Annex. The deadline may be up to 15 days longer for those Member States whose turnover in Division 47 of NACE Rev. 2 in a given base year represents less than 3% of the European Community total. |
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3.3.

In Annex C, point (g) (‘Deadlines for data transmission’), paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.

The variables shall be transmitted for turnover (No 120) and the deflator of sales/volume of sales (No 330/123) within two months at the levels of detail specified in paragraph 2 under heading (f) of this Annex. The deadline may be up to 15 days longer for those Member States whose turnover in Division 47 of NACE Rev. 2 in a given base year represents less than 3% of the European Community total.

| 2. | The variables shall be transmitted for turnover (No 120) and the deflator of sales/volume of sales (No 330/123) within one month for the level of detail specified in paragraph 3 under heading (f) of this Annex. Member States may choose to participate for the turnover and deflator of sales/volume of sales variables No 120 and 330/123 with contributions according to the allocation of a European sample scheme as defined in point (d) of the first subparagraph of Article 4(2). The terms of the allocation are to be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18. |
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2.

The variables shall be transmitted for turnover (No 120) and the deflator of sales/volume of sales (No 330/123) within one month for the level of detail specified in paragraph 3 under heading (f) of this Annex. Member States may choose to participate for the turnover and deflator of sales/volume of sales variables No 120 and 330/123 with contributions according to the allocation of a European sample scheme as defined in point (d) of the first subparagraph of Article 4(2). The terms of the allocation are to be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.

| 3. | The number of persons employed variable shall be transmitted within 2 months after the end of the reference period. The deadline may be up to 15 days longer for those Member States whose turnover in Division 47 of NACE Rev. 2 in a given base year represents less than 3% of the European Community total.’ |
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3.

The number of persons employed variable shall be transmitted within 2 months after the end of the reference period. The deadline may be up to 15 days longer for those Member States whose turnover in Division 47 of NACE Rev. 2 in a given base year represents less than 3% of the European Community total.’

| 3.4. | The following sentence shall be added to Annex C, point (i) (‘First reference year’):
  ‘The first reference period for which all variables are to be transmitted in NACE Rev. 2 is January 2009 for monthly data and the first quarter 2009 for quarterly data.’ |
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3.4.

The following sentence shall be added to Annex C, point (i) (‘First reference year’):

‘The first reference period for which all variables are to be transmitted in NACE Rev. 2 is January 2009 for monthly data and the first quarter 2009 for quarterly data.’

| 4. | Annex D






  4.1. | In Annex D, point (a) (‘Scope’) shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘(a)   Scope
  This Annex applies to all activities listed in Divisions 45 and 46 and Sections H to N and P to S of NACE Rev. 2.’ |
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4.

Annex D

4.1.

In Annex D, point (a) (‘Scope’) shall be replaced by the following:

‘(a)   Scope

This Annex applies to all activities listed in Divisions 45 and 46 and Sections H to N and P to S of NACE Rev. 2.’

| 4.2. | In Annex D, point (c) (‘List of variables’) point 4 (d): ‘NACE’ shall be replaced by ‘NACE Rev. 2’. |
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4.2.

In Annex D, point (c) (‘List of variables’) point 4 (d): ‘NACE’ shall be replaced by ‘NACE Rev. 2’.

| 4.3. | In Annex D, point (f) (‘Level of detail’), points 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 shall be replaced by the following:






  ‘1. | The turnover variable (No 120) is to be transmitted according to the following groupings of NACE Rev. 2:
  46 at three-digit;
  45, 45.2, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 71, 73, 74, 78, 79, 80, 81.2, 82;
  sum of (45.1, 45.3 and 45.4);
  sum of (55 and 56);
  sum of (69 and 70.2). |
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4.3.

In Annex D, point (f) (‘Level of detail’), points 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.

The turnover variable (No 120) is to be transmitted according to the following groupings of NACE Rev. 2:

46 at three-digit;

45, 45.2, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 71, 73, 74, 78, 79, 80, 81.2, 82;

sum of (45.1, 45.3 and 45.4);

sum of (55 and 56);

sum of (69 and 70.2).

| 2. | The persons employed variable (No 210) is to be transmitted according to the following groupings of NACE Rev. 2:
  Divisions 45, 46, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63;
  sum of (69, 70.2, 71, 73 and 74);
  sum of (55 and 56);
  sum of (78, 79, 80, 81.2 and 82). |
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2.

The persons employed variable (No 210) is to be transmitted according to the following groupings of NACE Rev. 2:

Divisions 45, 46, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63;

sum of (69, 70.2, 71, 73 and 74);

sum of (55 and 56);

sum of (78, 79, 80, 81.2 and 82).

| 3. | For Divisions 45 and 46 of NACE Rev. 2, the turnover variable need only be transmitted at the 2 digit level by those Member States whose turnover in those Divisions of NACE Rev. 2 in a given base year represents less than 4% of the European Community total. |
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3.

For Divisions 45 and 46 of NACE Rev. 2, the turnover variable need only be transmitted at the 2 digit level by those Member States whose turnover in those Divisions of NACE Rev. 2 in a given base year represents less than 4% of the European Community total.

| 4. | For Sections H and J of NACE Rev. 2, the number of persons employed variable (No 210) need only be transmitted at Section level by those Member States whose total value added in Sections H and J of NACE Rev. 2 in a given base year represents less than 4% of the European Community total. |
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4.

For Sections H and J of NACE Rev. 2, the number of persons employed variable (No 210) need only be transmitted at Section level by those Member States whose total value added in Sections H and J of NACE Rev. 2 in a given base year represents less than 4% of the European Community total.

| 5. | The output price variable (No 310) is to be transmitted according to the following activities and groupings of NACE Rev. 2:
  49. 4, 51, 52.1, 52.24, 53.1, 53.2, 61, 62, 63.1, 63.9, 71, 73, 78, 80, 81.2;
  sum of (50.1 and 50.2);
  sum of (69.1, 69.2 and 70.2).
  NACE Rev. 2 Division 78 covers the total price of labour recruited and personnel provided.’ |
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5.

The output price variable (No 310) is to be transmitted according to the following activities and groupings of NACE Rev. 2:

49. 4, 51, 52.1, 52.24, 53.1, 53.2, 61, 62, 63.1, 63.9, 71, 73, 78, 80, 81.2;

sum of (50.1 and 50.2);

sum of (69.1, 69.2 and 70.2).

NACE Rev. 2 Division 78 covers the total price of labour recruited and personnel provided.’

| 4.4. | In Annex D, point (f) (‘Level of detail’), point 7 shall be replaced by the following:






  ‘7. | For Division 63 of NACE Rev. 2, the output price variable (No 310) need only be transmitted at the 2 digit level by those Member States whose turnover in this Division of NACE Rev. 2 in a given base year represents less than 4% of the European Community total.’ |
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4.4.

In Annex D, point (f) (‘Level of detail’), point 7 shall be replaced by the following:

‘7.

For Division 63 of NACE Rev. 2, the output price variable (No 310) need only be transmitted at the 2 digit level by those Member States whose turnover in this Division of NACE Rev. 2 in a given base year represents less than 4% of the European Community total.’

| 4.5. | In Annex D, point (h) (‘Pilot studies’), point 3 shall be replaced by the following:






  ‘3. | assess the feasibility and relevance of collection data on:






  (i) | management activities of holding companies NACE Rev. 2 Groups 64.2 and 70.1; |
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4.5.

In Annex D, point (h) (‘Pilot studies’), point 3 shall be replaced by the following:

‘3.

assess the feasibility and relevance of collection data on:

(i)

management activities of holding companies NACE Rev. 2 Groups 64.2 and 70.1;

| (ii) | real estate NACE Rev. 2 Division 68; |
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(ii)

real estate NACE Rev. 2 Division 68;

| (iii) | research and development NACE Rev. 2 Division 72; |
| --- | --- |

(iii)

research and development NACE Rev. 2 Division 72;

| (iv) | renting activity NACE Rev. 2 Division 77; |
| --- | --- |

(iv)

renting activity NACE Rev. 2 Division 77;

| (v) | NACE Rev. 2 Sections K, P, Q, R, S;’ |
| --- | --- |

(v)

NACE Rev. 2 Sections K, P, Q, R, S;’

| 4.6. | The following paragraph shall be added to Annex D, point (i) (‘First reference period’):
  ‘The first reference period for which all variables are to be transmitted in NACE Rev. 2 is the first quarter 2009.’ |
| --- | --- |

4.6.

The following paragraph shall be added to Annex D, point (i) (‘First reference period’):

‘The first reference period for which all variables are to be transmitted in NACE Rev. 2 is the first quarter 2009.’

| 4.7. | In Annex D, point (j) (‘Transition period’) shall be replaced by the following:






  ‘(j) | Transition period
  A transition period ending no later than 11 August 2008 may be granted for variable No 310 in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18. A further transition period of one year may be granted for the implementation of variable No 310 for the NACE Rev. 2 Divisions 52, 69, 70, 71, 73, 78, 80 and 81 in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18. In addition to those transition periods, a further transition period of one year may be granted, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18, to those Member States whose turnover in the NACE Rev. 2 activities referred to under heading (a) ‘Scope’ ina given base year represents less than 1% of the European Community total.’ |
| --- | --- | --- |

4.7.

In Annex D, point (j) (‘Transition period’) shall be replaced by the following:

‘(j)

Transition period

A transition period ending no later than 11 August 2008 may be granted for variable No 310 in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18. A further transition period of one year may be granted for the implementation of variable No 310 for the NACE Rev. 2 Divisions 52, 69, 70, 71, 73, 78, 80 and 81 in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18. In addition to those transition periods, a further transition period of one year may be granted, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18, to those Member States whose turnover in the NACE Rev. 2 activities referred to under heading (a) ‘Scope’ ina given base year represents less than 1% of the European Community total.’

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(1)  OJ L 86, 27.3.2001, p. 11.

ANNEX IV

Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 is amended as follows:

| (1) | Section 1 shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘Coverage
  The statistics are to be compiled for all activities classified within the coverage of Section A to U of NACE Rev. 2. These Sections cover all economic activities.
  This Annex also covers:






  (a) | waste generated by households; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(1)

Section 1 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Coverage

The statistics are to be compiled for all activities classified within the coverage of Section A to U of NACE Rev. 2. These Sections cover all economic activities.

This Annex also covers:

(a)

waste generated by households;

| (b) | waste arising from recovery and/or disposal operations.’ |
| --- | --- |

(b)

waste arising from recovery and/or disposal operations.’

| (2) | In Section 8, point 1.1 shall be replaced by the following:






  ‘1.1. | the following items, as described in terms of NACE Rev. 2:







  Item No | NACE Rev. 2 code | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Division 01 | Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities |
| Division 02 | Forestry and logging |
| 2 | Division 03 | Fishing and aquaculture |
| 3 | Section B | Mining and quarrying |
| 4 | Division 10 | Manufacture of food products |
| Division 11 | Manufacture of beverages |
| Division 12 | Manufacture of tobacco products |
| 5 | Division 13 | Manufacture of textiles |
| Division 14 | Manufacture of wearing apparel |
| Division 15 | Manufacture of leather and related products |
| 6 | Division 16 | Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials |
| 7 | Division 17 | Manufacture of paper and paper products |
| Division 18 | Printing and reproduction of recorded media |
| 8 | Division 19 | Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products |
| 9 | Division 20 | Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products |
| Division 21 | Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations |
| Division 22 | Manufacture of rubber and plastic products |
| 10 | Division 23 | Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products |
| 11 | Division 24 | Manufacture of basic metals |
| Division 25 | Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment |
| 12 | Division 26 | Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products |
| Division 27 | Manufacture of electrical equipment |
| Division 28 | Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. |
| Division 29 | Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers |
| Division 30 | Manufacture of other transport equipment |
| 13 | Division 31 | Manufacture of furniture |
| Division 32 | Other manufacturing |
| Division 33 | Repair and installation of machinery and equipment |
| 14 | Section D | Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
| 15 | Division 36 | Water collection, treatment and supply |
| Division 37 | Sewerage |
| Division 39 | Remediation activities and other waste management services |
| 16 | Division 38 | Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery |
| 17 | Section F | Construction |
| 18 | | Service activities: |
| Section G, except 46.77 | Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles |
| Section H | Transportation and storage |
| Section I | Accommodation and food service activities |
| Section J | Information and communication |
| Section K | Financial and insurance activities |
| Section L | Real estate activities |
| Section M | Professional, scientific and technical activities |
| Section N | Administrative and support service activities |
| Section O | Public administration and defence; compulsory social security |
| Section P | Education |
| Section Q | Human health and social work activities |
| Section R | Arts, entertainment and recreation |
| Section S | Other service activities |
| Section T | Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and servicesproducing activities of households for own use |
| Section U | Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies |
| 19 | Class 46.77 | Wholesale of waste and scrap |

(2)

In Section 8, point 1.1 shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.1.

the following items, as described in terms of NACE Rev. 2:

Item No

NACE Rev. 2 code

Description

1

Division 01

Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities

Division 02

Forestry and logging

2

Division 03

Fishing and aquaculture

3

Section B

Mining and quarrying

4

Division 10

Manufacture of food products

Division 11

Manufacture of beverages

Division 12

Manufacture of tobacco products

5

Division 13

Manufacture of textiles

Division 14

Manufacture of wearing apparel

Division 15

Manufacture of leather and related products

6

Division 16

Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials

7

Division 17

Manufacture of paper and paper products

Division 18

Printing and reproduction of recorded media

8

Division 19

Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products

9

Division 20

Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products

Division 21

Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations

Division 22

Manufacture of rubber and plastic products

10

Division 23

Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products

11

Division 24

Manufacture of basic metals

Division 25

Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

12

Division 26

Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products

Division 27

Manufacture of electrical equipment

Division 28

Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.

Division 29

Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers

Division 30

Manufacture of other transport equipment

13

Division 31

Manufacture of furniture

Division 32

Other manufacturing

Division 33

Repair and installation of machinery and equipment

14

Section D

Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply

15

Division 36

Water collection, treatment and supply

Division 37

Sewerage

Division 39

Remediation activities and other waste management services

16

Division 38

Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery

17

Section F

Construction

18

Service activities:

Section G, except 46.77

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

Section H

Transportation and storage

Section I

Accommodation and food service activities

Section J

Information and communication

Section K

Financial and insurance activities

Section L

Real estate activities

Section M

Professional, scientific and technical activities

Section N

Administrative and support service activities

Section O

Public administration and defence; compulsory social security

Section P

Education

Section Q

Human health and social work activities

Section R

Arts, entertainment and recreation

Section S

Other service activities

Section T

Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and servicesproducing activities of households for own use

Section U

Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies

19

Class 46.77

Wholesale of waste and scrap

ANNEX V

Annex I, point (b) of Regulation (EC) No 808/2004 shall be replaced by the following:

‘(b)   Coverage

This module covers business activities within Sections C to N and R and Division 95 of the statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community (NACE Rev. 2). Section K will be included subject to successful prior pilot studies.

The statistics will be compiled for enterprise units.’

P6_TA(2006)0412

Exceptional Community financial assistance to Kosovo *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on providing exceptional Community financial assistance to Kosovo (COM(2006)0207 — C6-0171/2006 — 2006/0068(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0207) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0207) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 308 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0171/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 308 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0171/2006),

| — | having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on International Trade and the opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Budgets (A6-0291/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on International Trade and the opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Budgets (A6-0291/2006),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal as amended; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty; |
| --- | --- |

2.

Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty;

| 3. | Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; |
| --- | --- |

3.

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

| 4. | Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially; |
| --- | --- |

4.

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;

| 5. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission. |
| --- | --- |

5.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

| TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION | AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT |
| --- | --- |
| Amendment 1 |
| Recital 7a (new) |
| | (7a) This exceptional financial assistance complements other Community assistance programmes for the Western Balkans. |
| Amendment 2 |
| Recital 9 |
| (9) Although economic activity resumed after the conflict, Kosovo is at a low level of economic development. Kosovo is not in a position to borrow either domestically or on the international financial market and under its current status it is not eligible for membership in the international financial institutions. It may therefore not benefit from lending assistance associated with their programmes. | (9) Although economic activity resumed after the conflict, Kosovo is at a low level of economic development. Kosovo is not in a position to borrow either domestically or on the international financial market and under its current status it is not eligible for membership in the international financial institutions. It may therefore not benefit from lending assistance associated with their programmes
  , and this is the main reason for providing exceptional financial assistance in the form of a grant
  . |
| Amendment 3 |
| Recital 12 |
| (12) The release of this grant assistance is without prejudice to the powers of the Budgetary authority. | (12)
  The Community financial assistance is to be paid directly to the Kosovo Consolidated Budget of 2006 and 2007 and recorded under the heading ‘European Community exceptional financial assistance’.
  The release of this grant is without prejudice to the powers of the Budgetary authority. |
| Amendment 4 |
| Recital 13 |
| (13) This financial support
  should
  be provided after verifying whether the
  financial and economic
  conditions to be agreed with the authorities of Kosovo
  upon approval of this Council Decision can be
  satisfactorily fulfilled. | (13) This financial support
  is to
  be provided after verifying whether the conditions to be agreed with the authorities of Kosovo
  have been
  satisfactorily fulfilled.
  The conditions for the release of tranches of the exceptional assistance shall include specific targets to be achieved in the following areas: improved transparency and increased sustainability of public finances, primarily concerning the consistency of the Kosovo Consolidated Budget with the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and the Kosovo Development Strategy and Plan; the application of macro-economic and budgetary priorities on the basis of the Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies agreed with the IMF on 2 November 2005; enhanced fiscal discipline and control of public expenditure, with a particular view to the detection, treatment and follow-up of suspected fraud and other irregularities concerning national and international funds, and full compliance with international democratic and human rights standards, including respect for minorities and the fundamental principles of the rule of law. Real progress in attaining the above targets should provide the basis for the disbursement of tranches of the assistance. |
| Amendment 5 |
| Article 1, paragraph 1 |
| 1. The Community shall make available to Kosovo an exceptional financial assistance in the form of a grant of up to EUR 50 million with a view to
  alleviating the financial situation in Kosovo
  , supporting the development of a sound economic and fiscal framework, facilitating the continuation and strengthening of essential administrative functions and addressing public investment needs. | 1. The Community shall make available to Kosovo an exceptional financial assistance in the form of a grant of up to EUR 50 million with a view to
  meeting Kosovo's projected external financing requirements in 2006 and 2007, in line with Kosovo's Medium-Term Expenditure Framework for 2006-2008
  , supporting the development of a sound economic and fiscal framework, facilitating the continuation and strengthening of essential administrative functions and addressing public investment needs. |
| Amendment 6 |
| Article 1, paragraph 2a (new) |
| | 2a. In order to facilitate dialogue with the European Parliament, the Commission shall regularly inform the European Parliament of that Committee's proceedings and provide it with the relevant documents. |
| Amendment 7 |
| Article 1, paragraph 3 |
| 3. The Community financial assistance shall be made available for two years starting from the first day after the entry into force of the Memorandum of Understanding referred to in Article 2(1). However, if circumstances so require, the Commission, after consultation of the Economic and Financial Committee, may decide to extend the availability period by a maximum of one year. | 3. The Community financial assistance shall be made available for two years starting from the first day after the entry into force of the Memorandum of Understanding referred to in Article 2(1). However, if circumstances so require, the Commission, after consultation of the Economic and Financial Committee
  and the European Parliament
  , may decide to extend the availability period by a maximum of one year. |
| Amendment 8 |
| Article 2, paragraph 1 |
| 1. The Commission is empowered to agree with the authorities of Kosovo, after consultation with the Economic and Financial Committee, the
  economic policy and financial
  conditions attached to this assistance, to be laid down in a Memorandum of Understanding. These conditions shall be consistent with the agreements and understandings referred to in Article 1(2). | 1. The Commission is empowered to agree with the authorities of Kosovo, after consultation with the Economic and Financial Committee
  and the European Parliament
  , the conditions attached to this assistance, to be laid down in a Memorandum of Understanding
  which shall be transmitted to the Council and the European Parliament. These conditions shall include specific targets to be achieved in the following areas: improved transparency and increased sustainability of public finances, primarily concerning the consistency of the Kosovo Consolidated Budget with the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and the Kosovo Development Strategy and Plan; the application of macro-economic and budgetary priorities on the basis of the Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies agreed with the IMF on 2 November 2005; enhanced fiscal discipline and control of public expenditure, with a particular view to the detection, treatment and follow-up of suspected fraud and other irregularities concerning national and international funds, and full compliance with international democratic and human rights standards, including respect for minorities and the fundamental principles of the rule of law
  . These conditions shall be consistent with the agreements and understandings referred to in Article 1(2). |
| Amendment 10 |
| Article 2, paragraph 2 |
| 2. Before proceeding with the actual implementation of the Community assistance, the Commission shall monitor the soundness of Kosovo's financial circuits, administrative procedures, internal and external control mechanisms which are relevant to this Community macro-financial assistance. | 2. Before proceeding with the actual implementation of the Community assistance, the Commission shall monitor the soundness of Kosovo's financial circuits, administrative procedures, internal and external control mechanisms which are relevant to this Community macro-financial assistance
  , drawing on the expertise and monitoring capacity of its representatives in Kosovo
  . |
| Amendment 11 |
| Article 2, paragraph 3 |
| 3. The Commission shall verify at regular intervals, in collaboration with the Economic and Financial Committee and in coordination with the IMF, that economic policies in Kosovo are in accordance with the objectives of this assistance and that the agreed economic policy and financial conditions are being satisfactorily fulfilled. | 3. The Commission shall verify at regular intervals, in collaboration with the Economic and Financial Committee and in coordination with the IMF
  , and drawing on the expertise and monitoring capacity of its representatives in Kosovo,
  that economic policies in Kosovo are in accordance with the objectives
  and conditions
  of this assistance
  , as set out in Articles 1(1) and 2(1),
  and that the agreed economic policy and financial conditions are being satisfactorily fulfilled. |
| Amendment 12 |
| Article 3, paragraph 2 |
| 2. The second and any further instalments shall be released on the basis of a satisfactory compliance with the
  economic policy and financial
  conditions referred to in Article 2(1), and not before three months have elapsed since the release of the previous instalment. | 2. The second and any further instalments shall be released on the basis of a satisfactory compliance with the conditions referred to in Article 2(1),
  in particular the making of satisfactory progress towards attaining the targets set out in the Memorandum of Understanding provided for in Article 2(1)
  , and not before three months have elapsed since the release of the previous instalment. |
| Amendments 13 and 14 |
| Article 4 |
| The implementation of this assistance shall take place in accordance with the provisions of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the General Budget of the European Communities and its implementing rules. In particular, the Memorandum of Understanding referred to in Article 2(1) shall provide for appropriate measures by Kosovo related to the prevention of and the fight against fraud, corruption and other irregularities linked to this assistance. It shall also provide for controls by the Commission, including the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), with the right to perform on-the-spot checks and inspections, and for audits by the Court of Auditors, where appropriate, to be carried out on the spot. | The implementation of this assistance shall take place in accordance with the provisions of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the General Budget of the European Communities and its implementing rules. In particular, the Memorandum of Understanding referred to in Article 2(1) shall provide for appropriate measures by Kosovo related to the prevention of and the fight against fraud, corruption and other irregularities linked to this assistance.
  In order to guarantee greater transparency in the management and disbursement of funds,
  it shall also provide for controls by the Commission, including the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), with the right to perform on-the-spot checks and inspections, and for audits by the Court of Auditors
  and independent auditors
  where appropriate, to be carried out on the spot |
| Amendments 15 and 16 |
| Article 5 |
| At least once a year the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a report, including an evaluation on the implementation of this Decision in the previous year. | At least once a year
  , and before 15 September,
  the Commission shall submit to the
  relevant committees in the
  European Parliament and to the Council a report, including an evaluation of the implementation of this Decision in the previous year.
  This report shall specify the linkage between the targets set out in Article 2(1), Kosovo's ongoing economic and fiscal performance and the Commission's decision to release tranches of the assistance. |

TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1

Recital 7a (new)

(7a) This exceptional financial assistance complements other Community assistance programmes for the Western Balkans.

Amendment 2

Recital 9

(9) Although economic activity resumed after the conflict, Kosovo is at a low level of economic development. Kosovo is not in a position to borrow either domestically or on the international financial market and under its current status it is not eligible for membership in the international financial institutions. It may therefore not benefit from lending assistance associated with their programmes.

(9) Although economic activity resumed after the conflict, Kosovo is at a low level of economic development. Kosovo is not in a position to borrow either domestically or on the international financial market and under its current status it is not eligible for membership in the international financial institutions. It may therefore not benefit from lending assistance associated with their programmes
  , and this is the main reason for providing exceptional financial assistance in the form of a grant
  .

Amendment 3

Recital 12

(12) The release of this grant assistance is without prejudice to the powers of the Budgetary authority.

(12)
  The Community financial assistance is to be paid directly to the Kosovo Consolidated Budget of 2006 and 2007 and recorded under the heading ‘European Community exceptional financial assistance’.
  The release of this grant is without prejudice to the powers of the Budgetary authority.

Amendment 4

Recital 13

(13) This financial support
  should
  be provided after verifying whether the
  financial and economic
  conditions to be agreed with the authorities of Kosovo
  upon approval of this Council Decision can be
  satisfactorily fulfilled.

(13) This financial support
  is to
  be provided after verifying whether the conditions to be agreed with the authorities of Kosovo
  have been
  satisfactorily fulfilled.
  The conditions for the release of tranches of the exceptional assistance shall include specific targets to be achieved in the following areas: improved transparency and increased sustainability of public finances, primarily concerning the consistency of the Kosovo Consolidated Budget with the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and the Kosovo Development Strategy and Plan; the application of macro-economic and budgetary priorities on the basis of the Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies agreed with the IMF on 2 November 2005; enhanced fiscal discipline and control of public expenditure, with a particular view to the detection, treatment and follow-up of suspected fraud and other irregularities concerning national and international funds, and full compliance with international democratic and human rights standards, including respect for minorities and the fundamental principles of the rule of law. Real progress in attaining the above targets should provide the basis for the disbursement of tranches of the assistance.

Amendment 5

Article 1, paragraph 1

1. The Community shall make available to Kosovo an exceptional financial assistance in the form of a grant of up to EUR 50 million with a view to
  alleviating the financial situation in Kosovo
  , supporting the development of a sound economic and fiscal framework, facilitating the continuation and strengthening of essential administrative functions and addressing public investment needs.

1. The Community shall make available to Kosovo an exceptional financial assistance in the form of a grant of up to EUR 50 million with a view to
  meeting Kosovo's projected external financing requirements in 2006 and 2007, in line with Kosovo's Medium-Term Expenditure Framework for 2006-2008
  , supporting the development of a sound economic and fiscal framework, facilitating the continuation and strengthening of essential administrative functions and addressing public investment needs.

Amendment 6

Article 1, paragraph 2a (new)

2a. In order to facilitate dialogue with the European Parliament, the Commission shall regularly inform the European Parliament of that Committee's proceedings and provide it with the relevant documents.

Amendment 7

Article 1, paragraph 3

3. The Community financial assistance shall be made available for two years starting from the first day after the entry into force of the Memorandum of Understanding referred to in Article 2(1). However, if circumstances so require, the Commission, after consultation of the Economic and Financial Committee, may decide to extend the availability period by a maximum of one year.

3. The Community financial assistance shall be made available for two years starting from the first day after the entry into force of the Memorandum of Understanding referred to in Article 2(1). However, if circumstances so require, the Commission, after consultation of the Economic and Financial Committee
  and the European Parliament
  , may decide to extend the availability period by a maximum of one year.

Amendment 8

Article 2, paragraph 1

1. The Commission is empowered to agree with the authorities of Kosovo, after consultation with the Economic and Financial Committee, the
  economic policy and financial
  conditions attached to this assistance, to be laid down in a Memorandum of Understanding. These conditions shall be consistent with the agreements and understandings referred to in Article 1(2).

1. The Commission is empowered to agree with the authorities of Kosovo, after consultation with the Economic and Financial Committee
  and the European Parliament
  , the conditions attached to this assistance, to be laid down in a Memorandum of Understanding
  which shall be transmitted to the Council and the European Parliament. These conditions shall include specific targets to be achieved in the following areas: improved transparency and increased sustainability of public finances, primarily concerning the consistency of the Kosovo Consolidated Budget with the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and the Kosovo Development Strategy and Plan; the application of macro-economic and budgetary priorities on the basis of the Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies agreed with the IMF on 2 November 2005; enhanced fiscal discipline and control of public expenditure, with a particular view to the detection, treatment and follow-up of suspected fraud and other irregularities concerning national and international funds, and full compliance with international democratic and human rights standards, including respect for minorities and the fundamental principles of the rule of law
  . These conditions shall be consistent with the agreements and understandings referred to in Article 1(2).

Amendment 10

Article 2, paragraph 2

2. Before proceeding with the actual implementation of the Community assistance, the Commission shall monitor the soundness of Kosovo's financial circuits, administrative procedures, internal and external control mechanisms which are relevant to this Community macro-financial assistance.

2. Before proceeding with the actual implementation of the Community assistance, the Commission shall monitor the soundness of Kosovo's financial circuits, administrative procedures, internal and external control mechanisms which are relevant to this Community macro-financial assistance
  , drawing on the expertise and monitoring capacity of its representatives in Kosovo
  .

Amendment 11

Article 2, paragraph 3

3. The Commission shall verify at regular intervals, in collaboration with the Economic and Financial Committee and in coordination with the IMF, that economic policies in Kosovo are in accordance with the objectives of this assistance and that the agreed economic policy and financial conditions are being satisfactorily fulfilled.

3. The Commission shall verify at regular intervals, in collaboration with the Economic and Financial Committee and in coordination with the IMF
  , and drawing on the expertise and monitoring capacity of its representatives in Kosovo,
  that economic policies in Kosovo are in accordance with the objectives
  and conditions
  of this assistance
  , as set out in Articles 1(1) and 2(1),
  and that the agreed economic policy and financial conditions are being satisfactorily fulfilled.

Amendment 12

Article 3, paragraph 2

2. The second and any further instalments shall be released on the basis of a satisfactory compliance with the
  economic policy and financial
  conditions referred to in Article 2(1), and not before three months have elapsed since the release of the previous instalment.

2. The second and any further instalments shall be released on the basis of a satisfactory compliance with the conditions referred to in Article 2(1),
  in particular the making of satisfactory progress towards attaining the targets set out in the Memorandum of Understanding provided for in Article 2(1)
  , and not before three months have elapsed since the release of the previous instalment.

Amendments 13 and 14

Article 4

The implementation of this assistance shall take place in accordance with the provisions of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the General Budget of the European Communities and its implementing rules. In particular, the Memorandum of Understanding referred to in Article 2(1) shall provide for appropriate measures by Kosovo related to the prevention of and the fight against fraud, corruption and other irregularities linked to this assistance. It shall also provide for controls by the Commission, including the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), with the right to perform on-the-spot checks and inspections, and for audits by the Court of Auditors, where appropriate, to be carried out on the spot.

The implementation of this assistance shall take place in accordance with the provisions of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the General Budget of the European Communities and its implementing rules. In particular, the Memorandum of Understanding referred to in Article 2(1) shall provide for appropriate measures by Kosovo related to the prevention of and the fight against fraud, corruption and other irregularities linked to this assistance.
  In order to guarantee greater transparency in the management and disbursement of funds,
  it shall also provide for controls by the Commission, including the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), with the right to perform on-the-spot checks and inspections, and for audits by the Court of Auditors
  and independent auditors
  where appropriate, to be carried out on the spot

Amendments 15 and 16

Article 5

At least once a year the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a report, including an evaluation on the implementation of this Decision in the previous year.

At least once a year
  , and before 15 September,
  the Commission shall submit to the
  relevant committees in the
  European Parliament and to the Council a report, including an evaluation of the implementation of this Decision in the previous year.
  This report shall specify the linkage between the targets set out in Article 2(1), Kosovo's ongoing economic and fiscal performance and the Commission's decision to release tranches of the assistance.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0413

European Agency for Reconstruction *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000 on the European Agency for Reconstruction (COM(2006)0162 — C6-0170/2006 — 2006/0057(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0162) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0162) (1),

| — | having regard to the first sentence of Article 181a(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0170/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the first sentence of Article 181a(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0170/2006),

| — | having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A6-0285/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A6-0285/2006),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal as amended; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty; |
| --- | --- |

2.

Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty;

| 3. | Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; |
| --- | --- |

3.

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

| 4. | Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially; |
| --- | --- |

4.

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;

| 5. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission. |
| --- | --- |

5.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

| TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION | AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT |
| --- | --- |
| Amendment 1 |
| RECITAL 5A (new) |
| | (5a) In order to maintain the high level of EU involvement in the region, the Commission should ensure that relevant expertise gained by the Agency in providing technical and financial assistance to the countries concerned is not lost during the transfer of responsibilities and that the necessary continuity of work is guaranteed. |
| Amendment 2 |
| ARTICLE 1A (new) |
| | Article 1a




  Reports




  1. In the interests of clarity and transparency, the Commission shall provide quarterly reports to the European Parliament and the Council, setting out the ongoing operational details of the transfer plan, including the distribution of tasks between the Agency and the relevant Commission delegations and details concerning cooperation between them during the transitional period. The reports shall also refer to the envisaged timetable for the hand-over process, the objectives achieved since the previous report and new goals to be set, in addition to providing an overview of the way in which the transfer will work in practice for all the countries concerned and, in particular, for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, in light of its status as a candidate country.




  2. In the context of the reports referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall specify in detail:










  (a) | the measures it intends to take to promote regional projects, such as projects involving cooperation between countries and cross-border infrastructure projects, once the Agency has ceased to exist; |

TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1

RECITAL 5A (new)

(5a) In order to maintain the high level of EU involvement in the region, the Commission should ensure that relevant expertise gained by the Agency in providing technical and financial assistance to the countries concerned is not lost during the transfer of responsibilities and that the necessary continuity of work is guaranteed.

Amendment 2

ARTICLE 1A (new)

Article 1a

Reports

1. In the interests of clarity and transparency, the Commission shall provide quarterly reports to the European Parliament and the Council, setting out the ongoing operational details of the transfer plan, including the distribution of tasks between the Agency and the relevant Commission delegations and details concerning cooperation between them during the transitional period. The reports shall also refer to the envisaged timetable for the hand-over process, the objectives achieved since the previous report and new goals to be set, in addition to providing an overview of the way in which the transfer will work in practice for all the countries concerned and, in particular, for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, in light of its status as a candidate country.

2. In the context of the reports referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall specify in detail:

(a)

the measures it intends to take to promote regional projects, such as projects involving cooperation between countries and cross-border infrastructure projects, once the Agency has ceased to exist;

| (b) | plans for the upgrading of the Commission delegations and/or offices following the separation of the Republics of Serbia and Montenegro. The report shall also include proposals for upgrading the delegations and/or offices dealing with the future status of Kosovo. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

plans for the upgrading of the Commission delegations and/or offices following the separation of the Republics of Serbia and Montenegro. The report shall also include proposals for upgrading the delegations and/or offices dealing with the future status of Kosovo.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0414

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights *

Proposal for a Council regulation establishing a European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (COM(2005)0280 — C6-0288/2005 — 2005/0124(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The proposal was amended as follows (1):

| TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION | AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT |
| --- | --- |
| Amendment 1 |
| Recital 5 |
| (5) The Representatives of the Member States meeting within the European Council on 13 December 2003 agreed to build upon the existing European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia established by Council Regulation (EC) No 1035/97 of 2 June 1997 and to extend its mandate to make it a Human Rights Agency. | (5) The Representatives of the Member States, meeting within the European Council on 13 December 2003, agreed to build upon the existing European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia established by Council Regulation (EC) No 1035/97 of 2 June 1997 and to extend its mandate to make it a Human Rights Agency.
  They also decided on that occasion that the seat of the Agency should remain located in Vienna
  . |
| Amendment 2 |
| Recital 8 |
| (8) When establishing the Agency, due attention will be paid to the operating framework for the European regulatory agencies proposed by the Commission in the draft Inter-institutional Agreement1on 25 February 2005. | deleted |
| Amendment 3 |
| Recital 9 |
| (9) The Agency should refer in its work to fundamental rights as defined in Article 6(2) of the Treaty on European Union and as
  set out
  in particular in the Charter of Fundamental Rights. The close connection to the Charter should be reflected in the name of the Agency.
  The thematic areas of activity of the Agency should be laid down in the Multiannual Framework, thus defining the limits of the work of the Agency, which in accordance with general institutional principles, should not set a political fundamental rights agenda of its own. | (9) The Agency should refer in its work to fundamental rights as defined in Article 6(2) of the Treaty on European Union,
  including those set out in the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms,
  and as
  reflected
  in particular in the Charter of Fundamental Rights. The close connection to the Charter should be reflected in the name of the Agency. |
| Amendment 4 |
| Recital 9a (new) |
| | (9a) As the Agency is to be built upon the existing European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia, the work of the Agency should continue to cover the phenomena of racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism, as well as the protection of rights of persons belonging to minorities, as essential elements in the protection of fundamental rights. Due emphasis should be given to groups who experience discrimination as referred to in Article 13 of the Treaty and Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. |
| Amendment 5 |
| Recital 11 |
| (11) The Agency should have the right to formulate opinions to the Union institutions and to the Member States when implementing Community law, either on its own initiative or at the request of the European Parliament, the Council or the Commission, without interference with the legislative and judicial procedures established in the Treaty. | (11) The Agency should have the right to formulate opinions to the Union institutions and to the Member States when implementing Community law, either on its own initiative or at the request of the European Parliament, the Council or the Commission, without interference with the legislative and judicial procedures established in the Treaty
  . Those institutions should be able to request opinions on their legislative proposals or on positions taken in the course of legislative procedures as regards the compatibility thereof with fundamental rights. |
| Amendment 6 |
| Recital 12 |
| (12) The Council should have the possibility of requesting the Agency's technical expertise in the context of proceedings commenced under Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union. | (12) The
  European Parliament, the
  Council
  and the Commission
  should have the possibility of requesting the Agency's technical expertise in the context of proceedings under Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union. |
| Amendment 7 |
| Recital 13 |
| (13) The Agency should present an annual report on the
  situation of
  fundamental rights
  in the Union and the respect thereof by the EU institutions, bodies and agencies and the Member States when implementing Union law
  . Furthermore, the Agency should produce thematic reports in the topics of particular importance to the Union's policies. | (13) The Agency should present an annual report on the fundamental rights
  issues covered by the areas of the Agency's activity, which report should also highlight examples of good practice.
  Furthermore, the Agency should produce thematic reports in the topics of particular importance to the Union's policies. |
| Amendment 8 |
| Recital 15 |
| (15) The Agency should work as closely as possible with all relevant
  Community programmes,
  bodies
  and
  agencies
  and Union bodies
  in order to avoid duplication, in particular as regards the future European Institute for Gender Equality. | (15) The Agency should work as closely as possible with all relevant
  Union institutions as well as
  bodies
  , offices and
  agencies
  of the Community and the Union
  in order to avoid duplication, in particular as regards the future European Institute for Gender Equality. |
| Amendment 9 |
| Recital 15a (new) |
| | (15a) The Agency should cooperate closely with Member States, for which purpose the Member States should nominate national liaison officers. The Agency should, in particular, communicate with the national liaison officers as regards the reports and other documents that it draws up. |
| Amendment 10 |
| Recital 16 |
| (16) The Agency should collaborate closely with the Council of Europe. Such cooperation should guarantee that any overlap between the activities of the Agency and those of the Council of Europe is avoided, in particular by elaborating mechanisms to ensure
  synergies
  , such as conclusion of a bilateral cooperation agreement and the participation of an independent person appointed by the Council of Europe in the management structures of the Agency with appropriately defined voting rights
  as in the current EUMC. | (16) The Agency should collaborate closely with the Council of Europe. Such cooperation should guarantee that any overlap between the activities of the Agency and those of the Council of Europe is avoided, in particular by elaborating mechanisms to ensure
  complementarity and added value,
  such as conclusion of a bilateral cooperation agreement and the participation of an independent person appointed by the Council of Europe in the management structures of the Agency with appropriately defined voting rights. |
| Amendment 11 |
| Recital 16a (new) |
| | (16a) Recognising the important role of civil society in the protection of fundamental rights, the Agency should promote dialogue with civil society and work closely with non-governmental organisations and civil society institutions active in the field of fundamental rights. It should set up a cooperation network called the Fundamental Rights Platform with a view to establishing a structured and fruitful dialogue and close cooperation with all relevant stakeholders. |
| Amendment 12 |
| Recital 17a (new) |
| | (17a) In order to ensure the high scientific quality of its work, the Agency should have a Scientific Committee. |
| Amendment 13 |
| Recital 17b (new) |
| | (17b) The authorities appointing members of the Management Board, the Executive Board and the Scientific Committee should aim to achieve a balanced participation between women and men on these bodies. Particular attention should also be given to the equal representation of women and men on the staff. |
| Amendment 14 |
| Recital 18 |
| (18) The European Parliament plays a significant role in the area of fundamental rights. It should
  appoint one independent person as a member of the Management Board
  of the Agency; | (18) The European Parliament plays a significant role in the area of fundamental rights. It should
  therefore be consulted before the Agency's multi-annual framework is adopted and on the candidates proposed for the post of Director
  of the Agency. |
| Amendment 15 |
| Recital 19 |
| (19) A consultative Forum should be established to ensure the pluralist representation of the social forces of civilian society active in the field of fundamental rights within the structures of the Agency with view to establish effective cooperation with all stakeholders. | deleted |
| Amendment 16 |
| Recital 21a (new) |
| | (21a) The Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities, the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities and the rules adopted jointly by the European Community institutions for the purpose of applying these Staff Regulations and Conditions of Employment apply to the staff and the Director of the Agency, including their rules relating to the dismissal of the Director
  . |
| Amendment 17 |
| Recital 22 |
| (22) The Agency should have legal personality and succeed the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia as regards all legal obligations, financial commitments or liabilities carried out by the Centre or agreements made by the Centre as well as the employment contracts with the staff of the Centre.
  The seat of the Agency should remain located in Vienna, as determined by Decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of 2 June 1997 determining the seat of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia. | (22) The Agency should have legal personality and succeed the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia as regards all legal obligations, financial commitments or liabilities carried out by the Centre or agreements made by the Centre as well as the employment contracts with the staff of the Centre. |
| Amendment 18 |
| Recital 22a (new) |
| | (22a) The Agency should be open to the participation of candidate countries. Furthermore, the countries with which a Stabilisation and Association agreement has been concluded should be allowed to participate in the Agency, since this will enable the Union to support their efforts towards European integration by facilitating gradual alignment of their legislation to Community law as well as the transfer of know-how and good practice, particularly in those areas of the acquis that will serve as a central reference point for the reform process in the Western Balkans. |
| Amendment 19 |
| Recital 23 |
| (23) Since the measures needed for the implementation of this Regulation are measures of general scope within the meaning of Article 2 of Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission, they should be adopted by the regulatory procedure provided for in Article 5 of that Decision. | deleted |
| Amendment 20 |
| Recital 23a (new) |
| | (23a) The Agency should initiate the necessary evaluations of its activities in due time, including an in-depth evaluation of its scope in relation to countries that are not members of the Union, on the basis of which the Agency's scope, tasks and working methods should be reviewed. |
| Amendment 21 |
| Article 3, paragraphs 2 to 4 |
| 2. The Agency shall refer
  in carrying out its tasks
  to fundamental rights
  as defined in
  Article 6(2) of the Treaty on European Union
  and as set out in particular
  in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union as proclaimed in Nice on 7 December 2000. | 2.
  In carrying out its tasks,
  the Agency shall refer to fundamental rights
  within the meaning of
  Article 6(2) of the Treaty on European Union,
  including those set out in the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms signed in Rome on 4 November 1950, and as reflected
  in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union proclaimed in Nice on 7 December 2000. |
| 3.
  When pursuing its activities, the Agency shall concern itself with the situation of
  fundamental rights in the European Union and in its Member States when implementing Community law,
  without prejudice to paragraph 4 and to Articles 4(1) (e), 27 and 28. | 3.
  The Agency shall deal with
  fundamental rights
  issues
  in the European Union and in its Member States when implementing Community law
  . In addition, it may deal with fundamental rights issues within the scope of paragraph 1 in those countries referred to in Article 27(1) to the extent necessary for the gradual alignment to Community law of the country concerned and in accordance with Article 27(2). |
| 4. Without prejudice to Article 27, the Agency shall, at the request of the Commission, provide information and analysis on fundamental rights issues identified in the request as regards third countries with which the Community has concluded association agreements or agreements containing provisions on respect of human rights, or has opened or is planning to open negotiations for such agreements, in particular countries covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy. | |
| Amendment 22 |
| Article 4 |
| 1. To meet the objective set in Article 2, the Agency shall: | 1. To meet the objective set in Article 2
  and within its competences as laid down in Article 3
  , the Agency shall: |
| (a) | collect, record, analyse and disseminate relevant, objective, reliable and comparable information and data, including results from research and monitoring communicated to it by Member States, Union institutions, Community
  agencies
  , research centres, national bodies, non-governmental organisations,
  relevant
  third countries
  and
  international organisations; |

TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1

Recital 5

(5) The Representatives of the Member States meeting within the European Council on 13 December 2003 agreed to build upon the existing European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia established by Council Regulation (EC) No 1035/97 of 2 June 1997 and to extend its mandate to make it a Human Rights Agency.

(5) The Representatives of the Member States, meeting within the European Council on 13 December 2003, agreed to build upon the existing European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia established by Council Regulation (EC) No 1035/97 of 2 June 1997 and to extend its mandate to make it a Human Rights Agency.
  They also decided on that occasion that the seat of the Agency should remain located in Vienna
  .

Amendment 2

Recital 8

(8) When establishing the Agency, due attention will be paid to the operating framework for the European regulatory agencies proposed by the Commission in the draft Inter-institutional Agreement1on 25 February 2005.

deleted

Amendment 3

Recital 9

(9) The Agency should refer in its work to fundamental rights as defined in Article 6(2) of the Treaty on European Union and as
  set out
  in particular in the Charter of Fundamental Rights. The close connection to the Charter should be reflected in the name of the Agency.
  The thematic areas of activity of the Agency should be laid down in the Multiannual Framework, thus defining the limits of the work of the Agency, which in accordance with general institutional principles, should not set a political fundamental rights agenda of its own.

(9) The Agency should refer in its work to fundamental rights as defined in Article 6(2) of the Treaty on European Union,
  including those set out in the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms,
  and as
  reflected
  in particular in the Charter of Fundamental Rights. The close connection to the Charter should be reflected in the name of the Agency.

Amendment 4

Recital 9a (new)

(9a) As the Agency is to be built upon the existing European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia, the work of the Agency should continue to cover the phenomena of racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism, as well as the protection of rights of persons belonging to minorities, as essential elements in the protection of fundamental rights. Due emphasis should be given to groups who experience discrimination as referred to in Article 13 of the Treaty and Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

Amendment 5

Recital 11

(11) The Agency should have the right to formulate opinions to the Union institutions and to the Member States when implementing Community law, either on its own initiative or at the request of the European Parliament, the Council or the Commission, without interference with the legislative and judicial procedures established in the Treaty.

(11) The Agency should have the right to formulate opinions to the Union institutions and to the Member States when implementing Community law, either on its own initiative or at the request of the European Parliament, the Council or the Commission, without interference with the legislative and judicial procedures established in the Treaty
  . Those institutions should be able to request opinions on their legislative proposals or on positions taken in the course of legislative procedures as regards the compatibility thereof with fundamental rights.

Amendment 6

Recital 12

(12) The Council should have the possibility of requesting the Agency's technical expertise in the context of proceedings commenced under Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union.

(12) The
  European Parliament, the
  Council
  and the Commission
  should have the possibility of requesting the Agency's technical expertise in the context of proceedings under Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union.

Amendment 7

Recital 13

(13) The Agency should present an annual report on the
  situation of
  fundamental rights
  in the Union and the respect thereof by the EU institutions, bodies and agencies and the Member States when implementing Union law
  . Furthermore, the Agency should produce thematic reports in the topics of particular importance to the Union's policies.

(13) The Agency should present an annual report on the fundamental rights
  issues covered by the areas of the Agency's activity, which report should also highlight examples of good practice.
  Furthermore, the Agency should produce thematic reports in the topics of particular importance to the Union's policies.

Amendment 8

Recital 15

(15) The Agency should work as closely as possible with all relevant
  Community programmes,
  bodies
  and
  agencies
  and Union bodies
  in order to avoid duplication, in particular as regards the future European Institute for Gender Equality.

(15) The Agency should work as closely as possible with all relevant
  Union institutions as well as
  bodies
  , offices and
  agencies
  of the Community and the Union
  in order to avoid duplication, in particular as regards the future European Institute for Gender Equality.

Amendment 9

Recital 15a (new)

(15a) The Agency should cooperate closely with Member States, for which purpose the Member States should nominate national liaison officers. The Agency should, in particular, communicate with the national liaison officers as regards the reports and other documents that it draws up.

Amendment 10

Recital 16

(16) The Agency should collaborate closely with the Council of Europe. Such cooperation should guarantee that any overlap between the activities of the Agency and those of the Council of Europe is avoided, in particular by elaborating mechanisms to ensure
  synergies
  , such as conclusion of a bilateral cooperation agreement and the participation of an independent person appointed by the Council of Europe in the management structures of the Agency with appropriately defined voting rights
  as in the current EUMC.

(16) The Agency should collaborate closely with the Council of Europe. Such cooperation should guarantee that any overlap between the activities of the Agency and those of the Council of Europe is avoided, in particular by elaborating mechanisms to ensure
  complementarity and added value,
  such as conclusion of a bilateral cooperation agreement and the participation of an independent person appointed by the Council of Europe in the management structures of the Agency with appropriately defined voting rights.

Amendment 11

Recital 16a (new)

(16a) Recognising the important role of civil society in the protection of fundamental rights, the Agency should promote dialogue with civil society and work closely with non-governmental organisations and civil society institutions active in the field of fundamental rights. It should set up a cooperation network called the Fundamental Rights Platform with a view to establishing a structured and fruitful dialogue and close cooperation with all relevant stakeholders.

Amendment 12

Recital 17a (new)

(17a) In order to ensure the high scientific quality of its work, the Agency should have a Scientific Committee.

Amendment 13

Recital 17b (new)

(17b) The authorities appointing members of the Management Board, the Executive Board and the Scientific Committee should aim to achieve a balanced participation between women and men on these bodies. Particular attention should also be given to the equal representation of women and men on the staff.

Amendment 14

Recital 18

(18) The European Parliament plays a significant role in the area of fundamental rights. It should
  appoint one independent person as a member of the Management Board
  of the Agency;

(18) The European Parliament plays a significant role in the area of fundamental rights. It should
  therefore be consulted before the Agency's multi-annual framework is adopted and on the candidates proposed for the post of Director
  of the Agency.

Amendment 15

Recital 19

(19) A consultative Forum should be established to ensure the pluralist representation of the social forces of civilian society active in the field of fundamental rights within the structures of the Agency with view to establish effective cooperation with all stakeholders.

deleted

Amendment 16

Recital 21a (new)

(21a) The Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities, the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities and the rules adopted jointly by the European Community institutions for the purpose of applying these Staff Regulations and Conditions of Employment apply to the staff and the Director of the Agency, including their rules relating to the dismissal of the Director
  .

Amendment 17

Recital 22

(22) The Agency should have legal personality and succeed the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia as regards all legal obligations, financial commitments or liabilities carried out by the Centre or agreements made by the Centre as well as the employment contracts with the staff of the Centre.
  The seat of the Agency should remain located in Vienna, as determined by Decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of 2 June 1997 determining the seat of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia.

(22) The Agency should have legal personality and succeed the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia as regards all legal obligations, financial commitments or liabilities carried out by the Centre or agreements made by the Centre as well as the employment contracts with the staff of the Centre.

Amendment 18

Recital 22a (new)

(22a) The Agency should be open to the participation of candidate countries. Furthermore, the countries with which a Stabilisation and Association agreement has been concluded should be allowed to participate in the Agency, since this will enable the Union to support their efforts towards European integration by facilitating gradual alignment of their legislation to Community law as well as the transfer of know-how and good practice, particularly in those areas of the acquis that will serve as a central reference point for the reform process in the Western Balkans.

Amendment 19

Recital 23

(23) Since the measures needed for the implementation of this Regulation are measures of general scope within the meaning of Article 2 of Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission, they should be adopted by the regulatory procedure provided for in Article 5 of that Decision.

deleted

Amendment 20

Recital 23a (new)

(23a) The Agency should initiate the necessary evaluations of its activities in due time, including an in-depth evaluation of its scope in relation to countries that are not members of the Union, on the basis of which the Agency's scope, tasks and working methods should be reviewed.

Amendment 21

Article 3, paragraphs 2 to 4

2. The Agency shall refer
  in carrying out its tasks
  to fundamental rights
  as defined in
  Article 6(2) of the Treaty on European Union
  and as set out in particular
  in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union as proclaimed in Nice on 7 December 2000.

2.
  In carrying out its tasks,
  the Agency shall refer to fundamental rights
  within the meaning of
  Article 6(2) of the Treaty on European Union,
  including those set out in the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms signed in Rome on 4 November 1950, and as reflected
  in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union proclaimed in Nice on 7 December 2000.

3.
  When pursuing its activities, the Agency shall concern itself with the situation of
  fundamental rights in the European Union and in its Member States when implementing Community law,
  without prejudice to paragraph 4 and to Articles 4(1) (e), 27 and 28.

3.
  The Agency shall deal with
  fundamental rights
  issues
  in the European Union and in its Member States when implementing Community law
  . In addition, it may deal with fundamental rights issues within the scope of paragraph 1 in those countries referred to in Article 27(1) to the extent necessary for the gradual alignment to Community law of the country concerned and in accordance with Article 27(2).

4. Without prejudice to Article 27, the Agency shall, at the request of the Commission, provide information and analysis on fundamental rights issues identified in the request as regards third countries with which the Community has concluded association agreements or agreements containing provisions on respect of human rights, or has opened or is planning to open negotiations for such agreements, in particular countries covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy.

Amendment 22

Article 4

1. To meet the objective set in Article 2, the Agency shall:

1. To meet the objective set in Article 2
  and within its competences as laid down in Article 3
  , the Agency shall:

(a)

collect, record, analyse and disseminate relevant, objective, reliable and comparable information and data, including results from research and monitoring communicated to it by Member States, Union institutions, Community
  agencies
  , research centres, national bodies, non-governmental organisations,
  relevant
  third countries
  and
  international organisations;

| (a) | collect, record, analyse and disseminate relevant, objective, reliable and comparable information and data, including results from research and monitoring communicated to it by Member States, Union institutions,
  bodies, offices and agencies of the
  Community
  and the Union
  , research centres, national bodies, non-governmental organisations, third countries, international organisations
  and in particular the competent bodies of the Council of Europe; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

collect, record, analyse and disseminate relevant, objective, reliable and comparable information and data, including results from research and monitoring communicated to it by Member States, Union institutions,
  bodies, offices and agencies of the
  Community
  and the Union
  , research centres, national bodies, non-governmental organisations, third countries, international organisations
  and in particular the competent bodies of the Council of Europe;

| (b) | develop methods to improve the comparability, objectivity and reliability of data at European level, in cooperation with the Commission and the Member States; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

develop methods to improve the comparability, objectivity and reliability of data at European level, in cooperation with the Commission and the Member States;

| (b) | develop methods
  and standards
  to improve the comparability, objectivity and reliability of data at European level, in cooperation with the Commission and the Member States; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

develop methods
  and standards
  to improve the comparability, objectivity and reliability of data at European level, in cooperation with the Commission and the Member States;

| (c) | carry out, cooperate with or encourage scientific research and surveys, preparatory studies and feasibility studies, also, where appropriate and compatible with its priorities and its annual work programme, at the request of the European Parliament, the Council or the Commission.
  It shall also organize meetings of experts and, whenever necessary, set up ad hoc working parties; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

carry out, cooperate with or encourage scientific research and surveys, preparatory studies and feasibility studies, also, where appropriate and compatible with its priorities and its annual work programme, at the request of the European Parliament, the Council or the Commission.
  It shall also organize meetings of experts and, whenever necessary, set up ad hoc working parties;

| (c) | carry out, cooperate with or encourage scientific research and surveys, preparatory studies and feasibility studies, also, where appropriate and compatible with its priorities and its annual work programme, at the request of the European Parliament, the Council or the Commission; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

carry out, cooperate with or encourage scientific research and surveys, preparatory studies and feasibility studies, also, where appropriate and compatible with its priorities and its annual work programme, at the request of the European Parliament, the Council or the Commission;

| (d) | formulate conclusions and opinions on
  general subjects
  , for the Union institutions and the Member States when implementing Community law, either on its own initiative or at the request of the European Parliament, the Council or the Commission; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

formulate conclusions and opinions on
  general subjects
  , for the Union institutions and the Member States when implementing Community law, either on its own initiative or at the request of the European Parliament, the Council or the Commission;

| (d) | formulate
  and publish
  conclusions and opinions on
  specific thematic topics,
  for the Union institutions and the Member States when implementing Community law, either on its own initiative or at the request of the European Parliament, the Council or the Commission; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

formulate
  and publish
  conclusions and opinions on
  specific thematic topics,
  for the Union institutions and the Member States when implementing Community law, either on its own initiative or at the request of the European Parliament, the Council or the Commission;

| (e) | make its technical expertise available to the Council, where the Council, pursuant to
  Article 7(1)
  of the Treaty on European Union
  , calls on independent persons to submit a report on the situation in a Member State or where it receives a proposal pursuant to Article 7(2), and where the Council, acting in accordance with the procedure set out in these respective paragraphs of Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union, has requested such technical expertise from the Agency; |
| --- | --- |

(e)

make its technical expertise available to the Council, where the Council, pursuant to
  Article 7(1)
  of the Treaty on European Union
  , calls on independent persons to submit a report on the situation in a Member State or where it receives a proposal pursuant to Article 7(2), and where the Council, acting in accordance with the procedure set out in these respective paragraphs of Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union, has requested such technical expertise from the Agency;

| (e) | make its technical expertise available to
  the European Parliament and
  the Council, where the Council
  receives a proposal
  pursuant to
  Article 7(1) or (2)
  of the Treaty on European Union; |
| --- | --- |

(e)

make its technical expertise available to
  the European Parliament and
  the Council, where the Council
  receives a proposal
  pursuant to
  Article 7(1) or (2)
  of the Treaty on European Union;

| (f) | publish an annual report on
  the situation
  of fundamental rights, also highlighting examples of good practice; |
| --- | --- |

(f)

publish an annual report on
  the situation
  of fundamental rights, also highlighting examples of good practice;

| (f) | publish an annual report on fundamental rights
  issues covered by the areas of the Agency's activity,
  also highlighting examples of good practice; |
| --- | --- |

(f)

publish an annual report on fundamental rights
  issues covered by the areas of the Agency's activity,
  also highlighting examples of good practice;

| (g) | publish thematic reports based on its analysis, research and surveys; |
| --- | --- |

(g)

publish thematic reports based on its analysis, research and surveys;

| (g) | publish thematic reports based on its analysis, research and surveys; |
| --- | --- |

(g)

publish thematic reports based on its analysis, research and surveys;

(h) publish an annual report on its activities;

(h) publish an annual report on its activities;

| (i) | enhance cooperation between civil society, including nongovernmental organisations, the social partners, research centres and representatives of competent public authorities and other persons or bodies involved in dealing with fundamental rights, in particular by networking, promoting dialogue at European level and participating where appropriate in discussions or meetings at national level; |
| --- | --- |

(i)

| (i) | develop a communication strategy and promote dialogue with civil society, in order to raise public awareness of fundamental rights and actively inform the public of its work
  . |
| --- | --- |

(i)

develop a communication strategy and promote dialogue with civil society, in order to raise public awareness of fundamental rights and actively inform the public of its work
  .

| (j) | organise, with relevant stakeholders, conferences, campaigns, round tables, seminars and meetings at European level to promote and disseminate its work; and |
| --- | --- |

(j)

| (k) | develop a communication strategy aimed at raising the awareness of the general public, set up documentation resources accessible to the public and prepare educational material, promoting cooperation and avoiding duplication with other sources of information. |
| --- | --- |

(k)

2. The conclusions, opinions and reports
  formulated by the Agency when carrying out the tasks mentioned in paragraph 1 shall not concern questions of the legality of
  proposals from the Commission under Article 250 of the Treaty, positions taken by the institutions in the course of legislative procedures
  or
  the legality of acts within the meaning of Article 230 of the Treaty.
  They shall not deal
  with the question whether a Member State has failed to fulfil an obligation under the Treaty within the meaning of Article 226 of the Treaty.

2. The conclusions, opinions and reports
  referred to in paragraph 1 may concern
  proposals from the Commission under Article 250 of the Treaty
  or
  positions taken by the institutions in the course of legislative procedures
  only where the institution concerned has submitted a request therefor in accordance with Article 4(1)(d). Those conclusions, opinions and reports shall not deal with
  the legality of acts within the meaning of Article 230 of the Treaty,
  or
  with the question whether a Member State has failed to fulfil an obligation under the Treaty within the meaning of Article 226 of the Treaty.

Amendment 23

Article 5

1.
  The Commission
  shall adopt a
  Multiannual Framework for the Agency in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 29(2). The Framework shall:

1.
  The Management Board of the Agency, taking due account of the guidelines arising from European Parliament resolutions and Council conclusions in the field of fundamental rights,
  shall
  , on the basis of a proposal by the Commission,
  adopt a
  multi-annual framework.

| (a) | cover five years; |
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(a)

cover five years;

| (b) | determine the thematic areas of the Agency's activity, always including the fight against racism and xenophobia; |
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(b)

determine the thematic areas of the Agency's activity, always including the fight against racism and xenophobia;

| (c) | be in line with the Union priorities as defined in the Commission's strategic objectives; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

be in line with the Union priorities as defined in the Commission's strategic objectives;

| (d) | have due regard to the Agency's financial and human resources; and |
| --- | --- |

(d)

have due regard to the Agency's financial and human resources; and

| (e) | include provisions with a view to avoiding thematic overlap with the remit of other Community bodies, offices and agencies. |
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(e)

include provisions with a view to avoiding thematic overlap with the remit of other Community bodies, offices and agencies.

2.
  The Agency shall carry out its tasks within the thematic areas determined by the Multiannual Framework. This shall be without prejudice to the possibility for the Agency to respond to requests from the European Parliament, the Council or the Commission under Articles 3(4), 4(1)(d) and (e) outside these thematic areas, provided its financial and human resources so permit.

2.
  The multi-annual framework shall cover five years, be consistent with the Union's priorities and strategic objectives, and be compatible with the financial and human resources available to the Agency.

3. The Agency shall carry out its tasks
  in the light of its Annual Work Programme and with due regard to the available financial and human resources.

3. The Agency shall carry out its tasks
  within the thematic areas determined by the multi-annual framework. However, the Agency shall also respond to requests from the European Parliament, the Council or the Commission under Articles 4(1) (d) and (e) that fall outside those thematic areas, provided that its financial and human resources so permit
  .

4.
  The Annual Work Programme, adopted in accordance with Article 11(4)(a), shall be in line with the Commission's annual work programme, including its research work and its actions on statistics undertaken in the context of the Community Statistical Programme.

4.
  The Agency shall carry out its tasks in the light of its annual work programme.

Amendment 24

Article 6, paragraphs 1 and 2

1.
  The Agency shall set up and coordinate the necessary information networks. They shall be designed so as
  to ensure the provision of objective, reliable and comparable information, drawing on the expertise of a variety of organizations and bodies in each Member State and taking account of the need to involve national authorities in the collection of data.

1.
  In order
  to ensure the provision of objective, reliable and comparable information,
  the Agency shall,
  drawing on the expertise of a variety of organizations and bodies in each Member State and taking account of the need to involve national authorities in the collection of data

| (a) | set up and coordinate information networks, such as the network of independent experts on fundamental rights, and use existing networks; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

set up and coordinate information networks, such as the network of independent experts on fundamental rights, and use existing networks;

| (b) | organize meetings of external experts; and, |
| --- | --- |

(b)

organize meetings of external experts; and,

| (c) | whenever necessary, set-up ad hoc working parties. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

whenever necessary, set-up ad hoc working parties.

2. In pursuing its activities, the Agency shall, in order to
  avoid duplication
  and guarantee the best possible use of resources, take account
  of existing information from whatever source, and in particular
  of activities
  already carried out by

2. In pursuing its activities, the Agency shall, in order to
  achieve complementarity
  and guarantee the best possible use of resources, take account,
  where appropriate, of information collected and
  of activities
  undertaken, in particular by:

| (a) | Community
  institutions, bodies, offices and agencies; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

Community
  institutions, bodies, offices and agencies;

| (a) | Union
  institutions
  and
  bodies, offices and agencies
  of the Community and the Union and of the Member States; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

Union
  institutions
  and
  bodies, offices and agencies
  of the Community and the Union and of the Member States;

| (b) | institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Member States; and |
| --- | --- |

(b)

| (b) | the Council of Europe, by referring to the findings and activities of its monitoring and control mechanisms and its Commissioner for Human Rights; and |
| --- | --- |

(b)

| (c) | the Council of Europe
  and other international organisations. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

the Council of Europe
  and other international organisations.

| (c) | the Organisation of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the United Nations
  and other international organisations. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

the Organisation of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the United Nations
  and other international organisations.

Amendment 25

Article 8, title and paragraph 1

Cooperation with organisations at Member State and
  European
  level

Cooperation with organisations at Member State and
  international
  level

-1. In order to ensure close cooperation with Member States, each Member State shall nominate a government official as a national liaison officer. The Agency shall forward to the national liaison officers all documents drawn up in accordance with Article 4(1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), and (i).

1. To help it carry out its tasks, the Agency shall cooperate with governmental
  and non-governmental
  organisations and bodies competent in the field of fundamental rights at the Member State
  or at European level.

1. To help it carry out its tasks, the Agency shall cooperate with:

| — | governmental organisations
  and public
  bodies competent in the field of fundamental rights in the Member States
  , including national human rights institutions; |
| --- | --- |

—

governmental organisations
  and public
  bodies competent in the field of fundamental rights in the Member States
  , including national human rights institutions;

| — | the OSCE, especially the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the United Nations and other international organisations. |
| --- | --- |

—

the OSCE, especially the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the United Nations and other international organisations.

Amendment 26

Article 9

The Agency shall coordinate its activities with those of the Council of Europe, particularly with regard to its Annual Work Programme pursuant to Article 5. To this end, the Community shall, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 300 of the Treaty, enter into an agreement with the Council of Europe for the purpose of establishing close cooperation between the latter and the Agency. This agreement shall include the
  obligation of the Council of Europe to appoint
  an independent person to sit on the Agency's Management Board, in accordance with
  Article 11
  .

In order to ensure complementarity and added value,
  the Agency shall coordinate its activities with those of the Council of Europe, particularly with regard to the Annual Work Programme pursuant to Article 5
  and to the cooperation with civil society in accordance with Article 9a
  . To this end, the Community shall, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 300 of the Treaty, enter into an agreement with the Council of Europe for the purpose of establishing close cooperation between the latter and the Agency. This agreement shall include the
  appointment of
  an independent person
  by the Council of Europe
  to sit on the Agency's Management Board
  and on its Executive Board,
  in accordance with
  Articles 11 and 12.

Amendment 27

Article 9a (new)

Article 9a

Cooperation with civil society and the establishment of a Fundamental Rights Platform

1. The Agency shall closely cooperate with non-governmental organisations and civil society institutions active, at national, European or international level, in the field of fundamental rights, including in combating racism and xenophobia and in the protection of minorities. To that end, the Agency shall establish a cooperation network, to be known as the Fundamental Rights Platform, composed of non-governmental organisations dealing with human rights, trade unions and employers' organisations, relevant social and professional organisations, churches, religious, philosophical and non-confessional organisations, universities and other qualified experts of European and international bodies and organisations.

2. The Platform shall constitute a mechanism for the exchange of information and the pooling of knowledge. It shall ensure close cooperation between the Agency and relevant stakeholders.

3. The Platform shall be open to all interested and qualified stakeholders pursuant to paragraph 1. The Agency may address the members of the Platform in accordance with specific needs related to areas identified as a priority of the Agency's work.

4. The Agency shall call upon the Platform in particular to:

| (a) | make suggestions to the Management Board on the annual work programme to be adopted under Article 11 (4)(a); |
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(a)

make suggestions to the Management Board on the annual work programme to be adopted under Article 11 (4)(a);

| (b) | give feedback and suggest follow-up to the Management Board on the annual report provided for in Article 4(1)(f); and |
| --- | --- |

(b)

give feedback and suggest follow-up to the Management Board on the annual report provided for in Article 4(1)(f); and

| (c) | communicate outcomes and recommendations of conferences, seminars and meetings relevant to the work of the Agency to the Director and the Scientific Committee. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

communicate outcomes and recommendations of conferences, seminars and meetings relevant to the work of the Agency to the Director and the Scientific Committee.

5. The Platform shall be coordinated under the authority of the Director.

Amendment 28

Article 10, points (c) and (d)

(c)
  a director;

(c)
  a Scientific Committee; and

(d)
  a forum.

(d)
  a Director.

Amendment 29

Article 11

1. The Management Board shall be composed of persons with appropriate experience in the field of fundamental rights and the management of public sector organisations, as follows:

1. The Management Board shall be composed of persons with appropriate experience in the field of fundamental rights and the management of public sector organisations, as follows:

(a) one independent person appointed by each Member State;

| (a) | one independent person appointed by each Member State
  who has high-level responsibilities in an independent national human rights institution or other public or private- sector organisation; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

one independent person appointed by each Member State
  who has high-level responsibilities in an independent national human rights institution or other public or private- sector organisation;

| (b) | one independent person appointed by the European Parliament; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

| (c) | one independent person appointed by the Council of Europe; and |
| --- | --- |

(c)

one independent person appointed by the Council of Europe; and

| (c) | one independent person appointed by the Council of Europe; and |
| --- | --- |

(c)

one independent person appointed by the Council of Europe; and

(d) two
  representatives of
  the Commission.

| (d) | two
  persons nominated by
  the Commission:






  — | one of whom shall be an independent person designated from among individuals whose competence in the field of fundamental rights is universally recognized, and |
| --- | --- | --- |

(d)

two
  persons nominated by
  the Commission:

—

one of whom shall be an independent person designated from among individuals whose competence in the field of fundamental rights is universally recognized, and

| — | the other of whom shall be a representative of the Commission. |
| --- | --- |

—

the other of whom shall be a representative of the Commission.

The persons referred to in point (a) shall be persons:

| — | with high level responsibilities in the management of an independent national human rights institution; or, |
| --- | --- |

—

with high level responsibilities in the management of an independent national human rights institution; or,

| — | with thorough expertise in the field of fundamental rights gathered in the context of other independent institutions or bodies. |
| --- | --- |

—

with thorough expertise in the field of fundamental rights gathered in the context of other independent institutions or bodies.

Each member of the Management Board may be represented by an alternate member meeting the above requirements.

The list of the members of the Board shall be made public and shall be updated by the Agency on its web site
  .

2. The term of office of the members of the Management Board appointed shall be five years. It may be renewed once.

However, where a member no longer meets the criteria by reason of which he or she was appointed, he or she shall forthwith inform the Commission and the Director of the Agency. The party concerned shall appoint a new member for the remaining term of the office.

3. The Management Board shall elect its Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson to serve for a two-and-a-half year term, which may be renewed once.

Each member of the Management Board, or, in his or her absence, his or her alternate shall have one vote.

4.
  The Management Board shall ensure that the Agency performs the tasks entrusted to it. It shall be the Agency's planning and monitoring body. In particular, it shall:

4.
  The term of office of the members and alternate members of the Management Board shall be five years. It shall not be renewable
  .

| (a) | adopt the Agency's Annual Work Programme on the basis of a draft submitted by the Agency's Director after the Commission has delivered an opinion. It shall be in accordance with the available financial and human resources. The Annual Work Programme shall be transmitted to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

adopt the Agency's Annual Work Programme on the basis of a draft submitted by the Agency's Director after the Commission has delivered an opinion. It shall be in accordance with the available financial and human resources. The Annual Work Programme shall be transmitted to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission;

| (b) | adopt the annual reports referred to in Article 4(1)(f) and (h), comparing, in particular, the results achieved with the objectives of the annual work programme; these reports shall be transmitted not later than 15 June to the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Auditors, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

adopt the annual reports referred to in Article 4(1)(f) and (h), comparing, in particular, the results achieved with the objectives of the annual work programme; these reports shall be transmitted not later than 15 June to the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Auditors, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions;

| (c) | appoint and, if necessary, dismiss the Agency's Director; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

appoint and, if necessary, dismiss the Agency's Director;

| (d) | adopt the Agency's annual draft and final budgets; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

adopt the Agency's annual draft and final budgets;

| (e) | exercise disciplinary authority over the Director; |
| --- | --- |

(e)

exercise disciplinary authority over the Director;

| (f) | draw up an annual estimate of expenditure and revenue for the Agency and send it to the Commission, in accordance with Article 19(5); |
| --- | --- |

(f)

draw up an annual estimate of expenditure and revenue for the Agency and send it to the Commission, in accordance with Article 19(5);

| (g) | adopt the Agency's rules of procedure on the basis of a draft submitted by the Director after the Commission has delivered an opinion; |
| --- | --- |

(g)

adopt the Agency's rules of procedure on the basis of a draft submitted by the Director after the Commission has delivered an opinion;

| (h) | adopt the financial rules applicable to the Agency on the basis of a draft submitted by the Director after the Commission has delivered an opinion, in accordance with Article 20(11); |
| --- | --- |

(h)

adopt the financial rules applicable to the Agency on the basis of a draft submitted by the Director after the Commission has delivered an opinion, in accordance with Article 20(11);

| (i) | adopt the necessary measures to implement the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities, in accordance with Article 23(3); and |
| --- | --- |

(i)

adopt the necessary measures to implement the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities, in accordance with Article 23(3); and

| (j) | adopt the procedures for applying Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, in accordance with Article 16(2). |
| --- | --- |

(j)

adopt the procedures for applying Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, in accordance with Article 16(2).

5.
  The Management Board may delegate any of its responsibilities to the Executive Board, except for the matters referred to in points (a), (b), (c), (d), (g) and (h) of paragraph 4.

5.
  Apart from normal replacement or death, the term of office of the member or the alternate member shall end only when he or she resigns. However, where a member or an alternate member no longer meets the criterion of independence, he or she shall forthwith inform the Commission and the Director of the Agency thereof. The party concerned shall appoint a new member or a new alternate member for the remainder of the term of office. The party concerned shall also appoint a new member or a new alternate member for the remainder of the term of office, if the Management Board has established, on the basis of a proposal of one third of its members or of the Commission, that a member or alternate member no longer meets the criterion of independence. Where the remainder of the term of office is less than two years, the term of office of the new member or alternate member may be a full five years.

6.
  Decisions by the Management Board shall be taken by a simple majority of the votes cast, except as regards the decisions referred to in points (a), (c), (d) and (e) of paragraph 4, where a two-thirds majority of all members shall be required. The Chairperson shall have the casting vote. The person appointed by the Council of Europe may vote only on decisions referred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 4.

6.
  The Management Board shall elect its Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson and the other two members of the Executive Board as referred to in Article 12 from its members appointed under paragraph 1(a) to serve for a two-and-a-half year term, which may be renewed once.

7.
  The Chairperson shall convene the Board once a year, without prejudice to extraordinary supplementary meetings. The Chairperson shall convene extraordinary meetings on his or her own initiative or at the request of at least one third of the members of the Management Board.

7.
  The Management Board shall ensure that the Agency performs the tasks entrusted to it. It shall be the Agency's planning and monitoring body. In particular, it shall:

| (a) | adopt the Agency's annual work programme in accordance with the multi-annual framework, on the basis of a draft submitted by the Director of the Agency after the Commission and the Scientific Committee have delivered an opinion. It shall be in accordance with the available financial and human resources and shall take into account the research and statistical work of the Community. The annual work programme shall be forwarded to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

adopt the Agency's annual work programme in accordance with the multi-annual framework, on the basis of a draft submitted by the Director of the Agency after the Commission and the Scientific Committee have delivered an opinion. It shall be in accordance with the available financial and human resources and shall take into account the research and statistical work of the Community. The annual work programme shall be forwarded to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission;

| (b) | adopt the annual reports referred to in Article 4(1)(f) and (h), comparing in the latter one, in particular, the results achieved with the objectives of the annual work programme; without prejudice to the fifth paragraph of Article 12a, the Scientific Committee shall be consulted before the report referred to in Article 4(1)(f) is adopted; the reports shall be forwarded no later than 15 June to the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Auditors, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

adopt the annual reports referred to in Article 4(1)(f) and (h), comparing in the latter one, in particular, the results achieved with the objectives of the annual work programme; without prejudice to the fifth paragraph of Article 12a, the Scientific Committee shall be consulted before the report referred to in Article 4(1)(f) is adopted; the reports shall be forwarded no later than 15 June to the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Auditors, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions;

| (c) | appoint and, if necessary, dismiss the Director of the Agency; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

appoint and, if necessary, dismiss the Director of the Agency;

| (d) | adopt the Agency's annual draft and final budgets; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

adopt the Agency's annual draft and final budgets;

| (e) | exercise the powers laid down in Article 23(2) in respect of the Director and disciplinary authority over the Director; |
| --- | --- |

(e)

exercise the powers laid down in Article 23(2) in respect of the Director and disciplinary authority over the Director;

| (f) | draw up an annual estimate of expenditure and revenue for the Agency and send it to the Commission in accordance with Article 19(5); |
| --- | --- |

(f)

draw up an annual estimate of expenditure and revenue for the Agency and send it to the Commission in accordance with Article 19(5);

| (g) | adopt the Agency's rules of procedure on the basis of a draft submitted by the Director after the Commission and the Scientific Committee have delivered an opinion; |
| --- | --- |

(g)

adopt the Agency's rules of procedure on the basis of a draft submitted by the Director after the Commission and the Scientific Committee have delivered an opinion;

| (h) | adopt the financial rules applicable to the Agency on the basis of a draft submitted by the Director after the Commission has delivered an opinion, in accordance with Article 20(11); |
| --- | --- |

(h)

adopt the financial rules applicable to the Agency on the basis of a draft submitted by the Director after the Commission has delivered an opinion, in accordance with Article 20(11);

| (i) | adopt the necessary measures to implement the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities in accordance with Article 23(3); |
| --- | --- |

(i)

adopt the necessary measures to implement the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities in accordance with Article 23(3);

| (j) | adopt the arrangements to implement Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, in accordance with Article 16(2); |
| --- | --- |

(j)

adopt the arrangements to implement Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, in accordance with Article 16(2);

| (k) | appoint and dismiss members of the Scientific Committee in accordance with the first and third paragraphs of Article 12a; and |
| --- | --- |

(k)

appoint and dismiss members of the Scientific Committee in accordance with the first and third paragraphs of Article 12a; and

| (l) | establish that a member or an alternate member of the Management Board no longer meets the criterion of independence, in accordance with paragraph 5. |
| --- | --- |

(l)

establish that a member or an alternate member of the Management Board no longer meets the criterion of independence, in accordance with paragraph 5.

8.
  The Director of the European Institute for Gender Equality may attend meetings of the Management Board as an observer. The Directors of other relevant Community agencies and Union bodies may also attend as observers when invited by the Executive Board.

8.
  The Management Board may delegate its responsibilities to the Executive Board except for the matters referred to in points (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), (h), (k) and (l) of paragraph 7.

8a. Decisions by the Management Board shall be taken by a simple majority of the votes cast, except as regards the decisions referred to in paragraph 6 as well as in the points (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), (k) and (l) of paragraph 7, where a twothirds majority of all members shall be required. Each member of the Management Board, or, in his or her absence, his or her alternate shall have one vote. The Chairperson shall have the casting vote. The person appointed by the Council of Europe may vote on decisions referred to in points (a), (b), (g) and (k) of paragraph 7.

8b. The Chairperson shall convene the Management Board twice a year, without prejudice to any additional extraordinary meetings. The Chairperson shall convene extraordinary meetings on his or her own initiative or at the request of at least one third of the members of the Management Board.

8c. The Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson of the Scientific Committee and the Director of the European Institute for Gender Equality may attend meetings of the Management Board as observers. The Directors of other relevant Community agencies, Union bodies and other international institutions as referred to in Articles 8 and 9 may also attend as observers when invited by the Executive Board.

Amendment 30

Article 12, paragraph 1

1. The Management Board shall be assisted by an Executive Board. The Executive Board shall be made up of the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson of the Management Board
  and
  two
  Commission representatives.

1. The Management Board shall be assisted by an Executive Board. The Executive Board shall be made up of the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson of the Management Board, two
  other members of the Management Board elected by the Management Board in accordance with Article 11(6) and one of the persons nominated by the Commission to the Management Board. The person appointed by the Council of Europe to the Management Board may participate in the meetings of the Executive Board as an observer.

Amendment 31

Article 12a (new)

Article 12a

Scientific Committee

The Scientific Committee shall be composed of eleven independent persons, highly qualified in the field of fundamental rights. The Management Board shall appoint the members following a transparent call for applications and selection procedure after having consulted and taken into account the views expressed by the competent committee of the European Parliament. The Management Board shall ensure even geographical representation. The members of the Management Board shall not be members of the Scientific Committee. The rules of procedure referred to in Article 11(7)(g) shall lay down the detailed conditions governing the appointment of the Scientific Committee.

The term of office of the members of the Scientific Committee shall be five years. It shall not be renewable.

The members of the Scientific Committee shall be independent. They may be replaced only at their own request, or in the event of their being permanently prevented from fulfilling their duties. However, where a member no longer meets the criterion of independence, he or she shall forthwith inform the Commission and the Director of the Agency thereof. Alternatively, the Management Board may declare, on a proposal of one third of its members, that the person concerned no longer meets the criterion of independence and dismiss the person concerned. The Management Board shall appoint a new member for the remainder of the term of office in accordance with the procedure for ordinary members. Where the remainder of the term of office is less than two years, the term of office of the new member may be a full five years. The list of members of the Scientific Committee shall be made public and shall be updated by the Agency on its web site.

The Scientific Committee shall elect its Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson for a term of office of one year.

The Scientific Committee shall be the guarantor of the scientific quality of the Agency's work, guiding the work to that effect. For that purpose, the Director shall involve the Scientific Committee as early as appropriate in the preparation of all documents drawn up in accordance with Article 4(1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), and (i).

The Scientific Committee shall take its decisions by a twothirds majority. It shall be convened by its Chairperson four times per year. If necessary, the Chairperson shall launch a written procedure or shall convene extraordinary meetings on his or her own initiative or at the request of at least four members of the Scientific Committee.

Amendment 32

Article 13

1. The Agency shall be headed by a Director, appointed by the Management Board
  on the basis of a list of candidates proposed by the Commission.
  The Director shall be appointed on the basis of his or her personal merit,
  administrative and management skills and experience in the field of fundamental rights. Before being appointed, the candidate selected by the Management Board may be asked to make a statement before the competent committee of the European Parliament and answer questions from its members.

1. The Agency shall be headed
  and represented
  by a Director appointed by the Management Board
  in accordance with a cooperation (‘concertation’) procedure provided for in paragraph 2.
  The Director shall be appointed on the basis of his or her personal merit,
  experience in the field of fundamental rights and administrative and management skills
  .

2.
  The Director's term of office shall be five years. On a proposal from the Commission and after evaluation, this may be extended once for a period of no more than five years. In the evaluation, the Commission shall assess in particular the results achieved during the first term of office and the way in which they were achieved, and the Agency's duties and requirements in the coming years.

2.
  The cooperation procedure shall be as follows:

| (a) | on the basis of a list drawn up by the Commission after a call for candidates and a transparent selection procedure, applicants shall be asked before an appointment is made to address the Council of the European Union and the relevant European Parliament committee and to reply to questions; |
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(a)

on the basis of a list drawn up by the Commission after a call for candidates and a transparent selection procedure, applicants shall be asked before an appointment is made to address the Council of the European Union and the relevant European Parliament committee and to reply to questions;

| (b) | the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union shall then give their opinion on the applicants and state their orders of preference; |
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(b)

the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union shall then give their opinion on the applicants and state their orders of preference;

| (c) | the Management Board shall appoint the Director taking those opinions into account. |
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(c)

the Management Board shall appoint the Director taking those opinions into account.

3.
  The Director shall be responsible for:

3.
  The Director's term of office shall be five years.

In the course of the nine months preceding the end of that period, the Commission shall evaluate in particular the performance of the Director and the Agency's duties and requirements in the coming years.

(a) performance of the tasks referred to in Article 4;

Taking account of the evaluation report and only where justified by the duties and requirements of the Agency, the Management Board may, acting on a proposal from the Commission, extend the term of office of the Director once for not more than three years.

| (b) | preparation and implementation of the Agency's Annual Work Programme; |
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(b)

The Management Board shall inform the European Parliament of its intention to extend the Director's term of office. Within a period of one month before the Management Board formally takes its decision to extend the term of office, the Director may be asked to make a declaration before the competent committee of the European Parliament and to answer questions from its members.

| (c) | all staff matters, and in particular exercising powers provided for in Article 23(2); |
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(c)

Where his or her term of office is not extended, the Director shall remain in office until the appointment of his or her successor.

(d) matters of day-to-day administration;

| (e) | implementation of the Agency's budget, in accordance with Article 20; and |
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(e)

| (f) | implementation of effective monitoring and evaluation procedures relating to the performance of the Agency against its objectives according to professionally recognised standards. The Director shall report annually to the Management Board on the results of the monitoring system. |
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(f)

4. The Director shall be
  accountable
  for
  the management of his/her activities to the Management Board and shall participate in its meetings without voting rights.

4. The Director shall be
  responsible
  for:

| (a) | performance of the tasks referred to in Article 4 and in particular the preparation and publication of the documents drawn up in accordance with Article 4(1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (i) in cooperation with the Scientific Committee; |
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(a)

performance of the tasks referred to in Article 4 and in particular the preparation and publication of the documents drawn up in accordance with Article 4(1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (i) in cooperation with the Scientific Committee;

| (b) | preparation and implementation of the Agency's annual work programme; |
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(b)

preparation and implementation of the Agency's annual work programme;

| (c) | all staff matters, and in particular the exercise in respect of staff of the powers laid down in Article 23(2); |
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(c)

all staff matters, and in particular the exercise in respect of staff of the powers laid down in Article 23(2);

| (d) | matters of day-to-day administration; |
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(d)

matters of day-to-day administration;

| (e) | implementation of the Agency's budget, in accordance with Article 20; |
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(e)

implementation of the Agency's budget, in accordance with Article 20;

| (f) | implementation of effective monitoring and evaluation procedures relating to the performance of the Agency against its objectives according to professionally recognised standards. The Director shall report annually to the Management Board on the results of the monitoring system; |
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(f)

implementation of effective monitoring and evaluation procedures relating to the performance of the Agency against its objectives according to professionally recognised standards. The Director shall report annually to the Management Board on the results of the monitoring system;

| (g) | cooperation with national liaison officers; and |
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(g)

cooperation with national liaison officers; and

| (h) | cooperation with civil society, including coordination of the Fundamental Rights Platform in accordance with Article 9a. |
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(h)

cooperation with civil society, including coordination of the Fundamental Rights Platform in accordance with Article 9a.

5.
  The Director may be dismissed by the Management Board before his or her term has expired, on the basis of a proposal from the Commission.

5.
  The Director shall perform his or her tasks independently. He or she shall be accountable for the management of his or her activities to the Management Board and shall participate in its meetings without voting rights.

5a. The Director may be called at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council to attend a hearing on any matter linked to the Agency's activities.

5b. The Director may be dismissed by the Management Board before his or her term has expired, on the basis of a proposal of a third of its members. The Chairperson of the Management Board shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of the reasons for the dismissal.

Amendment 33

Article 14

Article 14

deleted

Fundamental Rights Forum

1. The Forum shall be composed of representatives of nongovernmental organisations responsible for fundamental rights and efforts to combat racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism, trade unions and employer's organisations, relevant social and professional organisations, churches, religious, philosophical and non-confessional organisations, universities and qualified experts and European and international bodies and organisations.

2. The members of the Forum shall be selected by an open selection mechanism to be determined by the Management Board. Their maximum number shall be 100. Their term of office shall be five years, which may be renewed once.

3. Members of the Management Board shall not be members of the Forum, but may attend its meetings.

4. The Forum shall constitute a mechanism for the exchange of information in relation to fundamental rights issues and the pooling of knowledge. It shall ensure close cooperation between the Agency and relevant stakeholders.

5. The Forum shall:

| — | make suggestions for the purpose of drawing up the Annual Work Programme to be adopted under Article 11 (4)(a); and |
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—

make suggestions for the purpose of drawing up the Annual Work Programme to be adopted under Article 11 (4)(a); and

| — | give feedback and suggest follow up on the basis of the annual report on the situation regarding fundamental rights adopted under Article 11(4)(b). |
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—

give feedback and suggest follow up on the basis of the annual report on the situation regarding fundamental rights adopted under Article 11(4)(b).

6. The Forum shall be chaired by the Director. It shall meet annually, or at the request of the Management Board. Its operational procedures shall be specified in the Agency's internal rules and shall be made public.

7. The Agency shall provide the technical and logistic support necessary for the Forum and provide a secretariat for its meetings.

Amendment 34

Article 15, paragraph 2

2. The members of the Management Board, the Director and the
  members of the Forum
  shall undertake to act in the public interest. For this purpose, they shall make a statement of
  commitment.

2. The members
  and alternate members
  of the Management Board,
  the members of the Scientific Committee
  and the Director shall undertake to act in the public interest. For this purpose, they shall make a statement of
  interests indicating either the absence of any interests which might be considered prejudicial to their independence or any direct or indirect interests which might be considered prejudicial to their independence. They shall make that statement in writing when taking office and shall revise it should changes occur with regard to the interests. It shall be published by the Agency on its website.

The members of the Management Board appointed under Article 11(1)(a), (b) and (c), the Director and the members of the Forum shall undertake to act independently. For this purpose, they shall make a statement of interests indicating either the absence of any interests which might be considered prejudicial to their independence or any direct or indirect interests which might be considered prejudicial to their independence.

Both statements shall be made annually in writing.

Amendment 35

Article 16, title and paragraphs 1 and 2

Access to documents

Transparency and
  access to documents

1. Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council shall apply to documents held by the Agency.

1.
  The Agency shall develop good administrative practices in order to ensure the highest possible level of transparency concerning its activities.

Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council shall apply to the documents held by the Agency.

2. The Management Board shall
  adopt arrangements to implement Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 within six months of the commencement of the Agency's operation.

2. The Management Board shall,
  within six months after the Agency becomes operational, adopt specific rules for the practical implementation of paragraph 1. These shall include inter alia rules for:

| — | the openness of meetings, |
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—

the openness of meetings,

| — | publication of the work of the Agency, including that of the Scientific Committee, and |
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—

publication of the work of the Agency, including that of the Scientific Committee, and

| — | the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001. |
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the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001.

Amendment 36

Article 19, paragraph 3

3. The revenue of the Agency shall, without prejudice to other resources, comprise:

3. The revenue of the Agency shall, without prejudice to other resources, comprise
  a subsidy from the Community, entered in the general budget of the European Union (Commission section).

| (a) | a subsidy from the Community, entered in the general budget of the European Union (Commission section); and |
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(a)

This revenue may be supplemented by
  payments received for services rendered
  in the framework of the implementation of the tasks listed in Article 4.

(b) payments received for services rendered.

This revenue may be complemented by

| (a) | voluntary contributions from the Member States; and |
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(a)

voluntary contributions from the Member States; and

| (b) | financial contributions from the organisations or third countries referred to in Articles 8, 9 or 27. |
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(b)

financial contributions from the organisations or third countries referred to in Articles 8, 9 or 27.

Amendment 37

Article 22, paragraph 4

4. The Agency shall legally succeed the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia. It shall assume all legal rights and obligations, financial commitments or liabilities of the Centre.
  Employment contracts concluded by the Centre before the adoption of this Regulation shall be honoured.

4. The Agency shall legally succeed the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia. It shall assume all legal rights and obligations, financial commitments or liabilities of the Centre.

Amendment 38

Article 23, paragraphs 1 and 2

1. The Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities, the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities and the rules adopted jointly by the European Community institutions for the purpose of applying these Staff Regulations and Conditions of Employment shall apply to the staff of the Agency.

1. The Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities, the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities and the rules adopted jointly by the European Community institutions for the purpose of applying these Staff Regulations and Conditions of Employment shall apply to the staff of the Agency
  and its Director
  .

2. In respect of its staff, the Agency shall exercise the powers conferred on the appointing authority.

2. In respect of its staff, the Agency shall exercise the powers conferred on the appointing authority
  by the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities and on the authority entitled to conclude contracts by the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities.

Amendment 39

Article 27

Participation of candidate
  or potential candidate
  countries

Participation of candidate countries
  and countries with which a Stabilisation and Association Agreement has been concluded

1. The Agency shall be open to the participation of
  those countries which have concluded an association agreement with the Community and have been identified by the European Council as candidate countries or potential candidate countries for accession to the Union where the relevant Association Council decides on such participation.

1. The Agency shall be open to the participation of
  candidate countries and countries with which a Stabilisation and Association Agreement has been concluded by the European Community.

2.
  In that event, the
  modalities
  of their participation
  shall be determined by a decision of the relevant Association Council. The decision shall
  specify the expertise and assistance to be offered to the country in question and indicate in particular the nature,
  extent and manner in which these countries will participate in the Agency's work, including provisions relating to participation in the initiatives undertaken by the Agency, to the financial contribution and to staff. The decision shall be in line with this Regulation and with the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities. The decision shall provide that the participating country may appoint an independent person fulfilling the qualifications for persons referred to in Article 11(1)(a) as observer to the Management Board without right to vote.

2.
  The participation of such countries and the relevant
  modalities shall be determined by a decision of the relevant Association Council,
  taking into account the specific status of each country
  . The decision shall
  lay down in particular the nature,
  extent and manner in which these countries will participate in the Agency's work,
  within the framework laid down in Articles 4 and 5,
  including provisions relating to participation in the initiatives undertaken by the Agency, to the financial contribution and to staff. The decision shall be in line with this Regulation and with the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities. The decision shall provide that the participating country may appoint an independent person fulfilling the qualifications for persons referred to in Article 11(1)(a) as observer to the Management Board without right to vote.

3. The Agency shall concern itself with the situation of fundamental rights in the countries, which participate in accordance with this Article, to the extent it is relevant for the respective association agreement. Articles 4 and 5 shall apply by analogy to that effect.

Amendment 40

Article 29

Article 29

deleted

Procedure

1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee, composed of representatives of the Member States and chaired by the representative of the Commission.

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, the regulatory procedure laid down in Article 5 of Decision 1999/468/ EC shall apply, in compliance with Article 7(3) thereof.

3. The period provided for in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/ 468/EC shall be one month.

Amendment 41

Article 30

1. The current term of office of the members of the Management Board of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia shall terminate on 31 December 2006. The Commission shall take the necessary measures to ensure that a Management Board established in accordance with Article 11 shall start its
  term of office on 1 January 2007
  .

1. The current term of office of the members of the Management Board of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia shall terminate on 31 December 2006. The Commission shall take the necessary measures
  without delay after the entry into force of this Regulation
  to ensure that a Management Board established in accordance with Article 11 shall start its
  work in due course.

2. The
  Commission
  shall start the procedure for appointing a Director of the Agency as provided for in Article 13(1) without delay after the entry into force of this Regulation.

2. The
  parties concerned
  shall start the procedure for appointing a Director of the Agency as provided for in Article 13(1) without delay after the entry into force of this Regulation.

3. The Management Board, acting on a proposal from the Commission, may extend the current term of the Director of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia for
  a maximum
  period
  of 18 months,
  pending the appointment procedure referred to in paragraph 2.

3. The Management Board, acting on a proposal from the Commission, may
  appoint an interim Director or
  extend the current term of the Director of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia for
  the shortest possible
  period
  ,
  pending the appointment procedure referred to in paragraph 2.

4. If the Director of the Centre is unwilling or unable to act in accordance with paragraph 3, the Management Board shall appoint an interim Director on the same conditions.

Amendment 42

Article 31, paragraphs 1 to 3

1. The Agency shall regularly carry out ex-ante and ex-post evaluations of its activities when these necessitate significant expenditure.
  It shall
  notify the Management Board of the results of these evaluations

1. The Agency shall regularly carry out ex-ante and ex-post evaluations of its activities when these necessitate significant expenditure.
  The Director
  shall notify the Management Board of the results of these evaluations.

2. The Agency shall forward annually to the budgetary authority any information relevant to the outcome of the evaluation procedures.

2. The Agency shall forward annually to the budgetary authority any information relevant to the outcome of the evaluation procedures.

3. No later than
  31 December 2009,
  the Agency shall commission an independent external evaluation of its achievements during the first three years of operations on the basis of terms of reference issued by the Management Board in agreement with the Commission. This evaluation shall take into account the tasks of the Agency, the working practices and impact of the Agency on the protection and promotion of fundamental rights
  and shall
  include an analysis of the synergy effects and the financial implications of any
  extension
  of the tasks.
  The evaluation shall
  take into account the views of the stakeholders at both Community and national levels.

3. No later than
  31 December 2011
  , the Agency shall commission an independent external evaluation of its achievements during the first three years of operations on the basis of terms of reference issued by the Management Board in agreement with the Commission. This evaluation shall:

| — | take into account the tasks of the Agency, the working practices and impact of the Agency on the protection and promotion of fundamental rights; |
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—

take into account the tasks of the Agency, the working practices and impact of the Agency on the protection and promotion of fundamental rights;

| — | include an assessment of the possible need to modify the Agency's tasks, scope, areas of activity or structure; |
| --- | --- |

—

include an assessment of the possible need to modify the Agency's tasks, scope, areas of activity or structure;

| — | include an analysis of the synergy effects and the financial implications of any
  modification
  of the tasks;
  and |
| --- | --- |

—

include an analysis of the synergy effects and the financial implications of any
  modification
  of the tasks;
  and

| — | take into account the views of the stakeholders at both Community and national levels. |
| --- | --- |

—

take into account the views of the stakeholders at both Community and national levels.

The evaluation shall also assess the possible need to modify or extend the Agency's tasks, scope, areas of activity or structure, including in specific structural modifications needed to ensure compliance with horizontal rules on regulatory agencies once they enter into force.

Amendment 43

Article 32, paragraph 1

1. The Management Board shall examine the conclusions of the evaluation referred to in
  Article 31
  and issue to the Commission such recommendations as may be necessary regarding changes in the Agency, its working practices and the scope of its mission. The Commission shall transmit the evaluation report and the recommendations to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions and make them public.

1. The Management Board shall examine the conclusions of the evaluation referred to in
  Article 31(3) and (4)
  and issue to the Commission such recommendations as may be necessary regarding changes in the Agency, its working practices and the scope of its mission. The Commission shall transmit the evaluation report and the recommendations to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions and make them public.

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(1)  The matter was then referred back to committee pursuant to Rule 53(2) (A6-0306/2006).

P6_TA(2006)0415

Fundamental Rights Agency — activities under Title VI TEU *

Proposal for a Council decision empowering the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights to pursue its activities in areas referred to in Title VI of the Treaty on European Union (COM(2005) 0280 — C6-0289/2005 — 2005/0125(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The proposal was amended as follows (1):

| TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION | AMENDMENT BY PARLIAMENT |
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| Amendment 1 |
| Recital 3a (new) |
| | (3a) The Agency's remit enables it to provide protection for human rights not only in the field of terrorism and organised crime but also in other fields, such as trafficking in persons, offences against children, illicit drug and arms trafficking and corruption and fraud, where measures can also weaken the effectiveness of the protection of human rights. |

TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENT BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1

Recital 3a (new)

(3a) The Agency's remit enables it to provide protection for human rights not only in the field of terrorism and organised crime but also in other fields, such as trafficking in persons, offences against children, illicit drug and arms trafficking and corruption and fraud, where measures can also weaken the effectiveness of the protection of human rights.

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(1)  The matter was then referred back to committee pursuant to Rule 53(2) (A6-0282/2006).

P6_TA(2006)0416

Future action in the field of patents

European Parliament resolution on future patent policy in Europe

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission's Green Paper of 24 June 1997 on the Community patent and the patent system in Europe — Promoting innovation through patents (COM(1997)0314), |
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—

having regard to the Commission's Green Paper of 24 June 1997 on the Community patent and the patent system in Europe — Promoting innovation through patents (COM(1997)0314),

| — | having regard to Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 1998 on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions (1), |
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—

having regard to Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 1998 on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions (1),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 26 October 2005 on patents on biotechnological inventions (2), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its resolution of 26 October 2005 on patents on biotechnological inventions (2),

| — | having regard to the consultation launched by the Commission on 9 January 2006 on future patent policy in Europe, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the consultation launched by the Commission on 9 January 2006 on future patent policy in Europe,

| — | having regard to Rule 103(2) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 103(2) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas the deficiencies of the Community patent proposals are unlikely to be resolved in the foreseeable future, |
| --- | --- |

A.

whereas the deficiencies of the Community patent proposals are unlikely to be resolved in the foreseeable future,

| B. | whereas an efficient, competitive and cost-effective patent system accessible to all is a key requirement of the Lisbon strategy for a competitive, knowledge-based society and crucial for the thriving of small and medium-sized enterprises as well as large companies, |
| --- | --- |

B.

whereas an efficient, competitive and cost-effective patent system accessible to all is a key requirement of the Lisbon strategy for a competitive, knowledge-based society and crucial for the thriving of small and medium-sized enterprises as well as large companies,

| C. | whereas there have been growing concerns about undesirable patents in various fields and about a lack of democratic control over the processes by which such patents are granted, validated and enforced, |
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C.

whereas there have been growing concerns about undesirable patents in various fields and about a lack of democratic control over the processes by which such patents are granted, validated and enforced,

| 1. | Urges the Commission to explore all possible ways of improving the patent and patent litigation systems in the EU, including participation in further discussions on the European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) and accession to the Munich Convention, as well as revision of the Community patent proposals; as regards the EPLA, considers that the proposed text needs significant improvements, which address concerns about democratic control, judicial independence and litigation costs, and a satisfactory proposal for the Rules of Procedure of the EPLA Court; |
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1.

Urges the Commission to explore all possible ways of improving the patent and patent litigation systems in the EU, including participation in further discussions on the European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) and accession to the Munich Convention, as well as revision of the Community patent proposals; as regards the EPLA, considers that the proposed text needs significant improvements, which address concerns about democratic control, judicial independence and litigation costs, and a satisfactory proposal for the Rules of Procedure of the EPLA Court;

| 2. | Reminds the Commission that all legislative proposals should be accompanied by an in-depth impact analysis related to patent quality, governance of the patent system, judicial independence and litigation costs; |
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2.

Reminds the Commission that all legislative proposals should be accompanied by an in-depth impact analysis related to patent quality, governance of the patent system, judicial independence and litigation costs;

| 3. | Requests that Parliament's Legal Service be asked to provide an interim opinion on EU-related aspects of the possible conclusion of the EPLA by Member States in the light of overlaps between the EPLA and the acquis communautaire and to clarify legislative competences in this field; |
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3.

Requests that Parliament's Legal Service be asked to provide an interim opinion on EU-related aspects of the possible conclusion of the EPLA by Member States in the light of overlaps between the EPLA and the acquis communautaire and to clarify legislative competences in this field;

| 4. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States. |
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4.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States.

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(1)  OJ L 213, 30.7.1998, p. 13.

(2)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0407.

P6_TA(2006)0417

The protection and welfare of animals 2006-2010

European Parliament resolution on a Community Action Plan on the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2006-2010 (2006/2046(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission communication to the European Parliament and the Council on a Community Action Plan on the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2006-2010 (COM(2006)0013) (Action Plan), |
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—

having regard to the Commission communication to the European Parliament and the Council on a Community Action Plan on the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2006-2010 (COM(2006)0013) (Action Plan),

| — | having regard to the Commission Working Document on a Community Action Plan on the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2006-2010 — Strategic basis for the proposed actions (COM(2006)0014 and SEC(2006)0065), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission Working Document on a Community Action Plan on the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2006-2010 — Strategic basis for the proposed actions (COM(2006)0014 and SEC(2006)0065),

| — | having regard to the Protocol on protection and welfare of animals annexed to the EC Treaty (Treaty of Amsterdam), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Protocol on protection and welfare of animals annexed to the EC Treaty (Treaty of Amsterdam),

| — | having regard to Council Directive 86/609/EEC of 24 November 1986 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States regarding the protection of animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Council Directive 86/609/EEC of 24 November 1986 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States regarding the protection of animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes (1),

| — | having regard to Community rules on the protection of livestock, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Community rules on the protection of livestock,

| — | having regard to the seventh framework programme for research and technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013), which is currently under preparation (COM(2005)0119) (Seventh Research Framework Programme), |
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—

having regard to the seventh framework programme for research and technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013), which is currently under preparation (COM(2005)0119) (Seventh Research Framework Programme),

| — | having regard to the Commission communication to the Spring European Council entitled ‘Working together for growth and jobs — A new start for the Lisbon Strategy’ (COM(2005)0024), |
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—

having regard to the Commission communication to the Spring European Council entitled ‘Working together for growth and jobs — A new start for the Lisbon Strategy’ (COM(2005)0024),

| — | having regard to the Commission's Impact Assessment Guidelines of 15 June 2005 (SEC(2005)0791), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission's Impact Assessment Guidelines of 15 June 2005 (SEC(2005)0791),

| — | having regard to the mandate given to the Commission for the WTO negotiations in the field of agriculture, as laid down in the Commission's Proposal for Modalities in the WTO Agriculture Negotiations (document reference 625/02) of January 2003, |
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—

having regard to the mandate given to the Commission for the WTO negotiations in the field of agriculture, as laid down in the Commission's Proposal for Modalities in the WTO Agriculture Negotiations (document reference 625/02) of January 2003,

| — | having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinions of the Committee on International Trade and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0290/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinions of the Committee on International Trade and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0290/2006),

| A. | whereas all action designed to ensure the protection and welfare of animals should be based on the principle that animals are sentient beings whose specific needs should be taken into account, and also that the protection of animals is an expression of humanity in the 21st century and a challenge facing European civilisation and culture, |
| --- | --- |

A.

whereas all action designed to ensure the protection and welfare of animals should be based on the principle that animals are sentient beings whose specific needs should be taken into account, and also that the protection of animals is an expression of humanity in the 21st century and a challenge facing European civilisation and culture,

| B. | whereas in recent years Europe has adopted wide-ranging animal protection legislation and achieved one of the highest levels of animal protection in the world and whereas the European Parliament has repeatedly stressed that it regards this process as essential; whereas a high level of animal protection in Europe meets the demands of the public for ethically and socially acceptable products, |
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B.

whereas in recent years Europe has adopted wide-ranging animal protection legislation and achieved one of the highest levels of animal protection in the world and whereas the European Parliament has repeatedly stressed that it regards this process as essential; whereas a high level of animal protection in Europe meets the demands of the public for ethically and socially acceptable products,

| C. | whereas animal protection affects a number of policy areas and is relevant to many ethical, social, political and economic issues; whereas animal protection should not be confined to the protection and welfare of animals used in experiments or farm animals, but should cover all animals, |
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C.

whereas animal protection affects a number of policy areas and is relevant to many ethical, social, political and economic issues; whereas animal protection should not be confined to the protection and welfare of animals used in experiments or farm animals, but should cover all animals,

| D. | whereas there is a link between animal protection, animal health and product safety; whereas alternative testing methods and a high level of animal protection from breeding through to slaughter can have a positive impact on product safety and quality, |
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D.

whereas there is a link between animal protection, animal health and product safety; whereas alternative testing methods and a high level of animal protection from breeding through to slaughter can have a positive impact on product safety and quality,

| E. | whereas, in order to further develop animal protection in the Community, it is necessary to step up research efforts and to integrate animal protection into all relevant impact assessments, as well as to involve all interest groups in the decision-making process; whereas transparency and acceptance as well as uniform application of, and monitoring of compliance with, existing provisions at all levels are a prerequisite for a successful animal protection strategy in Europe, |
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E.

whereas, in order to further develop animal protection in the Community, it is necessary to step up research efforts and to integrate animal protection into all relevant impact assessments, as well as to involve all interest groups in the decision-making process; whereas transparency and acceptance as well as uniform application of, and monitoring of compliance with, existing provisions at all levels are a prerequisite for a successful animal protection strategy in Europe,

| F. | whereas the aim of an animal protection strategy should include a commitment ot meet the increased costs entailed by animal protection; whereas, without a European and worldwide dialogue and a strong information strategy at home and abroad highlighting the benefits of high animal protection standards, an ambitious animal protection policy can achieve only limited success if it is developed only unilaterally by the EU, |
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F.

whereas the aim of an animal protection strategy should include a commitment ot meet the increased costs entailed by animal protection; whereas, without a European and worldwide dialogue and a strong information strategy at home and abroad highlighting the benefits of high animal protection standards, an ambitious animal protection policy can achieve only limited success if it is developed only unilaterally by the EU,

| G. | whereas it is essential that EU animal protection policy is accompanied by a coherent trade policy and one which recognises the fact that, in spite of the EU's efforts, animal welfare concerns were not addressed by either the July 2004 Framework Agreement or any other key documents of the Doha round of WTO negotiations; whereas, therefore, no further animal welfare standards which could have negative effects on the international competitiveness of producers until there is a fundamental change in the attitude of the EU's main partners in the WTO, |
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G.

whereas it is essential that EU animal protection policy is accompanied by a coherent trade policy and one which recognises the fact that, in spite of the EU's efforts, animal welfare concerns were not addressed by either the July 2004 Framework Agreement or any other key documents of the Doha round of WTO negotiations; whereas, therefore, no further animal welfare standards which could have negative effects on the international competitiveness of producers until there is a fundamental change in the attitude of the EU's main partners in the WTO,

| H. | whereas recognition of the so-called non-trade concerns, which include animal welfare, has not been a priority for the Commission in its WTO negotiations; whereas recognition of non-trade concerns is consequently not expected to form part of any final agreement unless the Commission changes tack dramatically in the negotiations, |
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H.

whereas recognition of the so-called non-trade concerns, which include animal welfare, has not been a priority for the Commission in its WTO negotiations; whereas recognition of non-trade concerns is consequently not expected to form part of any final agreement unless the Commission changes tack dramatically in the negotiations,

| I. | whereas there is a danger that, an effective strategy to promote the welfare of farm animals that is confined to the European market may result in the elimination of a fringe of European producers, |
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I.

whereas there is a danger that, an effective strategy to promote the welfare of farm animals that is confined to the European market may result in the elimination of a fringe of European producers,

| J. | whereas any harmonisation of the protection of farm animals within the EU should be accompanied by the regulation of imports to the same end in order to avoid placing European producers at a disadvantage on the European market, |
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J.

whereas any harmonisation of the protection of farm animals within the EU should be accompanied by the regulation of imports to the same end in order to avoid placing European producers at a disadvantage on the European market,

| K. | whereas the implementation of the Three Rs principle (replacement, reduction and refinement) (3Rs) in order to reduce the use of animals in research, science and product authorisation is a cornerstone of European animal protection policy, |
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K.

whereas the implementation of the Three Rs principle (replacement, reduction and refinement) (3Rs) in order to reduce the use of animals in research, science and product authorisation is a cornerstone of European animal protection policy,

| 1. | Welcomes the Community Action Plan on the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2006-2010, which, for the first time, translates the Protocol on protection and welfare of animals annexed to the Amsterdam Treaty into an integrated approach to developing animal protection in Europe; |
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1.

Welcomes the Community Action Plan on the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2006-2010, which, for the first time, translates the Protocol on protection and welfare of animals annexed to the Amsterdam Treaty into an integrated approach to developing animal protection in Europe;

| 2. | Is concerned that the Commission merely proposes to ‘strive to ensure’ that full regard is paid to animal welfare in the context of related policy fields; |
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2.

Is concerned that the Commission merely proposes to ‘strive to ensure’ that full regard is paid to animal welfare in the context of related policy fields;

| 3. | Considers it imperative to introduce a process for assessing the EU's animal welfare policy in fulfilling its legal obligations, as set out in the Protocol on protection and welfare of animals annexed to the Treaty; |
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3.

Considers it imperative to introduce a process for assessing the EU's animal welfare policy in fulfilling its legal obligations, as set out in the Protocol on protection and welfare of animals annexed to the Treaty;

| 4. | Regards improved animal protection as a permanent obligation of the Community, and therefore calls on the Commission to report in due course on the progress achieved and, on that basis, to submit a communication on taking forward the Action Plan after 2010; |
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4.

Regards improved animal protection as a permanent obligation of the Community, and therefore calls on the Commission to report in due course on the progress achieved and, on that basis, to submit a communication on taking forward the Action Plan after 2010;

| 5. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States, within the scope of their respective areas of competence, further to develop animal protection and to take full account of the protection and welfare of all animals; calls on the Commission to work towards ensuring that piglets are castrated under anaesthetic from the seventh day throughout Europe; |
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5.

Calls on the Commission and the Member States, within the scope of their respective areas of competence, further to develop animal protection and to take full account of the protection and welfare of all animals; calls on the Commission to work towards ensuring that piglets are castrated under anaesthetic from the seventh day throughout Europe;

| 6. | Regrets that the focus of European policy on animal welfare has so far been almost exclusively on the welfare and protection of farm animals; |
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6.

Regrets that the focus of European policy on animal welfare has so far been almost exclusively on the welfare and protection of farm animals;

| 7. | Welcomes the efforts by the Commission to develop and improve legislation on animal protection as well as the greater integration of animal protection into all Community policy areas and the use of the whole spectrum of possible measures (such as legislation, voluntary codes of good practice, training, promotion and research) with the aim of ensuring a high level of animal protection in the handling of animals in all areas; considers it to be a priority, in this connection, to focus the legislative approach — when it is justified — on a common basis on which additional initiatives could be pursued voluntarily, acknowledged by ad hoc labelling; |
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7.

Welcomes the efforts by the Commission to develop and improve legislation on animal protection as well as the greater integration of animal protection into all Community policy areas and the use of the whole spectrum of possible measures (such as legislation, voluntary codes of good practice, training, promotion and research) with the aim of ensuring a high level of animal protection in the handling of animals in all areas; considers it to be a priority, in this connection, to focus the legislative approach — when it is justified — on a common basis on which additional initiatives could be pursued voluntarily, acknowledged by ad hoc labelling;

| 8. | Stresses that, in order to improve or newly draft minimum standards relating to the protection of animals and animal welfare, it is necessary to agree a priority list, which should clearly name the species of animal and define the problems; considers that, in the next few years, such a priority list should comprise the following animal species: dairy cattle, adult bovine animals, aquaculture animals, fattening pigs and turkeys; |
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8.

Stresses that, in order to improve or newly draft minimum standards relating to the protection of animals and animal welfare, it is necessary to agree a priority list, which should clearly name the species of animal and define the problems; considers that, in the next few years, such a priority list should comprise the following animal species: dairy cattle, adult bovine animals, aquaculture animals, fattening pigs and turkeys;

| 9. | Considers that, since the role of each of these mechanisms will be different, policy research will be essential in identifying these roles and articulating them to stakeholders; |
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9.

Considers that, since the role of each of these mechanisms will be different, policy research will be essential in identifying these roles and articulating them to stakeholders;

| 10. | Notes that many EU policies have impacts on animal protection, which are not covered by the Action Plan, such as sustainable development, the CITES Convention (2) and trade and marketing standards, and underlines the importance of paying full regard to animal protection issues in all relevant policy areas; |
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10.

Notes that many EU policies have impacts on animal protection, which are not covered by the Action Plan, such as sustainable development, the CITES Convention (2) and trade and marketing standards, and underlines the importance of paying full regard to animal protection issues in all relevant policy areas;

| 11. | Points out that, when introducing higher animal protection and welfare standards, account should be taken of the specific situation of individual EU regions; |
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11.

Points out that, when introducing higher animal protection and welfare standards, account should be taken of the specific situation of individual EU regions;

| 12. | Stresses that the Commission ensures the implementation of all the animal protection provisions in EU law which are currently valid and that these should remain in force; |
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12.

Stresses that the Commission ensures the implementation of all the animal protection provisions in EU law which are currently valid and that these should remain in force;

| 13. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that all legislation is uniformly applied and monitored in the EU on the basis of cross-compliance rules and, in the event of any infringement, to take rigorous action in order to maintain confidence in the rules in force and ensure fair competition in the EU; |
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13.

Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that all legislation is uniformly applied and monitored in the EU on the basis of cross-compliance rules and, in the event of any infringement, to take rigorous action in order to maintain confidence in the rules in force and ensure fair competition in the EU;

| 14. | Considers that it is necessary to consider the socio-economic effects of adopting measures to improve animal protection; |
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14.

Considers that it is necessary to consider the socio-economic effects of adopting measures to improve animal protection;

| 15. | Calls on the Commission to integrate, on a systematic basis, the relevant impact assessments for all animal protection measures; considers that all impact assessments relating to new animal protection standards must examine all of the ethical, social and economic effects and must be based on the latest scientific knowledge, practical experience and developments at the international level; considers that these should highlight positive effects and take full account of the way in which different factors, such as animal protection, sustainability, animal health, the environment and product quality, impact on each other; |
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15.

Calls on the Commission to integrate, on a systematic basis, the relevant impact assessments for all animal protection measures; considers that all impact assessments relating to new animal protection standards must examine all of the ethical, social and economic effects and must be based on the latest scientific knowledge, practical experience and developments at the international level; considers that these should highlight positive effects and take full account of the way in which different factors, such as animal protection, sustainability, animal health, the environment and product quality, impact on each other;

| 16. | Acknowledges that high animal welfare standards lead to additional costs for farmers and considers that specific measures are necessary in order to prevent production displacement to those countries which have lower standards; calls on the Commission, therefore, to take account of job-security aspects when carrying out impact assessments; considers that an accurate analysis of the costs of new proposals and their effects on the position of the business and research communities affected in the face of international competition is essential, in accordance with the revised Lisbon Strategy; |
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16.

Acknowledges that high animal welfare standards lead to additional costs for farmers and considers that specific measures are necessary in order to prevent production displacement to those countries which have lower standards; calls on the Commission, therefore, to take account of job-security aspects when carrying out impact assessments; considers that an accurate analysis of the costs of new proposals and their effects on the position of the business and research communities affected in the face of international competition is essential, in accordance with the revised Lisbon Strategy;

| 17. | Points out that setting appropriate implementation deadlines, which take account of the numbers of animals and the size of businesses involved and avoid unnecessary red tape in connection with inspections and documentation will help to ensure a greater acceptance of the importance of animal protection on the part of those responsible; considers that the opportunities presented by the use of modern technologies and methods need to be adequately explored; |
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17.

Points out that setting appropriate implementation deadlines, which take account of the numbers of animals and the size of businesses involved and avoid unnecessary red tape in connection with inspections and documentation will help to ensure a greater acceptance of the importance of animal protection on the part of those responsible; considers that the opportunities presented by the use of modern technologies and methods need to be adequately explored;

| 18. | Stresses that animal protection and animal health impact closely on each other; considers that the Action Plan should be implemented as far as possible in such a way as to ensure that, through greater animal protection, improvements in animal health are achieved and that animal health policy also always aims to bring about improvements in animal protection and that such improvements are measurable; |
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18.

Stresses that animal protection and animal health impact closely on each other; considers that the Action Plan should be implemented as far as possible in such a way as to ensure that, through greater animal protection, improvements in animal health are achieved and that animal health policy also always aims to bring about improvements in animal protection and that such improvements are measurable;

| 19. | Calls on the Commission to take greater account of animal protection aspects in the fight against animal diseases; considers that the vaccination of animals in certain regions in the case of emergencies is preferable to the killing of large numbers of healthy animals, albeit recognising the different attitudes to vaccination in each Member State and their potential effects on trade; considers moreover that, where technically possible, there ought to be greater scope for preventive vaccination; calls on the Commission to increase its efforts to adapt relevant treaties of the World Organisation for Animal Health (Office International des Epizooties, OIE) accordingly, so that there are fewer trade restrictions as regards products originating from vaccinated animals; |
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19.

Calls on the Commission to take greater account of animal protection aspects in the fight against animal diseases; considers that the vaccination of animals in certain regions in the case of emergencies is preferable to the killing of large numbers of healthy animals, albeit recognising the different attitudes to vaccination in each Member State and their potential effects on trade; considers moreover that, where technically possible, there ought to be greater scope for preventive vaccination; calls on the Commission to increase its efforts to adapt relevant treaties of the World Organisation for Animal Health (Office International des Epizooties, OIE) accordingly, so that there are fewer trade restrictions as regards products originating from vaccinated animals;

| 20. | Welcomes the greater emphasis placed on animal protection under the Common Agricultural Policy; points out, however, that the resulting bureaucratic costs are already significantly too high; regrets, furthermore, the fact that the cut in funding for rural development policy will create practical obstacles to the financing of aid for stockbreeders to adapt to the Community rules on animal welfare; regrets that poultry and pig farmers are not being compensated for complying with Community animal welfare legislation under the cross-compliance schemes; |
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20.

Welcomes the greater emphasis placed on animal protection under the Common Agricultural Policy; points out, however, that the resulting bureaucratic costs are already significantly too high; regrets, furthermore, the fact that the cut in funding for rural development policy will create practical obstacles to the financing of aid for stockbreeders to adapt to the Community rules on animal welfare; regrets that poultry and pig farmers are not being compensated for complying with Community animal welfare legislation under the cross-compliance schemes;

| 21. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States, within the framework of rural development policy, to consider favourably the use of all instruments available for animal protection; |
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21.

Calls on the Commission and the Member States, within the framework of rural development policy, to consider favourably the use of all instruments available for animal protection;

| 22. | Points out that, in practice, the EC rules on the transport of animals (Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 (3) and Directive 95/29/EC (4)) are frequently disregarded, particularly in regard to the requirements to rest,, water and feed the animals; calls, therefore, upon the Council and the Commission to take appropriate action in order to ensure that the Member States increase the number and the effectiveness of the checks carried out on the application of EC rules; |
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22.

Points out that, in practice, the EC rules on the transport of animals (Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 (3) and Directive 95/29/EC (4)) are frequently disregarded, particularly in regard to the requirements to rest,, water and feed the animals; calls, therefore, upon the Council and the Commission to take appropriate action in order to ensure that the Member States increase the number and the effectiveness of the checks carried out on the application of EC rules;

| 23. | Points out that, with regard to the transport of animals, it is absolutely essential to introduce and take account of scientifically-based animal protection indicators (relating to suitable technology, time frames, trained staff) and that when those indicators are established, account should be taken of variations in climate between Member States, in view of the varying kevels of adaptation of animals to the environment; calls on the Commission, therefore, to promote research aimed at defining and introducing objective and specific technical parameters enabling a better definition of animal welfare during transport, with a view, additionally, to defining integrated certification systems which will also take account of the influence of the various climatic and structural characteristics of Europe's regions on the animals and on transport modes and times; |
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23.

Points out that, with regard to the transport of animals, it is absolutely essential to introduce and take account of scientifically-based animal protection indicators (relating to suitable technology, time frames, trained staff) and that when those indicators are established, account should be taken of variations in climate between Member States, in view of the varying kevels of adaptation of animals to the environment; calls on the Commission, therefore, to promote research aimed at defining and introducing objective and specific technical parameters enabling a better definition of animal welfare during transport, with a view, additionally, to defining integrated certification systems which will also take account of the influence of the various climatic and structural characteristics of Europe's regions on the animals and on transport modes and times;

| 24. | Points out that by 2010 the Commission should submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on space allowances and maximum journey times for animals being transported, accompanied by appropriate legislative proposals; |
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24.

Points out that by 2010 the Commission should submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on space allowances and maximum journey times for animals being transported, accompanied by appropriate legislative proposals;

| 25. | Considers that the support for the 3Rs and support for future trends in animal welfare research are two separate issues and that Objective 4 of the Action Plan should be divided into two objectives to reflect this; |
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25.

Considers that the support for the 3Rs and support for future trends in animal welfare research are two separate issues and that Objective 4 of the Action Plan should be divided into two objectives to reflect this;

| 26. | Welcomes the research efforts announced in the field of animal protection; considers that, in addition to generally widening the knowledge base, research should focus on the development of animal health indicators that are transparent and easy to apply, certification and labelling systems and alternatives to animal testing (3Rs); |
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26.

Welcomes the research efforts announced in the field of animal protection; considers that, in addition to generally widening the knowledge base, research should focus on the development of animal health indicators that are transparent and easy to apply, certification and labelling systems and alternatives to animal testing (3Rs);

| 27. | Calls on the Commission to ensure that, where appropriate scientific indicators have been developed, they should be included in existing and new animal protection legislation to the greatest extent possible; in other words, preference should be given to goal prescriptions instead of means prescriptions; |
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27.

Calls on the Commission to ensure that, where appropriate scientific indicators have been developed, they should be included in existing and new animal protection legislation to the greatest extent possible; in other words, preference should be given to goal prescriptions instead of means prescriptions;

| 28. | Calls on the Commission to ensure that any future revision of the rules on animal welfare is based on objective indicators, so as to avoid arbitrary decisions having unjustified economic repercussions for stockbreeders; |
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28.

Calls on the Commission to ensure that any future revision of the rules on animal welfare is based on objective indicators, so as to avoid arbitrary decisions having unjustified economic repercussions for stockbreeders;

| 29. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that adequate resources are made available for research into the protection and welfare of all animals under the Seventh Framework Programme in order to achieve the objectives of the Action Programme; urges that particular stress be laid on research aimed at establishing objective indicators for animal welfare, and that account be taken of climate variations across the EU when those indicators are established; |
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29.

Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that adequate resources are made available for research into the protection and welfare of all animals under the Seventh Framework Programme in order to achieve the objectives of the Action Programme; urges that particular stress be laid on research aimed at establishing objective indicators for animal welfare, and that account be taken of climate variations across the EU when those indicators are established;

| 30. | Calls on the Commission to support research and development concerning electronic systems for animal identification; |
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30.

Calls on the Commission to support research and development concerning electronic systems for animal identification;

| 31. | Calls on the Commission to ensure that technology platforms and research work undertaken under the Six Research Framework Programme which, as for example in the case of ‘PredTox’, will make a significant contribution to achieving the objectives of the Action Programme, are able to be continued under the Seventh Research Framework Programme without entailing red tape; |
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31.

Calls on the Commission to ensure that technology platforms and research work undertaken under the Six Research Framework Programme which, as for example in the case of ‘PredTox’, will make a significant contribution to achieving the objectives of the Action Programme, are able to be continued under the Seventh Research Framework Programme without entailing red tape;

| 32. | Considers that it is necessary fully to take account of the 3Rs principle; welcomes the efforts by the Commission to develop Directive 86/609/EEC; encourages the Commission to submit relevant legislative proposals during 2006; desires the Commission to set out, in this connection, how uniform implementation and monitoring of the provisions can be ensured; |
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32.

Considers that it is necessary fully to take account of the 3Rs principle; welcomes the efforts by the Commission to develop Directive 86/609/EEC; encourages the Commission to submit relevant legislative proposals during 2006; desires the Commission to set out, in this connection, how uniform implementation and monitoring of the provisions can be ensured;

| 33. | Considers that as part of the proposed revision of EU legislation on animal testing the scope of Directive 86/609/EEC should be widened to cover basic research and research using animals for teaching purposes; |
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33.

Considers that as part of the proposed revision of EU legislation on animal testing the scope of Directive 86/609/EEC should be widened to cover basic research and research using animals for teaching purposes;

| 34. | Calls on the Commission to ensure that industry contributions to replacing animal testing agreed through the European Partnership on Alternative Approaches are effective, open to scrutiny and delivered in time; Calls on the Commission to improve provisions for the sharing of vertebrate animal test data and the avoidance of duplicate animal testing and to apply these to all areas of animal experimentation, and all legislation requiring animal testing, including the sharing of data from unpublished and negative studies; |
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34.

Calls on the Commission to ensure that industry contributions to replacing animal testing agreed through the European Partnership on Alternative Approaches are effective, open to scrutiny and delivered in time; Calls on the Commission to improve provisions for the sharing of vertebrate animal test data and the avoidance of duplicate animal testing and to apply these to all areas of animal experimentation, and all legislation requiring animal testing, including the sharing of data from unpublished and negative studies;

| 35. | Calls on the Commission to plead at an international level, notably at the WTO and the OIE, for a single legislative standard for requirements relating to animal protection and animal testing in connection with product authorisation and for the recognition of alternative protection methods validated in Europe; considers that the development, validation and acceptance of non-animal methods must be accelerated and that increased funding, personnel and administrative support must be provided at every stage to ensure the fastest possible replacement of animal experimentation; |
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35.

Calls on the Commission to plead at an international level, notably at the WTO and the OIE, for a single legislative standard for requirements relating to animal protection and animal testing in connection with product authorisation and for the recognition of alternative protection methods validated in Europe; considers that the development, validation and acceptance of non-animal methods must be accelerated and that increased funding, personnel and administrative support must be provided at every stage to ensure the fastest possible replacement of animal experimentation;

| 36. | Calls upon EU regulatory bodies to accept without delay the non-animal tests already validated by the European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods; |
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36.

Calls upon EU regulatory bodies to accept without delay the non-animal tests already validated by the European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods;

| 37. | Recognises that poor quality science is both unethical and a waste of resources and that the EU should require that all new, revised and existing human and environmental safety tests be fully validated in accordance with modern standards before such tests are required, recommended or endorsed under Community legislation or strategies; |
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37.

Recognises that poor quality science is both unethical and a waste of resources and that the EU should require that all new, revised and existing human and environmental safety tests be fully validated in accordance with modern standards before such tests are required, recommended or endorsed under Community legislation or strategies;

| 38. | Calls on the Commission, before setting up an additional Community body for animal protection, to improve links between existing Community institutions which deal with animal protection issues; |
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38.

Calls on the Commission, before setting up an additional Community body for animal protection, to improve links between existing Community institutions which deal with animal protection issues;

| 39. | Welcomes the efforts by the Commission to develop and explore the use of animal protection labelling; considers that such labelling would enable consumers to make informed purchasing decisions; considers that it should be aimed to include processed products in such a labelling system; |
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39.

Welcomes the efforts by the Commission to develop and explore the use of animal protection labelling; considers that such labelling would enable consumers to make informed purchasing decisions; considers that it should be aimed to include processed products in such a labelling system;

| 40. | Considers that consumers should be informed and prepared to pay higher prices for products originating from farms with higher animal welfare standards and that these products should be appropriately labelled; |
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40.

Considers that consumers should be informed and prepared to pay higher prices for products originating from farms with higher animal welfare standards and that these products should be appropriately labelled;

| 41. | Considers that the submission of a Commission report to the European Parliament and the Council by 2008 concerning the possibility of a compulsory labelling system for chicken meat and meat products based on compliance with animal welfare standards should concentrate particularly on compliance with animal welfare standards that transcend the minimum requirements; takes the view that a labelling programme based on standards higher than the legal minimum would solve the recognised problem faced by consumers who would like to buy a product which has been produced with particular concern for animal welfare but are unable to identify such products in the shops; |
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41.

Considers that the submission of a Commission report to the European Parliament and the Council by 2008 concerning the possibility of a compulsory labelling system for chicken meat and meat products based on compliance with animal welfare standards should concentrate particularly on compliance with animal welfare standards that transcend the minimum requirements; takes the view that a labelling programme based on standards higher than the legal minimum would solve the recognised problem faced by consumers who would like to buy a product which has been produced with particular concern for animal welfare but are unable to identify such products in the shops;

| 42. | Calls on the Commission to ensure that labelling is transparent, easily comprehensible and reliable; considers that an ‘EU label’, stating, for example, ‘produced in accordance with EU animal protection standards’, and — for non-complying products — ‘not produced in accordance with EU animal protection standards’, would already imply a guarantee of compliance with the animal protection standard of a simple and mandatory nature for all products sold in Europe; considers that in the case of protection going beyond that required by the minimum standards, a specific reference on the label would inform the consumer about the additional efforts made by the producer, increase pressure on trading partners to adopt EC animal protection standards and, by doing so, enable Europe to export its animal welfare standards globally; emphasises the role of private labels particularly as regards higher animal welfare standards; |
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42.

Calls on the Commission to ensure that labelling is transparent, easily comprehensible and reliable; considers that an ‘EU label’, stating, for example, ‘produced in accordance with EU animal protection standards’, and — for non-complying products — ‘not produced in accordance with EU animal protection standards’, would already imply a guarantee of compliance with the animal protection standard of a simple and mandatory nature for all products sold in Europe; considers that in the case of protection going beyond that required by the minimum standards, a specific reference on the label would inform the consumer about the additional efforts made by the producer, increase pressure on trading partners to adopt EC animal protection standards and, by doing so, enable Europe to export its animal welfare standards globally; emphasises the role of private labels particularly as regards higher animal welfare standards;

| 43. | Calls for financial support by the Commission for national information and sales promotion measures for animal food products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1071/2005 (5) to be awarded on the basis of production standards relating to animal welfare; takes the view, therefore, that a European Quality Standard for products emanating from high animal welfare production systems, as suggested in the Action Plan, should therefore be established as a matter of priority; |
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43.

Calls for financial support by the Commission for national information and sales promotion measures for animal food products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1071/2005 (5) to be awarded on the basis of production standards relating to animal welfare; takes the view, therefore, that a European Quality Standard for products emanating from high animal welfare production systems, as suggested in the Action Plan, should therefore be established as a matter of priority;

| 44. | Welcomes the proposal to facilitate the recognition by consumers of the proposed marketing and information systems, but at the same time stresses the necessity to facilitating their application for the benefit of all players in the food-production chain; |
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44.

Welcomes the proposal to facilitate the recognition by consumers of the proposed marketing and information systems, but at the same time stresses the necessity to facilitating their application for the benefit of all players in the food-production chain;

| 45. | Fundamentally supports the announced intention to develop and explore the use of integrated and uniform animal protection indicators; considers that such indicators must have a sound scientific basis, must be objective, measurable and replicable, and must help ensure that animal protection standards are transparent; considers it necessary to integrate animal health aspects into such indicators; considers that integrated and uniform indicators should facilitate monitoring, reduce red tape and yield scientific results that are comparable between Member States; |
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45.

Fundamentally supports the announced intention to develop and explore the use of integrated and uniform animal protection indicators; considers that such indicators must have a sound scientific basis, must be objective, measurable and replicable, and must help ensure that animal protection standards are transparent; considers it necessary to integrate animal health aspects into such indicators; considers that integrated and uniform indicators should facilitate monitoring, reduce red tape and yield scientific results that are comparable between Member States;

| 46. | Calls on the Commission to complete the development of, and research into, integrated animal protection indicators within three years; |
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46.

Calls on the Commission to complete the development of, and research into, integrated animal protection indicators within three years;

| 47. | Calls on the Commission to present its announced communication strategy as soon as possible and to implement it rigorously; believes that the Action Plan can only be successful if all stakeholders are adequately informed of the benefits which a high level of animal protection in Europe entails for animals and products; |
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47.

Calls on the Commission to present its announced communication strategy as soon as possible and to implement it rigorously; believes that the Action Plan can only be successful if all stakeholders are adequately informed of the benefits which a high level of animal protection in Europe entails for animals and products;

| 48. | Considers that the potential of high welfare assurance schemes to improve animal protection is undermined by competition from the cheaper products of assurance schemes that ensure standards of welfare no higher than the legal minimum and that a legal framework is therefore needed which sets minimum standards for quality assurance; |
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48.

Considers that the potential of high welfare assurance schemes to improve animal protection is undermined by competition from the cheaper products of assurance schemes that ensure standards of welfare no higher than the legal minimum and that a legal framework is therefore needed which sets minimum standards for quality assurance;

| 49. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States to broaden their efforts to inform consumers; considers that existing support instruments should be reviewed with the aim of facilitating the conducting of relevant marketing and information campaigns; |
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49.

Calls on the Commission and the Member States to broaden their efforts to inform consumers; considers that existing support instruments should be reviewed with the aim of facilitating the conducting of relevant marketing and information campaigns;

| 50. | Welcomes the setting up of an animal protection information forum, which should aim to promote the exchange of information on current developments in the area of animal protection, scientific knowledge and, in particular, examples of best practice; |
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50.

Welcomes the setting up of an animal protection information forum, which should aim to promote the exchange of information on current developments in the area of animal protection, scientific knowledge and, in particular, examples of best practice;

| 51. | Agrees that a European strategy for the promotion of communication concerning animal welfare in the EU and third countries is necessary in order to explain to the public the various systems of animal production and the costs and benefits of stricter animal welfare standards; considers that this should be pursued independently, under the aegis of the proposed centre or laboratory; |
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51.

Agrees that a European strategy for the promotion of communication concerning animal welfare in the EU and third countries is necessary in order to explain to the public the various systems of animal production and the costs and benefits of stricter animal welfare standards; considers that this should be pursued independently, under the aegis of the proposed centre or laboratory;

| 52. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make available adequate resources for training, further training and consultancy, for example using funding from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD); |
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52.

Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make available adequate resources for training, further training and consultancy, for example using funding from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD);

| 53. | Considers that, at a time when wide-ranging liberalisation of conditions of access to agricultural markets is planned, the introduction of new higher standards in the EU without standardisation under WTO, could lead to a decline in the competitiveness of Community production; |
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53.

Considers that, at a time when wide-ranging liberalisation of conditions of access to agricultural markets is planned, the introduction of new higher standards in the EU without standardisation under WTO, could lead to a decline in the competitiveness of Community production;

| 54. | Regrets that some elements of food production are moving outside the EU in response to the animal welfare and protection standards that are currently in place, and therefore urges the Commission to assess the extent of this trend; |
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54.

Regrets that some elements of food production are moving outside the EU in response to the animal welfare and protection standards that are currently in place, and therefore urges the Commission to assess the extent of this trend;

| 55. | Calls on the Commission to provide compensation for the financial losses suffered by Community producers who increase the cost of their production by implementing animal welfare measures; |
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55.

Calls on the Commission to provide compensation for the financial losses suffered by Community producers who increase the cost of their production by implementing animal welfare measures;

| 56. | Points out that in many cases higher animal protection standards lead to additional costs; notes, however, that, within the context of free world trade, animal protection aspects have to date played only a subordinate role, which can lead to ‘animal protection dumping’ and disadvantages for EU producers in Europe and on third-country markets; suggests therefore an instrument of qualified market access which would prevent EC animal welfare standards being undermined by imposing levies on products that do not meet EU standards; |
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56.

Points out that in many cases higher animal protection standards lead to additional costs; notes, however, that, within the context of free world trade, animal protection aspects have to date played only a subordinate role, which can lead to ‘animal protection dumping’ and disadvantages for EU producers in Europe and on third-country markets; suggests therefore an instrument of qualified market access which would prevent EC animal welfare standards being undermined by imposing levies on products that do not meet EU standards;

| 57. | Welcomes, therefore, all measures and initiatives by the Commission to further consensus at the international level on the importance of high animal protection standards; considers that it is essential and a priority to aim to further develop animal protection standards within the framework of the OIE and enhance their legal standing through the WTO; considers that the objective should be to ensure as high and uniform as possible a level of animal protection worldwide; calls on the Commission, in the meantime, not to increase the distortions of competition suffered by Community producers by introducing new binding, detailed and uniform standards; |
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57.

Welcomes, therefore, all measures and initiatives by the Commission to further consensus at the international level on the importance of high animal protection standards; considers that it is essential and a priority to aim to further develop animal protection standards within the framework of the OIE and enhance their legal standing through the WTO; considers that the objective should be to ensure as high and uniform as possible a level of animal protection worldwide; calls on the Commission, in the meantime, not to increase the distortions of competition suffered by Community producers by introducing new binding, detailed and uniform standards;

| 58. | Calls on the Commission to promote explicit recognition of the high standard of EU's animal protection rules in upcoming reviews of the WTO's Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement and other WTO agreements, as appropriate; |
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58.

Calls on the Commission to promote explicit recognition of the high standard of EU's animal protection rules in upcoming reviews of the WTO's Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement and other WTO agreements, as appropriate;

| 59. | Regrets that animal protection is not part of the current round of negotiations at the WTO; insists that the Commission protect European standards, conscious of the additional costs that EU producers face as a result of complying with these standards; |
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59.

Regrets that animal protection is not part of the current round of negotiations at the WTO; insists that the Commission protect European standards, conscious of the additional costs that EU producers face as a result of complying with these standards;

| 60. | Urges the strengthening of animal protection within the framework of the WTO; calls on the Commission strongly to urge, within the framework of the Doha Round, that animal protection be included in the negotiation agenda as a non-trade concern and that support measures to promote animal protection within the framework of rural development policy and cross-compliance policy be recognised as qualifying, unreservedly, for inclusion in the ‘green box’; |
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60.

Urges the strengthening of animal protection within the framework of the WTO; calls on the Commission strongly to urge, within the framework of the Doha Round, that animal protection be included in the negotiation agenda as a non-trade concern and that support measures to promote animal protection within the framework of rural development policy and cross-compliance policy be recognised as qualifying, unreservedly, for inclusion in the ‘green box’;

| 61. | Calls on the Commission to strive for recognition of the non-trade concerns in the framework of the WTO or further consensus at the international level on animal protection standards before sharpening legislation on animal protection within the EU; |
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61.

Calls on the Commission to strive for recognition of the non-trade concerns in the framework of the WTO or further consensus at the international level on animal protection standards before sharpening legislation on animal protection within the EU;

| 62. | Points out that WTO trade rules do not restrict the validation of production systems, as implied by the original wording of the Communication and that it is therefore possible and desirable to validate production systems that apply significantly higher welfare standards than the minimum requirements; |
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62.

Points out that WTO trade rules do not restrict the validation of production systems, as implied by the original wording of the Communication and that it is therefore possible and desirable to validate production systems that apply significantly higher welfare standards than the minimum requirements;

| 63. | Supports the Commission in its aim to incorporate animal protection into bilateral trade agreements (e.g. with Chile and Canada) or into veterinary agreements, complementing the multilateral strategy, and to develop discussion with third countries and their representatives on animal protection issues; |
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63.

Supports the Commission in its aim to incorporate animal protection into bilateral trade agreements (e.g. with Chile and Canada) or into veterinary agreements, complementing the multilateral strategy, and to develop discussion with third countries and their representatives on animal protection issues;

| 64. | Considers that all current and future bilateral agreements with third countries which address sanitary and phytosanitary measures should establish objectives both to ensure that animal products from third countries are produced at least to standards of animal welfare comparable with those of the EU, and that those standards are communicated to the European consumer; |
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64.

Considers that all current and future bilateral agreements with third countries which address sanitary and phytosanitary measures should establish objectives both to ensure that animal products from third countries are produced at least to standards of animal welfare comparable with those of the EU, and that those standards are communicated to the European consumer;

| 65. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States to set up activities to encourage importers of animal products into the EU to require at least the EU legal level of animal welfare standards from their suppliers; |
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65.

Calls on the Commission and the Member States to set up activities to encourage importers of animal products into the EU to require at least the EU legal level of animal welfare standards from their suppliers;

| 66. | Welcomes the announcement of a dialogue with developing countries on the additional market opportunities which high animal protection standards offer them; calls on the Commission to support developing countries in meeting animal protection standards as part of existing and new ‘aid for trade’ programmes; |
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66.

Welcomes the announcement of a dialogue with developing countries on the additional market opportunities which high animal protection standards offer them; calls on the Commission to support developing countries in meeting animal protection standards as part of existing and new ‘aid for trade’ programmes;

| 67. | Welcomes the efforts of the Commission to help developing countries contribute to international standard setting by means of trade-related assistance; |
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67.

Welcomes the efforts of the Commission to help developing countries contribute to international standard setting by means of trade-related assistance;

| 68. | Welcomes the work the Commission has done through trade-related technical assistance projects with developing countries, for example by helping their experts to attend meetings on international standard- setting, and by sending EU technical experts to developing countries; notes that third-country representatives can already participate in EU training courses organised for Member States' competent authorities on implementing EU animal welfare rules and believes that in order for developing countries to be able to take full advantage of trade opportunities, the Community should meet requests to provide analysis, training, research and financial support through both bilateral and multilateral development initiatives; further believes that improving animal protection will often benefit such countries directly — financially, in food production, and in environmental protection; |
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68.

Welcomes the work the Commission has done through trade-related technical assistance projects with developing countries, for example by helping their experts to attend meetings on international standard- setting, and by sending EU technical experts to developing countries; notes that third-country representatives can already participate in EU training courses organised for Member States' competent authorities on implementing EU animal welfare rules and believes that in order for developing countries to be able to take full advantage of trade opportunities, the Community should meet requests to provide analysis, training, research and financial support through both bilateral and multilateral development initiatives; further believes that improving animal protection will often benefit such countries directly — financially, in food production, and in environmental protection;

| 69. | Believes that the Community's decision to prohibit the import of hormone-treated beef has been fully justified by scientific studies and calls on Canada and the US to remove their unjustified, WTO-incompatible sanctions on European goods without further delay; |
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69.

Believes that the Community's decision to prohibit the import of hormone-treated beef has been fully justified by scientific studies and calls on Canada and the US to remove their unjustified, WTO-incompatible sanctions on European goods without further delay;

| 70. | Welcomes the proposed ban on imports, exports, trading and processing of dog and cat fur and calls on the Commission to propose a total import ban on seal products and ‘cruelty products’ from third countries, such as fur from animals skinned alive, fur from animal breeding farms with no veterinary controls and pharmaceutical products made from endangered species, and wherever low production standards are a threat to the environment and biodiversity; |
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70.

Welcomes the proposed ban on imports, exports, trading and processing of dog and cat fur and calls on the Commission to propose a total import ban on seal products and ‘cruelty products’ from third countries, such as fur from animals skinned alive, fur from animal breeding farms with no veterinary controls and pharmaceutical products made from endangered species, and wherever low production standards are a threat to the environment and biodiversity;

| 71. | Calls on the Commission to submit proposals to make the temporary ban on EU imports of birds caught in the wild on ethical, health and welfare grounds permanent; |
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71.

Calls on the Commission to submit proposals to make the temporary ban on EU imports of birds caught in the wild on ethical, health and welfare grounds permanent;

| 72. | Is concerned that the trade in exotic animals threatens both biodiversity and animal welfare; believes that biodiversity implications should be taken into account when devising animal welfare policy on the cross-border problems referred to in the Action Plan; |
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72.

Is concerned that the trade in exotic animals threatens both biodiversity and animal welfare; believes that biodiversity implications should be taken into account when devising animal welfare policy on the cross-border problems referred to in the Action Plan;

| 73. | Expresses concern about the suffering of fighting animals; calls upon the Community to bring an end to dog and cock fighting, through national or community legislation as appropriate, and by ensuring that those involved receive no state or national subsidies relating to their activities; |
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73.

Expresses concern about the suffering of fighting animals; calls upon the Community to bring an end to dog and cock fighting, through national or community legislation as appropriate, and by ensuring that those involved receive no state or national subsidies relating to their activities;

| 74. | Considers that the submission of a Commission report to the European Parliament and the Council on the influence of genetic parameters on the welfare of broiler breeders and broiler chickens by 2010 must be accompanied by appropriate legislative proposals; |
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74.

Considers that the submission of a Commission report to the European Parliament and the Council on the influence of genetic parameters on the welfare of broiler breeders and broiler chickens by 2010 must be accompanied by appropriate legislative proposals;

| 75. | Considers that the submission of a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the protection of pigs kept for farming purposes, envisaged for 2009, must be accompanied by appropriate legislative proposals; |
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75.

Considers that the submission of a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the protection of pigs kept for farming purposes, envisaged for 2009, must be accompanied by appropriate legislative proposals;

| 76. | Calls for Bulgaria and Romania already to be guided by the Community's animal protection objectives and to implement and enforce all existing EU animal protection legislation before January 2007 or, if transition periods have been agreed as part of their accession treaties, at least within that period; |
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76.

Calls for Bulgaria and Romania already to be guided by the Community's animal protection objectives and to implement and enforce all existing EU animal protection legislation before January 2007 or, if transition periods have been agreed as part of their accession treaties, at least within that period;

| 77. | Considers that before the accession of a new Member State to the EU, the Commission should verify the appropriate implementation of the EU's animal protection legislation as well as national regulation in this context; |
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77.

Considers that before the accession of a new Member State to the EU, the Commission should verify the appropriate implementation of the EU's animal protection legislation as well as national regulation in this context;

| 78. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission. |
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78.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission.

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(1)  OJ L 358, 18.12.1986, p. 1.

(2)  Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, signed on 3 March 1973.

(3)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations (OJ L 3, 5.1.2005, p. 1.

(4)  Council Directive 95/29/EC of 29 June 1995 amending Directive 91/628/EEC concerning the protection of animals during transport (OJ L 148, 30.6.1995, p. 52).

(5)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1071/2005 of 1 July 2005 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000 on information and promotion actions for agricultural products on the internal market (OJ L 179, 11.7.2005, p. 1).

P6_TA(2006)0418

Follow-up to the report on competition in professional services

European Parliament resolution on follow-up to the report on Competition in Professional Services (2006/2137(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission communication, ‘Report on Competition in Professional Services’ (COM(2004)0083), |
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having regard to the Commission communication, ‘Report on Competition in Professional Services’ (COM(2004)0083),

| — | having regard to the Commission communication, ‘Professional Services — Scope for more reform — Follow-up to the Report on Competition in Professional Services’ (COM(2005)0405), |
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having regard to the Commission communication, ‘Professional Services — Scope for more reform — Follow-up to the Report on Competition in Professional Services’ (COM(2005)0405),

| — | having regard to Articles 6, 43, 45, 49 and 81 of the EC Treaty, |
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having regard to Articles 6, 43, 45, 49 and 81 of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 18 January 1994 on the state and organisation of the profession of notary in the twelve Member States of the Community (1), |
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having regard to its resolution of 18 January 1994 on the state and organisation of the profession of notary in the twelve Member States of the Community (1),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 5 April 2001 on scale fees and compulsory tariffs for certain liberal professions, in particular lawyers, and on the particular role and position of the liberal professions in modern society (2), |
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having regard to its resolution of 5 April 2001 on scale fees and compulsory tariffs for certain liberal professions, in particular lawyers, and on the particular role and position of the liberal professions in modern society (2),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 16 December 2003 on market regulations and competition rules for the liberal professions (3), |
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having regard to its resolution of 16 December 2003 on market regulations and competition rules for the liberal professions (3),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 23 March 2006 on the legal professions and the general interest in the functioning of legal systems (4), |
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having regard to its resolution of 23 March 2006 on the legal professions and the general interest in the functioning of legal systems (4),

| — | having regard to Council Directive 77/249/EEC of 22 March 1977 to facilitate the effective exercise by lawyers of freedom to provide services (5), |
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having regard to Council Directive 77/249/EEC of 22 March 1977 to facilitate the effective exercise by lawyers of freedom to provide services (5),

| — | having regard to Directive 98/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 to facilitate practice of the profession of lawyer on a permanent basis in a Member State other than that in which the qualification was obtained (6), |
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having regard to Directive 98/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 to facilitate practice of the profession of lawyer on a permanent basis in a Member State other than that in which the qualification was obtained (6),

| — | having regard to Council Directive 2003/8/EC of 27 January 2003 to improve access to justice in crossborder disputes by establishing minimum common rules relating to legal aid for such disputes (7), |
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having regard to Council Directive 2003/8/EC of 27 January 2003 to improve access to justice in crossborder disputes by establishing minimum common rules relating to legal aid for such disputes (7),

| — | having regard to Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications (8), |
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having regard to Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications (8),

| — | having regard to the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Communities in the areas of competition law and freedom of services in the Community, with particular regard to national provisions on minimum fees, |
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having regard to the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Communities in the areas of competition law and freedom of services in the Community, with particular regard to national provisions on minimum fees,

| — | having regard to Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market (9), |
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having regard to Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market (9),

| — | having regard to the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS) report of January 2003on behalf of the Commission, ‘Economic Impact of Regulation in the field of Liberal Professions in Different Member States’, |
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having regard to the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS) report of January 2003on behalf of the Commission, ‘Economic Impact of Regulation in the field of Liberal Professions in Different Member States’,

| — | having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0272/2006), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0272/2006),

| A. | whereas in March 2000, the Lisbon European Council adopted a programme of reform aimed at making the EU the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world by 2010, capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion, and respect for the environment (the Lisbon Strategy), |
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A.

whereas in March 2000, the Lisbon European Council adopted a programme of reform aimed at making the EU the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world by 2010, capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion, and respect for the environment (the Lisbon Strategy),

| B. | whereas the report from the High Level Group of November 2004, chaired by Wim Kok, ‘Facing the challenge — The Lisbon Strategy for growth and employment’, stressed the importance of deregulating all markets and removing unnecessary red tape in order to boost competition, |
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B.

whereas the report from the High Level Group of November 2004, chaired by Wim Kok, ‘Facing the challenge — The Lisbon Strategy for growth and employment’, stressed the importance of deregulating all markets and removing unnecessary red tape in order to boost competition,

| C. | whereas in March 2005, in its mid-term review of the Lisbon Strategy, the European Council established the need to give it fresh impetus and to focus on growth and employment and urged the Member States to submit national reform programmes to promote growth and employment, |
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C.

whereas in March 2005, in its mid-term review of the Lisbon Strategy, the European Council established the need to give it fresh impetus and to focus on growth and employment and urged the Member States to submit national reform programmes to promote growth and employment,

| D. | whereas services, which are the main motor for growth in the EU, have an important role to play in improving the competitiveness of Europe's economy, |
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D.

whereas services, which are the main motor for growth in the EU, have an important role to play in improving the competitiveness of Europe's economy,

| E. | whereas professional services must be included in the reform efforts, since they are a key sector of Europe's economy, |
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E.

whereas professional services must be included in the reform efforts, since they are a key sector of Europe's economy,

| F. | whereas, by virtue of the principle of subsidiarity, it is up to Member States to decide whether they wish to regulate the professions directly through national rules or to allow self-regulation by professional bodies, |
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F.

whereas, by virtue of the principle of subsidiarity, it is up to Member States to decide whether they wish to regulate the professions directly through national rules or to allow self-regulation by professional bodies,

| G. | whereas for the last few years the Commission has been conducting a dialogue with Member States and professional bodies on the dismantling of barriers to competition, which has led to the adoption of deregulation measures and new reform initiatives, |
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G.

whereas for the last few years the Commission has been conducting a dialogue with Member States and professional bodies on the dismantling of barriers to competition, which has led to the adoption of deregulation measures and new reform initiatives,

| H. | whereas, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, Member States and national professional bodies for service providers have a prominent role to play in pursuing reform efforts, |
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H.

whereas, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, Member States and national professional bodies for service providers have a prominent role to play in pursuing reform efforts,

| I. | whereas professional organisations, other professional bodies, consumer and user organisations and all relevant stakeholders need to be involved in the process in a balanced manner, |
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I.

whereas professional organisations, other professional bodies, consumer and user organisations and all relevant stakeholders need to be involved in the process in a balanced manner,

| J. | whereas specific regulations are legitimate owing to the asymmetry of information between customers and service providers, the fact that certain professional services are deemed to provide public goods, and the fact that the provision of professional services may be linked to externalities, |
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J.

whereas specific regulations are legitimate owing to the asymmetry of information between customers and service providers, the fact that certain professional services are deemed to provide public goods, and the fact that the provision of professional services may be linked to externalities,

| K. | whereas the stocktaking exercise of professional services ordered by the Commission in 2002/2003 no longer reflects the current state of regulation in the individual Member States and therefore stands in the way of an assessment of reform endeavours, |
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K.

whereas the stocktaking exercise of professional services ordered by the Commission in 2002/2003 no longer reflects the current state of regulation in the individual Member States and therefore stands in the way of an assessment of reform endeavours,

| L. | whereas the Commission has failed to address the consequences of a systematic pro-competitive reform of the sector of professional services as regards job creation and additional growth, |
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L.

whereas the Commission has failed to address the consequences of a systematic pro-competitive reform of the sector of professional services as regards job creation and additional growth,

| M. | whereas clear objectives and benchmarks based on scientific evidence will strengthen the conviction of all those involved in the reform process of the need for reform efforts, |
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M.

whereas clear objectives and benchmarks based on scientific evidence will strengthen the conviction of all those involved in the reform process of the need for reform efforts,

| N. | whereas the fundamental priority of the reform should be to provide broader and easier access for consumers, while at the same time ensuring the quality and cost-efficiency of the services, |
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N.

whereas the fundamental priority of the reform should be to provide broader and easier access for consumers, while at the same time ensuring the quality and cost-efficiency of the services,

| O. | whereas there are still substantial differences in the extent to which the various professional categories have succeeded in opening up the market, |
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O.

whereas there are still substantial differences in the extent to which the various professional categories have succeeded in opening up the market,

| P. | whereas Directive 2005/36/EC establishes rules according to which host Member States make access to or the pursuit of a regulated profession in its territory contingent upon the possession of specific professional qualifications, |
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P.

whereas Directive 2005/36/EC establishes rules according to which host Member States make access to or the pursuit of a regulated profession in its territory contingent upon the possession of specific professional qualifications,

| 1. | Welcomes the dialogue between the Commission, the Member States and the professional bodies of professional services providers aimed at dismantling barriers to competition which are unjustified or harmful to the pursuit of the general interest and rules which are against the interests of consumers and ultimately of the providers themselves; |
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1.

Welcomes the dialogue between the Commission, the Member States and the professional bodies of professional services providers aimed at dismantling barriers to competition which are unjustified or harmful to the pursuit of the general interest and rules which are against the interests of consumers and ultimately of the providers themselves;

| 2. | Calls on all those involved in the reform process to pursue it in a constructive manner; |
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2.

Calls on all those involved in the reform process to pursue it in a constructive manner;

| 3. | Acknowledges the right to issue regulations based on traditional, geographic and demographic specificities; emphasises in this connection that rules should be chosenwhich restrict competition as little as possible and that, within the existing system, substantive reform processes must be pursued in order to help attain the Lisbon targets; |
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3.

Acknowledges the right to issue regulations based on traditional, geographic and demographic specificities; emphasises in this connection that rules should be chosenwhich restrict competition as little as possible and that, within the existing system, substantive reform processes must be pursued in order to help attain the Lisbon targets;

| 4. | Encourages Member States constructively to examine the practical experience of other Member States in the process of reforming professional services so as to derive the maximum possible benefit for their own reform endeavours; |
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4.

Encourages Member States constructively to examine the practical experience of other Member States in the process of reforming professional services so as to derive the maximum possible benefit for their own reform endeavours;

| 5. | Considers that the mandatory nature of fixed or minimum rates and the ban on negotiating fees based on the result achieved might be detrimental to the quality of service to the public and to competition; calls on the Member States to overcome these constraints with measures which are less restrictive and more likely to comply with the principles of non-discrimination, necessity and proportionality, by setting up mechanisms to consult all the interested parties; |
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5.

Considers that the mandatory nature of fixed or minimum rates and the ban on negotiating fees based on the result achieved might be detrimental to the quality of service to the public and to competition; calls on the Member States to overcome these constraints with measures which are less restrictive and more likely to comply with the principles of non-discrimination, necessity and proportionality, by setting up mechanisms to consult all the interested parties;

| 6. | Calls on the Commission to ensure that treaty provisions on the protection of competition and the internal market are properly observed in the liberal profession sectors; |
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6.

Calls on the Commission to ensure that treaty provisions on the protection of competition and the internal market are properly observed in the liberal profession sectors;

| 7. | Takes the view that effective and transparent self-regulation or regulation of service providers, which evaluates in advance the impact of the measures taken and monitors and fine-tunes them if appropriate, is an appropriate means of meeting the requirements of the Lisbon Strategy; considers that the Member States should be responsible for monitoring the scope of self-regulation to ensure that it does not impact negatively on consumer interests or the general interest; |
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7.

Takes the view that effective and transparent self-regulation or regulation of service providers, which evaluates in advance the impact of the measures taken and monitors and fine-tunes them if appropriate, is an appropriate means of meeting the requirements of the Lisbon Strategy; considers that the Member States should be responsible for monitoring the scope of self-regulation to ensure that it does not impact negatively on consumer interests or the general interest;

| 8. | Calls on the Member States to ensure access to and the mobility of professional services and to ease transition from university and post-graduate education into the professions; |
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8.

Calls on the Member States to ensure access to and the mobility of professional services and to ease transition from university and post-graduate education into the professions;

| 9. | Considers it necessary, in order to strengthen small and medium-sized enterprises and increase the capacity for innovation and competitiveness of professional services, that restrictions on the scope for cooperation be eliminated and the setting up of inter-professional service providers be facilitated; |
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9.

Considers it necessary, in order to strengthen small and medium-sized enterprises and increase the capacity for innovation and competitiveness of professional services, that restrictions on the scope for cooperation be eliminated and the setting up of inter-professional service providers be facilitated;

| 10. | Considers it important to improve ethical standards and consumer protection in the field of professional services and supports the adoption of codes of conduct by professional service providers to be drawn up with the involvement of all relevant stakeholders; |
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10.

Considers it important to improve ethical standards and consumer protection in the field of professional services and supports the adoption of codes of conduct by professional service providers to be drawn up with the involvement of all relevant stakeholders;

| 11. | Points out that special regulations in the field of advertising can be largely dispensed with, that the continuity of such regulations should be limited to duly justified exceptional cases, and that the reduction of regulation should be aimed at enabling professionals to inform users of the services they offer via advertising, providing consumers with information on their professional qualifications and specialisations, and on the nature and cost of the services offered; |
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11.

Points out that special regulations in the field of advertising can be largely dispensed with, that the continuity of such regulations should be limited to duly justified exceptional cases, and that the reduction of regulation should be aimed at enabling professionals to inform users of the services they offer via advertising, providing consumers with information on their professional qualifications and specialisations, and on the nature and cost of the services offered;

| 12. | Calls on the Commission to show the extent of new jobs and additional growth that can be expected from a systematic pro-competitive reform of the sector; |
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12.

Calls on the Commission to show the extent of new jobs and additional growth that can be expected from a systematic pro-competitive reform of the sector;

| 13. | Urges the Commission to examine more carefully the differences in the extent to which the various professional categories in each Member State have opened up the market and the expected impact of the full removal of unnecessary obstacles to competition, including an assessment of the expected impact on professional sectors that have limited resources or that are restricted to certain regions; |
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13.

Urges the Commission to examine more carefully the differences in the extent to which the various professional categories in each Member State have opened up the market and the expected impact of the full removal of unnecessary obstacles to competition, including an assessment of the expected impact on professional sectors that have limited resources or that are restricted to certain regions;

| 14. | Encourages the Commission to broaden the scope of its analysis as regards the subdivision of regulatory protection by category of consumer group by looking more closely at small and medium-sized undertakings and to address and study more closely the fact that demand for professional services from public authorities is not homogenous, but derives from the independent action of many small units acting at different levels of intensity; |
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14.

Encourages the Commission to broaden the scope of its analysis as regards the subdivision of regulatory protection by category of consumer group by looking more closely at small and medium-sized undertakings and to address and study more closely the fact that demand for professional services from public authorities is not homogenous, but derives from the independent action of many small units acting at different levels of intensity;

| 15. | Points out that the subdivision of regulatory protection according to individual categories of consumer overlooks the fact that rules derive their legitimacy from the fact that externalities may appear in the provision of professional services and that certain professional services may be deemed to be public goods; |
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15.

Points out that the subdivision of regulatory protection according to individual categories of consumer overlooks the fact that rules derive their legitimacy from the fact that externalities may appear in the provision of professional services and that certain professional services may be deemed to be public goods;

| 16. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission. |
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16.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission.

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(1)  OJ C 44, 14.2.1994, p. 36.

(2)  OJ C 21 E, 24.1.2002, p. 364.

(3)  OJ C 91 E, 15.4.2004, p. 126.

(4)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0108.

(5)  OJ L 78, 26.3.1977, p. 17.

(6)  OJ L 77, 14.3.1998, p. 36.

(7)  OJ L 26, 31.1.2003, p. 41.

(8)  OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 22.

(9)  OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 22.

P6_TA(2006)0419

EU economic and trade relations with Mercosur

European Parliament resolution on economic and trade relations between the EU and Mercosur with a view to the conclusion of an Interregional Association Agreement (2006/2035(INI))

The European P0arliament,

| — | having regard to its resolutions of 27 April 2006 on a stronger partnership between the European Union and Latin America (1), of 15 November 2001 on a on a global partnership and a common strategy for relations between the European Union and Latin America (2) and of 26 September 2002 on Mercosur (3), |
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having regard to its resolutions of 27 April 2006 on a stronger partnership between the European Union and Latin America (1), of 15 November 2001 on a on a global partnership and a common strategy for relations between the European Union and Latin America (2) and of 26 September 2002 on Mercosur (3),

| — | having regard to the declarations of the four Summits of Heads of State and Government of Latin America and the Caribbean and the European Union, held in Rio de Janeiro (28 and 29 June 1999), Madrid (17 and 18 May 2002), Guadalajara (28 and 29 May 2004) and Vienna (11 to 13 May 2006), |
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having regard to the declarations of the four Summits of Heads of State and Government of Latin America and the Caribbean and the European Union, held in Rio de Janeiro (28 and 29 June 1999), Madrid (17 and 18 May 2002), Guadalajara (28 and 29 May 2004) and Vienna (11 to 13 May 2006),

| — | having regard to the Luxembourg Declaration, adopted at the 12th Ministerial Meeting of the Rio Group and the European Union, held in Luxembourg on 27 May 2005, |
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having regard to the Luxembourg Declaration, adopted at the 12th Ministerial Meeting of the Rio Group and the European Union, held in Luxembourg on 27 May 2005,

| — | having regard to the strategic communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on a stronger partnership between the European Union and Latin America (COM(2005) 0636), presented with a view to the 4th EU-Latin America/Caribbean (EU-LAC) Summit held in Vienna from 11 to 13 May 2006, |
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having regard to the strategic communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on a stronger partnership between the European Union and Latin America (COM(2005) 0636), presented with a view to the 4th EU-Latin America/Caribbean (EU-LAC) Summit held in Vienna from 11 to 13 May 2006,

| — | having regard to the Vienna Declaration adopted at the 4th EU-LAC Summit held in Vienna from 11 to 13 May 2006, |
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having regard to the Vienna Declaration adopted at the 4th EU-LAC Summit held in Vienna from 11 to 13 May 2006,

| — | having regard to the Final Act of the 17th European Union-Latin America Interparliamentary Conference held in Lima from 14 to 16 June 2005, |
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having regard to the Final Act of the 17th European Union-Latin America Interparliamentary Conference held in Lima from 14 to 16 June 2005,

| — | having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on International Trade and the opinion of the Committee on Development (A6-0302/2006), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on International Trade and the opinion of the Committee on Development (A6-0302/2006),

| A. | whereas there is concern at the lack of progress with the present negotiation process for an Association Agreement between the EU and Mercosur, as, similarly, with the WTO Doha Round negotiations, |
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A.

whereas there is concern at the lack of progress with the present negotiation process for an Association Agreement between the EU and Mercosur, as, similarly, with the WTO Doha Round negotiations,

| B. | whereas the EU and Mercosur share the firm belief that regional integration is the cornerstone of the economic and social development of their peoples, as well as being a key instrument for the consolidation of democracy, the reduction of poverty and inequality and the strengthening of the weight of both regions on the world stage, |
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B.

whereas the EU and Mercosur share the firm belief that regional integration is the cornerstone of the economic and social development of their peoples, as well as being a key instrument for the consolidation of democracy, the reduction of poverty and inequality and the strengthening of the weight of both regions on the world stage,

| C. | whereas the EU and Mercosur strongly support a multilateral system of free and fair trade which will stimulate exchanges and contribute to sustainable development and the efficient management of globalisation to the benefit of all, |
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C.

whereas the EU and Mercosur strongly support a multilateral system of free and fair trade which will stimulate exchanges and contribute to sustainable development and the efficient management of globalisation to the benefit of all,

| D. | whereas the EU and Mercosur are key players in the Doha Round and both have subscribed to the undertaking adopted at the WTO Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong to achieve a successful conclusion in 2006 to the negotiations launched in Doha, on the basis of a forward-looking and balanced outcome to all the areas under negotiation, |
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D.

whereas the EU and Mercosur are key players in the Doha Round and both have subscribed to the undertaking adopted at the WTO Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong to achieve a successful conclusion in 2006 to the negotiations launched in Doha, on the basis of a forward-looking and balanced outcome to all the areas under negotiation,

| E. | whereas on 10 July 2006 the Standards Negotiation Group adopted a new WTO Transparency Mechanism for all regional trade agreements, to enable them to become the foundations on which to build world trade, |
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E.

whereas on 10 July 2006 the Standards Negotiation Group adopted a new WTO Transparency Mechanism for all regional trade agreements, to enable them to become the foundations on which to build world trade,

| F. | whereas the conclusion of an EU-Mercosur Association Agreement is a key factor for progress, on the basis of particular cultural and historical links, with the joint commitment to promoting and strengthening common values such as respect for human rights, democracy, social and economic cohesion, peace and stability through an EU-Latin America bi-regional strategic partnership, |
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F.

whereas the conclusion of an EU-Mercosur Association Agreement is a key factor for progress, on the basis of particular cultural and historical links, with the joint commitment to promoting and strengthening common values such as respect for human rights, democracy, social and economic cohesion, peace and stability through an EU-Latin America bi-regional strategic partnership,

| G. | whereas strengthening and improving the economic and commercial relationship between the EU and Mercosur, through an association agreement in keeping with the principles of the WTO's multilateral agenda, may lead to a mutual reinforcement of the two complementary processes, |
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G.

whereas strengthening and improving the economic and commercial relationship between the EU and Mercosur, through an association agreement in keeping with the principles of the WTO's multilateral agenda, may lead to a mutual reinforcement of the two complementary processes,

| H. | whereas the successful conclusion of the Doha Round and of an agreement on the EU-Mercosur free trade area (FTA) is essential to bring about a real opening up of the market, improve multilateral standards and thus stimulate economic growth, development and employment throughout the world, effectively contributing to the integration of the developing countries into the world economy, |
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H.

whereas the successful conclusion of the Doha Round and of an agreement on the EU-Mercosur free trade area (FTA) is essential to bring about a real opening up of the market, improve multilateral standards and thus stimulate economic growth, development and employment throughout the world, effectively contributing to the integration of the developing countries into the world economy,

| I. | whereas the conclusion and successful implementation of the Association Agreements between the EU and Mexico, and between the EU and Chile, draw attention to the strategic importance and economic, political and social interest of bi-regional relations between the EU and Latin America based on association agreements that include FTAs, |
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I.

whereas the conclusion and successful implementation of the Association Agreements between the EU and Mexico, and between the EU and Chile, draw attention to the strategic importance and economic, political and social interest of bi-regional relations between the EU and Latin America based on association agreements that include FTAs,

| J. | whereas the creation of an FTA with Mercosur is a top-priority objective in a context marked by the appearance of new trading interests, especially in Asia, |
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J.

whereas the creation of an FTA with Mercosur is a top-priority objective in a context marked by the appearance of new trading interests, especially in Asia,

| K. | whereas, unlike the negotiations to set up the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), the EU and Mercosur are proposing to form a global strategic association that goes beyond the strictly commercial aspects, |
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K.

whereas, unlike the negotiations to set up the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), the EU and Mercosur are proposing to form a global strategic association that goes beyond the strictly commercial aspects,

| L. | whereas the forthcoming accession of Venezuela to Mercosur will mean a substantial change in the future EU-Mercosur Association Agreement, particularly with regard to the market in energy, |
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L.

whereas the forthcoming accession of Venezuela to Mercosur will mean a substantial change in the future EU-Mercosur Association Agreement, particularly with regard to the market in energy,

| M. | whereas the successful conclusion of the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement must contribute to economic growth and poverty reduction, with a view to achieving the Millennium Development Goals, especially those relating to poverty reduction, fair and equitable redistribution of wealth, creation of stable employment based on quality jobs, and the social inclusion of excluded groups, |
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M.

whereas the successful conclusion of the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement must contribute to economic growth and poverty reduction, with a view to achieving the Millennium Development Goals, especially those relating to poverty reduction, fair and equitable redistribution of wealth, creation of stable employment based on quality jobs, and the social inclusion of excluded groups,

| N. | whereas the EU is Mercosur's main investment and trading partner and whereas since 2000 trade between the two regions has gradually increased from a balanced situation to a Mercosur surplus of about EUR 10 000 million in 2004, |
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N.

whereas the EU is Mercosur's main investment and trading partner and whereas since 2000 trade between the two regions has gradually increased from a balanced situation to a Mercosur surplus of about EUR 10 000 million in 2004,

| O. | whereas Mercosur is at present a beneficiary of the EU's Generalised System of Preferences for lowerincome countries, |
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O.

whereas Mercosur is at present a beneficiary of the EU's Generalised System of Preferences for lowerincome countries,

| P. | whereas the EU and Mercosur should, in the framework of the Association and the wider framework of world governance, agree to promote international and multilateral standards on commercial, social and environmental issues, |
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P.

whereas the EU and Mercosur should, in the framework of the Association and the wider framework of world governance, agree to promote international and multilateral standards on commercial, social and environmental issues,

| Q. | whereas the inclusion of all the WTO Member States, particularly the G-20, in which members of Mercosur participate, and the G-90, in the WTO decision-making process is positive and necessary, |
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Q.

whereas the inclusion of all the WTO Member States, particularly the G-20, in which members of Mercosur participate, and the G-90, in the WTO decision-making process is positive and necessary,

| 1. | Stresses that the conclusion of an Association Agreement between the EU and Mercosur, establishing the largest inter-regional FTA in the world, is a priority strategic objective for the EU's external relations, in an international context characterised by increased interdependence, economic growth, the emergence of new economic powers, and an increasing number of global challenges which transcend national borders, among them security, world economic governance, the environment and poverty reduction; |
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1.

Stresses that the conclusion of an Association Agreement between the EU and Mercosur, establishing the largest inter-regional FTA in the world, is a priority strategic objective for the EU's external relations, in an international context characterised by increased interdependence, economic growth, the emergence of new economic powers, and an increasing number of global challenges which transcend national borders, among them security, world economic governance, the environment and poverty reduction;

| 2. | Reaffirms the need for the EU to conclude, as soon as possible, a full, ambitious and balanced Association Agreement with Mercosur, based on three pillars: a political and institutional chapter reinforcing democratic dialogue and political cooperation, a cooperation chapter promoting sustainable economic and social development, and a trade chapter establishing an advanced FTA with a broad agenda including, as well as reciprocal liberalisation of trade in goods and services, investment, public procurement, the protection of intellectual property rights, cooperation regarding competition and trade protection instruments, trade facilitation, and a binding dispute settlement mechanism; |
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2.

Reaffirms the need for the EU to conclude, as soon as possible, a full, ambitious and balanced Association Agreement with Mercosur, based on three pillars: a political and institutional chapter reinforcing democratic dialogue and political cooperation, a cooperation chapter promoting sustainable economic and social development, and a trade chapter establishing an advanced FTA with a broad agenda including, as well as reciprocal liberalisation of trade in goods and services, investment, public procurement, the protection of intellectual property rights, cooperation regarding competition and trade protection instruments, trade facilitation, and a binding dispute settlement mechanism;

| 3. | Regrets the failure of the above-mentioned Vienna summit to result in an ambitious mandate for the relaunch and conclusion of the EU-Mercosur negotiations; stresses, therefore, the need to encourage a negotiation process that is inclusive, effective and transparent; calls for a stronger political impetus and commitment at the highest level, and for the establishment of a definite calendar enabling the negotiations to be concluded as soon as possible; |
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3.

Regrets the failure of the above-mentioned Vienna summit to result in an ambitious mandate for the relaunch and conclusion of the EU-Mercosur negotiations; stresses, therefore, the need to encourage a negotiation process that is inclusive, effective and transparent; calls for a stronger political impetus and commitment at the highest level, and for the establishment of a definite calendar enabling the negotiations to be concluded as soon as possible;

| 4. | Believes that the conclusion of the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement would represent a significant move towards the creation in the medium term of the Euro-Latin American global inter-regional area proposed by Parliament in its above-mentioned resolution of 27 April 2006; |
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4.

Believes that the conclusion of the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement would represent a significant move towards the creation in the medium term of the Euro-Latin American global inter-regional area proposed by Parliament in its above-mentioned resolution of 27 April 2006;

| 5. | Points out that trade and the negotiation of an advanced FTA that covers a broad agenda is, as well as an effective vehicle for economic growth, also an effective way to secure greater interdependence and closer cooperation at all levels; |
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5.

Points out that trade and the negotiation of an advanced FTA that covers a broad agenda is, as well as an effective vehicle for economic growth, also an effective way to secure greater interdependence and closer cooperation at all levels;

| 6. | Welcomes the fact that the Commission, in its above-mentioned communication on a stronger partnership between the EU and Latin America, continues to see regional integration as a priority dimension of support for development in Latin America; insists, in the interests of not undermining the regional integration processes, that the modulated dialogue mechanisms must not be detrimental to the overall vision of regional integration, especially in the case of Mercosur; |
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6.

Welcomes the fact that the Commission, in its above-mentioned communication on a stronger partnership between the EU and Latin America, continues to see regional integration as a priority dimension of support for development in Latin America; insists, in the interests of not undermining the regional integration processes, that the modulated dialogue mechanisms must not be detrimental to the overall vision of regional integration, especially in the case of Mercosur;

| 7. | Stresses that the institutionalisation of the forthcoming Mercosur Social Summit — which is to be held in December 2006 and which will involve the various sections of civil society in the social agenda — could play an important role in strengthening the integration process; calls on the Commission to support this new initiative for integration and to strengthen the social dimension of the future Association Agreement; |
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7.

Stresses that the institutionalisation of the forthcoming Mercosur Social Summit — which is to be held in December 2006 and which will involve the various sections of civil society in the social agenda — could play an important role in strengthening the integration process; calls on the Commission to support this new initiative for integration and to strengthen the social dimension of the future Association Agreement;

The EU's interests concerning an FTA with Mercosur

| 8. | Recalls that Mercosur is an area with major potential for growth and commercial expansion, with 45 % of the population of Latin America and constituting its most important market, with 45 % of GDP; stresses, therefore, that an EU-MercosurFTA, which would be the world's biggest inter-regional free-trade area, would generate significant opportunities for business and economic growth and would boost the international competitiveness of both markets; |
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8.

Recalls that Mercosur is an area with major potential for growth and commercial expansion, with 45 % of the population of Latin America and constituting its most important market, with 45 % of GDP; stresses, therefore, that an EU-MercosurFTA, which would be the world's biggest inter-regional free-trade area, would generate significant opportunities for business and economic growth and would boost the international competitiveness of both markets;

| 9. | Insists that an EU-Mercosur FTA is vital for the reinforcement of the EU's leading role as Mercosur's biggest trade and investment partner, and for strengthening intercontinental integration, and so insists that it must be completed in the face of the option of continental integration proposed in the FTAA; points out that the FTAA initiative for trade liberalisation in the Americas and Mercosur's own expansion and openingup to the Asian, South African or Gulf Cooperation Council markets is a common geopolitical interest shared by both continents; |
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9.

Insists that an EU-Mercosur FTA is vital for the reinforcement of the EU's leading role as Mercosur's biggest trade and investment partner, and for strengthening intercontinental integration, and so insists that it must be completed in the face of the option of continental integration proposed in the FTAA; points out that the FTAA initiative for trade liberalisation in the Americas and Mercosur's own expansion and openingup to the Asian, South African or Gulf Cooperation Council markets is a common geopolitical interest shared by both continents;

| 10. | Points out that, unlike what is happening in Latin America as a whole, where US imports are three times higher than those from the EU, in Mercosur the EU quota is about 25 % compared with 20 % from the USA; |
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10.

Points out that, unlike what is happening in Latin America as a whole, where US imports are three times higher than those from the EU, in Mercosur the EU quota is about 25 % compared with 20 % from the USA;

| 11. | Considers that the decisive contribution that would result from an EU-Mercosur FTA is also important for the consolidation of Mercosur as a common market, customs union, global integration process and model for other integration processes in Latin America; |
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11.

Considers that the decisive contribution that would result from an EU-Mercosur FTA is also important for the consolidation of Mercosur as a common market, customs union, global integration process and model for other integration processes in Latin America;

The costs of not reaching an agreement

| 12. | Stresses that, according to studies on the impact of creating a EU-Mercosur FTA carried out by the Mercosur section of the Institute of Political Studies in Paris for the Mercosur-EU Business Forum (MEBF), the costs of not reaching an agreement are estimated to be at least EUR 3700 million per annum in trade in goods, rising to over EUR 5 000 million if investment and services are included; |
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12.

Stresses that, according to studies on the impact of creating a EU-Mercosur FTA carried out by the Mercosur section of the Institute of Political Studies in Paris for the Mercosur-EU Business Forum (MEBF), the costs of not reaching an agreement are estimated to be at least EUR 3700 million per annum in trade in goods, rising to over EUR 5 000 million if investment and services are included;

Negotiation of the FTA with Mercosur

Principles, scope and relationship to the Doha Round

| 13. | Reiterates the need for a single and indivisible trade agreement which goes beyond the respective WTO obligations and, without excluding any sector, takes account, in the least restrictive fashion possible, of the specific sensitivity of certain products; |
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13.

Reiterates the need for a single and indivisible trade agreement which goes beyond the respective WTO obligations and, without excluding any sector, takes account, in the least restrictive fashion possible, of the specific sensitivity of certain products;

| 14. | Regrets the fact that, despite Parliament's recommendations that negotiation of the Mercosur agreement should be decoupled from the Doha Round, the delays in the negotiations with Mercosur have led to their temporary de facto subordination to the development and finalisation of the Doha Round; believes that the two processes, rather than being mutually exclusive, are complementary; |
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14.

Regrets the fact that, despite Parliament's recommendations that negotiation of the Mercosur agreement should be decoupled from the Doha Round, the delays in the negotiations with Mercosur have led to their temporary de facto subordination to the development and finalisation of the Doha Round; believes that the two processes, rather than being mutually exclusive, are complementary;

| 15. | Insists that the FTA between the EU and Mercosur
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  like the conclusion of the Doha Round, must not be subordinated exclusively to concluding negotiations on agricultural issues, and that negotiation and progress are needed in every field, in parallel and with a high level of ambition, including trade in goods and services, investment, public procurement and other trade barriers; |
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15.

Insists that the FTA between the EU and Mercosur
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  like the conclusion of the Doha Round, must not be subordinated exclusively to concluding negotiations on agricultural issues, and that negotiation and progress are needed in every field, in parallel and with a high level of ambition, including trade in goods and services, investment, public procurement and other trade barriers;

| 16. | Considers that the EU and Mercosur, as privileged trading partners, should cooperate more closely in multilateral trade negotiations, particularly in the WTO, where they often have common interests in the further liberalisation of world trade; |
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16.

Considers that the EU and Mercosur, as privileged trading partners, should cooperate more closely in multilateral trade negotiations, particularly in the WTO, where they often have common interests in the further liberalisation of world trade;

Special and differential treatment

| 17. | Considers that the negotiations will only be able to make headway on the basis of a reasonably shared criterion on the value of the respective concessions and points out, therefore, that there is a need for effective recognition of the principles of ‘less than full reciprocity’ and ‘special and differential treatment’, depending on the levels of development and sectoral competitiveness of the two regions and not in global or absolute terms that would be remote from the specific reality of each market; |
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17.

Considers that the negotiations will only be able to make headway on the basis of a reasonably shared criterion on the value of the respective concessions and points out, therefore, that there is a need for effective recognition of the principles of ‘less than full reciprocity’ and ‘special and differential treatment’, depending on the levels of development and sectoral competitiveness of the two regions and not in global or absolute terms that would be remote from the specific reality of each market;

Agriculture

| 18. | Recalls that the Commission has said that the offer to Mercosur regarding agriculture is the most ambitious ever made in a bilateral negotiation, and that the EU is the biggest importer of agricultural products from Mercosur, accounting for 48 % of total imports in 2005; considers that in this context, the EU is entitled to expect an equally ambitious offer from its partners in Mercosur; |
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18.

Recalls that the Commission has said that the offer to Mercosur regarding agriculture is the most ambitious ever made in a bilateral negotiation, and that the EU is the biggest importer of agricultural products from Mercosur, accounting for 48 % of total imports in 2005; considers that in this context, the EU is entitled to expect an equally ambitious offer from its partners in Mercosur;

| 19. | Recalls that, under the 2003 reform of the common agricultural policy, the EU has substantially reduced its trade-distorting national subsidies and has asked for concrete undertakings along the same lines from other trading partners in the framework of the Doha Round; |
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19.

Recalls that, under the 2003 reform of the common agricultural policy, the EU has substantially reduced its trade-distorting national subsidies and has asked for concrete undertakings along the same lines from other trading partners in the framework of the Doha Round;

| 20. | Draws attention, as a point of major interest for Mercosur, to the important offer made by the EU in the Doha Round of abolishing its export refund scheme by 2013, and insists that there is a need for other members of the WTO to take similar action in the areas of export credits, State trading enterprises and food aid; points out, nevertheless, that comparable progress still needs to be made in the areas of internal aid and market access; |
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20.

Draws attention, as a point of major interest for Mercosur, to the important offer made by the EU in the Doha Round of abolishing its export refund scheme by 2013, and insists that there is a need for other members of the WTO to take similar action in the areas of export credits, State trading enterprises and food aid; points out, nevertheless, that comparable progress still needs to be made in the areas of internal aid and market access;

| 21. | Believes that the degree of flexibility of the EU's response to Mercosur's requests regarding market access for its agricultural products needs to be dependent on the progress made in other areas, such as access to the market in non-agricultural products (NAMA) and in services, as well as other agricultural issues such as the agreement on wines and liquors, the proper protection of geographical designations, the elimination of unjustified trade protection measures, and the application of health, phytosanitary and animal welfare standards; |
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21.

Believes that the degree of flexibility of the EU's response to Mercosur's requests regarding market access for its agricultural products needs to be dependent on the progress made in other areas, such as access to the market in non-agricultural products (NAMA) and in services, as well as other agricultural issues such as the agreement on wines and liquors, the proper protection of geographical designations, the elimination of unjustified trade protection measures, and the application of health, phytosanitary and animal welfare standards;

| 22. | Calls on the Commission to exercise vigilance with respect to demands for preferential access to the Community market in bioethanol by the member countries of Mercosur during the EU's bi-regional negotiations with that area; |
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22.

Calls on the Commission to exercise vigilance with respect to demands for preferential access to the Community market in bioethanol by the member countries of Mercosur during the EU's bi-regional negotiations with that area;

| 23. | Supports the Commission's intention of applying a balanced approach in the trade negotiations with ethanol-producing countries and of maintaining the conditions for importing biofuels into the EU, to combine the interests of European industry and the EU's trading partners, as also the aims of Community policies, particularly of reducing its foreign energy dependence; |
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23.

Supports the Commission's intention of applying a balanced approach in the trade negotiations with ethanol-producing countries and of maintaining the conditions for importing biofuels into the EU, to combine the interests of European industry and the EU's trading partners, as also the aims of Community policies, particularly of reducing its foreign energy dependence;

NAMA (non-agricultural market access)

| 24. | Calls for a far-reaching and balanced outcome to the NAMA negotiations, so as to ensure new and real opportunities for market access in the entire sphere of trade, subject to the appropriate degree of flexibility regarding the timetable for eliminating tariffs; this will include securing the maintenance and expansion of sustainable fishery-related activities with a view to preserving stocks and particularly endangered species; |
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24.

Calls for a far-reaching and balanced outcome to the NAMA negotiations, so as to ensure new and real opportunities for market access in the entire sphere of trade, subject to the appropriate degree of flexibility regarding the timetable for eliminating tariffs; this will include securing the maintenance and expansion of sustainable fishery-related activities with a view to preserving stocks and particularly endangered species;

| 25. | Draws attention, in this context, to the importance that the EU attaches to the fishing industry and its processed products, such as canned tuna; |
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25.

Draws attention, in this context, to the importance that the EU attaches to the fishing industry and its processed products, such as canned tuna;

Services

| 26. | Stresses that both for Mercosur and the EU, where the services sector generates the greater part of GDP, major benefits would accrue from an ambitious and comprehensive agreement covering both sectoral liberalisation undertakings, including Mode 4, and the areas of legal certainty and reliability as regards service provision; |
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26.

Stresses that both for Mercosur and the EU, where the services sector generates the greater part of GDP, major benefits would accrue from an ambitious and comprehensive agreement covering both sectoral liberalisation undertakings, including Mode 4, and the areas of legal certainty and reliability as regards service provision;

| 27. | Considers that the potential for growth in mutual trade relations is greatest in the services sector, in which the Mercosur members are slowly but surely recovering from a deep economic crisis which can be avoided in future by sustainable economic cooperation between the two trading blocs; |
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27.

Considers that the potential for growth in mutual trade relations is greatest in the services sector, in which the Mercosur members are slowly but surely recovering from a deep economic crisis which can be avoided in future by sustainable economic cooperation between the two trading blocs;

| 28. | Draws attention to the importance of achieving real improvements regarding the liberalisation undertakings thus far agreed and applied and the need for a clear and stable regulatory framework for the free movement of capital and in particular of financial services, as in activities related to telecommunications and maritime and air transport; |
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28.

Draws attention to the importance of achieving real improvements regarding the liberalisation undertakings thus far agreed and applied and the need for a clear and stable regulatory framework for the free movement of capital and in particular of financial services, as in activities related to telecommunications and maritime and air transport;

| 29. | Draws attention to the steadily increasing potential of the tourist industry for the economy of the Mercosur countries and underlines the importance of promoting tourism between the two regions; |
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29.

Draws attention to the steadily increasing potential of the tourist industry for the economy of the Mercosur countries and underlines the importance of promoting tourism between the two regions;

Investment

| 30. | Points out that European investment has focused on services that are fundamental for the economic growth of Mercosur and on production sectors with long-term prospects, as a source generating employment and prosperity; |
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30.

Points out that European investment has focused on services that are fundamental for the economic growth of Mercosur and on production sectors with long-term prospects, as a source generating employment and prosperity;

| 31. | Stresses the importance of negotiating an investment chapter which will ensure a clear and stable regulatory framework for the promotion and protection of foreign investment, without discrimination on grounds of nationality and providing the necessary legal certainty for the implementation of investment agreements; |
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31.

Stresses the importance of negotiating an investment chapter which will ensure a clear and stable regulatory framework for the promotion and protection of foreign investment, without discrimination on grounds of nationality and providing the necessary legal certainty for the implementation of investment agreements;

| 32. | Underlines the need for investment to be accompanied by infrastructure, the driving force behind economic growth; |
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32.

Underlines the need for investment to be accompanied by infrastructure, the driving force behind economic growth;

| 33. | Points out that consolidating and strengthening Mercosur, mainly by finalising the Customs Union and developing the common market, including the establishment of a common foreign trade policy and the effective free movement of imported goods, is essential to reduce the barriers for economic operators and encourage trade and investment exchanges between the two regions; |
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33.

Points out that consolidating and strengthening Mercosur, mainly by finalising the Customs Union and developing the common market, including the establishment of a common foreign trade policy and the effective free movement of imported goods, is essential to reduce the barriers for economic operators and encourage trade and investment exchanges between the two regions;

| 34. | Points to the need for decisive action on the further harmonisation of accounting and auditing standards to increase the flow of trade; |
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34.

Points to the need for decisive action on the further harmonisation of accounting and auditing standards to increase the flow of trade;

| 35. | Points out that the question of debt and lending is still one of the main obstacles to rationalising public administration and economic progress in Mercosur, and that it should be an essential chapter in cooperation between the two regions; |
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35.

Points out that the question of debt and lending is still one of the main obstacles to rationalising public administration and economic progress in Mercosur, and that it should be an essential chapter in cooperation between the two regions;

| 36. | Notes that monetary weakness, resulting from the diversity and weakness of the various South American currencies and in particular their heavy dependency on the dollar, is often an obstacle to European investments; urges that the euro be more widely accepted, and used to a greater extent in payments for imports and exports; |
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36.

Notes that monetary weakness, resulting from the diversity and weakness of the various South American currencies and in particular their heavy dependency on the dollar, is often an obstacle to European investments; urges that the euro be more widely accepted, and used to a greater extent in payments for imports and exports;

Public procurement

| 37. | Emphasises that, since none of the Mercosur member states is party to the WTO's Multilateral Agreement on Government Procurement, an agreement on public procurement is vital for the creation of an environment that is considerably more secure, reliable, transparent and non-discriminatory for economic operators; |
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37.

Emphasises that, since none of the Mercosur member states is party to the WTO's Multilateral Agreement on Government Procurement, an agreement on public procurement is vital for the creation of an environment that is considerably more secure, reliable, transparent and non-discriminatory for economic operators;

Intellectual property

| 38. | Insists that the EU-Mercosur trade agreement must go beyond the WTO's Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS+); states however that any TRIPs+ agreements must not preclude the public health safeguards available to WTO members under TRIPS, as that would restrict access to affordable medicines in developing countries; |
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38.

Insists that the EU-Mercosur trade agreement must go beyond the WTO's Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS+); states however that any TRIPs+ agreements must not preclude the public health safeguards available to WTO members under TRIPS, as that would restrict access to affordable medicines in developing countries;

Sanitary and phytosanitary measures

| 39. | Considers that inclusion in the agreement of a chapter on sanitary and phytosanitary measures would help to prevent these from being used as covert instruments for protection and would thus improve access to the respective markets; |
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39.

Considers that inclusion in the agreement of a chapter on sanitary and phytosanitary measures would help to prevent these from being used as covert instruments for protection and would thus improve access to the respective markets;

Other barriers to trade

| 40. | Points out that approximation of the two regions' systems for standards and certification will result in better reciprocal access to the markets, especially in the trade in industrial products; |
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40.

Points out that approximation of the two regions' systems for standards and certification will result in better reciprocal access to the markets, especially in the trade in industrial products;

| 41. | Recommends greater and closer cooperation between the respective bodies for standardisation, accreditation, certification and metrology, and special technical assistance by the EU to improve Mercosur's capabilities in this area and as far as possible encourage the harmonisation of these technical aspects between the different Mercosur countries; |
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41.

Recommends greater and closer cooperation between the respective bodies for standardisation, accreditation, certification and metrology, and special technical assistance by the EU to improve Mercosur's capabilities in this area and as far as possible encourage the harmonisation of these technical aspects between the different Mercosur countries;

Dispute settlement

| 42. | Stresses that the agreement must include an institutionalised dispute settlement instrument, with the power to issue binding rulings on conflicts arising in any of the areas covered by the FTA; |
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42.

Stresses that the agreement must include an institutionalised dispute settlement instrument, with the power to issue binding rulings on conflicts arising in any of the areas covered by the FTA;

Cooperation between the EU and Mercosur

| 43. | Points out that the EU is, by far, the largest donor of development aid for Mercosur and the only one that has established a cooperation strategy geared to strengthening regional integration; |
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43.

Points out that the EU is, by far, the largest donor of development aid for Mercosur and the only one that has established a cooperation strategy geared to strengthening regional integration;

| 44. | Points out that in addition to regional cooperation, the Mercosur member States benefit from bilateral cooperation with the EU and are the main beneficiaries of European Investment Bank loans and the horizontal cooperation programmes for Latin America: @LIS, ALBAN, AL-INVEST, URB-AL, ALURE and ALFA; |
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44.

Points out that in addition to regional cooperation, the Mercosur member States benefit from bilateral cooperation with the EU and are the main beneficiaries of European Investment Bank loans and the horizontal cooperation programmes for Latin America: @LIS, ALBAN, AL-INVEST, URB-AL, ALURE and ALFA;

| 45. | Points out that the strategy of cooperation between the EU and Mercosur is based on shared values of defending democracy, respect for the rule of law, safeguarding fundamental rights and freedoms and solidarity between the two regions; insists that the geostrategic importance of the economic association between the two regions will help to disseminate those common values throughout the world, encouraging multilateralism as the only way of facing the challenges of security, political stability and economic growth with which the international community is confronted; |
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45.

Points out that the strategy of cooperation between the EU and Mercosur is based on shared values of defending democracy, respect for the rule of law, safeguarding fundamental rights and freedoms and solidarity between the two regions; insists that the geostrategic importance of the economic association between the two regions will help to disseminate those common values throughout the world, encouraging multilateralism as the only way of facing the challenges of security, political stability and economic growth with which the international community is confronted;

| 46. | Considers that, in the current cooperation agreement, political dialogue is strengthened with more detailed mechanisms, and the need to respect human rights and good governance is stressed, but insists that it is still necessary to ensure that the cooperation chapter is efficient in eradicating poverty and is coherent with other EU development policy instruments in Latin America; emphasises the need to maintain a balance between trade and development in the final agreement, without the trade chapters contradicting the development ones; |
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46.

Considers that, in the current cooperation agreement, political dialogue is strengthened with more detailed mechanisms, and the need to respect human rights and good governance is stressed, but insists that it is still necessary to ensure that the cooperation chapter is efficient in eradicating poverty and is coherent with other EU development policy instruments in Latin America; emphasises the need to maintain a balance between trade and development in the final agreement, without the trade chapters contradicting the development ones;

| 47. | Emphasises that good governance, human rights and democracy are essential parts of the Joint statement by the Council and the representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission on European Union Development Policy: ‘The European Consensus’ (4) and that further efforts are required to tackle poor governance in commercial and public services; |
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47.

Emphasises that good governance, human rights and democracy are essential parts of the Joint statement by the Council and the representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission on European Union Development Policy: ‘The European Consensus’ (4) and that further efforts are required to tackle poor governance in commercial and public services;

| 48. | Stresses the need to ensure that the standard human rights clause will be part of the agreement; |
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48.

Stresses the need to ensure that the standard human rights clause will be part of the agreement;

| 49. | Calls on the Commission to ensure increased funding for the new strategy for regional cooperation with Mercosur for 2007-2013, so as to give it a secure basis for tackling the institutionalisation and deepening of Mercosur, the rapid and complete implementation of the future EU-Mercosur Association Agreement, especially as regards completion of the customs union and common market, and the enhanced participation of civil society with a view to improved mutual understanding and more visibility for cooperation; |
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49.

Calls on the Commission to ensure increased funding for the new strategy for regional cooperation with Mercosur for 2007-2013, so as to give it a secure basis for tackling the institutionalisation and deepening of Mercosur, the rapid and complete implementation of the future EU-Mercosur Association Agreement, especially as regards completion of the customs union and common market, and the enhanced participation of civil society with a view to improved mutual understanding and more visibility for cooperation;

| 50. | Points out, as is stated in the above-mentioned ‘European Consensus’, that the EU, drawing on its own experience and its exclusive competence in the field of trade, brings a comparative advantage to providing aid to its partner countries for integrating trade in their national development strategies and for supporting regional cooperation; |
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50.

Points out, as is stated in the above-mentioned ‘European Consensus’, that the EU, drawing on its own experience and its exclusive competence in the field of trade, brings a comparative advantage to providing aid to its partner countries for integrating trade in their national development strategies and for supporting regional cooperation;

| 51. | Calls on the Commission to establish operational support measures for enterprises, their employees and their representatives in both regions, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), for economic and social relations between the EU and Mercosur; |
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51.

Calls on the Commission to establish operational support measures for enterprises, their employees and their representatives in both regions, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), for economic and social relations between the EU and Mercosur;

| 52. | Believes it is essential that Mercosur should benefit from cooperation and development aid, prioritising the fight against poverty and inequality while also taking account of the crucial role of economic cooperation for achieving development goals and a fairer distribution of wealth, and helping the Mercosur countries develop competitive economies and secure effective integration into the multilateral trade system; |
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52.

Believes it is essential that Mercosur should benefit from cooperation and development aid, prioritising the fight against poverty and inequality while also taking account of the crucial role of economic cooperation for achieving development goals and a fairer distribution of wealth, and helping the Mercosur countries develop competitive economies and secure effective integration into the multilateral trade system;

| 53. | Points out that both the cooperation chapter of the Association Agreement between the EU and Mercosur and the new Instrument for Financing Development Cooperation must, in this context, encourage and facilitate cooperation with the Mercosur countries through ambitious measures designed to facilitate and promote trade and investment, support for the private sector and SMEs, improving scientific and technological potential and the institutional and economic framework, protecting the environment and measures to establish contacts between businesses and non-governmental organisations; |
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53.

Points out that both the cooperation chapter of the Association Agreement between the EU and Mercosur and the new Instrument for Financing Development Cooperation must, in this context, encourage and facilitate cooperation with the Mercosur countries through ambitious measures designed to facilitate and promote trade and investment, support for the private sector and SMEs, improving scientific and technological potential and the institutional and economic framework, protecting the environment and measures to establish contacts between businesses and non-governmental organisations;

Environment

| 54. | Points out that cooperation with Mercosur must promote application of the main international agreements on the environment, particularly the Convention on Climate Change, the Kyoto Protocol and the Convention on Biological Diversity; |
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54.

Points out that cooperation with Mercosur must promote application of the main international agreements on the environment, particularly the Convention on Climate Change, the Kyoto Protocol and the Convention on Biological Diversity;

| 55. | Strongly supports the view therefore that the cooperation and economic instruments should also be used to guarantee the preservation of the environment in Mercosur countries, with a special focus on the Amazon forest; stresses that the development of sustainable agriculture in Mercosur countries should also be of interest for European cooperation and that fair trade and organic production should be encouraged, for instance through negotiating a specific EU tariff for fair trade and/or organic products; |
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55.

Strongly supports the view therefore that the cooperation and economic instruments should also be used to guarantee the preservation of the environment in Mercosur countries, with a special focus on the Amazon forest; stresses that the development of sustainable agriculture in Mercosur countries should also be of interest for European cooperation and that fair trade and organic production should be encouraged, for instance through negotiating a specific EU tariff for fair trade and/or organic products;

Energy

| 56. | Believes that the cooperation chapter of the Association Agreement with Mercosur should encourage closer regional cooperation in the energy sector, particularly in view of the future accession of Venezuela, with a view to promoting safe and efficient energy use and increasing the use of renewables; |
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56.

Believes that the cooperation chapter of the Association Agreement with Mercosur should encourage closer regional cooperation in the energy sector, particularly in view of the future accession of Venezuela, with a view to promoting safe and efficient energy use and increasing the use of renewables;

Information and communication technologies

| 57. | Recommends, in agreement with the proposal by the Commission's Directorate-General for the Information Society and Communication Media, that cooperation should be stepped up with the Mercosur countries in the area of information and communication technologies, a field of great potential for improving the competitiveness and social cohesion of both regions; |
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57.

Recommends, in agreement with the proposal by the Commission's Directorate-General for the Information Society and Communication Media, that cooperation should be stepped up with the Mercosur countries in the area of information and communication technologies, a field of great potential for improving the competitiveness and social cohesion of both regions;

Other areas of cooperation

| 58. | Stresses the importance of core labour standards and decent jobs for the development of Mercosur; states therefore that the agreement must include a specific agenda on decent work tailor-made for Mercosur Member States and a commitment by the EU to offer all necessary assistance in achieving that agenda; |
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58.

Stresses the importance of core labour standards and decent jobs for the development of Mercosur; states therefore that the agreement must include a specific agenda on decent work tailor-made for Mercosur Member States and a commitment by the EU to offer all necessary assistance in achieving that agenda;

| 59. | Highlights the importance of the EU-Mercosur Labour Forum — established by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the main trade union organisations within Mercosur — as regards attaining social and labour-related goals in the region; stresses that it would be appropriate to foster the establishment of a dialogue between the European Economic and Social Committee and Mercosur's Economic and Social Advisory Forum so as to strengthen institutional cooperation between advisory bodies in both regions and increase the involvement of social stakeholders in the integration process; |
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59.

Highlights the importance of the EU-Mercosur Labour Forum — established by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the main trade union organisations within Mercosur — as regards attaining social and labour-related goals in the region; stresses that it would be appropriate to foster the establishment of a dialogue between the European Economic and Social Committee and Mercosur's Economic and Social Advisory Forum so as to strengthen institutional cooperation between advisory bodies in both regions and increase the involvement of social stakeholders in the integration process;

| 60. | Considers that in addition to the repressive aspect concerning the fight against drugs, the agreement should insist on delivering aid to farmers to help them start new alternative production; |
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60.

Considers that in addition to the repressive aspect concerning the fight against drugs, the agreement should insist on delivering aid to farmers to help them start new alternative production;

| 61. | Understands, in relation to illegal immigration, that not only should provision be made for re-admission agreements, but that it is important to take into account the current thinking by the international community; |
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61.

Understands, in relation to illegal immigration, that not only should provision be made for re-admission agreements, but that it is important to take into account the current thinking by the international community;

| 62. | Considers that once the agreement has come into force, promoting triangular and bi-regional cooperation — predominantly with the Caribbean — and encouraging the South-South agreement policy of the Mercosur should also be promoted; |
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62.

Considers that once the agreement has come into force, promoting triangular and bi-regional cooperation — predominantly with the Caribbean — and encouraging the South-South agreement policy of the Mercosur should also be promoted;

| 63. | Recalls that it has urged the creation of a bi-regional solidarity fund since adopting its above-mentioned resolution of 15 November 2001 and that this demand has been reiterated several times, most recently in its resolution of 27 April 2006; |
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63.

Recalls that it has urged the creation of a bi-regional solidarity fund since adopting its above-mentioned resolution of 15 November 2001 and that this demand has been reiterated several times, most recently in its resolution of 27 April 2006;

| 64. | Is of the opinion that such a fund would be a useful tool for bi-regional cooperation which could also benefit the EU-Mercosur relationship; would be a concrete translation of the EU commitment to increase and better manage its external cooperation aid, and be conceived as an instrument to fight poverty; and would focus EU cooperation on core issues such as social cohesion and regional integration. |
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64.

Is of the opinion that such a fund would be a useful tool for bi-regional cooperation which could also benefit the EU-Mercosur relationship; would be a concrete translation of the EU commitment to increase and better manage its external cooperation aid, and be conceived as an instrument to fight poverty; and would focus EU cooperation on core issues such as social cohesion and regional integration.

Role of Parliament

| 65. | Urges Mercosur to successfully complete the preparations for setting up the future Mercosur Parliament with representatives from the various national parliaments; takes the view that the creation of an interparliamentary delegation formed by members of the Mercosur Parliament and Members of the European Parliament could help achieve greater participation by the European Parliament in driving these negotiations; points out, furthermore, that contacts between the EU and Mercosur would thus be strengthened, and the integration process would be boosted with the necessary participation of civil society in the form, inter alia, of the social partners, economic operators and social agents of the two regions, which would lend the process greater legitimacy; in this connection, pledges its support for the establishment of a Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly comprising Members of the European Parliament and of the Latin American integration parliaments; |
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65.

Urges Mercosur to successfully complete the preparations for setting up the future Mercosur Parliament with representatives from the various national parliaments; takes the view that the creation of an interparliamentary delegation formed by members of the Mercosur Parliament and Members of the European Parliament could help achieve greater participation by the European Parliament in driving these negotiations; points out, furthermore, that contacts between the EU and Mercosur would thus be strengthened, and the integration process would be boosted with the necessary participation of civil society in the form, inter alia, of the social partners, economic operators and social agents of the two regions, which would lend the process greater legitimacy; in this connection, pledges its support for the establishment of a Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly comprising Members of the European Parliament and of the Latin American integration parliaments;

| 66. | Stresses the need for close cooperation by all the EU institutions in order to obtain satisfactory results in the negotiations with Mercosur; calls on the Council and Commission, therefore, to consult and inform Parliament in proper and timely fashion on the EU's strategy in those negotiations; asks the Commission, at the end of each round or significant negotiating meeting, to forward a document to Parliament describing the results obtained, subject to the confidentiality rules in force; |
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66.

Stresses the need for close cooperation by all the EU institutions in order to obtain satisfactory results in the negotiations with Mercosur; calls on the Council and Commission, therefore, to consult and inform Parliament in proper and timely fashion on the EU's strategy in those negotiations; asks the Commission, at the end of each round or significant negotiating meeting, to forward a document to Parliament describing the results obtained, subject to the confidentiality rules in force;

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| 67. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, and the pro tempore Presidency of Mercosur. |
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67.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, and the pro tempore Presidency of Mercosur.

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(1)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0155.

(2)  OJ C 140 E, 13.6.2002, p. 569.

(3)  OJ C 273 E, 14.11.2003, p. 293.

(4)  OJ C 46, 24.2.2006, p. 1.

P6_TA(2006)0420

Soft fruits and cherries

European Parliament resolution on the situation with regard to soft fruits and cherries intended for processing

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the report of 28 June 2006 from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the situation of the sector of soft fruits and cherries intended for processing (COM(2006) 0345), |
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having regard to the report of 28 June 2006 from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the situation of the sector of soft fruits and cherries intended for processing (COM(2006) 0345),

| — | having regard to Council Regulations (EC) Nos 2200/96 (1), 2201/96 (2), 2202/96 (3) and 2699/2000 (4), which form the basis for the CMO in fruit and vegetables, |
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having regard to Council Regulations (EC) Nos 2200/96 (1), 2201/96 (2), 2202/96 (3) and 2699/2000 (4), which form the basis for the CMO in fruit and vegetables,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 5 July 2001 on the report from the Commission to the Council on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (5), |
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having regard to its resolution of 5 July 2001 on the report from the Commission to the Council on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (5),

| — | having regard to Commission Regulations (EC) No 1432/2003 (6) regarding the recognition of producer groups and (EC) No 1433/2003 (7) on operational funds and programmes in that sector, |
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having regard to Commission Regulations (EC) No 1432/2003 (6) regarding the recognition of producer groups and (EC) No 1433/2003 (7) on operational funds and programmes in that sector,

| — | having regard to Commission regulations (EC) No 1535/2003 (8), 2111/2003 (9) and 103/2004 (10) simplifying the provisions of the regulations in force in the sector, |
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having regard to Commission regulations (EC) No 1535/2003 (8), 2111/2003 (9) and 103/2004 (10) simplifying the provisions of the regulations in force in the sector,

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (11) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 2237/2003 (12) on specific measures in support of nut producers, |
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having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (11) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 2237/2003 (12) on specific measures in support of nut producers,

| — | having regard to the Commission document entitled ‘The enlargement of the EU: implications for the fruit and vegetable sector’ (DG AGRI, C-4, April 2004), |
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having regard to the Commission document entitled ‘The enlargement of the EU: implications for the fruit and vegetable sector’ (DG AGRI, C-4, April 2004),

| — | having regard to the report of 10 August 2004 from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the simplification of the common market organisation in fruit and vegetables (COM(2004)0549), |
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having regard to the report of 10 August 2004 from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the simplification of the common market organisation in fruit and vegetables (COM(2004)0549),

| — | having regard to the Commission staff working paper of 3 September 2004 providing an analysis of the common market organisation in fruit and vegetables (SEC(2004)1120), |
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having regard to the Commission staff working paper of 3 September 2004 providing an analysis of the common market organisation in fruit and vegetables (SEC(2004)1120),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 11 May 2005 on the simplification of the common market organisation in fruit and vegetables (13), |
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having regard to its resolution of 11 May 2005 on the simplification of the common market organisation in fruit and vegetables (13),

| — | having regard to the Commission staff working document of 28 June 2006 on a ‘Review of the sector of soft fruits and cherries intended for processing in the EU’ (SEC(2006)0838), |
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having regard to the Commission staff working document of 28 June 2006 on a ‘Review of the sector of soft fruits and cherries intended for processing in the EU’ (SEC(2006)0838),

| — | having regard to Rule 108(5) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 108(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas the objectives of the common agricultural policy (CAP) include increasing agricultural productivity, ensuring a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, stabilising markets and ensuring the availability of supplies and reasonable prices for consumers, |
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A.

whereas the objectives of the common agricultural policy (CAP) include increasing agricultural productivity, ensuring a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, stabilising markets and ensuring the availability of supplies and reasonable prices for consumers,

| B. | whereas the Treaty establishing the European Community suggests that, in working out the CAP, account should be taken of the particular nature of agricultural activity, which results from the social structure of agriculture and from structural and natural disparities between the various agricultural regions, of the need to effect the appropriate adjustments by degrees, and of the fact that in the Member States agriculture constitutes a sector closely linked with the economy as a whole, |
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B.

whereas the Treaty establishing the European Community suggests that, in working out the CAP, account should be taken of the particular nature of agricultural activity, which results from the social structure of agriculture and from structural and natural disparities between the various agricultural regions, of the need to effect the appropriate adjustments by degrees, and of the fact that in the Member States agriculture constitutes a sector closely linked with the economy as a whole,

| C. | whereas the three fundamental CAP principles are: unity of the common market, Community preference and financial solidarity, |
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C.

whereas the three fundamental CAP principles are: unity of the common market, Community preference and financial solidarity,

| D. | whereas since the enlargement of the European Union the market for soft fruits and cherries has undergone significant change, with the overall area planted to such fruit increasing from 69 000 hectares to 237 000 hectares, |
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D.

whereas since the enlargement of the European Union the market for soft fruits and cherries has undergone significant change, with the overall area planted to such fruit increasing from 69 000 hectares to 237 000 hectares,

| E. | whereas, in the Accession Treaty, Poland drew attention to predicted difficulties on the EU market for fruit and vegetables following the enlargement, and also to the need for protective measures to be applied on that market, |
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E.

whereas, in the Accession Treaty, Poland drew attention to predicted difficulties on the EU market for fruit and vegetables following the enlargement, and also to the need for protective measures to be applied on that market,

| F. | whereas, following enlargement in 2004, soft fruits and cherries have become a highly significant economic product for the EU, particularly in view of the fact that a number of new Member States remain world leaders in the production of these fruits, |
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F.

whereas, following enlargement in 2004, soft fruits and cherries have become a highly significant economic product for the EU, particularly in view of the fact that a number of new Member States remain world leaders in the production of these fruits,

| G. | whereas under Community legislation prior to enlargement in 2004, soft fruits and cherries were not treated as highly sensitive market products and as a result no specific measures were included in the relevant Community policies (CMO in fruit and vegetables, customs policy); whereas since enlargement Community provisions have not been properly adjusted to the new situation prevailing in the Community soft fruits sector, |
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G.

whereas under Community legislation prior to enlargement in 2004, soft fruits and cherries were not treated as highly sensitive market products and as a result no specific measures were included in the relevant Community policies (CMO in fruit and vegetables, customs policy); whereas since enlargement Community provisions have not been properly adjusted to the new situation prevailing in the Community soft fruits sector,

| H. | whereas the problem of soft fruits and cherries first and foremost concerns the new Member States, particularly Poland, which accounts for two-thirds of overall EU production of soft fruits and cherries for processing; whereas it also concerns certain regions of the old Member States where such production is a major sector of agriculture, |
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H.

whereas the problem of soft fruits and cherries first and foremost concerns the new Member States, particularly Poland, which accounts for two-thirds of overall EU production of soft fruits and cherries for processing; whereas it also concerns certain regions of the old Member States where such production is a major sector of agriculture,

| I. | whereas because of the rise in the price of Community raw materials in the cherry sector, the processing industries are increasingly resorting to product substitution (sour cherries instead of sweet cherries), a trend which aggravates the threat to the survival of traditional production in certain Member States posed by imports from outside the Community, |
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I.

whereas because of the rise in the price of Community raw materials in the cherry sector, the processing industries are increasingly resorting to product substitution (sour cherries instead of sweet cherries), a trend which aggravates the threat to the survival of traditional production in certain Member States posed by imports from outside the Community,

| J. | whereas production of soft fruits and cherries is concentrated in a few of the poorest EU regions, which makes it an issue of social, as well as economic, importance, |
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J.

whereas production of soft fruits and cherries is concentrated in a few of the poorest EU regions, which makes it an issue of social, as well as economic, importance,

| K. | whereas a significant amount of soft fruits and cherries are produced on small family holdings, which are dependent on growing such fruit for their survival, |
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K.

whereas a significant amount of soft fruits and cherries are produced on small family holdings, which are dependent on growing such fruit for their survival,

| L. | whereas the long-standing crisis in the fruit and vegetable market is threatening the sector's future, |
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L.

whereas the long-standing crisis in the fruit and vegetable market is threatening the sector's future,

| M. | whereas in 2004 and 2005, the price of strawberries for processing and frozen strawberries in the EU fell considerably, owing to increased competition from third countries and a temporary increase in EU production, |
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M.

whereas in 2004 and 2005, the price of strawberries for processing and frozen strawberries in the EU fell considerably, owing to increased competition from third countries and a temporary increase in EU production,

| N. | whereas the share of imports from third countries into the EU-25 is high for raspberries and sweet cherries and has grown significantly for frozen strawberries over recent years; whereas, for that reason, competition from imports of cheap frozen strawberries from third countries — particularly China and Morocco — has increased on the market for strawberries for processing, |
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N.

whereas the share of imports from third countries into the EU-25 is high for raspberries and sweet cherries and has grown significantly for frozen strawberries over recent years; whereas, for that reason, competition from imports of cheap frozen strawberries from third countries — particularly China and Morocco — has increased on the market for strawberries for processing,

| O. | whereas blackcurrants are grown in the northern Member States and whereas the EU is the world's leading producer of such fruit, |
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O.

whereas blackcurrants are grown in the northern Member States and whereas the EU is the world's leading producer of such fruit,

| P. | whereas since the enlargement in 2004, EU raspberry production has increased from 28 000 tonnes to 87 000 tonnes (averages in 2002-2004), with two new large producers, namely Poland (with 48 000 tonnes) and Hungary (10 000 tonnes), |
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P.

whereas since the enlargement in 2004, EU raspberry production has increased from 28 000 tonnes to 87 000 tonnes (averages in 2002-2004), with two new large producers, namely Poland (with 48 000 tonnes) and Hungary (10 000 tonnes),

| Q. | whereas since the enlargement, new Member States (Poland, with 190 000 tonnes in 2002-2004, and Hungary, with 51 000 tonnes) have accounted for the bulk of EU cherry production, |
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Q.

whereas since the enlargement, new Member States (Poland, with 190 000 tonnes in 2002-2004, and Hungary, with 51 000 tonnes) have accounted for the bulk of EU cherry production,

| R. | whereas producer groups and organisations are the main beneficiaries of fruit and vegetable market support and whereas they play only a small part in the market in the new Member States; whereas the new Member States produce large amounts of soft fruits and cherries, |
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R.

whereas producer groups and organisations are the main beneficiaries of fruit and vegetable market support and whereas they play only a small part in the market in the new Member States; whereas the new Member States produce large amounts of soft fruits and cherries,

| S. | whereas most EU budgetary spending in the fruit and vegetables market is earmarked for processing aid and whereas soft fruits and cherries are not eligible for such support, |
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S.

whereas most EU budgetary spending in the fruit and vegetables market is earmarked for processing aid and whereas soft fruits and cherries are not eligible for such support,

| T. | whereas, in certain Member States, production of soft fruits and cherries intended specifically for processing constitutes a sector in itself, which contributes to the necessary preservation of the economic and social fabric, |
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T.

whereas, in certain Member States, production of soft fruits and cherries intended specifically for processing constitutes a sector in itself, which contributes to the necessary preservation of the economic and social fabric,

| 1. | Calls on the Commission to take immediate steps to initiate cooperation projects and training measures for the farmers concerned and support for improvements to the marketing infrastructure in order to create better opportunities for growers of soft fruits and cherries in the EU to make a living; |
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1.

Calls on the Commission to take immediate steps to initiate cooperation projects and training measures for the farmers concerned and support for improvements to the marketing infrastructure in order to create better opportunities for growers of soft fruits and cherries in the EU to make a living;

| 2. | Calls for soft fruits, such as strawberries, currants, raspberries and gooseberries and sour and sweet cherries to be included in processing aid systems similar to those currently applied in the case of tomatoes, pears, peaches and citrus fruit, with a view to stabilising the market in these products more effectively; draws attention to the fact that these products are of strategic importance in certain regions of the old Member States and to the new Member States, where they are of social, and not just economic, value as well as enhancing the landscape; |
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2.

Calls for soft fruits, such as strawberries, currants, raspberries and gooseberries and sour and sweet cherries to be included in processing aid systems similar to those currently applied in the case of tomatoes, pears, peaches and citrus fruit, with a view to stabilising the market in these products more effectively; draws attention to the fact that these products are of strategic importance in certain regions of the old Member States and to the new Member States, where they are of social, and not just economic, value as well as enhancing the landscape;

| 3. | Calls on the Commission immediately to devise and implement measures restricting excessive imports of soft fruits from third countries, particularly those which apply dumping prices; |
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3.

Calls on the Commission immediately to devise and implement measures restricting excessive imports of soft fruits from third countries, particularly those which apply dumping prices;

| 4. | Calls on the Commission, in the long term, to consider adopting qualified market access for soft fruits, which would make imports of products from third countries conditional on compliance with environmental and social standards in their production corresponding to those of the European Union; considers that, if such standards are not complied with, a levy should be imposed on the imports to protect European producers against dumping and that the revenue from this levy should be used to finance rural development projects in the exporting countries concerned; |
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4.

Calls on the Commission, in the long term, to consider adopting qualified market access for soft fruits, which would make imports of products from third countries conditional on compliance with environmental and social standards in their production corresponding to those of the European Union; considers that, if such standards are not complied with, a levy should be imposed on the imports to protect European producers against dumping and that the revenue from this levy should be used to finance rural development projects in the exporting countries concerned;

| 5. | Considers that support mechanisms should be introduced for producer groups to provide encouragement for producers to set up groups (and ultimately producers' associations) in Member States where the level of organisation of the fruit and vegetable sector is much worse than the Community average, for example by doubling assistance rates for previously recognised producer groups; |
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5.

Considers that support mechanisms should be introduced for producer groups to provide encouragement for producers to set up groups (and ultimately producers' associations) in Member States where the level of organisation of the fruit and vegetable sector is much worse than the Community average, for example by doubling assistance rates for previously recognised producer groups;

| 6. | Takes the view that, during the transitional period, the new Member States should be given greater assistance in connection with the formation and administration of producer groups granted previous recognition (aid rates from the first to the fifth year in operation of 10 %, 10 %, 8%, 6% and 4% respectively, instead of the current 5%, 5 %, 4%, 3% and 2%, with the existing aid ceilings of EUR 100 000, 100 000, 80 000, 60 000 and 40 000 respectively being maintained); |
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6.

Takes the view that, during the transitional period, the new Member States should be given greater assistance in connection with the formation and administration of producer groups granted previous recognition (aid rates from the first to the fifth year in operation of 10 %, 10 %, 8%, 6% and 4% respectively, instead of the current 5%, 5 %, 4%, 3% and 2%, with the existing aid ceilings of EUR 100 000, 100 000, 80 000, 60 000 and 40 000 respectively being maintained);

| 7. | Calls on the Commission to take vigorous action with a view to including products which are subject to low customs tariffs (as is the case with soft fruits) on the list of sensitive goods and bringing soft fruits under special safeguard clauses (SSGs) and the entry price arrangements; |
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7.

Calls on the Commission to take vigorous action with a view to including products which are subject to low customs tariffs (as is the case with soft fruits) on the list of sensitive goods and bringing soft fruits under special safeguard clauses (SSGs) and the entry price arrangements;

| 8. | Calls on the Commission to enter discussions with the Member States with a view to introducing financial support for projects to take old soft fruit and cherry plantations out of production in the event of prolonged supply surpluses; |
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8.

Calls on the Commission to enter discussions with the Member States with a view to introducing financial support for projects to take old soft fruit and cherry plantations out of production in the event of prolonged supply surpluses;

| 9. | Calls on the Commission to simplify the relevant provisions and the crisis support arrangements for soft fruit and cherry producers suffering losses as a result of adverse weather conditions; takes the view that such simplification should in particular seek to ensure that compensation for the impact of adverse weather conditions does not require prior approval by the Commission, which would significantly speed up payments to farmers; |
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9.

Calls on the Commission to simplify the relevant provisions and the crisis support arrangements for soft fruit and cherry producers suffering losses as a result of adverse weather conditions; takes the view that such simplification should in particular seek to ensure that compensation for the impact of adverse weather conditions does not require prior approval by the Commission, which would significantly speed up payments to farmers;

| 10. | Calls on the Commission to introduce compensation arrangements for producers as part of the reform of the CMO in fruit and vegetables, to cover situations in which crops of soft fruits and cherries are not brought to market as a result of unforeseen and temporary difficulties stemming from supply surpluses; |
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10.

Calls on the Commission to introduce compensation arrangements for producers as part of the reform of the CMO in fruit and vegetables, to cover situations in which crops of soft fruits and cherries are not brought to market as a result of unforeseen and temporary difficulties stemming from supply surpluses;

| 11. | Calls for the introduction of a labelling system to indicate the country of origin of agricultural products used for processed foods, and for such labelling to be required on the end product as well, making it possible for consumers to choose whether to purchase regional products; |
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11.

Calls for the introduction of a labelling system to indicate the country of origin of agricultural products used for processed foods, and for such labelling to be required on the end product as well, making it possible for consumers to choose whether to purchase regional products;

| 12. | Calls for appropriate funds to be allocated, in connection with regulations seeking to promote agricultural products, to increasing consumption of high-quality European soft fruits and cherries and products made therefrom; |
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12.

Calls for appropriate funds to be allocated, in connection with regulations seeking to promote agricultural products, to increasing consumption of high-quality European soft fruits and cherries and products made therefrom;

| 13. | Calls on the Polish Government to eliminate the fiscal disadvantages suffered by producer groups so as to encourage producers to form associations to sell their products and so that they can make optimal use of the budget of the CMO in fruit and vegetables; |
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13.

Calls on the Polish Government to eliminate the fiscal disadvantages suffered by producer groups so as to encourage producers to form associations to sell their products and so that they can make optimal use of the budget of the CMO in fruit and vegetables;

| 14. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission and the governments of the Member States. |
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14.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission and the governments of the Member States.

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(1)  OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29.

(3)  OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 49.

(4)  OJ L 311, 12.12.2000, p. 9.

(5)  OJ C 65 E, 14.3.2002, p. 334.

(6)  OJ L 203, 12.8.2003, p. 18.

(7)  OJ L 203, 12.8.2003, p. 25.

(8)  OJ L 218, 30.8.2003, p. 14.

(9)  OJ L 317, 2.12.2003, p. 5.

(10)  OJ L 16, 23.1.2004, p. 3.

(11)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1.

(12)  OJ L 339, 24.12.2003, p. 52.

(13)  OJ C 92 E, 20.4.2006, p. 284.

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