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| 18.11.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 280/71 |
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18.11.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 280/71

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MINUTES

(2006/C 280 E/03)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA

Vice-President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 09.00.

Véronique De Keyser spoke on an incident in which both she and Ana Maria Gomes were involved that had occurred the previous day at an exhibition against abortion (the President replied that he would inform the Bureau of the matter).

2.   Documents received

The following reports had been received from committees:

| — | Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund according to point 3 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 7 November 2002 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the financing of the European Union Solidarity Fund, supplementing the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (COM(2005)0401 — C6-0277/2005 — 2005/2171(ACI)) — Committee on Budgets
  Rapporteur: Böge Reimer (A6-0320/2005) |
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Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund according to point 3 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 7 November 2002 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the financing of the European Union Solidarity Fund, supplementing the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (COM(2005)0401 — C6-0277/2005 — 2005/2171(ACI)) — Committee on Budgets

Rapporteur: Böge Reimer (A6-0320/2005)

| — | Report on draft amending budget No 7/2005 of the European Union for the financial year 2005 (Storm in Northern Europe) (13489/2005 — C6-0358/2005 — 2005/2172(BUD)) — Committee on Budgets
  Rapporteur: Garriga Polledo Salvador (A6-0321/2005) |
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Report on draft amending budget No 7/2005 of the European Union for the financial year 2005 (Storm in Northern Europe) (13489/2005 — C6-0358/2005 — 2005/2172(BUD)) — Committee on Budgets

Rapporteur: Garriga Polledo Salvador (A6-0321/2005)

3.   Iraq after the referendum on the Constitution (debate)

(debate)

Council and Commission statements: Iraq after the referendum on the Constitution

Lord Bach (President-in-Office of the Council) and Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Giorgos Dimitrakopoulos, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Véronique De Keyser, on behalf of the PSE Group, Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Angelika Beer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Erik Meijer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Alessandro Battilocchio, Non-attached Member, Antonio Tajani, Lilli Gruber, James Hugh Allister, Béatrice Patrie, Józef Pinior, Panagiotis Beglitis, Lord Bach and Benita Ferrero-Waldner.

The debate closed.

(The sitting was suspended at 10.00 pending the arrival of Margaret Beckett (President-in-Office of the Council). It resumed at 10.10.)

(The sitting was suspended at 10.00 pending the arrival of Margaret Beckett (President-in-Office of the Council). It resumed at 10.10.)

IN THE CHAIR: Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDT

Vice-President

4.   Climate change — Beating global climate change (debate)

(debate)

Council and Commission statements: In light of the damage caused by the recent hurricanes and the outcome of the summits between the EU, China and India

Report on ‘Winning the Battle Against Global Climate Change’ [2005/2049(INI)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Anders Wijkman (A6-0312/2005)

Margaret Beckett (President-in-Office of the Council) and Stavros Dimas (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

Anders Wijkman introduced the report.

The following spoke: Paul Verges (draftsman of the opinion of the DEVE Committee), Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Gyula Hegyi, on behalf of the PSE Group, Caroline Lucas, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Kartika Tamara Liotard, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, and Liam Aylward, on behalf of the UEN Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Janusz ONYSZKIEWICZ

Vice-President

The following spoke: Irena Belohorská, Peter Liese, Dorette Corbey, Alyn Smith, Roberto Musacchio, Urszula Krupa, Bruno Gollnisch, Avril Doyle, Anne Ferreira, Lena Ek, Bairbre de Brún, Georgios Karatzaferis, Françoise Grossetête, Marie-Noëlle Lienemann, Gunnar Hökmark, Justas Vincas Paleckis, Bogusław Sonik, Edite Estrela, Richard Seeber, Rebecca Harms (draftsman of the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Margaret Beckett and Stavros Dimas.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 16.11.2005, Item 5.6.

Minutes of 16.11.2005, Item 5.6

(The sitting was suspended at 11.55 pending voting time and resumed at 12.05.)

(The sitting was suspended at 11.55 pending voting time and resumed at 12.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Antonios TRAKATELLIS

Vice-President

5.   Voting time

Details of voting (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in Annex I to the Minutes.

The following spoke:

| — | Hannes Swoboda, on the organisation of business; |
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Hannes Swoboda, on the organisation of business;

| — | Philip Bushill-Matthews, on the conduct of Question Time; |
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Philip Bushill-Matthews, on the conduct of Question Time;

| — | Edith Mastenbroek, on freedom of information in Tunisia and the UN World Summit on the Information Society, to be held in Tunis from 16 to 18.11.2005. |
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Edith Mastenbroek, on freedom of information in Tunisia and the UN World Summit on the Information Society, to be held in Tunis from 16 to 18.11.2005.

5.1.   Information to air passengers ***I (vote)

(vote

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the information to air transport passengers on the identity of the operating carrier and on communication of safety information by Member States [COM(2005)0048 — C6-0046/2005 — 2005/0008(COD)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Christine De Veyrac (A6-0310/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 1)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 1)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2005)0428)

(P6_TA(2005)0428)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0428)

(P6_TA(2005)0428)

5.2.   Bohunice V1 * (vote)

(vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the implementation of Protocol No 9 on the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant in Slovakia, as annexed to the Act concerning the conditions of accession to the European Union of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia [COM(2004)0624 — C6-0205/2004 — 2004/0221(CNS)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Rebecca Harms (A6-0282/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 2)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 2)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2005)0429)

(P6_TA(2005)0429)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0429)

(P6_TA(2005)0429)

The following spoke on the vote:

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Herbert Bösch, on amendment 5; |
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Herbert Bösch, on amendment 5;

| — | Rebecca Harms (rapporteur), who pointed out that she wished to withdraw her signature from the report and recommended that the House vote against it. |
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Rebecca Harms (rapporteur), who pointed out that she wished to withdraw her signature from the report and recommended that the House vote against it.

5.3.   Northern Dimension (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0584/2005, B6-0586/2005, B6-0587/2005, B6-0588/2005, B6-0589/2005 and B6-0590/2005

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 3)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 3)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0584/2005

(replacing B6-0584/2005, B6-0586/2005, B6-0587/2005, B6-0588/2005, B6-0589/2005 and B6-0590/2005):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Alexander Stubb, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
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Alexander Stubb, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Riitta Myller, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
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Riitta Myller, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Diana Wallis and Paavo Väyrynen, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
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Diana Wallis and Paavo Väyrynen, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Satu Hassi, Tatjana Ždanoka and Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
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Satu Hassi, Tatjana Ždanoka and Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

| — | Esko Seppänen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, |
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Esko Seppänen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

| — | Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, Konrad Szymański, Inese Vaidere, Gintaras Didžiokas and Rolandas Pavilionis, on behalf of the UEN Group |
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Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, Konrad Szymański, Inese Vaidere, Gintaras Didžiokas and Rolandas Pavilionis, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0430)

(P6_TA(2005)0430)

The following spoke on the vote:

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Henrik Lax, who moved an oral amendment to recital H, which was incorporated. |
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Henrik Lax, who moved an oral amendment to recital H, which was incorporated.

5.4.   Digital switchover (vote)

(vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0583/2005

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 4)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 4)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0431)

(P6_TA(2005)0431)

5.5.   Decommissioning nuclear power plants (vote)

(vote)

Report on the use of financial resources earmarked for the decommissioning of nuclear power plants [2005/2027(INI)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Rebecca Harms (A6-0279/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 5)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 5)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0432)

(P6_TA(2005)0432)

5.6.   Beating global climate change (vote)

(vote)

Report on ‘Winning the Battle Against Global Climate Change’ [2005/2049(INI)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Anders Wijkman (A6-0312/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 6)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 6)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0433)

(P6_TA(2005)0433)

The following spoke on the vote:

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Anders Wijkman (rapporteur), who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 24, which was incorporated; |
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Anders Wijkman (rapporteur), who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 24, which was incorporated;

| — | Bernd Posselt, who pointed out differences between the English and German versions of paragraph 41. |
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Bernd Posselt, who pointed out differences between the English and German versions of paragraph 41.

6.   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.

Oral explanations of vote:

Oral explanations of vote:

Report: Rebecca Harms — A6-0282/2005

| — | Milan Gaľa, Árpád Duka-Zólyomi and Andreas Mölzer |
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Milan Gaľa, Árpád Duka-Zólyomi and Andreas Mölzer

Report: Anders Wijkman — A6-0312/2005

| — | Richard Seeber and Luca Romagnoli |
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Richard Seeber and Luca Romagnoli

7.   Corrections to votes

Corrections to votes appear on the ‘Séance en direct’ website under ‘Votes’/‘Results of votes’/‘Roll-call votes’. They are published in hard copy in Annex 2 to the Minutes, ‘Result of roll-call votes’.

‘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 will be finalised so that it can be translated and published in the Official Journal.

(The sitting was suspended at 12.45 and resumed at 15.05.)

(The sitting was suspended at 12.45 and resumed at 15.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

President

8.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Jan Marinus Wiersma had signed the attendance register but his name did not appear on it.

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

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Bernd Posselt spoke on the exhibitions held in Parliament's buildings.

9.   Membership of political groups

Giovanni Procacci had joined the ALDE Group.

10.   Informal meeting of the European Council (debate)

(debate)

European Council report and Commission statement: Informal meeting of the European Council

Jack Straw (President-in-Office of the Council) introduced the report on the Informal European Council.

José Manuel Barroso (President of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Hans-Gert Poettering, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Robert Goebbels, on behalf of the PSE Group, Karin Riis-Jørgensen, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Pierre Jonckheer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Michael Henry Nattrass, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Roberta Angelilli, on behalf of the UEN Group, James Hugh Allister, Non-attached Member, Timothy Kirkhope, Gary Titley, Marielle De Sarnez, Elisabeth Schroedter, Ilda Figueiredo, Mario Borghezio, Armando Dionisi, Bernard Poignant, Jack Straw and Lapo Pistelli.

IN THE CHAIR: Pierre MOSCOVICI

Vice-President

The following spoke: Ian Hudghton, Jana Bobošíková, Margie Sudre, Christopher Beazley, on the allocation of speaking time, Nicola Zingaretti, Chris Davies, Othmar Karas, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Bogusław Sonik, Libor Rouček, Geoffrey Van Orden, Ana Maria Gomes, Douglas Alexander (President-in-Office of the Council) and José Manuel Barroso.

The debate closed.

11.   Recent statements of the President of Iran, Mr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (debate)

(debate)

Council and Commission statements: Recent statements of the President of Iran, Mr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Douglas Alexander (President-in-Office of the Council) and Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Hans-Gert Poettering, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Pasqualina Napoletano, on behalf of the PSE Group, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Angelika Beer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Gerard Batten, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group, and Douglas Alexander.

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 103(2):

| — | Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Alexander Lambsdorff, István Szent-Iványi, Jelko Kacin, Elizabeth Lynne, Frédérique Ries, Sophia in 't Veld, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, Philippe Morillon and Janusz Onyszkiewicz, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Iran (B6-0585/2005) |
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Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Alexander Lambsdorff, István Szent-Iványi, Jelko Kacin, Elizabeth Lynne, Frédérique Ries, Sophia in 't Veld, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, Philippe Morillon and Janusz Onyszkiewicz, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Iran (B6-0585/2005)

| — | André Brie, Vittorio Agnoletto and Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Iran (B6-0608/2005) |
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André Brie, Vittorio Agnoletto and Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Iran (B6-0608/2005)

| — | Pasqualina Napoletano, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the Iranian President's recent statements (B6-0609/2005) |
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Pasqualina Napoletano, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the Iranian President's recent statements (B6-0609/2005)

| — | Cristiana Muscardini, Mogens N.J. Camre and Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the recent statements of the Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (B6-0610/2005) |
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Cristiana Muscardini, Mogens N.J. Camre and Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the recent statements of the Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (B6-0610/2005)

| — | Angelika Beer, Monica Frassoni, Joost Lagendijk and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Iran (B6-0611/2005) |
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Angelika Beer, Monica Frassoni, Joost Lagendijk and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Iran (B6-0611/2005)

| — | Hans-Gert Poettering, Charles Tannock, Michael Gahler and Elmar Brok, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the recent statements by Mr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran (B6-0612/2005) |
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Hans-Gert Poettering, Charles Tannock, Michael Gahler and Elmar Brok, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the recent statements by Mr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran (B6-0612/2005)

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 17.11.2005, Item 4.9.

Minutes of 17.11.2005, Item 4.9

12.   Question Time (Council)

(Council)

Parliament considered a number of questions to the Council (B6-0339/2005).

Question 1 (Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou): Restructuring forecasts.

Douglas Alexander (President-in-Office of the Council) answered the question and a supplementary by Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou.

Question 2 (Manuel Medina Ortega): Taxation of passenger air traffic.

Douglas Alexander answered the question and supplementaries by Manuel Medina Ortega, Joseph Muscat and Philip Bradbourn.

Question 3 (Sarah Ludford): Council of Europe Trafficking Convention.

Douglas Alexander answered the question and supplementaries by Sarah Ludford and Elizabeth Lynne.

Question 4 (John Purvis): Excise duties on tobacco and alcohol.

Douglas Alexander answered the question and supplementaries by John Purvis and David Martin.

Question 5 (Elspeth Attwooll): Brides Without Borders.

Douglas Alexander answered the question and supplementaries by Elspeth Attwooll and Sarah Ludford.

Question 6 (Frank Vanhecke): Internet censorship in China.

Douglas Alexander answered the question and a supplementary by Frank Vanhecke.

Question 7 (Richard James Ashworth): Court of Auditors Annual Report.

Douglas Alexander answered the question and supplementaries by Philip Bushill-Matthews (deputising for the author), David Martin and Christopher Beazley.

Question 8 (Richard Corbett): Comitology.

Douglas Alexander answered the question and a supplementary by Richard Corbett.

Question 9 (Sajjad Karim): Inconsistency in Ministers' approaches to the balance between security and human rights.

Douglas Alexander answered the question and a supplementary by Sajjad Karim.

Question 10 (Hélène Goudin): Member States' defence budgets.

Douglas Alexander answered the question.

Question 11 (Dimitrios Papadimoulis): Agreement on the 2007-2013 financial perspective.

Douglas Alexander answered the question and supplementaries by Dimitrios Papadimoulis and Esko Seppänen.

Question 12 (Nils Lundgren): Due process of law within the EU.

Douglas Alexander answered the question.

Question 13 (Chris Davies): Transparency and openness.

Question 14 (Timothy Kirkhope): Council transparency.

Douglas Alexander answered the questions and supplementaries by Chris Davies, James Hugh Allister, Richard Corbett and Timothy Kirkhope.

Question 15 (Jonas Sjöstedt): Fisheries agreement with Morocco and Council's UN support.

Douglas Alexander answered the question and supplementaries by Jonas Sjöstedt and Bernd Posselt.

Questions 16 to 36 would receive written answers.

Council Question Time closed.

13.   Statement by the President

The President made a statement on human rights violations in Tunisia on the occasion of the UN World Summit on the Information Society.

(The sitting was suspended at 19.15 and resumed at 21.00.)

(The sitting was suspended at 19.15 and resumed at 21.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Miroslav OUZKÝ

Vice-President

14.   Humane trapping standards ***I (debate)

(debate)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council introducing humane trapping standards for certain animal species [COM(2004)0532 — C6-0100/2004 — 2004/0183(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Karin Scheele (A6-0304/2005)

Stavros Dimas (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Karin Scheele introduced the report.

The following spoke: Horst Schnellhardt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Dorette Corbey, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jules Maaten, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jonas Sjöstedt, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Jean-Claude Martinez, Non-attached Member, Richard Seeber, Linda McAvan, Mojca Drčar Murko, Jillian Evans, Hélène Goudin, Christofer Fjellner, Robert Evans, Margrete Auken, Piia-Noora Kauppi, Hans-Peter Mayer and Stavros Dimas.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 17.11.2005, Item 4.3.

Minutes of 17.11.2005, Item 4.3

15.   Arms exports — Weapons of Mass Destruction — Defence procurement (debate)

(debate)

Report on the Council's Sixth Annual Report according to Operative Provision 8 of the European Union Code of Conduct on Arms Exports [2005/2013(INI)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Raül Romeva i Rueda (A6-0292/2005)

Report on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction: a role for the European Parliament [2005/2139(INI)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis (A6-0297/2005)

Report on the Green Paper on defence procurement [2005/2030(INI)] — Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.

Rapporteur: Joachim Wuermeling (A6-0288/2005)

Raül Romeva i Rueda introduced the report (A6-0292/2005).

Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis introduced the report (A6-0297/2005).

Joachim Wuermeling introduced the report (A6-0288/2005).

Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Gunnar Hökmark (draftsman of the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis (draftsman of the opinion of the DEVE Committee), Jas Gawronski, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Jan Marinus Wiersma, on behalf of the PSE Group, Alexander Lambsdorff, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Tobias Pflüger, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Gerard Batten, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, who ended his speech with an insult to the House, Marios Matsakis, who said he had been deeply offended by Gerard Batten's remarks and asked the President to take action (the President replied that he would refer the matter to the Bureau), Ryszard Czarnecki, Nonattached Member, Gitte Seeberg, Ana Maria Gomes, Marios Matsakis, Eva-Britt Svensson, Andreas Mölzer, Karl von Wogau, Manuel Medina Ortega, who began by mentioning Gerard Batten's remarks, Luca Romagnoli, Elmar Brok, Richard Howitt, Geoffrey Van Orden, Helmut Kuhne, who began by mentioning Gerard Batten's remarks, Othmar Karas, Joel Hasse Ferreira, Zuzana Roithová, Proinsias De Rossa, who began by mentioning Gerard Batten's remarks, Andreas Schwab, Simon Coveney, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis (rapporteur), to provide some clarifications, and Benita Ferrero-Waldner.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 17.11.2005, Item 4.4.

Minutes of 17.11.2005, Item 4.4

16.   Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 364.133/OJJE).

17.   Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 23.45.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

Gérard Onesta

Vice-President

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

The following signed:

Adamou, Albertini, Allister, Alvaro, Andersson, Andrejevs, Andria, Andrikienė, Angelilli, Antoniozzi, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Atkins, Attard-Montalto, Attwooll, Aubert, Audy, Auken, Ayala Sender, Aylward, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Baco, Batten, Battilocchio, Batzeli, Bauer, Beaupuy, Beazley, Becsey, Beer, Beglitis, Belder, Belet, Belohorská, Bennahmias, Beňová, Berend, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlato, Berlinguer, Berman, Bersani, Bertinotti, Bielan, Birutis, Blokland, Bloom, Bobošíková, Böge, Bösch, Bonde, Bonino, Bono, Bonsignore, Booth, Borghezio, Borrell Fontelles, Bourlanges, Bourzai, Bowis, Bowles, Bozkurt, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Breyer, Březina, Brie, Brok, Brunetta, Budreikaitė, van Buitenen, Buitenweg, Bullmann, Bushill-Matthews, Busk, Busuttil, Buzek, Calabuig Rull, Callanan, Camre, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carlshamre, Carnero González, Carollo, Casa, Casaca, Cashman, Caspary, Castex, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Catania, Cavada, Cederschiöld, Cercas, Cesa, Chatzimarkakis, Chichester, Chiesa, Chmielewski, Christensen, Chruszcz, Cirino Pomicino, Claeys, Clark, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cohn-Bendit, Corbett, Corbey, Cornillet, Correia, Cottigny, Coûteaux, Coveney, Cramer, Crowley, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Ryszard Czarnecki, D'Alema, Daul, Davies, de Brún, Degutis, Dehaene, De Keyser, Demetriou, De Michelis, Deprez, De Rossa, De Sarnez, Descamps, Désir, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, De Vits, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Didžiokas, Díez González, Dillen, Dimitrakopoulos, Dionisi, Di Pietro, Dobolyi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Douay, Doyle, Drčar Murko, Duchoň, Dührkop Dührkop, Duff, Duka-Zólyomi, Duquesne, Ebner, Ehler, Ek, El Khadraoui, Elles, Esteves, Estrela, Ettl, Eurlings, Jillian Evans, Jonathan Evans, Robert Evans, Fajmon, Falbr, Farage, Fatuzzo, Fava, Fazakas, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández Martín, Anne Ferreira, Elisa Ferreira, Flasarová, Florenz, Foglietta, Fontaine, Ford, Fourtou, Fraga Estévez, Frassoni, Freitas, Friedrich, Fruteau, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote Quecedo, García-Margallo y Marfil, García Pérez, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gebhardt, Gentvilas, Geremek, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gewalt, Gierek, Giertych, Gill, Gklavakis, Glante, Glattfelder, Goebbels, Goepel, Golik, Gollnisch, Gomes, Gomolka, Goudin, Grabowska, Grabowski, Graça Moura, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Gräßle, Grech, Griesbeck, Gröner, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Groote, Grossetête, Gruber, Guardans Cambó, Guellec, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Guy-Quint, Gyürk, Hänsch, Hall, Hammerstein Mintz, Handzlik, Hannan, Harangozó, Harkin, Harms, Hasse Ferreira, Hassi, Hatzidakis, Haug, Hazan, Heaton-Harris, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Helmer, Henin, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hennis-Plasschaert, Herczog, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Honeyball, Hoppenstedt, Horáček, Howitt, Hudacký, Hudghton, Hughes, Hutchinson, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Ilves, in 't Veld, Isler Béguin, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jäätteenmäki, Jałowiecki, Janowski, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jensen, Joan i Marí, Jørgensen, Jonckheer, Jordan Cizelj, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Kaczmarek, Kallenbach, Kamall, Kamiński, Karas, Karatzaferis, Karim, Kasoulides, Kaufmann, Kauppi, Tunne Kelam, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Klinz, Knapman, Koch, Koch-Mehrin, Kohlíček, Konrad, Korhola, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kozlík, Krahmer, Krasts, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kristovskis, Krupa, Kuc, Kudrycka, Kuhne, Kułakowski, Kušķis, Kusstatscher, Kuźmiuk, Lagendijk, Laignel, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lambrinidis, Lambsdorff, Landsbergis, Lang, Langen, Langendries, Laperrouze, La Russa, Lauk, Lavarra, Lax, Lechner, Lehideux, Lehne, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine Le Pen, Le Rachinel, Lévai, Lewandowski, Liberadzki, Libicki, Lichtenberger, Lienemann, Liese, Liotard, Lipietz, Lombardo, López-Istúriz White, Lucas, Ludford, Lulling, Lundgren, Lynne, Maat, Maaten, McAvan, McCarthy, McDonald, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Madeira, Malmström, Maňka, Erika Mann, Thomas Mann, Manolakou, Markov, Marques, Martens, David Martin, Hans-Peter Martin, Martinez, Martínez Martínez, Masiel, Masip Hidalgo, Maštálka, Mastenbroek, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsakis, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Medina Ortega, Meijer, Méndez de Vigo, Meyer Pleite, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mölzer, Montoro Romero, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Morgantini, Moscovici, Mote, Mulder, Musacchio, Muscardini, Muscat, Musotto, Mussolini, Myller, Napoletano, Nassauer, Nattrass, Navarro, Newton Dunn, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Özdemir, Olajos, Olbrycht, Ó Neachtain, Onesta, Onyszkiewicz, Oomen-Ruijten, Ortuondo Larrea, Őry, Ouzký, Oviir, Paasilinna, Pack, Pafilis, Pahor, Paleckis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Pannella, Panzeri, Papadimoulis, Papastamkos, Parish, Patrie, Pavilionis, Pęk, Pflüger, Piecyk, Pieper, Pīks, Pinior, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Poignant, Polfer, Portas, Posdorf, Posselt, Prets, Procacci, Prodi, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Ransdorf, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Remek, Resetarits, Reul, Reynaud, Ribeiro e Castro, Riera Madurell, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, 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, Salinas García, Salvini, Samaras, Samuelsen, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Savary, Savi, Sbarbati, Schapira, Scheele, Schenardi, Schierhuber, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schroedter, Schuth, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Segelström, Seppänen, Siekierski, Sifunakis, Sinnott, Siwiec, Sjöstedt, Skinner, Škottová, Smith, Sommer, Sonik, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Spautz, Speroni, Staes, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Šťastný, Stenzel, Sterckx, Stevenson, Stihler, Stockmann, Strejček, Strož, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Svensson, Swoboda, Szájer, Szejna, Szent-Iványi, Szymański, Tabajdi, Tajani, Takkula, Tannock, Tarabella, Tarand, Tatarella, Thomsen, Thyssen, Titford, Titley, Toia, Tomczak, Toubon, Toussas, Trakatellis, Triantaphyllides, Trüpel, Turmes, Tzampazi, Uca, Ulmer, Väyrynen, Vaidere, Vakalis, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Vanhecke, Van Lancker, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vaugrenard, Ventre, Verges, Vergnaud, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, de Villiers, Vincenzi, Virrankoski, Vlasák, Vlasto, Voggenhuber, Wagenknecht, Walter, Watson, Henri Weber, Manfred Weber, Weiler, Weisgerber, Westlund, Whitehead, Whittaker, Wieland, Wiersma, Wijkman, Wise, von Wogau, Wohlin, Bernard Piotr Wojciechowski, Janusz Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Wurtz, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zapałowski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Ždanoka, Železný, Zieleniec, Zīle, Zimmer, Zingaretti, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

Observers:

Abadjiev Dimitar, Arabadjiev Alexander, Athanasiu Alexandru, Bărbuleţiu Tiberiu, Becşenescu Dumitru, Bliznashki Georgi, Buruiană Aprodu Daniela, Ciornei Silvia, Cioroianu Adrian Mihai, Corlăţean Titus, Coşea Dumitru Gheorghe Mircea, Creţu Gabriela, Dîncu Vasile, Duca Viorel Senior, Dumitrescu Cristian, Ganţ Ovidiu Victor, Hogea Vlad Gabriel, Husmenova Filiz, Ilchev Stanimir, Ivanova Iglika, Kelemen Atilla Béla Ladislau, Kirilov Evgeni, Kónya-Hamar Sándor, Marinescu Marian-Jean, Mihăescu Eugen, Morţun Alexandru Ioan, Nicolae Şerban, Paparizov Atanas Atanassov, Parvanova Antonyia, Paşcu Ioan Mircea, Petre Maria, Podgorean Radu, Popa Nicolae Vlad, Popeangă Petre, Sârbu Daciana Octavia, Severin Adrian, Silaghi Ovidiu Ioan, Sofianski Stefan, Stoyanov Dimitar, Szabó Károly Ferenc, Tîrle Radu, Zgonea Valeriu Ştefan

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ANNEX I

RESULTS OF VOTES

Abbreviations and symbols

| + | adopted |
| --- | --- |
| - | rejected |
| ↓ | lapsed |
| W | withdrawn |
| RCV (..., ..., ...) | roll-call vote (for, against, abstentions) |
| EV (..., ..., ...) | electronic vote (for, 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 (for, against, abstentions)

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

electronic vote (for, 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.   Information to air passengers ***I

Report: Christine DE VEYRAC (A6-0310/2005)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Block No 1 — compromise amendments | 55-82
  84-117 | PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE and GUE/NGL | | + | |
| Block No 1 — compromise amendments — separate votes | 83 | PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE and GUE/NGL | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| Block No 2 — amendments by the committee responsible | 1-16
  18-54 | committee | | ↓ | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | RCV | + | 577, 16, 31 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Block No 1 — compromise amendments

55-82

84-117

PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE and GUE/NGL

+

Block No 1 — compromise amendments — separate votes

83

PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE and GUE/NGL

split

1

+

2

+

Block No 2 — amendments by the committee responsible

1-16

18-54

committee

↓

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

RCV

+

577, 16, 31

Amendment 17 did not concern all language versions and was therefore not put to the vote (Rule 151(1)).

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE:

am 83

1st part: § 1

2nd part: §§ 2 and 3

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

2.   Bohunice V1 *

Report: Rebecca HARMS (A6-0282/2005)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| amendments by the committee responsible — block vote | 4
  6
  9
  15 | committee | | + | |
| amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote | 2 | committee | sep | + | |
| 3 | committee | sep | + | |
| 5 | committee | RCV | + | 441, 184, 22 |
| 7 | committee | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 8 | committee | sep | + | |
| 10 | committee | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 11 | committee | sep | + | |
| 13 | committee | sep | + | |
| 14 | committee | sep | + | |
| art 3, § 1 | 18 | PPE-DE | | W | |
| 12 | committee | RCV | + | 436, 190, 25 |
| after rec 3 | 17 | PPE-DE | | W | |
| 1 | committee | | + | |
| after rec 5 | 16 | PSE | | + | |
| vote: amended proposal | EV | + | 377, 222, 59 |
| vote: legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

amendments by the committee responsible — block vote

4

6

9

15

committee

+

amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote

2

committee

sep

+

3

committee

sep

+

5

committee

RCV

+

441, 184, 22

7

committee

split

1

+

2

+

8

committee

sep

+

10

committee

split

1

+

2

+

11

committee

sep

+

13

committee

sep

+

14

committee

sep

+

art 3, § 1

18

PPE-DE

W

12

committee

RCV

+

436, 190, 25

after rec 3

17

PPE-DE

W

1

committee

+

after rec 5

16

PSE

+

vote: amended proposal

EV

+

377, 222, 59

vote: legislative resolution

+

Requests for separate votes

ALDE: ams 5, 12

Verts/ALE: ams 2, 3, 8, 11, 13 and 14

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE: ams 5 and 12

Requests for split votes

Verts/ALE

am 7

1st part:‘Community budget appropriations ... in the European Union’

2nd part:‘These appropriations ... electricity supply’

am 10

1st part: text as a whole without the words ‘and avoid any recourse to state aid’

2nd part: those words

Miscellaneous

The PPE-DE Group had withdrawn its amendments 17 and 18.

3.   Northern dimension

Motions for resolutions: B6-0584/2005, 0586/2005, 0587/2005, 0588/2005, 0589/2005 and 0590/2005

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0584/2005




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL and UEN) |
| after § 7 | 1 | UEN | | + | |
| rec H | § | original text | | + | oral amendment |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 634, 17, 18 |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0584/2005 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0586/2005 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0587/2005 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0588/2005 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0589/2005 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0590/2005 | | UEN | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0584/2005

(PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL and UEN)

after § 7

1

UEN

+

rec H

§

original text

+

oral amendment

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

634, 17, 18

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0584/2005

ALDE

↓

B6-0586/2005

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0587/2005

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0588/2005

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0589/2005

PSE

↓

B6-0590/2005

UEN

↓

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

Miscellaneous

Henrik Lax moved an oral amendment for recital H to read as follows:

| H. | underlines in particular the value and impact of the Northern Dimension's environmental policy throughout the region, such as the St Petersburg water treatment facility, but stressing the further need to enhance co-operation between Member States and in particular to reduce eutrophication and between EU and Russia in particular to reduce the risk of oil tanker accidents, oil field exploitation and to improve nuclear safety and nuclear waste management, points out that the Baltic Sea is already heavily polluted and its position as an inland sea makes it especially endangered; |
| --- | --- |

H.

underlines in particular the value and impact of the Northern Dimension's environmental policy throughout the region, such as the St Petersburg water treatment facility, but stressing the further need to enhance co-operation between Member States and in particular to reduce eutrophication and between EU and Russia in particular to reduce the risk of oil tanker accidents, oil field exploitation and to improve nuclear safety and nuclear waste management, points out that the Baltic Sea is already heavily polluted and its position as an inland sea makes it especially endangered;

4.   Digital switchover

Motion for a resolution: B6-0583/2005

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| motion for a resolution B6-0583/2005 from the ITRE committee |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

motion for a resolution B6-0583/2005 from the ITRE committee

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

5.   Decommissioning nuclear power plants *

Report: Rebecca HARMS (A6-0279/2005)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| after § 4 | 1 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| 2 | Verts/ALE | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | + | 375, 253, 23 |
| § 5 | 5 | PPE-DE | | - | |
| 3 | Verts/ALE | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | + | 336, 305, 19 |
| § 6 | 6 | PPE-DE | | - | |
| § 9 | 7 | PPE-DE | EV | - | 316, 344, 5 |
| § 16 | 4D | Verts/ALE | EV | - | 172, 478, 9 |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

after § 4

1

Verts/ALE

+

2

Verts/ALE

split

1

+

2/EV

+

375, 253, 23

§ 5

5

PPE-DE

-

3

Verts/ALE

split

1

+

2/EV

+

336, 305, 19

§ 6

6

PPE-DE

-

§ 9

7

PPE-DE

EV

-

316, 344, 5

§ 16

4D

Verts/ALE

EV

-

172, 478, 9

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Amendment 8 had been cancelled.

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE

am 2

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

2nd part: those words

am 3

1st part: text as a whole without the words ‘and avoid any recourse to state aid’

2nd part: those words

6.   Beating global climate change *

Report: Anders WIJKMAN (A6-0312/2005)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 1, indent 2 | 14/rev | PPE-DE | | + | |
| after § 1 | 6 | Verts/ALE | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| after § 4 | 7 | Verts/ALE | EV | + | 339, 302, 12 |
| § 5 | 3 | REUL et al | | - | |
| § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 6 | 4 | REUL et al | | - | |
| § | original text | sep | + | |
| after § 7 | 13 | GUE/NGL | | + | |
| § 8 | 1 | VIDAL-QUADRAS et al | EV | + | 453, 204, 12 |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| § 11 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 3 | + | |
| § 13 | 2 | PSE | | - | |
| after § 16 | 18 | ALDE | | + | |
| § 18 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 21 | 5D | REUL et al | EV | - | 306, 340, 15 |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1/EV | + | 349, 304, 7 |
| 2 | + | |
| § 24 | § | original text | | + | oral amendment |
| after § 27 | 15 | PPE-DE | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 16 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 28 | 17 | PPE-DE | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 41 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| after rec C | 9 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| 10 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| after rec E | 8 | GUE/NGL | split | | |
| 1 | - | |
| 2 | ↓ | |
| after rec I | 11 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| 12 | GUE/NGL | | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 450, 66, 143 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 1, indent 2

14/rev

PPE-DE

+

after § 1

6

Verts/ALE

split

1

+

2

-

after § 4

7

Verts/ALE

EV

+

339, 302, 12

§ 5

3

REUL et al

-

§

original text

sep

+

§ 6

4

REUL et al

-

§

original text

sep

+

after § 7

13

GUE/NGL

+

§ 8

1

VIDAL-QUADRAS et al

EV

+

453, 204, 12

§

original text

↓

§ 11

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

3

+

§ 13

2

PSE

-

after § 16

18

ALDE

+

§ 18

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 21

5D

REUL et al

EV

-

306, 340, 15

§

original text

split

1/EV

+

349, 304, 7

2

+

§ 24

§

original text

+

oral amendment

after § 27

15

PPE-DE

split

1

+

2

+

16

PPE-DE

+

§ 28

17

PPE-DE

split

1

+

2

+

§ 41

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

after rec C

9

GUE/NGL

-

10

GUE/NGL

-

after rec E

8

GUE/NGL

split

1

-

2

↓

after rec I

11

GUE/NGL

-

12

GUE/NGL

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

450, 66, 143

Requests for split votes

IND/DEM

§ 18

1st part: text as a whole without the words ‘EU wide speed limits,’

2nd part: those words

§ 21

1st part:‘Supports the introduction ... pollution reduction policy’

2nd part:‘calls on the Commission ... at the latest;’

am 17

1st part:‘Considers that the rapid development ... action plan’

2nd part:‘and asks the Commission ... in its proposal’

Verts/ALE

am 6

1st part: text as a whole without the words ‘formal mandate and’

2nd part: those words

am 8

1st part: text as a whole without the words ‘is on the one hand a “clean” energy because it does not emit any greenhouse gases but on the other hand’

2nd part: those words

am 15

1st part:‘Underlines that ... increasing production.’

2nd part:‘States in this regard ... market access;’

PPE-DE

§ 11

1st part: text as a whole without the words ‘not least perverse incentives such as subsidies for fossil fuels’ and ‘to propose legislation to abolish all such subsidies and instead’

2nd part:‘not least perverse incentives such as subsidies for fossil fuels’

3rd part:‘to propose legislation to abolish all such subsidies and instead’

§ 41

1st part: text as a whole without the words ‘a reconsideration of the double location of the EP’

2nd part: those words

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE: final vote

Requests for separate votes

PPE-DE: §§ 5, 6

Miscellaneous

Anders Wijkman (PPE-DE) moved an oral amendment for § 24 to read as follows:

| 24. | In order to demonstrate (...) minimum blending ratios, examining the environmental effectiveness of requiring 10 % bio fuels blends in transport fuels, as part of its review of the ECCP; |
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24.

In order to demonstrate (...) minimum blending ratios, examining the environmental effectiveness of requiring 10 % bio fuels blends in transport fuels, as part of its review of the ECCP;

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ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

1.   De Veyrac report A6-0310/2005

For: 577

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Chiesa, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Procacci, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Bertinotti, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Coûteaux, Giertych, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Salvini, Sinnott, Speroni, Tomczak, de Villiers, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Gollnisch, Kozlík, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Mölzer, Mussolini, Rivera, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Albertini, Antoniozzi, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Busuttil, Buzek, Carollo, Casa, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote Quecedo, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lewandowski, Liese, Lombardo, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pieper, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Segelström, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Bielan, Camre, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, van Buitenen, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jillian, Frassoni, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 16

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

NI: Mote

PPE-DE: Purvis

Verts/ALE: Hammerstein Mintz

Abstention: 31

GUE/NGL: Guidoni

NI: Allister, Helmer

PPE-DE: Atkins, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Duchoň, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Hannan, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kamall, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Ouzký, Parish, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Sumberg, Tannock, Van Orden, Zahradil

Corrections to votes

For:
  Gérard Onesta

2.   Harms report A6-0282/2005

For: 441

ALDE: Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Manders, Mulder, Procacci, Ries, Schuth

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Kohlíček, Maštálka, Ransdorf, Remek, Strož

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Chruszcz, Giertych, Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

NI: Allister, Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Kozlík, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Masiel, Mussolini, Rivera, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote Quecedo, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lombardo, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Siekierski, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Hänsch, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Lehtinen, Leinen, Liberadzki, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Titley, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Camre, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Libicki, Pavilionis

Against: 184

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Bowles, Busk, Carlshamre, Chiesa, Cocilovo, Davies, Di Pietro, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Matsakis, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Prodi, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Bertinotti, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Booth, Borghezio, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Lundgren, Nattrass, Salvini, Sinnott, Speroni, Titford, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise, Wohlin

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Belet, Berend, Böge, Coelho, Gklavakis, Hatzidakis, Karas, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Mavrommatis, Rack, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Schierhuber, Seeber, Seeberg, Varvitsiotis, Wuermeling

PSE: Andersson, van den Berg, Bösch, Bono, Christensen, Ettl, Guy-Quint, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Jørgensen, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuhne, Leichtfried, Lienemann, Prets, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Rothe, Scheele, Segelström, Thomsen, Weiler, Westlund

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

Abstention: 22

ALDE: Starkevičiūtė

GUE/NGL: Markov

IND/DEM: Karatzaferis

NI: Mote

PPE-DE: Stubb

PSE: Bullmann, Mann Erika

UEN: Aylward, Bielan, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere

Corrections to votes

Against:
  Ursula Stenzel, Ville Itälä

3.   Harms report A6-0282/2005

For: 436

ALDE: Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Chiesa, Cornillet, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Jäätteenmäki, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Manders, Mulder, Ries, Schuth, Starkevičiūtė

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Kohlíček, Maštálka, Ransdorf, Remek, Strož

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Chruszcz, Giertych, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

NI: Allister, Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Kozlík, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Masiel, Mölzer, Mussolini, Rivera, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chichester, Chmielewski, Cirino Pomicino, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote Quecedo, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Graça Moura, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Landsbergis, Langendries, Lehne, Lewandowski, Lombardo, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pieper, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Siekierski, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bono, Bozkurt, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Hänsch, Hazan, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Lehtinen, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Camre, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Pavilionis

Against: 190

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Bowles, Busk, Carlshamre, Cocilovo, Davies, Di Pietro, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Kułakowski, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Matsakis, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Procacci, Prodi, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Bertinotti, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Grabowski, Knapman, Lundgren, Nattrass, Rogalski, Salvini, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise, Wohlin

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Coelho, Deß, Gklavakis, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, Hatzidakis, Itälä, Jarzembowski, Karas, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Liese, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Posselt, Rack, Reul, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Schierhuber, Seeber, Seeberg, Thyssen, Varvitsiotis

PSE: Andersson, van den Berg, Bösch, Christensen, Ettl, Guy-Quint, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Jørgensen, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuhne, Obiols i Germà, Prets, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Rothe, Segelström, Weiler, Westlund

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

Abstention: 25

ALDE: Toia

GUE/NGL: Markov

IND/DEM: Borghezio, Karatzaferis, Speroni

NI: Mote

PSE: Bullmann, Leichtfried

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere

Corrections to votes

For:
  Inés Ayala Sender

Against:
  Ursula Stenzel, Britta Thomsen

4.   RC B6-0584/2005 — Northern dimension

For: 634

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Chiesa, Cocilovo, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Di Pietro, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Procacci, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Bertinotti, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Giertych, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Lundgren, Salvini, Sinnott, Speroni, Wohlin, Wojciechowski Bernard, Zapałowski

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Mölzer, Mussolini, Rivera, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chichester, Chmielewski, Cirino Pomicino, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote Quecedo, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lombardo, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski Janusz, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bersani, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

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

Against: 17

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

NI: Mote

Abstention: 18

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, de Villiers, Železný

NI: Allister, Baco, Gollnisch, Kozlík, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Goepel, Landsbergis, Pieper

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Ždanoka

5.   Wijkman report A6-0312/2005

For: 450

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bonino, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Chiesa, Cocilovo, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Di Pietro, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Procacci, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Henin, Kohlíček, Meijer, Ransdorf, Remek, Strož, Verges, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Borghezio, Coûteaux, Karatzaferis, Salvini, Sinnott, de Villiers

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

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ayuso González, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Braghetto, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Busuttil, Buzek, Carollo, Casa, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chmielewski, Cirino Pomicino, Coelho, Demetriou, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote Quecedo, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Landsbergis, Langendries, Lewandowski, Liese, Lombardo, López-Istúriz White, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeberg, Siekierski, Spautz, Šťastný, Stubb, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, Wojciechowski Janusz, Wuermeling, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Pirilli, Ryan, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Smith

Against: 66

GUE/NGL: Pflüger

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Booth, Chruszcz, Clark, Farage, Giertych, Goudin, Grabowski, Knapman, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wohlin, Wojciechowski Bernard, Zapałowski

NI: Allister, Helmer, Mote, Mussolini, Romagnoli

PPE-DE: Berend, Böge, Deß, Ehler, Fajmon, Gomolka, Gräßle, Hoppenstedt, Jarzembowski, Karas, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Lulling, Ouzký, Pieper, Posselt, Rack, Reul, Rübig, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Seeber, Škottová, Sommer, Stenzel, Strejček, Ulmer, Zahradil

UEN: Kamiński, Libicki, Roszkowski, Szymański

Verts/ALE: Voggenhuber

Abstention: 143

ALDE: Lynne

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Bertinotti, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Portas, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Železný

NI: Bobošíková, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mölzer, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Atkins, Audy, Bachelot-Narquin, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Coveney, Daul, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Doorn, Duchoň, Elles, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Ferber, Fontaine, Friedrich, Grossetête, Guellec, Hannan, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Jeggle, Kamall, Kasoulides, Kirkhope, Lamassoure, Lehne, Maat, McMillan-Scott, Martens, Mathieu, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Oomen-Ruijten, Pack, Parish, Podkański, Purvis, Radwan, Saïfi, Sonik, Stevenson, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Tannock, Van Orden, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zvěřina

PSE: Rothe

UEN: Camre

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

Corrections to votes

For:
  Elisabeth Schroedter, Bart Staes, Heide Rühle, Caroline Lucas, Margrete Auken, Eva Lichtenberger, Johannes Voggenhuber, Satu Hassi, Hans-Peter Martin, Alain Lipietz, Cem Özdemir, Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg, Elly de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Claude Turmes, Gisela Kallenbach, Jean Lambert, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Hiltrud Breyer, Pierre Jonckheer, Michael Cramer, Rebecca Harms, Sepp Kusstatscher, Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf, Mechtild Rothe

Against:
  Antonio Masip Hidalgo

Abstention:
  Antonio Masip HidalgoJacques Toubon, Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines

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TEXTS ADOPTED

P6_TA(2005)0428

Information to air passengers ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the information of air transport passengers on the identity of the operating carrier and on communication of safety information by Member States (COM(2005) 0048 — C6-0046/2005 — 2005/0008(COD))

(Codecision procedure, first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2005) 0048) (1), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2005) 0048) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 80(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0046/2005), |
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having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 80(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0046/2005),

| — | having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0310/2005), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0310/2005),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal as amended; |
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1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal substantially or replace it with another text; |
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2.

Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal substantially or replace it with another text;

| 3. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. |
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3.

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

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TC1-COD(2005)0008

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 16 November 2005 with a view to the adoption of regulation (EC) No .../2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a Community list of air carriers subject to an operating ban within the Community and on informing air transport passengers of the identity of the operating air carrier, and repealing Article 9 of Directive 2004/36/EC

(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 80(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),

After consulting the Committee of the Regions,

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),

Whereas:

| (1) | Action by the Community in the field of air transport should aim, as a priority, at ensuring a high level of protection for passengers from safety risks. Moreover, full account should be taken of the requirements of consumer protection in general. |
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(1)

Action by the Community in the field of air transport should aim, as a priority, at ensuring a high level of protection for passengers from safety risks. Moreover, full account should be taken of the requirements of consumer protection in general.

| (2) | A Community list of air carriers that do not meet relevant safety requirements should be brought to the notice of passengers so as to ensure the utmost transparency. This Community list should be based on common criteria drawn up at Community level. |
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(2)

A Community list of air carriers that do not meet relevant safety requirements should be brought to the notice of passengers so as to ensure the utmost transparency. This Community list should be based on common criteria drawn up at Community level.

| (3) | Air carriers included in the Community list should be subject to an operating ban. The operating bans included in the Community list should apply throughout the territory of the Member States to which the Treaty applies. |
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(3)

Air carriers included in the Community list should be subject to an operating ban. The operating bans included in the Community list should apply throughout the territory of the Member States to which the Treaty applies.

| (4) | Air carriers that do not enjoy traffic rights in one or more of the Member States may nonetheless fly to and from the Community when their aircraft, with or without crew, are leased by companies that do enjoy such rights. Provision should be made for an operating ban included in the Community list to apply equally to such air carriers, since these air carriers could otherwise operate in the Community while not complying with the relevant safety standards. |
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(4)

Air carriers that do not enjoy traffic rights in one or more of the Member States may nonetheless fly to and from the Community when their aircraft, with or without crew, are leased by companies that do enjoy such rights. Provision should be made for an operating ban included in the Community list to apply equally to such air carriers, since these air carriers could otherwise operate in the Community while not complying with the relevant safety standards.

| (5) | An air carrier which is subject to an operating ban could be permitted to exercise traffic rights by using wet-leased aircraft of an air carrier which is not subject to an operating ban, provided that the relevant safety standards are complied with. |
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(5)

An air carrier which is subject to an operating ban could be permitted to exercise traffic rights by using wet-leased aircraft of an air carrier which is not subject to an operating ban, provided that the relevant safety standards are complied with.

| (6) | The procedure for updating the Community list should allow for decisions to be taken swiftly, in order to provide adequate and up-to-date safety information to air passengers and to guarantee that air carriers that have remedied safety deficiencies are taken off the list as soon as possible. At the same time, the procedures should respect the air carrier's rights of defence and should be without prejudice to international agreements and conventions to which the Member States or the Community are parties, in particular the 1944 Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation. The implementing measures on matters of procedure, to be adopted by the Commission, should notably cater for these requirements. |
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(6)

The procedure for updating the Community list should allow for decisions to be taken swiftly, in order to provide adequate and up-to-date safety information to air passengers and to guarantee that air carriers that have remedied safety deficiencies are taken off the list as soon as possible. At the same time, the procedures should respect the air carrier's rights of defence and should be without prejudice to international agreements and conventions to which the Member States or the Community are parties, in particular the 1944 Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation. The implementing measures on matters of procedure, to be adopted by the Commission, should notably cater for these requirements.

| (7) | When an operating ban has been imposed on an air carrier, appropriate action should be taken with a view to assisting that air carrier in remedying the deficiencies that gave rise to that ban. |
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(7)

When an operating ban has been imposed on an air carrier, appropriate action should be taken with a view to assisting that air carrier in remedying the deficiencies that gave rise to that ban.

| (8) | In exceptional cases, Member States should be allowed to take unilateral measures. In cases of urgency and when confronted with an unforeseen safety problem, Member States should have the possibility to impose immediately an operating ban in respect of their own territory. Moreover, where the Commission has decided not to include an air carrier in the Community list, Member States should also be able to impose or maintain an operating ban in view of a safety problem which does not exist in the other Member States. Member States should make restrictive application of these possibilities, taking account of the Community interest and with a view to presenting a common approach in respect of aviation safety. This should be without prejudice to Article 8 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 of 16 December 1991 on the harmonization of technical requirements and administrative procedures in the field of civil aviation (3) and to Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2002 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency (4). |
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(8)

In exceptional cases, Member States should be allowed to take unilateral measures. In cases of urgency and when confronted with an unforeseen safety problem, Member States should have the possibility to impose immediately an operating ban in respect of their own territory. Moreover, where the Commission has decided not to include an air carrier in the Community list, Member States should also be able to impose or maintain an operating ban in view of a safety problem which does not exist in the other Member States. Member States should make restrictive application of these possibilities, taking account of the Community interest and with a view to presenting a common approach in respect of aviation safety. This should be without prejudice to Article 8 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 of 16 December 1991 on the harmonization of technical requirements and administrative procedures in the field of civil aviation (3) and to Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2002 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency (4).

| (9) | Information on the safety of air carriers should be published in an effective manner, such as through use of the Internet. |
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(9)

Information on the safety of air carriers should be published in an effective manner, such as through use of the Internet.

| (10) | In order for the competitive framework in air transport to yield the greatest possible benefits for companies and passengers, it is important that consumers receive the necessary information to be able to make informed choices. |
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(10)

In order for the competitive framework in air transport to yield the greatest possible benefits for companies and passengers, it is important that consumers receive the necessary information to be able to make informed choices.

| (11) | The identity of the air carrier or carriers actually operating the flight is an essential piece of information. However, consumers concluding a contract of carriage, which could comprise both an outward and a return flight, are not always informed about the identity of the air carrier or carriers actually operating the flight or flights concerned. |
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(11)

The identity of the air carrier or carriers actually operating the flight is an essential piece of information. However, consumers concluding a contract of carriage, which could comprise both an outward and a return flight, are not always informed about the identity of the air carrier or carriers actually operating the flight or flights concerned.

| (12) | Council Directive 90/314/EEC of 13 June 1990 on package travel, package holidays and package tours (5) requires certain information to be made available to consumers, but that information does not include the identity of the operating air carrier. |
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(12)

Council Directive 90/314/EEC of 13 June 1990 on package travel, package holidays and package tours (5) requires certain information to be made available to consumers, but that information does not include the identity of the operating air carrier.

| (13) | Council Regulation (EEC) No 2299/89 of 24 July 1989 on a code of conduct for computer reservation systems (CRS) (6) entitles consumers booking a flight via a computer reservation system to be informed of the identity of the operating air carrier. Nevertheless, even in scheduled air transport, industry practices exist, such as wet leasing, or code-sharing if booked without a CRS, where the air carrier which has sold the flight under its name does not actually operate it and where there is currently no legal right for the passenger to be informed of the identity of the air carrier actually performing the service. |
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(13)

Council Regulation (EEC) No 2299/89 of 24 July 1989 on a code of conduct for computer reservation systems (CRS) (6) entitles consumers booking a flight via a computer reservation system to be informed of the identity of the operating air carrier. Nevertheless, even in scheduled air transport, industry practices exist, such as wet leasing, or code-sharing if booked without a CRS, where the air carrier which has sold the flight under its name does not actually operate it and where there is currently no legal right for the passenger to be informed of the identity of the air carrier actually performing the service.

| (14) | These practices increase flexibility and allow a better provision of services to passengers. Moreover, a certain number of last minute changes, in particular for technical reasons, is unavoidable and contributes to the safety of air transport. This flexibility should, however, be balanced by verification that the companies actually operating the flights meet safety requirements and by transparency for consumers in order to guarantee them the right of making an informed choice. A fair balance between the commercial viability of air carriers and passenger access to information should be sought. |
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(14)

These practices increase flexibility and allow a better provision of services to passengers. Moreover, a certain number of last minute changes, in particular for technical reasons, is unavoidable and contributes to the safety of air transport. This flexibility should, however, be balanced by verification that the companies actually operating the flights meet safety requirements and by transparency for consumers in order to guarantee them the right of making an informed choice. A fair balance between the commercial viability of air carriers and passenger access to information should be sought.

| (15) | Air carriers should pursue a policy of transparency vis-à-vis passengers regarding safety-related information. Publishing such information should contribute to passenger awareness of the reliability of air carriers in safety terms. |
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(15)

Air carriers should pursue a policy of transparency vis-à-vis passengers regarding safety-related information. Publishing such information should contribute to passenger awareness of the reliability of air carriers in safety terms.

| (16) | Air carriers are responsible for reporting safety deficiencies to the national air safety authorities as well as for addressing such deficiencies without delay. Air and ground crew are expected to take appropriate action when safety deficiencies are apparent to them. It would be contrary to the interests of aviation safety if staff were to be penalised for doing so, as follows from Article 8(4) of Directive 2003/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2003 on occurrence reporting in civil aviation (7). |
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(16)

Air carriers are responsible for reporting safety deficiencies to the national air safety authorities as well as for addressing such deficiencies without delay. Air and ground crew are expected to take appropriate action when safety deficiencies are apparent to them. It would be contrary to the interests of aviation safety if staff were to be penalised for doing so, as follows from Article 8(4) of Directive 2003/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2003 on occurrence reporting in civil aviation (7).

| (17) | In addition to the situations covered by Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights (8), passengers should be offered the right to reimbursement or to re-routing in certain specific other situations falling within the scope of this Regulation, if there is a sufficiently close connection with the Community. |
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(17)

In addition to the situations covered by Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights (8), passengers should be offered the right to reimbursement or to re-routing in certain specific other situations falling within the scope of this Regulation, if there is a sufficiently close connection with the Community.

| (18) | In addition to the rules set out in this Regulation, the implications of changes to the identity of the operating carrier for the performance of the contract of carriage should be governed by the laws of the Member States applicable to contracts and by relevant Community law, in particular Council Directives 90/314/EEC and 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts (9). |
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(18)

In addition to the rules set out in this Regulation, the implications of changes to the identity of the operating carrier for the performance of the contract of carriage should be governed by the laws of the Member States applicable to contracts and by relevant Community law, in particular Council Directives 90/314/EEC and 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts (9).

| (19) | This Regulation is part of a legislative process pursuing an efficient and coherent approach to reinforcing air safety in the Community, in which the European Aviation Safety Agency plays an important role. With an extension of the competencies of this Agency, such as in respect of third-country aircraft, its role under this Regulation could be further expanded. Special attention should be given to further improving the quality and quantity of safety inspections of aircraft and to harmonising these inspections. |
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(19)

This Regulation is part of a legislative process pursuing an efficient and coherent approach to reinforcing air safety in the Community, in which the European Aviation Safety Agency plays an important role. With an extension of the competencies of this Agency, such as in respect of third-country aircraft, its role under this Regulation could be further expanded. Special attention should be given to further improving the quality and quantity of safety inspections of aircraft and to harmonising these inspections.

| (20) | Where there is a risk to safety that has not been adequately resolved by the Member State(s) concerned, the Commission should have the possibility of adopting immediate measures on a provisional basis. In such cases, the committee assisting the Commission in its work under this Regulation should act in accordance with the advisory procedure provided for in Article 3 of Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (10). |
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(20)

Where there is a risk to safety that has not been adequately resolved by the Member State(s) concerned, the Commission should have the possibility of adopting immediate measures on a provisional basis. In such cases, the committee assisting the Commission in its work under this Regulation should act in accordance with the advisory procedure provided for in Article 3 of Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (10).

| (21) | In all other cases, the committee assisting the Commission in its work under this Regulation should act in accordance with the regulatory procedure provided for in Article 5 of Decision 1999/468/EC. |
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(21)

In all other cases, the committee assisting the Commission in its work under this Regulation should act in accordance with the regulatory procedure provided for in Article 5 of Decision 1999/468/EC.

| (22) | Since the relation between this Regulation and Article 9 of Directive 2004/36/CE of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on the safety of third-country aircraft using Community airports (11) would otherwise be unclear, that Article should be repealed with a view to providing legal certainty. |
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(22)

Since the relation between this Regulation and Article 9 of Directive 2004/36/CE of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on the safety of third-country aircraft using Community airports (11) would otherwise be unclear, that Article should be repealed with a view to providing legal certainty.

| (23) | Member States should lay down rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of Chapter III of this Regulation and ensure that these penalties are applied. The penalties, which may be of a civil or administrative nature, should be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. |
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(23)

Member States should lay down rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of Chapter III of this Regulation and ensure that these penalties are applied. The penalties, which may be of a civil or administrative nature, should be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.

| (24) | The Commission should analyse the application of this Regulation and, after a sufficient period, report on the efficiency of its provisions. |
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(24)

The Commission should analyse the application of this Regulation and, after a sufficient period, report on the efficiency of its provisions.

| (25) | Any competent civil aviation authority in the Community may decide that air carriers, including those not operating in the territory of the Member States to which the Treaty applies, might lodge a request with that authority to subject the air carrier so requesting to systematic checks in order to verify its likelihood of compliance with the relevant safety standards. |
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(25)

Any competent civil aviation authority in the Community may decide that air carriers, including those not operating in the territory of the Member States to which the Treaty applies, might lodge a request with that authority to subject the air carrier so requesting to systematic checks in order to verify its likelihood of compliance with the relevant safety standards.

| (26) | This Regulation should not preclude the Member States from introducing a quality labelling system for air carriers at national level, for which the criteria might include considerations other than minimum safety requirements, in accordance with Community law. |
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(26)

This Regulation should not preclude the Member States from introducing a quality labelling system for air carriers at national level, for which the criteria might include considerations other than minimum safety requirements, in accordance with Community law.

| (27) | Arrangements for greater cooperation over the use of Gibraltar airport were agreed in London on 2 December 1987 by the Kingdom of Spain and the United Kingdom in a joint declaration by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the two countries. Such arrangements have yet to enter into operation, |
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(27)

Arrangements for greater cooperation over the use of Gibraltar airport were agreed in London on 2 December 1987 by the Kingdom of Spain and the United Kingdom in a joint declaration by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the two countries. Such arrangements have yet to enter into operation,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

CHAPTER I

General provisions

Article 1

Subject matter

1.   This Regulation establishes rules:

| (a) | on the establishment and publication of a Community list, based on common criteria, of air carriers which, for safety reasons, are subject to an operating ban in the Community, and |
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(a)

on the establishment and publication of a Community list, based on common criteria, of air carriers which, for safety reasons, are subject to an operating ban in the Community, and

| (b) | on informing air passengers of the identity of the air carrier operating the flights on which they travel. |
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(b)

on informing air passengers of the identity of the air carrier operating the flights on which they travel.

2.   The application of this Regulation to the airport of Gibraltar is understood to be without prejudice to the respective legal positions of the Kingdom of Spain and the United Kingdom with regard to the dispute over sovereignty over the territory in which the airport is situated.

3.   Application of this Regulation to Gibraltar airport shall be suspended until the arrangements included in the Joint Declaration made by the Foreign Ministers of the Kingdom of Spain and the United Kingdom on 2 December 1987 enter into operation. The Governments of Spain and the United Kingdom will inform the Council of such date of entry into operation.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

| (a) | ‘air carrier’ means an air transport undertaking with a valid operating licence or equivalent; |
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(a)

‘air carrier’ means an air transport undertaking with a valid operating licence or equivalent;

| (b) | ‘contract of carriage’ means a contract for or including air transport services, including one where the carriage is composed of two or more flights operated by the same or different air carriers; |
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(b)

‘contract of carriage’ means a contract for or including air transport services, including one where the carriage is composed of two or more flights operated by the same or different air carriers;

| (c) | ‘air carriage contractor’ means the carrier which concludes a contract of carriage with a passenger or, where the contract comprises a package, the tour operator. Any ticket seller shall also be deemed an air carriage contractor; |
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(c)

‘air carriage contractor’ means the carrier which concludes a contract of carriage with a passenger or, where the contract comprises a package, the tour operator. Any ticket seller shall also be deemed an air carriage contractor;

| (d) | ‘ticket seller’ means the seller of an air ticket who arranges a contract of carriage with a passenger, whether for a flight on its own or as part of a package, other than an air carrier or a tour operator; |
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(d)

‘ticket seller’ means the seller of an air ticket who arranges a contract of carriage with a passenger, whether for a flight on its own or as part of a package, other than an air carrier or a tour operator;

| (e) | ‘operating air carrier’ means an air carrier that performs or intends to perform a flight under a contract of carriage with a passenger, or on behalf of another person, legal or natural, having a contract of carriage with that passenger; |
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(e)

‘operating air carrier’ means an air carrier that performs or intends to perform a flight under a contract of carriage with a passenger, or on behalf of another person, legal or natural, having a contract of carriage with that passenger;

| (f) | ‘operating authorisation or technical permission’ means any legislative or administrative act by a Member State, which provides either that an air carrier may operate air services to and from its airports or that an air carrier may operate in its airspace or that an air carrier may exercise traffic rights; |
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(f)

‘operating authorisation or technical permission’ means any legislative or administrative act by a Member State, which provides either that an air carrier may operate air services to and from its airports or that an air carrier may operate in its airspace or that an air carrier may exercise traffic rights;

| (g) | ‘operating ban’ means the refusal, suspension, revocation or restriction of an air carrier's operating authorisation or technical permission for safety reasons, or any equivalent safety measures in respect of an air carrier which has no traffic rights in the Community but whose aircraft might otherwise be operated in the Community under a lease agreement; |
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(g)

‘operating ban’ means the refusal, suspension, revocation or restriction of an air carrier's operating authorisation or technical permission for safety reasons, or any equivalent safety measures in respect of an air carrier which has no traffic rights in the Community but whose aircraft might otherwise be operated in the Community under a lease agreement;

| (h) | ‘package’ means those services defined in Article 2(1), of Directive 90/314/EEC; |
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(h)

‘package’ means those services defined in Article 2(1), of Directive 90/314/EEC;

| (i) | ‘reservation’ means the fact that the passenger has a ticket or other proof, which indicates that the reservation has been accepted and registered by the air carriage contractor; |
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(i)

‘reservation’ means the fact that the passenger has a ticket or other proof, which indicates that the reservation has been accepted and registered by the air carriage contractor;

| (j) | ‘relevant safety standards’ means the international safety standards contained in the Chicago Convention and its Annexes as well as, where applicable, those in relevant Community law. |
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(j)

‘relevant safety standards’ means the international safety standards contained in the Chicago Convention and its Annexes as well as, where applicable, those in relevant Community law.

CHAPTER II

Community List

Article 3

Establishment of the Community List

1.   With a view to reinforcing air safety, a list of air carriers that are subject to an operating ban in the Community (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Community list’) shall be established. Each Member State shall enforce, within its territory, the operating bans included in the Community list in respect of the air carriers that are the subject of those bans.

2.   The common criteria for imposing an operating ban on an air carrier, which shall be based on the relevant safety standards, are set out in the Annex (and are hereinafter referred to as ‘the common criteria’). The Commission may modify the Annex, in particular in order to take account of scientific and technical developments, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 15(3).

3.   For the purpose of establishing the Community list for the first time, each Member State shall, by ... (12), communicate to the Commission the identity of the air carriers that are subject to an operating ban in its territory, together with the reasons which led to the adoption of such bans and any other relevant information. The Commission shall inform the other Member States of these operating bans.

4.   Within one month of receiving the information communicated by the Member States, the Commission shall, on the basis of the common criteria, decide on the imposition of an operating ban on the air carriers concerned and shall establish the Community list of air carriers on which it has imposed an operating ban, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 15(3).

Article 4

Updating of the Community list

1.   The Community list shall be updated:

| (a) | to impose an operating ban on an air carrier and include this air carrier on the Community list, on the basis of the common criteria; |
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(a)

to impose an operating ban on an air carrier and include this air carrier on the Community list, on the basis of the common criteria;

| (b) | to remove an air carrier from the Community list, if the safety deficiency or deficiencies that gave rise to the inclusion of the air carrier on the Community list have been remedied and there is no other reason, on the basis of the common criteria, to maintain the air carrier on the Community list; |
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(b)

to remove an air carrier from the Community list, if the safety deficiency or deficiencies that gave rise to the inclusion of the air carrier on the Community list have been remedied and there is no other reason, on the basis of the common criteria, to maintain the air carrier on the Community list;

| (c) | to modify the conditions of an operating ban imposed on an air carrier which is included on the Community list. |
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(c)

to modify the conditions of an operating ban imposed on an air carrier which is included on the Community list.

2.   The Commission, acting on its own initiative or at the request of a Member State, shall decide to update the Community list as soon as this is required under paragraph 1, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 15(3) and on the basis of the common criteria. At least every three months, the Commission shall verify whether it is appropriate to update the Community list.

3.   Each Member State and the European Aviation Safety Agency shall communicate to the Commission all information that may be relevant in the context of updating the Community list. The Commission shall forward all relevant information to the other Member States.

Article 5

Provisional measures for updating of the Community list

1.   Where it is evident that the continued operation of an air carrier in the Community is likely to constitute a serious risk to safety, and that such a risk has not been resolved satisfactorily by means of urgent measures taken by the Member State(s) concerned in accordance with Article 6(1), the Commission may provisionally adopt the measures referred to in Article 4(1)(a) or (c), in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 15(2).

2.   As soon as possible, and at most within 10 working days, the Commission shall submit the matter to the Committee referred to in Article 15(1) and shall decide to confirm, amend, revoke or extend the measure which it has adopted under paragraph 1 of this Article, acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 15(3).

Article 6

Exceptional measures

1.   In cases of urgency, this Regulation shall not preclude a Member State from reacting to an unforeseen safety problem by imposing an immediate operating ban in respect of its own territory, taking into account the common criteria.

2.   A decision by the Commission not to include an air carrier in the Community list in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 3(4) or 4(2) shall not preclude a Member State from imposing or maintaining an operating ban on the air carrier concerned in view of a safety problem specifically affecting that Member State.

3.   In either of the situations referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the Member State concerned shall immediately inform the Commission, which shall inform the other Member States. In the situation referred to in paragraph 1, the Member State concerned shall without delay submit a request to the Commission to update the Community list, in accordance with Article 4(2).

Article 7

Rights of defence

The Commission shall ensure that, when it adopts decisions as referred to in Articles 3(4), 4(2) and 5, the air carrier concerned is given the opportunity of being heard, taking into account the need, in some cases, for an urgency procedure.

Article 8

Implementing measures

1.   The Commission, acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 15(3), shall, where appropriate, adopt implementing measures in order to lay down detailed rules in respect of the procedures referred to in this Chapter.

2.   In deciding these measures the Commission shall take due account of the need for decisions to be taken swiftly on updating the Community list and shall, where appropriate, provide the possibility of an urgency procedure.

Article 9

Publication

1.   The Community list and any modification thereto shall be published immediately in the Official Journal of the European Union.

2.   The Commission and the Member States shall take the measures necessary to facilitate public access to the Community list, as most recently updated, in particular through the use of the Internet.

3.   Air carriage contractors, national civil aviation authorities, the European Aviation Safety Agency and airports in the territory of the Member States shall bring the Community list to the attention of passengers, both via their websites and, where relevant, in their premises.

CHAPTER III

Information to passengers

Article 10

Scope

1.   The provisions of this Chapter shall apply in respect of the carriage of passengers by air, where the flight is part of a contract of carriage and that carriage started in the Community, and

| (a) | the flight departs from an airport on territory of a Member State to which the Treaty applies, or |
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(a)

the flight departs from an airport on territory of a Member State to which the Treaty applies, or

| (b) | the flight departs from an airport in a third country and arrives at an airport on territory of a Member State to which the Treaty applies, or |
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(b)

the flight departs from an airport in a third country and arrives at an airport on territory of a Member State to which the Treaty applies, or

| (c) | the flight departs from an airport in a third country and arrives at another such airport. |
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(c)

the flight departs from an airport in a third country and arrives at another such airport.

2.   The provisions of this Chapter shall apply whether the flight is scheduled or non-scheduled and whether the flight is part of a package or not.

3.   The provisions of this Chapter shall not affect the rights of passengers under Directive 90/314/EEC and Regulation (EEC) No 2299/89.

Article 11

Information on the identity of the operating air carrier

1.   Upon reservation, the air carriage contractor shall inform the passenger of the identity of the operating air carrier or carriers, whatever the means used to make the reservation.

2.   Where the identity of the operating air carrier or carriers is not yet known at the time of reservation, the air carriage contractor shall ensure that the passenger is informed of the name or names of the air carrier or carriers that is or are likely to act as operating air carrier or carriers on the flight or flights concerned. In such case, the air carriage contractor shall ensure that the passenger is informed of the identity of the operating air carrier or carriers as soon as such identity is established.

3.   Wherever the operating air carrier or carriers is or are changed after reservation, the air carriage contractor shall, irrespective of the reason for the change, take immediately all appropriate steps to ensure that the passenger is informed of the change as soon as possible. In all cases, passengers shall be informed at check-in, or on boarding where no check-in is required for a connecting flight.

4.   The air carrier or the tour operator, as the case may be, shall ensure that the relevant air carriage contractor is informed of the identity of the operating air carrier or carriers as soon as this is known, in particular in the event of a change of such identity.

5.   If a ticket seller has not been informed of the identity of the operating air carrier, it shall not be responsible for not complying with the obligations provided for in this Article.

6.   The obligation of the air carriage contractor to inform passengers of the identity of the operating air carrier or carriers shall be specified in the general terms of sale applicable to the contract of carriage.

Article 12

Right to reimbursement or re-routing

1.   This Regulation shall not affect the right to reimbursement or re-routing as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 261/2004.

2.   In cases where Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 does not apply, and

| (a) | the operating air carrier notified to the passenger has been entered on the Community list and is subject to an operating ban which has led to the cancellation of the flight concerned, or which would have led to such cancellation if the flight concerned had been operated in the Community, or |
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(a)

the operating air carrier notified to the passenger has been entered on the Community list and is subject to an operating ban which has led to the cancellation of the flight concerned, or which would have led to such cancellation if the flight concerned had been operated in the Community, or

| (b) | the operating air carrier notified to the passenger has been replaced by another operating air carrier which has been entered on the Community list and is subject to an operating ban which has led to the cancellation of the flight concerned, or which would have led to such cancellation if the flight concerned had been operated in the Community, |
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(b)

the operating air carrier notified to the passenger has been replaced by another operating air carrier which has been entered on the Community list and is subject to an operating ban which has led to the cancellation of the flight concerned, or which would have led to such cancellation if the flight concerned had been operated in the Community,

the air carriage contractor which is party to the contract of carriage shall offer the passenger the right to reimbursement or re-routing provided for in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004, provided that, where the flight has not been cancelled, the passenger has chosen not to take that flight.

3.   Paragraph 2 of this Article shall apply without prejudice to Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004.

Article 13

Penalties

Member States shall ensure compliance with the rules set out in this Chapter and shall lay down penalties for infringement of these rules. The penalties shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.

CHAPTER IV

Final provisions

Article 14

Information and amendment

By ... (13), the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the application of this Regulation. The report shall be accompanied, where necessary, by proposals for the amendment of this Regulation.

Article 15

Committee

1.   The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee referred to in Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 (‘the Committee’).

2.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 3 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

3.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

The period referred to in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.

4.   The Commission may consult the Committee on any other matter concerning the application of this Regulation.

5.   The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure.

Article 16

Repeal

Article 9 of Directive 2004/36/EC is hereby repealed.

Article 17

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Articles 10, 11 and 12 shall apply from ... (14) and Article 13 shall apply from ... (15).

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels,

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(1)  Opinion of 28 September 2005 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

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(2)  Opinion of the European Parliament of 16 November 2005 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council decision of ...

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(3)  OJ L 373, 31.12.1991, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2871/2000 (OJ L 333, 29.12.2000, p. 47).

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(4)  OJ L 240, 07.09.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1701/2003 (OJ L 243, 27.9.2003, p. 5).

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(5)  OJ L 158, 23.6.1990, p. 59.

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(6)  OJ L 220, 29.7.1989, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 323/1999 (OJ L 40, 13.2.1999, p. 1).

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(7)  OJ L 167, 4.7.2003, p. 23.

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(8)  OJ L 46, 17.2.2004, p. 1.

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(9)  OJ L 95, 21.4.1993, p. 29.

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(10)  OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

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(11)  OJ L 143, 30.04.2004, p. 76.

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(12)  One month after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

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(13)  Three years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

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(14)  Six months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

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(15)  One year after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

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ANNEX

COMMON CRITERIA FOR CONSIDERATION OF AN OPERATING BAN FOR SAFETY REASONS AT COMMUNITY LEVEL

Decisions on action at Community level shall be taken according to the merits of each individual case. Depending upon the merits of each case, a carrier or all the carriers certified in the same state might be eligible for action at Community level.

In considering whether an air carrier should be totally or partially banned, it shall be assessed whether the air carrier is meeting the relevant safety standards taking into account the following:

| 1. | Verified evidence of serious safety deficiencies on the part of an air carrier:






  — | Reports showing serious safety deficiencies, or persistent failure by the carrier to address deficiencies identified by ramp inspections performed under the SAFA programme previously communicated to the carrier. |
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1.

Verified evidence of serious safety deficiencies on the part of an air carrier:

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Reports showing serious safety deficiencies, or persistent failure by the carrier to address deficiencies identified by ramp inspections performed under the SAFA programme previously communicated to the carrier.

| — | Serious safety deficiencies identified within the framework of the provisions for the gathering of information in Article 3 of Directive 2004/36/EC on the safety of third-country aircraft. |
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Serious safety deficiencies identified within the framework of the provisions for the gathering of information in Article 3 of Directive 2004/36/EC on the safety of third-country aircraft.

| — | Operating ban imposed on a carrier by a third country because of substantiated deficiencies related to international safety standards. |
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Operating ban imposed on a carrier by a third country because of substantiated deficiencies related to international safety standards.

| — | Substantiated accident-related informationor serious incident-related information indicating latent systemic safety deficiencies. |
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Substantiated accident-related informationor serious incident-related information indicating latent systemic safety deficiencies.

| 2. | Lack of ability and/or willingness of an air carrier to address safety deficiencies as demonstrated by:






  — | Lack of transparency or adequate and timely communication on the part of a carrier in response to an enquiry by the civil aviation authority of a Member State regarding the safety aspect of its operation. |
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2.

Lack of ability and/or willingness of an air carrier to address safety deficiencies as demonstrated by:

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Lack of transparency or adequate and timely communication on the part of a carrier in response to an enquiry by the civil aviation authority of a Member State regarding the safety aspect of its operation.

| — | Inappropriate or insufficient corrective action plan presented in response to an identified serious safety deficiency. |
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Inappropriate or insufficient corrective action plan presented in response to an identified serious safety deficiency.

| 3. | Lack of ability and/or willingness of the authorities responsible for the oversight of an air carrier to address safety deficiencies as demonstrated by:






  — | Lack of cooperation with the civil aviation authority of a Member State by the competent authorities of another state, when concerns about the safety of the operation of a carrier licensed or certified in that state have been raised. |
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3.

Lack of ability and/or willingness of the authorities responsible for the oversight of an air carrier to address safety deficiencies as demonstrated by:

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Lack of cooperation with the civil aviation authority of a Member State by the competent authorities of another state, when concerns about the safety of the operation of a carrier licensed or certified in that state have been raised.

| — | Insufficient ability of the competent authorities with regulatory oversight of the carrier to implement and enforce the relevant safety standards. Particular account should be taken of the following:






  (a) | audits and related corrective action plans established under ICAO's Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme or under any applicable Community law; |
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Insufficient ability of the competent authorities with regulatory oversight of the carrier to implement and enforce the relevant safety standards. Particular account should be taken of the following:

(a)

audits and related corrective action plans established under ICAO's Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme or under any applicable Community law;

| (b) | whether the operating authorisation or technical permission of any carrier under the oversight of that state has previously been refused or revoked by another state; |
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(b)

whether the operating authorisation or technical permission of any carrier under the oversight of that state has previously been refused or revoked by another state;

| (c) | the air operator's certificate has not been issued by the competent authority of the state where the carrier has its principle place of business. |
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(c)

the air operator's certificate has not been issued by the competent authority of the state where the carrier has its principle place of business.

| — | Insufficient ability of the competent authorities of the state in which the aircraft used by the air carrier is registered to oversee the aircraft used by the carrier in accordance with its obligations under the Chicago Convention. |
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Insufficient ability of the competent authorities of the state in which the aircraft used by the air carrier is registered to oversee the aircraft used by the carrier in accordance with its obligations under the Chicago Convention.

P6_TA(2005)0429

Bohunice V1 *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the implementation of Protocol No 9 on the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant in Slovakia, as annexed to the Act concerning the conditions of accession to the European Union of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (COM(2004)0624 — C6-0205/2004 — 2004/0221(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2004)0624) (1), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2004)0624) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 203 of the Euratom Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0205/2004), |
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having regard to Article 203 of the Euratom Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0205/2004),

| — | having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0282/2005), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0282/2005),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal as amended; |
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1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

| 2. | Specifies that the appropriations indicated in the proposal for a regulation are purely for guidance until agreement is reached on the financial perspective for the period 2007 and the following years; |
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2.

Specifies that the appropriations indicated in the proposal for a regulation are purely for guidance until agreement is reached on the financial perspective for the period 2007 and the following years;

| 3. | Calls on the Commission to confirm, once the next financial perspective has been adopted, the amounts indicated in the proposal for a regulation or, should the case arise, to submit the adjusted amounts for approval by the European Parliament and the Council, thereby ensuring their compatibility with the ceilings; |
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3.

Calls on the Commission to confirm, once the next financial perspective has been adopted, the amounts indicated in the proposal for a regulation or, should the case arise, to submit the adjusted amounts for approval by the European Parliament and the Council, thereby ensuring their compatibility with the ceilings;

| 4. | Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 119, second paragraph, of the Euratom Treaty; |
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4.

Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 119, second paragraph, of the Euratom Treaty;

| 5. | Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; |
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5.

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

| 6. | Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially; |
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6.

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

| 7. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. |
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7.

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

| TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION | AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT |
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| Amendment 1 |
| Recital 3 |
| (3) In the Protocol the European Union has also recognised that decommissioning of the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant will have to continue beyond the current Financial Perspectives and that this effort represents a significant financial burden for Slovakia. Decisions on the continuation of assistance from the Union in this field after 2006 will take account of this situation. | (3) In the Protocol the European Union has also recognised that decommissioning of the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant will have to continue beyond the current Financial Perspective and that this effort represents a significant financial burden for Slovakia.
  Furthermore, the European Union is aware that owing to the nature and the extent of decommissioning, efforts in that regard will continue for several years after the 2007-2013 Financial Perspective.
  Decisions on the continuation of assistance from the Union in this field after 2006 will take account of this situation. |
| Amendment 2 |
| Recital 4a (new) |
| | (4a) The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission recognise the efforts made by Slovakia to increase the safety of the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant before accession, and the fact that Slovakia invested approximately EUR 250 million in safety measures between 1993 and 2000, and will take this into consideration when making the decision on the level of financial assistance to be granted to Slovakia. |
| Amendment 3 |
| Recital 4b (new) |
| | (4b) Provision in the Community budget for assistance from the Union should continue to be made after 31 December 2013. |
| Amendment 4 |
| Recital 4c (new) |
| | (4c) The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission also recognise and take due account of the fact that as a result of the early closure of the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant, Slovakia will not be in a position to collect all the required decommissioning funds, the gradual provision of which was scheduled in accordance with the initial life-time of the plant. |
| Amendment 5 |
| Recital 5 |
| (5) Consequently, provision should be made for a sum of
  EUR 237 million
  from the Community budget to fund the decommissioning of the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant over the period from 2007 to 2013. | (5) Consequently, provision should be made for a sum of
  EUR 400 million
  from the Community budget to fund the decommissioning of the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant over the period from 2007 to 2013. |
| Amendment 6 |
| Recital 5a (new) |
| | (5a) Recent proposals by the Slovak authorities to increase the amount of State Aid made available to the Slovak nuclear sector by way of the national decommissioning fund should be examined by the Commission in accordance with Community law. |
| Amendment 7 |
| Recital 5b (new) |
| | (5b) Community budget appropriations for decommissioning should not lead to distortions of competition, in relation to power supply companies, on the energy market in the European Union. These appropriations should also be used to finance measures to compensate the loss of production capacity in line with the relevant ‘acquis’ concerning:










  (i) | renewable energy sources; |

TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1

Recital 3

(3) In the Protocol the European Union has also recognised that decommissioning of the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant will have to continue beyond the current Financial Perspectives and that this effort represents a significant financial burden for Slovakia. Decisions on the continuation of assistance from the Union in this field after 2006 will take account of this situation.

(3) In the Protocol the European Union has also recognised that decommissioning of the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant will have to continue beyond the current Financial Perspective and that this effort represents a significant financial burden for Slovakia.
  Furthermore, the European Union is aware that owing to the nature and the extent of decommissioning, efforts in that regard will continue for several years after the 2007-2013 Financial Perspective.
  Decisions on the continuation of assistance from the Union in this field after 2006 will take account of this situation.

Amendment 2

Recital 4a (new)

(4a) The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission recognise the efforts made by Slovakia to increase the safety of the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant before accession, and the fact that Slovakia invested approximately EUR 250 million in safety measures between 1993 and 2000, and will take this into consideration when making the decision on the level of financial assistance to be granted to Slovakia.

Amendment 3

Recital 4b (new)

(4b) Provision in the Community budget for assistance from the Union should continue to be made after 31 December 2013.

Amendment 4

Recital 4c (new)

(4c) The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission also recognise and take due account of the fact that as a result of the early closure of the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant, Slovakia will not be in a position to collect all the required decommissioning funds, the gradual provision of which was scheduled in accordance with the initial life-time of the plant.

Amendment 5

Recital 5

(5) Consequently, provision should be made for a sum of
  EUR 237 million
  from the Community budget to fund the decommissioning of the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant over the period from 2007 to 2013.

(5) Consequently, provision should be made for a sum of
  EUR 400 million
  from the Community budget to fund the decommissioning of the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant over the period from 2007 to 2013.

Amendment 6

Recital 5a (new)

(5a) Recent proposals by the Slovak authorities to increase the amount of State Aid made available to the Slovak nuclear sector by way of the national decommissioning fund should be examined by the Commission in accordance with Community law.

Amendment 7

Recital 5b (new)

(5b) Community budget appropriations for decommissioning should not lead to distortions of competition, in relation to power supply companies, on the energy market in the European Union. These appropriations should also be used to finance measures to compensate the loss of production capacity in line with the relevant ‘acquis’ concerning:

(i)

renewable energy sources;

| (ii) | energy end-use efficiency; |
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(ii)

energy end-use efficiency;

| (iii) | security of electricity supply. |
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(iii)

security of electricity supply.

Amendment 16

Recital 5c (new)

5c. The European Union, and especially those Member States that will benefit from closure of the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant, should make availaible the additional amount of EUR 163 million, in the context of the annual budgetary procedure.

Amendment 8

Recital 8a (new)

(8a) In order to compensate for the consequences of the early closure, the decommissioning of the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant should be carried out in the manner which best helps to sustain development and growth in Slovakia in line with the Lisbon Strategy.

Amendment 9

Recital 8b (new)

(8b) In order to ensure the greatest possible efficiency, the decommissioning of the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant should be carried out with recourse to the best available technical expertise, and with due regard to the nature and technological specifications of the units to be shut down.

Amendment 10

Article 2

The Community contribution to the programme under this Regulation shall be granted for the purpose of providing financial support for measures connected with the decommissioning of the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant, measures for environmental upgrading in line with the ‘acquis’ and for modernising
  conventional
  production capacity to replace the production capacity of the two reactors at the Bohunice V1 power plant
  and
  other measures which stem from the decision to close and decommission this plant and which contribute to the necessary restructuring, upgrading of the environment and modernisation of the energy production, transmission and distribution sectors in Slovakia as well as to enhancing security of supply and energy efficiency in Slovakia.

The Community contribution to the programme under this Regulation shall be granted for the purpose of providing financial support for measures connected with the decommissioning of the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant
  , including:

| (i) | measures for environmental upgrading in line with the ‘acquis’
  ; |
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(i)

measures for environmental upgrading in line with the ‘acquis’
  ;

| (ii) | measures for setting up new production capacity
  and for modernising
  existing
  production capacity to replace the production capacity of the two reactors at the Bohunice V1 power plant
  ; |
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(ii)

measures for setting up new production capacity
  and for modernising
  existing
  production capacity to replace the production capacity of the two reactors at the Bohunice V1 power plant
  ;

| (iii) | other measures which stem from the decision to close and decommission this plant and which
  , in compliance with, and by implementing the applicable ‘acquis’,
  contribute to the necessary restructuring, upgrading of the environment and modernisation of the energy production, transmission and distribution sectors in Slovakia as well as to enhancing security of supply and energy efficiency in Slovakia. |
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(iii)

other measures which stem from the decision to close and decommission this plant and which
  , in compliance with, and by implementing the applicable ‘acquis’,
  contribute to the necessary restructuring, upgrading of the environment and modernisation of the energy production, transmission and distribution sectors in Slovakia as well as to enhancing security of supply and energy efficiency in Slovakia.

Amendment 11

Article 2, paragraph 1a (new)

The measures to be supported under the Community budget shall be defined in more detail by the Commission in 2006 after it has received the relevant decommissioning plan, comprising all the necessary information on the decommissioning process, from the Slovak authorities. The Commission shall take its annual decision on whether to approve the measures to be financed on the basis of that plan.

Amendment 12

Article 3, paragraph 1

The amount necessary for implementation of the action provided for in Article 2 for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013 shall be
  EUR 237 million
  .

The amount necessary for implementation of the action provided for in Article 2 for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013 shall be
  EUR 400 million
  .

Amendment 13

Article 3, paragraph 3

The amount of
  the
  appropriations allocated may
  be reviewed
  in the course of the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013 to take account of the progress made with implementation of the programme and ensure that the programming and allocation of the resources are based on actual payment needs and absorption capacity.

The amount of
  annual
  appropriations allocated may
  vary
  in the course of the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013 to take account of the progress made with implementation of the programme and ensure that the programming and allocation of the resources are based on actual payment needs and absorption capacity.

Amendment 14

Article 3, paragraph 3a (new)

Provision for financial assistance from the Community budget for the purposes set out in Article 2 of this Regulation shall continue to be made after 31 December 2013.

Amendment 15

Article 4

The contribution for certain measures may amount to up to 100 % of the total expenditure. Every effort shall be made to continue the co-financing practice established under the pre-accession assistance and the assistance given over the period 2004-2006 for Slovakia's decommissioning effort as well as to attract co-financing from other sources, as appropriate.

The
  Community
  contribution for certain measures may amount to up to 100 % of the total expenditure. Every effort shall be made to continue the co-financing practice established under the pre-accession assistance and the assistance given over the period 2004-2006 for Slovakia's decommissioning effort as well as to attract co-financing from other sources, as appropriate.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2005)0430

Northern dimension

European Parliament resolution on the future of the Northern Dimension

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Second Northern Dimension Action Plan 2004-2006 as endorsed by the European Council held in Brussels on 16 and 17 October 2003, |
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having regard to the Second Northern Dimension Action Plan 2004-2006 as endorsed by the European Council held in Brussels on 16 and 17 October 2003,

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication of 11 March 2003 to the Council and the European Parliament on Wider Europe — Neighbourhood: A New Framework for Relations with our Eastern and Southern Neighbours (COM(2003)0104), |
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having regard to the Commission Communication of 11 March 2003 to the Council and the European Parliament on Wider Europe — Neighbourhood: A New Framework for Relations with our Eastern and Southern Neighbours (COM(2003)0104),

| — | having regard to the role of the Northern Dimension in implementing the EU-Russia road maps for the creation of the four Common Spaces (the Common Economic Space, the Common Space of Freedom, Security and Justice, the Common Space of External Security and the Common Space of Research, Education and Culture), which were adopted at the 15th EU-Russia summit in Moscow on 10 May 2005, |
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having regard to the role of the Northern Dimension in implementing the EU-Russia road maps for the creation of the four Common Spaces (the Common Economic Space, the Common Space of Freedom, Security and Justice, the Common Space of External Security and the Common Space of Research, Education and Culture), which were adopted at the 15th EU-Russia summit in Moscow on 10 May 2005,

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on the Northern Dimension, in particular those of 16 January 2003 (1) and 20 November 2003 (2) on the Second Action Plan for the Northern Dimension, |
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having regard to its previous resolutions on the Northern Dimension, in particular those of 16 January 2003 (1) and 20 November 2003 (2) on the Second Action Plan for the Northern Dimension,

| — | having regard to the Commission's Annual Progress Report on the Implementation of the Northern Dimension Action Plan of 20 May 2005 and to the debate in the European Parliament on 8 September 2005, |
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having regard to the Commission's Annual Progress Report on the Implementation of the Northern Dimension Action Plan of 20 May 2005 and to the debate in the European Parliament on 8 September 2005,

| — | having regard to Rule 103(4) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 103(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas the Presidency-in-Office has called for a ministerial meeting on the Northern Dimension to be held in Brussels on 21 November 2005, to draw up a plan for the future of the Northern Dimension after the expiry of the current action plan in 2006, |
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A.

whereas the Presidency-in-Office has called for a ministerial meeting on the Northern Dimension to be held in Brussels on 21 November 2005, to draw up a plan for the future of the Northern Dimension after the expiry of the current action plan in 2006,

| B. | whereas the Commission is currently drawing up its proposals for the future of the Northern Dimension policies, which will have to be adopted in 2006 and come into force in 2007, |
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B.

whereas the Commission is currently drawing up its proposals for the future of the Northern Dimension policies, which will have to be adopted in 2006 and come into force in 2007,

| C. | whereas the European Council has repeatedly emphasised the importance of the Northern Dimension for both the internal policies of the Union and its external relations, and the European Union needs to develop its neighbourhood and partnership policies and their instruments in order to connect the Union's different dimensions in a coherent way, |
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C.

whereas the European Council has repeatedly emphasised the importance of the Northern Dimension for both the internal policies of the Union and its external relations, and the European Union needs to develop its neighbourhood and partnership policies and their instruments in order to connect the Union's different dimensions in a coherent way,

| D. | whereas the enlargement of the EU has changed the geopolitical map of Northern Europe and shifted the EU's geographical focus towards the north-east, whereas the Northern Dimension entails both new potential and challenges, especially as regards preventing the emergence of new barriers between the EU and its northern neighbours, and whereas enlargement has brought with it a new emphasis on cooperation around the Baltic Sea, since all the Baltic Sea States other than Russia are members of the European Union, on account of which it will be necessary to draw up a separate Baltic Sea strategy within the Northern Dimension, |
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D.

whereas the enlargement of the EU has changed the geopolitical map of Northern Europe and shifted the EU's geographical focus towards the north-east, whereas the Northern Dimension entails both new potential and challenges, especially as regards preventing the emergence of new barriers between the EU and its northern neighbours, and whereas enlargement has brought with it a new emphasis on cooperation around the Baltic Sea, since all the Baltic Sea States other than Russia are members of the European Union, on account of which it will be necessary to draw up a separate Baltic Sea strategy within the Northern Dimension,

| E. | whereas the previously stated policy objectives of the European Parliament concerning the Northern Dimension have only been partially attained; whereas, in particular, its calls for greater involvement of parliamentarians and other elected representatives are still to be met by the establishment of the Northern Dimension Forum, and Northern Dimension policies continue to have a low profile and suffer from a lack of coordination between the various actors; whereas it supports the activity of its Baltic Inter-group in creating guidelines for further integration in the Baltic Sea Region and the initiative to create a European Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, particularly as an internal pillar of the Northern Dimension, |
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E.

whereas the previously stated policy objectives of the European Parliament concerning the Northern Dimension have only been partially attained; whereas, in particular, its calls for greater involvement of parliamentarians and other elected representatives are still to be met by the establishment of the Northern Dimension Forum, and Northern Dimension policies continue to have a low profile and suffer from a lack of coordination between the various actors; whereas it supports the activity of its Baltic Inter-group in creating guidelines for further integration in the Baltic Sea Region and the initiative to create a European Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, particularly as an internal pillar of the Northern Dimension,

| F. | whereas the principal objectives of the future Northern Dimension policy are to provide a common framework for the promotion of dialogue and cooperation, aimed at promoting stability, well-being and sustainable development in Northern Europe and the Arctic, to stimulate trade, investment and infrastructure, to exploit energy resources, to ease the flow of people and goods across borders while working closely together to combat organised crime, and to promote productive employment as well as social and cultural exchange, |
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F.

whereas the principal objectives of the future Northern Dimension policy are to provide a common framework for the promotion of dialogue and cooperation, aimed at promoting stability, well-being and sustainable development in Northern Europe and the Arctic, to stimulate trade, investment and infrastructure, to exploit energy resources, to ease the flow of people and goods across borders while working closely together to combat organised crime, and to promote productive employment as well as social and cultural exchange,

| G. | whereas, since its creation in 1999, the Northern Dimension has proved efficient and of political, economic and social value and the Northern Dimension covers one of the most challenging regions of Europe, with a huge potential for future cooperation with Russia, Iceland and Norway; |
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G.

whereas, since its creation in 1999, the Northern Dimension has proved efficient and of political, economic and social value and the Northern Dimension covers one of the most challenging regions of Europe, with a huge potential for future cooperation with Russia, Iceland and Norway;

| H. | underlining in particular the value and impact of the Northern Dimension's environmental policy throughout the region, as exemplified by the St Petersburg water treatment facility, but stressing the further need to enhance cooperation between Member States and in particular to reduce eutrophication and between the EU and Russia in particular to reduce the risk of oil tanker accidents and the risks associated with oil field exploitation and to improve nuclear safety and nuclear waste management; whereas the Baltic Sea is already heavily polluted and its position as an inland sea puts it at particular risk, |
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H.

underlining in particular the value and impact of the Northern Dimension's environmental policy throughout the region, as exemplified by the St Petersburg water treatment facility, but stressing the further need to enhance cooperation between Member States and in particular to reduce eutrophication and between the EU and Russia in particular to reduce the risk of oil tanker accidents and the risks associated with oil field exploitation and to improve nuclear safety and nuclear waste management; whereas the Baltic Sea is already heavily polluted and its position as an inland sea puts it at particular risk,

| 1. | Stresses that the Northern Dimension must be given a higher profile in order to attain its objectives, that improved coordination between the various actors involved remains a key challenge and that the Northern Dimension should receive the same attention as other regional cooperation models; calls on the Commission and the current and incoming Presidencies-in-Office to guarantee the successful continuation of the ongoing negotiations on the future of the Northern Dimension and to fully involve the European Parliament in that work; |
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1.

Stresses that the Northern Dimension must be given a higher profile in order to attain its objectives, that improved coordination between the various actors involved remains a key challenge and that the Northern Dimension should receive the same attention as other regional cooperation models; calls on the Commission and the current and incoming Presidencies-in-Office to guarantee the successful continuation of the ongoing negotiations on the future of the Northern Dimension and to fully involve the European Parliament in that work;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission to create a comprehensive approach in the external Northern Dimension policies of the Union, both bilateral and multilateral, including the Baltic Sea and Barents region as well as the Arctic as a whole; stresses the special status of Russia as a key partner while underlining the important role of the other northern neighbours, Iceland and Norway, as well as the other Arctic partners, Canada and the United States; stresses the importance of fully involving the northern neighbours in the new Neighbourhood Policy and taking them into account in the regulation on a European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument; |
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2.

Calls on the Commission to create a comprehensive approach in the external Northern Dimension policies of the Union, both bilateral and multilateral, including the Baltic Sea and Barents region as well as the Arctic as a whole; stresses the special status of Russia as a key partner while underlining the important role of the other northern neighbours, Iceland and Norway, as well as the other Arctic partners, Canada and the United States; stresses the importance of fully involving the northern neighbours in the new Neighbourhood Policy and taking them into account in the regulation on a European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument;

| 3. | Stresses that the successful accession of 10 new countries, including those involved in the Northern Dimension, has taken the Northern Dimension into a new phase; calls on the Commission to allocate adequate resources to the Northern Dimension policy in order to allow new future partnerships to be envisaged, inter alia in the fields of transport, logistics, energy and culture; considers that the partnership in social and health affairs should be more adequately supported; consequently, calls on the Commission, as part of its current work on the future of the Northern Dimension, to seriously consider whether a separate budget line for the Northern Dimension would help to raise its profile, while being in line with the Northern Dimension's character as a framework policy for the northern region; notes that such a proposal must take account, and increase the transparency, of the various sources of financing, including co-financing from third parties; underlines the need to take into account the special needs of the northern regions in the work of all Directorates-General and in all parts of the EU budget; |
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3.

Stresses that the successful accession of 10 new countries, including those involved in the Northern Dimension, has taken the Northern Dimension into a new phase; calls on the Commission to allocate adequate resources to the Northern Dimension policy in order to allow new future partnerships to be envisaged, inter alia in the fields of transport, logistics, energy and culture; considers that the partnership in social and health affairs should be more adequately supported; consequently, calls on the Commission, as part of its current work on the future of the Northern Dimension, to seriously consider whether a separate budget line for the Northern Dimension would help to raise its profile, while being in line with the Northern Dimension's character as a framework policy for the northern region; notes that such a proposal must take account, and increase the transparency, of the various sources of financing, including co-financing from third parties; underlines the need to take into account the special needs of the northern regions in the work of all Directorates-General and in all parts of the EU budget;

| 4. | Reminds the Commission, the Council and the Member States of its earlier calls for a greater role for elected representatives and parliamentarians within the Northern Dimension to promote and coordinate the integration of different forums for regional cooperation in northern Europe; expects concrete proposals from the Commission in that respect and reiterates its support for the establishment of the Northern Dimension Forum and its readiness to play a full part in it and to host its first meeting; underlines the need to secure full participation by the indigenous peoples of the region; |
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4.

Reminds the Commission, the Council and the Member States of its earlier calls for a greater role for elected representatives and parliamentarians within the Northern Dimension to promote and coordinate the integration of different forums for regional cooperation in northern Europe; expects concrete proposals from the Commission in that respect and reiterates its support for the establishment of the Northern Dimension Forum and its readiness to play a full part in it and to host its first meeting; underlines the need to secure full participation by the indigenous peoples of the region;

| 5. | Calls on the Commission to include a Baltic Sea Strategy in its forthcoming Northern Dimension proposal, in order to strengthen cooperation around the Baltic Sea, reap the full benefits of the recent enlargement of the Union and firmly link the infrastructure with the rest of the European Union; anticipates that this strategy would primarily deal with internal policies of the European Union, while cooperation with Russia would fall under the external policies of the EU; welcomes the fact that the agreement with Moscow on the roadmaps covering each of the Four Common Spaces provides for an updated framework for the relationship between the EU and Russia; underlines that the Northern Dimension will reflect the regional aspect of those spaces; emphasises the fact that this process needs to be carried out in real cooperation with Russia; |
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5.

Calls on the Commission to include a Baltic Sea Strategy in its forthcoming Northern Dimension proposal, in order to strengthen cooperation around the Baltic Sea, reap the full benefits of the recent enlargement of the Union and firmly link the infrastructure with the rest of the European Union; anticipates that this strategy would primarily deal with internal policies of the European Union, while cooperation with Russia would fall under the external policies of the EU; welcomes the fact that the agreement with Moscow on the roadmaps covering each of the Four Common Spaces provides for an updated framework for the relationship between the EU and Russia; underlines that the Northern Dimension will reflect the regional aspect of those spaces; emphasises the fact that this process needs to be carried out in real cooperation with Russia;

| 6. | Calls for improved coordination between the EU, the Arctic Council, the Council of the Baltic Sea States, the Nordic Council, the Barents Euro-Arctic Council and other bodies involved in cooperation in the northern regions; notes that the Commission should be more active in participating in their meetings; |
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6.

Calls for improved coordination between the EU, the Arctic Council, the Council of the Baltic Sea States, the Nordic Council, the Barents Euro-Arctic Council and other bodies involved in cooperation in the northern regions; notes that the Commission should be more active in participating in their meetings;

| 7. | Supports the Council and Commission in their efforts to involve Russia in the Northern Dimension policies, but stresses that the EU strategy on Russia should be implemented in full solidarity among all Member States, while pointing out the need to fully engage with other neighbours in the north, notably Norway and Iceland, in particular in the areas of maritime development and energy; welcomes in this context the White Paper on the High North published by the Norwegian Government; |
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7.

Supports the Council and Commission in their efforts to involve Russia in the Northern Dimension policies, but stresses that the EU strategy on Russia should be implemented in full solidarity among all Member States, while pointing out the need to fully engage with other neighbours in the north, notably Norway and Iceland, in particular in the areas of maritime development and energy; welcomes in this context the White Paper on the High North published by the Norwegian Government;

| 8. | Recalls that big infrastructure projects in the field of energy and transportation in the Baltic region should take into account legitimate safety concerns of the Member States as well as their environmental impact; |
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8.

Recalls that big infrastructure projects in the field of energy and transportation in the Baltic region should take into account legitimate safety concerns of the Member States as well as their environmental impact;

| 9. | Reminds the Commission of the forthcoming International Polar Year 2007-2008, and calls on the Commission to use that opportunity to take new initiatives together with the Arctic partners, including Canada and the United States, in particular as regards the work on a ‘Charter for Arctic Governance’; |
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9.

Reminds the Commission of the forthcoming International Polar Year 2007-2008, and calls on the Commission to use that opportunity to take new initiatives together with the Arctic partners, including Canada and the United States, in particular as regards the work on a ‘Charter for Arctic Governance’;

| 10. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the Member States, Norway, Iceland, Russia, Canada and the United States and the regional cooperation partners. |
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10.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the Member States, Norway, Iceland, Russia, Canada and the United States and the regional cooperation partners.

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(1)  OJ C 38 E, 12.2.2004, p. 310.

(2)  OJ C 87 E, 7.4.2004, p. 515.

P6_TA(2005)0431

Digital switchover

European Parliament resolution on accelerating the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on accelerating the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting (COM(2005)0204), |
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having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on accelerating the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting (COM(2005)0204),

| — | having regard to the opinion of the Radio Spectrum Policy Group on spectrum implications of switchover to digital broadcasting of 19 November 2004 (RSPG04-55 rev.), |
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having regard to the opinion of the Radio Spectrum Policy Group on spectrum implications of switchover to digital broadcasting of 19 November 2004 (RSPG04-55 rev.),

| — | having regard to the switchover plans of the Member States that were published within the framework of the eEurope 2005 action plan (1), |
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having regard to the switchover plans of the Member States that were published within the framework of the eEurope 2005 action plan (1),

| — | having regard to recent studies commissioned by the Commission on spectrum management in the field of broadcasting and on public policy treatment of digital terrestrial television (2), |
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having regard to recent studies commissioned by the Commission on spectrum management in the field of broadcasting and on public policy treatment of digital terrestrial television (2),

| — | having regard to Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive) (3), |
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having regard to Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive) (3),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 26 September 2002 on an EU action plan for the successful introduction of digital television in Europe (4), |
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having regard to its resolution of 26 September 2002 on an EU action plan for the successful introduction of digital television in Europe (4),

| — | having regard to Rules 108(5) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rules 108(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting will bring benefits at all levels, enabling as it does new and improved broadcasting to be offered, permitting the release of several hundred megahertz of prime spectrum, which could be reallocated for various purposes, and increasing market competition and innovation, |
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A.

whereas the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting will bring benefits at all levels, enabling as it does new and improved broadcasting to be offered, permitting the release of several hundred megahertz of prime spectrum, which could be reallocated for various purposes, and increasing market competition and innovation,

| B. | whereas the United States plans to terminate terrestrial analogue broadcasting by 1 January 2009, South Korea has announced that it will switch off terrestrial analogue broadcasting by the end of 2010, and Japan by 2011, and whereas it is crucial for the European Union not to lag behind its main competitors, |
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B.

whereas the United States plans to terminate terrestrial analogue broadcasting by 1 January 2009, South Korea has announced that it will switch off terrestrial analogue broadcasting by the end of 2010, and Japan by 2011, and whereas it is crucial for the European Union not to lag behind its main competitors,

| C. | whereas the Commission proposes the beginning of 2012 as a deadline for completing analogue switch-off in all the Member States, but certain Member States have not yet announced their switchover plans, |
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C.

whereas the Commission proposes the beginning of 2012 as a deadline for completing analogue switch-off in all the Member States, but certain Member States have not yet announced their switchover plans,

| D. | whereas the switchover process should be market-driven, but at the same time coordination by broadcasters is needed, and clear public-policy action to coordinate broadcasters is also desirable, |
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D.

whereas the switchover process should be market-driven, but at the same time coordination by broadcasters is needed, and clear public-policy action to coordinate broadcasters is also desirable,

| E. | whereas the Framework Directive enshrines the principle of technological neutrality, but does not preclude taking proportionate steps to promote certain specific services where that is justified, |
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E.

whereas the Framework Directive enshrines the principle of technological neutrality, but does not preclude taking proportionate steps to promote certain specific services where that is justified,

| F. | whereas the forthcoming Regional Radiocommunication Conference 2006 (RRC06) has been convened to revise the Regional Agreement for the European Broadcasting Area, Stockholm, 1961, with a view to harmonising that part of the Agreement which relates to the use of the frequency bands 174-230 MHz and 470-862 MHz in the broadcasting service, |
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F.

whereas the forthcoming Regional Radiocommunication Conference 2006 (RRC06) has been convened to revise the Regional Agreement for the European Broadcasting Area, Stockholm, 1961, with a view to harmonising that part of the Agreement which relates to the use of the frequency bands 174-230 MHz and 470-862 MHz in the broadcasting service,

| 1. | Encourages those Member States that have not yet published their switchover plans to announce them by the end of 2005, in order to give a clear signal and certainty to both consumers and broadcasters; encourages the Member States to keep the period of simulcasting as short as possible in order to avoid high broadcasting costs, a temporary aggravation of the problem of capacity scarcity and delay in the switchover; |
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1.

Encourages those Member States that have not yet published their switchover plans to announce them by the end of 2005, in order to give a clear signal and certainty to both consumers and broadcasters; encourages the Member States to keep the period of simulcasting as short as possible in order to avoid high broadcasting costs, a temporary aggravation of the problem of capacity scarcity and delay in the switchover;

| 2. | Calls on the Member States to ensure that policy interventions carried out to secure and accelerate digital switchover are transparent, justified, proportionate and non-discriminatory; |
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2.

Calls on the Member States to ensure that policy interventions carried out to secure and accelerate digital switchover are transparent, justified, proportionate and non-discriminatory;

| 3. | Calls on the Commission to lay down clearly defined policy objectives to ensure the deepest possible penetration of the new and innovative services; |
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3.

Calls on the Commission to lay down clearly defined policy objectives to ensure the deepest possible penetration of the new and innovative services;

| 4. | Calls on the Commission to ensure that research and development is completed at an early stage in the interests of penetration, including that of the new non-broadcasting digital services; |
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4.

Calls on the Commission to ensure that research and development is completed at an early stage in the interests of penetration, including that of the new non-broadcasting digital services;

| 5. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide for a sufficient level of harmonisation of approaches and regulation regarding the spectrum dividend, particularly in order to be able to satisfy any future demand for pan-European services; |
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5.

Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide for a sufficient level of harmonisation of approaches and regulation regarding the spectrum dividend, particularly in order to be able to satisfy any future demand for pan-European services;

| 6. | Calls on the Commission to establish a European Digital Working Party within the existing structure (Communications Committee) with the task of coordinating the regulations, objectives, strategies and timetables of the Member States at Community level; considers that the European Digital Working Party should regularly monitor the performance of the Member States concerning digital transition and arrange workshops where the Member States and other stakeholders can hold discussion panels and exchange views; believes that the European Digital Working Party should also be responsible for assisting in harmonising approaches to the spectrum dividend in order to ensure the future operation of pan-European services in all Member States; |
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6.

Calls on the Commission to establish a European Digital Working Party within the existing structure (Communications Committee) with the task of coordinating the regulations, objectives, strategies and timetables of the Member States at Community level; considers that the European Digital Working Party should regularly monitor the performance of the Member States concerning digital transition and arrange workshops where the Member States and other stakeholders can hold discussion panels and exchange views; believes that the European Digital Working Party should also be responsible for assisting in harmonising approaches to the spectrum dividend in order to ensure the future operation of pan-European services in all Member States;

| 7. | Calls on the Commission to act to prevent the formation of vertical bottlenecks and horizontal monopolies; calls on the Member States to subsidise — in accordance with Community law — digital TV receivers (either set-top boxes or boxes integrated into TV sets) such as the Multimedia Home Platform system, with an open API (Application Program Interface) to prevent the development of bottlenecks; calls on the Member States to promote and develop interactive services in order to increase the level of digital expertise and the competitiveness of European society, and jointly to promote technical broadcasting measures with a view to filtering content that might impair the physical, mental or moral development of minors; |
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7.

Calls on the Commission to act to prevent the formation of vertical bottlenecks and horizontal monopolies; calls on the Member States to subsidise — in accordance with Community law — digital TV receivers (either set-top boxes or boxes integrated into TV sets) such as the Multimedia Home Platform system, with an open API (Application Program Interface) to prevent the development of bottlenecks; calls on the Member States to promote and develop interactive services in order to increase the level of digital expertise and the competitiveness of European society, and jointly to promote technical broadcasting measures with a view to filtering content that might impair the physical, mental or moral development of minors;

| 8. | Calls on the Commission to publish information on best practice with regard to financing aspects and to provide clear guidance on state aid and issues relating to competition law; |
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8.

Calls on the Commission to publish information on best practice with regard to financing aspects and to provide clear guidance on state aid and issues relating to competition law;

| 9. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States to emphasise the great importance of ensuring ‘equitable access’ to the spectrum dividend within the frame of the RRC06 negotiations, and to agree on a common negotiating position to support the scenario based on the deadline of 2015 for the end of general protection against interference by analogue channels transmitting from outside the European Union, in order to ensure undisturbed digital broadcasting as close as possible to 2012; |
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9.

Calls on the Commission and the Member States to emphasise the great importance of ensuring ‘equitable access’ to the spectrum dividend within the frame of the RRC06 negotiations, and to agree on a common negotiating position to support the scenario based on the deadline of 2015 for the end of general protection against interference by analogue channels transmitting from outside the European Union, in order to ensure undisturbed digital broadcasting as close as possible to 2012;

| 10. | In order to ensure that the digital divide in society is not exacerbated, calls on the Member States to ensure as soon as possible that there are adequate provisions in place prior to the transition from analogue to digital, including funding and intelligible information, which will mitigate the cost of conversion for those in society who will have difficulty in procuring and financing the necessary replacement equipment; |
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10.

In order to ensure that the digital divide in society is not exacerbated, calls on the Member States to ensure as soon as possible that there are adequate provisions in place prior to the transition from analogue to digital, including funding and intelligible information, which will mitigate the cost of conversion for those in society who will have difficulty in procuring and financing the necessary replacement equipment;

| 11. | Calls on the Commission to ensure that, in regulating the digital transition, a clear distinction is made between the regulation of transmission of electronic signals and infrastructure and the regulation of content (including audiovisual content), and to ensure, in order to protect pluralism and diversity in the broadcasting field, that the majority, or an appropriate part, of the new broadcasting possibilities and broadcasters do not come under the exclusive control or decisive influence of multinational media undertakings; considers that the various additional services transmitted alongside digital broadcasts on the same network should be regulated by making a distinction appropriate to their nature: content services related to broadcasting, other content services and services related to telecommunications; |
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11.

Calls on the Commission to ensure that, in regulating the digital transition, a clear distinction is made between the regulation of transmission of electronic signals and infrastructure and the regulation of content (including audiovisual content), and to ensure, in order to protect pluralism and diversity in the broadcasting field, that the majority, or an appropriate part, of the new broadcasting possibilities and broadcasters do not come under the exclusive control or decisive influence of multinational media undertakings; considers that the various additional services transmitted alongside digital broadcasts on the same network should be regulated by making a distinction appropriate to their nature: content services related to broadcasting, other content services and services related to telecommunications;

| 12. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure full interoperability and technological neutrality in order to provide a level playing field for all operators and to boost European innovation; |
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12.

Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure full interoperability and technological neutrality in order to provide a level playing field for all operators and to boost European innovation;

| 13. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments of the Member States. |
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13.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments of the Member States.

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(1)  http://europa.eu.int/information_society/policy/ecomm/todays_framework/digital_broadcasting/switchover/national_swo_plans/index_en.htm

(2)  Study on spectrum management in the field of broadcasting — Implications of digital switchover for spectrum management; by Aegis Systems Ltd, Independent Consulting Ltd and IDATE; June 2004; Public policy treatment of digital terrestrial television (DTT) in communications markets; by Analysys Limited, Hogan & Hartson and Aleph; 26 August 2005. http://europa.eu.int/information_society/policy/ecomm/info_centre/documentation/studies_ext_consult/index_en.htm

(3)  OJ L 108, 24.4.2002, p. 33.

(4)  OJ C 273 E, 14.11.2003, p. 311.

P6_TA(2005)0432

Decommissioning nuclear power plants

European Parliament resolution on the use of financial resources earmarked for the decommissioning of nuclear power plants (2005/2027(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the use of financial resources earmarked for the decommissioning of nuclear power plants (COM (2004)0719), |
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having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the use of financial resources earmarked for the decommissioning of nuclear power plants (COM (2004)0719),

| — | having regard to its position adopted at first reading on 13 March 2002 with a view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council directive amending Directive 96/92/EC concerning common rules for the internal markets in electricity (1), |
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having regard to its position adopted at first reading on 13 March 2002 with a view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council directive amending Directive 96/92/EC concerning common rules for the internal markets in electricity (1),

| — | having regard to its position adopted at first reading on 13 March 2002 with a view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council directive amending Directive 98/30/EC concerning common rules for the internal markets in natural gas (2), |
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having regard to its position adopted at first reading on 13 March 2002 with a view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council directive amending Directive 98/30/EC concerning common rules for the internal markets in natural gas (2),

| — | having regard to its position adopted at second reading on 4 June 2003 with a view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council directive concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 96/92/EC (3), |
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having regard to its position adopted at second reading on 4 June 2003 with a view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council directive concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 96/92/EC (3),

| — | having regard to Directive 2003/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 96/92/EC and the related interinstitutional and Commission statements on decommissioning and waste management activities (4), |
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having regard to Directive 2003/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 96/92/EC and the related interinstitutional and Commission statements on decommissioning and waste management activities (4),

| — | having regard to Council Directive 96/29/Euratom of 13 May 1996 laying down basic safety standards for the protection of the health of workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionising radiation (5), |
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having regard to Council Directive 96/29/Euratom of 13 May 1996 laying down basic safety standards for the protection of the health of workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionising radiation (5),

| — | having regard to the proposals for Council Directives (Euratom) setting out basic obligations and general principles on the safety of nuclear installations and on the management of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste (COM(2003)0032), |
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having regard to the proposals for Council Directives (Euratom) setting out basic obligations and general principles on the safety of nuclear installations and on the management of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste (COM(2003)0032),

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on nuclear safety in the European Union (COM(2002)0605), |
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having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on nuclear safety in the European Union (COM(2002)0605),

| — | having regard to the Commission Decision 2005/407/EC of 22 September 2004 on the State aid which the United Kingdom is planning to implement for British Energy plc (6), |
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having regard to the Commission Decision 2005/407/EC of 22 September 2004 on the State aid which the United Kingdom is planning to implement for British Energy plc (6),

| — | having regard to the report of the French Cour des comptes of 20 January 2005 on dismantling nuclear installations and managing radioactive waste and in particular the finding therein that the use for other purposes of provisions which have been earmarked for future decommissioning could create distortions of competition between producers in the Community, |
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having regard to the report of the French Cour des comptes of 20 January 2005 on dismantling nuclear installations and managing radioactive waste and in particular the finding therein that the use for other purposes of provisions which have been earmarked for future decommissioning could create distortions of competition between producers in the Community,

| — | 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 Industry, Research and Energy (A6-0279/2005), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A6-0279/2005),

The importance of decommissioning nuclear power plants

| 1. | Recognises that it is important, for the protection of human beings and the environment, that nuclear power plants are properly decommissioned after they are shut down; |
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1.

Recognises that it is important, for the protection of human beings and the environment, that nuclear power plants are properly decommissioned after they are shut down;

| 2. | Notes that there is a massive reduction in radioactivity following the removal of the nuclear fuel when a nuclear power plant is shut down; notes however that the residual radioactivity requires a high level of nuclear protection to meet the requirements of Council Directive 96/29/Euratom; |
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2.

Notes that there is a massive reduction in radioactivity following the removal of the nuclear fuel when a nuclear power plant is shut down; notes however that the residual radioactivity requires a high level of nuclear protection to meet the requirements of Council Directive 96/29/Euratom;

| 3. | Notes that a lack of financial resources for decommissioning might in some cases delay the decommissioning of nuclear power plants and hence should be avoided; |
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3.

Notes that a lack of financial resources for decommissioning might in some cases delay the decommissioning of nuclear power plants and hence should be avoided;

| 4. | Welcomes the Commission's intention to report annually to the Parliament on the use of financial resources earmarked for the decommissioning of nuclear power plants; |
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4.

Welcomes the Commission's intention to report annually to the Parliament on the use of financial resources earmarked for the decommissioning of nuclear power plants;

| 5. | Notes the Commission's intention to adopt a non-binding recommendation on this subject in the coming weeks; |
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5.

Notes the Commission's intention to adopt a non-binding recommendation on this subject in the coming weeks;

| 6. | Notes, also, the Commission's intention to undertake significant survey work on this subject during 2006 in order to support the formulation of Community policy and legislative initiatives; |
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6.

Notes, also, the Commission's intention to undertake significant survey work on this subject during 2006 in order to support the formulation of Community policy and legislative initiatives;

Financial resources earmarked for decommissioning

| 7. | Considers it necessary to ensure that in all Member States all nuclear undertakings have sufficient financial resources available when needed to cover all the costs of decommissioning, including waste management in order to uphold the polluter pays principle and avoid any recourse to State aid; |
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7.

Considers it necessary to ensure that in all Member States all nuclear undertakings have sufficient financial resources available when needed to cover all the costs of decommissioning, including waste management in order to uphold the polluter pays principle and avoid any recourse to State aid;

| 8. | Calls on the Commission, with due regard for the principle of subsidiarity, to draw up precise definitions concerning the use of financial resources earmarked for decommissioning in each Member State, taking into account decommissioning as well as the management, conditioning and final disposal of the resultant radioactive waste; |
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8.

Calls on the Commission, with due regard for the principle of subsidiarity, to draw up precise definitions concerning the use of financial resources earmarked for decommissioning in each Member State, taking into account decommissioning as well as the management, conditioning and final disposal of the resultant radioactive waste;

| 9. | Notes that the approach to the management of such financial resources differs from one Member State to another, and calls for their sound management; |
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9.

Notes that the approach to the management of such financial resources differs from one Member State to another, and calls for their sound management;

| 10. | Calls for these financial resources to be used for fair investments fully in line with Community competition law, thereby avoiding distortions; |
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10.

Calls for these financial resources to be used for fair investments fully in line with Community competition law, thereby avoiding distortions;

| 11. | Considers it necessary for these financial resources to be managed and used with maximum transparency, and for external auditing to be guaranteed; |
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11.

Considers it necessary for these financial resources to be managed and used with maximum transparency, and for external auditing to be guaranteed;

Safety and environmental aspects

| 12. | Regards the above mentioned Commission communication on the use of financial resources earmarked for the decommissioning of nuclear power plants as an opportunity to draw attention to the safety aspects of decommissioning nuclear power plants; |
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12.

Regards the above mentioned Commission communication on the use of financial resources earmarked for the decommissioning of nuclear power plants as an opportunity to draw attention to the safety aspects of decommissioning nuclear power plants;

| 13. | Notes that at each step in the decommissioning of nuclear power plants the safety of humans and the environment must be considered and that previous experience should be put to good use as far as possible; |
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13.

Notes that at each step in the decommissioning of nuclear power plants the safety of humans and the environment must be considered and that previous experience should be put to good use as far as possible;

| 14. | Notes the existence of immediate decommissioning and staged decommissioning strategies whose respective advantages and disadvantages should be weighed up in view of the location and the characteristics of the reactor; |
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14.

Notes the existence of immediate decommissioning and staged decommissioning strategies whose respective advantages and disadvantages should be weighed up in view of the location and the characteristics of the reactor;

| 15. | Is of the opinion that safety issues relating to the protection of humans and the environment should be paramount in respect of the choice of decommissioning strategy; |
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15.

Is of the opinion that safety issues relating to the protection of humans and the environment should be paramount in respect of the choice of decommissioning strategy;

| 16. | Notes that the dismantling or decommissioning of nuclear power plants is subject to an impact assessment under the provisions of Council Directive 97/11/EC of 3 March 1997 amending Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (7); |
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16.

Notes that the dismantling or decommissioning of nuclear power plants is subject to an impact assessment under the provisions of Council Directive 97/11/EC of 3 March 1997 amending Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (7);

| 17. | Calls for a review in all Member States of the practice of releasing low-level radioactive substances in particularly large quantities in areas subject to nuclear and radiation protection legislation when a plant is decommissioned; |
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17.

Calls for a review in all Member States of the practice of releasing low-level radioactive substances in particularly large quantities in areas subject to nuclear and radiation protection legislation when a plant is decommissioned;

Economic aspects

| 18. | Considers it acceptable for exceptions to apply, for example in the new Member States, due to safety considerations; |
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18.

Considers it acceptable for exceptions to apply, for example in the new Member States, due to safety considerations;

| 19. | Questions whether the accounting provisions made so far in a number of Member States and the corresponding financial resources are equal to the real needs; |
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19.

Questions whether the accounting provisions made so far in a number of Member States and the corresponding financial resources are equal to the real needs;

| 20. | Welcomes the financial support, subject to certain basic conditions, granted by the European Union to certain decommissioning projects in the new Member States; |
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20.

Welcomes the financial support, subject to certain basic conditions, granted by the European Union to certain decommissioning projects in the new Member States;

| 21. | Supports the Commission's position that the cost of nuclear decommissioning, which is to be understood as covering inter alia other external costs and subsidies for other types of electricity production, must also be taken into account in assessing the economic viability of any power plant in such a way as to avoid distortions of competition; |
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21.

Supports the Commission's position that the cost of nuclear decommissioning, which is to be understood as covering inter alia other external costs and subsidies for other types of electricity production, must also be taken into account in assessing the economic viability of any power plant in such a way as to avoid distortions of competition;

| 22. | Notes that the operator of a nuclear power plant is responsible for arranging insurance to cover civil liability during the entire decommissioning period against unforeseen incidents or accidents in line with international liability conventions; |
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22.

Notes that the operator of a nuclear power plant is responsible for arranging insurance to cover civil liability during the entire decommissioning period against unforeseen incidents or accidents in line with international liability conventions;

| 23. | Notes that the Paris Convention of 29 July 1960 on third party liability in the field of nuclear energy and the Convention of 31 January 1963 Supplementary to the Paris Convention of 29 July 1960 as amended by the Additional Protocol of 28 January 1964 and by the Protocol of 16 November 1982 are still in force and cannot be unilaterally terminated by the EU; notes moreover that the Parliament in its resolution of 26 February 2004 on third party liability in the field of nuclear energy (8) gave its assent to the proposal for a Council decision authorising the Member States which are Contracting Parties to the Paris Convention of 29 July 1960 to ratify, in the interest of the European Community, the Protocol amending that Convention, or to accede to it; |
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23.

Notes that the Paris Convention of 29 July 1960 on third party liability in the field of nuclear energy and the Convention of 31 January 1963 Supplementary to the Paris Convention of 29 July 1960 as amended by the Additional Protocol of 28 January 1964 and by the Protocol of 16 November 1982 are still in force and cannot be unilaterally terminated by the EU; notes moreover that the Parliament in its resolution of 26 February 2004 on third party liability in the field of nuclear energy (8) gave its assent to the proposal for a Council decision authorising the Member States which are Contracting Parties to the Paris Convention of 29 July 1960 to ratify, in the interest of the European Community, the Protocol amending that Convention, or to accede to it;

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| 24. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments of the Member States. |
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24.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments of the Member States.

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(1)  OJ C 47 E, 27.2.2003, p. 351.

(2)  OJ C 47 E, 27.2.2003, p. 367.

(3)  OJ C 68 E, 18.3.2004, p. 211.

(4)  OJ L 176, 15.7.2003, p. 37.

(5)  OJ L 159, 29.6.1996, p. 1.

(6)  OJ L 142, 6.6.2005, p. 26.

(7)  OJ L 73, 14.3.1997, p. 5.

(8)  OJ C 98 E, 23.4.2004, p. 123.

P6_TA(2005)0433

Beating global climate change

European Parliament resolution on ‘Winning the Battle Against Global Climate Change’ (2005/2049 (INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Winning the Battle Against Global Climate Change (COM(2005)0035), |
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having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Winning the Battle Against Global Climate Change (COM(2005)0035),

| — | having regard to the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and to the application procedures for its implementation adopted at the Conferences of the Parties in Bonn (July 2001), Marrakech (November 2001), New Delhi (October and November 2002), Milan (December 2003) and Buenos Aires (December 2004), |
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having regard to the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and to the application procedures for its implementation adopted at the Conferences of the Parties in Bonn (July 2001), Marrakech (November 2001), New Delhi (October and November 2002), Milan (December 2003) and Buenos Aires (December 2004),

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions relating to climate change, and in particular those of 13 January 2005 on the outcome of the Buenos Aires Conference on Climate Change (1), and of 12 May 2005 on the Seminar of Governmental Experts on Climate Change (2), |
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having regard to its previous resolutions relating to climate change, and in particular those of 13 January 2005 on the outcome of the Buenos Aires Conference on Climate Change (1), and of 12 May 2005 on the Seminar of Governmental Experts on Climate Change (2),

| — | having regard to the statements conveyed to the G8 Summit in Gleneagles by 24 international business leaders representing the World Economic Forum, for example on the need to adopt long-term climate stabilisation targets, |
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having regard to the statements conveyed to the G8 Summit in Gleneagles by 24 international business leaders representing the World Economic Forum, for example on the need to adopt long-term climate stabilisation targets,

| — | 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 the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the opinions of the Committee on Development and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A6-0312/2005), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the opinions of the Committee on Development and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A6-0312/2005),

| A. | whereas climate change is one of the major challenges of the 21st century, having significant negative global environmental, economic and social repercussions with potentially catastrophic consequences, and whereas climate change differs from the other environmental problems facing the world, |
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A.

whereas climate change is one of the major challenges of the 21st century, having significant negative global environmental, economic and social repercussions with potentially catastrophic consequences, and whereas climate change differs from the other environmental problems facing the world,

| B. | whereas current indications of climate change include e.g. the melting of polar ice and permafrost, and in all probability the increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather conditions; whereas economic losses related to weather-related natural disasters in the last decade have increased by a factor of six over the 1960s' level, |
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B.

whereas current indications of climate change include e.g. the melting of polar ice and permafrost, and in all probability the increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather conditions; whereas economic losses related to weather-related natural disasters in the last decade have increased by a factor of six over the 1960s' level,

| C. | whereas industrialised countries have a major responsibility for the accumulation of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in the atmosphere, both current and historical; whereas developing countries are likely to be the hardest hit by a more unstable climate and whereas industrialised countries must assume primary responsibility to assist low-income countries to adapt to climate change and to assist them technologically and financially as they adapt, |
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C.

whereas industrialised countries have a major responsibility for the accumulation of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in the atmosphere, both current and historical; whereas developing countries are likely to be the hardest hit by a more unstable climate and whereas industrialised countries must assume primary responsibility to assist low-income countries to adapt to climate change and to assist them technologically and financially as they adapt,

| D. | whereas the Kyoto Protocol entered into force on 16 February 2005 following the ratification of 152 countries and regional economic integration organisations, representing 61,6 % of 1990 Annex I GHG emissions and almost 90 % of the world's population, |
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D.

whereas the Kyoto Protocol entered into force on 16 February 2005 following the ratification of 152 countries and regional economic integration organisations, representing 61,6 % of 1990 Annex I GHG emissions and almost 90 % of the world's population,

| E. | whereas full implementation, by all Parties, of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol is fundamental in tackling climate change, even though the measures will not be truly effective until a global solution is found which includes the large economic blocs responsible for the bulk of polluting emissions, |
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E.

whereas full implementation, by all Parties, of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol is fundamental in tackling climate change, even though the measures will not be truly effective until a global solution is found which includes the large economic blocs responsible for the bulk of polluting emissions,

| F. | whereas the Kyoto Protocol establishes that negotiations for emission reduction commitments for the period after 2012 are to start in 2005; whereas consequently the eleventh Conference of the Parties (COP-11) and the first meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP/MOP1) in Montreal should give the highest priority to this task, |
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F.

whereas the Kyoto Protocol establishes that negotiations for emission reduction commitments for the period after 2012 are to start in 2005; whereas consequently the eleventh Conference of the Parties (COP-11) and the first meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP/MOP1) in Montreal should give the highest priority to this task,

| G. | whereas further targets need to be set soon in order to provide investment certainty for low-carbon energy sources, low greenhouse-gas emitting technologies and renewable energy, and to avoid investing in incompatible energy infrastructure, |
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G.

whereas further targets need to be set soon in order to provide investment certainty for low-carbon energy sources, low greenhouse-gas emitting technologies and renewable energy, and to avoid investing in incompatible energy infrastructure,

| H. | whereas the main objective of the UNFCCC — to avoid dangerous climate change — according to recent scientific reports, may require a stabilisation of GHG concentration below 500 ppm CO2 equivalent — slightly above the present level — and thus necessitating major cuts in emissions in the near future, |
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H.

whereas the main objective of the UNFCCC — to avoid dangerous climate change — according to recent scientific reports, may require a stabilisation of GHG concentration below 500 ppm CO2 equivalent — slightly above the present level — and thus necessitating major cuts in emissions in the near future,

| I. | whereas investing in energy efficiency is the most promising way to cut carbon emissions and whereas the potential for cost-effective energy savings in the EU is substantial, |
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whereas investing in energy efficiency is the most promising way to cut carbon emissions and whereas the potential for cost-effective energy savings in the EU is substantial,

| J. | whereas climate impact can be reduced considerably by means of better community planning, |
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J.

whereas climate impact can be reduced considerably by means of better community planning,

| K. | whereas, before the existing arrangements for emissions trading are extended to other fields (for example aviation), an analysis must show that such an extension will help to combat climate change and that rich countries/areas will not be privileged at the expense of countries and businesses undergoing development, |
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K.

whereas, before the existing arrangements for emissions trading are extended to other fields (for example aviation), an analysis must show that such an extension will help to combat climate change and that rich countries/areas will not be privileged at the expense of countries and businesses undergoing development,

| L. | whereas greatly enhanced participation, at citizen level, in the overall efforts to curb emissions and develop more sustainable lifestyles is very much called for, |
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L.

whereas greatly enhanced participation, at citizen level, in the overall efforts to curb emissions and develop more sustainable lifestyles is very much called for,

| M. | whereas GHG emissions continue to increase in many Member States, showing that swift action is needed for the EU to be able to meet its Kyoto obligations, |
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M.

whereas GHG emissions continue to increase in many Member States, showing that swift action is needed for the EU to be able to meet its Kyoto obligations,

| N. | whereas the cost of the measures to reduce GHG emissions will be offset by the benefits which will flow from restricting the increase in the Earth's temperature to a maximum of 2 °C by comparison with levels during the pre-industrial era, since damage and losses which climate change might otherwise have caused throughout the world will be prevented, |
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N.

whereas the cost of the measures to reduce GHG emissions will be offset by the benefits which will flow from restricting the increase in the Earth's temperature to a maximum of 2 °C by comparison with levels during the pre-industrial era, since damage and losses which climate change might otherwise have caused throughout the world will be prevented,

| O. | whereas moving beyond the fossil fuel-based economy represents a historic business opportunity; whereas the business opportunity is substantial also for developing countries that are rich in renewable energy resources but currently lack the technology to exploit them, |
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O.

whereas moving beyond the fossil fuel-based economy represents a historic business opportunity; whereas the business opportunity is substantial also for developing countries that are rich in renewable energy resources but currently lack the technology to exploit them,

| 1. | Stresses that the EU strategy on climate change mitigation should be based on a seven-pronged approach:






  — | building on key Kyoto elements — binding greenhouse gas emission targets, a global cap-and-trade system, and flexible mechanisms, |
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Stresses that the EU strategy on climate change mitigation should be based on a seven-pronged approach:

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building on key Kyoto elements — binding greenhouse gas emission targets, a global cap-and-trade system, and flexible mechanisms,

| — | undertaking strong emission reductions of 30 % by 2020, using a combination of market incentives and regulation to stimulate investments in efficiency and/or carbon-free and low-carbon technologies, |
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undertaking strong emission reductions of 30 % by 2020, using a combination of market incentives and regulation to stimulate investments in efficiency and/or carbon-free and low-carbon technologies,

| — | adopting a pro-active approach to engage other main actors, in particular the United States, |
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adopting a pro-active approach to engage other main actors, in particular the United States,

| — | developing a strategic partnership with countries such as China, South Africa, Brazil and India to assist them in developing sustainable energy strategies and secure their participation in mitigation efforts, |
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developing a strategic partnership with countries such as China, South Africa, Brazil and India to assist them in developing sustainable energy strategies and secure their participation in mitigation efforts,

| — | vigorously promoting research and innovation for sustainable energy technologies and removing ‘perverse’ incentives such as fossil fuel subsidies, as well as internalising external costs, including those of climate change, into the price of energy production, |
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vigorously promoting research and innovation for sustainable energy technologies and removing ‘perverse’ incentives such as fossil fuel subsidies, as well as internalising external costs, including those of climate change, into the price of energy production,

| — | using European and national legislation to stimulate greater energy efficiency and reduce the price of technology which reduces climate impact, |
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using European and national legislation to stimulate greater energy efficiency and reduce the price of technology which reduces climate impact,

| — | encouraging much greater direct involvement in mitigation efforts at the level of the European citizen, a necessary prerequisite being the provision of detailed information about the carbon content of products and services and a future option being a system of personal tradable quotas; |
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encouraging much greater direct involvement in mitigation efforts at the level of the European citizen, a necessary prerequisite being the provision of detailed information about the carbon content of products and services and a future option being a system of personal tradable quotas;

| 2. | Calls on the EU to ensure that the COP-11 and COP/MOP1 meeting in Montreal decide on a timetable for negotiating future climate commitments with a time limit of achieving agreement by the end of 2008; |
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2.

Calls on the EU to ensure that the COP-11 and COP/MOP1 meeting in Montreal decide on a timetable for negotiating future climate commitments with a time limit of achieving agreement by the end of 2008;

| 3. | Calls on the EU to present, at the COP-11 and COP/MOP1, proposals for a future climate regime, based on the overall objective to limit the average global temperature increase to 2 °C above pre-industrialisation levels; |
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3.

Calls on the EU to present, at the COP-11 and COP/MOP1, proposals for a future climate regime, based on the overall objective to limit the average global temperature increase to 2 °C above pre-industrialisation levels;

| 4. | Believes that a future regime should be based on common but differentiated responsibilities aiming at contraction and convergence, as well as on continued and progressively greater emission reductions and the involvement of more countries in the reduction effort; emphasises that any targets for emission cuts should be based on recent science and aim to not exceed a global average temperature increase of 2 °C with reasonable certainty; further stresses that cost-effectiveness should be a characteristic of all measures considered and that, therefore, a long-term goal should be to develop a global carbon market, based on cap and trade; notes further that calculating cost-effectiveness must include the costs of inaction and the expected economic benefits from early action and innovation as well as from technological learning, which will drive down mitigation costs; |
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4.

Believes that a future regime should be based on common but differentiated responsibilities aiming at contraction and convergence, as well as on continued and progressively greater emission reductions and the involvement of more countries in the reduction effort; emphasises that any targets for emission cuts should be based on recent science and aim to not exceed a global average temperature increase of 2 °C with reasonable certainty; further stresses that cost-effectiveness should be a characteristic of all measures considered and that, therefore, a long-term goal should be to develop a global carbon market, based on cap and trade; notes further that calculating cost-effectiveness must include the costs of inaction and the expected economic benefits from early action and innovation as well as from technological learning, which will drive down mitigation costs;

| 5. | Welcomes the conclusions by the Brussels European Council of 23 March 2005, in particular that emission reductions for developed countries for 2020 in the order of 15-30 % should be striven for; insists, however, that emission reduction targets for the long-term are also needed and suggests a target of 60-80 % for 2050; |
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5.

Welcomes the conclusions by the Brussels European Council of 23 March 2005, in particular that emission reductions for developed countries for 2020 in the order of 15-30 % should be striven for; insists, however, that emission reduction targets for the long-term are also needed and suggests a target of 60-80 % for 2050;

| 6. | Deplores the non-implementation by the current US administration of the commitments under the UNFCCC to return to 1990 emission levels and avoid dangerous climate change, and regrets its decision not to proceed with ratification of the Kyoto Protocol; calls on the EU to ensure that the multilateral process is not paralysed by individual countries; |
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6.

Deplores the non-implementation by the current US administration of the commitments under the UNFCCC to return to 1990 emission levels and avoid dangerous climate change, and regrets its decision not to proceed with ratification of the Kyoto Protocol; calls on the EU to ensure that the multilateral process is not paralysed by individual countries;

| 7. | Recalls that the potential for energy savings is as high as 40 % in the EU, but that to reach this goal binding targets must be set; |
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7.

Recalls that the potential for energy savings is as high as 40 % in the EU, but that to reach this goal binding targets must be set;

| 8. | Notes that with a systemic approach it would be possible for renewable energies to cover 25 % of EU energy consumption by 2020; |
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8.

Notes that with a systemic approach it would be possible for renewable energies to cover 25 % of EU energy consumption by 2020;

| 9. | Underlines that effective climate change mitigation will require a major transformation of the energy and transportation systems and of the thermal design of buildings and that this transformation ought to become a driving force within the Lisbon Strategy, to boost growth and competitiveness; calls on the EU to develop a strategy to make Europe the most energy efficient economy in the world, by setting targets for annual reductions in energy intensity in the order of 2,5-3 %; |
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9.

Underlines that effective climate change mitigation will require a major transformation of the energy and transportation systems and of the thermal design of buildings and that this transformation ought to become a driving force within the Lisbon Strategy, to boost growth and competitiveness; calls on the EU to develop a strategy to make Europe the most energy efficient economy in the world, by setting targets for annual reductions in energy intensity in the order of 2,5-3 %;

| 10. | In this connection calls on Member States to implement permanent monitoring systems for the assessment of the quantities of both materials and energy used in each economic sector in order to support adequate reduction policies; |
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10.

In this connection calls on Member States to implement permanent monitoring systems for the assessment of the quantities of both materials and energy used in each economic sector in order to support adequate reduction policies;

| 11. | Recognises that delayed action will increase the risk of adverse environmental effects and greater costs; further maintains that reducing global emissions must not lead to other threats; |
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11.

Recognises that delayed action will increase the risk of adverse environmental effects and greater costs; further maintains that reducing global emissions must not lead to other threats;

| 12. | Considers that combating climate change produces benefits both for society and the environment and contributes towards the achievement of the Lisbon objectives and the UN Millennium Development Goals; believes that investment in and the development of renewable energies gives rise to fresh possibilities for agriculture and forestry, more jobs, better health, increased regional growth, better exploitation of local and regional resources and of existing advanced technology, and less poverty; |
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12.

Considers that combating climate change produces benefits both for society and the environment and contributes towards the achievement of the Lisbon objectives and the UN Millennium Development Goals; believes that investment in and the development of renewable energies gives rise to fresh possibilities for agriculture and forestry, more jobs, better health, increased regional growth, better exploitation of local and regional resources and of existing advanced technology, and less poverty;

| 13. | Demands that the EU put more effort into the development of promising technological solutions in co-operation with the other global players; |
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13.

Demands that the EU put more effort into the development of promising technological solutions in co-operation with the other global players;

| 14. | Emphasises that many of the technologies needed to reduce GHG emissions already exist; notes, however, that their market entry is hampered by numerous barriers, not least perverse incentives such as subsidies for fossil fuels; therefore, calls on the Commission to propose legislation to abolish all such subsidies and instead to put in place a positive incentive structure for the enhanced use of energy-efficient, lowcarbon and carbon-free technologies, and calls for the pro-active use of public procurement within the EU to help bring down the costs for such technologies; moreover, asks, in addition to focusing the seventh Framework Programme on research in areas relating to climate change mitigation, for a Crash Programme — similar to the US Apollo Programme in the 1960s — to promote research and innovation in support of sustainable energy and land-use management; |
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14.

Emphasises that many of the technologies needed to reduce GHG emissions already exist; notes, however, that their market entry is hampered by numerous barriers, not least perverse incentives such as subsidies for fossil fuels; therefore, calls on the Commission to propose legislation to abolish all such subsidies and instead to put in place a positive incentive structure for the enhanced use of energy-efficient, lowcarbon and carbon-free technologies, and calls for the pro-active use of public procurement within the EU to help bring down the costs for such technologies; moreover, asks, in addition to focusing the seventh Framework Programme on research in areas relating to climate change mitigation, for a Crash Programme — similar to the US Apollo Programme in the 1960s — to promote research and innovation in support of sustainable energy and land-use management;

| 15. | Invites the Commission, in the light of the fact that much, if not most, of the EU's energy infrastructure is due for replacement over the next decades, to bring forward proposals to ensure that all investments in energy infrastructure within the EU apply the best available technologies in terms of low- to zero-fossil fuel emissions; |
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Invites the Commission, in the light of the fact that much, if not most, of the EU's energy infrastructure is due for replacement over the next decades, to bring forward proposals to ensure that all investments in energy infrastructure within the EU apply the best available technologies in terms of low- to zero-fossil fuel emissions;

| 16. | Notes that investments in efficiency measures and renewable technologies are the main alternatives for climate change mitigation; points out at the same time that the development of carbon capture and storage techniques is important — not least in regions with ample supplies of coal; |
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16.

Notes that investments in efficiency measures and renewable technologies are the main alternatives for climate change mitigation; points out at the same time that the development of carbon capture and storage techniques is important — not least in regions with ample supplies of coal;

| 17. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make clear and concrete inputs to an eventual reform of the CDM and its institutions, with the aim of enhancing its implementation and promoting broader involvement of private sector actors and thus creating the momentum necessary to extend beyond 2012; |
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17.

Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make clear and concrete inputs to an eventual reform of the CDM and its institutions, with the aim of enhancing its implementation and promoting broader involvement of private sector actors and thus creating the momentum necessary to extend beyond 2012;

| 18. | Points to the need to foster new technologies for space-based systems to analyse natural disasters from space and thereby foresee and mitigate their devastating consequences; |
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18.

Points to the need to foster new technologies for space-based systems to analyse natural disasters from space and thereby foresee and mitigate their devastating consequences;

| 19. | Takes the view that the complexity of research and technological development required by climate change and disaster prevention, as well as their cross-border dimension, make it necessary to seek European formulae which transcend the principle of regional and national subsidiarity; |
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19.

Takes the view that the complexity of research and technological development required by climate change and disaster prevention, as well as their cross-border dimension, make it necessary to seek European formulae which transcend the principle of regional and national subsidiarity;

| 20. | Recognises that changes in approach and physical adaptations will be needed to enable society to prepare for the consequences of climate change; |
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20.

Recognises that changes in approach and physical adaptations will be needed to enable society to prepare for the consequences of climate change;

| 21. | Calls on the Member States that have not yet done so to contribute resources to the supplementary fund to ensure that the CDM Executive Board can fulfil its mandate to create a well functioning and effective mechanism; |
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21.

Calls on the Member States that have not yet done so to contribute resources to the supplementary fund to ensure that the CDM Executive Board can fulfil its mandate to create a well functioning and effective mechanism;

| 22. | Underlines that developments within the transport sector are critical as it contributes to roughly 30 % of the Community's CO2 equivalent emission, in which approximately 85 % is the share of road transport; underlines that rail transport is much more energy efficient than road transport; regrets the fact that the automobile industry is unlikely to meet the target of 140 gm/km within the time-limit laid down under the current voluntary agreement; therefore calls for a policy of strong measures to reduce emissions from transport, including mandatory limits for CO2 emissions from new vehicles in the order of 80-100 gm/km for new vehicles in the medium term to be achieved through emission trading between car manufacturers, and other measures such as EU-wide speed limits, traffic charges and tax incentives, together with a boost in rail and public transport in general; further urges the Commission to devise innovative ways of making apparent the CO2 emissions caused by transport and to put forward proposals designed to stabilise or reduce traffic volumes in the EU between now and 2010; |
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22.

Underlines that developments within the transport sector are critical as it contributes to roughly 30 % of the Community's CO2 equivalent emission, in which approximately 85 % is the share of road transport; underlines that rail transport is much more energy efficient than road transport; regrets the fact that the automobile industry is unlikely to meet the target of 140 gm/km within the time-limit laid down under the current voluntary agreement; therefore calls for a policy of strong measures to reduce emissions from transport, including mandatory limits for CO2 emissions from new vehicles in the order of 80-100 gm/km for new vehicles in the medium term to be achieved through emission trading between car manufacturers, and other measures such as EU-wide speed limits, traffic charges and tax incentives, together with a boost in rail and public transport in general; further urges the Commission to devise innovative ways of making apparent the CO2 emissions caused by transport and to put forward proposals designed to stabilise or reduce traffic volumes in the EU between now and 2010;

| 23. | Notes with concern the increase in freight transport, and calls on the Commission to draw up an estimate of the CO2 emissions caused by freight transport and to make proposals to transfer a large proportion of road haulage traffic to more environmentally-friendly modes of transport; calls on the Commission, as part of its review of the European Climate Change Programme (ECCP), to bring forward proposals to establish a ‘Trans-European Fast Rail Freight Network’ to resolve the fragmentation in the freight network and remove the remaining infrastructure bottlenecks; calls also for consideration to be given to mandatory CO2 emission targets for trucks; calls on the Commission to explore the benefits for climate mitigation of permitting all Member States to use Swedish/Finnish-length trucks and to report the findings as soon as possible; |
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23.

Notes with concern the increase in freight transport, and calls on the Commission to draw up an estimate of the CO2 emissions caused by freight transport and to make proposals to transfer a large proportion of road haulage traffic to more environmentally-friendly modes of transport; calls on the Commission, as part of its review of the European Climate Change Programme (ECCP), to bring forward proposals to establish a ‘Trans-European Fast Rail Freight Network’ to resolve the fragmentation in the freight network and remove the remaining infrastructure bottlenecks; calls also for consideration to be given to mandatory CO2 emission targets for trucks; calls on the Commission to explore the benefits for climate mitigation of permitting all Member States to use Swedish/Finnish-length trucks and to report the findings as soon as possible;

| 24. | Reiterates its demand that emissions from international flights and shipping be incorporated in the emission reduction targets from 2012; |
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24.

Reiterates its demand that emissions from international flights and shipping be incorporated in the emission reduction targets from 2012;

| 25. | Supports the introduction of ecotaxes at Community level; emphasises that, like other market instruments, they are essential to an effective pollution reduction policy; calls on the Commission to put forward proposals and on the Member States to adopt the first European ecotax by 2009 at the latest; |
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25.

Supports the introduction of ecotaxes at Community level; emphasises that, like other market instruments, they are essential to an effective pollution reduction policy; calls on the Commission to put forward proposals and on the Member States to adopt the first European ecotax by 2009 at the latest;

| 26. | Supports the Commission's proposal for a thematic strategy on the urban environment, the aim of which is to improve the quality of urban areas, in particular as regards air quality; in connection with climate change, takes the view that priority should be given to two policy areas: the development of public transport services which use clean or less polluting technologies, and the promotion of sustainable, high environmental-quality (HEQ) construction methods; |
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26.

Supports the Commission's proposal for a thematic strategy on the urban environment, the aim of which is to improve the quality of urban areas, in particular as regards air quality; in connection with climate change, takes the view that priority should be given to two policy areas: the development of public transport services which use clean or less polluting technologies, and the promotion of sustainable, high environmental-quality (HEQ) construction methods;

| 27. | Considers that the EU and its Member States must review and revise their community planning instruments in order to reduce climate impact, particularly with regard to the planning of and new investment in transport systems and new residential and industrial areas; |
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27.

Considers that the EU and its Member States must review and revise their community planning instruments in order to reduce climate impact, particularly with regard to the planning of and new investment in transport systems and new residential and industrial areas;

| 28. | In order to demonstrate clear EU leadership ahead of the 2012 negotiations, calls on the Commission to bring forward specific legislative proposals to extend the scope of the Buildings Directive and to update the Biofuels Directive to include the latest technology bio-flexifuels (such as MTHF, Ethyl Levulinate, etc.), to introduce mandatory EU-wide common standards for these new fuels, to create incentives for biofuel-run captive fleets, and introduce minimum blending ratios, examining the environmental effectiveness of requiring 10 % bio fuel blends in transport fuels, as part of its review of the ECCP; |
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28.

In order to demonstrate clear EU leadership ahead of the 2012 negotiations, calls on the Commission to bring forward specific legislative proposals to extend the scope of the Buildings Directive and to update the Biofuels Directive to include the latest technology bio-flexifuels (such as MTHF, Ethyl Levulinate, etc.), to introduce mandatory EU-wide common standards for these new fuels, to create incentives for biofuel-run captive fleets, and introduce minimum blending ratios, examining the environmental effectiveness of requiring 10 % bio fuel blends in transport fuels, as part of its review of the ECCP;

| 29. | Calls on the European Union authorities to ensure that the Structural Funds are geared as a matter of priority towards sustainable development; |
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29.

Calls on the European Union authorities to ensure that the Structural Funds are geared as a matter of priority towards sustainable development;

| 30. | Notes that aviation is responsible for between 4 % and 9 % of all GHG emissions worldwide and that emissions from aviation are increasing at an annual rate of 3 %; emphasises the importance of severe reduction targets for the aviation sector; urges the Commission to take prompt action to reduce the climate impact from aviation, by creating a pilot emission trading scheme for aviation emissions for the period 2008-2012, covering all flights to and from any EU airport, and to ensure that instruments to tackle the full climate impact of aviation are introduced in parallel; calls for parallel efforts to address also emissions from shipping; |
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30.

Notes that aviation is responsible for between 4 % and 9 % of all GHG emissions worldwide and that emissions from aviation are increasing at an annual rate of 3 %; emphasises the importance of severe reduction targets for the aviation sector; urges the Commission to take prompt action to reduce the climate impact from aviation, by creating a pilot emission trading scheme for aviation emissions for the period 2008-2012, covering all flights to and from any EU airport, and to ensure that instruments to tackle the full climate impact of aviation are introduced in parallel; calls for parallel efforts to address also emissions from shipping;

| 31. | Calls on the Commission to set out clearly the path towards the low-CO2 economy by devising a road map which, inter alia, gives more insight into what may be expected from hydrogen and renewable energy; calls on the Commission, at the same time, to identify any bottlenecks in the development and application of new and clean technologies; |
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31.

Calls on the Commission to set out clearly the path towards the low-CO2 economy by devising a road map which, inter alia, gives more insight into what may be expected from hydrogen and renewable energy; calls on the Commission, at the same time, to identify any bottlenecks in the development and application of new and clean technologies;

| 32. | Underlines that, contrary to the electricity and fuel sectors, the European Union has no systematic approach to support renewable energies in the heating and cooling sector, even though the dependence on gas and oil imports is particularly high in this sector and the costs of increasing the share of renewable energies are comparatively low; therefore calls for a strategy making renewable heating and cooling units competitive by increasing production. States in this regard that bureaucratic regulations at EU level for owners and builders of houses are not the appropriate way, and that preference should be given to a directive setting realistic but ambitious targets and coordinating the Member States' actions based on temporary limited incentives for market access; |
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32.

Underlines that, contrary to the electricity and fuel sectors, the European Union has no systematic approach to support renewable energies in the heating and cooling sector, even though the dependence on gas and oil imports is particularly high in this sector and the costs of increasing the share of renewable energies are comparatively low; therefore calls for a strategy making renewable heating and cooling units competitive by increasing production. States in this regard that bureaucratic regulations at EU level for owners and builders of houses are not the appropriate way, and that preference should be given to a directive setting realistic but ambitious targets and coordinating the Member States' actions based on temporary limited incentives for market access;

| 33. | Considers in this respect that the Commission should present a proposal for a directive on heating and cooling similar to the biofuels proposal; |
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33.

Considers in this respect that the Commission should present a proposal for a directive on heating and cooling similar to the biofuels proposal;

| 34. | Considers that the rapid development of the use of biomass and the encouragement of farm-related renewable energy production must be a top priority in shifting the focus of the Common Agricultural Policy, along with a balanced approach to food production; stresses that energy production from biomass must be organised in ways that are both effective in terms of energy conversion and ecologically sustainable; in this regard welcomes the Commission's intention to present a biomass action plan and asks the Commission to include legally binding measures in its proposal; |
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34.

Considers that the rapid development of the use of biomass and the encouragement of farm-related renewable energy production must be a top priority in shifting the focus of the Common Agricultural Policy, along with a balanced approach to food production; stresses that energy production from biomass must be organised in ways that are both effective in terms of energy conversion and ecologically sustainable; in this regard welcomes the Commission's intention to present a biomass action plan and asks the Commission to include legally binding measures in its proposal;

| 35. | Points to the need to diversify lines of research and preventive measures to avoid effects on human health and safety, floods, drought, fires — particularly in forests and protected areas — a decline in biodiversity and economic losses; calls on the Member States and the Commission to take account of the importance of forests and farming in absorbing carbon, slowing down erosion, providing resources and ultimately regulating the climate; |
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35.

Points to the need to diversify lines of research and preventive measures to avoid effects on human health and safety, floods, drought, fires — particularly in forests and protected areas — a decline in biodiversity and economic losses; calls on the Member States and the Commission to take account of the importance of forests and farming in absorbing carbon, slowing down erosion, providing resources and ultimately regulating the climate;

| 36. | In order to ensure an international level playing field, calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider proposing sectoral targets for energy-intensive export industries in countries without binding emission reduction commitments as a supplement to binding emission targets for industrialised countries; furthermore, requests the Commission to explore the possibility of linking the EU emission trading scheme with those of third countries; calls on the Commission to take an active approach to the dialogue with undertakings in each sector of industry in order to review what changes in production, consumption and transport may and must be stimulated in order to reduce GHG emissions in the EU; |
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36.

In order to ensure an international level playing field, calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider proposing sectoral targets for energy-intensive export industries in countries without binding emission reduction commitments as a supplement to binding emission targets for industrialised countries; furthermore, requests the Commission to explore the possibility of linking the EU emission trading scheme with those of third countries; calls on the Commission to take an active approach to the dialogue with undertakings in each sector of industry in order to review what changes in production, consumption and transport may and must be stimulated in order to reduce GHG emissions in the EU;

| 37. | Calls on the Commission to take seriously into account the ‘free-rider’ problem in the area of climate change mitigation; calls on the Commission and the Member States to investigate the possibility of adopting border adjustment measures on trade in order to offset any short-term competitive advantage producers in industrialised countries without carbon constraints might have; stresses that the international trade patterns have a major impact on climate change; calls, therefore, on the WTO to incorporate a sustainable development mechanism into its work; |
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37.

Calls on the Commission to take seriously into account the ‘free-rider’ problem in the area of climate change mitigation; calls on the Commission and the Member States to investigate the possibility of adopting border adjustment measures on trade in order to offset any short-term competitive advantage producers in industrialised countries without carbon constraints might have; stresses that the international trade patterns have a major impact on climate change; calls, therefore, on the WTO to incorporate a sustainable development mechanism into its work;

| 38. | Considers that in the review of the current Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) and its possible expansion, the idea of grandfathering should be closely reconsidered because of its major shortcomings, and alternatives such as benchmarking and auctioning — using an up-stream approach — should be explored; considers, moreover, that national emission quotas also will have to be reconsidered because of increased cross-border trade, notably as regards electricity; |
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38.

Considers that in the review of the current Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) and its possible expansion, the idea of grandfathering should be closely reconsidered because of its major shortcomings, and alternatives such as benchmarking and auctioning — using an up-stream approach — should be explored; considers, moreover, that national emission quotas also will have to be reconsidered because of increased cross-border trade, notably as regards electricity;

| 39. | Recommends that the EU develop a specific climate change cooperation policy for developing countries; notes that the integration of climate change considerations into wider development policies requires the development and installation of a number of tools; notes that priorities in this field are agriculture and food security, two areas which are most sensitive to climate; believes further that another key concern is economic diversification, acknowledging that many developing countries in the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) are highly dependent on tourism; notes that transport, social planning and energy issues are crucial in counteracting climate change; notes that other priorities would be disaster prevention and preparedness; |
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39.

Recommends that the EU develop a specific climate change cooperation policy for developing countries; notes that the integration of climate change considerations into wider development policies requires the development and installation of a number of tools; notes that priorities in this field are agriculture and food security, two areas which are most sensitive to climate; believes further that another key concern is economic diversification, acknowledging that many developing countries in the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) are highly dependent on tourism; notes that transport, social planning and energy issues are crucial in counteracting climate change; notes that other priorities would be disaster prevention and preparedness;

| 40. | Welcomes the creation of the Environmental Information System for Environment and Sustainable Development for Africa of the Commission, based on satellite and computer-mapping technologies, helping the development activities of the Commission's Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) office; recommends that a possible development and extension of the Commission structure to include a climate change observation network should be investigated; |
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40.

Welcomes the creation of the Environmental Information System for Environment and Sustainable Development for Africa of the Commission, based on satellite and computer-mapping technologies, helping the development activities of the Commission's Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) office; recommends that a possible development and extension of the Commission structure to include a climate change observation network should be investigated;

| 41. | Emphasises that, with regard to developing countries' participation in the future climate regime, the EU should clearly recognise that the priority for these countries is poverty and development; however, the UN Millennium Development Goals will never be met if environment issues, such as climate change, are not properly addressed; sustainable development and combating poverty should remain the general framework within which developing countries would be encouraged to adopt policies and measures integrating climate change concerns, whether for adaptation or mitigation; |
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41.

Emphasises that, with regard to developing countries' participation in the future climate regime, the EU should clearly recognise that the priority for these countries is poverty and development; however, the UN Millennium Development Goals will never be met if environment issues, such as climate change, are not properly addressed; sustainable development and combating poverty should remain the general framework within which developing countries would be encouraged to adopt policies and measures integrating climate change concerns, whether for adaptation or mitigation;

| 42. | Backs, therefore, the creation of a new coherent political solution to improve the welfare of already vulnerable populations through a global strategy for development with appropriate economic support; recommends that this new strategy should be based on the link between climate change, natural resource management, disaster prevention and poverty eradication; |
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42.

Backs, therefore, the creation of a new coherent political solution to improve the welfare of already vulnerable populations through a global strategy for development with appropriate economic support; recommends that this new strategy should be based on the link between climate change, natural resource management, disaster prevention and poverty eradication;

| 43. | Stresses that economic development is a right for all developing countries; emphasises that the European Union and other industrialised nations must assist the developing countries in the development of sustainable technologies; stresses, however, that developing countries do not have to emulate the polluting practices of the industrialised countries; believes that the rules of the Clean Development Mechanism need to be reformed so that they deliver sustainable development; suggests that the lending priorities of international financial institutions as well as EU aid efforts be shifted towards supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency; proposes as well the launching of a multilateral Sustainable Energy Initiative — involving the EU, countries such as China, India, Brazil, South Africa etc. and some major energy-related corporations — whose aim should be to promote technology cooperation in a big way, energy and transport being the main targets, building on the example of the recently agreed EU-China Climate Change Partnership; |
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43.

Stresses that economic development is a right for all developing countries; emphasises that the European Union and other industrialised nations must assist the developing countries in the development of sustainable technologies; stresses, however, that developing countries do not have to emulate the polluting practices of the industrialised countries; believes that the rules of the Clean Development Mechanism need to be reformed so that they deliver sustainable development; suggests that the lending priorities of international financial institutions as well as EU aid efforts be shifted towards supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency; proposes as well the launching of a multilateral Sustainable Energy Initiative — involving the EU, countries such as China, India, Brazil, South Africa etc. and some major energy-related corporations — whose aim should be to promote technology cooperation in a big way, energy and transport being the main targets, building on the example of the recently agreed EU-China Climate Change Partnership;

| 44. | Calls on the Commission, as part of the technology cooperation with Annex B countries and as part of its review of the Cotonou Agreement, to assist their governments to adopt national energy strategies so as to minimise their dependence on imported fossil fuels, to promote technology leapfrogging, notably as regards renewable energy, in particular biomass, and to help them meet the UN Millennium Development Goals; |
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44.

Calls on the Commission, as part of the technology cooperation with Annex B countries and as part of its review of the Cotonou Agreement, to assist their governments to adopt national energy strategies so as to minimise their dependence on imported fossil fuels, to promote technology leapfrogging, notably as regards renewable energy, in particular biomass, and to help them meet the UN Millennium Development Goals;

| 45. | Insists on the need for increased financial assistance for climate adaptation for the least-developed countries; considers in this context that the management of sustainable forestry, especially tropical forests, constitutes an important element in both climate mitigation and adaptation and therefore urges the Commission to give priority to this in its development cooperation activities; |
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45.

Insists on the need for increased financial assistance for climate adaptation for the least-developed countries; considers in this context that the management of sustainable forestry, especially tropical forests, constitutes an important element in both climate mitigation and adaptation and therefore urges the Commission to give priority to this in its development cooperation activities;

| 46. | Calls on the Commission to study the feasibility and merits of setting up a system of personal tradeable emission quotas to involve the citizen and influence private consumption patterns; |
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46.

Calls on the Commission to study the feasibility and merits of setting up a system of personal tradeable emission quotas to involve the citizen and influence private consumption patterns;

| 47. | Calls on the European Institutions to set a positive example by limiting GHG emissions in their various activities, through enhanced energy efficiency in office buildings and for all equipment used, low carbon travel etc.; believes that special efforts should be made in relation to travel of Members of Parliament, implying a reconsideration of the multiple locations of the EP, low-carbon vehicles for the drivers' service etc.; |
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47.

Calls on the European Institutions to set a positive example by limiting GHG emissions in their various activities, through enhanced energy efficiency in office buildings and for all equipment used, low carbon travel etc.; believes that special efforts should be made in relation to travel of Members of Parliament, implying a reconsideration of the multiple locations of the EP, low-carbon vehicles for the drivers' service etc.;

| 48. | Calls on the Commission to launch an EU initiative in order to increase citizens' awareness of the role played by wasteful consumption and production in climate change; |
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48.

Calls on the Commission to launch an EU initiative in order to increase citizens' awareness of the role played by wasteful consumption and production in climate change;

| 49. | Recognises and supports Information and Communications Technology (ICT)-based solutions to decouple economic growth from energy and material consumption as well as transport and thereby contribute to a more sustainable society; calls on the Commission to suggest policy measures in order to capture ICT-mediated efficiency improvements in housing, dematerialisation, transport and a shift from products to services; |
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49.

Recognises and supports Information and Communications Technology (ICT)-based solutions to decouple economic growth from energy and material consumption as well as transport and thereby contribute to a more sustainable society; calls on the Commission to suggest policy measures in order to capture ICT-mediated efficiency improvements in housing, dematerialisation, transport and a shift from products to services;

| 50. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, the Secretariat of the UNFCCC and the WTO, with the request that it be circulated to all non-EU contracting parties. |
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50.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, the Secretariat of the UNFCCC and the WTO, with the request that it be circulated to all non-EU contracting parties.

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(1)  P6_TA(2005)0005.

(2)  P6_TA(2005)0177.

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