# Official Journal C 138E/5 Ju

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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 138E |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 515 June 2008 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 138E

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 515 June 2008

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | IV   Notices |
| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | European Parliament |
| | 2008-2009 SESSION |
| | Sittings of 9 and 10 April 2008 |
| | Wednesday 9 April 2008 |
| 2008/C 138E/01 | MINUTES | 1 |
| PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING


  Resumption of the session


  Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting


  Composition of Parliament


  Murder of the human rights activist Munir Said Thalib (written declaration)


  Subtitling of all public-service television programmes in the EU (written declaration)


  Corrigenda (Rule 204a)


  Documents received


  Oral questions and written declarations (submission)


  Lapsed written declarations


  Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council


  Transfers of appropriations


  Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions


  The situation in Tibet (motions for resolutions tabled)


  Waiver of parliamentary immunity


  Order of business


  Welcome


  Voting time


  Approving the appointment of Mrs Androula Vassiliou as a Member of the Commission (vote)


  Lebanon (debate)


  Croatia: 2007 progress report — Progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (debate)


  One-minute speeches on matters of political importance


  Combating cancer in the enlarged EU (debate)


  Mid-term review of the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme (debate)


  Eurostars ***I (debate)


  Research Fund for Coal and Steel * (debate)


  Cultural industries in Europe (debate)


  Culture in a globalising world (debate)


  Fishing activities of Community and third-country fishing vessels ***I (debate)


  Rights-based management tools in fisheries (debate)


  2009 budget guidelines — (Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII and IX) (debate)


  Amendment of regulation on a standard financial regulation for executive agencies * — Framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 * (debate)


  Composition of committees and delegations


  Agenda of the next sitting


  Closure of the sitting |
| ATTENDANCE REGISTER | 16 |
| ANNEX I | 18 |
| ANNEX II | 19 |
| ANNEX IIICorrigenda to Texts Adopted P6_TA-PROV(2007)0559 (COM(2006)0093 — C6-0081/2006 — 2006/0031(COD)), P6_TA-PROV(2007)0595 (9388/2/2007 — C6-0261/2007 — 2005/0211(COD)), P6_TA-PROV(2008)0011 (9948/2/2007 — C6-0315/2007 — 2002/0222(COD)) | 21 |
| Corrigendum to the position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 29 November 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2008/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 91/477/EEC on control of the acquisition and possession of weapons — P6_TA-PROV(2007)0559 — (COM(2006)0093 — C6-0081/2006 — 2006/0031(COD)) | 21 |
| Corrigendum to the position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 11 December 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2008/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Framework for Community Action in the field of Marine Environmental Policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) — P6_TA-PROV(2007)0595 — (9388/2/2007 — C6-0261/2007 — 2005/0211(COD)) | 21 |
| Corrigendum to the position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 16 January 2008 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2008/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on credit agreements for consumers and repealing Council Directive 87/102/EEC — P6_TA-PROV(2008)0011 — (9948/2/2007 — C6-0315/2007 — 2002/0222(COD)) | 21 |
| | Thursday 10 April 2008 |
| 2008/C 138E/02 | MINUTES | 24 |
| PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING


  Opening of the sitting


  Composition of political groups


  Documents received


  The Green Paper on Adapting to climate change in Europe — options for EU action (debate)


  Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting


  Ending street homelessness (written declaration)


  Interpretation of the Rules of Procedure


  Communication of Council common positions


  Voting time


  Animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movements of pet animals ***I (Rule 131) (vote)


  European Migration Network * (Rule 131) (vote)


  Amendment of regulation on a standard financial regulation for executive agencies * (Rule 131) (vote)


  Framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 * (Rule 131) (vote)


  Rights-based management tools in fisheries


  Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (vote)


  2009 budget guidelines — (Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII and IX) (vote)


  Eurostars ***I (vote)


  Research Fund for Coal and Steel * (vote)


  Fishing activities of Community and third-country fishing vessels * (vote)


  The situation in Tibet (vote)


  Croatia: 2007 progress report (vote)


  Progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (vote)


  Welcome


  Voting time (continuation)


  Combating cancer in the enlarged EU (vote)


  Mid-term review of the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme (vote)


  Cultural industries in Europe (vote)


  Culture in a globalising world (vote)


  The Green Paper on Adapting to climate change in Europe — options for EU action (vote)


  Explanations of vote


  Corrections to votes and voting intentions


  Requests for waiver of immunity


  Decisions concerning certain documents


  Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting


  Dates of forthcoming sittings


  Adjournment of the session |
| ATTENDANCE REGISTER | 36 |
| ANNEX I | 38 |
| ANNEX II | 52 |

Notice No

Contents

page

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

European Parliament

2008-2009 SESSION

Sittings of 9 and 10 April 2008

Wednesday 9 April 2008

2008/C 138E/01

MINUTES

1

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Resumption of the session

Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting

Composition of Parliament

Murder of the human rights activist Munir Said Thalib (written declaration)

Subtitling of all public-service television programmes in the EU (written declaration)

Corrigenda (Rule 204a)

Documents received

Oral questions and written declarations (submission)

Lapsed written declarations

Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

Transfers of appropriations

Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions

The situation in Tibet (motions for resolutions tabled)

Waiver of parliamentary immunity

Order of business

Welcome

Voting time

Approving the appointment of Mrs Androula Vassiliou as a Member of the Commission (vote)

Lebanon (debate)

Croatia: 2007 progress report — Progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (debate)

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Combating cancer in the enlarged EU (debate)

Mid-term review of the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme (debate)

Eurostars ***I (debate)

Research Fund for Coal and Steel * (debate)

Cultural industries in Europe (debate)

Culture in a globalising world (debate)

Fishing activities of Community and third-country fishing vessels ***I (debate)

Rights-based management tools in fisheries (debate)

2009 budget guidelines — (Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII and IX) (debate)

Amendment of regulation on a standard financial regulation for executive agencies * — Framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 * (debate)

Composition of committees and delegations

Agenda of the next sitting

Closure of the sitting

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

16

ANNEX I

18

ANNEX II

19

ANNEX IIICorrigenda to Texts Adopted P6_TA-PROV(2007)0559 (COM(2006)0093 — C6-0081/2006 — 2006/0031(COD)), P6_TA-PROV(2007)0595 (9388/2/2007 — C6-0261/2007 — 2005/0211(COD)), P6_TA-PROV(2008)0011 (9948/2/2007 — C6-0315/2007 — 2002/0222(COD))

21

Corrigendum to the position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 29 November 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2008/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 91/477/EEC on control of the acquisition and possession of weapons — P6_TA-PROV(2007)0559 — (COM(2006)0093 — C6-0081/2006 — 2006/0031(COD))

21

Corrigendum to the position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 11 December 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2008/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Framework for Community Action in the field of Marine Environmental Policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) — P6_TA-PROV(2007)0595 — (9388/2/2007 — C6-0261/2007 — 2005/0211(COD))

21

Corrigendum to the position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 16 January 2008 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2008/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on credit agreements for consumers and repealing Council Directive 87/102/EEC — P6_TA-PROV(2008)0011 — (9948/2/2007 — C6-0315/2007 — 2002/0222(COD))

21

Thursday 10 April 2008

2008/C 138E/02

MINUTES

24

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Opening of the sitting

Composition of political groups

Documents received

The Green Paper on Adapting to climate change in Europe — options for EU action (debate)

Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting

Ending street homelessness (written declaration)

Interpretation of the Rules of Procedure

Communication of Council common positions

Voting time

Animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movements of pet animals ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

European Migration Network * (Rule 131) (vote)

Amendment of regulation on a standard financial regulation for executive agencies * (Rule 131) (vote)

Framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 * (Rule 131) (vote)

Rights-based management tools in fisheries

Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (vote)

2009 budget guidelines — (Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII and IX) (vote)

Eurostars ***I (vote)

Research Fund for Coal and Steel * (vote)

Fishing activities of Community and third-country fishing vessels * (vote)

The situation in Tibet (vote)

Croatia: 2007 progress report (vote)

Progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (vote)

Welcome

Voting time (continuation)

Combating cancer in the enlarged EU (vote)

Mid-term review of the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme (vote)

Cultural industries in Europe (vote)

Culture in a globalising world (vote)

The Green Paper on Adapting to climate change in Europe — options for EU action (vote)

Explanations of vote

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Requests for waiver of immunity

Decisions concerning certain documents

Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

Dates of forthcoming sittings

Adjournment of the session

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

36

ANNEX I

38

ANNEX II

52

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Key to symbols used

| * | Consultation procedure |
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| **I | Cooperation procedure: first reading |
| **II | Cooperation procedure: second reading |
| *** | Assent procedure |
| ***I | Codecision procedure: first reading |
| ***II | Codecision procedure: second reading |
| ***III | Codecision procedure: third reading |

*

Consultation procedure

**I

Cooperation procedure: first reading

**II

Cooperation procedure: second reading

***

Assent procedure

***I

Codecision procedure: first reading

***II

Codecision procedure: second reading

***III

Codecision procedure: third reading

(The type of procedure is determined by the legal basis proposed by the Commission)

Information relating to voting time

Unless stated otherwise, the rapporteurs informed the Chair in writing, before the vote, of their position on the amendments.

Abbreviations used for Parliamentary Committees

| AFET | Committee on Foreign Affairs |
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| DEVE | Committee on Development |
| INTA | Committee on International Trade |
| BUDG | Committee on Budgets |
| CONT | Committee on Budgetary Control |
| ECON | Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs |
| EMPL | Committee on Employment and Social Affairs |
| ENVI | Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety |
| ITRE | Committee on Industry, Research and Energy |
| IMCO | Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection |
| TRAN | Committee on Transport and Tourism |
| REGI | Committee on Regional Development |
| AGRI | Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development |
| PECH | Committee on Fisheries |
| CULT | Committee on Culture and Education |
| JURI | Committee on Legal Affairs |
| LIBE | Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs |
| AFCO | Committee on Constitutional Affairs |
| FEMM | Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality |
| PETI | Committee on Petitions |

AFET

Committee on Foreign Affairs

DEVE

Committee on Development

INTA

Committee on International Trade

BUDG

Committee on Budgets

CONT

Committee on Budgetary Control

ECON

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

EMPL

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

ENVI

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

ITRE

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

IMCO

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

TRAN

Committee on Transport and Tourism

REGI

Committee on Regional Development

AGRI

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

PECH

Committee on Fisheries

CULT

Committee on Culture and Education

JURI

Committee on Legal Affairs

LIBE

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

AFCO

Committee on Constitutional Affairs

FEMM

Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

PETI

Committee on Petitions

Abbreviations used for Political Groups

| PPE-DE | Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats |
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| PSE | Socialist Group in the European Parliament |
| ALDE | Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| UEN | Union for Europe of the Nations Group |
| Verts/ALE | Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance |
| GUE/NGL | Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left |
| IND/DEM | Independence and Democracy Group |
| NI | Non-attached Members |

PPE-DE

Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

PSE

Socialist Group in the European Parliament

ALDE

Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

UEN

Union for Europe of the Nations Group

Verts/ALE

Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance

GUE/NGL

Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left

IND/DEM

Independence and Democracy Group

NI

Non-attached Members

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