# Official Journal C 175E/10 J

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5110 July 2008 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 175E

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5110 July 2008

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | IV   Notices |
| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | European Parliament |
| | 2007-2008 SESSION |
| | Sittings of 9 to 12 July 2007 |
| | Monday 9 July 2007 |
| 2008/C 175E/01 | MINUTES | 1 |
| PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING


  Resumption of session


  Statement by the President


  Approval of Minutes of previous sitting


  Membership of Parliament


  Membership of committees


  Signature of acts adopted under codecision


  Documents received


  Oral questions and written declarations (tabling)


  Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council


  Written declarations (Rule 116)


  Petitions


  Calendar of part-sessions for 2008


  Order of business


  One-minute speeches on matters of political importance


  Common authorisation procedure for food additives ***I — Food additives ***I — Food enzymes ***I — Flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods ***I (debate)


  Community action programme in the field of health (2007-2013) ***II — Action to tackle cardiovascular disease (debate)


  MON 863 — Risk management (debate)


  PNR Agreement with the United States (debate)


  Internal gas and electricity market (debate)


  Measuring devices containing mercury ***II (debate)


  European Critical Infrastructure * (debate)


  Law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Rome II) ***III (debate)


  Agenda for next sitting


  Closure of sitting |
| ATTENDANCE REGISTER | 22 |
| | Tuesday 10 July 2007 |
| 2008/C 175E/02 | MINUTES | 24 |
| PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING


  Opening of sitting


  Documents received


  Transfers of appropriations


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


  Community postal services ***I (debate)


  Financial services policy (2005-2010) — White Paper (debate)


  Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century (debate)


  Voting time


  Election of a Vice-President of the European Parliament (vote)


  Request for consultation of the Committee of the Regions on the role of volunteering in economic and social cohesion (Rule 118) (vote)


  EC-Algeria Euro-Mediterranean Agreement *** (Rule 131) (vote)


  EC-Moldova Partnership and Cooperation Agreement * (Rule 131) (vote)


  EC-Ukraine Partnership and Cooperation Agreement * (Rule 131) (vote)


  EC-Armenia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement * (Rule 131) (vote)


  EC-Azerbaijan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement * (Rule 131) (vote)


  EC-Georgia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement * (Rule 131) (vote)


  Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on the use of information technology for customs purposes * (Rule 131) (vote)


  Direct insurance other than life assurance (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)


  Undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)


  Reinsurance (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)


  A new statistical classification of products by activity (CPA) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)


  Labour force sample survey ***I (Rule 131) (vote)


  Energy Star ***I (Rule 131) (vote)


  United Nations Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences (repeal of Council Regulation (EEC) No 954/79) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)


  Fishing activities in the Antarctic * (Rule 131) (vote)


  Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Europol Convention * (Rule 131) (vote)


  Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on mutual assistance in criminal matters * (Rule 131) (vote)


  Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on driving disqualifications * (Rule 131) (vote)


  Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union */***I (Rule 131) (vote)


  Corrigenda (new Rule 204a of Parliament's Rules of Procedure) (Rule 131) (vote)


  Application and interpretation of the Rules of Procedure (amendment of Rule 201) (Rule 131) (vote)


  Immunity and privileges of Alessandra Mussolini (Rule 131) (vote)


  Request for defence of the immunity of Ashley Mote (Rule 131) (vote)


  Draft amending budget No 4/2007 (Rule 131) (vote)


  Translation expenditure (Rule 131) (vote)


  Minimising administrative costs imposed by legislation (Rule 131) (vote)


  Law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Rome II) ***III (vote)


  Community action programme in the field of health (2007-2013) ***II (vote)


  Measuring devices containing mercury ***II (vote)


  Common authorisation procedure for food additives ***I (vote)


  Food additives ***I (vote)


  Food enzymes ***I (vote)


  Flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods ***I (vote)


  Rates of excise duty on alcohol and alcoholic beverages * (final vote)


  European Critical Infrastructure * (vote)


  Internal gas and electricity market (vote)


  Production of fishmeal and fish oil (vote)


  Convening of the Intergovernmental Conference: opinion of the European Parliament (deadline for tabling amendments)


  Explanations of vote


  Corrections to votes and voting intentions


  Approval of Minutes of previous sitting


  Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century (continuation of debate)


  Posting of workers (debate)


  Towards a future maritime policy for the Union (debate)


  Question Time (Commission)


  Membership of committees and delegations


  First railway package (debate)


  Common rules for air transport services ***I (debate)


  Sustainable mobility (debate)


  Recent developments in bilateral trade relations with China (debate)


  Agenda for next sitting


  Closure of sitting |
| ATTENDANCE REGISTER | 46 |
| ANNEX I | 48 |
| ANNEX II | 62 |
| TEXTS ADOPTED | 99 |
| P6_TA(2007)0291EC-Algeria Euro-Mediterranean Agreement ***European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (8937/2007 — COM(2006)0765 — C6-0153/2007 — 2006/0254(AVC)) | 99 |
| P6_TA(2007)0292EC-Moldova Partnership and Cooperation Agreement *European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0009 — C6-0103/2007 — 2007/0003(CNS)) | 100 |
| P6_TA(2007)0293EC-Ukraine Partnership and Cooperation Agreement *European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0007 — C6-0102/2007 — 2007/0004(CNS)) | 100 |
| P6_TA(2007)0294EC-Armenia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement *European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0113 — C6-0161/2007 — 2007/0041(CNS)) | 101 |
| P6_TA(2007)0295EC-Azerbaijan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement *European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0114 — C6-0160/2007 — 2007/0040(CNS)) | 102 |
| P6_TA(2007)0296EC-Georgia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement *European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0098 — C6-0162/2007 — 2007/0046(CNS)) | 102 |
| P6_TA(2007)0297Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on the use of information technology for customs purposes *European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 26 July 1995, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the use of information technology for customs purposes (COM(2007)0211 — C6-0168/2007 — 2007/0079(CNS)) | 103 |
| P6_TA(2007)0298Direct insurance other than life assurance (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 92/49/EEC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to direct insurance other than life assurance, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0924 — C6-0009/2007 — 2006/0289(COD)) | 104 |
| P6_TC1-COD(2006)0289Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 10 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 92/49/EEC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to direct insurance other than life assurance, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission | 104 |
| P6_TA(2007)0299Undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 85/611/EEC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS), as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0926 — C6-0010/2007 — 2006/0293(COD)) | 105 |
| P6_TA(2007)0300Reinsurance (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/68/EC relating to reinsurance, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0905 — C6-0017/2007 — 2006/0280(COD)) | 105 |
| P6_TA(2007)0301A new statistical classification of products by activity (CPA) ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a new statistical classification of products by activity (CPA) and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3696/93 (COM(2006)0655 — C6-0376/2006 — 2006/0218(COD)) | 106 |
| P6_TC1-COD(2006)0218Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 10 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a new statistical classification of products by activity (CPA) and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3696/93 | 106 |
| P6_TA(2007)0302Labour force sample survey ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community (COM(2006)0565 — C6-0326/2006 — 2006/0180(COD)) | 107 |
| P6_TC1-COD(2006)0180Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 10 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community | 107 |
| P6_TA(2007)0303Energy Star ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Community energy-efficiency labelling programme for office equipment (recast) (COM(2006)0576 — C6-0329/2006 — 2006/0187(COD)) | 108 |
| P6_TC1-COD(2006)0187Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 10 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Community energy-efficiency labelling programme for office equipment (recast) | 108 |
| P6_TA(2007)0304United Nations Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences (repeal of Council Regulation (EEC) No 954/79) ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 954/79 concerning the ratification by Members States of, or their accession to, the United Nations Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences (COM(2006)0869 — C6-0059/2007 — 2006/0308(COD)) | 109 |
| P6_TA(2007)0305Fishing activities in the Antarctic *European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 of 22 March 2004 laying down certain control measures applicable to fishing activities in the area covered by the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 3943/90, (EC) No 66/98 and (EC) No 1721/1999 (COM(2006)0867 — C6-0054/2007 — 2007/0001(CNS)) | 109 |
| P6_TA(2007)0306Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Europol Convention *European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 26 July 1995, based on Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention) (COM(2007)0215 — C6-0169/2007 — 2007/0076(CNS)) | 114 |
| P6_TA(2007)0307Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on mutual assistance in criminal matters *European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 29 May 2000, established by the Council in accordance with Article 34 of the Treaty on European Union, on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union (COM(2007)0213 — C6-0158/2007 — 2007/0080(CNS)) | 115 |
| P6_TA(2007)0308Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on driving disqualifications *European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 17 June 1998, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on driving disqualifications (COM(2007)0214 — C6-0155/2007 — 2007/0075(CNS)) | 115 |
| P6_TA(2007)0309The fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union *European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 26 May 1997, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3(2)(c) of the Treaty on European Union, on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union (COM(2007)0218 — C6-0156/2007 — 2007/0072(CNS)) | 116 |
| P6_TA(2007)0310Corrigenda (new Rule 204a of Parliament's Rules of Procedure)European Parliament decision of 10 July 2007 on the insertion of a new Rule 204a on Corrigenda in Parliament's Rules of Procedure (2005/2041(REG)) | 117 |
| P6_TA(2007)0311Application and interpretation of the Rules of Procedure (amendment of Rule 201)European Parliament decision of 10 July 2007 on amendment of Rule 201 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure on application and interpretation of the Rules of Procedure (2006/2192(REG)) | 118 |
| P6_TA(2007)0312Immunity and privileges of Alessandra MussoliniEuropean Parliament decision of 10 July 2007 on consultation on the immunity and privileges of Alessandra Mussolini (2006/2301(IMM)) | 118 |
| P6_TA(2007)0313Request for the defence of the immunity and privileges of Ashley MoteEuropean Parliament decision of 10 July 2007 on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Ashley Mote (2007/2122(IMM)) | 119 |
| P6_TA(2007)0314Draft amending budget No 4/2007European Parliament resolution of 10 July 2007 on Draft amending budget No 4/2007 of the European Union for the financial year 2007, Section III — Commission (10966/2007 — C6-0195/2007 — 2007/2072(BUD)) | 120 |
| P6_TA(2007)0315Translation expenditureEuropean Parliament resolution of 10 July 2007 on Special Report No 9/2006 of the European Court of Auditors concerning translation expenditure incurred by the Commission, the Parliament and the Council (2007/2077(INI)) | 121 |
| P6_TA(2007)0316Minimising administrative costs imposed by legislationEuropean Parliament resolution of 10 July 2007 on minimising administrative costs imposed by legislation (2005/2140(INI)) | 124 |
| P6_TA(2007)0317Law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Rome II) ***IIIEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Rome II) (PE-CONS 3619/2007 — C6-0142/2007 — 2003/0168(COD)) | 130 |
| P6_TA(2007)0318Community action programme in the field of health (2008-2013) ***IIEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a second programme of Community action in the field of health (2008-2013) (16369/2/2006 — C6-0100/2007 — 2005/0042A(COD)) | 131 |
| P6_TC2-COD(2005)0042APosition of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 10 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Decision No .../2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a second programme of Community action in the field of health (2008-2013) | 132 |
| P6_TA(2007)0319Measuring devices containing mercury ***IIEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 76/769/EEC relating to restrictions on the marketing of certain measuring devices containing mercury (5665/1/2007 — C6-0114/2007 — 2006/0018(COD)) | 133 |
| P6_TA(2007)0320Common authorisation procedure for food additives ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings (COM(2006)0423 — C6-0258/2006 — 2006/0143(COD)) | 134 |
| P6_TC1-COD(2006)0143Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 10 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings | 134 |
| P6_TA(2007)0321Food additives ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives (COM(2006)0428 — C6-0260/2006 — 2006/0145(COD)) | 142 |
| P6_TC1-COD(2006)0145Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 10 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives | 143 |
| ANNEX IFUNCTIONAL CLASSES OF FOOD ADDITIVES IN FOODS AND OF FOOD ADDITIVES IN FOOD ADDITIVES AND FOOD ENZYMES | 159 |
| ANNEX IICOMMUNITY LIST OF FOOD ADDITIVES APPROVED FOR USE IN FOODS AND CONDITIONS OF USE | 161 |
| ANNEX IIICOMMUNITY LIST OF FOOD ADDITIVES APPROVED FOR USE IN FOOD ADDITIVES, FOOD ENZYMES AND FOOD FLAVOURINGS, AND CONDITIONS OF USE | 161 |
| ANNEX IVTRADITIONAL FOODS FOR WHICH CERTAIN MEMBER STATES MAY CONTINUE TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF FOOD ADDITIVES | 161 |
| P6_TA(2007)0322Food enzymes ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on food enzymes and amending Council Directive 83/417/EEC, Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, Directive 2000/13/EC, and Council Directive 2001/112/EC (COM(2006)0425 — C6-0257/2006 — 2006/0144(COD)) | 162 |
| P6_TC1-COD(2006)0144Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 10 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food enzymes and amending Council Directive 83/417/EEC, Regulation (EC) No 258/97, Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, Directive 2000/13/EC, and Council Directive 2001/112/EC | 162 |
| P6_TA(2007)0323Flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89, Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 and Directive 2000/13/EC (COM(2006)0427 — C6-0259/2006 — 2006/0147(COD)) | 175 |
| P6_TC1-COD(2006)0147Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 10 July 2007with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89, Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 and Directive 2000/13/EC | 176 |
| ANNEX ICOMMUNITY LIST OF FLAVOURINGS AND SOURCE MATERIALS APPROVED FOR USE IN AND ON FOODS | 191 |
| ANNEX IILIST OF TRADITIONAL FOOD PREPARATION PROCESSES BY WHICH NATURAL FLAVOURING SUBSTANCES AND NATURAL FLAVOURING PREPARATIONS ARE OBTAINED | 191 |
| ANNEX IIIPRESENCE OF CERTAIN SUBSTANCES | 191 |
| ANNEX IVLIST OF SOURCE MATERIALS TO WHICH RESTRICTIONS APPLY FOR THEIR USE IN THE PRODUCTION OF FLAVOURINGS AND FOOD INGREDIENTS WITH FLAVOURING PROPERTIES | 192 |
| ANNEX VCONDITIONS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THERMAL PROCESS FLAVOURINGS AND MAXIMUM LEVELS FOR CERTAIN SUBSTANCES IN THERMAL PROCESS FLAVOURINGS | 193 |
| P6_TA(2007)0324Rates of excise duty on alcohol and alcoholic beverages *European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 92/84/EEC on the approximation of the rates of excise duty on alcohol and alcoholic beverages (COM(2006)0486 — C6-0319/2006 — 2006/0165(CNS)) | 193 |
| P6_TA(2007)0325European Critical Infrastructure *European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a Council directive on the identification and designation of European Critical Infrastructure and the assessment of the need to improve their protection (COM(2006)0787 — C6-0053/2007 — 2006/0276(CNS)) | 194 |
| P6_TA(2007)0326Internal gas and electricity marketEuropean Parliament resolution of 10 July 2007 on prospects for the internal gas and electricity market (2007/2089(INI)) | 206 |
| P6_TA(2007)0327Production of fishmeal and fish oilEuropean Parliament resolution of 10 July 2007 on industrial fisheries and the production of fishmeal and fish oil (2004/2262(INI)) | 214 |
| | Wednesday 11 July 2007 |
| 2008/C 175E/03 | MINUTES | 218 |
| PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING


  Opening of sitting


  Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council


  PNR Agreement with the United States (motions for resolutions tabled)


  Presentation of the programme of the Portuguese presidency (debate)


  Convening of the Intergovernmental Conference: opinion of the European Parliament * (debate)


  Statement by the President (Libya)


  Voting time


  Parliament's calendar of part-sessions — 2008 (vote)


  Convening of the Intergovernmental Conference: opinion of the European Parliament (vote)


  Mergers and division of public limited companies ***I (Rule 131) (vote)


  Specific Programme Civil Justice (2007-2013) ***II (vote)


  Community action in the field of water policy ***I (vote)


  End-of life vehicles ***I (vote)


  Waste electrical and electronic equipment ***I (vote)


  Hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment ***I (vote)


  Ecodesign requirements for energy-using products ***I (vote)


  Community postal services ***I (vote)


  Common rules for air transport services ***I (vote)


  Financial services policy (2005-2010) — White Paper (vote)


  Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century (vote)


  Posting of workers (vote)


  Explanations of vote


  Corrections to votes and voting intentions


  Approval of Minutes of previous sitting


  Eurozone (2007) — European Central Bank (2006) (debate)


  Agenda


  Eurozone (2007) — European Central Bank (2006) (continuation of debate)


  Palestine (debate)


  Situation in Pakistan (debate)


  Future agreement on Kosovo (debate)


  2006 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (debate)


  TRIPS agreement and access to medicines (debate)


  Membership of committees and delegations


  Question Time (Council)


  Democratic scrutiny under the Development Cooperation Instrument (debate)


  Natural disasters (debate)


  Community Statistical Programme (2008-2012) ***I — Timely transmission and verification of statistical data provided by Member States (debate)


  Agenda for next sitting


  Closure of sitting |
| ATTENDANCE REGISTER | 233 |
| ANNEX I | 235 |
| ANNEX II | 251 |
| TEXTS ADOPTED | 347 |
| P6_TA(2007)0328Convening of the Intergovernmental Conference: opinion of the European ParliamentEuropean Parliament resolution of 11 July 2007 on the convening of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC): the European Parliament's opinion (Article 48 of the EU Treaty) (11222/2007 — C6-0206/2007-2007/0808(CNS)) | 347 |
| P6_TA(2007)0329Mergers and division of public limited companies ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 11 July 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 78/855/EEC concerning mergers of public limited liability companies and Council Directive 82/891/EEC concerning the division of public limited companies as regards the requirement for an independent expert's report on the occasion of a merger or a division (COM(2007)0091 — C6-0082/2007 — 2007/0035(COD)) | 350 |
| P6_TC1-COD(2007)0035Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 78/855/EEC and 82/891/EEC as regards the requirement of an independent expert's report on the occasion of merger or division of public limited liability companies | 350 |
| P6_TA(2007)0330Specific Programme Civil Justice (2007-2013) ***IIEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 11 July 2007 on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the Specific Programme Civil Justice as part of the General Programme Fundamental Rights and Justice (8699/2/2007 — C6-0179/2007 — 2005/0040(COD)) | 350 |
| P6_TC2-COD(2005)0040Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 11 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Decision No .../2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the Specific Programme Civil Justice as part of the General Programme Fundamental Rights and Justice | 351 |
| P6_TA(2007)0331Community action in the field of water policy ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 11 July 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0921 — C6-0032/2007 — 2006/0297(COD)) | 351 |
| P6_TC1-COD(2006)0297Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission | 352 |
| P6_TA(2007)0332End-of-life vehicles ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 11 July 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0922 — C6-0006/2007 — 2006/0287(COD)) | 352 |
| P6_TC1-COD(2006)0287Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission | 352 |
| P6_TA(2007)0333Waste electrical and electronic equipment ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 11 July 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0914 — C6-0019/2007 — 2006/0302(COD)) | 353 |
| P6_TC1-COD(2006)0302Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission | 353 |
| P6_TA(2007)0334Hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 11 July 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0915 — C6-0021/2007 — 2006/0303(COD)) | 353 |
| P6_TC1-COD(2006)0303Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission | 354 |
| P6_TA(2007)0335Ecodesign requirements for energy-using products ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 11 July 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/32/EC establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-using products, and Council Directive 92/42/EEC and Directives 96/57/EC and 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0907 — C6-0034/2007 — 2006/0291(COD)) | 354 |
| P6_TC1-COD(2006)0291Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/32/EC establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-using products, as well as Council Directive 92/42/EEC and Directives 96/57/EC and 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission | 355 |
| P6_TA(2007)0336Community postal services ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 11 July 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 97/67/EC concerning the full accomplishment of the internal market of Community postal services (COM(2006)0594 — C6-0354/2006 — 2006/0196(COD)) | 355 |
| P6_TC1-COD(2006)0196Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 97/67/EC concerning the full accomplishment of the internal market of Community postal services | 355 |
| P6_TA(2007)0337Common rules for air transport services ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 11 July 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air transport services in the Community (recast) (COM(2006)0396 — C6-0248/2006 — 2006/0130(COD)) | 371 |
| P6_TC1-COD(2006)0130Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air transport services in the Community (recast) | 371 |
| ANNEX IINFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED IN THE CONTEXT OF ARTICLES 5 AND 8 | 387 |
| ANNEX IICORRELATION TABLE | 388 |
| P6_TA(2007)0338Financial services policy (2005-2010) — White PaperEuropean Parliament resolution on financial services policy (2005-2010) — White Paper (2006/2270(INI)) | 392 |
| P6_TA(2007)0339Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st centuryEuropean Parliament resolution of 11th July 2007 on modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century (2007/2023(INI)) | 401 |
| P6_TA(2007)0340Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of servicesEuropean Parliament resolution of 11 July 2007 on the Commission Communication on the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services: maximising its benefits and potential while guaranteeing the protection of workers | 411 |
| | Thursday 12 July 2007 |
| 2008/C 175E/04 | MINUTES | 413 |
| PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING


  Opening of sitting


  Documents received


  Negotiation mandate: enhanced EC-Ukraine agreement (debate)


  Budget calendar


  Reducing disparities in the poorest regions of the EU (debate)


  Voting time


  Community Statistical Programme (2008-2012) ***I (vote)


  Darfur (vote)


  Towards a future maritime policy for the Union (vote)


  First railway package (vote)


  Sustainable mobility (vote)


  Action to tackle cardiovascular disease (vote)


  PNR Agreement with the United States (vote)


  Eurozone (2007) (vote)


  European Central Bank (2006) (vote)


  Palestine (vote)


  Situation in Pakistan (vote)


  2006 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (vote)


  TRIPS agreement and access to medicines (vote)


  Democratic scrutiny under the Development Cooperation Instrument (vote)


  Negotiation mandate: enhanced EC-Ukraine agreement (vote)


  Reducing disparities in the poorest regions of the EU (vote)


  Explanations of vote


  Corrections to votes and voting intentions


  Communication of Council common positions


  Approval of Minutes of previous sitting


  Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (debate)


  The humanitarian situation of Iraqi refugees


  Human rights violations in Transnistria (Moldova)


  Human rights in Vietnam


  Membership of committees and delegations


  Voting time


  The humanitarian situation of Iraqi refugees (vote)


  Human rights violations in Transnistria (Moldova) (vote)


  Human rights in Vietnam (vote)


  Approval by the Council of Parliament's positions adopted at first reading (Rule 66)


  Decisions concerning certain documents


  Transfers of appropriations


  Written declarations entered in the register (Rule 116)


  Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting


  Dates for next sittings


  Adjournment of session |
| ATTENDANCE REGISTER | 428 |
| ANNEX I | 430 |
| ANNEX II | 450 |
| TEXTS ADOPTED | 525 |
| P6_TA(2007)0341Community Statistical Programme (2008-2012) ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 12 July 2007 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Community Statistical Programme 2008 to 2012 (COM(2006)0687 — C6-0427/2006 — 2006/0229(COD)) | 525 |
| P6_TC1-COD(2006)0229Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 12 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Decision No .../2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Community Statistical Programme 2008 to 2012 | 525 |
| P6_TA(2007)0342DarfurEuropean Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on the situation in Darfur | 526 |
| P6_TA(2007)0343Towards a future maritime policy for the UnionEuropean Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on a future maritime policy for the European Union: a European vision for the oceans and seas (2006/2299(INI)) | 531 |
| P6_TA(2007)0344First railway packageEuropean Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on the implementation of the first railway package (2006/2213(INI)) | 551 |
| P6_TA(2007)0345Sustainable mobilityEuropean Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on keeping Europe moving — Sustainable mobility for our continent (2006/2227(INI)) | 556 |
| P6_TA(2007)0346Cardiovascular diseaseEuropean Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on action to tackle cardiovascular disease | 561 |
| P6_TA(2007)0347PNR AgreementEuropean Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on the PNR agreement with the United States of America | 564 |
| P6_TA(2007)0348Eurozone (2007)European Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on the 2007 annual report on the eurozone (2007/2143(INI)) | 569 |
| P6_TA(2007)0349European Central Bank (2006)European Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on the ECB annual report for 2006 (2007/2142(INI)) | 574 |
| P6_TA(2007)0350The Middle EastEuropean Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on the Middle East | 579 |
| P6_TA(2007)0351PakistanEuropean Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on Pakistan | 583 |
| P6_TA(2007)03522006 Progress Report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaEuropean Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on the 2006 Progress Report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (2006/2289(INI)) | 586 |
| P6_TA(2007)0353TRIPS Agreement and access to medicinesEuropean Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on the TRIPS Agreement and access to medicines | 591 |
| P6_TA(2007)0354Democratic scrutiny under the DCIEuropean Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on the democratic scrutiny of the implementation of the financing instrument for development cooperation (DCI) | 595 |
| P6_TA(2007)0355Negotiation mandate: enhanced EC-Ukraine agreementEuropean Parliament recommendation of 12 July 2007 to the Council on a negotiation mandate for a new enhanced agreement between the European Community and its Member States of the one part and Ukraine of the other part (2007/2015(INI)) | 597 |
| P6_TA(2007)0356Reducing disparities in the poorest regions of the EUEuropean Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on the role and effectiveness of cohesion policy in reducing disparities in the poorest regions of the EU (2006/2176(INI)) | 603 |
| P6_TA(2007)0357The humanitarian situation of Iraqi refugeesEuropean Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on the humanitarian situation of Iraqi refugees | 609 |
| P6_TA(2007)0358Human rights violations in the Republic of MoldovaEuropean Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on human rights violations in Transnistria (Republic of Moldova) | 613 |
| P6_TA(2007)0359Human rights in VietnamEuropean Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on human rights in Vietnam | 615 |

Notice No

Contents

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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

European Parliament

2007-2008 SESSION

Sittings of 9 to 12 July 2007

Monday 9 July 2007

2008/C 175E/01

MINUTES

1

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Resumption of session

Statement by the President

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Membership of Parliament

Membership of committees

Signature of acts adopted under codecision

Documents received

Oral questions and written declarations (tabling)

Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

Written declarations (Rule 116)

Petitions

Calendar of part-sessions for 2008

Order of business

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Common authorisation procedure for food additives ***I — Food additives ***I — Food enzymes ***I — Flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods ***I (debate)

Community action programme in the field of health (2007-2013) ***II — Action to tackle cardiovascular disease (debate)

MON 863 — Risk management (debate)

PNR Agreement with the United States (debate)

Internal gas and electricity market (debate)

Measuring devices containing mercury ***II (debate)

European Critical Infrastructure * (debate)

Law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Rome II) ***III (debate)

Agenda for next sitting

Closure of sitting

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

22

Tuesday 10 July 2007

2008/C 175E/02

MINUTES

24

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Opening of sitting

Documents received

Transfers of appropriations

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

Community postal services ***I (debate)

Financial services policy (2005-2010) — White Paper (debate)

Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century (debate)

Voting time

Election of a Vice-President of the European Parliament (vote)

Request for consultation of the Committee of the Regions on the role of volunteering in economic and social cohesion (Rule 118) (vote)

EC-Algeria Euro-Mediterranean Agreement *** (Rule 131) (vote)

EC-Moldova Partnership and Cooperation Agreement * (Rule 131) (vote)

EC-Ukraine Partnership and Cooperation Agreement * (Rule 131) (vote)

EC-Armenia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement * (Rule 131) (vote)

EC-Azerbaijan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement * (Rule 131) (vote)

EC-Georgia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement * (Rule 131) (vote)

Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on the use of information technology for customs purposes * (Rule 131) (vote)

Direct insurance other than life assurance (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Reinsurance (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

A new statistical classification of products by activity (CPA) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Labour force sample survey ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Energy Star ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

United Nations Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences (repeal of Council Regulation (EEC) No 954/79) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Fishing activities in the Antarctic * (Rule 131) (vote)

Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Europol Convention * (Rule 131) (vote)

Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on mutual assistance in criminal matters * (Rule 131) (vote)

Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on driving disqualifications * (Rule 131) (vote)

Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union */***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Corrigenda (new Rule 204a of Parliament's Rules of Procedure) (Rule 131) (vote)

Application and interpretation of the Rules of Procedure (amendment of Rule 201) (Rule 131) (vote)

Immunity and privileges of Alessandra Mussolini (Rule 131) (vote)

Request for defence of the immunity of Ashley Mote (Rule 131) (vote)

Draft amending budget No 4/2007 (Rule 131) (vote)

Translation expenditure (Rule 131) (vote)

Minimising administrative costs imposed by legislation (Rule 131) (vote)

Law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Rome II) ***III (vote)

Community action programme in the field of health (2007-2013) ***II (vote)

Measuring devices containing mercury ***II (vote)

Common authorisation procedure for food additives ***I (vote)

Food additives ***I (vote)

Food enzymes ***I (vote)

Flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods ***I (vote)

Rates of excise duty on alcohol and alcoholic beverages * (final vote)

European Critical Infrastructure * (vote)

Internal gas and electricity market (vote)

Production of fishmeal and fish oil (vote)

Convening of the Intergovernmental Conference: opinion of the European Parliament (deadline for tabling amendments)

Explanations of vote

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century (continuation of debate)

Posting of workers (debate)

Towards a future maritime policy for the Union (debate)

Question Time (Commission)

Membership of committees and delegations

First railway package (debate)

Common rules for air transport services ***I (debate)

Sustainable mobility (debate)

Recent developments in bilateral trade relations with China (debate)

Agenda for next sitting

Closure of sitting

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

46

ANNEX I

48

ANNEX II

62

TEXTS ADOPTED

99

P6_TA(2007)0291EC-Algeria Euro-Mediterranean Agreement ***European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (8937/2007 — COM(2006)0765 — C6-0153/2007 — 2006/0254(AVC))

99

P6_TA(2007)0292EC-Moldova Partnership and Cooperation Agreement *European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0009 — C6-0103/2007 — 2007/0003(CNS))

100

P6_TA(2007)0293EC-Ukraine Partnership and Cooperation Agreement *European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0007 — C6-0102/2007 — 2007/0004(CNS))

100

P6_TA(2007)0294EC-Armenia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement *European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0113 — C6-0161/2007 — 2007/0041(CNS))

101

P6_TA(2007)0295EC-Azerbaijan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement *European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0114 — C6-0160/2007 — 2007/0040(CNS))

102

P6_TA(2007)0296EC-Georgia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement *European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0098 — C6-0162/2007 — 2007/0046(CNS))

102

P6_TA(2007)0297Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on the use of information technology for customs purposes *European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 26 July 1995, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the use of information technology for customs purposes (COM(2007)0211 — C6-0168/2007 — 2007/0079(CNS))

103

P6_TA(2007)0298Direct insurance other than life assurance (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 92/49/EEC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to direct insurance other than life assurance, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0924 — C6-0009/2007 — 2006/0289(COD))

104

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0289Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 10 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 92/49/EEC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to direct insurance other than life assurance, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission

104

P6_TA(2007)0299Undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 85/611/EEC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS), as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0926 — C6-0010/2007 — 2006/0293(COD))

105

P6_TA(2007)0300Reinsurance (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/68/EC relating to reinsurance, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0905 — C6-0017/2007 — 2006/0280(COD))

105

P6_TA(2007)0301A new statistical classification of products by activity (CPA) ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a new statistical classification of products by activity (CPA) and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3696/93 (COM(2006)0655 — C6-0376/2006 — 2006/0218(COD))

106

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0218Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 10 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a new statistical classification of products by activity (CPA) and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3696/93

106

P6_TA(2007)0302Labour force sample survey ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community (COM(2006)0565 — C6-0326/2006 — 2006/0180(COD))

107

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0180Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 10 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community

107

P6_TA(2007)0303Energy Star ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Community energy-efficiency labelling programme for office equipment (recast) (COM(2006)0576 — C6-0329/2006 — 2006/0187(COD))

108

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0187Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 10 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Community energy-efficiency labelling programme for office equipment (recast)

108

P6_TA(2007)0304United Nations Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences (repeal of Council Regulation (EEC) No 954/79) ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 954/79 concerning the ratification by Members States of, or their accession to, the United Nations Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences (COM(2006)0869 — C6-0059/2007 — 2006/0308(COD))

109

P6_TA(2007)0305Fishing activities in the Antarctic *European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 of 22 March 2004 laying down certain control measures applicable to fishing activities in the area covered by the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 3943/90, (EC) No 66/98 and (EC) No 1721/1999 (COM(2006)0867 — C6-0054/2007 — 2007/0001(CNS))

109

P6_TA(2007)0306Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Europol Convention *European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 26 July 1995, based on Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention) (COM(2007)0215 — C6-0169/2007 — 2007/0076(CNS))

114

P6_TA(2007)0307Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on mutual assistance in criminal matters *European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 29 May 2000, established by the Council in accordance with Article 34 of the Treaty on European Union, on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union (COM(2007)0213 — C6-0158/2007 — 2007/0080(CNS))

115

P6_TA(2007)0308Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on driving disqualifications *European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 17 June 1998, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on driving disqualifications (COM(2007)0214 — C6-0155/2007 — 2007/0075(CNS))

115

P6_TA(2007)0309The fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union *European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 26 May 1997, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3(2)(c) of the Treaty on European Union, on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union (COM(2007)0218 — C6-0156/2007 — 2007/0072(CNS))

116

P6_TA(2007)0310Corrigenda (new Rule 204a of Parliament's Rules of Procedure)European Parliament decision of 10 July 2007 on the insertion of a new Rule 204a on Corrigenda in Parliament's Rules of Procedure (2005/2041(REG))

117

P6_TA(2007)0311Application and interpretation of the Rules of Procedure (amendment of Rule 201)European Parliament decision of 10 July 2007 on amendment of Rule 201 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure on application and interpretation of the Rules of Procedure (2006/2192(REG))

118

P6_TA(2007)0312Immunity and privileges of Alessandra MussoliniEuropean Parliament decision of 10 July 2007 on consultation on the immunity and privileges of Alessandra Mussolini (2006/2301(IMM))

118

P6_TA(2007)0313Request for the defence of the immunity and privileges of Ashley MoteEuropean Parliament decision of 10 July 2007 on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Ashley Mote (2007/2122(IMM))

119

P6_TA(2007)0314Draft amending budget No 4/2007European Parliament resolution of 10 July 2007 on Draft amending budget No 4/2007 of the European Union for the financial year 2007, Section III — Commission (10966/2007 — C6-0195/2007 — 2007/2072(BUD))

120

P6_TA(2007)0315Translation expenditureEuropean Parliament resolution of 10 July 2007 on Special Report No 9/2006 of the European Court of Auditors concerning translation expenditure incurred by the Commission, the Parliament and the Council (2007/2077(INI))

121

P6_TA(2007)0316Minimising administrative costs imposed by legislationEuropean Parliament resolution of 10 July 2007 on minimising administrative costs imposed by legislation (2005/2140(INI))

124

P6_TA(2007)0317Law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Rome II) ***IIIEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Rome II) (PE-CONS 3619/2007 — C6-0142/2007 — 2003/0168(COD))

130

P6_TA(2007)0318Community action programme in the field of health (2008-2013) ***IIEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a second programme of Community action in the field of health (2008-2013) (16369/2/2006 — C6-0100/2007 — 2005/0042A(COD))

131

P6_TC2-COD(2005)0042APosition of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 10 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Decision No .../2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a second programme of Community action in the field of health (2008-2013)

132

P6_TA(2007)0319Measuring devices containing mercury ***IIEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 76/769/EEC relating to restrictions on the marketing of certain measuring devices containing mercury (5665/1/2007 — C6-0114/2007 — 2006/0018(COD))

133

P6_TA(2007)0320Common authorisation procedure for food additives ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings (COM(2006)0423 — C6-0258/2006 — 2006/0143(COD))

134

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0143Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 10 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings

134

P6_TA(2007)0321Food additives ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives (COM(2006)0428 — C6-0260/2006 — 2006/0145(COD))

142

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0145Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 10 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives

143

ANNEX IFUNCTIONAL CLASSES OF FOOD ADDITIVES IN FOODS AND OF FOOD ADDITIVES IN FOOD ADDITIVES AND FOOD ENZYMES

159

ANNEX IICOMMUNITY LIST OF FOOD ADDITIVES APPROVED FOR USE IN FOODS AND CONDITIONS OF USE

161

ANNEX IIICOMMUNITY LIST OF FOOD ADDITIVES APPROVED FOR USE IN FOOD ADDITIVES, FOOD ENZYMES AND FOOD FLAVOURINGS, AND CONDITIONS OF USE

161

ANNEX IVTRADITIONAL FOODS FOR WHICH CERTAIN MEMBER STATES MAY CONTINUE TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF FOOD ADDITIVES

161

P6_TA(2007)0322Food enzymes ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on food enzymes and amending Council Directive 83/417/EEC, Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, Directive 2000/13/EC, and Council Directive 2001/112/EC (COM(2006)0425 — C6-0257/2006 — 2006/0144(COD))

162

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0144Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 10 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food enzymes and amending Council Directive 83/417/EEC, Regulation (EC) No 258/97, Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, Directive 2000/13/EC, and Council Directive 2001/112/EC

162

P6_TA(2007)0323Flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89, Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 and Directive 2000/13/EC (COM(2006)0427 — C6-0259/2006 — 2006/0147(COD))

175

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0147Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 10 July 2007with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89, Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 and Directive 2000/13/EC

176

ANNEX ICOMMUNITY LIST OF FLAVOURINGS AND SOURCE MATERIALS APPROVED FOR USE IN AND ON FOODS

191

ANNEX IILIST OF TRADITIONAL FOOD PREPARATION PROCESSES BY WHICH NATURAL FLAVOURING SUBSTANCES AND NATURAL FLAVOURING PREPARATIONS ARE OBTAINED

191

ANNEX IIIPRESENCE OF CERTAIN SUBSTANCES

191

ANNEX IVLIST OF SOURCE MATERIALS TO WHICH RESTRICTIONS APPLY FOR THEIR USE IN THE PRODUCTION OF FLAVOURINGS AND FOOD INGREDIENTS WITH FLAVOURING PROPERTIES

192

ANNEX VCONDITIONS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THERMAL PROCESS FLAVOURINGS AND MAXIMUM LEVELS FOR CERTAIN SUBSTANCES IN THERMAL PROCESS FLAVOURINGS

193

P6_TA(2007)0324Rates of excise duty on alcohol and alcoholic beverages *European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 92/84/EEC on the approximation of the rates of excise duty on alcohol and alcoholic beverages (COM(2006)0486 — C6-0319/2006 — 2006/0165(CNS))

193

P6_TA(2007)0325European Critical Infrastructure *European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a Council directive on the identification and designation of European Critical Infrastructure and the assessment of the need to improve their protection (COM(2006)0787 — C6-0053/2007 — 2006/0276(CNS))

194

P6_TA(2007)0326Internal gas and electricity marketEuropean Parliament resolution of 10 July 2007 on prospects for the internal gas and electricity market (2007/2089(INI))

206

P6_TA(2007)0327Production of fishmeal and fish oilEuropean Parliament resolution of 10 July 2007 on industrial fisheries and the production of fishmeal and fish oil (2004/2262(INI))

214

Wednesday 11 July 2007

2008/C 175E/03

MINUTES

218

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Opening of sitting

Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

PNR Agreement with the United States (motions for resolutions tabled)

Presentation of the programme of the Portuguese presidency (debate)

Convening of the Intergovernmental Conference: opinion of the European Parliament * (debate)

Statement by the President (Libya)

Voting time

Parliament's calendar of part-sessions — 2008 (vote)

Convening of the Intergovernmental Conference: opinion of the European Parliament (vote)

Mergers and division of public limited companies ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Specific Programme Civil Justice (2007-2013) ***II (vote)

Community action in the field of water policy ***I (vote)

End-of life vehicles ***I (vote)

Waste electrical and electronic equipment ***I (vote)

Hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment ***I (vote)

Ecodesign requirements for energy-using products ***I (vote)

Community postal services ***I (vote)

Common rules for air transport services ***I (vote)

Financial services policy (2005-2010) — White Paper (vote)

Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century (vote)

Posting of workers (vote)

Explanations of vote

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Eurozone (2007) — European Central Bank (2006) (debate)

Agenda

Eurozone (2007) — European Central Bank (2006) (continuation of debate)

Palestine (debate)

Situation in Pakistan (debate)

Future agreement on Kosovo (debate)

2006 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (debate)

TRIPS agreement and access to medicines (debate)

Membership of committees and delegations

Question Time (Council)

Democratic scrutiny under the Development Cooperation Instrument (debate)

Natural disasters (debate)

Community Statistical Programme (2008-2012) ***I — Timely transmission and verification of statistical data provided by Member States (debate)

Agenda for next sitting

Closure of sitting

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

233

ANNEX I

235

ANNEX II

251

TEXTS ADOPTED

347

P6_TA(2007)0328Convening of the Intergovernmental Conference: opinion of the European ParliamentEuropean Parliament resolution of 11 July 2007 on the convening of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC): the European Parliament's opinion (Article 48 of the EU Treaty) (11222/2007 — C6-0206/2007-2007/0808(CNS))

347

P6_TA(2007)0329Mergers and division of public limited companies ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 11 July 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 78/855/EEC concerning mergers of public limited liability companies and Council Directive 82/891/EEC concerning the division of public limited companies as regards the requirement for an independent expert's report on the occasion of a merger or a division (COM(2007)0091 — C6-0082/2007 — 2007/0035(COD))

350

P6_TC1-COD(2007)0035Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 78/855/EEC and 82/891/EEC as regards the requirement of an independent expert's report on the occasion of merger or division of public limited liability companies

350

P6_TA(2007)0330Specific Programme Civil Justice (2007-2013) ***IIEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 11 July 2007 on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the Specific Programme Civil Justice as part of the General Programme Fundamental Rights and Justice (8699/2/2007 — C6-0179/2007 — 2005/0040(COD))

350

P6_TC2-COD(2005)0040Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 11 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Decision No .../2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the Specific Programme Civil Justice as part of the General Programme Fundamental Rights and Justice

351

P6_TA(2007)0331Community action in the field of water policy ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 11 July 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0921 — C6-0032/2007 — 2006/0297(COD))

351

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0297Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission

352

P6_TA(2007)0332End-of-life vehicles ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 11 July 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0922 — C6-0006/2007 — 2006/0287(COD))

352

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0287Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission

352

P6_TA(2007)0333Waste electrical and electronic equipment ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 11 July 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0914 — C6-0019/2007 — 2006/0302(COD))

353

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0302Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission

353

P6_TA(2007)0334Hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 11 July 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0915 — C6-0021/2007 — 2006/0303(COD))

353

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0303Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission

354

P6_TA(2007)0335Ecodesign requirements for energy-using products ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 11 July 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/32/EC establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-using products, and Council Directive 92/42/EEC and Directives 96/57/EC and 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0907 — C6-0034/2007 — 2006/0291(COD))

354

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0291Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/32/EC establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-using products, as well as Council Directive 92/42/EEC and Directives 96/57/EC and 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission

355

P6_TA(2007)0336Community postal services ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 11 July 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 97/67/EC concerning the full accomplishment of the internal market of Community postal services (COM(2006)0594 — C6-0354/2006 — 2006/0196(COD))

355

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0196Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 97/67/EC concerning the full accomplishment of the internal market of Community postal services

355

P6_TA(2007)0337Common rules for air transport services ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 11 July 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air transport services in the Community (recast) (COM(2006)0396 — C6-0248/2006 — 2006/0130(COD))

371

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0130Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air transport services in the Community (recast)

371

ANNEX IINFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED IN THE CONTEXT OF ARTICLES 5 AND 8

387

ANNEX IICORRELATION TABLE

388

P6_TA(2007)0338Financial services policy (2005-2010) — White PaperEuropean Parliament resolution on financial services policy (2005-2010) — White Paper (2006/2270(INI))

392

P6_TA(2007)0339Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st centuryEuropean Parliament resolution of 11th July 2007 on modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century (2007/2023(INI))

401

P6_TA(2007)0340Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of servicesEuropean Parliament resolution of 11 July 2007 on the Commission Communication on the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services: maximising its benefits and potential while guaranteeing the protection of workers

411

Thursday 12 July 2007

2008/C 175E/04

MINUTES

413

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Opening of sitting

Documents received

Negotiation mandate: enhanced EC-Ukraine agreement (debate)

Budget calendar

Reducing disparities in the poorest regions of the EU (debate)

Voting time

Community Statistical Programme (2008-2012) ***I (vote)

Darfur (vote)

Towards a future maritime policy for the Union (vote)

First railway package (vote)

Sustainable mobility (vote)

Action to tackle cardiovascular disease (vote)

PNR Agreement with the United States (vote)

Eurozone (2007) (vote)

European Central Bank (2006) (vote)

Palestine (vote)

Situation in Pakistan (vote)

2006 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (vote)

TRIPS agreement and access to medicines (vote)

Democratic scrutiny under the Development Cooperation Instrument (vote)

Negotiation mandate: enhanced EC-Ukraine agreement (vote)

Reducing disparities in the poorest regions of the EU (vote)

Explanations of vote

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Communication of Council common positions

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (debate)

The humanitarian situation of Iraqi refugees

Human rights violations in Transnistria (Moldova)

Human rights in Vietnam

Membership of committees and delegations

Voting time

The humanitarian situation of Iraqi refugees (vote)

Human rights violations in Transnistria (Moldova) (vote)

Human rights in Vietnam (vote)

Approval by the Council of Parliament's positions adopted at first reading (Rule 66)

Decisions concerning certain documents

Transfers of appropriations

Written declarations entered in the register (Rule 116)

Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

Dates for next sittings

Adjournment of session

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

428

ANNEX I

430

ANNEX II

450

TEXTS ADOPTED

525

P6_TA(2007)0341Community Statistical Programme (2008-2012) ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 12 July 2007 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Community Statistical Programme 2008 to 2012 (COM(2006)0687 — C6-0427/2006 — 2006/0229(COD))

525

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0229Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 12 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Decision No .../2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Community Statistical Programme 2008 to 2012

525

P6_TA(2007)0342DarfurEuropean Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on the situation in Darfur

526

P6_TA(2007)0343Towards a future maritime policy for the UnionEuropean Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on a future maritime policy for the European Union: a European vision for the oceans and seas (2006/2299(INI))

531

P6_TA(2007)0344First railway packageEuropean Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on the implementation of the first railway package (2006/2213(INI))

551

P6_TA(2007)0345Sustainable mobilityEuropean Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on keeping Europe moving — Sustainable mobility for our continent (2006/2227(INI))

556

P6_TA(2007)0346Cardiovascular diseaseEuropean Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on action to tackle cardiovascular disease

561

P6_TA(2007)0347PNR AgreementEuropean Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on the PNR agreement with the United States of America

564

P6_TA(2007)0348Eurozone (2007)European Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on the 2007 annual report on the eurozone (2007/2143(INI))

569

P6_TA(2007)0349European Central Bank (2006)European Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on the ECB annual report for 2006 (2007/2142(INI))

574

P6_TA(2007)0350The Middle EastEuropean Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on the Middle East

579

P6_TA(2007)0351PakistanEuropean Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on Pakistan

583

P6_TA(2007)03522006 Progress Report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaEuropean Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on the 2006 Progress Report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (2006/2289(INI))

586

P6_TA(2007)0353TRIPS Agreement and access to medicinesEuropean Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on the TRIPS Agreement and access to medicines

591

P6_TA(2007)0354Democratic scrutiny under the DCIEuropean Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on the democratic scrutiny of the implementation of the financing instrument for development cooperation (DCI)

595

P6_TA(2007)0355Negotiation mandate: enhanced EC-Ukraine agreementEuropean Parliament recommendation of 12 July 2007 to the Council on a negotiation mandate for a new enhanced agreement between the European Community and its Member States of the one part and Ukraine of the other part (2007/2015(INI))

597

P6_TA(2007)0356Reducing disparities in the poorest regions of the EUEuropean Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on the role and effectiveness of cohesion policy in reducing disparities in the poorest regions of the EU (2006/2176(INI))

603

P6_TA(2007)0357The humanitarian situation of Iraqi refugeesEuropean Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on the humanitarian situation of Iraqi refugees

609

P6_TA(2007)0358Human rights violations in the Republic of MoldovaEuropean Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on human rights violations in Transnistria (Republic of Moldova)

613

P6_TA(2007)0359Human rights in VietnamEuropean Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on human rights in Vietnam

615

| * | 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 |

*

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

| 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 |

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

| 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 |
| ITS | Identity, Tradition and Sovereignty 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

ITS

Identity, Tradition and Sovereignty Group

NI

Non-attached Members

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EN

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

European Parliament

2007-2008 SESSION

Sittings of 9 to 12 July 2007

Monday 9 July 2007

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10.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 175/1

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MINUTES

(2008/C 175 E/01)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING

President

1.   Resumption of session

The sitting opened at 17.00.

2.   Statement by the President

The President made a statement following the recent terrorist attacks in London, Glasgow and Yemen. He once again condemned acts of terrorism and, on behalf of Parliament, expressed solidarity with the victims' families.

Parliament observed a minute's silence in memory of the victims of terrorism.

3.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

*

- *

Marie Anne Isler Béguin had informed Parliament that as she would be leading the election observation mission to Sierra Leone that week, she would be unable to attend the part-session.

4.   Membership of Parliament

By letter of 04.07.2007, the French authorities had notified Parliament that the procedures relating to the election of Marie-Line Reynaud, Pierre Moscovici and Jean-Claude Fruteau to the French National Assembly had concluded. In their letter, the French authorities also gave the names of those who would replace the Members concerned.

The President established the vacancies concerned with effect from 26.06.2007. He noted the appointments, with effect from 04.07.2007, of Roselyne Lefrançois to replace Marie-Line Reynaud, Pierre Pribetich to replace Pierre Moscovici, and Catherine Anita Neris to replace Jean-Claude Fruteau.

The Italian authorities had notified Parliament of the election of Marta Vincenzi to an office incompatible with that of an MEP under Article 7(3) of the Act concerning the election of representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, and had given the name of her replacement.

Under Rule 4(1) and (4), the President established the vacancy with effect from 30.06.2007, and noted the appointment of Francesco Ferrari to replace Marta Vincenzi with effect from 05.07.2007.

Francesco Ferrari had informed Parliament that he had joined the ALDE Group.

Under Rule 3(2), until such time as their credentials had been verified or a ruling had been given on any dispute, and provided that they had previously made a written declaration stating that they did not hold any office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, Roselyne Lefrançois, Pierre Pribetich, Catherine Anita Neris and Francesco Ferrari would take their seats in Parliament and on its bodies and would enjoy all the rights attaching thereto.

5.   Membership of committees

At the request of the ITS Group, Parliament ratified the following appointments:

| — | ECON Committee: Slavi Binev |
| --- | --- |

—

ECON Committee: Slavi Binev

| — | IMCO Committee: Desislav Chukolov |
| --- | --- |

—

IMCO Committee: Desislav Chukolov

| — | AFCO Committee: Ashley Mote. |
| --- | --- |

—

AFCO Committee: Ashley Mote.

6.   Signature of acts adopted under codecision

The President announced that, on Wednesday, he and the President of the Council would sign the following acts adopted under the codecision procedure pursuant to Rule 68:

| — | Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the retrofitting of mirrors to heavy goods vehicles registered in the Community (3620/3/2007 — C6-0223/2007 — 2006/0183(COD)) |
| --- | --- |

—

Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the retrofitting of mirrors to heavy goods vehicles registered in the Community (3620/3/2007 — C6-0223/2007 — 2006/0183(COD))

| — | Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the exercise of certain rights of shareholders in listed companies (3608/2/2007 — C6-0220/2007 — 2005/0265(COD)) |
| --- | --- |

—

Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the exercise of certain rights of shareholders in listed companies (3608/2/2007 — C6-0220/2007 — 2005/0265(COD))

| — | Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on migration and international protection and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 311/76 on the compilation of statistics on foreign workers (3609/4/2007 — C6-0221/2007 — 2005/0156(COD)) |
| --- | --- |

—

Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on migration and international protection and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 311/76 on the compilation of statistics on foreign workers (3609/4/2007 — C6-0221/2007 — 2005/0156(COD))

| — | Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a mechanism for the creation of Rapid Border Intervention Teams and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 as regards that mechanism and regulating the tasks and powers of guest officers (3616/2/2007 — C6-0222/2007 — 2006/0140(COD)) |
| --- | --- |

—

Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a mechanism for the creation of Rapid Border Intervention Teams and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 as regards that mechanism and regulating the tasks and powers of guest officers (3616/2/2007 — C6-0222/2007 — 2006/0140(COD))

| — | Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European small claims procedure (3604/5/2007 — C6-0219/2007 — 2005/0020(COD)) |
| --- | --- |

—

Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European small claims procedure (3604/5/2007 — C6-0219/2007 — 2005/0020(COD))

| — | Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (‘Rome II’) (3619/3/2007 — C6-0199/2007 — 2003/0168(COD)) |
| --- | --- |

—

Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (‘Rome II’) (3619/3/2007 — C6-0199/2007 — 2003/0168(COD))

7.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

| 1) | from the Council and Commission:







  — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 22/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0680 — C6-0191/2007 — 2007/2159(GBD))






  referred to | responsible: BUDG |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

1)

from the Council and Commission:

—

Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 22/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0680 — C6-0191/2007 — 2007/2159(GBD))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 24/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0682 — C6-0192/2007 — 2007/2160(GBD))






  referred to | responsible: BUDG |
| --- | --- | --- |

—

Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 24/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0682 — C6-0192/2007 — 2007/2160(GBD))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

| — | Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on statutory plates and inscriptions for motor vehicles and their trailers, and their location and method of attachment (Codified version) (COM(2007)0344 — C6-0193/2007 — 2007/0119(COD))






  referred to | responsible: JURI |
| --- | --- | --- |

—

Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on statutory plates and inscriptions for motor vehicles and their trailers, and their location and method of attachment (Codified version) (COM(2007)0344 — C6-0193/2007 — 2007/0119(COD))

referred to

responsible: JURI

| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 23/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0681 — C6-0194/2007 — 2007/2161(GBD))






  referred to | responsible: BUDG |
| --- | --- | --- |

—

Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 23/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0681 — C6-0194/2007 — 2007/2161(GBD))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

| — | Draft amending budget No 4 to the budget for 2007 — General statement of revenue — Statement of revenue and expenditure by section — Section III — Commission (10966/2007 — C6-0195/2007 — 2007/2072(BUD))






  referred to | responsible: BUDG |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | opinion: CULT, ITRE, CONT, LIBE |

—

Draft amending budget No 4 to the budget for 2007 — General statement of revenue — Statement of revenue and expenditure by section — Section III — Commission (10966/2007 — C6-0195/2007 — 2007/2072(BUD))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

opinion: CULT, ITRE, CONT, LIBE

| — | Proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2003/109/EC to extend its scope to beneficiaries of international protection (COM(2007)0298 — C6-0196/2007 — 2007/0112(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: LIBE |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | opinion: DEVE, AFET, EMPL |

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Proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2003/109/EC to extend its scope to beneficiaries of international protection (COM(2007)0298 — C6-0196/2007 — 2007/0112(CNS))

referred to

responsible: LIBE

opinion: DEVE, AFET, EMPL

| — | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, and amending Directive 67/548/EEC and Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (COM(2007)0355 — C6-0197/2007 — 2007/0121(COD))






  referred to | responsible: ENVI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | opinion: ITRE, IMCO |

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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, and amending Directive 67/548/EEC and Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (COM(2007)0355 — C6-0197/2007 — 2007/0121(COD))

referred to

responsible: ENVI

opinion: ITRE, IMCO

| — | Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Panama on certain aspects of air services (COM(2007)0151 — C6-0198/2007 — 2007/0057(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: TRAN |
| --- | --- | --- |

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Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Panama on certain aspects of air services (COM(2007)0151 — C6-0198/2007 — 2007/0057(CNS))

referred to

responsible: TRAN

| — | Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on certain aspects of air services (COM(2007)0219 — C6-0201/2007 — 2007/0074(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: TRAN |
| --- | --- | --- |

—

Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on certain aspects of air services (COM(2007)0219 — C6-0201/2007 — 2007/0074(CNS))

referred to

responsible: TRAN

| — | Proposal for a Council regulation on information provision and promotion measures for agricultural products on the internal market and in third countries (COM(2007)0268 — C6-0203/2007 — 2007/0095(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: AGRI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | opinion: BUDG, IMCO |

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Proposal for a Council regulation on information provision and promotion measures for agricultural products on the internal market and in third countries (COM(2007)0268 — C6-0203/2007 — 2007/0095(CNS))

referred to

responsible: AGRI

opinion: BUDG, IMCO

| — | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the annexes to Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems (COM(2007)0376 — C6-0204/2007 — 2007/0129(COD))






  referred to | responsible: EMPL |
| --- | --- | --- |

—

Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the annexes to Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems (COM(2007)0376 — C6-0204/2007 — 2007/0129(COD))

referred to

responsible: EMPL

| — | Proposal for a Council regulation (Euratom) laying down maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination of foodstuffs and of feedingstuffs following a nuclear accident or any other case of radiological emergency (Codified version) (COM(2007)0302 — C6-0205/2007 — 2007/0103(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: JURI |
| --- | --- | --- |

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Proposal for a Council regulation (Euratom) laying down maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination of foodstuffs and of feedingstuffs following a nuclear accident or any other case of radiological emergency (Codified version) (COM(2007)0302 — C6-0205/2007 — 2007/0103(CNS))

referred to

responsible: JURI

| — | Convening of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC): the European Parliament's opinion (11222/2007 — C6-0206/2007 — 2007/0808(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: AFCO |
| --- | --- | --- |

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Convening of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC): the European Parliament's opinion (11222/2007 — C6-0206/2007 — 2007/0808(CNS))

referred to

responsible: AFCO

| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 25/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0683 — C6-0207/2007 — 2007/2164(GBD))






  referred to | responsible: BUDG |
| --- | --- | --- |

—

Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 25/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0683 — C6-0207/2007 — 2007/2164(GBD))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 26/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0684 — C6-0208/2007 — 2007/2165(GBD))






  referred to | responsible: BUDG |
| --- | --- | --- |

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Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 26/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0684 — C6-0208/2007 — 2007/2165(GBD))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

| — | Proposal for a decision of the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union, meeting within the Council on the conclusion of the Air Transport Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the United States of America, on the other hand (COM(2006)0169 — C6-0210/2007 — 2006/0058(CNS))






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

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Proposal for a decision of the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union, meeting within the Council on the conclusion of the Air Transport Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the United States of America, on the other hand (COM(2006)0169 — C6-0210/2007 — 2006/0058(CNS))

referred to

responsible: TRAN

opinion: LIBE

| — | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council on the hygiene of foodstuffs (COM(2007)0090 [[02]] — C6-0211/2007 — 2007/0037B(COD))






  referred to | responsible: ENVI |
| --- | --- | --- |

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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council on the hygiene of foodstuffs (COM(2007)0090 [[02]] — C6-0211/2007 — 2007/0037B(COD))

referred to

responsible: ENVI

| 2) | from committees:







  2.1) | reports:







  — | * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 of 22 March 2004 laying down certain control measures applicable to fishing activities in the area covered by the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 3943/90, (EC) No 66/98 and (EC) No 1721/1999 (COM(2006)0867 — C6-0054/2007 — 2007/0001(CNS)) — PECH Committee.
  Rapporteur: Rosa Miguélez Ramos (A6-0213/2007) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

2)

from committees:

2.1)

reports:

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- Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 of 22 March 2004 laying down certain control measures applicable to fishing activities in the area covered by the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 3943/90, (EC) No 66/98 and (EC) No 1721/1999 (COM(2006)0867 — C6-0054/2007 — 2007/0001(CNS)) — PECH Committee.

Rapporteur: Rosa Miguélez Ramos (A6-0213/2007)

| — | Report on the 2006 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (2006/2289(INI)) — AFET Committee.
  Rapporteur: Erik Meijer (A6-0214/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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Report on the 2006 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (2006/2289(INI)) — AFET Committee.

Rapporteur: Erik Meijer (A6-0214/2007)

| — | Report on Special Report No 9/2006 of the European Court of Auditors concerning translation expenditure incurred by the Commission, the Parliament and the Council (2007/2077(INI)) — CONT Committee.
  Rapporteur: Alexander Stubb (A6-0215/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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Report on Special Report No 9/2006 of the European Court of Auditors concerning translation expenditure incurred by the Commission, the Parliament and the Council (2007/2077(INI)) — CONT Committee.

Rapporteur: Alexander Stubb (A6-0215/2007)

| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0007 — C6-0102/2007 — 2007/0004(CNS)) — AFET Committee.
  Rapporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0216/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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- Report on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0007 — C6-0102/2007 — 2007/0004(CNS)) — AFET Committee.

Rapporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0216/2007)

| — | Report with a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on a negotiation mandate for a new enhanced agreement between the European Community and its Member States of the one part and Ukraine of the other part (2007/2015(INI)) — AFET Committee.
  Rapporteur: Michał Tomasz Kamiński (A6-0217/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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Report with a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on a negotiation mandate for a new enhanced agreement between the European Community and its Member States of the one part and Ukraine of the other part (2007/2015(INI)) — AFET Committee.

Rapporteur: Michał Tomasz Kamiński (A6-0217/2007)

| — | Report on the implementation of the first railway package (2006/2213(INI)) — TRAN Committee.
  Rapporteur: Michael Cramer (A6-0219/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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Report on the implementation of the first railway package (2006/2213(INI)) — TRAN Committee.

Rapporteur: Michael Cramer (A6-0219/2007)

| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on road infrastructure safety management (COM(2006)0569 — C6-0331/2006 — 2006/0182(COD)) — TRAN Committee.
  Rapporteur: Helmuth Markov (A6-0221/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on road infrastructure safety management (COM(2006)0569 — C6-0331/2006 — 2006/0182(COD)) — TRAN Committee.

Rapporteur: Helmuth Markov (A6-0221/2007)

| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/32/EC establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-using products, and Council Directive 92/42/EEC and Directives 96/57/EC and 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0907 — C6-0034/2007 — 2006/0291(COD)) — ENVI Committee.
  Rapporteur: Frédérique Ries (A6-0222/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/32/EC establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-using products, and Council Directive 92/42/EEC and Directives 96/57/EC and 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0907 — C6-0034/2007 — 2006/0291(COD)) — ENVI Committee.

Rapporteur: Frédérique Ries (A6-0222/2007)

| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0009 — C6-0103/2007 — 2007/0003(CNS)) — AFET Committee.
  Rapporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0224/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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- Report on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0009 — C6-0103/2007 — 2007/0003(CNS)) — AFET Committee.

Rapporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0224/2007)

| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/60/EC on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0906 — C6-0022/2007 — 2006/0281(COD)) — LIBE Committee.
  Rapporteur: Philip Bradbourn (A6-0225/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/60/EC on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0906 — C6-0022/2007 — 2006/0281(COD)) — LIBE Committee.

Rapporteur: Philip Bradbourn (A6-0225/2007)

| — | Report on insertion of a new Rule 204a on ‘Corrigenda’ in Parliament's Rules of Procedure (2005/2041(REG)) — AFCO Committee.
  Rapporteur: Richard Corbett (A6-0229/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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Report on insertion of a new Rule 204a on ‘Corrigenda’ in Parliament's Rules of Procedure (2005/2041(REG)) — AFCO Committee.

Rapporteur: Richard Corbett (A6-0229/2007)

| — | Report on amendment of Rule 201 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure on application or interpretation of the Rules of Procedure (2006/2192(REG)) — AFCO Committee.
  Rapporteur: Richard Corbett (A6-0230/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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Report on amendment of Rule 201 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure on application or interpretation of the Rules of Procedure (2006/2192(REG)) — AFCO Committee.

Rapporteur: Richard Corbett (A6-0230/2007)

| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2007)0093 — C6-0088/2007 — 2007/0036(COD)) — ENVI Committee.
  Rapporteur: Johannes Blokland (A6-0232/2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2007)0093 — C6-0088/2007 — 2007/0036(COD)) — ENVI Committee.

Rapporteur: Johannes Blokland (A6-0232/2007)

| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Community energy-efficiency labelling programme for office equipment (recast) (COM(2006)0576 — C6-0329/2006 — 2006/0187(COD)) — ITRE Committee.
  Rapporteur: Nikolaos Vakalis (A6-0234/2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Community energy-efficiency labelling programme for office equipment (recast) (COM(2006)0576 — C6-0329/2006 — 2006/0187(COD)) — ITRE Committee.

Rapporteur: Nikolaos Vakalis (A6-0234/2007)

| — | Report towards a future maritime policy for the Union: a European vision for the oceans and seas (2006/2299(INI)) — TRAN Committee.
  Rapporteur: Willi Piecyk (A6-0235/2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

Report towards a future maritime policy for the Union: a European vision for the oceans and seas (2006/2299(INI)) — TRAN Committee.

Rapporteur: Willi Piecyk (A6-0235/2007)

| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 91/675/EEC setting up a European insurance and occupational pensions committee, as regards the implementing powers conferred to the Commission (COM(2006)0925 — C6-0008/2007 — 2006/0292(COD)) — ECON Committee.
  Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0236/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 91/675/EEC setting up a European insurance and occupational pensions committee, as regards the implementing powers conferred to the Commission (COM(2006)0925 — C6-0008/2007 — 2006/0292(COD)) — ECON Committee.

Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0236/2007)

| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 92/49/EEC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to direct insurance other than life assurance, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0924 — C6-0009/2007 — 2006/0289(COD)) — ECON Committee.
  Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0237/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 92/49/EEC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to direct insurance other than life assurance, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0924 — C6-0009/2007 — 2006/0289(COD)) — ECON Committee.

Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0237/2007)

| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/68/EC relating to reinsurance, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0905 — C6-0017/2007 — 2006/0280(COD)) — ECON Committee.
  Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0238/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/68/EC relating to reinsurance, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0905 — C6-0017/2007 — 2006/0280(COD)) — ECON Committee.

Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0238/2007)

| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 85/611/EEC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS), as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0926 — C6-0010/2007 — 2006/0293(COD)) — ECON Committee.
  Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0239/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 85/611/EEC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS), as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0926 — C6-0010/2007 — 2006/0293(COD)) — ECON Committee.

Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0239/2007)

| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Community Statistical Programme 2008 to 2012 (COM(2006)0687 — C6-0427/2006 — 2006/0229(COD)) — ECON Committee.
  Rapporteur: Zsolt László Becsey (A6-0240/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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***I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Community Statistical Programme 2008 to 2012 (COM(2006)0687 — C6-0427/2006 — 2006/0229(COD)) — ECON Committee.

Rapporteur: Zsolt László Becsey (A6-0240/2007)

| — | Report on the role and effectiveness of cohesion policy in reducing disparities in the poorest regions of the EU (2006/2176(INI)) — REGI Committee.
  Rapporteur: Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg (A6-0241/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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Report on the role and effectiveness of cohesion policy in reducing disparities in the poorest regions of the EU (2006/2176(INI)) — REGI Committee.

Rapporteur: Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg (A6-0241/2007)

| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a new statistical classification of products by activity (CPA) and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3696/93 (COM(2006)0655 — C6-0376/2006 — 2006/0218(COD)) — ECON Committee.
  Rapporteur: Guntars Krasts (A6-0242/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a new statistical classification of products by activity (CPA) and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3696/93 (COM(2006)0655 — C6-0376/2006 — 2006/0218(COD)) — ECON Committee.

Rapporteur: Guntars Krasts (A6-0242/2007)

| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 97/67/EC concerning the full accomplishment of the internal market of Community postal services (COM(2006)0594 — C6-0354/2006 — 2006/0196(COD)) — TRAN Committee.
  Rapporteur: Markus Ferber (A6-0246/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 97/67/EC concerning the full accomplishment of the internal market of Community postal services (COM(2006)0594 — C6-0354/2006 — 2006/0196(COD)) — TRAN Committee.

Rapporteur: Markus Ferber (A6-0246/2007)

| — | Report on modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century (2007/2023(INI)) — EMPL Committee.
  Rapporteur: Jacek Protasiewicz (A6-0247/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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Report on modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century (2007/2023(INI)) — EMPL Committee.

Rapporteur: Jacek Protasiewicz (A6-0247/2007)

| — | Report on financial services policy (2005-2010) — White Paper (2006/2270(INI)) — ECON Committee.
  Rapporteur: Ieke van den Burg (A6-0248/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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Report on financial services policy (2005-2010) — White Paper (2006/2270(INI)) — ECON Committee.

Rapporteur: Ieke van den Burg (A6-0248/2007)

| — | Report on prospects for the internal gas and electricity market (2007/2089(INI)) — ITRE Committee.
  Rapporteur: Alejo Vidal-Quadras (A6-0249/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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Report on prospects for the internal gas and electricity market (2007/2089(INI)) — ITRE Committee.

Rapporteur: Alejo Vidal-Quadras (A6-0249/2007)

| — | Report on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Ashley Mote (2007/2122(IMM)) — JURI Committee.
  Rapporteur: Francesco Enrico Speroni (A6-0250/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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Report on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Ashley Mote (2007/2122(IMM)) — JURI Committee.

Rapporteur: Francesco Enrico Speroni (A6-0250/2007)

| — | Report on the request for consultation on the immunity and privileges of Alessandra Mussolini (2006/2301(IMM)) — JURI Committee.
  Rapporteur: Klaus-Heiner Lehne (A6-0251/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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Report on the request for consultation on the immunity and privileges of Alessandra Mussolini (2006/2301(IMM)) — JURI Committee.

Rapporteur: Klaus-Heiner Lehne (A6-0251/2007)

| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 78/855/EEC concerning mergers of public limited liability companies and Council Directive 82/891/EEC concerning the division of public limited companies as regards the requirement for an independent expert's report on the occasion of a merger or a division (COM(2007)0091 — C6-0082/2007 — 2007/0035(COD)) — JURI Committee.
  Rapporteur: Piia-Noora Kauppi (A6-0252/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 78/855/EEC concerning mergers of public limited liability companies and Council Directive 82/891/EEC concerning the division of public limited companies as regards the requirement for an independent expert's report on the occasion of a merger or a division (COM(2007)0091 — C6-0082/2007 — 2007/0035(COD)) — JURI Committee.

Rapporteur: Piia-Noora Kauppi (A6-0252/2007)

| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0113 — C6-0161/2007 — 2007/0041(CNS)) — AFET Committee.
  apporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0254/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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- Report on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0113 — C6-0161/2007 — 2007/0041(CNS)) — AFET Committee.

apporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0254/2007)

| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0114 — C6-0160/2007 — 2007/0040(CNS)) — AFET Committee.
  Rapporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0255/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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- Report on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0114 — C6-0160/2007 — 2007/0040(CNS)) — AFET Committee.

Rapporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0255/2007)

| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0098 — C6-0162/2007 — 2007/0046(CNS)) — AFET Committee.
  Rapporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0256/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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- Report on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0098 — C6-0162/2007 — 2007/0046(CNS)) — AFET Committee.

Rapporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0256/2007)

| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 954/79 concerning the ratification by Member States of, or their accession to, the United Nations Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences (COM(2006)0869 — C6-0059/2007 — 2006/0308(COD)) — ECON Committee.
  Rapporteur: Corien Wortmann-Kool (A6-0258/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 954/79 concerning the ratification by Member States of, or their accession to, the United Nations Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences (COM(2006)0869 — C6-0059/2007 — 2006/0308(COD)) — ECON Committee.

Rapporteur: Corien Wortmann-Kool (A6-0258/2007)

| — | * Report on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 26 July 1995, based on Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention) (COM(2007)0215 — C6-0169/2007 — 2007/0076(CNS)) — LIBE Committee.
  Rapporteur: Genowefa Grabowska (A6-0260/2007) |
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- Report on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 26 July 1995, based on Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention) (COM(2007)0215 — C6-0169/2007 — 2007/0076(CNS)) — LIBE Committee.

Rapporteur: Genowefa Grabowska (A6-0260/2007)

| — | * Report on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 29 May 2000, established by the Council in accordance with Article 34 of the Treaty on European Union, on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union (COM(2007)0213 — C6-0158/2007 — 2007/0080(CNS)) — LIBE Committee.
  Rapporteur: Genowefa Grabowska (A6-0261/2007) |
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- Report on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 29 May 2000, established by the Council in accordance with Article 34 of the Treaty on European Union, on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union (COM(2007)0213 — C6-0158/2007 — 2007/0080(CNS)) — LIBE Committee.

Rapporteur: Genowefa Grabowska (A6-0261/2007)

| — | Report on the 2007 annual report on the euro area (2007/2143(INI)) — ECON Committee.
  Rapporteur: Dariusz Rosati (A6-0264/2007) |
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Report on the 2007 annual report on the euro area (2007/2143(INI)) — ECON Committee.

Rapporteur: Dariusz Rosati (A6-0264/2007)

| — | * Report on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 26 July 1995, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the use of information technology for customs purposes (COM(2007)0211 — C6-0168/2007 — 2007/0079(CNS)) — LIBE Committee.
  Rapporteur: Jean-Marie Cavada (A6-0265/2007) |
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- Report on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 26 July 1995, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the use of information technology for customs purposes (COM(2007)0211 — C6-0168/2007 — 2007/0079(CNS)) — LIBE Committee.

Rapporteur: Jean-Marie Cavada (A6-0265/2007)

| — | Report on the ECB annual report for 2006 (2007/2142(INI)) — ECON Committee.
  Rapporteur: Gay Mitchell (A6-0266/2007) |
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Report on the ECB annual report for 2006 (2007/2142(INI)) — ECON Committee.

Rapporteur: Gay Mitchell (A6-0266/2007)

| — | Report on draft amending budget No 4/2007 of the European Union for the financial year 2007 (10966/2007 — C6-0195/2007 — 2007/2072(BUD)) — BUDG Committee.
  Rapporteur: James Elles (A6-0268/2007) |
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Report on draft amending budget No 4/2007 of the European Union for the financial year 2007 (10966/2007 — C6-0195/2007 — 2007/2072(BUD)) — BUDG Committee.

Rapporteur: James Elles (A6-0268/2007)

| — | * Report on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 17 June 1998, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on driving disqualifications (COM(2007)0214 — C6-0155/2007 — 2007/0075(CNS)) — LIBE Committee.
  Rapporteur: Genowefa Grabowska (A6-0269/2007) |
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- Report on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 17 June 1998, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on driving disqualifications (COM(2007)0214 — C6-0155/2007 — 2007/0075(CNS)) — LIBE Committee.

Rapporteur: Genowefa Grabowska (A6-0269/2007)

| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council directive on the identification and designation of European Critical Infrastructure and the assessment of the need to improve their protection (COM(2006)0787 — C6-0053/2007 — 2006/0276(CNS)) — LIBE Committee.
  Rapporteur: Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (A6-0270/2007) |
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- Report on the proposal for a Council directive on the identification and designation of European Critical Infrastructure and the assessment of the need to improve their protection (COM(2006)0787 — C6-0053/2007 — 2006/0276(CNS)) — LIBE Committee.

Rapporteur: Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (A6-0270/2007)

| — | * Report on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 26 May 1997, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3(2)(c) of the Treaty on European Union, on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union (COM(2007)0218 — C6-0156/2007 — 2007/0072(CNS)) — LIBE Committee.
  Rapporteur: Jörg Leichtfried (A6-0272/2007) |
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- Report on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 26 May 1997, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3(2)(c) of the Treaty on European Union, on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union (COM(2007)0218 — C6-0156/2007 — 2007/0072(CNS)) — LIBE Committee.

Rapporteur: Jörg Leichtfried (A6-0272/2007)

| — | *** Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (08937/2007 — C6-0153/2007 — 2006/0254(AVC)) — AFET Committee.
  Rapporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0274/2007) |
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*** Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (08937/2007 — C6-0153/2007 — 2006/0254(AVC)) — AFET Committee.

Rapporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0274/2007)

| — | Report on minimising administrative costs imposed by legislation (2005/2140(INI)) — CONT Committee.
  Rapporteur: Jan Mulder (A6-0275/2007) |
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Report on minimising administrative costs imposed by legislation (2005/2140(INI)) — CONT Committee.

Rapporteur: Jan Mulder (A6-0275/2007)

| 2.2) | recommendations for second reading:







  — | ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a second programme of Community action in the field of health (2007-2013) (16369/2/2006 — C6-0100/2007 — 2005/0042A(COD)) — ENVI Committee.
  Rapporteur: Antonios Trakatellis (A6-0184/2007) |
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2.2)

recommendations for second reading:

—

***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a second programme of Community action in the field of health (2007-2013) (16369/2/2006 — C6-0100/2007 — 2005/0042A(COD)) — ENVI Committee.

Rapporteur: Antonios Trakatellis (A6-0184/2007)

| — | ***II Recommendation for second reading for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 76/769/EEC relating to restrictions on the marketing of certain measuring devices containing mercury (05665/1/2007 — C6-0114/2007 — 2006/0018(COD)) — ENVI Committee.
  Rapporteur: María Sornosa Martínez (A6-0218/2007) |
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***II Recommendation for second reading for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 76/769/EEC relating to restrictions on the marketing of certain measuring devices containing mercury (05665/1/2007 — C6-0114/2007 — 2006/0018(COD)) — ENVI Committee.

Rapporteur: María Sornosa Martínez (A6-0218/2007)

| — | ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007- 2013 the specific programme ‘Civil justice’ as part of the General programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’ (08699/2/2007 — C6-0179/2007 — 2005/0040(COD)) — LIBE Committee.
  Rapporteur: Inger Segelström (A6-0262/2007) |
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***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007- 2013 the specific programme ‘Civil justice’ as part of the General programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’ (08699/2/2007 — C6-0179/2007 — 2005/0040(COD)) — LIBE Committee.

Rapporteur: Inger Segelström (A6-0262/2007)

| 3) | from Members:







  3.1) | oral questions for Question Time (Rule 109) (B6-0133/2007):







  — | to the Commission:
  Crowley Brian, Schmidt Olle, Stihler Catherine, Arnaoutakis Stavros, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou Marie, Posselt Bernd, Kirilov Evgeni, Badia i Cutchet Maria, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, Papastamkos Georgios, Papadimoulis Dimitrios, Paleckis Justas Vincas, Moraes Claude, Schlyter Carl, Belet Ivo, Mitchell Gay, Rutowicz Leopold Józef, Czarnecki Ryszard, Medina Ortega Manuel, Mavrommatis Manolis, Ludford Sarah, Willmott Glenis, Geringer de Oedenberg Lidia Joanna, Henin Jacky, Nicholson James, Harkin Marian, McGuinness Mairead, Aylward Liam, Ryan Eoin, Ó Neachtain Seán, Davies Chris, Evans Robert, Batzeli Katerina, Färm Göran, Budreikaitė Danutė, Van Hecke Johan, De Vits Mia, Kuźmiuk Zbigniew Krzysztof, Jensen Anne E., Uca Feleknas, Riis-Jørgensen Karin, Manolakou Diamanto, Toussas Georgios, Ţicău Silvia-Adriana |
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3)

from Members:

3.1)

oral questions for Question Time (Rule 109) (B6-0133/2007):

—

to the Commission:

Crowley Brian, Schmidt Olle, Stihler Catherine, Arnaoutakis Stavros, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou Marie, Posselt Bernd, Kirilov Evgeni, Badia i Cutchet Maria, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, Papastamkos Georgios, Papadimoulis Dimitrios, Paleckis Justas Vincas, Moraes Claude, Schlyter Carl, Belet Ivo, Mitchell Gay, Rutowicz Leopold Józef, Czarnecki Ryszard, Medina Ortega Manuel, Mavrommatis Manolis, Ludford Sarah, Willmott Glenis, Geringer de Oedenberg Lidia Joanna, Henin Jacky, Nicholson James, Harkin Marian, McGuinness Mairead, Aylward Liam, Ryan Eoin, Ó Neachtain Seán, Davies Chris, Evans Robert, Batzeli Katerina, Färm Göran, Budreikaitė Danutė, Van Hecke Johan, De Vits Mia, Kuźmiuk Zbigniew Krzysztof, Jensen Anne E., Uca Feleknas, Riis-Jørgensen Karin, Manolakou Diamanto, Toussas Georgios, Ţicău Silvia-Adriana

| — | to the Council:
  Medina Ortega Manuel, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou Marie, Ludford Sarah, Willmott Glenis, Posselt Bernd, Papadimoulis Dimitrios, McGuinness Mairead, Aylward Liam, Crowley Brian, Manolakou Diamanto, Ryan Eoin, Ó Neachtain Seán, Davies Chris, Evans Robert, Moraes Claude, Newton Dunn Bill, Budreikaitė Danutė, Van Hecke Johan, Morgantini Luisa, Rutowicz Leopold Józef, Pafilis Athanasios, Toussas Georgios, Czarnecki Ryszard, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, Harkin Marian |
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to the Council:

Medina Ortega Manuel, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou Marie, Ludford Sarah, Willmott Glenis, Posselt Bernd, Papadimoulis Dimitrios, McGuinness Mairead, Aylward Liam, Crowley Brian, Manolakou Diamanto, Ryan Eoin, Ó Neachtain Seán, Davies Chris, Evans Robert, Moraes Claude, Newton Dunn Bill, Budreikaitė Danutė, Van Hecke Johan, Morgantini Luisa, Rutowicz Leopold Józef, Pafilis Athanasios, Toussas Georgios, Czarnecki Ryszard, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, Harkin Marian

| 4) | from the Conciliation Committee:







  — | Joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (‘Rome II’) (03619/2007 — C6-0142/2007 — 2003/0168(COD)) |
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4)

from the Conciliation Committee:

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Joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (‘Rome II’) (03619/2007 — C6-0142/2007 — 2003/0168(COD))

| 5) | from Parliament's Delegation to the Conciliation Committee:







  — | ***III Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (‘Rome II’) (03619/2007 — C6-0142/2007 — 2003/0168(COD)) — CODE Committee.
  Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0257/2007) |
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5)

from Parliament's Delegation to the Conciliation Committee:

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***III Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (‘Rome II’) (03619/2007 — C6-0142/2007 — 2003/0168(COD)) — CODE Committee.

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0257/2007)

8.   Oral questions and written declarations (tabling)

The following documents had been received from Members:

| 1) | oral questions (Rule 108):







  — | (O-0032/2007) Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the INTA Committee, to the Commission: Recent developments in bilateral trade relations with China (B6-0129/2007); |
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1)

oral questions (Rule 108):

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(O-0032/2007) Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the INTA Committee, to the Commission: Recent developments in bilateral trade relations with China (B6-0129/2007);

| — | (O-0036/2007) Gianluca Susta and Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Kader Arif, on behalf of the PSE Group, Georgios Papastamkos, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Vittorio Agnoletto and Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group, to the Council: TRIPS Agreement and access to medicines (B6-0130/2007); |
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(O-0036/2007) Gianluca Susta and Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Kader Arif, on behalf of the PSE Group, Georgios Papastamkos, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Vittorio Agnoletto and Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group, to the Council: TRIPS Agreement and access to medicines (B6-0130/2007);

| — | (O-0037/2007) Gianluca Susta and Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Kader Arif, on behalf of the PSE Group, Georgios Papastamkos, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Vittorio Agnoletto and Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group, to the Commission: TRIPS Agreement and access to medicines (B6-0131/2007); |
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(O-0037/2007) Gianluca Susta and Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Kader Arif, on behalf of the PSE Group, Georgios Papastamkos, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Vittorio Agnoletto and Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group, to the Commission: TRIPS Agreement and access to medicines (B6-0131/2007);

| — | (O-0041/2007) Jan Andersson, on behalf of the EMPL Committee, to the Commission: Posting of workers (B6-0132/2007); |
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(O-0041/2007) Jan Andersson, on behalf of the EMPL Committee, to the Commission: Posting of workers (B6-0132/2007);

| — | (O-0033/2007) Miroslav Ouzký, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: Action to tackle cardiovascular disease (B6-0134/2007); |
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(O-0033/2007) Miroslav Ouzký, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: Action to tackle cardiovascular disease (B6-0134/2007);

| 2) | written declarations for entry in the Register (Rule 116):







  — | Mario Borghezio, on the persecution of Christians in Arab countries and the rest of the world (0065/2007); |
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2)

written declarations for entry in the Register (Rule 116):

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Mario Borghezio, on the persecution of Christians in Arab countries and the rest of the world (0065/2007);

| — | Arlene McCarthy, Gérard Onesta and Georgs Andrejevs, on fire safer cigarettes (0066/2007); |
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Arlene McCarthy, Gérard Onesta and Georgs Andrejevs, on fire safer cigarettes (0066/2007);

| — | Justas Vincas Paleckis, Roberta Alma Anastase, Marco Cappato, Hélène Flautre and Luisa Morgantini, on the death penalty in Belarus (0067/2007); |
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Justas Vincas Paleckis, Roberta Alma Anastase, Marco Cappato, Hélène Flautre and Luisa Morgantini, on the death penalty in Belarus (0067/2007);

| — | Dimitar Stoyanov, Desislav Chukolov and Slavi Binev, on the genocide of Bulgarians by the Turks in the years 1876-1877 (0068/2007); |
| --- | --- |

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Dimitar Stoyanov, Desislav Chukolov and Slavi Binev, on the genocide of Bulgarians by the Turks in the years 1876-1877 (0068/2007);

| — | Andreas Mölzer, on asylum seeker criminality (0069/2007); |
| --- | --- |

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Andreas Mölzer, on asylum seeker criminality (0069/2007);

| — | Bogusław Rogalski, on the removal of parental rights from the Polish national XX in favour of the Norwegian national XX, suspected of sexually abusing their daughter (0070/2007). |
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Bogusław Rogalski, on the removal of parental rights from the Polish national XX in favour of the Norwegian national XX, suspected of sexually abusing their daughter (0070/2007).

9.   Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

The Council had forwarded certified true copies of the following:

| — | Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic on certain aspects of air services; |
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Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic on certain aspects of air services;

| — | Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part. |
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Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part.

10.   Written declarations (Rule 116)

In accordance with Rule 116(5), written declarations 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38/2007 lapsed as they had not obtained the required number of signatures.

11.   Petitions

The following petitions, which had been entered in the register on the dates shown below, had been forwarded to the committee responsible pursuant to Rule 191(5):

22.06.2007

Uwe Herzog (No 353/2007)

Giorgio Bortini (No 354/2007)

Giorgio Bortini (No 355/2007)

Otwin Schneider (No 356/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 357/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 358/2007)

Rainer Müller (No 359/2007)

Udo Anders (No 360/2007)

Rudolf Hotz (No 361/2007)

Manfred Böhm (No 362/2007)

Doris Müller (No 363/2007)

Peter Rabe (RAe Lueken, Voelzke & Kollegen) (No 364/2007)

Heinz Blume (No 365/2007)

Jack Morin (No 366/2007)

Eugenia Iliescu (No 367/2007)

Hartwig Wendhausen (No 368/2007)

Michael Heilig (No 369/2007)

Gisela and Wilfried Ruffing (No 370/2007)

Günther Daumenlang (No 371/2007)

Adam Bohdan (Pracownia na rzecz Wzystkich Istot Oddział Podlaski) (No 372/2007)

Isabelle Borg (No 373/2007)

Barbara Bode (No 374/2007)

Singam Narendrasingam (No 375/2007)

Teresa McDonnell (No 376/2007)

Joan Borg Cardona (No 377/2007)

Lesley Gail Kreupl (No 378/2007)

Alvin Slack (No 379/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 380/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 381/2007)

Joseph Fsadni (No 382/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 383/2007)

Birgit Garthe (No 384/2007)

Octavian Cocos (No 385/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 386/2007)

Ann Kelly (No 387/2007)

Brent Gardner (No 388/2007)

GJW and PJ Hall (No 389/2007)

Patrick Heffernan (No 390/2007)

Elaine Comet (No 391/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 392/2007)

Gordon McGinn (No 393/2007)

Peter Welz (No 394/2007)

Alan Handforth (No 395/2007)

Miguel Ángel de la Cámara Egea (Asociación de Técnicos de Imagen para el Diagnóstico) (No 396/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 397/2007)

Ignacio López Gil (No 398/2007)

Antonio Tortosa López (No 399/2007)

Sergil Garriga Llovet (No 400/2007)

Golden-Line SPRL (10 signatures) (No 401/2007)

Dimitar-Dimtchev Sabev (No 402/2007)

Jean-Marie Godot (No 403/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 404/2007)

Carla Cocco (No 405/2007)

Claudio Falcone (No 406/2007)

Carlo Renato Gaspare Casertano (No 407/2007)

Fabiano Fortunato (No 408/2007)

Gunars Resnais (Latvijas Politiski Represeto Apvieniba) (No 409/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 410/2007)

Kryzysztof Adamkiewicz (No 411/2007)

Josef Jedruch (No 412/2007)

I Peuzi Devlecea (No 413/2007)

Lucian Vincentiu Ionescu (No 414/2007)

Dron Emanuil Danut (No 415/2007)

26.06.2007

Isabel Pérez-Espinosa González-Lobón (No 416/2007)

Peter Sälzer (No 417/2007)

Helga Blümel (No 418/2007)

Matthias Hoffmann (Hazet-Werk) (No 419/2007)

Edgar Thomas (Thomas Spedition GmbH) (No 420/2007)

Osman Türker (No 421/2007)

Erich Schmitt (No 422/2007)

Helmut and Sigrid Kursch (No 423/2007)

Joachim Bader (Europäische Vereinigung von Erfinder-Verbänden und -Vereinen) (No 424/2007)

Holger Pollmann (No 425/2007)

Olaf Quasdorff (No 426/2007)

Klaus Seitz (No 427/2007)

Giorgio Bortini (No 428/2007)

Alfred Hopp (No 429/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 430/2007)

Lisa Neukirchen (No 431/2007)

Thomas Reimitz (No 432/2007)

Wolfgang Depcik (No 433/2007)

Kurt Sevecke (No 434/2007)

Rafael Schiel (First Focus Foundation) (No 435/2007)

Wolfgang Joußen (No 436/2007)

Pater Don Demidoff (Liga pentru Renastere Morala) (No 437/2007)

Paul Perterer (Europäische Vereinigung für Bürgerrechte) (No 438/2007)

Bernhard Vetter (No 439/2007)

Günter Fröhlich (No 440/2007)

Richard Rivett (Regency Apartments) (No 441/2007)

George Karlos (No 442/2007)

Singam Narendrasingam (No 443/2007)

Anna Doliwa-Klepacka (Stowarzyszenia na Rzecz Rozwoju) (No 444/2007)

José Luis Canales Mediana (‘Mesurbi’ ciudadanos agrupados) (No 445/2007)

Harry Schindler (Italy Star Association 1943-1945) (No 446/2007)

Harvey (No 447/2007)

Bernd Michael Uhl (No 448/2007)

Joseph Grech (No 449/2007)

Lucienne Pace (No 450/2007)

Alan Gulliver (Valle Romano) (No 451/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 452/2007)

Stefcho Minchev (No 453/2007)

Newton Enkel (No 454/2007)

Julia Kalimeri (Apanemi (Women's Information and Support Centre)) (No 455/2007)

Malgorzata Nesterowicz (No 456/2007)

Santiago Jiménez Serrano (No 457/2007)

Jose Fernández Fernández (Asociación de Vecinos de Candás) (No 458/2007)

Jesús Luis Morillo Fernández (No 459/2007)

Pedro Torres Tortosa (No 460/2007)

Laura Bendala Tufanisco (No 461/2007)

Cándido Martínez Rodríguez (Colectivo Ecoloxista ‘Luita Verde’) (No 462/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 463/2007)

Gérard Robillard (No 464/2007)

Claudio Beltrame (No 465/2007)

Daniela Monaco (Comune di Lampedusa e Linosa) (No 466/2007)

Jan Riegman (No 467/2007)

Jan Terkel Nielsen (No 468/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 469/2007)

Ryszard Garbowski (No 470/2007)

Krzysztof Kukula (No 471/2007)

Maria Helinska (No 472/2007)

Carlos Manuel Rodrigues Pinto de Sá (Associação de municipios para o ambiente) (No 473/2007)

04.07.2007

Jörg Leichtfried and Reinhard Rack (MEP) (55 signatures) (No 474/2007)

Ronald Birchall (No 475/2007)

Michael Izatt (No 476/2007)

Catherina Groneveld (No 477/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 478/2007)

Igor Lukashanets (48 signatures) (No 479/2007)

Oisin Jones-Dillon (No 480/2007)

William Mclorn (No 481/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 482/2007)

Roberto Giurastante (Club Autonomo di Trieste dei Soci di Friends of the Earth-Amici della Terra) (No 483/2007)

Jiřina Novotná (Společnost pro Pomoc při Huntingtonově Chorobě) (2 918 signatures) (No 484/2007)

Hans-Günter Rogall (No 485/2007)

Jürgen Gerlach (6 signatures) (No 486/2007)

Association Luxembourgeoise pour la Protection des Animaux (ALPA) (30 signatures) (No 487/2007)

Helene Pletzer (No 488/2007)

Martin Züchner (No 489/2007)

Achim Fritz Achmed Kolar Saal (No 490/2007)

Karin Zajewski (No 491/2007)

Christa Schulze (No 492/2007)

Giorgio Bortini (No 493/2007)

Giannis Aivaliotis (No 494/2007)

Αnna Bousna (No 495/2007)

Theodoros Papoulakos (No 496/2007)

Pavlos Kirkos (No 497/2007)

Pavlos Kirkos (No 498/2007)

Nikolova Gelka Koleva (No 499/2007)

Alexiou Chrisostomos (GERMAS Import-Export) (No 500/2007)

Galousi Triantafillou (No 501/2007)

Ioulia Rhessal Kasadsidou (No 502/2007)

Emmanouil Vasilakakis (No 503/2007)

Vassilis Stavrou (No 504/2007)

Panagiota Evaggelopoulou (No 505/2007)

Ιoannis Baklatsis (Enosi Periferiakon Kanalion Ellados) (2 signatures) (No 506/2007)

Petko Kovatchev (CEIE/CEE Bankwatch Network) (4 signatures) (No 507/2007)

Simon Lander (National Association of Mother Tongue Language Teachers in Italian Universities) (No 508/2007)

Cheryl Wolley (No 509/2007)

Luis de la Rasilla Sánchez-Arjona (Proyecto INTER/SUR para la Ecociudadanía 1996-2016) (No 510/2007)

Quintín Gómez Huerta (Plataforma ‘Orihuela Sin Muralles’ CV-91) (7 414 signatures) (No 511/2007)

Eugenio Bermejo García (No 512/2007)

José-Domingo López Manchón (Grup Ecologista Maigmó (GREMA)-Ecologistes en Acció) (No 513/2007)

Víctor M. Olmos (Plataforma de Desarrollo Eólico Sostenible) (2 signatures) (No 514/2007)

Odorinda Tena Llorens (4 signatures) (No 515/2007)

Liliane Rocher (Asociación de Vecinos Partida Pitchell (Sector 14)) (No 516/2007)

Anatoli Galitski (4 signatures) (No 517/2007)

Jean-François Legueulle (Fondation 30 Millions d'Amis) (7 signatures) (No 518/2007)

Benedicto Vadillo Ortíz (No 519/2007)

Philippe Carrier (Association Bien Vivre à Bioule) (No 520/2007)

Paolo Melissano (No 521/2007)

Halina Messerschmidt (Koło Ligi Ochrony Przyrody ‘Zuraw’) (No 522/2007)

Jacob Jensen Pruehs (No 523/2007)

Ralf Schmelich (No 524/2007)

Ariel Machiel Rijkenberg (No 525/2007)

Edgar Guhde (Politischer Arbeitskreis für Tierrechte in Europa PAKT) (No 526/2007)

Helmut Nehrenheim (No 527/2007)

Erik Siegfried (No 528/2007)

Jörg Riesemann (No 529/2007)

Jörg Cloesters (No 530/2007)

Wolfgang Kupffender (No 531/2007)

Nicole Andres (No 532/2007)

Pace (5 signatures) (No 533/2007)

John Oakley (Asociación de Vecinos — Pueblo de Aigües) (No 534/2007)

Lennart Hellstrand (No 535/2007)

Ioannis Markides (No 536/2007)

Gero Debusmann (No 537/2007)

Gillian Wilson (No 538/2007)

Barry Curtin (Watergrasshill Community Association) (No 539/2007)

Graham and Janice Fisher (No 540/2007)

Fernando Ripoll Vidal (Arenal Parcent S. L.) (No 541/2007)

Agustín Sanmartín y González (No 542/2007)

Francisco Amorós Samper (Asociación Nueva Cultura del Territorio) (No 543/2007)

Brigitte Votron (Asociación de Vecinos Defensores del Poblado El Borseral) (2 signatures) (No 544/2007)

Josefa Pavia Ferrando (No 545/2007)

Vicent Beltrán Serrulla (Asociación de Vecinos y Afectados Mestrets-Borriolenc) (No 546/2007)

Eloy Gregorio Cuellar Martín (Foro por Orcasitas) (No 547/2007)

Joseline Martin (Locataires du Parloniam) (324 signatures) (No 548/2007)

Jean-François Delage (Triasem Sarl) (No 549/2007)

Celestina Pollastri (No 550/2007)

Marja Tuk-Koek (No 551/2007)

Robbert Maris (No 552/2007)

Krystyna Kowalska (No 553/2007)

Malgorzata Waclawik (No 554/2007)

Mats Söderlund (No 555/2007)

Manuel Rosa dos Santos (No 556/2007)

Monika and Ulrich Eichenberger (No 557/2007)

Rosemary and Bob Johnson (No 558/2007)

Salvador Ruíz Cruanes (No 559/2007)

Juan Manuel Prego Paz (Videoclub Fontiñas) (2 signatures) (No 560/2007)

06.07.2007

František Venzara (No 561/2007)

George Angelopoulos (Radio Taxi Patras) (No 562/2007)

Nikitas Giannakakis (No 563/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 564/2007)

José Enrique Carmona Llamas (No 565/2007)

Antonio Mora Vergés (No 566/2007)

Maria Begoña Valcarel Abellán (IZATE) (No 567/2007)

Antonio Muñóz Secilla (Ecologistas en Acción de Andalucía) (No 568/2007)

Antonio Tortosa López (No 569/2007)

Jesus Luis Morillo Fernández (No 570/2007)

(Name confidential) (No 571/2007)

Antonio Díaz (Asociación de Perjudicados CV-95 Orihuela-Costa) (No 572/2007)

Honorio Fernández Llamas (Asociación Europea de Consumidores y Usuarios en general y especialmente de Urbanismo) (No 573/2007)

Ignacio Montés Reig (No 574/2007)

Jaime Del Val (Asociación Salvemos Mojacar y el Levante Almeriense) (No 575/2007)

Ahmed Mokhtar (No 576/2007)

Olivier Baux (No 577/2007)

Matthieu Wemaere (SCP Huglo-Lepage et Associés Conseil) (No 578/2007)

Chryssikos Demetrius (No 579/2007)

Jean-Paul and Nicole Bardy (2 signatures) (No 580/2007)

Yves Gérard (4 signatures) (No 581/2007)

Frédéric Jacquemart (G. I. E. T.) (21 517 signatures) (No 582/2007)

Henri Nikuna Kelani (No 583/2007)

Nucu Istrate Moldovan (253 signatures) (No 584/2007)

Brahim Katoui (No 585/2007)

Stefano Pino (No 586/2007)

Marina Salvadore (Voce di me Garide) (No 587/2007)

Vincenzo Russo (Genitori Scuola Media Redi Granacci) (No 588/2007)

Mario Zaccaria (3 signatures) (No 589/2007)

Andrea Bucci (No 590/2007)

Slavnicu Lacramioara (No 591/2007)

Pimen Inalt Prea Sfintitul (No 592/2007)

Maria Hapenciuc (No 593/2007)

Sefan Iulian Blebea (No 594/2007)

Iosif Giurgiu and Maria Ardean (2 signatures) (No 595/2007)

Cristiana Muscardini (913 signatures) (No 596/2007)

‘Contract Agents in European Commission Delegations around the World’ (No 597/2007)

Cathal McCarthy (Weston Garden Residents Association) (No 598/2007).

12.   Calendar of part-sessions for 2008

The Conference of Presidents had made proposals for the calendar of part-sessions for 2008.

Those proposals were as follows:

14 to 17 January

23 January (1)

30 and 31 January

18 to 21 February

27 February (1)

10 to 13 March

26 March (1)

2 and 3 April

14 to 17 April

23 April (1)

7 and 8 May

19 to 22 May

28 May (1)

4 and 5 June

16 to 19 June

25 June (1)

7 to 10 July

1 to 4 September

10 September (1)

22 to 25 September

8 and 9 October

20 to 23 October

5 November (1)

17 to 20 November

3 and 4 December

15 to 18 December.

Amendments to these proposals could be tabled by a political group or by 40 Members.

At the request of the PSE Group, the deadline for tabling amendments was extended until Tuesday, 10.07.2007 at 10.00 (see also the request made by Martin Schulz at the end of Item 13). The vote would take place on Wednesday, 11.07.2007 at 12.00.

13.   Order of business

The next item was the order of business.

The final draft agenda for the July 2007 sittings (PE 391.081/PDOJ) had been distributed and a number of changes had been proposed (Rule 132):

Sittings of 09.07.2007 to 12.07.2007

Monday and Tuesday

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no changes

Wednesday

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request from the PSE, ALDE and GUE/NGL Groups for the Markov report on road infrastructure safety management (A6-0221/2007) (Item 17 on the final draft agenda) to be referred back to committee under Rule 168.

The following spoke: Brian Simpson, on behalf of the PSE Group, who moved the request.

Parliament agreed to the request.

Thursday

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no changes

The following spoke: Martin Schulz, who asked for the deadline for tabling amendments to the 2008 calendar of part-sessions to be extended until Tuesday, 10.07.2007 at 18.00. The President established that there were no objections to the request.

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The order of business was thus established.

14.   One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Pursuant to Rule 144, the following Members who wished to draw the attention of Parliament to matters of political importance spoke for one minute:

Ovidiu Victor Ganţ, Árpád Duka-Zólyomi, Lasse Lehtinen, Alexandru-Ioan Morţun, Andrzej Tomasz Zapałowski, Milan Horáček, Willy Meyer Pleite, Thomas Wise, Desislav Chukolov, Sergej Kozlík, Georgios Papastamkos, Maria Matsouka, Diana Wallis, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Marco Cappato, Ryszard Czarnecki, Monica Maria Iacob-Ridzi, Magda Kósáné Kovács, Pedro Guerreiro, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Marc Tarabella, Cristian Silviu Buşoi, Péter Olajos, Proinsias De Rossa, Richard James Ashworth, Brian Simpson, Marios Matsakis, Bogusław Rogalski, Ioannis Gklavakis, Jörg Leichtfried, Geoffrey Van Orden and Tunne Kelam.

IN THE CHAIR: Marek SIWIEC

Vice-President

15.   Common authorisation procedure for food additives ***I — Food additives ***I — Food enzymes ***I — Flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings [COM(2006)0423 — C6-0258/2006 — 2006/0143(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Åsa Westlund (A6-0153/2007)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives [COM(2006)0428 — C6-0260/2006 — 2006/0145(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Åsa Westlund (A6-0154/2007)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on food enzymes and amending Council Directive 83/417/EEC, Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, Directive 2000/13/EC, and Council Directive 2001/112/EC [COM(2006)0425 — C6-0257/2006 — 2006/0144(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Avril Doyle (A6-0177/2007)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89, Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 and Directive 2000/13/EC [COM(2006)0427 — C6-0259/2006 — 2006/0147(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Mojca Drčar Murko (A6-0185/2007)

The following spoke: Markos Kyprianou (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Åsa Westlund introduced the reports.

Avril Doyle introduced the report.

Mojca Drčar Murko introduced the report.

The following spoke: Manuel Medina Ortega (draftsman of the opinion of the JURI Committee), Horst Schnellhardt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Karin Scheele, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Andrzej Tomasz Zapałowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Pilar Ayuso, Edite Estrela, Alexandru-Ioan Morţun, Wiesław Stefan Kuc, Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg, Françoise Grossetête, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk and Markos Kyprianou.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 10.07.2007, Item 8.32, Minutes of 10.07.2007, Item 8.33, Minutes of 10.07.2007, Item 8.34 and Minutes of 10.07.2007, Item 8.35.

16.   Community action programme in the field of health (2007-2013) ***II — Action to tackle cardiovascular disease (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a second programme of Community action in the field of health (2007-2013) [16369/2/2006 — C6-0100/2007 — 2005/0042(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Antonios Trakatellis (A6-0184/2007)

Oral question (O-0033/2007) by Miroslav Ouzký, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: Action to tackle cardiovascular disease (B6-0134/2007)

Antonios Trakatellis introduced the recommendation for second reading.

Miroslav Ouzký moved the oral question.

The following spoke: Markos Kyprianou (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: John Bowis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Linda McAvan, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Adamos Adamou, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Irena Belohorská, Non-attached Member, Thomas Ulmer, Glenis Willmott, Jiří Maštálka, Kathy Sinnott, Christofer Fjellner, Dorette Corbey, Miroslav Mikolášik, Justas Vincas Paleckis, Zuzana Roithová and Markos Kyprianou.

Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 108(5):

| — | Miroslav Ouzký, Georgs Andrejevs and John Bowis, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, on action to tackle cardiovascular disease (B6-0277/2007). |
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Miroslav Ouzký, Georgs Andrejevs and John Bowis, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, on action to tackle cardiovascular disease (B6-0277/2007).

IN THE CHAIR: Adam BIELAN

Vice-President

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 10.07.2007, Item 8.30.

17.   MON 863 — Risk management (debate)

Commission statement: MON 863 — Risk management

Markos Kyprianou (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Renate Sommer, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Karin Scheele, on behalf of the PSE Group, Janusz Wojciechowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, Hiltrud Breyer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Kathy Sinnott, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, and Markos Kyprianou.

The debate closed.

18.   PNR Agreement with the United States (debate)

Commission statement: PNR Agreement with the United States

Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Carlos Coelho, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Stavros Lambrinidis, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sophia in 't Veld, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Baroness Sarah Ludford, Franco Frattini and Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg.

As the motions for a resolution tabled were not yet available, they would be announced in the House at a later time.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.07.2007, Item 6.7.

19.   Internal gas and electricity market (debate)

Report on prospects for the internal gas and electricity market [2007/2089(INI)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Alejo Vidal-Quadras (A6-0249/2007)

Alejo Vidal-Quadras introduced the report.

IN THE CHAIR: Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU

Vice-President

The following spoke: Andris Piebalgs (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Sophia in 't Veld (draftsman of the opinion of the ECON Committee), Brigitte Douay (draftsman of the opinion of the REGI Committee), Herbert Reul, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Edit Herczog, on behalf of the PSE Group, Anne Laperrouze, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Eugenijus Maldeikis, on behalf of the UEN Group, Claude Turmes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Esko Seppänen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Jana Bobošíková, Non-attached Member, Gunnar Hökmark, Reino Paasilinna, Konrad Szymański, Ján Hudacký, Hannes Swoboda, Silvia Ciornei, András Gyürk, Eluned Morgan, Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, Romana Jordan Cizelj, Joan Calabuig Rull, Šarūnas Birutis, Jerzy Buzek, Teresa Riera Madurell, Jan Březina, Dorette Corbey, Alexander Stubb, Eija-Riitta Korhola and Monica Maria Iacob-Ridzi.

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA

Vice-President

The following spoke: Paul Rübig and Andris Piebalgs.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 10.07.2007, Item 8.38.

20.   Measuring devices containing mercury ***II (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 76/769/EEC relating to restrictions on the marketing of certain measuring devices containing mercury [05665/1/2007 — C6-0114/2007 — 2006/0018(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: María Sornosa Martínez (A6-0218/2007)

María Sornosa Martínez introduced the recommendation for second reading.

The following spoke: Günter Verheugen (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Martin Callanan, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Dorette Corbey, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Leopold Józef Rutowicz, on behalf of the UEN Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Thomas Ulmer, Åsa Westlund, Holger Krahmer, Miroslav Mikolášik, Linda McAvan, Günter Verheugen and Carl Schlyter.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 10.07.2007, Item 8.31.

21.   European Critical Infrastructure * (debate)

Report on the proposal for a Council directive on the identification and designation of European Critical Infrastructure and the assessment of the need to improve their protection [COM(2006)0787 — C6-0053/2007 — 2006/0276(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (A6-0270/2007)

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

Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert introduced the report.

The following spoke: Harald Ettl (draftsman of the opinion of the ECON Committee), Renate Sommer (draftsman of the opinion of the TRAN Committee), Herbert Reul, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Inés Ayala Sender, on behalf of the PSE Group, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Erik Meijer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Christian Ehler, Inger Segelström, Marianne Mikko and Franco Frattini.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 10.07.2007, Item 8.37.

22.   Law applicable to non-contractual obligations (‘Rome II’) ***III (debate)

Report on on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (‘Rome II’) [PE-CONS 3619/2007 — C6-0142/2007 — 2003/0168(COD)] — Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee.

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis A6-0257/2007

Diana Wallis introduced the report.

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

The following spoke: Rainer Wieland, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Manuel Medina Ortega, on behalf of the PSE Group, and Andrzej Jan Szejna.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 10.07.2007, Item 8.29.

23.   Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next day's sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 391.081/OJMA).

24.   Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 23.45.

Harald Rømer

Secretary-General

Luigi Cocilovo

Vice-President

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(1)  These dates were reserved for possible sittings at which topical subjects would be discussed pursuant to the decision of the Conference of Presidents of 28.09.2006.

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Tuesday 10 July 2007

| 10.7.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 175/24 |
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10.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 175/24

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MINUTES

(2008/C 175 E/02)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Ángel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ

Vice-President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 09.00.

2.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

| 1) | from committees:







  1.1) | reports:







  — | Report on the convening of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC): the European Parliament's opinion (Article 48 of the TEU) (11222/2007 — C6-0206/2007 — 2007/0808(CNS)) — AFCO Committee.
  Rapporteur: Jo Leinen (A6-0279/2007) |
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1)

from committees:

1.1)

reports:

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Report on the convening of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC): the European Parliament's opinion (Article 48 of the TEU) (11222/2007 — C6-0206/2007 — 2007/0808(CNS)) — AFCO Committee.

Rapporteur: Jo Leinen (A6-0279/2007)

3.   Transfers of appropriations

The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 14/2007 (C6-0148/2007 — SEC(2007)0560).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25.06.2002, as amended on 13.12.2006.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 16/2007 (C6-0164/2007 — SEC(2007)0674).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25.06.2002, as amended on 13.12.2006.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 17/2007 (C6-0165/2007 — SEC(2007)0675).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25.06.2002, as amended on 13.12.2006.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 19/2007 (C6-0189/2007 — SEC(2007)0677).

It had delivered a favourable opinion on the transfer under Article 24(2) of the Financial Regulation of 25.06.2002, as amended on 13.12.2006.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 20/2007 (C6-0167/2007 — SEC(2007)0678).

It had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(2) and (3) of the Financial Regulation of 25.06.2002, as amended on 13.12.2006.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 23/2007 (C6-0194/2007 — SEC(2007)0681).

It had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(2) and (3) of the Financial Regulation of 25.06.2002, as amended on 13.12.2006.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 24/2007 (C6-0192/2007 — SEC(2007)0682).

It had delivered a favourable opinion on the transfer under Article 24(2) of the Financial Regulation of 25.06.2002, as amended on 13.12.2006.

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

Pursuant to Rule 115, the following Members or political groups had requested that such a debate be held on the following motions for resolutions:

| I. | THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION OF IRAQI REFUGEES







  — | Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Marco Cappato, Frédérique Ries, Marios Matsakis and Thierry Cornillet, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the situation of Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons (B6-0291/2007) |
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I.

THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION OF IRAQI REFUGEES

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Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Marco Cappato, Frédérique Ries, Marios Matsakis and Thierry Cornillet, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the situation of Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons (B6-0291/2007)

| — | André Brie, Marco Rizzo and Tobias Pflüger, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the humanitarian situation of the Iraqi refugees (B6-0295/2007) |
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André Brie, Marco Rizzo and Tobias Pflüger, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the humanitarian situation of the Iraqi refugees (B6-0295/2007)

| — | Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Charles Tannock, Bernd Posselt and Eija-Riitta Korhola, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the humanitarian situation of Iraqi refugees (B6-0299/2007) |
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Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Charles Tannock, Bernd Posselt and Eija-Riitta Korhola, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the humanitarian situation of Iraqi refugees (B6-0299/2007)

| — | Paulo Casaca, Pasqualina Napoletano, Véronique De Keyser, Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco and Javier Moreno Sánchez, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the situation of Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons (B6-0300/2007) |
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Paulo Casaca, Pasqualina Napoletano, Véronique De Keyser, Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco and Javier Moreno Sánchez, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the situation of Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons (B6-0300/2007)

| — | Angelika Beer, Joost Lagendijk, Raül Romeva i Rueda and Hélène Flautre, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the situation of Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons (B6-0303/2007) |
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Angelika Beer, Joost Lagendijk, Raül Romeva i Rueda and Hélène Flautre, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the situation of Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons (B6-0303/2007)

| — | Roberta Angelilli, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the humanitarian situation of the Iraqi refugees (B6-0308/2007) |
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Roberta Angelilli, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the humanitarian situation of the Iraqi refugees (B6-0308/2007)

| II. | HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN TRANSNISTRIA (MOLDOVA)







  — | Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Marco Cappato and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on human rights violations in Transnistria and the need for EU support for the settlement of the frozen conflict in the Republic of Moldova (B6-0292/2007) |
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II.

HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN TRANSNISTRIA (MOLDOVA)

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Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Marco Cappato and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on human rights violations in Transnistria and the need for EU support for the settlement of the frozen conflict in the Republic of Moldova (B6-0292/2007)

| — | Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Inese Vaidere, Janusz Wojciechowski, Adam Bielan, Michał Tomasz Kamiński and Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, on human rights violations in Transnistria (Moldova) (B6-0293/2007) |
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Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Inese Vaidere, Janusz Wojciechowski, Adam Bielan, Michał Tomasz Kamiński and Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, on human rights violations in Transnistria (Moldova) (B6-0293/2007)

| — | Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on human rights violations in Transnistria (Moldova) (B6-0296/2007) |
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Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on human rights violations in Transnistria (Moldova) (B6-0296/2007)

| — | Roberta Alma Anastase, Bernd Posselt, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Charles Tannock, Ovidiu Victor Ganţ, Monica Maria Iacob-Ridzi, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Maria Petre and Radu Ţîrle, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on human rights violations in Transnistria and the need for EU support for the settlement of the frozen conflict in the Republic of Moldova (B6-0298/2007) |
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Roberta Alma Anastase, Bernd Posselt, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Charles Tannock, Ovidiu Victor Ganţ, Monica Maria Iacob-Ridzi, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Maria Petre and Radu Ţîrle, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on human rights violations in Transnistria and the need for EU support for the settlement of the frozen conflict in the Republic of Moldova (B6-0298/2007)

| — | Marianne Mikko, Pasqualina Napoletano, Hannes Swoboda, Raimon Obiols i Germà, Dan Mihalache and Jan Marinus Wiersma, on behalf of the PSE Group, on human rights violations in Transnistria and the need for EU support for the settlement of the frozen conflict in the Republic of Moldova (B6-0302/2007) |
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Marianne Mikko, Pasqualina Napoletano, Hannes Swoboda, Raimon Obiols i Germà, Dan Mihalache and Jan Marinus Wiersma, on behalf of the PSE Group, on human rights violations in Transnistria and the need for EU support for the settlement of the frozen conflict in the Republic of Moldova (B6-0302/2007)

| — | Elisabeth Schroedter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on human rights violations in Transnistria and the need for EU support for the settlement of the frozen conflict in the Republic of Moldova (B6-0304/2007) |
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Elisabeth Schroedter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on human rights violations in Transnistria and the need for EU support for the settlement of the frozen conflict in the Republic of Moldova (B6-0304/2007)

| III. | HUMAN RIGHTS IN VIETNAM







  — | Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Marco Cappato, Marios Matsakis, Jules Maaten and Frédérique Ries, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Vietnam (B6-0290/2007) |
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III.

HUMAN RIGHTS IN VIETNAM

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Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Marco Cappato, Marios Matsakis, Jules Maaten and Frédérique Ries, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Vietnam (B6-0290/2007)

| — | Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Vietnam (B6-0294/2007) |
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Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Vietnam (B6-0294/2007)

| — | Bernd Posselt, Charles Tannock and Eija-Riitta Korhola, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on human rights in Vietnam (B6-0297/2007) |
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Bernd Posselt, Charles Tannock and Eija-Riitta Korhola, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on human rights in Vietnam (B6-0297/2007)

| — | Pasqualina Napoletano and Marc Tarabella, on behalf of the PSE Group, on Vietnam (B6-0301/2007) |
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Pasqualina Napoletano and Marc Tarabella, on behalf of the PSE Group, on Vietnam (B6-0301/2007)

| — | Frithjof Schmidt, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Vietnam (B6-0305/2007) |
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Frithjof Schmidt, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Vietnam (B6-0305/2007)

| — | Gintaras Didžiokas, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Adam Bielan and Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, on human rights in Vietnam (B6-0306/2007) |
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Gintaras Didžiokas, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Adam Bielan and Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, on human rights in Vietnam (B6-0306/2007)

Speaking time would be allocated in accordance with Rule 142.

5.   Community postal services ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 97/67/EC concerning the full accomplishment of the internal market of Community postal services [COM(2006)0594 — C6-0354/2006 — 2006/0196(COD)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Markus Ferber (A6-0246/2007)

The following spoke: Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission).

Markus Ferber introduced the report.

The following spoke: Pervenche Berès (draftsman of the opinion of the ECON Committee), Stephen Hughes (draftsman of the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Hannes Swoboda (draftsman of the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Markus Pieper (draftsman of the opinion of the REGI Committee), Marianne Thyssen, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Brian Simpson, on behalf of the PSE Group, Luigi Cocilovo, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Roberts Zīle, on behalf of the UEN Group, Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Michael Henry Nattrass, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Luca Romagnoli, on behalf of the ITS Group, Alessandro Battilocchio, Non-attached Member, Mathieu Grosch, Inés Ayala Sender, Dirk Sterckx, Seán Ó Neachtain, Pierre Jonckheer, Erik Meijer, Johannes Blokland, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Saïd El Khadraoui and Nathalie Griesbeck.

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA

Vice-President

The following spoke: Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Joost Lagendijk, Patrick Louis, Corien Wortmann-Kool, Robert Navarro, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Claude Turmes, Etelka Barsi-Pataky, Alain Hutchinson, Ona Juknevičienė, Christine De Veyrac, Zita Gurmai, Olle Schmidt, Astrid Lulling, Emanuel Jardim Fernandes, Reinhard Rack, Nicole Fontaine and Charlie McCreevy.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 11.07.2007, Item 7.10.

Reinhard Rack expressed disappointment at the Council's absence.

6.   Financial services policy (2005-2010) — White Paper (debate)

Report on financial services policy (2005-2010) — White Paper [2006/2270(INI)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Ieke van den Burg (A6-0248/2007)

Ieke van den Burg introduced the report.

The following spoke: Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Jean-Paul Gauzès (draftsman of the opinion of the JURI Committee), Othmar Karas, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Pervenche Berès, on behalf of the PSE Group, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, and Sahra Wagenknecht, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Luisa MORGANTINI

Vice-President

The following spoke: John Whittaker, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Petre Popeangă, on behalf of the ITS Group, Gunnar Hökmark, Harald Ettl, Sharon Bowles, Alexander Radwan, Antolín Sánchez Presedo and Charlie McCreevy.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 11.07.2007, Item 7.12.

7.   Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century (debate)

Report on modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century [2007/2023(INI)] — Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jacek Protasiewicz (A6-0247/2007)

Jacek Protasiewicz introduced the report.

The following spoke: Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Donata Gottardi (draftsman of the opinion of the ECON Committee), Mia De Vits (draftsman of the opinion of the IMCO Committee), Kartika Tamara Liotard (draftsman of the opinion of the FEMM Committee), José Albino Silva Peneda, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Ole Christensen, on behalf of the PSE Group, Luigi Cocilovo, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Jan Tadeusz Masiel, on behalf of the UEN Group, Elisabeth Schroedter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Roberto Musacchio, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Derek Roland Clark, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, and Roger Helmer, Non-attached Member.

The debate was suspended at that point for voting time.

It would be resumed at 15.00 (see Item 13).

IN THE CHAIR: Diana WALLIS

Vice-President

8.   Voting time

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

8.1.   Election of a Vice-President of the European Parliament (vote)

The next item was the election of a Vice-President to fill the seat vacated by Pierre Moscovici following his resignation with effect from 26.06.2007.

The President announced that the PSE Group had nominated Martine Roure.

As Martine Roure was the only candidate, the President proposed that the House vote by acclamation, pursuant to Rule 12(1).

The House agreed to the proposal.

The House elected Martine Roure by acclamation.

The President proclaimed Martine Roure Vice-President of the European Parliament and congratulated her on her election. Pursuant to Rule 17(1), she would take the place of her predecessor in the order of precedence.

8.2.   Request for consultation of the Committee of the Regions on the role of volunteering in economic and social cohesion (Rule 118) (vote)

Request for consultation of the Committee of the Regions on the role of volunteering in economic and social cohesion

(Simple majority)

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

Approved

8.3.   EC-Algeria Euro-Mediterranean Agreement *** (Rule 131) (vote)

Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Euro Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union [08937/2007 — COM(2006)0765 — C6-0153/2007 — 2006/0254(AVC)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0274/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0291)

Parliament thereby gave its assent.

8.4.   EC-Moldova Partnership and Cooperation Agreement * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union [COM(2007)0009 — C6-0103/2007 — 2007/0003(CNS)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0224/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0292)

8.5.   EC-Ukraine Partnership and Cooperation Agreement * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union [COM(2007)0007 — C6-0102/2007 — 2007/0004(CNS)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0216/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0293)

8.6.   EC-Armenia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union [COM(2007)0113 — C6-0161/2007 — 2007/0041(CNS)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0254/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0294)

8.7.   EC-Azerbaijan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union [COM(2007)0114 — C6-0160/2007 — 2007/0040(CNS)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0255/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0295)

8.8.   EC-Georgia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union [COM(2007)0098 — C6-0162/2007 — 2007/0046(CNS)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0256/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0296)

8.9.   Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on the use of information technology for customs purposes * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 26 July 1995, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the use of information technology for customs purposes [COM(2007)0211 — C6-0168/2007 — 2007/0079(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jean-Marie Cavada (A6-0265/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0297)

8.10.   Direct insurance other than life assurance (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 92/49/EEC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to direct insurance other than life assurance, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission [COM(2006)0924 — C6-0009/2007 — 2006/0289(COD)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0237/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENT and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Pervenche Berès (rapporteur) made a statement pursuant to Rule 131(4) and withdrew the first part of the amendment by the committee responsible.

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0298)

8.11.   Undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 85/611/EEC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS), as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission [COM(2006)0926 — C6-0010/2007 — 2006/0293(COD)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0239/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0299)

8.12.   Reinsurance (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/68/EC relating to reinsurance, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission [COM(2006)0905 — C6-0017/2007 — 2006/0280(COD)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0238/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Pervenche Berès (rapporteur) made a statement pursuant to Rule 131(4) and withdrew the amendment by the committee responsible.

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0300)

8.13.   A new statistical classification of products by activity (CPA) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a new statistical classification of products by activity (CPA) and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3696/93 [COM(2006)0655 — C6-0376/2006 — 2006/0218(COD)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Guntars Krasts (A6-0242/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0301)

8.14.   Labour force sample survey ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community [COM(2006)0565 — C6-0326/2006 — 2006/0180(COD)] — Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jan Andersson (A6-0181/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Jan Andersson (rapporteur) made a statement pursuant to Rule 131(4) and stated that amendments 1 to 3 by the committee responsible had been withdrawn.

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0302)

8.15.   Energy Star ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Community energy-efficiency labelling programme for office equipment (recast) [COM(2006)0576 — C6-0329/2006 — 2006/0187(COD)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Nikolaos Vakalis (A6-0234/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Nikolaos Vakalis (rapporteur) made a statement pursuant to Rule 131(4).

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0303)

8.16.   United Nations Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences (repeal of Council Regulation (EEC) No 954/79) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 954/79 concerning the ratification by Member States of, or their accession to, the United Nations Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences [COM(2006)0869 — C6-0059/2007 — 2006/0308(COD)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Corien Wortmann-Kool (A6-0258/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0304)

8.17.   Fishing activities in the Antarctic * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 of 22 March 2004 laying down certain control measures applicable to fishing activities in the area covered by the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 3943/90, (EC) No 66/98 and (EC) No 1721/1999 [COM(2006)0867 — C6-0054/2007 — 2007/0001(CNS)] — Committee on Fisheries.

Rapporteur: Rosa Miguélez Ramos (A6-0213/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0305)

8.18.   Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Europol Convention * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 26 July 1995, based on Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention) [COM(2007)0215 — C6-0169/2007 — 2007/0076(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Genowefa Grabowska (A6-0260/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0306)

8.19.   Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on mutual assistance in criminal matters * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 29 May 2000, established by the Council in accordance with Article 34 of the Treaty on European Union, on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union [COM(2007)0213 — C6-0158/2007 — 2007/0080(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Genowefa Grabowska (A6-0261/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0307)

8.20.   Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on driving disqualifications * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 17 June 1998, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on driving disqualifications [COM(2007)0214 — C6-0155/2007 — 2007/0075(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Genowefa Grabowska (A6-0269/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0308)

8.21.   Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union */***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 26 May 1997, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3(2)(c) of the Treaty on European Union, on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union [COM(2007)0218 — C6-0156/2007 — 2007/0072(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jörg Leichtfried (A6-0272/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0309)

8.22.   Corrigenda (new Rule 204a of Parliament's Rules of Procedure) (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on insertion of a new Rule 204a on Corrigenda in Parliament's Rules of Procedure [2005/2041 (REG)] — Committee on Constitutional Affairs.

Rapporteur: Richard Corbett (A6-0229/2007)

(Qualified majority)

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

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION, AMENDMENT TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0310)

The new rule would come into force on the first day of the next part-session.

8.23.   Application and interpretation of the Rules of Procedure (amendment of Rule 201) (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on amendment of Rule 201 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure on application and interpretation of the Rules of Procedure [2006/2192(REG)] — Committee on Constitutional Affairs.

Rapporteur: Richard Corbett (A6-0230/2007)

(Qualified majority)

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

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION, AMENDMENT TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0311)

The new rule would come into force on the first day of the next part-session.

8.24.   Immunity and privileges of Alessandra Mussolini (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the request for consultation on the immunity and privileges of Alessandra Mussolini [2006/2301 (IMM)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Klaus-Heiner Lehne (A6-0251/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0312)

8.25.   Request for defence of the immunity of Ashley Mote (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Ashley Mote [2007/2122(IMM)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Francesco Enrico Speroni (A6-0250/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0313)

8.26.   Draft amending budget No 4/2007 (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on draft amending budget No 4/2007 of the European Union for the financial year 2007 Section III — Commission [10966/2007 — C6 0195/2007 — 2007/2072(BUD)] — Committee on Budgets.

Rapporteur: James Elles (A6-0268/2007)

(Qualified majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0314)

8.27.   Translation expenditure (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on Special Report No 9/2006 of the European Court of Auditors concerning translation expenditure incurred by the Commission, the Parliament and the Council [2007/2077(INI)] — Committee on Budgetary Control.

Rapporteur: Alexander Stubb (A6-0215/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0315)

8.28.   Minimising administrative costs imposed by legislation (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on minimising administrative costs imposed by legislation [2005/2140(INI)] — Committee on Budgetary Control.

Rapporteur: Jan Mulder (A6-0275/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0316)

8.29.   Law applicable to non-contractual obligations (‘Rome II’) ***III (vote)

Report on on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (‘Rome II’) — [PE-CONS 3619/2007 — C6-0142/2007 — 2003/0168(COD)] — Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee.

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0257/2007)

(Simple majority for approval)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0317)

8.30.   Community action programme in the field of health (2007-2013) ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a second programme of Community action in the field of health (2007-2013) [16369/2/2006 — C6-0100/2007 — 2005/0042(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Antonios Trakatellis (A6-0184/2007)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 29)

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0318)

8.31.   Measuring devices containing mercury ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 76/769/EEC relating to restrictions on the marketing of certain measuring devices containing mercury [05665/1/2007 — C6-0114/2007 — 2006/0018(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: María Sornosa Martínez (A6-0218/2007)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 30)

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved (P6_TA(2007)0319)

8.32.   Common authorisation procedure for food additives ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings [COM(2006)0423 — C6-0258/2006 — 2006/0143(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Åsa Westlund (A6-0153/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 31)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0320)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0320)

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Hartmut Nassauer, before the vote, on the PPE-DE Group voting list. |
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Hartmut Nassauer, before the vote, on the PPE-DE Group voting list.

8.33.   Food additives ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives [COM(2006)0428 — C6-0260/2006 — 2006/0145(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Åsa Westlund (A6-0154/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 32)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0321)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0321)

8.34.   Food enzymes ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on food enzymes and amending Council Directive 83/417/EEC, Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, Directive 2000/13/EC, and Council Directive 2001/112/EC [COM(2006)0425 — C6-0257/2006 — 2006/0144(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Avril Doyle (A6-0177/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 33)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0322)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0322)

8.35.   Flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89, Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 and Directive 2000/13/EC [COM(2006)0427 — C6-0259/2006 — 2006/0147(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Mojca Drčar Murko (A6-0185/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 34)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0323)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0323)

8.36.   Rates of excise duty on alcohol and alcoholic beverages * (final vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 92/84/EEC on the approximation of the rates of excise duty on alcohol and alcoholic beverages [COM(2006)0486 — C6-0319/2006 — 2006/0165(CNS)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Astrid Lulling (A6-0148/2007)

The debate had been held on 22.05.2007(Minutes of 22.05.2007, Item 20).

At its sitting of 23 May 2007, Parliament had rejected the proposal for a directive (Minutes of 23.05.2007, Item 54)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 35)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

The following spoke: Astrid Lulling (rapporteur), who recommended that the amendments of the committee responsible and its report be rejected, and Pervenche Berès (chairwoman of the ECON Committee), on Mrs Lulling's remarks.

Rejected

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Rejected

(A legislative resolution confirming the rejection of the Commission proposal is included in the Texts adopted (P6_TA(2007)0324).)

8.37.   European Critical Infrastructure * (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council directive on the identification and designation of European Critical Infrastructure and the assessment of the need to improve their protection [COM(2006)0787 — C6-0053/2007 — 2006/0276(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (A6-0270/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 36)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0325)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0325)

8.38.   Internal gas and electricity market (vote)

Report on prospects for the internal gas and electricity market [2007/2089(INI)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Alejo Vidal-Quadras (A6-0249/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 37)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0326)

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Alejo Vidal-Quadras (rapporteur), who moved an oral amendment to amendment 2, which was incorporated. |
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Alejo Vidal-Quadras (rapporteur), who moved an oral amendment to amendment 2, which was incorporated.

8.39.   Production of fishmeal and fish oil (vote)

Report on industrial fisheries and the production of fishmeal and fish oil [2004/2262(INI)] — Committee on Fisheries.

Rapporteur: Struan Stevenson (A6-0155/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 38)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0327)

*

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Åsa Westlund said that she had twice requested, unsuccessfully, an electronic check during the voting on her reports (A6-0153/2007 and A6-0154/2007). (The President noted this.)

9.   Convening of the Intergovernmental Conference: opinion of the European Parliament (deadline for tabling amendments)

The President announced that the deadline for tabling amendments to the report by Jo Leinen on the convening of the Intergovernmental Conference (A6-0279/2007) (Item 46 on the agenda) had been put back to Tuesday, 10.07.2007 at 15.00.

10.   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:

| — | Report: María Sornosa Martínez — A6-0218/2007: Ivo Belet, Philip Claeys |
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Report: María Sornosa Martínez — A6-0218/2007: Ivo Belet, Philip Claeys

| — | Report: Åsa Westlund — A6-0154/2007: Zuzana Roithová |
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Report: Åsa Westlund — A6-0154/2007: Zuzana Roithová

| — | Report: Alejo Vidal-Quadras — A6-0249/2007: Markus Pieper |
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Report: Alejo Vidal-Quadras — A6-0249/2007: Markus Pieper

| — | Report: Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert — A6-0270/2007: Hubert Pirker |
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Report: Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert — A6-0270/2007: Hubert Pirker

11.   Corrections to votes and voting intentions

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

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

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

(The sitting was suspended at 13.10 and resumed at 15.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Luigi COCILOVO

Vice-President

12.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

13.   Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century (continuation of debate)

Report on modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century [2007/2023(INI)] — Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jacek Protasiewicz (A6-0247/2007)

The following spoke: Thomas Mann, Jan Andersson, Elizabeth Lynne, Konrad Szymański, Ilda Figueiredo, Ana Mato Adrover, Françoise Castex, Ona Juknevičienė, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, Edit Bauer, Joel Hasse Ferreira, Siiri Oviir, Andrzej Tomasz Zapałowski, Richard Falbr, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Wiesław Stefan Kuc, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Maria Matsouka, Janusz Wojciechowski, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Richard Howitt, Zita Pleštinská, Agnes Schierhuber, Monica Maria Iacob-Ridzi, Tadeusz Zwiefka, Iles Braghetto, Philip Bushill-Matthews and Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission).

IN THE CHAIR: Mechtild ROTHE

Vice-President

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 11.07.2007, Item 7.13.

14.   Posting of workers (debate)

Oral question (O-0041/2007) by Jan Andersson, on behalf of the EMPL Committee, to the Commission: Posting of workers (B6-0132/2007)

Jan Andersson moved the oral question.

Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: Philip Bushill-Matthews, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Anne Van Lancker, on behalf of the PSE Group, Anne E. Jensen, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Elisabeth Schroedter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Mary Lou McDonald, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Thomas Mann, Jean Louis Cottigny, Evelyne Gebhardt, Proinsias De Rossa and Vladimír Špidla.

Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 108(5):

| — | Jan Andersson, on behalf of the EMPL Committee, on the Commission's Communication on the ‘Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services: maximising its benefits and potential while guaranteeing the protection of workers’ (B6-0266/2007). |
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Jan Andersson, on behalf of the EMPL Committee, on the Commission's Communication on the ‘Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services: maximising its benefits and potential while guaranteeing the protection of workers’ (B6-0266/2007).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 11.07.2007, Item 7.14.

15.   Towards a future maritime policy for the Union (debate)

Report on a future maritime policy for the European Union: a European vision for the oceans and seas [2006/2299(INI)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Willi Piecyk (A6-0235/2007)

Willi Piecyk introduced the report.

The following spoke: Joe Borg (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Satu Hassi (draftsman of the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Jorgo Chatzimarkakis (draftsman of the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Struan Stevenson (draftsman of the opinion of the PECH Committee), Yiannakis Matsis (draftsman of the opinion of the REGI Committee), Luís Queiró, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Paulo Casaca, on behalf of the PSE Group, Josu Ortuondo Larrea, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Ian Hudghton, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Georgios Toussas, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Jim Allister, Non-attached Member, Corien Wortmann-Kool, Robert Navarro, Anne E. Jensen, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Matthias Groote, Francesco Musotto, Riitta Myller, David Casa, Jamila Madeira and Margie Sudre.

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Richard Howitt, Rosa Miguélez Ramos, Emanuel Jardim Fernandes, Karin Jöns and Joe Borg.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.07.2007, Item 6.3.

16.   Question Time (Commission)

Parliament considered a number of questions to the Commission (B6-0133/2007).

Part one

Question 28 (Catherine Stihler): Consultation on patient information.

Günter Verheugen (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the question and a supplementary by Catherine Stihler.

Question 26 (Brian Crowley): Combating youth and long-term unemployment within the EU.

Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission) answered the question and a supplementary by Brian Crowley.

Question 27 (Olle Schmidt): European refuge for persecuted writers and journalists.

Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Olle Schmidt, Jörg Leichtfried and Jim Allister.

Part two

Question 29 (Stavros Arnaoutakis): Risk of total depletion of fish stocks in the Aegean.

Joe Borg (Member of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Stavros Arnaoutakis, Reinhard Rack and Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou.

Question 30 (Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou): Protection of children's rights in the context of the EU's foreign relations.

Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) answered the question and a supplementary by Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou.

Question 31 (Bernd Posselt): Strategy for the Black Sea region.

Benita Ferrero-Waldner answered the question and supplementaries by Bernd Posselt, Reinhard Rack and Danutė Budreikaitė.

Question 32 (Evgeni Kirilov): The situation with the Bulgarian nurses and the Palestinian doctor in Libya.

Benita Ferrero-Waldner answered the question and supplementaries by Evgeni Kirilov, Glyn Ford and Bogusław Sonik.

Questions 33 and 34 would receive written answers.

Question 35 (Georgios Papastamkos): Nuclear power in the Balkans.

Andris Piebalgs (Member of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Georgios Papastamkos, Paul Rübig and Danutė Budreikaitė.

Question 36 (Dimitrios Papadimoulis): Maintenance of fuel stocks in Greece.

Andris Piebalgs answered the question and a supplementary by Dimitrios Papadimoulis.

Question 37 (Justas Vincas Paleckis): ‘Druzhba’ pipeline.

Andris Piebalgs answered the question and supplementaries by Justas Vincas Paleckis and Paul Rübig.

Questions which had not been answered for lack of time would receive written answers (see annex to the Verbatim Report of Proceedings).

Commission Question Time closed.

(The sitting was suspended at 19.10 and resumed at 21.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Mario MAURO

Vice-President

17.   Membership of committees and delegations

The President had received the following requests for appointments from the PSE and Verts/ALE Groups:

| — | AFET Committee: Béatrice Patrie |
| --- | --- |

—

AFET Committee: Béatrice Patrie

| — | IMCO Committee: Catherine Anita Neris to replace Béatrice Patrie |
| --- | --- |

—

IMCO Committee: Catherine Anita Neris to replace Béatrice Patrie

| — | REGI Committee: Pierre Pribetich to replace Bernadette Bourzai |
| --- | --- |

—

REGI Committee: Pierre Pribetich to replace Bernadette Bourzai

| — | AGRI Committee: Bernadette Bourzai |
| --- | --- |

—

AGRI Committee: Bernadette Bourzai

| — | CULT Committee: Mikel Irujo Amezaga |
| --- | --- |

—

CULT Committee: Mikel Irujo Amezaga

| — | LIBE Committee: Roselyne Lefrançois |
| --- | --- |

—

LIBE Committee: Roselyne Lefrançois

| — | FEMM Committee: Roselyne Lefrançois |
| --- | --- |

—

FEMM Committee: Roselyne Lefrançois

| — | Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly: Mikel Irujo Amezaga |
| --- | --- |

—

Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly: Mikel Irujo Amezaga

| — | Bernard Poignant was no longer a member of the PECH Committee |
| --- | --- |

—

Bernard Poignant was no longer a member of the PECH Committee

The appointments would be deemed ratified if there were no objections before the approval of these Minutes.

18.   First railway package (debate)

Report on the implementation of the first railway package [2006/2213(INI)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Michael Cramer (A6-0219/2007)

Michael Cramer introduced the report.

The following spoke: Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Elisabeth Jeggle, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Robert Navarro, on behalf of the PSE Group, Nathalie Griesbeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Roberts Zīle, on behalf of the UEN Group, Erik Meijer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Georg Jarzembowski, Leopold Józef Rutowicz, Pedro Guerreiro and Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.07.2007, Item 6.4.

19.   Common rules for air transport services ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air transport services in the Community (recast) [COM(2006)0396 — C6-0248/2006 — 2006/0130(COD)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Arūnas Degutis (A6-0178/2007)

Arūnas Degutis introduced the report.

The following spoke: Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Elisabeth Jeggle, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Ulrich Stockmann, on behalf of the PSE Group, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, Jaromír Kohlíček, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Georg Jarzembowski, Inés Ayala Sender, Jim Higgins and Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 11.07.2007, Item 7.11.

20.   Sustainable mobility (debate)

Report on keeping Europe moving — sustainable mobility for our continent [2006/2227(INI)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Etelka Barsi-Pataky (A6-0190/2007)

Etelka Barsi-Pataky introduced the report.

The following spoke: Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Satu Hassi (draftsman of the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Dieter-Lebrecht Koch, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Inés Ayala Sender, on behalf of the PSE Group, Paolo Costa, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Sepp Kusstatscher, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Reinhard Rack, Anne E. Jensen, Renate Sommer, Jerzy Buzek and Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.07.2007, Item 6.5.

21.   Recent developments in bilateral trade relations with China (debate)

Oral question (O-0032/2007) by Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the INTA Committee, to the Commission: Recent developments in bilateral trade relations with China (B6-0129/2007)

Helmuth Markov moved the oral question.

Peter Mandelson (Member of the Commission) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: Georgios Papastamkos, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Francisco Assis, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Georg Jarzembowski, Joan Calabuig Rull, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Christofer Fjellner, Carlos Carnero González, Tunne Kelam, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Peter Mandelson and Bastiaan Belder, who put a question to the Commission. Peter Mandelson said he would answer it in writing.

The debate closed.

22.   Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next day's sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 391.081/OJME).

23.   Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 24.00.

Harald Rømer

Secretary-General

Hans-Gert Pöttering

President

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

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ANNEX I

RESULTS OF VOTES

Abbreviations and symbols

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

+

adopted

-

rejected

↓

lapsed

W

withdrawn

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

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

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

electronic vote (in favour, against, abstentions)

split

split vote

sep

separate vote

am

amendment

CA

compromise amendment

CP

corresponding part

D

deleting amendment

=

identical amendments

§

paragraph

art

article

rec

recital

MOT

motion for a resolution

JT MOT

joint motion for a resolution

SEC

secret ballot

1.   Request for consultation of the Committee of the Regions — The role of volunteering in economic and social cohesion

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| request for consultation | | + | |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

request for consultation

+

2.   EC-Algeria Euro-Mediterranean Agreement ***

Report: Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI (A6-0274/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

3.   EC-Moldova Partnership and Cooperation Agreement *

Report: Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI (A6-0224/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

4.   EC-Ukraine Partnership and Cooperation Agreement *

Report: Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI (A6-0216/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

5.   EC-Armenia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement *

Report: Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI (A6-0254/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

6.   EC-Azerbaijan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement *

Report: Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI (A6-0255/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

7.   EC-Georgia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement *

Report: Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI (A6-0256/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

8.   Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on the use of information technology for customs purposes *

Report: Jean-Marie CAVADA (A6-0265/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

9.   Direct insurance other than life assurance (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***I

Report: Pervenche BERÈS (A6-0237/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

The aim of the amendment was to delete the reference to paragraph 1, second subparagraph.

10.   Undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***I

Report: Pervenche BERÈS (A6-0239/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

11.   Reinsurance (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***I

Report: Pervenche BERÈS (A6-0238/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

amendment withdrawn

12.   A new statistical classification of products by activity (CPA) ***I

Report: Guntars KRASTS (A6-0242/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

13.   Labour force sample survey ***I

Report: Jan ANDERSSON (A6-0181/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

14   Energy Star ***I

Report: Nikolaos VAKALIS (A6-0234/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

15.   United Nations Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences (repeal of Council Regulation (EEC) No 954/79) ***I

Report: Corien WORTMANN-KOOL (A6-0258/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

16.   Fishing activities in the Antarctic *

Report: Rosa MIGUÉLEZ RAMOS (A6-0213/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

17.   Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Europol Convention *

Report: Genowefa GRABOWSKA (A6-0260/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

18.   Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on mutual assistance in criminal matters *

Report: Genowefa GRABOWSKA (A6-0261/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

19.   Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on driving disqualifications *

Report: Genowefa GRABOWSKA (A6-0269/2007)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | RCV | + | 636, 13, 19 |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

RCV

+

636, 13, 19

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

20.   Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union *

Report: Jörg LEICHTFRIED (A6-0272/2007)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | RCV | + | 648, 7, 17 |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

RCV

+

648, 7, 17

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

21.   Corrigenda (new Rule 204a of Parliament's Rules of Procedure)

Report: Richard CORBETT (A6-0229/2007) (qualified majority)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

22.   Application and interpretation of the Rules of Procedure (amendment of Rule 201)

Report: Richard CORBETT (A6-0230/2007) (qualified majority)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

23.   Immunity and privileges of Alessandra Mussolini

Report: Klaus-Heiner LEHNE (A6-0251/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

24.   Request for defence of the immunity of Ashley Mote

Report: Francesco Enrico SPERONI (A6-0250/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

25.   Draft amending budget No 4/2007

Report: James ELLES (A6-0268/2007) (qualified majority)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

26.   Translation expenditure

Report: Alexander STUBB (A6-0215/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

27.   Minimising administrative costs imposed by legislation

Report: Jan MULDER (A6-0275/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

28.   Law applicable to non-contractual obligations (‘Rome II’) ***III

Report: Diana WALLIS (A6-0257/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| vote: legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

vote: legislative resolution

+

29.   Community action programme in the field of health (2007-2013) ***II

Recommendation for second reading: Antonios TRAKATELLIS (A6-0184/2007) (qualified majority)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| block 1 — compromise | 8, 20/rev-39/rev (35/rev2+36/rev2) | committee


  PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, UEN, GUE/NGL | | + | |
| block 2 | 1-7
  9-18 | committee | | ↓ | |
| rec 14 | 19 | PSE | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

block 1 — compromise

8, 20/rev-39/rev (35/rev2+36/rev2)

committee

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

+

block 2

1-7

9-18

committee

↓

rec 14

19

PSE

+

30.   Measuring devices containing mercury ***II

Recommendation for second reading: María SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ (A6-0218/2007) (qualified majority)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| art 2 | 4 | IND/DEM | | inadmissible | |
| annex 1, point 19a | 5 | IND/DEM | | inadmissible | |
| 2 | PPE-DE, STERCKX | RCV | - | 317, 352, 12 |
| rec 5 | 1 | PPE-DE, STERCKX | RCV | - | 315, 346, 19 |
| rec 7 | 3 | IND/DEM | | - | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

art 2

4

IND/DEM

inadmissible

annex 1, point 19a

5

IND/DEM

inadmissible

2

PPE-DE, STERCKX

RCV

-

317, 352, 12

rec 5

1

PPE-DE, STERCKX

RCV

-

315, 346, 19

rec 7

3

IND/DEM

-

Amendments 4 and 5 had been declared inadmissible under Rules 62 and 151(3).

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: ams 1, 2

31.   Common authorisation procedure for food additives ***I

Report: Åsa WESTLUND (A6-0153/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| legal basis | 39 | PSE | | - | |
| amendments by the committee responsible — block vote | 1
  3-6
  10-12
  19-21
  23-24
  27-28
  30
  32
  34 | committee | | + | |
| amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes | 2 | committee | sep | + | |
| 8 | committee | sep | + | |
| 9 | committee | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| 14 | committee | sep | + | |
| 16 | committee | RCV | - | 332, 345, 15 |
| 17 | committee | sep | - | |
| 18 | committee | RCV | - | 319, 348, 24 |
| 22 | committee | sep/EV | + | 373, 312, 5 |
| 25 | committee | sep | + | |
| 29 | committee | sep | - | |
| 31 | committee | sep | + | |
| 33 | committee | sep | + | |
| art 2, § 1 | 13 | committee | RCV | - | 326, 350, 18 |
| 36 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| art 7 | 26 | committee | RCV | - | 325, 351, 13 |
| 37 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| art 8, § 2 | 38 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| after rec 18 | 35 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

legal basis

39

PSE

-

amendments by the committee responsible — block vote

1

3-6

10-12

19-21

23-24

27-28

30

32

34

committee

+

amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes

2

committee

sep

+

8

committee

sep

+

9

committee

split

1

+

2

-

14

committee

sep

+

16

committee

RCV

-

332, 345, 15

17

committee

sep

-

18

committee

RCV

-

319, 348, 24

22

committee

sep/EV

+

373, 312, 5

25

committee

sep

+

29

committee

sep

-

31

committee

sep

+

33

committee

sep

+

art 2, § 1

13

committee

RCV

-

326, 350, 18

36

PPE-DE

+

art 7

26

committee

RCV

-

325, 351, 13

37

PPE-DE

+

art 8, § 2

38

Verts/ALE

-

after rec 18

35

PPE-DE

+

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

+

Amendments 7 and 15 did not concern all language versions and were therefore not put to the vote (Rule 151(1)(d)).

Requests for separate votes

ALDE: ams 25, 31, 2, 8

PPE-DE: ams 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 26, 29

GUE/NGL: ams 14, 33

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE: ams 13, 16, 18 and 26

Requests for split votes

ALDE

am 9

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

2nd part: that word

32.   Food additives ***I

Report: Åsa WESTLUND (A6-0154/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| legal basis | 81 | PSE | | - | |
| amendments by the committee responsible — block vote | 1
  3-4
  6
  8-10
  12-16
  18-22
  24
  28-29
  33-34
  36-37
  39-40
  42-44
  46-48
  51-52
  55-60 | committee | | + | |
| amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes | 2 | committee | sep | - | |
| 5 | committee | sep | + | |
| 7 | committee | sep | + | |
| 11 | committee | sep | + | |
| 17 | committee | sep | - | |
| 23 | committee | sep | - | |
| 25 | committee | sep | + | |
| 26 | committee | sep | + | |
| 27 | committee | sep | - | |
| 31 | committee | sep | - | |
| 32 | committee | sep | - | |
| 35 | committee | sep | + | |
| 41 | committee | sep | - | |
| 45 | committee | sep | + | |
| 54 | committee | sep | + | |
| art 4, § 5 | 62 | ALDE | | - | |
| art 5, § 1, after point (c) | 70/rev | IND/DEM | EV | - | 337, 345, 9 |
| 71=
  77= | Verts/ALE,
  PSE | RCV | - | 338, 348, 5 |
| art 5, after § 1 | 72 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 198, 475, 18 |
| art 6, point (b) | 73 | Verts/ALE | EV | + | 362, 324, 3 |
| art 7 | 74 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 112, 574, 5 |
| 30 | committee | | + | |
| art 11 | 38 | committee | RCV | + | 426, 251, 13 |
| 63 | ALDE | | + | |
| 65/rev | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| art 14 | 75 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 115, 570, 8 |
| art 24, § 3 | 76 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| art 26, § 2 | 66/rev | PPE-DE | | - | |
| art 30, § 1 | 67/rev=
  79= | PPE-DE,
  PSE | | + | |
| 49 | committee | | ↓ | |
| art 30, § 2 | 68/rev=
  80= | PPE-DE,
  PSE | | + | |
| 50 | committee | | ↓ | |
| art 31, § 2 | 69/rev | PPE-DE | | + | |
| 53 | committee | | ↓ | |
| rec 8 | 61 | ALDE | | - | |
| rec 10 | 78 | GUE/NGL | | + | |
| after rec 17 | 64/rev | PPE-DE | | + | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

legal basis

81

PSE

-

amendments by the committee responsible — block vote

1

3-4

6

8-10

12-16

18-22

24

28-29

33-34

36-37

39-40

42-44

46-48

51-52

55-60

committee

+

amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes

2

committee

sep

-

5

committee

sep

+

7

committee

sep

+

11

committee

sep

+

17

committee

sep

-

23

committee

sep

-

25

committee

sep

+

26

committee

sep

+

27

committee

sep

-

31

committee

sep

-

32

committee

sep

-

35

committee

sep

+

41

committee

sep

-

45

committee

sep

+

54

committee

sep

+

art 4, § 5

62

ALDE

-

art 5, § 1, after point (c)

70/rev

IND/DEM

EV

-

337, 345, 9

71=

77=

Verts/ALE,

PSE

RCV

-

338, 348, 5

art 5, after § 1

72

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

198, 475, 18

art 6, point (b)

73

Verts/ALE

EV

+

362, 324, 3

art 7

74

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

112, 574, 5

30

committee

+

art 11

38

committee

RCV

+

426, 251, 13

63

ALDE

+

65/rev

PPE-DE

↓

art 14

75

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

115, 570, 8

art 24, § 3

76

Verts/ALE

-

art 26, § 2

66/rev

PPE-DE

-

art 30, § 1

67/rev=

79=

PPE-DE,

PSE

+

49

committee

↓

art 30, § 2

68/rev=

80=

PPE-DE,

PSE

+

50

committee

↓

art 31, § 2

69/rev

PPE-DE

+

53

committee

↓

rec 8

61

ALDE

-

rec 10

78

GUE/NGL

+

after rec 17

64/rev

PPE-DE

+

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

+

Requests for separate votes

ALDE: ams 2, 5, 17, 25, 26, 45, 54

Verts/ALE: ams 11 and 35

PPE-DE: ams 7, 17, 23, 27, 31, 32, 38, 41, 49, 50, 53

IND/DEM: ams 2 and 17

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE: ams 38, 72, 74, 75

PSE: am 77

33.   Food enzymes ***I

Report: Avril DOYLE (A6-0177/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| legal basis | 35 | PPE-DE | RCV | + | 382, 278, 30 |
| 1 | committee | | ↓ | |
| amendments by the committee esponsible — block vote | 2-4
  6
  8-19
  24
  28-31 | committee | | + | |
| amendments by the committee esponsible — separate votes | 21 | committee | sep | + | |
| 22 | committee | sep | + | |
| 23 | committee | sep | + | |
| 27 | committee | sep | + | |
| 32 | committee | sep | + | |
| art 7 | 34 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| 20 | committee | | ↓ | |
| 39 | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| art 12 | 25 | committee | | + | |
| 40 | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| art 13 | 37 | PSE | EV | + | 372, 293, 10 |
| 26 | committee | | - | |
| art 24, after § 3 | 36 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| rec 8 | 5 | committee | | - | |
| 38 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| rec 11 | 7 | committee | | + | |
| 33 | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

legal basis

35

PPE-DE

RCV

+

382, 278, 30

1

committee

↓

amendments by the committee esponsible — block vote

2-4

6

8-19

24

28-31

committee

+

amendments by the committee esponsible — separate votes

21

committee

sep

+

22

committee

sep

+

23

committee

sep

+

27

committee

sep

+

32

committee

sep

+

art 7

34

PPE-DE

+

20

committee

↓

39

Verts/ALE

↓

art 12

25

committee

+

40

Verts/ALE

↓

art 13

37

PSE

EV

+

372, 293, 10

26

committee

-

art 24, after § 3

36

PPE-DE

+

rec 8

5

committee

-

38

Verts/ALE

+

rec 11

7

committee

+

33

PPE-DE

↓

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

+

Requests for separate votes

Verts/ALE: ams 21, 22, 23 and 27

PSE: ams 21, 22, 23 and 27

PPE-DE: am 32

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE: ams 1 and 35

34.   Flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and n foods ***I

Report: Mojca DRČAR MURKO (A6-0185/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| amendments by the committee esponsible — block vote | 1
  4
  6-9
  11-16
  21
  23-24
  26
  28
  31-37
  39-40 | committee | | + | |
| amendments by the committee esponsible — separate votes | 2 | committee | sep/EV | + | 410, 259, 8 |
| 5 | committee | sep | + | |
| 17 | committee | sep | + | |
| 18 | committee | sep | - | |
| 19 | committee | sep | + | |
| 20 | committee | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| 29 | committee | sep | + | |
| 30 | committee | sep | + | |
| 38 | committee | RCV | + | 668, 2, 16 |
| art 2, § 2, after point (a) | 51 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 315, 342, 24 |
| art 2, § 2, point (b) | 45 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| 10 | committee | | ↓ | |
| art 3, § 2, point (b) | 49 | ALDE | | + | |
| art 3, § 2, after point (j) | 52 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| art 5, after § 2 | 46 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| 22 | committee | | ↓ | |
| art 6, § 1 | 53 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| art 11 | 41 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| 25 | committee | | ↓ | |
| art 13, § 1, point (d) | 47 | PSE | | - | |
| 27 | committee | | + | |
| art 14, § 6, subpara 1 | 43 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| art 27, § 2 | 44 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| rec 12 | 48 | PSE | | - | |
| rec 13 | 50 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| rec 20 | 3 | committee | | - | |
| 42 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

amendments by the committee esponsible — block vote

1

4

6-9

11-16

21

23-24

26

28

31-37

39-40

committee

+

amendments by the committee esponsible — separate votes

2

committee

sep/EV

+

410, 259, 8

5

committee

sep

+

17

committee

sep

+

18

committee

sep

-

19

committee

sep

+

20

committee

split

1

+

2

-

29

committee

sep

+

30

committee

sep

+

38

committee

RCV

+

668, 2, 16

art 2, § 2, after point (a)

51

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

315, 342, 24

art 2, § 2, point (b)

45

PPE-DE

+

10

committee

↓

art 3, § 2, point (b)

49

ALDE

+

art 3, § 2, after point (j)

52

Verts/ALE

+

art 5, after § 2

46

PPE-DE

+

22

committee

↓

art 6, § 1

53

Verts/ALE

-

art 11

41

PPE-DE

+

25

committee

↓

art 13, § 1, point (d)

47

PSE

-

27

committee

+

art 14, § 6, subpara 1

43

PPE-DE

+

art 27, § 2

44

PPE-DE

+

rec 12

48

PSE

-

rec 13

50

Verts/ALE

-

rec 20

3

committee

-

42

PPE-DE

+

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

+

Requests for separate votes

ALDE: am 18

PPE-DE: ams 2, 5, 17, 19, 29, 30

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE: ams 38 and 51

Requests for split votes

ALDE

am 20

1st part:‘there is a reasonable technological need’

2nd part:‘and the desired effect cannot be achieved by using spices;’

35.   Rates of excise duty on alcohol and alcoholic beverages *

Report: Astrid LULLING (A6-0148/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| amendments by the committee esponsible — block vote | 28
  30-39
  42 | committee | EV | - | 307, 350, 23 |
| amendments by the committee esponsible — separate votes | 29 | committee | RCV | - | 303, 335, 44 |
| 40 | committee | sep | - | |
| 41 | committee | sep | + | |
| vote: amended proposal | | - | |
| vote: legislative resolution | RCV | - (1) | 46, 627, 13 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

amendments by the committee esponsible — block vote

28

30-39

42

committee

EV

-

307, 350, 23

amendments by the committee esponsible — separate votes

29

committee

RCV

-

303, 335, 44

40

committee

sep

-

41

committee

sep

+

vote: amended proposal

-

vote: legislative resolution

RCV

- (1)

46, 627, 13

The Commission proposal had been rejected for the first time at the sitting of 23 May 2007.

Requests for separate votes

PPE-DE: ams 40, 41

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: am 29

Verts/ALE: final vote (legislative resolution)

36.   European Critical Infrastructure *

Report: Jeanine HENNIS-PLASSCHAERT (A6-0270/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| amendments by the committee responsible — block vote | 1-5
  7-19
  21-30
  32-33
  35-47 | committee | | + | |
| amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes | 6 | committee | sep | + | |
| 20 | committee | sep | + | |
| 31 | committee | sep | + | |
| 34 | committee | sep | + | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

amendments by the committee responsible — block vote

1-5

7-19

21-30

32-33

35-47

committee

+

amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes

6

committee

sep

+

20

committee

sep

+

31

committee

sep

+

34

committee

sep

+

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

+

Requests for separate votes

Verts/ALE: ams 31 and 34

PSE: ams 6 and 20

37.   Internal gas and electricity market

Report: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS (A6-0249/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 2 | 4 | REUL et al | RCV | - | 245, 406, 22 |
| § 4 | 1 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 5 | 7 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| § | original text | sep | ↓ | |
| § 11 | 5 | ALDE | | W | |
| after § 12 | 8 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 108, 555, 16 |
| 2 | PPE-DE | | + | oral amendment |
| § 14 | 3 | PPE-DE | EV | - | 304, 343, 14 |
| § 37 | 9 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| § 46 | 10 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 306, 329, 38 |
| after § 52 | 11 | VIDAL-QUADRAS et al | | + | |
| § 54 | 6 | ALDE | | W | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 2

4

REUL et al

RCV

-

245, 406, 22

§ 4

1

PPE-DE

+

§ 5

7

Verts/ALE

+

§

original text

sep

↓

§ 11

5

ALDE

W

after § 12

8

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

108, 555, 16

2

PPE-DE

+

oral amendment

§ 14

3

PPE-DE

EV

-

304, 343, 14

§ 37

9

Verts/ALE

+

§ 46

10

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

306, 329, 38

after § 52

11

VIDAL-QUADRAS et al

+

§ 54

6

ALDE

W

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Requests for separate votes

ALDE: § 5

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE: ams 4, 8, 10

Miscellaneous

The rapporteur moved the following oral amendment to amendment 2:

| — | replace the word ‘institutional’ with ‘official’ |
| --- | --- |

—

replace the word ‘institutional’ with ‘official’

38.   Production of fishmeal and fish oil

Report: Struan STEVENSON (A6-0155/2005)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 4 | 2 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 12 | 10 | Verts/ALE, PSE | | + | |
| 3 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| after § 12 | 12 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 13 | 11D=
  13D= | Verts/ALE, PSE,
  GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 247, 339, 19 |
| 5 | PPE-DE | EV | - | 244, 253, 9 |
| citation 3 | 6 | Verts/ALE, PSE | | - | |
| after indent 6 | 1 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| 7 | Verts/ALE, PSE | | + | |
| rec B | 8 | Verts/ALE, PSE | | - | |
| rec C | 9 | Verts/ALE, PSE | | - | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 4

2

PPE-DE

+

§ 12

10

Verts/ALE, PSE

+

3

PPE-DE

+

after § 12

12

PPE-DE

+

§ 13

11D=

13D=

Verts/ALE, PSE,

GUE/NGL

RCV

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247, 339, 19

5

PPE-DE

EV

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244, 253, 9

citation 3

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7

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rec B

8

Verts/ALE, PSE

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rec C

9

Verts/ALE, PSE

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vote: resolution (as a whole)

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The PSE Group had also signed amendments 6 to 11 inclusive.

Amendment 4 had been withdrawn.

The heading of amendments 1 to 5 should read: ‘production of fishmeal and fish oil’.

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE: am 11

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(1)  Rejection of the original legislative resolution confirmed rejection of the Commission proposal (a legislative resolution expressing this rejection is published in the Texts Adopted).

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ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

1.   Grabowska report A6-0269/2007

Resolution

For: 636

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Koch-Mehrin, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

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

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mölzer, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Beňová, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dumitrescu, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Bossi, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Gobbo, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 13

IND/DEM: Krupa, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Binev, Chukolov, Stoyanov

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych

UEN: Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Kamiński, Libicki, Wojciechowski Janusz

Abstention: 19

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Toussas, Triantaphyllides

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Knapman, Louis, Nattrass, Titford, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

ITS: Mote

NI: Allister, Helmer

2.   Leichtfried report A6-0272/2007

Resolution

For: 648

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

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

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Allister, Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Helmer, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Beňová, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Bossi, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 7

IND/DEM: Krupa, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych

UEN: Kamiński, Libicki

Abstention: 17

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Toussas, Triantaphyllides

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Knapman, Louis, Nattrass, Titford, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

ITS: Mote

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Elly de Groen-Kouwenhoven

3.   Sornosa Martínez recommendation A6-0218/2007

Amendment 2

For: 317

ALDE: Alvaro, Bourlanges, Bowles, Buşoi, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Polfer, Riis-Jørgensen, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Toma, Van Hecke, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Triantaphyllides

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Allister, Baco, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Deß, Deva, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gräßle, Grosch, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lewandowski, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Seeber, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: De Vits, El Khadraoui, Tarabella, Van Lancker

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Speroni, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Hudghton, Staes

Against: 352

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Lax, Manders, Matsakis, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Szent-Iványi, Veraldi, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Coûteaux, Goudin, Železný

ITS: Coşea

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Cederschiöld, Coelho, Demetriou, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Ebner, Elles, Fontaine, Freitas, Gklavakis, Graça Moura, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Kauppi, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Landsbergis, Lehne, Liese, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Morin, Niebler, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Samaras, Schwab, Seeberg, Silva Peneda, Ţîrle, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Weber Manfred

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dumitrescu, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, La Russa, Ó Neachtain, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 12

GUE/NGL: Kohlíček

IND/DEM: Louis, de Villiers

NI: Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter, Rivera

PPE-DE: Caspary, Mladenov, Siekierski, Toubon

UEN: Kamiński, Pęk

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Hans-Peter Martin, Jean Marie Beaupuy

Against:
  Christofer Fjellner

4.   Sornosa Martínez recommendation A6-0218/2007

Amendment 1

For: 315

ALDE: Alvaro, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hellvig, Jäätteenmäki, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Panayotov, Pannella, Polfer, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Takkula, Van Hecke, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Triantaphyllides

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Louis, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Claeys, Dillen, Mölzer, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Deß, Deva, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kamall, Karas, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lewandowski, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Seeber, Siekierski, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: De Vits, El Khadraoui, Kindermann, Schulz, Siwiec, Tarabella, Van Lancker

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Bossi, Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Hudghton, Smith, Staes

Against: 346

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Cocilovo, Costa, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Lax, Matsakis, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Vălean, Veraldi, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Coûteaux, Goudin, Krupa, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Coşea, Mihăescu

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Cederschiöld, Coelho, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Fjellner, Fontaine, Freitas, Gklavakis, Grossetête, Guellec, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Klaß, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lehne, Liese, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Morin, Niebler, Oomen-Ruijten, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Reul, Samaras, Schwab, Seeberg, Silva Peneda, Stubb, Ţîrle, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varvitsiotis, Vlasák, Weber Manfred

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dumitrescu, Estrela, Ettl, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kinnock, Kirilov, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 19

ALDE: Cappato, Manders

GUE/NGL: Kohlíček

ITS: Binev, Chukolov, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Baco, Kozlík, Rivera

PPE-DE: Caspary, Gaubert, Toubon

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Martin Schulz

5.   Westlund report A6-0153/2007

Amendment 16

For: 332

ALDE: Cavada, Ferrari, Harkin, Resetarits

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Krupa, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Allister, Baco, Belohorská, Chruszcz, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Sonik

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Bossi, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 345

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Coûteaux, Goudin, Louis, de Villiers, Železný

NI: Bobošíková, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Jørgensen

UEN: Camre

Abstention: 15

ALDE: Buşoi, Ek

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

ITS: Mote

NI: Battilocchio, Kozlík

UEN: Rogalski

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Dan Jørgensen

6.   Westlund report A6-0153/2007

Amendment 18

For: 319

ALDE: Cavada, Ferrari, Harkin, Resetarits

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Sinnott, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu

NI: Allister, Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Chruszcz, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Bossi, Crowley, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 348

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Coûteaux, Goudin, Louis, de Villiers, Železný

NI: Bobošíková, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Masiel

Abstention: 24

ALDE: Ek

GUE/NGL: Adamou

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mote, Schenardi, Stoyanov

NI: Kozlík, Rivera

7.   Westlund report A6-0153/2007

Amendment 13

For: 326

ALDE: Alvaro, Cavada, Ferrari, Harkin, Resetarits

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Sinnott

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Allister, Baco, Belohorská, Martin Hans-Peter

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Bossi, Crowley, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 350

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Coûteaux, Louis, de Villiers, Železný

NI: Bobošíková, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Goebbels, Thomsen

UEN: Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foglietta, Masiel

Abstention: 18

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Mote

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, Giertych, Kozlík, Rivera

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Britta Thomsen

8.   Westlund report A6-0153/2007

Amendment 26

For: 325

ALDE: Alvaro, Ferrari, Harkin, Resetarits

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Krupa, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Allister, Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Chruszcz, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Bossi, Crowley, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Ždanoka

Against: 351

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Coûteaux, Goudin, Louis, de Villiers, Železný

ITS: Coşea

NI: Bobošíková, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Goebbels

UEN: Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Masiel

Abstention: 13

GUE/NGL: Adamou

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

ITS: Mote

NI: Kozlík, Rivera

9.   Westlund report A6-0154/2007

Amendments 71 + 77

For: 338

ALDE: Alvaro, Ferrari, Resetarits, Samuelsen, Schmidt Olle

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Coûteaux, Goudin, Krupa, Louis, Sinnott, Tomczak, de Villiers, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Chruszcz, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Seeberg

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Bossi, Crowley, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 348

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Maaten, Manders, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

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

ITS: Mote

NI: Bobošíková, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Goebbels

UEN: Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Masiel

Abstention: 5

ALDE: Matsakis

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík, Rivera

10.   Westlund report A6-0154/2007

Amendment 72

For: 198

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Krupa, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Coşea

NI: Allister, Chruszcz, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Seeberg

PSE: Ferreira Anne, Lévai, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto

UEN: Angelilli, Bielan, Camre, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Ždanoka

Against: 475

ALDE: Takkula

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Bossi, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Gobbo, Krasts, Kristovskis, Maldeikis, Masiel, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Speroni, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

Abstention: 18

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Knapman, Louis, Nattrass, Titford, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík

PSE: Castex, Gierek, Lienemann

11.   Westlund report A6-0154/2007

Amendment 74

For: 112

ALDE: Alvaro, Ferrari, Resetarits

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Coûteaux, Goudin, Krupa, Louis, Sinnott, Tomczak, de Villiers, Wojciechowski Bernard

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Chruszcz, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter

PSE: Obiols i Germà, Schulz

UEN: Bielan, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Masiel, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 574

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

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

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Bossi, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Gobbo, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Speroni, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

Abstention: 5

NI: Baco, Kozlík

PSE: Castex, Ferreira Anne, Koterec

12.   Westlund report A6-0154/2007

Amendment 38

For: 426

ALDE: Alvaro, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Coûteaux, Goudin, Krupa, Louis, Sinnott, Tomczak, de Villiers, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Chruszcz, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Brepoels, Karas, Pirker, Rack, Rübig, Schierhuber, Seeber, Seeberg

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Bossi, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 251

IND/DEM: Železný

ITS: Claeys, Mote

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Goebbels, Guy-Quint

UEN: Angelilli, La Russa

Abstention: 13

ALDE: Takkula

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

NI: Battilocchio, Kozlík, Rivera

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Rainer Wieland

13.   Westlund report A6-0154/2007

Amendment 75

For: 115

ALDE: Alvaro

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Coûteaux, Goudin, Krupa, Louis, Sinnott, Tomczak, de Villiers, Wojciechowski Bernard

NI: Belohorská, Chruszcz, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Brepoels, Rack

PSE: Dumitrescu, Leichtfried, Lienemann, Matsouka, Obiols i Germà, dos Santos, Siwiec, Szejna

UEN: Bielan, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kuc, Libicki, Masiel, Muscardini, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Irujo Amezaga, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 570

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Nattrass, Titford, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leinen, Lévai, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Bossi, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Gobbo, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Speroni, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

Abstention: 8

ALDE: Resetarits

GUE/NGL: Kohlíček

NI: Allister, Baco, Kozlík

PSE: Castex, Koterec

Verts/ALE: Jonckheer

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Reinhard Rack

14.   Doyle report A6-0177/2007

Amendment 35

For: 382

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Goebbels

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Bossi, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Against: 278

ALDE: Resetarits

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Goudin, Louis, Sinnott, de Villiers, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Coşea, Dillen, Lang, Romagnoli

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Krasts, Kristovskis, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 30

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Gollnisch, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Baco, Kozlík

UEN: Kamiński

15.   Drčar Murko report A6-0185/2007

Amendment 38

For: 668

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Coûteaux, Goudin, Krupa, Louis, Sinnott, Tomczak, de Villiers, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Bossi, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 2

ITS: Mote

PSE: Goebbels

Abstention: 16

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

NI: Allister, Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Kozlík, Rivera

UEN: Kamiński

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Hans-Peter Martin

16.   Drčar Murko report A6-0185/2007

Amendment 51

For: 315

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, De Sarnez, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Ortuondo Larrea, Pistelli, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Samuelsen

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Goudin, Krupa, Louis, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Le Pen Jean-Marie, Mihăescu, Popeangă

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Cederschiöld, Fjellner, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Kónya-Hamar, Mauro

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Czarnecki Ryszard, Krasts, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Pęk, Rogalski, Tatarella, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Ždanoka

Against: 342

ALDE: Andria, Baeva, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ferrari, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Lax, Ludford, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Železný

ITS: Coşea, Stănescu

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Goebbels

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Bossi, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Piotrowski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Vaidere, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Voggenhuber

Abstention: 24

ALDE: Budreikaitė, Ek, Manders, Savi

IND/DEM: Nattrass

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Moisuc, Mote, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stoyanov

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Kozlík, Rivera

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Jean Marie Beaupuy, Gitte Seeberg

17.   Lulling report A6-0148/2007

Amendment 29

For: 303

ALDE: Alvaro, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Bourlanges, Bowles, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Vălean, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Burke, Doyle, Higgins, Korhola, McGuinness, Mitchell, Roithová, Zieleniec

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Douay, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Fava, Ferreira Anne, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Mikko, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

Verts/ALE: Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Ždanoka

Against: 335

ALDE: Andrejevs, Baeva, Beaupuy, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Hyusmenova, Kazak, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Morillon, Piskorski, Polfer, Raeva, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Takkula

GUE/NGL: Kohlíček

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Coûteaux, Krupa, Louis, Sinnott, Tomczak, de Villiers, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Deß, Deva, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Athanasiu, Capoulas Santos, Correia, Dîncu, Dumitrescu, Estrela, Fernandes, Golik, Hasse Ferreira, Miguélez Ramos, Paparizov, Plumb, Podgorean, Severin

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Bossi, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Abstention: 44

ALDE: Busk, Ciornei, Hennis-Plasschaert, Manders, Morţun, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Ortuondo Larrea, Van Hecke

GUE/NGL: Flasarová, Maštálka

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Nattrass, Titford, Whittaker

NI: Rivera

PPE-DE: Audy, Descamps, De Veyrac, Esteves, Fontaine, Gaubert, Gauzès, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Mathieu, Saïfi, Sudre, Toubon

PSE: Carlotti, Falbr, Iotova, Lyubcheva, Mihalache, Paşcu, Rouček, Sârbu

UEN: Foltyn-Kubicka

Verts/ALE: Hudghton, Voggenhuber

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Pedro Guerreiro, Ilda Figueiredo

18.   Lulling report A6-0148/2007

Resolution

For: 46

ALDE: Andria, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Ferrari, Morţun, Pannella, Szent-Iványi, Veraldi

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Železný

ITS: Dillen, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Romagnoli, Schenardi

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Albertini, Burke, Doyle, Higgins, McGuinness, Mitchell, Mladenov, Seeberg

PSE: Gottardi, Grabowska, Herczog, Iotova, Mikko, Paşcu, Plumb, Podgorean

UEN: Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Krasts, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

Verts/ALE: Voggenhuber

Against: 627

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Borghezio, Bossi, Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Ždanoka

Abstention: 13

ALDE: Ciornei, Ek, Harkin, Manders, Ortuondo Larrea, Samuelsen, Şerbu

NI: Rivera

PPE-DE: Landsbergis

PSE: Falbr, Lyubcheva, Stihler

Verts/ALE: Hudghton

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Gitte Seeberg

Against:
  ITS, Alfonso Andria, Catherine Stihler, Anders Samuelsen

19.   Vidal-Quadras report A6-0249/2007

Amendment 4

For: 245

ALDE: Alvaro, Andria, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Ferrari, Fourtou, Griesbeck, Jäätteenmäki, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Laperrouze, Manders, Morillon, Polfer, Ries, Van Hecke

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, de Brún, Flasarová, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Markov, Maštálka, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Strož, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Sinnott, Tomczak

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Allister

PPE-DE: Audy, Berend, Böge, Brejc, Březina, Busuttil, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, Daul, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Ebner, Ehler, Ferber, Fontaine, Friedrich, Gahler, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Gräßle, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Jeggle, Karas, Klamt, Klaß, Koch, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lehne, Liese, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Mathieu, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mladenov, Nassauer, Niebler, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Seeber, Siekierski, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Szájer, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Varvitsiotis, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Zaleski

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Batzeli, Berès, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bulfon, Bullmann, Carlotti, Castex, Cottigny, De Keyser, Dobolyi, Douay, Dumitrescu, Färm, Ferreira Anne, Gebhardt, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Kindermann, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Leichtfried, Leinen, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Navarro, Neris, Öger, Piecyk, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Roure, Schapira, Scheele, Severin, Swoboda, Tarabella, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Borghezio, Bossi, Crowley, Didžiokas, Gobbo, La Russa, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Speroni, Tatarella

Against: 406

ALDE: Andrejevs, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Raeva, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Guidoni, Henin, Holm, McDonald, Meijer, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Verges

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Goudin, Knapman, Titford, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Albertini, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Belet, Bonsignore, Bowis, Braghetto, Brepoels, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casini, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Coelho, De Blasio, Deva, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gál, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Goepel, Graça Moura, Grosch, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klich, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Landsbergis, De Lange, Lauk, Lulling, McGuinness, Mantovani, Marques, Mauro, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pomés Ruiz, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Ribeiro e Castro, Rudi Ubeda, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Saryusz-Wolski, Schwab, Seeberg, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sonik, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Surján, Szabó, Tajani, Tannock, Ţîrle, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Beňová, Berlinguer, Berman, Borrell Fontelles, Bozkurt, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Gruber, Gurmai, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Jørgensen, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Lehtinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Pinior, Pittella, Plumb, Podgorean, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Schulz, Segelström, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Bielan, Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Masiel, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 22

ALDE: Gentvilas

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Liotard, Toussas

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Krupa, Louis, de Villiers

ITS: Claeys, Mote

NI: Baco, Kozlík, Rivera

PPE-DE: Anastase, Chmielewski, Demetriou, Lewandowski, Martens, Mato Adrover

PSE: van den Berg, Panzeri

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Harald Ettl, Harlem Désir, Reinhard Rack

Against:
  Edit Herczog, Marianne Thyssen, Anna Hedh, Göran Färm, Jan Andersson, Zbigniew Zaleski

20.   Vidal-Quadras report A6-0249/2007

Amendment 8

For: 108

ALDE: Koch-Mehrin, Susta

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Liotard, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Portas, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Verges

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Sinnott

NI: Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Elles, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kamall, Kirkhope, Nicholson, Purvis, Stevenson, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Zieleniec

PSE: Bourzai, Casaca, Castex, Correia, Estrela, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Gomes, Hasse Ferreira, Hutchinson, Laignel, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lienemann, Madeira, Pahor, Pinior, dos Santos, Trautmann, Vaugrenard

UEN: Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Krasts, Kuźmiuk, Rogalski, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 555

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Papadimoulis, Ransdorf, Remek, Strož, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Goudin, Knapman, Krupa, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beňová, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pittella, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Bossi, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Kristovskis, Kuc, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

Abstention: 16

ALDE: Manders, Pistelli

GUE/NGL: Pflüger, Toussas, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Louis, de Villiers, Železný

ITS: Romagnoli

NI: Allister, Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík, Rivera

PPE-DE: Hennicot-Schoepges

PSE: van den Berg

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Hans-Peter Martin

Against:
  Bernadette Bourzai, Catherine Trautmann, Anne Ferreira, Roselyne Lefrancois, Françoise Castex

21.   Vidal-Quadras report A6-0249/2007

Amendment 10

For: 306

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Wagenknecht

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

NI: Allister, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bushill-Matthews, Chichester, Deva, Elles, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kamall, Kirkhope, Nicholson, Purvis, Seeberg, Šťastný, Stevenson, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Zieleniec

PSE: Andersson, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Beňová, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Borrell Fontelles, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Iotova, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Morgan, Muscat, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Camre, Didžiokas, Kuc, Maldeikis

Verts/ALE: Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Horáček, Hudghton, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 329

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Kohlíček

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Knapman, Krupa, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Stauner, Stavreva, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Batzeli, Berès, Bono, Bourzai, Carlotti, Castex, Cottigny, Désir, Douay, Dumitrescu, Ferreira Anne, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hazan, Hutchinson, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lefrancois, Lienemann, Matsouka, Neris, Patrie, Peillon, Poignant, Pribetich, Roure, Schapira, Tarabella, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Bossi, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Hassi

Abstention: 38

ALDE: Manders

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Brie, de Brún, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Papadimoulis, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis, de Villiers

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík, Rivera

PPE-DE: Hennicot-Schoepges

PSE: Scheele

UEN: Rogalski

22.   Stevenson report A6-0155/2007

Amendments 11 + 13

For: 247

ALDE: Degutis, Deprez, Jäätteenmäki, Resetarits

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Goudin, Krupa, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter, Rivera

PPE-DE: Braghetto, Brepoels, Seeberg

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Morgan, Muscat, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott

Verts/ALE: Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 339

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Koch-Mehrin, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Aita

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis, Sinnott, de Villiers, Železný

ITS: Binev, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Christensen, Sornosa Martínez

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Borghezio, Bossi, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Piotrowski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Tatarella, Vaidere

Abstention: 19

ALDE: Harkin, Manders

IND/DEM: Booth, Clark, Wise

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Castiglione, Fatuzzo, Konrad, Mauro, Musotto, Sonik, Tajani, Veneto

PSE: Bösch, Borrell Fontelles

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P6_TA(2007)0291

EC-Algeria Euro-Mediterranean Agreement ***

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (8937/2007 — COM(2006)0765 — C6-0153/2007 — 2006/0254(AVC))

(Assent procedure)

The European Parliament,

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having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2006)0765) (1),

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having regard to the text of the Council (8937/2007),

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having regard to the request for assent submitted by the Council pursuant to Article 300(3), second subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 310 and Article 300(2), first subparagraph, second sentence, of the EC Treaty (C6-0153/2007),

| — | having regard to Rules 75, 83(7) and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 75, 83(7) and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A6-0274/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A6-0274/2007),

| 1. | Gives its assent to the conclusion of the Protocol; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Gives its assent to the conclusion of the Protocol;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission, and to the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria. |
| --- | --- |

2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission, and to the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria.

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P6_TA(2007)0292

EC-Moldova Partnership and Cooperation Agreement *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0009 — C6-0103/2007 — 2007/0003(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council and Commission decision (COM(2007)0009) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the proposal for a Council and Commission decision (COM(2007)0009) (1),

| — | having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with the Republic of Moldova (9221/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with the Republic of Moldova (9221/2004),

| — | having regard to Article 44(2), Article 47(2), last sentence, Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133, 181a, and Article 300(2), third subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 44(2), Article 47(2), last sentence, Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133, 181a, and Article 300(2), third subparagraph, of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 101(2) of the Euratom Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 101(2) of the Euratom Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0103/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0103/2007),

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

—

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

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A6-0224/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A6-0224/2007),

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

1.

Approves the conclusion of the Protocol;

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

2.

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

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P6_TA(2007)0293

EC-Ukraine Partnership and Cooperation Agreement *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0007 — C6-0102/2007 — 2007/0004(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council and Commission decision (COM(2007)0007) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the proposal for a Council and Commission decision (COM(2007)0007) (1),

| — | having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with Ukraine (9108/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with Ukraine (9108/2004),

| — | having regard to Article 44(2), Article 47(2), last sentence, Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133 and 181a, and Article 300(2), third subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 44(2), Article 47(2), last sentence, Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133 and 181a, and Article 300(2), third subparagraph, of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 101(2) of the Euratom Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 101(2) of the Euratom Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0102/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0102/2007),

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

—

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

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A6-0216/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A6-0216/2007),

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

1.

Approves the conclusion of the Protocol;

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

2.

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

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P6_TA(2007)0294

EC-Armenia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0113 — C6-0161/2007 — 2007/0041(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council and Commission decision (COM(2007)0113) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the proposal for a Council and Commission decision (COM(2007)0113) (1),

| — | having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with the Republic of Armenia (9257/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with the Republic of Armenia (9257/2004),

| — | having regard to Article 44(2), Article 47(2), last sentence, Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133, 181a and Article 300(2), third subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 44(2), Article 47(2), last sentence, Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133, 181a and Article 300(2), third subparagraph, of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 101(2) of the Euratom Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 101(2) of the Euratom Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0161/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0161/2007),

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

—

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

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A6-0254/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A6-0254/2007),

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

1.

Approves the conclusion of the Protocol;

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

2.

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

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P6_TA(2007)0295

EC-Azerbaijan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0114 — C6-0160/2007 — 2007/0040(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council and Commission decision (COM(2007)0114) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the proposal for a Council and Commission decision (COM(2007)0114) (1),

| — | having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with with the Republic of Azerbaijan (8924/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with with the Republic of Azerbaijan (8924/2004),

| — | having regard to Article 44(2), Article 47(2), last sentence, Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133, 181a, and Article 300(2), third subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 44(2), Article 47(2), last sentence, Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133, 181a, and Article 300(2), third subparagraph, of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 101(2) of the Euratom Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 101(2) of the Euratom Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0160/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0160/2007),

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

—

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

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A6-0255/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A6-0255/2007),

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

1.

Approves the conclusion of the Protocol;

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

2.

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

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P6_TA(2007)0296

EC-Georgia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0098 — C6-0162/2007 — 2007/0046(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council and Commission decision (COM(2007)0098) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the proposal for a Council and Commission decision (COM(2007)0098) (1),

| — | having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with Georgia (8916/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with Georgia (8916/2004),

| — | having regard to Article 44(2), Article 47(2), last sentence, Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133, 181a, and Article 300(2), third subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 44(2), Article 47(2), last sentence, Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133, 181a, and Article 300(2), third subparagraph, of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 101(2) of the Euratom Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 101(2) of the Euratom Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0162/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0162/2007),

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

—

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

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A6-0256/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A6-0256/2007),

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

1.

Approves the conclusion of the Protocol;

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

2.

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

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P6_TA(2007)0297

Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on the use of information technology for customs purposes *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 26 July 1995, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the use of information technology for customs purposes (COM(2007)0211 — C6-0168/2007 — 2007/0079(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission recommendation to the Council (COM(2007)0211) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission recommendation to the Council (COM(2007)0211) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 3(4) of the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0168/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 3(4) of the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0168/2007),

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

—

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

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0265/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0265/2007),

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

1.

Approves the Commission recommendation;

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

2.

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

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

3.

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

| 4. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission and to the governments of Bulgaria and Romania. |
| --- | --- |

4.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission and to the governments of Bulgaria and Romania.

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P6_TA(2007)0298

Direct insurance other than life assurance (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 92/49/EEC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to direct insurance other than life assurance, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0924 — C6-0009/2007 — 2006/0289(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0924) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0924) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 47(2) and 55 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0009/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 47(2) and 55 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0009/2007),

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

—

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0237/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0237/2007),

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

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

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

2.

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

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

3.

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

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P6_TC1-COD(2006)0289

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 10 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 92/49/EEC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to direct insurance other than life assurance, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position at first reading corresponds to the final legislative act, Directive 2007/.../EC.)

P6_TA(2007)0299

Undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 85/611/EEC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS), as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0926 — C6-0010/2007 — 2006/0293(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0926) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0926) (1),

| — | having regard to Articles 251(2) and 47(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0010/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Articles 251(2) and 47(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0010/2007),

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

—

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0239/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0239/2007),

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

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

| 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; |
| --- | --- |

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. |
| --- | --- |

3.

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

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P6_TA(2007)0300

Reinsurance (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/68/EC relating to reinsurance, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0905 — C6-0017/2007 — 2006/0280(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0905) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0905) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 47(2) and 55 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0017/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 47(2) and 55 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0017/2007),

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

—

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0238/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0238/2007),

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

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

| 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; |
| --- | --- |

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 the Commission. |
| --- | --- |

3.

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

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P6_TA(2007)0301

A new statistical classification of products by activity (CPA) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a new statistical classification of products by activity (CPA) and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3696/93 (COM(2006)0655 — C6-0376/2006 — 2006/0218(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0655) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0655) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 285(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0376/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 285(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0376/2006),

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

—

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0242/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0242/2007),

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

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

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

2.

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

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P6_TC1-COD(2006)0218

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 10 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a new statistical classification of products by activity (CPA) and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3696/93

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position at first reading corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EC) No .../2007.)

P6_TA(2007)0302

Labour force sample survey ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community (COM(2006)0565 — C6-0326/2006 — 2006/0180(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0565) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0565) (1),

| — | having regard to Articles 251(2) and 285(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0326/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Articles 251(2) and 285(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0326/2006),

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

—

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A6-0181/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A6-0181/2007),

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

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

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

2.

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

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

3.

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

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P6_TC1-COD(2006)0180

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 10 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position at first reading corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EC) No 1372/2007.)

P6_TA(2007)0303

Energy Star ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Community energy-efficiency labelling programme for office equipment (recast) (COM(2006)0576 — C6-0329/2006 — 2006/0187(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0576) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0576) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 175(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0329/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 175(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0329/2006),

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

—

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A6-0234/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A6-0234/2007),

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

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

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

2.

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

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

3.

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

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P6_TC1-COD(2006)0187

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 10 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Community energy-efficiency labelling programme for office equipment (recast)

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position at first reading corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EC) No .../2007.)

P6_TA(2007)0304

United Nations Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences (repeal of Council Regulation (EEC) No 954/79) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 954/79 concerning the ratification by Members States of, or their accession to, the United Nations Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences (COM(2006)0869 — C6-0059/2007 — 2006/0308(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0869) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0869) (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 (C6-0059/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 80(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0059/2007),

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

—

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0258/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0258/2007),

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

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

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

2.

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

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

3.

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

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P6_TA(2007)0305

Fishing activities in the Antarctic *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 of 22 March 2004 laying down certain control measures applicable to fishing activities in the area covered by the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 3943/90, (EC) No 66/98 and (EC) No 1721/1999 (COM(2006)0867 — C6-0054/2007 — 2007/0001(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0867) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0867) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0054/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0054/2007),

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

—

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0213/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0213/2007),

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

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty; |
| --- | --- |

2.

Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty;

| 3. | Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; |
| --- | --- |

3.

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

| 4. | Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially; |
| --- | --- |

4.

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

| 5. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. |
| --- | --- |

5.

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

| TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION | AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT |
| --- | --- |
| Amendment 1 |
| ARTICLE 1, POINT 2A (new)
  Article 5a (new) (Regulation (EC) No 601/2004) |
| | 2a. | The following Article 5a is inserted:



  Article 5a




  Notification of intent to participate in a krill fishery




  All Contracting Parties intending to fish for krill in the Convention area shall notify the CCAMLR Secretariat of their intent not less than four months in advance of the regular annual meeting of the CCAMLR immediately prior to the season in which they intend to fish.; |

TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1

ARTICLE 1, POINT 2A (new)

Article 5a (new) (Regulation (EC) No 601/2004)

2a.

Article 5a

Notification of intent to participate in a krill fishery

All Contracting Parties intending to fish for krill in the Convention area shall notify the CCAMLR Secretariat of their intent not less than four months in advance of the regular annual meeting of the CCAMLR immediately prior to the season in which they intend to fish.;

Amendment 2

ARTICLE 1, POINT 2B (new)

Article 6, paragraph 3 (Regulation (EC) No 601/2004)

| 2b. | Article 6(3) is replaced by the following:



  3. The flag Member State shall notify the Commission not later than four months in advance of the ordinary annual meeting of the CCAMLR of the intention of a Community fishing vessel to develop a new fishery in the Convention area.




  This notification shall be accompanied by as much of the following information as the Member State is able to provide:










  (a) | the nature of the proposed fishery, including target species, methods of fishing, the proposed fishery region and any minimum level of catches required to develop a viable fishery; |
| --- | --- | --- |

2b.

3. The flag Member State shall notify the Commission not later than four months in advance of the ordinary annual meeting of the CCAMLR of the intention of a Community fishing vessel to develop a new fishery in the Convention area.

This notification shall be accompanied by as much of the following information as the Member State is able to provide:

(a)

the nature of the proposed fishery, including target species, methods of fishing, the proposed fishery region and any minimum level of catches required to develop a viable fishery;

| (b) | biological information from comprehensive research/survey cruises, such as distribution, abundance, population data and stock identity; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

biological information from comprehensive research/survey cruises, such as distribution, abundance, population data and stock identity;

| (c) | details of dependent and associated species and the likelihood of such species being affected in any way at all by the proposed fishery; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

details of dependent and associated species and the likelihood of such species being affected in any way at all by the proposed fishery;

| (d) | information from other fisheries in the region or similar fisheries elsewhere that may assist in the evaluation of potential yield; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

information from other fisheries in the region or similar fisheries elsewhere that may assist in the evaluation of potential yield;

| (e) | if bottom trawl gear is to be used in the proposed fishery, information on the known and anticipated impacts of this gear on vulnerable marine ecosystems, including benthos and benthic communities.; |
| --- | --- |

(e)

if bottom trawl gear is to be used in the proposed fishery, information on the known and anticipated impacts of this gear on vulnerable marine ecosystems, including benthos and benthic communities.;

Amendment 3

ARTICLE 1, POINT 4

Article 7b, point (a) (Regulation (EC) No 601/2004)

| (a) | Dissostichus spp. individuals shall be tagged and released at a rate of one individual per tonne of green weight catch throughout the season in accordance with the CCAMLR Tagging Protocol. Vessels shall only discontinue tagging after they have tagged 500 individuals, or leave the fishery having tagged
  one individual per tonne of green weight caught; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

Dissostichus spp. individuals shall be tagged and released at a rate of one individual per tonne of green weight catch throughout the season in accordance with the CCAMLR Tagging Protocol. Vessels shall only discontinue tagging after they have tagged 500 individuals, or leave the fishery having tagged
  one individual per tonne of green weight caught;

| (a) | Dissostichus spp. individuals shall be tagged and released at a rate of one individual per tonne of green weight catch throughout the season in accordance with the CCAMLR Tagging Protocol. Vessels shall only discontinue tagging after they have tagged 500 individuals, or leave the fishery having tagged
  Dissostichus spp at the specified rate; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

Dissostichus spp. individuals shall be tagged and released at a rate of one individual per tonne of green weight catch throughout the season in accordance with the CCAMLR Tagging Protocol. Vessels shall only discontinue tagging after they have tagged 500 individuals, or leave the fishery having tagged
  Dissostichus spp at the specified rate;

Amendment 4

ARTICLE 1, POINT 4

Article 7b, point (b) (Regulation (EC) No 601/2004)

| (b) | the programme shall target individuals of all sizes in order to meet the tagging requirement of one individual per one tonne of green weight catch. All released individuals shall be double tagged and releases shall cover as broad a geographical area as possible; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

the programme shall target individuals of all sizes in order to meet the tagging requirement of one individual per one tonne of green weight catch. All released individuals shall be double tagged and releases shall cover as broad a geographical area as possible;

| (b) | the programme shall target individuals of all sizes in order to meet the tagging requirement of one individual per one tonne of green weight catch. All released individuals shall be double tagged and releases shall cover as broad a geographical area as possible;
  in regions where both Dissostichus spp species occur, the tagging rate shall, to the extent possible, be in proportion to the species and size of Dissostichus spp present in the catches; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

the programme shall target individuals of all sizes in order to meet the tagging requirement of one individual per one tonne of green weight catch. All released individuals shall be double tagged and releases shall cover as broad a geographical area as possible;
  in regions where both Dissostichus spp species occur, the tagging rate shall, to the extent possible, be in proportion to the species and size of Dissostichus spp present in the catches;

Amendment 5

ARTICLE 1, POINT 4

Article 7b, point (c) (Regulation (EC) No 601/2004)

| (c) | all tags shall be clearly imprinted with a unique serial number and a return address so that the origin of tags can be retraced in the case of recapture of the tagged individual; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

all tags shall be clearly imprinted with a unique serial number and a return address so that the origin of tags can be retraced in the case of recapture of the tagged individual;

| (c) | all tags shall be clearly imprinted with a unique serial number and a return address so that the origin of tags can be retraced in the case of recapture of the tagged individual;
  from 1 September 2007 all tags for use in explanatory fishery shall be sourced from the CCAMLR Secretariat; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

all tags shall be clearly imprinted with a unique serial number and a return address so that the origin of tags can be retraced in the case of recapture of the tagged individual;
  from 1 September 2007 all tags for use in explanatory fishery shall be sourced from the CCAMLR Secretariat;

Amendment 6

ARTICLE 1, POINT 4

Article 7b, point (e) (Regulation (EC) No 601/2004)

| (e) | all recaptured tagged individuals shall be biologically sampled (length, weight, sex, gonad stage),
  an electronic photograph taken if possible
  , the otoliths recovered and the tag removed; |
| --- | --- |

(e)

all recaptured tagged individuals shall be biologically sampled (length, weight, sex, gonad stage),
  an electronic photograph taken if possible
  , the otoliths recovered and the tag removed;

| (e) | all recaptured tagged individuals shall be biologically sampled (length, weight, sex, gonad stage),
  an electronic time-stamped photograph taken of the fish
  , the otoliths recovered and the tag removed; |
| --- | --- |

(e)

all recaptured tagged individuals shall be biologically sampled (length, weight, sex, gonad stage),
  an electronic time-stamped photograph taken of the fish
  , the otoliths recovered and the tag removed;

Amendment 7

ARTICLE 1, POINT 4

Article 7b, point ga (new) (Regulation (EC) No 601/2004)

| (ga) | Dissostichus spp individuals that are tagged and released shall not be counted against the catch limits. |
| --- | --- |

(ga)

Amendment 8

ARTICLE 1, POINT 12A (new)

Article 26a (Regulation (EC) No 601/2004)

| 12a) | The following Article 26a is inserted:



  Article 26a




  Report of vessel sighting




  1. If the master of a licensed fishing vessel sights a fishing vessel within the Convention area, the master shall, where possible, document as much information as possible on the vessel sighted, including:










  (a) | the name and description of the vessel; |
| --- | --- | --- |

12a)

Article 26a

Report of vessel sighting

1. If the master of a licensed fishing vessel sights a fishing vessel within the Convention area, the master shall, where possible, document as much information as possible on the vessel sighted, including:

(a)

the name and description of the vessel;

| (b) | the vessel call sign; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

the vessel call sign;

| (c) | the registration number and the Lloyds/IMO number of the vessel; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

the registration number and the Lloyds/IMO number of the vessel;

| (d) | the flag State of the vessel; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

the flag State of the vessel;

| (e) | photographs of the vessel to support the report; |
| --- | --- |

(e)

photographs of the vessel to support the report;

| (f) | any other relevant information regarding the observed activities of the sighted vessel. |
| --- | --- |

(f)

any other relevant information regarding the observed activities of the sighted vessel.

2. The master shall forward a report containing the information referred to in paragraph 1 to his flag State as soon as possible. The flag State shall submit that report to the CCAMLR Secretariat if the sighted vessel is engaged in illegal, undeclared or unregulated (IUU) fishing activities according to CCAMLR standards.;

Amendment 9

ARTICLE 1, POINT 14

Article 30, paragraph 1(d) (Regulation (EC) No 601/2004)

| (d) | vessels appearing in the IUU
  vessel list that enter their ports voluntarily are inspected in port in accordance with Article 27; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

vessels appearing in the IUU
  vessel list that enter their ports voluntarily are inspected in port in accordance with Article 27;

| (d) | vessels appearing in the IUU list are denied access to ports except for the purpose of enforcement action or for reasons of force majeure or for rendering assistance to vessels or persons on those vessels in danger or distress. Vessels allowed entry to port are to be inspected in accordance with Article 27; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

| (da) | where port access is granted to such vessels:







  — | documentation and other information, including Dissostichus spp catch documents where relevant, are examined, with a view to verifying the area in which the catch was taken; and where the origin cannot be adequately verified, the catch is detained or any landing or transhipment of the catch refused, and |
| --- | --- | --- |

(da)

—

documentation and other information, including Dissostichus spp catch documents where relevant, are examined, with a view to verifying the area in which the catch was taken; and where the origin cannot be adequately verified, the catch is detained or any landing or transhipment of the catch refused, and

| — | where possible, if the catch is found to have been taken in contravention of CCAMLR conservation measures, the catch is confiscated. |
| --- | --- |

—

where possible, if the catch is found to have been taken in contravention of CCAMLR conservation measures, the catch is confiscated.

All support to such vessels, including non-emergency refuelling, resupplying and repairs shall be prohibited.

Amendment 10

ARTICLE 1, POINT 15

Article 30, paragraph 2(a) and (b) (Regulation (EC) No 601/2004)

| (a) | by derogation of Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) 2847/93, for Community fishing vessels, support vessels, motherships and cargo vessels, to participate
  in any
  transhipment or joint fishing operations with, support or re-supply vessels appearing on the IUU vessel list; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

by derogation of Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) 2847/93, for Community fishing vessels, support vessels, motherships and cargo vessels, to participate
  in any
  transhipment or joint fishing operations with, support or re-supply vessels appearing on the IUU vessel list;

| (a) | by derogation of Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) 2847/93, for Community fishing vessels, support vessels,
  refuel vessels,
  mother-ships and cargo vessels, to participate
  in any way in
  transhipment or joint fishing operations with, support or re-supply vessels appearing on the IUU vessel list; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

by derogation of Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) 2847/93, for Community fishing vessels, support vessels,
  refuel vessels,
  mother-ships and cargo vessels, to participate
  in any way in
  transhipment or joint fishing operations with, support or re-supply vessels appearing on the IUU vessel list;

| (b) | for vessels appearing in the IUU vessel list that enter ports voluntarily, to land or tranship therein; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

Amendment 11

ARTICLE 1, POINT 15A (new)

Article 31 (Regulation (EC) No 601/2004)

| 15a. | Article 31 is replaced by the following:



  Article 31




  Scheme to promote compliance by nationals with CCAMLR conservation measures




  1. Without prejudice to the primacy of the responsibility of the flag State, Member States shall take appropriate measures, subject to and in accordance with their applicable legislation:










  (a) | to verify if any natural or legal persons subject to their jurisdiction are engaged in the IUU activities as described in Article 28; |
| --- | --- | --- |

15a.

Article 31

Scheme to promote compliance by nationals with CCAMLR conservation measures

1. Without prejudice to the primacy of the responsibility of the flag State, Member States shall take appropriate measures, subject to and in accordance with their applicable legislation:

(a)

to verify if any natural or legal persons subject to their jurisdiction are engaged in the IUU activities as described in Article 28;

| (b) | to enable them to take appropriate action in response to any verified activities referred to in point a); and |
| --- | --- |

(b)

to enable them to take appropriate action in response to any verified activities referred to in point a); and

| (c) | to enable them to cooperate for the purpose of implementing the measures and actions referred to in point a). To this end, relevant agencies of Member States shall cooperate to implement CCAMLR conservation measures and shall seek cooperation by fishing industries within their jurisdiction. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

to enable them to cooperate for the purpose of implementing the measures and actions referred to in point a). To this end, relevant agencies of Member States shall cooperate to implement CCAMLR conservation measures and shall seek cooperation by fishing industries within their jurisdiction.

2. To assist with the implementation of this conservation measure, Member States shall submit to the CCAMLR Secretariat and the Contracting Parties and non- Contracting Parties cooperating with CCAMLR, for the purpose of implementing the Catch Documentation Scheme for Dissostichus spp., a report on the actions and measures taken in accordance with paragraph 1, in a timely fashion, with a copy to the Commission.;

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P6_TA(2007)0306

Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Europol Convention *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 26 July 1995, based on Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention) (COM(2007)0215 — C6-0169/2007 — 2007/0076(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission recommendation to the Council (COM(2007)0215) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission recommendation to the Council (COM(2007)0215) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 3(4) of the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0169/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 3(4) of the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0169/2007),

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

—

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0260/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0260/2007),

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

1.

Approves the Commission recommendation;

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

2.

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

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

3.

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

| 4. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission and to the governments of Bulgaria and Romania. |
| --- | --- |

4.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission and to the governments of Bulgaria and Romania.

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P6_TA(2007)0307

Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on mutual assistance in criminal matters *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 29 May 2000, established by the Council in accordance with Article 34 of the Treaty on European Union, on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union (COM(2007)0213 — C6-0158/2007 — 2007/0080(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission recommendation (COM(2007)0213) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission recommendation (COM(2007)0213) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 3(4) of the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0158/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 3(4) of the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0158/2007),

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

—

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0261/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0261/2007),

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

1.

Approves the Commission recommendation;

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

2.

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

| 3. | Calls on the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission recommendation substantially; |
| --- | --- |

3.

Calls on the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission recommendation substantially;

| 4. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission and to the governments of Bulgaria and Romania. |
| --- | --- |

4.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission and to the governments of Bulgaria and Romania.

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P6_TA(2007)0308

Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on driving disqualifications *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 17 June 1998, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on driving disqualifications (COM(2007)0214 — C6-0155/2007 — 2007/0075(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission recommendation to the Council (COM(2007)0214) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission recommendation to the Council (COM(2007)0214) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 3(4) of the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0155/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 3(4) of the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0155/2007),

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

—

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0269/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0269/2007),

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

1.

Approves the Commission recommendation;

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

2.

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

| 3. | Calls on the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission recommendation substantially; |
| --- | --- |

3.

Calls on the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission recommendation substantially;

| 4. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission and to the governments of Bulgaria and Romania. |
| --- | --- |

4.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission and to the governments of Bulgaria and Romania.

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P6_TA(2007)0309

The fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 26 May 1997, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3(2)(c) of the Treaty on European Union, on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union (COM(2007)0218 — C6-0156/2007 — 2007/0072(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission recommendation to the Council (COM(2007)0218) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission recommendation to the Council (COM(2007)0218) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 3(4) of the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0156/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 3(4) of the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0156/2007),

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

—

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0272/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0272/2007),

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

1.

Approves the Commission recommendation;

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

2.

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

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

3.

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

| 4. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission and to the governments of Bulgaria and Romania. |
| --- | --- |

4.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission and to the governments of Bulgaria and Romania.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2007)0310

Corrigenda (new Rule 204a of Parliament's Rules of Procedure)

European Parliament decision of 10 July 2007 on the insertion of a new Rule 204a on Corrigenda in Parliament's Rules of Procedure (2005/2041(REG))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the letter from its President dated 10 March 2005, |
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having regard to the letter from its President dated 10 March 2005,

| — | having regard to Rules 201 and 202 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rules 201 and 202 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (A6-0229/2007), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (A6-0229/2007),

| 1. | Decides to amend its Rules of Procedure as shown below; |
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1.

Decides to amend its Rules of Procedure as shown below;

| 2. | Points out that the amendment will enter into force on the first day of the next part-session; |
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2.

Points out that the amendment will enter into force on the first day of the next part-session;

| 3. | Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission, for information. |
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3.

Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission, for information.

| PRESENT TEXT | AMENDMENTS |
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| Amendment 1 |
| Rule 204a (new) |
| | Rule 204a




  Corrigenda










  1. | Where an error is identified in a text adopted by Parliament, the President shall, where appropriate, refer a draft corrigendum to the committee responsible. |

PRESENT TEXT

AMENDMENTS

Amendment 1

Rule 204a (new)

Rule 204a

Corrigenda

1.

| 2. | Where an error is identified in a text adopted by Parliament and agreed with other institutions, the President shall seek the agreement of those institutions on the necessary corrections before proceeding in accordance with paragraph one. |
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2.

| 3. | The committee responsible shall examine the draft corrigendum and submit it to Parliament if it is satisfied that an error has occurred which can be corrected in the proposed manner. |
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3.

| 4. | The corrigendum shall be announced at the following part-session. It shall be deemed approved unless,
  not later than forty-eight hours after its announcement, a request is made by a political group or at least forty Members that it be put to the vote.
  If the corrigendum is not approved, it shall be referred back to the committee responsible which may propose an amended corrigendum or close the procedure. |
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4.

The corrigendum shall be announced at the following part-session. It shall be deemed approved unless,
  not later than forty-eight hours after its announcement, a request is made by a political group or at least forty Members that it be put to the vote.
  If the corrigendum is not approved, it shall be referred back to the committee responsible which may propose an amended corrigendum or close the procedure.

| 5. | Approved corrigenda shall be published in the same way as the text to which they refer. Rules 66(3), 67 and 68 shall apply mutatis mutandis. |
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5.

P6_TA(2007)0311

Application and interpretation of the Rules of Procedure (amendment of Rule 201)

European Parliament decision of 10 July 2007 on amendment of Rule 201 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure on application and interpretation of the Rules of Procedure (2006/2192(REG))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for amendment of its Rules of Procedure (B6-0166/2006), |
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—

having regard to the proposal for amendment of its Rules of Procedure (B6-0166/2006),

| — | having regard to Rules 201 and 202 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rules 201 and 202 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (A6-0230/2007), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (A6-0230/2007),

| 1. | Decides to amend its Rules of Procedure as shown below; |
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1.

Decides to amend its Rules of Procedure as shown below;

| 2. | Points out that the amendment will enter into force on the first day of the next part-session; |
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2.

Points out that the amendment will enter into force on the first day of the next part-session;

| 3. | Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission, for information. |
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3.

Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission, for information.

| PRESENT TEXT | AMENDMENTS |
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| Amendment 1 |
| Rule 201, paragraph 1 |
| 1. Should doubt arise over the application or interpretation of these Rules of Procedure, the President may
  , without prejudice to any previous decisions in this field,
  refer the matter to the committee responsible for examination. | 1. Should doubt arise over the application or interpretation of these Rules of Procedure, the President may refer the matter to the committee responsible for examination. |
| Where a point of order is raised under Rule 166, the President may also refer the matter to the committee responsible. | Committee chairs may do so where such a doubt arises in the course of the committee's work and is related to it. |

PRESENT TEXT

AMENDMENTS

Amendment 1

Rule 201, paragraph 1

1. Should doubt arise over the application or interpretation of these Rules of Procedure, the President may
  , without prejudice to any previous decisions in this field,
  refer the matter to the committee responsible for examination.

1. Should doubt arise over the application or interpretation of these Rules of Procedure, the President may refer the matter to the committee responsible for examination.

Where a point of order is raised under Rule 166, the President may also refer the matter to the committee responsible.

Committee chairs may do so where such a doubt arises in the course of the committee's work and is related to it.

P6_TA(2007)0312

Immunity and privileges of Alessandra Mussolini

European Parliament decision of 10 July 2007 on consultation on the immunity and privileges of Alessandra Mussolini (2006/2301(IMM))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the request by Anna Maria Pagliari, examining judge, for a decision of the European Parliament as to whether parliamentary immunity applies to the statements made by Alessandra Mussolini about Giuseppe Pisanu, for which the latter brought civil proceedings against her before the District Court of Rome with a view to obtaining damages for defamation (procedure No R. G. 54191/05), of 24 July 2006, as announced in plenary sitting on 16 November 2006, |
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having regard to the request by Anna Maria Pagliari, examining judge, for a decision of the European Parliament as to whether parliamentary immunity applies to the statements made by Alessandra Mussolini about Giuseppe Pisanu, for which the latter brought civil proceedings against her before the District Court of Rome with a view to obtaining damages for defamation (procedure No R. G. 54191/05), of 24 July 2006, as announced in plenary sitting on 16 November 2006,

| — | having heard Alessandra Mussolini in accordance with Rule 7(3) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having heard Alessandra Mussolini in accordance with Rule 7(3) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to Articles 9 and 10 of the Protocol of 8 April 1965 on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities and Article 6(2) of the Act of 20 September 1976 concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, |
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—

having regard to Articles 9 and 10 of the Protocol of 8 April 1965 on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities and Article 6(2) of the Act of 20 September 1976 concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage,

| — | having regard to the judgments of 12 May 1964 and 10 July 1986 (1) of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, |
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—

having regard to the judgments of 12 May 1964 and 10 July 1986 (1) of the Court of Justice of the European Communities,

| — | having regard to Article 68 of the Constitution of the Italian Republic, |
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—

having regard to Article 68 of the Constitution of the Italian Republic,

| — | having regard to Article 3 of Italian Law No 140 of 20 June 2003, |
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—

having regard to Article 3 of Italian Law No 140 of 20 June 2003,

| — | having regard to Rules 6(1) and 7(13) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rules 6(1) and 7(13) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0251/2007), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0251/2007),

| 1. | Considers that parliamentary immunity within the meaning of Articles 9 and 10 of the Protocol of 8 April 1965 on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities and, insofar as it is applicable, Article 68 of the Italian Constitution fully covers the statements made by Alessandra Mussolini and therefore decides to defend her immunity and privileges; |
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1.

Considers that parliamentary immunity within the meaning of Articles 9 and 10 of the Protocol of 8 April 1965 on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities and, insofar as it is applicable, Article 68 of the Italian Constitution fully covers the statements made by Alessandra Mussolini and therefore decides to defend her immunity and privileges;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward this decision, and the report of the committee responsible, immediately to the appropriate authorities of the Italian Republic. |
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2.

Instructs its President to forward this decision, and the report of the committee responsible, immediately to the appropriate authorities of the Italian Republic.

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(1)  Case 101/63 Wagner v Fohrmann and Krier [1964] ECR 195 and Case 149/85 Wybot v Faure and others [1986] ECR 2391.

P6_TA(2007)0313

Request for the defence of the immunity and privileges of Ashley Mote

European Parliament decision of 10 July 2007 on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Ashley Mote (2007/2122(IMM))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the request of 4 May 2007 by Ashley Mote for defence of his immunity in connection with criminal proceedings pending before a court in the United Kingdom, announced in plenary sitting on 10 May 2007, |
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—

having regard to the request of 4 May 2007 by Ashley Mote for defence of his immunity in connection with criminal proceedings pending before a court in the United Kingdom, announced in plenary sitting on 10 May 2007,

| — | having heard Ashley Mote in accordance with Rule 7(3) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having heard Ashley Mote in accordance with Rule 7(3) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to Article 10 of the Protocol of 8 April 1965 on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities, and Article 6(2) of the Act of 20 September 1976 concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, |
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—

having regard to Article 10 of the Protocol of 8 April 1965 on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities, and Article 6(2) of the Act of 20 September 1976 concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage,

| — | having regard to the judgments of 12 May 1964 and 10 July 1986 (1) of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, |
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—

having regard to the judgments of 12 May 1964 and 10 July 1986 (1) of the Court of Justice of the European Communities,

| — | having regard to Rules 6(3) and 7 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rules 6(3) and 7 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0250/2007), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0250/2007),

| A. | whereas Article 10 of the Protocol on privileges and immunities provides that ‘During the sessions of the European Parliament, its members shall enjoy: (a) in the territory of their own State, the immunities accorded to members of their parliament ...’, |
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A.

whereas Article 10 of the Protocol on privileges and immunities provides that ‘During the sessions of the European Parliament, its members shall enjoy: (a) in the territory of their own State, the immunities accorded to members of their parliament ...’,

| B. | whereas the criminal proceedings in question have been brought against Ashley Mote in the territory of the United Kingdom, |
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B.

whereas the criminal proceedings in question have been brought against Ashley Mote in the territory of the United Kingdom,

| C. | whereas Members of the United Kingdom Parliament do not enjoy immunity from criminal prosecution, |
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C.

whereas Members of the United Kingdom Parliament do not enjoy immunity from criminal prosecution,

| D. | whereas, therefore, Ashley Mote has no immunity to defend, |
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D.

whereas, therefore, Ashley Mote has no immunity to defend,

| E. | whereas the circumstances do not constitute an administrative or other restriction imposed on the free movement of the Member travelling to or from the place of meeting of Parliament, |
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E.

whereas the circumstances do not constitute an administrative or other restriction imposed on the free movement of the Member travelling to or from the place of meeting of Parliament,

| 1. | Decides not to defend the immunity and privileges of Ashley Mote; |
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1.

Decides not to defend the immunity and privileges of Ashley Mote;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward this decision, and the report of the committee responsible, immediately to the appropriate authority of the United Kingdom. |
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2.

Instructs its President to forward this decision, and the report of the committee responsible, immediately to the appropriate authority of the United Kingdom.

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(1)  Case 101/63 Wagner v Fohrmann and Krier [1964] ECR 195 and Case 149/85 Wybot v Faure and Others [1986] ECR 2391.

P6_TA(2007)0314

Draft amending budget No 4/2007

European Parliament resolution of 10 July 2007 on Draft amending budget No 4/2007 of the European Union for the financial year 2007, Section III — Commission (10966/2007 — C6-0195/2007 — 2007/2072(BUD))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to Article 272 of the EC Treaty and Article 177 of the Euratom Treaty, |
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having regard to Article 272 of the EC Treaty and Article 177 of the Euratom Treaty,

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1), and particularly Articles 37 and 38, |
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—

having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1), and particularly Articles 37 and 38,

| — | having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007, as finally adopted on 14 December 2006 (2), |
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—

having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007, as finally adopted on 14 December 2006 (2),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (3), |
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—

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (3),

| — | having regard to Preliminary draft amending budget No 3/2007 of the European Union for the financial year 2007, which the Commission presented on 13 April 2007 (SEC(2007)0476), |
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—

having regard to Preliminary draft amending budget No 3/2007 of the European Union for the financial year 2007, which the Commission presented on 13 April 2007 (SEC(2007)0476),

| — | having regard to Draft amending budget No 4/2007, which the Council established on 18 June 2007 (10966/2007 — C6-0195/2007), |
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—

having regard to Draft amending budget No 4/2007, which the Council established on 18 June 2007 (10966/2007 — C6-0195/2007),

| — | having regard to Rule 69 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rule 69 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0268/2007), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0268/2007),

| A. | whereas adjustments are necessary to enable the budgetary structure and allocations needed for the financing of the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation to be taken into account and implemented in the budget of the European Union for 2007; |
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A.

whereas adjustments are necessary to enable the budgetary structure and allocations needed for the financing of the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation to be taken into account and implemented in the budget of the European Union for 2007;

| B. | whereas the Draft amending budget also provides for modifications to the budget structure as a result of the extension of the mandate of the Executive Agency for Education, Audiovisual and Culture, as well as the modification of the establishment plans of three other agencies: Eurojust, the European Agency for Fundamental Rights and Frontex, |
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B.

whereas the Draft amending budget also provides for modifications to the budget structure as a result of the extension of the mandate of the Executive Agency for Education, Audiovisual and Culture, as well as the modification of the establishment plans of three other agencies: Eurojust, the European Agency for Fundamental Rights and Frontex,

| C. | whereas the purpose of Draft amending budget No 4/2007 is to formally enter these budgetary resources into the 2007 budget, |
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C.

whereas the purpose of Draft amending budget No 4/2007 is to formally enter these budgetary resources into the 2007 budget,

| 1. | Takes note of Draft amending budget No 4/2007; |
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1.

Takes note of Draft amending budget No 4/2007;

| 2. | Recalls that the appropriations for Executive Agencies are paid from the operational budget of the programme concerned; |
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2.

Recalls that the appropriations for Executive Agencies are paid from the operational budget of the programme concerned;

| 3. | Approves Draft amending budget No 4/2007 unamended; |
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3.

Approves Draft amending budget No 4/2007 unamended;

| 4. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission. |
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4.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission.

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(1)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 (OJ L 390, 30.12.2006, p. 1).

(2)  OJ L 77, 16.3.2007.

(3)  OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

P6_TA(2007)0315

Translation expenditure

European Parliament resolution of 10 July 2007 on Special Report No 9/2006 of the European Court of Auditors concerning translation expenditure incurred by the Commission, the Parliament and the Council (2007/2077(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the European Court of Auditors' Special Report No 9/2006 concerning translation expenditure incurred by the Commission, the Parliament and the Council together with the Institutions' replies (1), |
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having regard to the European Court of Auditors' Special Report No 9/2006 concerning translation expenditure incurred by the Commission, the Parliament and the Council together with the Institutions' replies (1),

| — | having regard to Article 248(4), first subparagraph, Article 276(3) and Article 280(5) of the EC Treaty, |
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—

having regard to Article 248(4), first subparagraph, Article 276(3) and Article 280(5) of the EC Treaty,

| — | 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 Budgetary Control (A6-0215/2007), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A6-0215/2007),

Respect for multilingualism

| 1. | Considers multilingualism to be a key feature of the EU highlighting cultural and linguistic diversity and ensuring equal treatment of Union citizens; considers that multilingualism guarantees the right of citizens to communicate with the EU institutions in any of its official languages, thus enabling those citizens to exercise their right of democratic control; notes that, at the same time, the linguistic services of the EU institutions help those institutions to remain open and transparent to the citizens of Europe; |
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1.

Considers multilingualism to be a key feature of the EU highlighting cultural and linguistic diversity and ensuring equal treatment of Union citizens; considers that multilingualism guarantees the right of citizens to communicate with the EU institutions in any of its official languages, thus enabling those citizens to exercise their right of democratic control; notes that, at the same time, the linguistic services of the EU institutions help those institutions to remain open and transparent to the citizens of Europe;

| 2. | Is of the opinion that the concept of ‘controlled full multilingualism’, laid down in its Code of Conduct on multilingualism (2), represents the only means of keeping costs within acceptable budgetary limits, whilst maintaining equality among Members and citizens; |
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2.

Is of the opinion that the concept of ‘controlled full multilingualism’, laid down in its Code of Conduct on multilingualism (2), represents the only means of keeping costs within acceptable budgetary limits, whilst maintaining equality among Members and citizens;

| 3. | Regrets that more and more documents and communications, in particular compromise amendments when put to the vote in committee or, for instance, annexes to reports, are submitted in one language only; |
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3.

Regrets that more and more documents and communications, in particular compromise amendments when put to the vote in committee or, for instance, annexes to reports, are submitted in one language only;

Cost of translations

| 4. | Stresses that the total cost of all the linguistic services of the EU institutions — translation and interpretation combined — represents merely 1 % of the total EU budget; |
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4.

Stresses that the total cost of all the linguistic services of the EU institutions — translation and interpretation combined — represents merely 1 % of the total EU budget;

| 5. | Notes that, in 2005, the volume of translations was 1 324 000 pages in the Commission (1 450 translators), 1 080 000 pages in the Parliament (550 translators) and 475 000 pages in the Council (660 translators); |
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5.

Notes that, in 2005, the volume of translations was 1 324 000 pages in the Commission (1 450 translators), 1 080 000 pages in the Parliament (550 translators) and 475 000 pages in the Council (660 translators);

| 6. | Is surprised that the institutions have so far calculated neither their total translation costs (3), nor their costs per page; notes, furthermore, that the European Court of Auditors (ECA) estimated the full cost of translation, in 2003, at EUR 414,2 million (2005: EUR 511 million), being 214,8 million for the Commission (2005: EUR 257 million), EUR 99 million for the Parliament (2005: EUR 128 million) and EUR 100,4 million for the Council (2005: EUR 126 million); for the same year the average costs per page stood at EUR 166,37 (2005: EUR 196,3), being EUR 150,2 for the Commission (2005: EUR 194), EUR 149,7 for the Parliament (2005: EUR 119), and EUR 251,8 for the Council (2005: EUR 276); |
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6.

Is surprised that the institutions have so far calculated neither their total translation costs (3), nor their costs per page; notes, furthermore, that the European Court of Auditors (ECA) estimated the full cost of translation, in 2003, at EUR 414,2 million (2005: EUR 511 million), being 214,8 million for the Commission (2005: EUR 257 million), EUR 99 million for the Parliament (2005: EUR 128 million) and EUR 100,4 million for the Council (2005: EUR 126 million); for the same year the average costs per page stood at EUR 166,37 (2005: EUR 196,3), being EUR 150,2 for the Commission (2005: EUR 194), EUR 149,7 for the Parliament (2005: EUR 119), and EUR 251,8 for the Council (2005: EUR 276);

| 7. | Welcomes, in that context, that its administration has managed to reduce translation costs by page, in spite of enlargement; |
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7.

Welcomes, in that context, that its administration has managed to reduce translation costs by page, in spite of enlargement;

| 8. | Is concerned about the ECA's observation that the productivity of the Council's translation service is low; |
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8.

Is concerned about the ECA's observation that the productivity of the Council's translation service is low;

| 9. | Calls on the institutions to take the appropriate measures to further improve the productivity of the EU translation services; |
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9.

Calls on the institutions to take the appropriate measures to further improve the productivity of the EU translation services;

| 10. | Notices that the prices it paid for freelance translators were on average 12 % higher than the prices paid by the Commission; notes the explanation given by its administration, which points out that the language range of Parliament's freelance translators is wider and that those translators must meet shorter deadlines and very high quality standards; |
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10.

Notices that the prices it paid for freelance translators were on average 12 % higher than the prices paid by the Commission; notes the explanation given by its administration, which points out that the language range of Parliament's freelance translators is wider and that those translators must meet shorter deadlines and very high quality standards;

| 11. | Welcomes the fact that the Commission and the Council have managed to limit the increase in translation volume after the enlargement of the EU in 2004 to include 10 new Member States, thereby curbing the cost increase; notes that Parliament introduced the concept of ‘controlled full multilingualism’, thereby enabling it to maintain the level of service while keeping costs in check; |
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11.

Welcomes the fact that the Commission and the Council have managed to limit the increase in translation volume after the enlargement of the EU in 2004 to include 10 new Member States, thereby curbing the cost increase; notes that Parliament introduced the concept of ‘controlled full multilingualism’, thereby enabling it to maintain the level of service while keeping costs in check;

| 12. | Calls on the three institutions to establish clear and comparable cost parameters with a view to ascertaining both the total costs of translation and the price per page; stresses that the figures obtained should be used not only for budgetary purposes, but also to raise cost awareness among users; |
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12.

Calls on the three institutions to establish clear and comparable cost parameters with a view to ascertaining both the total costs of translation and the price per page; stresses that the figures obtained should be used not only for budgetary purposes, but also to raise cost awareness among users;

| 13. | Agrees with the principle (4) that verbatim reports of proceedings in plenary should be published as a multilingual document in which the statements of the speakers only appear in the original language, on the understanding that filmed versions of the debates, together with live interpretation into all the official languages, be made available free of charge to the general public on demand on an appropriate technical platform and that only the original text is authoritative, given that, legally, interpretation is not an oral translation; is of the opinion that Members must be entitled to have access to extracts of debates translated into their language, with the possibility of downloading those extracts, and that without delay; is of the opinion also that provision must be made to keep a digital and searchable archive; requests the Secretary-General to draw up a formal proposal implementing that decision of principle, which would include antiabuse clauses and identify, if indicated, potential changes to the Rules of Procedure (such as Rule 173) and to other internal rules which are necessary to put the proposed new approach into practice; |
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13.

Agrees with the principle (4) that verbatim reports of proceedings in plenary should be published as a multilingual document in which the statements of the speakers only appear in the original language, on the understanding that filmed versions of the debates, together with live interpretation into all the official languages, be made available free of charge to the general public on demand on an appropriate technical platform and that only the original text is authoritative, given that, legally, interpretation is not an oral translation; is of the opinion that Members must be entitled to have access to extracts of debates translated into their language, with the possibility of downloading those extracts, and that without delay; is of the opinion also that provision must be made to keep a digital and searchable archive; requests the Secretary-General to draw up a formal proposal implementing that decision of principle, which would include antiabuse clauses and identify, if indicated, potential changes to the Rules of Procedure (such as Rule 173) and to other internal rules which are necessary to put the proposed new approach into practice;

Quality of translations

| 14. | Welcomes the fact that the quality and timeliness of translations into the EU-15 languages (the official languages of the 15 Member States prior to the 2004 and 2007 enlargements), according to a client satisfaction survey carried out by the ECA, is considered generally satisfactory, although some problems persist in relation to technical and legal terminology; |
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14.

Welcomes the fact that the quality and timeliness of translations into the EU-15 languages (the official languages of the 15 Member States prior to the 2004 and 2007 enlargements), according to a client satisfaction survey carried out by the ECA, is considered generally satisfactory, although some problems persist in relation to technical and legal terminology;

| 15. | Is concerned, however, about the considerably lower quality of the EU-10 translations (the translations into the official languages of the 10 Member States which acceded in 2004) in some institutions in 2004, mainly caused by a lack of qualified translators; notes that, in the meantime, the Commission has addressed the problem and that all institutions, with the help of the Member States, have made progress in recruiting qualified translators; |
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15.

Is concerned, however, about the considerably lower quality of the EU-10 translations (the translations into the official languages of the 10 Member States which acceded in 2004) in some institutions in 2004, mainly caused by a lack of qualified translators; notes that, in the meantime, the Commission has addressed the problem and that all institutions, with the help of the Member States, have made progress in recruiting qualified translators;

| 16. | Calls on the Commission to organise a critical review of EPSO's failure to recruit the staff needed from the EU-10 countries; |
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16.

Calls on the Commission to organise a critical review of EPSO's failure to recruit the staff needed from the EU-10 countries;

| 17. | Is generally of the opinion that the institutions must take the necessary measures to guarantee a high standard of translations; calls on its administration, the Council, and the Commission, therefore, to report, in time for the 2006 discharge procedure, on measures taken to monitor and improve the quality of translations; |
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17.

Is generally of the opinion that the institutions must take the necessary measures to guarantee a high standard of translations; calls on its administration, the Council, and the Commission, therefore, to report, in time for the 2006 discharge procedure, on measures taken to monitor and improve the quality of translations;

| 18. | Calls on the institutions to set up tools for measuring user satisfaction
  ;
  in addition, calls for random quality checks and client satisfaction surveys to be conducted on a regular basis; |
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18.

Calls on the institutions to set up tools for measuring user satisfaction
  ;
  in addition, calls for random quality checks and client satisfaction surveys to be conducted on a regular basis;

Procedures for managing translation demands

| 19. | Notes that the ECA criticised ambiguous procedures for requesting translations, and also unclear guidelines with regard to what documents must be and need not be translated; |
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19.

Notes that the ECA criticised ambiguous procedures for requesting translations, and also unclear guidelines with regard to what documents must be and need not be translated;

| 20. | In this context, welcomes the Commission's readiness to address the authorisation procedure and the screening of translation requests in 2006; also welcomes the fact that, in 2003, the Council established a list of core documents, thereby limiting the translation of other texts; |
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20.

In this context, welcomes the Commission's readiness to address the authorisation procedure and the screening of translation requests in 2006; also welcomes the fact that, in 2003, the Council established a list of core documents, thereby limiting the translation of other texts;

| 21. | Recommends that greater use be made of documents that are limited in length and of written summaries; |
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21.

Recommends that greater use be made of documents that are limited in length and of written summaries;

| 22. | Encourages parliamentary committees and delegations, whenever possible, to provide texts only in the languages of committee and delegation members and their substitutes; considers that additional language versions should be provided only upon request; |
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22.

Encourages parliamentary committees and delegations, whenever possible, to provide texts only in the languages of committee and delegation members and their substitutes; considers that additional language versions should be provided only upon request;

| 23. | Highlights the importance of committees, delegations and political groups in the drawing up of monthly translation forecasts (5); stresses that, in return, users should be informed of the costs incurred by their requests for translation; |
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23.

Highlights the importance of committees, delegations and political groups in the drawing up of monthly translation forecasts (5); stresses that, in return, users should be informed of the costs incurred by their requests for translation;

Efficiency of the translation process

| 24. | Calls on the institutions to develop qualitative and quantitative performance indicators with a view to facilitating the monitoring of translation processes for management purposes; |
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24.

Calls on the institutions to develop qualitative and quantitative performance indicators with a view to facilitating the monitoring of translation processes for management purposes;

| 25. | Regrets that its translation service does not yet make systematic use of translation tools; calls, therefore, on its management to take the necessary steps to ensure the systematic use of such tools, in particular translation memory systems (i.e. Euramis), in which the potential for re-use, and hence for qualitative gains, is high; |
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25.

Regrets that its translation service does not yet make systematic use of translation tools; calls, therefore, on its management to take the necessary steps to ensure the systematic use of such tools, in particular translation memory systems (i.e. Euramis), in which the potential for re-use, and hence for qualitative gains, is high;

| 26. | Calls on the Parliament, the Council and the Commission to make efficient and effective use of internal and external resources, such as data bases, computer-assisted translations, teleworking and outsourcing; |
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26.

Calls on the Parliament, the Council and the Commission to make efficient and effective use of internal and external resources, such as data bases, computer-assisted translations, teleworking and outsourcing;

| 27. | Welcomes the improving inter-institutional cooperation between the translation services of the different institutions, and in particular the creation of a common terminology data base, the development of common translation memories and the sharing of resources by means of the workload-balancing project; |
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27.

Welcomes the improving inter-institutional cooperation between the translation services of the different institutions, and in particular the creation of a common terminology data base, the development of common translation memories and the sharing of resources by means of the workload-balancing project;

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| 28. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the European Court of Auditors. |
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28.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the European Court of Auditors.

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(1)  OJ C 284, 21.11.2006, p. 1.

(2)  Code of Conduct on Multilingualism, adopted by the Bureau on 4 September 2006.

(3)  According to the Court those figures entail costs for translators, secretaries, management, service staff, planning, building, IT, and human resource management (i.e. training).

(4)  Defined in the minutes of the meeting of the Bureau of 16 January 2006 (PE 368.524/BUR/Corr).

(5)  Article 12(2) of the Code of Conduct on Multilingualism.

P6_TA(2007)0316

Minimising administrative costs imposed by legislation

European Parliament resolution of 10 July 2007 on minimising administrative costs imposed by legislation (2005/2140(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the EC Treaty, |
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having regard to the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on Better Regulation for Growth and Jobs in the European Union (COM(2005)0097) and the communication from the Commission on an EU common methodology for assessing administrative costs imposed by legislation (COM(2005)0518), |
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having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on Better Regulation for Growth and Jobs in the European Union (COM(2005)0097) and the communication from the Commission on an EU common methodology for assessing administrative costs imposed by legislation (COM(2005)0518),

| — | having regard to the Commission Staff Working Document entitled ‘Annex to the communication on an EU common methodology for assessing administrative costs imposed by legislation: Outline of the proposed EU common methodology and Report on the Pilot Phase (April to September 2005)’ (SEC(2005)1329), |
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having regard to the Commission Staff Working Document entitled ‘Annex to the communication on an EU common methodology for assessing administrative costs imposed by legislation: Outline of the proposed EU common methodology and Report on the Pilot Phase (April to September 2005)’ (SEC(2005)1329),

| — | having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Spring European Council entitled ‘Time to move up a gear — The new partnership for growth and jobs’ (COM(2006)0030), |
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having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Spring European Council entitled ‘Time to move up a gear — The new partnership for growth and jobs’ (COM(2006)0030),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 20 April 2004 on assessment of the impact of Community legislation and the consultation procedures (1), |
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having regard to its resolution of 20 April 2004 on assessment of the impact of Community legislation and the consultation procedures (1),

| — | having regard to the Report from the Commission — ‘Better Lawmaking 2004’ (COM(2005)0098), |
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having regard to the Report from the Commission — ‘Better Lawmaking 2004’ (COM(2005)0098),

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the Competitiveness Council of 13 March 2006 on SME policy for growth and employment, on the basis of the communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘Implementing the Community Lisbon Programme — Modern SME policy for growth and employment’ (COM(2005)0551), |
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having regard to the conclusions of the Competitiveness Council of 13 March 2006 on SME policy for growth and employment, on the basis of the communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘Implementing the Community Lisbon Programme — Modern SME policy for growth and employment’ (COM(2005)0551),

| — | 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 entitled ‘A strategic review of Better Regulation in the European Union’ (COM(2006)0689), |
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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 entitled ‘A strategic review of Better Regulation in the European Union’ (COM(2006)0689),

| — | having regard to the Commission working document entitled ‘Measuring administrative costs and reducing administrative burdens in the European Union’ (COM(2006)0691), |
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having regard to the Commission working document entitled ‘Measuring administrative costs and reducing administrative burdens in the European Union’ (COM(2006)0691),

| — | 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 an Action Programme for Reducing Administrative Burdens in the European Union (COM(2007)0023), |
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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 an Action Programme for Reducing Administrative Burdens in the European Union (COM(2007)0023),

| — | having regard to the Pilot Project ‘Minimising Administrative Burdens’ (EU Budget 2007, Article 26 01 08), |
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having regard to the Pilot Project ‘Minimising Administrative Burdens’ (EU Budget 2007, Article 26 01 08),

| — | 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 Budgetary Control and the opinions of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0275/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinions of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0275/2007),

| A. | Whereas the issue of minimising administrative costs imposed by legislation is one of the most important aspects of the general aim of better regulation, |
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A.

Whereas the issue of minimising administrative costs imposed by legislation is one of the most important aspects of the general aim of better regulation,

| B. | Whereas it is important to seek flexible and coherent cooperation between committees in Parliament on subjects which might have a significant impact on the implementation of the budget of the European Union, |
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B.

Whereas it is important to seek flexible and coherent cooperation between committees in Parliament on subjects which might have a significant impact on the implementation of the budget of the European Union,

| C. | Whereas the mission of its Committee on Budgetary Control is to assure the citizens of the European Union that EU funds are raised and spent effectively and properly, and that they are correctly allocated to the tasks which the EU has been asked to perform; whereas to accomplish this aim the Committee strives to develop a modern, effective and efficient public EU accountability system which can ensure sound implementation of the budget, better governance and clear accountability, |
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C.

Whereas the mission of its Committee on Budgetary Control is to assure the citizens of the European Union that EU funds are raised and spent effectively and properly, and that they are correctly allocated to the tasks which the EU has been asked to perform; whereas to accomplish this aim the Committee strives to develop a modern, effective and efficient public EU accountability system which can ensure sound implementation of the budget, better governance and clear accountability,

| D. | Whereas regulatory costs, of which administrative obligations are just one element, must be analysed in a broad context encompassing the economic, social and environmental costs and benefits of regulation, and such regular review and integrated analysis should be considered by all as key components of better regulation, |
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D.

Whereas regulatory costs, of which administrative obligations are just one element, must be analysed in a broad context encompassing the economic, social and environmental costs and benefits of regulation, and such regular review and integrated analysis should be considered by all as key components of better regulation,

| E. | Whereas compliance costs are all the costs of complying with regulation, with the exception of direct financial costs and long term consequences and can, in the context of the Standard Cost Model, be divided into substantive compliance costs and administrative costs, |
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E.

Whereas compliance costs are all the costs of complying with regulation, with the exception of direct financial costs and long term consequences and can, in the context of the Standard Cost Model, be divided into substantive compliance costs and administrative costs,

| F. | Whereas administrative costs are defined as the costs incurred by enterprises, the voluntary sector, public authorities and citizens in meeting legal obligations to provide information on their actions or products, either to public authorities or to private parties, |
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F.

Whereas administrative costs are defined as the costs incurred by enterprises, the voluntary sector, public authorities and citizens in meeting legal obligations to provide information on their actions or products, either to public authorities or to private parties,

| G. | Whereas the European Court of Auditors has repeatedly stated that, on the basis of its audit results, it is of the opinion that one of the main causes of irregularities are the underlying rules and regulations, which do not allow for an adequate risk management and strongly hinder the legal and regular expenditure of EU funds, |
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G.

Whereas the European Court of Auditors has repeatedly stated that, on the basis of its audit results, it is of the opinion that one of the main causes of irregularities are the underlying rules and regulations, which do not allow for an adequate risk management and strongly hinder the legal and regular expenditure of EU funds,

| H. | Whereas the proposed Action Programme for Reducing Administrative Burdens in the EU could reduce administrative burdens by 25 % by 2012, covering Community legislation as well as national regulatory burdens, which could lead to an increase in the level of EU GDP of approximately 1,4 % or EUR 150 billion in the medium term (2), |
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H.

Whereas the proposed Action Programme for Reducing Administrative Burdens in the EU could reduce administrative burdens by 25 % by 2012, covering Community legislation as well as national regulatory burdens, which could lead to an increase in the level of EU GDP of approximately 1,4 % or EUR 150 billion in the medium term (2),

| I. | Whereas the European Council of 8 and 9 March 2007 decided that in Spring 2008, on the basis of a review by the Commission, it will consider whether further action is needed, taking into account different options, including that of a group of independent experts that advise the institutions on their work towards better regulation, |
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I.

Whereas the European Council of 8 and 9 March 2007 decided that in Spring 2008, on the basis of a review by the Commission, it will consider whether further action is needed, taking into account different options, including that of a group of independent experts that advise the institutions on their work towards better regulation,

| J. | Whereas the European Council of 8 and 9 March 2007 supported the intention of the Commission to set up, as a pilot project, an independent expert committee to assist the Commission and the Member States with the implementation of the abovementioned Action Programme for Reducing Administrative Burdens, |
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J.

Whereas the European Council of 8 and 9 March 2007 supported the intention of the Commission to set up, as a pilot project, an independent expert committee to assist the Commission and the Member States with the implementation of the abovementioned Action Programme for Reducing Administrative Burdens,

| K. | Whereas reducing administrative burdens is an important measure for boosting Europe's economy, especially through its impact on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), |
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K.

Whereas reducing administrative burdens is an important measure for boosting Europe's economy, especially through its impact on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs),

| L. | Whereas legislation is the foundation of properly functioning societies, taking into account social, economic and environmental considerations and assessing their value equally, |
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L.

Whereas legislation is the foundation of properly functioning societies, taking into account social, economic and environmental considerations and assessing their value equally,

| 1. | Welcomes the interinstitutional agreement on better law-making (3) and calls on the Council, the Commission and Parliament to make this a reality; |
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1.

Welcomes the interinstitutional agreement on better law-making (3) and calls on the Council, the Commission and Parliament to make this a reality;

| 2. | Recalls that the Protocol on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality annexed to the EC Treaty provides that the Commission should ‘take duly into account the need for any burden, whether financial or administrative, falling upon the Community, national governments, local authorities, economic operators and citizens to be minimised and proportionate to the objective to be achieved’; |
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2.

Recalls that the Protocol on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality annexed to the EC Treaty provides that the Commission should ‘take duly into account the need for any burden, whether financial or administrative, falling upon the Community, national governments, local authorities, economic operators and citizens to be minimised and proportionate to the objective to be achieved’;

| 3. | Agrees that the regulatory environment in which businesses operate is a determinant of their competitiveness, sustainable growth and employment performance, and that ensuring that the existing and future regulatory environment is transparent, clear, effective and generally of high quality should be an important objective of EU policy; |
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3.

Agrees that the regulatory environment in which businesses operate is a determinant of their competitiveness, sustainable growth and employment performance, and that ensuring that the existing and future regulatory environment is transparent, clear, effective and generally of high quality should be an important objective of EU policy;

| 4. | Emphasises the importance of fully applying the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality in adopting Community legislation; |
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4.

Emphasises the importance of fully applying the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality in adopting Community legislation;

| 5. | Feels that the continual consultation of stakeholders is an important component in the examination of legislative proposals; points out that consultation should involve all groups concerned, with a particular focus on those which have to carry the heaviest burdens resulting from legislation, and that the selection of consulted groups should be transparent and balanced; further points out that the consultation procedure should fully respect the Treaty provisions regarding the role of social partners as provided for in Article 138, as well as the principles laid down in the communication from the Commission entitled ‘towards a reinforced culture of consultation and dialogue — general principles and minimum standards for consultation of interested parties by the Commission’ (COM(2002)0704), which requires the Commission to ensure that relevant parties have the opportunity to express their opinions; |
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5.

Feels that the continual consultation of stakeholders is an important component in the examination of legislative proposals; points out that consultation should involve all groups concerned, with a particular focus on those which have to carry the heaviest burdens resulting from legislation, and that the selection of consulted groups should be transparent and balanced; further points out that the consultation procedure should fully respect the Treaty provisions regarding the role of social partners as provided for in Article 138, as well as the principles laid down in the communication from the Commission entitled ‘towards a reinforced culture of consultation and dialogue — general principles and minimum standards for consultation of interested parties by the Commission’ (COM(2002)0704), which requires the Commission to ensure that relevant parties have the opportunity to express their opinions;

| 6. | Underlines further that smaller actors should be actively consulted because they are simply not capable of competing with multinationals and large corporations or organizations with the resources to hire expensive lobbyists and consultants to bring forward their grievances; |
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6.

Underlines further that smaller actors should be actively consulted because they are simply not capable of competing with multinationals and large corporations or organizations with the resources to hire expensive lobbyists and consultants to bring forward their grievances;

| 7. | Is of the opinion that it is important, with the reduction of administrative burdens for businesses and citizens, that the Commission consult ex-post target groups to determine to what extent administrative burdens have been effectively reduced; |
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7.

Is of the opinion that it is important, with the reduction of administrative burdens for businesses and citizens, that the Commission consult ex-post target groups to determine to what extent administrative burdens have been effectively reduced;

| 8. | Stresses in this light the need to make existing web portals accessible to every European citizen, company or NGO in all the official languages of the EU, in order to assure maximum accessibility and influence; |
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8.

Stresses in this light the need to make existing web portals accessible to every European citizen, company or NGO in all the official languages of the EU, in order to assure maximum accessibility and influence;

| 9. | Welcomes the emphasis placed on the early consultation of stakeholders, including the social partners, SMEs, legislators, law enforcement bodies and non-governmental organisations; underlines the role of social dialogue as a useful tool, contributing to better European governance by ensuring a better balance of interests through the involvement of all actors in decision-making and in the implementation process; stresses that ‘all actors’ must include those working in SMEs, as laid down in the SME Charter and agreed by the Lisbon European Council of 23 and 24 March 2000; calls on the Commission to take initiatives to extend and enhance social dialogue at European level and, on the basis of the outcome, to continue to improve social standards without disregarding the need to preserve jobs; |
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9.

Welcomes the emphasis placed on the early consultation of stakeholders, including the social partners, SMEs, legislators, law enforcement bodies and non-governmental organisations; underlines the role of social dialogue as a useful tool, contributing to better European governance by ensuring a better balance of interests through the involvement of all actors in decision-making and in the implementation process; stresses that ‘all actors’ must include those working in SMEs, as laid down in the SME Charter and agreed by the Lisbon European Council of 23 and 24 March 2000; calls on the Commission to take initiatives to extend and enhance social dialogue at European level and, on the basis of the outcome, to continue to improve social standards without disregarding the need to preserve jobs;

| 10. | Invites the Commission to report on its current initiatives to guarantee the direct consultation of stakeholders; feels that it is also important that the Commission carry out an ex-post evaluation that gives evidence of the results obtained; |
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10.

Invites the Commission to report on its current initiatives to guarantee the direct consultation of stakeholders; feels that it is also important that the Commission carry out an ex-post evaluation that gives evidence of the results obtained;

| 11. | Calls on the Commission, when proposing new legislation, to give an indication as to what the costs of implementing and monitoring the proposed legislation are; argues that the Commission should take as a basis the total expenditure occasioned by the legislation in question; |
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11.

Calls on the Commission, when proposing new legislation, to give an indication as to what the costs of implementing and monitoring the proposed legislation are; argues that the Commission should take as a basis the total expenditure occasioned by the legislation in question;

| 12. | Stresses that the effect of simplifying and updating existing legislation should not be deregulation, diluting health and safety legislation or dismantling basic social standards; calls on the Commission to make sure that legislation continues to deliver improvements in social standards whilst at the same time not being detrimental to business competitiveness; recognises that one important way of improving social standards is to reduce unemployment, by fostering a regulatory climate which promotes enterprise and job creation; |
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12.

Stresses that the effect of simplifying and updating existing legislation should not be deregulation, diluting health and safety legislation or dismantling basic social standards; calls on the Commission to make sure that legislation continues to deliver improvements in social standards whilst at the same time not being detrimental to business competitiveness; recognises that one important way of improving social standards is to reduce unemployment, by fostering a regulatory climate which promotes enterprise and job creation;

| 13. | Considers it very important to counteract any unnecessary gold-plating or topping-up of legislation by Member States; urges the Commission to take this into account when issuing regulations and directives; feels strongly that the Commission must clearly state the minimum requirements of regulations and directives; |
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13.

Considers it very important to counteract any unnecessary gold-plating or topping-up of legislation by Member States; urges the Commission to take this into account when issuing regulations and directives; feels strongly that the Commission must clearly state the minimum requirements of regulations and directives;

| 14. | Expects Member States when raising the level of requirements and control measurements beyond the minimum requirements laid down in Community legislation, to communicate and indicate this in national legislation or the implementing measures; calls on the Commission to monitor Member States as regards unnecessary administrative burdens arising from implementing measures and national legislation; |
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14.

Expects Member States when raising the level of requirements and control measurements beyond the minimum requirements laid down in Community legislation, to communicate and indicate this in national legislation or the implementing measures; calls on the Commission to monitor Member States as regards unnecessary administrative burdens arising from implementing measures and national legislation;

| 15. | Calls on the Commission, within the framework of the abovementioned interinstitutional agreement on better law-making, to adopt targeted, well-considered legislation with predictable consequences which will contribute to creating favourable conditions by providing suitable incentives for undertakings and companies, reducing superfluous expenditure and procedures, removing barriers to adaptability and innovation and generally providing legal certainty; |
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15.

Calls on the Commission, within the framework of the abovementioned interinstitutional agreement on better law-making, to adopt targeted, well-considered legislation with predictable consequences which will contribute to creating favourable conditions by providing suitable incentives for undertakings and companies, reducing superfluous expenditure and procedures, removing barriers to adaptability and innovation and generally providing legal certainty;

| 16. | Urges that the Commission, when proposing new legislation, indicate the administrative burden this imposes on the various economic, social and environmental sectors in comparison to equivalent sectors outside the EU; proposes that this be given special attention within the newly proposed competitiveness testing, which is an integral part of impact assessments; |
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16.

Urges that the Commission, when proposing new legislation, indicate the administrative burden this imposes on the various economic, social and environmental sectors in comparison to equivalent sectors outside the EU; proposes that this be given special attention within the newly proposed competitiveness testing, which is an integral part of impact assessments;

| 17. | Invites the Commission to present to Parliament the ‘project on competitiveness testing’ currently under elaboration, in order to allow an exchange of views before it is put into place; |
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17.

Invites the Commission to present to Parliament the ‘project on competitiveness testing’ currently under elaboration, in order to allow an exchange of views before it is put into place;

| 18. | Highlights the need for the Commission, the Member States and Parliament to cooperate and to commit to a common and comprehensive strategy to promote better regulation in order to strengthen the Partnership for Growth and Jobs, namely through the examination of the different national legislative frameworks and the incorporation of the best proven practices identified; calls on the Commission to respect the different practices and national strategies adopted by the Member States, whether they implement European directives in the fields of employment and social protection through collective agreement or by regulation and law; |
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18.

Highlights the need for the Commission, the Member States and Parliament to cooperate and to commit to a common and comprehensive strategy to promote better regulation in order to strengthen the Partnership for Growth and Jobs, namely through the examination of the different national legislative frameworks and the incorporation of the best proven practices identified; calls on the Commission to respect the different practices and national strategies adopted by the Member States, whether they implement European directives in the fields of employment and social protection through collective agreement or by regulation and law;

| 19. | Stresses the importance of better implementation and enforcement of existing legislation, across all Member States, and calls for infringement procedures to be rapid in order to ensure a level playing field; calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve mechanisms for identifying legislation which must be simplified; |
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19.

Stresses the importance of better implementation and enforcement of existing legislation, across all Member States, and calls for infringement procedures to be rapid in order to ensure a level playing field; calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve mechanisms for identifying legislation which must be simplified;

| 20. | Supports the Commission Action Programme for reducing the administrative burdens in the EU, the aim of which is to measure the administrative cost for companies in Europe and to reduce administrative burdens by 25 % by 2012; |
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20.

Supports the Commission Action Programme for reducing the administrative burdens in the EU, the aim of which is to measure the administrative cost for companies in Europe and to reduce administrative burdens by 25 % by 2012;

| 21. | Notes that the strategy for a 25 % reduction refers to administrative burdens for companies, especially needless burdens and cannot, as the Commission itself states, be perceived as deregulation; |
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21.

Notes that the strategy for a 25 % reduction refers to administrative burdens for companies, especially needless burdens and cannot, as the Commission itself states, be perceived as deregulation;

| 22. | Gives full support to the Commission's initiative but, at the same time, will watch to ensure that the legislative goals are not affected by that approach; |
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22.

Gives full support to the Commission's initiative but, at the same time, will watch to ensure that the legislative goals are not affected by that approach;

| 23. | Underlines the need for fast track procedures to effectively reduce administrative burdens by 25 % by 2012; stresses that Parliament and the Council should be fully supportive in making the simplification process work; |
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23.

Underlines the need for fast track procedures to effectively reduce administrative burdens by 25 % by 2012; stresses that Parliament and the Council should be fully supportive in making the simplification process work;

| 24. | Supports therefore the proposal by the Commission for ‘fast track actions’ concerning Commission measures, collective proposals and stand-alone proposals; invites the Commission to make more use of the experience acquired by Member States which have already carried out baseline measurements, in order to establish further ‘fast track actions’; |
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24.

Supports therefore the proposal by the Commission for ‘fast track actions’ concerning Commission measures, collective proposals and stand-alone proposals; invites the Commission to make more use of the experience acquired by Member States which have already carried out baseline measurements, in order to establish further ‘fast track actions’;

| 25. | Notes the identification of the 13 priority areas in the abovementioned Commission Action Programme on the reasoning that 80 % of the total administrative burden is to be found in those areas; Emphasizes that this assessment is based on national experiences and measurements (4); agrees with the Commission that this approach is pragmatic, but feels it should be seen as a first phase; |
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25.

Notes the identification of the 13 priority areas in the abovementioned Commission Action Programme on the reasoning that 80 % of the total administrative burden is to be found in those areas; Emphasizes that this assessment is based on national experiences and measurements (4); agrees with the Commission that this approach is pragmatic, but feels it should be seen as a first phase;

| 26. | Supports therefore the intention of the Commission to extend the Action Programme to other areas that are currently not included; expects the Commission to include the identification of all further eligible burden reductions in its strategy of outsourcing actual measurement to external consultants; |
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26.

Supports therefore the intention of the Commission to extend the Action Programme to other areas that are currently not included; expects the Commission to include the identification of all further eligible burden reductions in its strategy of outsourcing actual measurement to external consultants;

| 27. | Is of the opinion that the introduction of the Community Action Programme for reducing the administrative burden subsequently means that the Commission has to allocate sufficient resources and appropriations; supports, therefore, the fact that approximately EUR 19,6 million excluding VAT has been made available by the Commission services to this end; invites the Commission however to report to the Committee on Budgets as to which budget lines the appropriations are taken from, to what extent this affects other policies, how and when that sum will be spent and what the legal bases are to justify that expenditure; |
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27.

Is of the opinion that the introduction of the Community Action Programme for reducing the administrative burden subsequently means that the Commission has to allocate sufficient resources and appropriations; supports, therefore, the fact that approximately EUR 19,6 million excluding VAT has been made available by the Commission services to this end; invites the Commission however to report to the Committee on Budgets as to which budget lines the appropriations are taken from, to what extent this affects other policies, how and when that sum will be spent and what the legal bases are to justify that expenditure;

| 28. | Stresses that if the Commission feels that it is unable to allocate sufficient resources and appropriations within the current administrative framework, it should pinpoint and communicate possible solutions to overcome those problems to the budgetary authority; |
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28.

Stresses that if the Commission feels that it is unable to allocate sufficient resources and appropriations within the current administrative framework, it should pinpoint and communicate possible solutions to overcome those problems to the budgetary authority;

| 29. | Points out that the 25 % reduction should reflect a net reduction in burdens; emphasises, therefore, the need to include administrative burdens following on from new regulations as of 2008, as well as in the final assessment in 2012; stresses that a 25 % reduction within the 13 priority areas can only be seen as a gross reduction target; points out that the present approach cannot therefore ensure an actual reduction of 25 % for companies; |
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29.

Points out that the 25 % reduction should reflect a net reduction in burdens; emphasises, therefore, the need to include administrative burdens following on from new regulations as of 2008, as well as in the final assessment in 2012; stresses that a 25 % reduction within the 13 priority areas can only be seen as a gross reduction target; points out that the present approach cannot therefore ensure an actual reduction of 25 % for companies;

| 30. | Calls on the Commission to publish and present to Parliament's relevant committees a detailed scoreboard with precise targets to be achieved and a set timeline for the implementation of measures, identified as necessary for achieving the 25 % reduction target by 2012, and to report annually on its progress to Parliament's competent committees; |
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30.

Calls on the Commission to publish and present to Parliament's relevant committees a detailed scoreboard with precise targets to be achieved and a set timeline for the implementation of measures, identified as necessary for achieving the 25 % reduction target by 2012, and to report annually on its progress to Parliament's competent committees;

| 31. | Stresses that the Council, Parliament and the Commission have to engage fully and assume political responsibility concerning the reduction of administrative burdens; is convinced that without ownership at the political level, the EU will be unable to succeed in changing its culture of law-making; |
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31.

Stresses that the Council, Parliament and the Commission have to engage fully and assume political responsibility concerning the reduction of administrative burdens; is convinced that without ownership at the political level, the EU will be unable to succeed in changing its culture of law-making;

| 32. | Intends to fully apply impact assessment procedures to determine the effect of amendments to proposals, and calls on the Council to do the same; asks the Commission to provide the necessary assistance and expertise; |
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32.

Intends to fully apply impact assessment procedures to determine the effect of amendments to proposals, and calls on the Council to do the same; asks the Commission to provide the necessary assistance and expertise;

| 33. | Calls on the Commission to ensure that, during implementation of the impact assessment guidelines, a study of economic activities improves the quality of the actual impact assessment; insists that it is imperative that impact assessments are conducted in a thorough, transparent and balanced way, giving equal weight to social, economic and environmental aspects; |
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33.

Calls on the Commission to ensure that, during implementation of the impact assessment guidelines, a study of economic activities improves the quality of the actual impact assessment; insists that it is imperative that impact assessments are conducted in a thorough, transparent and balanced way, giving equal weight to social, economic and environmental aspects;

| 34. | Emphasises that ownership at the political level also needs to be accompanied by improved practices at the management and implementation levels; stresses therefore that each Directorate-General (DG) must be made aware of the unnecessary administrative burdens in their policy areas through an initial baseline measurement, and further proposes a system, such as, for example, internal audit capabilities in each Commission DG that can advise and help the various Director-Generals cultivate and implement reduction policies and individual targets per DG; |
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34.

Emphasises that ownership at the political level also needs to be accompanied by improved practices at the management and implementation levels; stresses therefore that each Directorate-General (DG) must be made aware of the unnecessary administrative burdens in their policy areas through an initial baseline measurement, and further proposes a system, such as, for example, internal audit capabilities in each Commission DG that can advise and help the various Director-Generals cultivate and implement reduction policies and individual targets per DG;

| 35. | Asks the Commission to report on its internal organisational set-up for the administrative burden reduction policy; Asks it to compare this set-up with the set-ups used in the various Member States that already have an administrative burden reduction policy in place; |
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35.

Asks the Commission to report on its internal organisational set-up for the administrative burden reduction policy; Asks it to compare this set-up with the set-ups used in the various Member States that already have an administrative burden reduction policy in place;

| 36. | Calls on the Commission to evaluate the added value of the Impact Assessment Board (IAB) in the impact assessment procedures by 2008; invites the Commission to report specifically on the impact of the IAB in comparison to the impact of independent advisory boards in different Member States and to assess the maximum possible added value of truly independent scrutiny at a European level; |
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36.

Calls on the Commission to evaluate the added value of the Impact Assessment Board (IAB) in the impact assessment procedures by 2008; invites the Commission to report specifically on the impact of the IAB in comparison to the impact of independent advisory boards in different Member States and to assess the maximum possible added value of truly independent scrutiny at a European level;

| 37. | Proposes that the appropriations reserved on line 26 01 08 of the EU Budget for a pilot project minimising administrative burdens be used to set up an independent panel of experts, comprising representatives from all stakeholder groups, to fully monitor implementation of the Action Programme ‘Reducing Administrative Burdens in the EU’; Points out that this also means that the independent expert committee can focus on all impact procedures, measurements and legislative proposals outside the 13 priority areas; |
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37.

Proposes that the appropriations reserved on line 26 01 08 of the EU Budget for a pilot project minimising administrative burdens be used to set up an independent panel of experts, comprising representatives from all stakeholder groups, to fully monitor implementation of the Action Programme ‘Reducing Administrative Burdens in the EU’; Points out that this also means that the independent expert committee can focus on all impact procedures, measurements and legislative proposals outside the 13 priority areas;

| 38. | Stresses that the appointment and work of this independent panel of experts should be fully transparent and that members of the panel should be required to complete a declaration of interests; |
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38.

Stresses that the appointment and work of this independent panel of experts should be fully transparent and that members of the panel should be required to complete a declaration of interests;

| 39. | Expresses its satisfaction at the support already given to this approach by the Council and Commission, as stated in paragraph 25 of the Presidency conclusions of the European Council of 8 and 9 March 2007; emphasises that this is also in line with the recommendations given by the Nationaler Normenkonntrollrat (Germany), Better Regulation Commission (United Kingdom) and the Dutch Advisory Board on Administrative Burden (The Netherlands) in their position paper on the Commission Action Programme (5); |
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39.

Expresses its satisfaction at the support already given to this approach by the Council and Commission, as stated in paragraph 25 of the Presidency conclusions of the European Council of 8 and 9 March 2007; emphasises that this is also in line with the recommendations given by the Nationaler Normenkonntrollrat (Germany), Better Regulation Commission (United Kingdom) and the Dutch Advisory Board on Administrative Burden (The Netherlands) in their position paper on the Commission Action Programme (5);

| 40. | Proposes further that the abovementioned independent panel of experts, as well as fully supervising the implementation of the European Action Programme, also assess the findings and outcome of the Internet and local level consultations; proposes that such panel be granted access to the impact assessment of reduction proposals before their adoption by the Commission; |
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40.

Proposes further that the abovementioned independent panel of experts, as well as fully supervising the implementation of the European Action Programme, also assess the findings and outcome of the Internet and local level consultations; proposes that such panel be granted access to the impact assessment of reduction proposals before their adoption by the Commission;

| 41. | Asks the Commission to appoint an independent free-thinking representative to chair the abovementioned independent panel of experts and have such panel fully operational by September 2007; asks further that the other members of the panel reflect the external stakeholders in the legislative process and include independent experts and academics in the field of administrative burden reduction; |
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41.

Asks the Commission to appoint an independent free-thinking representative to chair the abovementioned independent panel of experts and have such panel fully operational by September 2007; asks further that the other members of the panel reflect the external stakeholders in the legislative process and include independent experts and academics in the field of administrative burden reduction;

| 42. | Asks the Commission to allow the independent panel also to comment on the steps already undertaken in 2006 and 2007 to set up the administrative burden reduction policy; |
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42.

Asks the Commission to allow the independent panel also to comment on the steps already undertaken in 2006 and 2007 to set up the administrative burden reduction policy;

| 43. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States. |
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43.

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

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(1)  OJ C 104 E, 30.4.2004, p. 146.

(2)  Arjan M. Lejour, George M. M. Gelauff, Five Lisbon Highlights: The economic impact of reaching these targets, CPB Document No 104, CPB, The Hague, 2006.

(3)  OJ C 321, 31.12.2003, p. 1.

(4)  ‘Pilot Project on Administrative Burdens’, WIFO-CEPS, October 2006.

(5)  Position paper on the European Commission ‘Action Programme for Reducing Administrative Burdens in the European Union’, 1 March 2007.

P6_TA(2007)0317

Law applicable to non-contractual obligations (‘Rome II’) ***III

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (‘Rome II’) (PE-CONS 3619/2007 — C6-0142/2007 — 2003/0168(COD))

(Codecision procedure: third reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee (PE-CONS 3619/2007 — C6-0142/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee (PE-CONS 3619/2007 — C6-0142/2007),

| — | having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2003)0427) (2), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2003)0427) (2),

| — | having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(2006)0083) (3), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(2006)0083) (3),

| — | having regard to its position at second reading (4) on the Council common position (5), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its position at second reading (4) on the Council common position (5),

| — | having regard to the Commission's opinion on Parliament's amendments to the common position (COM(2007)0126) (3), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission's opinion on Parliament's amendments to the common position (COM(2007)0126) (3),

| — | having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Rule 65 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 65 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A6-0257/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A6-0257/2007),

| 1. | Approves the joint text and draws attention to the Council and Commission statements thereon; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the joint text and draws attention to the Council and Commission statements thereon;

| 2. | Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the EC Treaty; |
| --- | --- |

2.

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the EC Treaty;

| 3. | Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Union; |
| --- | --- |

3.

Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Union;

| 4. | Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and the Commission. |
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4.

Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and the Commission.

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(1)  OJ C 157 E, 6.7.2006, p. 371.

(2)  Not yet published in OJ.

(3)  Not yet published in OJ.

(4)  Texts Adopted, 18.1.2007, P6_TA(2007)0006.

(5)  OJ C 289 E, 28.11.2006, p. 68.

P6_TA(2007)0318

Community action programme in the field of health (2008-2013) ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a second programme of Community action in the field of health (2008-2013) (16369/2/2006 — C6-0100/2007 — 2005/0042A(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Council common position (16369/2/2006 — C6-0100/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Council common position (16369/2/2006 — C6-0100/2007),

| — | having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2005)0115) (2), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2005)0115) (2),

| — | having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(2006)0234) (2), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(2006)0234) (2),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Rule 62 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 62 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0184/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0184/2007),

| — | having regard to the trilateral declaration of Parliament, the Council and the Commission and the Commission declaration, both annexed hereto, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the trilateral declaration of Parliament, the Council and the Commission and the Commission declaration, both annexed hereto,

| 1. | Approves the common position as amended; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the common position as amended;

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

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

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(1)  OJ C 291 E, 30.11.2006, p. 372.

(2)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TC2-COD(2005)0042A

Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 10 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Decision No .../2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a second programme of Community action in the field of health (2008-2013)

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position at second reading corresponds to the final legislative act, Decision No 1350/2007/EC.)

TRILATERAL DECLARATION

The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission,

| — | share the view that the 2nd Programme of Community action in the field of Health (2008-2013) must be provided with financial means that allow fully for its implementation; |
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—

share the view that the 2nd Programme of Community action in the field of Health (2008-2013) must be provided with financial means that allow fully for its implementation;

| — | recall Article 37 of the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1) stating that the budgetary authority and the Commission undertake not to depart by more than 5% from the budget unless new, objective, long term circumstances arise for which specific reasons are given. Any increase resulting from such variation must remain within the existing ceiling of the heading concerned; |
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—

recall Article 37 of the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1) stating that the budgetary authority and the Commission undertake not to depart by more than 5% from the budget unless new, objective, long term circumstances arise for which specific reasons are given. Any increase resulting from such variation must remain within the existing ceiling of the heading concerned;

| — | assure their willingness to evaluate in a sound manner the specific needs and circumstances of the Health Programme in the annual budget procedure. |
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—

assure their willingness to evaluate in a sound manner the specific needs and circumstances of the Health Programme in the annual budget procedure.

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(1)  OJ C 139, of 14.6.2006.

COMMISSION DECLARATION

1. On 24 May 2006, the Commission issued an amended proposal for a second Programme of Community action in the field of Health (2007-2013) (1). In Art. 7, the reference amount of the programme was proposed to be set at EUR 365,6 million for the period starting in 2007 and ending in 2013.

2. Because of delays in the legislative procedure, on 23 March 2007 the Commission informed the Budget Authority that the start of the new Public Health programme will have to be postponed to budget year 2008 (2). As a consequence, the envelope of the new Public health programme 2008-2013 would need to be adjusted to the level of EUR 321,5 million.

3. An amount of EUR 44,1 million will be used in the 2007 budget year under the present Public Health programme (3) in order to ensure maximum continuity concerning public health actions. Therefore, the total envelope for public health actions financed from the programmes over the period 2007-2013 sums up to EUR 365,6 million.

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(1)  COM(2006)0234.

(2)  COM(2007)0150.

(3)  Decision No 1786/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2002 adopting a programme of Community action in the field of public health (2003-2008 (OJ L 271, 9.10.2002, p. 1).

P6_TA(2007)0319

Measuring devices containing mercury ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 76/769/EEC relating to restrictions on the marketing of certain measuring devices containing mercury (5665/1/2007 — C6-0114/2007 — 2006/0018(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Council common position (5665/1/2007 — C6-0114/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Council common position (5665/1/2007 — C6-0114/2007),

| — | having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0069) (2), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0069) (2),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0218/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0218/2007),

| 1. | Approves the common position; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the common position;

| 2. | Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position; |
| --- | --- |

2.

Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position;

| 3. | Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the EC Treaty; |
| --- | --- |

3.

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the EC Treaty;

| 4. | Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Union; |
| --- | --- |

4.

Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Union;

| 5. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. |
| --- | --- |

5.

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

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(1)  Texts Adopted, 14.11.2006, P6_TA(2006)0483.

(2)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2007)0320

Common authorisation procedure for food additives ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings (COM(2006)0423 — C6-0258/2006 — 2006/0143(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0423), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0423),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0258/2006), |
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—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0258/2006),

| — | having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the proposed legal basis, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the proposed legal basis,

| — | having regard to Rules 51 and 35 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 51 and 35 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0153/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0153/2007),

| 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. |
| --- | --- |

3.

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

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0143

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 10 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings

(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 95 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ║,

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

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

Whereas:

| (1) | The free movement of safe and wholesome food is an essential aspect of the internal market and contributes significantly to the health and well-being of citizens and to their social and economic interests. |
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(1)

The free movement of safe and wholesome food is an essential aspect of the internal market and contributes significantly to the health and well-being of citizens and to their social and economic interests.

| (2) | A high level of protection of human life and health
  and of the environment needs to
  be assured in the pursuit of Community policies. |
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(2)

A high level of protection of human life and health
  and of the environment needs to
  be assured in the pursuit of Community policies.

| (3) | So as to protect human health, the safety of additives, enzymes and flavourings for use in foodstuffs for human consumption must be assessed before they are placed on the Community market. |
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(3)

So as to protect human health, the safety of additives, enzymes and flavourings for use in foodstuffs for human consumption must be assessed before they are placed on the Community market.

| (4) | Regulation (EC) No XXX/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... [on food additives] (3), Regulation (EC) No YYY/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... [on food enzymes] (3) and Regulation (EC) No ZZZ/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... [on food flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties] (3) lay ▐ down criteria and requirements concerning the assessment and authorisation of these substances. |
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(4)

Regulation (EC) No XXX/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... [on food additives] (3), Regulation (EC) No YYY/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... [on food enzymes] (3) and Regulation (EC) No ZZZ/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... [on food flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties] (3) lay ▐ down criteria and requirements concerning the assessment and authorisation of these substances.

| (5) | It is envisaged, in particular, that food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings, to the extent that the safety of the latter must be assessed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No ZZZ/2007, must not be placed on the market or used in foodstuffs for human consumption, in accordance with the conditions laid down in each sectoral food law, unless they are included on a Community list of authorised substances. |
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(5)

It is envisaged, in particular, that food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings, to the extent that the safety of the latter must be assessed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No ZZZ/2007, must not be placed on the market or used in foodstuffs for human consumption, in accordance with the conditions laid down in each sectoral food law, unless they are included on a Community list of authorised substances.

| (6) | Transparency in the production and handling of food is absolutely crucial to achieving consumer credibility. |
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(6)

Transparency in the production and handling of food is absolutely crucial to achieving consumer credibility.

| (7) | In this context, it appears appropriate to establish a common Community assessment and authorisation procedure for these three categories of substances that is effective, time-limited and transparent, so as to contribute to their free movement within the Community market. |
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(7)

In this context, it appears appropriate to establish a common Community assessment and authorisation procedure for these three categories of substances that is effective, time-limited and transparent, so as to contribute to their free movement within the Community market.

| (8) | This common procedure must be founded on the principles of good administration and legal certainty and must be implemented in compliance with these principles. |
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(8)

This common procedure must be founded on the principles of good administration and legal certainty and must be implemented in compliance with these principles.

| (9) | The criteria laid down for authorisation in Regulations (EC) No XXX/2007, (EC) No YYY/2007 and (EC) No ZZZ/2007 should also be fulfilled for authorisation pursuant to this Regulation. |
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(9)

The criteria laid down for authorisation in Regulations (EC) No XXX/2007, (EC) No YYY/2007 and (EC) No ZZZ/2007 should also be fulfilled for authorisation pursuant to this Regulation.

| (10) | This Regulation will thus complete the regulatory framework concerning the authorisation of the substances by laying down the various stages of the procedure, the deadlines for these stages, the role of the parties involved and the principles that apply. Nevertheless, for some aspects of the procedure, it is necessary to take the specific characteristics of each sectoral food law into consideration. |
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(10)

This Regulation will thus complete the regulatory framework concerning the authorisation of the substances by laying down the various stages of the procedure, the deadlines for these stages, the role of the parties involved and the principles that apply. Nevertheless, for some aspects of the procedure, it is necessary to take the specific characteristics of each sectoral food law into consideration.

| (11) | In accordance with the framework for risk assessment in matters of food safety established by Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (4), the placing of substances on the market must be authorised only after
  an independent
  scientific assessment, of the highest possible standard, of the risks that they pose to human health. This assessment, which must be carried out under the responsibility of the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Authority’), must be followed by a risk management decision taken by the Commission under a regulatory procedure that ensures close cooperation between the Commission and the Member States. |
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(11)

In accordance with the framework for risk assessment in matters of food safety established by Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (4), the placing of substances on the market must be authorised only after
  an independent
  scientific assessment, of the highest possible standard, of the risks that they pose to human health. This assessment, which must be carried out under the responsibility of the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Authority’), must be followed by a risk management decision taken by the Commission under a regulatory procedure that ensures close cooperation between the Commission and the Member States.

| (12) | It is recognised that ▐ scientific risk assessment alone cannot provide all the information on which a risk management decision should be based, and that other legitimate factors relevant to the matter under consideration
  must
  be taken into account. |
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(12)

It is recognised that ▐ scientific risk assessment alone cannot provide all the information on which a risk management decision should be based, and that other legitimate factors relevant to the matter under consideration
  must
  be taken into account.

| (13) | So that both business operators in the sectors concerned and the public are kept informed of the authorisations in force, the authorised substances
  need to
  be included on a Community list created, maintained and published by the Commission. |
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(13)

So that both business operators in the sectors concerned and the public are kept informed of the authorisations in force, the authorised substances
  need to
  be included on a Community list created, maintained and published by the Commission.

| (14) | Networking between the Authority and the Member States' organisations operating in the fields within the Authority's mission is one of the basic principles of the Authority's operation. In consequence, in preparing its opinion, the Authority may use the network made available to it by Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2230/2004 of 23 December 2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 with regard to the network of organisations operating in the fields within the European Food Safety Authority's mission (5). |
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(14)

Networking between the Authority and the Member States' organisations operating in the fields within the Authority's mission is one of the basic principles of the Authority's operation. In consequence, in preparing its opinion, the Authority may use the network made available to it by Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2230/2004 of 23 December 2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 with regard to the network of organisations operating in the fields within the European Food Safety Authority's mission (5).

| (15) | The common authorisation procedure for the substances must fulfil transparency and public information requirements while guaranteeing applicants the right to preserve the confidentiality of certain information
  , in duly justified cases and for stated reasons
  . |
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(15)

The common authorisation procedure for the substances must fulfil transparency and public information requirements while guaranteeing applicants the right to preserve the confidentiality of certain information
  , in duly justified cases and for stated reasons
  .

| (16) | Pursuant to Article 41 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (6) applies to documents held by the Authority. |
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(16)

Pursuant to Article 41 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (6) applies to documents held by the Authority.

| (17) | Articles 53 and 54 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 establish procedures for taking emergency measures in relation to foodstuffs of Community origin or imported from third countries. They authorise the Commission to adopt such measures in situations where foodstuffs are likely to constitute a serious risk to human health, animal health or the environment and where such risk cannot be contained satisfactorily by measures taken by the Member State(s) concerned. |
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(17)

Articles 53 and 54 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 establish procedures for taking emergency measures in relation to foodstuffs of Community origin or imported from third countries. They authorise the Commission to adopt such measures in situations where foodstuffs are likely to constitute a serious risk to human health, animal health or the environment and where such risk cannot be contained satisfactorily by measures taken by the Member State(s) concerned.

| (18) | In the interests of efficiency and legislative simplification, there should be a medium-term examination
  , including consultation of stakeholders,
  as to whether to extend the scope of the common procedure to other legislation in the area of food. |
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(18)

In the interests of efficiency and legislative simplification, there should be a medium-term examination
  , including consultation of stakeholders,
  as to whether to extend the scope of the common procedure to other legislation in the area of food.

| (19) | Since the objectives of this Regulation cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States on account of differences between national laws and provisions and can therefore be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve these objectives. |
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(19)

Since the objectives of this Regulation cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States on account of differences between national laws and provisions and can therefore be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve these objectives.

| (20) | The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (7)

  . The Commission should, as appropriate, consult stakeholders in preparing the measures to put before the Committee referred to in that Decision. |
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(20)

The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (7)

  . The Commission should, as appropriate, consult stakeholders in preparing the measures to put before the Committee referred to in that Decision.

| (21) | In particular, the Commission should be empowered to update and modify the Community list of food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings to be established under this Regulation. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, inter alia by supplementing it with new non-essential elements, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC, |
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(21)

In particular, the Commission should be empowered to update and modify the Community list of food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings to be established under this Regulation. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, inter alia by supplementing it with new non-essential elements, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Chapter I

General principles

Article 1

Subject matter and scope

1.   This Regulation lays down a common assessment and authorisation procedure (hereinafter referred to as the ‘common procedure’) for food additives, food enzymes, food flavourings and sources of food flavourings used or intended for use in or on foodstuffs (hereinafter referred to as the ‘substances’), which contributes to
  improved consumer protection and public health and
  the free movement of
  food
  within the Community.

This Regulation shall not apply to products authorised under Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 November 2003 on smoke flavourings used or intended for use in or on foods (8).

2.   The common procedure shall set the procedural arrangements for updating the lists of substances the marketing of which is authorised in the Community pursuant to Regulation (EC) No XXX/2007, Regulation (EC) No YYY/2007 and Regulation (EC) No ZZZ/2007 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘sectoral food laws’).

3.   The criteria according to which substances can be included on the Community list provided for in Article 2, the content of the Regulation referred to in Article 7 and, where applicable, the transitional provisions concerning ongoing procedures are laid down in each sectoral food law.

Article 2

Community list of substances

1.   Under each sectoral food law, substances that have been authorised to be placed on the Community market shall be included on a list the content of which is determined by the said law (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Community list’). The Community list shall be updated by the Commission
  in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 14(3)
  . It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Substances included on the Community list may be used by all food business operators subject to the conditions applicable to them, provided their use is not restricted under Article 12(7).

2.   ‘Updating the Community list’ means:

| (a) | adding a substance to the Community list; |
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(a)

adding a substance to the Community list;

| (b) | removing a substance from the Community list; |
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(b)

removing a substance from the Community list;

| (c) | adding or changing conditions, specifications or restrictions associated with the presence of a substance on the Community list. |
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(c)

adding or changing conditions, specifications or restrictions associated with the presence of a substance on the Community list.

Chapter II

Common procedure

Article 3

Main stages of the common procedure

1.   The common procedure for updating the Community list may be initiated either on the initiative of the Commission or following an application. Applications may be made by a Member State or by an interested party, who may represent several interested parties, according to the conditions provided for by the implementing measures referred to in Article 9(1)(a) (hereinafter referred to as ‘the applicant’).

2.   The Commission shall seek the opinion of the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Authority’) in advance, in accordance with Article 5.

However, for the updates referred to in Article 2(2)(b) and (c), the Commission shall seek the opinion of the Authority only if these updates are liable to have an effect on
  human
  health.

3.   The common procedure shall end with the adoption by the Commission of a regulation implementing the update, in accordance with Article 7.

4.   By way of derogation from paragraph 3, the Commission may end the common procedure and decide not to proceed with a planned update, at any stage of the procedure, if it judges that such an update is not justified. Where applicable, it shall take account of the opinion of the Authority, any relevant provisions of Community law and any other legitimate factors relevant to the matter under consideration.

In such cases ▐ the Commission shall
  make public its decision, subject to the provisions of Article 12, and shall
  inform the applicant directly, indicating in its letter the reasons for the update not being considered justified.

Article 4

Initiating the procedure

1.   On receipt of an application to update the Community list, the Commission shall:

| (a) | ║ acknowledge receipt of the application in writing to the applicant within 14 working days of receiving it; |
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(a)

║ acknowledge receipt of the application in writing to the applicant within 14 working days of receiving it;

| (b) | ▐ notify the Authority of the application and request its opinion. |
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(b)

▐ notify the Authority of the application and request its opinion.

The application shall be made available
  by the Commission to the European Parliament,
  to the Member States
  and to stakeholders
  .

2.   Where it initiates the procedure on its own initiative, the Commission shall inform the Member States
  and make public the fact
  and, where applicable, request the opinion of the Authority.

Article 5

Opinion of the Authority

1.   The Authority shall give its opinion within
  nine months
  of receipt of a valid application.

2.   The Authority shall forward its opinion to the Commission, the Member States and ▐ the applicant.
  The opinion shall also be made public, subject to the provisions of Article 12.

Article 6

Additional information concerning risk assessment

1.   ▐ Where the Authority requests additional information from applicants, the period referred to in Article 5(1) may be extended. After consulting the applicant, the Authority shall lay down a period within which this information can be provided and inform the Commission of the additional period needed. If the Commission does not object within eight working days of being informed by the Authority, the period referred to in Article 5(1) shall be automatically extended by the additional period.

2.   If the additional information is not sent within the additional period referred to in paragraph 1, the Authority shall finalise its opinion on the basis of the information already provided.

3.   Where applicants submit additional information on their own initiative, they shall send it to the Authority and to the Commission. In such cases, the Authority shall give its opinion within the original period
  , unless there are special reasons for extending the period
  .

4.   The additional information shall be made available to the Member States by the Authority.

Article 7

Updating the Community list

Within
  six months
  of the Authority giving its opinion, the Commission shall submit to the Committee referred to in Article 14(1) a draft regulation updating the Community list, taking account of the opinion of the Authority, any relevant provisions of Community law and any other legitimate factors relevant to the matter under consideration.

The Commission shall justify its draft regulation and explain the considerations on which it is based.

Where the draft regulation is not in accordance with the opinion of the Authority, the Commission shall explain the
  reasons for its decision
  .

The regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the
  regulatory
  procedure
  with scrutiny
  referred to in
  Article 14(3)
  .

Article 8

Additional information concerning risk management

1.   Where the Commission requests additional information from applicants on matters concerning risk management, it shall determine, together with the applicant, a period within which this information can be provided. In such cases,
  the Commission may extend
  the period referred to in Article 7
  and shall inform the Member States of the extension
  .

2.   If the additional information is not sent within the additional period referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall act on the basis of the information already provided.

Chapter III

Miscellaneous provisions

Article 9

Implementing measures

1.   In accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 14(2), within a period of no longer than 24 months from the adoption of each sectoral food law, the implementing measures for this Regulation shall be adopted, and shall concern in particular:

| (a) | the content, drafting and presentation of the application referred to in Article 4(1); |
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(a)

the content, drafting and presentation of the application referred to in Article 4(1);

| (b) | the arrangements for checking the validity of applications; |
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(b)

the arrangements for checking the validity of applications;

| (c) | the type of information that must be included in the opinion of the Authority referred to in Article 5. |
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(c)

the type of information that must be included in the opinion of the Authority referred to in Article 5.

2.   With a view to the adoption of the implementing measures referred to in paragraph 1(a), the Commission shall consult the Authority, which, within six months of the date of entry into force of this Regulation, shall present it with a proposal concerning the data required for risk assessment of the substances concerned.

Article 10

Extension of time periods

The periods referred to in Article 5(1) and Article 7 may be extended by the Commission on its own initiative or, where applicable, at the Authority's request, if the nature of the matter in question so justifies, without prejudice to Article 6(1) and Article 8(1). In such cases ▐ the Commission shall inform the applicant
  and the Member States
  of the extension and the reasons for it.

Article 11

Transparency

The Authority shall ensure the transparency of its activities in accordance with Article 38 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002. In particular, it shall make its opinions public without delay. It shall also make public any request for its opinion as well as any time period extension pursuant to Article 6(1).

Article 12

Confidentiality

1.   ▐ Information provided by applicants
  may be given
  confidential treatment
  only where
  the disclosure
  thereof
  might significantly harm their competitive position.

Information relating to the following
  may never
  , in any case, be considered confidential:

| (a) | the name and address of the applicant and the name of the substance; |
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(a)

the name and address of the applicant and the name of the substance;

| (b) | a clear description of the substance and the conditions for its use in or on specific foodstuffs or food categories; |
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(b)

a clear description of the substance and the conditions for its use in or on specific foodstuffs or food categories;

| (c) | information that is relevant to the assessment of the safety of the substances; |
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(c)

information that is relevant to the assessment of the safety of the substances;

| (d) | where applicable, the analysis method(s). |
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(d)

where applicable, the analysis method(s).

2.   So that paragraph 1 can be implemented, applicants shall indicate which of the information provided they wish to be treated as confidential. Verifiable justification must be given in such cases.

3.   The Commission shall decide which information can remain confidential and notify applicants
  and the Member States
  accordingly.

4.   After being made aware of the Commission's position, applicants shall have three weeks in which to withdraw their application so as to preserve the confidentiality of the information provided. Confidentiality is preserved until this period expires.

5.   The Commission, the Authority and the Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure appropriate confidentiality of the information received by them under this Regulation, except for information which must be made public if circumstances so require in order to protect human health, animal health or the environment.

6.   If an applicant withdraws, or has withdrawn, its application, the Authority, the Commission and the Member States shall respect the confidentiality of commercial and industrial information, including research and development information, as well as information the confidentiality of which is the subject of disagreement between the Commission and the applicant.

7.
     
  Scientific data and other information provided by applicants may not be used for the benefit of a subsequent applicant for a period of five years from the date of authorisation, unless the subsequent applicant has agreed with the prior applicant that such data and information may be used and costs are shared accordingly, where:

| (a) | the scientific data and other information were designated as proprietary by the prior applicant at the time the prior application was made; and |
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(a)

the scientific data and other information were designated as proprietary by the prior applicant at the time the prior application was made; and

| (b) | the prior applicant had exclusive rights of reference to the proprietary data at the time the prior application was made; and |
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(b)

the prior applicant had exclusive rights of reference to the proprietary data at the time the prior application was made; and

| (c) | the substance could not have been authorised without the submission of the proprietary data by the prior applicant. |
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(c)

the substance could not have been authorised without the submission of the proprietary data by the prior applicant.

8.   The implementation of paragraphs 1 to 6 shall not affect the circulation of information between the Commission, the Member States and the Authority.

Article 13

Emergencies

In the event of an emergency concerning a substance on the Community list, particularly in the light of an opinion of the Authority, measures shall be adopted in accordance with the procedures referred to in Articles 53 and 54 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002.

Article 14

Committee

1.   The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health established by Article 58 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002.

2.   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 laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.

3.   
  Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

Article 15

Competent authorities of the Member States

Not later than six months after the entry into force of this Regulation, the Member States shall forward to the Commission and to the Authority, in relation to each sectoral food law, the name and address of the national competent authority for the purposes of the common procedure, as well as a contact point therein.

Chapter IV

Final provision

Article 16

Entry into force

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

For each sectoral food law, it shall apply from the date of application of the measures referred to in Article 9(1).

Article 9 shall apply from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

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

Done at ..., on ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(1)  
  OJ C 168, 20.7.2007, p. 34.

1

OJ C 168, 20.7.2007, p. 34.

(2)  Position of the European Parliament of 10 July 2007.

2

Position of the European Parliament of 10 July 2007.

(3)  OJ L ...

3

(4)  OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 575/2006 (OJ L 100, 8.4.2006, p. 3

  ).

4

last

Commission

575/2006

100, 8.4.2006, p. 3

)

(5)  OJ L 379, 24.12.2004, p. 64.

5

(6)  OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43.

6

(7)  OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.
  Decision as amended by Decision 2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11).

7

Decision as amended by Decision 2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11).

(8)  OJ L 309, 26.11.2003, p. 1.

8

P6_TA(2007)0321

Food additives ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives (COM(2006)0428 — C6-0260/2006 — 2006/0145(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0428) (1), |
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—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0428) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0260/2006), |
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—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0260/2006),

| — | having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the proposed legal basis, |
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—

having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the proposed legal basis,

| — | having regard to Rules 51 and 35 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rules 51 and 35 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0154/2007), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0154/2007),

| 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(2006)0145

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 10 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives

(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 95 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ║ ,

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

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

Whereas:

| (1) | The free movement of safe and wholesome food is an essential aspect of the internal market and contributes significantly to the health and well-being of citizens, and to their social and economic interests. |
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(1)

The free movement of safe and wholesome food is an essential aspect of the internal market and contributes significantly to the health and well-being of citizens, and to their social and economic interests.

| (2) | A high level of protection of human life and health should be assured in the pursuit of Community policies. |
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(2)

A high level of protection of human life and health should be assured in the pursuit of Community policies.

| (3) | This Regulation replaces previous Directives and Decisions concerning food additives permitted for use in foods with a view to ensuring the effective functioning of the internal market and a high level of protection of human health
  and the environment, as well as
  the interests of consumers
  , including those consumers who are intolerant to certain substances,
  via comprehensive and streamlined procedures. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

This Regulation replaces previous Directives and Decisions concerning food additives permitted for use in foods with a view to ensuring the effective functioning of the internal market and a high level of protection of human health
  and the environment, as well as
  the interests of consumers
  , including those consumers who are intolerant to certain substances,
  via comprehensive and streamlined procedures.

| (4) | This Regulation harmonises the use of food additives in foods in the Community. This includes the use of food additives in foods covered by Council Directive 89/398/EEC of 3 May 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (3) and the use of certain food colours for the health marking of meat and the decoration and stamping of eggs. It also harmonises the use of food additives in food additives and food enzymes thus ensuring their safety and quality and facilitating their storage and use. The last category has not previously been regulated at Community level. |
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(4)

This Regulation harmonises the use of food additives in foods in the Community. This includes the use of food additives in foods covered by Council Directive 89/398/EEC of 3 May 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (3) and the use of certain food colours for the health marking of meat and the decoration and stamping of eggs. It also harmonises the use of food additives in food additives and food enzymes thus ensuring their safety and quality and facilitating their storage and use. The last category has not previously been regulated at Community level.

| (5) | Food additives are substances that are not normally consumed as food itself but are added to food intentionally for a technological purpose, such as the preservation of food. However, substances should not be considered as food additives when they are used for the purpose of imparting flavour and/or taste. Moreover, substances considered as foods which may be used for a technological function, such as sodium chloride or saffron for colouring and food enzymes should also not fall within the scope of this Regulation. Finally, as regard food enzymes, they are covered by Regulation (EC) No .../2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... [on food enzymes] (4), which excludes the application of this Regulation. |
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(5)

Food additives are substances that are not normally consumed as food itself but are added to food intentionally for a technological purpose, such as the preservation of food. However, substances should not be considered as food additives when they are used for the purpose of imparting flavour and/or taste. Moreover, substances considered as foods which may be used for a technological function, such as sodium chloride or saffron for colouring and food enzymes should also not fall within the scope of this Regulation. Finally, as regard food enzymes, they are covered by Regulation (EC) No .../2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... [on food enzymes] (4), which excludes the application of this Regulation.

| (6) | Substances not consumed as food itself but used intentionally in the processing of foods, which only remain as residues in the final food and do not have a technological effect in the final product (processing aids), should not be covered by this Regulation. |
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(6)

Substances not consumed as food itself but used intentionally in the processing of foods, which only remain as residues in the final food and do not have a technological effect in the final product (processing aids), should not be covered by this Regulation.

| (7) | Food additives should be approved and used only if they fulfil the criteria laid down in this Regulation. Food additives must be safe when used, there must be a technological necessity for their use, their use must not mislead the consumer and their use must bring a benefit to the consumer.
  Misleading the consumer includes, but is not limited to, issues related to the quality of the ingredients used, the naturalness of a product or of the production process, its nutritional quality and its fruit and vegetable content
  . |
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(7)

Food additives should be approved and used only if they fulfil the criteria laid down in this Regulation. Food additives must be safe when used, there must be a technological necessity for their use, their use must not mislead the consumer and their use must bring a benefit to the consumer.
  Misleading the consumer includes, but is not limited to, issues related to the quality of the ingredients used, the naturalness of a product or of the production process, its nutritional quality and its fruit and vegetable content
  .

| (8) | Food additives must at all times comply with the approved specifications. The specification should include information to adequately identify the food additive, including origin and to describe the acceptable criteria of purity. The specifications previously developed for food additives included in Commission Directive 95/31/EC of 5 July 1995 laying down specific criteria of purity concerning sweeteners for use in foodstuffs (5), Commission Directive 95/45/EC of 26 July 1995 laying specific purity criteria concerning colours for use in foodstuffs (6) and Commission Directive 96/77/EC of 2 December 1996 laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (7) should be maintained until the corresponding additives are entered in the Annexes to this Regulation. At that time, the specifications related to such additives should be set out in a Regulation. Those specifications should relate directly to the additives included in the Community lists in the Annexes to this Regulation. However, considering the complex character and substance of such specifications for the sake of clarity, they should not be integrated as such in the those Community lists but should be set out in one or more separate Regulations. |
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(8)

Food additives must at all times comply with the approved specifications. The specification should include information to adequately identify the food additive, including origin and to describe the acceptable criteria of purity. The specifications previously developed for food additives included in Commission Directive 95/31/EC of 5 July 1995 laying down specific criteria of purity concerning sweeteners for use in foodstuffs (5), Commission Directive 95/45/EC of 26 July 1995 laying specific purity criteria concerning colours for use in foodstuffs (6) and Commission Directive 96/77/EC of 2 December 1996 laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (7) should be maintained until the corresponding additives are entered in the Annexes to this Regulation. At that time, the specifications related to such additives should be set out in a Regulation. Those specifications should relate directly to the additives included in the Community lists in the Annexes to this Regulation. However, considering the complex character and substance of such specifications for the sake of clarity, they should not be integrated as such in the those Community lists but should be set out in one or more separate Regulations.

| (9) | Some food additives are permitted for specific uses for certain authorised oenological practices and processes. The use of such food additives should comply with this Regulation and with the specific provisions laid down in the relevant Community legislation. |
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(9)

Some food additives are permitted for specific uses for certain authorised oenological practices and processes. The use of such food additives should comply with this Regulation and with the specific provisions laid down in the relevant Community legislation.

| (10) | In order to ensure uniformity, the risk assessment and approval of food additives should be carried out in accordance with
  the precautionary principle and
  the procedure laid down in Regulation (EC) No .../2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... [establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings]
   (4). |
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(10)

In order to ensure uniformity, the risk assessment and approval of food additives should be carried out in accordance with
  the precautionary principle and
  the procedure laid down in Regulation (EC) No .../2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... [establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings]
   (4).

| (11) | Under Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (8) the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter referred to as‘the Authority’), is to be consulted on matters likely to affect public health. |
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(11)

Under Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (8) the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter referred to as‘the Authority’), is to be consulted on matters likely to affect public health.

| (12) | A food additive which falls within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed (9) should be authorised under that Regulation
  as well as
  under this Regulation. |
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(12)

A food additive which falls within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed (9) should be authorised under that Regulation
  as well as
  under this Regulation.

| (13) | A food additive already approved under this Regulation which is prepared by production methods or starting materials significantly different from those included in the risk assessment of the Authority, or different than those covered by the specifications laid down, should be submitted for evaluation by the Authority for an evaluation with emphasis on the specifications. Significantly different production methods or starting materials could mean a change of the production method from extraction from a plant to production by fermentation using a micro-organism or a genetic modification of the original micro-organism. |
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(13)

A food additive already approved under this Regulation which is prepared by production methods or starting materials significantly different from those included in the risk assessment of the Authority, or different than those covered by the specifications laid down, should be submitted for evaluation by the Authority for an evaluation with emphasis on the specifications. Significantly different production methods or starting materials could mean a change of the production method from extraction from a plant to production by fermentation using a micro-organism or a genetic modification of the original micro-organism.

| (14) | Food additives should be kept under continuous observation and must be re-evaluated whenever necessary in the light of changing conditions of use and new scientific information.
  Special evaluation programmes should be adopted to review authorisations granted. |
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(14)

Food additives should be kept under continuous observation and must be re-evaluated whenever necessary in the light of changing conditions of use and new scientific information.
  Special evaluation programmes should be adopted to review authorisations granted.

| (15) | Member States which have maintained prohibitions on the use of certain additives in certain specific foods which are considered traditional and are produced on their territory should be permitted to continue to apply those prohibitions. Moreover, as regard products such as ‘Feta’ or ‘Salame cacciatore’, the present Regulation is without prejudice to more restrictive rules linked to the use of certain denominations under Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (10) and Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 of 20 March 2006 on agricultural products and foodstuffs as traditional specialities guaranteed
   (11). |
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(15)

Member States which have maintained prohibitions on the use of certain additives in certain specific foods which are considered traditional and are produced on their territory should be permitted to continue to apply those prohibitions. Moreover, as regard products such as ‘Feta’ or ‘Salame cacciatore’, the present Regulation is without prejudice to more restrictive rules linked to the use of certain denominations under Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (10) and Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 of 20 March 2006 on agricultural products and foodstuffs as traditional specialities guaranteed
   (11).

| (16) | Food additives remain subject to the general labelling obligations as provided for in Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs
   (12) and, as the case may be, in Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 and Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 concerning the traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and the traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically modified organisms
   (13). In addition, specific provisions on labelling of food additives sold as such to the manufacturer or to the final consumer should be contained in this Regulation. |
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(16)

Food additives remain subject to the general labelling obligations as provided for in Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs
   (12) and, as the case may be, in Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 and Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 concerning the traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and the traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically modified organisms
   (13). In addition, specific provisions on labelling of food additives sold as such to the manufacturer or to the final consumer should be contained in this Regulation.

| (17) | The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (14). |
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(17)

The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (14).

| (18) | In particular, the Commission should be empowered to update and amend the Community list of food additives to be established under this Regulation. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend or delete non-essential elements of this Regulation, or to supplement it by the addition of new non-essential elements, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC. |
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(18)

In particular, the Commission should be empowered to update and amend the Community list of food additives to be established under this Regulation. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend or delete non-essential elements of this Regulation, or to supplement it by the addition of new non-essential elements, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.

| (19) | In order to develop and update Community legislation on food additives in a proportionate and effective way, it is necessary to collect data, share information and coordinate work between Member States. For that purpose, it may be useful to undertake studies to address specific issues with the view to facilitating the decision-making process. It is appropriate that the Community may finance such studies as part of its budgetary procedure. The financing of such measures is covered by Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (15) and consequently the legal basis for the financing of the above measures will be Regulation (EC) No 882/2004. |
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(19)

In order to develop and update Community legislation on food additives in a proportionate and effective way, it is necessary to collect data, share information and coordinate work between Member States. For that purpose, it may be useful to undertake studies to address specific issues with the view to facilitating the decision-making process. It is appropriate that the Community may finance such studies as part of its budgetary procedure. The financing of such measures is covered by Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (15) and consequently the legal basis for the financing of the above measures will be Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.

| (20) | Member States are to carry out official controls in order to enforce compliance with this Regulation in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 882/2004. |
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(20)

Member States are to carry out official controls in order to enforce compliance with this Regulation in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.

| (21) | Since the objective of the action to be taken, namely to lay down Community rules on food additives, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of market unity and the high level of consumer protection required, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective. |
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(21)

Since the objective of the action to be taken, namely to lay down Community rules on food additives, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of market unity and the high level of consumer protection required, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.

| (22) | Following the adoption of this Regulation the Commission assisted by the Standing Committee on Food Chain and Animal Health should review all the existing authorisations
  on the basis of the conditions for authorisation laid down in this Regulation
  . All food additives that are to continue to be authorised in the Community should be transferred to the Community lists in Annexes II and III to this Regulation. Annex III to this Regulation should be completed with the other food additives used in food additives and enzymes and their conditions of use in accordance with Regulation (EC) No .../2008 [establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings]. To allow a suitable transition period, the provisions in Annex III, other than the provisions concerning carriers for food additives, should not apply until [1.1.2011]. |
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(22)

Following the adoption of this Regulation the Commission assisted by the Standing Committee on Food Chain and Animal Health should review all the existing authorisations
  on the basis of the conditions for authorisation laid down in this Regulation
  . All food additives that are to continue to be authorised in the Community should be transferred to the Community lists in Annexes II and III to this Regulation. Annex III to this Regulation should be completed with the other food additives used in food additives and enzymes and their conditions of use in accordance with Regulation (EC) No .../2008 [establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings]. To allow a suitable transition period, the provisions in Annex III, other than the provisions concerning carriers for food additives, should not apply until [1.1.2011].

| (23) | Without prejudice to the outcome of that review, within one year following the adoption of this Regulation, the Commission should set up an evaluation programme for the Authority to re-evaluate the safety of the food additives that were already approved in the Community. That programme should define the needs and the order of priorities according to which the approved food additives are to be examined. |
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(23)

Without prejudice to the outcome of that review, within one year following the adoption of this Regulation, the Commission should set up an evaluation programme for the Authority to re-evaluate the safety of the food additives that were already approved in the Community. That programme should define the needs and the order of priorities according to which the approved food additives are to be examined.

| (24) | This Regulation repeals and replaces the following acts: Council Directive 62/2645/EEC on the approximation of the rules of the Member States concerning the colouring matters authorised for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption (16), ║ Council Directive 78/663/EEC of 25 July 1978 laying down specific criteria of purity for emulsifiers, stabilizers, thickeners and gelling agents for use in foodstuffs (17), Council Directive 78/664/EEC of 25 July 1978 laying down specific criteria of purity for antioxidants which may be used in foodstuffs intended for human consumption (18), First Commission Directive 81/712/EEC of 28 July 1981 laying down Community methods of analysis for verifying that certain additives used in foodstuffs satisfy criteria of purity (19), Council Directive 89/107/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning food additives authorised for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption (20), European Parliament and Council Directive 94/35/EC ║ of 30 June 1994 on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs (21), Directive 94/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 1994 on colours for use in foodstuffs (22), Directive 95/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 1995 on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (23)
  as well as Decision No 292/97/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 1996 on the maintenance of national laws prohibiting the use of certain additives in the production of certain specific foodstuffs (24) and Commission Decision 2002/247/EC of 27 March 2002 suspending the placing on the market and import of jelly confectionary containing the food additive E 425 konjac (25). However, it is appropriate that certain provisions of those acts remain in force during a transitional period to allow time for the preparation of the Community lists in the Annexes to this Regulation, |
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(24)

This Regulation repeals and replaces the following acts: Council Directive 62/2645/EEC on the approximation of the rules of the Member States concerning the colouring matters authorised for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption (16), ║ Council Directive 78/663/EEC of 25 July 1978 laying down specific criteria of purity for emulsifiers, stabilizers, thickeners and gelling agents for use in foodstuffs (17), Council Directive 78/664/EEC of 25 July 1978 laying down specific criteria of purity for antioxidants which may be used in foodstuffs intended for human consumption (18), First Commission Directive 81/712/EEC of 28 July 1981 laying down Community methods of analysis for verifying that certain additives used in foodstuffs satisfy criteria of purity (19), Council Directive 89/107/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning food additives authorised for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption (20), European Parliament and Council Directive 94/35/EC ║ of 30 June 1994 on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs (21), Directive 94/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 1994 on colours for use in foodstuffs (22), Directive 95/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 1995 on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (23)
  as well as Decision No 292/97/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 1996 on the maintenance of national laws prohibiting the use of certain additives in the production of certain specific foodstuffs (24) and Commission Decision 2002/247/EC of 27 March 2002 suspending the placing on the market and import of jelly confectionary containing the food additive E 425 konjac (25). However, it is appropriate that certain provisions of those acts remain in force during a transitional period to allow time for the preparation of the Community lists in the Annexes to this Regulation,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Chapter I

Subject-matter, scope and definitions

Article 1

Subject matter

This Regulation lays down rules on food additives used in foods to ensure the effective functioning of the internal market and a high level of human health
  ,
  consumer
  and environmental
  protection.

For those purposes, this Regulation provides for:

| (a) | Community lists of approved food additives; |
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(a)

Community lists of approved food additives;

| (b) | conditions of use of food additives in foods,
  including
  food additives and ▐ food enzymes
  as referred to in Regulation (EC) No .../2008 [on food enzymes] and including food flavourings as referred to in Regulation (EC) No .../2008 [on food flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties]
  ; |
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(b)

conditions of use of food additives in foods,
  including
  food additives and ▐ food enzymes
  as referred to in Regulation (EC) No .../2008 [on food enzymes] and including food flavourings as referred to in Regulation (EC) No .../2008 [on food flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties]
  ;

| (c) | rules on labelling of food additives sold as such. |
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(c)

rules on labelling of food additives sold as such.

Article 2

Scope

1.   This Regulation shall apply to food additives.

2.   This Regulation shall not apply to the following substances unless they are used as food additives:

| (a) | processing aids; |
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(a)

processing aids;

| (b) | substances used for the protection of plants and plant products in conformity with Community rules relating to plant health
  , with the exception of post-harvest plant protection products used as preserving agents
  ; |
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(b)

substances used for the protection of plants and plant products in conformity with Community rules relating to plant health
  , with the exception of post-harvest plant protection products used as preserving agents
  ;

| (c) | substances added to foods as nutrients; |
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(c)

substances added to foods as nutrients;

| (d) | substances used for the treatment of water for human consumption falling within the scope of Council Directive 98/83/EC (26)

  ; |
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(d)

substances used for the treatment of water for human consumption falling within the scope of Council Directive 98/83/EC (26)

  ;

| (e) | microbial cultures that are used in the production of food and which may produce food additives but which are not specifically used to produce them. |
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(e)

microbial cultures that are used in the production of food and which may produce food additives but which are not specifically used to produce them.

3.   This Regulation shall not apply to food enzymes falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [on food enzymes].

4.   This Regulation shall apply without prejudice to any specific Community rules concerning the use of food additives:

| (a) | in specific foods; |
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(a)

in specific foods;

| (b) | for purposes other than those covered by this Regulation. |
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(b)

for purposes other than those covered by this Regulation.

5.   Where necessary, it may be decided in accordance with the
  regulatory
  procedure
  with scrutiny
  referred to in
  Article 28(3)
  as to whether or not a given substance falls within the scope of this Regulation.

6.
     
  No food additive and/or food containing such a food additive may be placed on the market and/or put in circulation if the use of this food additive does not comply with the requirements of this Regulation.

Article 3

Definitions

1.   For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions laid down in Regulations (EC) Nos 178/2002 and 1829/2003 shall apply.

2.   The following definitions shall also apply:

| (a) | ‘food additive’ shall mean any substance not normally consumed as a food in itself and not normally used as a characteristic ingredient of food, whether or not it has nutritive value, the intentional addition of which to food for a technological purpose in the manufacture, processing, preparation, treatment, packaging, transport or storage of such food results, or may be reasonably expected to result, in it or its by-products becoming directly or indirectly a component of such foods;
  ▐ the following are not considered to be food additives:






  (i) | ▐ monosaccharides, disaccharides or oligosaccharides,
  and foods containing them,
  used for their sweetening properties; |
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(a)

‘food additive’ shall mean any substance not normally consumed as a food in itself and not normally used as a characteristic ingredient of food, whether or not it has nutritive value, the intentional addition of which to food for a technological purpose in the manufacture, processing, preparation, treatment, packaging, transport or storage of such food results, or may be reasonably expected to result, in it or its by-products becoming directly or indirectly a component of such foods;

▐ the following are not considered to be food additives:

(i)

▐ monosaccharides, disaccharides or oligosaccharides,
  and foods containing them,
  used for their sweetening properties;

| (ii) | foods, whether dried or in concentrated form, including flavourings incorporated during the manufacturing of compound foods, because of their aromatic, sapid or nutritive properties together with a secondary colouring effect
  and an additional technological effect
  ; |
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(ii)

foods, whether dried or in concentrated form, including flavourings incorporated during the manufacturing of compound foods, because of their aromatic, sapid or nutritive properties together with a secondary colouring effect
  and an additional technological effect
  ;

| (iii) | substances used in covering or coating materials, which do not form part of foods and are not intended to be consumed together with those foods; |
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(iii)

substances used in covering or coating materials, which do not form part of foods and are not intended to be consumed together with those foods;

| (iv) | products containing pectin and derived from dried apple pomace or peel of citrus fruits, or from a mixture of both, by the action of dilute acid followed by partial neutralisation with sodium or potassium salts (‘liquid pectin’); |
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(iv)

products containing pectin and derived from dried apple pomace or peel of citrus fruits, or from a mixture of both, by the action of dilute acid followed by partial neutralisation with sodium or potassium salts (‘liquid pectin’);

| (v) | chewing gum bases; |
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(v)

chewing gum bases;

| (vi) | white or yellow dextrin, roasted or dextrinated starch, starch modified by acid or alkali treatment, bleached starch, physically modified starch and starch treated by amylolitic enzymes; |
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(vi)

white or yellow dextrin, roasted or dextrinated starch, starch modified by acid or alkali treatment, bleached starch, physically modified starch and starch treated by amylolitic enzymes;

| (vii) | ammonium chloride; |
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(vii)

ammonium chloride;

| (viii) | blood plasma,
  blood proteins,
  edible gelatin, protein hydrolysates and their salts, milk protein and gluten; |
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(viii)

blood plasma,
  blood proteins,
  edible gelatin, protein hydrolysates and their salts, milk protein and gluten;

| (ix) | amino acids and their salts other than glutamic acid, glycine, cysteine and cystine and their salts having no technological function; |
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(ix)

amino acids and their salts other than glutamic acid, glycine, cysteine and cystine and their salts having no technological function;

| (x) | caseinates and casein; |
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(x)

caseinates and casein;

| (xi) | inulin; |
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(xi)

inulin;

| (b) | ‘processing aid’ shall mean any substance which:






  (i) | is not consumed as a food by itself; |
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(b)

‘processing aid’ shall mean any substance which:

(i)

is not consumed as a food by itself;

| (ii) | is intentionally used in the processing of raw materials, foods or their ingredients, to fulfil a certain technological purpose during treatment or processing; and |
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(ii)

is intentionally used in the processing of raw materials, foods or their ingredients, to fulfil a certain technological purpose during treatment or processing; and

| (iii) | may result in the unintentional but technically unavoidable presence in the final product of residues of the substance or its derivatives provided they do not present any health risk and do not have any technological effect on the final product; |
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(iii)

may result in the unintentional but technically unavoidable presence in the final product of residues of the substance or its derivatives provided they do not present any health risk and do not have any technological effect on the final product;

| (c) | ‘functional class’ shall mean one of the categories set out in Annex I based on the technological function a food additive exerts in the foodstuff; |
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(c)

‘functional class’ shall mean one of the categories set out in Annex I based on the technological function a food additive exerts in the foodstuff;

| (d) | ‘unprocessed food’ shall mean a food which has not undergone any treatment resulting in a substantial change in the original state of the food, for which purpose the following in particular are not regarded as resulting in substantial change: dividing, parting, severing, boning, mincing, skinning, paring, peeling, grinding, cutting, cleaning, trimming, deep-freezing, freezing, chilling, milling, husking, packing or unpacking; |
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(d)

‘unprocessed food’ shall mean a food which has not undergone any treatment resulting in a substantial change in the original state of the food, for which purpose the following in particular are not regarded as resulting in substantial change: dividing, parting, severing, boning, mincing, skinning, paring, peeling, grinding, cutting, cleaning, trimming, deep-freezing, freezing, chilling, milling, husking, packing or unpacking;

| (e) | ‘food with no added sugars’ shall mean a food without the following:






  (i) | any added monosaccharides
  or
  disaccharides ▐ ; or |
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(e)

‘food with no added sugars’ shall mean a food without the following:

(i)

any added monosaccharides
  or
  disaccharides ▐ ; or

| (ii) | food containing monosaccharides
  or
  disaccharides ▐ which is used for its sweetening properties; |
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(ii)

food containing monosaccharides
  or
  disaccharides ▐ which is used for its sweetening properties;

| (f) | ‘energy-reduced food’ shall mean a food with an energy value reduced by at least 30 % compared with the original food or a similar product; |
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(f)

‘energy-reduced food’ shall mean a food with an energy value reduced by at least 30 % compared with the original food or a similar product;

| (g) | ‘table-top sweeteners’ shall mean preparations of permitted sweeteners, which may contain other food additives and/or food ingredients and which are intended for sale to the final consumer as a substitute for
  sugars
  . |
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(g)

‘table-top sweeteners’ shall mean preparations of permitted sweeteners, which may contain other food additives and/or food ingredients and which are intended for sale to the final consumer as a substitute for
  sugars
  .

| (h) | ‘food reduced in sugars’ shall mean a food in which the total reduction in content of monosaccharides and disaccharides is at least 30% compared to a similar product. |
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(h)

‘food reduced in sugars’ shall mean a food in which the total reduction in content of monosaccharides and disaccharides is at least 30% compared to a similar product.

| (i) | ‘quantum satis’ shall mean that no maximum level is specified. However, additives shall be used in accordance with good manufacturing practice, at a level not higher than is necessary to achieve the intended purpose and provided the consumer is not misled. |
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(i)

‘quantum satis’ shall mean that no maximum level is specified. However, additives shall be used in accordance with good manufacturing practice, at a level not higher than is necessary to achieve the intended purpose and provided the consumer is not misled.

Chapter II

Community lists of approved food additives

Article 4

Community lists of food additives

1.   Only food additives included in the Community list in Annex II may be placed on the market as such and used in foods, including foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses falling within the scope of Directive 89/398/EEC.

2.   Only food additives included in the Community list in Annex III may be used in food additives and in food enzymes.

3.   The listing of food additives in Annex II shall be made on the basis of the categories of food to which they may be added.

4.   The listing of food additives in Annex III shall be made on the basis of the food additives or food enzymes or categories thereof to which they may be added.

5.   Food additives shall at all times comply with the specifications as referred to in Article 12.

Article 5

General conditions for inclusion and use of food additives in Community lists

1.   A food additive may be included in the Community lists in Annexes II and III only if it meets the following conditions:

| (a) | it does not, on the basis of the scientific evidence available, pose a safety concern to the health of the consumer at the level of use proposed; |
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(a)

it does not, on the basis of the scientific evidence available, pose a safety concern to the health of the consumer at the level of use proposed;

| (b) | there is a reasonable technological need
  , in terms of benefits to the consumer,
  that cannot be achieved by other economically and technologically practicable means; |
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(b)

there is a reasonable technological need
  , in terms of benefits to the consumer,
  that cannot be achieved by other economically and technologically practicable means;

| (c) | its use does not mislead the consumer
  ; |
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(c)

its use does not mislead the consumer
  ;

| (d) | it does not, on the basis of the scientific evidence available, entail any adverse environmental effects during any part of its life cycle. |
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(d)

it does not, on the basis of the scientific evidence available, entail any adverse environmental effects during any part of its life cycle.

2.   To be included in the Community lists in Annexes II and III a food additive must have advantages and benefits for the consumer and therefore serve one or more of the following purposes:

| (a) | preserving the nutritional quality of the food; |
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(a)

preserving the nutritional quality of the food;

| (b) | providing necessary ingredients or constituents for foods manufactured for groups of consumers with special dietary needs; |
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(b)

providing necessary ingredients or constituents for foods manufactured for groups of consumers with special dietary needs;

| (c) | enhancing the keeping quality or stability of a food or improving its organoleptic properties, provided that the nature, substance or quality of the food is not changed in such a way as to mislead the consumer
  . Misleading the consumer includes, but is not limited to, issues related to freshness and quality of the ingredients used, naturalness of a product and fruit and vegetable content
  ; |
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(c)

enhancing the keeping quality or stability of a food or improving its organoleptic properties, provided that the nature, substance or quality of the food is not changed in such a way as to mislead the consumer
  . Misleading the consumer includes, but is not limited to, issues related to freshness and quality of the ingredients used, naturalness of a product and fruit and vegetable content
  ;

| (d) | aiding in the manufacture, processing, preparation, treatment, packing, transport or storage of food, provided that the food additive is not used to disguise the effects of the use of faulty raw materials or of any undesirable practices or techniques, including unhygienic practices or techniques, during the course of any such activities. |
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(d)

aiding in the manufacture, processing, preparation, treatment, packing, transport or storage of food, provided that the food additive is not used to disguise the effects of the use of faulty raw materials or of any undesirable practices or techniques, including unhygienic practices or techniques, during the course of any such activities.

3.   By way of derogation from point (a) of paragraph 2, a food additive which reduces the nutritional quality of a food may be included in the Community list in Annex II provided that:

| (a) | the food does not constitute a significant component of a normal diet; or |
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(a)

the food does not constitute a significant component of a normal diet; or

| (b) | the food additive is necessary for the production of foods for groups of consumers with special dietary needs. |
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(b)

the food additive is necessary for the production of foods for groups of consumers with special dietary needs.

4.
     
  With the exception of proprietary knowledge and information which it is appropriate to keep confidential, the approval of a food additive shall refer explicitly and transparently to the consideration given to the criteria laid down in paragraphs 1 to 3, and shall explain the basis for the final decision.

Article 6

Specific conditions for sweeteners

A food additive may be included in the Community list in Annex II for the functional class of sweetener only if, in addition to serving one or more of the purposes set out in Article 5(2), it also serves one or more of the following purposes:

| (a) | replacing sugars for the production of energy-reduced food, non-cariogenic food
  , food reduced in sugars
  or food with no added sugars;
  ▐ |
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(a)

replacing sugars for the production of energy-reduced food, non-cariogenic food
  , food reduced in sugars
  or food with no added sugars;

▐

| (b) | producing food intended for particular nutritional uses as defined in Article 1(2)(a) of Directive 89/398/EEC. |
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(b)

producing food intended for particular nutritional uses as defined in Article 1(2)(a) of Directive 89/398/EEC.

Article 7

Specific conditions for colours

A food additive may be included in the Community list in Annex II for the functional class of colour only if, in addition to serving one or more of the purposes set out in Article 5(2), it also serves one of the following purposes:

| (a) | restoring the original appearance of food of which the colour has been affected by processing, storage, packaging and distribution, whereby visual acceptability may have been impaired; |
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(a)

restoring the original appearance of food of which the colour has been affected by processing, storage, packaging and distribution, whereby visual acceptability may have been impaired;

| (b) | making food more visually appealing; |
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(b)

making food more visually appealing;

| (c) | giving colour to food otherwise colourless. |
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(c)

giving colour to food otherwise colourless.

There must, however, be no risk of the additive misleading consumers into believing that the food contains ingredients other than those actually present.

Article 8

Functional classes of food additives

1.   Food additives may be assigned to one of the functional classes in Annex I on the basis of the principal technological function of the food additive.

Allocating a food additive to a functional class shall not preclude it from being used for several functions.

2.   Where necessary, as a result of scientific progress or technological development, additional functional classes may be added to Annex I in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 28(2).

Article 9

The content of the Community lists of food additives

1.   A food additive which complies with the conditions set out in Articles 5, 6 and 7 may, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings], be included in:

| (a) | the Community list in Annex II to the present Regulation; and/or |
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(a)

the Community list in Annex II to the present Regulation; and/or

| (b) | the Community list in Annex III to the present Regulation. |
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(b)

the Community list in Annex III to the present Regulation.

2.   The entry for a food additive in the Community lists in Annexes II and III shall specify:

| (a) | the name of the food additive
  , additive group
  and ▐ E number if one has been assigned; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

the name of the food additive
  , additive group
  and ▐ E number if one has been assigned;

| (b) | the foods
  and/or food additives and/or food enzymes and/or food flavourings
  to which the food additive may be added; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

the foods
  and/or food additives and/or food enzymes and/or food flavourings
  to which the food additive may be added;

| (c) | the conditions under which the food additive may be used; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

the conditions under which the food additive may be used;

| (d) | if appropriate, whether there are any restrictions on the sale of the food additive directly to consumers
  ; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

if appropriate, whether there are any restrictions on the sale of the food additive directly to consumers
  ;

| (e) | the other food additives which may not be used in combination with the food additive. |
| --- | --- |

(e)

the other food additives which may not be used in combination with the food additive.

3.   The Community lists in Annexes II and III shall be amended in accordance with the procedure referred to in Regulation (EC) No [...] establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings.

Article 10

Levels of use of food additives

1.   When establishing the conditions of use referred to in Article 9(2)(c):

| (a) | the level of use shall be set at the lowest level necessary to achieve the desired effect; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

the level of use shall be set at the lowest level necessary to achieve the desired effect;

| (b) | the level shall take into account:






  (i) | any acceptable daily intake, or equivalent assessment, established for the food additive and the probable daily intake of it from all sources; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(b)

the level shall take into account:

(i)

any acceptable daily intake, or equivalent assessment, established for the food additive and the probable daily intake of it from all sources;

| (ii) | where the food additive is to be used in foods eaten by special groups of consumers, the possible daily intake of the food additive by consumers in those groups. |
| --- | --- |

(ii)

where the food additive is to be used in foods eaten by special groups of consumers, the possible daily intake of the food additive by consumers in those groups.

2.
     
  If the use of nanotechnology is authorised, separate limit values for that purpose shall be laid down in accordance with paragraph 1(a).

3.   Where appropriate, no maximum level shall be fixed for a food additive (quantum satis). In that case, the food additive shall be used in accordance with
  the definition set out in Article 3(2)(i)
  .

4.   The maximum levels of use of food additives
  , including in a dilute state if appropriate,
  set out in Annex II apply to ready-to-eat foods prepared in accordance with the instructions for use unless otherwise stated.

5.   The maximum levels for colours set out in Annex II apply to the quantities of colouring principle contained in the colouring preparation unless otherwise stated.

Article 11

Food additives falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003

A food additive
  produced from, with or by genetically modified organisms (GMOs) or
  falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003
  and not already included in the Community lists in Annexes II and III to this Regulation
  may be included in
  those
  lists
  in accordance with this
  Regulation only
  if it is covered by an authorisation
  in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.
  It shall be clearly labelled, displaying the words ‘produced by GMOs’ or ‘produced from GMOs’ next to its name or E-Number.

Article 12

Specifications of food additives

The specifications of food additives relating, in particular, to origin, purity criteria and any other necessary information, shall be adopted when the food additive is included in the Community lists in Annexes II and III for the first time, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Regulation (EC) No .../2008 [establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings].

Chapter III

Use of food additives in foods

Article 13

Use of food additives in unprocessed foods

Food additives shall not be used in unprocessed foods, except where such use is specifically provided for in Annex II.

Article 14

Use of colours and sweeteners in foods for infants and young children

Colours and sweeteners shall not be used in foods for infants and young children as referred to in Directive 89/398/EEC, including dietary foods for infants and young children for special medical purposes, except where specifically provided for in Annex II to the present Regulation.

Article 15

Use of colours for markings

Only food colours listed in Annex II to the present Regulation may be used for the purpose of health marking as provided for in Council Directive 91/497/EEC of 29 July 1991 amending and consolidating Directive 64/433/EEC on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat to extend it to the production and marketing of fresh meat
   (27) and other markings required on meat products, for the decorative colouring of eggshells and for the stamping of eggshells as provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) No 557/2007 of 23 May 2007 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1028/2006 on marketing standards for eggs
   (28).

Article 16

Carry-over principle

1.   The presence of a food additive shall be permitted:

| (a) | in a compound food other than as referred to in Annex II, where the food additive is permitted in one of the ingredients of the compound food; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

in a compound food other than as referred to in Annex II, where the food additive is permitted in one of the ingredients of the compound food;

| (b) | in a food to which a
  food additive, food enzyme or
  flavouring has been added, where the food additive:






  (i) | is permitted in the
  food additive, food enzyme or
  flavouring in compliance with this Regulation; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(b)

in a food to which a
  food additive, food enzyme or
  flavouring has been added, where the food additive:

(i)

is permitted in the
  food additive, food enzyme or
  flavouring in compliance with this Regulation;

| (ii) | has been carried over to the food via the
  food additive, food enzyme or
  flavouring; |
| --- | --- |

(ii)

has been carried over to the food via the
  food additive, food enzyme or
  flavouring;

| (iii) | has no technological function in the final food; |
| --- | --- |

(iii)

has no technological function in the final food;

| (c) | in a food which is to be used solely in the preparation of a compound food and provided that the compound food complies with this Regulation. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

in a food which is to be used solely in the preparation of a compound food and provided that the compound food complies with this Regulation.

2.   Paragraph 1 of this Article shall not apply to infant formulae, follow-on formulae, processed cerealbased foods and baby foods and dietary foods for special medical purposes intended for infants and young children as referred to in Directive 89/398/EEC, except where specifically provided for.

3.   Where a food additive in a flavouring, food additive or food enzyme is added to a food and has a technological function in that food, then it shall be considered a food additive of that food and not a food additive of the added flavouring, food additive or food enzyme.

4.   Without prejudice to paragraph 1, the presence of an intense sweetener shall be permitted in a compound food with no added sugar, in an energy-reduced compound food, in compound dietary foods intended for low-calorie diets, and in a compound food with a long shelf-life, provided that the intense sweetener is permitted in one of the ingredients of the compound food.

Article 17

Interpretation decisions

Where necessary, a it may be decided in accordance with the
  regulatory
  procedure
  with scrutiny
  referred to in
  Article 28(3)
  whether or not:

| (a) | a particular food belongs to a category of food referred to in Annex II; or |
| --- | --- |

(a)

a particular food belongs to a category of food referred to in Annex II; or

| (b) | a food additive listed in Annexes II and III and permitted at ‘quantum satis’is used in accordance with the criteria referred to in Article 10(3). |
| --- | --- |

(b)

a food additive listed in Annexes II and III and permitted at ‘quantum satis’is used in accordance with the criteria referred to in Article 10(3).

Article 18

Traditional foods

The Member States listed in Annex IV may continue to prohibit the use of certain categories of food additives in the traditional foods produced on their territory as listed in that Annex.

Chapter IV

Labelling

SECTION 1

Labelling of food additives not intended for sale to the final consumer

Article 19

Labelling of food additives not intended for sale to the final consumer

Food additives not intended for sale to the final consumer, whether sold singly or mixed with each other and/or with ingredients as defined in Article 6(4) of Directive 2000/13/EC may be marketed only if their packaging or containers bear the information provided for in Articles 20 to 23 of this Regulation, which must be easily visible, clearly legible and indelible.

Article 20

Information requirements concerning the identification of food additives

1.   Where food additives not intended for sale to the final consumer, are sold singly or mixed with each other, their packaging, or containers shall bear the following information in respect of each food additive:

| (a) | the name and/or its E-number laid down in this Regulation; or |
| --- | --- |

(a)

the name and/or its E-number laid down in this Regulation; or

| (b) | in the absence of a name and/or E-number, as referred to in point (a), a description of the food additive that is sufficiently precise to distinguish it from products with which it could be confused. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

in the absence of a name and/or E-number, as referred to in point (a), a description of the food additive that is sufficiently precise to distinguish it from products with which it could be confused.

2.   Where food additives are sold mixed with each other, the information provided for in paragraph 1 shall be given in respect of each food additive, in descending order of its percentage by weight of the total.

Article 21

Information requirements where other substances, materials or food ingredients are incorporated in food additives

Where substances, materials or food ingredients other than food additives are incorporated in food additives not intended for sale to the final consumer to facilitate their storage, sale, standardisation, dilution or dissolution, the packaging, containers or accompanying documents of the food additives shall bear the information provided for in Article 20 and an indication of each component in descending order of its percentage by weight of the total.

Article 22

Information requirements where food additives are mixed with other food ingredients

Where food additives not intended for sale to the final consumer are mixed with other food ingredients, the packaging or containers of the food additives shall bear a list of all components in descending order of their percentage by weight of the total.

Article 23

General information requirements for food additives

1.   The packaging or containers of food additives not intended for sale to the final consumer shall bear the following information:

| (a) | the statement either ‘for use in food’ or the statement ‘restricted use in food’ or a more specific reference to its intended food use; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

the statement either ‘for use in food’ or the statement ‘restricted use in food’ or a more specific reference to its intended food use;

| (b) | if necessary, the special conditions of storage and use; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

if necessary, the special conditions of storage and use;

| (c) | instructions for use, if the omission thereof would preclude appropriate use of the food additive; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

instructions for use, if the omission thereof would preclude appropriate use of the food additive;

| (d) | a mark identifying the batch or lot; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

a mark identifying the batch or lot;

| (e) | the name or business name and address of the manufacturer, packager or seller; |
| --- | --- |

(e)

the name or business name and address of the manufacturer, packager or seller;

| (f) | where a component of the food additive is subject to a limit on quantity in food, an indication of that component's percentage of the food additive or sufficient information on the composition of the food additive to enable the purchaser to ensure compliance with the limit on quantity in food; where the same limit on quantity applies to a group of components used singly or in combination, the combined percentage may be given as a single figure; the limit on quantity shall be expressed either numerically or by the quantum satis principle; |
| --- | --- |

(f)

where a component of the food additive is subject to a limit on quantity in food, an indication of that component's percentage of the food additive or sufficient information on the composition of the food additive to enable the purchaser to ensure compliance with the limit on quantity in food; where the same limit on quantity applies to a group of components used singly or in combination, the combined percentage may be given as a single figure; the limit on quantity shall be expressed either numerically or by the quantum satis principle;

| (g) | the net quantity; |
| --- | --- |

(g)

the net quantity;

| (h) | where relevant, information on a food additive or other substances referred to in Articles 20, 21 and 22 ║ of the present Regulation and listed in Annex IIIa to Directive 2000/13/EC as regards the indication of the ingredients present in foodstuffs
  ; |
| --- | --- |

(h)

where relevant, information on a food additive or other substances referred to in Articles 20, 21 and 22 ║ of the present Regulation and listed in Annex IIIa to Directive 2000/13/EC as regards the indication of the ingredients present in foodstuffs
  ;

| (i) | the shelf-life. |
| --- | --- |

(i)

the shelf-life.

2.   By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the information required in points (c) to (f) and
  points
  (h)
  and (i)
  of that paragraph may appear merely on the documents relating to the consignment which are to be supplied with or prior to the delivery, provided that the indication ‘intended for the manufacture of food and not for retail sale’ appears on an easily visible part of the packaging or container of the product in question.

3.
     
  By way of derogation from the labelling and information requirements of Articles 19 to 22, and of paragraph 1 of this Article, for bulk deliveries all of the information may appear on the accompanying documents which are to be supplied with or prior to the delivery.

SECTION 2

Labelling of food additives intended for sale to the final consumer

Article 24

Labelling of food additives intended for sale to the final consumer

1.   Without prejudice to Directive 2000/13/EC, food additives intended for sale to the final consumer may be marketed only if their packaging contains the following information, which must be easily visible, clearly legible and indelible:

| (a) | the name under which the food additive is sold; that name shall be constituted by the name laid down by any Community provisions applying to the food additive in question and its E-number; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

the name under which the food additive is sold; that name shall be constituted by the name laid down by any Community provisions applying to the food additive in question and its E-number;

| (b) | the information required in accordance with Articles 20, 21 and 22 and points (a) to (e), (g) and (h) of Article 23(1). |
| --- | --- |

(b)

the information required in accordance with Articles 20, 21 and 22 and points (a) to (e), (g) and (h) of Article 23(1).

2.   The sales description of a table-top sweetener shall include the term ‘... -based table-top sweetener’, using the name(s) of the sweetener(s) used in its composition.

3.   The labelling of a table-top sweetener containing polyols and/or aspartame and or aspartame-acesulfame salt shall bear the following warnings:

| (a) | polyols: ‘excessive consumption may induce laxative effects’; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

polyols: ‘excessive consumption may induce laxative effects’;

| (b) | aspartame/aspartame-acesulfame salt: ‘contains a source of phenylalanine’. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

aspartame/aspartame-acesulfame salt: ‘contains a source of phenylalanine’.

4.
     
  The labelling of food additives containing azo-dyes shall bear the warning ‘azo-dyes may provoke allergenic effects’.

SECTION 3

Other labelling requirements

Article 25

Other labelling requirements

1.   Articles 19 to 24 shall be without prejudice to more detailed or more extensive laws, regulations or administrative provisions regarding weights and measures or applying to the presentation, classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances and preparations or applying to the transport of such substances.

2.   The information provided for in Articles 19 to 24 shall be in a language easily understandable to purchasers.

Within its own territory, the Member State in which the product is marketed may, in accordance with the rules of the Treaty, stipulate that this information shall be given in one or more of the official languages of the Community, to be determined by that Member State. The first and second subparagraph of this paragraph shall not preclude such information from being indicated in several languages.

Chapter V

Procedural provisions and implementation

Article 26

Information obligation

1.   A producer or user of a food additive shall inform the Commission immediately of any new scientific or technical information which might affect the assessment of the safety of the food additive.

2.   A producer or user of a food additive shall, at the request of the Commission, inform it of the actual use of the food additive.

Article 27

Monitoring of food additive intake

1.   Member States shall maintain systems to monitor the consumption and use of food additives
  on a risk-based approach
  and report their findings each year to the Commission and the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Authority’).

2.   After the Authority has been consulted, a common methodology for the gathering of information by the Member States on dietary intake of food additives in the Community
  shall
  be adopted in accordance with the
  regulatory
  procedure
  with scrutiny
  referred to in
  Article 28(3)
  .

Article 28

Committee

1.   The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’).

2.   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 laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.

3.
     
  Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

║

Article 29

Community financing of harmonised policies

The legal basis for the financing of measures resulting from this Regulation is Article 66(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.

Chapter VI

Transitional and final provisions

Article 30

Establishment of Community lists of food additives

1.   Food additives which were permitted for use in foods under Directives 94/35/EC, 94/36/EC and 95/2/EC before the date of entry into force of this Regulation and their conditions of use shall be entered in Annex II to this Regulation after a review of their compliance with Articles 5, 6 and 7 of this Regulation in accordance with the
  regulatory
  procedure
  with scrutiny
  referred to in
  Article 28(3)
  . This review shall not include a new risk assessment carried out by the Authority. The review shall be completed by [...]

2.   Food additives authorised for use in food additives as permitted carriers in Annex V to Directive 95/2/EC and their conditions of use shall be entered in Annex III, Part 1 to this Regulation after a review of their compliance with Article 5 of this Regulation in accordance with the
  regulatory
  procedure
  with scrutiny referred to
  in
  Article 28(3)
  . This review shall not include a new risk assessment carried out by the Authority. The review shall be completed by [...].

3.   Specifications of the food additives covered under paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall be adopted, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings], at the moment those food additives are entered in the Annexes in accordance with those paragraphs.

4.   Any appropriate transitional measures may be adopted in accordance with the
  regulatory
  procedure
  with scrutiny referred to
  in
  Article 28(3)
  .

Article 31

Re-evaluation of approved food additives

1.   Food additives which were
  on the market at the date of entry into force of this Regulation, but have not been reviewed and received a positive opinion from the Scientific Committee for Food or the Authority,
  shall be subject to a new risk assessment carried out by the Authority.
  These additives will be allowed to remain on the market until the new risk assessment is carried out by the Authority.

2.   
  The Authority's risk assessment shall form part of the review to be carried out by the Commission, assisted by the Committee, of all food additives which were approved prior to the entry into force of this Regulation. This review shall be conducted on the basis of the conditions of authorisation laid down in this Regulation, and on the basis of an assessment of intake and risk management.

All food additives that are to continue to be authorised in the Community shall be transferred to the Community lists in Annexes II and III. Annex III shall be completed with the other food additives used in food additives and enzymes and their conditions of use in accordance with the Regulation (EC) No .../ 2008 [establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings]. To allow a suitable transition period, the provisions in Annex III, other than the provisions concerning carriers for food additives, shall not apply until [1.1.2011].

The review shall be conducted on the basis of
  an evaluation programme
  which
  shall be adopted
  , after consultation of the Authority, by ...

   (29), in accordance with the
  regulatory
  procedure
  with scrutiny referred to
  in
  Article 28(3)
  . The evaluation programme shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

3.
     
  After the evaluation programme in paragraph 2 has been carried out, and after consultation of the Authority, a new evaluation programme shall be adopted for authorisations pursuant to this Regulation. This new evaluation programme shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 28(3) and shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

4.
     
  Food additives and uses which are no longer current shall be removed from the Annexes when the authorisation is reviewed.

Article 32

Repeals

1.   The following acts are repealed:

| (a) | Directive 62/2645/EEC;
  ║ |
| --- | --- |

(a)

Directive 62/2645/EEC;

║

| (b) | Directive 78/663/EEC; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

Directive 78/663/EEC;

| (c) | Directive 78/664/EEC; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

Directive 78/664/EEC;

| (d) | Directive 81/712/EEC; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

Directive 81/712/EEC;

| (e) | Directive 89/107/EEC; |
| --- | --- |

(e)

Directive 89/107/EEC;

| (f) | Directive 94/35/EC; |
| --- | --- |

(f)

Directive 94/35/EC;

| (g) | Directive 94/36/EC; |
| --- | --- |

(g)

Directive 94/36/EC;

| (h) | Directive 95/2/EC; |
| --- | --- |

(h)

Directive 95/2/EC;

| (i) | Decision 292/97/EC; |
| --- | --- |

(i)

Decision 292/97/EC;

| (j) | Decision 2002/247/EC. |
| --- | --- |

(j)

Decision 2002/247/EC.

2.   References to the repealed acts shall be construed as references to this Regulation.

Article 33

Transitional provisions

By way of derogation from Article 32, the following provisions shall continue to apply until [...]:

| (a) | Article 2(1), (2) and (4) of Directive 94/35/EC and the Annex thereto; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

Article 2(1), (2) and (4) of Directive 94/35/EC and the Annex thereto;

| (b) | Article 2(1) to (6), (8), (9) and (10) of Directive 94/36/EC and Annexes I to V thereto; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

Article 2(1) to (6), (8), (9) and (10) of Directive 94/36/EC and Annexes I to V thereto;

| (c) | Articles 2 and 4 of Directive 95/2/EC and Annexes I to VI thereto. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

Articles 2 and 4 of Directive 95/2/EC and Annexes I to VI thereto.

Notwithstanding point (c), the authorisations for E 1103 Invertase and E 1105 Lysozyme laid down in Directive 95/2/EC are repealed with effect from the date of application of the Community list on food enzymes in accordance with Article 18 of the [Regulation on food enzymes].

Article 34

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.

It shall apply from ... (30).

However, Article 4(2) shall apply to Parts 2 and 3 of Annex III from [1 January 2011]

Foods which do not comply with the requirements of this Regulation but have been produced in accordance with Community law may continue to be marketed until the end of their shelf-life.

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

Done at ..., on ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

---

(1)  
  OJ C 168, 20.7.2007, p. 34
  .

1

OJ C 168, 20.7.2007, p. 34

(2)  Position of the European Parliament of 10 July 2007.

2

Position of the European Parliament of 10 July 2007.

(3)  OJ L 186, 30.6.1989, p. 27
  . Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

3

p. 27

(4)  OJ L ...

4

(5)  OJ L 178, 28.7.1995, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/128/EC (OJ L 346, 9.12.2006, p. 6
  ).

5

2006/128

346, 9.12.2006, p. 6

(6)  OJ L 226, 22.9.1995, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/33/EC (OJ L 82, 21.3.2006, p. 10
  ).

6

2006/33

82, 21.3.2006, p. 10

(7)  OJ L 339, 30.12.1996, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/129/EC (OJ L 346, 9.12.2006, p. 15
  ).

7

2006/129

346, 9.12.2006, p. 15

(8)  OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 575/2006 (OJ L 100, 8.4.2006, p. 3
  ).

8

last

Commission

No 575/2006

100, 8.4.2006, p. 3

(9)  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1981/2006 (OJ L 368, 23.12.2006, p. 99).

9

Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1981/2006 (OJ L 368, 23.12.2006, p. 99).

(10)  
  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).

10

OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).

(11)  
  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 1
  .

11

OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 1

(12)  
  OJ L 109, 6.5.2000, p. 29. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/142/EC (OJ L 368, 23.12.2006, p. 110).

12

OJ L 109, 6.5.2000, p. 29. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/142/EC (OJ L 368, 23.12.2006, p. 110).

(13)  
  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 24.

13

OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 24.

(14)  OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. Decision as amended by Decision 2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11.

14

Decision as amended by Decision 2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11.

(15)  OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006.

15

Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006.

(16)  OJ ║ 115, 11.11.1962, p. 2645/62. Directive as last amended by Directive 95/45/EC (OJ L 226, 22.9.1995, p. 1).

16

(17)  OJ L 223, 14.8.1978, p. 7. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 92/4/EC (OJ L 55, 29.2.1992, p. 96).

17

(18)  OJ L 223, 14.8.1978, p. 30. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 96/77/EC.

18

(19)  OJ L 257, 10.9.1981. p. 1.

19

(20)  OJ L 40, 11.2.1989, p. 27. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 ║.

20

(21)  OJ L 237, 10.9.1994, p. 3. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 204, 26.7.2006, p. 10).

21

Directive 2006/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 204, 26.7.2006, p. 10).

(22)  OJ L 237, 10.9.1994, p. 13. Directive as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003.

22

No

(23)  OJ L 61, 18.3.1995, p. 3. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/52/EC.

23

Directive 2006/52/EC

(24)  OJ L 48, 19.2.1997, p. 13.

24

(25)  OJ L 84, 28.3.2002, p. 69.

25

(26)  OJ L 330, 5.12.1998, p. 32. Directive as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003.

26

Directive as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003.

(27)  OJ L 268. 24.9.1991, p. 69. Directive as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

27

Directive as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

(28)  
  OJ L 132, 24.5.2007, p. 5
  .

28

OJ L 132, 24.5.2007, p. 5

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

29

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

(30)  One year after the date of publication of this Regulation.

30

One year after the date of publication of this Regulation.

ANNEX I

FUNCTIONAL CLASSES OF FOOD ADDITIVES IN FOODS AND OF FOOD ADDITIVES IN FOOD ADDITIVES AND FOOD ENZYMES

| 1. | ‘sweeteners’ are substances (bulk sweeteners and intense sweeteners) used to impart a sweet taste to foods or in table top sweeteners. |
| --- | --- |

1.

‘sweeteners’ are substances (bulk sweeteners and intense sweeteners) used to impart a sweet taste to foods or in table top sweeteners.

| 2. | ‘colours’ are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food. Preparations obtained from foods and other natural source materials obtained by physical and/or chemical extraction resulting in a selective extraction of the pigments relative to the nutritive or aromatic constituents are colours within the meaning of this Regulation. |
| --- | --- |

2.

‘colours’ are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food. Preparations obtained from foods and other natural source materials obtained by physical and/or chemical extraction resulting in a selective extraction of the pigments relative to the nutritive or aromatic constituents are colours within the meaning of this Regulation.

| 3. | ‘preservatives’ are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms; |
| --- | --- |

3.

‘preservatives’ are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms;

| 4. | ‘antioxidants’ are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by oxidation, such as fat rancidity and colour changes; |
| --- | --- |

4.

‘antioxidants’ are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by oxidation, such as fat rancidity and colour changes;

| 5. | ‘carriers’, are substances used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or a flavouring
  ,
  food enzyme
  nutrient and/or other substance added for nutritional or physiological purposes to a foodstuff (or food and/or food supplement)
  without altering its function (and without exerting any technological effect themselves) in order to facilitate its handling, application or use; |
| --- | --- |

5.

‘carriers’, are substances used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or a flavouring
  ,
  food enzyme
  nutrient and/or other substance added for nutritional or physiological purposes to a foodstuff (or food and/or food supplement)
  without altering its function (and without exerting any technological effect themselves) in order to facilitate its handling, application or use;

| 6. | ‘acids’ are substances which increase the acidity of a foodstuff and/or impart a sour taste to it; |
| --- | --- |

6.

‘acids’ are substances which increase the acidity of a foodstuff and/or impart a sour taste to it;

| 7. | ‘acidity regulators’ are substances which alter or control the acidity or alkalinity of a foodstuff; |
| --- | --- |

7.

‘acidity regulators’ are substances which alter or control the acidity or alkalinity of a foodstuff;

| 8. | ‘anti-caking agents’ are substances which reduce the tendency of individual particles of a foodstuff to adhere to one another; |
| --- | --- |

8.

‘anti-caking agents’ are substances which reduce the tendency of individual particles of a foodstuff to adhere to one another;

| 9. | ‘anti-foaming agents’ are substances which prevent or reduce foaming; |
| --- | --- |

9.

‘anti-foaming agents’ are substances which prevent or reduce foaming;

| 10. | ‘bulking agents’ are substances which contribute to the volume of a foodstuff without contributing significantly to its available energy value; |
| --- | --- |

10.

‘bulking agents’ are substances which contribute to the volume of a foodstuff without contributing significantly to its available energy value;

| 11. | ‘emulsifiers’ are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff; |
| --- | --- |

11.

‘emulsifiers’ are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff;

| 12. | ‘emulsifying salts’ are substances which convert proteins contained in cheese into a dispersed form and thereby bring about homogenous distribution of fat and other components; |
| --- | --- |

12.

‘emulsifying salts’ are substances which convert proteins contained in cheese into a dispersed form and thereby bring about homogenous distribution of fat and other components;

| 13. | ‘firming agents’ are substances which make or keep tissues of fruit or vegetables firm or crisp, or interact with gelling agents to produce or strengthen a gel; |
| --- | --- |

13.

‘firming agents’ are substances which make or keep tissues of fruit or vegetables firm or crisp, or interact with gelling agents to produce or strengthen a gel;

| 14. | ‘flavour enhancers’ are substances which enhance the existing taste and/or odour of a foodstuff; |
| --- | --- |

14.

‘flavour enhancers’ are substances which enhance the existing taste and/or odour of a foodstuff;

| 15. | ‘foaming agents’ are substances which make it possible to form a homogenous dispersion of a gaseous phase in a liquid or solid foodstuff; |
| --- | --- |

15.

‘foaming agents’ are substances which make it possible to form a homogenous dispersion of a gaseous phase in a liquid or solid foodstuff;

| 16. | ‘gelling agents’ are substances which give a foodstuff texture through formation of a gel; |
| --- | --- |

16.

‘gelling agents’ are substances which give a foodstuff texture through formation of a gel;

| 17. | ‘glazing agents’ (including lubricants) are substances which, when applied to the external surface of a foodstuff, impart a shiny appearance or provide a protective coating; |
| --- | --- |

17.

‘glazing agents’ (including lubricants) are substances which, when applied to the external surface of a foodstuff, impart a shiny appearance or provide a protective coating;

| 18. | ‘humectants’ are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium; |
| --- | --- |

18.

‘humectants’ are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium;

| 19. | ‘modified starches’ are substances obtained by one or more chemical treatments of edible starches, which may have undergone a physical or enzymatic treatment, and may be acid or alkali thinned or bleached; |
| --- | --- |

19.

‘modified starches’ are substances obtained by one or more chemical treatments of edible starches, which may have undergone a physical or enzymatic treatment, and may be acid or alkali thinned or bleached;

| 20. | ‘packaging gases’ are gases other than air, introduced into a container before, during or after the placing of a foodstuff in that container; |
| --- | --- |

20.

‘packaging gases’ are gases other than air, introduced into a container before, during or after the placing of a foodstuff in that container;

| 21. | ‘propellants’ are gases other than air which expel a foodstuff from a container; |
| --- | --- |

21.

‘propellants’ are gases other than air which expel a foodstuff from a container;

| 22. | ‘raising agents’ are substances or combinations of substances which liberate gas and thereby increase the volume of a dough or a batter; |
| --- | --- |

22.

‘raising agents’ are substances or combinations of substances which liberate gas and thereby increase the volume of a dough or a batter;

| 23. | ‘sequestrants’ are substances which form chemical complexes with metallic ions; |
| --- | --- |

23.

‘sequestrants’ are substances which form chemical complexes with metallic ions;

| 24. | ‘stabiliser’ are substances which make it possible to maintain the physico-chemical state of a foodstuff; stabilisers include substances which enable the maintenance of a homogenous dispersion of two or more immiscible substances in a foodstuff, substances which stabilise, retain or intensify an existing colour of a foodstuff and substances which increase the binding capacity of the food, including the formation of cross-links between proteins enabling the binding of food pieces into re-constituted food. |
| --- | --- |

24.

‘stabiliser’ are substances which make it possible to maintain the physico-chemical state of a foodstuff; stabilisers include substances which enable the maintenance of a homogenous dispersion of two or more immiscible substances in a foodstuff, substances which stabilise, retain or intensify an existing colour of a foodstuff and substances which increase the binding capacity of the food, including the formation of cross-links between proteins enabling the binding of food pieces into re-constituted food.

| 25. | ‘thickeners’ are substances which increase the viscosity of a foodstuff; |
| --- | --- |

25.

‘thickeners’ are substances which increase the viscosity of a foodstuff;

| 26. | ‘flour treatment agents’ are substances, other than emulsifiers, which are added to flour or dough to improve its baking quality. |
| --- | --- |

26.

‘flour treatment agents’ are substances, other than emulsifiers, which are added to flour or dough to improve its baking quality.

ANNEX II

COMMUNITY LIST OF FOOD ADDITIVES APPROVED FOR USE IN FOODS AND CONDITIONS OF USE

ANNEX III

COMMUNITY LIST OF FOOD ADDITIVES APPROVED FOR USE IN FOOD ADDITIVES, FOOD ENZYMES
  AND FOOD FLAVOURINGS
  , AND CONDITIONS OF USE

| Part 1 | Carriers in food additives
  , food enzymes and food flavourings |
| --- | --- |
| Part 2 | Additives other than carriers in food additives
  , food enzymes and food flavourings |
| Part 3 | Additives in food flavourings |
| Part 4 | Carriers in nutrients |

Part 1

Carriers in food additives
  , food enzymes and food flavourings

Part 2

Additives other than carriers in food additives
  , food enzymes and food flavourings

Part 3

Additives in food flavourings

Part 4

Carriers in nutrients

ANNEX IV

TRADITIONAL FOODS FOR WHICH CERTAIN MEMBER STATES MAY CONTINUE TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF FOOD ADDITIVES

| Member State | Foods | Categories of additives which may continue to be banned |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | Traditional German beer (‘Bier nach deutschem Reinheitsgebot gebraut’) | All except propellant gases |
| France | Traditional French bread | All |
| France | Traditional French preserved truffles | All |
| France | Traditional French preserved snails | All |
| France | Traditional French goose and ducks preserves (‘confit’) | All |
| Austria | Traditional Austrian ‘Bergkäse’ | All except preservatives |
| Finland | Traditional Finnish ‘Mämmi’ | All except preservatives |
| Sweden
  Finland | Traditional Swedish and Finnish fruit syrups | Colours |
| Denmark | Traditional Danish ‘Kødboller’ | Preservatives and colours |
| Denmark | Traditional Danish ‘Leverpostej’ | Preservatives (other than sorbic acid) and colours |
| Spain | Traditional Spanish ‘Lomo embuchado’ | All except preservatives and antioxidants |
| Italy | Traditional Italian ‘Mortadella’ | All except preservatives, antioxidants, pH-adjusting agents, flavour enhancers, stabilisers and packaging gas |
| Italy | Traditional Italian ‘Cotechino e zampone’ | All except preservatives, antioxidants, pHadjusting agents, flavour enhancers, stabilisers and packaging gas |

Member State

Foods

Categories of additives which may continue to be banned

Germany

Traditional German beer (‘Bier nach deutschem Reinheitsgebot gebraut’)

All except propellant gases

France

Traditional French bread

All

France

Traditional French preserved truffles

All

France

Traditional French preserved snails

All

France

Traditional French goose and ducks preserves (‘confit’)

All

Austria

Traditional Austrian ‘Bergkäse’

All except preservatives

Finland

Traditional Finnish ‘Mämmi’

All except preservatives

Sweden

Finland

Traditional Swedish and Finnish fruit syrups

Colours

Denmark

Traditional Danish ‘Kødboller’

Preservatives and colours

Denmark

Traditional Danish ‘Leverpostej’

Preservatives (other than sorbic acid) and colours

Spain

Traditional Spanish ‘Lomo embuchado’

All except preservatives and antioxidants

Italy

Traditional Italian ‘Mortadella’

All except preservatives, antioxidants, pH-adjusting agents, flavour enhancers, stabilisers and packaging gas

Italy

Traditional Italian ‘Cotechino e zampone’

All except preservatives, antioxidants, pHadjusting agents, flavour enhancers, stabilisers and packaging gas

P6_TA(2007)0322

Food enzymes ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on food enzymes and amending Council Directive 83/417/EEC, Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, Directive 2000/13/EC, and Council Directive 2001/112/EC (COM(2006)0425 — C6-0257/2006 — 2006/0144(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0425) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0425) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 37 and 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0257/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 37 and 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0257/2006),

| — | having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the proposed legal basis, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the proposed legal basis,

| — | having regard to Rules 51 and 35 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 51 and 35 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the opinion of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A6-0177/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the opinion of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A6-0177/2007),

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

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

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

2.

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

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

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(2006)0144

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 10 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food enzymes and amending Council Directive 83/417/EEC, Regulation (EC) No 258/97, Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, Directive 2000/13/EC, and Council Directive 2001/112/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 95
  thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ║,

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

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

Whereas:

| (1) | The free movement of safe and wholesome food is an essential aspect of the internal market and contributes significantly to the health and well-being of citizens, and to their social and economic interests. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

The free movement of safe and wholesome food is an essential aspect of the internal market and contributes significantly to the health and well-being of citizens, and to their social and economic interests.

| (2) | A high level of protection of human life and health should be assured in the pursuit of Community policies. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

A high level of protection of human life and health should be assured in the pursuit of Community policies.

| (3) | Enzymes other than those used as food additives are not currently regulated or are regulated as processing aids under the legislation of the Member States. Differences between national laws, regulations and administrative provisions concerning the assessment and authorisation of food enzymes ▐ hinder their free movement, creating conditions for unequal and unfair competition. It is therefore necessary to adopt Community rules harmonising national provisions relating to the use of enzymes in foods. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

Enzymes other than those used as food additives are not currently regulated or are regulated as processing aids under the legislation of the Member States. Differences between national laws, regulations and administrative provisions concerning the assessment and authorisation of food enzymes ▐ hinder their free movement, creating conditions for unequal and unfair competition. It is therefore necessary to adopt Community rules harmonising national provisions relating to the use of enzymes in foods.

| (4) | This Regulation should only cover enzymes that are added to food to perform a technological function in the manufacture, processing, preparation, treatment, packaging, transport or storage of such food, including enzymes used as processing aids (‘food enzymes’). The scope of this Regulation should therefore not extend to enzymes that are not added to food to perform a technological function but are intended for human consumption, such as enzymes for nutritional
  or digestive
  purposes. Microbial cultures traditionally used in the production of food, such as cheese and ║ wine, and which may contain enzymes but are not specifically used to produce them should not be considered food enzymes. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

This Regulation should only cover enzymes that are added to food to perform a technological function in the manufacture, processing, preparation, treatment, packaging, transport or storage of such food, including enzymes used as processing aids (‘food enzymes’). The scope of this Regulation should therefore not extend to enzymes that are not added to food to perform a technological function but are intended for human consumption, such as enzymes for nutritional
  or digestive
  purposes. Microbial cultures traditionally used in the production of food, such as cheese and ║ wine, and which may contain enzymes but are not specifically used to produce them should not be considered food enzymes.

| (5) | Food enzymes used exclusively in the production of food additives falling within the scope of ║ Regulation (EC) No ... of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... [on food additives] (3), flavourings falling within the scope of ║ Regulation (EC) No ... of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... [on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods] (3) ║ and novel foods falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients (4) should be excluded from the scope of this Regulation, since the safety of these foods is already assessed and regulated. However, when these food enzymes are used as such in food, they are covered by this Regulation. Regulation (EC) No 258/97 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
| --- | --- |

(5)

Food enzymes used exclusively in the production of food additives falling within the scope of ║ Regulation (EC) No ... of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... [on food additives] (3), flavourings falling within the scope of ║ Regulation (EC) No ... of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... [on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods] (3) ║ and novel foods falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients (4) should be excluded from the scope of this Regulation, since the safety of these foods is already assessed and regulated. However, when these food enzymes are used as such in food, they are covered by this Regulation. Regulation (EC) No 258/97 should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (6) | Food enzymes should be approved and used only if they fulfil the criteria laid down in this Regulation. Food enzymes should be safe when used, there should be a technological need for their use
  ,
  ▐ their use should not mislead the consumer
  and their use should be of benefit to the consumer. Misleading the consumer includes, but is not limited to, issues related to the nature, freshness and quality of ingredients used, the naturalness of a product or of the production process, or the nutritional quality of the product
  . |
| --- | --- |

(6)

Food enzymes should be approved and used only if they fulfil the criteria laid down in this Regulation. Food enzymes should be safe when used, there should be a technological need for their use
  ,
  ▐ their use should not mislead the consumer
  and their use should be of benefit to the consumer. Misleading the consumer includes, but is not limited to, issues related to the nature, freshness and quality of ingredients used, the naturalness of a product or of the production process, or the nutritional quality of the product
  .

| (7) | Some food enzymes are permitted for specific uses, such as in fruit juices and certain similar products and certain lactoproteins intended for human consumption and for certain authorised oenological practices and processes. Those food enzymes should be used in accordance with this Regulation and with the specific provisions laid down in the relevant Community legislation. Council Directive 2001/112/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption (5), Council Directive 83/417/EEC of 25 July 1983 on the approximation of the laws of the Member states relating to certain lactoproteins (caseins and caseinates) intended for human consumption (6) and Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (7) should therefore be amended accordingly. |
| --- | --- |

(7)

Some food enzymes are permitted for specific uses, such as in fruit juices and certain similar products and certain lactoproteins intended for human consumption and for certain authorised oenological practices and processes. Those food enzymes should be used in accordance with this Regulation and with the specific provisions laid down in the relevant Community legislation. Council Directive 2001/112/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption (5), Council Directive 83/417/EEC of 25 July 1983 on the approximation of the laws of the Member states relating to certain lactoproteins (caseins and caseinates) intended for human consumption (6) and Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (7) should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (8) | Food enzymes the use of which is permitted within the Community should appear in a Community list that should clearly describe the enzymes, specify any conditions governing their use and be supplemented by specifications, in particular on their origin and purity criteria. Where the food enzyme
  is produced with or by
  a genetically modified organism (‘GMO’) within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 concerning the traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and the traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically modified organisms and amending Directive 2001/18/EC (8), the unique identifier assigned to the GMO under that Regulation should also be included in the specifications. |
| --- | --- |

(8)

Food enzymes the use of which is permitted within the Community should appear in a Community list that should clearly describe the enzymes, specify any conditions governing their use and be supplemented by specifications, in particular on their origin and purity criteria. Where the food enzyme
  is produced with or by
  a genetically modified organism (‘GMO’) within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 concerning the traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and the traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically modified organisms and amending Directive 2001/18/EC (8), the unique identifier assigned to the GMO under that Regulation should also be included in the specifications.

| (9) | With a view to harmonisation, the risk assessment of food enzymes and their inclusion in the Community list should be carried out in accordance
  with the precautionary principle and
  with the procedure laid down in Regulation (EC) No [...] of the European Parliament and of the Council of [...] establishing a common authorisation procedure for ║ food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings (9). |
| --- | --- |

(9)

With a view to harmonisation, the risk assessment of food enzymes and their inclusion in the Community list should be carried out in accordance
  with the precautionary principle and
  with the procedure laid down in Regulation (EC) No [...] of the European Parliament and of the Council of [...] establishing a common authorisation procedure for ║ food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings (9).

| (10) | Under Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (10), the European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) is to be consulted on matters likely to affect public health. |
| --- | --- |

(10)

Under Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (10), the European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) is to be consulted on matters likely to affect public health.

| (11) | A food enzyme
  derived from an organism
  which falls within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed (11) should be authorised in accordance with that Regulation, prior to
  or simultaneously with authorisation
  under this Regulation. |
| --- | --- |

(11)

A food enzyme
  derived from an organism
  which falls within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed (11) should be authorised in accordance with that Regulation, prior to
  or simultaneously with authorisation
  under this Regulation.

| (12) | A food enzyme already included in the Community list under this Regulation and prepared by production methods or from starting materials significantly different from those covered by the Authority's risk assessment, or different from those covered by the authorisation and the specifications under this Regulation, should be submitted to the Authority for an evaluation with emphasis on the specifications. Significantly different production methods or starting materials could mean a change in the production method from extraction from plants to production by fermentation using a micro-organism or genetic modification of the original micro-organism. |
| --- | --- |

(12)

A food enzyme already included in the Community list under this Regulation and prepared by production methods or from starting materials significantly different from those covered by the Authority's risk assessment, or different from those covered by the authorisation and the specifications under this Regulation, should be submitted to the Authority for an evaluation with emphasis on the specifications. Significantly different production methods or starting materials could mean a change in the production method from extraction from plants to production by fermentation using a micro-organism or genetic modification of the original micro-organism.

| (13) | Since many food enzymes are already on the Community market, provision should be made to ensure that the switchover to a Community list of food enzymes takes place smoothly and does not disturb the existing food enzyme market. Sufficient time should be allowed for applicants to make available the information necessary for the risk assessment of these products. An initial two-year period should therefore be allowed following the date of application of the implementing measures to be laid down in accordance with Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No [...] [establishing a common authorisation procedure for ║ food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings], in order to give applicants sufficient time to submit the information on existing enzymes which may be included in the Community list to be drawn up under this Regulation. It should also be possible to submit applications for the authorisation of new enzymes during the initial two-year period. The Authority should evaluate without delay all applications for food enzymes for which sufficient information has been submitted during that period. |
| --- | --- |

(13)

Since many food enzymes are already on the Community market, provision should be made to ensure that the switchover to a Community list of food enzymes takes place smoothly and does not disturb the existing food enzyme market. Sufficient time should be allowed for applicants to make available the information necessary for the risk assessment of these products. An initial two-year period should therefore be allowed following the date of application of the implementing measures to be laid down in accordance with Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No [...] [establishing a common authorisation procedure for ║ food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings], in order to give applicants sufficient time to submit the information on existing enzymes which may be included in the Community list to be drawn up under this Regulation. It should also be possible to submit applications for the authorisation of new enzymes during the initial two-year period. The Authority should evaluate without delay all applications for food enzymes for which sufficient information has been submitted during that period.

| (14) | In order to ensure fair and equal conditions for all applicants, the Community list should be drawn up in a single step. That list should be established after the risk assessment of all food enzymes for which sufficient information has been submitted during the initial two-year period has been completed.
  However, the opinions of the Authority should be published as soon as the scientific assessment is completed. |
| --- | --- |

(14)

In order to ensure fair and equal conditions for all applicants, the Community list should be drawn up in a single step. That list should be established after the risk assessment of all food enzymes for which sufficient information has been submitted during the initial two-year period has been completed.
  However, the opinions of the Authority should be published as soon as the scientific assessment is completed.

| (15) | A significant number of applications is expected to be submitted during the initial two-year period. A lengthy period may therefore be needed before the risk assessment of these has been completed and the Community list is drawn up. In order to ensure equal access to the market for new food enzymes after the initial two-year period, a transitional period should be provided for during which food enzymes and food using food enzymes may be placed on the market and used, in accordance with the existing national rules in the Member States, until the Community list has been drawn up. |
| --- | --- |

(15)

A significant number of applications is expected to be submitted during the initial two-year period. A lengthy period may therefore be needed before the risk assessment of these has been completed and the Community list is drawn up. In order to ensure equal access to the market for new food enzymes after the initial two-year period, a transitional period should be provided for during which food enzymes and food using food enzymes may be placed on the market and used, in accordance with the existing national rules in the Member States, until the Community list has been drawn up.

| (16) | The food enzymes E 1103 Invertase and E 1105 Lysozyme, that have been authorised as food additives under Directive 95/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 1995 on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (12), and the conditions governing their use should be carried over from Directive 95/2/EC to the Community list when it is drawn up by this Regulation. In addition, ║ Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 authorises the use of urease, betaglucanase and lysozyme in wine subject to the conditions laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000 of 24 July 2000 laying down certain detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine and establishing a Community code of oenological practices and processes (13). Those substances are food enzymes and they should fall within the scope of this Regulation. They should therefore be also added to the Community list when it is drawn up for their use in wine in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000. |
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(16)

The food enzymes E 1103 Invertase and E 1105 Lysozyme, that have been authorised as food additives under Directive 95/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 1995 on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (12), and the conditions governing their use should be carried over from Directive 95/2/EC to the Community list when it is drawn up by this Regulation. In addition, ║ Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 authorises the use of urease, betaglucanase and lysozyme in wine subject to the conditions laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000 of 24 July 2000 laying down certain detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine and establishing a Community code of oenological practices and processes (13). Those substances are food enzymes and they should fall within the scope of this Regulation. They should therefore be also added to the Community list when it is drawn up for their use in wine in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000.

| (17) | Food enzymes remain subject to the general labelling obligations provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 and Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003 as applicable. In addition, specific labelling provisions for food enzymes sold as such to the manufacturer or to the consumer should be laid down in this Regulation. |
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(17)

Food enzymes remain subject to the general labelling obligations provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 and Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003 as applicable. In addition, specific labelling provisions for food enzymes sold as such to the manufacturer or to the consumer should be laid down in this Regulation.

| (18) | Food enzymes are covered by the definition of food in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and are therefore, when used in food, required to be indicated as ingredients in the labelling of the food in compliance with Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs (14). Food enzymes should be designated by their technological function in food, followed by the specific name of the food enzyme. However, provision should be made for a derogation from the provisions on labelling in cases where the enzyme performs no technological function in the final product but is present in the foodstuff only as a result of carry-over from one or more of the ingredients of the foodstuff or where it is used as a processing aid. Directive 2000/13/EC should be amended accordingly. |
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(18)

Food enzymes are covered by the definition of food in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and are therefore, when used in food, required to be indicated as ingredients in the labelling of the food in compliance with Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs (14). Food enzymes should be designated by their technological function in food, followed by the specific name of the food enzyme. However, provision should be made for a derogation from the provisions on labelling in cases where the enzyme performs no technological function in the final product but is present in the foodstuff only as a result of carry-over from one or more of the ingredients of the foodstuff or where it is used as a processing aid. Directive 2000/13/EC should be amended accordingly.

| (19) | Food enzymes should be kept under continuous observation and should be re-evaluated whenever necessary in the light of changing conditions governing their use and new scientific information.
  However, a fresh scientific evaluation and classification should be performed at least every 10 years. |
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(19)

Food enzymes should be kept under continuous observation and should be re-evaluated whenever necessary in the light of changing conditions governing their use and new scientific information.
  However, a fresh scientific evaluation and classification should be performed at least every 10 years.

| (20) | The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (15). |
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(20)

The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (15).

| (21) | In particular, the Commission should be empowered to determine whether a food enzyme falls within the scope of this Regulation and to adopt transitional measures regarding the establishment of the Community list of food enzymes. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, inter alia by supplementing this Regulation with new non-essential elements, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC. |
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(21)

In particular, the Commission should be empowered to determine whether a food enzyme falls within the scope of this Regulation and to adopt transitional measures regarding the establishment of the Community list of food enzymes. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, inter alia by supplementing this Regulation with new non-essential elements, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.

| (22) | In order to develop and update Community legislation on food enzymes in a proportionate and effective way, it is necessary to collect data, share information and coordinate work between Member States. For that purpose, it may be useful to undertake studies to address specific issues with a view to facilitating the decision-making process. It is appropriate that the Community may finance such studies as part of its budgetary procedure. The financing of such measures is covered by Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (16) and consequently the legal basis for the financing of the above measures will be Regulation (EC) No 882/2004. |
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(22)

In order to develop and update Community legislation on food enzymes in a proportionate and effective way, it is necessary to collect data, share information and coordinate work between Member States. For that purpose, it may be useful to undertake studies to address specific issues with a view to facilitating the decision-making process. It is appropriate that the Community may finance such studies as part of its budgetary procedure. The financing of such measures is covered by Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (16) and consequently the legal basis for the financing of the above measures will be Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.

| (23) | Member States are to carry out official controls in order to enforce compliance with this Regulation in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 882/2004. |
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(23)

Member States are to carry out official controls in order to enforce compliance with this Regulation in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.

| (24) | Since the objective of the action to be taken, namely to lay down Community rules on food enzymes, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of market unity and the high level of consumer protection required, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective, |
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(24)

Since the objective of the action to be taken, namely to lay down Community rules on food enzymes, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of market unity and the high level of consumer protection required, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION

Chapter I

Subject matter, scope and definitions

Article 1

Subject matter

This Regulation lays down rules on food enzymes used in foods, including such enzymes used as processing aids, to ensure the effective functioning of the internal market and a high level of human health protection and consumer protection.

For those purposes, this Regulation provides for:

| (a) | a Community list of approved food enzymes; |
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(a)

a Community list of approved food enzymes;

| (b) | conditions of use of food enzymes in foods; |
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(b)

conditions of use of food enzymes in foods;

| (c) | rules on labelling of food enzymes sold as such. |
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(c)

rules on labelling of food enzymes sold as such.

Article 2

Scope

1.   This Regulation shall apply to food enzymes.

2.   This Regulation shall not apply to food enzymes used exclusively in the production of:

| (a) | food additives falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No ...[on food additives]; |
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(a)

food additives falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No ...[on food additives];

| (b) | flavourings falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No ...[on flavourings]; |
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(b)

flavourings falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No ...[on flavourings];

| (c) | novel foods falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 258/97; |
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(c)

novel foods falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 258/97;

| (d) | digestive aids. |
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(d)

digestive aids.

3.   This Regulation shall apply without prejudice to any specific Community rules concerning the use of food enzymes:

| (a) | in specific foods; |
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(a)

in specific foods;

| (b) | for purposes other than those covered by this Regulation. |
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(b)

for purposes other than those covered by this Regulation.

4.   This Regulation shall not apply to:

| (a) | microbial cultures that are ▐ used in the production of food and which may
  incidentally produce
  enzymes but which are not specifically used to produce them
  ; |
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(a)

microbial cultures that are ▐ used in the production of food and which may
  incidentally produce
  enzymes but which are not specifically used to produce them
  ;

| (b) | enzymes intended for direct human consumption, such as enzymes for nutritional purposes or enzymes used as digestive aids. |
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(b)

enzymes intended for direct human consumption, such as enzymes for nutritional purposes or enzymes used as digestive aids.

5.   Where necessary, it may be decided in accordance with the
  regulatory
  procedure
  with scrutiny
  referred to in Article 12(2) whether or not a given substance falls within the scope of this Regulation.

Article 3

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 and Regulation (EC) No [...] [║ on food additives] shall apply.

The following
  definitions
  shall also apply:

| (1) | ‘enzyme’ means any protein of vegetable, animal or microbial origin, capable of catalysing a specific biochemical reaction, without changing its own structure in the process; this definition should for the purposes of this Regulation also include ‘pro-enzymes’, i.e. compounds that are inactive or nearly inactive precursors of enzymes and can be converted to active enzymes if subjected to a specific catalytic change; |
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(1)

‘enzyme’ means any protein of vegetable, animal or microbial origin, capable of catalysing a specific biochemical reaction, without changing its own structure in the process; this definition should for the purposes of this Regulation also include ‘pro-enzymes’, i.e. compounds that are inactive or nearly inactive precursors of enzymes and can be converted to active enzymes if subjected to a specific catalytic change;

| (2) | ‘food enzyme’ means a product obtained by extraction from plants
  ,
  animals
  , micro-organisms or products thereof,
  or by a fermentation process using micro-organisms:






  (a) | containing one or more enzymes capable of catalysing a specific biochemical reaction; and |
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(2)

‘food enzyme’ means a product obtained by extraction from plants
  ,
  animals
  , micro-organisms or products thereof,
  or by a fermentation process using micro-organisms:

(a)

containing one or more enzymes capable of catalysing a specific biochemical reaction; and

| (b) | added to food to perform a technological function in the manufacture, processing, preparation, treatment, packaging, transport or storage of foods; |
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(b)

added to food to perform a technological function in the manufacture, processing, preparation, treatment, packaging, transport or storage of foods;

| (3) | ‘food enzyme preparation’ means a formulation consisting of one or more food enzymes in which substances such as food additives and/or other food ingredients are incorporated to facilitate their storage, sale, standardisation, dilution or dissolution; |
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(3)

‘food enzyme preparation’ means a formulation consisting of one or more food enzymes in which substances such as food additives and/or other food ingredients are incorporated to facilitate their storage, sale, standardisation, dilution or dissolution;

| (4) | ‘produced by a GMO’ means derived by using a GMO as the last living organism in the production process, but not containing or consisting of GMOs nor produced from GMOs
  ; |
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(4)

‘produced by a GMO’ means derived by using a GMO as the last living organism in the production process, but not containing or consisting of GMOs nor produced from GMOs
  ;

| (5) | ‘quantum satis’ means that no maximum level is specified. However, additives shall be used in accordance with good manufacturing practice, at a level not higher than is necessary to achieve the intended purpose and provided the consumer is not misled. |
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(5)

‘quantum satis’ means that no maximum level is specified. However, additives shall be used in accordance with good manufacturing practice, at a level not higher than is necessary to achieve the intended purpose and provided the consumer is not misled.

Chapter II

Community list of approved food enzymes

Article 4

Community list of food enzymes

Only food enzymes included in the Community list may be placed on the market as such and used in foods, in compliance with the specifications and conditions of use provided for in Article 6(2).

No person shall place on the market a food enzyme or any food in which such a food enzyme is present if the use of the food enzyme does not comply with this Regulation.

Article 5

General conditions for inclusion and use of food enzymes in the Community list

A food enzyme may be included in the Community list only if it meets the following conditions:

| (a) | it does not, on the basis of the scientific evidence available
  and the precautionary principle
  , pose a safety concern to the health of the consumer at the level of use proposed; |
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(a)

it does not, on the basis of the scientific evidence available
  and the precautionary principle
  , pose a safety concern to the health of the consumer at the level of use proposed;

| (b) | there is a reasonable technological need; |
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(b)

there is a reasonable technological need;

| (c) | its use does not mislead the consumer
  ; misleading the consumer includes, but is not limited to, issues related to the nature, freshness and quality of ingredients used, the naturalness of a product or of the production process, the nutritional quality of the product or the fruit and vegetable content; |
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(c)

its use does not mislead the consumer
  ; misleading the consumer includes, but is not limited to, issues related to the nature, freshness and quality of ingredients used, the naturalness of a product or of the production process, the nutritional quality of the product or the fruit and vegetable content;

| (d) | its use has a clear benefit for the consumer. |
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(d)

its use has a clear benefit for the consumer.

Article 6

The content of the Community list of food enzymes

1.   A food enzyme which complies with the conditions set out in Article 5 may, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Regulation (EC) No [...][establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings], be included in the Community list.

2.   The entry of a food enzyme in the Community list shall specify:

| (a) | the
  definition
  of the food enzyme
  , including its common or recommended name, systematic name and synonyms, if possible according to the nomenclature of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and, in the case of complex enzymes, selected on the basis of the enzyme activity that determines the enzyme's function
  ; |
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(a)

the
  definition
  of the food enzyme
  , including its common or recommended name, systematic name and synonyms, if possible according to the nomenclature of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and, in the case of complex enzymes, selected on the basis of the enzyme activity that determines the enzyme's function
  ;

| (b) | the specifications of the food enzyme, including its origin, purity criteria and any other necessary information; where the food enzyme
  is derived from an organism falling
  within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003, a reference to the unique identifier attributed to the genetically modified organism pursuant to that Regulation shall be included in the specifications; |
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(b)

the specifications of the food enzyme, including its origin, purity criteria and any other necessary information; where the food enzyme
  is derived from an organism falling
  within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003, a reference to the unique identifier attributed to the genetically modified organism pursuant to that Regulation shall be included in the specifications;

| (c) | ▐ the foods to which the food enzyme may be added; |
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(c)

▐ the foods to which the food enzyme may be added;

| (d) | ▐ the conditions under which the food enzyme may be used; |
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(d)

▐ the conditions under which the food enzyme may be used;

| (e) | if appropriate, whether there are any restrictions on the sale of the food enzyme directly to consumers; |
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(e)

if appropriate, whether there are any restrictions on the sale of the food enzyme directly to consumers;

| (f) | ▐ specific requirements in respect of the labelling of food in which the food enzymes have been used in order to ensure that the final consumer is informed of the physical condition of the food or the specific treatment it has undergone. |
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(f)

▐ specific requirements in respect of the labelling of food in which the food enzymes have been used in order to ensure that the final consumer is informed of the physical condition of the food or the specific treatment it has undergone.

3.   The Community list shall be amended in accordance with the procedure referred to in Regulation (EC) No [...] [establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings].

Article 7

Food enzymes falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003

A food enzyme falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003
  and not already included in the Community list
  may be included in
  that
  list
  in accordance with this Regulation
  only
  if it is covered by an authorisation
  in accordance with
  Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003
  .

Chapter III

Labelling

SECTION 1

Labelling of food enzymes and food enzyme preparations not intended for sale to the final consumer

Article 8

Labelling of food enzymes and food enzyme preparations not intended for sale to the final consumer

1.
     Food enzymes
  and food enzyme preparations
  not intended for sale to the final consumer, whether sold singly or mixed with each other, ▐ may be marketed only where the packaging or containers bear the information provided for in
  this Article
  , which must be easily visible, clearly legible and indelible.

2.
     
  The packaging or containers shall provide the following information:

| (a) | the name laid down in this Regulation, and the description according to the nomenclature of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; and |
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(a)

the name laid down in this Regulation, and the description according to the nomenclature of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; and

| (b) | a description of the food enzyme that is sufficiently precise to distinguish it from products with which it could be confused. |
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(b)

a description of the food enzyme that is sufficiently precise to distinguish it from products with which it could be confused.

Where food enzymes or food enzyme preparations are sold mixed with each other, the information provided for in point (a) or (b) shall be given in respect of each food enzyme, in descending order of its percentage by weight of the total;

| (c) | the net quantity; |
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(c)

the net quantity;

| (d) | the expiry date beyond which use of the food enzyme would be inappropriate; |
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(d)

the expiry date beyond which use of the food enzyme would be inappropriate;

| (e) | the statement either ‘for use in food’ or ‘restricted use in food’ or a more specific reference to its intended food use; |
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(e)

the statement either ‘for use in food’ or ‘restricted use in food’ or a more specific reference to its intended food use;

| (f) | if necessary, the special conditions of transport, storage and use. |
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(f)

if necessary, the special conditions of transport, storage and use.

3.
     
  In addition, the following information shall be provided, either on the packaging or container, or in the documents relating to the product which are to be supplied with or prior to the delivery, on condition that the indication ‘intended for the manufacture of food and not for retail sale’ is visible on the packaging or container of the product in question:

| (a) | the name or business name and address of the manufacturer or packager, or of a seller established within the Community; |
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(a)

the name or business name and address of the manufacturer or packager, or of a seller established within the Community;

| (b) | a mark identifying the batch or lot; |
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(b)

a mark identifying the batch or lot;

| (c) | directions for use, if the omission thereof would preclude appropriate use of the food enzyme; |
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(c)

directions for use, if the omission thereof would preclude appropriate use of the food enzyme;

| (d) | where applicable, sufficient information on the composition of the food enzyme or food enzyme preparation to enable the user to comply with quantitative limitations in food: the limit on quantity shall be expressed either numerically or by the quantum satis principle; when enzymes are added to foods, this shall be done only in the dose strictly necessary in order to attain the purpose for which they are being used. This will minimise the quantity of enzymes ingested and afford better protection to sensitive population groups; |
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(d)

where applicable, sufficient information on the composition of the food enzyme or food enzyme preparation to enable the user to comply with quantitative limitations in food: the limit on quantity shall be expressed either numerically or by the quantum satis principle; when enzymes are added to foods, this shall be done only in the dose strictly necessary in order to attain the purpose for which they are being used. This will minimise the quantity of enzymes ingested and afford better protection to sensitive population groups;

| (e) | sufficient information to enable the user to comply with Directive 2000/13/EC, in particular the provisions relating to allergen labelling; |
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(e)

sufficient information to enable the user to comply with Directive 2000/13/EC, in particular the provisions relating to allergen labelling;

| (f) | the side-effects of their use in excessive quantities. |
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(f)

the side-effects of their use in excessive quantities.

4.
     
  This Article shall be without prejudice to more detailed or more extensive laws, regulations or administrative provisions regarding weights and measures or applying to the presentation, classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances and preparations or applying to the transport of such substances.

5.
     
  The information provided for in this Article shall be given in a language easily understandable to purchasers. Within its own territory, the Member State in which the product is marketed may, in accordance with the rules of the Treaty, stipulate that this information shall be made available upon request in one or more of the official languages of the Community, to be determined by that Member State. This shall not preclude such information from being indicated in several languages.

▐

▐

Article 9

Information requirement where food enzymes or food enzyme preparations are mixed with other food ingredients

Where food enzymes
  or food enzyme preparations
  not intended for sale to the final consumer are mixed with other food ingredients, the packaging or containers of the
  resulting product
  shall bear a list of all components in descending order of their percentage by weight of the total.

▐

SECTION 2

Labelling of food enzymes and food enzyme preparations intended for sale to the final consumer

Article 10

Labelling of food enzymes and food enzyme preparations intended for sale to the final consumer

Without prejudice to Directive 2000/13/EC, food enzymes
  or food enzyme preparations
  intended for sale to the final consumer may be marketed only if their packaging contains the following information, which must be easily visible, clearly legible and indelible:

| (a) | the name under which the food enzyme is sold
  or both that name and the technological function in the food; the
  name shall be constituted by the name laid down by any Community provisions applying to the food enzyme in question; |
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(a)

the name under which the food enzyme is sold
  or both that name and the technological function in the food; the
  name shall be constituted by the name laid down by any Community provisions applying to the food enzyme in question;

| (b) | the information required in accordance with Article 9 ║; |
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(b)

the information required in accordance with Article 9 ║;

| (c) | where applicable, an indication that the product contains genetically modified organisms or substances produced from them. |
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(c)

where applicable, an indication that the product contains genetically modified organisms or substances produced from them.

In addition, information about all enzymes used in the production process should be made available to consumers, if not on the label then at least through other information channels, with priority assigned to those at the point of sale. Moreover, provision should also be made for consumers to access this information from home, for example over the Internet or by means of telephone hotlines.

▐

Chapter IV

Procedural provisions and implementation

Article 11

Information obligation

1.   A producer or user of a food enzyme shall inform the Commission immediately of any new scientific or technical information which might affect the assessment of the safety of the food enzyme.

2.   A producer or user of a food enzyme shall, at the request of the Commission, inform it of the actual use of the food enzyme.

Article 12

Committee

1.   The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (║ ‘the Committee’).

2.   Where reference is made to this paragraph,
  Article 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7
  of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

║

Article 13

Community financing of harmonised policies

The legal basis for the financing of measures resulting from this Regulation is Article 66(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.

Chapter V

Transitional and final provisions

Article 14

Establishment of the Community list of food enzymes

1.   The Community list of food enzymes shall be drawn up on the basis of applications made pursuant to paragraph 2.

2.   Interested parties may submit applications for the inclusion of a food enzyme in the Community list.

The deadline for submitting such applications shall be 24 months after the date of application of the implementing measures to be laid down in accordance with Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No [...] [establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings].

3.   The Commission shall establish a Register of all food enzymes to be considered for inclusion in the Community list in respect of which an application complying with the validity criteria to be laid down in accordance with Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No [...] [establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings] has been submitted in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article (‘the Register’). The Register shall be made available to the public.

The Commission shall submit the applications to the Authority for its opinion.

4.   The Community list shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Regulation (EC) No [...] [establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings], once the Authority has issued an opinion on each food enzyme included in the Register.

However, by way of derogation from that procedure:

| (a) | Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No [...] [establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings] shall not apply to the Authority's adoption of its opinion; |
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(a)

Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No [...] [establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings] shall not apply to the Authority's adoption of its opinion;

| (b) | the Authority shall be allowed to decide on a ‘fast track’ authorisation procedure for food enzymes which are currently on the market if the Authority is satisfied that they have undergone an adequate safety assessment at national or Community level within the EU so that such enzymes could be directly transposed to the Community list of food enzymes; |
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(b)

the Authority shall be allowed to decide on a ‘fast track’ authorisation procedure for food enzymes which are currently on the market if the Authority is satisfied that they have undergone an adequate safety assessment at national or Community level within the EU so that such enzymes could be directly transposed to the Community list of food enzymes;

| (c) | the Commission shall adopt the Community list for the first time after the Authority has delivered its opinion on all the food enzymes listed in the Register. |
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(c)

the Commission shall adopt the Community list for the first time after the Authority has delivered its opinion on all the food enzymes listed in the Register.

5.   If necessary, any appropriate transitional measures for the purposes of this Article may be adopted in accordance with the
  regulatory
  procedure
  with scrutiny
  referred to in Article 12(2).

Article 15

Transitional measures for certain food enzymes already covered by Community legislation

Notwithstanding Articles 6 and 14 of this Regulation, the Community list shall, when drawn up, include the following food enzymes:

| (a) | E 1103 Invertase and E 1105 Lysozyme, stating the conditions governing their use as specified in Annex I and Part C of Annex III to Directive 95/2/EC; |
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(a)

E 1103 Invertase and E 1105 Lysozyme, stating the conditions governing their use as specified in Annex I and Part C of Annex III to Directive 95/2/EC;

| (b) | Urease, beta-glucanase and lysozyme for use in wine in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and the implementing rules for that Regulation. |
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(b)

Urease, beta-glucanase and lysozyme for use in wine in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and the implementing rules for that Regulation.

Article 16

Amendments to Directive 83/417/EEC

In Annex I, Section III(d) of Directive 83/417/EEC, the indents shall be replaced by the following:

| ‘— | rennet meeting the requirements of ║ Regulation (EC) No .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... [on food enzymes] (17), |
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‘—

rennet meeting the requirements of ║ Regulation (EC) No .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... [on food enzymes] (17),

| — | other milk-coagulating enzymes meeting the requirements of ║ Regulation (EC) No .../... [on food enzymes] |
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—

other milk-coagulating enzymes meeting the requirements of ║ Regulation (EC) No .../... [on food enzymes]

Article 17

Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 258/97

In Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97, the following point (d) shall be added:

| ‘(d) | food enzymes falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... [on food enzymes] (18). |
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‘(d)

Article 18

Article 18

Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999

In Article 43 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, the following paragraph 3 shall be added:

‘3.   Enzymes and enzymatic preparations used in the authorised oenological practices and processes listed in Annex IV shall meet the requirements of ║ Regulation (EC) No .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... [on food enzymes] (19)
  .

Article 19

Article 19

Amendments to Directive 2000/13/EC

Directive 2000/13/EC is hereby amended as follows:

| 1. | Article 6(4) shall be amended as follows:






  (a) | Point (a) shall be replaced by the following:






  ‘(a) | ‘Ingredient’ shall mean any substance, including additives and enzymes, used in the manufacture or preparation of a foodstuff and still present in the finished product, even if in altered form.’ |
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1.

Article 6(4) shall be amended as follows:

(a)

Point (a) shall be replaced by the following:

‘(a)

‘Ingredient’ shall mean any substance, including additives and enzymes, used in the manufacture or preparation of a foodstuff and still present in the finished product, even if in altered form.’

| (b) | In point (c)(ii), the introductory word ‘additives’ shall be replaced by ‘additives and enzymes’; |
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(b)

In point (c)(ii), the introductory word ‘additives’ shall be replaced by ‘additives and enzymes’;

| 2. | In Article 6(6), the following indent shall be added:






  ‘— | enzymes
  present in the food product
  must be designated by the name of one of the categories of ingredients listed in Annex II, followed by their specific name
  and an indication of whether they are still active in the final product or not; for enzymes produced from GMOs the indication ‘produced from GMOs’ shall be given on the label
  ,’ |
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2.

In Article 6(6), the following indent shall be added:

‘—

enzymes
  present in the food product
  must be designated by the name of one of the categories of ingredients listed in Annex II, followed by their specific name
  and an indication of whether they are still active in the final product or not; for enzymes produced from GMOs the indication ‘produced from GMOs’ shall be given on the label
  ,’

present in the food product

and an indication of whether they are still active in the final product or not; for enzymes produced from GMOs the indication ‘produced from GMOs’ shall be given on the label

Article 20

Article 20

Amendments to Directive 2001/112/EC

In Annex I, Section II (2) of Directive 2001/112/EC, the fourth, fifth and sixth indents shall be replaced by the following:

In Annex I, Section II (2) of Directive 2001/112/EC

| ‘— | Pectolytic enzymes meeting the requirements of ║ Regulation (EC) No .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... [on food enzymes] (20) |
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‘—

Pectolytic enzymes meeting the requirements of ║ Regulation (EC) No .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... [on food enzymes] (20)

(EC) No .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... [

] (20

| — | Proteolytic enzymes meeting the requirements of ║ Regulation (EC) No .../... [on food enzymes] |
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—

Proteolytic enzymes meeting the requirements of ║ Regulation (EC) No .../... [on food enzymes]

g the requirements of ║ Regulation (EC) No .../... [on food enzymes]

| — | Amylolytic enzymes meeting the requirements of ║ Regulation (EC) No .../... [on food enzymes] |
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—

Amylolytic enzymes meeting the requirements of ║ Regulation (EC) No .../... [on food enzymes]

(EC) No .../... [

]

Article 21

Article 21

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.

Article 4 shall apply from the date of application of the Community list. Until that date, national provisions in force concerning the placing on the market and use of food enzymes and food produced with food enzymes shall continue to apply in the Member States.

Articles 8 to 10 shall apply from ... (21).

10

21

Food enzymes, food enzyme preparations and food containing food enzymes which do not comply with the provisions of Articles 8 and 9 and were placed on the market or labelled prior to ... (22) may be marketed until the end of their shelf-life.

Food enzymes, food enzyme preparations and food containing food enzymes which do not comply with the provisions of Articles 8 and 9 and were placed on the market or labelled prior to ... (22

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

Done at ..., on ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(1)  OJ C 168, 20.7.2007, p. 34
  .

1

168, 20.7.2007, p. 34

(2)  Position of the European Parliament of 10 July 2007.

2

Position of the European Parliament of 10 July 2007.

(3)  OJ L ...

3

OJ L

(4)  OJ L 43, 14.2.1997, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

4

(5)  OJ L 10, 12.1.2002, p. 58.

5

(6)  OJ L 237, 26.8.1983, p. 25. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 807/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 36).

6

(7)  OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).

7

1791/2006

363, 20.12.2006

(8)  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 24.

8

(9)  OJ L ...

9

(10)  OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 575/2006 (OJ L 100, 8.4.2006, p. 3

  ).

10

last

Commission

575/2006

100, 8.4.2006

3

)

(11)  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1981/2006 (OJ L 368, 23.12.2006, p. 99).

11

Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1981/2006 (OJ L 368, 23.12.2006, p. 99).

(12)  OJ L 61, 18.3.1995, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/52/EC (OJ L 204, 26.7.2006, p. 10).

12

Directive 2006/52/EC (OJ L 204, 26.7.2006, p. 10).

(13)  OJ L 194, 31.7.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 556/2007 (OJ L 132, 24.5.2007, p. 3).

13

556/2007

132, 24.5.2007

(14)  OJ L 109, 6.5.2000, p. 29. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/142/EC (OJ L 368, 23.12.2006, p. 110

  ).

14

Commission

2006/142

368, 23.12.2006

110

)

(15)  OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.
  Decision as amended by Decision 2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11).

15

Decision as amended by Decision 2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11).

(16)  OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006.

16

Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006

(17)  OJ L ...’

17

(18)  OJ L...’

18

(19)  OJ L...’

19

(20)  OJ L...’

20

(21)  12 months after the date of publication of this Regulation.

21

12 months after the date of publication of this Regulation

(22)  12 months after the date of publication of this Regulation.

22

P6_TA(2007)0323

Flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89, Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 and Directive 2000/13/EC (COM(2006)0427 — C6-0259/2006 — 2006/0147(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0427) (1), |
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—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0427) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 37 and 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0259/2006), |
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—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 37 and 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0259/2006),

| — | 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 the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0185/2007), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0185/2007),

| 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(2006)0147

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 10 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89, Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 and Directive 2000/13/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 Articles 37 and 95 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ║,

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

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

Whereas:

| (1) | Council Directive 88/388/EEC of 22 June 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to flavourings for use in foodstuffs and to source materials for their production (3) needs to be updated in the light of technical and scientific developments. In the interests of clarity and efficiency Directive 88/388/EEC should be replaced by this Regulation. |
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(1)

Council Directive 88/388/EEC of 22 June 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to flavourings for use in foodstuffs and to source materials for their production (3) needs to be updated in the light of technical and scientific developments. In the interests of clarity and efficiency Directive 88/388/EEC should be replaced by this Regulation.

| (2) | Council Decision 88/389/EEC of 22 June 1988 on the establishment, by the Commission, of an inventory of the source materials and substances used in the preparation of flavourings (4) provides for the establishment of that inventory within 24 months of its adoption. That Decision is now obsolete and should be repealed. |
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(2)

Council Decision 88/389/EEC of 22 June 1988 on the establishment, by the Commission, of an inventory of the source materials and substances used in the preparation of flavourings (4) provides for the establishment of that inventory within 24 months of its adoption. That Decision is now obsolete and should be repealed.

| (3) | Commission Directive 91/71/EEC of 16 January 1991 completing Council Directive 88/388/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to flavourings for use in foodstuffs and to source materials for their production (5) lays down rules on the labelling of flavourings. These rules are being replaced by this Regulation and that Directive should now be repealed. |
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(3)

Commission Directive 91/71/EEC of 16 January 1991 completing Council Directive 88/388/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to flavourings for use in foodstuffs and to source materials for their production (5) lays down rules on the labelling of flavourings. These rules are being replaced by this Regulation and that Directive should now be repealed.

| (4) | The free movement of safe and wholesome food is an essential aspect of the internal market and contributes significantly to the health and well being of citizens and to their social and economic interests. |
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(4)

The free movement of safe and wholesome food is an essential aspect of the internal market and contributes significantly to the health and well being of citizens and to their social and economic interests.

| (5) | In order to protect human health the scope of this Regulation should cover flavourings, source materials for flavourings and foods containing flavourings. It should also cover certain food ingredients with flavouring properties which are added to food for the main purpose of adding flavour and which contribute significantly to the presence in food of certain naturally occurring undesirable substances (‘food ingredients with flavouring properties’), their source material and foods containing them. |
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(5)

In order to protect human health the scope of this Regulation should cover flavourings, source materials for flavourings and foods containing flavourings. It should also cover certain food ingredients with flavouring properties which are added to food for the main purpose of adding flavour and which contribute significantly to the presence in food of certain naturally occurring undesirable substances (‘food ingredients with flavouring properties’), their source material and foods containing them.

| (6) | Flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties may only be used if they fulfil the criteria laid down in this Regulation. They must be safe when used, and certain flavourings should, therefore, undergo a risk assessment before they can be permitted in food.
  Where possible, attention should be given to whether or not there could be any negative consequences for vulnerable groups, including the development of taste preferences in children.
  They should not mislead the consumer and their presence in food should, therefore, always be indicated by appropriate labelling.
  Misleading the consumer includes, but is not limited to, issues related to the nature, freshness and quality of ingredients used, the naturalness of a product or of the production process, or the nutritional quality of the product. |
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(6)

Flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties may only be used if they fulfil the criteria laid down in this Regulation. They must be safe when used, and certain flavourings should, therefore, undergo a risk assessment before they can be permitted in food.
  Where possible, attention should be given to whether or not there could be any negative consequences for vulnerable groups, including the development of taste preferences in children.
  They should not mislead the consumer and their presence in food should, therefore, always be indicated by appropriate labelling.
  Misleading the consumer includes, but is not limited to, issues related to the nature, freshness and quality of ingredients used, the naturalness of a product or of the production process, or the nutritional quality of the product.

| (7) | Since 1999, the Scientific Committee on Food and subsequently the European Food Safety Authority have expressed opinions on a number of substances occurring naturally in source materials for flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties (6) which, according to the Committee of Experts on Flavouring Substances of the Council of Europe, raise toxicological concern. Substances for which the toxicological concern was confirmed by the Scientific Committee on Food should be regarded as undesirable substances which should not be added as such to food. |
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(7)

Since 1999, the Scientific Committee on Food and subsequently the European Food Safety Authority have expressed opinions on a number of substances occurring naturally in source materials for flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties (6) which, according to the Committee of Experts on Flavouring Substances of the Council of Europe, raise toxicological concern. Substances for which the toxicological concern was confirmed by the Scientific Committee on Food should be regarded as undesirable substances which should not be added as such to food.

| (8) | Due to their natural occurrence in plants, undesirable substances might be present in flavouring preparations and food ingredients with flavouring properties. The plants are used traditionally as food or food ingredients. Appropriate maximum levels should be established for the presence of these undesirable substances in foods which contribute most to the human intake of these substances, taking into account both the need to protect human health and their unavoidable presence in traditional foods. |
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(8)

Due to their natural occurrence in plants, undesirable substances might be present in flavouring preparations and food ingredients with flavouring properties. The plants are used traditionally as food or food ingredients. Appropriate maximum levels should be established for the presence of these undesirable substances in foods which contribute most to the human intake of these substances, taking into account both the need to protect human health and their unavoidable presence in traditional foods.

| (9) | Provisions should be established at Community level in order to prohibit or restrict the use of certain plant or animal materials which raise concern for human health in the production of flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties and their applications in food production. |
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(9)

Provisions should be established at Community level in order to prohibit or restrict the use of certain plant or animal materials which raise concern for human health in the production of flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties and their applications in food production.

| (10) | Risk assessments should be carried out by the European Food Safety Authority, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Authority’, established by Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (7). |
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(10)

Risk assessments should be carried out by the European Food Safety Authority, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Authority’, established by Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (7).

| (11) | In order to ensure harmonisation, the risk assessment and approval of flavourings and source materials that need to undergo an evaluation should be carried out in accordance with
  the precautionary principle and
  the procedure laid down in Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... [establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings]. |
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(11)

In order to ensure harmonisation, the risk assessment and approval of flavourings and source materials that need to undergo an evaluation should be carried out in accordance with
  the precautionary principle and
  the procedure laid down in Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... [establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings].

| (12) | Flavouring substances are chemically defined substances with flavouring properties. An evaluation programme of flavouring substances is ongoing in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 October 1996 laying down a Community procedure for flavouring substances used or intended for use in or on foodstuffs (8). Under that Regulation a list of flavouring substances is to be adopted within five years of adoption of that programme. A new deadline should be set for the adoption of that list. That list will be proposed for inclusion in the list referred to in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings]. |
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(12)

Flavouring substances are chemically defined substances with flavouring properties. An evaluation programme of flavouring substances is ongoing in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 October 1996 laying down a Community procedure for flavouring substances used or intended for use in or on foodstuffs (8). Under that Regulation a list of flavouring substances is to be adopted within five years of adoption of that programme. A new deadline should be set for the adoption of that list. That list will be proposed for inclusion in the list referred to in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings].

| (13) | Flavouring preparations are flavourings other than chemically defined substances obtained from materials of vegetable, animal or mineral origin, by appropriate physical, enzymatic or microbiological processes, either in the raw state of the material or after processing for human consumption. Flavouring preparations produced from food do not need to undergo an evaluation or an approval procedure for use in and on foods unless there is doubt about their safety. However, the safety of flavouring preparations produced from non-food material should be evaluated prior to approval. |
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(13)

Flavouring preparations are flavourings other than chemically defined substances obtained from materials of vegetable, animal or mineral origin, by appropriate physical, enzymatic or microbiological processes, either in the raw state of the material or after processing for human consumption. Flavouring preparations produced from food do not need to undergo an evaluation or an approval procedure for use in and on foods unless there is doubt about their safety. However, the safety of flavouring preparations produced from non-food material should be evaluated prior to approval.

| (14) | Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 defines food as any substance or product, whether processed, partially processed or unprocessed, intended to be, or reasonably expected to be, ingested by humans. Materials of vegetable, animal or microbiological origin, for which hitherto there is significant evidence of use for the production of flavourings, are considered as food materials for this purpose, even though some of these source materials, such as rose wood, oak wood chips and strawberry leaves, may not have been used for food as such. They do not need to be evaluated. |
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(14)

Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 defines food as any substance or product, whether processed, partially processed or unprocessed, intended to be, or reasonably expected to be, ingested by humans. Materials of vegetable, animal or microbiological origin, for which hitherto there is significant evidence of use for the production of flavourings, are considered as food materials for this purpose, even though some of these source materials, such as rose wood, oak wood chips and strawberry leaves, may not have been used for food as such. They do not need to be evaluated.

| (15) | Likewise, thermal process flavourings produced from food under authorised conditions need not undergo an evaluation or an approval procedure for use in and on foods unless there is doubt about their safety. However, the safety of thermal process flavourings produced from non-food material or produced under non-authorised conditions should be evaluated prior to approval. |
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(15)

Likewise, thermal process flavourings produced from food under authorised conditions need not undergo an evaluation or an approval procedure for use in and on foods unless there is doubt about their safety. However, the safety of thermal process flavourings produced from non-food material or produced under non-authorised conditions should be evaluated prior to approval.

| (16) | Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 November 2003 on smoke flavourings used or intended for use in or on foods
   (9)
  lays down a procedure for the safety assessment and approval of smoke flavourings and aims to establish a list of primary smoke condensates and primary tar fractions the use of which is authorised to the exclusion of all others. |
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(16)

Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 November 2003 on smoke flavourings used or intended for use in or on foods
   (9)
  lays down a procedure for the safety assessment and approval of smoke flavourings and aims to establish a list of primary smoke condensates and primary tar fractions the use of which is authorised to the exclusion of all others.

| (17) | Flavour precursors impart flavour to food by chemical reactions occurring during food processing. Flavour precursors produced from food do not need to undergo an evaluation or an approval procedure for use in and on foods unless there is doubt about their safety. However, the safety of flavour precursors produced from non-food material should be evaluated prior to approval. |
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(17)

Flavour precursors impart flavour to food by chemical reactions occurring during food processing. Flavour precursors produced from food do not need to undergo an evaluation or an approval procedure for use in and on foods unless there is doubt about their safety. However, the safety of flavour precursors produced from non-food material should be evaluated prior to approval.

| (18) | Other flavourings which do not fall under the definitions of the previously mentioned flavourings may be used in and on foods after they have undergone an evaluation and approval procedure. |
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(18)

Other flavourings which do not fall under the definitions of the previously mentioned flavourings may be used in and on foods after they have undergone an evaluation and approval procedure.

| (19) | Material of vegetable, animal, microbiological or mineral origin other than food may only be authorised for the production of flavourings after its safety has been evaluated scientifically. It might be necessary to authorise the use of only certain parts of the material or to set conditions of use. |
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(19)

Material of vegetable, animal, microbiological or mineral origin other than food may only be authorised for the production of flavourings after its safety has been evaluated scientifically. It might be necessary to authorise the use of only certain parts of the material or to set conditions of use.

| (20) | A flavouring or a source material which falls under the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed (10) should be authorised according to that Regulation
  as well as
  under this Regulation. |
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(20)

A flavouring or a source material which falls under the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed (10) should be authorised according to that Regulation
  as well as
  under this Regulation.

| (21) | Flavouring substances or flavouring preparations should only be labelled as ‘natural’ if they comply with certain criteria which ensure that consumers are not misled. |
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(21)

Flavouring substances or flavouring preparations should only be labelled as ‘natural’ if they comply with certain criteria which ensure that consumers are not misled.

| (22) | Specific information requirements should ensure that consumers are not misled concerning the source material used for the production of natural flavourings. ▐ |
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(22)

Specific information requirements should ensure that consumers are not misled concerning the source material used for the production of natural flavourings. ▐

| (23) | Food flavourings should remain subject to the general labelling obligations as provided for in Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs

   (11)

  and, where appropriate, in Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003. In addition, specific provisions on labelling of flavourings sold as such to the manufacturer or to the final consumer should be included in this Regulation. |
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(23)

Food flavourings should remain subject to the general labelling obligations as provided for in Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs

   (11)

  and, where appropriate, in Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003. In addition, specific provisions on labelling of flavourings sold as such to the manufacturer or to the final consumer should be included in this Regulation.

| (24) | Consumers should be informed if the smoky taste of a particular food is due to the addition of smoke flavourings. In accordance with Article 5 of Directive 2000/13/EC ║ , the name under which the product is sold should not confuse the consumer as to whether the product is smoked conventionally with fresh smoke or treated with smoke flavourings. That Directive needs to be adapted to the definitions of flavourings, smoke flavourings and the term ‘natural’ for the description of flavourings laid down in this Regulation. |
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(24)

Consumers should be informed if the smoky taste of a particular food is due to the addition of smoke flavourings. In accordance with Article 5 of Directive 2000/13/EC ║ , the name under which the product is sold should not confuse the consumer as to whether the product is smoked conventionally with fresh smoke or treated with smoke flavourings. That Directive needs to be adapted to the definitions of flavourings, smoke flavourings and the term ‘natural’ for the description of flavourings laid down in this Regulation.

| (25) | For the evaluation of the safety of flavouring substances for human health, information on the consumption and use of flavouring substances is crucial. The amounts of flavouring substances added to food should therefore be checked on a regular basis. |
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(25)

For the evaluation of the safety of flavouring substances for human health, information on the consumption and use of flavouring substances is crucial. The amounts of flavouring substances added to food should therefore be checked on a regular basis.

| (26) | The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (12). |
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(26)

The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (12).

| (27) | In particular, the Commission should be empowered, inter alia, to adapt Annexes II to V ║ to scientific and technical progress and to lay down a methodology for the gathering of information on the consumption and use of flavourings. Since those measures are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, inter alia by deleting some of those elements or by supplementing this Regulation with new elements, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC. |
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(27)

In particular, the Commission should be empowered, inter alia, to adapt Annexes II to V ║ to scientific and technical progress and to lay down a methodology for the gathering of information on the consumption and use of flavourings. Since those measures are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, inter alia by deleting some of those elements or by supplementing this Regulation with new elements, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.

| (28) | In order to develop and update Community legislation on flavourings in a proportionate and effective way, it is necessary to collect data, share information and coordinate work between Member States. For that purpose, it may be useful to undertake studies to address specific issues with a view to facilitating the decision-making process. It is appropriate that the Community finance such studies as part of its budgetary procedure. The financing of such measures is covered by Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (13) and consequently the legal basis for the financing of the above measures will be Regulation (EC) No 882/2004. |
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(28)

In order to develop and update Community legislation on flavourings in a proportionate and effective way, it is necessary to collect data, share information and coordinate work between Member States. For that purpose, it may be useful to undertake studies to address specific issues with a view to facilitating the decision-making process. It is appropriate that the Community finance such studies as part of its budgetary procedure. The financing of such measures is covered by Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (13) and consequently the legal basis for the financing of the above measures will be Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.

| (29) | Pending the establishment of the Community list, provision should be made for the evaluation and approval of flavouring substances which are not covered by the evaluation programme provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2232/96. A transitional regime should therefore be laid down. Under that regime such flavouring substances should be evaluated and approved in accordance with the procedure laid down in Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings]. However the time periods provided for in that Regulation for the Authority to adopt its opinion and for the Commission to submit a draft Regulation updating the Community list to the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health should not apply, because priority should be given to the ongoing evaluation programme. |
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(29)

Pending the establishment of the Community list, provision should be made for the evaluation and approval of flavouring substances which are not covered by the evaluation programme provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2232/96. A transitional regime should therefore be laid down. Under that regime such flavouring substances should be evaluated and approved in accordance with the procedure laid down in Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings]. However the time periods provided for in that Regulation for the Authority to adopt its opinion and for the Commission to submit a draft Regulation updating the Community list to the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health should not apply, because priority should be given to the ongoing evaluation programme.

| (30) | Since the objective of the action to be taken, namely to lay down Community rules on the use of flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties in and on foods, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of market unity and the high level of consumer protection required, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective. |
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(30)

Since the objective of the action to be taken, namely to lay down Community rules on the use of flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties in and on foods, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of market unity and the high level of consumer protection required, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.

| (31) | Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 of 29 May 1989 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks (14) and Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 of 10 June 1991 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of aromatised wines, aromatised wine-based drinks and aromatised wine-product cocktails (15) need to be adapted to certain new definitions laid down in this Regulation. |
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(31)

Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 of 29 May 1989 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks (14) and Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 of 10 June 1991 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of aromatised wines, aromatised wine-based drinks and aromatised wine-product cocktails (15) need to be adapted to certain new definitions laid down in this Regulation.

| (32) | Regulations (EEC) No 1576/89, (EEC) No 1601/91 and (EC) No 2232/96 and Directive 2000/13/EC should be amended accordingly, |
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(32)

Regulations (EEC) No 1576/89, (EEC) No 1601/91 and (EC) No 2232/96 and Directive 2000/13/EC should be amended accordingly,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Chapter I

Subject matter, scope and definitions

Article 1

Subject matter

This Regulation lays down rules on flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods to ensure
  a high level of human health protection and consumer protection and
  the effective functioning of the internal market ▐ .

For those purposes, this Regulation provides for:

| (a) | a Community list of flavourings and source materials approved for use in and on foods, set out in Annex I (‘the Community list’); |
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(a)

a Community list of flavourings and source materials approved for use in and on foods, set out in Annex I (‘the Community list’);

| (b) | conditions of use of flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties in and on foods; |
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(b)

conditions of use of flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties in and on foods;

| (c) | rules on labelling of flavourings. |
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(c)

rules on labelling of flavourings.

Article 2

Scope

1.   This Regulation shall apply to:

| (a) | flavourings which are used or intended to be used in or on foods,
  without prejudice to more specific provisions laid down in
  Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003; |
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(a)

flavourings which are used or intended to be used in or on foods,
  without prejudice to more specific provisions laid down in
  Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003;

| (b) | food ingredients with flavouring properties; |
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(b)

food ingredients with flavouring properties;

| (c) | food containing flavourings
  and/or
  food ingredients with flavouring properties; |
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(c)

food containing flavourings
  and/or
  food ingredients with flavouring properties;

| (d) | source materials for flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties. |
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(d)

source materials for flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties.

2.   This Regulation shall not apply to:

| (a) | substances which have exclusively a sweet, sour or salty taste; |
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(a)

substances which have exclusively a sweet, sour or salty taste;

| (b) | raw or non-compound foods
  such as, but not exclusively, fresh, dried or frozen herbs and spices or tea/herbal infusions as such
  . |
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(b)

raw or non-compound foods
  such as, but not exclusively, fresh, dried or frozen herbs and spices or tea/herbal infusions as such
  .

3.   Where necessary, it may be decided in accordance with the
  regulatory
  procedure
  with scrutiny
  referred to in
  Article 18(3)
  whether or not a given substance or mixture of substances, material or type of food falls within the scope of this Regulation.

Article 3

Definitions

1.   For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions laid down in Regulations (EC) No 178/2002 and (EC) No 1829/2003 shall apply.

2.   The following definitions shall also apply:

| (a) | ‘flavourings’ shall mean products:






  (i) | not intended to be consumed as such, which are added to food in order to impart odour and/or taste; |
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(a)

‘flavourings’ shall mean products:

(i)

not intended to be consumed as such, which are added to food in order to impart odour and/or taste;

| (ii) | made or consisting of the following categories: flavouring substances, flavouring preparations, thermal process flavourings, smoke flavourings, flavour precursors or other flavourings or mixtures thereof; |
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(ii)

made or consisting of the following categories: flavouring substances, flavouring preparations, thermal process flavourings, smoke flavourings, flavour precursors or other flavourings or mixtures thereof;

| (iii) | which may contain food including food additives as permitted by Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [on food additives]; |
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(iii)

which may contain food including food additives as permitted by Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [on food additives];

| (b) | ‘flavouring substance’ shall mean a chemically defined substance with flavouring properties
  which is obtained by appropriate natural processes or chemical synthesis
  ; |
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(b)

‘flavouring substance’ shall mean a chemically defined substance with flavouring properties
  which is obtained by appropriate natural processes or chemical synthesis
  ;

| (c) | ‘natural flavouring substance’ shall mean a flavouring substance obtained by appropriate physical, enzymatic or microbiological processes from material of vegetable, animal or microbiological origin either in the raw state or after processing for human consumption by one or more of the traditional food preparation processes listed in Annex II; |
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(c)

‘natural flavouring substance’ shall mean a flavouring substance obtained by appropriate physical, enzymatic or microbiological processes from material of vegetable, animal or microbiological origin either in the raw state or after processing for human consumption by one or more of the traditional food preparation processes listed in Annex II;

| (d) | ‘flavouring preparation’ shall mean a product, other than a flavouring substance, obtained from:






  (i) | food by appropriate physical, enzymatic or microbiological processes either in the raw state of the material or after processing for human consumption by one or more of the traditional food preparation processes listed in Annex II and/or appropriate physical processes;
  and/or |
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(d)

‘flavouring preparation’ shall mean a product, other than a flavouring substance, obtained from:

(i)

food by appropriate physical, enzymatic or microbiological processes either in the raw state of the material or after processing for human consumption by one or more of the traditional food preparation processes listed in Annex II and/or appropriate physical processes;

and/or

| (ii) | material of vegetable, animal or microbiological origin, other than food, obtained by one or more of the traditional food preparation processes listed in Annex II and/or appropriate physical, enzymatic or microbiological processes; |
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(ii)

material of vegetable, animal or microbiological origin, other than food, obtained by one or more of the traditional food preparation processes listed in Annex II and/or appropriate physical, enzymatic or microbiological processes;

| (e) | ‘thermal process flavouring’ shall mean a product obtained after heat treatment from a mixture of ingredients not necessarily having flavouring properties themselves, of which at least one contains nitrogen (amino) and another is a reducing sugar; the ingredients for the production of thermal process flavourings may be:






  (i) | food;
  and/or |
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(e)

‘thermal process flavouring’ shall mean a product obtained after heat treatment from a mixture of ingredients not necessarily having flavouring properties themselves, of which at least one contains nitrogen (amino) and another is a reducing sugar; the ingredients for the production of thermal process flavourings may be:

(i)

food;

and/or

| (ii) | source material other than food; |
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(ii)

source material other than food;

| (f) | ‘smoke flavouring’ shall mean a product obtained by fractionation and purification of a condensed smoke yielding primary smoke condensates, primary tar fractions and/or derived smoke flavourings as defined in points (1), (2) and (4) of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003; |
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(f)

‘smoke flavouring’ shall mean a product obtained by fractionation and purification of a condensed smoke yielding primary smoke condensates, primary tar fractions and/or derived smoke flavourings as defined in points (1), (2) and (4) of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003;

| (g) | ‘flavour precursor’ shall mean a product, not necessarily having flavouring properties itself, intentionally added to food for the sole purpose of producing flavour by breaking down or reacting with other components during food processing; it may be obtained from:






  (i) | food;
  and/or |
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(g)

‘flavour precursor’ shall mean a product, not necessarily having flavouring properties itself, intentionally added to food for the sole purpose of producing flavour by breaking down or reacting with other components during food processing; it may be obtained from:

(i)

food;

and/or

| (ii) | source material other than food; |
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(ii)

source material other than food;

| (h) | ‘ ▐ flavouring
  not elsewhere specified
  ’ shall mean a flavouring added or intended to be added to food in order to impart odour and/or taste and which does not fall under the definitions (b) to (g); |
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(h)

‘ ▐ flavouring
  not elsewhere specified
  ’ shall mean a flavouring added or intended to be added to food in order to impart odour and/or taste and which does not fall under the definitions (b) to (g);

| (i) | ‘food ingredient with flavouring properties’ shall mean a food ingredient other than flavourings which may be added to food for the main purpose of adding flavour to it or modifying its flavour
  and the use of which contributes significantly to the presence of substances in compound foods as specified in Part B of Annex III
  ; |
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(i)

‘food ingredient with flavouring properties’ shall mean a food ingredient other than flavourings which may be added to food for the main purpose of adding flavour to it or modifying its flavour
  and the use of which contributes significantly to the presence of substances in compound foods as specified in Part B of Annex III
  ;

| (j) | ‘source material’ shall mean material of vegetable, animal, microbiological or mineral origin from which flavourings or food ingredients with flavouring properties are produced; it may be:






  (i) | food;
  or |
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(j)

‘source material’ shall mean material of vegetable, animal, microbiological or mineral origin from which flavourings or food ingredients with flavouring properties are produced; it may be:

(i)

food;

or

| (ii) | source material other than food; |
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(ii)

source material other than food;

| (k) | ‘produced by GMOs’ shall mean derived by using a GMO as the last living organism in the production process, but not containing or consisting of GMOs nor produced from GMOs
  ; |
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(k)

‘produced by GMOs’ shall mean derived by using a GMO as the last living organism in the production process, but not containing or consisting of GMOs nor produced from GMOs
  ;

| (l) | ‘appropriate physical process’ shall mean a physical process which does not intentionally modify the chemical nature of the components of the flavouring
  , without prejudice to the listing of traditional food preparation processes in Annex II, in which
  the use of singlet oxygen, ozone, inorganic catalysts, ▐ organometallic reagents and/or UV radiation
  is not included
  . |
| --- | --- |

(l)

‘appropriate physical process’ shall mean a physical process which does not intentionally modify the chemical nature of the components of the flavouring
  , without prejudice to the listing of traditional food preparation processes in Annex II, in which
  the use of singlet oxygen, ozone, inorganic catalysts, ▐ organometallic reagents and/or UV radiation
  is not included
  .

3.   For the purpose of the definitions listed in paragraph 2(d), (e), (g) and (j), source materials for which hitherto there is significant evidence of use for the production of flavourings, are considered as food.

▐

Chapter II

Conditions for use of flavourings, food ingredients with flavouring properties and source materials

Article 4

General conditions for use of flavourings or food ingredients with flavouring properties

Only flavourings or food ingredients with flavouring properties which meet the following conditions may be used in or on foods:

| (a) | they do not, on the basis of the scientific evidence available
  and the precautionary principle
  , pose a safety concern to the health of the consumer; |
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(a)

they do not, on the basis of the scientific evidence available
  and the precautionary principle
  , pose a safety concern to the health of the consumer;

| (b) | their use does not mislead the consumer
  ; |
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(b)

their use does not mislead the consumer
  ;

| (c) | their use has advantages and benefits for the consumer; |
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(c)

their use has advantages and benefits for the consumer;

| (d) | there is a reasonable technological need. |
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(d)

there is a reasonable technological need.

Article 5

Presence of certain substances

1.   Substances listed in Part A of Annex III shall not be added as such to food.

2.   
  When there is a justified scientific concern that
  certain substances, naturally present in flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties, in ▐ compound foods
  may pose a safety concern to the health of the consumer, the Commission may, on its own initiative or on the basis of information provided by Member States, and following the opinion of the Authority, set maximum levels for these substances which will be
  listed in Part B of Annex III ▐ .

The maximum levels shall apply to the compound foods as offered ready for consumption or as prepared according to the instructions of the manufacturer.

3.
     
  By way of derogation from paragraph 2, the maximum levels shall not apply where a compound food contains no added flavourings and the only food ingredients with flavouring properties which have been added are fresh, dried or frozen herbs and spices.

4.   Detailed rules for the implementation of paragraph 2 may be adopted in accordance with the
  regulatory
  procedure
  with scrutiny
  referred to in
  Article 18(3)
  .

Article 6

Use of certain source materials

1.   Source materials listed in Part A of Annex IV shall not be used for the production of flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties.

2.   Flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties produced from source materials listed in Part B of Annex IV may only be used under the conditions indicated in that Annex.

Article 7

Flavourings for which an evaluation and approval is not required

1.   The following flavourings may be used in or on foods without an approval under this Regulation, provided that they comply with Article 4:

| (a) | flavouring preparations referred to in Article 3(2)(d)(i); |
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(a)

flavouring preparations referred to in Article 3(2)(d)(i);

| (b) | thermal process flavourings referred to in Article 3(2)(e)(i) and which comply with the conditions for the production of thermal process flavourings and maximum levels for certain substances in thermal process flavourings set out in Annex V; |
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(b)

thermal process flavourings referred to in Article 3(2)(e)(i) and which comply with the conditions for the production of thermal process flavourings and maximum levels for certain substances in thermal process flavourings set out in Annex V;

| (c) | flavour precursors referred to in Article 3(2)(g)(i); |
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(c)

flavour precursors referred to in Article 3(2)(g)(i);

| (d) | food ingredients with flavouring properties. |
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(d)

food ingredients with flavouring properties.

2.   Notwithstanding paragraph 1, if the Commission, a Member State or ║ the Authority expresses doubts concerning the safety of a flavouring or food ingredient with flavouring properties referred to in paragraph 1, a risk assessment of such flavouring or food ingredient with flavouring properties shall be carried out by the Authority. Articles 4 to 6 of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings] shall then apply mutatis mutandis.

If necessary, the Commission shall adopt measures following the opinion of the Authority, in accordance with the
  regulatory
  procedure
  with scrutiny
  referred to in
  Article 18(3)
  . Such measures shall be laid down in Annexes III, IV and/or V as appropriate.

Chapter III

Community list of flavourings and source materials approved for use in or on foods

Article 8

Flavourings and sources materials for which an evaluation and approval is required

This Chapter applies to:

| (a) | flavouring substances; |
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(a)

flavouring substances;

| (b) | flavouring preparations referred to in Article 3(2)(d)(ii); |
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(b)

flavouring preparations referred to in Article 3(2)(d)(ii);

| (c) | thermal process flavourings obtained by heating ingredients which fall partially or totally under Article 3(2)(e)(ii) or for which the conditions for the production of thermal process flavourings and the maximum levels for certain undesirable substances set out in Annex V are not met; |
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(c)

thermal process flavourings obtained by heating ingredients which fall partially or totally under Article 3(2)(e)(ii) or for which the conditions for the production of thermal process flavourings and the maximum levels for certain undesirable substances set out in Annex V are not met;

| (d) | flavour precursors referred to in Article 3(2)(g)(ii); |
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(d)

flavour precursors referred to in Article 3(2)(g)(ii);

| (e) | ║ flavourings not elsewhere specified referred to in Article 3(2)(h); |
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(e)

║ flavourings not elsewhere specified referred to in Article 3(2)(h);

| (f) | source materials other than food referred to in Article 3(2)(j)(ii). |
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(f)

source materials other than food referred to in Article 3(2)(j)(ii).

Article 9

Community list of flavourings and source materials

Of the flavourings and source materials referred to in Article 8, only those included in the Community list may be placed on the market as such and used in or on foods.

Article 10

Inclusion of flavourings and source materials in the Community list

1.   A flavouring or source material may be included in the Community list, in accordance with the procedure laid down by Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings], only if it complies with the conditions set out in Article 4.

2.   The entry for a flavouring or source material in the Community list shall specify:

| (a) | the identification of the flavouring or the source material approved; |
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(a)

the identification of the flavouring or the source material approved;

| (b) | where necessary, the conditions under which the flavouring may be used. |
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(b)

where necessary, the conditions under which the flavouring may be used.

3.   The Community list shall be amended in accordance with the procedure referred to in Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings].

Article 11

Flavourings or source materials falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003

A flavouring or source material falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003
  and not already included in the Community list in Annex I to this Regulation
  may be included in
  that
  list
  in accordance with this Regulation
  only
  if it is covered by an authorisation
  in accordance with ▐ Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.

Chapter IV

Labelling

SECTION 1

Labelling of flavourings not intended for sale to the final consumer

Article 12

Labelling of flavourings not intended for sale to the final consumer

Flavourings not intended for sale to the final consumer may be marketed only if their packaging, containers or accompanying documents bear the information provided for in Articles 13 and 14, which must be easily visible, clearly legible and indelible.

Article 13

General information requirements for labelling of flavourings

1.   The packaging or containers of flavourings not intended for sale to the final consumer shall bear the following information:

| (a) | the sales description: either the word ‘flavouring’ or a more specific name or description of the flavouring; |
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(a)

the sales description: either the word ‘flavouring’ or a more specific name or description of the flavouring;

| (b) | the name or business name and address of the manufacturer or packager, or of a seller
  established within the Community
  ; |
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(b)

the name or business name and address of the manufacturer or packager, or of a seller
  established within the Community
  ;

| (c) | the statement either ‘for use in food’ or the statement ‘restricted use in food’ or a more specific reference to its intended food use; |
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(c)

the statement either ‘for use in food’ or the statement ‘restricted use in food’ or a more specific reference to its intended food use;

| (d) | a list in descending order of weight of:






  (i) | the categories of flavourings present; and |
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(d)

a list in descending order of weight of:

(i)

the categories of flavourings present; and

| (ii) | the names of each of the other substances or materials contained in the product ▐ , their E-number
  and
  ,
  where appropriate
  ,
  the indication ‘produced from GMOs’
  ; |
| --- | --- |

(ii)

the names of each of the other substances or materials contained in the product ▐ , their E-number
  and
  ,
  where appropriate
  ,
  the indication ‘produced from GMOs’
  ;

| (e) | an indication of the maximum quantity of each component or group of components subject to quantitative limitation in food and/or appropriate information in clear and easily understandable terms enabling the purchaser to comply with this Regulation or other relevant Community legislation
  , including Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003
  ; |
| --- | --- |

(e)

an indication of the maximum quantity of each component or group of components subject to quantitative limitation in food and/or appropriate information in clear and easily understandable terms enabling the purchaser to comply with this Regulation or other relevant Community legislation
  , including Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003
  ;

| (f) | if necessary, the special conditions for storage and use; |
| --- | --- |

(f)

if necessary, the special conditions for storage and use;

| (g) | a date of minimum durability; |
| --- | --- |

(g)

a date of minimum durability;

| (h) | a mark identifying the batch or lot; |
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(h)

a mark identifying the batch or lot;

| (i) | the net quantity. |
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(i)

the net quantity.

2.   By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the information required in points (c) to (g) of that paragraph may appear merely on the documents relating to the consignment which are to be supplied with or prior to the delivery, provided that the indication ‘intended for the manufacture of food and not for retail sale’ appears on an easily visible part of the packaging or container of the product in question.

Article 14

Specific information requirements for the sales description of flavourings

1.   The term ‘natural’ may only be used to describe a flavouring in the sales description referred to in Article 13(1)(a) as provided for in paragraphs 2 to 6 of this Article.

2.   The term ‘natural’ for the description of a flavouring may only be used if the flavouring component comprises only flavouring preparations and/or natural flavouring substances.

3.   The term ‘natural flavouring substance(s)’ may only be used for flavourings in which the flavouring component contains exclusively natural flavouring substances.

4.   The term ‘natural’ may only be used in combination with a reference to a food, food category or a vegetable or animal flavouring source, if at least
  95
  % [by w/w] of the flavouring component has been obtained from the source material referred to.

The flavouring component may contain flavouring preparations and/or natural flavouring substances.

The description shall read ‘natural “food(s) or food category or source(s)” flavouring’.

5.   ‘Natural “food(s) or food category or source(s)” flavouring with other natural flavourings’ may only be used if the flavouring component is partially derived from the source material referred to and can easily be recognised.

The flavouring component may contain flavouring preparations and/or natural flavouring substances.

6.   The term ‘natural flavouring’ may only be used if the flavouring component is derived from different source materials and where a reference to the source materials would not reflect their flavour or taste
  , and in the circumstances described in paragraphs 4 and 5
  .

The flavouring component may contain flavouring preparations and/or natural flavouring substances.

SECTION 2

Labelling of flavourings intended for sale to the final consumer

Article 15

Labelling of flavourings intended for sale to the final consumer

1.   Without prejudice to Directive 2000/13/EC,
  Directive 89/396/EEC (16) and, where appropriate, Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003,
  flavourings intended for sale to the final consumer may be marketed only if their packaging contains either the statement ║ ‘for use in food’ or the statement ‘restricted use in food’ or a more specific reference to its intended food use, which must be easily visible, clearly legible and indelible.

2.   The term ‘natural’ shall be used to describe a flavouring in the sales description referred to in Article 13(1)(a) only as provided for in Article 14.

Chapter V

Procedural provisions and implementation

Article 16

Reporting by the food business operators

1.   
  A producer or user of a flavouring substance shall inform the Commission immediately of any new scientific or technical information which is known and accessible to him which might affect the safety assessment of the flavouring substance
  .

2.
     
  The food industry user of the flavouring containing the flavouring substance and the producer of the flavouring shall in cooperation, at the request of the Commission, inform it of the actual use of the flavouring substance. The information provided in this context shall be treated as confidential data.

3.   Detailed rules for the implementation of paragraph 1 shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 18(2).

Article 17

Monitoring and reporting by the Member States

1.   Member States shall establish systems to monitor the consumption and use of flavourings set out in the Community list and the consumption of the substances listed in Annex III and report their findings each year to the Commission and to the Authority.

2.   After the Authority has been consulted, a common methodology for the gathering of information by the Member States on the consumption and use of flavourings set out in the Community list and of the substances listed in Annex III
  shall
  be adopted in accordance with the
  regulatory
  procedure
  with scrutiny
  referred to in
  Article 18(3)
  .

Article 18

Committee

1.   The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health ║.

2.   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 laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.

3.   
  Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

Article 19

Amendments to Annexes II to V

Amendments to Annexes II to V ║ to reflect scientific and technical progress shall be adopted in accordance with the
  regulatory
  procedure
  with scrutiny
  referred to in
  Article 18(3)
  .

Article 20

Community financing of harmonised policies

The legal basis for the financing of measures resulting from this Regulation is Article 66(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.

Chapter VI

Transitional and final provisions

Article 21

Repeals

1.   Directive 88/388/EEC, Decision 88/389/EEC and Directive 91/71/EEC shall be repealed.

Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 shall be repealed from the date of application of the list referred to in Article 2(2) of that Regulation.

2.   References to the repealed acts shall be construed as references to this Regulation.

Article 22

Establishment of the Community list of flavourings and source materials and transitional regime

1.   The Community list shall be established by placing the list of flavouring substances referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 in Annex I to this Regulation at the time of its adoption.

2.   Until the establishment of the Community list, the common authorisation procedure provided for in Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings] shall apply for the evaluation and approval of flavouring substances which are not covered by the evaluation programme provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2232/96.

By way of derogation from that procedure, the time periods of six months and nine months referred to in Article 5(1) and Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings] shall not apply to such evaluation and approval.

3.   Any appropriate transitional measures may be adopted in accordance with the
  regulatory
  procedure
  with scrutiny
  referred to in
  Article 18(3)
  .

Article 23

Amendment to Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89

Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 is hereby amended as follows:

| 1. | Article 1(4)(m) is amended as follows:






  (a) | In point (1)(a), the second subparagraph shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘Other flavouring substances as defined in Article 3(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... [on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods] (17)
  and/or aromatic plants or parts of aromatic plants may be used in addition, but the organoleptic characteristics of juniper must be discernible, even if they are sometimes attenuated. ║ |
| --- | --- | --- |

1.

Article 1(4)(m) is amended as follows:

(a)

In point (1)(a), the second subparagraph shall be replaced by the following:

‘Other flavouring substances as defined in Article 3(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... [on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods] (17)
  and/or aromatic plants or parts of aromatic plants may be used in addition, but the organoleptic characteristics of juniper must be discernible, even if they are sometimes attenuated. ║

| (b) | Point 2(a) shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘The drink may be called ‘gin’ if it is produced by flavouring organoleptically suitable ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin with flavouring substances as defined in Article 3(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods]. and/or flavouring preparations as defined in Article 3(2)(d) of that Regulation so that the taste is predominantly that of juniper.’ |
| --- | --- |

(b)

Point 2(a) shall be replaced by the following:

‘The drink may be called ‘gin’ if it is produced by flavouring organoleptically suitable ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin with flavouring substances as defined in Article 3(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods]. and/or flavouring preparations as defined in Article 3(2)(d) of that Regulation so that the taste is predominantly that of juniper.’

| (c) | In point 2(b), the first subparagraph shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘The drink may be called ‘distilled gin’ if it is produced solely by redistilling organoleptically suitable ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin of an appropriate quality with an initial alcoholic strength of at least 96 % vol in stills traditionally used for gin, in the presence of juniper berries and of other natural botanicals provided that the juniper taste is predominant. The term ‘distilled gin’ may also apply to a mixture of the product of such distillation and ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin with the same composition, purity and alcoholic strength. Flavouring substances as defined in Article 3(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods] and/or flavouring preparations as specified at (a) may also be used to flavour distilled gin. London gin is a type of distilled gin.’ |
| --- | --- |

(c)

In point 2(b), the first subparagraph shall be replaced by the following:

‘The drink may be called ‘distilled gin’ if it is produced solely by redistilling organoleptically suitable ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin of an appropriate quality with an initial alcoholic strength of at least 96 % vol in stills traditionally used for gin, in the presence of juniper berries and of other natural botanicals provided that the juniper taste is predominant. The term ‘distilled gin’ may also apply to a mixture of the product of such distillation and ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin with the same composition, purity and alcoholic strength. Flavouring substances as defined in Article 3(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods] and/or flavouring preparations as specified at (a) may also be used to flavour distilled gin. London gin is a type of distilled gin.’

| 2. | In Article 1(4)(n)(1), the second subparagraph shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘Other flavouring substances as defined in Article 3(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods] and/or flavouring preparations as defined in Article 3(2)(d) of that Regulation may additionally be used but there must be a predominant taste of caraway.’ |
| --- | --- |

2.

In Article 1(4)(n)(1), the second subparagraph shall be replaced by the following:

‘Other flavouring substances as defined in Article 3(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods] and/or flavouring preparations as defined in Article 3(2)(d) of that Regulation may additionally be used but there must be a predominant taste of caraway.’

| 3. | In Article 1(4)(p), the first subparagraph shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘Spirit drinks with a predominantly bitter taste produced by flavouring ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin with flavouring substances as defined in Article 3(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods] and/or flavouring preparations as defined in Article 3(2)(d) of that Regulation.’ |
| --- | --- |

3.

In Article 1(4)(p), the first subparagraph shall be replaced by the following:

‘Spirit drinks with a predominantly bitter taste produced by flavouring ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin with flavouring substances as defined in Article 3(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods] and/or flavouring preparations as defined in Article 3(2)(d) of that Regulation.’

| 4. | In Article 1(4)(u), the first subparagraph shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘A spirit drink produced by flavouring ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin with flavouring of cloves and/ or cinnamon using one of the following processes: maceration and/ or distillation, redistillation of the alcohol in the presence of parts of the plants specified above, addition of flavouring substances as defined in Article 3(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods] of cloves or cinnamon or a combination of these methods.’ |
| --- | --- |

4.

In Article 1(4)(u), the first subparagraph shall be replaced by the following:

‘A spirit drink produced by flavouring ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin with flavouring of cloves and/ or cinnamon using one of the following processes: maceration and/ or distillation, redistillation of the alcohol in the presence of parts of the plants specified above, addition of flavouring substances as defined in Article 3(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods] of cloves or cinnamon or a combination of these methods.’

| 5. | In Article 4(5), the first and second subparagraphs, excluding the lists in points (a) and (b), shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘Only natural flavouring substances and flavouring preparations as defined in Article 3(2)(b) and (d) of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods] may be used in the preparation of the spirit drinks defined in Article 1(4), except in the case of those defined in Article 1 (4) (m), (n) and (p).
  However, flavouring substances as defined in Article 3(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods] and flavouring preparations as defined in Article 3(2)(d) of that Regulation shall be authorized in liqueurs except those mentioned below:’ |
| --- | --- |

5.

In Article 4(5), the first and second subparagraphs, excluding the lists in points (a) and (b), shall be replaced by the following:

‘Only natural flavouring substances and flavouring preparations as defined in Article 3(2)(b) and (d) of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods] may be used in the preparation of the spirit drinks defined in Article 1(4), except in the case of those defined in Article 1 (4) (m), (n) and (p).

However, flavouring substances as defined in Article 3(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods] and flavouring preparations as defined in Article 3(2)(d) of that Regulation shall be authorized in liqueurs except those mentioned below:’

Article 24

Amendment to Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91

Article 2(1) is hereby amended as follows:

| 1. | In point (a), the first sub-indent of the third indent shall be replaced by the following:






  ‘— | flavouring substances and/or flavouring preparations as defined in Article 3(2)(b) and (d) of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... [on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods] (18)
  , and/or ║ |
| --- | --- | --- |

1.

In point (a), the first sub-indent of the third indent shall be replaced by the following:

‘—

flavouring substances and/or flavouring preparations as defined in Article 3(2)(b) and (d) of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... [on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods] (18)
  , and/or ║

| 2. | In point (b), the first sub-indent of the second indent shall be replaced by the following:






  ‘— | flavouring substances and/or flavouring preparations as defined in Article 3(2)(b) and (d) of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods] and/or’ |
| --- | --- | --- |

2.

In point (b), the first sub-indent of the second indent shall be replaced by the following:

‘—

flavouring substances and/or flavouring preparations as defined in Article 3(2)(b) and (d) of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods] and/or’

| 3. | In point (c), the first sub-indent of the second indent shall be replaced by the following:






  ‘— | flavouring substances and/or flavouring preparations as defined in Article 3(2)(b) and (d) of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods], and/or’ |
| --- | --- | --- |

3.

In point (c), the first sub-indent of the second indent shall be replaced by the following:

‘—

flavouring substances and/or flavouring preparations as defined in Article 3(2)(b) and (d) of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods], and/or’

Article 25

Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 2232/96

In Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2232/96, paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.   The list of flavouring substances referred to in Article 2(2) shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 7 by 31 December 2008 at the latest.’

Article 26

Amendment to Directive 2000/13/EC

In Directive 2000/13/EC, Annex III shall be replaced by the following:

‘Annex III

DESIGNATION OF FLAVOURINGS IN THE LIST OF INGREDIENTS

1. Without prejudice to paragraph 2, flavourings shall be designated by the terms

| — | ‘flavourings’ or a more specific name or description of the flavouring, if the flavouring component contains flavourings as defined in Article 3(2)(b),
  (c),
  (d), (e),
  (f),
  (g) and (h) of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... [on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods]
   (19); |
| --- | --- |

—

‘flavourings’ or a more specific name or description of the flavouring, if the flavouring component contains flavourings as defined in Article 3(2)(b),
  (c),
  (d), (e),
  (f),
  (g) and (h) of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... [on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods]
   (19);

| — | ‘smoke flavouring(s)’
  , or a more specific name or description of the smoke flavouring(s),
  if the flavouring component contains flavourings as defined in Article 3 (2) (f) of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [║ on flavourings] and imparts a smoky flavour to the food. |
| --- | --- |

—

‘smoke flavouring(s)’
  , or a more specific name or description of the smoke flavouring(s),
  if the flavouring component contains flavourings as defined in Article 3 (2) (f) of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [║ on flavourings] and imparts a smoky flavour to the food.

2. The term ‘natural’ for the description of flavourings shall be used as laid down in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 [║ on flavourings]. ║

3. For flavourings produced from a source material falling under the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed (20), the indication ‘produced from GMOs’ shall appear on the label.

For flavourings produced by an organism falling under the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, no specific labelling shall be required.

Article 27

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.

It shall apply from ... (21). However,
  Article 9
  shall apply
  from ... (22)

  .

21

Article 9

from ... (22

Flavourings and food placed lawfully on the market before the abovementioned dates may continue to be used until stocks have been exhausted.

Flavourings and food placed lawfully on the market before the abovementioned dates may continue to be used until stocks have been exhausted.

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

Done at ..., on ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(1)  OJ C 168, 20.7.2007, p. 34
  .

1

168, 20.7.2007, p. 34

(2)  Position of the European Parliament of 10 July 2007.

2

Position of the European Parliament of 10 July 2007.

(3)  OJ L 184, 15.7.1988, p. 61. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

3

(4)  OJ L 184, 15.7.1988, p. 67.

4

(5)  OJ L 42, 15.2.1991, p. 25.

5

(6)  http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/food/chemicalsafety/flavouring/scientificadvice_en.htm

6

(7)  OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 575/2006 (OJ L 100, 8.4.2006, p. 3
  ).

7

Commission

(EC) No 575/2006

100, 8.4.2006, p. 3

(8)  OJ L 299, 23.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003.

8

(9)  OJ L 309, 26.11.2003, p. 1.

9

(10)  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1981/2006 (OJ L 368, 23.12.2006, p. 99).

10

Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1981/2006 (OJ L 368, 23.12.2006, p. 99).

(11)  OJ L 109, 6.5.2000, p. 29. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/142/EC (OJ L 368, 23.12.2006, p. 110
  ).

11

Commission

2006/142/EC

368, 23.12.2006, p. 110

(12)  OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.
  Decision as amended by Decision 2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11).

12

Decision as amended by Decision 2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11).

(13)  OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).

13

Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).

(14)  OJ L 160, 12.6.1989, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by the 2005 Treaty of Accession.

14

2005 Treaty of Accession

(15)  OJ L 149, 14.6.1991, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by the 2005 Treaty of Accession.

15

the 2005 Treaty of Accession

(16)  Council Directive 89/396/EEC of 14 June 1989 on indications or marks identifying the lot to which a foodstuff belongs (OJ L 186, 30.6.1989, p. 21). Directive as last amended by Directive 92/11/EEC (OJ L 65, 11.3.1992, p. 32).

16

(17)  OJ ...’

17

(18)  OJ ...’

18

(19)  OJ L ...

19

(20)  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1981/2006 (OJ L 368, 23.12.2006, p. 99)’

20

(21)  24 months after entry into force of this Regulation.

21

24 months after entry into force of this Regulation.

(22)  18 months after the entry into force of the Community list.

22

ANNEX I

COMMUNITY LIST OF FLAVOURINGS AND SOURCE MATERIALS APPROVED FOR USE IN AND ON FOODS

ANNEX II

LIST OF TRADITIONAL FOOD PREPARATION PROCESSES BY WHICH NATURAL FLAVOURING SUBSTANCES AND NATURAL FLAVOURING PREPARATIONS ARE OBTAINED

| Chopping | Coating |
| --- | --- |
| Cooking, baking, frying (up to 240 °C) | Cooling |
| Cutting | Distillation/rectification |
| Drying | Emulsification |
| Evaporation | Extraction, incl. solvent extraction |
| Fermentation | Filtration |
| Grinding | Heating |
| Infusion | Maceration |
| Microbiological processes | Mixing |
| Peeling | Percolation |
| Pressing | Refrigeration/Freezing |
| Roasting/Grilling | Squeezing |
| Steeping | |

Chopping

Coating

Cooking, baking, frying (up to 240 °C)

Cooling

Cutting

Distillation/rectification

Drying

Emulsification

Evaporation

Extraction, incl. solvent extraction

Fermentation

Filtration

Grinding

Heating

Infusion

Maceration

Microbiological processes

Mixing

Peeling

Percolation

Pressing

Refrigeration/Freezing

Roasting/Grilling

Squeezing

Steeping

ANNEX III

PRESENCE OF CERTAIN SUBSTANCES

Part A: Substances which may not be added as such to food

Agaric acid

Capsaicin

Hypericine

Beta-asarone

1-Allyl-4-methoxybenzene

Hydrocyanic acid

Menthofuran

4-Allyl-1,2-dimethoxybenzene

Pulegone

Quassin

1-Allyl-3,4-methylene dioxy benzene, safrole

Teucrin A

Thujone (alpha and beta)

Part B: Maximum levels of certain substances, naturally present in flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties, in certain compound food to which flavourings and/or food ingredients with flavouring properties have been added

| Name of the substance | Compound food in which the presence of the substance is restricted | Maximum level
  [mg/kg] |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ▐ | | |

Name of the substance

Compound food in which the presence of the substance is restricted

Maximum level

[mg/kg]

▐

ANNEX IV

LIST OF SOURCE MATERIALS TO WHICH RESTRICTIONS APPLY FOR THEIR USE IN THE PRODUCTION OF FLAVOURINGS AND FOOD INGREDIENTS WITH FLAVOURING PROPERTIES

Part A: Source materials which shall not be used for the production of flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties

| Source material |
| --- |
| Latin name | Common name |
| Tetraploid form of Acorus calamus | Tetraploid form of Calamus |

Source material

Latin name

Common name

Tetraploid form of Acorus calamus

Tetraploid form of Calamus

Part B: Conditions of use for flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties produced from certain source materials

| Source material | Conditions of use |
| --- | --- |
| Latin name | Common name |
| Quassia amara L.
  and
  Picrasma excelsa (Sw) | Quassia | Flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties produced from the source material may only be used for the production of beverages and bakery wares. |
| Laricifomes officinales (Vill.: Fr)
  Kotl. et Pouz
  or
  Fomes officinalis | White agaric mushroom | Flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties produced from the source material may only be used for the production of alcoholic beverages. |
| Hypericum perforatum | St Johns wort |
| Teucrium chamaedrys | Wall germander |

Source material

Conditions of use

Latin name

Common name

Quassia amara L.

and

Picrasma excelsa (Sw)

Quassia

Flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties produced from the source material may only be used for the production of beverages and bakery wares.

Laricifomes officinales (Vill.: Fr)

Kotl. et Pouz

or

Fomes officinalis

White agaric mushroom

Flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties produced from the source material may only be used for the production of alcoholic beverages.

Hypericum perforatum

St Johns wort

Teucrium chamaedrys

Wall germander

ANNEX V

CONDITIONS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THERMAL PROCESS FLAVOURINGS AND MAXIMUM LEVELS FOR CERTAIN SUBSTANCES IN THERMAL PROCESS FLAVOURINGS

Part A: Conditions for the production:

| (a) | The temperature of the products during processing shall not exceed 180 °C. |
| --- | --- |

(a)

The temperature of the products during processing shall not exceed 180 °C.

| (b) | The duration of the thermal processing shall not exceed 15 minutes at 180 °C with correspondingly longer times at lower temperatures, i.e. a doubling of the heating time for each decrease of temperature by 10 °C, up to a maximum of 12 hours. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

The duration of the thermal processing shall not exceed 15 minutes at 180 °C with correspondingly longer times at lower temperatures, i.e. a doubling of the heating time for each decrease of temperature by 10 °C, up to a maximum of 12 hours.

| (c) | The pH during processing should not exceed the value of 8,0. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

The pH during processing should not exceed the value of 8,0.

Part B: Maximum levels for certain substances

| Substance | Maximum levels μg / kg |
| --- | --- |
| 2-amino-3,4,8-trimethylimidazo [4,5-f] quinoxaline (4,8-DiMeIQx) | 50 |
| 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazol [4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) | 50 |

Substance

Maximum levels μg / kg

2-amino-3,4,8-trimethylimidazo [4,5-f] quinoxaline (4,8-DiMeIQx)

50

2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazol [4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP)

50

P6_TA(2007)0324

Rates of excise duty on alcohol and alcoholic beverages *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 92/84/EEC on the approximation of the rates of excise duty on alcohol and alcoholic beverages (COM(2006)0486 — C6-0319/2006 — 2006/0165(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0486) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0486) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 93 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0319/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 93 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0319/2006),

| — | having regard to Rule 51 and Rule 52(3) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 51 and Rule 52(3) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0148/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0148/2007),

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

1.

Rejects the Commission proposal;

| 2. | Invites the Commission to withdraw its proposal; |
| --- | --- |

2.

Invites the Commission to withdraw its proposal;

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

3.

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

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2007)0325

European Critical Infrastructure *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a Council directive on the identification and designation of European Critical Infrastructure and the assessment of the need to improve their protection (COM(2006)0787 — C6-0053/2007 — 2006/0276(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0787) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0787) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 308 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0053/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 308 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0053/2007),

| — | having regard to the Council Conclusions of 1 and 2 December 2005 on the principles for a European Programme on Critical Infrastructures, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Council Conclusions of 1 and 2 December 2005 on the principles for a European Programme on Critical Infrastructures,

| — | having regard to its recommendation of 7 June 2005 to the European Council and to the Council on the protection of critical infrastructure in the framework of the fight against terrorism (2), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its recommendation of 7 June 2005 to the European Council and to the Council on the protection of critical infrastructure in the framework of the fight against terrorism (2),

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

—

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the opinions of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0270/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the opinions of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0270/2007),

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

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty; |
| --- | --- |

2.

Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty;

| 3. | Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; |
| --- | --- |

3.

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

| 4. | Calls for initiation of the conciliation procedure under the Joint Declaration of 4 March 1975 if the Council intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; |
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4.

Calls for initiation of the conciliation procedure under the Joint Declaration of 4 March 1975 if the Council intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

| 5. | Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially; |
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5.

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

| 6. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. |
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6.

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

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| Amendment 1 |
| Title |
| Directive of the Council on the identification and designation of European Critical Infrastructure and the assessment of the need to improve their protection | Directive of the Council on the identification and designation of European Critical Infrastructure
  priority sectors
  and the assessment of the need to improve their protection |
| Amendment 2 |
| Recital 2 |
| (2) On 17 November 2005 the Commission adopted a Green Paper on a European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection which provided policy options on the establishment of the programme and the Critical Infrastructure Warning Information Network (CIWIN). The responses received to the Green Paper
  clearly showed the need to set up
  a Community framework concerning critical infrastructure protection. The need to increase the critical infrastructure protection capability in Europe and to help reduce vulnerabilities concerning critical infrastructures was acknowledged. The importance of the
  principle
  of subsidiarity and of stakeholder dialogue was emphasised. | (2) On 17 November 2005 the Commission adopted a Green Paper on a European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection which provided policy options on the establishment of the programme and the Critical Infrastructure Warning Information Network (CIWIN). The responses received to the Green Paper
  emphasised the possible added value of
  a Community framework concerning critical infrastructure protection. The need to increase the critical infrastructure protection capability in Europe and to help reduce vulnerabilities concerning critical infrastructures was acknowledged. The importance of the
  key principles
  of subsidiarity
  , proportionality and complementarity, as well as
  of stakeholder dialogue was emphasised. |
| Amendment 3 |
| Recital 3 |
| (3) In December 2005 the Justice and Home Affairs Council called upon the Commission to make a proposal for a European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection (EPCIP) and decided that it should be based on an all-hazards approach while countering threats from terrorism as a priority. Under this approach, manmade, technological threats and natural disasters should be taken into account in the critical infrastructure protection process
  , but
  the threat of terrorism should be given priority.
  If the level of protection measures against a particular high level threat is found to be adequate in a critical infrastructure sector, stakeholders should concentrate on other threats to which they are still vulnerable
  . | (3) In December 2005 the Justice and Home Affairs Council called upon the Commission to make a proposal for a European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection (EPCIP) and decided that it should be based on an all-hazards approach while countering threats from terrorism as a priority. Under this approach, manmade, technological threats and natural disasters should be taken into account in the critical infrastructure protection process,
  while structurally determined threats should also be covered.
  The threat of terrorism should, however, be given priority. |
| Amendment 4 |
| Recital 4 |
| (4) The primary responsibility for protecting critical infrastructures
  currently
  falls on the Member States and the owners/ operators of critical infrastructures.
  This should not change. | (4) The primary
  and ultimate
  responsibility for protecting critical infrastructures falls on the Member States and the owners/operators of critical infrastructures.
  Given that national services know best what is happening in their countries, a bottom-up approach towards European Critical Infrastructure protection should be taken. |
| Amendment 5 |
| Recital 4a (new) |
| | (4a) The protection of critical infrastructure is of vital significance for internal security in the Union and for the wellbeing of Union citizens. In the final analysis, destroying or disrupting certain infrastructure can wreck human lives, the environment and economic assets as well as cause lasting damage to public confidence in State protection and care. |
| Amendment 6 |
| Recital 5 |
| (5) There are a certain number of critical infrastructures in the Community, the disruption or destruction of which would affect
  two
  or more Member States or
  a Member State
  other than that in which the critical infrastructure is located. This may include transboundary cross-sector effects resulting from interdependencies between interconnected infrastructure. Such European critical infrastructures should be identified
  and designated
  by means of a common procedure.
  The need to improve
  the protection of such critical infrastructures should be assessed under a common framework.
  Bilateral schemes for cooperation between Member States in the field of critical infrastructure protection constitute a well established and efficient means of dealing with transboundary critical infrastructure. EPCIP should build on such cooperation. | (5) There are a number of critical infrastructures in the Community the disruption of which would affect
  three
  or more Member States or
  at least two Member States
  other than that in which the critical infrastructure is located. This may include transboundary cross-sector effects resulting from interdependencies between interconnected infrastructure. Such European Critical infrastructure should be identified by means of a common procedure.
  On the basis of common criteria, a list of European Critical Infrastructure priority sectors should be drawn up. A common action framework should be laid down for
  the protection of such
  European Critical Infrastructure that puts Member States in a position to reduce the potential danger to critical infrastructure on their territory by taking appropriate measures.
  Bilateral schemes for cooperation between Member States in the field of critical infrastructure protection constitute a well established and efficient means of dealing with transboundary critical infrastructure. The EPCIP should build on such cooperation. |
| Amendment 7 |
| Recital 5a (new) |
| | (5a) A series of measures governing the identification, designation and protection of European Critical Infrastructures in some sectors already exists. Any future Community regulation should not result in duplicate regulation in these sectors in the absence of increased security. |
| Amendment 8 |
| Recital 6 |
| (6) Since various sectors have particular experience, expertise and requirements concerning critical infrastructure protection, a Community approach to critical infrastructure protection should be developed and implemented taking into account sector specificities and existing sector based measures including those already existing at EU, national or regional level, and where relevant cross-border mutual aid agreements between owners/operators of critical infrastructure already in place. Given the very significant private sector involvement in overseeing and managing risks, business continuity planning and post-disaster recovery, a Community approach
  will need to encourage
  full private sector involvement. The establishment of a common list of critical infrastructure sectors is necessary in order to facilitate the implementation of the sector-by-sector approach to critical infrastructure protection. | (6) Since various sectors have particular experience, expertise and requirements concerning critical infrastructure protection, a Community approach to critical infrastructure protection should be developed and implemented taking into account sector specificities and existing sector based measures including those already existing at EU, national or regional level, and where relevant cross-border mutual aid agreements between owners/operators of critical infrastructure already in place. Given the very significant private sector involvement in overseeing and managing risks, business continuity planning and post-disaster recovery, a Community approach
  should ensure
  full private sector involvement. The establishment of a common list of critical infrastructure sectors is necessary in order to facilitate the implementation of the sector-by-sector approach to
  European Critical Infrastructure protection. |
| Amendment 9 |
| Recital 6a (new) |
| | (6a) European Critical Infrastructure should be designed in a way that minimises any links with and localisation in third countries. The localisation of elements of European critical infrastructures outside the EU increases the risk of terrorist attacks with spill-over effects on the whole infrastructure, access by terrorists to data stored outside the EU, as well as risks of non-compliance with Community legislation, thus rendering the entire infrastructure more vulnerable
  . |
| Amendment 10 |
| Recital 7 |
| (7) Each owner/operator of European critical infrastructure should establish an Operator Security Plan identifying critical assets and laying down relevant security solutions for their protection. The Operator Security Plan should take into account vulnerability, threat and risk assessments, as well as other relevant information provided by Member State authorities. | (7) Each owner/operator of European Critical Infrastructure should establish an Operator Security Plan identifying critical assets and laying down relevant security solutions for their protection. The Operator Security Plan should take into account vulnerability, threat and risk assessments, as well as other relevant information provided by Member State authorities.
  These Operator Security Plans should be forwarded to the European Critical Infrastructure Protection (ECIP) Contact Points in the Member States. Compliance with existing sectoral protection measures should be regarded as possibly satisfying the requirement to establish and update an Operator Security Plan. |
| Amendment 11 |
| Recital 8 |
| (8) Each owner/operator of European critical infrastructure should designate a Security Liaison Officer in order to facilitate cooperation and communication with relevant national critical infrastructure protection authorities. | (8) Each owner/operator of European Critical Infrastructure should designate a Security Liaison Officer in order to facilitate cooperation and communication with relevant national critical infrastructure protection authorities.
  Compliance with existing sectoral protection measures should be regarded as possibly satisfying the requirement to designate a Security Liaison Officer. |
| Amendment 12 |
| Recital 10 |
| (10) In order to facilitate improvements in the protection of European critical infrastructures, common methodologies should be developed for the identification and classification of
  vulnerabilities,
  threats and risks to infrastructure assets. | (10) In order to facilitate improvements in the protection of European Critical Infrastructures, common methodologies should be developed
  and implemented
  for the identification and classification of threats and risks to
  , and structural vulnerabilities affecting
  infrastructure assets. |
| Amendment 13 |
| Recital 11 |
| (11)
  Only
  a common framework can provide the necessary basis for a coherent implementation of measures to protect European critical infrastructure and clearly define the respective responsibilities of all relevant stakeholders. Owners/operators of European critical infrastructure should be given access to best practices and methodologies concerning critical infrastructure protection. | (11)
  By defining the respective responsibilities of all relevant stakeholders
  a common framework can provide the necessary basis for a coherent implementation of measures to protect European Critical Infrastructure. Member States and owners/operators of European Critical Infrastructure should be given access to best practices and methodologies concerning critical infrastructure protection. |
| Amendment 14 |
| Recital 12 |
| (12) Effective protection of critical infrastructure requires communication, coordination, and cooperation at national and Community level. This is best achieved through the nomination of
  CIP
  Contact Points in each Member State, who should coordinate
  CIP
  issues internally, as well as with other Member States and the Commission. | (12) Effective protection of
  European Critical Infrastructure requires communication, coordination, and cooperation at national and Community levels. This is best achieved through the nomination of
  ECIP
  Contact Points in each Member State, which should coordinate
  ECIP
  issues internally, as well as with other Member States and the Commission. |
| Amendment 15 |
| Recital 13 |
| (13) In order to develop Critical Infrastructure Protection activities in areas which require a degree of confidentiality, it is appropriate to ensure a coherent and secure information exchange in the framework of this Directive. Certain Critical Infrastructure Protection information is of such nature that its disclosure would undermine the protection of the public interest as regards public security. Specific facts about a critical infrastructure asset, which could be used to plan and act with a view to causing unacceptable consequences for critical infrastructure installations should be classified and access granted only on a need-to-know basis, both at Community level and at Member State level. | (13) In order to develop
  European
  Critical Infrastructure Protection activities in areas which require a degree of confidentiality, it is appropriate to ensure a coherent and secure information exchange in the framework of this Directive. Certain
  European
  Critical Infrastructure Protection information is of such nature that its disclosure would undermine the protection of the public interest as regards public security. Specific facts about a critical infrastructure asset, which could be used to plan and act with a view to causing unacceptable consequences for critical infrastructure installations should be classified and access granted only on a need-to-know basis, both at Community level and at Member State level. |
| Amendment 16 |
| Recital 14 |
| (14) Information sharing regarding Critical Infrastructure should take place in an environment of trust and security. The sharing of information requires a relationship of trust such that companies and organisations know that their sensitive data will be sufficiently protected.
  To encourage information sharing, it should be clear for the industry that the benefits of providing Critical Infrastructure related information outweigh the costs for the industry and society in general. Critical Infrastructure Protection information exchange should therefore be encouraged. | (14) Information sharing regarding
  European
  Critical Infrastructure should take place in an environment of trust and security. The sharing of information requires a relationship of trust such that companies and organisations know that their sensitive data will be sufficiently protected. |
| Amendment 17 |
| Recital 15 |
| (15) This Directive complements existing sectoral measures at Community level and in the Member States. Where Community mechanisms are already in place, they should
  continue to
  be
  used
  and
  will
  contribute to the
  overall implementation of this Directive
  . | (15) This Directive complements existing sectoral measures at Community level and in the Member States. Where Community mechanisms
  and legislation
  are already in place, they should be
  implemented
  and
  applied so as to contribute to the
  improvement of public safety, avoiding overlaps and contradictions with this Directive and the imposition of additional costs without an increase in security. |
| Amendment 18 |
| Recital 17 |
| (17) Since the objectives of this Directive, namely the creation of a procedure for the identification and designation of European Critical Infrastructures, and a common approach to the assessment of the needs to improve the protection of such infrastructures, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale of the action, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives. | (17) Since the objectives of this Directive, namely the creation of a procedure for the identification and designation of European Critical Infrastructure priority sectors
  , and a common approach to the assessment of the needs to improve the protection of such infrastructures, cannot
  in all cases
  be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale of the action, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives
  , but particular attention should be paid to financial acceptability for owners or operators and for the Member States. |
| Amendment 19 |
| Article 1 |
| This directive establishes a procedure for the identification and designation of European Critical Infrastructures, and a common approach to the assessment of the needs to improve the protection of such infrastructures. | This directive establishes a procedure for the identification and designation of European Critical Infrastructure priority sectors
  , and a common approach to the assessment of the needs to improve the protection of such infrastructures. |
| Amendment 20 |
| Article 2, point (b) |
| (b) | ‘European Critical Infrastructure’ means critical infrastructures the disruption or destruction of which would significantly affect
  two
  or more Member States, or
  a single Member State if the critical infrastructure is located in another Member State. This includes effects resulting from crosssector dependencies on other types of infrastructure; |

TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1

Title

Directive of the Council on the identification and designation of European Critical Infrastructure and the assessment of the need to improve their protection

Directive of the Council on the identification and designation of European Critical Infrastructure
  priority sectors
  and the assessment of the need to improve their protection

Amendment 2

Recital 2

(2) On 17 November 2005 the Commission adopted a Green Paper on a European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection which provided policy options on the establishment of the programme and the Critical Infrastructure Warning Information Network (CIWIN). The responses received to the Green Paper
  clearly showed the need to set up
  a Community framework concerning critical infrastructure protection. The need to increase the critical infrastructure protection capability in Europe and to help reduce vulnerabilities concerning critical infrastructures was acknowledged. The importance of the
  principle
  of subsidiarity and of stakeholder dialogue was emphasised.

(2) On 17 November 2005 the Commission adopted a Green Paper on a European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection which provided policy options on the establishment of the programme and the Critical Infrastructure Warning Information Network (CIWIN). The responses received to the Green Paper
  emphasised the possible added value of
  a Community framework concerning critical infrastructure protection. The need to increase the critical infrastructure protection capability in Europe and to help reduce vulnerabilities concerning critical infrastructures was acknowledged. The importance of the
  key principles
  of subsidiarity
  , proportionality and complementarity, as well as
  of stakeholder dialogue was emphasised.

Amendment 3

Recital 3

(3) In December 2005 the Justice and Home Affairs Council called upon the Commission to make a proposal for a European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection (EPCIP) and decided that it should be based on an all-hazards approach while countering threats from terrorism as a priority. Under this approach, manmade, technological threats and natural disasters should be taken into account in the critical infrastructure protection process
  , but
  the threat of terrorism should be given priority.
  If the level of protection measures against a particular high level threat is found to be adequate in a critical infrastructure sector, stakeholders should concentrate on other threats to which they are still vulnerable
  .

(3) In December 2005 the Justice and Home Affairs Council called upon the Commission to make a proposal for a European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection (EPCIP) and decided that it should be based on an all-hazards approach while countering threats from terrorism as a priority. Under this approach, manmade, technological threats and natural disasters should be taken into account in the critical infrastructure protection process,
  while structurally determined threats should also be covered.
  The threat of terrorism should, however, be given priority.

Amendment 4

Recital 4

(4) The primary responsibility for protecting critical infrastructures
  currently
  falls on the Member States and the owners/ operators of critical infrastructures.
  This should not change.

(4) The primary
  and ultimate
  responsibility for protecting critical infrastructures falls on the Member States and the owners/operators of critical infrastructures.
  Given that national services know best what is happening in their countries, a bottom-up approach towards European Critical Infrastructure protection should be taken.

Amendment 5

Recital 4a (new)

(4a) The protection of critical infrastructure is of vital significance for internal security in the Union and for the wellbeing of Union citizens. In the final analysis, destroying or disrupting certain infrastructure can wreck human lives, the environment and economic assets as well as cause lasting damage to public confidence in State protection and care.

Amendment 6

Recital 5

(5) There are a certain number of critical infrastructures in the Community, the disruption or destruction of which would affect
  two
  or more Member States or
  a Member State
  other than that in which the critical infrastructure is located. This may include transboundary cross-sector effects resulting from interdependencies between interconnected infrastructure. Such European critical infrastructures should be identified
  and designated
  by means of a common procedure.
  The need to improve
  the protection of such critical infrastructures should be assessed under a common framework.
  Bilateral schemes for cooperation between Member States in the field of critical infrastructure protection constitute a well established and efficient means of dealing with transboundary critical infrastructure. EPCIP should build on such cooperation.

(5) There are a number of critical infrastructures in the Community the disruption of which would affect
  three
  or more Member States or
  at least two Member States
  other than that in which the critical infrastructure is located. This may include transboundary cross-sector effects resulting from interdependencies between interconnected infrastructure. Such European Critical infrastructure should be identified by means of a common procedure.
  On the basis of common criteria, a list of European Critical Infrastructure priority sectors should be drawn up. A common action framework should be laid down for
  the protection of such
  European Critical Infrastructure that puts Member States in a position to reduce the potential danger to critical infrastructure on their territory by taking appropriate measures.
  Bilateral schemes for cooperation between Member States in the field of critical infrastructure protection constitute a well established and efficient means of dealing with transboundary critical infrastructure. The EPCIP should build on such cooperation.

Amendment 7

Recital 5a (new)

(5a) A series of measures governing the identification, designation and protection of European Critical Infrastructures in some sectors already exists. Any future Community regulation should not result in duplicate regulation in these sectors in the absence of increased security.

Amendment 8

Recital 6

(6) Since various sectors have particular experience, expertise and requirements concerning critical infrastructure protection, a Community approach to critical infrastructure protection should be developed and implemented taking into account sector specificities and existing sector based measures including those already existing at EU, national or regional level, and where relevant cross-border mutual aid agreements between owners/operators of critical infrastructure already in place. Given the very significant private sector involvement in overseeing and managing risks, business continuity planning and post-disaster recovery, a Community approach
  will need to encourage
  full private sector involvement. The establishment of a common list of critical infrastructure sectors is necessary in order to facilitate the implementation of the sector-by-sector approach to critical infrastructure protection.

(6) Since various sectors have particular experience, expertise and requirements concerning critical infrastructure protection, a Community approach to critical infrastructure protection should be developed and implemented taking into account sector specificities and existing sector based measures including those already existing at EU, national or regional level, and where relevant cross-border mutual aid agreements between owners/operators of critical infrastructure already in place. Given the very significant private sector involvement in overseeing and managing risks, business continuity planning and post-disaster recovery, a Community approach
  should ensure
  full private sector involvement. The establishment of a common list of critical infrastructure sectors is necessary in order to facilitate the implementation of the sector-by-sector approach to
  European Critical Infrastructure protection.

Amendment 9

Recital 6a (new)

(6a) European Critical Infrastructure should be designed in a way that minimises any links with and localisation in third countries. The localisation of elements of European critical infrastructures outside the EU increases the risk of terrorist attacks with spill-over effects on the whole infrastructure, access by terrorists to data stored outside the EU, as well as risks of non-compliance with Community legislation, thus rendering the entire infrastructure more vulnerable
  .

Amendment 10

Recital 7

(7) Each owner/operator of European critical infrastructure should establish an Operator Security Plan identifying critical assets and laying down relevant security solutions for their protection. The Operator Security Plan should take into account vulnerability, threat and risk assessments, as well as other relevant information provided by Member State authorities.

(7) Each owner/operator of European Critical Infrastructure should establish an Operator Security Plan identifying critical assets and laying down relevant security solutions for their protection. The Operator Security Plan should take into account vulnerability, threat and risk assessments, as well as other relevant information provided by Member State authorities.
  These Operator Security Plans should be forwarded to the European Critical Infrastructure Protection (ECIP) Contact Points in the Member States. Compliance with existing sectoral protection measures should be regarded as possibly satisfying the requirement to establish and update an Operator Security Plan.

Amendment 11

Recital 8

(8) Each owner/operator of European critical infrastructure should designate a Security Liaison Officer in order to facilitate cooperation and communication with relevant national critical infrastructure protection authorities.

(8) Each owner/operator of European Critical Infrastructure should designate a Security Liaison Officer in order to facilitate cooperation and communication with relevant national critical infrastructure protection authorities.
  Compliance with existing sectoral protection measures should be regarded as possibly satisfying the requirement to designate a Security Liaison Officer.

Amendment 12

Recital 10

(10) In order to facilitate improvements in the protection of European critical infrastructures, common methodologies should be developed for the identification and classification of
  vulnerabilities,
  threats and risks to infrastructure assets.

(10) In order to facilitate improvements in the protection of European Critical Infrastructures, common methodologies should be developed
  and implemented
  for the identification and classification of threats and risks to
  , and structural vulnerabilities affecting
  infrastructure assets.

Amendment 13

Recital 11

(11)
  Only
  a common framework can provide the necessary basis for a coherent implementation of measures to protect European critical infrastructure and clearly define the respective responsibilities of all relevant stakeholders. Owners/operators of European critical infrastructure should be given access to best practices and methodologies concerning critical infrastructure protection.

(11)
  By defining the respective responsibilities of all relevant stakeholders
  a common framework can provide the necessary basis for a coherent implementation of measures to protect European Critical Infrastructure. Member States and owners/operators of European Critical Infrastructure should be given access to best practices and methodologies concerning critical infrastructure protection.

Amendment 14

Recital 12

(12) Effective protection of critical infrastructure requires communication, coordination, and cooperation at national and Community level. This is best achieved through the nomination of
  CIP
  Contact Points in each Member State, who should coordinate
  CIP
  issues internally, as well as with other Member States and the Commission.

(12) Effective protection of
  European Critical Infrastructure requires communication, coordination, and cooperation at national and Community levels. This is best achieved through the nomination of
  ECIP
  Contact Points in each Member State, which should coordinate
  ECIP
  issues internally, as well as with other Member States and the Commission.

Amendment 15

Recital 13

(13) In order to develop Critical Infrastructure Protection activities in areas which require a degree of confidentiality, it is appropriate to ensure a coherent and secure information exchange in the framework of this Directive. Certain Critical Infrastructure Protection information is of such nature that its disclosure would undermine the protection of the public interest as regards public security. Specific facts about a critical infrastructure asset, which could be used to plan and act with a view to causing unacceptable consequences for critical infrastructure installations should be classified and access granted only on a need-to-know basis, both at Community level and at Member State level.

(13) In order to develop
  European
  Critical Infrastructure Protection activities in areas which require a degree of confidentiality, it is appropriate to ensure a coherent and secure information exchange in the framework of this Directive. Certain
  European
  Critical Infrastructure Protection information is of such nature that its disclosure would undermine the protection of the public interest as regards public security. Specific facts about a critical infrastructure asset, which could be used to plan and act with a view to causing unacceptable consequences for critical infrastructure installations should be classified and access granted only on a need-to-know basis, both at Community level and at Member State level.

Amendment 16

Recital 14

(14) Information sharing regarding Critical Infrastructure should take place in an environment of trust and security. The sharing of information requires a relationship of trust such that companies and organisations know that their sensitive data will be sufficiently protected.
  To encourage information sharing, it should be clear for the industry that the benefits of providing Critical Infrastructure related information outweigh the costs for the industry and society in general. Critical Infrastructure Protection information exchange should therefore be encouraged.

(14) Information sharing regarding
  European
  Critical Infrastructure should take place in an environment of trust and security. The sharing of information requires a relationship of trust such that companies and organisations know that their sensitive data will be sufficiently protected.

Amendment 17

Recital 15

(15) This Directive complements existing sectoral measures at Community level and in the Member States. Where Community mechanisms are already in place, they should
  continue to
  be
  used
  and
  will
  contribute to the
  overall implementation of this Directive
  .

(15) This Directive complements existing sectoral measures at Community level and in the Member States. Where Community mechanisms
  and legislation
  are already in place, they should be
  implemented
  and
  applied so as to contribute to the
  improvement of public safety, avoiding overlaps and contradictions with this Directive and the imposition of additional costs without an increase in security.

Amendment 18

Recital 17

(17) Since the objectives of this Directive, namely the creation of a procedure for the identification and designation of European Critical Infrastructures, and a common approach to the assessment of the needs to improve the protection of such infrastructures, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale of the action, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.

(17) Since the objectives of this Directive, namely the creation of a procedure for the identification and designation of European Critical Infrastructure priority sectors
  , and a common approach to the assessment of the needs to improve the protection of such infrastructures, cannot
  in all cases
  be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale of the action, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives
  , but particular attention should be paid to financial acceptability for owners or operators and for the Member States.

Amendment 19

Article 1

This directive establishes a procedure for the identification and designation of European Critical Infrastructures, and a common approach to the assessment of the needs to improve the protection of such infrastructures.

This directive establishes a procedure for the identification and designation of European Critical Infrastructure priority sectors
  , and a common approach to the assessment of the needs to improve the protection of such infrastructures.

Amendment 20

Article 2, point (b)

(b)

‘European Critical Infrastructure’ means critical infrastructures the disruption or destruction of which would significantly affect
  two
  or more Member States, or
  a single Member State if the critical infrastructure is located in another Member State. This includes effects resulting from crosssector dependencies on other types of infrastructure;

| (b) | ‘European Critical Infrastructure’ means critical infrastructures the disruption or destruction of which would significantly affect
  three
  or more Member States, or
  at least two Member States other than that in which the critical infrastructure is located. This includes effects resulting from cross-sector dependencies on other types of infrastructure; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

‘European Critical Infrastructure’ means critical infrastructures the disruption or destruction of which would significantly affect
  three
  or more Member States, or
  at least two Member States other than that in which the critical infrastructure is located. This includes effects resulting from cross-sector dependencies on other types of infrastructure;

Amendment 21

Article 2, point (d)

| (d) | ‘vulnerability’ means a characteristic of an element of the critical infrastructure's design, implementation, or operation that renders it susceptible to disruption or destruction by a threat and includes dependencies on other types of infrastructure; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

‘vulnerability’ means a characteristic of an element of the critical infrastructure's design, implementation, or operation that renders it susceptible to disruption or destruction by a threat and includes dependencies on other types of infrastructure;

| (d) | ‘
  structural
  vulnerability’ means a characteristic of an element of the critical infrastructure's design, implementation, or operation that renders it susceptible to disruption or destruction by a threat and includes dependencies on other types of infrastructure; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

‘
  structural
  vulnerability’ means a characteristic of an element of the critical infrastructure's design, implementation, or operation that renders it susceptible to disruption or destruction by a threat and includes dependencies on other types of infrastructure;

(This amendment applies throughout the legislative text and its adoption would necessitate technical adjustments throughout the entire text.)

Amendment 22

Article 3, paragraph 1

1. The cross-cutting and sectoral criteria to be used to identify European Critical Infrastructures shall be adopted in accordance with
  the procedure referred to in Article 11(3). They may be amended in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 11(3).

1. The cross-cutting and sectoral criteria to be used to identify European Critical Infrastructures shall be
  based on existing protection criteria and be
  adopted
  and amended
  in accordance with
  Article 308 of the EC Treaty and Article 203 of the Euratom Treaty.

The cross-cutting criteria having a horizontal application to all critical infrastructure sectors shall be developed taking into account the severity of the effect of the disruption or destruction of a particular infrastructure. They shall be adopted by [one year after the entry into force of this Directive] at the latest.

The cross-cutting criteria having a horizontal application to all
  European
  Critical Infrastructure sectors shall be developed taking into account the severity of the effect of the disruption or destruction of a particular infrastructure. They shall be adopted by [one year after the entry into force of this Directive] at the latest.

The sectoral criteria shall be developed for priority sectors
  while
  taking into account the characteristics of individual critical infrastructure sectors and involving
  , as appropriate,
  relevant stakeholders. They shall be adopted for each priority sector at the latest one year following the designation as a priority sector.

The sectoral criteria shall be developed for priority sectors
  and be based on existing sectoral protection measures
  taking into account the characteristics of individual critical infrastructure sectors and involving
  all
  relevant stakeholders given that there will be in each sector particular experience, expertise and requirements concerning the protection of their critical infrastructure
  . They shall be adopted for each priority sector at the latest one year following the designation as a priority sector.

Where Community mechanisms are already in place, they shall continue to be used. Duplications of, or contradictions between, different acts or provisions shall be avoided at all costs.

Amendment 23

Article 3 paragraph 2

2. The priority sectors to be used for the purposes of developing the criteria provided for in paragraph 1 shall be identified by the Commission on an annual basis from among those listed in Annex I.

deleted

Annex I may be amended in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 11(3) in so far as this does not broaden the scope of this Directive.

Amendment 24

Article 3, paragraph 3

3. Each Member State shall identify the critical infrastructures located within its territory as well as critical infrastructures outside its territory that may have an impact on it, which satisfy the criteria adopted pursuant to
  paragraphs 1 and 2.

3. Each Member State shall identify the
  possible European
  Critical Infrastructures located within its territory as well as
  possible European
  Critical Infrastructures outside its territory that may have an impact on it, which satisfy the criteria adopted pursuant to
  paragraph 1
  , at the latest one year after the adoption of relevant criteria and thereafter on an ongoing basis.

Each Member State shall notify the Commission of the critical infrastructures thus identified
  at the latest one year after the adoption of the relevant criteria and thereafter on an ongoing basis.

Amendment 25

Article 4, Title

Designation of
  European Critical Infrastructure

Identification and
  designation of
  priority sectors

Amendment 26

Article 4 paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Each Member State shall identify the priority sectors within its territory, as well as those outside its territory that may have an impact on it, which are to be used for the purposes of developing the criteria adopted pursuant to Article 3 (1).

Each Member State shall notify the Commission of the priority sectors thus identified at the latest one year after the adoption of the relevant criteria and thereafter on an on-going basis.

Amendment 27

Article 4, paragraph 1

1. On the basis of the notifications made pursuant to
  the second paragraph of Article 3(3)
  and any other information at its disposal, the Commission shall propose a list of critical infrastructures to be designated as European Critical Infrastructures.

1. On the basis of the notifications made pursuant to
  paragraph -1
  and any other information at its disposal, the Commission shall propose a list of
  European Critical Infrastructure priority sectors.

Amendment 28

Article 4, paragraph 1a (new)

1a. European Critical Infrastructures shall be designed so as to minimise any links with and localisation in third countries
  .

Amendment 29

Article 4, paragraph 2

2. The list of critical infrastructures designated as European Critical Infrastructure
  shall be adopted
  in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 11(3).

2. The list of
  European Critical Infrastructure priority sectors
  shall be adopted
  and amended by the Council.

The list may be amended in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 11(3).

Amendment 30

Article 4a (new)

Article 4a

Processing of personal data

The processing of personal data carried out directly or through an intermediary necessary for the activities of European Critical Infrastructure protection shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (3) and of the applicable principles with regard to data protection. The data processing shall be carried out within the Union and any mirroring of data shall not be allowed in third countries for reasons of security
  .

Amendment 31

Article 5, paragraphs 1 and 2

1. Each Member State shall require the owners/operators of each European Critical Infrastructure located on its territory to establish and update an Operator Security Plan and to review it at least every two years.

1. Each Member State shall require the owners/operators of each European Critical Infrastructure located on its territory to establish and update an Operator Security Plan and to review it at least every two years.

The Commission and the Council shall adopt a list of existing protection measures applicable to specific sectors listed in Annex I. Compliance with one or more of the listed protection measures shall satisfy the requirement to establish and update an Operator Security Plan.

2. The Operator Security Plan shall identify the assets of the European Critical Infrastructure and establish relevant security solutions for their protection in accordance with Annex II. Sector specific requirements concerning the Operator Security Plan taking into account existing Community measures may be adopted
  in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 11(3).

2. The Operator Security Plan shall identify the assets of the European Critical Infrastructure and establish relevant security solutions for their protection in accordance with Annex II. Sector specific requirements concerning the Operator Security Plan taking into account existing Community measures may be adopted
  by the Council.

Acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 11(2), the Commission may decide that compliance with measures applicable to specific sectors listed in Annex I satisfies the requirement to establish and update an Operator Security Plan.

Amendment 32

Article 5, paragraph 3

3. The owner/operator of a European Critical Infrastructure shall submit the Operator Security Plan to the relevant
  Member State authority
  within one year following designation of the critical infrastructure as a European Critical Infrastructure.

3. The owner/operator of a European Critical Infrastructure shall submit the Operator Security Plan to the relevant
  ECIP Contact Point
  within one year following designation of the critical infrastructure as a European Critical Infrastructure.

Where sector specific requirements concerning the Operator Security Plan are adopted based on paragraph 2, the operator security plan shall only be submitted to the relevant
  Member State authority
  within 1 year following the adoption of the sector specific requirements.

Where sector specific requirements concerning the Operator Security Plan are adopted based on paragraph 2, the operator security plan shall only be submitted to the relevant
  ECIP Contact Point
  within 1 year following the adoption of the sector specific requirements.

Amendment 33

Article 5, paragraph 5

5. Compliance with Directive 2005/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on enhancing port security satisfies the requirement to establish an Operator Security Plan.

deleted

Amendment 34

Article 6, paragraph 1

1. Each Member State shall require the owners/operators of European Critical Infrastructures on their territory to designate a Security Liaison Officer as the point of contact for security related issues between the owner/operator of the infrastructure and the
  relevant critical infrastructure protection authorities
  in the Member State. The Security Liaison Officer shall be designated within one year following the designation of the critical infrastructure as a European Critical Infrastructure.

1. Each Member State shall require the owners/operators of European Critical Infrastructures on their territory to designate a Security Liaison Officer as the point of contact for security related issues between the owner/operator of the infrastructure and the
  ECIP Contact Point
  in the Member State. The Security Liaison Officer shall be designated within one year following the designation of the critical infrastructure as a European Critical Infrastructure.

Compliance with one or more of the protection measures contained in the list referred to in Article 5(1) shall satisfy the requirement to designate a Security Liaison Officer.

Amendment 35

Article 6, paragraph 2

2. Each Member State shall communicate relevant information concerning identified risks and threats to the Security Liaison Officers of the European Critical Infrastructure concerned.

2. Each Member State shall communicate relevant information concerning identified risks and threats to the Security Liaison Officers of the European Critical Infrastructure concerned
  through the national ECIP Contact Point
  .

Amendment 36

Article 7, paragraph 2

2. Each Member State shall report to the Commission on a summary basis on the types of vulnerabilities, threats and risks encountered in
  each sector referred to in Annex I
  within
  18 months
  following the adoption of the list provided for in Article 4(2) and thereafter on an ongoing basis every two years.

2. Each Member State shall report to the Commission on a summary basis on the types of
  structural
  vulnerabilities, threats and risks encountered in
  European Critical Infrastructures
  within
  12 months
  following the adoption of the list provided for in Article 4(2) and thereafter on an ongoing basis every two years.

A common template for these reports shall be developed
  in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 11(3).

A common template for these reports shall be developed
  by the Commission and approved by the Council.

Amendment 37

Article 7, Paragraph 3

3. The Commission shall assess, on a sectoral basis, whether specific protection measures are required for European Critical Infrastructures.

3. The Commission
  and the Member States
  shall assess, on a sectoral basis, whether specific protection measures are required for European Critical Infrastructures.
  Account shall be taken in this context of existing good practices and methodologies.

Amendment 38

Article 7, paragraph 4

4. Common methodologies
  for
  carrying out vulnerability, threat and risk assessments in respect of European Critical Infrastructures may be developed on a sectoral basis
  in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 11(3).

4.
  If deemed to be necessary,
  common methodologies carrying out
  structural
  vulnerability, threat and risk assessments in respect of European Critical Infrastructures may be developed on a sectoral basis.
  Such common methodologies shall take into account existing methodologies.

Amendment 39

Article 8

The Commission shall support the owners/operators of designated European Critical Infrastructures by providing access to available best practices and methodologies related to critical infrastructure protection.

The Commission
  and the Member States
  shall support the owners/operators of designated European Critical Infrastructures providing access to available best practices and methodologies related to critical infrastructure protection.

Amendment 40

Article 10, paragraph 2

2. Any person handling confidential information pursuant to this Directive on behalf of a Member State shall have an
  appropriate
  level of security vetting by the Member State concerned.

2. Any person handling confidential information pursuant to this Directive on behalf of a Member State shall have an
  optimum
  level of security vetting by the Member State concerned.

Amendment 41

Article 10, paragraph 3

3. Member States shall ensure that Critical Infrastructure Protection Information submitted to
  the Member States or to the Commission,
  is not used for any purpose other than the protection of critical infrastructures.

3. Member States
  and the Commission
  shall ensure that
  European
  Critical Infrastructure Protection Information submitted to
  them
  is not used for any purpose other than the protection of
  European Critical Infrastructures and that due account is taken of the principle of proportionality from a material point of view and of fundamental rights and institutions which should be protected
  .

Amendment 42

Article 11

Article 11

Committee

deleted

| 1. | The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee composed of a representative of each CIP Contact Point. |
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1.

| 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. |
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2.

| 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 laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at one month. |
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3.

The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at one month.

| 4. | The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure. |
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4.

Amendment 43

Article 12, Paragraph 1, subparagraph 1

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by
  31 December 2007
  at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by
  31 December 2008
  at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.

Amendment 44

Annex I, Title

List of critical infrastructure sectors

List of
  possible
  critical infrastructure sectors

Amendment 45

Annex I, Sector III, Sub-sector 9

Radio communication
  and
  navigation

Radio communication
  ,
  navigation
  and radio-frequency identification (RFID)

Amendment 46

Annex I, Sector VII, Sub-sector 19

Payment and securities clearing and settlement infrastructures and systems

Payment and securities clearing and settlement infrastructures and systems
  and their service providers

Amendment 47

Annex I, Sector VII, Sub-sector 19a (new)

19a Banking and insurance

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

(2)  OJ C 124 E, 25.5.2006, p. 250.

(3)  

  OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31

  .

P6_TA(2007)0326

Internal gas and electricity market

European Parliament resolution of 10 July 2007 on prospects for the internal gas and electricity market (2007/2089(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication An Energy Policy for Europe (COM(2007)0001), |
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having regard to the Commission Communication An Energy Policy for Europe (COM(2007)0001),

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication Prospects for the internal gas and electricity market (COM(2006)0841), |
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—

having regard to the Commission Communication Prospects for the internal gas and electricity market (COM(2006)0841),

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication Inquiry pursuant to Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 into the European gas and electricity sectors (COM(2006)0851) and to the accompanying Commission staff working document — DG Competition report (SEC(2006)1724), |
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—

having regard to the Commission Communication Inquiry pursuant to Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 into the European gas and electricity sectors (COM(2006)0851) and to the accompanying Commission staff working document — DG Competition report (SEC(2006)1724),

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication Priority Interconnection Plan (COM(2006)0846), |
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—

having regard to the Commission Communication Priority Interconnection Plan (COM(2006)0846),

| — | having regard to the Commission staff working document Implementation Report on the prospects for the internal gas and electricity market (SEC(2006)1709) — Accompanying document to the Commission Communication (COM(2006)0841), |
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—

having regard to the Commission staff working document Implementation Report on the prospects for the internal gas and electricity market (SEC(2006)1709) — Accompanying document to the Commission Communication (COM(2006)0841),

| — | having regard to the Commission staff working document on EU energy policy data (SEC(2007)0012), |
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—

having regard to the Commission staff working document on EU energy policy data (SEC(2007)0012),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 14 December 2006 on a European strategy for sustainable, competitive and secure energy — Green Paper (1), |
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—

having regard to its resolution of 14 December 2006 on a European strategy for sustainable, competitive and secure energy — Green Paper (1),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 23 March 2006 on security of energy supply in the European Union (2), |
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—

having regard to its resolution of 23 March 2006 on security of energy supply in the European Union (2),

| — | having regard to Decision No 1364/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 laying down guidelines for trans-European energy networks (3), |
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—

having regard to Decision No 1364/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 laying down guidelines for trans-European energy networks (3),

| — | having regard to its position adopted at second reading on 23 May 2007 with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down general rules for the granting of Community financial aid in the field of the trans-European transport and energy networks (4), |
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—

having regard to its position adopted at second reading on 23 May 2007 with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down general rules for the granting of Community financial aid in the field of the trans-European transport and energy networks (4),

| — | having regard to Directive 2005/89/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 January 2006 concerning measures to safeguard security of electricity supply and infrastructure investment (5), |
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—

having regard to Directive 2005/89/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 January 2006 concerning measures to safeguard security of electricity supply and infrastructure investment (5),

| — | having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 September 2005 on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks (6), |
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—

having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 September 2005 on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks (6),

| — | having regard to Council Directive 2004/67/EC of 26 April 2004 concerning measures to safeguard security of natural gas supply (7), |
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—

having regard to Council Directive 2004/67/EC of 26 April 2004 concerning measures to safeguard security of natural gas supply (7),

| — | 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 (8), |
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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 (8),

| — | having regard to Directive 2003/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural (9), |
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—

having regard to Directive 2003/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural (9),

| — | having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity (10), |
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—

having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity (10),

| — | having regard to the Annual Report of the European Energy Regulators for the period 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2006 to all members of the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) and the European Regulators Group for Electricity and Gas (ERGEG), the European Parliament, the Council of Ministers and the European Commission, made under Article 3(8) of Commission Decision 2003/796/EC of 11 November 2003 on establishing the European Regulators Group for Electricity and Gas (11), |
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having regard to the Annual Report of the European Energy Regulators for the period 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2006 to all members of the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) and the European Regulators Group for Electricity and Gas (ERGEG), the European Parliament, the Council of Ministers and the European Commission, made under Article 3(8) of Commission Decision 2003/796/EC of 11 November 2003 on establishing the European Regulators Group for Electricity and Gas (11),

| — | having regard to the Presidency Conclusions of the European Council of 8 and 9 March 2007, concerning the European Council's endorsement of a European Council Action Plan (2007-2009) — Energy Policy for Europe, |
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having regard to the Presidency Conclusions of the European Council of 8 and 9 March 2007, concerning the European Council's endorsement of a European Council Action Plan (2007-2009) — Energy Policy for Europe,

| — | 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 and the opinions of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Committee on Regional Development (A6-0249/2007), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the opinions of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Committee on Regional Development (A6-0249/2007),

| A. | whereas the European Union's new energy policy for sustainable, secure and competitive energy needs to be ambitious and aimed at long-term benefits, with the main focus on combating climate change, limiting the EU's external vulnerability to imports, and promoting growth and jobs, |
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A.

whereas the European Union's new energy policy for sustainable, secure and competitive energy needs to be ambitious and aimed at long-term benefits, with the main focus on combating climate change, limiting the EU's external vulnerability to imports, and promoting growth and jobs,

| B. | whereas an adequate legislative framework in accordance with the principle of sudsidiarity must be established in a timely manner in order to achieve these ambitious, long-term benefits, |
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B.

whereas an adequate legislative framework in accordance with the principle of sudsidiarity must be established in a timely manner in order to achieve these ambitious, long-term benefits,

| C. | whereas the completion of the internal energy market and the creation of effective solidarity mechanisms between Member States are prerequisites for guaranteeing security of supply and economic efficiency, |
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C.

whereas the completion of the internal energy market and the creation of effective solidarity mechanisms between Member States are prerequisites for guaranteeing security of supply and economic efficiency,

| D. | whereas liberalisation and market integration are of equal importance in facilitating cross-border trade, achieving greater economic efficiency and increasing market liquidity, and thus completing the internal energy market, |
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D.

whereas liberalisation and market integration are of equal importance in facilitating cross-border trade, achieving greater economic efficiency and increasing market liquidity, and thus completing the internal energy market,

| E. | whereas decisions about the energy mix in a Member State have consequences for the entire Union as regards competition, security of supply and environmental sustainability, |
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E.

whereas decisions about the energy mix in a Member State have consequences for the entire Union as regards competition, security of supply and environmental sustainability,

| F. | whereas the principles of social inclusion and equal opportunities for all mean that it is essential for every Union citizen to have affordable access to energy, |
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F.

whereas the principles of social inclusion and equal opportunities for all mean that it is essential for every Union citizen to have affordable access to energy,

| G. | whereas 20 out of the 27 Member States are yet to fully transpose Directives 2003/54/EC and 2003/55/EC in word and in spirit, |
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G.

whereas 20 out of the 27 Member States are yet to fully transpose Directives 2003/54/EC and 2003/55/EC in word and in spirit,

| H. | Whereas the abovementioned Commission Communication on the prospects for the internal gas and electricity market and the DG Competition report on the energy sector inquiry conclude that the present rules and liberalisation measures have led to efficiency improvements in energy supply and delivered savings to customers, but that markets have not yet been fully opened and barriers to free competition still remain, |
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H.

Whereas the abovementioned Commission Communication on the prospects for the internal gas and electricity market and the DG Competition report on the energy sector inquiry conclude that the present rules and liberalisation measures have led to efficiency improvements in energy supply and delivered savings to customers, but that markets have not yet been fully opened and barriers to free competition still remain,

| I. | whereas the establishment by national regulators of strong and effective harmonised rules on network access together with effective unbundling are pre-requisites to allowing new entrants to enter the market, |
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I.

whereas the establishment by national regulators of strong and effective harmonised rules on network access together with effective unbundling are pre-requisites to allowing new entrants to enter the market,

| J. | whereas in some Member States long-term contracts apply to a substantial proportion of the market, thereby jeopardising the development of free competition and hence the completion of the internal energy market, |
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J.

whereas in some Member States long-term contracts apply to a substantial proportion of the market, thereby jeopardising the development of free competition and hence the completion of the internal energy market,

| K. | whereas the implementation of existing EU unbundling provisions and regulatory frameworks in Member States vary considerably and this has serious implications for the development of the internal electricity market, |
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K.

whereas the implementation of existing EU unbundling provisions and regulatory frameworks in Member States vary considerably and this has serious implications for the development of the internal electricity market,

| L. | whereas the convergence and synchronisation of national action with regard to the unbundling provisions is the only way to proceed towards the completion of the internal energy market, |
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L.

whereas the convergence and synchronisation of national action with regard to the unbundling provisions is the only way to proceed towards the completion of the internal energy market,

| M. | whereas most gas undertakings' profits are generated mainly by their trading activities rather than gas extraction, |
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M.

whereas most gas undertakings' profits are generated mainly by their trading activities rather than gas extraction,

| N. | whereas few Member States have opened their gas markets; whereas lower prices and a quality service in the supply in the gas market are key for the whole system, both for consumers and undertakings, |
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N.

whereas few Member States have opened their gas markets; whereas lower prices and a quality service in the supply in the gas market are key for the whole system, both for consumers and undertakings,

| O. | whereas reducing congestion in the transmission of electricity requires both massive investment in the expansion and upgrading of the electricity grid and more efficient market-based congestion management mechanisms, |
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O.

whereas reducing congestion in the transmission of electricity requires both massive investment in the expansion and upgrading of the electricity grid and more efficient market-based congestion management mechanisms,

| P. | whereas any proposed new legislation should tackle the specific problems faced by energy intensive industries, such as the high energy prices derived from the lack of competition in the markets, |
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P.

whereas any proposed new legislation should tackle the specific problems faced by energy intensive industries, such as the high energy prices derived from the lack of competition in the markets,

| Q. | whereas interconnection levels between several Member States are still insufficient, far from the agreements adopted at the Barcelona Summit of 15 and 16 March 2002 and, in many cases, a variety of political and administrative impediments are the root cause of the delays in their construction, |
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Q.

whereas interconnection levels between several Member States are still insufficient, far from the agreements adopted at the Barcelona Summit of 15 and 16 March 2002 and, in many cases, a variety of political and administrative impediments are the root cause of the delays in their construction,

| R. | whereas, before proposing any legislation on the mandatory creation of gas storage facilities in each Member State, the Commission should put forward a cost benefit study and a thorough impact assessment, |
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R.

whereas, before proposing any legislation on the mandatory creation of gas storage facilities in each Member State, the Commission should put forward a cost benefit study and a thorough impact assessment,

| S. | whereas liberalisation and market integration are of equal importance in completing the internal energy market, |
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S.

whereas liberalisation and market integration are of equal importance in completing the internal energy market,

| T. | whereas the final sentence of point 33 of the abovementioned Presidency Conclusions of the European Council on 8 and 9 March 2007 states the great importance of the energy-intensive sector and emphasises that cost-efficient measures are needed to improve both the competitiveness and the environmental impact of such industries, |
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T.

whereas the final sentence of point 33 of the abovementioned Presidency Conclusions of the European Council on 8 and 9 March 2007 states the great importance of the energy-intensive sector and emphasises that cost-efficient measures are needed to improve both the competitiveness and the environmental impact of such industries,

| U. | whereas lack of transparency has been identified by the Commission as a barrier to the promotion of competition in the internal market, |
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U.

whereas lack of transparency has been identified by the Commission as a barrier to the promotion of competition in the internal market,

| V. | whereas there is a need for a clear, stable and predictable regulatory framework for the long-term investments that are necessary in the energy sector, |
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V.

whereas there is a need for a clear, stable and predictable regulatory framework for the long-term investments that are necessary in the energy sector,

| W. | whereas a European Union public energy authority could help to finance research and the development of renewable energies, maintain tariff equalisation and ensure equal access to energy for all citizens, |
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W.

whereas a European Union public energy authority could help to finance research and the development of renewable energies, maintain tariff equalisation and ensure equal access to energy for all citizens,

| X. | whereas the available data suggest that Member States have made only limited use of targeted public service obligations to address vulnerable customers, |
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X.

whereas the available data suggest that Member States have made only limited use of targeted public service obligations to address vulnerable customers,

| 1. | Reiterates that the Lisbon Strategy can be a success only if further efforts are made to establish a common energy policy based on a broader vision of the common European interest in the energy field by respecting national characteristics and allowing Member States to adhere to their energy mixes in order to diversify energy sources and energy producers as much as possible; |
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1.

Reiterates that the Lisbon Strategy can be a success only if further efforts are made to establish a common energy policy based on a broader vision of the common European interest in the energy field by respecting national characteristics and allowing Member States to adhere to their energy mixes in order to diversify energy sources and energy producers as much as possible;

Transmission unbundling

| 2. | Considers transmission ownership unbundling to be the most effective tool to promote investments in infrastructures in a non-discriminatory way, fair access to the grid for new entrants and transparency in the market; underlines however that this model might not address all of the issues at stake such as interconnections or congestion points; |
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2.

Considers transmission ownership unbundling to be the most effective tool to promote investments in infrastructures in a non-discriminatory way, fair access to the grid for new entrants and transparency in the market; underlines however that this model might not address all of the issues at stake such as interconnections or congestion points;

| 3. | Recognises that the application of further unbundling measures for the gas sector is not straightforward; therefore urges the development of specific solutions to enable the completion of the internal gas market, taking into account the differences between the upstream and downstream markets; |
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3.

Recognises that the application of further unbundling measures for the gas sector is not straightforward; therefore urges the development of specific solutions to enable the completion of the internal gas market, taking into account the differences between the upstream and downstream markets;

| 4. | Calls on the Commission to present an analysis in which the expected costs of ownership unbundling and of establishing independent system operators for the Member States, the expected effects on investment in the networks, as well as the benefits for the internal market and consumers are demonstrated; points out that the analysis should address the question whether, and if so what problems or costs would arise if no unbundling is carried out by the state as well as the question whether the negative consequences differ as between state and private ownership; suggests furthermore that the analysis should consider what the advantages would be of an ownership unbundling compared to the independent regional market operator approach as regards the achievements of objectives; |
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4.

Calls on the Commission to present an analysis in which the expected costs of ownership unbundling and of establishing independent system operators for the Member States, the expected effects on investment in the networks, as well as the benefits for the internal market and consumers are demonstrated; points out that the analysis should address the question whether, and if so what problems or costs would arise if no unbundling is carried out by the state as well as the question whether the negative consequences differ as between state and private ownership; suggests furthermore that the analysis should consider what the advantages would be of an ownership unbundling compared to the independent regional market operator approach as regards the achievements of objectives;

| 5. | Urges the Commission to consider the structural differences between the EU electricity and gas sectors, including the fact that, some Member States have no indigenous production of these sources of energy and that, in important gas upstream markets, full economic reciprocity is not currently guaranteed; calls therefore on the Commission to come forward with a balanced proposal allowing EU gas emissions to use new upstream pipeline investments and long-term contracts in order to raise their negotiating power vis-à-vis third countries; |
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5.

Urges the Commission to consider the structural differences between the EU electricity and gas sectors, including the fact that, some Member States have no indigenous production of these sources of energy and that, in important gas upstream markets, full economic reciprocity is not currently guaranteed; calls therefore on the Commission to come forward with a balanced proposal allowing EU gas emissions to use new upstream pipeline investments and long-term contracts in order to raise their negotiating power vis-à-vis third countries;

| 6. | Insists that no third country company should be allowed to purchase energy infrastructure unless there is reciprocity with that country; |
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6.

Insists that no third country company should be allowed to purchase energy infrastructure unless there is reciprocity with that country;

Regulators

| 7. | Welcomes the Commission's proposal to enhance cooperation between national regulators at EU level, through an EU entity, as a way to promote a more European approach to regulation on cross-border issues; considers that increased convergence and harmonisation of the competences of national regulators is essential to overcome technical and regulatory differences that impose serious barriers to cross-border trade and interconnections; emphasises that the Commission should play a determining role, whilst not undermining the independence of national regulators; believes that decisions by the regulators should be made on specifically defined technical and trade issues and on an informed basis considering, where appropriate, the views of transmission system operators (TSOs) and other relevant stakeholders, and should be legally binding; |
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7.

Welcomes the Commission's proposal to enhance cooperation between national regulators at EU level, through an EU entity, as a way to promote a more European approach to regulation on cross-border issues; considers that increased convergence and harmonisation of the competences of national regulators is essential to overcome technical and regulatory differences that impose serious barriers to cross-border trade and interconnections; emphasises that the Commission should play a determining role, whilst not undermining the independence of national regulators; believes that decisions by the regulators should be made on specifically defined technical and trade issues and on an informed basis considering, where appropriate, the views of transmission system operators (TSOs) and other relevant stakeholders, and should be legally binding;

| 8. | Points out that national regulators should remain the only authority responsible for decisions affecting their national market only; is in favour of their competences being extended to include the drawing up of an inventory of required investment and the active promotion of the implementation thereof; |
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8.

Points out that national regulators should remain the only authority responsible for decisions affecting their national market only; is in favour of their competences being extended to include the drawing up of an inventory of required investment and the active promotion of the implementation thereof;

| 9. | Believes that regulators must ensure that any company owning energy infrastructure, and in particular transmission networks or pipelines, undertakes to meet clearly defined investment targets in order to avoid speculation in this area; |
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9.

Believes that regulators must ensure that any company owning energy infrastructure, and in particular transmission networks or pipelines, undertakes to meet clearly defined investment targets in order to avoid speculation in this area;

| 10. | Believes that national regulators should be independent, strong and have well-defined competences in order to ensure that the law is fully implemented in practice and is adhered to by market players and that the necessary investments and transparency levels are in place; believes, furthermore, that their competences should be harmonised at EU level via the establishment of common rules on transparency, disclosure and accountability in order to ensure they are fully independent of national authorities and industry; |
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10.

Believes that national regulators should be independent, strong and have well-defined competences in order to ensure that the law is fully implemented in practice and is adhered to by market players and that the necessary investments and transparency levels are in place; believes, furthermore, that their competences should be harmonised at EU level via the establishment of common rules on transparency, disclosure and accountability in order to ensure they are fully independent of national authorities and industry;

| 11. | Believes that national energy regulators should be given the role of penalising operators which do not respect their decisions or transmission operators who fail to meet their network maintenance obligations, of ensuring that energy companies provide advice to end users on energy and-use efficiency as laid down in Directive 2006/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2006 on energy end-use efficiency and energy services (12) and of imposing electricity and gas release programmes; believes further that mutual cooperation between regulatory authorities and the relevant competition authorities should be strengthened at both national and EU level; |
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11.

Believes that national energy regulators should be given the role of penalising operators which do not respect their decisions or transmission operators who fail to meet their network maintenance obligations, of ensuring that energy companies provide advice to end users on energy and-use efficiency as laid down in Directive 2006/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2006 on energy end-use efficiency and energy services (12) and of imposing electricity and gas release programmes; believes further that mutual cooperation between regulatory authorities and the relevant competition authorities should be strengthened at both national and EU level;

| 12. | Calls on the Commission to provide a solution to the problems of independence/conflicts of interests and transparency with regard to TSOs; calls on the Commission to put forward proposals that enable TSOs to fulfil their responsibility as market facilitators and to harmonise the international regulations for TSOs so as to improve cross-border transport; |
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12.

Calls on the Commission to provide a solution to the problems of independence/conflicts of interests and transparency with regard to TSOs; calls on the Commission to put forward proposals that enable TSOs to fulfil their responsibility as market facilitators and to harmonise the international regulations for TSOs so as to improve cross-border transport;

| 13. | Welcomes the proposal to grant existing associations of TSOs an official role with formal obligations and objectives (the ETSO+\GTE+ solution); |
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13.

Welcomes the proposal to grant existing associations of TSOs an official role with formal obligations and objectives (the ETSO+\GTE+ solution);

| 14. | Criticises the excess interventionism of some governments in the decisions taken by national regulators, as this undermines the latter's role as independent authorities; |
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14.

Criticises the excess interventionism of some governments in the decisions taken by national regulators, as this undermines the latter's role as independent authorities;

| 15. | Notes the development of some regional markets; points out that appropriate measures will be required to prevent the creation of bigger ‘energy islands’ and demands that these regional structures not endanger the completion of the internal energy market; |
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15.

Notes the development of some regional markets; points out that appropriate measures will be required to prevent the creation of bigger ‘energy islands’ and demands that these regional structures not endanger the completion of the internal energy market;

Regulated tariffs

| 16. | Urges Member States to gradually end the application of generalised regulated tariffs — with the exception of last resort tariffs as referred to in Directive 2003/54/CE — whilst ensuring that there are adequate measures to protect vulnerable customers, particularly in terms of fuel poverty, including nonmarket based mechanisms; regrets the lack of reference in the abovementioned Commission Communication on an energy policy for Europe to price mechanisms; recalls that intervention on prices should only be allowed, as a last resort, where national regulators seek to control soaring prices that are artificially stimulated, in order to prevent harm to consumers, businesses and new entrants, but also that prices should in any case cover the real costs; |
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16.

Urges Member States to gradually end the application of generalised regulated tariffs — with the exception of last resort tariffs as referred to in Directive 2003/54/CE — whilst ensuring that there are adequate measures to protect vulnerable customers, particularly in terms of fuel poverty, including nonmarket based mechanisms; regrets the lack of reference in the abovementioned Commission Communication on an energy policy for Europe to price mechanisms; recalls that intervention on prices should only be allowed, as a last resort, where national regulators seek to control soaring prices that are artificially stimulated, in order to prevent harm to consumers, businesses and new entrants, but also that prices should in any case cover the real costs;

| 17. | Considers that subsidies for non-renewable sources of energy should be eliminated, thereby ensuring a level playing field, that external environmental costs should be internalised in the price of energy and that market-based instruments should be used to achieve environmental and energy policy objectives; |
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17.

Considers that subsidies for non-renewable sources of energy should be eliminated, thereby ensuring a level playing field, that external environmental costs should be internalised in the price of energy and that market-based instruments should be used to achieve environmental and energy policy objectives;

| 18. | Notes that targeted high-standard universal service obligations and public service obligations should comply with State aid rules and that competition law applies with respect to price discrimination and restrictions on re-sale; stresses that it is of crucial importance to assess the impact of the remaining regulated supply tariffs on the development of competition, and to remove market distortions; |
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18.

Notes that targeted high-standard universal service obligations and public service obligations should comply with State aid rules and that competition law applies with respect to price discrimination and restrictions on re-sale; stresses that it is of crucial importance to assess the impact of the remaining regulated supply tariffs on the development of competition, and to remove market distortions;

Social impact and consumer protection

| 19. | Asks the Commission to present full impact assessments including the evaluation of the social effects of its different proposals and to support the industries in developing mechanisms for training and redeployment; |
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19.

Asks the Commission to present full impact assessments including the evaluation of the social effects of its different proposals and to support the industries in developing mechanisms for training and redeployment;

| 20. | Believes that supplying consumers with energy to meet basic needs is indispensable and that energy poverty must be combated using all available means, in particular by encouraging energy savings and energy efficiency; moreover, calls for appropriately targeted and transparent social measures which, while not impeding fair competition, are needed to protect vulnerable and disadvantaged consumers; |
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20.

Believes that supplying consumers with energy to meet basic needs is indispensable and that energy poverty must be combated using all available means, in particular by encouraging energy savings and energy efficiency; moreover, calls for appropriately targeted and transparent social measures which, while not impeding fair competition, are needed to protect vulnerable and disadvantaged consumers;

| 21. | Urges the Commission to present its proposal for an Energy Consumers' Charter by the end of 2007; |
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21.

Urges the Commission to present its proposal for an Energy Consumers' Charter by the end of 2007;

Interconnections

| 22. | Welcomes the indicative objective of achieving interconnection levels of 10 % in Member States; |
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22.

Welcomes the indicative objective of achieving interconnection levels of 10 % in Member States;

| 23. | Calls on the Member States to increase their efforts, including through the strengthening of bilateral cooperation, to remove technical, administrative and political barriers to the completion of existing and future projects, in particular the four projects identified by the Commission as projects of Community interest; asks Member States to facilitate authorisation procedures for the building of interconnection lines and to limit the duration of the procedures; considers, however, that considerations of general interest should always be taken into account; |
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23.

Calls on the Member States to increase their efforts, including through the strengthening of bilateral cooperation, to remove technical, administrative and political barriers to the completion of existing and future projects, in particular the four projects identified by the Commission as projects of Community interest; asks Member States to facilitate authorisation procedures for the building of interconnection lines and to limit the duration of the procedures; considers, however, that considerations of general interest should always be taken into account;

| 24. | Reaffirms the need to increase the budget allocated to trans-European energy networks for, in particular, removing environmental obstacles; |
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24.

Reaffirms the need to increase the budget allocated to trans-European energy networks for, in particular, removing environmental obstacles;

| 25. | Calls on the Commission to accelerate the appointment of EU coordinators for projects of Community interest which are experiencing problems with implementation; |
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25.

Calls on the Commission to accelerate the appointment of EU coordinators for projects of Community interest which are experiencing problems with implementation;

| 26. | Emphasises that decentralised energy infrastructure and generation can help to bring about a higher level of security of energy supply and should be encouraged when energy policy strategies are drawn up; |
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26.

Emphasises that decentralised energy infrastructure and generation can help to bring about a higher level of security of energy supply and should be encouraged when energy policy strategies are drawn up;

Long-term contracts

| 27. | Recognises that upstream long-term contracts, in particular in the gas sector, are necessary to provide a positive investment climate and that they contribute significantly to security of supply and do not harm the integration of the internal energy market, provided that new entrants are not excluded; |
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27.

Recognises that upstream long-term contracts, in particular in the gas sector, are necessary to provide a positive investment climate and that they contribute significantly to security of supply and do not harm the integration of the internal energy market, provided that new entrants are not excluded;

| 28. | Believes that balanced, effective application of the ‘use-it-or-lose-it’ principle must be ensured so that new entrants may access the networks where capacity is not utilised; |
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28.

Believes that balanced, effective application of the ‘use-it-or-lose-it’ principle must be ensured so that new entrants may access the networks where capacity is not utilised;

| 29. | Believes that downstream bilateral long-term contracts, as long as they do not take up a significant percentage of the market and do not prevent customers from switching suppliers, enable energy intensive industries to negotiate more competitive and stable energy prices with the supplier of their choice and that they should therefore be permitted, assuming that they are properly supervised by the relevant authorities and as long as they do not create additional costs for the networks, close the market to new entrants or hamper market development; |
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29.

Believes that downstream bilateral long-term contracts, as long as they do not take up a significant percentage of the market and do not prevent customers from switching suppliers, enable energy intensive industries to negotiate more competitive and stable energy prices with the supplier of their choice and that they should therefore be permitted, assuming that they are properly supervised by the relevant authorities and as long as they do not create additional costs for the networks, close the market to new entrants or hamper market development;

| 30. | Calls on the Commission to propose a definition of what constitutes a high energy user and to give special consideration to high energy users in the EU that are competing in the global economy; |
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30.

Calls on the Commission to propose a definition of what constitutes a high energy user and to give special consideration to high energy users in the EU that are competing in the global economy;

| 31. | Asks the Commission to provide clear guidance on downstream bilateral long-term contracts in order to reduce uncertainty in the market and to move towards standardisation of contracts; |
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31.

Asks the Commission to provide clear guidance on downstream bilateral long-term contracts in order to reduce uncertainty in the market and to move towards standardisation of contracts;

| 32. | Recalls that energy generation, transmission, storage and distribution facilities are critical infrastructures the safety and security of which must be fully preserved and ensured under all circumstances; |
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32.

Recalls that energy generation, transmission, storage and distribution facilities are critical infrastructures the safety and security of which must be fully preserved and ensured under all circumstances;

Electricity grid and gas networks

| 33. | Reiterates its concern over the investment needed to upgrade the electricity grid and gas networks to ensure the security of supply in EU; insists on the stability, coherence and transparency of the regulatory framework in order to create an investment-friendly environment and therefore calls for the development of such a regulatory framework for the shared benefit of consumers and businesses in the EU; |
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33.

Reiterates its concern over the investment needed to upgrade the electricity grid and gas networks to ensure the security of supply in EU; insists on the stability, coherence and transparency of the regulatory framework in order to create an investment-friendly environment and therefore calls for the development of such a regulatory framework for the shared benefit of consumers and businesses in the EU;

| 34. | Regrets that many obstacles still remain in Members States that cause disproportionate delays in the creation of new energy import infrastructures and in the connection of new generation to the main electricity grid; therefore calls on national, regional and local authorities to take all necessary steps to ensure that these delays are reduced to the strict minimum and that every inhabited remote and inaccessible area (including islands and mountainous areas) is connected to the main electricity grid; |
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34.

Regrets that many obstacles still remain in Members States that cause disproportionate delays in the creation of new energy import infrastructures and in the connection of new generation to the main electricity grid; therefore calls on national, regional and local authorities to take all necessary steps to ensure that these delays are reduced to the strict minimum and that every inhabited remote and inaccessible area (including islands and mountainous areas) is connected to the main electricity grid;

| 35. | Urges the Member States to facilitate an increase in grid capacity in order to allow the incorporation of new massive onshore and offshore renewable energy generation; calls on the Commission to assess the feasibility of creating an EU smart-grid taking full advantage of the latest information and communication technologies available, one which would accommodate a wide variety of generation options, empower the consumer and be able to rapidly detect and analyze disturbances and respond to and remedy their effects; urges the Member States to favour related investments and to give their regulators an explicit mandate to favour the achievement of these goals; |
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35.

Urges the Member States to facilitate an increase in grid capacity in order to allow the incorporation of new massive onshore and offshore renewable energy generation; calls on the Commission to assess the feasibility of creating an EU smart-grid taking full advantage of the latest information and communication technologies available, one which would accommodate a wide variety of generation options, empower the consumer and be able to rapidly detect and analyze disturbances and respond to and remedy their effects; urges the Member States to favour related investments and to give their regulators an explicit mandate to favour the achievement of these goals;

| 36. | Emphasises the need for the technical harmonisation of EU networks; |
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36.

Emphasises the need for the technical harmonisation of EU networks;

| 37. | Calls on the Commissions to draw up a road map for the creation of a single EU electricity and gas network; |
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37.

Calls on the Commissions to draw up a road map for the creation of a single EU electricity and gas network;

| 38. | Welcomes the recent technological progress in feeding biogas into the gas network; urges the Commission to propose concrete measures to exploit this potential more extensively, so as to contribute to the security of gas supply, notably to guarantee access to the biogas network; |
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38.

Welcomes the recent technological progress in feeding biogas into the gas network; urges the Commission to propose concrete measures to exploit this potential more extensively, so as to contribute to the security of gas supply, notably to guarantee access to the biogas network;

Strategic stocks

| 39. | Agrees with the Commission's assessment that, in relation to gas, considering the present technology, it is better to diversify supply routes and technologies, such as degasification plants and liquefied natural gas terminals, than to create massive gas stocks; calls on the Commission to submit specific proposals for making better use of existing gas stocks without disturbing the balance between security of supply and favouring new market entrants; |
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39.

Agrees with the Commission's assessment that, in relation to gas, considering the present technology, it is better to diversify supply routes and technologies, such as degasification plants and liquefied natural gas terminals, than to create massive gas stocks; calls on the Commission to submit specific proposals for making better use of existing gas stocks without disturbing the balance between security of supply and favouring new market entrants;

| 40. | Stresses the complementarities of the electricity grid and the gas network; in this context, points out that storage is an integral part of the gas network and should be managed in a spirit of national and Union solidarity; also believes that storage could support stand-by generators of electricity and thus aid security of supply; |
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40.

Stresses the complementarities of the electricity grid and the gas network; in this context, points out that storage is an integral part of the gas network and should be managed in a spirit of national and Union solidarity; also believes that storage could support stand-by generators of electricity and thus aid security of supply;

| 41. | Notes that strategic gas stocks may be proposed and developed by individual Member States according to their economic and technical feasibility; |
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41.

Notes that strategic gas stocks may be proposed and developed by individual Member States according to their economic and technical feasibility;

Transparency

| 42. | Believes that transparency is a prerequisite for the development of competition and that information should always be disclosed in a timely, clear and easily accessible way and on a non-discriminatory basis; |
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42.

Believes that transparency is a prerequisite for the development of competition and that information should always be disclosed in a timely, clear and easily accessible way and on a non-discriminatory basis;

| 43. | Notes the difficulties that household consumers encounter in benefiting from liberalised markets; urges the Commission to put forward concrete proposals on how to enhance transparency for consumers; to make consumer information complete and clear (including the various tariffs available, the company's energy mix and other useful information such as labelling, as referred to in Directive 2003/54/EC) and to strengthen the role of consumer organisations in the internal energy market; |
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43.

Notes the difficulties that household consumers encounter in benefiting from liberalised markets; urges the Commission to put forward concrete proposals on how to enhance transparency for consumers; to make consumer information complete and clear (including the various tariffs available, the company's energy mix and other useful information such as labelling, as referred to in Directive 2003/54/EC) and to strengthen the role of consumer organisations in the internal energy market;

| 44. | Agrees with the Commission on the need to introduce binding rules on transparency for both the electricity and the gas markets; believes that a high, harmonised level of transparency promotes efficient competition and brings new entrants to the markets; |
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44.

Agrees with the Commission on the need to introduce binding rules on transparency for both the electricity and the gas markets; believes that a high, harmonised level of transparency promotes efficient competition and brings new entrants to the markets;

| 45. | In this respect, welcomes the Commission's commitment to ensuring better transparency in the markets; |
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45.

In this respect, welcomes the Commission's commitment to ensuring better transparency in the markets;

Implementation of Community legislation

| 46. | Is concerned at the number of Member States who are still to transpose Directives 2003/54/EC and 2003/55/EC and those who have failed to implement them properly; calls on the Member States to transpose and fully implement these directives without delay; |
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46.

Is concerned at the number of Member States who are still to transpose Directives 2003/54/EC and 2003/55/EC and those who have failed to implement them properly; calls on the Member States to transpose and fully implement these directives without delay;

| 47. | Believes that Directives 2003/54/EC and 2003/55/EC contain sufficient provisions that, if properly applied, would ensure a competitive scenario and the completion of the internal energy market; |
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47.

Believes that Directives 2003/54/EC and 2003/55/EC contain sufficient provisions that, if properly applied, would ensure a competitive scenario and the completion of the internal energy market;

| 48. | Agrees with the Commission that there is no alternative to the liberalisation process and calls on Member States to ensure full and effective transposition of existing liberalisation directives; moreover, endorses the Commission's proposal to address the malfunctioning of the market by applying both competition-based and regulatory remedies; |
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48.

Agrees with the Commission that there is no alternative to the liberalisation process and calls on Member States to ensure full and effective transposition of existing liberalisation directives; moreover, endorses the Commission's proposal to address the malfunctioning of the market by applying both competition-based and regulatory remedies;

| 49. | Calls on the Commission to publish all the results of and the answers received in its impact assessment study and to inform it thereof before presenting new legislative proposals; |
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49.

Calls on the Commission to publish all the results of and the answers received in its impact assessment study and to inform it thereof before presenting new legislative proposals;

| 50. | In this respect, welcomes the Commission's initiative to open infringement procedures against those Member States that have failed to transpose or correctly implement Directives 2003/54/EC or 2003/55/EC; |
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50.

In this respect, welcomes the Commission's initiative to open infringement procedures against those Member States that have failed to transpose or correctly implement Directives 2003/54/EC or 2003/55/EC;

| 51. | Warns against excessive market concentration and considers that this would be best addressed via further progress in market integration and in regulatory measures, as there should be consumer choice of supplier in an open competitive environment; reiterates its call on the Commission to take further steps to address concentrations in the energy market in cases of abuse of market dominance; |
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51.

Warns against excessive market concentration and considers that this would be best addressed via further progress in market integration and in regulatory measures, as there should be consumer choice of supplier in an open competitive environment; reiterates its call on the Commission to take further steps to address concentrations in the energy market in cases of abuse of market dominance;

| 52. | Draws attention to the fact that, although developments in coordinating the distribution of crossborder capacity are encouraging, the low level of transparency in the calculation of the net transfer capacity required for auctions and in the determination of the available transfer capacity constitutes a serious obstacle to competition, one which needs to be tackled by introducing stricter regulations relating to the concerted practices which have been found to occur at auctions and by stepping up anti-trust monitoring; |
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52.

Draws attention to the fact that, although developments in coordinating the distribution of crossborder capacity are encouraging, the low level of transparency in the calculation of the net transfer capacity required for auctions and in the determination of the available transfer capacity constitutes a serious obstacle to competition, one which needs to be tackled by introducing stricter regulations relating to the concerted practices which have been found to occur at auctions and by stepping up anti-trust monitoring;

| 53. | Urges the Commission to closely supervise the impact of concentration on competition, both at national and at EU level, taking also into consideration the current consolidation process that is giving rise to new, large, multinational energy undertakings active in a significant number of Member States and with a high degree of vertical and gas-electricity integration; |
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53.

Urges the Commission to closely supervise the impact of concentration on competition, both at national and at EU level, taking also into consideration the current consolidation process that is giving rise to new, large, multinational energy undertakings active in a significant number of Member States and with a high degree of vertical and gas-electricity integration;

| 54. | Believes that public ownership in the electricity and gas markets is one of the main causes of distortions at EU level and that the stimulus for competition in those markets is reduced if there are public enterprises, because, in most cases, by virtue of their company statute, there is a lower level of transparency and less information for potential investors and because they are dependent on political decisions taken by Member State governments; |
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54.

Believes that public ownership in the electricity and gas markets is one of the main causes of distortions at EU level and that the stimulus for competition in those markets is reduced if there are public enterprises, because, in most cases, by virtue of their company statute, there is a lower level of transparency and less information for potential investors and because they are dependent on political decisions taken by Member State governments;

| 55. | Invites the Commission in all its actions and proposals to take account of the importance of the role of small and medium-sized energy companies to the functioning of competitive energy markets; |
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55.

Invites the Commission in all its actions and proposals to take account of the importance of the role of small and medium-sized energy companies to the functioning of competitive energy markets;

| 56. | Calls on the governments of the Member States to stop the promotion of the so-called national champions and to refrain from passing protectionist legislation preventing the development of a truly integrated EU energy market; calls for the establishment of active gas and electricity release programmes and more liquid balancing markets in order to favour new market actors; |
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56.

Calls on the governments of the Member States to stop the promotion of the so-called national champions and to refrain from passing protectionist legislation preventing the development of a truly integrated EU energy market; calls for the establishment of active gas and electricity release programmes and more liquid balancing markets in order to favour new market actors;

| 57. | Considers it essential that a future, modified Emissions Trading Scheme be fully integrated into the liberalised energy market in a transparent way and under the supervision of national regulators so as to avoid causing distortion in market mechanisms; |
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57.

Considers it essential that a future, modified Emissions Trading Scheme be fully integrated into the liberalised energy market in a transparent way and under the supervision of national regulators so as to avoid causing distortion in market mechanisms;

| 58. | Reiterates the importance of achieving a fully liberalised EU energy market as soon as possible and insists on the Commission's presenting its package of additional measures for the internal market in late September 2007, as announced; |
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58.

Reiterates the importance of achieving a fully liberalised EU energy market as soon as possible and insists on the Commission's presenting its package of additional measures for the internal market in late September 2007, as announced;

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| 59. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council
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  the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States. |
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59.

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

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(1)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0603.

(2)  OJ C 292 E, 1.12.2006, p. 112.

(3)  OJ L 262, 22.9.2006, p. 1.

(4)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0198.

(5)  OJ L 33, 4.2.2006, p. 22.

(6)  OJ L 289, 3.11.2005, p. 1.

(7)  OJ L 127, 29.4.2004, p. 92.

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

(9)  OJ L 176, 15.7.2003, p. 57.

(10)  OJ L 176, 15.7.2003, p. 1.

(11)  OJ L 296, 14.11.2003, p. 34.

(12)  OJ L 114, 27.4.2006, p. 64.

P6_TA(2007)0327

Production of fishmeal and fish oil

European Parliament resolution of 10 July 2007 on industrial fisheries and the production of fishmeal and fish oil (2004/2262(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the ban on feeding fishmeal to ruminants imposed by the Commission in 2001, a precautionary measure introduced by Council Decision 2000/766/EC of 4 December 2000 concerning certain protection measures with regard to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies and the feeding of animal protein (1) and later consolidated in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1234/2003 of 10 July 2003 (2) amending Annexes I, IV and XI to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, laying down conditions under which the Member States could authorise the feeding of fishmeal to non-ruminant animals (Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 as amended), |
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having regard to the ban on feeding fishmeal to ruminants imposed by the Commission in 2001, a precautionary measure introduced by Council Decision 2000/766/EC of 4 December 2000 concerning certain protection measures with regard to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies and the feeding of animal protein (1) and later consolidated in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1234/2003 of 10 July 2003 (2) amending Annexes I, IV and XI to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, laying down conditions under which the Member States could authorise the feeding of fishmeal to non-ruminant animals (Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 as amended),

| — | having regard to the 2004 working paper of the European Parliament's Directorate- General for Research entitled ‘The Fish Meal and Fish Oil Industry — Its Role in the Common Fisheries Policy’, |
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having regard to the 2004 working paper of the European Parliament's Directorate- General for Research entitled ‘The Fish Meal and Fish Oil Industry — Its Role in the Common Fisheries Policy’,

| — | having regard to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (3), as amended in particular by Regulation (EC) No 1923/2006 of 18 December 2006 (4), and to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1292/2005 of 5 August 2005 amending Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards animal nutrition (5), adopted by the Commission following the development of a validated method (see Commission Directive 2003/126/EC of 23 December 2003 on the analytical method for the determination of constituents of animal origin for the official control of feedingstuffs (6)) that enables the detection of mammalian meat and bone meal in animal feed even where there is fishmeal in the same feed, and recognising that the basis for prohibiting the feeding of fishmeal to ruminants is therefore no longer valid and that the prohibition should be lifted, |
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having regard to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (3), as amended in particular by Regulation (EC) No 1923/2006 of 18 December 2006 (4), and to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1292/2005 of 5 August 2005 amending Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards animal nutrition (5), adopted by the Commission following the development of a validated method (see Commission Directive 2003/126/EC of 23 December 2003 on the analytical method for the determination of constituents of animal origin for the official control of feedingstuffs (6)) that enables the detection of mammalian meat and bone meal in animal feed even where there is fishmeal in the same feed, and recognising that the basis for prohibiting the feeding of fishmeal to ruminants is therefore no longer valid and that the prohibition should be lifted,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 28 October 2004 on the draft of the abovementioned Commission Regulation (7), calling for the withdrawal thereof, and taking the view that the feeding of fishmeal to ruminants is not consistent with the duty imposed on the Community to protect the health of its citizens, |
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having regard to its resolution of 28 October 2004 on the draft of the abovementioned Commission Regulation (7), calling for the withdrawal thereof, and taking the view that the feeding of fishmeal to ruminants is not consistent with the duty imposed on the Community to protect the health of its citizens,

| — | having regard to the maximum allowable levels of undesirable substances in animal feed set out in Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 May 2002 on undesirable substances in animal feed (8), amended in 2003 to include dioxins by Commission Directive 2003/57/EC of 17 June 2003 (9) and further amended by Commission Directive 2003/100/EC of 31 October 2003 (10), |
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having regard to the maximum allowable levels of undesirable substances in animal feed set out in Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 May 2002 on undesirable substances in animal feed (8), amended in 2003 to include dioxins by Commission Directive 2003/57/EC of 17 June 2003 (9) and further amended by Commission Directive 2003/100/EC of 31 October 2003 (10),

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on improving the monitoring of industrial fishing within the EU (COM(2004)0167) which aims at establishing transparent and effective monitoring of industrial landings throughout the Community, |
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having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on improving the monitoring of industrial fishing within the EU (COM(2004)0167) which aims at establishing transparent and effective monitoring of industrial landings throughout the Community,

| — | having regard to its position adopted at first reading on 17 May 2006 on rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (11), |
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having regard to its position adopted at first reading on 17 May 2006 on rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (11),

| — | having regard to the answers provided by the European Food Safety Authority to the questions submitted by the European Parliament on 26 October 2005, |
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having regard to the answers provided by the European Food Safety Authority to the questions submitted by the European Parliament on 26 October 2005,

| — | having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0155/2005), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0155/2005),

| A. | whereas it is necessary for the stability of the fishmeal and fish oil industry to deal in a coherent way with questions of ethics, sustainability, toxins, heavy metals and pollutants which are sometimes raised, |
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A.

whereas it is necessary for the stability of the fishmeal and fish oil industry to deal in a coherent way with questions of ethics, sustainability, toxins, heavy metals and pollutants which are sometimes raised,

| B. | whereas there is no scientific evidence that the use of fish products in animal feed might transmit BSE or TSEs; whereas strict regulatory controls, together with extensive investment by the industry, have ensured the safety of the food chain from contamination by dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs, |
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B.

whereas there is no scientific evidence that the use of fish products in animal feed might transmit BSE or TSEs; whereas strict regulatory controls, together with extensive investment by the industry, have ensured the safety of the food chain from contamination by dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs,

| C. | whereas because of improved official methods there is no risk of confusing the presence of mammalian meat and bone meal with fishmeal, |
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C.

whereas because of improved official methods there is no risk of confusing the presence of mammalian meat and bone meal with fishmeal,

| D. | whereas fishmeal is rich in essential amino acids, and fish oil and fishmeal are rich in fatty acids, which provide health and welfare benefits to both humans and animals, |
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D.

whereas fishmeal is rich in essential amino acids, and fish oil and fishmeal are rich in fatty acids, which provide health and welfare benefits to both humans and animals,

| E. | whereas, whilst there are diverse opinions on the effects of industrial fishing and too much reliance should not be placed upon single sources of information, the results of the 2004 ICES study suggested that the impact of industrial fishing on marine eco-systems is relatively small in comparison with the effects of fishing for human consumption, |
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E.

whereas, whilst there are diverse opinions on the effects of industrial fishing and too much reliance should not be placed upon single sources of information, the results of the 2004 ICES study suggested that the impact of industrial fishing on marine eco-systems is relatively small in comparison with the effects of fishing for human consumption,

| F. | whereas, nevertheless, research should continue into the impact of industrial fishing on marine ecosystems and the wider environment, |
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F.

whereas, nevertheless, research should continue into the impact of industrial fishing on marine ecosystems and the wider environment,

| G. | whereas all the countries and regions supplying the EU with fishmeal support and implement the FAO Technical Guidelines for Responsible Fisheries, |
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G.

whereas all the countries and regions supplying the EU with fishmeal support and implement the FAO Technical Guidelines for Responsible Fisheries,

| H. | whereas the 2004 DG Research working paper stated that in EU waters most of the targeted species for which data is available are considered to be within safe biological limits, |
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H.

whereas the 2004 DG Research working paper stated that in EU waters most of the targeted species for which data is available are considered to be within safe biological limits,

| I. | whereas the fishmeal and fish oil industry is of global importance, employing an estimated 2 222 people directly and 30 000 indirectly in Europe, and more than 100 000 people in Peru, the largest fishmeal producer and exporter, |
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I.

whereas the fishmeal and fish oil industry is of global importance, employing an estimated 2 222 people directly and 30 000 indirectly in Europe, and more than 100 000 people in Peru, the largest fishmeal producer and exporter,

| J. | whereas fishmeal and fish oil are of crucial importance as a basic feed stock for farmed fish in the EU's burgeoning aquaculture sector, |
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J.

whereas fishmeal and fish oil are of crucial importance as a basic feed stock for farmed fish in the EU's burgeoning aquaculture sector,

| 1. | Recognises that the Commission currently applies the principle of setting TACs and quotas according to certain scientific criteria and considers the use of fish once landed to be an economic and not a conservation issue; |
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1.

Recognises that the Commission currently applies the principle of setting TACs and quotas according to certain scientific criteria and considers the use of fish once landed to be an economic and not a conservation issue;

| 2. | Welcomes the abovementioned Commission Communication on improving the monitoring of industrial fishing within the EU; |
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2.

Welcomes the abovementioned Commission Communication on improving the monitoring of industrial fishing within the EU;

| 3. | Stresses the importance of continuing research into the impact of industrial fisheries and its effect on other fisheries as well as on the wider marine environment, with a view to keeping all fishing activities at a sustainable level and rewarding those fishermen using the most environmentally friendly techniques; |
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3.

Stresses the importance of continuing research into the impact of industrial fisheries and its effect on other fisheries as well as on the wider marine environment, with a view to keeping all fishing activities at a sustainable level and rewarding those fishermen using the most environmentally friendly techniques;

| 4. | Asks the Commission to increase scientific research on blue whiting in order to obtain improved advice and management in the near future; |
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4.

Asks the Commission to increase scientific research on blue whiting in order to obtain improved advice and management in the near future;

| 5. | Stresses the problem of discards from marine fisheries, given that there are estimated to be up to 1 million tonnes of discards in European fisheries annually; |
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5.

Stresses the problem of discards from marine fisheries, given that there are estimated to be up to 1 million tonnes of discards in European fisheries annually;

| 6. | Calls on the Commission to carry out studies and/or pilot projects to investigate the current situation concerning discards and the possibility of their use by the industrial fishing sector so that, under no circumstances, could it lead to an over-exploitation of resources; |
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6.

Calls on the Commission to carry out studies and/or pilot projects to investigate the current situation concerning discards and the possibility of their use by the industrial fishing sector so that, under no circumstances, could it lead to an over-exploitation of resources;

| 7. | Suggests that the use of discards by the fishmeal and fish oil industry should be examined by the Commission in close relation with Parliament's Committee on Fisheries given the swiftly expanding EU aquaculture sector; |
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7.

Suggests that the use of discards by the fishmeal and fish oil industry should be examined by the Commission in close relation with Parliament's Committee on Fisheries given the swiftly expanding EU aquaculture sector;

| 8. | Stresses the controls in place in the EU to limit the presence of undesirable substances and contaminants in animal feed, ensuring that levels in fishmeal and fish oil remain well within the limits, and welcomes the EUR 25 million investment by the fishmeal and fish oil industry in Denmark and the UK aimed at eliminating dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs and ensuring safe and healthy products; calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor closely the application of the existing controls; |
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8.

Stresses the controls in place in the EU to limit the presence of undesirable substances and contaminants in animal feed, ensuring that levels in fishmeal and fish oil remain well within the limits, and welcomes the EUR 25 million investment by the fishmeal and fish oil industry in Denmark and the UK aimed at eliminating dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs and ensuring safe and healthy products; calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor closely the application of the existing controls;

| 9. | Notes with approval that this investment by the industry was willingly undertaken despite the lack of adoption by the EU of the ‘polluter pays’ principle; |
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9.

Notes with approval that this investment by the industry was willingly undertaken despite the lack of adoption by the EU of the ‘polluter pays’ principle;

| 10. | Stresses the need for the industry to apply the ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) principle at all times when dealing with dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs; |
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10.

Stresses the need for the industry to apply the ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) principle at all times when dealing with dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs;

| 11. | Calls for scientific analysis to determine acceptable limit values for dioxins in fishmeal used for feeding pigs and poultry; |
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11.

Calls for scientific analysis to determine acceptable limit values for dioxins in fishmeal used for feeding pigs and poultry;

| 12. | Stresses that there is no scientific evidence to support a total ban on fishmeal as feed on the ground that it may transmit BSE or other TSEs; |
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12.

Stresses that there is no scientific evidence to support a total ban on fishmeal as feed on the ground that it may transmit BSE or other TSEs;

| 13. | Notes that Regulation (EC) No 1923/2006 prohibits the feeding of animal protein to ruminants, but enables the Commission to grant derogations for feeding fishmeal to young ruminants, provided that such derogations are based on a scientific assessment of the dietary needs of young ruminants and follow an assessment of the control aspects; |
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13.

Notes that Regulation (EC) No 1923/2006 prohibits the feeding of animal protein to ruminants, but enables the Commission to grant derogations for feeding fishmeal to young ruminants, provided that such derogations are based on a scientific assessment of the dietary needs of young ruminants and follow an assessment of the control aspects;

| 14. | Recalls its abovementioned position adopted on 17 May 2006, which provided, in relation to Article 7 of that Regulation, for a derogation allowing, in certain circumstances, the feeding of young animals of ruminant species with proteins derived from fish; |
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14.

Recalls its abovementioned position adopted on 17 May 2006, which provided, in relation to Article 7 of that Regulation, for a derogation allowing, in certain circumstances, the feeding of young animals of ruminant species with proteins derived from fish;

| 15. | Calls on the Commission and the Council to lift the ban on feeding fishmeal and fish oil to ruminants; |
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15.

Calls on the Commission and the Council to lift the ban on feeding fishmeal and fish oil to ruminants;

| 16. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission. |
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16.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission.

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(1)  OJ L 306, 7.12.2000, p. 32.

(2)  OJ L 173, 11.7.2003, p. 6.

(3)  OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 722/2007 (OJ L 164, 26.6.2007, p. 7).

(4)  OJ L 404, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(5)  OJ L 205, 6.8.2005, p. 3.

(6)  OJ L 339, 24.12.2003, p. 78.

(7)  OJ C 174 E, 14.7.2005, p. 178.

(8)  OJ L 140, 30.5.2002, p. 10. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/77/EC (OJ L 271, 30.9.2006, p. 53).

(9)  OJ L 151, 19.6.2003, p. 38.

(10)  OJ L 285, 1.11.2003, p. 33.

(11)  OJ C 297 E, 7.12.2006, p. 219.

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Wednesday 11 July 2007

| 10.7.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 175/218 |
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10.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 175/218

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MINUTES

(2008/C 175 E/03)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING

President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 09.05.

2.   Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

The Council had forwarded certified true copies of the following:

| — | Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters on the provisional application of the protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Community and the Gabonese Republic on fishing off the coast of Gabon for the period from 3 December 2005 to 2 December 2011 |
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Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters on the provisional application of the protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Community and the Gabonese Republic on fishing off the coast of Gabon for the period from 3 December 2005 to 2 December 2011

| — | Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Gabonese Republic and the European Community |
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Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Gabonese Republic and the European Community

3.   PNR Agreement with the United States (motions for resolutions tabled)

The debate had been held on 09.07.2007(Minutes of 09.07.2007, Item 18).

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

| — | Martine Roure, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the PNR agreement with the United States (B6-0278/2007) |
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Martine Roure, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the PNR agreement with the United States (B6-0278/2007)

| — | Sophia in 't Veld, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the PNR agreement with the United States (B6-0280/2007) |
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Sophia in 't Veld, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the PNR agreement with the United States (B6-0280/2007)

| — | Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg and Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the PNR agreement with the United States (B6-0281/2007) |
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Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg and Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the PNR agreement with the United States (B6-0281/2007)

| — | Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann and Giusto Catania, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group on the PNR agreement with the United States (B6-0285/2007) |
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Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann and Giusto Catania, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group on the PNR agreement with the United States (B6-0285/2007)

| — | Manfred Weber, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Roberta Angelilli and Roberts Zīle, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the PNR agreement with the United States (B6-0287/2007) |
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Manfred Weber, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Roberta Angelilli and Roberts Zīle, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the PNR agreement with the United States (B6-0287/2007)

Vote: Minutes of 12.07.2007, Item 6.7.

4.   Presentation of the programme of the Portuguese presidency (debate)

Council statement: Presentation of the programme of the Portuguese presidency

José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa (President-in-Office of the Council) made the statement.

José Manuel Barroso (President of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Joseph Daul, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, and Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group, Monica Frassoni, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ilda Figueiredo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Patrick Louis, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Bruno Gollnisch, on behalf of the ITS Group, Gianni De Michelis, Non-attached Member, João de Deus Pinheiro, Edite Estrela, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck and Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski.

IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING

President

The following spoke: Alyn Smith, Miguel Portas, Nigel Farage, Irena Belohorská, Timothy Kirkhope, Enrique Barón Crespo, Bronisław Geremek, Mario Borghezio, Jana Bobošíková, Elmar Brok, Klaus Hänsch, Simon Busuttil, Martine Roure, Luís Queiró and Jan Marinus Wiersma, who began his remarks by referring to the situation of the five Bulgarian nurses and the Palestinian doctor detained in Libya since 1999 (the President indicated that he would make a statement on the subject later) (Minutes of 11.07.2007, Item 6), Othmar Karas, Bogusław Sonik, José Sócrates and José Manuel Barroso.

The debate closed.

5.   Convening of the Intergovernmental Conference: opinion of the European Parliament * (debate)

Report on the convening of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC): the European Parliament's opinion (Article 48 of the EU Treaty) [11222/2007 — C6-0206/2007 — 2007/0808(CNS)] — Committee on Constitutional Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jo Leinen (A6-0279/2007)

The following spoke: Manuel Lobo Antunes (President-in-Office of the Council) and Margot Wallström (Vice-President of the Commission).

Jo Leinen introduced the report.

The following spoke: Íñigo Méndez de Vigo, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Richard Corbett, on behalf of the PSE Group, Andrew Duff, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Konrad Szymański, on behalf of the UEN Group, Johannes Voggenhuber, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bernard Wojciechowski, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Philip Claeys, on behalf of the ITS Group, Jim Allister, Non-attached Member, Maria da Assunção Esteves, Harlem Désir, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Inese Vaidere, Gérard Onesta, Maciej Marian Giertych, Alexander Stubb, Genowefa Grabowska, Bogdan Pęk, Manuel Lobo Antunes and Margot Wallström.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 11.07.2007, Item 7.2.

6.   Statement by the President (Libya)

The President made a statement on the confirmation that day by the Libyan Supreme Court of the death sentence passed on the five Bulgarian nurses and the Palestinian doctor held in Libya since February 1999. He expressed Parliament's solidarity with the prisoners and their families and with those infected with HIV at the hospital in Benghazi, and emphasised once again Parliament's opposition to the death penalty.

He called on the Libyan authorities to show clemency and to free the six prisoners.

7.   Voting time

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

The following spoke: Sir Robert Atkins, who expressed his disappointment at the delayed start to voting time and called on the President to ensure that it did not happen again (the President replied that certain lengthy speeches were the cause of the delay).

7.1.   Parliament's calendar of part-sessions — 2008 (vote)

Parliament's calendar of part-sessions — 2008: see Conference of Presidents' proposals (Minutes of 09.07.2007, Item 12)

(Simple majority)

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

Parliament's calendar of part-sessions for 2008 was set as follows:

14 to 17 January

30 and 31 January

18 to 21 February

10 to 13 March

9 and 10 April

21 to 24 April

7 and 8 May

19 to 22 May

4 and 5 June

16 to 19 June

7 to 10 July

1 to 4 September

22 to 25 September

8 and 9 October

20 to 23 October

17 to 20 November

3 and 4 December

15 to 18 December

7.2.   Convening of the Intergovernmental Conference: opinion of the European Parliament (vote)

Report on the convening of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC): the European Parliament's opinion (Article 48 of the EU Treaty) [11222/2007 — C6-0206/2007 — 2007/0808(CNS)] — Committee on Constitutional Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jo Leinen (A6-0279/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0328)

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Jo Leinen (rapporteur), before the vote, and Marco Cappato, on Mr Leinen's remarks; |
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Jo Leinen (rapporteur), before the vote, and Marco Cappato, on Mr Leinen's remarks;

| — | Alexander Alvaro, who called on his fellow MEPs to adopt amendment 1; |
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Alexander Alvaro, who called on his fellow MEPs to adopt amendment 1;

| — | Monica Frassoni, who moved an oral amendment to amendment 9, which was not accepted as more than 40 Members objected. |
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Monica Frassoni, who moved an oral amendment to amendment 9, which was not accepted as more than 40 Members objected.

IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS

Vice-President

7.3.   Mergers and division of public limited companies ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 78/855/EEC concerning mergers of public limited liability companies and Council Directive 82/891/EEC concerning the division of public limited companies as regards the requirement for an independent expert's report on the occasion of a merger or a division [COM(2007)0091 — C6-0082/2007 — 2007/0035(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Piia-Noora Kauppi (A6-0252/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0329)

7.4.   Specific Programme ‘Civil Justice’ (2007-2013) ***II (vote)

Report on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the Specific Programme ‘Civil Justice’ as part of the General Programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’ [08699/2/2007 — C6-0179/2007 — 2005/0040(COD)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Inger Segelström (A6-0262/2007)

(Qualified majority)

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

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission) gave the Commission's position on the amendments.

Declared approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0330)

7.5.   Community action in the field of water policy ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission [COM(2006)0921 — C6-0032/2007 — 2006/0297(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Marie-Noëlle Lienemann (A6-0174/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0331)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0331)

7.6.   End-of life vehicles ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of life vehicles, as regards the implementing powers conferred to the Commission [COM(2006)0922 — C6-0006/2007 — 2006/0287(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Karl-Heinz Florenz (A6-0186/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0332)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0332)

7.7.   Waste electrical and electronic equipment ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), as regards the implementing powers conferred to the Commission [COM(2006)0914 — C6-0019/2007 — 2006/0302(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Karl-Heinz Florenz (A6-0188/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0333)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0333)

7.8.   Hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and the Council amending Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, as regards the implementing powers conferred to the Commission [COM(2006)0915 — C6-0021/2007 — 2006/0303(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Karl-Heinz Florenz (A6-0187/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0334)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0334)

7.9.   Ecodesign requirements for energy-using products ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/32/EC establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-using products, and Council Directive 92/42/EEC and Directives 96/57/EC and 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission [COM(2006)0907 — C6-0034/2007 — 2006/0291(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Frédérique Ries (A6-0222/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0335)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0335)

7.10.   Community postal services ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 97/67/EC concerning the full accomplishment of the internal market of Community postal services [COM(2006)0594 — C6-0354/2006 — 2006/0196(COD)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Markus Ferber (A6-0246/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0336)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0336)

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Brian Simpson, on the compatibility of amendments 62 and 64 (the President confirmed that the amendments were indeed compatible). |
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Brian Simpson, on the compatibility of amendments 62 and 64 (the President confirmed that the amendments were indeed compatible).

7.11.   Common rules for air transport services ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air transport services in the Community (recast) [COM(2006)0396 — C6-0248/2006 — 2006/0130(COD)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Arūnas Degutis (A6-0178/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0337)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0337)

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Pervenche Berès, on the French translation of the report. |
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Pervenche Berès, on the French translation of the report.

7.12.   Financial services policy (2005-2010) — White Paper (vote)

Report on financial services policy (2005-2010) — White Paper [2006/2270(INI)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Ieke van den Burg (A6-0248/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0338)

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Ieke van den Burg (rapporteur), who made technical corrections to amendment 12; |
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Ieke van den Burg (rapporteur), who made technical corrections to amendment 12;

| — | Ieke van den Burg, who withdrew her oral amendment to paragraph 26; |
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Ieke van den Burg, who withdrew her oral amendment to paragraph 26;

| — | Ieke van den Burg, who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 34, which was accepted. |
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Ieke van den Burg, who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 34, which was accepted.

7.13.   Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century (vote)

Report on modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century [2007/2023(INI)] — Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jacek Protasiewicz (A6-0247/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0339)

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Jacek Protasiewicz (rapporteur), who made a clarification regarding amendments 11 and 12; |
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Jacek Protasiewicz (rapporteur), who made a clarification regarding amendments 11 and 12;

| — | Jacek Protasiewicz and Luigi Cocilovo, on the text of paragraphs 3 and 4, and amendments 20 and 21 respectively; |
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Jacek Protasiewicz and Luigi Cocilovo, on the text of paragraphs 3 and 4, and amendments 20 and 21 respectively;

| — | Astrid Lulling, on the interpretation into French; |
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Astrid Lulling, on the interpretation into French;

| — | Nikolaos Sifunakis, on the conduct of voting time. |
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Nikolaos Sifunakis, on the conduct of voting time.

7.14.   Posting of workers (vote)

Motion for a resolution: B6-0266/2007

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0340)

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Philip Bushill-Matthews. |
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Philip Bushill-Matthews.

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The following spoke: Pervenche Berès and Hannes Swoboda, who, in view of the time, called for voting time to be suspended and for voting time the following day to be brought forward to 11.30 (the President decided to suspend voting at that stage. The remaining votes would be held over until voting time the next day).

8.   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:

| — | Report: Jo Leinen — A6-0279/2007: Hannu Takkula |
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Report: Jo Leinen — A6-0279/2007: Hannu Takkula

| — | Report: Karl-Heinz Florenz — A6-0186/2007: Zuzana Roithová |
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Report: Karl-Heinz Florenz — A6-0186/2007: Zuzana Roithová

| — | Report: Markus Ferber — A6-0246/2007: Richard Seeber, Sylwester Chruszcz, Zsolt László Becsey, Zuzana Roithová, Miroslav Mikolášik, Zita Pleštinská, Czesław Adam Siekierski and Saïd El Khadraoui |
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Report: Markus Ferber — A6-0246/2007: Richard Seeber, Sylwester Chruszcz, Zsolt László Becsey, Zuzana Roithová, Miroslav Mikolášik, Zita Pleštinská, Czesław Adam Siekierski and Saïd El Khadraoui

| — | Report: Jacek Protasiewicz — A6-0247/2007: Hubert Pirker, Lena Ek, Avril Doyle, Koenraad Dillen and Carlo Fatuzzo |
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Report: Jacek Protasiewicz — A6-0247/2007: Hubert Pirker, Lena Ek, Avril Doyle, Koenraad Dillen and Carlo Fatuzzo

| — | B6-0266/2007 — Posting of workers: Hubert Pirker |
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B6-0266/2007 — Posting of workers: Hubert Pirker

9.   Corrections to votes and voting intentions

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

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

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

(The sitting was suspended at 14.25 and resumed at 15.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING

President

10.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

11.   Eurozone (2007) — European Central Bank (2006) (debate)

Report on the 2007 annual report on the eurozone [2007/2143(INI)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Dariusz Rosati (A6-0264/2007)

Report on the annual report 2006 of the European Central Bank [2007/2142(INI)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Gay Mitchell (A6-0266/2007)

Dariusz Rosati introduced the report (A6-0264/2007).

Gay Mitchell introduced the report (A6-0266/2007).

The following spoke: Jean-Claude Juncker (Chairman of the Eurogroup), Jean-Claude Trichet (President of the ECB) and Joaquín Almunia (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Andreas Schwab, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, and Benoît Hamon, on behalf of the PSE Group.

12.   Agenda

The President proposed that the sitting of the following day (Thursday) open at 09.30 and voting timecommence at 11.30.

The House agreed to the proposal.

13.   Eurozone (2007) — European Central Bank (2006) (continuation of debate)

Report on the 2007 annual report on the eurozone [2007/2143(INI)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Dariusz Rosati (A6-0264/2007)

Report on the annual report 2006 of the European Central Bank [2007/2142(INI)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Gay Mitchell (A6-0266/2007)

The following spoke: Andrea Losco, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, on behalf of the UEN Group, and Alain Lipietz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU

Vice-President

The following spoke: Jacky Henin, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, John Whittaker, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Sergej Kozlík, Non-attached Member, Cristóbal Montoro Romero, Ieke van den Burg, Olle Schmidt, Wiesław Stefan Kuc, Hélène Goudin, Zsolt László Becsey, Pervenche Berès, Vladimír Železný, Othmar Karas, Robert Goebbels, Jean-Paul Gauzès, Vladimír Maňka, Jean-Claude Juncker (Chairman of the Eurogroup), Jean-Claude Trichet (President of the ECB) and Joaquín Almunia (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.07.2007, Item 6.8.

14.   Palestine (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Palestine

Manuel Lobo Antunes (President-in-Office of the Council) made the statement.

IN THE CHAIR: Luigi COCILOVO

Vice-President

Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Liam Aylward, on behalf of the UEN Group, Hélène Flautre, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Jana Hybášková, Alyn Smith, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Eugen Mihăescu, Edward McMillan-Scott, Geoffrey Van Orden, Philip Claeys, on behalf of the ITS Group, Manuel Lobo Antunes and Benita Ferrero-Waldner.

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

| — | Joseph Daul, João de Deus Pinheiro, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Vito Bonsignore, Charles Tannock, Elmar Brok, Antonio Tajani, Bogdan Klich, Jana Hybášková, Tokia Saïfi, Robert Atkins, Gunnar Hökmark, Michael Gahler and Patrick Gaubert, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the situation in theMiddle East (B6-0268/2007) |
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Joseph Daul, João de Deus Pinheiro, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Vito Bonsignore, Charles Tannock, Elmar Brok, Antonio Tajani, Bogdan Klich, Jana Hybášková, Tokia Saïfi, Robert Atkins, Gunnar Hökmark, Michael Gahler and Patrick Gaubert, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the situation in theMiddle East (B6-0268/2007)

| — | Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the situation in the Middle East (B6-0270/2007) |
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Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the situation in the Middle East (B6-0270/2007)

| — | Brian Crowley, Cristiana Muscardini, Roberta Angelilli, Inese Vaidere, Guntars Krasts, Adam Bielan,Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Ryszard Czarnecki, Michał Tomasz Kamiński and Konrad Szymański, on behalf of the UEN Group, on Palestine (B6-0272/2007) |
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Brian Crowley, Cristiana Muscardini, Roberta Angelilli, Inese Vaidere, Guntars Krasts, Adam Bielan,Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Ryszard Czarnecki, Michał Tomasz Kamiński and Konrad Szymański, on behalf of the UEN Group, on Palestine (B6-0272/2007)

| — | Pasqualina Napoletano, Véronique De Keyser and Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the situation in the Middle East (B6-0273/2007) |
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Pasqualina Napoletano, Véronique De Keyser and Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the situation in the Middle East (B6-0273/2007)

| — | Caroline Lucas, Margrete Auken, Jill Evans, David Hammerstein, Angelika Beer, Pierre Jonckheer, Hélène Flautre, Daniel Cohn-Bendit and Johannes Voggenhuber, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the situation in the Middle East (B6-0274/2007) |
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Caroline Lucas, Margrete Auken, Jill Evans, David Hammerstein, Angelika Beer, Pierre Jonckheer, Hélène Flautre, Daniel Cohn-Bendit and Johannes Voggenhuber, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the situation in the Middle East (B6-0274/2007)

| — | Francis Wurtz, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides and Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the situation in the Middle East (B6-0275/2007) |
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Francis Wurtz, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides and Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the situation in the Middle East (B6-0275/2007)

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.07.2007, Item 6.10.

15.   Situation in Pakistan (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Situation in Pakistan

Manuel Lobo Antunes (President-in-Office of the Council) and Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) made the statements

The following spoke: Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Robert Evans, on behalf of the PSE Group, and Sajjad Karim, on behalf of the ALDE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Marek SIWIEC

Vice-President

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

| — | Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Sajjad Karim, Marco Cappato and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Pakistan (B6-0279/2007) |
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Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Sajjad Karim, Marco Cappato and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Pakistan (B6-0279/2007)

| — | Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the situation in Pakistan (B6-0282/2007) |
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Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the situation in Pakistan (B6-0282/2007)

| — | Pasqualina Napoletano and Robert Evans, on behalf of the PSE Group, on Pakistan (B6-0283/2007) |
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Pasqualina Napoletano and Robert Evans, on behalf of the PSE Group, on Pakistan (B6-0283/2007)

| — | Jaromír Kohlíček, André Brie and Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Pakistan (B6-0284/2007) |
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Jaromír Kohlíček, André Brie and Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Pakistan (B6-0284/2007)

| — | Cristiana Muscardini, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Adam Bielan, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Inese Vaidere and Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the UEN Group, on Pakistan (B6-0286/2007) |
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Cristiana Muscardini, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Adam Bielan, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Inese Vaidere and Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the UEN Group, on Pakistan (B6-0286/2007)

| — | Cem Özdemir, Jean Lambert and Gisela Kallenbach, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Pakistan (B6-0289/2007) |
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Cem Özdemir, Jean Lambert and Gisela Kallenbach, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Pakistan (B6-0289/2007)

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.07.2007, Item 6.11.

16.   Future agreement on Kosovo (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Future agreement on Kosovo

Manuel Lobo Antunes (President-in-Office of the Council) and Olli Rehn (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, Ignasi Guardans Cambó, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group, Joost Lagendijk, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Tobias Pflüger, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Sylwester Chruszcz, Non-attached Member, Árpád Duka-Zólyomi, Jan Marinus Wiersma, Erik Meijer, Doris Pack, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Manuel Lobo Antunes and Olli Rehn.

The debate closed.

17.   2006 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (debate)

Report on the 2006 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia [2006/2289(INI)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Erik Meijer (A6-0214/2007)

The following spoke: Manuel Lobo Antunes (President-in-Office of the Council) and Olli Rehn (Member of the Commission).

Erik Meijer introduced the report.

The following spoke: Anna Ibrisagic, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Luisa MORGANTINI

Vice-President

The following spoke: Józef Pinior, on behalf of the PSE Group, István Szent-Iványi, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, on behalf of the UEN Group, Angelika Beer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group (who informed the House that a group of Members of Parliament from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia were in the visitors' gallery), Georgios Karatzaferis, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Dimitar Stoyanov, on behalf of the ITS Group, Giorgos Dimitrakopoulos, Panagiotis Beglitis, Bogusław Rogalski, Doris Pack, Kristian Vigenin, Manuel Lobo Antunes and Olli Rehn.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.07.2007, Item 6.12.

18.   TRIPS agreement and access to medicines (debate)

Oral question (O-0036/2007) by Gianluca Susta and Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Kader Arif, on behalf of the PSE Group, Georgios Papastamkos, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Vittorio Agnoletto and Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group, to the Council: TRIPS Agreement and access to medicines (B6-0130/2007)

Oral question (O-0037/2007) by Gianluca Susta and Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Kader Arif, on behalf of the PSE Group, Georgios Papastamkos, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Vittorio Agnoletto and Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group, to the Commission: TRIPS Agreement and access to medicines (B6-0131/2007)

Gianluca Susta, Kader Arif, Georgios Papastamkos, Vittorio Agnoletto, Carl Schlyter and Cristiana Muscardini moved the oral questions.

Manuel Lobo Antunes (President-in-Office of the Council) and Olli Rehn (Member of the Commission) answered the questions.

The following spoke: Margrietus van den Berg, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sharon Bowles, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, David Martin, Johan Van Hecke, Manuel Lobo Antunes and Olli Rehn.

Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 108(5):

| — | Georgios Papastamkos and Maria Martens, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Kader Arif, Harlem Désir, Margrietus van den Berg and David Martin, on behalf of the PSE Group, Gianluca Susta, Johan Van Hecke and Ignasi Guardans Cambó, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group, Carl Schlyter and Caroline Lucas, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Helmuth Markov and Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the TRIPS Agreement and access to medicines (B6-0288/2007) |
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Georgios Papastamkos and Maria Martens, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Kader Arif, Harlem Désir, Margrietus van den Berg and David Martin, on behalf of the PSE Group, Gianluca Susta, Johan Van Hecke and Ignasi Guardans Cambó, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group, Carl Schlyter and Caroline Lucas, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Helmuth Markov and Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the TRIPS Agreement and access to medicines (B6-0288/2007)

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.07.2007, Item 6.13.

(The sitting was suspended at 20.10 and resumed at 21.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS

Vice-President

19.   Membership of committees and delegations

The President had received the following requests for appointments from the PPE-DE and PSE Groups:

| — | Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries: Rumiana Jeleva |
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Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries: Rumiana Jeleva

| — | Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula: Petya Stavreva |
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Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula: Petya Stavreva

| — | Delegation for relations with the United States: Roselyne Lefrançois and Dushana Zdravkova |
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Delegation for relations with the United States: Roselyne Lefrançois and Dushana Zdravkova

| — | Delegation for relations with Israel: Nickolay Mladenov |
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Delegation for relations with Israel: Nickolay Mladenov

| — | Delegation for relations with Belarus: Vladimir Urutchev |
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Delegation for relations with Belarus: Vladimir Urutchev

| — | Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): Pierre Pribetich to replace Bernard Poignant |
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Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): Pierre Pribetich to replace Bernard Poignant

| — | Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council: Elisabeth Morin was no longer a member |
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Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council: Elisabeth Morin was no longer a member

The appointments would be deemed ratified if there were no objections before the approval of these Minutes.

20.   Question Time (Council)

Parliament considered a number of questions to the Council (B6-0133/2007).

Question 1 (Manuel Medina Ortega): Aids for shipwreck rescue operations.

Manuel Lobo Antunes (President-in-Office of the Council) answered the question and a supplementary by Manuel Medina Ortega.

Question 2 (Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou): Provision of adequate, high-quality childcare facilities in the Member States.

Manuel Lobo Antunes answered the question and a supplementary by Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou.

Question 3 (Baroness Sarah Ludford): Failure to agree framework decisions on procedural rights.

Manuel Lobo Antunes answered the question and a supplementary by Baroness Sarah Ludford.

Question 4 lapsed as its author was absent.

Question 5 (Bernd Posselt): Strengthened Mediterranean cooperation.

Manuel Lobo Antunes answered the question and a supplementary by Bernd Posselt.

Question 6 would not be taken as the subject to which it referred was already on the agenda of the partsession.

Question 7 (Mairead McGuinness): EU imports of Brazilian beef.

Question 8 (Liam Aylward): Separate EU-Brazil deal on the beef sector.

Manuel Lobo Antunes answered the questions and a supplementary by Mairead McGuinness.

Questions 9 and 10 were not taken as the subject to which they referred was already on the agenda of that part-session.

Questions 11 to 13 had been withdrawn.

Questions 14 to 18 lapsed as their authors were absent.

Question 19 (Luisa Morgantini): Kurdish mayor dismissed for providing multilingual municipal services.

Manuel Lobo Antunes answered the question and supplementaries by Luisa Morgantini and Bernd Posselt.

Question 20 (Leopold Józef Rutowicz): Energy security for the EU over the next 20 years.

Manuel Lobo Antunes answered the question and a supplementary by Leopold Józef Rutowicz.

Questions 21 to 24 lapsed as their authors were absent.

Question 25 (Marian Harkin): Protocol negotiated by Britain on the Charter of Fundamental Rights.

Manuel Lobo Antunes answered the question and a supplementary by Marian Harkin.

Council Question Time closed.

(The sitting was suspended at 21.40 and resumed at 22.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Diana WALLIS

Vice-President

21.   Democratic scrutiny under the Development Cooperation Instrument (debate)

Commission statement: Democratic scrutiny under the Development Cooperation Instrument

Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Gay Mitchell, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Margrietus van den Berg, on behalf of the PSE Group, Mikel Irujo Amezaga, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Ana Maria Gomes, Josep Borrell Fontelles and Benita Ferrero-Waldner.

Motion for a resolution tabled to wind up the debate pursuant to Rule 103(2):

| — | Josep Borrell Fontelles, on the democratic scrutiny of the implementation of the financing instrument for development cooperation (DCI) (B6-0310/2007) |
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Josep Borrell Fontelles, on the democratic scrutiny of the implementation of the financing instrument for development cooperation (DCI) (B6-0310/2007)

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.07.2007, Item 6.4.

22.   Natural disasters (debate)

Commission statement: Natural disasters

Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Konstantinos Hatzidakis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Linda McAvan, on behalf of the PSE Group, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Georgios Karatzaferis, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Dimitar Stoyanov, on behalf of the ITS Group, Gerardo Galeote, Stavros Lambrinidis, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Roberta Alma Anastase, María Sornosa Martínez, Edite Estrela and Benita Ferrero-Waldner.

As the motions for a resolution tabled were not yet available, they would be announced in the House at a later time.

The debate closed.

Vote: September I part-session.

23.   Community Statistical Programme (2008-2012) ***I — Timely transmission and verification of statistical data provided by Member States (debate)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Community Statistical Programme 2008 to 2012 [COM(2006)0687 — C6-0427/2006 — 2006/0229(COD)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Zsolt László Becsey (A6-0240/2007)

Oral question (O-0024/2007) by Zsolt László Becsey and Alexander Radwan, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, to the Commission: Timely transmission and verification of statistical data provided by Member States (B6-0123/2007)

Zsolt László Becsey introduced the report and moved the oral question.

Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: Mieczysław Edmund Janowski (draftsman of the opinion of the REGI Committee), Othmar Karas, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Ieke van den Burg, on behalf of the PSE Group, Andrea Losco, on behalf of the ALDE Group, and Benita Ferrero-Waldner.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.07.2007, Item 6.1.

24.   Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next day's sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 391.081/OJJE).

25.   Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 23.35.

Harald Rømer

Secretary-General

Adam Bielan

Vice-President

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

The following signed:

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ANNEX I

RESULTS OF VOTES

Abbreviations and symbols

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

+

adopted

-

rejected

↓

lapsed

W

withdrawn

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

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

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

electronic vote (in favour, against, abstentions)

split

split vote

sep

separate vote

am

amendment

CA

compromise amendment

CP

corresponding part

D

deleting amendment

=

identical amendments

§

paragraph

art

article

rec

rec

MOT

motion for a resolution

JT MOT

joint motion for a resolution

SEC

secret ballot

1.   Parliament's calendar of part-sessions — 2008

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4-day part-session | 2 | ALVARO et al | RCV | - | 95, 538, 25 |
| 2-day part-session | 6 | LANGEN et al | | - | |
| 1-day part-session | 4=
  7= | PPE-DE,
  LANGEN et al | EV | + | 331, 320, 24 |
| 5 | LANGEN et al | | ↓ | |
| part-sessions during weeks 14 and 16 | 3 | PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL | RCV | + | 323, 316, 35 |
| part-session from 1 to 4 September | 1 | UEN | | - | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

4-day part-session

2

ALVARO et al

RCV

-

95, 538, 25

2-day part-session

6

LANGEN et al

-

1-day part-session

4=

7=

PPE-DE,

LANGEN et al

EV

+

331, 320, 24

5

LANGEN et al

↓

part-sessions during weeks 14 and 16

3

PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL

RCV

+

323, 316, 35

part-session from 1 to 4 September

1

UEN

-

Amendments 8 and 9 had been withdrawn.

Requests for roll-call votes

Kirkhope et al: am 2

PPE-DE: am 3

2.   Convening of the Intergovernmental Conference: opinion of the European Parliament

Report: Jo LEINEN (A6-0279/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 20 | UEN | | - | |
| after § 1 | 2 | IND/DEM | RCV | - | 111, 512, 63 |
| § 2 | 12 | ALDE | | W | |
| § | original text | RCV | + | 510, 153, 11 |
| after § 2 | 13 | ALDE | | W | |
| § 3 | 21 | UEN | | - | |
| 3 | PSE | | + | |
| § 4 | 22 | UEN | | - | |
| § 8 | § | original text | RCV | + | 517, 150, 22 |
| § 9 | 4 | PSE | EV | - | 330, 344, 13 |
| after § 9 | 8 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 126, 549, 13 |
| § 11 | 5 | PSE | | - | |
| § 12 | 23 | UEN | | - | |
| § 14 | § | original text | RCV | + | 548, 110, 30 |
| after § 14 | 7 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 149, 514, 26 |
| after § 15 | 1 | ALVARO et al | EV | - | 280, 370, 33 |
| 11 | PPE-DE | | - | |
| after § 19 | 16 | UEN | | - | |
| 17 | UEN | | - | |
| § 20 | § | original text | RCV | + | 623, 65, 7 |
| § 21 | § | original text | RCV | + | 519, 157, 12 |
| § 22 | 6 | PSE | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | + | 337, 328, 27 |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| after § 22 | 9 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 137, 510, 43 |
| rec A | 18 | UEN | | - | |
| rec D | 10 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| rec E | 19 | UEN | | - | |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| after rec G | 14 | UEN | | - | |
| 15 | UEN | | - | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 526, 138, 26 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

1

20

UEN

-

after § 1

2

IND/DEM

RCV

-

111, 512, 63

§ 2

12

ALDE

W

§

original text

RCV

+

510, 153, 11

after § 2

13

ALDE

W

§ 3

21

UEN

-

3

PSE

+

§ 4

22

UEN

-

§ 8

§

original text

RCV

+

517, 150, 22

§ 9

4

PSE

EV

-

330, 344, 13

after § 9

8

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

126, 549, 13

§ 11

5

PSE

-

§ 12

23

UEN

-

§ 14

§

original text

RCV

+

548, 110, 30

after § 14

7

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

149, 514, 26

after § 15

1

ALVARO et al

EV

-

280, 370, 33

11

PPE-DE

-

after § 19

16

UEN

-

17

UEN

-

§ 20

§

original text

RCV

+

623, 65, 7

§ 21

§

original text

RCV

+

519, 157, 12

§ 22

6

PSE

split

1

+

2/EV

+

337, 328, 27

§

original text

↓

after § 22

9

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

137, 510, 43

rec A

18

UEN

-

rec D

10

PPE-DE

+

rec E

19

UEN

-

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

after rec G

14

UEN

-

15

UEN

-

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

526, 138, 26

Amendments 12 and 13 had been withdrawn.

Requests for separate votes

Verts/ALE: § 14

Requests for roll-call votes

PSE: § 2 and final vote

IND/DEM: am 2 and final vote

PPE-DE: §§ 8, 20, 21 and final vote

GUE/NGL: ams 7, 8 and 9

Verts/ALE: § 14

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE

am 6

1st part: Text as a whole excluding the words ‘in a dialogue’

2nd part: those words

PSE

rec E

1st part: Text as a whole excluding the word ‘single’

2nd part: that word

3.   Mergers and division of public limited companies ***I

Report: Piia-Noora KAUPPI (A6-0252/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

4.   Specific programme ‘Civil justice’ (2007-2013) ***II

Recommendation for second reading: Inger SEGELSTRÖM (A6-0262/2007) (qualified majority)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| after rec 16 | 3 | ALDE | | - | |
| 1 | committee | | - | |
| 2 | PSE: | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

after rec 16

3

ALDE

-

1

committee

-

2

PSE:

+

5.   Community action in the field of water policy ***I

Report: Marie-Noëlle LIENEMANN (A6-0174/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| text as a whole | 1-5 | PSE, PPE-DE, ALDE, UEN, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL | | + | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

text as a whole

1-5

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

+

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

+

6.   End-of-life vehicles ***I

Report: Karl-Heinz FLORENZ (A6-0186/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| text as a whole | 3/rev-12/rev | PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN | | + | |
| 1-2 | committee | | ↓ | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

text as a whole

3/rev-12/rev

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

+

1-2

committee

↓

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

+

7.   Waste electrical and electronic equipment ***I

Report: Karl-Heinz FLORENZ (A6-0188/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| text as a whole | 2/rev-6/rev | PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, UEN | | + | |
| 1 | committee | | ↓ | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

text as a whole

2/rev-6/rev

PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, UEN

+

1

committee

↓

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

+

8.   Hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment ***I

Report: Karl-Heinz FLORENZ (A6-0187/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| text as a whole | 2/rev-4/rev | PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN | | + | |
| 1 | committee | | ↓ | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

text as a whole

2/rev-4/rev

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

+

1

committee

↓

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

+

9.   Ecodesign requirements for energy-using products ***I

Report: Frédérique RIES (A6-0222/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| block 1 — compromise package | 6-10 | ALDE, PPE-DE, PSE, Verts/ALE, UEN, GUE/NGL | | + | |
| block 2 | 1-5 | | | ↓ | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

block 1 — compromise package

6-10

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

+

block 2

1-5

↓

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

+

Amendment 11 had been withdrawn.

10.   Community postal services ***I

Report: Markus FERBER (A6-0246/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| proposal to reject the common position | 67 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 82, 588, 18 |
| art 1 | 68 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 141, 544, 7 |
| amendments by the committee responsible — block vote | 1-3
  8-9
  12
  14-16
  18
  20
  22-23
  25-26
  28-30
  33-37
  39
  43
  47
  49-51
  53
  55-59 | committee | | + | |
| amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes | 4 | committee | sep/EV | + | 416, 227, 42 |
| 5 | committee | sep/EV | - | 334, 345, 6 |
| 6 | committee | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| 10 | committee | sep/EV | + | 418, 260, 7 |
| 11 | committee | sep | + | |
| 13 | committee | split | | |
| 1/EV | + | 411, 260, 9 |
| 2 | + | |
| 32 | committee | sep | + | |
| amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes | 38 | committee | sep/EV | - | 329, 341, 17 |
| 40 | committee | sep | + | |
| 45 | committee | sep | - | |
| 46 | committee | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | + | 390, 284, 10 |
| 3 | + | |
| 48 | committee | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 3 | + | |
| 52 | committee | sep | + | |
| 54 | committee | sep/EV | + | 376, 294, 15 |
| art 1, point 8 | 84/rev | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 144, 541, 9 |
| 78 | SAVARY et al, Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 154, 531, 8 |
| 41 | committee | | + | |
| 69 | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| 70 | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| 66 | EL KHADRAOUI et al | RCV | + | 379, 300, 12 |
| after art 7 | 62 | PPE-DE | RCV | + | 514, 133, 43 |
| 42 | committee | | ↓ | |
| 64 | BARSI-PATAKY et al | RCV | + | 468, 180, 46


  as addition to am 62 |
| art 9 | 71 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 167, 498, 28 |
| 44 | committee | split/RCV | | |
| 1 | + | 609, 61, 14 |
| 2 | - | 260, 410, 18 |
| 3 | - | 182, 495, 14 |
| 72 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 162, 504, 23 |
| 80 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 274, 411, 3 |
| 81 | Verts/ALE | RCV | + | 393, 297, 4 |
| art 12, 2nd indent | § | original text | sep | + | |
| art 14, § 3 | 79 | Olle SCHMIDT et al | | + | |
| rec 10 | 7=
  74= | committee


  GUE/NGL | | + | |
| after rec 12 | 83 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 96, 564, 30 |
| rec 15 | 75 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| 17 | committee | | + | |
| rec 17 | 73 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| 19 | committee | | + | |
| rec 19 | 21 | committee | EV | + | 344, 329, 10 |
| 65 | FJELLNER et al | | + | as addition to am 21 |
| rec 21 | 76 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| 24 | committee | | + | |
| rec 24 | 77 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| 27 | committee | | + | |
| rec 27 | 82 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| 31 | committee | EV | + | 397, 273, 11 |
| 60 | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| after rec 34 | 63 | PSE | RCV | + | 642, 24, 19 |
| rec 35 | 61 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| vote: amended proposal | RCV | + | 512, 156, 18 |
| vote: legislative resolution | RCV | + | 512, 155, 13 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

proposal to reject the common position

67

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

82, 588, 18

art 1

68

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

141, 544, 7

amendments by the committee responsible — block vote

1-3

8-9

12

14-16

18

20

22-23

25-26

28-30

33-37

39

43

47

49-51

53

55-59

committee

+

amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes

4

committee

sep/EV

+

416, 227, 42

5

committee

sep/EV

-

334, 345, 6

6

committee

split

1

+

2

-

10

committee

sep/EV

+

418, 260, 7

11

committee

sep

+

13

committee

split

1/EV

+

411, 260, 9

2

+

32

committee

sep

+

amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes

38

committee

sep/EV

-

329, 341, 17

40

committee

sep

+

45

committee

sep

-

46

committee

split

1

+

2/EV

+

390, 284, 10

3

+

48

committee

split

1

+

2

+

3

+

52

committee

sep

+

54

committee

sep/EV

+

376, 294, 15

art 1, point 8

84/rev

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

144, 541, 9

78

SAVARY et al, Verts/ALE

RCV

-

154, 531, 8

41

committee

+

69

GUE/NGL

↓

70

GUE/NGL

↓

66

EL KHADRAOUI et al

RCV

+

379, 300, 12

after art 7

62

PPE-DE

RCV

+

514, 133, 43

42

committee

↓

64

BARSI-PATAKY et al

RCV

+

468, 180, 46

as addition to am 62

art 9

71

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

167, 498, 28

44

committee

split/RCV

1

+

609, 61, 14

2

-

260, 410, 18

3

-

182, 495, 14

72

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

162, 504, 23

80

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

274, 411, 3

81

Verts/ALE

RCV

+

393, 297, 4

art 12, 2nd indent

§

original text

sep

+

art 14, § 3

79

Olle SCHMIDT et al

+

rec 10

7=

74=

committee

GUE/NGL

+

after rec 12

83

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

96, 564, 30

rec 15

75

GUE/NGL

-

17

committee

+

rec 17

73

GUE/NGL

-

19

committee

+

rec 19

21

committee

EV

+

344, 329, 10

65

FJELLNER et al

+

as addition to am 21

rec 21

76

GUE/NGL

-

24

committee

+

rec 24

77

GUE/NGL

-

27

committee

+

rec 27

82

Verts/ALE

-

31

committee

EV

+

397, 273, 11

60

PPE-DE

↓

after rec 34

63

PSE

RCV

+

642, 24, 19

rec 35

61

PPE-DE

+

vote: amended proposal

RCV

+

512, 156, 18

vote: legislative resolution

RCV

+

512, 155, 13

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE: ams 84, 78, 80, 81, 83 and amended proposal

UEN: amended proposal, legislative resolution and ams 62, 64 and 44

PSE: ams 63, 66 and 78

GUE/NGL: ams 67, 68, 71 and 72, amended proposal and legislative resolution

Requests for separate votes

IND/DEM: ams 45 and 52

ALDE: ams 5, 6, 45 and 52

Verts/ALE: am 11

GUE/NGL: ams 11 and 38, original text of article 12, 2nd indent

PPE-DE: ams 4, 5, 10, 32, 38, 40 and 54

Requests for split votes

ALDE

am 44

1st part: Text as a whole excluding the words ‘Whenever Member States ... these undertakings may’ and the deletion of § 3

2nd part:‘Whenever Member States ... these undertakings may’

3rd part: the deletion of § 3

GUE/NGL

am 48

1st part: Text as a whole excluding the term ‘only’ and the deletion of the words ‘and to other items’

2nd part:‘only’

3rd part: the deletion of the words ‘and to other items’

PPE-DE

am 6

1st part:‘The prospective ... reserved area’

2nd part: remainder

am 13

1st part:‘The developments ... remote regions’

2nd part: remainder

am 46

1st part:‘This Directive ... access to the postal network’

2nd part:‘of universal service providers’

3rd part: remainder

Miscellaneous

Emanuel Jardim Fernandes had also signed amendment 78.

The PSE Group had requested that amendment 65 be taken as an addition.

11.   Common rules for air transport services ***I

Report: Arūnas DEGUTIS (A6-0178/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| proposal for a regulation |
| amendments by the committee responsible — block vote | 1-34
  36-45
  47
  51-53 | committee | | + | |
| amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes | 48 | committee | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| 50 | committee | sep | + | |
| after art 14 | 58 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 121, 558, 4 |
| 35 | committee | EV | + | 367, 306, 5 |
| after art 15 | 59 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 138, 540, 7 |
| art 24, § 1 | 46 | committee | RCV | + | 538, 127, 13 |
| 54 | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| art 24, after § 2 | 55 | ALDE | | - | |
| 49 | committee | RCV | + | 439, 230, 15 |
| art 25, § 1 | 60 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| rec 2 | 57 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| after rec 8 | 56/rev | ALDE | | + | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| draft legislative resolution |
| after § 2 | 61/rev | PSE | RCV | + | 401, 255, 22 |
| vote: legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

proposal for a regulation

amendments by the committee responsible — block vote

1-34

36-45

47

51-53

committee

+

amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes

48

committee

split

1

+

2

-

50

committee

sep

+

after art 14

58

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

121, 558, 4

35

committee

EV

+

367, 306, 5

after art 15

59

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

138, 540, 7

art 24, § 1

46

committee

RCV

+

538, 127, 13

54

ALDE

↓

art 24, after § 2

55

ALDE

-

49

committee

RCV

+

439, 230, 15

art 25, § 1

60

GUE/NGL

-

rec 2

57

GUE/NGL

-

after rec 8

56/rev

ALDE

+

vote: amended proposal

+

draft legislative resolution

after § 2

61/rev

PSE

RCV

+

401, 255, 22

vote: legislative resolution

+

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE: ams 46 and 49

PSE: am 61

GUE/NGL: ams 58 and 59

Requests for separate votes

ALDE: ams 48 and 50

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE

am 48

1st part: Text as a whole excluding the second indent

2nd part: the second indent

Miscellaneous

Inés Ayala Sender had also signed amendment 61/rev.

12.   Financial services policy (2005-2010) — White Paper

Report: Ieke van den BURG (A6-0248/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 5 | 10 | ALDE | | - | |
| 1 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 6 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | - | 283, 337, 39 |
| after § 6 | 20 | ALDE | | + | |
| § 7 | 21 | PSE | | + | |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| § 8 | 11 | ALDE | | + | |
| § 9 | 32 | GUE/NGL | | + | |
| § 10 | 2D | PPE-DE | RCV | - | 279, 384, 12 |
| § 12 | 22 | PSE | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 13 | 3 | PPE-DE | EV | - | 313, 341, 14 |
| 12 | ALDE | | + | |
| § 15 | 4D | PPE-DE | EV | - | 266, 398, 9 |
| § 16 | 33 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| after § 17 | 34 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| 35 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 18 | 13 | ALDE | | - | |
| after § 18 | 30 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| 31 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 298, 371, 7 |
| § 19 | 14 | ALDE | EV | + | 358, 297, 19 |
| § 22 | § | original text | split/RCV | | |
| 1 | + | 564, 84, 24 |
| 2 | + | 519, 113, 39 |
| § 23 | 15 | ALDE | | + | |
| § 24 | 16 | ALDE | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| § 26 | 5 | PPE-DE | | - | |
| 17 | ALDE | | + | |
| 23 | PSE | | ↓ | |
| § 27 | 24 | PSE | | + | |
| § 29 | 6D | PPE-DE | RCV | - | 281, 368, 31 |
| 25 | PSE | | + | |
| § 30 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/RCV | + | 515, 116, 39 |
| § 34 | § | original text | | + | oral amendment |
| § 41 | 26 | PSE | | + | |
| § 43 | 27 | PSE | | + | |
| § 46 | 7D | PPE-DE | | - | |
| 37 | PSE | | + | |
| § 50 | 18 | ALDE | | + | |
| § 57 | 28 | PSE | | + | |
| after § 57 | 8 | PPE-DE | | - | |
| § 60 | 29 | PSE | | - | |
| § 63 | 9D | PPE-DE | | - | |
| after § 68 | 36 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| after citation 8 | 19 | ALDE | | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 5

10

ALDE

-

1

PPE-DE

+

§ 6

§

original text

split

1

+

2/EV

-

283, 337, 39

after § 6

20

ALDE

+

§ 7

21

PSE

+

§

original text

↓

§ 8

11

ALDE

+

§ 9

32

GUE/NGL

+

§ 10

2D

PPE-DE

RCV

-

279, 384, 12

§ 12

22

PSE

split

1

+

2

+

§ 13

3

PPE-DE

EV

-

313, 341, 14

12

ALDE

+

§ 15

4D

PPE-DE

EV

-

266, 398, 9

§ 16

33

GUE/NGL

-

after § 17

34

GUE/NGL

-

35

GUE/NGL

-

§ 18

13

ALDE

-

after § 18

30

Verts/ALE

-

31

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

298, 371, 7

§ 19

14

ALDE

EV

+

358, 297, 19

§ 22

§

original text

split/RCV

1

+

564, 84, 24

2

+

519, 113, 39

§ 23

15

ALDE

+

§ 24

16

ALDE

split

1

+

2

-

§ 26

5

PPE-DE

-

17

ALDE

+

23

PSE

↓

§ 27

24

PSE

+

§ 29

6D

PPE-DE

RCV

-

281, 368, 31

25

PSE

+

§ 30

§

original text

split

1

+

2/RCV

+

515, 116, 39

§ 34

§

original text

+

oral amendment

§ 41

26

PSE

+

§ 43

27

PSE

+

§ 46

7D

PPE-DE

-

37

PSE

+

§ 50

18

ALDE

+

§ 57

28

PSE

+

after § 57

8

PPE-DE

-

§ 60

29

PSE

-

§ 63

9D

PPE-DE

-

after § 68

36

GUE/NGL

-

after citation 8

19

ALDE

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE: am 31

PSE: ams 2 and 6

Requests for split votes

UEN

§ 22

1st part: Text as a whole excluding the word ‘taxation’

2nd part: those words

§ 30

1st part:‘Acknowledges the challenge ... retirement provision [second occurrence];’

2nd part: remainder

ALDE

§ 6

1st part: Text as a whole excluding the words ‘investment banks’

2nd part: those words

am 22

1st part: Text as a whole excluding the words ‘disintermediation and’

2nd part: those words

PSE

am 16

1st part: Text as a whole excluding the deletion of ‘(same risk, same capital)’

2nd part: deletion

Miscellaneous

Ieke van den Burg (rapporteur) moved an oral amendment to paragraph 34, which then read as follows:

34. Welcomes the increasing attention to microcredit provision as a contribution to self-employment and start-ups, e.g. in the activities of the Commission Directorate General Regional Policy and the Jeremie programme of the European Investment Bank Group; asks that the Basel rules be adapted for the purposes of microcredit portfolios and capping the often excessive costs on small loans; urges the Commission, working in collaboration with its various Directorates-General responsible for this sector, to draw up an action plan for microfinancing, to coordinate the different policy measures, and to make optimal use of best practices in and outside the European Union;

13.   Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century

Report: Jacek PROTASIEWICZ (A6-0247/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 1 | § | original text | sep/EV | + | 328, 289, 34 |
| after § 1 | 33 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 70, 546, 38 |
| § 2 | 10 | PPE-DE | EV | + | 474, 173, 9 |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| after § 2 | 11 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| 12 | PPE-DE | RCV | + | 518, 127, 9 |
| 45 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| 46 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 3 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 4 | § | original text | sep | - | |
| § 5 | 54 | ALDE | | - | |
| 13/rev | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 6 | 36 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| 14 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 7 | § | original text | sep/EV | + | 356, 270, 14 |
| § 8 | 37 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 98, 534, 6 |
| 15 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| § 9 | 16 | PPE-DE | RCV | + | 517, 121, 5 |
| § 10 | 38 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 123, 508, 7 |
| § | original text | RCV | + | 464, 141, 33 |
| after § 10 | 17 | PPE-DE | | W | |
| § 11 | 3D | UEN | RCV | - | 273, 353, 14 |
| § 12 | 55 | ALDE | EV | + | 336, 276, 7 |
| § 13 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1/EV | + | 356, 243, 6 |
| 2 | + | |
| § 14 | 39 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 16 | 18=
  56= | PPE-DE,
  ALDE | | + | |
| after § 17 | 52 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 18 | 19 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 20 | 40D | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1/EV | + | 349, 252, 2 |
| 2 | + | |
| after § 21 | 20 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| 21 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 24 | 22 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 25 | 23 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| after § 26 | 57 | ALDE | | + | inserted after § 25 |
| § 32 | § | original text | sep/EV | + | 311, 276, 5 |
| after § 32 | 64 | Thomas MANN et al | | - | |
| § 33 | 24 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 34 | 53 | Verts/ALE | EV | - | 175, 420, 3 |
| after § 34 | 65 | Thomas MANN et al | | W | |
| 63 | PPE-DE | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 35 | 58D | ALDE | | - | |
| 26 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 36 | 27 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| after § 36 | 59 | ALDE | | - | |
| § 38 | 41 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 42 | 60D | ALDE | | - | |
| 28 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 43 | 42 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 44 | 43 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 48 | 29 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 50 | 30 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 51 | 47 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| after § 54 | 61 | ALDE | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 55 | 31 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| 44 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 57 | 66 | Thomas MANN et al | RCV | - | 57, 529, 16 |
| 32 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 58 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 59 | 4D | UEN | | - | |
| after citation 26 | 48 | Verts/ALE | EV | - | 242, 337, 13 |
| 49 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| rec A | 5 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| rec C | 1 | UEN | | + | |
| after rec C | 50 | Verts/ALE | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| rec D | 2 | UEN | EV | - | 262, 329, 7 |
| rec E | 34D | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| rec I | 35 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| after rec I | 51 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| rec J | 6 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| rec O | 7 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| rec R | 8 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| after rec S | 62 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 479, 61, 54 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 1

§

original text

sep/EV

+

328, 289, 34

after § 1

33

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

70, 546, 38

§ 2

10

PPE-DE

EV

+

474, 173, 9

§

original text

↓

after § 2

11

PPE-DE

+

12

PPE-DE

RCV

+

518, 127, 9

45

GUE/NGL

-

46

GUE/NGL

-

§ 3

§

original text

sep

+

§ 4

§

original text

sep

-

§ 5

54

ALDE

-

13/rev

PPE-DE

+

§ 6

36

GUE/NGL

-

14

PPE-DE

+

§ 7

§

original text

sep/EV

+

356, 270, 14

§ 8

37

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

98, 534, 6

15

PPE-DE

+

§

original text

↓

§ 9

16

PPE-DE

RCV

+

517, 121, 5

§ 10

38

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

123, 508, 7

§

original text

RCV

+

464, 141, 33

after § 10

17

PPE-DE

W

§ 11

3D

UEN

RCV

-

273, 353, 14

§ 12

55

ALDE

EV

+

336, 276, 7

§ 13

§

original text

split

1/EV

+

356, 243, 6

2

+

§ 14

39

GUE/NGL

-

§ 16

18=

56=

PPE-DE,

ALDE

+

after § 17

52

Verts/ALE

-

§ 18

19

PPE-DE

+

§ 20

40D

GUE/NGL

-

§

original text

split

1/EV

+

349, 252, 2

2

+

after § 21

20

PPE-DE

+

21

PPE-DE

+

§ 24

22

PPE-DE

+

§ 25

23

PPE-DE

+

after § 26

57

ALDE

+

inserted after § 25

§ 32

§

original text

sep/EV

+

311, 276, 5

after § 32

64

Thomas MANN et al

-

§ 33

24

PPE-DE

+

§ 34

53

Verts/ALE

EV

-

175, 420, 3

after § 34

65

Thomas MANN et al

W

63

PPE-DE

split

1

+

2

+

§ 35

58D

ALDE

-

26

PPE-DE

+

§ 36

27

PPE-DE

+

after § 36

59

ALDE

-

§ 38

41

GUE/NGL

-

§ 42

60D

ALDE

-

28

PPE-DE

+

§ 43

42

GUE/NGL

-

§ 44

43

GUE/NGL

-

§ 48

29

PPE-DE

+

§ 50

30

PPE-DE

+

§ 51

47

GUE/NGL

-

after § 54

61

ALDE

split

1

+

2

+

§ 55

31

PPE-DE

+

44

GUE/NGL

-

§ 57

66

Thomas MANN et al

RCV

-

57, 529, 16

32

PPE-DE

+

§ 58

§

original text

sep

+

§ 59

4D

UEN

-

after citation 26

48

Verts/ALE

EV

-

242, 337, 13

49

Verts/ALE

-

rec A

5

PPE-DE

+

rec C

1

UEN

+

after rec C

50

Verts/ALE

split

1

+

2

+

rec D

2

UEN

EV

-

262, 329, 7

rec E

34D

GUE/NGL

-

rec I

35

GUE/NGL

-

after rec I

51

Verts/ALE

+

rec J

6

PPE-DE

+

rec O

7

PPE-DE

+

rec R

8

PPE-DE

+

after rec S

62

PPE-DE

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

479, 61, 54

Amendments 9, 25 and 65 had been withdrawn.

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: § 10

GUE/NGL: ams 3D, 12, 16, 33, 37, 38, 65 (withdrawn), 66 and final vote

PSE: am 17

Requests for separate votes

PPE-DE: §§ 1, 3, 4, 7, 13, 32 and 58

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE

am 50

1st part:‘whereas free movement of workers ... efficient implementation of the rules’

2nd part: remainder

UEN

§ 13

1st part:‘Points out that ... employment growth;’

2nd part: remainder

GUE/NGL

am 61

1st part:‘Believes that the Commission ... affected by legislation;’

2nd part: remainder

Verts/ALE

§ 20

1st part:‘Considers that excessive ... entering the labour market’

2nd part: remainder

Verts/ALE, PSE, GUE/NGL

am 63

1st part:‘Acknowledges that business starters ... with one principal’

2nd part: remainder

Miscellaneous

Jacek Protasiewicz (rapporteur), proposed that amendment 57 be inserted after paragraph 25.

14.   Posting of workers

Motion for a resolution: B6-0266/2007

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| motion for a resolution B6-0266/2007




  (EMPL Committee) |
| § 1 | 5 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 114, 433, 3 |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 2 | 6D | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| 10 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 3 | 7 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 80, 488, 4 |
| 2 | ALDE | | + | |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| § 5 | 8 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 252, 316, 3 |
| § 7 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 3 | + | |
| 4 | + | |
| § 8 | § | original text | RCV | + | 375, 190, 6 |
| after § 8 | 9 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 93, 317, 159 |
| § 9 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| rec B | § | original text | sep | + | |
| rec C | 4 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 120, 449, 4 |
| rec D | 1 | ALDE | | + | |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

motion for a resolution B6-0266/2007

(EMPL Committee)

§ 1

5

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

114, 433, 3

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 2

6D

GUE/NGL

-

10

PPE-DE

+

§ 3

7

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

80, 488, 4

2

ALDE

+

§

original text

↓

§ 5

8

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

252, 316, 3

§ 7

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

3

+

4

+

§ 8

§

original text

RCV

+

375, 190, 6

after § 8

9

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

93, 317, 159

§ 9

§

original text

sep

+

rec B

§

original text

sep

+

rec C

4

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

120, 449, 4

rec D

1

ALDE

+

§

original text

↓

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Amendment 3 had been withdrawn.

Requests for roll-call votes

GUE/NGL: ams 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9

PSE: § 8

Requests for separate votes

PPE-DE: rec B, §§ 8 and 9

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE

§ 1

1st part:‘Is convinced that ... worker protection’

2nd part: remainder

§ 7

1st part:‘Invites the Commission ... in the Member States,’

2nd part:‘by providing a permanent European platform for cross border cooperation;’

3rd part:‘welcomes ... social partners on a regular basis;’ without the word ‘formally’

4th part: that word

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ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

1.   Calendar of part-sessions for 2008

Amendment 2

For: 95

ALDE: Alvaro, Attwooll, Bowles, Cappato, Ek, Ferrari, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Jensen, Koch-Mehrin, Ludford, Lynne, Manders, Mohácsi, Panayotov, Resetarits, Ries, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Virrankoski

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Coelho, Demetriou, Deva, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Elles, Fajmon, Fjellner, Graça Moura, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kauppi, Kirkhope, Kušķis, Landsbergis, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Parish, Post, Purvis, Seeberg, Silva Peneda, Stavreva, Stevenson, Stubb, Tannock, Van Orden, Vidal-Quadras

PSE: van den Berg, Berman, Cashman, Christensen, Corbett, Evans Robert, Ford, Gill, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Kinnock, McAvan, McCarthy, Martin David, Morgan, Pahor, Schaldemose, Simpson, Skinner, Stihler, Titley

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Hudghton

Against: 538

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Baeva, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Harkin, Hyusmenova, Jäätteenmäki, Juknevičienė, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Maaten, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Riis-Jørgensen, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Coûteaux, Louis

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Mote, Mussolini, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, De Michelis, Rivera

PPE-DE: Anastase, Antoniozzi, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, 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, Siekierski, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Cottigny, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Kindermann, Kirilov, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lyubcheva, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

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

Abstention: 25

ALDE: Chatzimarkakis

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Pafilis, Søndergaard, Toussas

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

NI: Baco

PPE-DE: Albertini, Busuttil, Casa, Duchoň, Queiró, Wortmann-Kool

PSE: Sornosa Martínez

UEN: Kamiński

Verts/ALE: Auken

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Glenis Willmott

Against:
  Paul van Buitenen, Carlos Coelho, Othmar Karas

Abstention:
  Esther De Lange

2.   Calendar of part-sessions for 2008

Amendment 3

For: 323

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Ferrari, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Şerbu, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Brie, de Brún, Flasarová, Henin, Holm, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Pflüger, Seppänen, Svensson, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Goudin, Louis

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Mihăescu

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, De Michelis, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Berend, Cederschiöld, Ebner, Fjellner, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Seeberg, Škottová, Urutchev

PSE: Arif, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Didžiokas, Krasts, Kuc, Maldeikis, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Rühle, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes

Against: 316

ALDE: Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Cavada, Cornillet, De Sarnez, Duff, Fourtou, Gibault, Griesbeck, Lehideux, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Staniszewska

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Catania, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Strož, Toussas, Triantaphyllides

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Krupa, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Coşea, Mote

NI: Allister, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, 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, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arnaoutakis, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berlinguer, Dîncu, Lambrinidis, Matsouka, Sifunakis, Xenogiannakopoulou

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Tatarella, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Flautre, Hammerstein, Hudghton, Irujo Amezaga, Romeva i Rueda, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 35

ALDE: Polfer

GUE/NGL: Remek, Rizzo, Søndergaard

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Farage, Karatzaferis, Knapman, Nattrass, Titford, Wise

ITS: Binev, Chukolov, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mölzer, Moisuc, Mussolini, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

PPE-DE: Duchoň

PSE: Creţu Gabriela, Sârbu

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Onesta, Schlyter

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Glenis Willmott, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Anders Samuelsen, Andrew Duff

3.   Leinen report A6-0279/2007

Amendment 2

For: 111

ALDE: Starkevičiūtė, Susta

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Karatzaferis, Knapman, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Mote, Mussolini, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Coelho, Graça Moura, de Grandes Pascual, Silva Peneda, Van Orden

PSE: Lienemann, Neris, Occhetto

UEN: Bielan, Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Schlyter

Against: 512

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, De Michelis, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, 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, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Borrell Fontelles, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lyubcheva, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

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

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Horáček, Jonckheer, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 63

NI: Baco, Helmer, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Fajmon, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kirkhope, Korhola, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Ouzký, Parish, Purvis, Queiró, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Tannock, Ventre, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Arif, Bono, Bourzai, Carlotti, Castex, Cottigny, Désir, Douay, Ferreira Anne, Hamon, Hazan, Laignel, Le Foll, Navarro, Patrie, Peillon, Poignant, Pribetich, Roure, Schapira, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud

Verts/ALE: Auken, Evans Jill, Hammerstein, Hassi, Hudghton, Onesta, Smith

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Emanuel Jardim Fernandes

Abstention:
  Henri Weber

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For: 510

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Watson

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Krupa, Louis, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Chukolov, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Mihăescu

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, De Michelis, Rivera

PPE-DE: Anastase, Antoniozzi, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Böge, Braghetto, Brejc, Brunetta, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chmielewski, Coelho, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, 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, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Christensen, Corbett, Correia, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lyubcheva, McCarthy, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Mihalache, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Myller, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Paparizov, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

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

Against: 153

ALDE: Cappato, Ferrari, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Nattrass, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Claeys, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mölzer, Moisuc, Mote, Mussolini, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Albertini, Ashworth, Atkins, Berend, Bowis, Bradbourn, Březina, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Daul, Deva, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Jackson, Kaczmarek, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Oomen-Ruijten, Parish, Purvis, Spautz, Tannock, Van Orden, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Wortmann-Kool, Zdravkova

PSE: Arnaoutakis, Berlinguer, Bulfon, Cercas, Corbey, Creţu Corina, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, Falbr, Fava, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Hedh, Herczog, Jöns, Koterec, Lévai, Lienemann, McAvan, Maňka, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Muscat, Napoletano, Panzeri, Pribetich, Sornosa Martínez, Tarabella, Ţicău, Titley

UEN: Camre, Gobbo, La Russa, Piotrowski

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 11

ALDE: Takkula

IND/DEM: Karatzaferis

NI: Baco, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Stevenson

PSE: Cottigny, Madeira, Navarro, Occhetto, Peillon

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Karin Jöns, Corien Wortmann-Kool, Marc Tarabella, Joseph Muscat, Gunnar Hökmark, Brigitte Douay, Stavros Arnaoutakis, Gary Titley, Ana Maria Gomes, Dorette Corbey, Charlotte Cederschiöld, Dominique Vlasto

Against:
  Ilda Figueiredo, Bruno Gollnisch

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For: 517

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, Guidoni, Markov, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Portas, Rizzo

IND/DEM: Krupa, Tomczak

ITS: Coşea

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, De Michelis, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, 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, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Stavreva, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lyubcheva, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Ţicău, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Gobbo, La Russa, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Tatarella, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 150

ALDE: Busk, Chatzimarkakis, Polfer, Susta, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Pafilis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Knapman, Louis, Nattrass, Titford, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Mote, Mussolini, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Chichester, Daul, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Fajmon, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Jackson, Kirkhope, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Mathieu, Mauro, Nicholson, Ouzký, Pack, Parish, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Seeberg, Škottová, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Tannock, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vernola, Vlasák, Vlasto, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Berlinguer, Van den Burg, Carnero González, Creţu Corina, Hedh, Occhetto, Savary

UEN: Bielan, Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Musumeci, Pęk, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Vaidere, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Hudghton, Schlyter, Smith

Abstention: 22

IND/DEM: Farage

NI: Baco, Kozlík

PSE: Cashman, Evans Robert, Ford, Gill, Howitt, Kinnock, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Martin David, Morgan, Simpson, Skinner, Stihler, Titley, Willmott

UEN: Piotrowski

Verts/ALE: Cohn-Bendit, Lambert

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Dorette Corbey, Ieke Van den Burg, Gitte Seeberg

6.   Leinen report A6-0279/2007

Amendment 8

For: 126

ALDE: Bowles, Buşoi, Pannella, Piskorski, Starkevičiūtė

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

IND/DEM: Bonde, Karatzaferis

ITS: Mihăescu

PPE-DE: Grosch, Higgins

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Badia i Cutchet, Berès, Bono, Bourzai, Carlotti, Castex, Corbey, Cottigny, Douay, Dumitrescu, Färm, Ferreira Anne, Hamon, Hazan, Hedh, Jørgensen, Laignel, Le Foll, Lienemann, Navarro, Neris, Occhetto, Patrie, Peillon, Poignant, Pribetich, Roure, Schapira, Schulz, Segelström, Stockmann, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Westlund

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Didžiokas, Krasts, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

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

Against: 549

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mölzer, Moisuc, Mote, Mussolini, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, 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, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Borrell Fontelles, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Correia, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Scheele, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Bielan, Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Musumeci, Pęk, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Hammerstein

Abstention: 13

GUE/NGL: Pafilis, Toussas

NI: Baco, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter

PSE: Creţu Corina, Napoletano

UEN: Berlato, Borghezio, Gobbo, Muscardini, Tatarella

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Henri Weber

Against:
  Dorette Corbey, Dan Jørgensen

7.   Leinen report A6-0279/2007

Paragraph 14

For: 548

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

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

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Morin, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, 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, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

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

Verts/ALE: Auken, Bennahmias, Evans Jill, Hudghton, Smith

Against: 110

ALDE: Pistelli, Toma

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

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

ITS: Mihăescu, Mote, Romagnoli

NI: Allister, Helmer

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Fajmon, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Mladenov, Musotto, Nicholson, Ouzký, Parish, Purvis, Schwab, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Zahradil, Zvěřina

UEN: Bielan, Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Pęk, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Beer, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Özdemir, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 30

GUE/NGL: de Brún, McDonald, Pafilis, Toussas

IND/DEM: Karatzaferis

ITS: Binev, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mölzer, Moisuc, Mussolini, Popeangă, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Baco, Kozlík, Rivera

PPE-DE: Vlasák

PSE: Hedh

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Lipietz, Onesta

8.   Leinen report A6-0279/2007

Amendment 7

For: 149

ALDE: Cocilovo, Costa, Ludford, Pistelli

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Coşea, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mölzer, Moisuc, Mussolini, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Gutiérrez-Cortines, Korhola

PSE: Arif, Berès, Berman, Bono, Bourzai, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Castex, Chiesa, Cottigny, Douay, Dumitrescu, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Gröner, Hamon, Hazan, Laignel, Le Foll, Lienemann, Masip Hidalgo, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Occhetto, Patrie, Peillon, Poignant, Pribetich, Roure, Saks, Schapira, Sornosa Martínez, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Foglietta, Gobbo, La Russa, Muscardini, Musumeci, Tatarella

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Irujo Amezaga, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 514

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cornillet, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Goudin, Železný

ITS: Mihăescu

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, De Michelis, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, 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, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Bösch, Borrell Fontelles, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lyubcheva, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou

UEN: Bielan, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Schmidt Frithjof, Turmes

Abstention: 26

GUE/NGL: de Brún

IND/DEM: Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Knapman, Louis, Nattrass, Titford, Whittaker, Wise

ITS: Binev, Mote

NI: Baco, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Duchoň, Fajmon, Queiró, Škottová, Strejček, Vlasák, Zvěřina

PSE: Désir

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Jonckheer

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Henri Weber

Against:
  Christofer Fjellner

Abstention:
  Gerard Batten

9.   Leinen report A6-0279/2007

Paragraph 20

For: 623

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

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

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Sinnott

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Mussolini, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, De Michelis, Martin Hans-Peter, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, 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, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Gobbo, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

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

Against: 65

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Karatzaferis, Knapman, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

NI: Allister, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Doorn, Dover, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kirkhope, De Lange, McMillan-Scott, Martens, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Parish, Post, Purvis, Stevenson, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Wortmann-Kool

PSE: Hedh

UEN: Bielan, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kuc, Libicki, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Abstention: 7

GUE/NGL: Pafilis, Toussas

ITS: Mote

NI: Baco, Bobošíková, Kozlík

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Brian Crowley, Anna Hedh

10.   Leinen report A6-0279/2007

Paragraph 21

For: 519

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Markov, Morgantini, Musacchio, Portas, Uca, Zimmer

ITS: Mihăescu, Mussolini, Popeangă, Romagnoli

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, De Michelis, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, 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, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Herczog, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Severin, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Berlato, Borghezio, Foglietta, La Russa, Muscardini, Musumeci, Vaidere

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

Against: 157

ALDE: Hennis-Plasschaert, Maaten, Manders, Mulder

GUE/NGL: Adamou, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Knapman, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mölzer, Moisuc, Mote, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Allister, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Chichester, Chmielewski, Deva, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Fajmon, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kirkhope, De Lange, McMillan-Scott, Martens, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Ouzký, Parish, Post, Purvis, Queiró, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Vlasák, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Cashman, Evans Robert, Gill, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hedh, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Kinnock, McAvan, McCarthy, Martin David, Morgan, Simpson, Skinner, Stihler, Titley, Willmott

UEN: Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Schlyter

Abstention: 12

ALDE: Buşoi

NI: Baco, Bobošíková, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter

PSE: Andersson, Corbett, Färm, Ford, Occhetto, Segelström, Westlund

11.   Leinen report A6-0279/2007

Amendment 9

For: 137

ALDE: Cornillet, Deprez, Gentvilas, Jäätteenmäki, Schmidt Olle

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Karatzaferis, Knapman, Louis, Titford, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Mussolini, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Fjellner, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Parish, Purvis, Stevenson, Sturdy, Tannock, Trakatellis, Van Orden

PSE: Berès, Christensen, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Hamon, Laignel, Lienemann, Occhetto, Poignant, Rothe, Savary, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud

UEN: Bielan, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Auken, van Buitenen, Schlyter

Against: 510

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Degutis, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Søndergaard

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Krupa, Nattrass, Sinnott, Tomczak

NI: Battilocchio, De Michelis, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, 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, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Borrell Fontelles, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Corbey, Correia, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Gobbo, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Rutowicz, Ryan, Tatarella, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein, Harms, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 43

ITS: Mote

NI: Allister, Baco, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Coelho, Fajmon, Graça Moura, Kauppi, Korhola, Ouzký, Queiró, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Strejček, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Arif, Bono, Bourzai, Carlotti, Castex, Chiesa, Cottigny, Désir, Hazan, Le Foll, Navarro, Neris, Patrie, Peillon, Pribetich, Roure, Schapira

Verts/ALE: Evans Jill, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hassi, Hudghton, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt Frithjof

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Michael Henry Nattrass, Françoise Castex, Henri Weber, Søren Bo Søndergaard, Ole Christensen

Against:
  Mechtild Rothe

Abstention:
  Brigitte Douay, Bernard Poignant

12.   Leinen report A6-0279/2007

Resolution

For: 526

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Coûteaux

ITS: Mihăescu, Popeangă

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, De Michelis, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, 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, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Herczog, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

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

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

Against: 138

ALDE: Cappato, Pannella

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mölzer, Moisuc, Mote, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Fajmon, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Jackson, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Ouzký, Parish, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Dührkop Dührkop, Hedh

UEN: Bielan, Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Schlyter

Abstention: 26

ALDE: Cocilovo, Matsakis

IND/DEM: Louis

NI: Kozlík

PPE-DE: Graça Moura, Silva Peneda

PSE: Cashman, Evans Robert, Ford, Goebbels, Honeyball, Howitt, Kinnock, McAvan, McCarthy, Martin David, Morgan, Simpson, Skinner, Stihler, Titley, Willmott

UEN: Borghezio, Gobbo

Verts/ALE: Hudghton, Smith

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Gitte Seeberg

Against:
  Marie-Noëlle Lienemann, Konrad Szymański, Paul Marie Coûteaux

13.   Ferber report A6-0246/2007

Amendment 67

For: 82

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Knapman, Louis, Nattrass, Titford, Whittaker, Wise

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Moisuc, Mote, Mussolini, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu

NI: Baco, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Roithová

PSE: Attard-Montalto, Castex, De Keyser, Désir, Goebbels, Grech, Hutchinson, Laignel, Lienemann, Patrie, Tarabella, Vaugrenard

UEN: Berlato, Tatarella

Verts/ALE: Flautre, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter

Against: 588

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Krupa, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Stoyanov

NI: Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Rossa, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Bielan, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Irujo Amezaga, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Rühle, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 18

ALDE: Laperrouze

IND/DEM: Karatzaferis

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, De Michelis, Kozlík

PSE: Chiesa, Hamon, Occhetto, Peillon, Sousa Pinto

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Auken, Bennahmias, van Buitenen, Jonckheer, Onesta, Turmes

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Stavros Arnaoutakis

Against:
  Fernand Le Rachinel, Raül Romeva i Rueda

14.   Ferber report A6-0246/2007

Amendment 68

For: 141

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Louis, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Whittaker, Wise

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Mote, Mussolini, Popeangă, Schenardi, Stănescu

NI: Baco, Martin Hans-Peter

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, Bono, Bourzai, Carlotti, Castex, De Keyser, Désir, Douay, Dumitrescu, Ferreira Anne, Hamon, Hazan, Hutchinson, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lienemann, Matsouka, Muscat, Navarro, Occhetto, Patrie, Peillon, Poignant, Pribetich, Savary, Schapira, Sifunakis, Sousa Pinto, Tarabella, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri, Xenogiannakopoulou

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

Against: 544

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Krupa, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Binev, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Romagnoli, Stoyanov

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, 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, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Assis, Athanasiu, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Beňová, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Borrell Fontelles, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Rossa, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vigenin, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Abstention: 7

ALDE: Laperrouze

IND/DEM: Karatzaferis, Železný

NI: Belohorská, Kozlík

PSE: Grech

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Martine Roure

Against:
  Fernand Le Rachinel

15.   Ferber report A6-0246/2007

Amendment 84/rev.

For: 144

ALDE: Alvaro, Polfer

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Goudin, Louis

ITS: Mussolini

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Doyle

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, Bono, Bourzai, Carlotti, Castex, Chiesa, Cottigny, De Keyser, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Ferreira Anne, Goebbels, Golik, Grech, Gruber, Hamon, Hazan, Hutchinson, Jørgensen, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lienemann, Madeira, Matsouka, Muscat, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Patrie, Peillon, Poignant, Pribetich, Roure, Savary, Schapira, Sifunakis, Sousa Pinto, Tarabella, Ţicău, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri, Xenogiannakopoulou

UEN: Borghezio, Foglietta, Gobbo, Libicki

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

Against: 541

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Coşea, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Allister, Baco, Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, 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, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Assis, Athanasiu, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Beňová, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Borrell Fontelles, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Rossa, Dîncu, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Iotova, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Myller, Neris, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Titley, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Abstention: 9

ALDE: Laperrouze

IND/DEM: Bonde, Karatzaferis

ITS: Claeys, Dillen

NI: Belohorská, Kozlík

UEN: Bielan

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Dan Jørgensen

16.   Ferber report A6-0246/2007

Amendment 78

For: 154

ALDE: Laperrouze, Polfer

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Coûteaux, Goudin, Louis

ITS: Mussolini

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Hennicot-Schoepges, Lulling, Queiró, Spautz

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, Bono, Bourzai, Carlotti, Castex, Chiesa, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, Désir, De Vits, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Goebbels, Grech, Gruber, Hamon, Hazan, Hughes, Hutchinson, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Leichtfried, Lienemann, Madeira, Matsouka, Muscat, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Patrie, Peillon, Pinior, Poignant, Pribetich, Roure, Savary, Schapira, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Sousa Pinto, Tarabella, Ţicău, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri, Xenogiannakopoulou

UEN: Krasts, Kristovskis, Vaidere, Zīle

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

Against: 531

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Coşea, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Assis, Athanasiu, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Beňová, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Borrell Fontelles, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Rossa, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fazakas, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lehtinen, Leinen, Lévai, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Myller, Neris, Öger, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Piecyk, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Titley, Vigenin, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Abstention: 8

ALDE: Starkevičiūtė

IND/DEM: Karatzaferis

ITS: Claeys, Dillen

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

17.   Ferber report A6-0246/2007

Amendment 66

For: 379

ALDE: Cocilovo, Costa, Degutis, Deprez, Harkin, Pistelli, Ries

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

IND/DEM: Goudin, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Binev, Chukolov, Coşea, Le Rachinel, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Albertini, Antoniozzi, Audy, Ayuso, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brunetta, Burke, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Doyle, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Galeote, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hatzidakis, Herranz García, Higgins, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, McGuinness, Mantovani, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Podestà, Queiró, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Sudre, Tajani, Toubon, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Ventre, Vlasto

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

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

Against: 300

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cornillet, Davies, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

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

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Moisuc, Popeangă, Schenardi

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Helmer

PPE-DE: Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Deva, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Matsis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mladenov, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Rübig, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tannock, Thyssen, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Ford, Honeyball

UEN: Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Foglietta, Gobbo, La Russa, Muscardini, Tatarella

Abstention: 12

GUE/NGL: Pafilis, Toussas

IND/DEM: Bonde, Coûteaux, Louis

ITS: Mote

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík, Rivera

PPE-DE: Demetriou

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Glyn Ford

18.   Ferber report A6-0246/2007

Amendment 62

For: 514

ALDE: Alvaro, Degutis, Deprez, Ferrari, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Kułakowski, Matsakis, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Staniszewska

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Coûteaux, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Louis, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Binev, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mussolini, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Strejček, Stubb, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Bösch, Borrell Fontelles, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Rossa, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Prets, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vigenin, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

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

Against: 133

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Ortuondo Larrea, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Nattrass, Titford, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu

NI: Allister, Helmer

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Elles, Fajmon, Fjellner, Grosch, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Kauppi, Kirkhope, Kušķis, Landsbergis, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Purvis, Seeberg, Stevenson, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Vernola, Vlasto, Wijkman

PSE: De Keyser, Hutchinson, Podgorean, Weber Henri

Verts/ALE: Jonckheer

Abstention: 43

ITS: Chukolov, Mote

PPE-DE: Audy, Becsey, Descamps, De Veyrac, Fontaine, Gaubert, Gauzès, Grossetête, Guellec, Mathieu, Parish, Saïfi, Sudre, Toubon

PSE: Arif, Berès, Bono, Bourzai, Carlotti, Castex, Cottigny, Désir, Douay, Dumitrescu, Ferreira Anne, Hamon, Hazan, Laignel, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Madeira, Navarro, Peillon, Poignant, Pribetich, Roure, Savary, Schapira, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Dominique Vlasto

Abstention:
  Henri Weber

19.   Ferber report A6-0246/2007

Amendment 64

For: 468

ALDE: Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Ferrari, Geremek, Harkin, Kułakowski, Onyszkiewicz, Ries, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Louis, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mussolini, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Itälä, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Borrell Fontelles, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Rossa, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vigenin, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Turmes

Against: 180

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Nattrass, Titford, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Elles, Fajmon, Fjellner, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Kauppi, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Ouzký, Parish, Purvis, Seeberg, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Wijkman, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Castex, De Keyser, Hutchinson

UEN: Camre

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

Abstention: 46

IND/DEM: Bonde

ITS: Mote

NI: Rivera

PPE-DE: Audy, Descamps, De Veyrac, Fontaine, Gaubert, Gauzès, Grossetête, Guellec, Lamassoure, Mathieu, Morin, Saïfi, Sudre, Toubon, Vlasto

PSE: Arif, Berès, Bono, Bourzai, Carlotti, Cottigny, Désir, Douay, Ferreira Anne, Hamon, Hazan, Laignel, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Navarro, Neris, Patrie, Peillon, Poignant, Pribetich, Roure, Savary, Schapira, Sousa Pinto, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

20.   Ferber report A6-0246/2007

Amendment 71

For: 167

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Coûteaux, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Louis, Sinnott

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Mihăescu, Mussolini, Popeangă, Schenardi, Stănescu

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Berend, Burke, Doyle, Higgins, Iacob-Ridzi, McGuinness, Mitchell

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bulfon, Carlotti, Castex, Chiesa, Cottigny, De Keyser, Désir, De Vits, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Ferreira Anne, Gomes, Grech, Gruber, Hamon, Hazan, Hutchinson, Kósáné Kovács, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Leichtfried, Lienemann, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Muscat, Navarro, Neris, Occhetto, Pahor, Patrie, Peillon, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Roure, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Tarabella, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Kristovskis, Pęk

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

Against: 498

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Assis, Athanasiu, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Beňová, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Rossa, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lehtinen, Leinen, Lévai, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Titley, Vigenin, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Abstention: 28

ALDE: Laperrouze

ITS: Binev, Chukolov, Coşea, Le Rachinel, Moisuc, Mote, Romagnoli, Stoyanov

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Albertini, Antoniozzi, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brunetta, Castiglione, Fatuzzo, Gawronski, Mantovani, Mauro, Musotto, Podestà, Sartori, Tajani, Ventre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

21.   Ferber report A6-0246/2007

Amendment 44/1

For: 609

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Harkin, Hellvig, Hyusmenova, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kazak, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Matsakis, Morillon, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

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

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Le Rachinel, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, De Michelis, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, 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, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Gobbo, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 61

ALDE: Bourlanges, Bowles, Chatzimarkakis, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Klinz, Krahmer, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Mohácsi, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Schmidt Olle, Szent-Iványi

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Callanan, Duchoň, Fajmon, Kauppi, Ouzký, Škottová, Strejček, Stubb, Vlasák, Wijkman, Zahradil, Zvěřina

UEN: Bielan, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Abstention: 14

IND/DEM: Bonde, Coûteaux, Louis

ITS: Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Moisuc, Mote, Schenardi

NI: Baco, Kozlík

PSE: Sousa Pinto

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Piia-Noora Kauppi

22.   Ferber report A6-0246/2007

Amendment 44/2

For: 260

ALDE: Alvaro, Chatzimarkakis, Degutis, Deprez, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Klinz, Krahmer, Maaten, Manders, Mulder, Piskorski, Ries

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Louis, Sinnott

ITS: Claeys, Dillen, Mihăescu, Mussolini

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: De Keyser, Grech, Hutchinson, Siwiec, Tarabella

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Krasts, Kristovskis, Maldeikis, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Voggenhuber

Against: 410

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hyusmenova, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kazak, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Chukolov, Coşea, Le Rachinel, Mote, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Albertini, Antoniozzi, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brunetta, Cabrnoch, Castiglione, Duchoň, Fajmon, Galeote, Gawronski, Hennicot-Schoepges, Lulling, Musotto, Ouzký, Patriciello, Podestà, Queiró, Sartori, Seeberg, Škottová, Spautz, Strejček, Stubb, Tajani, Ventre, Vlasák, Wijkman, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Gabriela, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Bielan, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

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

Abstention: 18

IND/DEM: Bonde

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Moisuc, Popeangă, Schenardi

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík

PSE: Creţu Corina, Goebbels, Laignel, Occhetto, Sousa Pinto

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

23.   Ferber report A6-0246/2007

Amendment 44/3

For: 182

ALDE: Nicholson of Winterbourne, Schmidt Olle

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Knapman, Nattrass, Titford, Whittaker, Wise

ITS: Claeys, Dillen, Mussolini, Popeangă

NI: Bobošíková

PPE-DE: Berend, Doorn, Grosch, Hennicot-Schoepges, Langendries, Lulling, Spautz, Thyssen

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Borrell Fontelles, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Titley, Van Lancker, Vigenin, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

Against: 495

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Krupa, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Chukolov, Coşea, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Mote, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, 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, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Berès, Bono, Bourzai, Carlotti, Castex, Chiesa, Cottigny, De Keyser, Douay, Dumitrescu, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Hamon, Hazan, Hutchinson, Laignel, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Muscat, Navarro, Neris, Patrie, Peillon, Poignant, Pribetich, Roure, Savary, Schapira, Tarabella, Ţicău, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri, Xenogiannakopoulou

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

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

Abstention: 14

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Moisuc, Schenardi

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík

PSE: Sousa Pinto

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Emanuel Jardim Fernandes, Marilisa Xenogiannakopoulou

24.   Ferber report A6-0246/2007

Amendment 72

For: 162

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Goudin, Karatzaferis, Sinnott

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mussolini, Popeangă, Schenardi, Stoyanov

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Burke, Demetriou, Dimitrakopoulos, Doyle, Hatzidakis, Higgins, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, McGuinness, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mitchell, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Samaras, Trakatellis, Varvitsiotis

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bulfon, Carlotti, Castex, Chiesa, Cottigny, De Keyser, Désir, De Vits, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Ferreira Anne, Grech, Hamon, Hazan, Hutchinson, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Leichtfried, Lienemann, Matsouka, Muscat, Navarro, Neris, Paasilinna, Pahor, Patrie, Peillon, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Roure, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Sifunakis, Tarabella, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri, Xenogiannakopoulou

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 504

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Coşea, Le Rachinel, Mote, Romagnoli, Stănescu

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Vernola, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Assis, Athanasiu, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Beňová, van den Berg, Berman, Borrell Fontelles, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Rossa, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lehtinen, Leinen, Lévai, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Vigenin, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Frassoni

Abstention: 23

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Albertini, Antoniozzi, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brunetta, Castiglione, Gargani, Gawronski, Mantovani, Mauro, Musotto, Podestà, Sartori, Tajani, Ventre

PSE: Sousa Pinto

UEN: Muscardini

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

25.   Ferber report A6-0246/2007

Amendment 80

For: 274

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Coûteaux, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Louis, Sinnott

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

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

Against: 411

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mote, Mussolini, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Allister, Baco, Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, 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, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Abstention: 3

NI: Belohorská, Kozlík

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

26.   Ferber report A6-0246/2007

Amendment 81

For: 393

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kazak, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Coûteaux, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Louis, Sinnott

ITS: Claeys, Mussolini

NI: Battilocchio, De Michelis, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Albertini, Antoniozzi, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brunetta, Caspary, Castiglione, Demetriou, Dimitrakopoulos, Fatuzzo, Gargani, Gawronski, Hatzidakis, Iacob-Ridzi, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Mantovani, Mavrommatis, Musotto, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Podestà, Samaras, Sartori, Schierhuber, Seeberg, Tajani, Trakatellis, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Wijkman

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

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

Against: 297

ALDE: Bowles, Hall, Klinz, Krahmer, Ludford, Lynne, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Szent-Iványi

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Coşea, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Allister, Baco, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Vernola, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Jöns

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Abstention: 4

ITS: Dillen

NI: Belohorská, Kozlík

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

27.   Ferber report A6-0246/2007

Amendment 83

For: 96

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Sinnott

ITS: Mussolini

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

PSE: Attard-Montalto, Chiesa, De Keyser, De Vits, El Khadraoui, Ferreira Anne, Grech, Gruber, Hutchinson, Mann Erika, Savary, Tarabella, Van Lancker

UEN: Krasts, Vaidere

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

Against: 564

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Titford, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Schenardi, Stănescu

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz- Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Gabriela, De Rossa, Désir, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Abstention: 30

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Karatzaferis, Louis

ITS: Binev, Chukolov, Coşea, Le Rachinel, Romagnoli, Stoyanov

NI: Baco, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Albertini, Antoniozzi, Bonsignore, Brunetta, Castiglione, Gargani, Gawronski, Mantovani, Musotto, Podestà, Sartori, Tajani, Ventre

PSE: Castex, Creţu Corina, Lienemann, Patrie, Sousa Pinto

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

28.   Ferber report A6-0246/2007

Amendment 63

For: 642

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hyusmenova, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Coûteaux, Goudin, Krupa, Louis, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mussolini, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

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

Against: 24

ALDE: Alvaro, Chatzimarkakis, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Mulder, Schmidt Olle

IND/DEM: Železný

ITS: Coşea

NI: Bobošíková

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Duchoň, Fajmon, Jałowiecki, Ouzký, Škottová, Strejček, Vlasák, Wijkman, Zahradil, Zvěřina

UEN: Camre

Abstention: 19

ALDE: Bowles

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Farage, Karatzaferis, Knapman, Nattrass, Titford, Whittaker, Wise

ITS: Mote

NI: Allister, Baco, Belohorská, Helmer, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Schierhuber

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

29.   Ferber report A6-0246/2007

Modified Commission proposal

For: 512

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hyusmenova, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin

ITS: Coşea, Lang

NI: Allister, Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, De Michelis, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, 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, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Borrell Fontelles, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Rossa, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Hänsch, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Myller, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Vigenin, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Piotrowski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Against: 156

ALDE: Alvaro, Chatzimarkakis, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Maaten, Manders, Mohácsi, Mulder, Szent-Iványi

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Knapman, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Gollnisch, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Schenardi, Stoyanov

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Jałowiecki

PSE: Arif, Attard-Montalto, Berès, Bono, Bourzai, Carlotti, Castex, Chiesa, Cottigny, De Keyser, Désir, De Vits, Douay, El Khadraoui, Ferreira Anne, Grech, Hamon, Hazan, Hutchinson, Laignel, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lienemann, Muscat, Navarro, Patrie, Peillon, Poignant, Pribetich, Roure, Savary, Schapira, Sousa Pinto, Tarabella, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri

UEN: Kuc, Pęk

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

Abstention: 18

ALDE: Laperrouze, Pistelli, Staniszewska

IND/DEM: Karatzaferis, Železný

ITS: Claeys, Dillen, Stănescu

NI: Kozlík

PPE-DE: Becsey

PSE: Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Goebbels, Gruber, Napoletano

UEN: Camre, Rogalski

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Emanuel Jardim Fernandes

30.   Ferber report A6-0246/2007

Resolution

For: 512

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hyusmenova, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin

ITS: Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Mussolini, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu

NI: Allister, Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, De Michelis, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, 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, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Borrell Fontelles, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Rossa, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paparizov, Paşcu, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Vigenin, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Against: 155

ALDE: Alvaro, Chatzimarkakis, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Maaten, Manders, Mohácsi, Mulder, Szent-Iványi

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Knapman, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Coşea, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Moisuc, Mote, Schenardi, Stoyanov

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter

PSE: Arif, Attard-Montalto, Berès, Bono, Bourzai, Carlotti, Castex, Chiesa, Cottigny, De Keyser, Désir, De Vits, Douay, El Khadraoui, Ferreira Anne, García Pérez, Grech, Hamon, Hazan, Hutchinson, Laignel, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lienemann, Muscat, Navarro, Neris, Patrie, Peillon, Poignant, Pribetich, Roure, Savary, Schapira, Sousa Pinto, Tarabella, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri

UEN: Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Zapałowski

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

Abstention: 13

ALDE: Pistelli

IND/DEM: Karatzaferis, Železný

NI: Kozlík

PPE-DE: Becsey, Jałowiecki

PSE: Ferreira Elisa, Goebbels, Gruber, Napoletano, Occhetto

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

31.   Degutis report A6-0178/2007

Amendment 58

For: 121

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Goudin, Louis

ITS: Mihăescu

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Ferber, Hatzidakis, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Mavrommatis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Samaras, Toubon, Trakatellis, Varvitsiotis

PSE: Arif, Berès, Bono, Bourzai, Carlotti, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, Désir, Douay, Dumitrescu, Ferreira Anne, Gomes, Laignel, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Martínez Martínez, Navarro, Neris, Patrie, Peillon, Poignant, Pribetich, Roure, Savary, Schapira, Tarabella, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri

UEN: Camre

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

Against: 558

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Farage, Karatzaferis, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Moisuc, Mote, Mussolini, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Parish, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Borrell Fontelles, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vigenin, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Abstention: 4

IND/DEM: Bonde

NI: Baco, Kozlík

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Françoise Castex

32.   Degutis report A6-0178/2007

Amendment 59

For: 138

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Goudin, Louis

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mussolini, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Hatzidakis, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Samaras, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Varvitsiotis

PSE: Arif, Berès, Bono, Bourzai, Carlotti, Castex, Chiesa, Cottigny, De Keyser, Désir, Douay, Dumitrescu, Ferreira Anne, Hamon, Laignel, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lienemann, Navarro, Neris, Paasilinna, Patrie, Peillon, Poignant, Pribetich, Roure, Savary, Schapira, Tarabella, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Irujo Amezaga, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 540

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Farage, Karatzaferis, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Coşea, Mote

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Borrell Fontelles, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Rossa, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Vigenin, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Abstention: 7

IND/DEM: Bonde

NI: Baco, Battilocchio

PSE: Napoletano, Occhetto, Van Lancker

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

33.   Degutis report A6-0178/2007

Amendment 46

For: 538

ALDE: Harkin, Losco, Samuelsen, Sterckx

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Coûteaux, Goudin, Krupa, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Coşea, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Moisuc, Mussolini, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, 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, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Irujo Amezaga, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 127

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Karatzaferis, Sinnott

ITS: Claeys, Dillen, Mihăescu

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Helmer

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Elles, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Mauro, Nicholson, Parish, Purvis, Stevenson, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Vlasák

PSE: Hänsch

UEN: Didžiokas, Kuc, Pęk, Zapałowski

Abstention: 13

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

ITS: Mote

NI: Baco, Kozlík

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

34.   Degutis report A6-0178/2007

Amendment 49

For: 439

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

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

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Mussolini, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, De Michelis, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dover, Elles, Fontaine, Gaubert, Gauzès, Grossetête, Guellec, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kirkhope, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, McMillan-Scott, Mathieu, Mavrommatis, Morin, Nicholson, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Purvis, Saïfi, Samaras, Seeberg, Stevenson, Sturdy, Sudre, Tannock, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Van Orden, Varvitsiotis, Vlasto

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Irujo Amezaga, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 230

GUE/NGL: Flasarová, Kohlíček, Maštálka, Strož

IND/DEM: Krupa, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Strejček, Stubb, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Szejna

UEN: Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Musumeci, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Abstention: 15

GUE/NGL: Remek

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

ITS: Mote

NI: Baco, Kozlík, Rivera

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

35.   Degutis report A6-0178/2007

Amendment 61/rev.

For: 401

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Goudin

ITS: Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mussolini

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, De Michelis, Martin Hans-Peter, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Antoniozzi, Audy, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brunetta, Casini, Castiglione, Descamps, De Veyrac, Fatuzzo, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Graça Moura, Grossetête, Guellec, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Mantovani, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Morin, Musotto, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Sudre, Tajani, Toubon, Trakatellis, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vlasto, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Irujo Amezaga, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 255

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Farage, Karatzaferis, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Claeys, Coşea, Mote

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Deva, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tannock, Thyssen, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Abstention: 22

GUE/NGL: Pafilis, Toussas

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Baco, Kozlík

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Schlyter

36.   Van den Burg report A6-0248/2007

Amendment 2

For: 279

ALDE: Degutis, Dičkutė, Ferrari, Jensen

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Le Pen Marine, Mussolini, Schenardi

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Corbett, Wiersma

UEN: Aylward, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Gobbo, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Against: 384

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

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

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Tomczak

ITS: Binev, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Bielan, Borghezio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Szymański, Tatarella, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Irujo Amezaga, Kallenbach, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 12

GUE/NGL: Pafilis, Toussas

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Mote

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík

UEN: Berlato, Rogalski

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Gitte Seeberg

37.   Van den Burg report A6-0248/2007

Amendment 31

For: 298

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Sinnott

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mussolini, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Battilocchio, De Michelis, Martin Hans-Peter

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Bielan, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kuc, La Russa, Libicki, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 371

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Farage, Karatzaferis, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Mote

NI: Allister, Baco, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, 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, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Cottigny, Neris, Schaldemose

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Gobbo, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

Abstention: 7

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Triantaphyllides

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis

NI: Belohorská, Kozlík

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Christel Schaldemose

38.   Van den Burg report A6-0248/2007

Paragraph 22/1

For: 564

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Sinnott

ITS: Mihăescu, Mussolini

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, De Michelis, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, 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, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Gobbo, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 84

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Coşea, Mote

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Duchoň, Fajmon, Mauro, Ouzký, Škottová, Strejček, Trakatellis, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

UEN: Bielan, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 24

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Karatzaferis, Louis

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Baco, Kozlík

PSE: Occhetto

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

39.   Van den Burg report A6-0248/2007

Paragraph 22/2

For: 519

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hellvig, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Maaten, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

ITS: Mussolini

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, De Michelis, Martin Hans-Peter, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Berend, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, 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, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Bielan, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 113

ALDE: Alvaro, Bowles, Chatzimarkakis, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Ludford, Lynne

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Kohlíček, Pafilis, Strož, Toussas

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Allister, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Elles, Fajmon, Fjellner, Florenz, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Jackson, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Mauro, Nicholson, Ouzký, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Gobbo, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 39

ALDE: Manders

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Karatzaferis, Louis

ITS: Binev

NI: Baco, Kozlík

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

40.   Van den Burg report A6-0248/2007

Amendment 6

For: 281

ALDE: Harkin

GUE/NGL: Pafilis, Toussas

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mussolini, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Berend, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Beňová, De Rossa, Désir, Dührkop Dührkop, Goebbels, McAvan, Medina Ortega, Poignant, Severin, Swoboda, Wiersma

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Gobbo, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Against: 368

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

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

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Coûteaux, Karatzaferis, Louis

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Cederschiöld, Fjellner, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Ribeiro e Castro, Seeberg

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Bielan, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 31

IND/DEM: Sinnott

ITS: Mote

NI: Allister, Baco, Helmer, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Elles, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Parish, Purvis, Stevenson, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden

PSE: Estrela

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

41.   Van den Burg report A6-0248/2007

Paragraph 30/2

For: 515

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kazak, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Karatzaferis

ITS: Mussolini, Romagnoli

NI: Battilocchio, De Michelis, Martin Hans-Peter, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Berend, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Post, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, 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, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Bielan, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Szymański, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 116

ALDE: Bowles, Hall, Harkin, Laperrouze

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Kohlíček, Pafilis, Strož, Toussas

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Elles, Fajmon, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Jackson, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Parish, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Attard-Montalto, Cashman, Evans Robert, Grech, Howitt, McCarthy, Morgan, Muscat, Simpson, Skinner, Stihler, Willmott

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Gobbo, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Lipietz, Schlyter

Abstention: 39

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis

NI: Baco, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Lulling

PSE: Beňová

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Alain Lipietz

Against:
  Kathy Sinnott, Christofer Fjellner

42.   Protasiewicz report A6-0247/2007

Amendment 33

For: 70

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Coûteaux, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Louis, Tomczak

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mussolini, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Ehler

PSE: Chiesa, De Keyser, Hutchinson, Mann Erika, Tarabella

Verts/ALE: Schlyter, Smith

Against: 546

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Sinnott, Titford, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Mote

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, 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, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski, Zīle

Abstention: 38

ITS: Claeys

PSE: Castex, Ferreira Anne, Hamon, Hazan, Occhetto

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, van Buitenen, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

43.   Protasiewicz report A6-0247/2007

Amendment 12

For: 518

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Morgantini

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mussolini, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, 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, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Beňová, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Rossa, Dîncu, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Lévai, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Vigenin, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski, Zīle

Against: 127

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Knapman, Titford, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Battilocchio, De Michelis

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Carlotti, Castex, Chiesa, Cottigny, De Keyser, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Fava, Ferreira Anne, Hamon, Hazan, Hutchinson, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lienemann, Matsouka, Navarro, Neris, Pahor, Patrie, Peillon, Poignant, Pribetich, Roure, Savary, Sifunakis, Szejna, Tarabella, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri, Xenogiannakopoulou

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 9

IND/DEM: Bonde, Coûteaux, Krupa, Louis

ITS: Mote

NI: Baco, Martin Hans-Peter, Rivera

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Françoise Castex

44.   Protasiewicz report A6-0247/2007

Amendment 37

For: 98

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Tomczak

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Gollnisch, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mussolini, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Stoyanov

PPE-DE: Ulmer

PSE: Chiesa, De Keyser, Fazakas, Grabowska, Hutchinson, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Tarabella

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 534

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Sinnott, Titford, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Dillen, Mote

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, 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, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grech, Gröner, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Öger, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski, Zīle

Abstention: 6

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis

NI: Baco, Martin Hans-Peter

PSE: Fava

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

45.   Protasiewicz report A6-0247/2007

Amendment 16

For: 517

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Sinnott, Tomczak, Železný

ITS: Claeys, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Mussolini, Romagnoli

NI: Battilocchio, De Michelis, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Iotova, Jöns, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Sârbu, Savary, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Lipietz

Against: 121

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Louis, Titford, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Moisuc, Popeangă, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Ayuso, del Castillo Vera, Fernández Martín, Fraga Estévez, Galeote, Garriga Polledo, de Grandes Pascual, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Herranz García, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Montoro Romero, Rudi Ubeda, Sartori, Surján, Szabó, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna

PSE: Chiesa, Ferreira Anne, Hutchinson, Jørgensen, Schaldemose, Tarabella

UEN: Kuc

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 5

ITS: Mote

NI: Baco

PSE: Neris, Occhetto

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Christel Schaldemose

Against:
  José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra

46.   Protasiewicz report A6-0247/2007

Amendment 38

For: 123

ALDE: Piskorski

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Tomczak

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Coşea, Gollnisch, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Moisuc, Mussolini, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Stoyanov

PPE-DE: Langendries, Vlasto

PSE: Arif, Berès, Bono, Bourzai, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Castex, Chiesa, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Douay, Dumitrescu, Ferreira Anne, Hamon, Hazan, Hutchinson, Laignel, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lienemann, Muscat, Navarro, Neris, Pahor, Patrie, Poignant, Pribetich, Roure, Tarabella, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 508

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Sinnott, Titford, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Claeys, Dillen, Mihăescu, Mote

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, De Blasio, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, 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, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Correia, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Lévai, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Myller, Napoletano, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vigenin, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, La Russa, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski, Zīle

Abstention: 7

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis

NI: Baco, Martin Hans-Peter

UEN: Bielan, Libicki

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Marc Tarabella

47.   Protasiewicz report A6-0247/2007

Paragraph 10

For: 464

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Veraldi

GUE/NGL: Markov, Ransdorf

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Goudin, Krupa, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Dillen, Mussolini, Romagnoli

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Bösch, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Correia, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ford, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grech, Gröner, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Lévai, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Napoletano, Öger, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vigenin, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Breyer, Buitenweg, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber

Against: 141

ALDE: Alvaro, Chatzimarkakis, Drčar Murko, Ek, Klinz, Krahmer, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Piskorski, Samuelsen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Karatzaferis

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Gollnisch, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Stănescu, Stoyanov

PPE-DE: Fjellner, Hennicot-Schoepges, Landsbergis, Lulling, Millán Mon, Mladenov, Morin, Seeberg, Surján, Szabó, Ventre, Vernola, Zaleski

PSE: Arif, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bono, Bourzai, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Castex, Cercas, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Rossa, Désir, Douay, Dumitrescu, Ettl, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Grabowska, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Hazan, Herczog, Hutchinson, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Laignel, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Leichtfried, Lienemann, Mann Erika, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Navarro, Neris, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Poignant, Pribetich, Roure, Saks, Simpson, Tarabella, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri

UEN: Berlato, Muscardini, Ryan

Abstention: 33

IND/DEM: Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Knapman, Louis, Titford, Whittaker, Wise

ITS: Claeys, Coşea

NI: Baco, Helmer

PSE: Bozkurt, Groote

UEN: Bielan, Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Cramer, Flautre, Hammerstein, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Ždanoka

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Riitta Myller, Joseph Muscat, Christofer Fjellner, Reino Paasilinna, Emine Bozkurt

Against:
  Harald Ettl

48.   Protasiewicz report A6-0247/2007

Amendment 3

For: 273

ALDE: Budreikaitė, Drčar Murko, Ek, Schmidt Olle

GUE/NGL: de Brún, McDonald

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Krupa, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mussolini

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Fava

UEN: Aylward, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Smith, Staes

Against: 353

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Goudin, Sinnott

ITS: Binev, Chukolov, Coşea, Gollnisch, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Battilocchio, De Michelis, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: De Veyrac, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Samaras, Trakatellis, Varvitsiotis

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Berlato, Borghezio, Gobbo, La Russa, Muscardini, Musumeci, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 14

ALDE: Piskorski

IND/DEM: Bonde, Coûteaux, Karatzaferis, Louis

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Claeys, Dillen

NI: Baco, Rivera

PPE-DE: Esteves

PSE: Groote

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Cohn-Bendit

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Bairbre de Brún, Bart Staes, Gitte Seeberg

49.   Protasiewicz report A6-0247/2007

Amendment 66

For: 57

ALDE: Alvaro, Bowles, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Gentvilas, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Klinz, Krahmer, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Morţun, Mulder, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Piskorski, Riis-Jørgensen, Starkevičiūtė, Takkula, Van Hecke

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Triantaphyllides

IND/DEM: Karatzaferis, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Binev, Chukolov, Coşea, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mussolini, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Stoyanov

PPE-DE: Ehler, Friedrich, Gaľa, Ganţ, Koch, Landsbergis, Lehne, Mann Thomas, Nassauer, Niebler, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ulmer, Vernola, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman

PSE: Schaldemose

Against: 529

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Harkin, Hellvig, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Juknevičienė, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Vălean, Veraldi, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

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

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Braghetto, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lewandowski, Lulling, McGuinness, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Petre, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vlasák, Vlasto, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Piotrowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 16

ALDE: Ek

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Coûteaux, Krupa, Louis, Tomczak, Wise

ITS: Claeys, Mote

PPE-DE: Protasiewicz, Sommer

PSE: Savary

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Christel Schaldemose

50.   Protasiewicz report A6-0247/2007

Resolution

For: 479

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Krupa, Sinnott, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Mihăescu, Popeangă

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Braghetto, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lewandowski, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Petre, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Rossa, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Lévai, Lyubcheva, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vigenin, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Janowski, Kristovskis, Kuc, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Rutowicz, Ryan, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Auken, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Flautre, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 61

ALDE: Alvaro, Chatzimarkakis, Klinz, Krahmer

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Kohlíček, Liotard, Markov, Meijer, Pafilis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Strož, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Coûteaux, Louis, Wise, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Coşea, Moisuc, Mote, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Helmer

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Deva, Dover, Elles, Jackson, Nicholson, Parish, Radwan, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden

PSE: Cottigny, Ferreira Anne, Hamon, Lienemann, Patrie, Peillon, Vaugrenard, Weber Henri

UEN: Piotrowski, Szymański

Verts/ALE: Graefe zu Baringdorf

Abstention: 54

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Guidoni, McDonald, Maštálka, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Portas, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Verges, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Karatzaferis, Tomczak

PPE-DE: Lehne, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Reul, Weber Manfred, Zieleniec

PSE: Arif, Berès, Bono, Bourzai, Carlotti, Castex, Chiesa, De Keyser, Désir, Douay, Hazan, Hutchinson, Laignel, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Navarro, Neris, Poignant, Pribetich, Roure, Savary, Tarabella, Vergnaud

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Cramer, Kusstatscher, Schlyter

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Gitte Seeberg, Jordan Cizelj

51.   B6-0266/2007 — Posting of workers

Amendment 5

For: 114

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Goudin, Karatzaferis

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Coşea, Moisuc, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Anastase, Castiglione, Ebner, Gargani, Grosch, Jordan Cizelj, Klamt, Klaß, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lechner, Lewandowski, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Montoro Romero, Morin, Oomen-Ruijten, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pinheiro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Saïfi, Samaras, Schmitt, Schöpflin, Šťastný, Szájer, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Varvitsiotis, Vernola, Weisgerber, Zahradil

PSE: Bullmann, De Vits, El Khadraoui, Ferreira Anne, Haug, Hazan, Sornosa Martínez, Van Lancker

Verts/ALE: Auken, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 433

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Krupa, Tomczak, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Mote

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Braghetto, Březina, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Herranz García, Higgins, Hökmark, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klich, Koch, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lehne, McGuinness, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mauro, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Parish, Patriciello, Petre, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Saryusz-Wolski, Schnellhardt, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Tajani, Tannock, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Ventre, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, Wijkman, Wortmann-Kool, Zaleski, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bulfon, Van den Burg, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dumitrescu, Estrela, Ettl, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Kindermann, Kirilov, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Lévai, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Navarro, Öger, Paasilinna, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Janowski, Kristovskis, Kuc, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Piotrowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere

Abstention: 3

IND/DEM: Louis

PPE-DE: Brunetta

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Sahra Wagenknecht

52.   B6-0266/2007 — Posting of workers

Amendment 7

For: 80

ALDE: Van Hecke

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Goudin, Karatzaferis

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mussolini, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Auken, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 488

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Costa, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Veraldi, Virrankoski

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Krupa, Tomczak, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Mote

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Braghetto, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Herranz García, Higgins, Hökmark, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lewandowski, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Petre, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Van den Burg, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Berlato, Borghezio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Janowski, Kristovskis, Kuc, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Piotrowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere

Abstention: 4

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis, Sinnott

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

53.   B6-0266/2007 — Posting of workers

Amendment 8

For: 252

ALDE: Ferrari, Morţun

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

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

ITS: Binev, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mussolini, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Battilocchio, De Michelis, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Kelam

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bono, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Camre, Kuc

Verts/ALE: Auken, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 316

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski

IND/DEM: Batten, Krupa, Tomczak, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Mote

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Braghetto, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Herranz García, Higgins, Hökmark, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lewandowski, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Petre, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Fazakas, McCarthy

UEN: Berlato, Borghezio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Janowski, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Piotrowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere

Abstention: 3

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

54.   B6-0266/2007 — Posting of workers

Paragraph 8

For: 375

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Moisuc, Mussolini, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Audy, Coelho, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Fatuzzo, Fontaine, Gaubert, Graça Moura, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Karas, De Lange, Langendries, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mavrommatis, Nassauer, Oomen-Ruijten, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pinheiro, Posselt, Rack, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Schierhuber, Seeber, Seeberg, Silva Peneda, Sudre, Toubon, Trakatellis, Varvitsiotis, Vlasto, Wortmann-Kool

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berman, Bono, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Camre, Foglietta, Kristovskis, Maldeikis, Piotrowski, Ryan, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Auken, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 190

ALDE: Birutis, Ferrari, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Riis-Jørgensen

IND/DEM: Blokland, Železný

ITS: Mihăescu, Mote

NI: Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Braghetto, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, De Blasio, Demetriou, Deva, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gargani, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gräßle, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Herranz García, Higgins, Hökmark, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Lauk, Lewandowski, Lulling, McGuinness, Marinescu, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Parish, Patriciello, Petre, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Siekierski, Škottová, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Berlato, Borghezio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Janowski, Kuc, Libicki, Musumeci, Rutowicz, Szymański

Abstention: 6

IND/DEM: Batten, Coûteaux, Wise

NI: Rivera

PPE-DE: Sommer

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Hubert Pirker, Maria da Assunção Esteves, Alain Lipietz

55.   B6-0266/2007 — Posting of workers

Amendment 9

For: 93

ALDE: Harkin, Resetarits

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Karatzaferis

ITS: Binev, Chukolov, Coşea, Mihăescu, Mussolini, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Esteves, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Oomen-Ruijten, Silva Peneda, Spautz, Varvitsiotis

PSE: Casaca, Chiesa, De Vits, El Khadraoui, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Martínez Martínez, Mikko, Paasilinna, Van Lancker

Verts/ALE: Auken, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 317

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski

IND/DEM: Batten, Krupa, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Mote

NI: Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Braghetto, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Herranz García, Higgins, Hökmark, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lewandowski, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Škottová, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Dumitrescu, Hänsch, McCarthy, Pahor, Tabajdi

UEN: Berlato, Borghezio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Janowski, Kristovskis, Kuc, Libicki, Maldeikis, Musumeci, Piotrowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere

Abstention: 159

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis

NI: Battilocchio

PPE-DE: Sommer

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bono, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Van den Burg, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Estrela, Ettl, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lefrancois, Lévai, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Öger, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Sârbu, Savary, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Schlyter

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Maria da Assunção Esteves

56.   B6-0266/2007 — Posting of workers

Amendment 4

For: 120

ALDE: Ferrari, Schmidt Olle

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Goudin, Karatzaferis, Sinnott

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Coşea, Dillen, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mussolini, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Audy, Coelho, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Fontaine, Gaubert, Gauzès, Graça Moura, Karas, De Lange, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mavrommatis, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Oomen-Ruijten, Rack, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Schierhuber, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Spautz, Sudre, Thyssen, Toubon, Vlasto, Wortmann-Kool

PSE: Berman, Chiesa, Gomes, Lienemann, Paasilinna, Patrie, Peillon

Verts/ALE: Auken, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 449

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Degutis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Krupa, Tomczak, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Mote

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Braghetto, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, De Blasio, Demetriou, Deva, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gargani, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Herranz García, Higgins, Hökmark, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lewandowski, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Matsis, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nicholson, Niebler, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Petre, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Seeberg, Škottová, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Bono, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Van den Burg, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Lévai, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Öger, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Janowski, Kristovskis, Kuc, Libicki, Maldeikis, Musumeci, Piotrowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere

Abstention: 4

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis

PPE-DE: Pinheiro

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Hubert Pirker

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P6_TA(2007)0328

Convening of the Intergovernmental Conference: opinion of the European Parliament

European Parliament resolution of 11 July 2007 on the convening of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC): the European Parliament's opinion (Article 48 of the EU Treaty) (11222/2007 — C6-0206/2007-2007/0808(CNS))

The European Parliament,

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having regard to Article 48(2) of the Treaty on European Union, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0206/2007),

| — | having regard to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, |
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having regard to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community,

| — | having regard to the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe signed in Rome on 29 October 2004 (hereafter referred to as ‘the Constitutional Treaty’), |
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having regard to the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe signed in Rome on 29 October 2004 (hereafter referred to as ‘the Constitutional Treaty’),

| — | having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union signed and proclaimed in Nice on 7 December 2000, |
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having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union signed and proclaimed in Nice on 7 December 2000,

| — | having regard to the Laeken Declaration of 15 December 2001 on the future of the Union, |
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having regard to the Laeken Declaration of 15 December 2001 on the future of the Union,

| — | having regard to the Berlin Declaration of 25 March 2007 on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the signature of the Treaties of Rome, |
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having regard to the Berlin Declaration of 25 March 2007 on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the signature of the Treaties of Rome,

| — | having regard to its resolutions of 12 January 2005 on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (1) and of 7 June 2007 on the roadmap for the Union's constitutional process (2), |
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having regard to its resolutions of 12 January 2005 on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (1) and of 7 June 2007 on the roadmap for the Union's constitutional process (2),

| — | having regard to the resolution of the European Economic and Social Committee of 30 May 2007 on the roadmap for the constitutional process and to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 6 June 2007 on relaunching the process of reforming the European Union in anticipation of the European Council of 21 and 22 June 2007, |
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having regard to the resolution of the European Economic and Social Committee of 30 May 2007 on the roadmap for the constitutional process and to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 6 June 2007 on relaunching the process of reforming the European Union in anticipation of the European Council of 21 and 22 June 2007,

| — | having regard to the joint parliamentary meeting on the future of Europe held on 11 and 12 June 2007 in Brussels, |
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having regard to the joint parliamentary meeting on the future of Europe held on 11 and 12 June 2007 in Brussels,

| — | having regard to the Presidency Conclusions of the European Council held in Brussels on 21 and 22 June 2007 setting out the mandate for the IGC, |
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having regard to the Presidency Conclusions of the European Council held in Brussels on 21 and 22 June 2007 setting out the mandate for the IGC,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (A6-0279/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (A6-0279/2007),

Whereas:

| A. | two years of reflection on the future of Europe have confirmed the need to safeguard and to improve the content of the innovations of the Constitutional Treaty in terms of democracy, efficiency and transparency, in order to ensure the proper functioning of the European Union as well as to enhance the rights of its citizens and its role in the world, |
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A.

two years of reflection on the future of Europe have confirmed the need to safeguard and to improve the content of the innovations of the Constitutional Treaty in terms of democracy, efficiency and transparency, in order to ensure the proper functioning of the European Union as well as to enhance the rights of its citizens and its role in the world,

| B. | this view is broadly shared by the national parliaments of the Member States and the European Parliament, whose representatives worked out the basis for these innovations within the Convention entrusted with drafting the Charter of Fundamental Rights and in the European Convention, |
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B.

this view is broadly shared by the national parliaments of the Member States and the European Parliament, whose representatives worked out the basis for these innovations within the Convention entrusted with drafting the Charter of Fundamental Rights and in the European Convention,

| C. | the European Council of June 2007 agreed on convening an IGC with a mandate to transform most of the innovations contained in the Constitutional Treaty into amendments to the Treaties in force, |
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C.

the European Council of June 2007 agreed on convening an IGC with a mandate to transform most of the innovations contained in the Constitutional Treaty into amendments to the Treaties in force,

| D. | that mandate is very precise and also allows the IGC to quickly agree on the modification of some of the innovations contained in the Constitutional Treaty, without jeopardising its substance; |
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D.

that mandate is very precise and also allows the IGC to quickly agree on the modification of some of the innovations contained in the Constitutional Treaty, without jeopardising its substance;

| E. | the mandate, however, renounces the ambition of creating a single, constitutional treaty to replace the existing ones, abandons terminology which would give citizens a clear understanding of the nature of the acts of the Union, does not maintain a set of symbols which would make it easier for citizens to identify with the European Union, and includes several opt-outs in certain areas where difficulties have been raised by individual Member States, |
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E.

the mandate, however, renounces the ambition of creating a single, constitutional treaty to replace the existing ones, abandons terminology which would give citizens a clear understanding of the nature of the acts of the Union, does not maintain a set of symbols which would make it easier for citizens to identify with the European Union, and includes several opt-outs in certain areas where difficulties have been raised by individual Member States,

| F. | the mandate does not sufficiently address the new challenges which the Union has been facing since the Constitutional Treaty was signed, |
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F.

the mandate does not sufficiently address the new challenges which the Union has been facing since the Constitutional Treaty was signed,

| G. | the European Parliament, as the only institution of the Union directly elected by the citizens, is duty bound to voice the common interest of the European Union in order to strengthen European construction and the Community method, which, for more than 50 years, have been a source of peace, stability and prosperity, |
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G.

the European Parliament, as the only institution of the Union directly elected by the citizens, is duty bound to voice the common interest of the European Union in order to strengthen European construction and the Community method, which, for more than 50 years, have been a source of peace, stability and prosperity,

| 1. | Welcomes the efforts deployed by the German Presidency of the Council to achieve unanimous agreement at the European Council of 21 and 22 June 2007; |
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1.

Welcomes the efforts deployed by the German Presidency of the Council to achieve unanimous agreement at the European Council of 21 and 22 June 2007;

| 2. | Takes note of the mandate for the IGC which was agreed by the European Council; welcomes its elaborate precision and the tight timetable for conclusion of the IGC, and calls on the Member States not to retreat from the commitments to which they subscribed in the European Council; expresses a favourable opinion on the convening of the IGC; |
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2.

Takes note of the mandate for the IGC which was agreed by the European Council; welcomes its elaborate precision and the tight timetable for conclusion of the IGC, and calls on the Member States not to retreat from the commitments to which they subscribed in the European Council; expresses a favourable opinion on the convening of the IGC;

| 3. | Regrets, however, that this mandate implies the loss of some important elements that had been agreed during the 2004 IGC, such as the concept of a constitutional treaty, the symbols of the Union, comprehensible names for the legal acts of the Union, a clear statement of the primacy of the law of the Union and the definition of the Union as a Union of citizens and states, and also implies a long delay in the introduction of others; |
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3.

Regrets, however, that this mandate implies the loss of some important elements that had been agreed during the 2004 IGC, such as the concept of a constitutional treaty, the symbols of the Union, comprehensible names for the legal acts of the Union, a clear statement of the primacy of the law of the Union and the definition of the Union as a Union of citizens and states, and also implies a long delay in the introduction of others;

| 4. | Expresses its concern at the fact that the mandate allows for an increasing number of derogations granted to certain Member States from the implementation of major provisions of the envisaged Treaties that could lead to a weakening of the cohesion of the Union; |
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4.

Expresses its concern at the fact that the mandate allows for an increasing number of derogations granted to certain Member States from the implementation of major provisions of the envisaged Treaties that could lead to a weakening of the cohesion of the Union;

| 5. | Regrets that the mandate allows for various drafting changes to the Constitutional Treaty, which give an impression of distrust vis-à-vis the Union and its institutions and thus send a wrong signal to public opinion; |
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5.

Regrets that the mandate allows for various drafting changes to the Constitutional Treaty, which give an impression of distrust vis-à-vis the Union and its institutions and thus send a wrong signal to public opinion;

| 6. | Regrets the decreasing European goodwill and political courage of Member State representatives and expresses its concern at the development of attitudes opposed to the European ideals of solidarity and integration; |
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6.

Regrets the decreasing European goodwill and political courage of Member State representatives and expresses its concern at the development of attitudes opposed to the European ideals of solidarity and integration;

| 7. | Stresses that the mandate allows for modification of the names of legal acts, but does not provide for any substantial change in their structure or hierarchy, and expresses its intention to closely scrutinise the way in which this will be introduced in the relevant provisions, with a view to guaranteeing political accountability and safeguarding its legislative powers, in particular as regards the scrutiny of delegated acts; |
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7.

Stresses that the mandate allows for modification of the names of legal acts, but does not provide for any substantial change in their structure or hierarchy, and expresses its intention to closely scrutinise the way in which this will be introduced in the relevant provisions, with a view to guaranteeing political accountability and safeguarding its legislative powers, in particular as regards the scrutiny of delegated acts;

| 8. | Welcomes, nevertheless, the fact that the mandate safeguards much of the substance of the Constitutional Treaty, notably the single legal personality of the Union and the abolition of the ‘pillars’ structure, the extension of qualified majority voting in the Council and co-decision by Parliament and the Council, the elements of participatory democracy, the legally binding status of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, the enhancement of the coherence of the external action of the Union and the balanced institutional package; |
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8.

Welcomes, nevertheless, the fact that the mandate safeguards much of the substance of the Constitutional Treaty, notably the single legal personality of the Union and the abolition of the ‘pillars’ structure, the extension of qualified majority voting in the Council and co-decision by Parliament and the Council, the elements of participatory democracy, the legally binding status of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, the enhancement of the coherence of the external action of the Union and the balanced institutional package;

| 9. | Observes that all positive results in terms of strengthening democratic procedures and citizens' rights, extending competences and defining the EU's values and objectives derive exclusively from the work of the European Convention; |
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9.

Observes that all positive results in terms of strengthening democratic procedures and citizens' rights, extending competences and defining the EU's values and objectives derive exclusively from the work of the European Convention;

| 10. | Welcomes the fact that economic and monetary union is to be recognised in the Treaty on European Union as an objective of the EU; |
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10.

Welcomes the fact that economic and monetary union is to be recognised in the Treaty on European Union as an objective of the EU;

| 11. | Welcomes the fact that the mandate provides for the introduction of certain new elements into the Treaties, such as the explicit mention of climate change and solidarity in the field of energy; |
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11.

Welcomes the fact that the mandate provides for the introduction of certain new elements into the Treaties, such as the explicit mention of climate change and solidarity in the field of energy;

| 12. | Recalls that the EU has declared itself, both to its own citizens and to the whole world, to be a community of values, that fundamental rights and freedoms form the innermost core of this community of values and that they have been comprehensively expressed in the Charter of Fundamental Rights and recognised by the EU institutions and all the Member States on many occasions; considers, therefore, that if one or more Member States now claim an opt-out from the Charter of Fundamental Rights, this would represent a dramatic setback and cause serious damage to the EU's innermost sense of identity; for this reason, urgently appeals to all Member States once again to make every effort to overcome this internal division and to reach a consensus after all on the complete validity of the Charter; |
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12.

Recalls that the EU has declared itself, both to its own citizens and to the whole world, to be a community of values, that fundamental rights and freedoms form the innermost core of this community of values and that they have been comprehensively expressed in the Charter of Fundamental Rights and recognised by the EU institutions and all the Member States on many occasions; considers, therefore, that if one or more Member States now claim an opt-out from the Charter of Fundamental Rights, this would represent a dramatic setback and cause serious damage to the EU's innermost sense of identity; for this reason, urgently appeals to all Member States once again to make every effort to overcome this internal division and to reach a consensus after all on the complete validity of the Charter;

| 13. | Invites the IGC to conclude its work before the end of 2007, so as to enable the new Treaty to enter into force in good time before the 2009 European elections; |
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13.

Invites the IGC to conclude its work before the end of 2007, so as to enable the new Treaty to enter into force in good time before the 2009 European elections;

| 14. | Welcomes the strengthening of the modalities of its participation in the IGC at all levels, as agreed by the European Council of June 2007; |
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14.

Welcomes the strengthening of the modalities of its participation in the IGC at all levels, as agreed by the European Council of June 2007;

| 15. | Reserves its right to make concrete proposals to the IGC on specific items within the scope of the mandate; |
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15.

Reserves its right to make concrete proposals to the IGC on specific items within the scope of the mandate;

| 16. | Will respond in due time to the invitation made by the European Council to deal with the issue of its own composition; |
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16.

Will respond in due time to the invitation made by the European Council to deal with the issue of its own composition;

| 17. | Stresses its intention to carefully scrutinise the outcome of the IGC in order to assess whether the reforms agreed during the negotiations comply in a satisfactory way with its interpretation of the mandate; |
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17.

Stresses its intention to carefully scrutinise the outcome of the IGC in order to assess whether the reforms agreed during the negotiations comply in a satisfactory way with its interpretation of the mandate;

| 18. | Calls on the Member States and its own representatives to ensure the full transparency of the work done by the IGC, notably by publishing all the documents submitted to it for discussion; |
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18.

Calls on the Member States and its own representatives to ensure the full transparency of the work done by the IGC, notably by publishing all the documents submitted to it for discussion;

| 19. | Reaffirms its intention to maintain a very close relationship with national parliaments and with civil society during the process of revision of the Treaties; |
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19.

Reaffirms its intention to maintain a very close relationship with national parliaments and with civil society during the process of revision of the Treaties;

| 20. | Calls on the IGC to ensure, for reasons of transparency, that the results of its work will also be published in the form of a draft consolidated version of the Treaties; |
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20.

Calls on the IGC to ensure, for reasons of transparency, that the results of its work will also be published in the form of a draft consolidated version of the Treaties;

| 21. | Announces its firm resolve to put forward, after the 2009 elections, new proposals for a further constitutional settlement for the Union, in accordance with the clause on treaty revision (3), since the European Union is a common project that is constantly being renewed; |
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21.

Announces its firm resolve to put forward, after the 2009 elections, new proposals for a further constitutional settlement for the Union, in accordance with the clause on treaty revision (3), since the European Union is a common project that is constantly being renewed;

| 22. | Calls on the EU institutions to put forward specific proposals to involve Union citizens once again in dialogue during the continuation of the constitutional process; |
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22.

Calls on the EU institutions to put forward specific proposals to involve Union citizens once again in dialogue during the continuation of the constitutional process;

| 23. | Invites its competent committee to consider the possible amendment of its Rules of Procedure so as to lend official character to the European Union flag and anthem chosen in the Constitutional Treaty in its activities and premises; |
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23.

Invites its competent committee to consider the possible amendment of its Rules of Procedure so as to lend official character to the European Union flag and anthem chosen in the Constitutional Treaty in its activities and premises;

| 24. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution, constituting its opinion on the convening of the IGC, to the Council, the Commission, the Heads of State or Government and parliaments of the Member States and the European Central Bank. |
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24.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution, constituting its opinion on the convening of the IGC, to the Council, the Commission, the Heads of State or Government and parliaments of the Member States and the European Central Bank.

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(1)  OJ C 247 E, 6.10.2005, p. 88.

(2)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0234.

(3)  See Article IV-443 of the Constitutional Treaty.

P6_TA(2007)0329

Mergers and division of public limited companies ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 11 July 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 78/855/EEC concerning mergers of public limited liability companies and Council Directive 82/891/EEC concerning the division of public limited companies as regards the requirement for an independent expert's report on the occasion of a merger or a division (COM(2007)0091 — C6-0082/2007 — 2007/0035(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2007)0091) (1), |
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—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2007)0091) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 44(2)(g) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0082/2007), |
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—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 44(2)(g) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0082/2007),

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

—

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0252/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0252/2007),

| 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 the Commission. |
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3.

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

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TC1-COD(2007)0035

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 78/855/EEC and 82/891/EEC as regards the requirement of an independent expert's report on the occasion of merger or division of public limited liability companies

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position at first reading corresponds to the final legislative act, Directive 2007/63/EC.)

P6_TA(2007)0330

Specific Programme ‘Civil Justice’ (2007-2013) ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution of 11 July 2007 on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the Specific Programme ‘Civil Justice’ as part of the General Programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’ (8699/2/2007 — C6-0179/2007 — 2005/0040(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Council common position (8699/2/2007 — C6-0179/2007), |
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—

having regard to the Council common position (8699/2/2007 — C6-0179/2007),

| — | having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2005)0122) (1), |
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—

having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2005)0122) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty, |
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—

having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Rule 62 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rule 62 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0262/2007), |
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—

having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0262/2007),

| 1. | Approves the common position as amended; |
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1.

Approves the common position as amended;

| 2. | Draws attention to the statement made by the Commission at the plenary sitting of 11 July 2007; |
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2.

Draws attention to the statement made by the Commission at the plenary sitting of 11 July 2007;

| 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_TC2-COD(2005)0040

Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 11 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Decision No .../2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the Specific Programme ‘Civil Justice’ as part of the General Programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position at second reading corresponds to the final legislative act, Decision No 1149/2007/EC.)

P6_TA(2007)0331

Community action in the field of water policy ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 11 July 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0921 — C6-0032/2007 — 2006/0297(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0921) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0921) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 175(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0032/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 175(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0032/2007),

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

—

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0174/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0174/2007),

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

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend 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(2006)0297

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position at first reading corresponds to the final legislative act, Directive 2007/.../EC.)

P6_TA(2007)0332

End-of-life vehicles ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 11 July 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0922 — C6-0006/2007 — 2006/0287(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0922) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0922) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 175(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0006/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 175(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0006/2007),

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

—

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0186/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0186/2007),

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

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

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

2.

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

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

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(2006)0287

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position at first reading corresponds to the final legislative act, Directive 2007/.../EC.)

P6_TA(2007)0333

Waste electrical and electronic equipment ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 11 July 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0914 — C6-0019/2007 — 2006/0302(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0914) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0914) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 175(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0019/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 175(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0019/2007),

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

—

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0188/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0188/2007),

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

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

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

2.

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

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

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(2006)0302

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position at first reading corresponds to the final legislative act, Directive 2007/.../EC.)

P6_TA(2007)0334

Hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 11 July 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0915 — C6-0021/2007 — 2006/0303(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0915) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0915) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0021/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0021/2007),

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

—

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0187/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0187/2007),

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

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

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

2.

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

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

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(2006)0303

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position at first reading corresponds to the final legislative act, Directive 2007/.../EC.)

P6_TA(2007)0335

Ecodesign requirements for energy-using products ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 11 July 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/32/EC establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-using products, and Council Directive 92/42/EEC and Directives 96/57/EC and 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0907 — C6-0034/2007 — 2006/0291(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0907), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0907),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0034/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0034/2007),

| — | having regard to the annexed statement by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the annexed statement by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission,

| — | 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 the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0222/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0222/2007),

| 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.

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0291

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/32/EC establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energyusing products, as well as Council Directive 92/42/EEC and Directives 96/57/EC and 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position at first reading corresponds to the final legislative act, Directive 2007/.../EC.)

P6_TA(2007)0336

Community postal services ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 11 July 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 97/67/EC concerning the full accomplishment of the internal market of Community postal services (COM(2006)0594 — C6-0354/2006 — 2006/0196(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0594) (1), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0594) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 47(2), 55 and 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0354/2006), |
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having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 47(2), 55 and 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0354/2006),

| — | 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 and the opinions of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and the Committee on Regional Development (A6-0246/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism and the opinions of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and the Committee on Regional Development (A6-0246/2007),

| 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(2006)0196

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 97/67/EC concerning the full accomplishment of the internal market of Community postal services

(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 47(2), Article 55 and Article 95 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ║,

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

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions (2),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (3),

Whereas:

| (1) | The Council in its Resolution of 7 February 1994 on the development of Community Postal Services (4) identified as one of the main objectives of Community postal policy the reconciling of the gradual, controlled opening to competition of the postal market with a sustainable guarantee of ║ universal service provision. |
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(1)

The Council in its Resolution of 7 February 1994 on the development of Community Postal Services (4) identified as one of the main objectives of Community postal policy the reconciling of the gradual, controlled opening to competition of the postal market with a sustainable guarantee of ║ universal service provision.

| (2) | Directive 97/67/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 1997 on common rules for the development of the internal market of Community postal services and the improvement of quality of service (5), established a regulatory framework for the postal sector at Community level, including measures to guarantee a universal service and the setting of maximum limits for the postal services which Member States may reserve to their universal service provider(s) with a view to the maintenance of the universal service, to be reduced in a gradual and progressive way, and a timetable for decision-making on the further opening of the market to competition, for the purposes of creating a single market in postal services. |
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(2)

Directive 97/67/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 1997 on common rules for the development of the internal market of Community postal services and the improvement of quality of service (5), established a regulatory framework for the postal sector at Community level, including measures to guarantee a universal service and the setting of maximum limits for the postal services which Member States may reserve to their universal service provider(s) with a view to the maintenance of the universal service, to be reduced in a gradual and progressive way, and a timetable for decision-making on the further opening of the market to competition, for the purposes of creating a single market in postal services.

| (3) | Article 16 of the ║ Treaty highlights the place occupied by services of general economic interest in the shared values of the European Union as well as their role in promoting social and territorial cohesion. It states that care should be taken that such services operate on the basis of principles and conditions which enable them to fulfil their missions. |
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(3)

Article 16 of the ║ Treaty highlights the place occupied by services of general economic interest in the shared values of the European Union as well as their role in promoting social and territorial cohesion. It states that care should be taken that such services operate on the basis of principles and conditions which enable them to fulfil their missions.

| (4) | The positive role played by services of general economic interest was emphasised by Special Eurobarometer 219 of October 2005 which indicated that postal services are the most appreciated services of general economic interest according to users throughout the EU, with 77% of people questioned responding positively. |
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(4)

The positive role played by services of general economic interest was emphasised by Special Eurobarometer 219 of October 2005 which indicated that postal services are the most appreciated services of general economic interest according to users throughout the EU, with 77% of people questioned responding positively.

| (5) | Since they constitute an essential instrument for communication and information exchange, postal services fulfil a vital role which contributes to the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion in the EU. |
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(5)

Since they constitute an essential instrument for communication and information exchange, postal services fulfil a vital role which contributes to the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion in the EU.

| (6) | The measures in this area should be designed in such a way that the tasks of the Community pursuant to Article 2 of the ║Treaty, namely ║ to promote throughout the Community a harmonious, balanced and sustainable development of economic activities, a high level of employment and of social protection, sustainable and non-inflationary growth, a high degree of competitiveness and convergence of economic performance, the raising of the standard of living and quality of life, and economic and social cohesion and solidarity among Member States, are achieved as objectives. |
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(6)

The measures in this area should be designed in such a way that the tasks of the Community pursuant to Article 2 of the ║Treaty, namely ║ to promote throughout the Community a harmonious, balanced and sustainable development of economic activities, a high level of employment and of social protection, sustainable and non-inflationary growth, a high degree of competitiveness and convergence of economic performance, the raising of the standard of living and quality of life, and economic and social cohesion and solidarity among Member States, are achieved as objectives.

| (7) | European postal markets have undergone dramatic changes in recent years, a development that has been propelled by technological advancements and increased competition resulting from deregulation. Due to globalisation, it is essential to take a pro-active, pro-development stance so as not to deprive EU citizens of the benefits of such changes. |
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(7)

European postal markets have undergone dramatic changes in recent years, a development that has been propelled by technological advancements and increased competition resulting from deregulation. Due to globalisation, it is essential to take a pro-active, pro-development stance so as not to deprive EU citizens of the benefits of such changes.

| (8) | In its Conclusions concerning the mid-term review of the Lisbon Strategy the European Council of 22 and 23 March 2005 re-stated the importance of completing the internal market as an instrument to foster growth and create more and better jobs and the important role that effective services of general economic interest have to play in a competitive and dynamic economy. These conclusions remain applicable to postal services, as an essential instrument of communication, trade, and social and territorial cohesion. |
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(8)

In its Conclusions concerning the mid-term review of the Lisbon Strategy the European Council of 22 and 23 March 2005 re-stated the importance of completing the internal market as an instrument to foster growth and create more and better jobs and the important role that effective services of general economic interest have to play in a competitive and dynamic economy. These conclusions remain applicable to postal services, as an essential instrument of communication, trade, and social and territorial cohesion.

| (9) | The European Parliament Resolution of 2 February 2006on the application of the Postal Directive (6)
  highlighted the social and economic importance of efficient postal services and their important role in the framework of the Lisbon Strategy, indicating that reform measures undertaken so far have brought about significant positive developments in the postal sector, along with increased quality, more efficiency and better customer-orientation.
  In its resolution, the European Parliament called on the Commission, in view of the sometimes perceptibly divergent developments in universal service obligations in the Member States, to concentrate in particular, when drawing up its prospective study, on the quality of the universal service provided and on its future funding and to propose, in the context of that study, a definition, scope and appropriate financing for the universal service. It also noted that postal networks have irreplaceable territorial and social dimensions which make universal access to essential local services possible. |
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(9)

The European Parliament Resolution of 2 February 2006on the application of the Postal Directive (6)
  highlighted the social and economic importance of efficient postal services and their important role in the framework of the Lisbon Strategy, indicating that reform measures undertaken so far have brought about significant positive developments in the postal sector, along with increased quality, more efficiency and better customer-orientation.
  In its resolution, the European Parliament called on the Commission, in view of the sometimes perceptibly divergent developments in universal service obligations in the Member States, to concentrate in particular, when drawing up its prospective study, on the quality of the universal service provided and on its future funding and to propose, in the context of that study, a definition, scope and appropriate financing for the universal service. It also noted that postal networks have irreplaceable territorial and social dimensions which make universal access to essential local services possible.

| (10) | In accordance with Directive 97/67/EC, a prospective study assessing, for each Member State, the impact on the universal service of the full accomplishment of the internal market for postal services in 2009 has been carried out. The Commission has also undertaken a thorough review of the Community postal sector, including the commissioning of studies on the economic, social and technological developments in the sector, and has consulted extensively with interested parties. |
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(10)

In accordance with Directive 97/67/EC, a prospective study assessing, for each Member State, the impact on the universal service of the full accomplishment of the internal market for postal services in 2009 has been carried out. The Commission has also undertaken a thorough review of the Community postal sector, including the commissioning of studies on the economic, social and technological developments in the sector, and has consulted extensively with interested parties.

| (11) | ▐ The prospective study
  claims that
  the basic aim of safeguarding the sustainable provision of a universal service matching the standard of quality defined by the Member States in accordance with Directive 97/67/EC, can be secured throughout the Community by 2009 without the need for a reserved area. |
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(11)

▐ The prospective study
  claims that
  the basic aim of safeguarding the sustainable provision of a universal service matching the standard of quality defined by the Member States in accordance with Directive 97/67/EC, can be secured throughout the Community by 2009 without the need for a reserved area.

| (12) | The progressive and gradual opening of postal markets to competition has provided universal service providers with sufficient time to put in place the necessary modernisation and restructuring measures required to ensure their long-term viability under ║ new market conditions, and has enabled Member States to adapt their regulatory systems to a more open environment. Member States may furthermore avail themselves of the opportunity offered by the period of transposition, as well as the substantial time necessary for the introduction of effective competition, in order to proceed with further modernisation and restructuring of the universal service providers as necessary. |
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(12)

The progressive and gradual opening of postal markets to competition has provided universal service providers with sufficient time to put in place the necessary modernisation and restructuring measures required to ensure their long-term viability under ║ new market conditions, and has enabled Member States to adapt their regulatory systems to a more open environment. Member States may furthermore avail themselves of the opportunity offered by the period of transposition, as well as the substantial time necessary for the introduction of effective competition, in order to proceed with further modernisation and restructuring of the universal service providers as necessary.

| (13) | The prospective study shows that the reserved area should no longer be the preferred solution for the financing of the universal service. This assessment takes into account the interest of the Community and its Member States in the accomplishment of the internal market and its potential for delivering growth and employment, as well as ensuring the availability of an efficient service of general economic interest for all users.▐ |
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(13)

The prospective study shows that the reserved area should no longer be the preferred solution for the financing of the universal service. This assessment takes into account the interest of the Community and its Member States in the accomplishment of the internal market and its potential for delivering growth and employment, as well as ensuring the availability of an efficient service of general economic interest for all users.▐

| (14) | There are a number of drivers of change within the postal sector, notably demand and changing customer needs, organisational change, automation and the introduction of new technologies, substitution by electronic means of communication and market opening.
  In order to meet competition, cope with new consumer requirements and secure new sources of funding, postal service providers may diversify their activities by providing electronic business services or other information society services. |
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(14)

There are a number of drivers of change within the postal sector, notably demand and changing customer needs, organisational change, automation and the introduction of new technologies, substitution by electronic means of communication and market opening.
  In order to meet competition, cope with new consumer requirements and secure new sources of funding, postal service providers may diversify their activities by providing electronic business services or other information society services.

| (15) | Postal service providers, including the designated universal service providers, are being spurred on to improve efficiency as a result of new competitive challenges which differ from the traditional postal services (such as digitalisation and electronic communications) and this will in itself contribute to a major increase in competitiveness. |
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(15)

Postal service providers, including the designated universal service providers, are being spurred on to improve efficiency as a result of new competitive challenges which differ from the traditional postal services (such as digitalisation and electronic communications) and this will in itself contribute to a major increase in competitiveness.

| (16) | The progressive opening up of the market can, if carefully prepared,
  help to expand the overall size of the postal markets; it
  can
  further contribute
  , under conditions ensuring competitive neutrality,
  to maintaining sustainable and quality employment within universal service providers as well as to facilitating the creation of new jobs in other operators, new entrants and associated economic activities. This Directive is without prejudice to the competence of Member States to regulate employment conditions in the postal services sector
  which should not, however, lead to unfair competition. Social considerations, with particular regard to staff previously engaged in the provision of postal services, should be taken into due account when preparing the opening up of the postal market. |
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(16)

The progressive opening up of the market can, if carefully prepared,
  help to expand the overall size of the postal markets; it
  can
  further contribute
  , under conditions ensuring competitive neutrality,
  to maintaining sustainable and quality employment within universal service providers as well as to facilitating the creation of new jobs in other operators, new entrants and associated economic activities. This Directive is without prejudice to the competence of Member States to regulate employment conditions in the postal services sector
  which should not, however, lead to unfair competition. Social considerations, with particular regard to staff previously engaged in the provision of postal services, should be taken into due account when preparing the opening up of the postal market.

| (17) | Increased competitiveness should furthermore enable the postal sector to be integrated with alternative methods of communication and allow the quality of the service provided to ever-more demanding users to be improved.
  Further market opening will continue to benefit consumers and small and medium-sized enterprises in particular, both as senders and as recipients of mail, by bringing about an improvement in quality, wider choice, passed-on price reductions, innovative services and business models. The postal market of today forms part of a larger market for messages, including electronic messages, which should be taken into consideration when evaluating the market. |
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(17)

Increased competitiveness should furthermore enable the postal sector to be integrated with alternative methods of communication and allow the quality of the service provided to ever-more demanding users to be improved.
  Further market opening will continue to benefit consumers and small and medium-sized enterprises in particular, both as senders and as recipients of mail, by bringing about an improvement in quality, wider choice, passed-on price reductions, innovative services and business models. The postal market of today forms part of a larger market for messages, including electronic messages, which should be taken into consideration when evaluating the market.

| (18) | The rural postal network in, inter alia, mountain and island regions, plays an essential role in integrating businesses into the national/global economy and in maintaining cohesion in social and employment terms. Furthermore, rural post offices in mountain and island regions can provide an essential infrastructure network for universal access to new telecommunications technologies. |
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(18)

The rural postal network in, inter alia, mountain and island regions, plays an essential role in integrating businesses into the national/global economy and in maintaining cohesion in social and employment terms. Furthermore, rural post offices in mountain and island regions can provide an essential infrastructure network for universal access to new telecommunications technologies.

| (19) | The developments in the neighbouring communications markets have had a varied impact in different regions of the Community and segments of the population and on the use of postal services. Territorial and social cohesion should be maintained ║ and, taking into account that Member States may adapt some specific service features to accommodate local demand by applying flexibility provided for in Directive 97/67/EC, it is appropriate to fully maintain the universal service and the associated quality requirements set out in the said Directive. In order to ensure that market opening continues to benefit all users, in particular consumers and small and medium-sized enterprises, Member States must monitor and supervise market developments. They must take appropriate regulatory measures, available under the Directive, to ensure that accessibility to postal services continues to satisfy the needs of users including, by ensuring, where appropriate, a minimum number of services at the same access point
  and, in particular, that there is no decline in the density of access points to postal services in rural and remote regions. At the same time, the Member States should introduce and enforce appropriate penalties for service providers in the event of non-compliance with their obligations. |
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(19)

The developments in the neighbouring communications markets have had a varied impact in different regions of the Community and segments of the population and on the use of postal services. Territorial and social cohesion should be maintained ║ and, taking into account that Member States may adapt some specific service features to accommodate local demand by applying flexibility provided for in Directive 97/67/EC, it is appropriate to fully maintain the universal service and the associated quality requirements set out in the said Directive. In order to ensure that market opening continues to benefit all users, in particular consumers and small and medium-sized enterprises, Member States must monitor and supervise market developments. They must take appropriate regulatory measures, available under the Directive, to ensure that accessibility to postal services continues to satisfy the needs of users including, by ensuring, where appropriate, a minimum number of services at the same access point
  and, in particular, that there is no decline in the density of access points to postal services in rural and remote regions. At the same time, the Member States should introduce and enforce appropriate penalties for service providers in the event of non-compliance with their obligations.

| (20) | The universal service assured by Directive 97/67/EC guarantees one clearance and one delivery to the home or premises of every natural or legal person every working day, even in remote or sparsely populated areas. |
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(20)

The universal service assured by Directive 97/67/EC guarantees one clearance and one delivery to the home or premises of every natural or legal person every working day, even in remote or sparsely populated areas.

| (21) | The term ‘users’ includes individual consumers and commercial entities using universal services, unless otherwise stated in Directive 97/67/EC. |
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(21)

The term ‘users’ includes individual consumers and commercial entities using universal services, unless otherwise stated in Directive 97/67/EC.

| (22) | The provision of high-quality postal services contributes significantly to attaining the objective of social and territorial cohesion. E-commerce, in particular, offers new opportunities for remote and sparsely populated areas to participate in economic life for which the provision of good postal services is an important precondition. |
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(22)

The provision of high-quality postal services contributes significantly to attaining the objective of social and territorial cohesion. E-commerce, in particular, offers new opportunities for remote and sparsely populated areas to participate in economic life for which the provision of good postal services is an important precondition.

| (23) | Directive 97/67/EC established a preference for the provision of the universal service through the designation of universal service providers. The development of greater competition and choice means that Member States should be given further flexibility to determine the most efficient and appropriate mechanism to guarantee the availability of the universal service, while respecting the principles of objectivity, transparency, non-discrimination, proportionality and least market distortion necessary to ensure the free provision of postal services in the internal market. Member States may apply one or a combination of the following: the provision of the universal service according to market forces, the designation of one or several undertakings to provide different elements of the universal service or to cover different parts of the national territory and public procurement of services.
  In the event that a Member State decides to designate one or more undertakings for the provision of the universal service, or for the provision of the various components of the universal service, it must be ensured that the quality requirements of the universal service are also complied with by other universal service providers. |
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(23)

Directive 97/67/EC established a preference for the provision of the universal service through the designation of universal service providers. The development of greater competition and choice means that Member States should be given further flexibility to determine the most efficient and appropriate mechanism to guarantee the availability of the universal service, while respecting the principles of objectivity, transparency, non-discrimination, proportionality and least market distortion necessary to ensure the free provision of postal services in the internal market. Member States may apply one or a combination of the following: the provision of the universal service according to market forces, the designation of one or several undertakings to provide different elements of the universal service or to cover different parts of the national territory and public procurement of services.
  In the event that a Member State decides to designate one or more undertakings for the provision of the universal service, or for the provision of the various components of the universal service, it must be ensured that the quality requirements of the universal service are also complied with by other universal service providers.

| (24) | It is important for users to be fully informed of the universal services provided and for undertakings providing postal services to be informed about the rights and obligations of universal service provider(s). Member States shall ensure that consumers remain fully informed of the features and of accessibility to the specific services provided.
  National regulatory authorities should monitor that all such information is made available.
  It is however appropriate, in line with the enhanced flexibility of Member States to ensure the provision of the universal service in ways other than the designation of the universal service provider(s), to allow Member States flexibility to decide how this information is to be made available to the public. |
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(24)

It is important for users to be fully informed of the universal services provided and for undertakings providing postal services to be informed about the rights and obligations of universal service provider(s). Member States shall ensure that consumers remain fully informed of the features and of accessibility to the specific services provided.
  National regulatory authorities should monitor that all such information is made available.
  It is however appropriate, in line with the enhanced flexibility of Member States to ensure the provision of the universal service in ways other than the designation of the universal service provider(s), to allow Member States flexibility to decide how this information is to be made available to the public.

| (25) | In the light of the studies carried out and with a view to unlocking the full potential of the internal market for postal services, it is appropriate to end the use of the reserved area and special rights as a way of ensuring the financing of the universal service.
  In view of the situation in Member States it is appropriate to establish the end of 2010 as the final date for the removal of exclusive rights in the postal sector. |
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(25)

In the light of the studies carried out and with a view to unlocking the full potential of the internal market for postal services, it is appropriate to end the use of the reserved area and special rights as a way of ensuring the financing of the universal service.
  In view of the situation in Member States it is appropriate to establish the end of 2010 as the final date for the removal of exclusive rights in the postal sector.

| (26) | The external financing of the residual net costs of the universal service may still be necessary for some Member States. It is therefore appropriate to explicitly clarify the alternatives available in order to ensure the financing of the universal service, to the extent that this is needed and is adequately justified, while leaving Member States the choice of the financing mechanisms to be used. These alternatives include the use of public procurement procedures
  , including directly negotiated procedures,
  and, whenever universal service obligations entail net costs of universal service and represent an unfair burden for the designated undertaking, public compensation and cost sharing between service providers and/or users in a transparent fashion by means of contributions to a compensation fund. Member States may use other means of financing permitted by Community law, such as deciding that the profits accruing from other activities of the universal service providers, outside the scope of the universal service, are to be assigned in whole or in part to the financing of the net costs of the universal service, as long as they are compatible with Directive 97/67/EC. Without prejudice to the obligation of Member States to uphold the rules of the Treaty applicable to state aid, Member States should notify the Commission of their plans as regards the financing of any net costs of the universal service, which should be reflected in the regular report that the Commission presents to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of Directive 97/67/EC. |
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(26)

The external financing of the residual net costs of the universal service may still be necessary for some Member States. It is therefore appropriate to explicitly clarify the alternatives available in order to ensure the financing of the universal service, to the extent that this is needed and is adequately justified, while leaving Member States the choice of the financing mechanisms to be used. These alternatives include the use of public procurement procedures
  , including directly negotiated procedures,
  and, whenever universal service obligations entail net costs of universal service and represent an unfair burden for the designated undertaking, public compensation and cost sharing between service providers and/or users in a transparent fashion by means of contributions to a compensation fund. Member States may use other means of financing permitted by Community law, such as deciding that the profits accruing from other activities of the universal service providers, outside the scope of the universal service, are to be assigned in whole or in part to the financing of the net costs of the universal service, as long as they are compatible with Directive 97/67/EC. Without prejudice to the obligation of Member States to uphold the rules of the Treaty applicable to state aid, Member States should notify the Commission of their plans as regards the financing of any net costs of the universal service, which should be reflected in the regular report that the Commission presents to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of Directive 97/67/EC.

| (27) | Undertakings offering services which are substitutable for the universal service should be required to contribute to the financing of the universal service in cases where provision is made for a compensation fund.
  In order to determine which undertakings
  are concerned
  , Member States should consider whether the services provided by such undertakings may, from a user's perspective, be regarded as substitutable for universal services, taking into account the characteristics of the services, including added value features, and their intended use. In order to be considered substitutable, the services do not necessarily have to cover all the features of the universal service, such as daily delivery or complete national coverage
  , provided that they cover at least one of the features of the services provided under the universal service; express and courier services are not considered as services that are substitutable for the universal service
  . In order to comply with the principle of proportionality when determining the contribution to the costs of providing the universal service in a Member State requested from these undertakings, Member States should use transparent and non-discriminatory criteria.▐ |
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(27)

Undertakings offering services which are substitutable for the universal service should be required to contribute to the financing of the universal service in cases where provision is made for a compensation fund.
  In order to determine which undertakings
  are concerned
  , Member States should consider whether the services provided by such undertakings may, from a user's perspective, be regarded as substitutable for universal services, taking into account the characteristics of the services, including added value features, and their intended use. In order to be considered substitutable, the services do not necessarily have to cover all the features of the universal service, such as daily delivery or complete national coverage
  , provided that they cover at least one of the features of the services provided under the universal service; express and courier services are not considered as services that are substitutable for the universal service
  . In order to comply with the principle of proportionality when determining the contribution to the costs of providing the universal service in a Member State requested from these undertakings, Member States should use transparent and non-discriminatory criteria.▐

| (28) | The principles of transparency, non-discrimination and proportionality provided for in Directive 97/67/EC must continue to be applied to any financing mechanism and any decision in this area must be based on transparent, objective and verifiable criteria. In particular, the net cost of the universal service is to be calculated, under the responsibility of the national regulatory authority, as the difference between the net costs for a designated undertaking operating under the universal service obligations and operating without the universal service obligations. The calculation shall take into account all other relevant elements, including any market benefits which accrue to an undertaking designated to provide the universal service, the entitlement to a reasonable profit and incentives for cost efficiency.
  In order to avoid legal uncertainty and to ensure a level playing field, the Commission should issue detailed guidance as to how the net cost of the universal service is to be calculated. |
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(28)

The principles of transparency, non-discrimination and proportionality provided for in Directive 97/67/EC must continue to be applied to any financing mechanism and any decision in this area must be based on transparent, objective and verifiable criteria. In particular, the net cost of the universal service is to be calculated, under the responsibility of the national regulatory authority, as the difference between the net costs for a designated undertaking operating under the universal service obligations and operating without the universal service obligations. The calculation shall take into account all other relevant elements, including any market benefits which accrue to an undertaking designated to provide the universal service, the entitlement to a reasonable profit and incentives for cost efficiency.
  In order to avoid legal uncertainty and to ensure a level playing field, the Commission should issue detailed guidance as to how the net cost of the universal service is to be calculated.

| (29) | It is appropriate to provide those Member States that have joined the postal reform process at a late stage, or Member States with a particularly difficult topography, especially those with a huge number of islands, with the possibility of an additional transitional period of two years for the removal of exclusive and special rights, subject to notification to the Commission. Taking into account this exceptional period, it is also appropriate, within a limited time frame and for a limited number of services, to allow those Member States that have completely opened up their markets to refuse monopolies operating in another Member State authorisation to operate in their own territory. |
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(29)

It is appropriate to provide those Member States that have joined the postal reform process at a late stage, or Member States with a particularly difficult topography, especially those with a huge number of islands, with the possibility of an additional transitional period of two years for the removal of exclusive and special rights, subject to notification to the Commission. Taking into account this exceptional period, it is also appropriate, within a limited time frame and for a limited number of services, to allow those Member States that have completely opened up their markets to refuse monopolies operating in another Member State authorisation to operate in their own territory.

| (30) | Member States should be allowed to use general authorisations and individual licences whenever justified and proportionate to the objective pursued. However, as highlighted by the third Report on the Application of Directive 97/67/EC, further harmonisation of the conditions that may be introduced appears necessary in order to reduce unjustified barriers to the provision of services in the internal market. In this context, Member States may for example allow undertakings
  that provide services within the scope of the universal service, or services considered to be possible substitutes,
  to choose between the obligation to provide a service or to contribute financially to the costs of this service provided by another undertaking, but should no longer be allowed to impose the concurrent requirement to contribute to a sharing mechanism and the imposition of universal service or quality obligations that are intended to serve the same purpose. It is also appropriate to clarify that some of the provisions on general authorisations and individual licensing should not apply to designated universal service providers. |
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(30)

Member States should be allowed to use general authorisations and individual licences whenever justified and proportionate to the objective pursued. However, as highlighted by the third Report on the Application of Directive 97/67/EC, further harmonisation of the conditions that may be introduced appears necessary in order to reduce unjustified barriers to the provision of services in the internal market. In this context, Member States may for example allow undertakings
  that provide services within the scope of the universal service, or services considered to be possible substitutes,
  to choose between the obligation to provide a service or to contribute financially to the costs of this service provided by another undertaking, but should no longer be allowed to impose the concurrent requirement to contribute to a sharing mechanism and the imposition of universal service or quality obligations that are intended to serve the same purpose. It is also appropriate to clarify that some of the provisions on general authorisations and individual licensing should not apply to designated universal service providers.

| (31) | In an environment where several postal undertakings provide services within the universal service area, it is appropriate to require all Member States to assess whether some elements of the postal infrastructure or certain services generally provided by universal service providers should be made accessible to other operators providing similar services, in order to promote effective competition, and/or protect users and consumers by ensuring the overall quality of the postal service.
  Where several universal service providers with regional postal networks exist, Member States should also assess and, where necessary, ensure their inter-operability in order to prevent impediments to the prompt transport of postal items
  . As the legal and market situation of these elements or services is different in Member States it is appropriate to only require Member States to adopt an informed decision on the need, extent and choice of the regulatory instrument, including where appropriate on cost sharing. This provision is without prejudice to the right of Member States to adopt measures to ensure access to the public postal network under conditions of transparency and non-discrimination. |
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(31)

In an environment where several postal undertakings provide services within the universal service area, it is appropriate to require all Member States to assess whether some elements of the postal infrastructure or certain services generally provided by universal service providers should be made accessible to other operators providing similar services, in order to promote effective competition, and/or protect users and consumers by ensuring the overall quality of the postal service.
  Where several universal service providers with regional postal networks exist, Member States should also assess and, where necessary, ensure their inter-operability in order to prevent impediments to the prompt transport of postal items
  . As the legal and market situation of these elements or services is different in Member States it is appropriate to only require Member States to adopt an informed decision on the need, extent and choice of the regulatory instrument, including where appropriate on cost sharing. This provision is without prejudice to the right of Member States to adopt measures to ensure access to the public postal network under conditions of transparency and non-discrimination.

| (32) | Given the importance of postal services for blind and partially sighted persons, it is appropriate to confirm that
  in a competitive and liberalised
  market
  there should be an obligation for Member States to ensure the provision of
  free services for blind and partially sighted persons.▐ |
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(32)

Given the importance of postal services for blind and partially sighted persons, it is appropriate to confirm that
  in a competitive and liberalised
  market
  there should be an obligation for Member States to ensure the provision of
  free services for blind and partially sighted persons.▐

| (33) | In a
  highly
  competitive environment, it is important
  to ensure that universal service providers are given the pricing flexibility necessary to guarantee a financially viable universal service provision. It is, therefore, important to ensure that Member States only impose tariffs departing from
  the principle that prices reflect normal commercial
  demand
  and costs
  in limited cases
  . This objective is achieved by continuing to allow Member States to maintain uniform tariffs for single piece tariff mail, the service most frequently used by consumers and small and medium-sized enterprises. Individual Member States may also maintain uniform tariffs for some other mail items in order to protect general public interests, such as access to culture and regional and social cohesion.
  The principle of costoriented pricing should not prevent operators responsible for providing the universal service from applying uniform tariffs for services provided as part of that universal service. |
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(33)

In a
  highly
  competitive environment, it is important
  to ensure that universal service providers are given the pricing flexibility necessary to guarantee a financially viable universal service provision. It is, therefore, important to ensure that Member States only impose tariffs departing from
  the principle that prices reflect normal commercial
  demand
  and costs
  in limited cases
  . This objective is achieved by continuing to allow Member States to maintain uniform tariffs for single piece tariff mail, the service most frequently used by consumers and small and medium-sized enterprises. Individual Member States may also maintain uniform tariffs for some other mail items in order to protect general public interests, such as access to culture and regional and social cohesion.
  The principle of costoriented pricing should not prevent operators responsible for providing the universal service from applying uniform tariffs for services provided as part of that universal service.

| (34) | It is necessary for the provision, by universal service providers of services for businesses, bulk mailers and consolidators of mail from different customers, to be subject to more flexible tariff conditions.


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(34)

It is necessary for the provision, by universal service providers of services for businesses, bulk mailers and consolidators of mail from different customers, to be subject to more flexible tariff conditions.

▐

| (35) | In view of the transition towards a fully competitive market
  and in order to ensure that crosssubsidies from universal services to non-universal services do not adversely affect the competitive advantage of the latter,
  it is appropriate to continue to require Member States to maintain the obligation on universal service providers of keeping separate and transparent accounts, subject to the necessary adaptations. This obligation should provide national regulatory authorities, competition authorities and the Commission with the information necessary to adopt decisions related to the universal service and to monitor fair market conditions until competition becomes effective. Cooperation between national regulatory authorities in continuing to develop benchmarks and guidelines in this area ║ should contribute to the harmonised application of these rules. |
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(35)

In view of the transition towards a fully competitive market
  and in order to ensure that crosssubsidies from universal services to non-universal services do not adversely affect the competitive advantage of the latter,
  it is appropriate to continue to require Member States to maintain the obligation on universal service providers of keeping separate and transparent accounts, subject to the necessary adaptations. This obligation should provide national regulatory authorities, competition authorities and the Commission with the information necessary to adopt decisions related to the universal service and to monitor fair market conditions until competition becomes effective. Cooperation between national regulatory authorities in continuing to develop benchmarks and guidelines in this area ║ should contribute to the harmonised application of these rules.

| (36) | In line with existing rules in other service areas and in order to enhance consumer protection, it is appropriate to extend the application of minimum principles concerning complaint procedures beyond universal service providers. With a view to increasing the effectiveness of complaint handling procedures, it is appropriate that ║ Directive 97/67/EC encourage the use of out-of-court settlement procedures as set out in Commission Recommendation 98/257/EC of 30 March 1998 on the principles applicable to the bodies responsible for out-of-court settlement of consumer disputes (7) and Commission Recommendation 2001/310/EC of 4 April 2001 on the principle for out-of-court bodies involved in the consensual resolution of consumer disputes (8). Consumer interests would also be furthered through ║ enhanced inter-operability between operators resulting from access to certain elements of infrastructure and services, and the requirement for cooperation between national regulatory authorities and consumer protection bodies.
  In order to protect the interests of postal users in the event of theft or loss of, or damage to, postal items, Member States should introduce a system of reimbursement and/or compensation. |
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(36)

In line with existing rules in other service areas and in order to enhance consumer protection, it is appropriate to extend the application of minimum principles concerning complaint procedures beyond universal service providers. With a view to increasing the effectiveness of complaint handling procedures, it is appropriate that ║ Directive 97/67/EC encourage the use of out-of-court settlement procedures as set out in Commission Recommendation 98/257/EC of 30 March 1998 on the principles applicable to the bodies responsible for out-of-court settlement of consumer disputes (7) and Commission Recommendation 2001/310/EC of 4 April 2001 on the principle for out-of-court bodies involved in the consensual resolution of consumer disputes (8). Consumer interests would also be furthered through ║ enhanced inter-operability between operators resulting from access to certain elements of infrastructure and services, and the requirement for cooperation between national regulatory authorities and consumer protection bodies.
  In order to protect the interests of postal users in the event of theft or loss of, or damage to, postal items, Member States should introduce a system of reimbursement and/or compensation.

| (37) | It is appropriate to amend the provision concerning implementing powers so as to reflect the amendments made to Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (9). |
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(37)

It is appropriate to amend the provision concerning implementing powers so as to reflect the amendments made to Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (9).

| (38) | The committee assisting with the implementation of Directive 97/67/EC should monitor the development of measures taken by the Member States to guarantee the universal service, and in particular the current and foreseeable effects of such measures on social and territorial cohesion. Given the particular importance that the opening up of the market in postal services has in terms of regional cohesion, that committee should comprise representatives not only of the Member States but also of local and regional authorities of every Member State. |
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(38)

The committee assisting with the implementation of Directive 97/67/EC should monitor the development of measures taken by the Member States to guarantee the universal service, and in particular the current and foreseeable effects of such measures on social and territorial cohesion. Given the particular importance that the opening up of the market in postal services has in terms of regional cohesion, that committee should comprise representatives not only of the Member States but also of local and regional authorities of every Member State.

| (39) | The role of national regulatory authorities is likely to remain crucial, in particular in those Member States where the transition to competition still needs to be completed. In accordance with the principle of separation of regulatory and operational functions, Member States should guarantee the independence of the national regulatory authorities thereby ensuring the impartiality of their decisions. This requirement of independence is without prejudice to the institutional autonomy and constitutional obligations of the Member States and to the principle of neutrality with regard to the rules in Member States governing the system of property or ownership laid down in Article 295 of the Treaty. National regulatory authorities should be endowed with all necessary resources, in terms of staffing, expertise and financial means, for the performance of their tasks. |
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(39)

The role of national regulatory authorities is likely to remain crucial, in particular in those Member States where the transition to competition still needs to be completed. In accordance with the principle of separation of regulatory and operational functions, Member States should guarantee the independence of the national regulatory authorities thereby ensuring the impartiality of their decisions. This requirement of independence is without prejudice to the institutional autonomy and constitutional obligations of the Member States and to the principle of neutrality with regard to the rules in Member States governing the system of property or ownership laid down in Article 295 of the Treaty. National regulatory authorities should be endowed with all necessary resources, in terms of staffing, expertise and financial means, for the performance of their tasks.

| (40) | Due to the frequent involvement of different national bodies in the exercise of regulatory and operational functions, it is appropriate to introduce transparency in the allocation of tasks and require the different responsible bodies in charge of sector regulation, the application of competition rules and consumer issues to cooperate in order to ensure the effective accomplishment of their tasks. |
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(40)

Due to the frequent involvement of different national bodies in the exercise of regulatory and operational functions, it is appropriate to introduce transparency in the allocation of tasks and require the different responsible bodies in charge of sector regulation, the application of competition rules and consumer issues to cooperate in order to ensure the effective accomplishment of their tasks.

| (41) | Any party that is the subject of a decision by a national regulatory authority should have the right to appeal to a body that is independent of that authority. This body may be a court. This appeal procedure is without prejudice to the division of competences within national judicial systems and to the rights of legal entities or natural persons under national law. Pending the conclusion of these procedures there is a need to ensure the temporary standing of national regulatory authorities' decisions in order to guarantee legal and market certainty. |
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(41)

Any party that is the subject of a decision by a national regulatory authority should have the right to appeal to a body that is independent of that authority. This body may be a court. This appeal procedure is without prejudice to the division of competences within national judicial systems and to the rights of legal entities or natural persons under national law. Pending the conclusion of these procedures there is a need to ensure the temporary standing of national regulatory authorities' decisions in order to guarantee legal and market certainty.

| (42) | National regulatory authorities should ▐ coordinate their actions with the regulatory bodies of other Member States and with the Commission when carrying out their tasks under Directive 97/67/EC. This would promote the development of the internal market for postal services and help to achieve consistent application, in all Member States, of the provisions set out in the Directive, in particular in areas where national law implementing Community law gives national regulatory authorities considerable discretionary powers in the application of the relevant rules. This cooperation could take place, inter alia, in the Committee established by the Directive or in a group comprising European regulators. Member States should decide which bodies are national regulatory authorities for the purposes of the Directive. |
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(42)

National regulatory authorities should ▐ coordinate their actions with the regulatory bodies of other Member States and with the Commission when carrying out their tasks under Directive 97/67/EC. This would promote the development of the internal market for postal services and help to achieve consistent application, in all Member States, of the provisions set out in the Directive, in particular in areas where national law implementing Community law gives national regulatory authorities considerable discretionary powers in the application of the relevant rules. This cooperation could take place, inter alia, in the Committee established by the Directive or in a group comprising European regulators. Member States should decide which bodies are national regulatory authorities for the purposes of the Directive.

| (43) | National regulatory authorities need to gather information from market players in order to carry out their tasks effectively. Requests for information should be proportionate and not impose an undue burden on undertakings. Such information may also need to be gathered by the Commission in order to allow it to fulfil its obligations under Community law. |
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(43)

National regulatory authorities need to gather information from market players in order to carry out their tasks effectively. Requests for information should be proportionate and not impose an undue burden on undertakings. Such information may also need to be gathered by the Commission in order to allow it to fulfil its obligations under Community law.

| (44) | In order to keep the European Parliament and the Council informed of the development of the internal market for postal services, the Commission should regularly submit reports to those institutions on the application of Directive 97/67/EC. |
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(44)

In order to keep the European Parliament and the Council informed of the development of the internal market for postal services, the Commission should regularly submit reports to those institutions on the application of Directive 97/67/EC.

| (45) | The Commission should provide assistance to the Member States on the different aspects of the implementation of this Directive. |
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(45)

The Commission should provide assistance to the Member States on the different aspects of the implementation of this Directive.

| (46) | This Directive does not affect the terms and conditions of employment, including maximum work periods and minimum rest periods, minimum paid annual holidays, minimum rates of pay as well as health, safety and hygiene at work, which Member States apply in compliance with Community law, nor does it affect relations between social partners, including the right to negotiate and conclude collective agreements, the right to strike and to take industrial action in accordance with national law and practices which are in conformity with Community law, nor does it apply to services provided by temporary work agencies. If appropriate, Member States may reflect working conditions in their authorisation procedures. |
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(46)

This Directive does not affect the terms and conditions of employment, including maximum work periods and minimum rest periods, minimum paid annual holidays, minimum rates of pay as well as health, safety and hygiene at work, which Member States apply in compliance with Community law, nor does it affect relations between social partners, including the right to negotiate and conclude collective agreements, the right to strike and to take industrial action in accordance with national law and practices which are in conformity with Community law, nor does it apply to services provided by temporary work agencies. If appropriate, Member States may reflect working conditions in their authorisation procedures.

| (47) | Member States should ensure that sufficient points of contact and access points are established that take account of the needs of users in rural and sparsely populated areas. Member States should determine the minimum number of points of contact and access points in these areas in order that the universal service can be guaranteed. |
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(47)

Member States should ensure that sufficient points of contact and access points are established that take account of the needs of users in rural and sparsely populated areas. Member States should determine the minimum number of points of contact and access points in these areas in order that the universal service can be guaranteed.

| (48) | In order to confirm the framework for the regulation of the sector the date of expiry of Directive 97/67/EC should be deleted.
  The provisions that have not been amended by this Directive should continue to apply. The services that Member States may continue to reserve, during a transitional period, are those specified in Article 7a of Directive 97/67/EC. |
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(48)

In order to confirm the framework for the regulation of the sector the date of expiry of Directive 97/67/EC should be deleted.
  The provisions that have not been amended by this Directive should continue to apply. The services that Member States may continue to reserve, during a transitional period, are those specified in Article 7a of Directive 97/67/EC.

| (49) | Since the objectives of the proposed action, namely achieving an internal market for postal services, safeguarding a common level of universal service for all users and setting harmonised principles for the regulation of postal services, cannot be sufficiently achieved by Member States acting alone and can therefore by reason of the scale and effects of the action to be taken, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures in accordance with the principles of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives. |
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(49)

Since the objectives of the proposed action, namely achieving an internal market for postal services, safeguarding a common level of universal service for all users and setting harmonised principles for the regulation of postal services, cannot be sufficiently achieved by Member States acting alone and can therefore by reason of the scale and effects of the action to be taken, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures in accordance with the principles of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.

| (50) | Directive 97/67/EC should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(50)

Directive 97/67/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (51) | This Directive is consistent with other current Community instruments concerning services. If this Directive comes into conflict with a provision of another Community instrument, in particular Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market (10)
  , the present Directive and its provisions shall prevail and fully apply to the postal sector. |
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(51)

This Directive is consistent with other current Community instruments concerning services. If this Directive comes into conflict with a provision of another Community instrument, in particular Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market (10)
  , the present Directive and its provisions shall prevail and fully apply to the postal sector.

| (52) | This Directive is without prejudice to the application of the Treaty rules on competition and on the freedom to provide services. Insofar as financing mechanisms would involve aid granted by a Member State or through state aid resources in any form whatsoever within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the Treaty, this Directive is without prejudice to the obligation of Member States to uphold the State aid rules of the Treaty, |
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(52)

This Directive is without prejudice to the application of the Treaty rules on competition and on the freedom to provide services. Insofar as financing mechanisms would involve aid granted by a Member State or through state aid resources in any form whatsoever within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the Treaty, this Directive is without prejudice to the obligation of Member States to uphold the State aid rules of the Treaty,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Directive 97/67/EC is hereby amended as follows:

| (1) | In Article 1, the second indent shall be replaced by the following:






  ‘— | the conditions governing the provision of postal services,’ |
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(1)

In Article 1, the second indent shall be replaced by the following:

‘—

the conditions governing the provision of postal services,’

| (2) | Article 2 shall be amended as follows,






  (a) | point 6 shall be replaced by the following:






  ‘6. | postal item: an item addressed in the final form in which it is to be carried by a postal service provider. In addition to items of correspondence, such items also include for instance books, catalogues, newspapers, periodicals and postal packages containing merchandise with or without commercial value;’ |
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(2)

Article 2 shall be amended as follows,

(a)

point 6 shall be replaced by the following:

‘6.

postal item: an item addressed in the final form in which it is to be carried by a postal service provider. In addition to items of correspondence, such items also include for instance books, catalogues, newspapers, periodicals and postal packages containing merchandise with or without commercial value;’

▐

| (b) | point 19, paragraph 1, shall be replaced by the following:








  ‘
  19. | essential requirements: general non-economic reasons which can induce a Member State to impose conditions on the supply of postal services. These reasons are the confidentiality of correspondence, security of the network as regards the transport of dangerous goods and respect for the terms and conditions of employment and social security schemes, laid down by law, regulation or administrative provision and/or by collective agreement negotiated between national social partners and, where justified, data protection, environmental protection and regional planning.
  ’ |
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(b)

point 19, paragraph 1, shall be replaced by the following:

‘
  19.

| (c) | the following point shall be added:






  ‘20. | services provided at single piece tariff: postal services for which the tariff is set in the general terms and conditions of universal service providers for the transport of individual postal items.’ |
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(c)

the following point shall be added:

‘20.

services provided at single piece tariff: postal services for which the tariff is set in the general terms and conditions of universal service providers for the transport of individual postal items.’

| (3) | In the first subparagraph of Article 3(3), the introductory wording shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘3.   Member States shall take steps to ensure that the universal service is guaranteed every working day and not less than five days a week, save in circumstances or geographical conditions deemed exceptional by the national regulatory authorities, and that it includes as a minimum:’ |
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(3)

In the first subparagraph of Article 3(3), the introductory wording shall be replaced by the following:

‘3.   Member States shall take steps to ensure that the universal service is guaranteed every working day and not less than five days a week, save in circumstances or geographical conditions deemed exceptional by the national regulatory authorities, and that it includes as a minimum:’

| (4) | Article 4 shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘Article 4
  1.   Each Member State shall ensure that the provision of the universal service is guaranteed and shall notify the Commission of the steps it has taken to fulfil this obligation. The Committee established under Article 21 shall be informed of, and monitor, the development of the measures established by Member States in order to ensure the provision of the universal service.
  2.   Member States may choose to designate one or more undertakings as universal service providers for a part or all of the national territory and for different elements of the universal service. When they do so, they shall determine, in accordance with Community law, the obligations and rights assigned to them and shall publish these obligations and rights. In particular, Member States shall take measures to ensure that the conditions under which universal services are entrusted are based on objective, non-discriminatory, proportionate and least market distortion principles, and that the designation of undertakings as universal service providers is limited in time. Member States shall notify the identity of the universal service provider(s) they designate to the Commission.’ |
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(4)

Article 4 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 4

1.   Each Member State shall ensure that the provision of the universal service is guaranteed and shall notify the Commission of the steps it has taken to fulfil this obligation. The Committee established under Article 21 shall be informed of, and monitor, the development of the measures established by Member States in order to ensure the provision of the universal service.

2.   Member States may choose to designate one or more undertakings as universal service providers for a part or all of the national territory and for different elements of the universal service. When they do so, they shall determine, in accordance with Community law, the obligations and rights assigned to them and shall publish these obligations and rights. In particular, Member States shall take measures to ensure that the conditions under which universal services are entrusted are based on objective, non-discriminatory, proportionate and least market distortion principles, and that the designation of undertakings as universal service providers is limited in time. Member States shall notify the identity of the universal service provider(s) they designate to the Commission.’

| (5) | In Article 5(2), ‘Articles 36 and 56’shall be replaced by ‘Articles 30 and 46’. |
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(5)

In Article 5(2), ‘Articles 36 and 56’shall be replaced by ‘Articles 30 and 46’.

| (6) | Article 6 shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘Article 6
  Member States shall take steps to ensure that users and undertakings providing postal services are regularly given sufficiently detailed and up-to-date information
  by the universal service provider(s)
  regarding the particular features of the universal services offered, with special reference to the general conditions of access to these services as well as to prices and quality standard levels. This information shall be published in an appropriate manner.
  Member States shall notify the Commission of how the information to be published in accordance with the first paragraph is being made available.’ |
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(6)

Article 6 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 6

Member States shall take steps to ensure that users and undertakings providing postal services are regularly given sufficiently detailed and up-to-date information
  by the universal service provider(s)
  regarding the particular features of the universal services offered, with special reference to the general conditions of access to these services as well as to prices and quality standard levels. This information shall be published in an appropriate manner.

Member States shall notify the Commission of how the information to be published in accordance with the first paragraph is being made available.’

| (7) | In Chapter 3, the title shall be replaced by the following: |
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(7)

In Chapter 3, the title shall be replaced by the following:

| (8) | Article 7 shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘Article 7
  1.   With effect from
  31 December 2010
  Member States shall not grant or maintain in force exclusive or special rights for the establishment and the provision of postal services. Member States may finance the provision of universal services in accordance with one or more of the means provided for in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5, or in accordance with any other means compatible with the ║ Treaty.


  2.
     
  Each Member State shall ensure that the financing of the universal service is guaranteed at all times in a fully liberalised postal market. Each Member State shall notify the Commission of the steps it intends to take in order to fulfil this obligation.



  3.   Member States may ensure the provision of the universal services by procuring such services in accordance with applicable public procurement rules
  and regulations, including the possibility of directly negotiating and concluding service contracts with service providers
  .

  4.   Where a Member State determines that the universal service obligations, as provided for by this Directive, entail a net cost and represent an unfair financial burden for the universal service provider(s),
  it shall put into operation one of the mechanisms detailed in its national plan notified to the Commission by 1 January 2010 and which formed part of the Commission's report to the European Parliament and the Council.




  The national plans may:








  (a) | introduce a mechanism to compensate the undertaking(s) concerned from public funds; |
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(8)

Article 7 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 7

1.   With effect from
  31 December 2010
  Member States shall not grant or maintain in force exclusive or special rights for the establishment and the provision of postal services. Member States may finance the provision of universal services in accordance with one or more of the means provided for in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5, or in accordance with any other means compatible with the ║ Treaty.

2.
     
  Each Member State shall ensure that the financing of the universal service is guaranteed at all times in a fully liberalised postal market. Each Member State shall notify the Commission of the steps it intends to take in order to fulfil this obligation.

3.   Member States may ensure the provision of the universal services by procuring such services in accordance with applicable public procurement rules
  and regulations, including the possibility of directly negotiating and concluding service contracts with service providers
  .

4.   Where a Member State determines that the universal service obligations, as provided for by this Directive, entail a net cost and represent an unfair financial burden for the universal service provider(s),
  it shall put into operation one of the mechanisms detailed in its national plan notified to the Commission by 1 January 2010 and which formed part of the Commission's report to the European Parliament and the Council.

The national plans may:

(a)

introduce a mechanism to compensate the undertaking(s) concerned from public funds;

| (b) | introduce a mechanism for the sharing of the net cost of universal service obligations between providers of services and/or users. |
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(b)

introduce a mechanism for the sharing of the net cost of universal service obligations between providers of services and/or users.

5.   Where the net cost is shared under paragraph 4(b), Member States may establish a compensation fund which may be funded by service providers' and/or users' fees, and which is to be administered for this purpose by a body independent of the beneficiary or beneficiaries. Member States may make the granting of authorisations to service providers under Article 9(2) subject to an obligation to make a financial contribution to that fund or to comply with universal service obligations. Only those services set out in Article 3 may be financed in this way.

6.   Member States shall ensure that the principles of transparency, non-discrimination and proportionality are upheld when establishing the compensation fund and when fixing the level of the financial contributions referred to in paragraphs 4 and 5. Decisions taken under paragraphs 4 and 5 shall be based on objective and verifiable criteria and be made public.’

| (9) | The following Article 7a shall be inserted:




  ‘Article 7a




  To the extent necessary for ensuring the maintenance of the universal service, Member States that have acceded to the EU after the entry into force of Directive 2002/39/EC (11) or Member States with a small population and a limited geographical size, and therefore having specific characteristics that are particular to postal services, or Members States with a particularly difficult topography, especially those with a huge number of islands, may continue, until 31 December 2012, to reserve services to universal service provider(s) within the following limits and conditions:










  (a) | those services shall be limited to the clearance, sorting, transport and delivery of items of domestic correspondence and incoming cross-border correspondence, whether by accelerated delivery or not, within both of the following weight and price limits. The weight limit shall be 50 grams. This weight limit shall not apply if the price is equal to, or more than, two and a half times the public tariff for an item of correspondence in the first weight step of the fastest category.



  To the extent necessary to ensure the provision of the universal service, direct mail may continue to be reserved within the same weight and price limits.


  To the extent necessary to ensure the provision of the universal service, for example when certain sectors of postal activity have already been liberalised or because of the specific characteristics particular to the postal services in a Member State, outgoing cross-border mail may continue to be reserved within the same weight and price limits. |
| --- | --- | --- |

(9)

The following Article 7a shall be inserted:

‘Article 7a

To the extent necessary for ensuring the maintenance of the universal service, Member States that have acceded to the EU after the entry into force of Directive 2002/39/EC (11) or Member States with a small population and a limited geographical size, and therefore having specific characteristics that are particular to postal services, or Members States with a particularly difficult topography, especially those with a huge number of islands, may continue, until 31 December 2012, to reserve services to universal service provider(s) within the following limits and conditions:

(a)

those services shall be limited to the clearance, sorting, transport and delivery of items of domestic correspondence and incoming cross-border correspondence, whether by accelerated delivery or not, within both of the following weight and price limits. The weight limit shall be 50 grams. This weight limit shall not apply if the price is equal to, or more than, two and a half times the public tariff for an item of correspondence in the first weight step of the fastest category.

| (b) | Member States that intend to use this exceptional transition facility shall notify the Commission of their intention to do so three months before the date laid down in Article 2(1) of Directive ... [amending Directive 97/67/EC concerning the full accomplishment of the internal market of Community postal services]
  . |
| --- | --- |

(b)

Member States that intend to use this exceptional transition facility shall notify the Commission of their intention to do so three months before the date laid down in Article 2(1) of Directive ... [amending Directive 97/67/EC concerning the full accomplishment of the internal market of Community postal services]
  .

| (c) | Member States that abolish their reserved areas after ... and before 31 December 2012 may, during that transitional period, refuse to grant the authorisation provided for in Article 9(2) for services within the abolished reserved area in question to postal operators providing services within the scope of the universal service, and to companies controlled by them, which are granted a reserved area in another Member State. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

Member States that abolish their reserved areas after ... and before 31 December 2012 may, during that transitional period, refuse to grant the authorisation provided for in Article 9(2) for services within the abolished reserved area in question to postal operators providing services within the scope of the universal service, and to companies controlled by them, which are granted a reserved area in another Member State.

| (10) | Article 8 shall be replaced by the following:


  ‘
  Article 8




  The provisions of Article 7 shall be without prejudice to the right of Member States to:








  — | incorporate special provisions into their national legislation applicable to universal service providers, according to objective, proportionate and non-discriminatory criteria, as necessary for the operation of the universal service; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(10)

Article 8 shall be replaced by the following:

‘
  Article 8

The provisions of Article 7 shall be without prejudice to the right of Member States to:

—

incorporate special provisions into their national legislation applicable to universal service providers, according to objective, proportionate and non-discriminatory criteria, as necessary for the operation of the universal service;

| — | organise, in accordance with their national legislation, the siting of letter boxes on the public highway, the issue of postage stamps and the registered mail service used in the course of judicial or administrative procedures, as necessary for the provision of the universal service.
  ’ |
| --- | --- |

—

organise, in accordance with their national legislation, the siting of letter boxes on the public highway, the issue of postage stamps and the registered mail service used in the course of judicial or administrative procedures, as necessary for the provision of the universal service.
  ’

| (11) | In Chapter 4, the title shall be replaced by the following: |
| --- | --- |

(11)

In Chapter 4, the title shall be replaced by the following:

| (12) | Article 9 shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘Article 9
  1.   For services which are outside the scope of the universal service as defined in Article 3, Member States may introduce general authorisations to the extent necessary in order to guarantee compliance with the essential requirements.
  2.   For services which are within the scope of the universal service as defined in Article 3,
  and for services considered to be possible substitutes,
  Member States may introduce authorisation procedures, including individual licences, to the extent necessary in order to guarantee compliance with the essential requirements and to safeguard the universal service.
  The granting of authorisations may:






  — | where appropriate, be made subject to universal service obligations, |
| --- | --- | --- |

(12)

Article 9 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 9

1.   For services which are outside the scope of the universal service as defined in Article 3, Member States may introduce general authorisations to the extent necessary in order to guarantee compliance with the essential requirements.

2.   For services which are within the scope of the universal service as defined in Article 3,
  and for services considered to be possible substitutes,
  Member States may introduce authorisation procedures, including individual licences, to the extent necessary in order to guarantee compliance with the essential requirements and to safeguard the universal service.

The granting of authorisations may:

—

where appropriate, be made subject to universal service obligations,

| — | if necessary, impose requirements concerning the quality, availability and performance of the relevant services,
  even where they to some extent overlap with universal service obligations; |
| --- | --- |

—

if necessary, impose requirements concerning the quality, availability and performance of the relevant services,
  even where they to some extent overlap with universal service obligations;

| — | where appropriate, be subject to an obligation to make a financial contribution to the sharing mechanism referred to in Article 7,
  if the provision of the universal service entails a net cost to the universal service provider or providers designated in accordance with Article 4
  . |
| --- | --- |

—

where appropriate, be subject to an obligation to make a financial contribution to the sharing mechanism referred to in Article 7,
  if the provision of the universal service entails a net cost to the universal service provider or providers designated in accordance with Article 4
  .

3.
     
  The granting of authorisations for service providers other than designated universal service providers may, where appropriate, be subject to an obligation to make a financial contribution to the sharing mechanism referred to in Article 7.

Member States may allow these undertakings to choose between an obligation to contribute to the sharing mechanism or to comply with universal service obligations.

Except in the case of undertakings that have been designated as universal service providers in accordance with Article 4, authorisations may not:

| — | be limited in number,
  ▐ |
| --- | --- |

—

be limited in number,

▐

| — | impose technical or operational conditions other than those necessary to fulfil the obligations of this Directive. |
| --- | --- |

—

impose technical or operational conditions other than those necessary to fulfil the obligations of this Directive.

4.   The procedures, obligations and requirements referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be transparent, accessible, non-discriminatory, proportionate, precise and unambiguous, made public in advance and based on objective criteria. Member States shall ensure that the reasons for refusing an authorisation in whole or in part are communicated to the applicant and must establish an appeal procedure.

5.
     
  Member States shall request all operators to fully respect the labour laws to which they are subject, that is any legal or contractual provision concerning employment conditions, working conditions, including health and safety at work and the relationship between employers and workers, which Member States apply in accordance with national law which respects Community law. Equally, Member States shall request the selected operator to fully respect the social security legislation to which it is subject and collective agreements concluded between social partners.
  ’

| (13) | Paragraph 1 of Article 10 shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘1.   The European Parliament and the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission and on the basis of Articles 47(2), 55 and 95 of the Treaty, shall adopt the measures necessary for the harmonisation of the procedures referred to in Article 9 governing the commercial provision of postal services to the public.’ |
| --- | --- |

(13)

Paragraph 1 of Article 10 shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.   The European Parliament and the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission and on the basis of Articles 47(2), 55 and 95 of the Treaty, shall adopt the measures necessary for the harmonisation of the procedures referred to in Article 9 governing the commercial provision of postal services to the public.’

| (14) | In Article 11, ‘Articles 57(2), 66 and 100a’shall be replaced by ‘Articles 47(2), 55 and 95’. |
| --- | --- |

(14)

In Article 11, ‘Articles 57(2), 66 and 100a’shall be replaced by ‘Articles 47(2), 55 and 95’.

| (15) | The following
  Articles
  11a
  and 11b shall be inserted:
  ‘Article 11a
  Whenever necessary to protect the interest of users and/or to promote effective competition, and in the light of national conditions, Member States shall ensure that transparent and non-discriminatory access conditions are available to the following elements of postal infrastructure or services: postcode system, address database, post office boxes, collection and delivery boxes, information on change of address, re-direction service, return to sender service.


  Article 11b




  This Directive is without prejudice
  to relevant national provisions on
  the protection of personal data, and without prejudice to the rights of Member States to adopt measures to ensure, where appropriate, access to the postal network of universal service providers or other elements of the postal infrastructure under conditions of transparency and non-discrimination.
  ’ |
| --- | --- |

(15)

The following
  Articles
  11a
  and 11b shall be inserted:

‘Article 11a

Whenever necessary to protect the interest of users and/or to promote effective competition, and in the light of national conditions, Member States shall ensure that transparent and non-discriminatory access conditions are available to the following elements of postal infrastructure or services: postcode system, address database, post office boxes, collection and delivery boxes, information on change of address, re-direction service, return to sender service.

Article 11b

This Directive is without prejudice
  to relevant national provisions on
  the protection of personal data, and without prejudice to the rights of Member States to adopt measures to ensure, where appropriate, access to the postal network of universal service providers or other elements of the postal infrastructure under conditions of transparency and non-discrimination.
  ’

| (16) | Article 12 shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘Article 12


  Member States shall take steps to ensure that the tariffs for each of the services forming part of the provision of the universal service comply with the following principles:







  — | prices must be affordable and must be such that all users
  , independent of geographical location, and, in light of specific national conditions,
  have access to the services provided.
  Member States shall publish the rules and criteria for ensuring affordability at national level. National regulatory authorities shall monitor all price changes and shall publish regular reports.
  Member States
  shall ensure the provision of a
  free postal service for blind and partially sighted persons, |
| --- | --- | --- |

(16)

Article 12 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 12

Member States shall take steps to ensure that the tariffs for each of the services forming part of the provision of the universal service comply with the following principles:

—

prices must be affordable and must be such that all users
  , independent of geographical location, and, in light of specific national conditions,
  have access to the services provided.
  Member States shall publish the rules and criteria for ensuring affordability at national level. National regulatory authorities shall monitor all price changes and shall publish regular reports.
  Member States
  shall ensure the provision of a
  free postal service for blind and partially sighted persons,

| — | ▐ whenever necessary for reasons relating to the public interest, Member States may decide that a uniform tariff should be applied throughout their national territory and/or to the territories of other Member States,
  only
  to services provided at single piece tariff ▐, |
| --- | --- |

—

▐ whenever necessary for reasons relating to the public interest, Member States may decide that a uniform tariff should be applied throughout their national territory and/or to the territories of other Member States,
  only
  to services provided at single piece tariff ▐,

| — | the application of a uniform tariff does not exclude the right of the universal service provider(s) to conclude individual agreements on prices with customers, |
| --- | --- |

—

the application of a uniform tariff does not exclude the right of the universal service provider(s) to conclude individual agreements on prices with customers,

| — | tariffs must be transparent and non-discriminatory, |
| --- | --- |

—

tariffs must be transparent and non-discriminatory,

| — | whenever universal service providers apply special tariffs, for example for services for businesses, bulk mailers or consolidators of mail from different customers, they shall apply the principles of transparency and nondiscrimination with regard both to the tariffs and to the associated conditions. The tariffs shall take account of the avoided costs, as compared to the standard service covering the complete range of features offered for the clearance, transport, sorting and delivery of individual postal items and, together with the associated conditions, shall apply equally both as between different 3rd parties and as between 3rd parties and universal service providers supplying equivalent services. Any such tariffs shall also be available to
  any other
  customer,
  in particular individual customers and small and medium-sized enterprises,
  who post under similar conditions.’ |
| --- | --- |

—

whenever universal service providers apply special tariffs, for example for services for businesses, bulk mailers or consolidators of mail from different customers, they shall apply the principles of transparency and nondiscrimination with regard both to the tariffs and to the associated conditions. The tariffs shall take account of the avoided costs, as compared to the standard service covering the complete range of features offered for the clearance, transport, sorting and delivery of individual postal items and, together with the associated conditions, shall apply equally both as between different 3rd parties and as between 3rd parties and universal service providers supplying equivalent services. Any such tariffs shall also be available to
  any other
  customer,
  in particular individual customers and small and medium-sized enterprises,
  who post under similar conditions.’

| (17) | Article 14 shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘Article 14
  1.   Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that the accounting of the universal service providers is conducted in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
  2.   The universal service providers shall keep separate accounts within their internal accounting systems in order to clearly distinguish between services and products which
  are part of the universal service and
  receive or contribute to the financial compensation for the net costs of the universal service
  on the one hand,
  and
  , on the other hand, the
  services and products which
  are
  not.▐ Such internal accounting systems shall operate on the basis of consistently applied and objectively justifiable cost accounting principles.
  3.   The accounting systems referred to in paragraph 2 shall, without prejudice to paragraph 4, allocate costs in the following manner:






  (a) | costs which can be directly assigned to a particular service or product shall be so assigned; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(17)

Article 14 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 14

1.   Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that the accounting of the universal service providers is conducted in accordance with the provisions of this Article.

2.   The universal service providers shall keep separate accounts within their internal accounting systems in order to clearly distinguish between services and products which
  are part of the universal service and
  receive or contribute to the financial compensation for the net costs of the universal service
  on the one hand,
  and
  , on the other hand, the
  services and products which
  are
  not.▐ Such internal accounting systems shall operate on the basis of consistently applied and objectively justifiable cost accounting principles.

3.   The accounting systems referred to in paragraph 2 shall, without prejudice to paragraph 4, allocate costs in the following manner:

(a)

costs which can be directly assigned to a particular service or product shall be so assigned;

| (b) | common costs, that is costs which cannot be directly assigned to a particular service or product, shall be allocated as follows:






  (i) | whenever possible, common costs shall be allocated on the basis of a direct analysis of the origin of the costs themselves; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(b)

common costs, that is costs which cannot be directly assigned to a particular service or product, shall be allocated as follows:

(i)

whenever possible, common costs shall be allocated on the basis of a direct analysis of the origin of the costs themselves;

| (ii) | when a direct analysis is not possible, common cost categories shall be allocated on the basis of an indirect linkage to another cost category or group of cost categories for which a direct assignment or allocation is possible; the indirect linkage shall be based on comparable cost structures; |
| --- | --- |

(ii)

when a direct analysis is not possible, common cost categories shall be allocated on the basis of an indirect linkage to another cost category or group of cost categories for which a direct assignment or allocation is possible; the indirect linkage shall be based on comparable cost structures;

| (iii) | when neither direct nor indirect measures of cost allocation can be found, the cost category shall be allocated on the basis of a general allocator computed by using the ratio of all expenses directly or indirectly assigned or allocated, on the one hand, to each of the universal services and, on the other hand, to the other services; |
| --- | --- |

(iii)

when neither direct nor indirect measures of cost allocation can be found, the cost category shall be allocated on the basis of a general allocator computed by using the ratio of all expenses directly or indirectly assigned or allocated, on the one hand, to each of the universal services and, on the other hand, to the other services;

| (iv) | common costs, which are necessary for the provision of both universal services and nonuniversal services, shall not be entirely allocated to universal services; the same cost drivers must be applied to both universal services and non-universal services. |
| --- | --- |

(iv)

common costs, which are necessary for the provision of both universal services and nonuniversal services, shall not be entirely allocated to universal services; the same cost drivers must be applied to both universal services and non-universal services.

4.   Other cost accounting systems may be applied only if they are compatible with paragraph 2 and have been approved by the national regulatory authority. The Commission shall be informed prior to their application.

5.   National regulatory authorities shall ensure that compliance with one of the cost accounting systems described in paragraphs 3 or 4 is verified by a competent body which is independent of the universal service provider. Member States shall ensure that a statement concerning compliance is published periodically.

6.   The national regulatory authority shall keep available, to an adequate level of detail, information on the cost accounting systems applied by a universal service provider, and shall submit such information to the Commission on request.

7.   On request, detailed accounting information arising from these systems shall be made available in confidence to the national regulatory authority and to the Commission
  , in accordance with Article 22a.

8.   Where a given Member State has not established a financing mechanism for universal service provision, as permitted under Article 7, and where the national regulatory authority is satisfied that none of the designated universal service providers in that Member State is in receipt of State assistance, hidden or otherwise, and that competition in the market is fully effective, the national regulatory authority may decide not to apply the requirements of this Article.
  This Article shall, however, apply to incumbent universal service providers so long as no other universal service providers have been appointed.
  The national regulatory authority shall inform the Commission in advance of taking any such decision.’

| (18) | Article 19 shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘Article 19

  1.   Member States shall ensure that transparent, simple and inexpensive procedures are made available by
  all
  undertakings providing postal services for dealing with users' complaints, particularly in cases involving loss, theft, damage or non-compliance with service quality standards (including procedures for determining where responsibility lies in cases where more than one operator is involved).

  2.   Member States shall adopt measures to ensure that the procedures referred to in paragraph 1 enable disputes to be settled fairly and promptly with provision ▐ for a system of reimbursement and/or compensation.

  3.   Member States shall also encourage the development of independent out-of-court schemes for the resolution of disputes between undertakings providing postal services and consumers.

  4.   Without prejudice to other possibilities of appeal or means of redress under national and Community legislation, Member States shall ensure that users, acting individually or, where permitted by national law, jointly with organisations representing the interests of users and/or consumers, may bring before the competent national authority cases where users' complaints to undertakings providing services within the scope of the universal service have not been satisfactorily resolved.

  5.   In accordance with Article 16, Member States shall ensure that the universal service providers and, where appropriate, undertakings providing services within the scope of the universal service, publish, together with the annual report on the monitoring of their performance, information on the number of complaints and the manner in which they have been dealt with.’ |
| --- | --- |

(18)

Article 19 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 19

1.   Member States shall ensure that transparent, simple and inexpensive procedures are made available by
  all
  undertakings providing postal services for dealing with users' complaints, particularly in cases involving loss, theft, damage or non-compliance with service quality standards (including procedures for determining where responsibility lies in cases where more than one operator is involved).

2.   Member States shall adopt measures to ensure that the procedures referred to in paragraph 1 enable disputes to be settled fairly and promptly with provision ▐ for a system of reimbursement and/or compensation.

3.   Member States shall also encourage the development of independent out-of-court schemes for the resolution of disputes between undertakings providing postal services and consumers.

4.   Without prejudice to other possibilities of appeal or means of redress under national and Community legislation, Member States shall ensure that users, acting individually or, where permitted by national law, jointly with organisations representing the interests of users and/or consumers, may bring before the competent national authority cases where users' complaints to undertakings providing services within the scope of the universal service have not been satisfactorily resolved.

5.   In accordance with Article 16, Member States shall ensure that the universal service providers and, where appropriate, undertakings providing services within the scope of the universal service, publish, together with the annual report on the monitoring of their performance, information on the number of complaints and the manner in which they have been dealt with.’

| (19) | Article 21 shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘Article 21
  1.   The Commission shall be assisted by a committee.
  2.   Where reference is made to this Article, Article 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.’
  ║ |
| --- | --- |

(19)

Article 21 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 21

1.   The Commission shall be assisted by a committee.

2.   Where reference is made to this Article, Article 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.’

║

| (20) | Article 22 shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘Article 22
  1.   Each Member State shall designate one or more national regulatory authorities for the postal sector that are legally separate from and operationally independent of the postal operators. Member States that retain ownership or control of undertakings providing postal services shall ensure effective structural separation of the regulatory functions from activities associated with ownership or control.
  Member States shall inform the Commission which national regulatory authorities they have designated to carry out the tasks arising from this Directive. They shall publish the tasks to be undertaken by national regulatory authorities in an easily accessible form, in particular where those tasks are assigned to more than one body. Member States shall ensure, where appropriate, consultation and cooperation between those authorities and national authorities entrusted with the implementation of competition law and consumer law, on matters of common interest.
  2.   The national regulatory authorities shall be given the particular task of ensuring compliance with the obligations arising from this Directive, in particular by establishing monitoring and regulatory procedures in order to ensure the provision of the universal service. They may also be charged with ensuring compliance with the competition rules in the postal sector.
  The national regulatory authorities of the Member States shall work in close collaboration and shall provide mutual assistance in order to facilitate the application of this Directive.
  3.   Member States shall ensure that effective mechanisms exist at national level under which any user or undertaking providing postal services ║ affected by a decision of a national regulatory authority has the right to appeal against the decision to an appeal body which is independent of the parties involved. Pending the outcome of any such appeal, the decision of the national regulatory authority shall stand, unless the appeal body decides otherwise.’ |
| --- | --- |

(20)

Article 22 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 22

1.   Each Member State shall designate one or more national regulatory authorities for the postal sector that are legally separate from and operationally independent of the postal operators. Member States that retain ownership or control of undertakings providing postal services shall ensure effective structural separation of the regulatory functions from activities associated with ownership or control.

Member States shall inform the Commission which national regulatory authorities they have designated to carry out the tasks arising from this Directive. They shall publish the tasks to be undertaken by national regulatory authorities in an easily accessible form, in particular where those tasks are assigned to more than one body. Member States shall ensure, where appropriate, consultation and cooperation between those authorities and national authorities entrusted with the implementation of competition law and consumer law, on matters of common interest.

2.   The national regulatory authorities shall be given the particular task of ensuring compliance with the obligations arising from this Directive, in particular by establishing monitoring and regulatory procedures in order to ensure the provision of the universal service. They may also be charged with ensuring compliance with the competition rules in the postal sector.

The national regulatory authorities of the Member States shall work in close collaboration and shall provide mutual assistance in order to facilitate the application of this Directive.

3.   Member States shall ensure that effective mechanisms exist at national level under which any user or undertaking providing postal services ║ affected by a decision of a national regulatory authority has the right to appeal against the decision to an appeal body which is independent of the parties involved. Pending the outcome of any such appeal, the decision of the national regulatory authority shall stand, unless the appeal body decides otherwise.’

| (21) | After Article 22, the following Chapter title shall be inserted: |
| --- | --- |

(21)

After Article 22, the following Chapter title shall be inserted:

| (22) | The following Article 22a shall be inserted:
  ‘Article 22a
  1.   Member States shall ensure that
  postal service providers
  provide all the information
  to the national regulatory authority,
  including financial information and information about the provision of the universal service, in order that national regulatory authorities ║ ensure conformity with the provisions of, or decisions made in accordance with, this Directive.
  ▐
  2.   
  All
  undertakings shall, upon request, provide such information promptly and
  in confidence, where necessary,
  within the timescales and to the level of detail required by the national regulatory authority. The information requested by the national regulatory authority shall be proportionate to the performance of its tasks
  and it shall not be used for purposes other than those for which it was requested
  . The national regulatory authority shall give the reasons justifying its request for information.’ |
| --- | --- |

(22)

The following Article 22a shall be inserted:

‘Article 22a

1.   Member States shall ensure that
  postal service providers
  provide all the information
  to the national regulatory authority,
  including financial information and information about the provision of the universal service, in order that national regulatory authorities ║ ensure conformity with the provisions of, or decisions made in accordance with, this Directive.

▐

2.   
  All
  undertakings shall, upon request, provide such information promptly and
  in confidence, where necessary,
  within the timescales and to the level of detail required by the national regulatory authority. The information requested by the national regulatory authority shall be proportionate to the performance of its tasks
  and it shall not be used for purposes other than those for which it was requested
  . The national regulatory authority shall give the reasons justifying its request for information.’

| (23) | Article 23 shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘Article 23
  Every
  four
  years, on the first occasion no later than 31 December 2011, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Directive, including the appropriate information about developments in the sector, particularly concerning economic, social, employment patterns and technological aspects, as well as about the quality of service. The report shall be accompanied where appropriate by proposals to the European Parliament and the Council.


  A separate report on general employment trends in the sector and on the working conditions applied by all operators in every Member State shall be submitted no later than three years from the date of the opening up of the market to competition. The report shall also give an account of measures adopted through legislation or negotiation between the social partners. If the report reveals distortions of competition, it shall, if appropriate, also make proposals.
  ’ |
| --- | --- |

(23)

Article 23 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 23

Every
  four
  years, on the first occasion no later than 31 December 2011, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Directive, including the appropriate information about developments in the sector, particularly concerning economic, social, employment patterns and technological aspects, as well as about the quality of service. The report shall be accompanied where appropriate by proposals to the European Parliament and the Council.

A separate report on general employment trends in the sector and on the working conditions applied by all operators in every Member State shall be submitted no later than three years from the date of the opening up of the market to competition. The report shall also give an account of measures adopted through legislation or negotiation between the social partners. If the report reveals distortions of competition, it shall, if appropriate, also make proposals.
  ’

| (24) | The following Article 23a shall be inserted:


  ‘
  Article 23a




  The Commission shall provide assistance to the Member States on the implementation of this Directive, including guidance on the calculation of any net cost, before 1 January 2009. Member States shall present to the Commission their financing plans as referred to in Article 7(4) and may present studies.
  ’ |
| --- | --- |

(24)

The following Article 23a shall be inserted:

‘
  Article 23a

The Commission shall provide assistance to the Member States on the implementation of this Directive, including guidance on the calculation of any net cost, before 1 January 2009. Member States shall present to the Commission their financing plans as referred to in Article 7(4) and may present studies.
  ’

| (25) | Article 26 shall be deleted. |
| --- | --- |

(25)

Article 26 shall be deleted.

| (26) | Article 27 shall be deleted. |
| --- | --- |

(26)

Article 27 shall be deleted.

Article 2

1.   Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by
  31 December 2009
  at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.

When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.

2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the fields covered by this Directive.

Article 3

This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 4

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at ..., on ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

---

(1)  
  OJ C 168, 20.7.2007, p. 74
  .

1

OJ C 168, 20.7.2007, p. 74

(2)  
  OJ C 197, 24.8.2007, p. 37
  .

2

OJ C 197, 24.8.2007, p. 37

(3)  Position of the European Parliament of 11 July 2007.

3

Position of the European Parliament of 11 July 2007.

(4)  OJ C 48, 16.2.1994, p. 3.

4

(5)  OJ L 15, 21.1.1998, p. 14. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 ║ (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

5

(6)  OJ C 288 E, 25.11.2006, p. 77.

6

(7)  OJ L 115, 17.4.1998, p. 31.

7

(8)  OJ L 109, 19.4.2001, p. 56.

8

19.4.2001

(9)  OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. Decision as amended by Decision 2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11).

9

(10)  OJ L 376, 27.12.2006, p. 36.

10

(11)  OJ L 176, 5.7.2002, p. 21’

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P6_TA(2007)0337

Common rules for air transport services ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 11 July 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air transport services in the Community (recast) (COM(2006)0396 — C6-0248/2006 — 2006/0130(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0396) (1), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0396) (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 (C6-0248/2006), |
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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 (C6-0248/2006),

| — | 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 (A6-0178/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0178/2007),

| 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. | Requests the Commission to bring forward a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and the Council relating to the social and working conditions in the European aviation sector and, meanwhile, until the entry into force of such legislation, requests the air carriers to observe the rules on posting where their employees are concerned. |
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3.

Requests the Commission to bring forward a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and the Council relating to the social and working conditions in the European aviation sector and, meanwhile, until the entry into force of such legislation, requests the air carriers to observe the rules on posting where their employees are concerned.

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

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(2006)0130

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 11 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air transport services in the Community (recast)

(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),

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions (2),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (3),

Whereas:

| (1) | A number of substantial changes are to be made to Council Regulations (EEC) No 2407/92 of 23 July 1992 on licensing of air carriers (4), (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access of Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes (5) and (EEC) No 2409/92 of 23 July 1992 on fares and rates for air services (6). In the interests of clarity, these Regulations should be recast and consolidated into one single Regulation. |
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(1)

A number of substantial changes are to be made to Council Regulations (EEC) No 2407/92 of 23 July 1992 on licensing of air carriers (4), (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access of Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes (5) and (EEC) No 2409/92 of 23 July 1992 on fares and rates for air services (6). In the interests of clarity, these Regulations should be recast and consolidated into one single Regulation.

| (2) | Through the adoption of those three Regulations air transport in the Community was liberalised. Despite the success of that liberalisation in terms of growth, competition and lower fares, the inconsistent application of those Regulations across the Member States distorts the functioning of the internal aviation market. |
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(2)

Through the adoption of those three Regulations air transport in the Community was liberalised. Despite the success of that liberalisation in terms of growth, competition and lower fares, the inconsistent application of those Regulations across the Member States distorts the functioning of the internal aviation market.

| (3) | In order to ensure a more efficient and consistent application of Community legislation for the internal aviation market, a series of adjustments to the current legal framework are required. |
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(3)

In order to ensure a more efficient and consistent application of Community legislation for the internal aviation market, a series of adjustments to the current legal framework are required.

| (4) | Recognising the potential link between the financial health of an air carrier and safety, ║ more stringent monitoring of the financial situation of air ║ carriers should be established. |
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(4)

Recognising the potential link between the financial health of an air carrier and safety, ║ more stringent monitoring of the financial situation of air ║ carriers should be established.

| (5) | Given the growing importance of air carriers with operational bases in several Member States and the need to ensure the efficient supervision of these air carriers, the same Member State should be responsible for overseeing activities carried out pursuant to the AOC (Air Operator's Certificate) and ║ the operating licence. |
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(5)

Given the growing importance of air carriers with operational bases in several Member States and the need to ensure the efficient supervision of these air carriers, the same Member State should be responsible for overseeing activities carried out pursuant to the AOC (Air Operator's Certificate) and ║ the operating licence.

| (6) | In order to ensure the consistent monitoring of ║ compliance with the requirements of the operating licences of all Community air carriers, licensing authorities should carry out regular assessments of the air carriers' financial situation. Therefore, the latter should provide sufficient information on their financial situation, especially in the first two years of their existence as these are particularly critical for the survival of an air carrier on the market.
  In order to avoid a distortion of competition arising from the application of different rules at national level, it is necessary to ensure transparency and to submit the financial situation of all Community air carriers to the joint control of the Commission and Member States. |
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(6)

In order to ensure the consistent monitoring of ║ compliance with the requirements of the operating licences of all Community air carriers, licensing authorities should carry out regular assessments of the air carriers' financial situation. Therefore, the latter should provide sufficient information on their financial situation, especially in the first two years of their existence as these are particularly critical for the survival of an air carrier on the market.
  In order to avoid a distortion of competition arising from the application of different rules at national level, it is necessary to ensure transparency and to submit the financial situation of all Community air carriers to the joint control of the Commission and Member States.

| (7) | In order to reduce risks to passengers, Community air carriers that fail ║ to fulfil the requirements for maintaining a valid operating licence should not be allowed to continue operations. In such cases, the competent licensing authority should revoke or suspend the operating licence. In cases where the competent licensing authority fails to do so, the Commission should be allowed to revoke or suspend the operating licence in order to ensure the homogeneous application of Community legislation. |
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(7)

In order to reduce risks to passengers, Community air carriers that fail ║ to fulfil the requirements for maintaining a valid operating licence should not be allowed to continue operations. In such cases, the competent licensing authority should revoke or suspend the operating licence. In cases where the competent licensing authority fails to do so, the Commission should be allowed to revoke or suspend the operating licence in order to ensure the homogeneous application of Community legislation.

| (8) | In order to avoid ║ excessive recourse to lease agreements of aircraft registered in third countries, especially with crew (wet lease), such a possibility should only be allowed in exceptional circumstances, such as a lack of adequate aircraft on the Community market, be strictly limited in time and fulfil safety standards equivalent to the safety rules of Community legislation. |
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(8)

In order to avoid ║ excessive recourse to lease agreements of aircraft registered in third countries, especially with crew (wet lease), such a possibility should only be allowed in exceptional circumstances, such as a lack of adequate aircraft on the Community market, be strictly limited in time and fulfil safety standards equivalent to the safety rules of Community legislation.

| (9) | With respect to employees of a Community air carrier operating air services from an operational base outside the territory of the Member State where that Community air carrier has its principal place of business, Member States should ensure the proper application of Community and national legislation in the social field. |
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(9)

With respect to employees of a Community air carrier operating air services from an operational base outside the territory of the Member State where that Community air carrier has its principal place of business, Member States should ensure the proper application of Community and national legislation in the social field.

| (10) | In order to ensure the safe and coherent functioning of the internal aviation market, it is desirable that the Community be responsible for negotiating intra-Community traffic rights with third countries. This would avoid possible inconsistencies between the internal market and individual negotiations by Member States. |
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(10)

In order to ensure the safe and coherent functioning of the internal aviation market, it is desirable that the Community be responsible for negotiating intra-Community traffic rights with third countries. This would avoid possible inconsistencies between the internal market and individual negotiations by Member States.

| (11) | In order to complete the internal aviation market ║ existing restrictions applied between Member States, such as restrictions on ║ code sharing on routes to third countries or on ║ price setting on routes to third countries with an intermediate stop in another Member State (6th freedom flights), should be lifted. |
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(11)

In order to complete the internal aviation market ║ existing restrictions applied between Member States, such as restrictions on ║ code sharing on routes to third countries or on ║ price setting on routes to third countries with an intermediate stop in another Member State (6th freedom flights), should be lifted.

| (12) | The conditions under which public service obligations may be imposed should be defined clearly and in an unambiguous way, while the associated tender procedures should allow a sufficient number of competitors to take part ║. The Commission should be able to obtain as much information as is necessary in order to be able to assess the economic justifications for public service obligations in individual cases. |
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(12)

The conditions under which public service obligations may be imposed should be defined clearly and in an unambiguous way, while the associated tender procedures should allow a sufficient number of competitors to take part ║. The Commission should be able to obtain as much information as is necessary in order to be able to assess the economic justifications for public service obligations in individual cases.

| (13) | The rules in force with regard to traffic distribution between airports serving a same city or conurbation should be clarified and simplified. |
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(13)

The rules in force with regard to traffic distribution between airports serving a same city or conurbation should be clarified and simplified.

| (14) | It is appropriate to ensure that Member States have the possibility to react to sudden problems resulting from unforeseeable and unavoidable circumstances, which make it technically or practically very difficult to carry out air services. |
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(14)

It is appropriate to ensure that Member States have the possibility to react to sudden problems resulting from unforeseeable and unavoidable circumstances, which make it technically or practically very difficult to carry out air services.

| (15) | Passengers should have access to the same tariffs for the same flights irrespective of their place of residence within the Community or their nationality and irrespective of the place of establishment of the travel agents within the Community. |
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(15)

Passengers should have access to the same tariffs for the same flights irrespective of their place of residence within the Community or their nationality and irrespective of the place of establishment of the travel agents within the Community.

| (16) | Passengers should be able to effectively compare tariffs between airlines. Therefore, published tariffs should indicate the final price to be paid by the passenger, inclusive of all taxes, charges and fees. |
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(16)

Passengers should be able to effectively compare tariffs between airlines. Therefore, published tariffs should indicate the final price to be paid by the passenger, inclusive of all taxes, charges and fees.

| (17) | The measures necessary for the implementation of this regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (7). |
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(17)

The measures necessary for the implementation of this regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (7).

| (18) | Since a more homogeneous application of ║ Community legislation with regard to the internal aviation market cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States because of the international character of air transport, and can therefore be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives. |
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(18)

Since a more homogeneous application of ║ Community legislation with regard to the internal aviation market cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States because of the international character of air transport, and can therefore be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.

| (19) | It is therefore necessary to repeal Regulations (EEC) No 2407/92, 2408/92 and 2409/92, |
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(19)

It is therefore necessary to repeal Regulations (EEC) No 2407/92, 2408/92 and 2409/92,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Chapter I

General provisions

Article 1

Subject matter

1.   This Regulation regulates the licensing of Community air carriers, the right of Community air carriers to operate air services within the Community, and the pricing of air services
  operated
  within the Community.
  Provisions on information and non-discrimination in pricing shall apply to flights departing from an airport situated in the territory of a Member State and to flights contracted by a Community air carrier departing from an airport located in a third country to an airport situated in the territory of a Member State, unless air carriers are subject to the same obligations in that third country.

2.   The application of Chapter III 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 the provisions of Chapter III of this Regulation to Gibraltar airport shall be suspended until the arrangements in the joint declaration made by the Foreign ministers of the Kingdom of Spain and the United Kingdom on 2 December 1987 have come into operation. The Governments of Spain and the United Kingdom will so inform the Council on that date.

Article 2

Definitions

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

| (1) | ‘operating licence’ means an authorisation granted by the competent licensing authority to an undertaking, permitting it to carry by air passengers, mail and/or cargo, as stated in the operating licence, for remuneration and/or hire; |
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(1)

‘operating licence’ means an authorisation granted by the competent licensing authority to an undertaking, permitting it to carry by air passengers, mail and/or cargo, as stated in the operating licence, for remuneration and/or hire;

| (2) | ‘competent licensing authority’ means an authority ║ entitled to grant, refuse, revoke or suspend an operating licence in accordance with Chapter II; |
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(2)

‘competent licensing authority’ means an authority ║ entitled to grant, refuse, revoke or suspend an operating licence in accordance with Chapter II;

| (3) | ‘undertaking’ means any natural or legal person, whether profit-making or not, or any official body whether it has its own legal personality or not; |
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(3)

‘undertaking’ means any natural or legal person, whether profit-making or not, or any official body whether it has its own legal personality or not;

| (4) | ‘air service’ means a flight or a series of flights carrying passengers, cargo and/or mail for remuneration and/or hire; |
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(4)

‘air service’ means a flight or a series of flights carrying passengers, cargo and/or mail for remuneration and/or hire;

| (5) | ‘flight’ means a departure from a specified airport towards a specified destination airport; |
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(5)

‘flight’ means a departure from a specified airport towards a specified destination airport;

| (6) | ‘airport’ means any area in a Member State which is open for commercial air transport operations; |
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(6)

‘airport’ means any area in a Member State which is open for commercial air transport operations;

| (7) | ‘air operator's certificate (AOC)’ means a certificate issued to an undertaking affirming that the operator in question has the professional ability and organisation to secure the safe operation of aircraft for the aviation activities specified in the certificate, as provided in the relevant provisions of Community law; |
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(7)

‘air operator's certificate (AOC)’ means a certificate issued to an undertaking affirming that the operator in question has the professional ability and organisation to secure the safe operation of aircraft for the aviation activities specified in the certificate, as provided in the relevant provisions of Community law;

| (8) | ‘effective control’ means a relationship constituted by rights, contracts or any other means which, either separately or jointly and having regard to the considerations of fact or law involved, confer the possibility of directly or indirectly exercising a decisive influence on an undertaking, in particular by:






  (a) | the right to use all or part of the assets of an undertaking; |
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(8)

‘effective control’ means a relationship constituted by rights, contracts or any other means which, either separately or jointly and having regard to the considerations of fact or law involved, confer the possibility of directly or indirectly exercising a decisive influence on an undertaking, in particular by:

(a)

the right to use all or part of the assets of an undertaking;

| (b) | rights or contracts which confer a decisive influence on the composition, voting or decisions of the bodies of an undertaking or otherwise confer a decisive influence on the running of the business of the undertaking; |
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(b)

rights or contracts which confer a decisive influence on the composition, voting or decisions of the bodies of an undertaking or otherwise confer a decisive influence on the running of the business of the undertaking;

| (9) | ‘air carrier’ means an air transport undertaking with a valid operating licence; |
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(9)

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

| (10) | ‘Community air carrier’ means an air carrier with a valid operating licence granted by a competent licensing authority in accordance with Chapter II; |
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(10)

‘Community air carrier’ means an air carrier with a valid operating licence granted by a competent licensing authority in accordance with Chapter II;

| (11) | ‘business plan’ means a detailed description of the air carrier's intended commercial activities for the period in question, in particular in relation to the expected market development and the investments to be carried out, including the financial and economic implications of these activities; |
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(11)

‘business plan’ means a detailed description of the air carrier's intended commercial activities for the period in question, in particular in relation to the expected market development and the investments to be carried out, including the financial and economic implications of these activities;

| (12) | ‘Intra-Community air service’ means an air service operated within the Community; |
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(12)

‘Intra-Community air service’ means an air service operated within the Community;

| (13) | ‘Transit’ means the right to fly across the territory of the Community or of a third country without landing and to land for non-traffic purposes; |
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(13)

‘Transit’ means the right to fly across the territory of the Community or of a third country without landing and to land for non-traffic purposes;

| (14) | ‘traffic right’ means the right to operate an air service between two Community airports;
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(14)

‘traffic right’ means the right to operate an air service between two Community airports;

▐

| (15) | ‘seat-only sales’ means the sale of seats, without any other service bundled, such as accommodation, directly to the public by the air carrier or its authorised agent or a charterer; |
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(15)

‘seat-only sales’ means the sale of seats, without any other service bundled, such as accommodation, directly to the public by the air carrier or its authorised agent or a charterer;

| (16) | ‘scheduled air service’ means a series of flights possessing all the following characteristics:






  (a) | it is performed by aircraft for the transport of passengers, cargo and/or mail for remuneration, in such a manner that on each flight seats are available for individual purchase by the public (either directly from the air carrier or from its authorised agents); |
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(16)

‘scheduled air service’ means a series of flights possessing all the following characteristics:

(a)

it is performed by aircraft for the transport of passengers, cargo and/or mail for remuneration, in such a manner that on each flight seats are available for individual purchase by the public (either directly from the air carrier or from its authorised agents);

| (b) | it is operated so as to serve traffic between the same two or more airports, either:






  — | according to a published timetable; or |
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(b)

it is operated so as to serve traffic between the same two or more airports, either:

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according to a published timetable; or

| — | with flights so regular or frequent that they constitute a recognisably systematic series; |
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with flights so regular or frequent that they constitute a recognisably systematic series;

| (17) | ‘capacity’ means the number of seats offered to the general public on a scheduled air service over a given period; |
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(17)

‘capacity’ means the number of seats offered to the general public on a scheduled air service over a given period;

| (18) | ‘air fares’ means the prices expressed in euros or in local currency to be paid by passengers to air carriers or their agents for the carriage of those passengers and ║ their baggage on air services and any conditions under which those prices apply, including remuneration and conditions offered to agencies, and other auxiliary services ▐ ; |
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(18)

‘air fares’ means the prices expressed in euros or in local currency to be paid by passengers to air carriers or their agents for the carriage of those passengers and ║ their baggage on air services and any conditions under which those prices apply, including remuneration and conditions offered to agencies, and other auxiliary services ▐ ;

| (19) | ‘air rates’ means the prices expressed in euros or in local currency to be paid for the carriage of cargo and the conditions under which those prices apply, including remuneration and conditions offered to agencies, and other auxiliary services ▐ ; |
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(19)

‘air rates’ means the prices expressed in euros or in local currency to be paid for the carriage of cargo and the conditions under which those prices apply, including remuneration and conditions offered to agencies, and other auxiliary services ▐ ;

| (20) | ‘Member State(s) concerned’ means the Member State(s) between or within which an air service is operated; |
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(20)

‘Member State(s) concerned’ means the Member State(s) between or within which an air service is operated;

| (21) | ‘Member State(s) involved’ means the Member State(s) concerned and the Member State(s) where the air carrier(s) operating the air service is (are) licensed; |
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(21)

‘Member State(s) involved’ means the Member State(s) concerned and the Member State(s) where the air carrier(s) operating the air service is (are) licensed;

| (22) | ‘Conurbation’ means an urban area comprising a number of cities or towns which, through population growth and expansion, have physically merged to form one continuous built up area; |
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(22)

‘Conurbation’ means an urban area comprising a number of cities or towns which, through population growth and expansion, have physically merged to form one continuous built up area;

| (23) | ‘management account’ means a detailed statement of income and costs of an air carrier for the period in question including a breakdown between air-transport-related and other activities as well as between pecuniary and non-pecuniary elements; |
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(23)

‘management account’ means a detailed statement of income and costs of an air carrier for the period in question including a breakdown between air-transport-related and other activities as well as between pecuniary and non-pecuniary elements;

| (24) | ‘dry lease agreement’ means an agreement between air carriers pursuant to which an aircraft is operated under the AOC of the lessee; |
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(24)

‘dry lease agreement’ means an agreement between air carriers pursuant to which an aircraft is operated under the AOC of the lessee;

| (25) | ‘wet lease agreement’ means an agreement between air carriers pursuant to which an aircraft is operated under the AOC of the lessor; |
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(25)

‘wet lease agreement’ means an agreement between air carriers pursuant to which an aircraft is operated under the AOC of the lessor;

| (26) | ‘principal place of business’ means the place of the head office and, if any, the registered office of a Community air carrier in a Member State within, to or from which the Community air carrier carries out a significant part of its operational activities. |
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(26)

‘principal place of business’ means the place of the head office and, if any, the registered office of a Community air carrier in a Member State within, to or from which the Community air carrier carries out a significant part of its operational activities.

Chapter II

Operating licence

Article 3

Operating licence

1.   No undertaking
  established in the Community
  shall be permitted to carry by air passengers, mail and/ or cargo for remuneration and/or hire within the Community unless it has been granted the appropriate operating licence.

An undertaking meeting the requirements of this Chapter shall be entitled to receive an operating licence.

2.   The competent licensing authority shall not grant operating licences where any of the requirements of this Chapter are not complied with.

3.   Without prejudice to any other applicable provisions of Community, national, or international law the following categories of air services are not subject to the requirement to hold a valid operating licence:

| (a) | air services performed by non-power driven aircraft and/or ultralight power driven aircraft, and |
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(a)

air services performed by non-power driven aircraft and/or ultralight power driven aircraft, and

| (b) | local flights not involving the carriage
  of passengers, mail and/or cargo
  between different airports. |
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(b)

local flights not involving the carriage
  of passengers, mail and/or cargo
  between different airports.

Article 4

Conditions for granting an operating licence

An undertaking shall be granted an operating licence by the competent licensing authority provided that:

| (a) | its
  principal place of business is
  located in the Community and it
  operates
  the largest part of its
  air services within, to or from
  the Community; |
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(a)

its
  principal place of business is
  located in the Community and it
  operates
  the largest part of its
  air services within, to or from
  the Community;

| (b) | it holds a valid AOC; |
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(b)

it holds a valid AOC;

| (c) | where the licence is applied for to the authority of a Member State, its
  principal place of business is
  located in that Member State ▐ ; |
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(c)

where the licence is applied for to the authority of a Member State, its
  principal place of business is
  located in that Member State ▐ ;

| (d) | it has one or more aircraft at its disposal as a result of ownership or a dry lease agreement; |
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(d)

it has one or more aircraft at its disposal as a result of ownership or a dry lease agreement;

| (e) | its main occupation is
  to operate air services
  in isolation or combined with any other commercial operation of aircraft or the repair and maintenance of aircraft; |
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(e)

its main occupation is
  to operate air services
  in isolation or combined with any other commercial operation of aircraft or the repair and maintenance of aircraft;

| (f) | its company structure allows the competent licensing authority to implement the provisions of this Chapter; |
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(f)

its company structure allows the competent licensing authority to implement the provisions of this Chapter;

| (g) | Member States and/or nationals of Member States own more than 50 per cent of the undertaking and effectively control it, whether directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate undertakings, unless otherwise provided for in an agreement with a third country to which the Community is a party; |
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(g)

Member States and/or nationals of Member States own more than 50 per cent of the undertaking and effectively control it, whether directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate undertakings, unless otherwise provided for in an agreement with a third country to which the Community is a party;

| (h) | it meets the financial conditions specified in Article 5; |
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(h)

it meets the financial conditions specified in Article 5;

| (i) | it complies with the insurance requirements specified in Article 11; |
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(i)

it complies with the insurance requirements specified in Article 11;

| (j) | it provides evidence that it has sufficient insurance cover to be able to refund sums paid and to cover the costs of repatriating passengers in the event of it being unable to operate booked flights because of insolvency or revocation of its operating licence. |
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(j)

it provides evidence that it has sufficient insurance cover to be able to refund sums paid and to cover the costs of repatriating passengers in the event of it being unable to operate booked flights because of insolvency or revocation of its operating licence.

Article 5

Financial conditions for granting an operating licence

1.   The competent licensing authority shall closely assess whether an undertaking applying for the first time for an operating licence can demonstrate that:

| (a) | it can meet at any time its actual and potential obligations established under realistic assumptions, for a period of 36 months from the start of operations; |
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(a)

it can meet at any time its actual and potential obligations established under realistic assumptions, for a period of 36 months from the start of operations;

| (b) | it can meet its fixed and operational costs incurred by operations according to its business plan and established under realistic assumptions, for a period of three months from the start of operations, without taking into account any income from its operations; and |
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(b)

it can meet its fixed and operational costs incurred by operations according to its business plan and established under realistic assumptions, for a period of three months from the start of operations, without taking into account any income from its operations; and

| (c) | its net capital is at least EUR 100 000. |
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(c)

its net capital is at least EUR 100 000.

2.   For the purpose of paragraph 1, each applicant shall submit a business plan for, at least, the first three years of its operation. The business plan shall also detail the applicant's financial links with any other commercial activities in which the applicant is engaged either directly or through related undertakings. The applicant shall also provide all relevant information; in particular the data referred to in point 1 of Annex I.
  Each applicant shall establish provisions to avoid or mitigate the negative social consequences of insolvency.

3.   Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to air carriers exclusively engaged in operations with aircraft of less than 10 tonnes MTOW (Maximum Take Off Weight) and/or less than 20 seats. Such air carriers shall at all times be able to demonstrate that their net capital is at least EUR 100 000 or to provide when required by the
  competent
  licensing authority the information relevant for the purposes of article 9(2).

A Member State may nevertheless apply paragraphs 1 and 2 to air carriers licensed by it that operate scheduled services or whose turnover exceeds EUR 3 million per year.

Article 6

Air operator's certificate

1.   The granting and validity at any time of an operating licence shall be dependent upon the possession of a valid AOC specifying the activities covered by the operating licence and complying with the criteria established under relevant Community law.

2.   Any modification in the AOC of a Community air carrier shall be reflected
  , where appropriate,
  in its operating licence.

3.
     
  Where the AOC is granted by a national authority, the competent authorities of that Member State shall be responsible for granting, refusing, revoking or suspending the AOC and the operating licence of a Community air carrier.

Article 7

Proof of good repute

1.   Where, for the purpose of issuing an operating licence, proof is required that the persons who will continuously and effectively manage the operations of the undertaking are of good repute or that they have not been declared bankrupt, or for the purpose of suspending or revoking the operating licence in the event of serious professional misconduct or a criminal offence, the competent licensing authority shall accept as sufficient evidence in respect of nationals of Member States the production of documents issued by the competent authorities in the Member State of origin or the Member State where the person has his/her permanent residence showing that those requirements are met.

2.   Where the Member State of origin or the Member State where the person has his/her permanent residence does not issue the documents referred to in paragraph 1, such documents shall be replaced by a declaration on oath — or, in Member States where there is no provision for declaration on oath — by a solemn declaration made by the person concerned before a competent judicial or administrative authority or, where appropriate, a notary or qualified professional body of the Member State of origin or the Member State where the person has his/her permanent residence; such authority, notary or qualified professional body shall issue a certificate attesting the authenticity of the declaration on oath or solemn declaration.

3.   The competent licensing authority may require that the documents and certificates referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 be presented no more than three months after their date of issue.

Article 8

Validity of an operating licence

1.   An operating licence shall be valid as long as the Community air carrier complies with the requirements of this Chapter.

A Community air carrier shall at all times be able on request to demonstrate to the competent licensing authority that it meets all the requirements of this Chapter.

2.   The competent licensing authority shall closely monitor ║ compliance with the requirements of this chapter. It shall in any case review ║ compliance with these requirements
  in the following cases
  :

| (a) | two years after a new operating licence has been granted,
  or |
| --- | --- |

(a)

two years after a new operating licence has been granted,
  or

| (b) | when a potential problem has been suspected, or |
| --- | --- |

(b)

when a potential problem has been suspected, or

| (c) | at the request of the Commission. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

at the request of the Commission.

In the event that a competent licensing authority suspects that the financial problems of a Community air carrier might affect the safety of its operations, it will immediately inform the authority responsible for issuing the AOC.

3.   The operating licence shall be resubmitted for approval when a Community air carrier:

| (a) | has not started operations within six months of the grant of an operating licence, |
| --- | --- |

(a)

has not started operations within six months of the grant of an operating licence,

| (b) | has ceased its operations for more than
  six
  months. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

has ceased its operations for more than
  six
  months.

4.   A Community air carrier shall provide ║ the competent licensing authority every financial year with ║ audited accounts relating to the previous financial year within six months of the accounts closing date. During the first two years of operation of a Community air carrier, the data, as referred to in point 3 of Annex I, shall be updated and made available to the competent licensing authority on a six monthly basis.

The competent licensing authority may at any time assess the financial performance of a Community air carrier to which it has granted an operating licence by requesting the relevant information and, in particular, the data referred to in point 3 of Annex I.

5.   A Community air carrier shall notify the competent licensing authority:

| (a) | in advance of any plans
  to operate new scheduled services or non-scheduled services to a continent or a world region not previously served, change the type or number of aircraft used or to substantially
  change the scale of its activities; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

in advance of any plans
  to operate new scheduled services or non-scheduled services to a continent or a world region not previously served, change the type or number of aircraft used or to substantially
  change the scale of its activities;

| (b) | in advance of any intended mergers or acquisitions, and |
| --- | --- |

(b)

in advance of any intended mergers or acquisitions, and

| (c) | within fourteen days of any change in the ownership of any single shareholding which represents 10 % or more of the total shareholding of the Community air carrier or of its parent or ultimate holding company. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

within fourteen days of any change in the ownership of any single shareholding which represents 10 % or more of the total shareholding of the Community air carrier or of its parent or ultimate holding company.

6.   If the competent licensing authority deems the changes notified under paragraph 5 to have a significant bearing on the finances of the Community air carrier, it shall require the submission of a revised business plan incorporating the changes in question and covering, at least, a period of 12 months from its date of implementation as well as the data referred to in point 2 of Annex I, in addition to the information to be provided under paragraph 4.

The competent licensing authority shall take a decision on the revised business plan not later than three months after all the necessary information has been submitted to it.

7.   In relation to Community air carriers licensed by it, the competent licensing authority shall decide whether the operating licence is to be resubmitted for approval in the event of change in one or more elements affecting the legal situation of the Community air carriers and, in particular, in the event of a merger or takeover.

8.   Paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 shall not apply to air carriers exclusively engaged in operations with aircraft of less than 10 tonnes MTOW (Maximum Take Off Weight) and/or less than 20 seats. Such air carriers shall at all times be able to demonstrate that their net capital is at least EUR 100 000 or to provide when required by the
  competent
  licensing authority the information relevant for the purposes of Article 9(2).

A Member State may nevertheless apply paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 to air carriers licensed by it that operate scheduled services or whose turnover exceeds EUR 3 million per year.

Article 9

Suspension and revocation of an operating licence

1.   The competent licensing authority shall suspend or revoke the operating licence if
  there are reasonable grounds for suspecting
  that the Community air carrier
  cannot
  meet its actual and potential obligations for a 12-month period.

The competent licensing authority may grant a temporary licence, not exceeding 12 months, pending financial reorganisation of the Community air carrier provided
  that safety is not at risk,
  that this temporary licence reflects any changes to the AOC and that there is a realistic prospect of a satisfactory financial reconstruction within that time period.

2.   Whenever there are clear indications that financial problems exist, or when insolvency or similar proceedings are opened against
  a Community
  air carrier licensed by it, the competent licensing authority shall without delay carry out an in depth assessment of the financial situation and, on the basis of its findings, review the status of the operating licence in compliance with this article within a time period of three months.

The competent licensing authority shall inform the Commission of the assessment procedure and of its findings, as well as of the decision it takes relating to the status of the operating licence.

3.   When the audited accounts referred to in Article 8(4) have not been communicated within six months following the accounts closing date of the previous financial year, the competent licensing authority shall request the Community air carrier to communicate these audited accounts without delay.

If the audited accounts are not communicated within one month, the operating licence shall be revoked or suspended.

The competent licensing authority shall inform the Commission of the failure of the
  Community
  air carrier to communicate its audited accounts within the six month time limit and of the subsequent action it takes.

4.   In the event that a Community air carrier's AOC is suspended or withdrawn, the competent licensing authority shall immediately suspend or revoke that air carrier's operating licence.

Article 10

Decisions on operating licences

1.   The competent licensing authority shall take a decision on an application as soon as possible, and not later than three months after all the necessary information has been submitted, taking into account all available evidence. The decision shall be communicated to the applicant. A refusal shall indicate the reasons therefore.

2.   Procedures for granting, suspending and revoking ║ operating licences shall be made public by the competent licensing authorities, which shall inform the Commission thereof.

3.   A list of decisions of the competent licensing authorities to grant, suspend or revoke operating licences shall be published annually in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 11

Insurance requirements

An air carrier shall be insured so as to cover liability in the event of an accident, in particular with respect to passengers, luggage, cargo, mail and 3rd parties. Where applicable, the insurance cover ║ shall comply with the minimum requirements provided for in Regulation (EC) No 785/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on insurance requirements for air carriers and aircraft operators
   (8).

Article 12

Registration

1.   Without prejudice to Article 13(2), aircraft used by a Community air carrier shall be registered ▐ within the Community.
  The Member State whose competent licensing authority is responsible for granting the operating licence of the Community air carrier may require such aircraft to be registered in its national register.

2.   In accordance with paragraph 1, a competent licensing authority shall, subject to applicable laws and regulations, accept on its national register, without any discriminatory fee and without delay, aircraft owned by nationals of other Member States and transfers from aircraft registers of other Member States. No fee shall be applied to transfers of aircraft in addition to the normal registration fee.

Article 13

Leasing

1.   ▐ An undertaking requesting the granting of an operating licence shall have one or more aircraft at its disposal through ownership or lease without crew (dry lease) agreement.

A Community air carrier shall have one or more aircraft at its disposal through ownership or ║ a ║ dry lease agreement.

A Community air carrier may have one or more aircraft at its disposal through a ║ wet lease agreement.

2.   In the case of short-term
  wet
  lease agreements to meet the temporary needs of a Community air carrier, or otherwise in exceptional circumstances, the competent licensing authority may grant waivers to the requirement of registration provided for in Article 12(1)
  provided that:

| (a) | the Community air carrier can justify such leasing on the basis of an exceptional need, in which case a waiver may be granted for a period of up to seven months that may, in exceptional circumstances, be renewed once only for a second period of up to seven months; or |
| --- | --- |

(a)

the Community air carrier can justify such leasing on the basis of an exceptional need, in which case a waiver may be granted for a period of up to seven months that may, in exceptional circumstances, be renewed once only for a second period of up to seven months; or

| (b) | the Community air carrier demonstrates that leasing is necessary to satisfy seasonal capacity needs, which cannot reasonably be satisfied through leasing aircraft registered in accordance with Article 12(1), in which case the waiver may be granted for a period of up to seven months that may be renewed; or |
| --- | --- |

(b)

the Community air carrier demonstrates that leasing is necessary to satisfy seasonal capacity needs, which cannot reasonably be satisfied through leasing aircraft registered in accordance with Article 12(1), in which case the waiver may be granted for a period of up to seven months that may be renewed; or

| (c) | the Community air carrier demonstrates that leasing is necessary to overcome unforeseen operational difficulties, such as technical problems, and it is not reasonable to lease aircraft registered in accordance with Article 12(1), in which case the waiver shall be of a limited duration which is strictly necessary for overcoming the difficulties. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

the Community air carrier demonstrates that leasing is necessary to overcome unforeseen operational difficulties, such as technical problems, and it is not reasonable to lease aircraft registered in accordance with Article 12(1), in which case the waiver shall be of a limited duration which is strictly necessary for overcoming the difficulties.

▐ Such waivers shall be subject to the existence of a valid agreement providing for reciprocity as regards wet-leasing between the Member State concerned or the Community and the third country of registration of the leased aircraft.

3.   For the purposes of ensuring safety standards, a Community air carrier using an aircraft from another undertaking or providing it to another undertaking, with or without crew, shall obtain prior approval for the operation from the competent licensing authority. The conditions of the approval shall be part of the lease agreement between the parties.

4.   The competent licensing authority shall not approve wet-leasing or dry-leasing
  agreements ║ as regards an air carrier to which it has granted an operating licence unless that authority has determined and declared in writing to the air carrier in question that
  all
  safety standards equivalent to those imposed in the relevant Community law are met.

Article 14

Examination by the Commission

1.   The Commission acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 28(2) at the request of a Member State, or on its own initiative, shall examine compliance with the requirements of this Chapter and take a decision to suspend or revoke an operating licence if necessary.

2.   In order to carry out its duties under this Article the Commission may obtain all necessary information from the competent licensing authority or directly from the Community air carrier(s) concerned within a time limit fixed by the Commission.

Article 15

Rights of defence

The competent licensing authority and the Commission shall ensure that, when adopting a decision to suspend or revoke the operating licence of a Community air carrier, the Community air carrier concerned is given the opportunity of being heard, taking into account the need, in some cases, for an urgency procedure.

Article 16

Social legislation

With respect to employees of a Community air carrier operating air services from an operational base outside the territory of the Member State in which that Community air carrier has its principal place of business, Member States shall ensure the proper application of Community and national legislation in the social field.

Chapter III

Access to routes

Article 17

Provision of intra-Community air services

1.   Community air carriers shall be entitled to exercise traffic rights on routes within the Community.

2.   Member States shall not subject the exercise of traffic rights by a Community air carrier to any permit or authorisation. If a Member State has reasons to doubt ║ the validity of an operating licence issued to a Community air carrier, it shall raise the matter with the competent licensing authority. Member States shall not require Community air carriers to provide any documents or information which they have already supplied to the competent licensing authority.

3.   In operating intra-Community air services, a Community air carrier shall be permitted to combine air services, and to enter into code share arrangements, without prejudice to the Community competition rules applicable to undertakings.

4.   Any restrictions on the freedom of Community air carriers to provide intra-Community air services arising from bilateral agreements between Member States are hereby superseded.

5.   Notwithstanding the provisions of bilateral agreements between Member States, and subject to the Community competition rules applicable to undertakings
  and to the provisions of bilateral agreements between Member States and third countries,
  Community air carriers shall be permitted by the Member State(s) concerned to combine air services and to enter into code share arrangements
  with any air carrier
  on air services to, from or via any airport in their territory from or to any point(s) in third countries.

6.   Without prejudice to any existing rights granted prior to the entry into force of this Regulation, and notwithstanding Regulation (EC) No 847/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the negotiation and implementation of air service agreements between member states and third countries
   (9), non- Community air carriers shall not be permitted to exercise traffic rights, to combine air services or to enter into code-share arrangements in respect of routes wholly within the Community unless they are permitted to do so by an agreement concluded by the Community with a third country.

7.   Without prejudice to any existing rights granted prior to the entry into force of this Regulation, and notwithstanding Regulation (EC) No 847/2004, air carriers of third countries shall not be permitted to transit the territory of the Community unless the third country concerned is a party to the International Air Services Transit Agreement signed at Chicago on 7 December 1944 or has concluded an agreement to that effect with the Community.

Article 18

General principles for public service obligations

1.   A Member State, following consultations with the other Member States concerned and after having informed the Commission
  , the airports concerned
  and air carriers operating on the route, may impose a public service obligation in respect of scheduled air services to
  an
  airport in its territory, any such route being considered vital for the economic
  and social
  development of the region ▐ which the airport
  serves
  . That obligation shall be imposed only to the extent necessary to ensure on that route the minimum provision of scheduled air services satisfying fixed standards of continuity, regularity, pricing or minimum capacity, ║ standards which air carriers would not assume if they were solely considering their commercial interest.

The fixed standards imposed on the route subject to that public service obligation shall be set in a transparent and non-discriminatory way.

2.   In instances where other modes of transport cannot ensure an uninterrupted service with at least two daily operations, the Member States concerned may include in the public service obligation the requirement that any air carrier intending to operate the route gives a guarantee that it will operate the route for a certain period, to be specified, in accordance with the other terms of the public service obligation.

3.   When a public service obligation has been imposed in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 ║ air carriers shall be able to offer seat-only sales only if the air service in question meets all the requirements of the public service obligation. Consequently, that air service shall be considered as a scheduled air service.

4.   If no air carrier has commenced or is about to commence scheduled air services on a route in accordance with the public service obligation which has been imposed on that route, the Member State concerned may limit access to the scheduled air services on that route to only one air carrier for a period of up to four years, after which the situation shall be reviewed.

This period may be up to five years if the public service obligation is imposed on a route to an airport serving an ultra-peripheral region, as defined in Article 299(2) of the Treaty.

5.   The right to operate the services referred to in paragraph 4 shall be offered by public tender in accordance with Article 19, either singly or, in cases where this is indispensable for operational reasons, for a group of such routes to any Community air carrier entitled to operate such air services.

6.   When a Member State wishes to impose a public service obligation, it shall communicate the complete text of the envisaged imposition of the public service obligation to the Commission, to the other Member States concerned
  , to the airports concerned
  and to the air carriers operating the route in question.

The Commission shall publish an information notice in the Official Journal of the European Union:

| (a) | identifying the two airports connected by the route concerned, |
| --- | --- |

(a)

identifying the two airports connected by the route concerned,

| (b) | mentioning the date of entry into force of the public service obligation, and |
| --- | --- |

(b)

mentioning the date of entry into force of the public service obligation, and

| (c) | indicating the complete address where the text and any relevant information and/or documentation related to the public service obligation shall be made available without delay and free of charge by the Member State concerned. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

indicating the complete address where the text and any relevant information and/or documentation related to the public service obligation shall be made available without delay and free of charge by the Member State concerned.

7.   The need and ║ adequacy of an envisaged public service obligation shall be assessed by the Member States having regard to:

| (a) | the proportionality between the envisaged obligation and the economic development needs of the region concerned; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

the proportionality between the envisaged obligation and the economic development needs of the region concerned;

| (b) | the possibility of having recourse to other modes of transport and the ability of such modes to meet the transport needs under consideration, in particular when existing rail services serve the envisaged route with a travel time of less than three hours; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

the possibility of having recourse to other modes of transport and the ability of such modes to meet the transport needs under consideration, in particular when existing rail services serve the envisaged route with a travel time of less than three hours;

| (c) | the air fares and conditions which can be quoted to users; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

the air fares and conditions which can be quoted to users;

| (d) | the combined effect of all air carriers operating or intending to operate on the route. |
| --- | --- |

(d)

the combined effect of all air carriers operating or intending to operate on the route.

8.   The date of entry into force of a public service obligation shall not be earlier than the date of publication of the information notice referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 6.

9.   A public service obligation shall be deemed to have expired if no scheduled air service has been operated during a period of more than twelve months in the route subject to such obligation.

10.   In the event of a sudden interruption in service by the air carrier selected in accordance with Article 19, the Member State concerned may, in the event of an emergency, select by mutual agreement a different air carrier to operate the public service obligation for a period of up to six months, which is not renewable, under the following conditions:

| (a) | any compensation paid by the Member State shall be made in compliance with Article 19(8); |
| --- | --- |

(a)

any compensation paid by the Member State shall be made in compliance with Article 19(8);

| (b) | the selection shall be made among Community air carriers in compliance with the principles of transparency and non-discrimination. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

the selection shall be made among Community air carriers in compliance with the principles of transparency and non-discrimination.

The Commission and the Member State(s) shall be informed without delay of the emergency procedure and of its reasons. At the request of a Member State(s), or on its own initiative, the Commission may, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 28(2), suspend the procedure if it considers that it does not meet the requirements of this paragraph or is otherwise contrary to Community legislation.

Article 19

Public tender procedure for public service obligation

1.   The public tender required by Article 18(5) shall be conducted according to the procedure set out in paragraphs 2 to 11.

2.   The Member State concerned shall communicate the entire text of the invitation to tender to the Commission.

3.   The Commission shall make the invitation to tender known through an information notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The deadline for submission of tenders shall not be earlier than two months after the day of publication of such an information notice. In the event that the tender concerns a route to which ║ access had already been limited to one carrier in accordance with Article 18(4), the invitation to tender shall be published at least six months before the start of the new concession in order to enable the continued need for restricted access to be assessed.

4.   The information notice shall provide the following information:

| (a) | Member State(s) concerned; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

Member State(s) concerned;

| (b) | Air route concerned; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

Air route concerned;

| (c) | Period of validity of the contract; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

Period of validity of the contract;

| (d) | Complete address at which the text of the invitation to tender and any relevant information and/or documentation related to the public tender and the public service obligation shall be made available by the Member State concerned; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

Complete address at which the text of the invitation to tender and any relevant information and/or documentation related to the public tender and the public service obligation shall be made available by the Member State concerned;

| (e) | Deadline for submission of tenders. |
| --- | --- |

(e)

Deadline for submission of tenders.

5.   The Member State(s) concerned shall communicate without delay and free of charge any relevant information and documents requested by a party interested in the public tender.

6.   The invitation to tender and the subsequent contract shall cover, inter alia, the following points:

| (a) | The standards required by the public service obligation; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

The standards required by the public service obligation;

| (b) | Rules concerning the amendment and termination of the contract, in particular to take account of unforeseeable changes; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

Rules concerning the amendment and termination of the contract, in particular to take account of unforeseeable changes;

| (c) | The period of validity of the contract; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

The period of validity of the contract;

| (d) | Sanctions in the event of failure to comply with the contract; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

Sanctions in the event of failure to comply with the contract;

| (e) | Objective and transparent parameters on the basis of which compensation, if any, for the discharge of the public service obligations shall be calculated. |
| --- | --- |

(e)

Objective and transparent parameters on the basis of which compensation, if any, for the discharge of the public service obligations shall be calculated.

7.   The selection among the submissions shall be made as soon as possible taking into consideration the adequacy of the service, including the prices and conditions which can be quoted to users, and the cost of the compensation required from the Member State(s) concerned, if any.

8.   The Member State concerned may compensate an air carrier, which has been selected under paragraph 7, for adhering to the standards required by a public service obligation imposed under Article 18. Such compensation may not exceed the amount required to cover the net costs incurred in discharging each public service obligation, taking into account revenue relating thereto kept by the air carrier and a reasonable profit.

9.   The Commission shall be informed without delay of the results of the public tender and of the selection through a notice from the Member State including the following information:

| (a) | Numbers and names of, and corporate information on, tenderers; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

Numbers and names of, and corporate information on, tenderers;

| (b) | Operational elements contained in the offers; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

Operational elements contained in the offers;

| (c) | Compensation requested in the offers; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

Compensation requested in the offers;

| (d) | Name of the selected tenderer. |
| --- | --- |

(d)

Name of the selected tenderer.

10.   At the request of a Member State, or on its own initiative, the Commission may request Member States to communicate, within one month, all relevant documents relating to the selection of an air carrier for the operation of a public service obligation. In the event that the requested documents are not communicated within the deadline, the Commission may decide to suspend the invitation to tender in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 28(2).

Article 20

Examination of public service obligations

1.   Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that any decision taken under Articles 18 and 19 can be reviewed effectively and, in particular, as soon as possible, on the grounds that such decisions have infringed Community law or national rules implementing Community law.

In particular, at the request of a Member State, or on its own initiative, the Commission may request Member States to communicate, within two months:

| (a) | a document justifying the need for the public service obligation and its compliance with the criteria mentioned in Article 18, |
| --- | --- |

(a)

a document justifying the need for the public service obligation and its compliance with the criteria mentioned in Article 18,

| (b) | an analysis of the economy of the region, |
| --- | --- |

(b)

an analysis of the economy of the region,

| (c) | an analysis of the proportionality between the envisaged obligations and the economic development objectives, |
| --- | --- |

(c)

an analysis of the proportionality between the envisaged obligations and the economic development objectives,

| (d) | an analysis of ║ existing air services, if any, and of ║ other modes of transport available which could be considered a substitute regarding the envisaged imposition of a public service obligation. |
| --- | --- |

(d)

an analysis of ║ existing air services, if any, and of ║ other modes of transport available which could be considered a substitute regarding the envisaged imposition of a public service obligation.

2.   At the request of a Member State which considers that the development of a route is being unduly restricted by the terms of Articles 18 and 19, or on its own initiative, the Commission shall carry out an investigation and, within six months of receipt of the request and in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 28(2), shall take a decision, on the basis of all relevant factors, on whether Articles 18 and 19 shall continue to apply in respect of the route concerned.

Pending such a decision, the Commission may decide on interim measures including the suspension, in whole or in part, of a public service obligation.

Article 21

Traffic distribution between airports and exercise of traffic rights

1.   The exercise of traffic rights shall be subject to published Community, national, regional and local operational rules relating to safety, security, the protection of the environment and the allocation of slots.

2.   A Member State, after consultation of the air carriers
  and airports
  concerned, may regulate, without discrimination between destinations inside the Community or on grounds of nationality or identity of air carriers, the distribution of air traffic between airports satisfying the following conditions:

| (a) | the airports serve the same city or
  serve a
  conurbation
  in which they are all situated
  ; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

the airports serve the same city or
  serve a
  conurbation
  in which they are all situated
  ;

| (b) | the airports are served by an adequate transport infrastructure
  making it possible to arrive at the airport, using public transport, within an hour
  ; and |
| --- | --- |

(b)

the airports are served by an adequate transport infrastructure
  making it possible to arrive at the airport, using public transport, within an hour
  ; and

| (c) | the airports
  are linked to one another
  and
  to
  the city or conurbation they shall serve by frequent, reliable and efficient public transport services. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

the airports
  are linked to one another
  and
  to
  the city or conurbation they shall serve by frequent, reliable and efficient public transport services.

Any decision to regulate the distribution of air traffic between the airports shall respect the principles of proportionality and transparency, and shall be based on objective criteria.

3.   Without prejudice to traffic distribution rules existing prior to the adoption of this Regulation, the Member State concerned shall inform the Commission of its intention to regulate the distribution of air traffic or to change an existing traffic distribution rule.

The Commission shall examine the application of paragraphs 1 and 2 and, within six months of receipt of this request, and in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 28(2), shall decide whether the Member State may apply the measures.

The Commission shall publish its decision in the Official Journal of the European Union and the measures shall not be applied before the publication of the Commission's approval.

Article 22

Emergency measures

1.   A Member State may refuse, limit or impose conditions on the exercise of traffic rights to deal with sudden problems of short duration resulting from unforeseeable and unavoidable circumstances. Such action shall respect the principles of proportionality and transparency and shall be based on objective and nondiscriminatory criteria.

The Commission and the other Member States shall be informed without delay of such action with its adequate justification. If the problems necessitating such action continue to exist for more than 14 days, the Member State shall inform the Commission and the other Member States accordingly and may, with the agreement of the Commission, prolong the action for further periods of up to 14 days.

2.   At the request of the Member State(s) involved, or on its own initiative, the Commission may suspend this action if it does not meet the requirements of paragraph 1 or is otherwise contrary to Community law.

Chapter IV

Provisions on Pricing

Article 23

Pricing

Without prejudice to
  Article 25
  , this Chapter shall not apply to:

| (a) | air fares and rates charged by air carriers other than Community air carriers; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

air fares and rates charged by air carriers other than Community air carriers;

| (b) | air fares and rates established pursuant to a public service obligation in accordance with Chapter III. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

air fares and rates established pursuant to a public service obligation in accordance with Chapter III.

Article 24

Pricing freedom

1.   Without prejudice to Articles 18(1) and 25, Community air carriers shall freely set air fares and rates for intra-Community air services.

2.   Notwithstanding the provisions of bilateral agreements between Member States, Member States may not discriminate on grounds of nationality or identity of air carrier in allowing Community air carriers to set fares and rates for air services between their territory and a third country. Any remaining restrictions on pricing, including with respect to routes to third countries, arising from bilateral agreements between Member States are hereby superseded.

▐

Article 25

Information and non-discrimination

1.
     
  This Article shall apply to flights departing from an airport situated in the territory of a Member State and to flights contracted by a Community air carrier departing from an airport located in a third country to an airport situated in the territory of a Member State, unless air carriers are subject to the same obligations in that third country.

2.   Air carriers operating within the Community shall provide the general public with comprehensive information on their air fares and rates
  in accordance with Article 2(18) and (19)
  and the conditions attached
  , and on all applicable taxes, non-avoidable charges, surcharges and fees levied by them for the benefit of 3rd parties.

Air fares published in any form, including on the Internet, which are addressed directly or indirectly to the travelling public shall include all applicable taxes, non-avoidable charges, surcharges and fees known at the time of publication. Air fares shall not incorporate costs not actually incurred by air carriers.

Optional price supplements shall be communicated in a clear, transparent and unambiguous way at the start of any booking process and their acceptance by the passenger shall be on an ‘opt-in’ basis. Implied agreements to accept such supplements shall be null and void.

All costs which are not part of the air fare and which are not levied by air carriers operating within the Community shall be comprehensively advertised by the ‘ticket seller’ within the meaning of Article 2 (d) of Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2005 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 (10).

3.   Air carriers shall
  allow access to
  air fares without any discrimination based on the nationality or the place of residence of the passenger or on the place of establishment of the travel agent within the Community.

Air carriers shall not impose rules on passengers and travel agencies which in practice restrict their free and equal access to air fares.

4.
     
  For the implementation of the obligations set out in paragraphs 2 and 3, air carriers shall advertise their air fares and rates and the conditions attached, and all applicable taxes, charges and fees levied by them for the benefit of 3rd parties, using the following categories:

| — | taxes and other state charges and duties, |
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—

taxes and other state charges and duties,

| — | charges, duties, fees and other costs for the benefit of the airlines, |
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—

charges, duties, fees and other costs for the benefit of the airlines,

| — | charges, duties, fees and other costs for the benefit of the airport operators. |
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—

charges, duties, fees and other costs for the benefit of the airport operators.

5.
     
  Consumers shall be provided with a full breakdown of any taxes, fees and charges added to the ticket price.

Article 26

Transparency in charging

Where airport or on-board security costs are included in the price of an air ticket, those costs shall be shown separately on the ticket or otherwise indicated to the passenger. Security taxes and charges, whether levied by Member States or by air carriers or entities, shall be transparent and shall be used exclusively to meet airport or on-board security costs.

Article 27

Penalties

Member States shall ensure compliance with the rules set out in this Chapter and shall lay down penalties for infringements thereof. Those penalties shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.

Chapter V

Final provisions

Article 28

Committee

1.   The Commission shall be assisted by a 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.

║

Article 29

Cooperation and right to obtain information

1.   Member States and the Commission shall cooperate in applying
  and in monitoring the application of
  this Regulation.

2.   In order to carry out its duties under this Regulation the Commission may obtain all necessary information from Member States, which shall also ensure the provision of information by air carriers licensed by their competent licensing authorities.

3.   Member States shall, according to their national legislation, take the necessary measures to ensure appropriate confidentiality of the information received by them in application of this Regulation.

Article 30

Repeal

Regulations (EEC) No 2407/92, 2408/92 and 2409/92 are repealed.

References to the repealed Regulations shall be construed as references to this regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in ║ Annex II ║.

Article 31

Entry into force

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

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

Done at ..., on ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(1)  
  OJ C 175, 27.7.2007, p. 85.

1

OJ C 175, 27.7.2007, p. 85.

(2)  OJ C ...

2

(3)  Position of the European Parliament of 11.7.2007.

3

Position of the European Parliament of 11.7.2007.

(4)  OJ L 240, 24.8.1992, p. 1.

4

(5)  OJ L 240, 24.8.1992, p. 8. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).

5

Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).

(6)  OJ L 240, 24.8.1992, p. 15.

6

(7)  OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. Decision as amended by Decision 2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11).

7

Decision as amended by Decision 2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11).

(8)  OJ L 138, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

8

(9)  OJ L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 7.

9

(10)  OJ L 344, 27.12.2005, p. 15.

10

ANNEX I

INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED IN THE CONTEXT OF ARTICLES 5 AND 8

1. Information to be provided by a first-time applicant from a financial fitness point of view

1.1. The most recent internal management accounts and, if available, audited accounts for the previous financial year.

1.2. A projected balance sheet, including profit and loss account, for the following three years.

1.3. The basis for projected expenditure and income figures on such items as fuel, fares and rates, salaries, maintenance, depreciation, exchange rate fluctuations, airport charges, insurance, etc. Traffic/revenue forecasts.

1.4. Details of the start-up costs incurred in the period between submission of an application and the commencement of operations and an explanation of how ║ these costs are to be financed.

1.5. Details of existing and projected sources of finance.

1.6. Details of shareholders, including nationality and type of shares to be held, and the Articles of Association. If part of a group of undertakings, information on the relationship between them.

1.7. Projected cash-flow statements and liquidity plans for the first three years of operation.

1.8. Details of the financing of aircraft purchase/leasing including, in the case of leasing, the terms and conditions of contract.

2. Information to be provided for assessment of the continuing financial fitness of existing licence holders planning a change in their structures or in their activities with a significant bearing on their finances

2.1. If necessary, the most recent internal management balance sheet and audited accounts for the previous financial year.

2.2. Precise details of all proposed changes e.g. change of type of service, proposed takeover or merger, modifications in share capital, changes in shareholders, etc.

2.3. A projected balance sheet, with a profit and loss account, for the current financial year, including all proposed changes in structure or activities with a significant bearing on finances.

2.4. Past and projected expenditure and income figures on such items as fuel, fares and rates, salaries, maintenance, depreciation, exchange rate fluctuations, airport charges, insurance, etc. Traffic/revenue forecasts.

2.5. Cash-flow statements and liquidity plans for the following year, including all proposed changes in structure or activities with a significant bearing on finances.

2.6. Details of the financing of aircraft purchase/leasing including, in the case of leasing, the terms and conditions of contract.

3. Information to be provided for assessment of the continuing financial fitness of existing licence holders

3.1. Audited accounts not later than six months after the end of the relevant period and, if necessary, the most recent internal management balance sheet.

3.2. A projected balance sheet, including profit and loss account, for the forthcoming year.

3.3. Past and projected expenditure and income figures on such items as fuel, fares and rates, salaries, maintenance, depreciation, exchange rate fluctuations, airport charges, insurance, etc. Traffic/revenue forecasts.

3.4. Cash-flow statements and liquidity plans for the following year.

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ANNEX II

CORRELATION TABLE

| Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 | This Regulation |
| --- | --- |
| Article 1(1) | Article 1 |
| Article 1(2) | Article 3(3) |
| Article 2 | Article 2 |
| Article 3(1) | Article 3(2) |
| Article 3(2) | Article 3(1), second paragraph |
| Article 3(3) | Article 3(1), first paragraph |
| Article 4(1) | Article 4(1) |
| Article 4(2) | Article 4 f |
| Article 4(3) | - |
| Article 4(4) | Article 4 f |
| Article 4(5) | Article 8(1), second paragraph |
| Article 5(1) | Article 5(1) |
| Article 5(2) | Article 5(2) |
| Article 5(3) | Article 8(5) |
| Article 5(4) | Article 8(6) |
| Article 5(5) | Article 9(1) |
| Article 5(6) | Article 8(4) |
| Article 5(7) | Articles 5(3) and 8(8) |
| Article 6 | Article 7 |
| Article 7 | Article 11 |
| Article 8(1) | Article 13(1) |
| Article 8(2) | Article 12(1) |
| Article 8(3) | Article 13(2) |
| Article 8(4) | Article 12(2) |
| Article 9 | Article 6 |
| Article 10(1) | Article 13(3) |
| Article 10(2) | Article 13(4) |
| Article 11(1) | Article 8(1) |
| Article 11(2) | Article 8(3) |
| Article 11(3) | Article 8(7) |
| Article 12 | Articles 9(2) to 9(4) |
| Article 13(1) | Article 10(2) |
| Article 13(2) | Article 10(1) |
| Article 13(3) | - |
| Article 13(4) | Article 10(3) |
| Article 14 | Article 14 |
| Article 15 | - |
| Article 16 | - |
| Article 17 | - |
| Article 18(1) | Article 29(1) |
| Article 18(2) | Article 29(3) |
| Article 19 | - |
| ANNEX | ANNEX I |
| Article 1(1) | Article 1 |
| Article 1(2) | Article 1(2) |
| Article 1(3) | Article 1(3) |
| Article 1(4) | - |
| Article 2 | Article 2 |
| Article 3(1) | Article 17(1) and 17(2) |
| Article 3(2) | - |
| Article 3(3) | - |
| Article 3(4) | - |
| Article 4(1) a | Article 18(1) |
| Article 4(1) b | Article 18(6) |
| Article 4(1) c | Article 18(2) |
| Article 4(1) d | Article 18(4) |
| - | Article 19(1) |
| - | Article 19(2) |
| - | Article 19(3) |
| - | Article 19(4) |
| - | Article 19(5) |
| Article 4(1) e | Article 19(6) |
| Article 4(1) f | Article 19(7) |
| Article 4(1) g | - |
| Article 4(1) h | Article 19(8) |
| - | Article 19(9) |
| - | Article 19(10) |
| Article 4(1) i | Article 20(1) |
| Article 4(1) j | Article 18(3) |
| Article 4(1) k | - |
| Article 4(2) | - |
| Article 4(3) | Article 20(2) |
| Article 4(4) | - |
| Article 5 | - |
| Article 6(1) and 6(2). | - |
| Article 7 | Article 17(3) — 17(6) |
| Article 8(1) | Article 21(2) |
| Article 8(2) | Article 21(1) |
| Article 8(3) | Article 21(3) |
| Article 8(4) | - |
| Article 8(5) | - |
| Article 9(1) | - |
| Article 9(2) | - |
| Article 9(3) | - |
| Article 9(4) | - |
| Article 9(5) | Article 22 |
| Article 9(6) | - |
| Article 9(7) | - |
| Article 9(8) | - |
| Article 10 | - |
| Article 11 | Article 28 |
| Article 12(1) | Article 29(2) |
| Article 12(2) | - |
| Article 13 | - |
| Article 14(1) | Article 29(1) |
| Article 14(2) | Article 29(3) |
| Article 15 | - |
| Article 16 | - |
| ANNEX I | - |
| ANNEX II | - |
| ANNEX III | - |
| - | ▐ |

Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92

This Regulation

Article 1(1)

Article 1

Article 1(2)

Article 3(3)

Article 2

Article 2

Article 3(1)

Article 3(2)

Article 3(2)

Article 3(1), second paragraph

Article 3(3)

Article 3(1), first paragraph

Article 4(1)

Article 4(1)

Article 4(2)

Article 4 f

Article 4(3)

-

Article 4(4)

Article 4 f

Article 4(5)

Article 8(1), second paragraph

Article 5(1)

Article 5(1)

Article 5(2)

Article 5(2)

Article 5(3)

Article 8(5)

Article 5(4)

Article 8(6)

Article 5(5)

Article 9(1)

Article 5(6)

Article 8(4)

Article 5(7)

Articles 5(3) and 8(8)

Article 6

Article 7

Article 7

Article 11

Article 8(1)

Article 13(1)

Article 8(2)

Article 12(1)

Article 8(3)

Article 13(2)

Article 8(4)

Article 12(2)

Article 9

Article 6

Article 10(1)

Article 13(3)

Article 10(2)

Article 13(4)

Article 11(1)

Article 8(1)

Article 11(2)

Article 8(3)

Article 11(3)

Article 8(7)

Article 12

Articles 9(2) to 9(4)

Article 13(1)

Article 10(2)

Article 13(2)

Article 10(1)

Article 13(3)

-

Article 13(4)

Article 10(3)

Article 14

Article 14

Article 15

-

Article 16

-

Article 17

-

Article 18(1)

Article 29(1)

Article 18(2)

Article 29(3)

Article 19

-

ANNEX

ANNEX I

Article 1(1)

Article 1

Article 1(2)

Article 1(2)

Article 1(3)

Article 1(3)

Article 1(4)

-

Article 2

Article 2

Article 3(1)

Article 17(1) and 17(2)

Article 3(2)

-

Article 3(3)

-

Article 3(4)

-

Article 4(1) a

Article 18(1)

Article 4(1) b

Article 18(6)

Article 4(1) c

Article 18(2)

Article 4(1) d

Article 18(4)

-

Article 19(1)

-

Article 19(2)

-

Article 19(3)

-

Article 19(4)

-

Article 19(5)

Article 4(1) e

Article 19(6)

Article 4(1) f

Article 19(7)

Article 4(1) g

-

Article 4(1) h

Article 19(8)

-

Article 19(9)

-

Article 19(10)

Article 4(1) i

Article 20(1)

Article 4(1) j

Article 18(3)

Article 4(1) k

-

Article 4(2)

-

Article 4(3)

Article 20(2)

Article 4(4)

-

Article 5

-

Article 6(1) and 6(2).

-

Article 7

Article 17(3) — 17(6)

Article 8(1)

Article 21(2)

Article 8(2)

Article 21(1)

Article 8(3)

Article 21(3)

Article 8(4)

-

Article 8(5)

-

Article 9(1)

-

Article 9(2)

-

Article 9(3)

-

Article 9(4)

-

Article 9(5)

Article 22

Article 9(6)

-

Article 9(7)

-

Article 9(8)

-

Article 10

-

Article 11

Article 28

Article 12(1)

Article 29(2)

Article 12(2)

-

Article 13

-

Article 14(1)

Article 29(1)

Article 14(2)

Article 29(3)

Article 15

-

Article 16

-

ANNEX I

-

ANNEX II

-

ANNEX III

-

-

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| Regulation (EEC) No 2409/92 | This Regulation |
| --- | --- |
| Article 1(1) | Article 1 |
| Article 1(2) | Article 23 |
| Article 1(3) | ║ |
| Article 2 | Article 2 |
| Article 3 | - |
| Article 4 | Article 25 |
| Article 5(1) | Article 24 |
| Article 5(2) | - |
| Article 5(3) | - |
| Article 5(4) | - |
| Article 6 | - |
| Article 7 | - |
| Article 8 | - |
| Article 9 | - |
| Article 10(1) | Article 29(1) |
| Article 10(2) | Article 29(3) |
| Article 11 | - |
| Article 12 | - |
| - | Article 30 |
| - | Article 31 |

Regulation (EEC) No 2409/92

This Regulation

Article 1(1)

Article 1

Article 1(2)

Article 23

Article 1(3)

║

Article 2

Article 2

Article 3

-

Article 4

Article 25

Article 5(1)

Article 24

Article 5(2)

-

Article 5(3)

-

Article 5(4)

-

Article 6

-

Article 7

-

Article 8

-

Article 9

-

Article 10(1)

Article 29(1)

Article 10(2)

Article 29(3)

Article 11

-

Article 12

-

-

Article 30

-

Article 31

P6_TA(2007)0338

Financial services policy (2005-2010) — White Paper

European Parliament resolution on financial services policy (2005-2010) — White Paper (2006/2270(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission White Paper on Financial Services Policy 2005-2010 (COM(2005)0629) (hereinafter the ‘Commission White Paper’), |
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—

having regard to the Commission White Paper on Financial Services Policy 2005-2010 (COM(2005)0629) (hereinafter the ‘Commission White Paper’),

| — | having regard to the implementation of the Financial Services Action Plan (FSAP) (COM(1999)0232) adopted by the Commission, in particular Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on insider dealing and market manipulation (market abuse) (1), Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on markets in financial instruments (2) (MiFID), Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market (3), the capital requirements directives (CRD) (Directive 2006/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 relating to the taking up and pursuit of the business of credit institutions (recast) (4) and Directive 2006/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on the capital adequacy of investment firms and credit institutions (recast) (5)) and the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the exercise of voting rights by shareholders of companies having their registered office in a Member State and whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market (COM(2005)0685), |
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—

having regard to the implementation of the Financial Services Action Plan (FSAP) (COM(1999)0232) adopted by the Commission, in particular Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on insider dealing and market manipulation (market abuse) (1), Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on markets in financial instruments (2) (MiFID), Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market (3), the capital requirements directives (CRD) (Directive 2006/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 relating to the taking up and pursuit of the business of credit institutions (recast) (4) and Directive 2006/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on the capital adequacy of investment firms and credit institutions (recast) (5)) and the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the exercise of voting rights by shareholders of companies having their registered office in a Member State and whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market (COM(2005)0685),

| — | having regard to the Commission staff working document — Single Market in Financial Services Progress report 2006, |
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—

having regard to the Commission staff working document — Single Market in Financial Services Progress report 2006,

| — | having regard to the European Code of Conduct on Clearing and Settlement of 7 November 2006 and the Euro system proposal to develop a settlement system for securities transactions in central bank money (Target 2 Securities) (hereinafter the ‘Code of Conduct’), |
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having regard to the European Code of Conduct on Clearing and Settlement of 7 November 2006 and the Euro system proposal to develop a settlement system for securities transactions in central bank money (Target 2 Securities) (hereinafter the ‘Code of Conduct’),

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

having regard to the Commission proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 92/49/EEC and Directives 2002/83/EC, 2004/39/EC, 2005/68/EC and 2006/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards procedural rules and evaluation criteria for the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increase of shareholdings in the financial sector (COM(2006)0507),

| — | having regard to the FSC Report on financial supervision of February 2006 (Francq Report), published on 23 February 2006, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the FSC Report on financial supervision of February 2006 (Francq Report), published on 23 February 2006,

| — | having regard to the Second Interim Report of the Inter-Institutional Monitoring Group monitoring the Lamfalussy Process (IIMG), issued on 26 January 2007, |
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—

having regard to the Second Interim Report of the Inter-Institutional Monitoring Group monitoring the Lamfalussy Process (IIMG), issued on 26 January 2007,

| — | having regard to the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) report on ‘which supervisory tools for the EU securities markets’, (Himalaya Report), published on 25 October 2004, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) report on ‘which supervisory tools for the EU securities markets’, (Himalaya Report), published on 25 October 2004,

| — | having regard to its recommendation of 19 June 2007 based on the report of the Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society (6), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its recommendation of 19 June 2007 based on the report of the Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society (6),

| — | having regard to its resolutions of 15 January 2004 on the future of hedge funds and derivatives (7), of 28 April 2005 on the current state of integration of EU financial markets (8), and of 4 July 2006 on consolidation in the financial services industry (9), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its resolutions of 15 January 2004 on the future of hedge funds and derivatives (7), of 28 April 2005 on the current state of integration of EU financial markets (8), and of 4 July 2006 on consolidation in the financial services industry (9),

| — | having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0248/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0248/2007),

| 1. | Congratulates the Commission on the contribution of the FSAP towards the creation of a European capital market that is leading in the world not least because of the quality and solidity of its financial regulation; welcomes the economic priorities set out in the Commission White Paper, namely to consolidate the European financial market, remove barriers to the free movement of capital and improve the supervision of financial services; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Congratulates the Commission on the contribution of the FSAP towards the creation of a European capital market that is leading in the world not least because of the quality and solidity of its financial regulation; welcomes the economic priorities set out in the Commission White Paper, namely to consolidate the European financial market, remove barriers to the free movement of capital and improve the supervision of financial services;

| 2. | Urges Member States to ensure the timely and consistent implementation of the FSAP; calls on the Commission to monitor its enforcement, and on the Level 3 committees continuously to improve the consistency of its application; |
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2.

Urges Member States to ensure the timely and consistent implementation of the FSAP; calls on the Commission to monitor its enforcement, and on the Level 3 committees continuously to improve the consistency of its application;

| 3. | Is concerned that the rate of transposition of Community law by the Member States within the prescribed deadline is still low and calls for increased cooperation between supervisory bodies in the Member States; |
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3.

Is concerned that the rate of transposition of Community law by the Member States within the prescribed deadline is still low and calls for increased cooperation between supervisory bodies in the Member States;

| 4. | Welcomes the Commission's commitment to a coherent interpretation of terminology across Member States; urges the Commission, when drafting new legislation, to ensure compatibility with existing terminology at both European and global levels; |
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4.

Welcomes the Commission's commitment to a coherent interpretation of terminology across Member States; urges the Commission, when drafting new legislation, to ensure compatibility with existing terminology at both European and global levels;

| 5. | Would welcome a more in-depth examination of the economic effects of the FSAP measures in the light of the Lisbon Strategy and the financing needs of the real economy; asks the Commission to commission such studies together with its annual progress reports and implementation monitors, and recommends that special attention be given to the effects of the implementation of the FSAP measures with special reference to the countries benefiting relatively from FSAP implementation and to the magnitude of beneficiary countries' profits earned from the consolidation of the financial market; |
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5.

Would welcome a more in-depth examination of the economic effects of the FSAP measures in the light of the Lisbon Strategy and the financing needs of the real economy; asks the Commission to commission such studies together with its annual progress reports and implementation monitors, and recommends that special attention be given to the effects of the implementation of the FSAP measures with special reference to the countries benefiting relatively from FSAP implementation and to the magnitude of beneficiary countries' profits earned from the consolidation of the financial market;

Market concentration

| 6. | notes a high market consolidation in the top segment of financial services provided to large listed companies, notably by audit firms and credit rating agencies (CRAs); urges the Commission and national competition authorities to carefully apply the Community competition rules to those market players, to be vigilant with regard to any risk of unlawful market concentration in the provision of services to large listed companies; emphasises the need for accessible complaint and redress procedures; asks the Commission to take due account of the users' perspective; emphasises also the need to remove barriers to new entrants as well as the need to remove legislation favouring incumbents and current market structures where competition is limited; |
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6.

notes a high market consolidation in the top segment of financial services provided to large listed companies, notably by audit firms and credit rating agencies (CRAs); urges the Commission and national competition authorities to carefully apply the Community competition rules to those market players, to be vigilant with regard to any risk of unlawful market concentration in the provision of services to large listed companies; emphasises the need for accessible complaint and redress procedures; asks the Commission to take due account of the users' perspective; emphasises also the need to remove barriers to new entrants as well as the need to remove legislation favouring incumbents and current market structures where competition is limited;

| 7. | Urges implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society (A6-0203/2007); |
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7.

Urges implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society (A6-0203/2007);

| 8. | Is pleased with the recent approval of the reform of Article 19 of Directive 2006/48/EC by the prospective directive on the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increase of holdings in the financial sector, and urges the Commission to continue its action towards the removal of obstacles to cross-border mergers and acquisitions, as identified in the Commission Staff Working Document on Cross-border consolidation in the EU financial sector (SEC(2005)1398) and Parliament's above mentioned resolution of 4 July 2006; |
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8.

Is pleased with the recent approval of the reform of Article 19 of Directive 2006/48/EC by the prospective directive on the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increase of holdings in the financial sector, and urges the Commission to continue its action towards the removal of obstacles to cross-border mergers and acquisitions, as identified in the Commission Staff Working Document on Cross-border consolidation in the EU financial sector (SEC(2005)1398) and Parliament's above mentioned resolution of 4 July 2006;

| 9. | Stresses the need among CRAs for transparency of fees and the separation of rating and ancillary services as well as for a clarification of assessment criteria and business models; emphasises that CRAs play a public role in, for example, the CRD and that they should, therefore, meet high standards of accessibility, transparency, quality and reliability required of regulated businesses such as banks; urges the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and the CESR to continue to closely monitor the compliance of CRAs with the IOSCO code of conduct; would welcome the emergence of European players in the CRA sector; |
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9.

Stresses the need among CRAs for transparency of fees and the separation of rating and ancillary services as well as for a clarification of assessment criteria and business models; emphasises that CRAs play a public role in, for example, the CRD and that they should, therefore, meet high standards of accessibility, transparency, quality and reliability required of regulated businesses such as banks; urges the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and the CESR to continue to closely monitor the compliance of CRAs with the IOSCO code of conduct; would welcome the emergence of European players in the CRA sector;

| 10. | Following the implementation of MiFID, anticipates increased competition among trading platforms and financial intermediaries, but also increased consolidation of the stock exchanges; believes that stronger cross-Atlantic convergence of financial market rules and supervisory practices is needed without undermining the principle-based approach, and avoiding the imposition of extraterritorial rules; emphasises that good governance is imperative and that the influence of users and the rights of workers employed in this sector must not be eroded with changing ownership; |
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10.

Following the implementation of MiFID, anticipates increased competition among trading platforms and financial intermediaries, but also increased consolidation of the stock exchanges; believes that stronger cross-Atlantic convergence of financial market rules and supervisory practices is needed without undermining the principle-based approach, and avoiding the imposition of extraterritorial rules; emphasises that good governance is imperative and that the influence of users and the rights of workers employed in this sector must not be eroded with changing ownership;

| 11. | Calls on the Commission to investigate which measures are best suited to promote shareholder loyalty and to encourage employee share-ownership, with a view to balancing the different stakeholder interests; |
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11.

Calls on the Commission to investigate which measures are best suited to promote shareholder loyalty and to encourage employee share-ownership, with a view to balancing the different stakeholder interests;

| 12. | While calling for progress in removing the other barriers identified in the Giovannini Group's report on Cross-Border Clearing and Settlement Arrangements in the European Union of November 2001, strongly reiterates the need to improve the post-trading infrastructure both with a view to price transparency, and competition as to the public interest of clearing and settlement security; welcomes the progress being made in implementing the Code of Conduct which will deliver those aims and which will also support Article 34 of MiFID, requiring stock exchanges to provide all their users with the option of designating the settlement system with which they wish to settle their transactions in the event of cross-border share transactions; intends closely to scrutinise the developments surrounding the Code of Conduct as well as the TARGET2 Securities project in this context, emphasising the governance and supervision needed to cope with conflicts of interest; calls on the Council and the Commission to launch, without further delay, the initiatives required to remove completely the obstacles under the control of the public sector, relating to the legal and fiscal barriers identified in the Giovannini Group's report and in the areas not covered by the Code of Conduct; |
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12.

While calling for progress in removing the other barriers identified in the Giovannini Group's report on Cross-Border Clearing and Settlement Arrangements in the European Union of November 2001, strongly reiterates the need to improve the post-trading infrastructure both with a view to price transparency, and competition as to the public interest of clearing and settlement security; welcomes the progress being made in implementing the Code of Conduct which will deliver those aims and which will also support Article 34 of MiFID, requiring stock exchanges to provide all their users with the option of designating the settlement system with which they wish to settle their transactions in the event of cross-border share transactions; intends closely to scrutinise the developments surrounding the Code of Conduct as well as the TARGET2 Securities project in this context, emphasising the governance and supervision needed to cope with conflicts of interest; calls on the Council and the Commission to launch, without further delay, the initiatives required to remove completely the obstacles under the control of the public sector, relating to the legal and fiscal barriers identified in the Giovannini Group's report and in the areas not covered by the Code of Conduct;

| 13. | Points to the increasing influence of proxy voting intermediaries and financial intermediaries holding consumers' tangible assets through indirect holding systems; asks the Commission to assess the potential risks of market dominance, market abuse and conflicts of interest by such intermediaries and to closely monitor the effects of the prospective directive on the exercise of voting rights by shareholders of companies; encourages wider use of modern software solutions, thereby promoting disintermediation and direct market access by the end investor; |
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13.

Points to the increasing influence of proxy voting intermediaries and financial intermediaries holding consumers' tangible assets through indirect holding systems; asks the Commission to assess the potential risks of market dominance, market abuse and conflicts of interest by such intermediaries and to closely monitor the effects of the prospective directive on the exercise of voting rights by shareholders of companies; encourages wider use of modern software solutions, thereby promoting disintermediation and direct market access by the end investor;

| 14. | Recognises the high proportion of financial service companies in the new Member States that are wholly or partly foreign owned and is concerned that, without properly implemented cooperation, this may make it difficult for the supervisory authorities in those Member States to exercise effective supervision and control and to take into account the interests and needs of the new Member States; |
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14.

Recognises the high proportion of financial service companies in the new Member States that are wholly or partly foreign owned and is concerned that, without properly implemented cooperation, this may make it difficult for the supervisory authorities in those Member States to exercise effective supervision and control and to take into account the interests and needs of the new Member States;

| 15. | Asks the Commission to assess facts about the functioning of the top level of the market of large merger and acquisition transactions and private equity deals and the accompanying underwriting and lending activities; warmly welcomes the increased vigilance of supervisors with regard to plain cases of market manipulation, insider dealing or front-running; urges the Commission to cooperate with US regulators to check whether the necessary safeguards, such as internal codes of conduct and ‘Chinese walls’ are adequate to achieve an appropriate level of corporate governance and market transparency and to manage conflicts of interest; |
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15.

Asks the Commission to assess facts about the functioning of the top level of the market of large merger and acquisition transactions and private equity deals and the accompanying underwriting and lending activities; warmly welcomes the increased vigilance of supervisors with regard to plain cases of market manipulation, insider dealing or front-running; urges the Commission to cooperate with US regulators to check whether the necessary safeguards, such as internal codes of conduct and ‘Chinese walls’ are adequate to achieve an appropriate level of corporate governance and market transparency and to manage conflicts of interest;

| 16. | Emphasises the importance of ensuring the independence of financial analysts and financial market data providers through transparent funding structures; urges the Commission to address the issues left unresolved by Directive 2004/72/EC (10) and MiFID with regard to the distinction between ‘financial analysis’ and ‘other information’; |
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16.

Emphasises the importance of ensuring the independence of financial analysts and financial market data providers through transparent funding structures; urges the Commission to address the issues left unresolved by Directive 2004/72/EC (10) and MiFID with regard to the distinction between ‘financial analysis’ and ‘other information’;

Alternative investment vehicles

| 17. | Is fully aware of the rapid rise of alternative investment vehicles (hedge funds and private equity); recognises that they provide liquidity and diversification in the market and create an opportunity to improve efficiency of corporate management, but also shares the concerns of some central banks and supervisors that they may give rise to systemic risk and to high levels of exposure of other financial institutions; |
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17.

Is fully aware of the rapid rise of alternative investment vehicles (hedge funds and private equity); recognises that they provide liquidity and diversification in the market and create an opportunity to improve efficiency of corporate management, but also shares the concerns of some central banks and supervisors that they may give rise to systemic risk and to high levels of exposure of other financial institutions;

| 18. | Calls on the Commission to launch a debate on hedge funds so as to be prepared for international and European discussions; |
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18.

Calls on the Commission to launch a debate on hedge funds so as to be prepared for international and European discussions;

| 19. | Welcomes the Commission's recent studies on hedge funds and private equity, but regrets that these studies have so far focused only on barriers to growth of such funds; invites the Commission to monitor any potential policy gaps; emphasises the need for sector-specific work by the regulators of such funds, including the CESR and IOSCO and competent authorities in markets where such funds are common, taking it on board as part of the EU-US dialogue; asks for a broader and more critical approach with regard to the risks of market abuse; invites the Commission to review the differences in Member States' regimes for retail access to alternative investments, and, in particular, to determine the appropriate qualifications for distributors of such products to retail investors; |
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19.

Welcomes the Commission's recent studies on hedge funds and private equity, but regrets that these studies have so far focused only on barriers to growth of such funds; invites the Commission to monitor any potential policy gaps; emphasises the need for sector-specific work by the regulators of such funds, including the CESR and IOSCO and competent authorities in markets where such funds are common, taking it on board as part of the EU-US dialogue; asks for a broader and more critical approach with regard to the risks of market abuse; invites the Commission to review the differences in Member States' regimes for retail access to alternative investments, and, in particular, to determine the appropriate qualifications for distributors of such products to retail investors;

| 20. | Urges the Commission to assess the quality of supervision in offshore locations and to step up cooperation with the supervisors in these jurisdictions; intends to join forces with the US Congress Financial Services Committee of the House of Representatives in investigating how to respond to the undesired flight of capital to tax havens; |
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20.

Urges the Commission to assess the quality of supervision in offshore locations and to step up cooperation with the supervisors in these jurisdictions; intends to join forces with the US Congress Financial Services Committee of the House of Representatives in investigating how to respond to the undesired flight of capital to tax havens;

| 21. | Welcomes the updated report of the Financial Stability Forum of 19 May 2007 on the hedge fund industry; welcomes, in particular, the recommendations of the report which aim to address potential systemic risk and operational risks associated with the activities of hedge funds; calls for increased cooperation and exchange of information among supervisors of financial institutions in taking forward these recommendations and in spreading good practice in order to enhance resilience to systemic shocks; and furthermore urges the creditors, investors and authorities to remain vigilant and to adequately assess potential counterparty risks that hedge funds present; |
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21.

Welcomes the updated report of the Financial Stability Forum of 19 May 2007 on the hedge fund industry; welcomes, in particular, the recommendations of the report which aim to address potential systemic risk and operational risks associated with the activities of hedge funds; calls for increased cooperation and exchange of information among supervisors of financial institutions in taking forward these recommendations and in spreading good practice in order to enhance resilience to systemic shocks; and furthermore urges the creditors, investors and authorities to remain vigilant and to adequately assess potential counterparty risks that hedge funds present;

Access to finance in the retail segment

| 22. | Notes that cross-border integration of EU retail financial markets is less developed than in the wholesale area; notes that consumers still use physically present institutions more than virtual ones, and notes a predominantly domestic-oriented financing structure; warns, however, against simply overhauling the national consumer protection traditions and legal systems by one-size-fits-all harmonisation; takes the view that national consumer protection traditions must not be interpreted in such a way that new competitors are hindered on the domestic market; emphasises the need for a well-functioning internal market for financial services; notes the importance of intermediaries in bringing competition to Member States' domestic markets; stresses the benefits of open and pluralistic structures in the European banking market in meeting the different and evolving needs of consumers; |
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22.

Notes that cross-border integration of EU retail financial markets is less developed than in the wholesale area; notes that consumers still use physically present institutions more than virtual ones, and notes a predominantly domestic-oriented financing structure; warns, however, against simply overhauling the national consumer protection traditions and legal systems by one-size-fits-all harmonisation; takes the view that national consumer protection traditions must not be interpreted in such a way that new competitors are hindered on the domestic market; emphasises the need for a well-functioning internal market for financial services; notes the importance of intermediaries in bringing competition to Member States' domestic markets; stresses the benefits of open and pluralistic structures in the European banking market in meeting the different and evolving needs of consumers;

| 23. | Prefers a more focused approach directed at the de facto barriers which impact on mobile crossborder users; encourages the financial industry to develop pilot pan-European financial products such as pensions, mortgages, insurance products or consumer credit, and invites the Commission to undertake the preparation of an appropriate and feasible framework of regulation and supervision, in terms of contractual law, consumer credit and consumer protection so that such products are portable and mutually recognised within the European Union, in order to foster favourable conditions for cross-border labour mobility in an integrated single market; |
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23.

Prefers a more focused approach directed at the de facto barriers which impact on mobile crossborder users; encourages the financial industry to develop pilot pan-European financial products such as pensions, mortgages, insurance products or consumer credit, and invites the Commission to undertake the preparation of an appropriate and feasible framework of regulation and supervision, in terms of contractual law, consumer credit and consumer protection so that such products are portable and mutually recognised within the European Union, in order to foster favourable conditions for cross-border labour mobility in an integrated single market;

| 24. | Points to the need for the same risks, profile and business strategies to be matched by the same security in a common European market in financial products and for capital requirements to be couched accordingly; maintains that, for the purposes of transparency and protection of consumers, Member States must be prevented from engaging in competition based on the lowest supervision and security standards; |
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24.

Points to the need for the same risks, profile and business strategies to be matched by the same security in a common European market in financial products and for capital requirements to be couched accordingly; maintains that, for the purposes of transparency and protection of consumers, Member States must be prevented from engaging in competition based on the lowest supervision and security standards;

| 25. | Shares the concern expressed in point 1.2.3 of the Background Paper annexed to the Commission Green Paper on enhancement of the European framework for investment funds (SEC(2005)0947), regarding the emergence in some Member States of guaranteed funds not backed by capital adequacy requirements, given that consumer protection in this area is insufficient; calls on the Commission, therefore, with a view to protecting consumers effectively, to close the European regulatory gap by laying down appropriate capital adequacy requirements for guaranteed funds, observing the principle that supervision requirements must be equally stringent both from a qualitative point of view, in terms of risk management standards, and quantitatively, as regards capital requirements (‘same risk, same capital’); |
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25.

Shares the concern expressed in point 1.2.3 of the Background Paper annexed to the Commission Green Paper on enhancement of the European framework for investment funds (SEC(2005)0947), regarding the emergence in some Member States of guaranteed funds not backed by capital adequacy requirements, given that consumer protection in this area is insufficient; calls on the Commission, therefore, with a view to protecting consumers effectively, to close the European regulatory gap by laying down appropriate capital adequacy requirements for guaranteed funds, observing the principle that supervision requirements must be equally stringent both from a qualitative point of view, in terms of risk management standards, and quantitatively, as regards capital requirements (‘same risk, same capital’);

| 26. | Has taken due note of the sector inquiry into retail banking and payment cards systems that reveals several areas in need of improvement; welcomes the prospective Payment Services Directive, which is expected to bring about better preconditions for competition in these fields; warns, however, that opening up existing imperfect systems should not lead to a situation in which a high level of market consolidation could create new imperfections and price constraints, damaging the overall structure of the European economy's financing system, the quality of local services, and the opportunities for SMEs to obtain financing suited to their needs; has taken note of the need to open access to credit registers and payment systems and asks for further clarification on the next concrete steps to be taken in this respect; |
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26.

Has taken due note of the sector inquiry into retail banking and payment cards systems that reveals several areas in need of improvement; welcomes the prospective Payment Services Directive, which is expected to bring about better preconditions for competition in these fields; warns, however, that opening up existing imperfect systems should not lead to a situation in which a high level of market consolidation could create new imperfections and price constraints, damaging the overall structure of the European economy's financing system, the quality of local services, and the opportunities for SMEs to obtain financing suited to their needs; has taken note of the need to open access to credit registers and payment systems and asks for further clarification on the next concrete steps to be taken in this respect;

| 27. | Would welcome the emergence, not least in the light of the current position regarding SWIFT, of the EU's own banking card system; |
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27.

Would welcome the emergence, not least in the light of the current position regarding SWIFT, of the EU's own banking card system;

| 28. | Stresses that the two building blocks of the Single European Payment Area (SEPA), namely credit transfers and direct debits, will come into effect in 2010; notes that the third pillar, the cards framework, will be put in place from 2008 onwards; notes that the prospective Payment Services Directive is expected to bring new service providers, such as retailers, money remitters and mobile operators into this area of business; will monitor whether, as a consequence, the cost of interchange fees and cross-border retail payment transactions declines significantly; |
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28.

Stresses that the two building blocks of the Single European Payment Area (SEPA), namely credit transfers and direct debits, will come into effect in 2010; notes that the third pillar, the cards framework, will be put in place from 2008 onwards; notes that the prospective Payment Services Directive is expected to bring new service providers, such as retailers, money remitters and mobile operators into this area of business; will monitor whether, as a consequence, the cost of interchange fees and cross-border retail payment transactions declines significantly;

| 29. | Is concerned that the consumer's choice is often limited to retail products of the financial groups operating domestically; stresses the importance of the unbundling of different services provided to consumers and calls for disclosure of value chain costs to the clients in order to introduce more transparency and ensure a level playing field for competition; |
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29.

Is concerned that the consumer's choice is often limited to retail products of the financial groups operating domestically; stresses the importance of the unbundling of different services provided to consumers and calls for disclosure of value chain costs to the clients in order to introduce more transparency and ensure a level playing field for competition;

| 30. | Urges the Commission to reactivate the initiative aimed at providing mutual societies with a European statute, as called for in Parliament's resolution of 16 May 2006 on the outcome of the screening of legislative proposals pending before the Legislator (11); |
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30.

Urges the Commission to reactivate the initiative aimed at providing mutual societies with a European statute, as called for in Parliament's resolution of 16 May 2006 on the outcome of the screening of legislative proposals pending before the Legislator (11);

| 31. | Acknowledges the challenge of ageing populations; emphasises the importance of collective second pillar occupational pensions in addition to proper solidarity-based first-pillar pension schemes, and endorses Directive 2003/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 June 2003 on the activities and supervision of institutions for occupational retirement provision (12) as the specific regulatory framework for pension funds; urges the Commission to explore the possibility, within the framework of better regulation, and in order to promote supervisory convergence across the European Union and to prevent unequal treatment of market players and distortions of competition, of supplementing that Directive with a harmonised solvency framework for pension funds in line with the Solvency II approach, in order to provide for advanced risk management techniques as well as disincentives for regulatory arbitrage by establishing equal supervision requirements both from a qualitative point of view, in terms of risk management standards, and quantitatively, as regards capital requirements (‘same risk, same capital’), taking into account the specific features of occupational retirement provision; reiterates that such a legislative framework must be supported by the coordination of taxation, especially concentrating on the tax base; |
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31.

Acknowledges the challenge of ageing populations; emphasises the importance of collective second pillar occupational pensions in addition to proper solidarity-based first-pillar pension schemes, and endorses Directive 2003/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 June 2003 on the activities and supervision of institutions for occupational retirement provision (12) as the specific regulatory framework for pension funds; urges the Commission to explore the possibility, within the framework of better regulation, and in order to promote supervisory convergence across the European Union and to prevent unequal treatment of market players and distortions of competition, of supplementing that Directive with a harmonised solvency framework for pension funds in line with the Solvency II approach, in order to provide for advanced risk management techniques as well as disincentives for regulatory arbitrage by establishing equal supervision requirements both from a qualitative point of view, in terms of risk management standards, and quantitatively, as regards capital requirements (‘same risk, same capital’), taking into account the specific features of occupational retirement provision; reiterates that such a legislative framework must be supported by the coordination of taxation, especially concentrating on the tax base;

| 32. | Notes that too many EU citizens are excluded from basic financial services; concludes that wellfunctioning basic financial services should remain available and affordable to every EU citizen; asks the Commission to conduct a study on the accessibility of services such as bank accounts, cash machines, payment cards, and low-cost loans, and to promote best practices and experiences developed by financial institutions in providing such basic services; |
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32.

Notes that too many EU citizens are excluded from basic financial services; concludes that wellfunctioning basic financial services should remain available and affordable to every EU citizen; asks the Commission to conduct a study on the accessibility of services such as bank accounts, cash machines, payment cards, and low-cost loans, and to promote best practices and experiences developed by financial institutions in providing such basic services;

| 33. | Supports the findings of the sector inquiry into retail banking that credit data sharing tends to have positive economic effects, increasing competition and benefiting new market entrants, by reducing the information asymmetry between the bank and the customer, acting as a borrower disciplining device, reducing the problems of adverse selection and promoting customer mobility; considers that granting access to both positive and negative credit data can play a key role in helping consumers obtain access to credit and fight financial exclusion; |
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33.

Supports the findings of the sector inquiry into retail banking that credit data sharing tends to have positive economic effects, increasing competition and benefiting new market entrants, by reducing the information asymmetry between the bank and the customer, acting as a borrower disciplining device, reducing the problems of adverse selection and promoting customer mobility; considers that granting access to both positive and negative credit data can play a key role in helping consumers obtain access to credit and fight financial exclusion;

| 34. | Signals the growth of specific financial service providers for migrant groups, which transfer remittances and develop the banking system, including Islamic banking; warns that requirements for those new niche players should be solid but also such as to prevent them from disappearing into a grey zone, where no supervision at all is possible; calls on the European Union, especially when pursuing its relations with home countries of migrant workers, to cooperate with the appropriate local economic and monetary authorities; |
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34.

Signals the growth of specific financial service providers for migrant groups, which transfer remittances and develop the banking system, including Islamic banking; warns that requirements for those new niche players should be solid but also such as to prevent them from disappearing into a grey zone, where no supervision at all is possible; calls on the European Union, especially when pursuing its relations with home countries of migrant workers, to cooperate with the appropriate local economic and monetary authorities;

| 35. | Welcomes the increasing attention to microcredit provision as a contribution to self-employment and start-ups, e.g. in the activities of the Commission Directorate General for Regional Policy and the Jeremie programme of the European Investment Bank Group; asks that the Basel rules be adapted for the purposes of microcredit portfolios and capping the often excessive costs on small loans; urges the Commission, working in collaboration with its various Directorates-General responsible for this sector, to draw up an action plan for microfinancing, to coordinate the different policy measures, and to make optimal use of best practices in and outside the European Union; |
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35.

Welcomes the increasing attention to microcredit provision as a contribution to self-employment and start-ups, e.g. in the activities of the Commission Directorate General for Regional Policy and the Jeremie programme of the European Investment Bank Group; asks that the Basel rules be adapted for the purposes of microcredit portfolios and capping the often excessive costs on small loans; urges the Commission, working in collaboration with its various Directorates-General responsible for this sector, to draw up an action plan for microfinancing, to coordinate the different policy measures, and to make optimal use of best practices in and outside the European Union;

Financial literacy and users' input in policymaking

| 36. | Believes that more is involved in the creation of a European integrated financial market than just providing consumers with more choice; emphasises that financial literacy should be more actively promoted than hitherto, and that access to proper information and unbiased investment advice is essential; takes the view that principles such as ensuring best execution and carrying out suitability tests when providing investment services should form the basis for regulation of service providers in this field; |
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36.

Believes that more is involved in the creation of a European integrated financial market than just providing consumers with more choice; emphasises that financial literacy should be more actively promoted than hitherto, and that access to proper information and unbiased investment advice is essential; takes the view that principles such as ensuring best execution and carrying out suitability tests when providing investment services should form the basis for regulation of service providers in this field;

| 37. | Strongly supports the Commission's initiatives to upgrade financial capability and invites the Commission and the Member States to increase their efforts to create specific programmes and websites, in which the firms concerned should likewise be involved, but also urges them to make it an integral part of basic school education; |
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37.

Strongly supports the Commission's initiatives to upgrade financial capability and invites the Commission and the Member States to increase their efforts to create specific programmes and websites, in which the firms concerned should likewise be involved, but also urges them to make it an integral part of basic school education;

| 38. | Welcomes the establishment of the Financial Services Consumer Group and the attempts to involve user representatives in expert groups and consultations; notes, nevertheless, that the voice of consumers and end users such as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) lags far behind that of the financial industry; recommends the creation of a European budget line to finance financial market expertise in consumer and SME organisations in order to feed into the FSAP consultation processes; |
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38.

Welcomes the establishment of the Financial Services Consumer Group and the attempts to involve user representatives in expert groups and consultations; notes, nevertheless, that the voice of consumers and end users such as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) lags far behind that of the financial industry; recommends the creation of a European budget line to finance financial market expertise in consumer and SME organisations in order to feed into the FSAP consultation processes;

| 39. | Calls on industry to play its part in consumer protection by producing readily comprehensible and usable products and succinct consumer-friendly information; |
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39.

Calls on industry to play its part in consumer protection by producing readily comprehensible and usable products and succinct consumer-friendly information;

Better regulation

| 40. | Is fully committed to the aims of better regulation based on the findings of careful, independent and professionally conducted impact assessments, and emphasises that such assessments, as well as the policy decisions based on them, should not be made solely on the basis of financial considerations but should duly take into account economic, social, societal, environmental, cultural and other aspects of public interest; |
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40.

Is fully committed to the aims of better regulation based on the findings of careful, independent and professionally conducted impact assessments, and emphasises that such assessments, as well as the policy decisions based on them, should not be made solely on the basis of financial considerations but should duly take into account economic, social, societal, environmental, cultural and other aspects of public interest;

| 41. | Notes that one of the priorities of better regulation concerns the legal aspect, namely to implement, enforce and continuously evaluate the existing legislation, and to apply rigorously the better regulation agenda to future initiatives; |
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41.

Notes that one of the priorities of better regulation concerns the legal aspect, namely to implement, enforce and continuously evaluate the existing legislation, and to apply rigorously the better regulation agenda to future initiatives;

| 42. | Takes the view that consultations with stakeholders should continue to play a key role, and stresses that such consultations should be held sufficiently upstream of the decision-making process so that opinions can genuinely be taken into account; calls on the Commission to continue to publish the replies to its consultations in order to ensure that the process is transparent; |
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42.

Takes the view that consultations with stakeholders should continue to play a key role, and stresses that such consultations should be held sufficiently upstream of the decision-making process so that opinions can genuinely be taken into account; calls on the Commission to continue to publish the replies to its consultations in order to ensure that the process is transparent;

| 43. | Notes that under the agreement on better law-making, any new Commission proposal should give rise to an impact assessment on the important issues; regrets that, up to now, this commitment has not been fulfilled in a satisfactory manner and stresses that impact assessments should nevertheless not bring law-making to a standstill; reaffirms Parliament's commitment to better regulation and to conducting impact assessments when making substantive changes to legislative proposals; |
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43.

Notes that under the agreement on better law-making, any new Commission proposal should give rise to an impact assessment on the important issues; regrets that, up to now, this commitment has not been fulfilled in a satisfactory manner and stresses that impact assessments should nevertheless not bring law-making to a standstill; reaffirms Parliament's commitment to better regulation and to conducting impact assessments when making substantive changes to legislative proposals;

| 44. | Points out that the choice of appropriate instrument, i.e. a directive or regulation, is not neutral; calls for a debate to be launched on the basis of the work of the IIMG on criteria to provide guidance and consistency; |
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44.

Points out that the choice of appropriate instrument, i.e. a directive or regulation, is not neutral; calls for a debate to be launched on the basis of the work of the IIMG on criteria to provide guidance and consistency;

| 45. | Welcomes the recent comitology agreement and is committed to the adaptation of the involved instruments in the financial services field; recommends similarly modifying the pre-Lamfalussy instruments; insists that Parliament should be allowed observers in the Level 2 committees; notes the need to build wellestablished interinstitutional working methods through practice more than through written rules or formal agreements and that, in this respect, the elaboration of Level 2 implementing measures for MiFID could serve as a useful example; |
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45.

Welcomes the recent comitology agreement and is committed to the adaptation of the involved instruments in the financial services field; recommends similarly modifying the pre-Lamfalussy instruments; insists that Parliament should be allowed observers in the Level 2 committees; notes the need to build wellestablished interinstitutional working methods through practice more than through written rules or formal agreements and that, in this respect, the elaboration of Level 2 implementing measures for MiFID could serve as a useful example;

| 46. | Is committed to fast-track legislative procedures where possible, if they have proved their worth in practice, but warns that aiming for first reading agreements should not hamper the quality of decisionmaking or impinge on the democratic process; suggests an evaluation of these processes and an elaboration of rules of procedure to guarantee collective responsibility, transparency and democratic control; |
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46.

Is committed to fast-track legislative procedures where possible, if they have proved their worth in practice, but warns that aiming for first reading agreements should not hamper the quality of decisionmaking or impinge on the democratic process; suggests an evaluation of these processes and an elaboration of rules of procedure to guarantee collective responsibility, transparency and democratic control;

| 47. | Considers that a variety of reporting requirements that duplicate existing provisions results in unnecessary costs and an excessive administrative burden and may also have adverse consequences in terms of legal certainty and, therefore, market integrity; stresses that there is a case for obtaining further benefits by streamlining, simplifying and, when necessary, repealing inefficient existing provisions; |
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47.

Considers that a variety of reporting requirements that duplicate existing provisions results in unnecessary costs and an excessive administrative burden and may also have adverse consequences in terms of legal certainty and, therefore, market integrity; stresses that there is a case for obtaining further benefits by streamlining, simplifying and, when necessary, repealing inefficient existing provisions;

| 48. | Believes that the FSAP has contributed to filling many regulatory gaps in the area of financial services; is convinced, however, that further coordination with competition rule enforcement could have a multiplicative effect on the overall functioning and efficiency of the regulatory framework; points out that new legislation should ensure a fair and competitive environment in line with competition policy; |
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48.

Believes that the FSAP has contributed to filling many regulatory gaps in the area of financial services; is convinced, however, that further coordination with competition rule enforcement could have a multiplicative effect on the overall functioning and efficiency of the regulatory framework; points out that new legislation should ensure a fair and competitive environment in line with competition policy;

Systemic risks

| 49. | Takes note of a range of new developments which present both potential strengths and possible concerns, including innovative risk mitigation techniques, the substantial growth of credit derivatives markets, the increased systemic importance of large pan-European financial groups, and the growing role of non-bank financial institutions such as hedge funds and private equity; |
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49.

Takes note of a range of new developments which present both potential strengths and possible concerns, including innovative risk mitigation techniques, the substantial growth of credit derivatives markets, the increased systemic importance of large pan-European financial groups, and the growing role of non-bank financial institutions such as hedge funds and private equity;

| 50. | Points out that those market changes also affect the nature, source and transfer of systemic risk, and thus the effectiveness of existing ex-ante risk mitigation tools; calls, therefore, for evidence-based identification and evaluation of the sources of systemic risks and the underlying dynamics of financial crises in this context; |
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50.

Points out that those market changes also affect the nature, source and transfer of systemic risk, and thus the effectiveness of existing ex-ante risk mitigation tools; calls, therefore, for evidence-based identification and evaluation of the sources of systemic risks and the underlying dynamics of financial crises in this context;

| 51. | Is concerned that the current nationally and sectorally based supervisory framework may potentially fail to keep pace with the financial market dynamics and stresses that it must be sufficiently well resourced, coordinated and legally entitled to give adequate and quick responses in cases of major systemic crises that affect more than one Member State; |
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51.

Is concerned that the current nationally and sectorally based supervisory framework may potentially fail to keep pace with the financial market dynamics and stresses that it must be sufficiently well resourced, coordinated and legally entitled to give adequate and quick responses in cases of major systemic crises that affect more than one Member State;

| 52. | Appreciates the decision of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council to initiate a crisis exercise to test the appropriateness of the reaction of the prudential supervisors, the finance ministers, and the central banks, and encourages the joint working group set up as a follow-up, to draw courageous conclusions, even in the event that they are politically sensitive; |
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52.

Appreciates the decision of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council to initiate a crisis exercise to test the appropriateness of the reaction of the prudential supervisors, the finance ministers, and the central banks, and encourages the joint working group set up as a follow-up, to draw courageous conclusions, even in the event that they are politically sensitive;

| 53. | Welcomes the recent report from the Commission evaluating Directive 2002/47/EC on financial collateral arrangements (FCD) (COM(2006)0833); notes the Commission's comments on the importance of close-out netting for reduction of credit risk and increasing efficiency in financial markets as well as more efficient allocation of regulatory capital, and encourages the Commission to formulate a proposal for improving the consistency of the acquis in relation to various Community instruments, including the FCD, which contains provisions on netting and set-off, possibly by developing a single instrument setting out a set of common fundamental principles for each national legal regime for close-out netting; |
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53.

Welcomes the recent report from the Commission evaluating Directive 2002/47/EC on financial collateral arrangements (FCD) (COM(2006)0833); notes the Commission's comments on the importance of close-out netting for reduction of credit risk and increasing efficiency in financial markets as well as more efficient allocation of regulatory capital, and encourages the Commission to formulate a proposal for improving the consistency of the acquis in relation to various Community instruments, including the FCD, which contains provisions on netting and set-off, possibly by developing a single instrument setting out a set of common fundamental principles for each national legal regime for close-out netting;

Architecture of regulation and supervision

| 54. | Welcomes the work performed by the European committees of regulators (the CESR, the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS), and the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors (CEIOPS)) in consulting the markets, advising the Council and Commission Level 2 committees, and above all in progressing with convergence of regulatory and supervisory practices, without, however, overstepping their remit or attempting to replace the legislators; is convinced that that effort must be encouraged and those committees be adequately employed and resourced for the task which they have undertaken; |
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54.

Welcomes the work performed by the European committees of regulators (the CESR, the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS), and the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors (CEIOPS)) in consulting the markets, advising the Council and Commission Level 2 committees, and above all in progressing with convergence of regulatory and supervisory practices, without, however, overstepping their remit or attempting to replace the legislators; is convinced that that effort must be encouraged and those committees be adequately employed and resourced for the task which they have undertaken;

| 55. | Urges the three Level 3 committees to improve cross-sectoral consistency in prudential regulation and group supervision rules for large financial groups dealing with the same or similar products, and, following stakeholder consultation and due procedure give advice to the legislators as to where it is necessary to review the rules; urges them also to ensure that all financial institutions are equally supervised on a functional basis in all Member States; |
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55.

Urges the three Level 3 committees to improve cross-sectoral consistency in prudential regulation and group supervision rules for large financial groups dealing with the same or similar products, and, following stakeholder consultation and due procedure give advice to the legislators as to where it is necessary to review the rules; urges them also to ensure that all financial institutions are equally supervised on a functional basis in all Member States;

| 56. | Calls on the Level 2 and Level 3 committees to contain national discretion and gold-plating in line with the basic Level 1 legislation, but to take into account national peculiarities and, in particular, the structural features of individual markets; suggests, in the context of the work of the IIMG, a review of whether it may be helpful if Level 3 committees could operate increasingly on the basis of decision-making by some form of qualified majority voting where its principles still have to be defined; suggests that Level 3 committees be given an annual mandate by Parliament and the Council to come up with concrete plans for cooperation and implementation of agreed measures, possibly drawing on EU budgetary resources; recommends that Lamfalussy Level 2 and Level 3 committees' respective powers and mandates be defined more precisely in order to reflect the need to progress towards a greater convergence of their practices and to let them take, within the remit of their activities, binding decisions vis à vis their members, and that the consultation process with industry gets more input from small and medium-sized enterprises and investors; |
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56.

Calls on the Level 2 and Level 3 committees to contain national discretion and gold-plating in line with the basic Level 1 legislation, but to take into account national peculiarities and, in particular, the structural features of individual markets; suggests, in the context of the work of the IIMG, a review of whether it may be helpful if Level 3 committees could operate increasingly on the basis of decision-making by some form of qualified majority voting where its principles still have to be defined; suggests that Level 3 committees be given an annual mandate by Parliament and the Council to come up with concrete plans for cooperation and implementation of agreed measures, possibly drawing on EU budgetary resources; recommends that Lamfalussy Level 2 and Level 3 committees' respective powers and mandates be defined more precisely in order to reflect the need to progress towards a greater convergence of their practices and to let them take, within the remit of their activities, binding decisions vis à vis their members, and that the consultation process with industry gets more input from small and medium-sized enterprises and investors;

| 57. | Emphasises the importance of an integrated European system of cooperation between national and sectoral supervisors, capable of securing the efficient supervision of both big financial players and local entities rooted in national traditions; emphasises that all supervisors must take due account of those traditions in the way they execute their conduct of on-the-spot business supervision; welcomes the increasing cooperation of the Level 3 committees CEBS, CESR and CEIOPS and the fact that they now publish joint annual working programmes; |
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57.

Emphasises the importance of an integrated European system of cooperation between national and sectoral supervisors, capable of securing the efficient supervision of both big financial players and local entities rooted in national traditions; emphasises that all supervisors must take due account of those traditions in the way they execute their conduct of on-the-spot business supervision; welcomes the increasing cooperation of the Level 3 committees CEBS, CESR and CEIOPS and the fact that they now publish joint annual working programmes;

| 58. | Notes that, for effective oversight of the systemic and prudential risks of the top market players, the present system of cooperation may need to be strengthened on the basis of the system of cooperation that exists among supervisors, and encourages greater coordination, in particular with respect to prudential risk supervision of multi-jurisdictional and cross-sectoral entities and financial conglomerates; encourages agreements and codes of conduct between Member States and central banks on the financial backing of this system of prudential supervision, with respect to bail-out and lender-of-last-resort obligations where several Member States and more supervisors are involved; notes that, to judge whether the present system provides for a real oversight of the systemic and prudential risks of the top players in the market, it is necessary to give the relatively new Level 2 and Level 3 arrangements time to bed down and, at the same time, to look into the desirability and feasibility of EU-level execution of prudential supervision where needed in the future; |
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58.

Notes that, for effective oversight of the systemic and prudential risks of the top market players, the present system of cooperation may need to be strengthened on the basis of the system of cooperation that exists among supervisors, and encourages greater coordination, in particular with respect to prudential risk supervision of multi-jurisdictional and cross-sectoral entities and financial conglomerates; encourages agreements and codes of conduct between Member States and central banks on the financial backing of this system of prudential supervision, with respect to bail-out and lender-of-last-resort obligations where several Member States and more supervisors are involved; notes that, to judge whether the present system provides for a real oversight of the systemic and prudential risks of the top players in the market, it is necessary to give the relatively new Level 2 and Level 3 arrangements time to bed down and, at the same time, to look into the desirability and feasibility of EU-level execution of prudential supervision where needed in the future;

| 59. | Understands why Member States wish to allow new arrangements time to be implemented and tested before considering any further moves towards convergence; points out that, if progress is not made in this direction, pressure for consideration of a centralised supervisory arrangement may be increased; therefore advocates that, in these circumstances, closer convergence in supervision and cooperation between home and host supervisors within the existing structures becomes a matter of particular importance; |
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59.

Understands why Member States wish to allow new arrangements time to be implemented and tested before considering any further moves towards convergence; points out that, if progress is not made in this direction, pressure for consideration of a centralised supervisory arrangement may be increased; therefore advocates that, in these circumstances, closer convergence in supervision and cooperation between home and host supervisors within the existing structures becomes a matter of particular importance;

| 60. | Welcomes the cooperation among national supervisory authorities aimed at putting supervisory resources to better use, developing supervisory practice, and lightening the burden that supervision imposes on the market; is positive about colleges of supervisors dealing with multi-jurisdictional financial conglomerates, and about the operational networking project that CEBS has recently initiated; calls on the colleges of supervisors to foster a common European supervisory culture and to determine exactly where the limits of such voluntary cooperation lie when real crisis situations appear; notes, however, that these colleges lack the national mandates to transfer competences, to accept majority decisions, or simply to put sufficient resources and expertise into the colleges' work; points out, therefore, the necessity of defining a framework and national mandates for cooperation and expects the colleges of supervisors and the operational networking project to provide necessary practical solutions (memoranda of understanding) for the supervision of cross-border groups within a short time frame; |
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60.

Welcomes the cooperation among national supervisory authorities aimed at putting supervisory resources to better use, developing supervisory practice, and lightening the burden that supervision imposes on the market; is positive about colleges of supervisors dealing with multi-jurisdictional financial conglomerates, and about the operational networking project that CEBS has recently initiated; calls on the colleges of supervisors to foster a common European supervisory culture and to determine exactly where the limits of such voluntary cooperation lie when real crisis situations appear; notes, however, that these colleges lack the national mandates to transfer competences, to accept majority decisions, or simply to put sufficient resources and expertise into the colleges' work; points out, therefore, the necessity of defining a framework and national mandates for cooperation and expects the colleges of supervisors and the operational networking project to provide necessary practical solutions (memoranda of understanding) for the supervision of cross-border groups within a short time frame;

| 61. | Emphasises that home-host supervisory cooperation is the most significant building- block in the setup of the single financial market; notes in particular that, in the field of the supervisory approval process for mergers and acquisitions, there is much to do to facilitate the creation of efficiently functioning financial conglomerates with wider economies of scale; maintains that the banking market landscape of the country where the acquired financial entity is domiciled must be taken into due consideration |
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61.

Emphasises that home-host supervisory cooperation is the most significant building- block in the setup of the single financial market; notes in particular that, in the field of the supervisory approval process for mergers and acquisitions, there is much to do to facilitate the creation of efficiently functioning financial conglomerates with wider economies of scale; maintains that the banking market landscape of the country where the acquired financial entity is domiciled must be taken into due consideration

| 62. | Considers that a more precise allocation of roles is desirable between the Council, the Commission, and the Level 3 committees; considers also that, for strong supervision, (particularly where there is a clear link to competition issues) a high level of independence and neutrality is required, which cannot be well combined with an overly political profile; emphasises that Member States should be encouraged to converge the powers of national supervisors, especially where penalties are concerned; considers that greater convergence among supervisors should facilitate the business of companies now subject to more than one regulator; highlights that the biggest challenge in terms of practical cooperation reside in the Level 3 committees; suggests the creation of training programmes for financial market supervisors to this effect and calls on the Commission to consider to what extent EU-wide standards could be laid down for the training of national supervisors in keeping with, and to promote, a common European supervision culture; |
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62.

Considers that a more precise allocation of roles is desirable between the Council, the Commission, and the Level 3 committees; considers also that, for strong supervision, (particularly where there is a clear link to competition issues) a high level of independence and neutrality is required, which cannot be well combined with an overly political profile; emphasises that Member States should be encouraged to converge the powers of national supervisors, especially where penalties are concerned; considers that greater convergence among supervisors should facilitate the business of companies now subject to more than one regulator; highlights that the biggest challenge in terms of practical cooperation reside in the Level 3 committees; suggests the creation of training programmes for financial market supervisors to this effect and calls on the Commission to consider to what extent EU-wide standards could be laid down for the training of national supervisors in keeping with, and to promote, a common European supervision culture;

| 63. | Welcomes the decision of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council to set up a Financial Services Committee subgroup on long-term supervisory issues, which is due to report in October 2007; expects that group to give a fair assessment of the present situation which, together with the final report of the IIMG that is also expected in autumn 2007, the report of Parliament and the expected follow-up report of the Commission, may create momentum for an assessment of the remaining challenges to the integration and effectiveness of the financial regulation and supervision architecture, and provide commitment for possible recommendations for further steps; |
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63.

Welcomes the decision of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council to set up a Financial Services Committee subgroup on long-term supervisory issues, which is due to report in October 2007; expects that group to give a fair assessment of the present situation which, together with the final report of the IIMG that is also expected in autumn 2007, the report of Parliament and the expected follow-up report of the Commission, may create momentum for an assessment of the remaining challenges to the integration and effectiveness of the financial regulation and supervision architecture, and provide commitment for possible recommendations for further steps;

| 64. | Firmly believes that convergence of supervision practices could encourage the emergence of a European retail financial market; |
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64.

Firmly believes that convergence of supervision practices could encourage the emergence of a European retail financial market;

| 65. | Invites the IIMG to take a broad perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing the European system of supervision and to contribute to a further forward-looking debate in its final conclusions; |
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65.

Invites the IIMG to take a broad perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing the European system of supervision and to contribute to a further forward-looking debate in its final conclusions;

Global impact

| 66. | Believes that a greater counterbalance by the European Union to US leadership could reinforce the influence of the European Union and Member States globally as regards the authority of the US Securities and Exchange Commission; is convinced that the funding model and accountability framework of self-regulatory bodies such as the International Accounting Standards Board, should be clarified; hopes that it will also be possible to bring the International Monetary Fund back on track as a real global monetary authority and actor to prevent crises, guarantee financial stability, and restore global imbalances; |
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66.

Believes that a greater counterbalance by the European Union to US leadership could reinforce the influence of the European Union and Member States globally as regards the authority of the US Securities and Exchange Commission; is convinced that the funding model and accountability framework of self-regulatory bodies such as the International Accounting Standards Board, should be clarified; hopes that it will also be possible to bring the International Monetary Fund back on track as a real global monetary authority and actor to prevent crises, guarantee financial stability, and restore global imbalances;

| 67. | Believes that the transatlantic partnership should be developed and strengthened by enhancing regulatory coordination; highlights the importance of the implementation of Basel II by the US authorities as well as mutual recognition of EU and US accounting standards, and calls for more democratically controlled cooperation between the European Union and the United States in monitoring the sector-specific work of regulators of alternative investment vehicles such as hedge funds, including with the International Organization of Securities Commissions and the competent authorities in markets where such funds are common and, as part of the EU-US dialogue; supports the Council Presidency's Transatlantic Economic Partnership initiative, which is aimed at fostering transatlantic regulatory coordination and averting needless overlapping, and possibly even inconsistencies, in the rules applying to financial market players; |
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67.

Believes that the transatlantic partnership should be developed and strengthened by enhancing regulatory coordination; highlights the importance of the implementation of Basel II by the US authorities as well as mutual recognition of EU and US accounting standards, and calls for more democratically controlled cooperation between the European Union and the United States in monitoring the sector-specific work of regulators of alternative investment vehicles such as hedge funds, including with the International Organization of Securities Commissions and the competent authorities in markets where such funds are common and, as part of the EU-US dialogue; supports the Council Presidency's Transatlantic Economic Partnership initiative, which is aimed at fostering transatlantic regulatory coordination and averting needless overlapping, and possibly even inconsistencies, in the rules applying to financial market players;

| 68. | Believes that comparable regulatory responses in the main financial marketplaces are appropriate in the face of some new global challenges and risks; is aware that Community regulation has an impact on relations with third countries; urges the Commission to maintain intense dialogue and technical cooperation between the European Union and developing countries to ensure efficiency and quality of global legal and regulatory financial services frameworks; |
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68.

Believes that comparable regulatory responses in the main financial marketplaces are appropriate in the face of some new global challenges and risks; is aware that Community regulation has an impact on relations with third countries; urges the Commission to maintain intense dialogue and technical cooperation between the European Union and developing countries to ensure efficiency and quality of global legal and regulatory financial services frameworks;

| 69. | Points to the leading role of the European Union in the current work on the Solvency II framework, and expects that role to influence the global regulatory architecture and the standard-setting activities of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; |
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69.

Points to the leading role of the European Union in the current work on the Solvency II framework, and expects that role to influence the global regulatory architecture and the standard-setting activities of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors;

| 70. | Believes that the European Union should take a constructive, open-minded attitude to the economic rise of south-east Asia, and especially of India, China, and South Korea, and refrain from imposing any protectionist measures at Community or national level; supports initiatives to devise common global standards for financial services such as, for example, the annual meetings of the EU-China Round Table on Financial Services and Regulation; |
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70.

Believes that the European Union should take a constructive, open-minded attitude to the economic rise of south-east Asia, and especially of India, China, and South Korea, and refrain from imposing any protectionist measures at Community or national level; supports initiatives to devise common global standards for financial services such as, for example, the annual meetings of the EU-China Round Table on Financial Services and Regulation;

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| 71. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the European Central Bank, the Committee of European Securities Regulators, the Committee of European Banking Supervisors and the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors. |
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71.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the European Central Bank, the Committee of European Securities Regulators, the Committee of European Banking Supervisors and the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors.

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(1)  OJ L 96, 12.4.2003, p. 16.

(2)  OJ L 145, 30.4.2004, p. 1. Directive as amended by Directive 2006/31/EC (OJ L 114, 27.4.2006, p. 60).

(3)  OJ L 390, 31.12.2004, p. 38.

(4)  OJ L 177, 30.6.2006, p. 1. Directive as amended by Commission Directive 2007/18/EC (OJ L 87, 28.3.2007, p. 9).

(5)  OJ L 177, 30.6.2006, p. 201.

(6)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0264.

(7)  OJ C 92 E, 16.4.2004, p. 407.

(8)  OJ C 45 E, 23.2.2006, p. 140.

(9)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0294.

(10)  Commission Directive 2004/72/EC of 29 April 2004 implementing Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards accepted market practices, the definition of inside information in relation to derivatives on commodities, the drawing up of lists of insiders, the notification of managers' transactions and the notification of suspicious transactions (OJ L 162, 30.4.2004, p. 70).

(11)  OJ C 297 E, 7.12.2006, p. 140.

(12)  OJ L 235, 23.9.2003, p. 10.

P6_TA(2007)0339

Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century

European Parliament resolution of 11th July 2007 on modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century (2007/2023(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to ILO Convention C87 on freedom of association and protection of the right to organise (1948), ILO Convention C98 on the right to organise and collective bargaining (1949) and ILO Recommendation R198 concerning the employment relationship (2006), |
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having regard to ILO Convention C87 on freedom of association and protection of the right to organise (1948), ILO Convention C98 on the right to organise and collective bargaining (1949) and ILO Recommendation R198 concerning the employment relationship (2006),

| — | having regard to Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (1), |
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having regard to Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (1),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 6 September 2006 on a European Social Model for the future which reiterates the European Union's common values of equality, solidarity, non-discrimination and redistribution (2), |
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having regard to its resolution of 6 September 2006 on a European Social Model for the future which reiterates the European Union's common values of equality, solidarity, non-discrimination and redistribution (2),

| — | having regard to Articles 136 to 145 of the EC Treaty, |
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having regard to Articles 136 to 145 of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Articles 15, 20 and 27 to 38 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (3), in particular the rights to protection in the event of unjustified dismissal and fair and just working conditions, |
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having regard to Articles 15, 20 and 27 to 38 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (3), in particular the rights to protection in the event of unjustified dismissal and fair and just working conditions,

| — | having regard to the European Social Charter, |
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having regard to the European Social Charter,

| — | having regard to the Report of the High Level Group on the future of social policy in an enlarged European Union of May 2004, |
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having regard to the Report of the High Level Group on the future of social policy in an enlarged European Union of May 2004,

| — | having regard to the Commission staff working document entitled ‘Community Lisbon Programme: Technical implementation report 2006’ and its implementation (SEC(2006)1379), |
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having regard to the Commission staff working document entitled ‘Community Lisbon Programme: Technical implementation report 2006’ and its implementation (SEC(2006)1379),

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication on the Social Agenda (COM(2005)0033), |
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having regard to the Commission Communication on the Social Agenda (COM(2005)0033),

| — | having regard to the national Lisbon reform programmes as presented by the Member States, |
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having regard to the national Lisbon reform programmes as presented by the Member States,

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication entitled ‘Global Europe: competing in the world’ (COM(2006)0567), |
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having regard to the Commission Communication entitled ‘Global Europe: competing in the world’ (COM(2006)0567),

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication on Integrated Guidelines for Growth and Jobs (2005-2008) (COM(2005)0141), |
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having regard to the Commission Communication on Integrated Guidelines for Growth and Jobs (2005-2008) (COM(2005)0141),

| — | having regard to the Presidency conclusions of March 2000, March 2001, March and October 2005 and March 2006, |
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having regard to the Presidency conclusions of March 2000, March 2001, March and October 2005 and March 2006,

| — | having regard to Council Directive 1999/70/EC of 28 June 1999 concerning the framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP (4), |
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having regard to Council Directive 1999/70/EC of 28 June 1999 concerning the framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP (4),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 23 March 2006 on demographic challenges and solidarity between generations (5), |
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having regard to its resolution of 23 March 2006 on demographic challenges and solidarity between generations (5),

| — | having regard to Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (6), |
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having regard to Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (6),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 26 October 2006 on the application of Directive 96/71/EC on the posting of workers (7), |
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having regard to its resolution of 26 October 2006 on the application of Directive 96/71/EC on the posting of workers (7),

| — | having regard to the ILO Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1975, |
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having regard to the ILO Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1975,

| — | having regard to the ILO Private Employment Agencies Convention, 1997, |
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having regard to the ILO Private Employment Agencies Convention, 1997,

| — | having regard to the ILO decent work agenda, |
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having regard to the ILO decent work agenda,

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication entitled ‘Promoting decent work for all: The EU contribution to the implementation of the decent work agenda in the world’ (COM(2006)0249), |
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having regard to the Commission Communication entitled ‘Promoting decent work for all: The EU contribution to the implementation of the decent work agenda in the world’ (COM(2006)0249),

| — | having regard to Council Directive 75/117/EEC of 10 February 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the application of the principle of equal pay for men and women (8), |
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having regard to Council Directive 75/117/EEC of 10 February 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the application of the principle of equal pay for men and women (8),

| — | having regard to Council Directive 76/207/EEC of 9 February 1976 on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions (9), |
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having regard to Council Directive 76/207/EEC of 9 February 1976 on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions (9),

| — | having regard to Council Directive 92/85/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding (10th individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (10), |
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having regard to Council Directive 92/85/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding (10th individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (10),

| — | having regard to Council Directive 94/33/EC of 22 June 1994 on the protection of young people at work (11), |
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having regard to Council Directive 94/33/EC of 22 June 1994 on the protection of young people at work (11),

| — | having regard to Council Directive 94/45/EC of 22 September 1994 on the establishment of a European Works Council or a procedure in Community-scale undertakings and Community-scale groups of undertakings for the purposes of informing and consulting employees (12), |
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having regard to Council Directive 94/45/EC of 22 September 1994 on the establishment of a European Works Council or a procedure in Community-scale undertakings and Community-scale groups of undertakings for the purposes of informing and consulting employees (12),

| — | having regard to Directive 2002/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2002 amending Council Directive 76/207/EEC on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions (13), |
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having regard to Directive 2002/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2002 amending Council Directive 76/207/EEC on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions (13),

| — | having regard to Council Directive 97/81/EC of 15 December 1997 concerning the Framework Agreement on part-time work concluded by UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC — Annex: Framework agreement on part-time work (14), |
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having regard to Council Directive 97/81/EC of 15 December 1997 concerning the Framework Agreement on part-time work concluded by UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC — Annex: Framework agreement on part-time work (14),

| — | 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 Employment and Social Affairs and the opinions of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection and the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (A6-0247/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the opinions of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection and the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (A6-0247/2007),

| A. | whereas, at a time of globalisation and rapid technological progress, demographic change and significant growth of the services sector, improvement of European labour law where necessary to take account of the requirement for increasing flexibility demanded by employers and employees alike, as well as a desire for greater worker security, will ensure that both undertakings and workers are able to adapt successfully, thereby reinforcing the values of the European Social Model, |
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A.

whereas, at a time of globalisation and rapid technological progress, demographic change and significant growth of the services sector, improvement of European labour law where necessary to take account of the requirement for increasing flexibility demanded by employers and employees alike, as well as a desire for greater worker security, will ensure that both undertakings and workers are able to adapt successfully, thereby reinforcing the values of the European Social Model,

| B. | whereas economic growth is one of the fundamental conditions for sustainable employment growth, and whereas social policies, when appropriately designed, should not be regarded as a cost, and indeed can be a positive factor in the European Union's economic growth in line with achievement of the Lisbon agenda, |
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B.

whereas economic growth is one of the fundamental conditions for sustainable employment growth, and whereas social policies, when appropriately designed, should not be regarded as a cost, and indeed can be a positive factor in the European Union's economic growth in line with achievement of the Lisbon agenda,

| C. | whereas the European Union is not only a free trade area but also a community of shared values and, as a consequence, labour law should reflect those values, and whereas the basic principles of labour law which have developed within Europe remain valid; whereas labour law provides legal certainty and protection for workers and employers by way of either legislation or collective agreement, or a combination of the two, and whereas it regulates the balance of power between worker and employer, and whereas the success of any changes in labour law will be greater if workers feel more secure, and such security also depends on how easy it is to find a new job, |
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C.

whereas the European Union is not only a free trade area but also a community of shared values and, as a consequence, labour law should reflect those values, and whereas the basic principles of labour law which have developed within Europe remain valid; whereas labour law provides legal certainty and protection for workers and employers by way of either legislation or collective agreement, or a combination of the two, and whereas it regulates the balance of power between worker and employer, and whereas the success of any changes in labour law will be greater if workers feel more secure, and such security also depends on how easy it is to find a new job,

| D. | whereas the freedom of movement of workers is one of the fundamental principles of the EU, as laid down in Article 39 of the EC Treaty, and whereas this fundamental freedom should go hand in hand with efficient implementation of the rules that ensure the principle of equal pay for equal work, |
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D.

whereas the freedom of movement of workers is one of the fundamental principles of the EU, as laid down in Article 39 of the EC Treaty, and whereas this fundamental freedom should go hand in hand with efficient implementation of the rules that ensure the principle of equal pay for equal work,

| E. | whereas new forms of non-standard contracts and flexible standard contracts (e.g. part-time contracts, fixed-term contracts, temporary contracts through employment agencies, recurring freelance contracts and project contracts), some of which are non-secure in nature, today are increasingly common in the European labour market, |
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E.

whereas new forms of non-standard contracts and flexible standard contracts (e.g. part-time contracts, fixed-term contracts, temporary contracts through employment agencies, recurring freelance contracts and project contracts), some of which are non-secure in nature, today are increasingly common in the European labour market,

| F. | whereas such forms of contractual relations, if accompanied by the necessary guarantees of employee security, can contribute towards providing businesses with the adaptability required in the new international context and at the same time towards responding to the specific needs of employees for a different balance between personal and family life and professional training, |
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F.

whereas such forms of contractual relations, if accompanied by the necessary guarantees of employee security, can contribute towards providing businesses with the adaptability required in the new international context and at the same time towards responding to the specific needs of employees for a different balance between personal and family life and professional training,

| G. | whereas part-time employment has accounted for around 60 % of newly-created jobs in the European Union since 2000, and whereas 68 % of part-time workers are satisfied with their working hours, whereas, however, this degree of satisfaction is closely linked to the level of protection that is afforded to part-time workers by labour law and social security, |
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G.

whereas part-time employment has accounted for around 60 % of newly-created jobs in the European Union since 2000, and whereas 68 % of part-time workers are satisfied with their working hours, whereas, however, this degree of satisfaction is closely linked to the level of protection that is afforded to part-time workers by labour law and social security,

| H. | whereas part-time work is predominantly a feature of female employment, as it is often a compromise strategy that women follow because of the lack of accessible and affordable facilities for childcare and dependent persons care, |
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H.

whereas part-time work is predominantly a feature of female employment, as it is often a compromise strategy that women follow because of the lack of accessible and affordable facilities for childcare and dependent persons care,

| I. | whereas existing EC legislation promoting gender equality has not achieved its aims to date and the gender pay gap and lack of provisions concerning the reconciliation of work and family life and public childcare services remain key concerns for European workers, |
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I.

whereas existing EC legislation promoting gender equality has not achieved its aims to date and the gender pay gap and lack of provisions concerning the reconciliation of work and family life and public childcare services remain key concerns for European workers,

| J. | whereas temporary employment has grown faster in Member States where changes have been made to the relevant rules to encourage temporary employment and whereas non-standard employment may be beneficial if it suits the circumstances of workers and is voluntary; but whereas, at present, much nonstandard employment is not chosen and many workers are falling outside the scope of fundamental labour and social rights, thereby undermining the principle of equal treatment, |
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J.

whereas temporary employment has grown faster in Member States where changes have been made to the relevant rules to encourage temporary employment and whereas non-standard employment may be beneficial if it suits the circumstances of workers and is voluntary; but whereas, at present, much nonstandard employment is not chosen and many workers are falling outside the scope of fundamental labour and social rights, thereby undermining the principle of equal treatment,

| K. | whereas the services provided by temporary agencies have been excluded from the scope of Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market (15), |
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K.

whereas the services provided by temporary agencies have been excluded from the scope of Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market (15),

| L. | whereas 60 % of those who had taken up non-standard contractual arrangements in 1997 had standard contracts in 2003, indicating that 40 % of non-standard workers still do not have full employment status after 6 years; whereas this concerns in particular young people who increasingly enter into employment via positions with working and social conditions which are much more insecure than average, and who increasingly risk remaining trapped on the margins of the labour market, |
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L.

whereas 60 % of those who had taken up non-standard contractual arrangements in 1997 had standard contracts in 2003, indicating that 40 % of non-standard workers still do not have full employment status after 6 years; whereas this concerns in particular young people who increasingly enter into employment via positions with working and social conditions which are much more insecure than average, and who increasingly risk remaining trapped on the margins of the labour market,

| M. | whereas the recent growth in non-standard contracts has brought with it differences in working conditions in terms of health and safety that can lead to poorer working conditions and higher accident rates, |
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M.

whereas the recent growth in non-standard contracts has brought with it differences in working conditions in terms of health and safety that can lead to poorer working conditions and higher accident rates,

| N. | whereas, given that inequalities generate direct and indirect economic costs and — on the contrary — equal treatment generates competitive advantages, the establishment of equal treatment constitutes a major strategic contribution to social and economic development; whereas, furthermore, the European Union cannot afford to dispense with the energy and the productive capacity of women, who make up half of the population, |
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N.

whereas, given that inequalities generate direct and indirect economic costs and — on the contrary — equal treatment generates competitive advantages, the establishment of equal treatment constitutes a major strategic contribution to social and economic development; whereas, furthermore, the European Union cannot afford to dispense with the energy and the productive capacity of women, who make up half of the population,

| O. | whereas women are now confronted with a triple bind, i.e. to increase their labour market participation, to give birth to more children, and to assume more and more caring responsibilities within their families; whereas it is nearly always women who are required to make the compromises necessary to fit work around the family's needs and who experience high levels of stress and anxiety because of the combination of working and caring roles, |
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O.

whereas women are now confronted with a triple bind, i.e. to increase their labour market participation, to give birth to more children, and to assume more and more caring responsibilities within their families; whereas it is nearly always women who are required to make the compromises necessary to fit work around the family's needs and who experience high levels of stress and anxiety because of the combination of working and caring roles,

| P. | whereas it is a fact that hundreds of thousands of women have no choice but to accept irregular conditions of employment, because they are domestic workers outside their own household or have caring responsibilities for elderly family members, |
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P.

whereas it is a fact that hundreds of thousands of women have no choice but to accept irregular conditions of employment, because they are domestic workers outside their own household or have caring responsibilities for elderly family members,

| Q. | whereas workers who have non-standard contracts may be at higher risk than their colleagues in other forms of employment due to lack of training, not knowing about risks, and unawareness of rights, |
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Q.

whereas workers who have non-standard contracts may be at higher risk than their colleagues in other forms of employment due to lack of training, not knowing about risks, and unawareness of rights,

| R. | whereas all workers should benefit from adequate employment security and protection, independently of their contractual arrangements, |
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R.

whereas all workers should benefit from adequate employment security and protection, independently of their contractual arrangements,

| S. | whereas in a number of Member States collective bargaining helps the labour market to operate flexibly and is a key element of labour law as well as an essential regulatory tool; whereas conditions concerning industrial relations must be respected and traditions of industrial relations and level of trade union membership vary in the Member States; whereas Member States should promote social dialogue between social partners at all levels because this can be an effective means of helping to achieve appropriate reforms in labour law, |
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S.

whereas in a number of Member States collective bargaining helps the labour market to operate flexibly and is a key element of labour law as well as an essential regulatory tool; whereas conditions concerning industrial relations must be respected and traditions of industrial relations and level of trade union membership vary in the Member States; whereas Member States should promote social dialogue between social partners at all levels because this can be an effective means of helping to achieve appropriate reforms in labour law,

| T. | whereas action at European Union level must respect Member States' competence in the field of labour law and the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality; and whereas the Commission must propose initiatives when this is considered necessary to underpin a system of minimum social standards applicable throughout the Union, on the basis of the Community acquis, |
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T.

whereas action at European Union level must respect Member States' competence in the field of labour law and the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality; and whereas the Commission must propose initiatives when this is considered necessary to underpin a system of minimum social standards applicable throughout the Union, on the basis of the Community acquis,

| U. | whereas in order to meet the current economic challenges the European Union must do its utmost to ensure the stability of the Member States' labour markets, respond to the large-scale redundancies in certain sectors and provide its citizens with a higher level of health and safety in the workplace than before, which is essential for maintaining living conditions in harmony with human dignity and fundamental European values, |
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U.

whereas in order to meet the current economic challenges the European Union must do its utmost to ensure the stability of the Member States' labour markets, respond to the large-scale redundancies in certain sectors and provide its citizens with a higher level of health and safety in the workplace than before, which is essential for maintaining living conditions in harmony with human dignity and fundamental European values,

| V. | whereas the high level of unemployment in Europe is a failure which calls for actions making it easier for more people to enter the labour market, increasing mobility and helping workers to change jobs without sacrificing security; whereas the priority must be to create a climate which will foster the creation of additional, new, better quality jobs; |
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V.

whereas the high level of unemployment in Europe is a failure which calls for actions making it easier for more people to enter the labour market, increasing mobility and helping workers to change jobs without sacrificing security; whereas the priority must be to create a climate which will foster the creation of additional, new, better quality jobs;

| 1. | Welcomes a new approach to labour law that aims to cover all workers regardless of their contractual situation; |
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1.

Welcomes a new approach to labour law that aims to cover all workers regardless of their contractual situation;

| 2. | Welcomes discussions on the need to improve labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century, which mean that employers and employees alike require greater flexibility, and the need to provide greater security than may currently be associated with non-standard forms of employment, and to enhance the protection of vulnerable workers, in order to create more and better jobs and greater social cohesion, thereby helping to achieve the goals of the Lisbon Strategy; considers that improving labour law should be consistent with the principles of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, with particular reference to Title IV, and must respect and safeguard the values of the European social model and established social rights; |
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2.

Welcomes discussions on the need to improve labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century, which mean that employers and employees alike require greater flexibility, and the need to provide greater security than may currently be associated with non-standard forms of employment, and to enhance the protection of vulnerable workers, in order to create more and better jobs and greater social cohesion, thereby helping to achieve the goals of the Lisbon Strategy; considers that improving labour law should be consistent with the principles of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, with particular reference to Title IV, and must respect and safeguard the values of the European social model and established social rights;

| 3. | Welcomes the wide variety of labour traditions, contracts and business models existing in labour markets; |
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3.

Welcomes the wide variety of labour traditions, contracts and business models existing in labour markets;

| 4. | Calls for the creation of flexible and secure contractual arrangements in the context of modern organization of work; |
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4.

Calls for the creation of flexible and secure contractual arrangements in the context of modern organization of work;

| 5. | Considers that among the priorities for labour law reform within Member States are:






  (a) | facilitating the transition between various situations of employment and unemployment; |
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5.

Considers that among the priorities for labour law reform within Member States are:

(a)

facilitating the transition between various situations of employment and unemployment;

| (b) | ensuring appropriate protection for workers in non-standard forms of employment; |
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(b)

ensuring appropriate protection for workers in non-standard forms of employment;

| (c) | clarifying the situation of dependent employment and the grey areas between self-employment and employees with a dependent employment relationship; |
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(c)

clarifying the situation of dependent employment and the grey areas between self-employment and employees with a dependent employment relationship;

| (d) | taking action against undeclared work; |
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(d)

taking action against undeclared work;

| 6. | Stresses the social and economic priority of getting more people into employment in order for the European economy to be able to compete globally and to fulfil the promises of social security
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  underlines that the high unemployment in Europe today undermines wealth and future prosperity as well as European competitiveness and, even more importantly, creates social segregation; |
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6.

Stresses the social and economic priority of getting more people into employment in order for the European economy to be able to compete globally and to fulfil the promises of social security
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  underlines that the high unemployment in Europe today undermines wealth and future prosperity as well as European competitiveness and, even more importantly, creates social segregation;

| 7. | Regrets, however, that the social partners were not consulted as provided for by Article 138 of the EC Treaty, considering that the Commission's Green Paper entitled ‘Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of 21st century’ (COM(2006)0708) clearly has important implications for the social policy field; |
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7.

Regrets, however, that the social partners were not consulted as provided for by Article 138 of the EC Treaty, considering that the Commission's Green Paper entitled ‘Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of 21st century’ (COM(2006)0708) clearly has important implications for the social policy field;

| 8. | Considers that, if labour law is to meet the challenges of the 21st century, it must focus to a large extent on employment security throughout a worker's life rather than protecting particular jobs, making it easier both to enter and to stay in the labour market and to change from unemployment to employment and from one job to another through the use of active labour policies focused both on human capital development to enhance employability and on creating a supportive business climate as well as improving the quality of jobs; |
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8.

Considers that, if labour law is to meet the challenges of the 21st century, it must focus to a large extent on employment security throughout a worker's life rather than protecting particular jobs, making it easier both to enter and to stay in the labour market and to change from unemployment to employment and from one job to another through the use of active labour policies focused both on human capital development to enhance employability and on creating a supportive business climate as well as improving the quality of jobs;

| 9. | Considers that the labour relations which characterise citizens' employment and professional activity have been subject to profound changes over the course of the last decade, notes that the permanent fulltime contract is the common form of the working relationship and as such should be seen as the reference for a coherent and consistent application of the principle of non-discrimination, therefore believes that European labour law should recognise employment contracts of an indefinite duration as the general form of employment where adequate social and health protection is provided and respect for fundamental rights is ensured; |
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9.

Considers that the labour relations which characterise citizens' employment and professional activity have been subject to profound changes over the course of the last decade, notes that the permanent fulltime contract is the common form of the working relationship and as such should be seen as the reference for a coherent and consistent application of the principle of non-discrimination, therefore believes that European labour law should recognise employment contracts of an indefinite duration as the general form of employment where adequate social and health protection is provided and respect for fundamental rights is ensured;

| 10. | In this respect, acknowledges the need for working time arrangements to be sufficiently flexible to meet the needs of employers and employees and to enable people to better balance work and family life as well as to safeguard competitiveness and improve the employment situation in Europe, without neglecting the health of employees; |
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10.

In this respect, acknowledges the need for working time arrangements to be sufficiently flexible to meet the needs of employers and employees and to enable people to better balance work and family life as well as to safeguard competitiveness and improve the employment situation in Europe, without neglecting the health of employees;

| 11. | Strongly disagrees with the analytical framework presented in the Green Paper, which claims that the standard indefinite employment contract is outdated, increases labour market segmentation and the gap between ‘insiders’ and ‘outsiders’, and must therefore be regarded as an obstacle to employment growth and improved economic dynamism; |
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11.

Strongly disagrees with the analytical framework presented in the Green Paper, which claims that the standard indefinite employment contract is outdated, increases labour market segmentation and the gap between ‘insiders’ and ‘outsiders’, and must therefore be regarded as an obstacle to employment growth and improved economic dynamism;

| 12. | Stresses that labour legislation is only efficient, fair and strong if it is implemented by all Member States, applied equally to all actors and controlled on a regular basis and in an efficient manner; requests that within the ‘Better legislation’ initiative the Commission should strengthen its role as Guardian of the Treaty concerning the implementation of social and employment legislation; |
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12.

Stresses that labour legislation is only efficient, fair and strong if it is implemented by all Member States, applied equally to all actors and controlled on a regular basis and in an efficient manner; requests that within the ‘Better legislation’ initiative the Commission should strengthen its role as Guardian of the Treaty concerning the implementation of social and employment legislation;

| 13. | Points out that recent OECD and other studies have shown that there is no evidence for the claim that reducing dismissal protection and weakening standard employment contracts facilitates employment growth; points out that the example of the Scandinavian countries shows clearly that a high level of dismissal protection and employment standards is fully compatible with high employment growth; |
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13.

Points out that recent OECD and other studies have shown that there is no evidence for the claim that reducing dismissal protection and weakening standard employment contracts facilitates employment growth; points out that the example of the Scandinavian countries shows clearly that a high level of dismissal protection and employment standards is fully compatible with high employment growth;

| 14. | Notes that certain forms of non-standard contracts, depending on how well they are embedded in labour and social security law, as well as the provision of lifelong learning and training opportunities, can contribute both to improving the European Union's economic competitiveness and also to catering for different needs of workers, bearing in mind the stage of life they are at and their job prospects; at the same time recognises that non-standard forms of work must go hand in hand with support for workers who find themselves in situations of transition from one job to another, or from one employment status to another; also notes that in order to make this transition rapid and sustainable, it is necessary to focus on active intervention allowing workers who re-enter the labour market to be entitled to some level of income support during the period strictly necessary for them to become more employable through training and requalification; |
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14.

Notes that certain forms of non-standard contracts, depending on how well they are embedded in labour and social security law, as well as the provision of lifelong learning and training opportunities, can contribute both to improving the European Union's economic competitiveness and also to catering for different needs of workers, bearing in mind the stage of life they are at and their job prospects; at the same time recognises that non-standard forms of work must go hand in hand with support for workers who find themselves in situations of transition from one job to another, or from one employment status to another; also notes that in order to make this transition rapid and sustainable, it is necessary to focus on active intervention allowing workers who re-enter the labour market to be entitled to some level of income support during the period strictly necessary for them to become more employable through training and requalification;

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15.

Stresses that the Green Paper should focus on labour law itself;

| 16. | Notes the Commission's focus on individual labour law, and urges the Commission to promote collective labour law as one of the means of increasing both flexibility and security for workers and employers; |
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16.

Notes the Commission's focus on individual labour law, and urges the Commission to promote collective labour law as one of the means of increasing both flexibility and security for workers and employers;

| 17. | Firmly believes that any form of employment, whether non-standard or otherwise, should carry with it a core of rights regardless of the specific employment status, which should include: equal treatment, workers' health and safety protection and provisions on working/rest time, freedom of association and representation, collective bargaining, collective action, and access to training; at the same time stresses that these matters should be adequately enforced at Member State level, taking into account the different traditions and social and economic circumstances in each country; underlines that Community legislation is not in contradiction to national legislation, but should be viewed as complementary; |
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17.

Firmly believes that any form of employment, whether non-standard or otherwise, should carry with it a core of rights regardless of the specific employment status, which should include: equal treatment, workers' health and safety protection and provisions on working/rest time, freedom of association and representation, collective bargaining, collective action, and access to training; at the same time stresses that these matters should be adequately enforced at Member State level, taking into account the different traditions and social and economic circumstances in each country; underlines that Community legislation is not in contradiction to national legislation, but should be viewed as complementary;

| 18. | Notes that a fundamental part of labour law in many Member States, and as enshrined in the Treaty, is the right to take industrial action, and that the Commission has stated in proceedings before the Court of Justice that the specific form of some Nordic collective actions is in accordance with the EC Treaty, and requests the Commission to respect collective agreements as a specific type of labour law as recognised by the Court of Justice; |
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18.

Notes that a fundamental part of labour law in many Member States, and as enshrined in the Treaty, is the right to take industrial action, and that the Commission has stated in proceedings before the Court of Justice that the specific form of some Nordic collective actions is in accordance with the EC Treaty, and requests the Commission to respect collective agreements as a specific type of labour law as recognised by the Court of Justice;

| 19. | Requests that all workers have access to the same level of protection and that certain groups are not excluded by default from the broadest level of protection, such as is currently often the case for seafarers, workers on vessels and offshore workers as well as workers in road transport; requests that efficient legislation should apply to all persons regardless of the place where they work; |
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19.

Requests that all workers have access to the same level of protection and that certain groups are not excluded by default from the broadest level of protection, such as is currently often the case for seafarers, workers on vessels and offshore workers as well as workers in road transport; requests that efficient legislation should apply to all persons regardless of the place where they work;

| 20. | Considers that excessive administrative burdens can deter employers from taking on new workers even during times of economic growth, thereby worsening job prospects and preventing workers from entering the labour market; stresses that job creation is a priority European objective in accordance with the decisions taken by the Council in Lisbon in 2000; |
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20.

Considers that excessive administrative burdens can deter employers from taking on new workers even during times of economic growth, thereby worsening job prospects and preventing workers from entering the labour market; stresses that job creation is a priority European objective in accordance with the decisions taken by the Council in Lisbon in 2000;

| 21. | Notes the growing informal economy and especially the labour exploitation of undocumented workers and considers that the best ways to combat this phenomenon are to focus on instruments and mechanisms to tackle exploitation, including more and better enforcement of labour law and labour standards and to make legal employment easier and focus on fundamental human rights of workers; calls on Member States to bring forward legislation to prevent the exploitation of vulnerable workers by gangmasters and to sign and ratify the UN Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and their Families and to sign and ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings; |
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21.

Notes the growing informal economy and especially the labour exploitation of undocumented workers and considers that the best ways to combat this phenomenon are to focus on instruments and mechanisms to tackle exploitation, including more and better enforcement of labour law and labour standards and to make legal employment easier and focus on fundamental human rights of workers; calls on Member States to bring forward legislation to prevent the exploitation of vulnerable workers by gangmasters and to sign and ratify the UN Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and their Families and to sign and ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings;

| 22. | Notes with great concern that the Green Paper, while recognising that the current labour market conditions create gender inequality, for example in terms of the gender pay gap and occupational and sectoral segregation, totally ignores the obligations and responsibilities under the Commission Communication ‘A Roadmap for equality between women and men’ (COM(2006)0092); |
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22.

Notes with great concern that the Green Paper, while recognising that the current labour market conditions create gender inequality, for example in terms of the gender pay gap and occupational and sectoral segregation, totally ignores the obligations and responsibilities under the Commission Communication ‘A Roadmap for equality between women and men’ (COM(2006)0092);

| 23. | Notes, again with great concern, that the Green Paper, although recognising that women face an imbalance between their professional and private lives, ignores the urgent need for action to reconcile professional and private life with demographic challenges, as is necessary to comply with the European Pact for Gender Equality and the Commission Communication on the demographic future of Europe (COM(2006)0571); |
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23.

Notes, again with great concern, that the Green Paper, although recognising that women face an imbalance between their professional and private lives, ignores the urgent need for action to reconcile professional and private life with demographic challenges, as is necessary to comply with the European Pact for Gender Equality and the Commission Communication on the demographic future of Europe (COM(2006)0571);

| 24. | Welcomes the wide variety of labour traditions, contractual forms and business models existing in labour markets; |
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24.

Welcomes the wide variety of labour traditions, contractual forms and business models existing in labour markets;

| 25. | Calls for the creation of flexible and secure contractual arrangements in the context of modern work organizations; |
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25.

Calls for the creation of flexible and secure contractual arrangements in the context of modern work organizations;

| 26. | Highlights that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are recognised as playing a major role in creating and increasing employment in Europe as well as fostering social and regional development; believes therefore that it is vital to increase the role of SMEs in creating extra jobs by means of improving labour law; |
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26.

Highlights that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are recognised as playing a major role in creating and increasing employment in Europe as well as fostering social and regional development; believes therefore that it is vital to increase the role of SMEs in creating extra jobs by means of improving labour law;

| 27. | Considers that for more effective application of Community law it is necessary to address the deficiencies of the current social dialogue in some Member States given the absence of workers' representation in certain sectors, where most economic activity is undertaken by SMEs employing fewer than 10 people (this absence of representation being particularly pronounced in some new Member States); |
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27.

Considers that for more effective application of Community law it is necessary to address the deficiencies of the current social dialogue in some Member States given the absence of workers' representation in certain sectors, where most economic activity is undertaken by SMEs employing fewer than 10 people (this absence of representation being particularly pronounced in some new Member States);

| 28. | Observes that the current social dialogue structure fails to include many of the flexible workers discussed in the Green Paper, who are neither employers nor employees, and who must be consulted in addition to any discussions between the social partners; |
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28.

Observes that the current social dialogue structure fails to include many of the flexible workers discussed in the Green Paper, who are neither employers nor employees, and who must be consulted in addition to any discussions between the social partners;

| 29. | Endorses the Council's aim of mobilising all appropriate national and Community resources to develop a skilled, trained and adaptable workforce and labour markets responsive to the challenges stemming from the combined impact of globalisation and of the ageing of European societies; |
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29.

Endorses the Council's aim of mobilising all appropriate national and Community resources to develop a skilled, trained and adaptable workforce and labour markets responsive to the challenges stemming from the combined impact of globalisation and of the ageing of European societies;

| 30. | Notes that due to labour market segmentation, where job security is low and employment is more unstable, in many non-standard contracts there is little access to education and training, occupational pensions and professional development provided, and in general underinvestment in human capital; underlines that this increases economic insecurity and creates opposition to change and globalisation in general; |
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30.

Notes that due to labour market segmentation, where job security is low and employment is more unstable, in many non-standard contracts there is little access to education and training, occupational pensions and professional development provided, and in general underinvestment in human capital; underlines that this increases economic insecurity and creates opposition to change and globalisation in general;

| 31. | Notes that, in many Member States, because no adequate social security exists, it is impossible to obtain a pension in the second pillar, bringing extra pressure to bear on old-age pensions in the first pillar; |
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31.

Notes that, in many Member States, because no adequate social security exists, it is impossible to obtain a pension in the second pillar, bringing extra pressure to bear on old-age pensions in the first pillar;

| 32. | Believes that a combination of individual motivation, employers' support, accessibility and availability of facilities are the most important factors as regards participation in the process of lifelong learning and calls for the development of the education sector and schools which meet labour market requirements and workers' and employers' individual expectations; stresses the need for proper linking of professional careers and school syllabuses; |
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32.

Believes that a combination of individual motivation, employers' support, accessibility and availability of facilities are the most important factors as regards participation in the process of lifelong learning and calls for the development of the education sector and schools which meet labour market requirements and workers' and employers' individual expectations; stresses the need for proper linking of professional careers and school syllabuses;

| 33. | Points to the urgent need to improve the educational level of the European Union population and urges the Commission, Member States and the social partners to invest in lifelong learning and the development of human capital as the most effective means of overcoming long-term unemployment, in which connection the development of skills and the acquisition of qualifications is in the general interest, as the European social partners jointly emphasise in the 2006 Framework of Action for the Lifelong Development of Competences and Qualifications; |
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33.

Points to the urgent need to improve the educational level of the European Union population and urges the Commission, Member States and the social partners to invest in lifelong learning and the development of human capital as the most effective means of overcoming long-term unemployment, in which connection the development of skills and the acquisition of qualifications is in the general interest, as the European social partners jointly emphasise in the 2006 Framework of Action for the Lifelong Development of Competences and Qualifications;

| 34. | Is of the opinion that reforms of labour law should facilitate companies' investment in the skills of their workers, stimulate workers to upgrade their own skills and guarantee the intervention of social security systems to ensure such an approach; |
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34.

Is of the opinion that reforms of labour law should facilitate companies' investment in the skills of their workers, stimulate workers to upgrade their own skills and guarantee the intervention of social security systems to ensure such an approach;

| 35. | Stresses the importance of arriving at a degree of consistency in the field of labour law, which may be achieved though directives and collective agreements and the open method of coordination, urges the Commission to take account of the vast differences that exist between national labour markets and the Member States' competency in this area, but recalls the goal of creating a competitive, innovative and inclusive Europe and more and better jobs; |
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35.

Stresses the importance of arriving at a degree of consistency in the field of labour law, which may be achieved though directives and collective agreements and the open method of coordination, urges the Commission to take account of the vast differences that exist between national labour markets and the Member States' competency in this area, but recalls the goal of creating a competitive, innovative and inclusive Europe and more and better jobs;

| 36. | Notes the lack of proper implementation and enforcement of existing Community legislation, and calls on the Commission to ensure coordination between the relevant national employment inspectorate bodies; stresses the need for Member States to bring their health and safety legislation into line with Community legislation; |
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36.

Notes the lack of proper implementation and enforcement of existing Community legislation, and calls on the Commission to ensure coordination between the relevant national employment inspectorate bodies; stresses the need for Member States to bring their health and safety legislation into line with Community legislation;

| 37. | Considers that the rights of cross-border workers could be adequately protected under the relevant legislation if it were effectively implemented and that the aim of adopting a single definition of a worker and a self-employed person under Community law is extremely complex because of the very different social and economic realities and traditions in the individual Member States; at the same time, considers that there needs to be an initiative aimed at achieving the level of convergence necessary to guarantee that the implementation of the Community acquis is coherent and more efficient; this convergence should respect the rights of the Member States to determine the existence of an employment relationship; |
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37.

Considers that the rights of cross-border workers could be adequately protected under the relevant legislation if it were effectively implemented and that the aim of adopting a single definition of a worker and a self-employed person under Community law is extremely complex because of the very different social and economic realities and traditions in the individual Member States; at the same time, considers that there needs to be an initiative aimed at achieving the level of convergence necessary to guarantee that the implementation of the Community acquis is coherent and more efficient; this convergence should respect the rights of the Member States to determine the existence of an employment relationship;

| 38. | Acknowledges that business start-ups and micro-entrepreneurs may be economically dependent, if they initially participate in the economy with one client; takes the view therefore that genuinely selfemployed people when dependent on one client should neither be assigned to a third category intermediate between self-employment and employment nor classified as employees; |
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38.

Acknowledges that business start-ups and micro-entrepreneurs may be economically dependent, if they initially participate in the economy with one client; takes the view therefore that genuinely selfemployed people when dependent on one client should neither be assigned to a third category intermediate between self-employment and employment nor classified as employees;

| 39. | Reiterates its position, in compliance with the employment guidelines laid down by the Court of Justice, according to which the definition of worker should be based on the de facto situation at the place and time of work; |
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39.

Reiterates its position, in compliance with the employment guidelines laid down by the Court of Justice, according to which the definition of worker should be based on the de facto situation at the place and time of work;

| 40. | Calls on Member States to promote the implementation of the 2006 ILO Recommendation on the employment relationship; |
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40.

Calls on Member States to promote the implementation of the 2006 ILO Recommendation on the employment relationship;

| 41. | Asks the Member States to note that the abovementioned ILO Recommendation provides that employment law should not interfere with genuine commercial relationships; |
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41.

Asks the Member States to note that the abovementioned ILO Recommendation provides that employment law should not interfere with genuine commercial relationships;

| 42. | Urges that the open method of coordination be used in the sphere of employment policy and social policy as a useful instrument for exchanging information on best practice so as to respond to joint challenges in a flexible and transparent manner, taking into account the diverse conditions which are of crucial importance for labour markets in individual Member States; |
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42.

Urges that the open method of coordination be used in the sphere of employment policy and social policy as a useful instrument for exchanging information on best practice so as to respond to joint challenges in a flexible and transparent manner, taking into account the diverse conditions which are of crucial importance for labour markets in individual Member States;

| 43. | Recommends to the Member States, the Council and the Commission that, within the framework of the open method of coordination, they exchange information on best practices concerning the flexible organisation of working time and take account of innovative working time arrangements that strike a good balance between work and family life; |
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43.

Recommends to the Member States, the Council and the Commission that, within the framework of the open method of coordination, they exchange information on best practices concerning the flexible organisation of working time and take account of innovative working time arrangements that strike a good balance between work and family life;

| 44. | Calls on the Commission to continue to collect and analyse information on national labour markets so as to ensure that exchanges of information on good practice in connection with the employment policies pursued in individual Member States are based on reliable data
  ,
  particularly homogeneous and comparable statistics; |
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44.

Calls on the Commission to continue to collect and analyse information on national labour markets so as to ensure that exchanges of information on good practice in connection with the employment policies pursued in individual Member States are based on reliable data
  ,
  particularly homogeneous and comparable statistics;

| 45. | Calls on the Member States to review and adapt social security systems and to complement active labour market policies, particularly training and lifelong learning with a view to new realities of work supporting professional transitions and re-entry into the labour market to prevent any unnecessary dependence on benefits and work in the informal sector; |
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45.

Calls on the Member States to review and adapt social security systems and to complement active labour market policies, particularly training and lifelong learning with a view to new realities of work supporting professional transitions and re-entry into the labour market to prevent any unnecessary dependence on benefits and work in the informal sector;

| 46. | Strongly condemns any abusive replacement of regular employment with new forms of employment without any imperative economic necessity, only the aim of maximising short-term profits to a far greater extent than normal, at the expense of the general public, employees and competitors; stresses that any such action violates the European social model, as it lastingly destroys the consensus, fairness and trust between employers and employees; urges Member States and the two sides of industry to take action in this regard in order to halt any irresponsible abuses; |
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46.

Strongly condemns any abusive replacement of regular employment with new forms of employment without any imperative economic necessity, only the aim of maximising short-term profits to a far greater extent than normal, at the expense of the general public, employees and competitors; stresses that any such action violates the European social model, as it lastingly destroys the consensus, fairness and trust between employers and employees; urges Member States and the two sides of industry to take action in this regard in order to halt any irresponsible abuses;

| 47. | Recalls that flexicurity is defined as combining flexibility and security in the job market in a way that helps increase both productivity and the quality of jobs by guaranteeing security, while at the same time allowing firms the flexibility needed to create jobs in response to the changing needs of the market; is of the opinion that flexibility and security requirements are not contradictory and are mutually reinforcing; |
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47.

Recalls that flexicurity is defined as combining flexibility and security in the job market in a way that helps increase both productivity and the quality of jobs by guaranteeing security, while at the same time allowing firms the flexibility needed to create jobs in response to the changing needs of the market; is of the opinion that flexibility and security requirements are not contradictory and are mutually reinforcing;

| 48. | Stresses that flexicurity can only be achieved by effective and modern labour law that reflects the changing realities of work; notes that collective bargaining and strong social partners are an important part of the flexicurity approach; believes however that there are various models of flexicurity; also notes that a common approach should be based on combining firms' and workers' ability to adapt with a sufficient level of social protection, social security and unemployment benefits, active labour market policies and training/ lifelong learning opportunities; considers that broad welfare provisions and universal access to services such as childcare and other dependents contribute positively to these aims; |
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48.

Stresses that flexicurity can only be achieved by effective and modern labour law that reflects the changing realities of work; notes that collective bargaining and strong social partners are an important part of the flexicurity approach; believes however that there are various models of flexicurity; also notes that a common approach should be based on combining firms' and workers' ability to adapt with a sufficient level of social protection, social security and unemployment benefits, active labour market policies and training/ lifelong learning opportunities; considers that broad welfare provisions and universal access to services such as childcare and other dependents contribute positively to these aims;

| 49. | Believes that the definition of flexicurity in the Commission's Green Paper is too narrow; notes however that the Commission will publish a communication on flexicurity; |
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49.

Believes that the definition of flexicurity in the Commission's Green Paper is too narrow; notes however that the Commission will publish a communication on flexicurity;

| 50. | Believes that older workers should be able to remain in the workforce on a voluntary and flexible basis, supported by appropriate training and healthcare at work; highlights the urgent need for positive action to encourage older workers to re-enter the labour market, and the need for more flexibility in the choice of pension and retirement schemes; |
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50.

Believes that older workers should be able to remain in the workforce on a voluntary and flexible basis, supported by appropriate training and healthcare at work; highlights the urgent need for positive action to encourage older workers to re-enter the labour market, and the need for more flexibility in the choice of pension and retirement schemes;

| 51. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States to recognise that labour law has an immense influence on the behaviour of undertakings, and that their confidence in stable, clear and sound provisions is a key element when taking decisions to create more and better jobs and calls therefore on the Member States to implement and enforce properly all of the existing Community legislation affecting labour markets; |
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51.

Calls on the Commission and the Member States to recognise that labour law has an immense influence on the behaviour of undertakings, and that their confidence in stable, clear and sound provisions is a key element when taking decisions to create more and better jobs and calls therefore on the Member States to implement and enforce properly all of the existing Community legislation affecting labour markets;

| 52. | Calls on the Member States to strengthen rights for parental leave and childcare provisions at both national and European level for both men and women; |
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52.

Calls on the Member States to strengthen rights for parental leave and childcare provisions at both national and European level for both men and women;

| 53. | Welcomes the strategy outlined to fight against undeclared work and the underground economy, which — although present to a varying extent in the different Member States — damages the economy, leaves workers unprotected, is detrimental to consumers, reduces tax revenues and leads to unfair competition between firms; shares the Commission's approach to combating undeclared work through strong coordination between government enforcement agencies, labour inspectorates and/or trade unions, social security administrations and tax authorities, and calls on Member States to use innovative methods based on indicators and benchmarks specific to the different business sectors in order to fight against fiscal erosion; |
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53.

Welcomes the strategy outlined to fight against undeclared work and the underground economy, which — although present to a varying extent in the different Member States — damages the economy, leaves workers unprotected, is detrimental to consumers, reduces tax revenues and leads to unfair competition between firms; shares the Commission's approach to combating undeclared work through strong coordination between government enforcement agencies, labour inspectorates and/or trade unions, social security administrations and tax authorities, and calls on Member States to use innovative methods based on indicators and benchmarks specific to the different business sectors in order to fight against fiscal erosion;

| 54. | Calls on the Member States and the Commission to launch an information campaign directed at employers and workers aimed at drawing attention to the applicable EC minimum rules and regulations and to the adverse effects clandestine work can have on national social security systems, public finances, fair competition, economic performance and on workers themselves; |
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54.

Calls on the Member States and the Commission to launch an information campaign directed at employers and workers aimed at drawing attention to the applicable EC minimum rules and regulations and to the adverse effects clandestine work can have on national social security systems, public finances, fair competition, economic performance and on workers themselves;

| 55. | Calls for special attention to be directed to young workers who are most engaged in temporary work to ensure that their lack of experience on the job does not lead to work-related accidents; encourages Member States to exchange good practice in this regard and calls on temporary employment agencies to raise awareness among employers and the young workers themselves; |
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55.

Calls for special attention to be directed to young workers who are most engaged in temporary work to ensure that their lack of experience on the job does not lead to work-related accidents; encourages Member States to exchange good practice in this regard and calls on temporary employment agencies to raise awareness among employers and the young workers themselves;

| 56. | Highlights the role of the social partners in informing and training workers and employers on their rights and obligations in an employment relationship and on the enforcement of existing law in this area, and therefore calls on the Commission to promote technical support for social partners and to encourage them to share knowledge and experience in order to improve working conditions; |
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56.

Highlights the role of the social partners in informing and training workers and employers on their rights and obligations in an employment relationship and on the enforcement of existing law in this area, and therefore calls on the Commission to promote technical support for social partners and to encourage them to share knowledge and experience in order to improve working conditions;

| 57. | Highlights the valuable role played by the social partners which already achieved some success in reforming labour markets, namely through the conclusion of agreements on parental leave, part-time work and fixed-term contracts, as well as telework and lifelong learning; |
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57.

Highlights the valuable role played by the social partners which already achieved some success in reforming labour markets, namely through the conclusion of agreements on parental leave, part-time work and fixed-term contracts, as well as telework and lifelong learning;

| 58. | Believes that the Member States must demonstrate a spirit of openness in the dialogue with the social partners on the subject of modernising labour law and adapting it to the challenges of the 21st century, take account of the social partners' arguments and respond to their concerns; |
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58.

Believes that the Member States must demonstrate a spirit of openness in the dialogue with the social partners on the subject of modernising labour law and adapting it to the challenges of the 21st century, take account of the social partners' arguments and respond to their concerns;

| 59. | Believes that the Commission should consult not only with prescribed social partners but with all organisations and individuals affected by labour legislation; notes in particular that SMEs are currently under-represented in the consultation process, as are workers who do not belong to a trade union; |
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59.

Believes that the Commission should consult not only with prescribed social partners but with all organisations and individuals affected by labour legislation; notes in particular that SMEs are currently under-represented in the consultation process, as are workers who do not belong to a trade union;

| 60. | Points to the positive role of collective bargaining at national, sectoral and company level can play in employment relationships and work organisation, increasing the productivity of firms and improving working conditions, thereby encouraging growth in employment, and points to the possibility of changing arrangements so as to support the role of collective bargaining and open up such bargaining for solutions close at company level which benefit employees and employers; |
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60.

Points to the positive role of collective bargaining at national, sectoral and company level can play in employment relationships and work organisation, increasing the productivity of firms and improving working conditions, thereby encouraging growth in employment, and points to the possibility of changing arrangements so as to support the role of collective bargaining and open up such bargaining for solutions close at company level which benefit employees and employers;

| 61. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States, under the ‘Better legislation’ initiative, to cooperate constantly with the social partners, and where appropriate other, relevant, representative civil society bodies on any legislation in the labour law or social policy fields, with a view to simplifying administrative procedures facing SMEs and new firms in particular, making their financial situation easier to increase their competitiveness in order to create jobs; |
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61.

Calls on the Commission and the Member States, under the ‘Better legislation’ initiative, to cooperate constantly with the social partners, and where appropriate other, relevant, representative civil society bodies on any legislation in the labour law or social policy fields, with a view to simplifying administrative procedures facing SMEs and new firms in particular, making their financial situation easier to increase their competitiveness in order to create jobs;

| 62. | Stresses the need to regulate joint and several liability for general or principal undertakings, in order to deal with abuses in the subcontracting and outsourcing of workers and to set up a transparent and competitive market for all companies on the basis of a level playing field regarding respect for labour standards and working conditions; in particular calls on the Commission and the Member States to clearly establish who is responsible for compliance with labour law and for paying the associated wages, social security contributions and taxes in a chain of subcontractors; |
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62.

Stresses the need to regulate joint and several liability for general or principal undertakings, in order to deal with abuses in the subcontracting and outsourcing of workers and to set up a transparent and competitive market for all companies on the basis of a level playing field regarding respect for labour standards and working conditions; in particular calls on the Commission and the Member States to clearly establish who is responsible for compliance with labour law and for paying the associated wages, social security contributions and taxes in a chain of subcontractors;

| 63. | Expresses its deep conviction that creating insecure, poorly-paid jobs is not an appropriate response to the relocation trend affecting more and more sectors; considers, on the contrary, that it is investment in research, development, training and lifelong learning which will be able to boost those sectors which are currently suffering from a lack of competitiveness; |
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63.

Expresses its deep conviction that creating insecure, poorly-paid jobs is not an appropriate response to the relocation trend affecting more and more sectors; considers, on the contrary, that it is investment in research, development, training and lifelong learning which will be able to boost those sectors which are currently suffering from a lack of competitiveness;

| 64. | Calls on the Commission to facilitate the establishment of a dispute settlement system, to enable the European agreements between social partners to develop into an effective and flexible tool that can foster a more effective regulatory approach at European level; |
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64.

Calls on the Commission to facilitate the establishment of a dispute settlement system, to enable the European agreements between social partners to develop into an effective and flexible tool that can foster a more effective regulatory approach at European level;

| 65. | Calls on the Member States to remove the restrictions on access to their labour markets and thus improve worker mobility within the EU, thereby enabling the goals of the single market and the Lisbon Strategy to be achieved more swiftly; |
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65.

Calls on the Member States to remove the restrictions on access to their labour markets and thus improve worker mobility within the EU, thereby enabling the goals of the single market and the Lisbon Strategy to be achieved more swiftly;

| 66. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission, and the Parliaments of the Member States and candidate countries. |
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66.

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

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(1)  OJ L 303, 2.12.2000, p. 16.

(2)  OJ C 305 E, 14.12.2006, p. 141.

(3)  OJ C 364, 18.12.2000, p. 1.

(4)  OJ L 175, 10.7.1999, p. 43.

(5)  OJ C 292 E, 1.12.2006, p. 131.

(6)  OJ L 18, 21.1.1997, p. 1.

(7)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0463.

(8)  OJ L 45, 19.2.1975, p. 19.

(9)  OJ L 39, 14.2.1976, p. 40.

(10)  OJ L 348, 28.11.1992, p. 1.

(11)  OJ L 216, 20.8.1994, p. 12.

(12)  OJ L 254, 30.9.1994, p. 64.

(13)  OJ L 269, 5.10.2002, p. 15.

(14)  OJ L 14, 20.1.1998, p. 9.

(15)  OJ L 376, 27.12.2006, p. 36.

P6_TA(2007)0340

Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services

European Parliament resolution of 11 July 2007 on the Commission Communication on the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services: maximising its benefits and potential while guaranteeing the protection of workers

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (1), |
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having regard to Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (1),

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication of 4 April 2006 on ‘Guidance on the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services’ (COM(2006)0159), |
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having regard to the Commission Communication of 4 April 2006 on ‘Guidance on the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services’ (COM(2006)0159),

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication of 13 June 2007 on the ‘Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services: maximising its benefits and potential while guaranteeing the protection of workers’ (COM(2007)0304) (‘Communication on the posting of workers’), |
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having regard to the Commission Communication of 13 June 2007 on the ‘Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services: maximising its benefits and potential while guaranteeing the protection of workers’ (COM(2007)0304) (‘Communication on the posting of workers’),

| — | having regard to its resolutions on the posting of workers of 15 January 2004 (2) and 26 October 2006 (3), |
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having regard to its resolutions on the posting of workers of 15 January 2004 (2) and 26 October 2006 (3),

| — | having regard to Question for Oral Answer B6-0132/2007 put to the Commission on the Communication on the posting of workers, |
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having regard to Question for Oral Answer B6-0132/2007 put to the Commission on the Communication on the posting of workers,

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

| A. | whereas full, consistent, implementation of Directive 96/71/EC has proved to be problematic due to a lack of proper implementation in the Member States and coordination among their competent authorities, |
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A.

whereas full, consistent, implementation of Directive 96/71/EC has proved to be problematic due to a lack of proper implementation in the Member States and coordination among their competent authorities,

| B. | whereas the previous Commission Communications on this issue were considered insufficient by Parliament and have not solved the problems encountered by the Directive; whereas divergent points of views between the Commission and Parliament remain on issues such as the availability of a legal representative of the posting company in the host country and the keeping of documents at the workplace to control compliance with the Directive, |
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B.

whereas the previous Commission Communications on this issue were considered insufficient by Parliament and have not solved the problems encountered by the Directive; whereas divergent points of views between the Commission and Parliament remain on issues such as the availability of a legal representative of the posting company in the host country and the keeping of documents at the workplace to control compliance with the Directive,

| C. | whereas the protection of posted workers is of the utmost importance in guaranteeing the free movement of workers and preserving working conditions as provided for in the Treaty, and should be regarded as an overriding reason of general interest, |
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C.

whereas the protection of posted workers is of the utmost importance in guaranteeing the free movement of workers and preserving working conditions as provided for in the Treaty, and should be regarded as an overriding reason of general interest,

| D. | whereas the case law of the Court of Justice states that measures falling within the posting of workers Directive can be justified if motivated by public-interest objectives, such as the protection of workers, |
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D.

whereas the case law of the Court of Justice states that measures falling within the posting of workers Directive can be justified if motivated by public-interest objectives, such as the protection of workers,

| 1. | Is convinced that full implementation of Directive 96/71/EC is paramount for achieving the correct balance between the freedom to provide services and worker protection, in particular against social dumping; |
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1.

Is convinced that full implementation of Directive 96/71/EC is paramount for achieving the correct balance between the freedom to provide services and worker protection, in particular against social dumping;

| 2. | Is convinced that in its guidance and legal interpretation, the Commission goes in some cases beyond what has been established by the case law of the European Court of Justice; |
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2.

Is convinced that in its guidance and legal interpretation, the Commission goes in some cases beyond what has been established by the case law of the European Court of Justice;

| 3. | Calls on the Commission to fully take into account the variety of labour market models existing in the European Union when it comes to adopting any measure on posting; calls on the Commission to respect that some Member States require the availability of a mandated representative with legal capacity in the host country in order to properly implement and monitor the Directive; this could be any person that has been provided with a clear mandate from the company (including a worker); |
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3.

Calls on the Commission to fully take into account the variety of labour market models existing in the European Union when it comes to adopting any measure on posting; calls on the Commission to respect that some Member States require the availability of a mandated representative with legal capacity in the host country in order to properly implement and monitor the Directive; this could be any person that has been provided with a clear mandate from the company (including a worker);

| 4. | Considers that cooperation and exchange of information among Member States has been insufficient to date, and that addressing this problem is a prerequisite for the successful implementation of the Directive; takes the view that the Commission should be more precise when providing guidance to the Member States on control measures acceptable under the Directive to protect posted workers; |
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4.

Considers that cooperation and exchange of information among Member States has been insufficient to date, and that addressing this problem is a prerequisite for the successful implementation of the Directive; takes the view that the Commission should be more precise when providing guidance to the Member States on control measures acceptable under the Directive to protect posted workers;

| 5. | Considers that the checks and controls carried out by host Member States under the Directive, notably the obligation to keep certain documents in the host country, must be seen as an important tool to guarantee the protection of the rights of posted workers; considers, however, that these measures should be strictly proportional and not constitute hidden obstacles to exercising the right of free movement; |
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5.

Considers that the checks and controls carried out by host Member States under the Directive, notably the obligation to keep certain documents in the host country, must be seen as an important tool to guarantee the protection of the rights of posted workers; considers, however, that these measures should be strictly proportional and not constitute hidden obstacles to exercising the right of free movement;

| 6. | Points out that existing case-law recognises the right of the host Member State to require certain documents to verify compliance with the employment conditions laid down in the Directive; |
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6.

Points out that existing case-law recognises the right of the host Member State to require certain documents to verify compliance with the employment conditions laid down in the Directive;

| 7. | Invites the Commission to find the right mix of guidance measures addressed to both companies and Member States so that they have a better understanding of what they are allowed to do under the Directive and relevant case-law; requests the Commission actively to support close cooperation between inspection bodies in the Member States by providing a permanent European platform for cross-border cooperation; welcomes in this respect the future setting-up by the Commission of a high-level group in order to support and assist the Member States in identifying and exchanging good practices and to formally involve social partners on a regular basis; |
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7.

Invites the Commission to find the right mix of guidance measures addressed to both companies and Member States so that they have a better understanding of what they are allowed to do under the Directive and relevant case-law; requests the Commission actively to support close cooperation between inspection bodies in the Member States by providing a permanent European platform for cross-border cooperation; welcomes in this respect the future setting-up by the Commission of a high-level group in order to support and assist the Member States in identifying and exchanging good practices and to formally involve social partners on a regular basis;

| 8. | Takes the view that it would be appropriate for the social partners in those Member States where the Directive is implemented through collective agreements to gain direct access to information about the posting companies, so that they can exercise the supervision which in other Member States is subject to authorities that have such access to company information; |
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8.

Takes the view that it would be appropriate for the social partners in those Member States where the Directive is implemented through collective agreements to gain direct access to information about the posting companies, so that they can exercise the supervision which in other Member States is subject to authorities that have such access to company information;

| 9. | Supports the Commission conclusion to the effect that the host Member State should be able to require a prior declaration by the service provider to enable it to verify compliance with the employment conditions; |
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9.

Supports the Commission conclusion to the effect that the host Member State should be able to require a prior declaration by the service provider to enable it to verify compliance with the employment conditions;

| 10. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission and the Council. |
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10.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission and the Council.

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(1)  OJ L 18, 21.1.1997, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 92 E, 16.4.2004, p. 404.

(3)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0463.

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Thursday 12 July 2007

| 10.7.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 175/413 |
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10.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 175/413

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MINUTES

(2008/C 175 E/04)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Ángel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ

Vice-President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 09.30.

2.   Documents received

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

| — | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator (COM(2007)0263 — C6-0145/2007 — 2007/0098(COD))






  referred to | responsible: TRAN |
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| | opinion: EMPL |

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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator (COM(2007)0263 — C6-0145/2007 — 2007/0098(COD))

referred to

responsible: TRAN

opinion: EMPL

| — | Draft Council framework decision on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to judgments in criminal matters imposing custodial sentences or measures involving deprivation of liberty for the purpose of their enforcement in the European Union (09688/2007 — C6-0209/2007 — 2005/0805(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: LIBE |
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Draft Council framework decision on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to judgments in criminal matters imposing custodial sentences or measures involving deprivation of liberty for the purpose of their enforcement in the European Union (09688/2007 — C6-0209/2007 — 2005/0805(CNS))

referred to

responsible: LIBE

| — | Proposal for a Council decision on the installation, operation and management of a Communication Infrastructure for the Schengen Information System (SIS) environment (COM(2007)0306 — C6-0215/2007 — 2007/0104(CNS))






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

—

Proposal for a Council decision on the installation, operation and management of a Communication Infrastructure for the Schengen Information System (SIS) environment (COM(2007)0306 — C6-0215/2007 — 2007/0104(CNS))

referred to

responsible: LIBE

opinion: BUDG

| — | Proposal for a Council regulation on the installation, operation and management of a Communication Infrastructure for the Schengen Information System (SIS) environment (COM(2007)0311 — C6-0216/2007 — 2007/0108(CNS))






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

—

Proposal for a Council regulation on the installation, operation and management of a Communication Infrastructure for the Schengen Information System (SIS) environment (COM(2007)0311 — C6-0216/2007 — 2007/0108(CNS))

referred to

responsible: LIBE

opinion: BUDG

| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 28/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0686 — C6-0224/2007 — 2007/2166(GBD))






  referred to | responsible: BUDG |
| --- | --- | --- |

—

Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 28/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0686 — C6-0224/2007 — 2007/2166(GBD))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 29/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0687 — C6-0225/2007 — 2007/2167(GBD))






  referred to | responsible: BUDG |
| --- | --- | --- |

—

Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 29/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0687 — C6-0225/2007 — 2007/2167(GBD))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

| — | Proposal for a Council regulation setting up the CLEAN SKY joint undertaking (COM(2007)0315 — C6-0226/2007 — 2007/0118(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: ITRE |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | opinion: ENVI, BUDG, JURI, CONT, TRAN |

—

Proposal for a Council regulation setting up the CLEAN SKY joint undertaking (COM(2007)0315 — C6-0226/2007 — 2007/0118(CNS))

referred to

responsible: ITRE

opinion: ENVI, BUDG, JURI, CONT, TRAN

| — | Proposal for a decision of the Council and of the Commission on the conclusion on behalf of the European Community and the European Atomic Energy Community of the Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the European Communities of the one part and the Swiss Confederation of the other part (COM(2007)0305 — C6-0227/2007 — 2007/0106(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: ITRE |
| --- | --- | --- |

—

Proposal for a decision of the Council and of the Commission on the conclusion on behalf of the European Community and the European Atomic Energy Community of the Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the European Communities of the one part and the Swiss Confederation of the other part (COM(2007)0305 — C6-0227/2007 — 2007/0106(CNS))

referred to

responsible: ITRE

3.   Negotiation mandate: enhanced EC-Ukraine agreement (debate)

Report with a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the negotiation mandate for a new enhanced agreement between the European Community and its Member States of the one part and Ukraine of the other part [2007/2015(INI)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Michał Tomasz Kamiński (A6-0217/2007)

Michał Tomasz Kamiński introduced the report.

The following spoke: Janez Potočnik (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Marek Siwiec, on behalf of the PSE Group, István Szent-Iványi, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Adam Bielan, on behalf of the UEN Group, Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jiří Maštálka, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Jana Bobošíková, Non-attached Member, Elmar Brok, Jan Marinus Wiersma, Grażyna Staniszewska, Gintaras Didžiokas, Milan Horáček, Jerzy Buzek, Libor Rouček, Janusz Onyszkiewicz, Guntars Krasts, Michael Gahler, Adrian Severin, Adina-Ioana Vălean, Andrzej Tomasz Zapałowski, Bogdan Klich, Justas Vincas Paleckis, Roberta Alma Anastase, Marianne Mikko and Anna Ibrisagic.

IN THE CHAIR: Martine ROURE

Vice-President

The following spoke: Francisco Assis, Bogusław Sonik, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Zuzana Roithová and Janez Potočnik.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.07.2007, Item 6.15.

4.   Budget calendar

The President announced that, with the agreement of the BUDG Committee, the deadlines for tabling draft amendments and proposed modifications with a view to the first reading of the general budget for the 2008 financial year had been set as follows:

| — | Committees and MEPs (at least 40 Members): Wednesday, 12 September 2007, noon; |
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Committees and MEPs (at least 40 Members): Wednesday, 12 September 2007, noon;

| — | Political groups: Wednesday, 19 September 2007, noon. |
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Political groups: Wednesday, 19 September 2007, noon.

5.   Reducing disparities in the poorest regions of the EU (debate)

Report on the role and effectiveness of cohesion policy in reducing disparities in the poorest regions of the EU [2006/2176(INI)] — Committee on Regional Development.

Rapporteur: Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg (A6-0241/2007)

Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg introduced the report.

The following spoke: Janez Potočnik (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Oldřich Vlasák, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Constanze Angela Krehl, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jean Marie Beaupuy, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Elisabeth Schroedter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Pedro Guerreiro, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Georgios Karatzaferis, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Lambert van Nistelrooij, Evgeni Kirilov, Jan Olbrycht, Stavros Arnaoutakis, Gábor Harangozó, Emanuel Jardim Fernandes and Janez Potočnik.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.07.2007, Item 6.16.

IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING

President

The following spoke: Thomas Wise, Robert Atkins and Giles Chichester, on keeping to the schedule as regards the start of voting time.

6.   Voting time

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

6.1.   Community Statistical Programme (2008-2012) ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Community Statistical Programme 2008 to 2012 [COM(2006)0687 — C6-0427/2006 — 2006/0229(COD)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Zsolt László Becsey (A6-0240/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0341)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0341)

6.2.   Darfur (vote)

Motion for a resolution tabled under Rule 91, on behalf of the DEVE Committee, on the situation in Darfur (B6-0311/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

The following spoke: Josep Borrell Fontelles, Chairman of the DEVE Committee.

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0342)

6.3.   Towards a future maritime policy for the Union (vote)

Report on a future maritime policy for the European Union: a European vision for the oceans and seas [2006/2299(INI)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Willi Piecyk (A6-0235/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0343)

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Willi Piecyk (rapporteur), on the vote on amendment 1. |
| --- | --- |

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Willi Piecyk (rapporteur), on the vote on amendment 1.

6.4.   First railway package (vote)

Report on the implementation of the first railway package [2006/2213(INI)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Michael Cramer (A6-0219/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0344)

6.5.   Sustainable mobility (vote)

Report on keeping Europe moving — sustainable mobility for our continent [2006/2227(INI)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Etelka Barsi-Pataky (A6-0190/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0345)

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Rosa Miguélez Ramos, on the way in which the vote was being displayed on the screens in the Chamber. |
| --- | --- |

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Rosa Miguélez Ramos, on the way in which the vote was being displayed on the screens in the Chamber.

6.6.   Action to tackle cardiovascular disease (vote)

Motion for a resolution: B6-0277/2007

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0346)

6.7.   PNR Agreement with the United States (vote)

Motions for resolution: B6-0278/2007, B6-0280/2007, B6-0281/2007 and B6-0285/2007

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0278/2007

(replacing B6-0278/2007, B6-0280/2007, B6-0281/2007 and B6-0285/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Martine Roure and Stavros Lambrinidis, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Martine Roure and Stavros Lambrinidis, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Sophia in 't Veld, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Sophia in 't Veld, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg and Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg and Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

| — | Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann and Giusto Catania, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group |
| --- | --- |

—

Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann and Giusto Catania, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0347)

The following spoke:

| — | Manfred Weber, who moved oral amendments to insert a new citation after citation 4 (accepted), to citation 6 (accepted), to insert a new recital after recital A (accepted), and to insert a new recital after recital B (accepted). |
| --- | --- |

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Manfred Weber, who moved oral amendments to insert a new citation after citation 4 (accepted), to citation 6 (accepted), to insert a new recital after recital A (accepted), and to insert a new recital after recital B (accepted).

6.8.   Eurozone (2007) (vote)

Report on the 2007 annual report on the eurozone [2007/2143(INI)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Dariusz Rosati (A6-0264/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0348)

6.9.   European Central Bank (2006) (vote)

Report on the annual report 2006 of the European Central Bank [2007/2142(INI)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Gay Mitchell (A6-0266/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0349)

6.10.   Palestine (vote)

Motions for resolution: B6-0268/2007, B6-0270/2007, B6-0272/2007, B6-0273/2007, B6-0274/2007 and B6-0275/2007

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0268/2007

(replacing B6-0268/2007, B6-0270/2007, B6-0272/2007, B6-0273/2007, B6-0274/2007 and B6-0275/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Joseph Daul, Patrick Gaubert, Elmar Brok, Charles Tannock, Tokia Saïfi, Francisco José Millán Mon, Michael Gahler, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, João de Deus Pinheiro and Jana Hybášková, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Joseph Daul, Patrick Gaubert, Elmar Brok, Charles Tannock, Tokia Saïfi, Francisco José Millán Mon, Michael Gahler, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, João de Deus Pinheiro and Jana Hybášková, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Pasqualina Napoletano, Véronique De Keyser and Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
| --- | --- |

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Pasqualina Napoletano, Véronique De Keyser and Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Cristiana Muscardini, Brian Crowley, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Adam Bielan, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Konrad Szymański and Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the UEN Group, |
| --- | --- |

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Cristiana Muscardini, Brian Crowley, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Adam Bielan, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Konrad Szymański and Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the UEN Group,

| — | Caroline Lucas, Jill Evans, David Hammerstein, Johannes Voggenhuber, Angelika Beer, Pierre Jonckheer, Daniel Cohn-Bendit and Hélène Flautre, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
| --- | --- |

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Caroline Lucas, Jill Evans, David Hammerstein, Johannes Voggenhuber, Angelika Beer, Pierre Jonckheer, Daniel Cohn-Bendit and Hélène Flautre, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

| — | Luisa Morgantini and André Brie, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group |
| --- | --- |

—

Luisa Morgantini and André Brie, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0350)

6.11.   Situation in Pakistan (vote)

Motions for resolution: B6-0279/2007, B6-0282/2007, B6-0283/2007, B6-0284/2007, B6-0286/2007 and B6-0289/2007

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0279/2007

(replacing B6-0279/2007, B6-0282/2007, B6-0283/2007, B6-0284/2007, B6-0286/2007 and B6-0289/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Pasqualina Napoletano, Robert Evans and Neena Gill, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Pasqualina Napoletano, Robert Evans and Neena Gill, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Sajjad Karim, Marco Cappato and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
| --- | --- |

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Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Sajjad Karim, Marco Cappato and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Adam Bielan and Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, on behalf of the UEN Group, |
| --- | --- |

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Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Adam Bielan and Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, on behalf of the UEN Group,

| — | Cem Özdemir, Jean Lambert and Gisela Kallenbach, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
| --- | --- |

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Cem Özdemir, Jean Lambert and Gisela Kallenbach, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

| — | André Brie and Jaromír Kohlíček, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group |
| --- | --- |

—

André Brie and Jaromír Kohlíček, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0351)

The following spoke:

| — | Robert Evans, who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 1, which was accepted; |
| --- | --- |

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Robert Evans, who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 1, which was accepted;

| — | Eva Lichtenberger, on the wording of the oral amendment. |
| --- | --- |

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Eva Lichtenberger, on the wording of the oral amendment.

6.12.   2006 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (vote)

Report on the 2006 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia [2006/2289(INI)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Erik Meijer (A6-0214/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0352)

The following spoke:

| — | Erik Meijer (rapporteur), before the vote, who first suggested that the term ‘Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’ throughout the text, and then mentioned the vote on amendments 6 and 22. |
| --- | --- |

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Erik Meijer (rapporteur), before the vote, who first suggested that the term ‘Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’ throughout the text, and then mentioned the vote on amendments 6 and 22.

6.13.   TRIPS agreement and access to medicines (vote)

Motion for a resolution: B6-0288/2007

(Umberto Guidoni had also signed the motion for a resolution on behalf of the UEN Group.)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0353)

6.14.   Democratic scrutiny under the Development Cooperation Instrument (vote)

Motion for a resolution: B6-0310/2007

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0354)

6.15.   Negotiation mandate: enhanced EC-Ukraine agreement (vote)

Report with a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the negotiation mandate for a new enhanced agreement between the European Community and its Member States of the one part and Ukraine of the other part [2007/2015(INI)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Michał Tomasz Kamiński (A6-0217/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

PROPOSAL FOR A RECOMMENDATION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0355)

The following spoke:

| — | Elmar Brok, who moved an oral amendment to amendment 4/rev., which was accepted. He then withdrew his amendment 6/rev. |
| --- | --- |

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Elmar Brok, who moved an oral amendment to amendment 4/rev., which was accepted. He then withdrew his amendment 6/rev.

6.16.   Reducing disparities in the poorest regions of the EU (vote)

Report on the role and effectiveness of cohesion policy in reducing disparities in the poorest regions of the EU [2006/2176(INI)] — Committee on Regional Development.

Rapporteur: Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg (A6-0241/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0356)

IN THE CHAIR: Martine ROURE

Vice-President

The following spoke: Marcin Libicki, who pointed out that he had made a mistake during the vote on the report by Etelka Barsi-Pataky (A6-0190/2007) because of an error on the display screen.

7.   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:

| — | Darfur — B6-0311/2007: Eija-Riitta Korhola |
| --- | --- |

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Darfur — B6-0311/2007: Eija-Riitta Korhola

| — | Report: Willi Piecyk — A6-0235/2007: John Attard-Montalto and Philip Claeys |
| --- | --- |

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Report: Willi Piecyk — A6-0235/2007: John Attard-Montalto and Philip Claeys

| — | Report: Etelka Barsi-Pataky — A6-0190/2007: Kathy Sinnott |
| --- | --- |

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Report: Etelka Barsi-Pataky — A6-0190/2007: Kathy Sinnott

| — | Report: Dariusz Rosati — A6-0264/2007: Zita Pleštinská |
| --- | --- |

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Report: Dariusz Rosati — A6-0264/2007: Zita Pleštinská

| — | Report: Michał Tomasz Kamiński — A6-0217/2007: Zuzana Roithová, Zita Pleštinská, Elmar Brok, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Bogusław Rogalski and Ryszard Czarnecki |
| --- | --- |

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Report: Michał Tomasz Kamiński — A6-0217/2007: Zuzana Roithová, Zita Pleštinská, Elmar Brok, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Bogusław Rogalski and Ryszard Czarnecki

8.   Corrections to votes and voting intentions

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

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

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

9.   Communication of Council common positions

The President announced, pursuant to Rule 57(1), that the following common positions had been received from the Council, together with the reasons which had led to their adoption, and the Commission's position on:

| — | Common position adopted by the Council on 28 June 2007 with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (‘Service of documents’) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 (08703/5/2007 — C6-0217/2007 — 2005/0126(COD))






  referred to | responsible: JURI |
| --- | --- | --- |

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Common position adopted by the Council on 28 June 2007 with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (‘Service of documents’) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 (08703/5/2007 — C6-0217/2007 — 2005/0126(COD))

referred to

responsible: JURI

| — | Common position adopted by the Council on 21st May 2007 with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common framework for business registers for statistical purposes and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2186/93 (07656/5/2007 — C6-0218/2007 — 2005/0032(COD))






  referred to | responsible: ECON |
| --- | --- | --- |

—

Common position adopted by the Council on 21st May 2007 with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common framework for business registers for statistical purposes and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2186/93 (07656/5/2007 — C6-0218/2007 — 2005/0032(COD))

referred to

responsible: ECON

The three-month period available to Parliament to adopt its position would therefore begin the following day, 13.07.2007.

*

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The following spoke: Bogusław Rogalski, who wished to make an oral explanation of vote on the report by Erik Meijer (A6-0214/2007) (the President pointed out that as she had already suspended the sitting Mr Rogalski should submit his explanation of vote in writing).

(The sitting was suspended at 12.45 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Adam BIELAN

Vice-President

10.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

11.   Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (debate)

(For the titles and authors of the motions for resolutions, see Minutes of 10.07.2007, Item 4.)

11.1.   The humanitarian situation of Iraqi refugees

Motions for resolution: B6-0291/2007, B6-0295/2007, B6-0299/2007, B6-0300/2007, B6-0303/2007 and B6-0308/2007

Marios Matsakis, Esko Seppänen (deputising for the author), Charles Tannock, Paulo Casaca, Jean Lambert and Bogusław Rogalski introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Eija-Riitta Korhola, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, John Attard-Montalto, on behalf of the PSE Group, Kathy Sinnott, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Jean-Claude Martinez, on behalf of the ITS Group, Justas Vincas Paleckis and Janez Potočnik (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.07.2007, Item 13.1.

11.2.   Human rights violations in Transnistria (Moldova)

Motions for resolution: B6-0292/2007, B6-0293/2007, B6-0296/2007, B6-0298/2007, B6-0302/2007 and B6-0304/2007

Marios Matsakis, Marcin Libicki, Esko Seppänen, Maria Petre, Marianne Mikko and Gérard Onesta introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Józef Pinior, on behalf of the PSE Group, Roberta Alma Anastase, Tadeusz Zwiefka and Janez Potočnik (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.07.2007, Item 13.2.

11.3.   Human rights in Vietnam

Motions for resolution: B6-0290/2007, B6-0294/2007, B6-0297/2007, B6-0301/2007, B6-0305/2007 and B6-0306/2007

Marios Matsakis, Esko Seppänen, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Marc Tarabella and Ryszard Czarnecki introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Bogusław Sonik, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, on behalf of the PSE Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, and Janez Potočnik (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.07.2007, Item 13.3.

The following spoke: Marios Matsakis, who expressed his disappointment that the Council had not attended the debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law, and Bernd Posselt, on Mr Matsakis's remarks.

12.   Membership of committees and delegations

At the request of the ALDE Group, Parliament ratified the following appointment:

| — | CONT Committee: Bill Newton Dunn. |
| --- | --- |

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CONT Committee: Bill Newton Dunn.

13.   Voting time

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

13.1.   The humanitarian situation of Iraqi refugees (vote)

Motions for resolution: B6-0291/2007, B6-0295/2007, B6-0299/2007, B6-0300/2007, B6-0303/2007 and B6-0308/2007

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0291/2007

(replacing B6-0291/2007, B6-0295/2007, B6-0299/2007, B6-0300/2007, B6-0303/2007 and B6-0308/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Charles Tannock, Bernd Posselt, Eija-Riitta Korhola and Laima Liucija Andrikienė, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Charles Tannock, Bernd Posselt, Eija-Riitta Korhola and Laima Liucija Andrikienė, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Pasqualina Napoletano, Paulo Casaca, Véronique De Keyser, Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco and Javier Moreno Sánchez, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Pasqualina Napoletano, Paulo Casaca, Véronique De Keyser, Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco and Javier Moreno Sánchez, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Marco Cappato, Marios Matsakis, Frédérique Ries and Thierry Cornillet, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Marco Cappato, Marios Matsakis, Frédérique Ries and Thierry Cornillet, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Cristiana Muscardini, Romano Maria La Russa and Mogens N.J. Camre, on behalf of the UEN Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Cristiana Muscardini, Romano Maria La Russa and Mogens N.J. Camre, on behalf of the UEN Group,

| — | Hélène Flautre, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Hélène Flautre, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

| — | André Brie, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group |
| --- | --- |

—

André Brie, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0357)

Avril Doyle spoke after the vote.

13.2.   Human rights violations in Transnistria (Moldova) (vote)

Motions for resolution: B6-0292/2007, B6-0293/2007, B6-0296/2007, B6-0298/2007, B6-0302/2007 and B6-0304/2007

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0292/2007

(replacing B6-0292/2007, B6-0293/2007, B6-0296/2007, B6-0298/2007, B6-0302/2007 and B6-0304/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Roberta Alma Anastase, Bogusław Sonik, Maria Petre, Bernd Posselt, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Charles Tannock, Ovidiu Victor Ganţ, Monica Maria Iacob-Ridzi, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Radu Ţîrle, Czesław Adam Siekierski and Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Roberta Alma Anastase, Bogusław Sonik, Maria Petre, Bernd Posselt, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Charles Tannock, Ovidiu Victor Ganţ, Monica Maria Iacob-Ridzi, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Radu Ţîrle, Czesław Adam Siekierski and Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Pasqualina Napoletano, Marianne Mikko, Raimon Obiols i Germà, Jan Marinus Wiersma, Hannes Swoboda, Dan Mihalache and Radu Podgorean, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Pasqualina Napoletano, Marianne Mikko, Raimon Obiols i Germà, Jan Marinus Wiersma, Hannes Swoboda, Dan Mihalache and Radu Podgorean, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Adina-Ioana Vălean, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Marco Cappato and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Adina-Ioana Vălean, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Marco Cappato and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Adam Bielan, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk and Bernard Wojciechowski, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Adam Bielan, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk and Bernard Wojciechowski, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group,

| — | Elisabeth Schroedter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Elisabeth Schroedter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

| — | Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group |
| --- | --- |

—

Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0358)

The following spoke:

| — | Roberta Alma Anastase, who moved an oral amendment to the text as a whole (it was accepted); |
| --- | --- |

—

Roberta Alma Anastase, who moved an oral amendment to the text as a whole (it was accepted);

| — | Tadeusz Zwiefka, who moved an oral amendment to the text as a whole (it was accepted). |
| --- | --- |

—

Tadeusz Zwiefka, who moved an oral amendment to the text as a whole (it was accepted).

13.3.   Human rights in Vietnam (vote)

Motions for resolution: B6-0290/2007, B6-0294/2007, B6-0297/2007, B6-0301/2007, B6-0305/2007 and B6-0306/2007

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0290/2007

(replacing B6-0290/2007, B6-0294/2007, B6-0297/2007, B6-0301/2007 and B6-0306/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Charles Tannock, Bernd Posselt and Eija-Riitta Korhola, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Charles Tannock, Bernd Posselt and Eija-Riitta Korhola, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Pasqualina Napoletano and Marc Tarabella, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Pasqualina Napoletano and Marc Tarabella, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Marco Cappato, Marios Matsakis and Frédérique Ries, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Marco Cappato, Marios Matsakis and Frédérique Ries, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Gintaras Didžiokas, on behalf of the UEN Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Gintaras Didžiokas, on behalf of the UEN Group,

| — | Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group |
| --- | --- |

—

Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0359)

(Motion for a resolution: B6-0305/2007 fell.)

14.   Approval by the Council of Parliament's positions adopted at first reading (Rule 66)

The President announced to Parliament that Council had approved Parliament's position at first reading of 13 February 2007 with a view to adopting the decision amending and extending Decision No 804/2004/EC establishing a Community action programme to promote activities in the field of the protection of the Community's financial interests (Hercule II programme) (3607/3/2007 — C6-0229/2007 — 2006/0114(COD)).

Given the adaptations made to the text before its adoption by the Council, the President consulted the CONT Committee, the committee responsible, in accordance with Rule 66(2). By letter of 5 July 2007, the chairman of the CONT Committee had stated that those adaptations did not affect the substance of the text. The President would therefore sign this act the following week together with the President of the Council.

15.   Decisions concerning certain documents

Decision to draw up own-initiative reports

LIBE Committee

| — | The situation of fundamental rights in the European Union 2004-2007 (2007/2145(INI))
  (opinion: PETI, FEMM, CULT, ENVI, EMPL) |
| --- | --- |

—

The situation of fundamental rights in the European Union 2004-2007 (2007/2145(INI))

(opinion: PETI, FEMM, CULT, ENVI, EMPL)

Authorisation to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 45)

EMPL Committee

| — | The demographic future of Europe (2007/2156(INI))
  (opinion: ECON, LIBE, REGI, FEMM)
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 14.06.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

The demographic future of Europe (2007/2156(INI))

(opinion: ECON, LIBE, REGI, FEMM)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 14.06.2007)

Decision to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 97(7))

LIBE Committee

| — | Annual Report on public access to Parliament documents (2007/2154(INI))
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 23.04.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

Annual Report on public access to Parliament documents (2007/2154(INI))

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 23.04.2007)

Enhanced cooperation between committees

EMPL Committee

| — | The demographic future of Europe (2007/2156(INI))
  (opinion: ECON, LIBE, REGI)
  Enhanced cooperation between committees EMPL, FEMM
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 05.07.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

The demographic future of Europe (2007/2156(INI))

(opinion: ECON, LIBE, REGI)

Enhanced cooperation between committees EMPL, FEMM

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 05.07.2007)

JURI Committee

| — | Protection of the environment through criminal law (COM(2007)0051 — C6-0063/2007 — 2007/0022(COD))
  (opinion: LIBE)
  Enhanced cooperation between committees JURI, ENVI
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 05.07.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

Protection of the environment through criminal law (COM(2007)0051 — C6-0063/2007 — 2007/0022(COD))

(opinion: LIBE)

Enhanced cooperation between committees JURI, ENVI

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 05.07.2007)

LIBE Committee

| — | Sanctions against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (COM(2007)0249 — C6-0143/2007 — 2007/0094(COD))
  (opinion: FEMM, ITRE)
  Enhanced cooperation between committees LIBE, EMPL
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 05.07.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

Sanctions against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (COM(2007)0249 — C6-0143/2007 — 2007/0094(COD))

(opinion: FEMM, ITRE)

Enhanced cooperation between committees LIBE, EMPL

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 05.07.2007)

Referral to committees

JURI Committee

| — | Marketing of fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit production (recast version) (COM(2007)0031 — C6-0093/2007 — 2007/0014(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: AGRI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | opinion: JURI |

—

Marketing of fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit production (recast version) (COM(2007)0031 — C6-0093/2007 — 2007/0014(CNS))

referred to

responsible: AGRI

opinion: JURI

ITRE Committee

| — | Green Paper on the Review of the Consumer Acquis (2007/2010(INI))






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

—

Green Paper on the Review of the Consumer Acquis (2007/2010(INI))

referred to

responsible: IMCO

opinion: ITRE, JURI, ECON

EMPL Committee

| — | Better law-making 2005: application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality — 13th annual report (2006/2279(INI))






  referred to | responsible: JURI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | opinion: EMPL |

—

Better law-making 2005: application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality — 13th annual report (2006/2279(INI))

referred to

responsible: JURI

opinion: EMPL

Change of referral following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 5 July 2007

| — | Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2002/83/EC relating to life assurance, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0917 — C6-0028/2007 — 2006/0299(COD))






  referred to | responsible: ECON |
| --- | --- | --- |

—

Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2002/83/EC relating to life assurance, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0917 — C6-0028/2007 — 2006/0299(COD))

referred to

responsible: ECON

16.   Transfers of appropriations

The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 21/2007 (C6-0190/2007 — SEC(2007)0679 final).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25.06.2002, as amended on 13.12.2006.

17.   Written declarations entered in the register (Rule 116)

Number of signatures obtained by the written declarations entered in the register (Rule 116(3)):

| Document number | Author | Signatures |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 39/2007 | Věra Flasarová | 37 |
| 40/2007 | Jens Holm, Rebecca Harms, John Bowis, Martine Roure, Mojca Drčar Murko | 296 |
| 41/2007 | Geoffrey Van Orden, Struan Stevenson, Ivo Strejček, Syed Kamall, Nina Škottová | 57 |
| 42/2007 | Glyn Ford, Bernd Posselt, Viktória Mohácsi, Claude Moraes, Feleknas Uca | 107 |
| 43/2007 | Roberto Musacchio, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Françoise Castex, Maria da Assunção Esteves, Jean Lambert | 125 |
| 44/2007 | Diana Wallis, Gérard Onesta, Marc Tarabella, Alejo Vidal-Quadras, Dimitrios Papadimoulis | 313 |
| 45/2007 | Nikolaos Vakalis, Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, David Hammerstein Mintz, Pia Elda Locatelli | 212 |
| 46/2007 | Radu Podgorean, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Dan Mihalache, Alexandru Athanasiu, Cristian Dumitrescu | 51 |
| 47/2007 | Georgs Andrejevs | 83 |
| 48/2007 | Jean-Luc Bennahmias, Claire Gibault, Catherine Trautmann, Helga Trüpel, Henri Weber | 64 |
| 49/2007 | Mario Borghezio, Gian Paolo Gobbo, Francesco Enrico Speroni | 20 |
| 50/2007 | Renate Sommer, Luisa Morgantini, Ana Maria Gomes, Heide Rühle, Maria Carlshamre | 109 |
| 51/2007 | Zita Gurmai, Gyula Hegyi, Glenys Kinnock, Linda McAvan | 83 |
| 52/2007 | Antonios Trakatellis, Françoise Grossetête, Karin Jöns, Philippe Busquin, Adamos Adamou | 305 |
| 53/2007 | Christa Prets, Gyula Hegyi, Ivo Belet, Helga Trüpel | 69 |
| 54/2007 | Adrian Severin, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Silvia Ciornei, Radu Podgorean, Corina Creţu | 320 |
| 55/2007 | Jacky Henin | 28 |
| 56/2007 | Riccardo Ventre, Antonio Tajani, Carlo Casini, Alfredo Antoniozzi, Giorgio Carollo | 23 |
| 57/2007 | Tiberiu Bărbuleţiu, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Sándor Kónya-Hamar | 28 |
| 58/2007 | Benoît Hamon | 9 |
| 59/2007 | Johan Van Hecke, Gabriele Zimmer, Ana Maria Gomes, Anders Wijkman, Hélène Flautre | 51 |
| 60/2007 | Riccardo Ventre | 3 |
| 61/2007 | Sándor Kónya-Hamar, Atilla Béla Kelemen, Károly Ferenc Szabó | 91 |
| 62/2007 | Roberta Angelilli, Cristiana Muscardini, Anna Záborská | 85 |
| 63/2007 | Andreas Mölzer | 14 |
| 64/2007 | Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Richard Howitt, Kathy Sinnott Roberta, Angelilli Anna Záborská | 165 |
| 65/2007 | Mario Borghezio | 35 |
| 66/2007 | Arlene McCarthy, Gérard Onesta, Georgs Andrejevs | 26 |
| 67/2007 | Justas Paleckis, Roberta Anastase, Marco Cappato, Hélène Flautre, Luisa Morgantini | 33 |
| 68/2007 | Dimitar Stoyanov, Desislav Chukolov, Slavi Binev | 19 |
| 69/2007 | Andreas Mölzer | 10 |
| 70/2007 | Boguslaw Rogalski | 21 |

Document number

Author

Signatures

39/2007

Věra Flasarová

37

40/2007

Jens Holm, Rebecca Harms, John Bowis, Martine Roure, Mojca Drčar Murko

296

41/2007

Geoffrey Van Orden, Struan Stevenson, Ivo Strejček, Syed Kamall, Nina Škottová

57

42/2007

Glyn Ford, Bernd Posselt, Viktória Mohácsi, Claude Moraes, Feleknas Uca

107

43/2007

Roberto Musacchio, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Françoise Castex, Maria da Assunção Esteves, Jean Lambert

125

44/2007

Diana Wallis, Gérard Onesta, Marc Tarabella, Alejo Vidal-Quadras, Dimitrios Papadimoulis

313

45/2007

Nikolaos Vakalis, Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, David Hammerstein Mintz, Pia Elda Locatelli

212

46/2007

Radu Podgorean, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Dan Mihalache, Alexandru Athanasiu, Cristian Dumitrescu

51

47/2007

Georgs Andrejevs

83

48/2007

Jean-Luc Bennahmias, Claire Gibault, Catherine Trautmann, Helga Trüpel, Henri Weber

64

49/2007

Mario Borghezio, Gian Paolo Gobbo, Francesco Enrico Speroni

20

50/2007

Renate Sommer, Luisa Morgantini, Ana Maria Gomes, Heide Rühle, Maria Carlshamre

109

51/2007

Zita Gurmai, Gyula Hegyi, Glenys Kinnock, Linda McAvan

83

52/2007

Antonios Trakatellis, Françoise Grossetête, Karin Jöns, Philippe Busquin, Adamos Adamou

305

53/2007

Christa Prets, Gyula Hegyi, Ivo Belet, Helga Trüpel

69

54/2007

Adrian Severin, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Silvia Ciornei, Radu Podgorean, Corina Creţu

320

55/2007

Jacky Henin

28

56/2007

Riccardo Ventre, Antonio Tajani, Carlo Casini, Alfredo Antoniozzi, Giorgio Carollo

23

57/2007

Tiberiu Bărbuleţiu, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Sándor Kónya-Hamar

28

58/2007

Benoît Hamon

9

59/2007

Johan Van Hecke, Gabriele Zimmer, Ana Maria Gomes, Anders Wijkman, Hélène Flautre

51

60/2007

Riccardo Ventre

3

61/2007

Sándor Kónya-Hamar, Atilla Béla Kelemen, Károly Ferenc Szabó

91

62/2007

Roberta Angelilli, Cristiana Muscardini, Anna Záborská

85

63/2007

Andreas Mölzer

14

64/2007

Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Richard Howitt, Kathy Sinnott Roberta, Angelilli Anna Záborská

165

65/2007

Mario Borghezio

35

66/2007

Arlene McCarthy, Gérard Onesta, Georgs Andrejevs

26

67/2007

Justas Paleckis, Roberta Anastase, Marco Cappato, Hélène Flautre, Luisa Morgantini

33

68/2007

Dimitar Stoyanov, Desislav Chukolov, Slavi Binev

19

69/2007

Andreas Mölzer

10

70/2007

Boguslaw Rogalski

21

18.   Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

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

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

19.   Dates for next sittings

The next sittings would be held from 03.09.2007 to 06.09.2007.

20.   Adjournment of session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

The sitting closed at 16.20.

Harald Rømer

Secretary-General

Hans-Gert Pöttering

President

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

The following signed:

Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Albertini, Alvaro, Anastase, Andersson, Andrejevs, Andria, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ashworth, Assis, Athanasiu, Atkins, Attard-Montalto, Attwooll, Aubert, Audy, Auken, Ayala Sender, Aylward, Badia i Cutchet, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Barón Crespo, Barsi-Pataky, Batten, Battilocchio, Batzeli, Bauer, Beaupuy, Beazley, Becsey, Beer, Beglitis, Belder, Belet, Bennahmias, Berend, Berès, van den Berg, Berlato, Berlinguer, Berman, Bielan, Binev, Birutis, Blokland, Bobošíková, Böge, Bösch, Bonde, Bono, Borghezio, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bowis, Bowles, Bozkurt, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Breyer, Březina, Brie, Brok, Budreikaitė, van Buitenen, Buitenweg, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Burke, Buruiană-Aprodu, Bushill-Matthews, Busk, Buşoi, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Calabuig Rull, Callanan, Camre, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casa, Casaca, Cashman, Casini, Caspary, Castex, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Catania, Cavada, Cederschiöld, Cercas, Chatzimarkakis, Chichester, Chmielewski, Christensen, Chruszcz, Chukolov, Ciornei, Claeys, Cocilovo, Coelho, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Coşea, Paolo Costa, Cottigny, Cramer, Corina Creţu, Gabriela Creţu, Crowley, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Ryszard Czarnecki, Daul, De Blasio, de Brún, Degutis, De Keyser, Demetriou, Deprez, De Rossa, De Sarnez, Descamps, Désir, Deva, De Veyrac, De Vits, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dičkutė, Didžiokas, Dillen, Dimitrakopoulos, Dîncu, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Douay, Dover, Doyle, Drčar Murko, Duchoň, Dührkop Dührkop, Duff, Duka-Zólyomi, Dumitrescu, Ebner, Ehler, Ek, El Khadraoui, Elles, Esteves, Estrela, Ettl, Robert Evans, Färm, Fajmon, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández Martín, Ferrari, Anne Ferreira, Elisa Ferreira, Figueiredo, Fjellner, Flasarová, Flautre, Florenz, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Fontaine, Ford, Fourtou, Fraga Estévez, Frassoni, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García Pérez, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gebhardt, Gentvilas, Geremek, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gewalt, Gibault, Gierek, Giertych, Gill, Glattfelder, Goebbels, Goepel, Golik, Gollnisch, Gomes, Goudin, Grabowska, Grabowski, Graça Moura, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grech, Gröner, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Groote, Grosch, Grossetête, Guardans Cambó, Guellec, Guerreiro, Gurmai, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Guy-Quint, Gyürk, Hänsch, Hall, Hammerstein, Hamon, Handzlik, Harangozó, Harkin, Harms, Hasse Ferreira, Hassi, Hatzidakis, Haug, Hedh, Hellvig, Helmer, Henin, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hennis-Plasschaert, Herczog, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Holm, Horáček, Howitt, Hudacký, Hughes, Hutchinson, Hyusmenova, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, in 't Veld, Iotova, Irujo Amezaga, Itälä, Jackson, Jäätteenmäki, Jałowiecki, Janowski, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jensen, Jöns, Jørgensen, Jonckheer, Jordan Cizelj, Juknevičienė, Kaczmarek, Kallenbach, Kamiński, Karas, Karatzaferis, Karim, Kaufmann, Kauppi, Kazak, Tunne Kelam, Kelemen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Klinz, Kohlíček, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krahmer, Krasts, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristovskis, Krupa, Kuc, Kudrycka, Kuhne, Kułakowski, Kušķis, Kusstatscher, Kuźmiuk, Lagendijk, Laignel, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lambrinidis, Landsbergis, Lang, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Laperrouze, Lax, Lechner, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Lehideux, Lehne, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Le Rachinel, Lévai, Lewandowski, Liberadzki, Libicki, Lichtenberger, Lienemann, López-Istúriz White, Losco, Louis, Lucas, Ludford, Lulling, Lynne, Lyubcheva, Maaten, McAvan, McDonald, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Madeira, Maldeikis, Manders, Maňka, Erika Mann, Thomas Mann, Mantovani, Marinescu, Markov, Marques, Martens, David Martin, Hans-Peter Martin, Martinez, Martínez Martínez, Masiel, Masip Hidalgo, Maštálka, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsakis, Matsouka, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Medina Ortega, Meijer, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihăescu, Mihalache, Mikko, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Mölzer, Mohácsi, Moisuc, Montoro Romero, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Morillon, Morin, Morţun, Mote, Mulder, Muscardini, Muscat, Musotto, Myller, Napoletano, Nassauer, Nattrass, Navarro, Neris, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Occhetto, Özdemir, Olajos, Olbrycht, Ó Neachtain, Onesta, Oomen-Ruijten, Ortuondo Larrea, Őry, Ouzký, Oviir, Paasilinna, Pack, Pafilis, Pahor, Paleckis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Panayotov, Panzeri, Papadimoulis, Paparizov, Papastamkos, Parish, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Pęk, Petre, Pflüger, Piecyk, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pinior, Piotrowski, Pirker, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Plumb, Podgorean, Pöttering, Pohjamo, Poignant, Polfer, Popeangă, Portas, Posselt, Post, Prets, Pribetich, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Raeva, Ransdorf, Rapkay, Resetarits, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Riera Madurell, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Rogalski, Roithová, Romagnoli, Romeva i Rueda, Rosati, Roszkowski, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Rübig, Rühle, Rutowicz, Ryan, Saïfi, Sakalas, Saks, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Samuelsen, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Savary, Savi, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schierhuber, Schlyter, Frithjof Schmidt, Olle Schmidt, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Jürgen Schröder, Schroedter, Schulz, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Segelström, Seppänen, Şerbu, Severin, Siekierski, Sifunakis, Silva Peneda, Simpson, Sinnott, Siwiec, Škottová, Smith, Søndergaard, Sonik, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Speroni, Staes, Stănescu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Šťastný, Stavreva, Sterckx, Stevenson, Stihler, Stockmann, Stoyanov, Strejček, Strož, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Susta, Svensson, Swoboda, Szabó, Szájer, Szejna, Szent-Iványi, Szymański, Tabajdi, Tajani, Takkula, Tannock, Tarabella, Tarand, Tatarella, Thomsen, Thyssen, Ţicău, Ţîrle, Titley, Toma, Tomczak, Toubon, Toussas, Trakatellis, Trautmann, Triantaphyllides, Turmes, Uca, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vaidere, Vălean, Vanhecke, Van Hecke, Van Lancker, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vaugrenard, Veraldi, Vergnaud, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vigenin, Virrankoski, Vlasák, Vlasto, Voggenhuber, Wagenknecht, Wallis, Watson, Henri Weber, Manfred Weber, Weiler, Westlund, Whittaker, Wieland, Wiersma, Wijkman, Willmott, Wise, von Wogau, Bernard Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wurtz, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zapałowski, Ždanoka, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zimmer, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

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ANNEX I

RESULTS OF VOTES

Abbreviations and symbols

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

+

adopted

-

rejected

↓

lapsed

W

withdrawn

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

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

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

electronic vote (in favour, against, abstentions)

split

split vote

sep

separate vote

am

amendment

CA

compromise amendment

CP

corresponding part

D

deleting amendment

=

identical amendments

§

paragraph

art

article

rec

recital

MOT

motion for a resolution

JT MOT

joint motion for a resolution

SEC

secret ballot

1.   Community statistical programme (2008-2012) ***I

Report: Zsolt László BECSEY (A6-0240/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| text as a whole | 35 | PPE-DE, ALDE, PSE | | + | |
| 1-34 | committee | | ↓ | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

text as a whole

35

PPE-DE, ALDE, PSE

+

1-34

committee

↓

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

+

2.   Darfur

Motion for a resolution: B6-0311/2007

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| motion for a resolution B6-0311/2007




  DEVE Committee |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

motion for a resolution B6-0311/2007

DEVE Committee

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Miscellaneous

recs C and M should read as follows:

C. whereas the number of people affected by the conflict in Darfur now stands at over 4 million, the highest ever, which includes 2.2 million Internally Displaced Persons; whereas over 500 000 persons cannot be reached by humanitarian workers; whereas with more than five million internally displaced and international refugees, Sudan has the largest refugee population in the world today,

M. whereas the crisis in Chad is part of a wider regional conflict, the crisis also has its own dynamic and should be treated as a crisis in its own right; whereas the Chadian government is failing in its responsibility to protect civilians and there are currently 230 000 Sudanese refugees in camps in Chad and 190 000 Chadians have been forced to leave their homes,

3.   Towards a future maritime policy for the Union

Report: Willi PIECYK (A6-0235/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| after § 1 | 34 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 91, 495, 4 |
| after § 3 | 54 | MUSOTTO et al | | + | |
| § 4 | 43 | Verts/ALE | split/RCV | | |
| 1 | - | 160, 433, 5 |
| 2 | - | 85, 510, 4 |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| after § 4 | 1 | PPE-DE | | + | inserted after § 146 |
| 55 | MUSOTTO et al | | - | |
| § 7 | 56 | MUSOTTO et al | EV | - | 198, 359, 13 |
| § 8 | 16 | PSE | | + | |
| § 9 | 17 | PSE | | + | |
| § 11 | § | original text | sep | + | inserted after § 53 |
| § 12 | 18D | PSE | | + | |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| § 13 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| after § 13 | 57 | MUSOTTO et al | | + | |
| § 14 | - | - | | + | inserted after § 54 |
| § 15 | 19D | PSE | | + | |
| § 17 | 20 | PSE | | + | |
| 45 | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| § 19 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 22 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 24 except indents 5 and 6 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 24, indent 5 | 10 | IND/DEM | | - | |
| § 24, indent 6 | 11 | IND/DEM | | - | |
| § 25 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 34 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 36 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 37 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 3 | + | |
| after § 37 | 31 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 34, 573, 9 |
| after § 38 | 21 | PSE | | + | |
| after § 39 | 22 | PSE | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| 3 | + | |
| 33 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 34, 567, 11 |
| § 40 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| after § 40 | 23 | PSE | | - | |
| § 41 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 43 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 46 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 47 | 24 | PSE | | + | |
| § 48 | 25 | PSE | | + | |
| § 52 | 26 | PSE | | + | |
| § 53 | 2 | PPE-DE | split | | |
| 1 | - | |
| 2 | + | |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| § 59 | 46 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 61 | 27S | PSE | | + | |
| § 63 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 65 | 12 | IND/DEM | | - | |
| § 69 | 47 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 71 | 13D | IND/DEM | EV | + | 417, 166, 8 |
| § 73 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 74 | 28S | PSE | | + | |
| after § 75 | 44 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 76 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 78 | 3 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 95 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 96 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 97 | 37 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 99 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 100 | 4 | PPE-DE | | - | |
| 14 | IND/DEM | RCV | - | 86, 524, 5 |
| 48 | Verts/ALE | RCV | + | 334, 258, 6 |
| § | original text | sep | ↓ | |
| § 101 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 102 | 49 | Verts/ALE | EV | - | 232, 368, 5 |
| after § 102 | 38 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| 39 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 103 | 40 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| 50 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 106 | 41 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 109 | 51 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| § 111 | 52 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 113 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 115 | 5 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 120 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 123 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 125 | § | original text | sep/EV | + | 341, 242, 10 |
| sub-heading after § 130 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| after § 130 | 6 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| 58 | MUSOTTO et al | | - | |
| 59 | MUSOTTO et al | | - | |
| 60 | MUSOTTO et al | | + | |
| after § 131 | 32 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 79, 531, 5 |
| § 134 | 29 | PSE | | + | |
| § 136 | 7 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 137 | 8 | PPE-DE | | - | |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 3 | + | |
| 4 | + | |
| § 139 | 42D | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| 9 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 143 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 3 | + | |
| 4 | + | |
| after § 146 | 30 | PSE | | + | |
| 61 | MUSOTTO et al | | - | |
| after citation 3 | 53 | MUSOTTO et al | | + | |
| rec C | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| rec D | 15 | PSE | | - | |
| rec F | 35 | GUE/NGL | | + | |
| rec L | § | original text | sep/EV | - | 292, 307, 9 |
| rec W | 36 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 530, 25, 61 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

after § 1

34

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

91, 495, 4

after § 3

54

MUSOTTO et al

+

§ 4

43

Verts/ALE

split/RCV

1

-

160, 433, 5

2

-

85, 510, 4

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

after § 4

1

PPE-DE

+

inserted after § 146

55

MUSOTTO et al

-

§ 7

56

MUSOTTO et al

EV

-

198, 359, 13

§ 8

16

PSE

+

§ 9

17

PSE

+

§ 11

§

original text

sep

+

inserted after § 53

§ 12

18D

PSE

+

§

original text

↓

§ 13

§

original text

split

1

+

2

-

after § 13

57

MUSOTTO et al

+

§ 14

-

-

+

inserted after § 54

§ 15

19D

PSE

+

§ 17

20

PSE

+

45

Verts/ALE

↓

§ 19

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 22

§

original text

sep

+

§ 24 except indents 5 and 6

§

original text

sep

+

§ 24, indent 5

10

IND/DEM

-

§ 24, indent 6

11

IND/DEM

-

§ 25

§

original text

sep

+

§ 34

§

original text

sep

+

§ 36

§

original text

sep

+

§ 37

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

3

+

after § 37

31

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

34, 573, 9

after § 38

21

PSE

+

after § 39

22

PSE

split

1

+

2

-

3

+

33

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

34, 567, 11

§ 40

§

original text

sep

+

after § 40

23

PSE

-

§ 41

§

original text

sep

+

§ 43

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 46

§

original text

sep

+

§ 47

24

PSE

+

§ 48

25

PSE

+

§ 52

26

PSE

+

§ 53

2

PPE-DE

split

1

-

2

+

§

original text

↓

§ 59

46

Verts/ALE

-

§ 61

27S

PSE

+

§ 63

§

original text

sep

+

§ 65

12

IND/DEM

-

§ 69

47

Verts/ALE

-

§ 71

13D

IND/DEM

EV

+

417, 166, 8

§ 73

§

original text

sep

+

§ 74

28S

PSE

+

after § 75

44

Verts/ALE

-

§ 76

§

original text

sep

+

§ 78

3

PPE-DE

+

§ 95

§

original text

sep

+

§ 96

§

original text

sep

+

§ 97

37

GUE/NGL

-

§ 99

§

original text

sep

+

§ 100

4

PPE-DE

-

14

IND/DEM

RCV

-

86, 524, 5

48

Verts/ALE

RCV

+

334, 258, 6

§

original text

sep

↓

§ 101

§

original text

sep

+

§ 102

49

Verts/ALE

EV

-

232, 368, 5

after § 102

38

GUE/NGL

-

39

GUE/NGL

-

§ 103

40

GUE/NGL

-

50

Verts/ALE

-

§ 106

41

GUE/NGL

-

§ 109

51

Verts/ALE

+

§

original text

↓

§ 111

52

Verts/ALE

-

§ 113

§

original text

sep

+

§ 115

5

PPE-DE

+

§ 120

§

original text

sep

+

§ 123

§

original text

sep

+

§ 125

§

original text

sep/EV

+

341, 242, 10

sub-heading after § 130

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

after § 130

6

PPE-DE

+

58

MUSOTTO et al

-

59

MUSOTTO et al

-

60

MUSOTTO et al

+

after § 131

32

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

79, 531, 5

§ 134

29

PSE

+

§ 136

7

PPE-DE

+

§ 137

8

PPE-DE

-

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

3

+

4

+

§ 139

42D

GUE/NGL

-

9

PPE-DE

+

§ 143

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

3

+

4

+

after § 146

30

PSE

+

61

MUSOTTO et al

-

after citation 3

53

MUSOTTO et al

+

rec C

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

rec D

15

PSE

-

rec F

35

GUE/NGL

+

rec L

§

original text

sep/EV

-

292, 307, 9

rec W

36

GUE/NGL

-

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

530, 25, 61

Requests for roll-call votes

IND/DEM: am 14

Verts/ALE: ams 43 and 48

PSE: final vote

GUE/NGL: ams 34, 31, 32 and 33

Requests for separate votes

IND/DEM: § 22

PSE: § 125

PPE-DE: rec L, §§ 11, 22, 24, 25, 34, 36, 40, 41, 46, 63, 73, 76, 95, 96, 99, 101, 113, 120 and 123

Requests for split votes

ALDE

am 43

1st part: text as a whole excluding the words ‘including environmental legislation’

2nd part: those words

PPE-DE

§ 13

1st part:‘Insists that ... greater waves height’

2nd part:‘insists ... coastal areas’

§ 37

1st part:‘Is concerned ... working conditions’

2nd part:‘in keeping with ... and the IMO;’

3rd part:‘can help ... career at sea’

§ 137

1st part:‘Notes that ... surveillance at sea;’

2nd part:‘regrets, however that ... fatal mass stranding’

3rd part:‘insists in this respect ... maritime policy’

4th part:‘and be subject ... and liability’

PSE

am 2

1st part: text as a whole excluding the deletion of words ‘the design of a EU label’

2nd part: that deletion

am 22

1st part:‘Notes that ... of services);’

2nd part:‘considers it ... necessary, and’

3rd part:‘calls on the Commission ... social partners;’

GUE/NGL

§ 43

1st part:‘Urges the Commission ... to work at sea;’

2nd part:‘points ... targets’

rec C

1st part: text as a whole excluding the words ‘applying the Lisbon Strategy to’

2nd part: those words

§ 4

1st part: text as a whole excluding the word ‘and the Lisbon Strategy’

2nd part: those words

§ 19

1st part: text as a whole excluding the words ‘according to the Lisbon Strategy’

2nd part: those words

after § 130, title

1st part:‘A common’

2nd part:‘maritime policy’

§ 143

1st part:‘considers that ... emergency use and’ without ‘Frontex’

2nd part:‘Frontex’

3rd part:‘combating illegal immigration’

4th part:‘reiterates its call ... as soon as possible’

Miscellaneous

The PSE Group had proposed that § 11 be inserted after § 53 and that § 14 be inserted after § 54.

The PSE Group had requested that amendment 1 be placed after § 146.

4.   First railway package

Report: Michael CRAMER (A6-0219/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 2 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 4 | § | original text | RCV | - | 248, 345, 5 |
| § 5 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 19 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 20 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 22 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 28 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| rec F | § | original text | sep | + | |
| rec I | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 3 | + | |
| rec L | § | original text | sep | + | |
| rec M | § | original text | sep | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 2

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 4

§

original text

RCV

-

248, 345, 5

§ 5

§

original text

sep

+

§ 19

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 20

§

original text

sep

+

§ 22

§

original text

sep

+

§ 28

§

original text

sep

+

rec F

§

original text

sep

+

rec I

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

3

+

rec L

§

original text

sep

+

rec M

§

original text

sep

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Requests for roll-call votes

IND/DEM: § 4

Verts/ALE: § 4

Requests for separate votes

PPE-DE: rec F, §§ 4, 5, 20 and 28

ALDE: § 4

PSE: § 4

GUE/NGL: recs L and M and §§ 22

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE

§ 2

1st part:‘Considers that ... and only for lorries;’

2nd part: remainder

PPE-DE, GUE/NGL

§ 19

1st part:‘Considers that ... railway undertakings;’

2nd part: remainder

GUE/NGL

rec I

1st part:‘whereas experience ... old and new Member States’

2nd part:‘competition ... been introduced and’

3rd part: remainder

5.   Sustainable mobility

Report: Etelka BARSI-PATAKY (A6-0190/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 1 | 7 | Verts/ALE | split/RCV | | |
| 1 | + | 530, 21, 26 |
| 2 | - | 212, 364, 11 |
| § 2 | 4 | IND/DEM | | + | |
| § 4 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 5 | 8 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 114, 489, 9 |
| after § 6 | 6 | WOHLIN et al | | - | |
| § 7 | 2 | DUCHOŇ et al | | + | |
| § 9 | 9 | Verts/ALE | split/RCV | | as an addition to § 9 |
| 1 | - | 108, 503, 4 |
| 2 | + | 468, 117, 4 |
| § 11 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 13, indent 7 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 13, indent 15 | 5 | IND/DEM | | - | |
| rec C, indent 2 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| rec C, indent 3 | 1 | DUCHOŇ et al | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| rec D | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 544, 44, 22 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 1

7

Verts/ALE

split/RCV

1

+

530, 21, 26

2

-

212, 364, 11

§ 2

4

IND/DEM

+

§ 4

§

original text

sep

+

§ 5

8

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

114, 489, 9

after § 6

6

WOHLIN et al

-

§ 7

2

DUCHOŇ et al

+

§ 9

9

Verts/ALE

split/RCV

as an addition to § 9

1

-

108, 503, 4

2

+

468, 117, 4

§ 11

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 13, indent 7

§

original text

sep

+

§ 13, indent 15

5

IND/DEM

-

rec C, indent 2

§

original text

sep

+

rec C, indent 3

1

DUCHOŇ et al

split

1

+

2

-

rec D

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

544, 44, 22

Amendment 3 had been cancelled.

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

Verts/ALE: ams 7, 8 and 9

Requests for separate votes

Verts/ALE: § 4, § 13 7th indent, rec C 2nd indent

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE

am 1

1st part: text as a whole excluding the words ‘the ever growing differences’

2nd part: those words

Verts/ALE

rec D

1st part: text as a whole excluding the words ‘stresses that ... sustainable;’

2nd part: those words

PSE, PPE-DE

am 7

1st part:‘Stresses ... CARS 21;’

2nd part: remainder

am 9

1st part:‘Notes that ... airports infrastructure;’

2nd part: remainder

PSE

§ 11

1st part: text as a whole excluding the words ‘and the European modular system’

2nd part: those words

Miscellaneous

The PPE-DE Group had proposed that amendment 9 be inserted as an addition to paragraph 9.

6.   Action to tackle cardiovascular disease

Motion for a resolution: B6-0277/2007

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| motion for a resolution B6-0277/2007




  ENVI Committee |
| after § 1 | 2 | PPE-DE, ALDE | | + | |
| after citation 9 | 1 | PPE-DE, ALDE | | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 607, 2, 9 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

motion for a resolution B6-0277/2007

ENVI Committee

after § 1

2

PPE-DE, ALDE

+

after citation 9

1

PPE-DE, ALDE

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

607, 2, 9

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

7.   PNR agreement with the United States of America

Motions for resolutions: B6-0278/2007, B6-0280/2007, B6-0281/2007, B6-0285/2007

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| joint motion for a resolution: RC-B6-0278/2007




  (PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL) |
| § 2 | § | original text | RCV | + | 343, 232, 13 |
| § 4 | § | original text | RCV | + | 360, 237, 14 |
| § 6 | § | original text | RCV | + | 349, 239, 16 |
| § 9 | § | original text | RCV | + | 393, 200, 19 |
| § 10 | § | original text | RCV | + | 547, 62, 4 |
| § 14 | § | original text | RCV | + | 365, 229, 15 |
| § 21 | § | original text | RCV | + | 416, 189, 8 |
| § 29 | § | original text | RCV | + | 593, 15, 10 |
| after citation 4 | § | original text | | + | oral amendment |
| citation 6 | § | original text | | + | oral amendment |
| after rec A | § | original text | | + | oral amendment |
| rec B | § | original text | RCV | + | 347, 258, 7 |
| after rec B | § | original text | | + | oral amendment |
| after rec C | 1 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0278/2007 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0280/2007 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0281/2007 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0285/2007 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| motion for a resolution B6-0287/2007




  (PPE-DE, UEN) |
| § 1 | 2 | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| § 2, indent 3 | 3D | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| § 2, indent 5 | 4 | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| after § 3 | 5 | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| 6 | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| 7 | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| 8 | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| rec B | 1 | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

joint motion for a resolution: RC-B6-0278/2007

(PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL)

§ 2

§

original text

RCV

+

343, 232, 13

§ 4

§

original text

RCV

+

360, 237, 14

§ 6

§

original text

RCV

+

349, 239, 16

§ 9

§

original text

RCV

+

393, 200, 19

§ 10

§

original text

RCV

+

547, 62, 4

§ 14

§

original text

RCV

+

365, 229, 15

§ 21

§

original text

RCV

+

416, 189, 8

§ 29

§

original text

RCV

+

593, 15, 10

after citation 4

§

original text

+

oral amendment

citation 6

§

original text

+

oral amendment

after rec A

§

original text

+

oral amendment

rec B

§

original text

RCV

+

347, 258, 7

after rec B

§

original text

+

oral amendment

after rec C

1

Verts/ALE

-

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0278/2007

PSE

↓

B6-0280/2007

ALDE

↓

B6-0281/2007

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0285/2007

GUE/NGL

↓

motion for a resolution B6-0287/2007

(PPE-DE, UEN)

§ 1

2

PPE-DE

↓

§ 2, indent 3

3D

PPE-DE

↓

§ 2, indent 5

4

PPE-DE

↓

after § 3

5

PPE-DE

↓

6

PPE-DE

↓

7

PPE-DE

↓

8

PPE-DE

↓

rec B

1

PPE-DE

↓

vote: resolution (as a whole)

↓

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: rec B, §§ 2, 4, 6, 9, 10, 14, 21 and 29

Miscellaneous

Manfred Weber moved the following oral amendments:

after citation 4

| — | Having regard to the ruling of the Court of Justice in joined cases of 30 May 2006 C-317/04 and C-318/04, |
| --- | --- |

—

Having regard to the ruling of the Court of Justice in joined cases of 30 May 2006 C-317/04 and C-318/04,

citation 6

| — | having regard to the letter of the European Data Protection Supervisor of 27 June 2007, concerning the new PNR agreement with the US addressed to the President in Office, Minister Schäuble, and the responses he received from Minister Dr Wolfgang Schäuble and Commission Director- General JLS Jonathan Faull of 29 June and 3 July 2007, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the letter of the European Data Protection Supervisor of 27 June 2007, concerning the new PNR agreement with the US addressed to the President in Office, Minister Schäuble, and the responses he received from Minister Dr Wolfgang Schäuble and Commission Director- General JLS Jonathan Faull of 29 June and 3 July 2007,

after rec A

| Aa. | whereas the PNR agreement is meant to help prevent and combat terrorism and international crime, |
| --- | --- |

Aa.

whereas the PNR agreement is meant to help prevent and combat terrorism and international crime,

after rec B

| Ba. | whereas the PNR agreement provides the legal framework for the transfer of EU PNR data to the US and, by doing so, provides a basis for the air carriers to operate their business with the US, |
| --- | --- |

Ba.

whereas the PNR agreement provides the legal framework for the transfer of EU PNR data to the US and, by doing so, provides a basis for the air carriers to operate their business with the US,

8.   Eurozone (2007)

Report: Dariusz ROSATI (A6-0264/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| after § 1 | 1 | PSE | split/RCV | | |
| 1 | + | 455, 119, 8 |
| 2 | - | 254, 319, 18 |
| § 5 | 4 | Verts/ALE | split/RCV | | |
| 1 | - | 240, 347, 22 |
| 2 | - | 243, 352, 7 |
| § 10 | § | original text | split/RCV | | |
| 1 | + | 538, 35, 38 |
| 2 | + | 517, 72, 21 |
| after § 10 | 5 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 16 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 17 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 22 | 2 | PPE-DE | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 3 | + | |
| § 31 | 3 | PPE-DE | | - | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

after § 1

1

PSE

split/RCV

1

+

455, 119, 8

2

-

254, 319, 18

§ 5

4

Verts/ALE

split/RCV

1

-

240, 347, 22

2

-

243, 352, 7

§ 10

§

original text

split/RCV

1

+

538, 35, 38

2

+

517, 72, 21

after § 10

5

Verts/ALE

-

§ 16

§

original text

sep

+

§ 17

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 22

2

PPE-DE

split

1

+

2

+

3

+

§ 31

3

PPE-DE

-

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE: § 10, ams 1, 4

Requests for separate votes

Verts/ALE: § 16

Requests for split votes

PSE

am 2

1st part:‘Acknowledges that ... monetary policy,’

2nd part:‘as the convergence ... future performance;’

3rd part:‘regrets that ... of the eurozone;’

Verts/ALE

§ 17

1st part:‘Observes that ... to core inflation;’

2nd part:‘points out therefore ... internal market’

GUE/NGL

am 4

1st part:‘Stresses the risks ... sound public finances’

2nd part:‘notes that ... pro-cyclical policies’

ALDE

§ 10

1st part: text as a whole excluding the words ‘stresses the need ... benefits of growth’

2nd part: those words

PPE-DE

am 1

1st part:‘Recalls in this connection ... powers to the full’

2nd part:‘and step up ... exchange rate policy;’

9.   European Central Bank (2006)

Report: Gay MITCHELL (A6-0266/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 4 | 1 | PSE | | + | |
| after § 4 | 2 | PSE | | - | |
| § 10 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| § 13 | 5 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| after § 28 | 3 | PSE | | + | |
| rec D | 4 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 506, 64, 41 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 4

1

PSE

+

after § 4

2

PSE

-

§ 10

§

original text

split

1

+

2

-

§ 13

5

Verts/ALE

-

after § 28

3

PSE

+

rec D

4

PPE-DE

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

506, 64, 41

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE: final vote

Requests for separate votes

ALDE: § 10

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE

§ 10

1st part: text as a whole excluding the words ‘and to coordinate ... policy more closely’

2nd part: those words

10.   Palestine

Motions for resolutions: B6-0268/2007, B6-0270/2007, B6-0272/2007, B6-0273/2007, B6-0274/2007, B6-0275/2007

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| joint motion for a resolution: RC-B6-0268/2007




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, UEN, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL) |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0268/2007 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0270/2007 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0272/2007 | | UEN | | ↓ | |
| B6-0273/2007 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0274/2007 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0275/2007 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

joint motion for a resolution: RC-B6-0268/2007

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

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0268/2007

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0270/2007

ALDE

↓

B6-0272/2007

UEN

↓

B6-0273/2007

PSE

↓

B6-0274/2007

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0275/2007

GUE/NGL

↓

11.   Situation in Pakistan

Motions for resolutions: B6-0279/2007, B6-0282/2007, B6-0283/2007, B6-0284/2007, B6-0286/2007, B6-0289/2007

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| joint motion for a resolution: RC-B6-0279/2007




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, UEN, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL) |
| § 1 | § | original text | | + | oral amendment |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0279/2007 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0282/2007 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0283/2007 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0284/2007 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0286/2007 | | UEN | | ↓ | |
| B6-0289/2007 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

joint motion for a resolution: RC-B6-0279/2007

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

§ 1

§

original text

+

oral amendment

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0279/2007

ALDE

↓

B6-0282/2007

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0283/2007

PSE

↓

B6-0284/2007

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0286/2007

UEN

↓

B6-0289/2007

Verts/ALE

↓

Miscellaneous

Robert Evans moved an oral amendment to § 1, which then read as follows:

1. Expresses its solidarity with the people of Pakistan, who are victims of the violence perpetrated by the armed extremists; is deeply concerned for the safety of the 1 800 or more people in the Red Mosque, some of whom were possibly held as hostages; recognises the challenges the siege posed to the Government of Pakistan, expresses its grave concern about the still unknown number of victims and supports the efforts to bring those responsible to justice;

12.   2006 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Report: Erik MEIJER (A6-0214/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 3 | 15 | IND/DEM | | - | |
| § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 4 | 5 | PSE | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | - | 260, 335, 14 |
| § 6 | 16 | IND/DEM | RCV | - | 65, 534, 8 |
| § 9 | 17 | IND/DEM | RCV | - | 29, 563, 24 |
| § 10 | 10 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| after § 10 | 11 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 11 | 18 | IND/DEM | RCV | - | 53, 528, 10 |
| § 13 | 19D | IND/DEM | RCV | - | 53, 549, 11 |
| 30CA | GUE/NGL, PPE-DE | | + | |
| 6 | PSE | | ↓ | |
| 22 | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| § 14 | 1=
  7= | PPE-DE
  PSE | split | | |
| 1/EV | + | 414, 171, 23 |
| 2 | + | |
| 28 | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| § 15 | 20 | IND/DEM | split | | |
| 1 | - | |
| 2 | - | |
| 3=
  23= | PPE-DE,
  GUE/NGL | | + | |
| after § 16 | 12 | Verts/ALE | split | | |
| 1 | - | |
| 2 | - | |
| after § 18 | 13 | Verts/ALE | EV | - | 278, 304, 20 |
| after § 24 | 24 | GUE/NGL | | + | |
| after § 26 | 8 | PSE | | + | |
| after § 30 | 25 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 31 | 21 | IND/DEM | | - | |
| 2 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| 9 | PSE | | ↓ | |
| 26/rev | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| § 32 | 27 | GUE/NGL | | + | |
| § 34 | 29 | GUE/NGL | | + | |
| after rec C | 14 | IND/DEM | RCV | - | 40, 562, 9 |
| rec D | 4 | PSE | | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 558, 47, 8 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 3

15

IND/DEM

-

§

original text

sep

+

§ 4

5

PSE

split

1

+

2/EV

-

260, 335, 14

§ 6

16

IND/DEM

RCV

-

65, 534, 8

§ 9

17

IND/DEM

RCV

-

29, 563, 24

§ 10

10

Verts/ALE

+

after § 10

11

Verts/ALE

-

§ 11

18

IND/DEM

RCV

-

53, 528, 10

§ 13

19D

IND/DEM

RCV

-

53, 549, 11

30CA

GUE/NGL, PPE-DE

+

6

PSE

↓

22

GUE/NGL

↓

§ 14

1=

7=

PPE-DE

PSE

split

1/EV

+

414, 171, 23

2

+

28

GUE/NGL

↓

§ 15

20

IND/DEM

split

1

-

2

-

3=

23=

PPE-DE,

GUE/NGL

+

after § 16

12

Verts/ALE

split

1

-

2

-

after § 18

13

Verts/ALE

EV

-

278, 304, 20

after § 24

24

GUE/NGL

+

after § 26

8

PSE

+

after § 30

25

GUE/NGL

-

§ 31

21

IND/DEM

-

2

PPE-DE

+

9

PSE

↓

26/rev

GUE/NGL

↓

§ 32

27

GUE/NGL

+

§ 34

29

GUE/NGL

+

after rec C

14

IND/DEM

RCV

-

40, 562, 9

rec D

4

PSE

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

558, 47, 8

Requests for roll-call votes

IND/DEM: ams 14, 16, 17, 18, 19D and final vote

PSE: final vote

Requests for split votes

Verts/ALE

am 12

1st part:‘Regrets that, for ... Rhodes and Crete;’

2nd part:‘contrary to ... EU Member State;’

GUE/NGL

am 5

1st part:‘Notes with satisfaction ... religious groups;’

2nd part:‘regrets, however ... the Ohrid agreement;’

ams 1/7

1st part:‘Notes that ... Matthew Nimitz,’

2nd part:‘has openly ... for his efforts;’

am 20

1st part:‘Notes that ... and institutions,’

2nd part:‘provided that ... in that regard;’

Requests for separate votes

GUE/NGL: § 3

Miscellaneous

The rapporteur proposed that the term ‘Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’ be used throughout the text.

13.   TRIPS Agreement and access to medicines

Motion for a resolution: B6-0288/2007

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| motion for a resolution: B6-0288/2007




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, UEN, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL) |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

motion for a resolution: B6-0288/2007

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

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Miscellaneous

Umberto Guidoni had also signed the resolution on behalf of the UEN Group.

14.   Democratic scrutiny of the implementation of the financing instrument for development cooperation (DCI)

Motion for a resolution: B6-0310/2007

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| motion for a resolution: B6-0310/2007




  (DEVE Committee) |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

motion for a resolution: B6-0310/2007

(DEVE Committee)

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

15.   Negotiation mandate for a new enhanced agreement between the European Community and its Member States of the one part and Ukraine of the other part

Report: Michał Tomasz KAMIŃSKI (A6-0217/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 5 | 4/rev | PPE-DE | | + | oral amendment |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| after § 5 | 5/rev | PPE-DE | RCV | + | 558, 18, 20 |
| § 8 | 3 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| § 11 | 6/rev | PPE-DE | | W | |
| after citation 9 | 1 | ALDE | | + | |
| rec B | 2 | UEN | | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 5

4/rev

PPE-DE

+

oral amendment

§

original text

↓

after § 5

5/rev

PPE-DE

RCV

+

558, 18, 20

§ 8

3

Verts/ALE

+

§ 11

6/rev

PPE-DE

W

after citation 9

1

ALDE

+

rec B

2

UEN

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: am 5/rev

Miscellaneous

Elmar Brok moved an oral amendment to amendment 4/rev, which then read as follows:

5. Conscious of the essential importance of symbols and perspectives in securing public support for the implementation of an ambitious reform agenda, believes that the negotiations should lead to the conclusion of an Association Agreement that contributes efficiently and credibly to the European perspective of Ukraine and opens the corresponding process, including the possibility of membership;

16.   Cohesion policy in reducing disparities in the poorest regions of the EU

Report: Lidia Joanna GERINGER de OEDENBERG (A6-0241/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| before § 1 | 14 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 30, 544, 2 |
| 15 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 3 | 16 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 4 | 4 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 6 | 5 | Verts/ALE | split | | |
| 1 | - | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 7 | 17 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 40, 533, 17 |
| § 9 | 6 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 11 | 2 | PSE | | - | |
| 21/rev | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 16 | 7 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 17 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 18 | 8 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 19 | 9 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 21 | 18D | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 26 | 10 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| after § 29 | 3 | PSE | RCV | + | 320, 247, 16 |
| § 30 | 19 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 59, 495, 18 |
| § 32 | 11 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| rec D | 12 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 33, 528, 6 |
| § | original text | sep | + | |
| rec F | 13 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 37, 521, 12 |
| rec G | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| rec O | 1 | PSE | RCV | - | 233, 329, 4 |
| 20/rev | PPE-DE | | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

before § 1

14

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

30, 544, 2

15

GUE/NGL

-

§ 3

16

GUE/NGL

-

§ 4

4

Verts/ALE

-

§ 6

5

Verts/ALE

split

1

-

2

+

§ 7

17

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

40, 533, 17

§ 9

6

Verts/ALE

-

§ 11

2

PSE

-

21/rev

PPE-DE

+

§ 16

7

Verts/ALE

-

§ 17

§

original text

sep

+

§ 18

8

Verts/ALE

-

§ 19

9

Verts/ALE

-

§ 21

18D

GUE/NGL

-

§ 26

10

Verts/ALE

-

after § 29

3

PSE

RCV

+

320, 247, 16

§ 30

19

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

59, 495, 18

§ 32

11

Verts/ALE

-

rec D

12

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

33, 528, 6

§

original text

sep

+

rec F

13

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

37, 521, 12

rec G

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

rec O

1

PSE

RCV

-

233, 329, 4

20/rev

PPE-DE

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Requests for roll-call votes

GUE/NGL: ams 12, 13, 14, 17 and 19

PSE: ams 1, 3

Requests for separate votes

GUE/NGL: rec D and § 17

Requests for split votes

GUE/NGL

am 5

1st part:‘Suggests that the ... spatial development plans’

2nd part:‘and of other Community policies’

rec G

1st part:‘whereas the aim ... from external aid’

2nd part:‘although the receipt ... time limitations’

17.   The humanitarian situation of Iraqi refugees

Motions for resolutions: B6-0291/2007, B6-0295/2007, B6-0299/2007, B6-0300/2007, B6-0303/2007, B6-0308/2007

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| joint motion for a resolution: RC-B6-0291/2007




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, UEN, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL) |
| § 15 | 1 | ALDE | EV | + | 44, 26, 0 |
| § 16 | 2 | ALDE | | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0291/2007 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0295/2007 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0299/2007 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0300/2007 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0303/2007 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0308/2007 | | UEN | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

joint motion for a resolution: RC-B6-0291/2007

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

§ 15

1

ALDE

EV

+

44, 26, 0

§ 16

2

ALDE

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0291/2007

ALDE

↓

B6-0295/2007

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0299/2007

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0300/2007

PSE

↓

B6-0303/2007

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0308/2007

UEN

↓

18.   Human rights violations in Transnistria (Moldova)

Motions for resolutions: B6-0292/2007, B6-0293/2007, B6-0296/2007, B6-0298/2007, B6-0302/2007, B6-0304/2007

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| joint motion for a resolution: RC-B6-0292/2007




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, UEN, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL) |
| text as a whole | | | | + | oral amendment |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0292/2007 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0293/2007 | | UEN | | ↓ | |
| B6-0296/2007 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0298/2007 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0302/2007 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0304/2007 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

joint motion for a resolution: RC-B6-0292/2007

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

text as a whole

+

oral amendment

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0292/2007

ALDE

↓

B6-0293/2007

UEN

↓

B6-0296/2007

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0298/2007

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0302/2007

PSE

↓

B6-0304/2007

Verts/ALE

↓

Roberta Alma Anastase moved an oral amendment to replace ‘Moldova’ with ‘Republic of Moldova’ throughout the text.

Tadeusz Zwiefka moved an oral amendment to replace ‘Tudor Petrov-Popa’ with ‘Tudor Popa’.

19.   Human rights in Vietnam

Motions for resolutions: B6-0290/2007, B6-0294/2007, B6-0297/2007, B6-0301/2007, B6-0305/2007, B6-0306/2007

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| joint motion for a resolution: RC-B6-0290/2007




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, UEN, GUE/NGL) |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 68, 2, 0 |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0290/2007 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0294/2007 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0297/2007 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0301/2007 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0305/2007 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0306/2007 | | UEN | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

joint motion for a resolution: RC-B6-0290/2007

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

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

68, 2, 0

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0290/2007

ALDE

↓

B6-0294/2007

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0297/2007

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0301/2007

PSE

↓

B6-0305/2007

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0306/2007

UEN

↓

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

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ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

1.   Piecyk report A6-0235/2007

Amendment 34

For: 91

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Louis, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mihăescu, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Helmer

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bradbourn, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Elles, Esteves, Hatzidakis, Jackson, Kirkhope, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Mavrommatis, Nicholson, Oomen-Ruijten, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Purvis, Samaras, Sonik, Stevenson, Sturdy, Tannock, Trakatellis, Van Orden, Varvitsiotis

PSE: Napoletano, Sakalas

UEN: Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Rogalski, Speroni

Against: 495

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Krupa, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

NI: Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Fajmon, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Pack, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Šťastný, Stavreva, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Navarro, Neris, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski

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

Abstention: 4

ITS: Mote

NI: Battilocchio

UEN: Czarnecki Ryszard

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Colm Burke, Maria da Assunção Esteves

2.   Piecyk report A6-0235/2007

Amendment 43/1

For: 160

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Goudin, Karatzaferis, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Burke, Cederschiöld, Doyle, Esteves, Higgins, Itälä, Kauppi, McGuinness, Mitchell, Seeberg, Stubb, Wijkman

PSE: Andersson, Färm, Hedh, Lienemann, Patrie, Segelström, Westlund

UEN: Bielan, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Masiel, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Szymański, Zapałowski

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

Against: 433

ALDE: Polfer

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Mihăescu, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Bobošíková, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Fajmon, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Krasts, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Speroni, Tatarella, Vaidere

Abstention: 5

ITS: Martinez

NI: Battilocchio

PSE: Peillon

UEN: Kamiński

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Åsa Westlund

Against:
  Maria da Assunção Esteves

3.   Piecyk report A6-0235/2007

Amendment 43/2

For: 85

ALDE: Andria, Resetarits, Veraldi

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Karatzaferis

PPE-DE: Burke, Doyle, Higgins, Itälä, Kauppi, McGuinness, Mitchell, Stubb, Wijkman

PSE: Andersson, Berlinguer, Färm, Hedh, Lienemann, Patrie, Segelström, Van Lancker, Westlund

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

Against: 510

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Pafilis, Toussas

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Martinez, Mihăescu, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Navarro, Neris, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Abstention: 4

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu

NI: Battilocchio

PSE: Peillon

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Åsa Westlund

Against:
  Maria da Assunção Esteves

4.   Piecyk report A6-0235/2007

Amendment 31

For: 34

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Karatzaferis

ITS: Coşea, Le Rachinel, Romagnoli

PPE-DE: Tannock

Against: 573

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Krupa, Nattrass, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Chukolov, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Martinez, Mihăescu, Mote, Popeangă, Stănescu

NI: Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 9

IND/DEM: Louis, Sinnott

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Claeys, Dillen, Vanhecke

NI: Battilocchio

PSE: Lienemann

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Charles Tannock

5.   Piecyk report A6-0235/2007

Amendment 33

For: 34

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Goudin, Karatzaferis

PPE-DE: Berend

UEN: Masiel

Against: 567

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Krupa, Nattrass, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Chukolov, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Mihăescu, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 11

ALDE: Buşoi

IND/DEM: Bonde, Louis, Sinnott

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Claeys, Martinez

PSE: Lienemann, Madeira

UEN: Kamiński

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

6.   Piecyk report A6-0235/2007

Amendment 14

For: 86

ALDE: Hennis-Plasschaert, Maaten

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Holm, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Louis, Nattrass, Sinnott, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mihăescu, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Helmer

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Elles, Hannan, Jackson, Kirkhope, De Lange, Martens, Nicholson, Parish, Post, Purvis, Stevenson, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden

PSE: Barón Crespo

UEN: Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander

Against: 524

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Henin, Kaufmann, Seppänen

IND/DEM: Krupa, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard

NI: Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Burke, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fajmon, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 5

ITS: Claeys, Mote

NI: Battilocchio

PPE-DE: Brepoels

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Corien Wortmann-Kool

7.   Piecyk report A6-0235/2007

Amendment 48

For: 334

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Sinnott

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mihăescu, Popeangă, Romagnoli

PPE-DE: Itälä, Sturdy

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Kindermann, Kirilov, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 258

GUE/NGL: Pafilis, Toussas

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Krupa, Nattrass, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Coşea, Mote, Stănescu

NI: Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fernández Martín, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Douay

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Abstention: 6

IND/DEM: Louis

ITS: Claeys, Dillen, Vanhecke

NI: Battilocchio

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Frieda Brepoels, Gitte Seeberg

8.   Piecyk report A6-0235/2007

Amendment 32

For: 79

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Louis, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard

PPE-DE: Caspary, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, von Wogau

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 531

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Krupa, Tomczak, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Parish, Petre, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, Wijkman, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Abstention: 5

IND/DEM: Sinnott

ITS: Coşea

UEN: Bielan, Kamiński

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Daniel Caspary

9.   Piecyk report A6-0235/2007

Resolution

For: 530

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Brie, Meijer, Seppänen, Svensson

IND/DEM: Bonde, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Coşea

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Albertini, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Záborská, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 25

GUE/NGL: Catania, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Pafilis, Toussas, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Batten, Goudin, Louis, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise

ITS: Mihăescu, Mote

PPE-DE: Bradbourn, Elles, Fajmon, Pack, Van Orden

UEN: Bielan, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Kamiński, Tatarella

Abstention: 61

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, de Brún, Flasarová, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Søndergaard, Strož, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Sinnott, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Martinez, Moisuc, Popeangă, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Helmer

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Hannan, Jackson, Kirkhope, Koch, Nicholson, Ouzký, Parish, Škottová, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Vlasák, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zvěřina

UEN: Rogalski

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Zuzana Roithová

10.   Cramer report A6-0219/2007

Paragraph 4

For: 248

ALDE: Beaupuy, Cocilovo, Costa, De Sarnez, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Newton Dunn, Ortuondo Larrea, Resetarits

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Karatzaferis, Louis, Sinnott

ITS: Coşea

NI: Battilocchio

PPE-DE: Albertini, Castiglione, Mauro, Musotto, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Tajani

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bulfon, Bullmann, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Scheele, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Camre, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 345

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Deprez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Krupa, Nattrass, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu

NI: Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, van den Berg, Bozkurt, Christensen, Färm, Hedh, Jørgensen, Schaldemose, Segelström, Westlund

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Zapałowski

Abstention: 5

IND/DEM: Bonde

ITS: Claeys, Mote, Vanhecke

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Dorette Corbey, Ieke Van den Burg, Bill Newton Dunn, Mathieu Grosch, Åsa Westlund

11.   Barsi-Pataky report A6-0190/2007

Amendment 7/1

For: 530

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Louis, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Moisuc, Romagnoli, Vanhecke

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Brok, Burke, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Navarro, Neris, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Buitenweg, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 21

IND/DEM: Batten, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

ITS: Coşea

NI: Bobošíková

PPE-DE: Březina, Cabrnoch, Fajmon, Ouzký, Roithová, Škottová, Strejček, Stubb, Vatanen, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

UEN: Czarnecki Ryszard, Libicki

Abstention: 26

ITS: Claeys, Mote

NI: Battilocchio, Helmer

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Elles, Hannan, Jackson, Kirkhope, Parish, Purvis, Stevenson, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden

UEN: Kamiński

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Alexander Stubb

12.   Barsi-Pataky report A6-0190/2007

Amendment 7/2

For: 212

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Sinnott, Tomczak

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu

NI: Helmer

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Hannan, Jackson, Kirkhope, Parish, Purvis, Stevenson, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Vatanen, Wijkman

PSE: Arif, Bono, Bourzai, Carlotti, Castex, Cottigny, Douay, Ferreira Anne, Gomes, Guy-Quint, Laignel, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Mann Erika, Navarro, Neris, Patrie, Peillon, Poignant, Pribetich, Roure, Schapira, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri

UEN: Bielan, Camre, Kuźmiuk

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 364

GUE/NGL: Søndergaard

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Krupa, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Coşea, Gollnisch

NI: Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Esteves, Fajmon, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Borrell Fontelles, Bozkurt, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Carnero González, Casaca, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lyubcheva, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Vigenin, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Abstention: 11

IND/DEM: Louis

ITS: Claeys, Dillen, Mote, Vanhecke

NI: Battilocchio

PPE-DE: Elles, Korhola, Nicholson

UEN: Czarnecki Ryszard

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Anders Samuelsen

13.   Barsi-Pataky report A6-0190/2007

Amendment 8

For: 114

ALDE: Buşoi, Resetarits, Samuelsen

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Sinnott

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli

PPE-DE: Mavrommatis, Oomen-Ruijten, Roithová, Wijkman

PSE: Arif, Berès, Bono, Bourzai, Carlotti, Castex, Cottigny, Douay, Ferreira Anne, Guy-Quint, Laignel, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Mann Erika, Navarro, Neris, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pribetich, Roure, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Trautmann, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri

UEN: Camre, Krasts, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 489

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Krupa, Nattrass, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Claeys, Dillen, Mihăescu, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Borrell Fontelles, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Dîncu, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vigenin, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Hammerstein

Abstention: 9

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro

IND/DEM: Louis

ITS: Coşea, Mote

NI: Battilocchio

PSE: Roth-Behrendt

UEN: Kamiński

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Marie-Noëlle Lienemann

Against:
  Anders Samuelsen, Corien Wortmann-Kool

14.   Barsi-Pataky report A6-0190/2007

Amendment 9/1

For: 108

ALDE: Resetarits

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Louis, Sinnott

PPE-DE: Gál, Korhola, Mauro, Pieper, Wijkman

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Berès, Berlinguer, Bono, Bourzai, Carlotti, Castex, Cottigny, Douay, Falbr, Ferreira Anne, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Kirilov, Laignel, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lienemann, Navarro, Neris, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Poignant, Pribetich, Roure, Savary, Schapira, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 503

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Krupa, Nattrass, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Borrell Fontelles, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Hänsch, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Paparizov, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Vigenin, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Abstention: 4

PSE: Roth-Behrendt

UEN: Kamiński, Libicki

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Jan Andersson, Kinga Gál

15.   Barsi-Pataky report A6-0190/2007

Amendment 9/2

For: 468

ALDE: Resetarits, Samuelsen

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Louis, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Paparizov, Paşcu, Peillon, Piecyk, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 117

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Duchoň, Fajmon, Klich, Koch, Olbrycht, Ouzký, Škottová, Strejček, Vernola, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

UEN: Berlato, Tatarella

Abstention: 4

IND/DEM: Železný

UEN: Kamiński, Libicki

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

16.   Barsi-Pataky report A6-0190/2007

Resolution

For: 544

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Louis, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Coşea

NI: Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Against: 44

ALDE: Resetarits

GUE/NGL: Pafilis, Toussas

IND/DEM: Batten, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise

PSE: Dumitrescu

UEN: Muscardini

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 22

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Pflüger, Wagenknecht

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Vanhecke

UEN: Kamiński, Piotrowski

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Rainer Wieland

Against:
  Alain Lipietz

17.   B6-0277/2007 — Cardiovascular disease

Resolution

For: 607

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Krupa, Louis, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 2

IND/DEM: Goudin

PPE-DE: Duchoň

Abstention: 9

GUE/NGL: Pafilis, Toussas

IND/DEM: Batten, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise

ITS: Mote

NI: Battilocchio

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

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Paragraph 2

For: 343

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Sinnott

ITS: Claeys, Mihăescu

PPE-DE: Burke, Cederschiöld, Dimitrakopoulos, Fjellner, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Kauppi, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Montoro Romero, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Samaras, Stubb, Trakatellis, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Severin, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Ó Neachtain, Tatarella

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, van Buitenen, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 232

ALDE: Lehideux, Susta

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Krupa, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Ashworth, Atkins, Barsi-Pataky, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Deß, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Ulmer, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Speroni, Szymański, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Abstention: 13

IND/DEM: Batten, Louis, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise

PPE-DE: Audy, Bauer, Coelho, Descamps, De Veyrac, Gauzès, Sartori

UEN: Krasts

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Konstantinos Hatzidakis, Gitte Seeberg

Against:
  Colm Burke

Abstention:
  Françoise Grossetête

19.   RC-B6-0278/2007 — PNR Agreement with the United States

Paragraph 4

For: 360

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Louis, Sinnott

ITS: Mihăescu

NI: Battilocchio

PPE-DE: Audy, Bauer, Cederschiöld, Coelho, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Fjellner, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Kauppi, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Mavrommatis, Montoro Romero, Morin, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Samaras, Stubb, Sudre, Trakatellis, Varvitsiotis, Vernola

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Didžiokas, Krasts, Muscardini, Ryan

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 237

ALDE: Susta

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Krupa, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Martinez, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu

NI: Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Barsi-Pataky, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, Deß, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Abstention: 14

ALDE: Lehideux

IND/DEM: Batten, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise

ITS: Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Brepoels, Descamps, Gaubert, Grossetête, Saïfi

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Konstantinos Hatzidakis, Françoise Grossetête, Gitte Seeberg

Against:
  Colm Burke

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For: 349

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Sinnott

ITS: Mihăescu

NI: Battilocchio

PPE-DE: Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Brok, Cederschiöld, Coelho, De Veyrac, Fjellner, Gaubert, Grossetête, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Kauppi, Lamassoure, Morin, Oomen-Ruijten, Saïfi, Stubb, Sudre

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Krasts, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, van Buitenen, Buitenweg, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 239

ALDE: Susta

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Krupa, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu

NI: Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Abstention: 16

IND/DEM: Batten, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise

ITS: Claeys, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Dimitrakopoulos, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, McGuinness, Mavrommatis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Samaras, Trakatellis, Varvitsiotis

UEN: Kamiński

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Gitte Seeberg

Against:
  Etelka Barsi-Pataky

Abstention:
  Marie-Hélène Descamps, Konstantinos Hatzidakis

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For: 393

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Louis, Sinnott

ITS: Mihăescu

NI: Battilocchio, Helmer

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Coelho, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Elles, Fajmon, Fjellner, Gaubert, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Jackson, Kauppi, Kirkhope, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Mavrommatis, Morin, Oomen-Ruijten, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Purvis, Saïfi, Samaras, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Tannock, Trakatellis, Van Orden, Varvitsiotis, Wijkman

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Didžiokas, Krasts, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, van Buitenen, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 200

ALDE: Piskorski

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Krupa, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Coşea, Le Rachinel, Romagnoli

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Barsi-Pataky, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Burke, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Deß, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Kudrycka, Kušķis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Speroni, Szymański, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Abstention: 19

IND/DEM: Nattrass

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Martinez, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Bobošíková

PPE-DE: Brepoels, Descamps, Nicholson

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For: 547

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Vălean, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Louis, Sinnott

ITS: Mihăescu

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, van Buitenen, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Irujo Amezaga, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 62

IND/DEM: Batten, Krupa, Nattrass, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Elles, de Grandes Pascual, Hannan, Herranz García, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Kirkhope, Marques, Mato Adrover, Nicholson, Pack, Parish, Purvis, Siekierski, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Zahradil

UEN: Borghezio, Czarnecki Ryszard, Kamiński, Muscardini, Tatarella

Abstention: 4

ALDE: Lehideux

ITS: Claeys, Vanhecke

UEN: Camre

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For: 365

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Louis, Sinnott

ITS: Mihăescu

NI: Battilocchio

PPE-DE: Cederschiöld, Dimitrakopoulos, Fjellner, Gaubert, Hatzidakis, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Jeggle, Kauppi, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Mavrommatis, Oomen-Ruijten, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Saïfi, Samaras, Seeberg, Stubb, Trakatellis, Varvitsiotis, Vidal-Quadras, Wijkman

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Krasts, Ó Neachtain, Rogalski, Rutowicz, Ryan

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, van Buitenen, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 229

ALDE: Piskorski

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Krupa, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Martinez, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Stănescu

NI: Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Barsi-Pataky, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Kudrycka, Kušķis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Sturdy, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Pęk, Piotrowski, Roszkowski, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Abstention: 15

IND/DEM: Batten, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise

ITS: Claeys, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Audy, Bauer, Coelho, De Veyrac, Gauzès, Grossetête, Lamassoure, Morin, Sudre

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For: 416

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Louis, Sinnott

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu

NI: Battilocchio, Helmer

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Bauer, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brepoels, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Coelho, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dover, Elles, Fajmon, Fjellner, Florenz, Gaubert, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Jackson, Jeggle, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, López-Istúriz White, Mavrommatis, Morin, Nicholson, Oomen-Ruijten, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Purvis, Saïfi, Samaras, Seeberg, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Szabó, Tannock, Trakatellis, Van Orden, Varvitsiotis, Vidal-Quadras, Wijkman, Záborská

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Hänsch, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Krasts, Ó Neachtain, Rutowicz, Ryan

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, van Buitenen, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 189

ALDE: Piskorski

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Krupa, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Barsi-Pataky, Belet, Berend, Böge, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Burke, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Esteves, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Kudrycka, Kušķis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mayer, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Petre, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Abstention: 8

IND/DEM: Batten, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise

ITS: Claeys, Mote, Vanhecke

NI: Bobošíková

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For: 593

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Sinnott

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Berlato, Bielan, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, van Buitenen, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 15

IND/DEM: Krupa, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Siekierski

UEN: Aylward, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Ryan, Speroni

Abstention: 10

ALDE: Lehideux

IND/DEM: Batten, Louis, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

ITS: Claeys, Mote, Vanhecke

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Abstention:
  Christine De Veyrac

26.   RC-B6-0278/2007 — PNR Agreement with the United States

Recital B

For: 347

ALDE: Alvaro, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Sinnott

ITS: Coşea

NI: Battilocchio

PPE-DE: Cederschiöld, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Esteves, Fjellner, Grosch, Hatzidakis, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Kauppi, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Mavrommatis, Oomen-Ruijten, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Saïfi, Samaras, Schnellhardt, Seeberg, Stubb, Trakatellis, Varvitsiotis, Wijkman

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Czarnecki Ryszard, Kamiński, Rogalski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Jonckheer, Kusstatscher, Lipietz, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 258

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Krupa, Nattrass, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Moisuc, Mote, Romagnoli, Stănescu

NI: Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Buitenweg, Irujo Amezaga, Kallenbach, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lucas, Özdemir, Rühle, Smith, Staes

Abstention: 7

ALDE: Lehideux

IND/DEM: Karatzaferis, Louis

ITS: Claeys, Vanhecke

UEN: Libicki

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Patrick Gaubert

27.   Rosati report A6-0264/2007

Amendment 1/1

For: 455

ALDE: Deprez, Ferrari, Onyszkiewicz, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Louis

ITS: Gollnisch, Moisuc

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 119

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Pafilis, Toussas

IND/DEM: Batten, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Nattrass, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Coşea, Dillen, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Mote, Romagnoli, Stănescu

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Chichester, Dover, Elles, Hannan, Jackson, Kirkhope, Nicholson, Parish, Purvis, Sommer, Stevenson, Tannock, Van Orden

UEN: Kuźmiuk

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 8

IND/DEM: Bonde

ITS: Claeys, Martinez, Popeangă, Vanhecke

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Smith

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou

28.   Rosati report A6-0264/2007

Amendment 1/2

For: 254

ALDE: Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Strož, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková

PPE-DE: Lamassoure, Toubon

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, De Keyser, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Pinior, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Masiel, Muscardini, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 319

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Pafilis, Toussas

IND/DEM: Batten, Karatzaferis, Louis, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

ITS: Binev, Chukolov, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vernola, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Aylward, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof

Abstention: 18

ALDE: Harkin

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

IND/DEM: Bonde, Krupa, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Pleštinská

PSE: Hedh, Rosati

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Smith

29.   Rosati report A6-0264/2007

Amendment 4/1

For: 240

ALDE: Costa, Mohácsi

GUE/NGL: Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Meijer, Musacchio, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Karatzaferis

NI: Battilocchio

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Hieronymi, Kaczmarek, Toubon, Wijkman

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Bielan, Czarnecki Ryszard, Rogalski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 347

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Pafilis, Toussas

IND/DEM: Batten, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Abstention: 22

ALDE: Ek

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Maštálka, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Strož, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Sinnott

ITS: Binev, Chukolov

PSE: Capoulas Santos

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Smith

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Abstention:
  Ilda Figueiredo

30.   Rosati report A6-0264/2007

Amendment 4/2

For: 243

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Karatzaferis

NI: Battilocchio

PPE-DE: Hieronymi, Wijkman

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Czarnecki Ryszard

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 352

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Pafilis, Toussas

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Stoyanov, Vanhecke

NI: Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Abstention: 7

ALDE: Mohácsi

IND/DEM: Bonde, Sinnott

ITS: Binev

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Smith

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For: 538

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis- Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kazak, Klinz, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Sinnott

ITS: Coşea, Popeangă, Stănescu

NI: Battilocchio

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Krasts, Kristovskis, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Speroni, Tatarella, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 35

GUE/NGL: Pafilis, Toussas

IND/DEM: Batten, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mihăescu, Moisuc

NI: Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Parish, Sommer

UEN: Bielan, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Pęk, Piotrowski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Szymański, Zapałowski

Abstention: 38

IND/DEM: Železný

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Mote, Romagnoli, Vanhecke

NI: Helmer

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Elles, Hannan, Jackson, Kirkhope, Mauro, Nicholson, Purvis, Stevenson, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden

PSE: Rosati

UEN: Borghezio, Camre, Rogalski

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Smith

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For: 517

ALDE: Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Birutis, Cavada, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Harkin, Hellvig, Hyusmenova, Jäätteenmäki, Juknevičienė, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Morillon, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Polfer, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Karatzaferis, Sinnott

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Popeangă, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Battilocchio

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 72

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Bowles, Busk, Chatzimarkakis, Duff, Ferrari, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jensen, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Maaten, Manders, Piskorski, Raeva, Schmidt Olle, Szent-Iványi, Watson

GUE/NGL: Pafilis, Toussas

IND/DEM: Batten, Goudin, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Mote

NI: Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Elles, Fajmon, Hannan, Jackson, Kirkhope, Nicholson, Ouzký, Parish, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Vernola, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

UEN: Czarnecki Ryszard, Libicki, Roszkowski

Abstention: 21

ALDE: Beaupuy, Budreikaitė, Buşoi, Ciornei, Ek, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Matsakis, Pohjamo, Şerbu, Toma

ITS: Claeys, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Romagnoli

UEN: Borghezio, Camre, Rogalski

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Smith

33.   Mitchell report A6-0266/2007

Resolution

For: 506

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mauro, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 64

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stoyanov, Vanhecke

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Mavrommatis, Samaras, Trakatellis, Varvitsiotis

UEN: Camre

Abstention: 41

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Kaufmann, McDonald

IND/DEM: Sinnott

ITS: Coşea, Stănescu

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Elles, Fajmon, Hannan, Jackson, Kirkhope, Nicholson, Ouzký, Parish, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Zahradil, Zvěřina

UEN: Piotrowski, Rogalski

Verts/ALE: Lambert, Lucas, Schlyter, Smith

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Manolis Mavrommatis

Against:
  Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou

34.   Meijer report A6-0214/2007

Amendment 16

For: 65

ALDE: Losco, Matsakis

IND/DEM: Bonde, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Louis, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Stoyanov, Vanhecke

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Buzek, Casini, Dimitrakopoulos, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Jałowiecki, Kaczmarek, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Mavrommatis, Olbrycht, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Trakatellis, Varvitsiotis, Weber Manfred, Záborská

PSE: Arnaoutakis, Batzeli, Beglitis, Castex, Gebhardt, Gomes, Herczog, Jöns, Kósáné Kovács, Lambrinidis, Matsouka, Paleckis, Piecyk, Sifunakis, Szejna, Xenogiannakopoulou

UEN: Berlato, Camre, Foglietta

Against: 534

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland

ITS: Claeys, Mihăescu

NI: Bobošíková

PPE-DE: Albertini, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mauro, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Bielan, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 8

GUE/NGL: Papadimoulis

IND/DEM: Batten, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise

ITS: Mote

NI: Battilocchio

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Françoise Castex, Ana Maria Gomes

35.   Meijer report A6-0214/2007

Amendment 17

For: 29

ALDE: Matsakis

IND/DEM: Karatzaferis, Krupa, Louis, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Coşea, Moisuc

NI: Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Dimitrakopoulos, Hatzidakis, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Mavrommatis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Trakatellis, Varvitsiotis

PSE: Herczog, Kósáné Kovács, Laignel, Occhetto

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Against: 563

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland

ITS: Mihăescu

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mauro, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 24

GUE/NGL: Papadimoulis

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Stoyanov, Vanhecke

NI: Battilocchio

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

36.   Meijer report A6-0214/2007

Amendment 18

For: 53

ALDE: Matsakis

IND/DEM: Bonde, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Louis, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Chukolov, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Buzek, Dimitrakopoulos, Hatzidakis, Jałowiecki, Kaczmarek, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lewandowski, Mavrommatis, Olbrycht, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Sonik, Ţîrle, Trakatellis, Varvitsiotis, Záborská

PSE: Arnaoutakis, Assis, Batzeli, Beglitis, Lambrinidis, Matsouka, Schulz, Sifunakis, Szejna, Xenogiannakopoulou

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Voggenhuber

Against: 528

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland

ITS: Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Mihăescu, Vanhecke

NI: Battilocchio

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mauro, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Ulmer, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Vernola, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Dîncu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lyubcheva, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Bielan, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Ždanoka

Abstention: 10

ALDE: Budreikaitė

GUE/NGL: Papadimoulis

IND/DEM: Batten, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Mote

NI: Bobošíková

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Ana Maria Gomes

37.   Meijer report A6-0214/2007

Amendment 19

For: 53

ALDE: Jäätteenmäki, Matsakis

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Sinnott, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Buzek, Dimitrakopoulos, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Jałowiecki, Kaczmarek, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Mavrommatis, Olbrycht, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Sonik, Trakatellis, Záborská

PSE: Arnaoutakis, Batzeli, Beglitis, Grech, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Matsouka, Sifunakis, Szejna, Xenogiannakopoulou

UEN: Camre, Masiel

Against: 549

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland

ITS: Claeys, Coşea, Mihăescu

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Hannan, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mauro, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 11

GUE/NGL: Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Toussas

ITS: Binev, Chukolov, Mote, Stănescu, Stoyanov, Vanhecke

UEN: Borghezio

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Ioannis Varvitsiotis

38.   Meijer report A6-0214/2007

Amendment 14

For: 40

ALDE: Matsakis

IND/DEM: Karatzaferis, Krupa, Louis, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Stoyanov, Vanhecke

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Dimitrakopoulos, Hatzidakis, Jałowiecki, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Mavrommatis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Samaras, Trakatellis, Varvitsiotis

UEN: Berlato, Camre, Tatarella

Against: 562

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland

ITS: Mihăescu

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Jackson, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de

Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García UEN: Aylward, Bielan, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 9

GUE/NGL: Papadimoulis

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise

ITS: Mote

UEN: Czarnecki Ryszard

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

39.   Meijer report A6-0214/2007

Resolution

For: 558

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Meijer, Musacchio, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Louis, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Coşea, Mihăescu

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 47

ALDE: Lynne

GUE/NGL: Flasarová, Maštálka, Pafilis, Pflüger, Strož, Toussas, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Nattrass, Sinnott, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Stoyanov, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Casini, Samaras, Šťastný

PSE: Arnaoutakis, Batzeli, Beglitis, Lambrinidis, Matsouka, Sifunakis, Xenogiannakopoulou

UEN: Kamiński, Kuźmiuk, Piotrowski

Abstention: 8

GUE/NGL: Henin, Papadimoulis

PPE-DE: Konrad

UEN: Bielan, Czarnecki Ryszard, Pęk, Rogalski

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Elizabeth Lynne

Against:
  Ilda Figueiredo, Pedro Guerreiro

40.   Kaminski report A6-0217/2007

Amendment 5/rev.

For: 558

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Flasarová, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Karatzaferis, Sinnott, Železný

ITS: Binev, Coşea, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Mihăescu, Popeangă, Stănescu

NI: Battilocchio

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pīks, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 18

ALDE: Staniszewska

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Pafilis, Pflüger, Toussas, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Krupa, Louis, Tomczak, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Romagnoli

NI: Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Urutchev

PSE: Neris

Abstention: 20

GUE/NGL: de Brún, McDonald

IND/DEM: Goudin

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Martinez, Moisuc, Mote, Stoyanov, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Pieper, Schnellhardt

PSE: Goebbels, Scheele

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, de Groen-Kouwenhoven

41.   Geringer de Oedenberg report A6-0241/2007

Amendment 14

For: 30

ALDE: Harkin, Veraldi

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Maštálka, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Strož, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Sinnott

ITS: Coşea

PPE-DE: Brejc, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines

PSE: Tabajdi

UEN: Tatarella

Against: 544

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Holm, McDonald, Meijer, Pafilis, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Toussas

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Krupa, Louis, Tomczak, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Stoyanov, Vanhecke

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 2

ITS: Martinez

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

42.   Geringer de Oedenberg report A6-0241/2007

Amendment 17

For: 40

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Karatzaferis, Louis, Sinnott

ITS: Coşea

PPE-DE: Kauppi, Vernola

PSE: Casaca, Fernandes, Harangozó, Hughes, Laignel, Paasilinna

UEN: Foltyn-Kubicka

Against: 533

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Krupa, Tomczak, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Claeys, Dillen, Mihăescu, Mote, Romagnoli, Vanhecke

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Occhetto, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 17

GUE/NGL: Pafilis, Toussas

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Martinez, Moisuc, Popeangă, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Bobošíková

UEN: Czarnecki Ryszard, Rogalski

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

43.   Geringer de Oedenberg report A6-0241/2007

Amendment 3

For: 320

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Karatzaferis, Sinnott

ITS: Coşea

NI: Battilocchio

PPE-DE: Seeberg, Wijkman, Wortmann-Kool, Zdravkova

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrancois, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 247

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Krupa, Louis, Tomczak, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Mihăescu, Mote, Romagnoli, Stănescu

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Lehtinen, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Foglietta, Janowski, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere

Abstention: 16

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Martinez, Moisuc, Popeangă, Stoyanov, Vanhecke

UEN: Czarnecki Ryszard, Rogalski

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

44.   Geringer de Oedenberg report A6-0241/2007

Amendment 19

For: 59

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Coşea, Mihăescu

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych

PSE: Arif, Bono, Bourzai, Castex, Cottigny, Désir, Ferreira Anne, Gomes, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Laignel, Le Foll, Navarro, Patrie, Peillon, Poignant, Saks, Savary, Schapira, Trautmann, Vaugrenard

Against: 495

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Louis, Wise, Železný

ITS: Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli

NI: Battilocchio

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Creţu Corina, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Dîncu, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Golik, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Hänsch, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Lambrinidis, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Sornosa Martínez, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Krasts, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Tatarella, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber

Abstention: 18

ALDE: Mohácsi

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Martinez, Moisuc, Stănescu, Stoyanov, Vanhecke

PSE: Lienemann

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Schlyter, Ždanoka

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Bernadette Vergnaud

Against:
  John Attard-Montalto

45.   Geringer de Oedenberg report A6-0241/2007

Amendment 12

For: 33

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Karatzaferis

ITS: Coşea, Mihăescu

PPE-DE: Vernola

PSE: Attard-Montalto, Carlotti, Cercas

Against: 528

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Pafilis, Toussas

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Krupa, Louis, Tomczak, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Martinez, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Stoyanov, Vanhecke

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Färm, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber

Abstention: 6

ITS: Claeys

PPE-DE: Marques

UEN: Czarnecki Ryszard, Rogalski

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Ždanoka

46.   Geringer de Oedenberg report A6-0241/2007

Amendment 13

For: 37

ALDE: Ferrari

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Karatzaferis, Sinnott

ITS: Coşea, Mihăescu

PSE: Gröner, Lienemann

Verts/ALE: Voggenhuber

Against: 521

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Krupa, Louis, Tomczak, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Mote, Romagnoli

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Sornosa Martínez, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes

Abstention: 12

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Moisuc, Popeangă, Stoyanov, Vanhecke

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Ždanoka

47.   Geringer de Oedenberg report A6-0241/2007

Amendment 1

For: 233

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Sinnott

NI: Battilocchio

PPE-DE: Fontaine

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Färm, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lefrancois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Neris, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Bielan, Czarnecki Ryszard

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Horáček, Irujo Amezaga, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 329

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Krupa, Tomczak, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Martinez, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Stoyanov, Vanhecke

NI: Chruszcz

PPE-DE: Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Marques, Martens, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Reul, Roithová, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Martin David

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Janowski, Kristovskis, Kuc, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere

Abstention: 4

IND/DEM: Louis

UEN: Rogalski

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Schlyter

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  David Martin

48.   RC-B6-0290/2007 — Human rights in Vietnam

Resolution

For: 68

ALDE: Bowles, Geremek, Matsakis, Onyszkiewicz, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Meijer, Seppänen

IND/DEM: Krupa

ITS: Binev, Chukolov, Stoyanov

PPE-DE: Anastase, Audy, Bowis, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Caspary, Castiglione, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, Deß, Doyle, Ganţ, Gauzès, Grossetête, Kaczmarek, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Olbrycht, Papastamkos, Petre, Pleštinská, Posselt, Purvis, Roithová, Rübig, Saryusz-Wolski, Sonik, Stevenson, Sudre, Wieland, Zaleski, Zwiefka

PSE: Ayala Sender, Bourzai, Bulfon, Bullmann, Casaca, Cashman, Ferreira Anne, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Medina Ortega, Mikko, Paleckis, Pribetich, Scheele, Tarabella

UEN: Czarnecki Ryszard, Rogalski, Rutowicz

Verts/ALE: Lambert, Onesta

Against: 2

GUE/NGL: Pafilis, Strož

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P6_TA(2007)0341

Community Statistical Programme (2008-2012) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 12 July 2007 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Community Statistical Programme 2008 to 2012 (COM(2006)0687 — C6-0427/2006 — 2006/0229(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

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having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0687),

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having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 285 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0427/2006),

| — | 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 Economic and Monetary Affairs and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on Regional Development, and the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (A6-0240/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on Regional Development, and the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (A6-0240/2007),

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

| 2. | Considers that the reference amount indicated in the legislative proposal must be compatible with the ceiling of heading 1a of the new multiannual financial framework and points out that the annual amount will be decided within the annual budgetary procedure in accordance with the provisions of point 37 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006; |
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Considers that the reference amount indicated in the legislative proposal must be compatible with the ceiling of heading 1a of the new multiannual financial framework and points out that the annual amount will be decided within the annual budgetary procedure in accordance with the provisions of point 37 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006;

| 3. | 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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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;

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

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0229

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 12 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of Decision No .../2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Community Statistical Programme 2008 to 2012

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position at first reading corresponds to the final legislative act, Decision No 1578/2007/EC.)

P6_TA(2007)0342

Darfur

European Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on the situation in Darfur

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on the situation in Darfur, and in particular those of 16 September 2004 (1), 23 June 2005 (2), 6 April 2006 (3), 28 September 2006 (4) and 15 February 2007 (5), |
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having regard to its previous resolutions on the situation in Darfur, and in particular those of 16 September 2004 (1), 23 June 2005 (2), 6 April 2006 (3), 28 September 2006 (4) and 15 February 2007 (5),

| — | having regard to the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) signed in Abuja, Nigeria, on 5 May 2006, |
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having regard to the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) signed in Abuja, Nigeria, on 5 May 2006,

| — | having regard to the Tripoli Consensus on the Political Process for Darfur, adopted in Tripoli on 28 and 29 April 2007, |
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having regard to the Tripoli Consensus on the Political Process for Darfur, adopted in Tripoli on 28 and 29 April 2007,

| — | having regard to the African Union (AU) decision of April 2004 to establish the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS), |
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having regard to the African Union (AU) decision of April 2004 to establish the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS),

| — | having regard to UN Resolution 1706(2006) proposing a 22 000 strong peacekeeping force for Darfur, |
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having regard to UN Resolution 1706(2006) proposing a 22 000 strong peacekeeping force for Darfur,

| — | having regard to the report of 12 March 2007 drawn up by the High-Level Mission of the UN Human Rights Council on the situation of human rights in Darfur, |
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having regard to the report of 12 March 2007 drawn up by the High-Level Mission of the UN Human Rights Council on the situation of human rights in Darfur,

| — | having regard to the final report of 11 October 2006 drawn up by the Panel of Experts on Sudan, appointed under United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1591(2005), |
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having regard to the final report of 11 October 2006 drawn up by the Panel of Experts on Sudan, appointed under United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1591(2005),

| — | having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which is binding and applied without exception, |
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having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which is binding and applied without exception,

| — | having regard to the findings of the Darfur Development Committee Delegation which visited Sudan and Chad from 30 June to 5 July 2007, |
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having regard to the findings of the Darfur Development Committee Delegation which visited Sudan and Chad from 30 June to 5 July 2007,

| — | having regard to Rule 91 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 91 of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas it is deeply concerned over the human rights situation in Darfur, with countless instances of abuses of human rights, among them mass rape, abductions and forced displacement and violations of international humanitarian law, as pointed out by the report of the UN Human Rights Council's High- Level Mission to Darfur, |
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whereas it is deeply concerned over the human rights situation in Darfur, with countless instances of abuses of human rights, among them mass rape, abductions and forced displacement and violations of international humanitarian law, as pointed out by the report of the UN Human Rights Council's High- Level Mission to Darfur,

| B. | whereas it is deeply concerned by the fact that the conflict in this region, involving regular troops, progovernment militias and rebels, has resulted in the death of at least 400 000 people and created more than two and a half million refugees and displaced persons during the last three years, despite the signing of the abovementioned DPA, |
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B.

whereas it is deeply concerned by the fact that the conflict in this region, involving regular troops, progovernment militias and rebels, has resulted in the death of at least 400 000 people and created more than two and a half million refugees and displaced persons during the last three years, despite the signing of the abovementioned DPA,

| C. | whereas the number of people affected by the conflict in Darfur now stands at over four million, the highest ever, which includes 2,2 million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of which over 500 000 cannot be reached by humanitarian workers; whereas with a total of more than 5 million IDPs and international refugees, Sudan has the largest refugee population in the world today, |
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C.

whereas the number of people affected by the conflict in Darfur now stands at over four million, the highest ever, which includes 2,2 million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of which over 500 000 cannot be reached by humanitarian workers; whereas with a total of more than 5 million IDPs and international refugees, Sudan has the largest refugee population in the world today,

| D. | whereas there is no respect for or adherence to the N'djamena ceasefire agreement of 8 April 2004 and since the failure of the DPA there has been a rise in lawlessness and increased insecurity; whereas continual fragmentation of rebel groups, to the extent that there are currently over 20 of them, is hampering the distribution of humanitarian aid and will make any peace negotiations more difficult, |
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D.

whereas there is no respect for or adherence to the N'djamena ceasefire agreement of 8 April 2004 and since the failure of the DPA there has been a rise in lawlessness and increased insecurity; whereas continual fragmentation of rebel groups, to the extent that there are currently over 20 of them, is hampering the distribution of humanitarian aid and will make any peace negotiations more difficult,

| E. | whereas the Darfur crisis is currently considered by the UN to be the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, |
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whereas the Darfur crisis is currently considered by the UN to be the worst humanitarian crisis in the world,

| F. | whereas the operating environment for humanitarian agencies has never been worse and indiscriminate attacks on civilians and aid workers are continuing; whereas 19 humanitarian workers were killed in 2006, and 18 AMIS soldiers have also died, including nine in the past month; whereas, already this year, 74 humanitarian vehicles have been ambushed and 82 humanitarian workers temporarily abducted, |
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whereas the operating environment for humanitarian agencies has never been worse and indiscriminate attacks on civilians and aid workers are continuing; whereas 19 humanitarian workers were killed in 2006, and 18 AMIS soldiers have also died, including nine in the past month; whereas, already this year, 74 humanitarian vehicles have been ambushed and 82 humanitarian workers temporarily abducted,

| G. | whereas sexual violence against women and children has been recognised as a crime against humanity, but rape continues to be used with impunity as a weapon of war by parties in the Darfur conflict; whereas victims who denounce the situation risk being prosecuted under Sudanese law, as proof requires corroboration by four male witnesses, |
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G.

whereas sexual violence against women and children has been recognised as a crime against humanity, but rape continues to be used with impunity as a weapon of war by parties in the Darfur conflict; whereas victims who denounce the situation risk being prosecuted under Sudanese law, as proof requires corroboration by four male witnesses,

| H. | whereas torture and forced conscription of adults and children have become a feature of the human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian law in Darfur, with the victims too frightened to report the abuses, |
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H.

whereas torture and forced conscription of adults and children have become a feature of the human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian law in Darfur, with the victims too frightened to report the abuses,

| I. | whereas the UN ‘Responsibility to Protect’ doctrine provides that where ‘national authorities manifestly fail to protect their populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity’, others have the responsibility to provide the protection needed, |
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whereas the UN ‘Responsibility to Protect’ doctrine provides that where ‘national authorities manifestly fail to protect their populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity’, others have the responsibility to provide the protection needed,

| J. | whereas the AMIS mandate has been extended until the end of 2007 and the hybrid force will not be deployed until 2008 at the earliest; whereas until the hybrid force is deployed, AMIS is the only force on the ground with a mandate to protect civilians, |
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J.

whereas the AMIS mandate has been extended until the end of 2007 and the hybrid force will not be deployed until 2008 at the earliest; whereas until the hybrid force is deployed, AMIS is the only force on the ground with a mandate to protect civilians,

| K. | whereas it is extremely concerned about the continuing supply of arms and military equipment of all types to Sudan and the use of these items in the current human rights and humanitarian disaster in the Sudanese province of Darfur as documented in recent reports by the abovementioned Panel of Experts and by Amnesty International, |
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whereas it is extremely concerned about the continuing supply of arms and military equipment of all types to Sudan and the use of these items in the current human rights and humanitarian disaster in the Sudanese province of Darfur as documented in recent reports by the abovementioned Panel of Experts and by Amnesty International,

| L. | whereas the Darfur conflict — together with impunity from prosecution — is increasingly affecting the stability of the region and therefore constitutes a threat to general peace and security, |
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L.

whereas the Darfur conflict — together with impunity from prosecution — is increasingly affecting the stability of the region and therefore constitutes a threat to general peace and security,

| M. | whereas the crisis in Chad is part of a wider regional conflict, the crisis also has its own dynamic and should be treated as a crisis in its own right; whereas the Chadian government is failing in its responsibility to protect civilians and there are currently 230 000 Sudanese refugees in camps in Chad and 190 000 Chadians have been forced to leave their homes, |
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M.

whereas the crisis in Chad is part of a wider regional conflict, the crisis also has its own dynamic and should be treated as a crisis in its own right; whereas the Chadian government is failing in its responsibility to protect civilians and there are currently 230 000 Sudanese refugees in camps in Chad and 190 000 Chadians have been forced to leave their homes,

| N. | whereas the UN mandated a multidimensional force in Chad in 2006; since then, no progress has been achieved in the deployment of this force, despite the increasing and serious protection needs of civilians, |
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whereas the UN mandated a multidimensional force in Chad in 2006; since then, no progress has been achieved in the deployment of this force, despite the increasing and serious protection needs of civilians,

| O. | whereas the International Criminal Court (ICC) opened an investigation into crimes in Darfur in 2005 and issued arrest warrants on 2 May 2007 against Ahmad Muhammad Harun and Ali Kushayb, as suspects in a total of 51 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including the murder, rape, torture and persecution of civilians in Darfur, |
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whereas the International Criminal Court (ICC) opened an investigation into crimes in Darfur in 2005 and issued arrest warrants on 2 May 2007 against Ahmad Muhammad Harun and Ali Kushayb, as suspects in a total of 51 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including the murder, rape, torture and persecution of civilians in Darfur,

| P. | whereas on 10 May 2007 China appointed Liu Giujin as Special Envoy for Darfur; whereas China announced its willingness to send engineers to the area to support UN-backed peacekeepers, following China's support for an AU/UN hybrid force in late 2006; whereas China hosts the Olympic Games in 2008, is a privileged commercial partner of Sudan and as a permanent member of the UNSC holds a special responsibility for pursuing peace in Darfur, |
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whereas on 10 May 2007 China appointed Liu Giujin as Special Envoy for Darfur; whereas China announced its willingness to send engineers to the area to support UN-backed peacekeepers, following China's support for an AU/UN hybrid force in late 2006; whereas China hosts the Olympic Games in 2008, is a privileged commercial partner of Sudan and as a permanent member of the UNSC holds a special responsibility for pursuing peace in Darfur,

| Q. | whereas the latest UN Environment Programme report points to the spread of deserts by an average of 100 km in the last 40 years, a loss of almost 12 % of forest cover in 15 years and overgrazing of fragile soil in Sudan, |
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whereas the latest UN Environment Programme report points to the spread of deserts by an average of 100 km in the last 40 years, a loss of almost 12 % of forest cover in 15 years and overgrazing of fragile soil in Sudan,

| R. | whereas oil revenues have permitted the national budget to increase from USD 900 million in 1999 to over USD 2,5 billion in 2003 and to a projected USD 11,7 billion in 2007, |
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whereas oil revenues have permitted the national budget to increase from USD 900 million in 1999 to over USD 2,5 billion in 2003 and to a projected USD 11,7 billion in 2007,

| S. | whereas the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) provides for elections to take place in 2009, |
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whereas the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) provides for elections to take place in 2009,

| 1. | Deplores the human rights situation in Darfur, where the conflict has directly affected more than four and a half million people and more than three million people depend on food aid; |
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Deplores the human rights situation in Darfur, where the conflict has directly affected more than four and a half million people and more than three million people depend on food aid;

| 2. | Calls on the UN to act in line with its ‘Responsibility to Protect’, basing its action on the failure of the Government of Sudan (GoS) to protect its population in Darfur from war crimes and crimes against humanity, and also its failure to provide humanitarian assistance to its population; |
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Calls on the UN to act in line with its ‘Responsibility to Protect’, basing its action on the failure of the Government of Sudan (GoS) to protect its population in Darfur from war crimes and crimes against humanity, and also its failure to provide humanitarian assistance to its population;

| 3. | Calls on the Member States, the Council and the Commission to assume their responsibilities and make every possible effort to provide effective protection for the people of Darfur from a humanitarian disaster; |
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Calls on the Member States, the Council and the Commission to assume their responsibilities and make every possible effort to provide effective protection for the people of Darfur from a humanitarian disaster;

| 4. | Calls on the GoS and the rebel movements to ensure safe and unhindered humanitarian access to those affected by the conflict and to respect international humanitarian law; welcomes the signing on 28 March 2007 of the Joint Communiqué on Facilitation of Humanitarian Activities in Darfur between the GoS and the UN and calls for its full implementation; |
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Calls on the GoS and the rebel movements to ensure safe and unhindered humanitarian access to those affected by the conflict and to respect international humanitarian law; welcomes the signing on 28 March 2007 of the Joint Communiqué on Facilitation of Humanitarian Activities in Darfur between the GoS and the UN and calls for its full implementation;

| 5. | Calls on all parties to immediately respect the ceasefire, condemns any violation of the ceasefire agreements and in particular any violence directed towards the civilian population and the targeting of humanitarian workers; insists that the GoS stop the bombing of the Darfur region and disarm the Janjaweed militia; notes that without security, a true development policy to and in Sudan is not possible; |
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Calls on all parties to immediately respect the ceasefire, condemns any violation of the ceasefire agreements and in particular any violence directed towards the civilian population and the targeting of humanitarian workers; insists that the GoS stop the bombing of the Darfur region and disarm the Janjaweed militia; notes that without security, a true development policy to and in Sudan is not possible;

| 6. | Welcomes the acceptance by the GoS on 12 June 2007 of the AU/UN hybrid force, recalling however that the GoS has made previous unfulfilled commitments to allow the hybrid force into Sudan; stresses the importance of making adequate preparation for the hybrid force and of the swiftest possible deployment and continued cooperation of the Sudanese authorities; calls, therefore, for a rapid deployment of the AU/UN hybrid force with a mandate which enables it to efficiently protect civilians; points out that any solution to the conflict will be a political and not a military one; |
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Welcomes the acceptance by the GoS on 12 June 2007 of the AU/UN hybrid force, recalling however that the GoS has made previous unfulfilled commitments to allow the hybrid force into Sudan; stresses the importance of making adequate preparation for the hybrid force and of the swiftest possible deployment and continued cooperation of the Sudanese authorities; calls, therefore, for a rapid deployment of the AU/UN hybrid force with a mandate which enables it to efficiently protect civilians; points out that any solution to the conflict will be a political and not a military one;

| 7. | Reminds the GoS that it bears the prime responsibility for internal security, and action from the international community should not be taken as a pretext for abdicating this responsibility; |
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Reminds the GoS that it bears the prime responsibility for internal security, and action from the international community should not be taken as a pretext for abdicating this responsibility;

| 8. | Realises that even a rapid deployment is unlikely to enable a significantly increased number of troops to be in position before spring 2008 and that meanwhile the killings and other abuses are likely to continue; |
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Realises that even a rapid deployment is unlikely to enable a significantly increased number of troops to be in position before spring 2008 and that meanwhile the killings and other abuses are likely to continue;

| 9. | Calls, therefore, on the EU and other international donors to urgently provide additional support to AMIS under its present structure, including long-term funding commitments as well as much needed technical support for a transitional period until the hybrid force is completely implemented; calls for an in-depth investigation into the fact that at least some AMIS soldiers have not received any pay for many months; |
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Calls, therefore, on the EU and other international donors to urgently provide additional support to AMIS under its present structure, including long-term funding commitments as well as much needed technical support for a transitional period until the hybrid force is completely implemented; calls for an in-depth investigation into the fact that at least some AMIS soldiers have not received any pay for many months;

| 10. | Considers that, in order to protect the civil population and the humanitarian workers, enabling aid distribution to continue, as well as to try to ensure that the GoS abides by its promises to admit a hybrid force unconditionally, a military no-fly zone over Darfur should be immediately established; |
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Considers that, in order to protect the civil population and the humanitarian workers, enabling aid distribution to continue, as well as to try to ensure that the GoS abides by its promises to admit a hybrid force unconditionally, a military no-fly zone over Darfur should be immediately established;

| 11. | Calls on the EU and the international community to reconvene peace talks to improve the content of the DPA and make it acceptable to all parties; calls on international actors to hold all parties accountable under the resulting agreement; urges all parties to the conflict in Darfur to show their commitment to a peaceful solution to the crisis by implementing the agreement without delay; |
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Calls on the EU and the international community to reconvene peace talks to improve the content of the DPA and make it acceptable to all parties; calls on international actors to hold all parties accountable under the resulting agreement; urges all parties to the conflict in Darfur to show their commitment to a peaceful solution to the crisis by implementing the agreement without delay;

| 12. | Calls on the EU, the UN and the AU to show a united front in efforts to resolve the conflict in Darfur and to prioritise a comprehensive peace process, which should include the consultation and representation of Darfur's tribes, IDP communities, women's groups and other civil society groups, all political parties, including the opposition parties as well as relevant regional actors, facilitating a lasting peace; |
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Calls on the EU, the UN and the AU to show a united front in efforts to resolve the conflict in Darfur and to prioritise a comprehensive peace process, which should include the consultation and representation of Darfur's tribes, IDP communities, women's groups and other civil society groups, all political parties, including the opposition parties as well as relevant regional actors, facilitating a lasting peace;

| 13. | Calls on the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) to help unify all Darfur rebel factions with a view to their taking part in international negotiations, and calls on the international community to bring pressure to bear on rebel groups to unify, further calls on the GoS to allow the rebels time to regroup; |
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Calls on the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) to help unify all Darfur rebel factions with a view to their taking part in international negotiations, and calls on the international community to bring pressure to bear on rebel groups to unify, further calls on the GoS to allow the rebels time to regroup;

| 14. | Urges the GoS to urgently establish a road map for the resettlement of the IDPs and refugees, for the restitution of their property and compensation, for a special fund for the victims of rape, women who have been rejected by their families or borne children as a result of rape, and their rehabilitation; |
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Urges the GoS to urgently establish a road map for the resettlement of the IDPs and refugees, for the restitution of their property and compensation, for a special fund for the victims of rape, women who have been rejected by their families or borne children as a result of rape, and their rehabilitation;

| 15. | Calls on the Governments of Chad and Sudan to honour their recently confirmed commitments to halt support to armed movements and to work towards improving their relations; |
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Calls on the Governments of Chad and Sudan to honour their recently confirmed commitments to halt support to armed movements and to work towards improving their relations;

| 16. | Calls for the urgent deployment of an international force in Chad, capable of proactively protecting both refugees and IDPs, as well as other vulnerable communities, from violence and stabilising the security situation to allow for improved humanitarian access; urges the international community to coordinate its diplomatic efforts to encourage President Deby to accept the deployment of a UN force in Chad; |
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Calls for the urgent deployment of an international force in Chad, capable of proactively protecting both refugees and IDPs, as well as other vulnerable communities, from violence and stabilising the security situation to allow for improved humanitarian access; urges the international community to coordinate its diplomatic efforts to encourage President Deby to accept the deployment of a UN force in Chad;

| 17. | Calls on the GoS to fully cooperate with the ICC in order to end impunity; urges, therefore, the GoS to arrest Humanitarian Affairs Minister Ahmad Muhammad Harun and Janjaweed leader Ali Kushayb and to surrender them to the ICC; calls on the AU and the Arab League to put pressure on the GoS to do so; |
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Calls on the GoS to fully cooperate with the ICC in order to end impunity; urges, therefore, the GoS to arrest Humanitarian Affairs Minister Ahmad Muhammad Harun and Janjaweed leader Ali Kushayb and to surrender them to the ICC; calls on the AU and the Arab League to put pressure on the GoS to do so;

| 18. | Considers it vital that the CPA with the South be properly implemented, noting that there has as yet been no agreement on wealth-sharing and border demarcation; points out that the successful implementation of the CPA and the recently concluded agreement with the East would help to establish the trust which will be necessary for any lasting political agreement on Darfur; |
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Considers it vital that the CPA with the South be properly implemented, noting that there has as yet been no agreement on wealth-sharing and border demarcation; points out that the successful implementation of the CPA and the recently concluded agreement with the East would help to establish the trust which will be necessary for any lasting political agreement on Darfur;

| 19. | Condemns the blatant violation of the UN arms embargo by the GoS; |
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Condemns the blatant violation of the UN arms embargo by the GoS;

| 20. | Calls on the Member States to introduce forthwith stricter monitoring and verification procedures to ensure compliance with the abovementioned UN Security Council Resolution 1591(2005) and EU Council Common Position 2005/411/CFSP of 30 May 2005 concerning restrictive measures against Sudan so that the procedures apply to EU nationals, EU registered companies, EU funds and EU-registered vessels and aircraft or companies operating within EU territorial jurisdiction regarding:






  (a) | a prohibition of the supply of dual-use technology to Sudan which is fully consistent with Council Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 of 22 June 2000 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports of dual-use items and technology (6) and the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies; |
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Calls on the Member States to introduce forthwith stricter monitoring and verification procedures to ensure compliance with the abovementioned UN Security Council Resolution 1591(2005) and EU Council Common Position 2005/411/CFSP of 30 May 2005 concerning restrictive measures against Sudan so that the procedures apply to EU nationals, EU registered companies, EU funds and EU-registered vessels and aircraft or companies operating within EU territorial jurisdiction regarding:

(a)

a prohibition of the supply of dual-use technology to Sudan which is fully consistent with Council Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 of 22 June 2000 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports of dual-use items and technology (6) and the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies;

| (b) | a requirement in the civil-military cooperation framework of the single sky legislation that the Member States and EU organisations strictly monitor cargoes of flights which may contain military or dual-use items and technology that may be destined for Sudan, in particular when those cargoes are passing over the territory of the EU; freight by ships should be monitored as well; |
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a requirement in the civil-military cooperation framework of the single sky legislation that the Member States and EU organisations strictly monitor cargoes of flights which may contain military or dual-use items and technology that may be destined for Sudan, in particular when those cargoes are passing over the territory of the EU; freight by ships should be monitored as well;

| (c) | the use of all legitimate means to promote full and strict observance and compliance by all States with the UN arms embargo and sanctions on Sudan as set out in the UNSC Resolutions 1556(2004) and 1591(2005), including strict prohibitions of arms and military items likely to be used by the GoS in Darfur; |
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the use of all legitimate means to promote full and strict observance and compliance by all States with the UN arms embargo and sanctions on Sudan as set out in the UNSC Resolutions 1556(2004) and 1591(2005), including strict prohibitions of arms and military items likely to be used by the GoS in Darfur;

| (d) | the design of a stricter and more comprehensive regime of arms and trade prohibitions on Sudan that applies to the supply of military equipment to Sudan from subsidiaries and associates of EU companies; |
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the design of a stricter and more comprehensive regime of arms and trade prohibitions on Sudan that applies to the supply of military equipment to Sudan from subsidiaries and associates of EU companies;

| (e) | measures to avoid the parallel use of means for the transportation of humanitarian aid into the region to transport embargoed military items; |
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(e)

measures to avoid the parallel use of means for the transportation of humanitarian aid into the region to transport embargoed military items;

| 21. | Calls on the EU and other international actors to apply targeted sanctions, including measures to tackle business activities that fuel the conflict, to any side, including the GoS, that violates the ceasefire or attacks civilians, peacekeepers or humanitarian operations and to take all necessary action to help end impunity through the implementation of targeted economic sanctions including travel bans and asset freezes; |
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21.

Calls on the EU and other international actors to apply targeted sanctions, including measures to tackle business activities that fuel the conflict, to any side, including the GoS, that violates the ceasefire or attacks civilians, peacekeepers or humanitarian operations and to take all necessary action to help end impunity through the implementation of targeted economic sanctions including travel bans and asset freezes;

| 22. | Supports the statement of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu that the GoS ‘must now be subjected to tough and effective sanctions until the suffering ends’; calls on the AU to back such action against those responsible for perpetuating the violence in Sudan; |
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Supports the statement of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu that the GoS ‘must now be subjected to tough and effective sanctions until the suffering ends’; calls on the AU to back such action against those responsible for perpetuating the violence in Sudan;

| 23. | Calls on the Secretary-General of the UN, Ban Ki-moon, to exert more pressure on the GoS to comply with the positions taken by the UNSC and to emphasise that lack of compliance with UN calls will result in punitive measures; |
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23.

Calls on the Secretary-General of the UN, Ban Ki-moon, to exert more pressure on the GoS to comply with the positions taken by the UNSC and to emphasise that lack of compliance with UN calls will result in punitive measures;

| 24. | Welcomes the signs that China is now more willing to promote peace in Darfur, and calls on China, as the purchaser of 80 % of Sudanese oil exports, to use its significant leverage responsibly in the region to hold the GoS to its commitments under the CPA and DPA; further calls on China to cease exporting arms to Sudan and to cease blocking decisions on targeted sanctions against the GoS in the UNSC; |
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24.

Welcomes the signs that China is now more willing to promote peace in Darfur, and calls on China, as the purchaser of 80 % of Sudanese oil exports, to use its significant leverage responsibly in the region to hold the GoS to its commitments under the CPA and DPA; further calls on China to cease exporting arms to Sudan and to cease blocking decisions on targeted sanctions against the GoS in the UNSC;

| 25. | Calls on the GoS to address environmental issues and in particular to reduce the environmental impact of its oil industry and agricultural practices and prevent local conflicts over natural resources; |
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25.

Calls on the GoS to address environmental issues and in particular to reduce the environmental impact of its oil industry and agricultural practices and prevent local conflicts over natural resources;

| 26. | Calls on the GoS to publish the amount of its oil revenues in a transparent way and calls on the Member States to encourage divestment of European companies and funds from Sudan; |
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26.

Calls on the GoS to publish the amount of its oil revenues in a transparent way and calls on the Member States to encourage divestment of European companies and funds from Sudan;

| 27. | Points out that power and wealth, now expanded thanks to oil revenues, is very much concentrated in the centre, to the disadvantage of those in the periphery; |
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Points out that power and wealth, now expanded thanks to oil revenues, is very much concentrated in the centre, to the disadvantage of those in the periphery;

| 28. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Heads of State and Government of the EU Member States, the Government and Parliament of Sudan, the United Nations Security Council, the Heads of State and Government of the Arab League, the Governments of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP), the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly and the Institutions of the African Union. |
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Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Heads of State and Government of the EU Member States, the Government and Parliament of Sudan, the United Nations Security Council, the Heads of State and Government of the Arab League, the Governments of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP), the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly and the Institutions of the African Union.

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(1)  OJ C 140 E, 9.6.2005, p. 153.

(2)  OJ C 133 E, 8.6.2006, p. 96.

(3)  OJ C 293 E, 2.12.2006, p. 320.

(4)  OJ C 306 E, 15.12.2006, p. 397.

(5)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0052.

(6)  OJ L 159, 30.6.2000, p. 1.

P6_TA(2007)0343

Towards a future maritime policy for the Union

European Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on a future maritime policy for the European Union: a European vision for the oceans and seas (2006/2299(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission Green Paper ‘Towards a future maritime policy for the Union: a European vision for the oceans and seas’ (COM(2006)0275), |
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having regard to the Commission Green Paper ‘Towards a future maritime policy for the Union: a European vision for the oceans and seas’ (COM(2006)0275),

| — | having regard to Article 299(2) of the EC Treaty, |
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having regard to Article 299(2) of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 15 March 2007 on the islands and natural and economic constraints in the context of the regional policy (1), |
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having regard to its resolution of 15 March 2007 on the islands and natural and economic constraints in the context of the regional policy (1),

| — | 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 Transport and Tourism and the opinions of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, the Committee on Fisheries and the Committee on Regional Development (A6-0235/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism and the opinions of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, the Committee on Fisheries and the Committee on Regional Development (A6-0235/2007),

| A. | whereas the seas and oceans make a decisive contribution to the EU's geographical greatness and wealth, through its outermost regions, offering the EU 320 000 km of coastline and being home to a third of Europe's population, including 14 million living on islands, |
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whereas the seas and oceans make a decisive contribution to the EU's geographical greatness and wealth, through its outermost regions, offering the EU 320 000 km of coastline and being home to a third of Europe's population, including 14 million living on islands,

| B. | whereas marine-based industries and services, not including raw materials, contribute between 3 and 6% of Europe's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and the coastal regions overall account for 40 % of GDP, and whereas 90 % of the EU's external trade and 40 % of its internal trade is transported by sea, and whereas Europe has 40 % of the world's fleet, |
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B.

whereas marine-based industries and services, not including raw materials, contribute between 3 and 6% of Europe's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and the coastal regions overall account for 40 % of GDP, and whereas 90 % of the EU's external trade and 40 % of its internal trade is transported by sea, and whereas Europe has 40 % of the world's fleet,

| C. | whereas applying the Lisbon Strategy to maritime policies not only concerns objectives linked to improving competitiveness but must also have an impact on other pillars of the strategy, such as creating more sustainable and better quality maritime employment in the EU, |
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C.

whereas applying the Lisbon Strategy to maritime policies not only concerns objectives linked to improving competitiveness but must also have an impact on other pillars of the strategy, such as creating more sustainable and better quality maritime employment in the EU,

| D. | whereas the oceans and the seas in Europe contain major transport corridors that accommodate a considerable proportion of transport volume; whereas the oceans and the seas still have substantial potential in terms of worldwide capacity and whereas the oceans and the seas therefore do not only have an important ecological value but a social and economic one too, |
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D.

whereas the oceans and the seas in Europe contain major transport corridors that accommodate a considerable proportion of transport volume; whereas the oceans and the seas still have substantial potential in terms of worldwide capacity and whereas the oceans and the seas therefore do not only have an important ecological value but a social and economic one too,

| E. | whereas shipping is responsible for about 4 % of CO2 emissions worldwide, corresponding to about 1 000 million tonnes, and whereas maritime emissions are not covered by the Kyoto Protocol; whereas, according to an International Maritime Organisation (IMO) study, maritime climate gas emissions will rise by more than 70 % by 2020 and whereas, in addition to CO2, large quantities of other greenhouse gases are given off by on-board cooling systems every year, |
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E.

whereas shipping is responsible for about 4 % of CO2 emissions worldwide, corresponding to about 1 000 million tonnes, and whereas maritime emissions are not covered by the Kyoto Protocol; whereas, according to an International Maritime Organisation (IMO) study, maritime climate gas emissions will rise by more than 70 % by 2020 and whereas, in addition to CO2, large quantities of other greenhouse gases are given off by on-board cooling systems every year,

| F. | whereas, in many maritime fields of activity, improved performances are driven by innovative ideas as regards shipping and whereas the European shipbuilding and ship repair industry, together with its wide network of equipment and service providers, is the worldwide driving force behind innovative maritime hardware, |
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whereas, in many maritime fields of activity, improved performances are driven by innovative ideas as regards shipping and whereas the European shipbuilding and ship repair industry, together with its wide network of equipment and service providers, is the worldwide driving force behind innovative maritime hardware,

| G. | whereas shipping produces less greenhouse gases per tonne mile than any other mode of transport and technological advances constantly improve the efficiency of this sector; whereas there is a strong political will to promote shipping as a means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions emanating from freight transport, |
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G.

whereas shipping produces less greenhouse gases per tonne mile than any other mode of transport and technological advances constantly improve the efficiency of this sector; whereas there is a strong political will to promote shipping as a means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions emanating from freight transport,

| H. | whereas the United Nations Environment Programme estimates that about 80 % of marine pollution is caused by effluent from the land, |
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whereas the United Nations Environment Programme estimates that about 80 % of marine pollution is caused by effluent from the land,

| I. | whereas shipping is also responsible for discharging large quantities of various kinds of effluent into the seas, including effluent from tank cleaning, from ships' kitchens, laundry facilities and sanitary installations, ballast water and accidental oil discharge during operations; whereas various kinds of solid waste are also produced in the course of work on board ships and only a small proportion of it is disposed of at port reception facilities, most of it being burnt at sea or simply thrown overboard, |
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I.

whereas shipping is also responsible for discharging large quantities of various kinds of effluent into the seas, including effluent from tank cleaning, from ships' kitchens, laundry facilities and sanitary installations, ballast water and accidental oil discharge during operations; whereas various kinds of solid waste are also produced in the course of work on board ships and only a small proportion of it is disposed of at port reception facilities, most of it being burnt at sea or simply thrown overboard,

| J. | whereas large ships now carry large quantities of bunker oil on board for their operational needs and, in the event of an accident or incident, this oil can and has caused considerable ecological damage, with few possibilities for redress, |
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J.

whereas large ships now carry large quantities of bunker oil on board for their operational needs and, in the event of an accident or incident, this oil can and has caused considerable ecological damage, with few possibilities for redress,

| K. | whereas, according to official estimates, about 80 % of accidents at sea are directly attributable to human error, |
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K.

whereas, according to official estimates, about 80 % of accidents at sea are directly attributable to human error,

| L. | whereas, at present, when the vast majority of large ships reach the end of their life they are dismantled in shipbreaking yards in the developing world under unacceptable social and ecological conditions, and whereas in most cases the sale of these ships to non-European buyers is a way of circumventing the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal under which these ships would be subject to an export ban as hazardous waste, |
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L.

whereas, at present, when the vast majority of large ships reach the end of their life they are dismantled in shipbreaking yards in the developing world under unacceptable social and ecological conditions, and whereas in most cases the sale of these ships to non-European buyers is a way of circumventing the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal under which these ships would be subject to an export ban as hazardous waste,

| M. | whereas sea water levels have been rising, thus endangering coastal regions, populations and industries, such as coastal tourism, |
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whereas sea water levels have been rising, thus endangering coastal regions, populations and industries, such as coastal tourism,

| N. | whereas diversity in sea and coastal activities requires flexible spatial planning by Member States and their authorities, |
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whereas diversity in sea and coastal activities requires flexible spatial planning by Member States and their authorities,

| O. | whereas the EU is a world leader as regards the limiting of pollutant emissions emanating from other means of transport as a result of which European industry has become a world leader in innovation, and whereas the sustainable future of European industry in the long term can only be assured through innovation, |
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O.

whereas the EU is a world leader as regards the limiting of pollutant emissions emanating from other means of transport as a result of which European industry has become a world leader in innovation, and whereas the sustainable future of European industry in the long term can only be assured through innovation,

| P. | whereas the EU has several agencies, including the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders (Frontex), the Fisheries Agency and the Environment Agency, all of which undertake various marine-related tasks and whereas there are clearly no formal exchanges between them, |
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P.

whereas the EU has several agencies, including the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders (Frontex), the Fisheries Agency and the Environment Agency, all of which undertake various marine-related tasks and whereas there are clearly no formal exchanges between them,

| Q. | whereas, since 2004, the motorways of the sea have been among the 30 priority projects of the TEN transport network but very little progress has been made, |
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whereas, since 2004, the motorways of the sea have been among the 30 priority projects of the TEN transport network but very little progress has been made,

| R. | whereas the oceans and seas are the basis of all life on earth and play a significant role in climate change; whereas an important aim of an integrated maritime policy should be to protect and sustainably preserve their resources, whereas a quarter of marine fish stocks are endangered and of this quarter 17 % have been overfished and 7% have greatly diminished, whereas only 1% of stocks are gradually recovering, and whereas 52 % of fish stocks have already been so overfished that their numbers cannot be replenished and scientists warn that commercial fishing could collapse by the middle of the century (2048), |
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R.

whereas the oceans and seas are the basis of all life on earth and play a significant role in climate change; whereas an important aim of an integrated maritime policy should be to protect and sustainably preserve their resources, whereas a quarter of marine fish stocks are endangered and of this quarter 17 % have been overfished and 7% have greatly diminished, whereas only 1% of stocks are gradually recovering, and whereas 52 % of fish stocks have already been so overfished that their numbers cannot be replenished and scientists warn that commercial fishing could collapse by the middle of the century (2048),

| S. | whereas fisheries is a highly regulated economic sector and measures must therefore be put in place so as to ensure that these regulations translate into good practice and good results; whereas, in order for there to be sustainable fish stocks, it is necessary to take into account the many varied factors which influence the state of fish stocks, such as climate change, predators, pollution, oil and gas exploration and drilling, maritime wind farms and sand and gravel extraction, |
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S.

whereas fisheries is a highly regulated economic sector and measures must therefore be put in place so as to ensure that these regulations translate into good practice and good results; whereas, in order for there to be sustainable fish stocks, it is necessary to take into account the many varied factors which influence the state of fish stocks, such as climate change, predators, pollution, oil and gas exploration and drilling, maritime wind farms and sand and gravel extraction,

| T. | whereas in twenty years' time the EU fisheries sector will have been transformed because of external factors, such as climate change and human action, and whereas, with evidence of such transformation already apparent in the case of North Sea cod, it is crucial to tackle effectively the causes of climate change, |
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T.

whereas in twenty years' time the EU fisheries sector will have been transformed because of external factors, such as climate change and human action, and whereas, with evidence of such transformation already apparent in the case of North Sea cod, it is crucial to tackle effectively the causes of climate change,

| U. | whereas the sea and the oceans play a major role in the production of energy from alternative sources and increase the security of energy supply, |
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U.

whereas the sea and the oceans play a major role in the production of energy from alternative sources and increase the security of energy supply,

| V. | whereas the specificities of European outermost regions and islands, namely illegal immigration, natural disasters, transport and also their impact on biodiversity must be acknowledged, |
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V.

whereas the specificities of European outermost regions and islands, namely illegal immigration, natural disasters, transport and also their impact on biodiversity must be acknowledged,

| W. | whereas a large part of the EU external border is maritime and its surveillance and protection implies increased costs for coastal Member States, |
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whereas a large part of the EU external border is maritime and its surveillance and protection implies increased costs for coastal Member States,

| X. | whereas the Mediterranean and Black Seas are shared between EU Member States and third countries the latter of which have less resources at their disposal to implement environmental rules and security and safety measures, |
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whereas the Mediterranean and Black Seas are shared between EU Member States and third countries the latter of which have less resources at their disposal to implement environmental rules and security and safety measures,

| 1. | Welcomes the above Green Paper and supports the integrated approach to maritime policy, in which, for the first time, maritime policy areas such as shipyards, shipping, ship-safety, tourism, fisheries, ports, marine environment, research, industry, spatial planning and others are described and their mutual interdependence highlighted; sees this as an opportunity for the EU and its Member States to develop a forwardlooking maritime policy, cleverly combining the protection of the marine environment and innovative, intelligent use of the seas while ensuring that sustainability remains at the heart of maritime policy; believes that the EU has the opportunity to pioneer an innovative and sustainable maritime policy and that this requires that Member States act with a sense of common purpose; notes that Parliament will, in future, evaluate each Council Presidency according to progress made in the field of European maritime policy; |
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1.

Welcomes the above Green Paper and supports the integrated approach to maritime policy, in which, for the first time, maritime policy areas such as shipyards, shipping, ship-safety, tourism, fisheries, ports, marine environment, research, industry, spatial planning and others are described and their mutual interdependence highlighted; sees this as an opportunity for the EU and its Member States to develop a forwardlooking maritime policy, cleverly combining the protection of the marine environment and innovative, intelligent use of the seas while ensuring that sustainability remains at the heart of maritime policy; believes that the EU has the opportunity to pioneer an innovative and sustainable maritime policy and that this requires that Member States act with a sense of common purpose; notes that Parliament will, in future, evaluate each Council Presidency according to progress made in the field of European maritime policy;

| 2. | Welcomes a maritime policy which calls for the integration of policies, of actions and of decisions relating to maritime affairs and which promotes better coordination, more openness and increased cooperation between all players whose actions have an impact on Europe's oceans and seas; |
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Welcomes a maritime policy which calls for the integration of policies, of actions and of decisions relating to maritime affairs and which promotes better coordination, more openness and increased cooperation between all players whose actions have an impact on Europe's oceans and seas;

| 3. | Notes that, with responsibility for policies and actions related to the seas shared between EU authorities, national governments, and regional and local authorities, all levels of government should move towards a more coordinated approach, ensuring that their actions in the maritime arena take full account of the multiple interactions between them; |
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Notes that, with responsibility for policies and actions related to the seas shared between EU authorities, national governments, and regional and local authorities, all levels of government should move towards a more coordinated approach, ensuring that their actions in the maritime arena take full account of the multiple interactions between them;

| 4. | Calls upon the Commission to take on board the various recommendations of the abovementioned resolution of 15 March 2007 on the islands and natural and economic constraints in the context of regional policy, and in particular to make the setting-up with the Commission of an administrative unit for the islands a priority, so as to develop a long-awaited trans-sectoral approach towards the problems of these territories, as well as to give proper recognition to islands in the EU statistical programme in relation to future maritime policy; |
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Calls upon the Commission to take on board the various recommendations of the abovementioned resolution of 15 March 2007 on the islands and natural and economic constraints in the context of regional policy, and in particular to make the setting-up with the Commission of an administrative unit for the islands a priority, so as to develop a long-awaited trans-sectoral approach towards the problems of these territories, as well as to give proper recognition to islands in the EU statistical programme in relation to future maritime policy;

| 5. | Supports the principle of anchoring European maritime policy into the Lisbon Strategy in order to facilitate economic growth and jobs in a sustainable manner, based on scientific knowledge; stresses the significance of maritime transport in terms of transport volume and economic impact; encourages the Commission to revise existing legislation in the spirit and context of the Commission's Better Regulation initiative and the Lisbon Strategy; stresses that priority should be given to better implementation and enhancement, by the Commission and the Member States, of existing legislation; emphasises Europe's added value in practical initiatives regarding, for example, better coordination and cooperation between Member States in order to avoid possible duplication or contradiction; |
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Supports the principle of anchoring European maritime policy into the Lisbon Strategy in order to facilitate economic growth and jobs in a sustainable manner, based on scientific knowledge; stresses the significance of maritime transport in terms of transport volume and economic impact; encourages the Commission to revise existing legislation in the spirit and context of the Commission's Better Regulation initiative and the Lisbon Strategy; stresses that priority should be given to better implementation and enhancement, by the Commission and the Member States, of existing legislation; emphasises Europe's added value in practical initiatives regarding, for example, better coordination and cooperation between Member States in order to avoid possible duplication or contradiction;

Climate change as the greatest challenge to maritime policy

| 6. | Highlights that, in view of the current discussion on climate change and the first publications of the Fourth Assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, all those involved must be aware that action is long overdue and that the Community has just 13 years left to use new technologies in order to prevent a climate catastrophy; notes that, according to the report, specific scenarios concern rising sea levels which will be particularly damaging for coastal countries, heatwaves, floods, storms, forest fires and droughts all over the world; stresses that there is also a potential problem pertaining to climate refugees and other problems relating to international security resulting from possible disputes over common resources; |
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Highlights that, in view of the current discussion on climate change and the first publications of the Fourth Assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, all those involved must be aware that action is long overdue and that the Community has just 13 years left to use new technologies in order to prevent a climate catastrophy; notes that, according to the report, specific scenarios concern rising sea levels which will be particularly damaging for coastal countries, heatwaves, floods, storms, forest fires and droughts all over the world; stresses that there is also a potential problem pertaining to climate refugees and other problems relating to international security resulting from possible disputes over common resources;

| 7. | Stresses that the EU must play a leading and pioneering role in combating climate change; emphasises that the Community should use its strengths in research and innovation, take the lead and act decisively at international level; |
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Stresses that the EU must play a leading and pioneering role in combating climate change; emphasises that the Community should use its strengths in research and innovation, take the lead and act decisively at international level;

| 8. | Stresses that onshore and offshore wind power has very substantial potential for development and could make a major contribution to climate protection and, therefore, calls on the Commission to take action by establishing a section or coordinating unit for wind power and launching a wind power action plan; |
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Stresses that onshore and offshore wind power has very substantial potential for development and could make a major contribution to climate protection and, therefore, calls on the Commission to take action by establishing a section or coordinating unit for wind power and launching a wind power action plan;

| 9. | Highlights the fact that European maritime policy must play a significant role in combating climate change through at least three policies: first, the emissions from ships of substances such as CO2, SO2 and nitrogen oxide must be drastically reduced; second, emissions trading must be introduced for shipping; third, renewable energies such as wind and solar power must be introduced and promoted for shipping; calls on the Commission to propose legislation to effectively reduce maritime greenhouse gas emissions and calls on the EU to take decisive action to include the maritime sector in international climate conventions; |
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Highlights the fact that European maritime policy must play a significant role in combating climate change through at least three policies: first, the emissions from ships of substances such as CO2, SO2 and nitrogen oxide must be drastically reduced; second, emissions trading must be introduced for shipping; third, renewable energies such as wind and solar power must be introduced and promoted for shipping; calls on the Commission to propose legislation to effectively reduce maritime greenhouse gas emissions and calls on the EU to take decisive action to include the maritime sector in international climate conventions;

| 10. | Is concerned at reports which suggest that maritime carbon dioxide emissions are higher than previously thought, representing up to 5% of global emissions, and are projected to rise by as much as 75 % in the next 15 to 20 years unless action is taken to counter the trend; points out that greenhouse gas emissions from fishing vessels are significant; notes the lack of progress within the IMO on this issue despite the mandate given in the Kyoto Protocol ten years ago; |
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10.

Is concerned at reports which suggest that maritime carbon dioxide emissions are higher than previously thought, representing up to 5% of global emissions, and are projected to rise by as much as 75 % in the next 15 to 20 years unless action is taken to counter the trend; points out that greenhouse gas emissions from fishing vessels are significant; notes the lack of progress within the IMO on this issue despite the mandate given in the Kyoto Protocol ten years ago;

| 11. | Recognises that, in order for Marine Strategy to become the ‘environmental pillar’ of maritime policy, the policies need to be fully complementary so as to ensure consistency in the EU's approach; recognises that carbon dioxide storage in sub-seabed geological structures could provide part of a portfolio of measures for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere and calls for the creation of a clear legislative and regulatory framework for the deployment of this technology; |
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Recognises that, in order for Marine Strategy to become the ‘environmental pillar’ of maritime policy, the policies need to be fully complementary so as to ensure consistency in the EU's approach; recognises that carbon dioxide storage in sub-seabed geological structures could provide part of a portfolio of measures for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere and calls for the creation of a clear legislative and regulatory framework for the deployment of this technology;

| 12. | Insists that the planning of development along the Community's lengthy coast, namely for urban development, industrial sites, ports and marinas, recreational sites, etc., must explicitly take into consideration the consequences of climate change and the associated rise in sea levels, including the increasing frequency and force of storms and greater wave height; |
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12.

Insists that the planning of development along the Community's lengthy coast, namely for urban development, industrial sites, ports and marinas, recreational sites, etc., must explicitly take into consideration the consequences of climate change and the associated rise in sea levels, including the increasing frequency and force of storms and greater wave height;

| 13. | Stresses the importance of an integrated approach, such as integrated coastal zone management (ICZM), in order that measures be effective. |
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Stresses the importance of an integrated approach, such as integrated coastal zone management (ICZM), in order that measures be effective.

Better European shipping with better European ships

| 14. | Stresses that sea transport is an essential part of the world's economic system, and that the transport of goods by ship represents, at present, one of the least environmentally damaging methods of transport; considers, nevertheless, that shipping has a considerable environmental cost, and therefore a sustainable balance between environmental protection and the economic use of Europe's oceans is essential, whereby guaranteeing sustainability must be an absolute priority; calls on the Commission to safeguard this balance when designing its future proposals on maritime and port policy; |
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14.

Stresses that sea transport is an essential part of the world's economic system, and that the transport of goods by ship represents, at present, one of the least environmentally damaging methods of transport; considers, nevertheless, that shipping has a considerable environmental cost, and therefore a sustainable balance between environmental protection and the economic use of Europe's oceans is essential, whereby guaranteeing sustainability must be an absolute priority; calls on the Commission to safeguard this balance when designing its future proposals on maritime and port policy;

| 15. | Stresses that promoting maritime transport as a sustainable mode of transport requires the development and expansion of ports and port areas; notes that ports are often adjacent to Natura 2000 sites protected under the Birds (2) and Habitats (3) Directives, and stresses the need for constructive approaches and initiatives between port operators and nature conservation bodies in order to achieve acceptable solutions for port authorities, regulators and wider society which respect the spirit and the objectives of those Directives, whilst enabling ports to maintain their central role as global gateways; |
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15.

Stresses that promoting maritime transport as a sustainable mode of transport requires the development and expansion of ports and port areas; notes that ports are often adjacent to Natura 2000 sites protected under the Birds (2) and Habitats (3) Directives, and stresses the need for constructive approaches and initiatives between port operators and nature conservation bodies in order to achieve acceptable solutions for port authorities, regulators and wider society which respect the spirit and the objectives of those Directives, whilst enabling ports to maintain their central role as global gateways;

| 16. | Believes that European maritime policy should seek to preserve and strengthen the position of European maritime industries and specialised activities and avoid policies that promote the movement towards third-country flags, which jeopardise the security and protection of the seas and impoverish the European economy; emphasises that the protection of the marine environment can be better achieved through international regulations applying to all ships regardless of flag and port of call; |
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Believes that European maritime policy should seek to preserve and strengthen the position of European maritime industries and specialised activities and avoid policies that promote the movement towards third-country flags, which jeopardise the security and protection of the seas and impoverish the European economy; emphasises that the protection of the marine environment can be better achieved through international regulations applying to all ships regardless of flag and port of call;

| 17. | Considers that an innovative, competitive European maritime manufacturing industry is crucial to sustainable growth according to the Lisbon Strategy; underlines that, considering that production capacities are increasing elsewhere, positive developments as regards European shipyards in recent years should not lead to complacency and therefore calls for further efforts to improve competitiveness and to secure a level playing field; |
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Considers that an innovative, competitive European maritime manufacturing industry is crucial to sustainable growth according to the Lisbon Strategy; underlines that, considering that production capacities are increasing elsewhere, positive developments as regards European shipyards in recent years should not lead to complacency and therefore calls for further efforts to improve competitiveness and to secure a level playing field;

| 18. | Urges the Commission to provide support at WTO level for European shipyards, which are continually exposed to unfair competition from Asian shipbuilders; |
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18.

Urges the Commission to provide support at WTO level for European shipyards, which are continually exposed to unfair competition from Asian shipbuilders;

| 19. | Welcomes the Commission working document ‘LeaderSHIP 2015 Progress Report’ (COM(2007)0220) and emphasises, in particular, the success of the new comprehensive approach to industrial policy which LeaderSHIP 2015 pioneered as one of the first sectoral initiatives; |
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19.

Welcomes the Commission working document ‘LeaderSHIP 2015 Progress Report’ (COM(2007)0220) and emphasises, in particular, the success of the new comprehensive approach to industrial policy which LeaderSHIP 2015 pioneered as one of the first sectoral initiatives;

| 20. | Stresses that better (transborder) coordination and cooperation between sea ports, and a more balanced European-wide sharing of responsibility between ports, can contribute considerably to avoiding unsustainable land transport; |
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20.

Stresses that better (transborder) coordination and cooperation between sea ports, and a more balanced European-wide sharing of responsibility between ports, can contribute considerably to avoiding unsustainable land transport;

| 21. | Sees the EU's role as a leader as regards the imposition of stricter limits not as a restriction but as an opportunity for European industry; in this connection, calls on the Member States and the Community to step up their efforts to promote research into and the development of more efficient and cleaner technologies for ships and ports; |
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21.

Sees the EU's role as a leader as regards the imposition of stricter limits not as a restriction but as an opportunity for European industry; in this connection, calls on the Member States and the Community to step up their efforts to promote research into and the development of more efficient and cleaner technologies for ships and ports;

| 22. | Recognises that ship-source air pollutant emissions will exceed those from land-based sources in the foreseeable future; recalls its request, in the context of the Thematic Strategy on Air Quality, that the Commission and the Member States take urgent measures to cut emissions from the shipping sector and that the Commission come forward with proposals:






  — | to establish NOX emission standards for ships using EU ports, |
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22.

Recognises that ship-source air pollutant emissions will exceed those from land-based sources in the foreseeable future; recalls its request, in the context of the Thematic Strategy on Air Quality, that the Commission and the Member States take urgent measures to cut emissions from the shipping sector and that the Commission come forward with proposals:

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to establish NOX emission standards for ships using EU ports,

| — | to designate the Mediterranean Sea and the North-East Atlantic as Sulphur Emission Control Areas (SECAs) under the Marpol Convention, |
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to designate the Mediterranean Sea and the North-East Atlantic as Sulphur Emission Control Areas (SECAs) under the Marpol Convention,

| — | to lower the maximum permitted sulphur content in marine fuels used in SECAs by passenger vessels from 1,5% to 0,5 %, |
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to lower the maximum permitted sulphur content in marine fuels used in SECAs by passenger vessels from 1,5% to 0,5 %,

| — | to introduce fiscal measures, such as taxes or charges on SO2 and NOX emissions from ships, |
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to introduce fiscal measures, such as taxes or charges on SO2 and NOX emissions from ships,

| — | to encourage the introduction of differentiated port and fairway charges favouring vessels with low SO2 and NOX emissions, |
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to encourage the introduction of differentiated port and fairway charges favouring vessels with low SO2 and NOX emissions,

| — | to encourage the use of shore-side electricity by ships when in port, |
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to encourage the use of shore-side electricity by ships when in port,

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for an EU directive on the quality of marine fuels;

| 23. | Sees huge potential for reducing the use of fossil fuels and CO2 emissions in the maritime transport sector, in particular through tax incentives for the use of this type of fuel and greater incentives for R&D and, inter alia, by promoting the use of, and further research into, biofuels and stepping up the use of wind energy for ship propulsion; stresses, however, the need for mandatory environmental and social certification of biofuels and that their full life-cycle, climate efficiency and CO2 balance be undisputed; |
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23.

Sees huge potential for reducing the use of fossil fuels and CO2 emissions in the maritime transport sector, in particular through tax incentives for the use of this type of fuel and greater incentives for R&D and, inter alia, by promoting the use of, and further research into, biofuels and stepping up the use of wind energy for ship propulsion; stresses, however, the need for mandatory environmental and social certification of biofuels and that their full life-cycle, climate efficiency and CO2 balance be undisputed;

| 24. | Believes that efforts to prevent and respond to pollution caused by ships should not only be confined to oil pollution but should apply to all types of pollution, especially those caused by hazardous and noxious substances; notes, in this regard, that the role played by EMSA is essential and that it should gradually take on more tasks, although these should always be additional to the tasks carried out by Member States in the field of pollution prevention and response; considers it, therefore, necessary to guarantee appropriate financial security for the funding of the tasks entrusted to EMSA; |
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24.

Believes that efforts to prevent and respond to pollution caused by ships should not only be confined to oil pollution but should apply to all types of pollution, especially those caused by hazardous and noxious substances; notes, in this regard, that the role played by EMSA is essential and that it should gradually take on more tasks, although these should always be additional to the tasks carried out by Member States in the field of pollution prevention and response; considers it, therefore, necessary to guarantee appropriate financial security for the funding of the tasks entrusted to EMSA;

| 25. | Welcomes the CleanSeaNet operating system for monitoring and detecting pollution emanating from ships, which will help coastal states locate and identify polluters in geographic areas falling under their jurisdiction; calls for Member States to promptly transpose Directive 2005/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on ship-source pollution and on the introduction of penalties for infringements (4); |
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25.

Welcomes the CleanSeaNet operating system for monitoring and detecting pollution emanating from ships, which will help coastal states locate and identify polluters in geographic areas falling under their jurisdiction; calls for Member States to promptly transpose Directive 2005/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on ship-source pollution and on the introduction of penalties for infringements (4);

| 26. | Acknowledges the Commission's activities in the field of ship and maritime safety following the Erika and Prestige disasters the main result of which has been the packages of measures on maritime safety; |
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26.

Acknowledges the Commission's activities in the field of ship and maritime safety following the Erika and Prestige disasters the main result of which has been the packages of measures on maritime safety;

| 27. | Urges the Transport Council to discuss the third maritime safety package very soon and to take a decision, together with Parliament, in order that there be no question of a credibility gap; |
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27.

Urges the Transport Council to discuss the third maritime safety package very soon and to take a decision, together with Parliament, in order that there be no question of a credibility gap;

| 28. | Urges the Commission to reinforce all measures relating to civil and criminal liability in the event of an accident or incident, in keeping with the principles of subsidiarity and the division of powers and with the international legal framework; |
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28.

Urges the Commission to reinforce all measures relating to civil and criminal liability in the event of an accident or incident, in keeping with the principles of subsidiarity and the division of powers and with the international legal framework;

| 29. | Recalls its resolution of 21 April 2004 on improving safety at sea (5) and calls on the Commission to take more account of the human factor when taking further steps; |
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29.

Recalls its resolution of 21 April 2004 on improving safety at sea (5) and calls on the Commission to take more account of the human factor when taking further steps;

| 30. | Notes with concern that the Baltic Sea is currently one of the most polluted seas in the world and reminds the Commission of its previous call for the drafting of a recommendation on an EU strategy for the Baltic, proposing measures to improve the environmental condition of the Baltic Sea, in order to reduce the eutrophication of the Baltic in particular and to prevent the discharge of oil and other toxic and damaging substances into the sea; recalls that existing instruments for cooperation, such as Interreg programmes, should be fully exploited when implementing interregional projects to improve the state of the Baltic environment; |
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30.

Notes with concern that the Baltic Sea is currently one of the most polluted seas in the world and reminds the Commission of its previous call for the drafting of a recommendation on an EU strategy for the Baltic, proposing measures to improve the environmental condition of the Baltic Sea, in order to reduce the eutrophication of the Baltic in particular and to prevent the discharge of oil and other toxic and damaging substances into the sea; recalls that existing instruments for cooperation, such as Interreg programmes, should be fully exploited when implementing interregional projects to improve the state of the Baltic environment;

| 31. | Calls for the establishment of special zones within environmentally sensitive and navigationally difficult areas of the Baltic Sea, particularly the Kadet Trench, the Skagerrak/Kattegat, the Great Belt and the Sound, which ocean-going vessels, in particular oil tankers, may no longer navigate without a pilot, and calls on the Commission and the Member States to initiate the drawing up of necessary measures within the competent international bodies, in particular the IMO; |
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31.

Calls for the establishment of special zones within environmentally sensitive and navigationally difficult areas of the Baltic Sea, particularly the Kadet Trench, the Skagerrak/Kattegat, the Great Belt and the Sound, which ocean-going vessels, in particular oil tankers, may no longer navigate without a pilot, and calls on the Commission and the Member States to initiate the drawing up of necessary measures within the competent international bodies, in particular the IMO;

| 32. | Reiterates its call on the Commission to submit a proposal to the Parliament and Council as soon as possible in order to ensure that bunker oil for engine fuel in new ships is stored in safer, double-hull tanks since freight or container ships often contain heavy fuel as engine fuel in their bunkers the quantity of which may considerably exceed the cargoes of smaller oil tankers; considers that, before submitting such a proposal, the Commission should ascertain whether or not the existing IMO rules laid down in Resolution MEPC.141(54) are sufficient to guarantee the safe transport of bunker oil used as fuel; |
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32.

Reiterates its call on the Commission to submit a proposal to the Parliament and Council as soon as possible in order to ensure that bunker oil for engine fuel in new ships is stored in safer, double-hull tanks since freight or container ships often contain heavy fuel as engine fuel in their bunkers the quantity of which may considerably exceed the cargoes of smaller oil tankers; considers that, before submitting such a proposal, the Commission should ascertain whether or not the existing IMO rules laid down in Resolution MEPC.141(54) are sufficient to guarantee the safe transport of bunker oil used as fuel;

| 33. | Urges the Commission to intensify vigilance with regard to the application of the rules on the mandatory use of double hulls; |
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33.

Urges the Commission to intensify vigilance with regard to the application of the rules on the mandatory use of double hulls;

| 34. | Calls for all ships calling at European ports to have the highest safety standards in place; in this connection, calls for Europe to play a leading role; is aware that these requirements cannot be extended to all ships in the 200-mile zone; |
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34.

Calls for all ships calling at European ports to have the highest safety standards in place; in this connection, calls for Europe to play a leading role; is aware that these requirements cannot be extended to all ships in the 200-mile zone;

| 35. | Is concerned that fewer and fewer well-trained young Europeans are working as officers and crew on European ships, which gives rise to fears of a massive brain drain; takes the view that better working conditions, in keeping with the provisions laid down by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the IMO, can help to encourage more Europeans to take up a career at sea; |
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35.

Is concerned that fewer and fewer well-trained young Europeans are working as officers and crew on European ships, which gives rise to fears of a massive brain drain; takes the view that better working conditions, in keeping with the provisions laid down by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the IMO, can help to encourage more Europeans to take up a career at sea;

| 36. | Urges the Member States and maritime sector stakeholders to review career plans and lifelong learning opportunities in the maritime sector, in order to, firstly, enable skills and experience acquired to be put into practice and, secondly, with a view to introducing systems for switching between sea- and land-based occupations so as to preserve know-how and make career prospects more attractive; |
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36.

Urges the Member States and maritime sector stakeholders to review career plans and lifelong learning opportunities in the maritime sector, in order to, firstly, enable skills and experience acquired to be put into practice and, secondly, with a view to introducing systems for switching between sea- and land-based occupations so as to preserve know-how and make career prospects more attractive;

| 37. | Supports the current negotiations for an agreement between the social partners in the European Union on the implementation of the 2006 ILO Convention on Maritime Labour Standards, noting the non-regression clause enshrined in that Convention: considers that Member States should be required, in the context of future EU maritime policy, to ratify and implement that Convention; calls on the Commission to develop all possible contacts in order to ensure the adoption in 2007 of the ILO Convention on Work in the Fishing Sector, which failed to be adopted in 2005; |
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37.

Supports the current negotiations for an agreement between the social partners in the European Union on the implementation of the 2006 ILO Convention on Maritime Labour Standards, noting the non-regression clause enshrined in that Convention: considers that Member States should be required, in the context of future EU maritime policy, to ratify and implement that Convention; calls on the Commission to develop all possible contacts in order to ensure the adoption in 2007 of the ILO Convention on Work in the Fishing Sector, which failed to be adopted in 2005;

| 38. | Believes that, as suggested in the abovementioned Green Paper, the exclusion of seafarers from social directives should be reviewed by the social partners; |
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38.

Believes that, as suggested in the abovementioned Green Paper, the exclusion of seafarers from social directives should be reviewed by the social partners;

| 39. | Notes that fishermen and seafarers are excluded from EU social legislation in many areas (e.g. Directive 98/59/EC (6) on collective redundancies, Directive 2001/23/EC (7) on the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of undertakings or businesses, Directive 2002/14/EC (8) on informing and consulting employees and Directive 96/71/EC (9) on the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services); calls on the Commission to reconsider these exemptions in close cooperation with the social partners; |
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39.

Notes that fishermen and seafarers are excluded from EU social legislation in many areas (e.g. Directive 98/59/EC (6) on collective redundancies, Directive 2001/23/EC (7) on the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of undertakings or businesses, Directive 2002/14/EC (8) on informing and consulting employees and Directive 96/71/EC (9) on the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services); calls on the Commission to reconsider these exemptions in close cooperation with the social partners;

| 40. | Calls on the Member States and ship-owners to enter into a partnership for the training of quality seafarers and officers, as is successfully being done in Denmark, and, through their education and training policies, to increase their knowledge of and enthusiasm for maritime heritage and provide additional incentives for activities and professions linked to the sea; calls on the Commission to create the requisite conditions to support these partnerships with finance and advice; |
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40.

Calls on the Member States and ship-owners to enter into a partnership for the training of quality seafarers and officers, as is successfully being done in Denmark, and, through their education and training policies, to increase their knowledge of and enthusiasm for maritime heritage and provide additional incentives for activities and professions linked to the sea; calls on the Commission to create the requisite conditions to support these partnerships with finance and advice;

| 41. | Calls for the introduction of a European quality label for ships, in line with the IMO white list classification scheme, meeting the latest safety standards and social conditions, which will give those ships favoured treatment with regard to port state controls; |
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41.

Calls for the introduction of a European quality label for ships, in line with the IMO white list classification scheme, meeting the latest safety standards and social conditions, which will give those ships favoured treatment with regard to port state controls;

| 42. | Notes the scarcity of expert and well-trained professionals facing the industry; suggests that special training courses for skippers and crews of fishing vessels be developed in order to provide a basic understanding of the science that affects their industry, including providing an understanding of the importance of environmental stewardship and sustainability as an aid to the progressive development of an ecosystembased approach to successful fisheries management; |
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42.

Notes the scarcity of expert and well-trained professionals facing the industry; suggests that special training courses for skippers and crews of fishing vessels be developed in order to provide a basic understanding of the science that affects their industry, including providing an understanding of the importance of environmental stewardship and sustainability as an aid to the progressive development of an ecosystembased approach to successful fisheries management;

| 43. | Urges the Commission to create vocational retraining plans for fishermen, encouraging them to focus on new practices that promote the use of knowledge relating to work at sea; points to the offshore aquaculture and eco-tourism sectors as being among the possible targets; |
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43.

Urges the Commission to create vocational retraining plans for fishermen, encouraging them to focus on new practices that promote the use of knowledge relating to work at sea; points to the offshore aquaculture and eco-tourism sectors as being among the possible targets;

| 44. | Points to the importance of improving the image of the fisheries sector, which currently suffers from a lack of respect; is of the opinion that improved health and safety conditions on vessels, and better pay and conditions for crews, can only be achieved in a sustainable and profitable industry and that more resources must be devoted to research and education aimed at improving knowledge and skills; |
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Points to the importance of improving the image of the fisheries sector, which currently suffers from a lack of respect; is of the opinion that improved health and safety conditions on vessels, and better pay and conditions for crews, can only be achieved in a sustainable and profitable industry and that more resources must be devoted to research and education aimed at improving knowledge and skills;

| 45. | Notes that the creation of conditions ensuring hygiene, safety and comfort for workers in the fishing industry, both for fishermen themselves and for people working in sectors upstream and downstream, is a key objective of a policy for the seas and oceans; |
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45.

Notes that the creation of conditions ensuring hygiene, safety and comfort for workers in the fishing industry, both for fishermen themselves and for people working in sectors upstream and downstream, is a key objective of a policy for the seas and oceans;

| 46. | Considers that, compared to legislation, the concept of corporate social responsibility is of limited value in the context of conserving the maritime environment, and that, therefore, a proper legislative base must continue to underpin the Community programme for environmental conservation, to be strengthened by voluntary actions undertaken by companies wishing to demonstrate their responsible behaviour; |
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46.

Considers that, compared to legislation, the concept of corporate social responsibility is of limited value in the context of conserving the maritime environment, and that, therefore, a proper legislative base must continue to underpin the Community programme for environmental conservation, to be strengthened by voluntary actions undertaken by companies wishing to demonstrate their responsible behaviour;

| 47. | Condemns the conditions under which ships are currently dismantled in the developing world, and calls on the Commission to draw up proposals in order to improve working conditions in the docks where the ships in question are dismantled and to explore all the possibilities in the area of criminal law made available by the Court of Justice with the ‘polluter pays’ principle applying in the maritime sector as is the case in other sectors; welcomes the publication of the Green Paper on safer ship dismantling (COM(2007)0269); calls on the Commission, in this connection, to develop a proposal for a ‘green passport’ to be carried with ships' papers, listing all the toxic substances used in the construction of the ship; believes that the Community should address the ship recycling issue by concluding a mandatory international Convention — foreseen for 2008 or 2009 — and in the meantime follow the IMO guidelines; |
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47.

Condemns the conditions under which ships are currently dismantled in the developing world, and calls on the Commission to draw up proposals in order to improve working conditions in the docks where the ships in question are dismantled and to explore all the possibilities in the area of criminal law made available by the Court of Justice with the ‘polluter pays’ principle applying in the maritime sector as is the case in other sectors; welcomes the publication of the Green Paper on safer ship dismantling (COM(2007)0269); calls on the Commission, in this connection, to develop a proposal for a ‘green passport’ to be carried with ships' papers, listing all the toxic substances used in the construction of the ship; believes that the Community should address the ship recycling issue by concluding a mandatory international Convention — foreseen for 2008 or 2009 — and in the meantime follow the IMO guidelines;

| 48. | Considers that shipyards and marine equipment industries in the Union have managed to remain competitive by investing in innovative products and processes and by creating knowledge-based niche markets; believes that a European maritime strategy should create conditions which are conducive to maintaining the Union's leading position in these markets by, for example, promoting the development of maritime technology transfer mechanisms, |
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48.

Considers that shipyards and marine equipment industries in the Union have managed to remain competitive by investing in innovative products and processes and by creating knowledge-based niche markets; believes that a European maritime strategy should create conditions which are conducive to maintaining the Union's leading position in these markets by, for example, promoting the development of maritime technology transfer mechanisms,

| 49. | Invites Member States to take full advantage of the Community state aid guidelines concerning employment costs and taxation, with particular emphasis on the tonnage tax system; considers that the LeaderSHIP 2015 Progress Report has had a positive impact, and that the maritime sector must be kept eligible for state aid in order to promote innovation; |
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Invites Member States to take full advantage of the Community state aid guidelines concerning employment costs and taxation, with particular emphasis on the tonnage tax system; considers that the LeaderSHIP 2015 Progress Report has had a positive impact, and that the maritime sector must be kept eligible for state aid in order to promote innovation;

| 50. | Calls for the trans-shipment of oil, or other toxic cargoes, by sea to be limited in future to carefully designated zones under surveillance so as to facilitate the identification of who is liable in the event of a discharge of pollutants into the sea; notes that shipping contributes to marine pollution, and potentially to the disturbance of ecosystems through the introduction, into the seas and oceans, of alien species which are found in discharged ballast water and the use of chemicals in anti-fouling paints that affect the hormones of fish; emphasises that oil slicks are also a major maritime hazard; |
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50.

Calls for the trans-shipment of oil, or other toxic cargoes, by sea to be limited in future to carefully designated zones under surveillance so as to facilitate the identification of who is liable in the event of a discharge of pollutants into the sea; notes that shipping contributes to marine pollution, and potentially to the disturbance of ecosystems through the introduction, into the seas and oceans, of alien species which are found in discharged ballast water and the use of chemicals in anti-fouling paints that affect the hormones of fish; emphasises that oil slicks are also a major maritime hazard;

| 51. | Calls for training and information to be provided by compiling, analysing, and disseminating best practice, techniques, instruments for monitoring tank-emptying and innovation to combat pollution by oil and noxious and hazardous substances, and for technical solutions, using inspection and satellite-based surveillance, to be developed for the purpose of monitoring accidental or deliberate spillages; |
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51.

Calls for training and information to be provided by compiling, analysing, and disseminating best practice, techniques, instruments for monitoring tank-emptying and innovation to combat pollution by oil and noxious and hazardous substances, and for technical solutions, using inspection and satellite-based surveillance, to be developed for the purpose of monitoring accidental or deliberate spillages;

Better European coastal policy including better European ports

| 52. | Underlines the importance of the contribution that territorial cooperation and coastal regions networking can make to a holistic maritime policy through the promotion of joint strategies for the competitiveness of coastal zones; considers therefore that the participation of regional and local stakeholders is essential for the success of a European maritime policy; therefore welcomes the fact that European coastal regions are developing ever closer mutual cooperation and networks; |
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52.

Underlines the importance of the contribution that territorial cooperation and coastal regions networking can make to a holistic maritime policy through the promotion of joint strategies for the competitiveness of coastal zones; considers therefore that the participation of regional and local stakeholders is essential for the success of a European maritime policy; therefore welcomes the fact that European coastal regions are developing ever closer mutual cooperation and networks;

| 53. | Takes the view that the Commission, the Member States and the regions should make a particular effort to increase awareness of maritime topics; believes this could include, for example, recognition of good examples of tourism projects, environmentally sound shipping or particular contributions to education about the sea; in this regard, proposes that prizes be awarded to exemplary maritime regions as a way of promoting best practice; emphasises the significance of its initiative, which should be promoted by the Commission, regarding the establishment of a European Maritime Day in celebration of the maritime sector; stresses that pilot courses on ‘maritime education’ should be introduced in secondary schools with the support of the Commission; |
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53.

Takes the view that the Commission, the Member States and the regions should make a particular effort to increase awareness of maritime topics; believes this could include, for example, recognition of good examples of tourism projects, environmentally sound shipping or particular contributions to education about the sea; in this regard, proposes that prizes be awarded to exemplary maritime regions as a way of promoting best practice; emphasises the significance of its initiative, which should be promoted by the Commission, regarding the establishment of a European Maritime Day in celebration of the maritime sector; stresses that pilot courses on ‘maritime education’ should be introduced in secondary schools with the support of the Commission;

| 54. | Stresses that it is of the greatest importance for the development of islands and coastal areas that quantitative restrictions be placed on the discharge of phosphorus and nitrogen into the Baltic Sea, in view of the fact that the condition of the sea is fundamental to tourism and related business; emphasises that there is a need for a clear, easily understandable set of rules and a manual clearly explaining the incentives and their consequences; |
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54.

Stresses that it is of the greatest importance for the development of islands and coastal areas that quantitative restrictions be placed on the discharge of phosphorus and nitrogen into the Baltic Sea, in view of the fact that the condition of the sea is fundamental to tourism and related business; emphasises that there is a need for a clear, easily understandable set of rules and a manual clearly explaining the incentives and their consequences;

| 55. | Encourages regions and Member States to use cohesion policy instruments in order to achieve further integration in maritime and coastal policy, promote entrepreneurship and set up SMEs, thus helping to overcome the problem of seasonal employment; calls, in particular, for the creation of a network of regions of maritime excellence in the framework of the European Territorial Cooperation Objective; |
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55.

Encourages regions and Member States to use cohesion policy instruments in order to achieve further integration in maritime and coastal policy, promote entrepreneurship and set up SMEs, thus helping to overcome the problem of seasonal employment; calls, in particular, for the creation of a network of regions of maritime excellence in the framework of the European Territorial Cooperation Objective;

| 56. | Considers it to be of major importance that early warning systems be developed along Atlantic coasts which are potentially exposed to tsunamis; |
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56.

Considers it to be of major importance that early warning systems be developed along Atlantic coasts which are potentially exposed to tsunamis;

| 57. | Emphasises the fundamental importance of ports and the role they play as funnels for international trade, as economic drivers and job creators for coastal regions and as transit centres for fisheries, as well as being essential security-control points; |
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57.

Emphasises the fundamental importance of ports and the role they play as funnels for international trade, as economic drivers and job creators for coastal regions and as transit centres for fisheries, as well as being essential security-control points;

| 58. | Calls on the Member States and the Commission, in view of the air pollution in many port cities and regions, to significantly increase incentives for the use of land-based power supplies to ships in port when this is cost-effective and results in environmental benefits; calls, therefore, for Council Directive 2003/96/EC of 27 October 2003 restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity (10) to be revised in order that those Member States taking advantage of tax-free bunker oil, as provided for by Article 14 of that Directive, be obliged to exempt land-based electricity from tax to the same extent; |
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58.

Calls on the Member States and the Commission, in view of the air pollution in many port cities and regions, to significantly increase incentives for the use of land-based power supplies to ships in port when this is cost-effective and results in environmental benefits; calls, therefore, for Council Directive 2003/96/EC of 27 October 2003 restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity (10) to be revised in order that those Member States taking advantage of tax-free bunker oil, as provided for by Article 14 of that Directive, be obliged to exempt land-based electricity from tax to the same extent;

| 59. | Calls for the revision of Directive 2000/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2000 on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues (11), so that all ships calling at a Member State's ports would be obliged to discharge 100 % of their solid and liquid waste; |
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59.

Calls for the revision of Directive 2000/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2000 on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues (11), so that all ships calling at a Member State's ports would be obliged to discharge 100 % of their solid and liquid waste;

| 60. | Considers that, in future, goods transport bottlenecks are more likely to occur in the connections between ports and European land transport networks, rather than in the reception capacities of ports; considers that, if the best use is to be made of the maritime transport possibilities, European ports must have the best possible hinterland connections available to them, and therefore calls for them to be developed where necessary, giving priority to more environmentally friendly modes of transport, such as rail and inland waterways; |
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60.

Considers that, in future, goods transport bottlenecks are more likely to occur in the connections between ports and European land transport networks, rather than in the reception capacities of ports; considers that, if the best use is to be made of the maritime transport possibilities, European ports must have the best possible hinterland connections available to them, and therefore calls for them to be developed where necessary, giving priority to more environmentally friendly modes of transport, such as rail and inland waterways;

| 61. | Believes, given the huge importance of waterborne transport both within the internal market and between the Union and its trading partners, that a new EU maritime strategy should contain a port strategy allowing ports to develop in response to market developments and demand while respecting relevant legislation with a view to establishing a favourable climate for investment in order to facilitate sufficient port capacity to accommodate increasing maritime cargo traffic flows; insists that such a strategy be developed in coordination with the current debate on a European Ports Policy, in order to avoid the duplication of work; |
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61.

Believes, given the huge importance of waterborne transport both within the internal market and between the Union and its trading partners, that a new EU maritime strategy should contain a port strategy allowing ports to develop in response to market developments and demand while respecting relevant legislation with a view to establishing a favourable climate for investment in order to facilitate sufficient port capacity to accommodate increasing maritime cargo traffic flows; insists that such a strategy be developed in coordination with the current debate on a European Ports Policy, in order to avoid the duplication of work;

| 62. | Notes that Europe is a popular region for yachting tourism, cruiser tourism and sub-aqua tourism; encourages the maritime regions to invest in their marina infrastructure and other related infrastructures in order to benefit from this growing market whilst ensuring the protection of habitats, species and marine ecosystems in general; calls on the Commission to help set harmonised standards for facilities and technical equipment so as to ensure a high level of service quality throughout the Union; |
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62.

Notes that Europe is a popular region for yachting tourism, cruiser tourism and sub-aqua tourism; encourages the maritime regions to invest in their marina infrastructure and other related infrastructures in order to benefit from this growing market whilst ensuring the protection of habitats, species and marine ecosystems in general; calls on the Commission to help set harmonised standards for facilities and technical equipment so as to ensure a high level of service quality throughout the Union;

| 63. | Favours the creation of more maritime clusters which take advantage of the positive experience gained and good practices already being carried out in this domain, and believes that these examples should be followed and promoted; calls on the Member States to take measures to enhance the economic competitiveness of coastal regions by encouraging research, the creation of centres of maritime excellence and technological development and innovation as well as inter-business cooperation (networks, clusters, public partners) and the provision of improved support services aimed at reducing the dependence of those regions on a very limited number of (traditional) economic activities; |
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63.

Favours the creation of more maritime clusters which take advantage of the positive experience gained and good practices already being carried out in this domain, and believes that these examples should be followed and promoted; calls on the Member States to take measures to enhance the economic competitiveness of coastal regions by encouraging research, the creation of centres of maritime excellence and technological development and innovation as well as inter-business cooperation (networks, clusters, public partners) and the provision of improved support services aimed at reducing the dependence of those regions on a very limited number of (traditional) economic activities;

| 64. | Reconfirms its position of 14 November 2006 on the Marine Strategy Directive (12) and in particular as regards the prohibitions and/or criteria for systematic/intentional disposal of any solid materials, liquid or gas into the water column, or seabed/subsoil; furthermore, considers that any storage of carbon dioxide in the seabed and subsoil should be subject to authorisation pursuant to international law, a prior environmental impact assessment in accordance with Council Directive 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (13) and relevant international conventions, as well as regular monitoring and controls; |
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64.

Reconfirms its position of 14 November 2006 on the Marine Strategy Directive (12) and in particular as regards the prohibitions and/or criteria for systematic/intentional disposal of any solid materials, liquid or gas into the water column, or seabed/subsoil; furthermore, considers that any storage of carbon dioxide in the seabed and subsoil should be subject to authorisation pursuant to international law, a prior environmental impact assessment in accordance with Council Directive 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (13) and relevant international conventions, as well as regular monitoring and controls;

| 65. | Is thus convinced that renewable resources of the marine environment can and should be used sustainably so that their exploitation, and the resulting economic benefits, can continue in the long term; stresses the need, therefore, for the various policies concerned to be adapted to the requirements of a healthy marine environment; calls in this connection also for greater use of onshore and offshore wind power in order to exploit sustainably its potential from the point of view of employment and economic policy; |
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65.

Is thus convinced that renewable resources of the marine environment can and should be used sustainably so that their exploitation, and the resulting economic benefits, can continue in the long term; stresses the need, therefore, for the various policies concerned to be adapted to the requirements of a healthy marine environment; calls in this connection also for greater use of onshore and offshore wind power in order to exploit sustainably its potential from the point of view of employment and economic policy;

| 66. | Insists, however, that coastal zone management must have, as one of its core objectives, the conservation of the marine environment, rather than setting aside a few sample areas as a token gesture to conservation efforts, particularly in the light of Recommendation 2002/413/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2002 concerning the implementation of Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Europe (14); |
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66.

Insists, however, that coastal zone management must have, as one of its core objectives, the conservation of the marine environment, rather than setting aside a few sample areas as a token gesture to conservation efforts, particularly in the light of Recommendation 2002/413/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2002 concerning the implementation of Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Europe (14);

| 67. | In this context, agrees with the Commission that there is a natural limit to the amount of human activity, in terms of population density and industrial activity, that coastal zones can support without suffering severe and possibly irreversible environmental degradation; supports, therefore, the Commission's view that a comprehensive study is needed in order to be better able to identify these limits and to forecast and plan accordingly; |
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67.

In this context, agrees with the Commission that there is a natural limit to the amount of human activity, in terms of population density and industrial activity, that coastal zones can support without suffering severe and possibly irreversible environmental degradation; supports, therefore, the Commission's view that a comprehensive study is needed in order to be better able to identify these limits and to forecast and plan accordingly;

| 68. | Points out that three-dimensional mapping of the seabed will be of immense value not only to the fishing industry but also to the energy sector, conservationists and even defence interests; considers that the significant commercial value of such maps is evident and thus they may help to solve the question of funding for this activity; believes improved data across the maritime sector could include better weather forecasting, information on anticipated wave heights and a range of factors which would enhance safety and development; |
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68.

Points out that three-dimensional mapping of the seabed will be of immense value not only to the fishing industry but also to the energy sector, conservationists and even defence interests; considers that the significant commercial value of such maps is evident and thus they may help to solve the question of funding for this activity; believes improved data across the maritime sector could include better weather forecasting, information on anticipated wave heights and a range of factors which would enhance safety and development;

| 69. | Calls for the development of all necessary measures to prevent and manage the risks of damage to coastal areas by natural disasters such as floods, erosion, storms and tsunamis; further stresses the need to adopt Community measures in order to deal with dangers to European coastal ecosystems, engendered by various human activities; |
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69.

Calls for the development of all necessary measures to prevent and manage the risks of damage to coastal areas by natural disasters such as floods, erosion, storms and tsunamis; further stresses the need to adopt Community measures in order to deal with dangers to European coastal ecosystems, engendered by various human activities;

| 70. | Considers that building sea defences to protect against rising sea levels can lead to a loss of habitat, while the rise itself causes a ‘coastal squeeze’ of salt marshes and mudflats and the erosion of sand dunes all of which are rich habitats for plants and animals; calls for a long-term strategy to maintain coastal defences, protect against rising sea levels and minimise habitat loss; |
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70.

Considers that building sea defences to protect against rising sea levels can lead to a loss of habitat, while the rise itself causes a ‘coastal squeeze’ of salt marshes and mudflats and the erosion of sand dunes all of which are rich habitats for plants and animals; calls for a long-term strategy to maintain coastal defences, protect against rising sea levels and minimise habitat loss;

| 71. | Encourages the development of new networks for the implementation of projects and activities in the form of partnerships between the private sector, NGOs, local authorities and regions, with a view to achieving greater dynamism, innovation and efficiency and improving the quality of life in coastal areas; |
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71.

Encourages the development of new networks for the implementation of projects and activities in the form of partnerships between the private sector, NGOs, local authorities and regions, with a view to achieving greater dynamism, innovation and efficiency and improving the quality of life in coastal areas;

| 72. | Stresses the need to make coastal regions more attractive not just as places of leisure but as places in which to live, work and invest, by improving accessibility and internal transport infrastructure; further calls for the adoption of measures to improve services of general interest (health, education, water and energy, information, communication technologies, postal services, waste water and waste treatment), taking into account seasonal demographic changes; |
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72.

Stresses the need to make coastal regions more attractive not just as places of leisure but as places in which to live, work and invest, by improving accessibility and internal transport infrastructure; further calls for the adoption of measures to improve services of general interest (health, education, water and energy, information, communication technologies, postal services, waste water and waste treatment), taking into account seasonal demographic changes;

| 73. | Urges the Member States, in view of the fact that a significant proportion of the overall pollution of European seas originates from the land, to rapidly implement all current and future European legislation in this area; in addition, calls on the Commission to put forward an action plan in order to reduce this pollution; takes the view that financial support for projects to reduce pollution in third countries is also important, as in these countries the level of filter and purification systems is often far below European standards and therefore financial investment can have a greater effect; |
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73.

Urges the Member States, in view of the fact that a significant proportion of the overall pollution of European seas originates from the land, to rapidly implement all current and future European legislation in this area; in addition, calls on the Commission to put forward an action plan in order to reduce this pollution; takes the view that financial support for projects to reduce pollution in third countries is also important, as in these countries the level of filter and purification systems is often far below European standards and therefore financial investment can have a greater effect;

| 74. | Notes that most pollution in the marine environment originates from land-based sources, including, but not limited to, agricultural run-off and industrial emissions, which have an especially deleterious impact on closed and semi-enclosed seas; stresses that the EU must pay particular attention to these areas and take measures to limit and prevent further pollution; also considers that the new GMES technology (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) could be successfully used for that purpose; |
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74.

Notes that most pollution in the marine environment originates from land-based sources, including, but not limited to, agricultural run-off and industrial emissions, which have an especially deleterious impact on closed and semi-enclosed seas; stresses that the EU must pay particular attention to these areas and take measures to limit and prevent further pollution; also considers that the new GMES technology (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) could be successfully used for that purpose;

| 75. | Takes into account that the maritime sector is one of the few areas in which the ‘polluter pays’ principle is not adhered to; believes that effluent-discharging industries, industries involved in sand and gravel extraction, maritime energy concerns and any other businesses which, though based on land, can be viewed as a source of pollution of the marine environment, should contribute to an EU fund geared towards the conservation of marine flora and fauna, including the replenishment of fish stocks, and that the Commission should make an effort to ensure a more uniform and effective application of the ‘polluter pays’ principle; |
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75.

Takes into account that the maritime sector is one of the few areas in which the ‘polluter pays’ principle is not adhered to; believes that effluent-discharging industries, industries involved in sand and gravel extraction, maritime energy concerns and any other businesses which, though based on land, can be viewed as a source of pollution of the marine environment, should contribute to an EU fund geared towards the conservation of marine flora and fauna, including the replenishment of fish stocks, and that the Commission should make an effort to ensure a more uniform and effective application of the ‘polluter pays’ principle;

| 76. | Calls on the Commission to take action to control pollutants (environmental pollution of the seas) from agricultural run-off, sewage or industrial effluents and litter which is often plastic and which can choke sea mammals, turtles and birds; stresses that such pollutants are becoming an increasing hazard, impacting severely on the fisheries sector and on tourism as well as reducing the quality and health of fisheries products destined for human consumption; calls on the Commission, with regard to ocean-going vessels, to urge Member States to implement Annex V of the Marpol Convention, which prohibits the discharge of plastic waste and ash from plastic incineration into the sea; calls on the Commission to amend Directive 2000/59/EC on port reception facilities in order to improve the adequacy and availability of such facilities in the EU and ultimately reduce the discarding of refuse into the sea; |
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76.

Calls on the Commission to take action to control pollutants (environmental pollution of the seas) from agricultural run-off, sewage or industrial effluents and litter which is often plastic and which can choke sea mammals, turtles and birds; stresses that such pollutants are becoming an increasing hazard, impacting severely on the fisheries sector and on tourism as well as reducing the quality and health of fisheries products destined for human consumption; calls on the Commission, with regard to ocean-going vessels, to urge Member States to implement Annex V of the Marpol Convention, which prohibits the discharge of plastic waste and ash from plastic incineration into the sea; calls on the Commission to amend Directive 2000/59/EC on port reception facilities in order to improve the adequacy and availability of such facilities in the EU and ultimately reduce the discarding of refuse into the sea;

| 77. | Urges the EU, in the context of international maritime policy, and the UN Convention of 10 December 1982 on the Law of the Sea and the Agreement of 28 July 1994 relating to the implementation of Part XI thereof (15), to improve international rules on the safety of maritime transport, marine pollution prevention, and protection and preservation of the marine environment; in addition, calls on the EU authorities to make a particular effort to ensure that the Member States make effective use of the legally binding dispute settlement procedure embodied in the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, which was set up in 1996, with its seat in Hamburg, on the basis of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, as regrettably Member States have to date tended not to settle disputes through the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea; |
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77.

Urges the EU, in the context of international maritime policy, and the UN Convention of 10 December 1982 on the Law of the Sea and the Agreement of 28 July 1994 relating to the implementation of Part XI thereof (15), to improve international rules on the safety of maritime transport, marine pollution prevention, and protection and preservation of the marine environment; in addition, calls on the EU authorities to make a particular effort to ensure that the Member States make effective use of the legally binding dispute settlement procedure embodied in the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, which was set up in 1996, with its seat in Hamburg, on the basis of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, as regrettably Member States have to date tended not to settle disputes through the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea;

| 78. | Encourages the Commission to undertake specific science-based environmental and socio-economic statistical and other studies of the maritime regions in order to monitor and control the effects that the development of economic, sports, and recreational activities have on those regions; |
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78.

Encourages the Commission to undertake specific science-based environmental and socio-economic statistical and other studies of the maritime regions in order to monitor and control the effects that the development of economic, sports, and recreational activities have on those regions;

| 79. | Is concerned at the lack of well-trained personnel in important land-based sectors of the maritime economy; considers that, employment campaigns, run jointly by the Member States and the enterprises concerned, can help to alleviate the problem; |
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79.

Is concerned at the lack of well-trained personnel in important land-based sectors of the maritime economy; considers that, employment campaigns, run jointly by the Member States and the enterprises concerned, can help to alleviate the problem;

| 80. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States to involve all relevant stakeholders concerned in all stages of the process of improving EU maritime policy, both in implementing and enforcing existing legislation and in drafting new initiatives; |
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80.

Calls on the Commission and the Member States to involve all relevant stakeholders concerned in all stages of the process of improving EU maritime policy, both in implementing and enforcing existing legislation and in drafting new initiatives;

Sustainable coastal tourism

| 81. | Stresses the fact that, if developed wisely, tourism is a sustainable source of income for local economies, ensuring the protection and enhancement of the environment as well as the promotion and preservation of cultural, historical and environmental features, crafts, and sustainable maritime tourism; therefore particularly urges investment in tourism infrastructure in connection with sailing, diving and cruises, and the protection and promotion of archaeological marine treasures; |
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81.

Stresses the fact that, if developed wisely, tourism is a sustainable source of income for local economies, ensuring the protection and enhancement of the environment as well as the promotion and preservation of cultural, historical and environmental features, crafts, and sustainable maritime tourism; therefore particularly urges investment in tourism infrastructure in connection with sailing, diving and cruises, and the protection and promotion of archaeological marine treasures;

| 82. | Emphasises that the subsidiarity principle applies to tourism; stresses the need to respect national plans based on experience and best practice; |
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82.

Emphasises that the subsidiarity principle applies to tourism; stresses the need to respect national plans based on experience and best practice;

| 83. | Stresses the fact that the lack of appropriate and comparable data is one of the key problems in obtaining reliable data on the employment situation in the coastal tourism industry; |
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83.

Stresses the fact that the lack of appropriate and comparable data is one of the key problems in obtaining reliable data on the employment situation in the coastal tourism industry;

| 84. | Also considers that a clean environment and good air and water quality are vital for the sector's survival and that, therefore, all future European tourism projects should be considered with a view to ecological acceptability and sustainability; |
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84.

Also considers that a clean environment and good air and water quality are vital for the sector's survival and that, therefore, all future European tourism projects should be considered with a view to ecological acceptability and sustainability;

| 85. | Notes that Europe is a favourite destination for cruises; stresses that the supply of services should be organised in such a way that it guarantees open competition and that the need for better infrastructure regarding this activity must be met; |
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85.

Notes that Europe is a favourite destination for cruises; stresses that the supply of services should be organised in such a way that it guarantees open competition and that the need for better infrastructure regarding this activity must be met;

| 86. | Takes the view that traditional seasonal business should be developed into a year-round activity; stresses that the sector should make use of the opportunity to invest in sustainable, year-round tourism activities; considers that extending the season can create jobs and bring about economic success; emphasises that, in terms of sustainability and environmental education, examples of best practice can have a significant influence on the concept of tourism; highlights that the main objective is that the sector and the coastal environment benefit from extending the seasonal business period; |
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86.

Takes the view that traditional seasonal business should be developed into a year-round activity; stresses that the sector should make use of the opportunity to invest in sustainable, year-round tourism activities; considers that extending the season can create jobs and bring about economic success; emphasises that, in terms of sustainability and environmental education, examples of best practice can have a significant influence on the concept of tourism; highlights that the main objective is that the sector and the coastal environment benefit from extending the seasonal business period;

| 87. | Believes that European Agenda 21 for the sustainability of European tourism must take into account the specificity of coastal tourism, and island tourism, and present useful initiatives and share good practices that are efficient in fighting seasonality, such as, for example, developing tourism geared towards senior citizens; |
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87.

Believes that European Agenda 21 for the sustainability of European tourism must take into account the specificity of coastal tourism, and island tourism, and present useful initiatives and share good practices that are efficient in fighting seasonality, such as, for example, developing tourism geared towards senior citizens;

| 88. | Calls on the Commission to propose a sustainable European maritime tourism strategy that adopts an integrated policy approach; |
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88.

Calls on the Commission to propose a sustainable European maritime tourism strategy that adopts an integrated policy approach;

Sustainable maritime environment

| 89. | Recalls its resolution of 14 November 2006 on a Thematic Strategy on the Protection and Conservation of the Marine Environment (16) and reiterates, in particular, the need for:






  — | the EU to have as its overarching objective the sustainable use of the seas and the conservation of marine ecosystems, including a strong EU policy on marine protection, preventing further loss of biodiversity and deterioration of the marine environment, |
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89.

Recalls its resolution of 14 November 2006 on a Thematic Strategy on the Protection and Conservation of the Marine Environment (16) and reiterates, in particular, the need for:

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the EU to have as its overarching objective the sustainable use of the seas and the conservation of marine ecosystems, including a strong EU policy on marine protection, preventing further loss of biodiversity and deterioration of the marine environment,

| — | the inclusion of a common EU-wide definition of good environmental status, |
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the inclusion of a common EU-wide definition of good environmental status,

| — | the European Environment Agency to provide regular assessments of the marine environment, which requires an improvement in national data collection, reporting and exchange, |
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the European Environment Agency to provide regular assessments of the marine environment, which requires an improvement in national data collection, reporting and exchange,

| — | recognition of the importance of prior consultation, coordination and cooperation with neighbouring states in the adoption and implementation of the forthcoming Marine Strategy Directive, |
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recognition of the importance of prior consultation, coordination and cooperation with neighbouring states in the adoption and implementation of the forthcoming Marine Strategy Directive,

| 90. | Recognises that a healthy marine environment constitutes the basis for sustainable development of the shipping sector in the EU and recalls the EU's commitment to incorporate the environmental dimension into all aspects of Community policy; |
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90.

Recognises that a healthy marine environment constitutes the basis for sustainable development of the shipping sector in the EU and recalls the EU's commitment to incorporate the environmental dimension into all aspects of Community policy;

| 91. | Insists that a clean marine environment, with sufficient biodiversity to ensure the proper functioning of its component ecosystems, is essential for Europe; further insists that, because of the intrinsic value of maritime areas, the benefits of a good marine environmental status in the EU extend well beyond the potential economic gains to be made from exploiting the various components of the seas, coastal waters and river basins and that, therefore, the conservation and, in many cases, rehabilitation of the EU's marine environment is imperative; |
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91.

Insists that a clean marine environment, with sufficient biodiversity to ensure the proper functioning of its component ecosystems, is essential for Europe; further insists that, because of the intrinsic value of maritime areas, the benefits of a good marine environmental status in the EU extend well beyond the potential economic gains to be made from exploiting the various components of the seas, coastal waters and river basins and that, therefore, the conservation and, in many cases, rehabilitation of the EU's marine environment is imperative;

| 92. | Recalls the principle underpinning the ecosystem approach to the management of human activities as one of the key elements of the Thematic Strategy on the Marine Environment; insists that this principle also be applied with regard to maritime policy; |
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92.

Recalls the principle underpinning the ecosystem approach to the management of human activities as one of the key elements of the Thematic Strategy on the Marine Environment; insists that this principle also be applied with regard to maritime policy;

| 93. | Stresses in the strongest possible terms that the criteria used to define good environmental status must be sufficiently far-reaching since these objectives, which pertain to quality, will probably constitute the benchmark for action programmes for a long time to come; |
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93.

Stresses in the strongest possible terms that the criteria used to define good environmental status must be sufficiently far-reaching since these objectives, which pertain to quality, will probably constitute the benchmark for action programmes for a long time to come;

| 94. | Also considers that measures to improve water quality must be taken swiftly and is, therefore, concerned at the extended timetable proposed in the proposal for a directive on a marine strategy; |
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94.

Also considers that measures to improve water quality must be taken swiftly and is, therefore, concerned at the extended timetable proposed in the proposal for a directive on a marine strategy;

| 95. | Insists that the implementation of a network of marine protected areas be accelerated; |
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95.

Insists that the implementation of a network of marine protected areas be accelerated;

| 96. | Is convinced that a clean marine environment is critical for marine species, including both commercial fish and fish that are not commercially exploited, and that the replenishment of depleted fish stocks depends on a reduction in marine pollution as well as in fishing levels; considers that, in order to ensure that fishmeal used in the EU is not contaminated, it is imperative to reduce marine pollutants; |
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96.

Is convinced that a clean marine environment is critical for marine species, including both commercial fish and fish that are not commercially exploited, and that the replenishment of depleted fish stocks depends on a reduction in marine pollution as well as in fishing levels; considers that, in order to ensure that fishmeal used in the EU is not contaminated, it is imperative to reduce marine pollutants;

| 97. | Draws attention to the sometimes disastrous impact of exotic organisms in the marine ecosystem and recognises that invasive alien species are a significant threat to marine biodiversity; calls on the Commission to take urgent measures to prevent the transfer of organisms in ballast water and to introduce effective controls on the discharge of ballast water within EU waters; |
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97.

Draws attention to the sometimes disastrous impact of exotic organisms in the marine ecosystem and recognises that invasive alien species are a significant threat to marine biodiversity; calls on the Commission to take urgent measures to prevent the transfer of organisms in ballast water and to introduce effective controls on the discharge of ballast water within EU waters;

| 98. | Considers that the concept of clustering could have a positive impact on the marine environment if habitat conservation, pollution control, and other environmental technologies are incorporated into the design and implementation of clusters from the planning stages onwards; |
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98.

Considers that the concept of clustering could have a positive impact on the marine environment if habitat conservation, pollution control, and other environmental technologies are incorporated into the design and implementation of clusters from the planning stages onwards;

| 99. | Welcomes the recognition by the Commission that a comprehensive system of spatial planning is necessary in order to ensure a stable regulatory environment and a legally binding basis for decision making; considers that an essential criterion for effective ecosystem-based spatial planning must be to organise activities in such a way as to reduce the impact of environmentally damaging activities on ecologically sensitive areas while simultaneously using resources in all other areas in an ecologically sustainable manner; in this context insists on the use of the Strategic Environmental Assessment instrument under Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment (17); stresses that any system of marine spatial planning at EU level must add value to national systems and plans, where they exist, be based on the level of marine regions and sub-regions as proposed by the Marine Strategy Directive and be a tool to further the use of an ecosystem-based approach to marine management and the objectives of good environmental status under the Marine Strategy Directive; |
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99.

Welcomes the recognition by the Commission that a comprehensive system of spatial planning is necessary in order to ensure a stable regulatory environment and a legally binding basis for decision making; considers that an essential criterion for effective ecosystem-based spatial planning must be to organise activities in such a way as to reduce the impact of environmentally damaging activities on ecologically sensitive areas while simultaneously using resources in all other areas in an ecologically sustainable manner; in this context insists on the use of the Strategic Environmental Assessment instrument under Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment (17); stresses that any system of marine spatial planning at EU level must add value to national systems and plans, where they exist, be based on the level of marine regions and sub-regions as proposed by the Marine Strategy Directive and be a tool to further the use of an ecosystem-based approach to marine management and the objectives of good environmental status under the Marine Strategy Directive;

| 100. | Notes that the achievement of a good environmental status also requires that human activities conducted outside ecologically sensitive areas be strictly regulated so as to minimise any possible negative impact on the marine environment; |
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100.

Notes that the achievement of a good environmental status also requires that human activities conducted outside ecologically sensitive areas be strictly regulated so as to minimise any possible negative impact on the marine environment;

Integrated fisheries policy

| 101. | Takes the view that fishing activity must contribute to the maintenance of viable coastal communities; stresses that, in order for this to be achieved, inshore, small-scale fishing interests and recreational anglers must be given access to fisheries, and that such fishing activities encourage tourism, protect our rich coastal heritage and help to keep our seaside communities together; |
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101.

Takes the view that fishing activity must contribute to the maintenance of viable coastal communities; stresses that, in order for this to be achieved, inshore, small-scale fishing interests and recreational anglers must be given access to fisheries, and that such fishing activities encourage tourism, protect our rich coastal heritage and help to keep our seaside communities together;

| 102. | Expresses its concern that, while the sector is ready to accept the development of an ecosystembased approach to fisheries management, as a result of the additional restrictions that might result from the Natura 2000 network and other possible marine protected areas (MPAs), unrestricted access and the fisheries activities in these areas might be compromised; takes the view that the development of fisheries activities that do not harm the protection objectives should be allowed within MPAs; also takes the view that, in the case of fisheries activities that harm, or potentially harm, the protection objectives of MPAs, greater efforts should be made, including through research and development, to make fishing methods more environmentally-friendly in order to facilitate greater access to such areas wherever justifiable; |
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102.

Expresses its concern that, while the sector is ready to accept the development of an ecosystembased approach to fisheries management, as a result of the additional restrictions that might result from the Natura 2000 network and other possible marine protected areas (MPAs), unrestricted access and the fisheries activities in these areas might be compromised; takes the view that the development of fisheries activities that do not harm the protection objectives should be allowed within MPAs; also takes the view that, in the case of fisheries activities that harm, or potentially harm, the protection objectives of MPAs, greater efforts should be made, including through research and development, to make fishing methods more environmentally-friendly in order to facilitate greater access to such areas wherever justifiable;

| 103. | Notes, however, that fishing will have to be restricted in the future through a precautionary approach ensuring the maintenance of healthy ecosystems and the protection of rare, vulnerable or valued species and habitats and that this will inevitably include an increased level of environmental protection than before, involving a network of MPAs created in accordance with the provisions laid down within the framework of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and a system of ICZM, so as to ensure that the needless degradation of habitats and sharp decline in biodiversity is stopped; |
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103.

Notes, however, that fishing will have to be restricted in the future through a precautionary approach ensuring the maintenance of healthy ecosystems and the protection of rare, vulnerable or valued species and habitats and that this will inevitably include an increased level of environmental protection than before, involving a network of MPAs created in accordance with the provisions laid down within the framework of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and a system of ICZM, so as to ensure that the needless degradation of habitats and sharp decline in biodiversity is stopped;

| 104. | Calls on the Commission to take due account of successful experiences in fisheries management by local and regional authorities so that they can be applied as models in other regions, particularly those experiences that involve integrated and sustainable management of the sea through a ban on non-selective fishing gear, matching the size of fishing fleets to available resources, coastal planning, regulating tourism activities, such as cetacean watching, drawing up management plans for sites in the Natura 2000 network and creating protected areas; |
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104.

Calls on the Commission to take due account of successful experiences in fisheries management by local and regional authorities so that they can be applied as models in other regions, particularly those experiences that involve integrated and sustainable management of the sea through a ban on non-selective fishing gear, matching the size of fishing fleets to available resources, coastal planning, regulating tourism activities, such as cetacean watching, drawing up management plans for sites in the Natura 2000 network and creating protected areas;

| 105. | Stresses that the valuable advisory role of Regional Advisory Councils (RACs) should be recognised and that RACs should be consulted on marine management; |
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105.

Stresses that the valuable advisory role of Regional Advisory Councils (RACs) should be recognised and that RACs should be consulted on marine management;

| 106. | Endorses the commitment made by the EU at the Earth Summit in Johannesburg 2002, and reiterated in the recent Commission Communication entitled ‘Implementing sustainability in EU fisheries through maximum sustainable yield’ (COM(2006)0360), to restore fish populations to levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield (MSY) by 2015, where possible; is of the view that this is best done by avoiding the use of arbitrary reference points that are based on a simple mathematical model; considers that an alternative interpretation of MSY, using a concept such as maximising the cumulative catches over a fixed period of time (possibly a decade), could provide a realistic and possible way of improving the state of fisheries in the EU; |
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106.

Endorses the commitment made by the EU at the Earth Summit in Johannesburg 2002, and reiterated in the recent Commission Communication entitled ‘Implementing sustainability in EU fisheries through maximum sustainable yield’ (COM(2006)0360), to restore fish populations to levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield (MSY) by 2015, where possible; is of the view that this is best done by avoiding the use of arbitrary reference points that are based on a simple mathematical model; considers that an alternative interpretation of MSY, using a concept such as maximising the cumulative catches over a fixed period of time (possibly a decade), could provide a realistic and possible way of improving the state of fisheries in the EU;

| 107. | Considers that one important way of reducing discards is to improve the selectivity of fishing, through modifications to fishing gear and techniques; recognises that the cooperation and knowledge of fishermen in this matter is essential and that fishermen who are innovative in this sense should be rewarded; |
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107.

Considers that one important way of reducing discards is to improve the selectivity of fishing, through modifications to fishing gear and techniques; recognises that the cooperation and knowledge of fishermen in this matter is essential and that fishermen who are innovative in this sense should be rewarded;

| 108. | Calls for increased efforts to end the disgraceful by-catch and discard problem which is a serious consequence of the Total Allowable Catches (TACs) and quotas regime of the CFP; takes the view that the by-catch depredation of marine mammals, seabirds and turtles is an abhorrence that must be stopped and that, in addition, the damage caused by fishing gear to sensitive seabeds and vulnerable deep water habitats, such as cold-water reefs, seamounts and sponge fields, requires that these be given special protection from fishing gear; points out that lost nets also lead to ‘ghost-fishing’ which can cause considerable fish-stock depletion and habitat damage; |
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108.

Calls for increased efforts to end the disgraceful by-catch and discard problem which is a serious consequence of the Total Allowable Catches (TACs) and quotas regime of the CFP; takes the view that the by-catch depredation of marine mammals, seabirds and turtles is an abhorrence that must be stopped and that, in addition, the damage caused by fishing gear to sensitive seabeds and vulnerable deep water habitats, such as cold-water reefs, seamounts and sponge fields, requires that these be given special protection from fishing gear; points out that lost nets also lead to ‘ghost-fishing’ which can cause considerable fish-stock depletion and habitat damage;

| 109. | Believes strongly that there is an urgent need to promote and apply a mapping/spatial planning programme for Community waters in order to meet the need to maintain a sustainable and geographically representative fisheries sector; believes that the mapping out of zones is a suitable exercise as regards offshore wind-farms or energy production, carbon sequestration and sand and gravel extraction or as regards aquaculture and that mapping the location of marine protected areas, including Natura 2000 sites and other sensitive habitats and species, would lead to a more efficient and sustainable use of the maritime environment; stresses that in order to enable effective spatial planning, areas of fishing activity need to be mapped, and this should be facilitated by improving and standardising access to vessel monitoring systems and logbook data across Member States; considers that planning decisions concerning Community waters should be taken in full consultation with the fisheries sector and the communities directly affected; |
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109.

Believes strongly that there is an urgent need to promote and apply a mapping/spatial planning programme for Community waters in order to meet the need to maintain a sustainable and geographically representative fisheries sector; believes that the mapping out of zones is a suitable exercise as regards offshore wind-farms or energy production, carbon sequestration and sand and gravel extraction or as regards aquaculture and that mapping the location of marine protected areas, including Natura 2000 sites and other sensitive habitats and species, would lead to a more efficient and sustainable use of the maritime environment; stresses that in order to enable effective spatial planning, areas of fishing activity need to be mapped, and this should be facilitated by improving and standardising access to vessel monitoring systems and logbook data across Member States; considers that planning decisions concerning Community waters should be taken in full consultation with the fisheries sector and the communities directly affected;

| 110. | Highlights the increasing socio-economic significance of fish farming as marine fish stocks diminish worldwide; believes that the worldwide annual sale of aquaculture products will soon exceed the sale of wild catch; stresses that the EU has been at the forefront of this exciting development and should strive to maintain its leading position and encourage further development in a way that is compatible with other coastal and maritime uses; stresses the importance of fish farming for often remote, rural communities where few other job opportunities exist; highlights that, within the context of an ICZM approach, clearly defined areas where fish farms may be clustered should be promoted and that this should be linked to a simplified regulatory regime encouraging entrepreneurship and sustainability; believes that new techniques should be developed in the aquaculture sector in order to enable improved management of quality, traceability assurance throughout the production and value-added chains and the overall recognition of fish farming as a key activity in the maritime sector; |
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110.

Highlights the increasing socio-economic significance of fish farming as marine fish stocks diminish worldwide; believes that the worldwide annual sale of aquaculture products will soon exceed the sale of wild catch; stresses that the EU has been at the forefront of this exciting development and should strive to maintain its leading position and encourage further development in a way that is compatible with other coastal and maritime uses; stresses the importance of fish farming for often remote, rural communities where few other job opportunities exist; highlights that, within the context of an ICZM approach, clearly defined areas where fish farms may be clustered should be promoted and that this should be linked to a simplified regulatory regime encouraging entrepreneurship and sustainability; believes that new techniques should be developed in the aquaculture sector in order to enable improved management of quality, traceability assurance throughout the production and value-added chains and the overall recognition of fish farming as a key activity in the maritime sector;

| 111. | Draws attention to the fact that certain aquaculture practices are contributing to the depletion of some stocks; points out that catching juveniles of certain species in the sea for fattening prevents them from reproducing and ensuring the biological balance between species; takes the view that the high prices that some of these species reach in some world markets lie at the root of this complete disregard for the need to preserve certain marine ecosystems; |
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111.

Draws attention to the fact that certain aquaculture practices are contributing to the depletion of some stocks; points out that catching juveniles of certain species in the sea for fattening prevents them from reproducing and ensuring the biological balance between species; takes the view that the high prices that some of these species reach in some world markets lie at the root of this complete disregard for the need to preserve certain marine ecosystems;

| 112. | Points out that military operations also impact on the fisheries sector; notes that marine firing ranges are ‘no go’ areas for fishing and other forms of shipping but that they can, however, offer havens for biodiversity; stresses, nevertheless, that the use of ultra low frequency sonar, particularly by submarines, has a serious effect on sea mammals and other fish stocks and should be strictly regulated and confined to zones; |
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112.

Points out that military operations also impact on the fisheries sector; notes that marine firing ranges are ‘no go’ areas for fishing and other forms of shipping but that they can, however, offer havens for biodiversity; stresses, nevertheless, that the use of ultra low frequency sonar, particularly by submarines, has a serious effect on sea mammals and other fish stocks and should be strictly regulated and confined to zones;

| 113. | Stresses the need to monitor fishing in international waters, since this also affects fishery resources in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) within the EU. |
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113.

Stresses the need to monitor fishing in international waters, since this also affects fishery resources in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) within the EU.

Marine research, energy, technology and innovation

| 114. | Considers that most of the environmental and sustainability challenges need a response that makes proper use of the scientific and technological knowledge which must be, for that purpose, properly supported by sufficient funding by the Community and Member States; calls for the Commission to deliver a strategy for European Maritime Research and for better coordination and networking of European marine research institutes; to this end strongly endorses the establishment of a ‘European marine science network’, with participation by all relevant European marine research institutes and support from the EU; calls for the knowledge acquired to be entered and stored in a European marine data centre to which all marine research institutes would have access; favours in this context the promotion of a European maritime conference on a regular basis to provide a forum for researchers and industry; |
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114.

Considers that most of the environmental and sustainability challenges need a response that makes proper use of the scientific and technological knowledge which must be, for that purpose, properly supported by sufficient funding by the Community and Member States; calls for the Commission to deliver a strategy for European Maritime Research and for better coordination and networking of European marine research institutes; to this end strongly endorses the establishment of a ‘European marine science network’, with participation by all relevant European marine research institutes and support from the EU; calls for the knowledge acquired to be entered and stored in a European marine data centre to which all marine research institutes would have access; favours in this context the promotion of a European maritime conference on a regular basis to provide a forum for researchers and industry;

| 115. | Acknowledges that good governance of marine environment resources requires a solid information base; stresses, therefore, the importance of sound scientific knowledge of the marine environment in order to assist cost-effective decision making and to avoid measures that do not add value; insists, therefore, that marine research be given special treatment in terms of resource allocation in order to enable sustainable and effective environmental improvements to be made; |
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115.

Acknowledges that good governance of marine environment resources requires a solid information base; stresses, therefore, the importance of sound scientific knowledge of the marine environment in order to assist cost-effective decision making and to avoid measures that do not add value; insists, therefore, that marine research be given special treatment in terms of resource allocation in order to enable sustainable and effective environmental improvements to be made;

| 116. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States to draw up and implement a survey programme for the European seabed and European coastal waters, with a view to developing a European marine atlas on this basis; |
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116.

Calls on the Commission and the Member States to draw up and implement a survey programme for the European seabed and European coastal waters, with a view to developing a European marine atlas on this basis;

| 117. | Endorses the view in the Green Paper that there are significant and serious problems with the data available on the condition of the marine environment and the activities that are either conducted or have an impact on it; supports, therefore, the call for much improved programmes of data collection, mapping and surveying, vessel tracking, etc. in those areas involving the Member States, the Marine Conventions, the Commission and other Community bodies, such as the European Environment Agency and EMSA; stresses the importance of exchanging best practice at national, regional and European levels; |
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117.

Endorses the view in the Green Paper that there are significant and serious problems with the data available on the condition of the marine environment and the activities that are either conducted or have an impact on it; supports, therefore, the call for much improved programmes of data collection, mapping and surveying, vessel tracking, etc. in those areas involving the Member States, the Marine Conventions, the Commission and other Community bodies, such as the European Environment Agency and EMSA; stresses the importance of exchanging best practice at national, regional and European levels;

| 118. | Calls for maritime research to be part of the EU's Seventh Framework Research Programme as a crosscutting theme and as a key topic for future framework research programmes; insists that the oceans' potential contribution to solving Europe's energy problems be included as the main focus of research, which must be encouraged; |
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118.

Calls for maritime research to be part of the EU's Seventh Framework Research Programme as a crosscutting theme and as a key topic for future framework research programmes; insists that the oceans' potential contribution to solving Europe's energy problems be included as the main focus of research, which must be encouraged;

| 119. | Stresses the enormous development potential of offshore wind energy and the major contribution it is able to make to Europe's independence from energy imports and to climate protection, while pointing out that enormous efforts are still needed to fully develop this potential; therefore calls on the Commission to draw up an offshore wind energy action plan embodying an efficient European approach to offshore technology, promoting more extensive networking and indicating the prospects of achieving a power generation capacity of at least 50 GW by 2020: therefore expects above all the adoption of a ‘one-stop shop’ approach and the promotion of an intelligent offshore network infrastructure; welcomes the Commission recommendation for a European strategic Energy Technology Plan and urges that efforts be focused on the large-scale development of offshore wind energy; |
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119.

Stresses the enormous development potential of offshore wind energy and the major contribution it is able to make to Europe's independence from energy imports and to climate protection, while pointing out that enormous efforts are still needed to fully develop this potential; therefore calls on the Commission to draw up an offshore wind energy action plan embodying an efficient European approach to offshore technology, promoting more extensive networking and indicating the prospects of achieving a power generation capacity of at least 50 GW by 2020: therefore expects above all the adoption of a ‘one-stop shop’ approach and the promotion of an intelligent offshore network infrastructure; welcomes the Commission recommendation for a European strategic Energy Technology Plan and urges that efforts be focused on the large-scale development of offshore wind energy;

| 120. | Recognises the importance of the coastal zone for the development of renewable energy which forms a crucial and integral part of the EU's efforts to combat global climate change; points out that proper zoning for the purposes of maritime spatial planning to allow for the development of sites for the exploitation of wind, tide and other forms of power will therefore be necessary in order to minimise conflict with other users of the marine environment and to avoid degrading the environment, taking account of environmental impact assessments (EIA); welcomes the significant opportunities offered by the growing renewable energy industries for the creation of employment and technical expertise in the EU; |
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120.

Recognises the importance of the coastal zone for the development of renewable energy which forms a crucial and integral part of the EU's efforts to combat global climate change; points out that proper zoning for the purposes of maritime spatial planning to allow for the development of sites for the exploitation of wind, tide and other forms of power will therefore be necessary in order to minimise conflict with other users of the marine environment and to avoid degrading the environment, taking account of environmental impact assessments (EIA); welcomes the significant opportunities offered by the growing renewable energy industries for the creation of employment and technical expertise in the EU;

| 121. | Stresses, while bad practice must be ruled out, the importance of non-fishery developments which can be compatible with the fishery sector, such as the design of energy production platforms or wind turbine platforms that help to encourage and sustain a flourishing ecosystem, thus helping establish of nursery and spawning grounds for marine species in a fishing exclusion zone; |
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121.

Stresses, while bad practice must be ruled out, the importance of non-fishery developments which can be compatible with the fishery sector, such as the design of energy production platforms or wind turbine platforms that help to encourage and sustain a flourishing ecosystem, thus helping establish of nursery and spawning grounds for marine species in a fishing exclusion zone;

| 122. | Supports the shift to carbon-free energy generation, ensuring that the design and location of renewable energy generators provides proper safeguards for maritime wildlife; therefore, calls for the careful planning of maritime renewable energy installations; notes that there are many potential hazards associated with energy production which must be avoided; highlights that structures aimed at harnessing wind or wave energy can effect the natural cycles of the lower layer of the sea; emphasises that estuaries could lose inter-tidal bird feeding areas due to the introduction of barrages that reduce tidal range; underlines, similarly, that tidal power changes could affect horse mussel and flame-shell reefs, maerl beds, anemone and soft corals; |
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122.

Supports the shift to carbon-free energy generation, ensuring that the design and location of renewable energy generators provides proper safeguards for maritime wildlife; therefore, calls for the careful planning of maritime renewable energy installations; notes that there are many potential hazards associated with energy production which must be avoided; highlights that structures aimed at harnessing wind or wave energy can effect the natural cycles of the lower layer of the sea; emphasises that estuaries could lose inter-tidal bird feeding areas due to the introduction of barrages that reduce tidal range; underlines, similarly, that tidal power changes could affect horse mussel and flame-shell reefs, maerl beds, anemone and soft corals;

| 123. | Considers that there is considerable room for improvement as regards desalination technology to avoid the pollution of coastal waters, specially if those areas are part of the Natura 2000 network; invites the competent authorities to assess the environmental impact of desalination plants, particularly in those areas where water can be obtained through more sustainable means; |
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123.

Considers that there is considerable room for improvement as regards desalination technology to avoid the pollution of coastal waters, specially if those areas are part of the Natura 2000 network; invites the competent authorities to assess the environmental impact of desalination plants, particularly in those areas where water can be obtained through more sustainable means;

| 124. | Considers that, given the particularly rapid development of seawater desalination plants discharging tonnes of brine and other products into the sea, the Commission should investigate the effect of such plants on plankton and the seabed and on the changes and mutations occurring within the ecosystem; |
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124.

Considers that, given the particularly rapid development of seawater desalination plants discharging tonnes of brine and other products into the sea, the Commission should investigate the effect of such plants on plankton and the seabed and on the changes and mutations occurring within the ecosystem;

| 125. | Believes that the Galileo satellite navigation system and the GMES system offer huge potential for the maritime sector; encourages the Commission to better promote the use of these systems in the framework of the maritime strategy; |
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125.

Believes that the Galileo satellite navigation system and the GMES system offer huge potential for the maritime sector; encourages the Commission to better promote the use of these systems in the framework of the maritime strategy;

| 126. | Points to the importance of ICT in port logistics; is convinced that new legislative proposals, such as those on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), should be aimed at pushing forward the use of these technologies; calls on the Commission to set EU-wide ICT standards for all ports in the Union and to take a leading role in the negotiations on setting international technology standards; |
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126.

Points to the importance of ICT in port logistics; is convinced that new legislative proposals, such as those on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), should be aimed at pushing forward the use of these technologies; calls on the Commission to set EU-wide ICT standards for all ports in the Union and to take a leading role in the negotiations on setting international technology standards;

| 127. | Points out that, as the outermost regions lie in areas of the Atlantic and the Indian oceans and are well placed for observing phenomena, such as those related to weather cycles and vulcanology and, furthermore, that oceanography, biodiversity, environmental quality, management of natural resources, energy and water, genetics, public health, health sciences, new telecommunications systems and services in these territories are par excellence fields for European research, these regions should be considered when planning future research and development programmes; |
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127.

Points out that, as the outermost regions lie in areas of the Atlantic and the Indian oceans and are well placed for observing phenomena, such as those related to weather cycles and vulcanology and, furthermore, that oceanography, biodiversity, environmental quality, management of natural resources, energy and water, genetics, public health, health sciences, new telecommunications systems and services in these territories are par excellence fields for European research, these regions should be considered when planning future research and development programmes;

| 128. | Considers blue biotechnology as one of the most promising technologies of the coming decades, with many possible uses in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, the food industry and environmental remediation; believes that research efforts in this area should be strengthened and that Member States could take advantage of the creation of Blue Investment Funds, as proposed by the Green Paper and that better synergy could be achieved by better coordinating Member State research efforts in this field; emphasises that any blue technology development must be strongly regulated and properly assessed in order to avoid overexploitation and further damage to already fragile and threatened marine ecosystems; |
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128.

Considers blue biotechnology as one of the most promising technologies of the coming decades, with many possible uses in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, the food industry and environmental remediation; believes that research efforts in this area should be strengthened and that Member States could take advantage of the creation of Blue Investment Funds, as proposed by the Green Paper and that better synergy could be achieved by better coordinating Member State research efforts in this field; emphasises that any blue technology development must be strongly regulated and properly assessed in order to avoid overexploitation and further damage to already fragile and threatened marine ecosystems;

| 129. | Points out that ocean floor sediments comprise large quantities of gas hydrates that might supplement or replace traditional hydrocarbons; highlights that securing access to and evaluating these resources and developing ways of exploiting them are a major challenge that Europe should examine closely; believes that EU Member States' extension of their continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles, under Article 76 of the Montego Bay Convention, is an opportunity to preserve access to potential extra resources; |
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129.

Points out that ocean floor sediments comprise large quantities of gas hydrates that might supplement or replace traditional hydrocarbons; highlights that securing access to and evaluating these resources and developing ways of exploiting them are a major challenge that Europe should examine closely; believes that EU Member States' extension of their continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles, under Article 76 of the Montego Bay Convention, is an opportunity to preserve access to potential extra resources;

A Common Maritime Policy

| 130. | Highlights the significant achievements of the EU in recent years as regards maritime safety and environmental protection (ERIKA I and II package and other legislative measures); calls on the Council to adopt, as soon as possible, common positions on the legislative proposals of the ‘Third Maritime Safety Packages’ on which a political agreement has only just recently been reached; |
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130.

Highlights the significant achievements of the EU in recent years as regards maritime safety and environmental protection (ERIKA I and II package and other legislative measures); calls on the Council to adopt, as soon as possible, common positions on the legislative proposals of the ‘Third Maritime Safety Packages’ on which a political agreement has only just recently been reached;

| 131. | Maintains that the transnational sea region is an important area for potential partnership and consultation between the actors concerned by sectoral policies (transport, environment, maritime safety, management of fish stocks, etc.) and urges the Commission to encourage this networking with the support of the 2007-2013 territorial cooperation programme and the ‘sea regions’ programme of the new neighbourhood policy; considers that the specific nature of their geographic locations in no way excludes the outermost regions from being part of these sea regions, and that they therefore have a legitimate role to play in the dynamic of the sea basins. |
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131.

Maintains that the transnational sea region is an important area for potential partnership and consultation between the actors concerned by sectoral policies (transport, environment, maritime safety, management of fish stocks, etc.) and urges the Commission to encourage this networking with the support of the 2007-2013 territorial cooperation programme and the ‘sea regions’ programme of the new neighbourhood policy; considers that the specific nature of their geographic locations in no way excludes the outermost regions from being part of these sea regions, and that they therefore have a legitimate role to play in the dynamic of the sea basins.

| 132. | Agrees with the Commission that the creation of a common European maritime space could considerably increase the efficiency of territorial waters management and believes that such maritime space will contribute to the integration of the internal market for intra-EU maritime transport and services, especially as regards the simplification of customs and administrative procedures and with respect to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos) and IMO Conventions including the ‘freedom of navigation’ and the ‘right of innocent passage’ within the EEZ in international waters (High Seas); notes that Community law has already taken considerable steps in this direction but that in some cases implementation in the Member States is still lagging behind; calls on the Member States to implement European laws promptly; |
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132.

Agrees with the Commission that the creation of a common European maritime space could considerably increase the efficiency of territorial waters management and believes that such maritime space will contribute to the integration of the internal market for intra-EU maritime transport and services, especially as regards the simplification of customs and administrative procedures and with respect to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos) and IMO Conventions including the ‘freedom of navigation’ and the ‘right of innocent passage’ within the EEZ in international waters (High Seas); notes that Community law has already taken considerable steps in this direction but that in some cases implementation in the Member States is still lagging behind; calls on the Member States to implement European laws promptly;

| 133. | Highlights the advantages and potential of short sea shipping as a sustainable and efficient transport mode that easily bypasses land bottlenecks and has sufficient capacity for growth; asks, therefore, the Commission to support and promote short sea shipping by fully implementing the acts concerning short sea shipping; considers that the fact that short sea shipping is still viewed in law as international transport is a hindrance to its growth; therefore calls on the Commission to put forward a proposal to integrate short sea crossings into the European internal market; underlines that this must not interfere with the Unclos and IMO Conventions including the ‘freedom of navigation’ and the ‘right of innocent passage’ within the EEZ in international waters (High Seas); |
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133.

Highlights the advantages and potential of short sea shipping as a sustainable and efficient transport mode that easily bypasses land bottlenecks and has sufficient capacity for growth; asks, therefore, the Commission to support and promote short sea shipping by fully implementing the acts concerning short sea shipping; considers that the fact that short sea shipping is still viewed in law as international transport is a hindrance to its growth; therefore calls on the Commission to put forward a proposal to integrate short sea crossings into the European internal market; underlines that this must not interfere with the Unclos and IMO Conventions including the ‘freedom of navigation’ and the ‘right of innocent passage’ within the EEZ in international waters (High Seas);

| 134. | Is disappointed at the progress made to date as regards the implementation of TEN project No 21, ‘motorways of the sea’, and calls on the Commission to appoint a coordinator in order to speed up implementation of the sea motorways; |
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134.

Is disappointed at the progress made to date as regards the implementation of TEN project No 21, ‘motorways of the sea’, and calls on the Commission to appoint a coordinator in order to speed up implementation of the sea motorways;

| 135. | Considers that the new maritime policy adopted by the EU should also focus on the protection and promotion of maritime archaeological resources; considers that the inclusion, in the European marine atlas, of a cartographic inventory of submerged wrecks and archaeological sites would facilitate the understanding and study of those phenomena, enabling the competent authorities in each Member State to improve the preservation of their historical and cultural heritage; |
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135.

Considers that the new maritime policy adopted by the EU should also focus on the protection and promotion of maritime archaeological resources; considers that the inclusion, in the European marine atlas, of a cartographic inventory of submerged wrecks and archaeological sites would facilitate the understanding and study of those phenomena, enabling the competent authorities in each Member State to improve the preservation of their historical and cultural heritage;

| 136. | Considers that the full and timely implementation of all EU environmental legislation (inter alia the Water Framework Directive (18), Habitats and Wild Birds Directives, Nitrates Directive (19), Marine Fuel Sulphur Directive (20), Directive on Penal Sanctions for Marine Pollution) is imperative for conserving the quality of the marine environment, and that the Commission should exert the necessary pressure to encourage the Member States to do so, and, if necessary, take legal action; |
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136.

Considers that the full and timely implementation of all EU environmental legislation (inter alia the Water Framework Directive (18), Habitats and Wild Birds Directives, Nitrates Directive (19), Marine Fuel Sulphur Directive (20), Directive on Penal Sanctions for Marine Pollution) is imperative for conserving the quality of the marine environment, and that the Commission should exert the necessary pressure to encourage the Member States to do so, and, if necessary, take legal action;

| 137. | Is convinced that the precautionary principle, as embodied in Article 174(2) of the Treaty, must form the basis of all types of exploitation of the maritime zones of the EU; stresses that a lack of scientific certainty should therefore not be used as an excuse for delaying preventive action; believes, on the other hand, that haste as regards preventive action should not prevent the use of scientific information; |
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137.

Is convinced that the precautionary principle, as embodied in Article 174(2) of the Treaty, must form the basis of all types of exploitation of the maritime zones of the EU; stresses that a lack of scientific certainty should therefore not be used as an excuse for delaying preventive action; believes, on the other hand, that haste as regards preventive action should not prevent the use of scientific information;

| 138. | Notes that the Green Paper mentions several useful contributions that could be made by the military, including search and rescue, disaster relief and surveillance at sea; regrets, however, that no mention is made of the environmental degradation that can be caused by the military, such as weapons testing, construction of naval bases and the use of high intensity underwater sonar systems which can have a detrimental effect on cetaceans leading to deafness, internal organ damage and fatal mass stranding; insists, in this respect, that military activities be fully incorporated in the maritime policy and be subject to full environmental impact assessments and liability. |
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138.

Notes that the Green Paper mentions several useful contributions that could be made by the military, including search and rescue, disaster relief and surveillance at sea; regrets, however, that no mention is made of the environmental degradation that can be caused by the military, such as weapons testing, construction of naval bases and the use of high intensity underwater sonar systems which can have a detrimental effect on cetaceans leading to deafness, internal organ damage and fatal mass stranding; insists, in this respect, that military activities be fully incorporated in the maritime policy and be subject to full environmental impact assessments and liability.

| 139. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States to include in their maritime policy comprehensive investigations into old ammunition stocks from previous wars that have been dumped in European seas, and the dangers they present for people and the environment, and to examine the possibilities of making them safe and/or salvaging them, and to take appropriate action; |
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139.

Calls on the Commission and the Member States to include in their maritime policy comprehensive investigations into old ammunition stocks from previous wars that have been dumped in European seas, and the dangers they present for people and the environment, and to examine the possibilities of making them safe and/or salvaging them, and to take appropriate action;

| 140. | Calls for the Community to play a more prominent role in international organisations; stresses, however, that the Community cannot and should not represent, still less replace, the Member States; reiterates however, that the Community must be given observer status within the IMO; |
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140.

Calls for the Community to play a more prominent role in international organisations; stresses, however, that the Community cannot and should not represent, still less replace, the Member States; reiterates however, that the Community must be given observer status within the IMO;

| 141. | Stresses that the EU must actively engage in maritime governance at international level in order to promote a level playing field within the maritime economy without compromising ambitions concerning the environmental sustainability of maritime activities; |
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141.

Stresses that the EU must actively engage in maritime governance at international level in order to promote a level playing field within the maritime economy without compromising ambitions concerning the environmental sustainability of maritime activities;

| 142. | Stresses that the implementation and enforcement of existing IMO-, ILO- and EU-legislation has led to a safer, cleaner and economically viable maritime sector; welcomes the fact that Annexes I and II of the Marpol Convention that came into effect on 1 January 2007 have been revised; calls on the EU Member States to ratify rapidly all relevant IMO- and ILO-Conventions, particularly Annex VI of the Marpol Convention, the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships and International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea (HNS); calls for ratification or non-ratification to be used as a criterion for searching ships during port State control operations; |
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142.

Stresses that the implementation and enforcement of existing IMO-, ILO- and EU-legislation has led to a safer, cleaner and economically viable maritime sector; welcomes the fact that Annexes I and II of the Marpol Convention that came into effect on 1 January 2007 have been revised; calls on the EU Member States to ratify rapidly all relevant IMO- and ILO-Conventions, particularly Annex VI of the Marpol Convention, the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships and International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea (HNS); calls for ratification or non-ratification to be used as a criterion for searching ships during port State control operations;

| 143. | Encourages Member States and the Commission to participate actively in discussions, under the auspices of the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPCF), to combat substandard shipping and therefore, promote quality shipping; stresses that, in the medium term, consideration should be given to the review of the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage and the IOPCF; |
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143.

Encourages Member States and the Commission to participate actively in discussions, under the auspices of the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPCF), to combat substandard shipping and therefore, promote quality shipping; stresses that, in the medium term, consideration should be given to the review of the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage and the IOPCF;

| 144. | Considers that EMSA, Frontex, the Fisheries Agency and the Environment Agency have various instruments at their disposal which could usefully be combined to provide effective support to a European maritime policy; therefore urges the Commission not only to remove obstacles to cooperation between these agencies, but to formalise such cooperation in order to achieve the following:






  (i) | safety at sea and the protection of the marine environment (including fisheries inspection), protection from terrorism, piracy and criminal acts at sea and illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing; |
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144.

Considers that EMSA, Frontex, the Fisheries Agency and the Environment Agency have various instruments at their disposal which could usefully be combined to provide effective support to a European maritime policy; therefore urges the Commission not only to remove obstacles to cooperation between these agencies, but to formalise such cooperation in order to achieve the following:

(i)

safety at sea and the protection of the marine environment (including fisheries inspection), protection from terrorism, piracy and criminal acts at sea and illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing;

| (ii) | coordinated fisheries inspections and equal enforcement throughout the EU with equal penalties and sanctions being applied in the courts of Member States; |
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(ii)

coordinated fisheries inspections and equal enforcement throughout the EU with equal penalties and sanctions being applied in the courts of Member States;

| (iii) | strict monitoring of compliance with designated shipping routes and prosecution for illegal discharges from ships; rapid, coordinated response in the event of an accident, deploying the necessary measures as soon as possible, including designating places of refuge and ports for emergency use and combating illegal immigration; reiterates its call, included in its resolution of 21 April 2004, for a European coastguard service to be set up and asks the Commission to come forward with the study on its feasibility as soon as possible; |
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(iii)

strict monitoring of compliance with designated shipping routes and prosecution for illegal discharges from ships; rapid, coordinated response in the event of an accident, deploying the necessary measures as soon as possible, including designating places of refuge and ports for emergency use and combating illegal immigration; reiterates its call, included in its resolution of 21 April 2004, for a European coastguard service to be set up and asks the Commission to come forward with the study on its feasibility as soon as possible;

| 145. | Expects the European Neighbourhood Policy to take into due account the maritime policy for the Union and the need to cooperate with the EU's neighbouring states as regards the environment, safety and security of the seas and at sea; |
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145.

Expects the European Neighbourhood Policy to take into due account the maritime policy for the Union and the need to cooperate with the EU's neighbouring states as regards the environment, safety and security of the seas and at sea;

| 146. | Considers that IUU fishing is a serious and increasing problem, causing both the destruction of valuable fish stocks and unfair competition between fishermen who respect and fishermen who do not respect the rules; notes that, as regards certain fisheries in the EU, IUU catches are a significant part of the total catch; looks forward to the Commission's forthcoming communication and legislative proposals to combat IUU fishing and update the EU's 2002 Action Plan; |
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146.

Considers that IUU fishing is a serious and increasing problem, causing both the destruction of valuable fish stocks and unfair competition between fishermen who respect and fishermen who do not respect the rules; notes that, as regards certain fisheries in the EU, IUU catches are a significant part of the total catch; looks forward to the Commission's forthcoming communication and legislative proposals to combat IUU fishing and update the EU's 2002 Action Plan;

| 147. | Calls for a continuing integrated approach to European maritime policy in the future; stresses that this should include at least regular coordination meetings of the relevant Commissioners and regular public exchanges of views with other stakeholders, for example during biennial conferences; calls on future Council Presidencies to include maritime policy in their work programmes; also calls on the Commission to indicate annually all EU-funded projects with maritime relevance. |
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147.

Calls for a continuing integrated approach to European maritime policy in the future; stresses that this should include at least regular coordination meetings of the relevant Commissioners and regular public exchanges of views with other stakeholders, for example during biennial conferences; calls on future Council Presidencies to include maritime policy in their work programmes; also calls on the Commission to indicate annually all EU-funded projects with maritime relevance.

| 148. | Notes that the concept of maritime policy integration must now be put into practice and requests the Commission to reinforce its policy framework, with a view to carrying out a holistic analysis of maritime affairs and the policies that affect them, ensuring that interactions are fully taken into account in each sectoral policy and coordinating between them where appropriate; welcomes the steps taken by all the Community institutions and Member State governments as regards their response, in a cross-sectoral manner, to the Maritime Policy Green Paper and invites them to take further steps in this direction; |
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148.

Notes that the concept of maritime policy integration must now be put into practice and requests the Commission to reinforce its policy framework, with a view to carrying out a holistic analysis of maritime affairs and the policies that affect them, ensuring that interactions are fully taken into account in each sectoral policy and coordinating between them where appropriate; welcomes the steps taken by all the Community institutions and Member State governments as regards their response, in a cross-sectoral manner, to the Maritime Policy Green Paper and invites them to take further steps in this direction;

| 149. | Calls for the creation of a budget line entitled ‘Maritime policy: pilot projects'’to promote pilot projects seeking to integrate various systems for the monitoring and surveillance of the seas, collate scientific data on the sea, and disseminate networks and best practices in the field of maritime policy and the coastal economy; calls for maritime policy to be taken duly into account in the budgetary architecture of EU policies and instruments after 2013; |
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149.

Calls for the creation of a budget line entitled ‘Maritime policy: pilot projects'’to promote pilot projects seeking to integrate various systems for the monitoring and surveillance of the seas, collate scientific data on the sea, and disseminate networks and best practices in the field of maritime policy and the coastal economy; calls for maritime policy to be taken duly into account in the budgetary architecture of EU policies and instruments after 2013;

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| 150. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. |
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150.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.

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(1)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0082.

(2)  Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7).

(3)  Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ L 103, 25.4.1979, p. 1).

(4)  OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 11.

(5)  OJ C 104 E 30.4.2004, p. 730.

(6)  OJ L 225, 12.8.1998, p. 16.

(7)  OJ L 82, 22.3.2001, p. 16.

(8)  OJ L 80, 23.3.2002, p. 29.

(9)  OJ L 18, 21.1.1997, p. 1.

(10)  OJ L 283, 31.10.2003, p. 51.

(11)  OJ L 332, 28.12.2000, p. 81.

(12)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0482.

(13)  OJ L 175, 5.7.1985, p. 40.

(14)  OJ L 148, 6.6.2002, p. 24.

(15)  OJ L 179, 23.6.1998, p. 3.

(16)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0486.

(17)  OJ L 197, 21.7.2001, p. 30.

(18)  Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1).

(19)  Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (OJ L 375, 31.12.1991, p. 1).

(20)  Council Directive 1999/32/EC of 26 April 1999 relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels and amending Directive 93/12/EEC (OJ L 121, 11.5.1999, p. 13).

P6_TA(2007)0344

First railway package

European Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on the implementation of the first railway package (2006/2213(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the implementation of the first railway package (COM(2006)0189) and the accompanying Commission staff working paper (SEC(2006)0530), |
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having regard to the report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the implementation of the first railway package (COM(2006)0189) and the accompanying Commission staff working paper (SEC(2006)0530),

| — | having regard to Directive 2001/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2001 amending Council Directive 91/440/EEC on the development of the Community's railways (1), |
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having regard to Directive 2001/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2001 amending Council Directive 91/440/EEC on the development of the Community's railways (1),

| — | having regard to Directive 2001/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2001 amending Council Directive 95/18/EC on the licensing of railway undertakings (2), |
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having regard to Directive 2001/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2001 amending Council Directive 95/18/EC on the licensing of railway undertakings (2),

| — | having regard to Directive 2001/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2001 on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure and safety certification (3), |
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having regard to Directive 2001/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2001 on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure and safety certification (3),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 15 June 2006 on the deployment of the European rail signalling system ERTMS/ETCS (4), |
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having regard to its resolution of 15 June 2006 on the deployment of the European rail signalling system ERTMS/ETCS (4),

| — | 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 Transport and Tourism (A6-0219/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0219/2007),

| A. | whereas the first railway package is intended to revive the rail industry, by acting as a first step towards the creation of an integrated European railway area, and to expedite progress in the modal shift of freight traffic from road to rail, |
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A.

whereas the first railway package is intended to revive the rail industry, by acting as a first step towards the creation of an integrated European railway area, and to expedite progress in the modal shift of freight traffic from road to rail,

| B. | whereas Parliament, at first reading on the third railway package, requested the Commission to submit reports on the impact of the first and second railway packages, |
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B.

whereas Parliament, at first reading on the third railway package, requested the Commission to submit reports on the impact of the first and second railway packages,

| C. | whereas the transport sector is responsible for between 15 and 30 % of all the EU's CO2 emissions, and whereas, accordingly, there is a need to boost the shift of traffic from road transport to the railways and inland waterways, which have a less negative impact on the climate, |
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C.

whereas the transport sector is responsible for between 15 and 30 % of all the EU's CO2 emissions, and whereas, accordingly, there is a need to boost the shift of traffic from road transport to the railways and inland waterways, which have a less negative impact on the climate,

| D. | whereas moves towards a modal shift, and to optimising intermodal chains, have as yet proved unsatisfactory, and whereas the first railway package has not yet delivered the desired results, |
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D.

whereas moves towards a modal shift, and to optimising intermodal chains, have as yet proved unsatisfactory, and whereas the first railway package has not yet delivered the desired results,

| E. | whereas the underlying conditions for competition and cooperation between rail, road, air and maritime transport are inevitably bound to have an impact on the performance of each mode of transport, and whereas any debate on the efficiency and competitiveness within each mode must begin with the issue of fair competition between them, |
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E.

whereas the underlying conditions for competition and cooperation between rail, road, air and maritime transport are inevitably bound to have an impact on the performance of each mode of transport, and whereas any debate on the efficiency and competitiveness within each mode must begin with the issue of fair competition between them,

| F. | whereas environmentally harmful road transport is given preferential treatment because an EU-wide system of tolls, with their fixed maximum limit, is levied on a voluntary basis, mostly only on motorways and only for lorries, with no internalisation of external costs, |
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F.

whereas environmentally harmful road transport is given preferential treatment because an EU-wide system of tolls, with their fixed maximum limit, is levied on a voluntary basis, mostly only on motorways and only for lorries, with no internalisation of external costs,

| G. | whereas tolls have shown remarkable success in generating a shift of traffic from road to rail — for example in Switzerland — and are an example of the greatest interest for EU transport policy, particularly since the improved efficiency of freight transport by road has increased costs for the consumer by only 0,5 %, |
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G.

whereas tolls have shown remarkable success in generating a shift of traffic from road to rail — for example in Switzerland — and are an example of the greatest interest for EU transport policy, particularly since the improved efficiency of freight transport by road has increased costs for the consumer by only 0,5 %,

| H. | whereas the EU, in its agreement with Switzerland and in the Alpine Convention, has signed transport protocols, thus ensuring that the shift of more trans-Alpine freight traffic towards the railways will form part of the EU's future transport policy, |
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H.

whereas the EU, in its agreement with Switzerland and in the Alpine Convention, has signed transport protocols, thus ensuring that the shift of more trans-Alpine freight traffic towards the railways will form part of the EU's future transport policy,

| I. | whereas experience has shown that the degree of market opening and the number of firms entering the market has been very varied, both within and outside Europe, in smaller and larger, old and new Member States; whereas competition has proved its worth in those areas in which it has been introduced and smaller rail undertakings have often successfully filled niches which larger firms regarded as unprofitable, |
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I.

whereas experience has shown that the degree of market opening and the number of firms entering the market has been very varied, both within and outside Europe, in smaller and larger, old and new Member States; whereas competition has proved its worth in those areas in which it has been introduced and smaller rail undertakings have often successfully filled niches which larger firms regarded as unprofitable,

| J. | whereas enlargement from 15 to 25, and now to 27, Member States has brought countries into the EU whose rail structures in some cases differ markedly from those in the ‘old’ Member States, which entails different types of opportunity and risk for the rail sector; whereas EU enlargement and the EU Neighbourhood Policy are presenting new challenges for the EU as regards shaping an appropriately differentiated rail policy, |
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J.

whereas enlargement from 15 to 25, and now to 27, Member States has brought countries into the EU whose rail structures in some cases differ markedly from those in the ‘old’ Member States, which entails different types of opportunity and risk for the rail sector; whereas EU enlargement and the EU Neighbourhood Policy are presenting new challenges for the EU as regards shaping an appropriately differentiated rail policy,

| K. | whereas, in some new Member States, notably the Baltic States, freight traffic to and from third countries constitutes almost half of total turnover; whereas the liberalisation of the rail sector is hindered by the different legal frameworks found in the EU's neighbouring countries and a lack of active dialogue between the EU and those states; whereas traditional rail companies, as a result, have a dominant market position when cooperating with non-EU rail operators, |
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K.

whereas, in some new Member States, notably the Baltic States, freight traffic to and from third countries constitutes almost half of total turnover; whereas the liberalisation of the rail sector is hindered by the different legal frameworks found in the EU's neighbouring countries and a lack of active dialogue between the EU and those states; whereas traditional rail companies, as a result, have a dominant market position when cooperating with non-EU rail operators,

| L. | whereas the opening up of the networks is one of the factors that has led to an increase of 60 % in rail freight traffic in the UK, of 42,5 % in the Netherlands, of more than 30 % in Poland and of 25 % in Germany, while in France, where the national railways for the moment practically face no competition, it has fallen by 28 %; whereas this also has an impact on jobs and on the quality of the service offered, not to mention the climate, since the freight lost to the railways is now transported by road, |
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L.

whereas the opening up of the networks is one of the factors that has led to an increase of 60 % in rail freight traffic in the UK, of 42,5 % in the Netherlands, of more than 30 % in Poland and of 25 % in Germany, while in France, where the national railways for the moment practically face no competition, it has fallen by 28 %; whereas this also has an impact on jobs and on the quality of the service offered, not to mention the climate, since the freight lost to the railways is now transported by road,

| M. | whereas this is particularly connected with the fact that on the rail network in Germany, where the scheduled date for the opening up of the market to competition has been anticipated, there are 274 licensed freight operators; and whereas there are60 operators in Poland, while there are only five in France, where the dates for the opening up of the market were strictly applied, not to mention countries such as Finland and Slovenia, where the state monopoly still faces no competition at all, |
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M.

whereas this is particularly connected with the fact that on the rail network in Germany, where the scheduled date for the opening up of the market to competition has been anticipated, there are 274 licensed freight operators; and whereas there are60 operators in Poland, while there are only five in France, where the dates for the opening up of the market were strictly applied, not to mention countries such as Finland and Slovenia, where the state monopoly still faces no competition at all,

| N. | whereas fair and transparent charging on the rail infrastructure is an essential precondition for any competition in this sector; whereas Directive 2001/14/EC, while it makes marginal cost the underlying principle of charging, allows for discretion in the levying of charges, which leads in effect to widely differing charging systems and levels of charge in the Member States; whereas the differing levels of investment by the Member States in the rail sector are passed on as differences in charging by infrastructure operators, |
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N.

whereas fair and transparent charging on the rail infrastructure is an essential precondition for any competition in this sector; whereas Directive 2001/14/EC, while it makes marginal cost the underlying principle of charging, allows for discretion in the levying of charges, which leads in effect to widely differing charging systems and levels of charge in the Member States; whereas the differing levels of investment by the Member States in the rail sector are passed on as differences in charging by infrastructure operators,

| O. | whereas past experience and the current intensity of competition show that the rail system works even if the network and operations are separated in a regulated manner, |
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O.

whereas past experience and the current intensity of competition show that the rail system works even if the network and operations are separated in a regulated manner,

| P. | whereas single wagonload traffic, with a share of over 50 %, is an important component of European rail freight traffic on which many of the rail companies' customers rely, |
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P.

whereas single wagonload traffic, with a share of over 50 %, is an important component of European rail freight traffic on which many of the rail companies' customers rely,

| Q. | whereas the available statistics on rail accidents, while still incomplete, show a positive trend in rail safety even since the opening of the freight transport market; whereas in Member States which have opened up their markets to the greatest extent there has been no worsening in the level of safety; whereas it has become too difficult to obtain safety certificates in practice as a result of implementation problems, a lack of transparency and organisational and administrative restrictions, |
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Q.

whereas the available statistics on rail accidents, while still incomplete, show a positive trend in rail safety even since the opening of the freight transport market; whereas in Member States which have opened up their markets to the greatest extent there has been no worsening in the level of safety; whereas it has become too difficult to obtain safety certificates in practice as a result of implementation problems, a lack of transparency and organisational and administrative restrictions,

Conditions for intermodal competition

| 1. | Recalls that — given growing traffic volumes, rising emissions and limited energy resources, as well as thousands of road accident victims — reviving rail transport is a key objective of EU transport policy, and calls on the Commission to take account of this fact when implementing the first rail package; |
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1.

Recalls that — given growing traffic volumes, rising emissions and limited energy resources, as well as thousands of road accident victims — reviving rail transport is a key objective of EU transport policy, and calls on the Commission to take account of this fact when implementing the first rail package;

| 2. | Considers that the ‘Eurovignette 2’ Directive is an initial step towards fair intermodal competition: fair competition is not possible when the levying of charges is mandatory throughout the EU for all trains on all rail routes, while road tolls in the EU have an upper limit, are charged only on a voluntary basis without an internalisation of external costs, mostly only on motorways and only for lorries; calls, therefore, on the Commission to submit a proposal for a directive by 2008 (cf. Article 1(9) of Directive 2006/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 amending Directive 1999/62/EC on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures (5)) in which the Eurovignette is adjusted in line with the rail route pricing system, tolls are made mandatory for all lorries over 3,5 tonnes on all roads in the EU without loopholes, and external costs are internalised; |
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2.

Considers that the ‘Eurovignette 2’ Directive is an initial step towards fair intermodal competition: fair competition is not possible when the levying of charges is mandatory throughout the EU for all trains on all rail routes, while road tolls in the EU have an upper limit, are charged only on a voluntary basis without an internalisation of external costs, mostly only on motorways and only for lorries; calls, therefore, on the Commission to submit a proposal for a directive by 2008 (cf. Article 1(9) of Directive 2006/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 amending Directive 1999/62/EC on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures (5)) in which the Eurovignette is adjusted in line with the rail route pricing system, tolls are made mandatory for all lorries over 3,5 tonnes on all roads in the EU without loopholes, and external costs are internalised;

| 3. | Calls on the Commission to translate the principles of the transport protocols of the agreement with Switzerland, and of the Alpine Convention, into corresponding measures for the shift to rail of trans-Alpine freight transport; |
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3.

Calls on the Commission to translate the principles of the transport protocols of the agreement with Switzerland, and of the Alpine Convention, into corresponding measures for the shift to rail of trans-Alpine freight transport;

| 4. | Notes that competition between rail and air transport is distorted; considers that an exemption from kerosene tax and from VAT on international air tickets should be placed on the agenda as a matter of urgency, both at international and EU levels; |
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4.

Notes that competition between rail and air transport is distorted; considers that an exemption from kerosene tax and from VAT on international air tickets should be placed on the agenda as a matter of urgency, both at international and EU levels;

| 5. | Considers it incompatible with the objective of European transport policy that Member States charge high route prices on the rail freight network, while, at the same, charging no tolls for lorries on the roads; |
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5.

Considers it incompatible with the objective of European transport policy that Member States charge high route prices on the rail freight network, while, at the same, charging no tolls for lorries on the roads;

| 6. | Emphasises that the lack of network interoperability is still the main obstacle to the creation of an integrated European railway area, and welcomes the Commission's decision to put forward a new initiative on this issue; considers that liberalisation should have gone hand-in-hand with the progress made on interoperability and regrets that the two processes have proceeded at very different speeds; points out that opening up the networks to competition will bear fruit only if there is a real integrated trans-European network; calls for this question to be treated as a priority in future; |
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Emphasises that the lack of network interoperability is still the main obstacle to the creation of an integrated European railway area, and welcomes the Commission's decision to put forward a new initiative on this issue; considers that liberalisation should have gone hand-in-hand with the progress made on interoperability and regrets that the two processes have proceeded at very different speeds; points out that opening up the networks to competition will bear fruit only if there is a real integrated trans-European network; calls for this question to be treated as a priority in future;

| 7. | Calls on the Commission to modernise and develop intermodal infrastructures, particularly junctions with port infrastructures; |
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7.

Calls on the Commission to modernise and develop intermodal infrastructures, particularly junctions with port infrastructures;

Conditions for intramodal competition

| 8. | Stresses that the interoperability of rail traffic must be further improved so as to enhance the competitiveness of the railways; calls in this connection for ERTMS to be installed rapidly and without gaps in the six corridors on which the EU, through its coordinator Karel Vinck, has reached agreement with the railway undertakings and the Member States (A: Rotterdam-Genoa; B: Naples-Berlin-Stockholm; C: Antwerp-Basle/Lyon; D: Seville-Lyon-Turin-Trieste-Ljubljana; E: Dresden-Prague-Brno-Vienna-Budapest; F: Duisburg-Berlin-Warsaw); |
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Stresses that the interoperability of rail traffic must be further improved so as to enhance the competitiveness of the railways; calls in this connection for ERTMS to be installed rapidly and without gaps in the six corridors on which the EU, through its coordinator Karel Vinck, has reached agreement with the railway undertakings and the Member States (A: Rotterdam-Genoa; B: Naples-Berlin-Stockholm; C: Antwerp-Basle/Lyon; D: Seville-Lyon-Turin-Trieste-Ljubljana; E: Dresden-Prague-Brno-Vienna-Budapest; F: Duisburg-Berlin-Warsaw);

| 9. | Urges the Commission to extend the good example set within the field of state aid for rolling stock, made possible in connection with the installation/improvement of ERTMS in trains and to noise reduction in goods trucks, as this will enable savings to be made in infrastructure investments; |
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Urges the Commission to extend the good example set within the field of state aid for rolling stock, made possible in connection with the installation/improvement of ERTMS in trains and to noise reduction in goods trucks, as this will enable savings to be made in infrastructure investments;

| 10. | Recognises that the option of giving preference to passenger rail transport at the expense of rail freight transport through very high route pricing is a factor which negatively affects the competitiveness of rail freight transport; notes that such action by rail undertakings is a direct result of the under-funding of these undertakings by the Member States; calls, therefore, on the Commission to take all legal steps to prevent this practice; |
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10.

Recognises that the option of giving preference to passenger rail transport at the expense of rail freight transport through very high route pricing is a factor which negatively affects the competitiveness of rail freight transport; notes that such action by rail undertakings is a direct result of the under-funding of these undertakings by the Member States; calls, therefore, on the Commission to take all legal steps to prevent this practice;

| 11. | Calls on the Commission to take action against the practice whereby EU transport aid flows into Member States which use it almost exclusively to subsidise their road networks while neglecting the railways; considers that, in the event of co-financing, at least 40 % of the appropriations should be allocated to the railways; |
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Calls on the Commission to take action against the practice whereby EU transport aid flows into Member States which use it almost exclusively to subsidise their road networks while neglecting the railways; considers that, in the event of co-financing, at least 40 % of the appropriations should be allocated to the railways;

| 12. | Notes that the three Baltic Member States have implemented EU legislation and are liberalising their markets while this is not the case in their neighbouring country, Russia. This special situation should have been acknowledged in the European Commission report; |
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12.

Notes that the three Baltic Member States have implemented EU legislation and are liberalising their markets while this is not the case in their neighbouring country, Russia. This special situation should have been acknowledged in the European Commission report;

| 13. | Supports the Commission in its efforts to promote the trans-European rail freight network still further and expects support to be given in particular to the priority Trans-European Network projects; |
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13.

Supports the Commission in its efforts to promote the trans-European rail freight network still further and expects support to be given in particular to the priority Trans-European Network projects;

| 14. | Requests the Commission to put forward recommendations for the sustainable reform of the railways' financial structure (see Article 9 of Council Directive 91/440/EEC); |
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14.

Requests the Commission to put forward recommendations for the sustainable reform of the railways' financial structure (see Article 9 of Council Directive 91/440/EEC);

| 15. | Calls on the Commission to draw up a plan for promoting the restoration of rail connections to industrial undertakings and to ensure that links are no longer destroyed; |
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Calls on the Commission to draw up a plan for promoting the restoration of rail connections to industrial undertakings and to ensure that links are no longer destroyed;

| 16. | Calls on the Commission to look into the possibility of making route prices more transparent and predictable, establishing the principle of a minimum of harmonisation of prices on international corridors in which railway undertakings are investing in order to improve interoperability; |
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16.

Calls on the Commission to look into the possibility of making route prices more transparent and predictable, establishing the principle of a minimum of harmonisation of prices on international corridors in which railway undertakings are investing in order to improve interoperability;

Regulation of the separation between network and operation

| 17. | Considers the separation of railway infrastructure and operations to be a key issue of rail policy, given the central role of infrastructure operators within the rail industry, and in this connection regards it as absolutely essential to create an independent and transparent regulatory body with adequate funding; |
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Considers the separation of railway infrastructure and operations to be a key issue of rail policy, given the central role of infrastructure operators within the rail industry, and in this connection regards it as absolutely essential to create an independent and transparent regulatory body with adequate funding;

| 18. | Considers both the separation and the integration models to be compatible with Community law, provided that the independence of the essential functions is safeguarded in accordance with Directive 2001/14/EC; considers that this is not fully the case, as is shown by the numerous complaints made by undertakings entering the market which are in competition with incumbent state railway undertakings; highlights that their complaints include or have included the following:






  — | access to the network or to a favourable route could not be granted because this route had already been allocated to a rail undertaking belonging to the dominant group; |
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Considers both the separation and the integration models to be compatible with Community law, provided that the independence of the essential functions is safeguarded in accordance with Directive 2001/14/EC; considers that this is not fully the case, as is shown by the numerous complaints made by undertakings entering the market which are in competition with incumbent state railway undertakings; highlights that their complaints include or have included the following:

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access to the network or to a favourable route could not be granted because this route had already been allocated to a rail undertaking belonging to the dominant group;

| — | their wishes could not be met since points had previously been extended and/or passing loops dismantled; |
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their wishes could not be met since points had previously been extended and/or passing loops dismantled;

| — | low-speed stretches of route (speed limits) had been ordered — for no good reason — in order to undermine competitors' security of connections; |
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low-speed stretches of route (speed limits) had been ordered — for no good reason — in order to undermine competitors' security of connections;

| — | it was not possible to purchase second-hand locomotives because they had already been scrapped, or because potential buyers were prevented from doing so by national rail undertakings; |
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it was not possible to purchase second-hand locomotives because they had already been scrapped, or because potential buyers were prevented from doing so by national rail undertakings;

| — | route prices were drastically increased after a former state railway undertaking was purchased; |
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route prices were drastically increased after a former state railway undertaking was purchased;

| — | route prices were raised at such short notice that it was not possible to take them into account in pricing, while the railway undertaking belonging to the dominant group was notified in advance; |
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route prices were raised at such short notice that it was not possible to take them into account in pricing, while the railway undertaking belonging to the dominant group was notified in advance;

| — | cross-subsidisation within dominant groups was not prevented, because parts of the route prices they paid flowed into the holding company instead of being used to benefit the infrastructure, which not only improved their results but also enabled them to provide their service more cheaply on the market; |
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cross-subsidisation within dominant groups was not prevented, because parts of the route prices they paid flowed into the holding company instead of being used to benefit the infrastructure, which not only improved their results but also enabled them to provide their service more cheaply on the market;

| — | non-state undertakings often pay higher energy prices than group subsidiaries, even if energy supply is integrated into the holding company, and this distortion of competition has even been ruled permissible by the Frankfurt Regional Court; |
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non-state undertakings often pay higher energy prices than group subsidiaries, even if energy supply is integrated into the holding company, and this distortion of competition has even been ruled permissible by the Frankfurt Regional Court;

| — | licensing, particularly of locomotives, is regulated differently from one country to another and each Member State requires a separate licence for its own network, which is not only very time-consuming but also prohibitively expensive; |
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licensing, particularly of locomotives, is regulated differently from one country to another and each Member State requires a separate licence for its own network, which is not only very time-consuming but also prohibitively expensive;

| 19. | Notes that the entry into the market of new service providers in the single wagonload traffic sector is dependent on the efficient operation of marshalling yards; regards it as necessary for marshalling yards to be neutrally operated in order to ensure that all undertakings are treated in a non-discriminatory manner, and calls on the Commission to consider amending EU law to this effect; |
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19.

Notes that the entry into the market of new service providers in the single wagonload traffic sector is dependent on the efficient operation of marshalling yards; regards it as necessary for marshalling yards to be neutrally operated in order to ensure that all undertakings are treated in a non-discriminatory manner, and calls on the Commission to consider amending EU law to this effect;

| 20. | Calls on the Commission to adapt the rail systems currently confined within national borders in such a way that each rail undertaking which meets the necessary legal and technical requirements in a Member State be permitted to operate across the whole European network (cross-acceptance), thus promoting not only trans-European but also regional cross-border traffic; emphasises that this will also eliminate the advantages of road and air transport where these have existed for many years; |
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20.

Calls on the Commission to adapt the rail systems currently confined within national borders in such a way that each rail undertaking which meets the necessary legal and technical requirements in a Member State be permitted to operate across the whole European network (cross-acceptance), thus promoting not only trans-European but also regional cross-border traffic; emphasises that this will also eliminate the advantages of road and air transport where these have existed for many years;

| 21. | Calls on the Commission to initiate legal proceedings without delay against those Member States which have not implemented the first and/or second railway package by the specified date; |
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21.

Calls on the Commission to initiate legal proceedings without delay against those Member States which have not implemented the first and/or second railway package by the specified date;

| 22. | Notes that absolute priority must be given to the full implementation of the First Railway Package, including the test criteria laid down by the Commission in the Annexes to its report on the implementation of the First Railway Package; |
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Notes that absolute priority must be given to the full implementation of the First Railway Package, including the test criteria laid down by the Commission in the Annexes to its report on the implementation of the First Railway Package;

| 23. | Highlights that the railways' share of the freight market has been stabilising since 2001 in the EU-25 and the best performance, disregarding the Baltic States which benefit from their very special geographical location and the kind of goods transported, can be seen in Member States that were first to commence with a reform of their railway industry in anticipation of the promulgation of the Community Directives and the opening up of the market; |
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Highlights that the railways' share of the freight market has been stabilising since 2001 in the EU-25 and the best performance, disregarding the Baltic States which benefit from their very special geographical location and the kind of goods transported, can be seen in Member States that were first to commence with a reform of their railway industry in anticipation of the promulgation of the Community Directives and the opening up of the market;

| 24. | Notes that capacity shortages on the railways in Europe have a negative effect on the operation of the railways in relation to other modes of transport; calls on the Commission, before the end of 2007, to study the effects of Articles 22, 25 and 26 of Directive 2001/14/EC with reference to the capacity analysis and capacity enhancement plan prescribed therein in the event of infrastructure congestion; |
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Notes that capacity shortages on the railways in Europe have a negative effect on the operation of the railways in relation to other modes of transport; calls on the Commission, before the end of 2007, to study the effects of Articles 22, 25 and 26 of Directive 2001/14/EC with reference to the capacity analysis and capacity enhancement plan prescribed therein in the event of infrastructure congestion;

| 25. | Emphasises that improving the competitiveness of the sector through market opening will encourage future investment, thus ensuring growth and employment, two objectives that the Lisbon Strategy aims to attain; notes that, in addition, by contributing to the development of environmentally friendly transport, the Community thus opts for the development of sustainable transport; |
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Emphasises that improving the competitiveness of the sector through market opening will encourage future investment, thus ensuring growth and employment, two objectives that the Lisbon Strategy aims to attain; notes that, in addition, by contributing to the development of environmentally friendly transport, the Community thus opts for the development of sustainable transport;

| 26. | Stresses the importance of an independent role for railway undertakings, as enshrined, inter alia, in Article 5 of Directive 91/440/EEC with regard to technical, organisational and financial management, and notes the positive effects of such a role on the development of rail as a mode of transport; |
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Stresses the importance of an independent role for railway undertakings, as enshrined, inter alia, in Article 5 of Directive 91/440/EEC with regard to technical, organisational and financial management, and notes the positive effects of such a role on the development of rail as a mode of transport;

| 27. | Highlights the importance of European social dialogue in preventing the process of liberalisation from facilitating social dumping; |
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Highlights the importance of European social dialogue in preventing the process of liberalisation from facilitating social dumping;

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| 28. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission. |
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Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission.

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(1)  OJ L 75, 15.3.2001, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 75, 15.3.2001, p. 26.

(3)  OJ L 75, 15.3.2001, p. 29.

(4)  OJ C 300 E, 9.12.2006, p. 499.

(5)  OJ L 157, 9.6.2006, p. 8.

P6_TA(2007)0345

Sustainable mobility

European Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on keeping Europe moving — Sustainable mobility for our continent (2006/2227(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament ‘Keep Europe moving — Sustainable mobility for our continent — Mid-term review of the European Commission's 2001 Transport White Paper’ (COM(2006)0314), |
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having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament ‘Keep Europe moving — Sustainable mobility for our continent — Mid-term review of the European Commission's 2001 Transport White Paper’ (COM(2006)0314),

| — | having regard to the synthesis of the Finnish presidency on the Mid-term review of the European Commission's 2001 Transport White Paper, which reflects the discussion at the Transport Council of 12 October 2006 (Council doc. 13847/06 — TRANS 257), |
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having regard to the synthesis of the Finnish presidency on the Mid-term review of the European Commission's 2001 Transport White Paper, which reflects the discussion at the Transport Council of 12 October 2006 (Council doc. 13847/06 — TRANS 257),

| — | 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 Transport and Tourism and the opinion of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A6-0190/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism and the opinion of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A6-0190/2007),

| A. | whereas the above mentioned Communication from the Commission has been published following an extensive consultation with the involvement of stakeholders; whereas it is based on an up-to-date approach, is in line with the Lisbon targets and falls within the framework of European sustainable development, |
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whereas the above mentioned Communication from the Commission has been published following an extensive consultation with the involvement of stakeholders; whereas it is based on an up-to-date approach, is in line with the Lisbon targets and falls within the framework of European sustainable development,

| B. | whereas Parliament acknowledges the achievements in some European transport policy fields and emphasises the importance of continuous efforts, such as:






  — | building the internal market in transport services through infrastructure network interconnection, pursuing policies to promote interoperability, ensuring accessibility to this market in order to secure the necessary cross-border permeability and applying specific measures to alleviate the geographical handicaps of the outermost regions and countries on the Union's external borders, |
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whereas Parliament acknowledges the achievements in some European transport policy fields and emphasises the importance of continuous efforts, such as:

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building the internal market in transport services through infrastructure network interconnection, pursuing policies to promote interoperability, ensuring accessibility to this market in order to secure the necessary cross-border permeability and applying specific measures to alleviate the geographical handicaps of the outermost regions and countries on the Union's external borders,

| — | ensuring greater cohesion between citizens through transport policy and other tools, |
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ensuring greater cohesion between citizens through transport policy and other tools,

| — | applying measures to reduce the negative environmental effects of the transport sector, |
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applying measures to reduce the negative environmental effects of the transport sector,

| — | continually reviewing and further developing safety, taking into account its socio-economic importance, in all modes of transport (aviation, maritime, inland navigation, railway and road), |
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continually reviewing and further developing safety, taking into account its socio-economic importance, in all modes of transport (aviation, maritime, inland navigation, railway and road),

| — | efforts to increase quality of service and to protect consumers in all transport modes in order to comply with the objective of creating an internal market, |
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efforts to increase quality of service and to protect consumers in all transport modes in order to comply with the objective of creating an internal market,

| — | efforts to ensure basic passengers' rights, not least by guaranteeing a universal service in cooperation with Member States, |
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efforts to ensure basic passengers' rights, not least by guaranteeing a universal service in cooperation with Member States,

| — | effectively implementing rules on working conditions, |
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effectively implementing rules on working conditions,

| C. | whereas Parliament emphasises that the following new challenges must be met by European transport policy:






  — | transport demand is growing faster than anticipated, and has grown more strongly than GDP, |
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C.

whereas Parliament emphasises that the following new challenges must be met by European transport policy:

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transport demand is growing faster than anticipated, and has grown more strongly than GDP,

| — | the competitiveness of the European economy needs more than ever an efficient, well-functioning sustainable transport system, where transport should be seen as part of European growth and competitiveness, |
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the competitiveness of the European economy needs more than ever an efficient, well-functioning sustainable transport system, where transport should be seen as part of European growth and competitiveness,

| — | new challenges as regards an integrated transport system covering EU-15 and the new Member States have appeared due to the latest enlargements, in particular as regards density, capacity, quality and other transport infrastructure parameters
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new challenges as regards an integrated transport system covering EU-15 and the new Member States have appeared due to the latest enlargements, in particular as regards density, capacity, quality and other transport infrastructure parameters
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| — | the adverse effects of greenhouse gases in terms of climate change have increased, not least because of the sector's contribution to climate change, |
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the adverse effects of greenhouse gases in terms of climate change have increased, not least because of the sector's contribution to climate change,

| — | energy prices, especially the prices of the fossil fuels used in transport, are continuing to rise, |
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energy prices, especially the prices of the fossil fuels used in transport, are continuing to rise,

| — | the potential of innovation and new technologies has increased significantly, |
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the potential of innovation and new technologies has increased significantly,

| — | new tasks have also arisen from globalisation, |
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new tasks have also arisen from globalisation,

| — | the security and protection of transport infrastructures from terrorism is becoming increasingly important, |
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the security and protection of transport infrastructures from terrorism is becoming increasingly important,

| — | problems, in the transport sector, pertaining to transport criminality and the organised theft of commercial vehicles and their loads have increased, |
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problems, in the transport sector, pertaining to transport criminality and the organised theft of commercial vehicles and their loads have increased,

| — | large cities are finding it increasingly difficult to maintain a smooth flow of passenger and goods traffic, |
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large cities are finding it increasingly difficult to maintain a smooth flow of passenger and goods traffic,

| D. | whereas the transport industry accounts for about 7% of European GDP and the revenue from transport has grown continuously; stresses that efficient transport contributes not only to economic growth, but is also vital for investment in available technologies that are commercially possible and economically sustainable; points out that transport congestion has increased and costs the European Union about 1% of GDP, and the transport industry accounts for about 5% of employment, which means over 10 million people are employed in transport related sectors; believes that, in this context, the midterm review gives Parliament an opportunity to express the aims of European transport policy more explicitly and unambiguously, with a focus on goals and a view to sustainable mobility, |
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whereas the transport industry accounts for about 7% of European GDP and the revenue from transport has grown continuously; stresses that efficient transport contributes not only to economic growth, but is also vital for investment in available technologies that are commercially possible and economically sustainable; points out that transport congestion has increased and costs the European Union about 1% of GDP, and the transport industry accounts for about 5% of employment, which means over 10 million people are employed in transport related sectors; believes that, in this context, the midterm review gives Parliament an opportunity to express the aims of European transport policy more explicitly and unambiguously, with a focus on goals and a view to sustainable mobility,

| 1. | Stresses the importance of strengthened cooperation at European, national, regional and local levels, which should include the effective implementation of common rules and more efficient ways of enforcement; also stresses the need for pragmatic and cooperative interconnection of transport and other policy areas such as energy, environment and innovation; proposes that transport policy should be fully integrated into the Lisbon Strategy and taken into account in the assessment and recommendations put forward each year by the Member States in their national plans in order to measure and compare progress; |
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Stresses the importance of strengthened cooperation at European, national, regional and local levels, which should include the effective implementation of common rules and more efficient ways of enforcement; also stresses the need for pragmatic and cooperative interconnection of transport and other policy areas such as energy, environment and innovation; proposes that transport policy should be fully integrated into the Lisbon Strategy and taken into account in the assessment and recommendations put forward each year by the Member States in their national plans in order to measure and compare progress;

| 2. | Stresses the need for pragmatic and cooperative interconnection in the field of transport and in other national or Community policy areas such as energy, environment and innovation; emphasises that these policies must incorporate the requirements of climate protection, namely reducing CO2 emissions from the transport sector by 20 % by 2020 as a priority; considers that only an integrated approach could achievepositive results in reducing casualties and emissions and improving safety and the environment, as laid down for example by the CARS 21 High Level Group; points out the importance of providing targeted information for citizens in their capacity as transport users and of encouraging them to behave more responsibly; |
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Stresses the need for pragmatic and cooperative interconnection in the field of transport and in other national or Community policy areas such as energy, environment and innovation; emphasises that these policies must incorporate the requirements of climate protection, namely reducing CO2 emissions from the transport sector by 20 % by 2020 as a priority; considers that only an integrated approach could achievepositive results in reducing casualties and emissions and improving safety and the environment, as laid down for example by the CARS 21 High Level Group; points out the importance of providing targeted information for citizens in their capacity as transport users and of encouraging them to behave more responsibly;

| 3. | Fully agrees that Community legislation — in line with the principle of better regulation and the principle of subsidiarity — should focus on new areas such as urban transport, where legislation is necessary and policy measures should be taken at EU level only where it would bring clear added value and replace the inordinate red tape entailed in 27 bodies of national legislation on the same subject, but at the same time calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure the implementation common interpretation and enforcement of the existing European transport legislation; further calls on the Commission to carry out regular monitoring to observe the effectiveness of measures seeking to achieve the objectives set and, where necessary, to make corrective changes; |
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Fully agrees that Community legislation — in line with the principle of better regulation and the principle of subsidiarity — should focus on new areas such as urban transport, where legislation is necessary and policy measures should be taken at EU level only where it would bring clear added value and replace the inordinate red tape entailed in 27 bodies of national legislation on the same subject, but at the same time calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure the implementation common interpretation and enforcement of the existing European transport legislation; further calls on the Commission to carry out regular monitoring to observe the effectiveness of measures seeking to achieve the objectives set and, where necessary, to make corrective changes;

| 4. | Deplores the conditions under which the Union's transport policy is being implemented by the Council and calls strongly for decisions to be taken more quickly under the legislative procedure and for swifter and better coordinated transposition into national law; calls on the Commission to do all in its power to achieve this goal; |
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Deplores the conditions under which the Union's transport policy is being implemented by the Council and calls strongly for decisions to be taken more quickly under the legislative procedure and for swifter and better coordinated transposition into national law; calls on the Commission to do all in its power to achieve this goal;

| 5. | Notes that Community funds for financing trans-European transport projects remain limited, and the added value of the TEN-T programme cannot be attained unless the entire network is completed; emphasises the financing of infrastructures (especially where congestion problems are significant), the cross border sections and transport hubs; considers that priority investment progress is slower than expected; emphasises that the key TEN-T projects — supervised by their coordinators — need to be selected according to their financial feasibility and in particular according to the financial willingness of the Member States concerned and their regions, and furthermore according to their level of operational feasibility and the degree of progress made in their technical planning, so as to ensure that the declarations of intent find practical expression in the investment schedules to be incorporated in the Member States' various finance laws; considers that these projects should provide proven ‘pan-European added value’ in terms of setting up a genuinely interconnected and interoperable trans-European network rather than creating a patchwork of national networks; |
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Notes that Community funds for financing trans-European transport projects remain limited, and the added value of the TEN-T programme cannot be attained unless the entire network is completed; emphasises the financing of infrastructures (especially where congestion problems are significant), the cross border sections and transport hubs; considers that priority investment progress is slower than expected; emphasises that the key TEN-T projects — supervised by their coordinators — need to be selected according to their financial feasibility and in particular according to the financial willingness of the Member States concerned and their regions, and furthermore according to their level of operational feasibility and the degree of progress made in their technical planning, so as to ensure that the declarations of intent find practical expression in the investment schedules to be incorporated in the Member States' various finance laws; considers that these projects should provide proven ‘pan-European added value’ in terms of setting up a genuinely interconnected and interoperable trans-European network rather than creating a patchwork of national networks;

| 6. | Stresses that there is a significant risk to European economic growth from continued financial inaction as regards infrastructure; calls on the Commission to make proposals about the possible extension of new alternative and innovative ways of financing — taking into account also the report on the future of the European Union's own resources — and also extra resources for transport and the related researche during the review of the EU 7-year budget in 2008; emphasises that it should include finding sources for transport investments, and not least fair charging — based on the ‘user pays’ principle and the ability to apply the ‘polluter pays’ principle — provided that the revenue is reinvested in the transport sector; believes that the Commission and the Member States should together consider the long term financial problems of constructing the TEN-T as a whole and making it operational, bearing in mind that the building time will cover at least two 7-year financial periods and the life cycle of new infrastructure is at least some decades; |
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Stresses that there is a significant risk to European economic growth from continued financial inaction as regards infrastructure; calls on the Commission to make proposals about the possible extension of new alternative and innovative ways of financing — taking into account also the report on the future of the European Union's own resources — and also extra resources for transport and the related researche during the review of the EU 7-year budget in 2008; emphasises that it should include finding sources for transport investments, and not least fair charging — based on the ‘user pays’ principle and the ability to apply the ‘polluter pays’ principle — provided that the revenue is reinvested in the transport sector; believes that the Commission and the Member States should together consider the long term financial problems of constructing the TEN-T as a whole and making it operational, bearing in mind that the building time will cover at least two 7-year financial periods and the life cycle of new infrastructure is at least some decades;

| 7. | Welcomes the establishment of the Guarantee Fund but expects more initiatives like this especially where public-private partnerships — in a proper legal framework — will be able to play a role in financing but not without clear economic and financial viability; highlights the role of the EIB, which must, however, be made compatible with the wider involvement of the European banking and financial system in infrastructure and transport projects; |
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Welcomes the establishment of the Guarantee Fund but expects more initiatives like this especially where public-private partnerships — in a proper legal framework — will be able to play a role in financing but not without clear economic and financial viability; highlights the role of the EIB, which must, however, be made compatible with the wider involvement of the European banking and financial system in infrastructure and transport projects;

| 8. | Points out that the geographical extension of the Union caused a significant increase in diversity, because of which, before legislating, in-depth impact analyses should make the Union aware of the possible effect on each Member State, especially on the newcomers; calls on the institutions and the Member States to do their best in order to exploit fully all available funds related to the development of transport infrastructure because, where there is a lack of capacity and infrastructure, qualitative progress towards more effective and more sustainable transport cannot be made with the help of horizontal measures — co-modality and intelligent transport; |
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Points out that the geographical extension of the Union caused a significant increase in diversity, because of which, before legislating, in-depth impact analyses should make the Union aware of the possible effect on each Member State, especially on the newcomers; calls on the institutions and the Member States to do their best in order to exploit fully all available funds related to the development of transport infrastructure because, where there is a lack of capacity and infrastructure, qualitative progress towards more effective and more sustainable transport cannot be made with the help of horizontal measures — co-modality and intelligent transport;

| 9. | Agrees to follow a more realistic path than before and to make optimum use of limited capacities and stresses the importance of the efficient and innovative use of the various transport modes operating on their own or in multimodal integration; stresses that the development of co-modality should be in line with reducing the impact of transport on the environment; notes that each transport mode should develop on its own merits under corresponding environmental standards, carrying its own costs, thereby enhancing mobility by increased efficiency in all transport modes; stresses that co-modality enables optimal and sustainable utilisation of resources to be reached by mobility management in transport logistics and by intermodal linkage of the various modes, something which could decrease traffic, while enabling surplus capacities to benefit the entire system; |
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Agrees to follow a more realistic path than before and to make optimum use of limited capacities and stresses the importance of the efficient and innovative use of the various transport modes operating on their own or in multimodal integration; stresses that the development of co-modality should be in line with reducing the impact of transport on the environment; notes that each transport mode should develop on its own merits under corresponding environmental standards, carrying its own costs, thereby enhancing mobility by increased efficiency in all transport modes; stresses that co-modality enables optimal and sustainable utilisation of resources to be reached by mobility management in transport logistics and by intermodal linkage of the various modes, something which could decrease traffic, while enabling surplus capacities to benefit the entire system;

| 10. | Considers that rapid completion of the TEN-T network is the first way to create the conditions for better co-modality; notes that in different markets modal shift is essential for reducing the environmental impact of transport, and a modest modal shift can reduce road congestion; points out that shifts to more environmental modes, such as rail, bus and coach, carpooling and car-sharing, walking and cycling, maritime transport or inland navigation should be achieved, and emphasis should be put on those transport modes whose level of participation is often still low, meaning that they have vast potential; |
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Considers that rapid completion of the TEN-T network is the first way to create the conditions for better co-modality; notes that in different markets modal shift is essential for reducing the environmental impact of transport, and a modest modal shift can reduce road congestion; points out that shifts to more environmental modes, such as rail, bus and coach, carpooling and car-sharing, walking and cycling, maritime transport or inland navigation should be achieved, and emphasis should be put on those transport modes whose level of participation is often still low, meaning that they have vast potential;

| 11. | Points out that, while TEN-T projects continue, the conventional measures are reaching their limits; therefore emphasises the potential of intelligent transport systems, technological innovations, investments in telematics in order to enhance traffic efficiency, reduce congestion, and improve safety and environmental performance; points out that the benefits of intelligent systems and technological innovations (SESAR (air transport), ERTMS (railway transport), RIS (river information system), Galileo (satellite navigation) etc) should be realised; emphasises that the main task — both of the Community and of industry — is to support the market for new innovative solutions, and to create an appropriate legal and technical environment, including facilitated applications of the new technologies through public procurement; |
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Points out that, while TEN-T projects continue, the conventional measures are reaching their limits; therefore emphasises the potential of intelligent transport systems, technological innovations, investments in telematics in order to enhance traffic efficiency, reduce congestion, and improve safety and environmental performance; points out that the benefits of intelligent systems and technological innovations (SESAR (air transport), ERTMS (railway transport), RIS (river information system), Galileo (satellite navigation) etc) should be realised; emphasises that the main task — both of the Community and of industry — is to support the market for new innovative solutions, and to create an appropriate legal and technical environment, including facilitated applications of the new technologies through public procurement;

| 12. | Notes that new challenges have emerged as a result of the globalisation of logistics, which is a key element for the competitiveness of the European economy; supports the development of a framework strategy for goods transport in Europe and considers that such a strategy must be based on the view that goods transport is fundamentally a purely business undertaking and that regulation should therefore be confined to the creation of an appropriate business environment for efficient goods transport; emphasises that European transport policy should integrate logistics with port development and integration and the development of logistics platforms; encourages multimodal logistics solutions and the European modular system, infrastructure connections and advanced informatics; |
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Notes that new challenges have emerged as a result of the globalisation of logistics, which is a key element for the competitiveness of the European economy; supports the development of a framework strategy for goods transport in Europe and considers that such a strategy must be based on the view that goods transport is fundamentally a purely business undertaking and that regulation should therefore be confined to the creation of an appropriate business environment for efficient goods transport; emphasises that European transport policy should integrate logistics with port development and integration and the development of logistics platforms; encourages multimodal logistics solutions and the European modular system, infrastructure connections and advanced informatics;

| 13. | Stresses the need for cooperation and EU agreements with third countries individually and within international organisations in the fields of transport, energy and environment and security; expresses its wish to be substantially involved in these negotiations and agreements; |
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Stresses the need for cooperation and EU agreements with third countries individually and within international organisations in the fields of transport, energy and environment and security; expresses its wish to be substantially involved in these negotiations and agreements;

| 14. | Welcomes the plans of the Work Book, set out in Annex I of the above mentioned Communication from the Commission, for the forthcoming years, and:






  — | stresses the importance of European maritime policy and especially the integrated maritime transport strategy together with a port policy, which should fall within the scope of the Treaty, |
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Welcomes the plans of the Work Book, set out in Annex I of the above mentioned Communication from the Commission, for the forthcoming years, and:

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stresses the importance of European maritime policy and especially the integrated maritime transport strategy together with a port policy, which should fall within the scope of the Treaty,

| — | stresses the importance of the ‘Motorways of the Sea’ projects, |
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stresses the importance of the ‘Motorways of the Sea’ projects,

| — | emphasises the further developments made in the field of aviation, including emissions trading, and supports the progress of the SESAR programme, |
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emphasises the further developments made in the field of aviation, including emissions trading, and supports the progress of the SESAR programme,

| — | points out that a common overall concept at European level to develop airports is necessary in order to avoid inappropriate allocation of funds, |
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points out that a common overall concept at European level to develop airports is necessary in order to avoid inappropriate allocation of funds,

| — | supports the continuation the Marco Polo Programme, |
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supports the continuation the Marco Polo Programme,

| — | emphasises that the Galileo Programme and ERTMS should be sped up, |
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emphasises that the Galileo Programme and ERTMS should be sped up,

| — | supports the progress of the eSafety and radio frequency identification (RFID) projects, |
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supports the progress of the eSafety and radio frequency identification (RFID) projects,

| — | supports the progress of the inland waterways project Naiades and urges the Commission and the Member States to come up with proposals with regard to the implementation of the actions announced in this action plan, and supports the progress of RIS, |
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supports the progress of the inland waterways project Naiades and urges the Commission and the Member States to come up with proposals with regard to the implementation of the actions announced in this action plan, and supports the progress of RIS,

| — | looks forward to the Commission proposing, in 2008, a generally applicable, transparent and comprehensible model for the assessment of all external costs to serve as the basis for future calculations of infrastructure charges, which model shall be accompanied by an impact analysis of the internalisation of external costs for all modes of transport and a strategy for the implementation of the model for all modes of transport, |
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looks forward to the Commission proposing, in 2008, a generally applicable, transparent and comprehensible model for the assessment of all external costs to serve as the basis for future calculations of infrastructure charges, which model shall be accompanied by an impact analysis of the internalisation of external costs for all modes of transport and a strategy for the implementation of the model for all modes of transport,

| — | calls on the Commission to increase its efforts to fully implement Directive 2004/52/EC on the interoperability of electronic road toll systems in the Community and asks the Commission to produce a report on the implementation of this Directive before the end of 2007, |
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calls on the Commission to increase its efforts to fully implement Directive 2004/52/EC on the interoperability of electronic road toll systems in the Community and asks the Commission to produce a report on the implementation of this Directive before the end of 2007,

| — | calls for a feasibility study — in line with the report on the future of the EU's own resources — to be carried out so as to provide secure and lasting funding, |
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calls for a feasibility study — in line with the report on the future of the EU's own resources — to be carried out so as to provide secure and lasting funding,

| — | emphasises that priority should be given, when implementing the Seventh Framework Programme, to projects and programmes concerning intelligent transport systems and logistics, including road safety, urban transport and clean-engine technology, |
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emphasises that priority should be given, when implementing the Seventh Framework Programme, to projects and programmes concerning intelligent transport systems and logistics, including road safety, urban transport and clean-engine technology,

| — | calls for EU-wide quality and interoperability standards for biofuels to be ensured, |
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calls for EU-wide quality and interoperability standards for biofuels to be ensured,

| — | underlines the need for an energy efficiency road plan, |
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underlines the need for an energy efficiency road plan,

| — | emphasises the importance of the Green Paper on urban transport, and hopes that specific means will be provided to help urban public transport move towards modal integration, developing traffic management systems, and creating conditions enabling users to be rewarded for their decision to make use of alternatives, |
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emphasises the importance of the Green Paper on urban transport, and hopes that specific means will be provided to help urban public transport move towards modal integration, developing traffic management systems, and creating conditions enabling users to be rewarded for their decision to make use of alternatives,

| — | underlines the importance of taking further measures in favour of sustainable transport in mountainous as well as densely populated areas, following the signature, by the Transport Council on 11 December 2006, of the Transport Protocol to the Alpine Convention, |
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underlines the importance of taking further measures in favour of sustainable transport in mountainous as well as densely populated areas, following the signature, by the Transport Council on 11 December 2006, of the Transport Protocol to the Alpine Convention,

| — | suggests that a Green Paper on European tourism be submitted and that a specific impact assessment of legislation which has a clear influence on European tourism be carried out; |
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suggests that a Green Paper on European tourism be submitted and that a specific impact assessment of legislation which has a clear influence on European tourism be carried out;

| 15. | While the transport policy of the reunified Europe has faced and is still facing new challenges, emphasises that the Mid-term review of the Transport White Paper 2001 has not laid down long-term objectives nor given answers on an integrated approach to future European transport policy; therefore calls on the Commission to immediately start work on a well-prepared European transport policy after 2010, which can meet the new challenges in a sustainable manner; |
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While the transport policy of the reunified Europe has faced and is still facing new challenges, emphasises that the Mid-term review of the Transport White Paper 2001 has not laid down long-term objectives nor given answers on an integrated approach to future European transport policy; therefore calls on the Commission to immediately start work on a well-prepared European transport policy after 2010, which can meet the new challenges in a sustainable manner;

| 16. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission. |
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Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission.

P6_TA(2007)0346

Cardiovascular disease

European Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on action to tackle cardiovascular disease

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to Article 152 of the EC Treaty, |
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having regard to Article 152 of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council meeting on 1 and 2 June 2004 (1), |
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having regard to the conclusions of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council meeting on 1 and 2 June 2004 (1),

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal for a Public Health Action Programme 2007-2013 (COM(2006)0234), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal for a Public Health Action Programme 2007-2013 (COM(2006)0234),

| — | having regard to the its Resolution of 15 December 2005 on the Commission legislative and work programme for 2006 (2), |
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having regard to the its Resolution of 15 December 2005 on the Commission legislative and work programme for 2006 (2),

| — | having regard to the World Health Organisation's ‘European Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases’ (3), |
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having regard to the World Health Organisation's ‘European Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases’ (3),

| — | having regard to the conclusions and strategic objectives as regards women and health of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, adopted by the Fourth UN World Conference on Women on 15 September 1995, |
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having regard to the conclusions and strategic objectives as regards women and health of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, adopted by the Fourth UN World Conference on Women on 15 September 1995,

| — | having regard to the European Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention (4), |
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having regard to the European Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention (4),

| — | having regard to the declaration adopted at the Heart Health Conference, held in Luxembourg on 28 and 29 June 2005 (5), |
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having regard to the declaration adopted at the Heart Health Conference, held in Luxembourg on 28 and 29 June 2005 (5),

| — | having regard to the Women's Health at Heart Conference, held in Brussels on 7 March 2006 (6), |
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having regard to the Women's Health at Heart Conference, held in Brussels on 7 March 2006 (6),

| — | having regard to the June 2007 European Heart Health Charter (7), |
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having regard to the June 2007 European Heart Health Charter (7),

| — | having regard to the Finnish Presidency's initiative Health in All Policies from 2006 (8), |
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having regard to the Finnish Presidency's initiative Health in All Policies from 2006 (8),

| — | having regard to the Seventh Research Framework Programme (2007-2013) (9), |
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having regard to the Seventh Research Framework Programme (2007-2013) (9),

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

| A. | whereas, according to European cardiovascular disease statistics of 2005, cardiovascular disease is the most significant cause of death in men and women in the EU, accounting for 1,9 million deaths; whereas women and men are affected differently by cardiovascular disease; whereas women are more likely than men to die from a stroke or a heart attack; whereas cardiovascular diseases in women are often not diagnosed and treated properly (10), |
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A.

whereas, according to European cardiovascular disease statistics of 2005, cardiovascular disease is the most significant cause of death in men and women in the EU, accounting for 1,9 million deaths; whereas women and men are affected differently by cardiovascular disease; whereas women are more likely than men to die from a stroke or a heart attack; whereas cardiovascular diseases in women are often not diagnosed and treated properly (10),

| B. | whereas cardiovascular disease causes nearly half of all deaths, namely 42 %, in the EU (10), |
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B.

whereas cardiovascular disease causes nearly half of all deaths, namely 42 %, in the EU (10),

| C. | whereas cardiovascular disease is the second main cause of disease burden (illness and death) in the EU, amounting to 18 % of the burden (10), |
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C.

whereas cardiovascular disease is the second main cause of disease burden (illness and death) in the EU, amounting to 18 % of the burden (10),

| D. | whereas the total cost of cardiovascular disease amounts to EUR 169 billion in the EU, of which EUR 105 billion is spent on treating the disease in the EU and the remaining sum of EUR 64 billion results from lost productivity and the cost of informal care (10), |
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D.

whereas the total cost of cardiovascular disease amounts to EUR 169 billion in the EU, of which EUR 105 billion is spent on treating the disease in the EU and the remaining sum of EUR 64 billion results from lost productivity and the cost of informal care (10),

| E. | whereas health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, |
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E.

whereas health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity,

| F. | whereas the changing demographic structure of the EU requires that people work longer and whereas debilitation arising from high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease has a negative effect on the labour market (11), |
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whereas the changing demographic structure of the EU requires that people work longer and whereas debilitation arising from high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease has a negative effect on the labour market (11),

| G. | whereas the OECD 2005 Indicators (12) state that ‘only around 3% of current health expenditure is spent on prevention and public health programmes’, |
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whereas the OECD 2005 Indicators (12) state that ‘only around 3% of current health expenditure is spent on prevention and public health programmes’,

| H. | whereas major risk factors for developing a cardiovascular disease are notably the consumption of tobacco and alcohol, an excess of visceral fat, which may lead to metabolic disorders, a high level of glucose, lipids and cholesterol in the blood and high blood pressure, |
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whereas major risk factors for developing a cardiovascular disease are notably the consumption of tobacco and alcohol, an excess of visceral fat, which may lead to metabolic disorders, a high level of glucose, lipids and cholesterol in the blood and high blood pressure,

| I. | whereas the majority of cardiovascular diseases can be prevented by a change in lifestyle together with an early identification of high-risk individuals and proper diagnosis, |
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whereas the majority of cardiovascular diseases can be prevented by a change in lifestyle together with an early identification of high-risk individuals and proper diagnosis,

| J. | whereas the WHO recognises that ‘the most cost-effective methods of reducing risk among an entire population are population-wide interventions, combining effective policies and broad health promotion policies’ (13), |
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J.

whereas the WHO recognises that ‘the most cost-effective methods of reducing risk among an entire population are population-wide interventions, combining effective policies and broad health promotion policies’ (13),

| K. | whereas a tangible European strategy for addressing cardiovascular disease is non-existent, |
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whereas a tangible European strategy for addressing cardiovascular disease is non-existent,

| L. | whereas the March 2006 Women's Health at Heart conclusions called for the Council to adopt a Recommendation on a tangible EU-wide cardiovascular health strategy on the basis of a Commission proposal encompassing cardiovascular health promotion, mechanisms in support of the Member States' strategies and activities, guidelines on risk assessment, optimal preventive methods, treatment, rehabilitation and screening, and education of doctors by doctors, |
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whereas the March 2006 Women's Health at Heart conclusions called for the Council to adopt a Recommendation on a tangible EU-wide cardiovascular health strategy on the basis of a Commission proposal encompassing cardiovascular health promotion, mechanisms in support of the Member States' strategies and activities, guidelines on risk assessment, optimal preventive methods, treatment, rehabilitation and screening, and education of doctors by doctors,

| M. | whereas there are major discrepancies in cardiovascular disease prevalence, prevention and care between Member States and it is the role of the EU to combat such inequalities and close the gap, |
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whereas there are major discrepancies in cardiovascular disease prevalence, prevention and care between Member States and it is the role of the EU to combat such inequalities and close the gap,

| N. | whereas gender is a crucial factor in the development, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease; whereas not enough attention is being paid to gender in the health sector, which is having a negative effect on the treatment of women for cardiovascular diseases, |
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whereas gender is a crucial factor in the development, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease; whereas not enough attention is being paid to gender in the health sector, which is having a negative effect on the treatment of women for cardiovascular diseases,

| O. | whereas in its resolution of 15 December 2005 it has called on the Commission to ‘ensure a proper follow-up to its communications on the fight against obesity, heart diseases, diabetes, cancer, mental disorders and HIV/AIDS’, |
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whereas in its resolution of 15 December 2005 it has called on the Commission to ‘ensure a proper follow-up to its communications on the fight against obesity, heart diseases, diabetes, cancer, mental disorders and HIV/AIDS’,

| P. | whereas the treatment of other major diseases received overwhelming support from the European Parliament in 2006 in the form of the declaration of 27 April 2006 on diabetes (14) and the resolution of 25 October 2006 on breast cancer in the enlarged European Union (15), while none currently exists on cardiovascular disease, the number one killer in Europe, |
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whereas the treatment of other major diseases received overwhelming support from the European Parliament in 2006 in the form of the declaration of 27 April 2006 on diabetes (14) and the resolution of 25 October 2006 on breast cancer in the enlarged European Union (15), while none currently exists on cardiovascular disease, the number one killer in Europe,

| 1. | Calls on the Commission to propose a Recommendation on cardiovascular disease, including high blood pressure, and on the early identification of high-risk individuals and prevention strategies in Europe, taking into account gender differences so as to ensure gender equality in the health sector; |
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Calls on the Commission to propose a Recommendation on cardiovascular disease, including high blood pressure, and on the early identification of high-risk individuals and prevention strategies in Europe, taking into account gender differences so as to ensure gender equality in the health sector;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission to launch a survey in order to encourage the equipment of large public spaces, such as railway and metro stations, airports and stadia, with pre-hospital system care such as early defibrillation for victims of cardiac arrest (cardiac fibrillation); |
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Calls on the Commission to launch a survey in order to encourage the equipment of large public spaces, such as railway and metro stations, airports and stadia, with pre-hospital system care such as early defibrillation for victims of cardiac arrest (cardiac fibrillation);

| 3. | Calls on the Member States to develop and strengthen their risk factor surveillance systems; |
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Calls on the Member States to develop and strengthen their risk factor surveillance systems;

| 4. | Calls on the Member States to adopt or review national public health strategies so as to include the promotion of health, population and early high-risk management strategies on cardiovascular health, and to develop health impact assessments in order to measure the burden on national healthcare systems, taking into account gender differences so as to ensure gender equality in the health sector; |
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Calls on the Member States to adopt or review national public health strategies so as to include the promotion of health, population and early high-risk management strategies on cardiovascular health, and to develop health impact assessments in order to measure the burden on national healthcare systems, taking into account gender differences so as to ensure gender equality in the health sector;

| 5. | Calls on Member States to establish national guidelines for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, including standard best practice guidelines in order to identify high-risk individuals; |
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Calls on Member States to establish national guidelines for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, including standard best practice guidelines in order to identify high-risk individuals;

| 6. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a consensus on the setting of targets for managing high blood pressure screening and control; |
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Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a consensus on the setting of targets for managing high blood pressure screening and control;

| 7. | Encourages the Member States to develop and implement cardiovascular health promotion, early identification of high-risk groups and prevention strategies, as the most cost-effective methods of combating cardiovascular disease; |
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Encourages the Member States to develop and implement cardiovascular health promotion, early identification of high-risk groups and prevention strategies, as the most cost-effective methods of combating cardiovascular disease;

| 8. | Urges the Member States to adopt a multi-sectoral approach to cardiovascular health promotion and preventive strategies in consultation with all relevant stakeholders; |
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Urges the Member States to adopt a multi-sectoral approach to cardiovascular health promotion and preventive strategies in consultation with all relevant stakeholders;

| 9. | Calls on the Member States to further develop their action plans on lifestyle-related health determinants in order to promote healthy lifestyles; |
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Calls on the Member States to further develop their action plans on lifestyle-related health determinants in order to promote healthy lifestyles;

| 10. | Calls for continued financial support for further research into preventing cardiovascular disease and promoting cardiovascular health at local, national and European levels, including research into cardiovascular disease risk factors, prevalence and genetic factors; |
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Calls for continued financial support for further research into preventing cardiovascular disease and promoting cardiovascular health at local, national and European levels, including research into cardiovascular disease risk factors, prevalence and genetic factors;

| 11. | Calls on the Member States to implement public education programmes in order to raise awareness of the risk factors relating to cardiovascular disease and specialist programmes for the further education of health professionals; |
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Calls on the Member States to implement public education programmes in order to raise awareness of the risk factors relating to cardiovascular disease and specialist programmes for the further education of health professionals;

| 12. | Calls on the Member States to measure the prevalence of cardiovascular disease among their population and to evaluate their national programmes in order to identify benchmark figures that will enable national health authorities to set tangible goals when implementing dedicated initiatives; |
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Calls on the Member States to measure the prevalence of cardiovascular disease among their population and to evaluate their national programmes in order to identify benchmark figures that will enable national health authorities to set tangible goals when implementing dedicated initiatives;

| 13. | Calls on the Member States and the Commission to support the implementation of the most recent European Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention produced by the Joint European Task Force; |
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Calls on the Member States and the Commission to support the implementation of the most recent European Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention produced by the Joint European Task Force;

| 14. | Calls on the Commission to encourage initiatives and collaborations with interested stakeholders which aim to promote better cardiovascular health through further controls on tobacco and alcohol and an improved diet and physical activity as a means of preventing obesity and high blood pressure and their related complications; |
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Calls on the Commission to encourage initiatives and collaborations with interested stakeholders which aim to promote better cardiovascular health through further controls on tobacco and alcohol and an improved diet and physical activity as a means of preventing obesity and high blood pressure and their related complications;

| 15. | Urges the Commission to follow up on its earlier initiatives on exchanges of best practice regarding cardiovascular disease prevention between Member States; |
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Urges the Commission to follow up on its earlier initiatives on exchanges of best practice regarding cardiovascular disease prevention between Member States;

| 16. | Calls on the Commission to promote the regular exchange of experience, information and data on cardiovascular health between all stakeholders involved in cardiovascular disease prevention; |
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Calls on the Commission to promote the regular exchange of experience, information and data on cardiovascular health between all stakeholders involved in cardiovascular disease prevention;

| 17. | Calls on the Commission to increase the comparability of data by encouraging the establishment of a database that monitors cardiovascular disease prevalence, mortality, morbidity and risk factors across Member States; |
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Calls on the Commission to increase the comparability of data by encouraging the establishment of a database that monitors cardiovascular disease prevalence, mortality, morbidity and risk factors across Member States;

| 18. | Urges the Commission to develop, further to the Council's conclusions on Health in all Policies, health impact assessments in order to measure the burden of cardiovascular disease and high blood pressure on European economic productivity across Member States; |
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Urges the Commission to develop, further to the Council's conclusions on Health in all Policies, health impact assessments in order to measure the burden of cardiovascular disease and high blood pressure on European economic productivity across Member States;

| 19. | Welcomes the Commission's recently announced plan to develop a health strategy and urges the Commission, in this plan, to focus on the need for equal access to facilities for the prevention, treatment, diagnosis and control of disease for all Europeans regardless of their nationality; |
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Welcomes the Commission's recently announced plan to develop a health strategy and urges the Commission, in this plan, to focus on the need for equal access to facilities for the prevention, treatment, diagnosis and control of disease for all Europeans regardless of their nationality;

| 20. | Calls on the Commission to point out to Member States the funding opportunities available for cardiovascular disease and high blood pressure screening and prevention methods as well as for further research into cardiovascular disease, such as through the Seventh Research Framework Programme, the Structural Funds and the European Development Fund; |
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Calls on the Commission to point out to Member States the funding opportunities available for cardiovascular disease and high blood pressure screening and prevention methods as well as for further research into cardiovascular disease, such as through the Seventh Research Framework Programme, the Structural Funds and the European Development Fund;

| 21. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the parliaments of the Member States. |
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Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the parliaments of the Member States.

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(1)  http://www.consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/en/lsa/80729.pdf.

(2)  OJ C 286 E, 23.11.2006, p. 487.

(3)  EUR/RC56/R2.

(4)  Eur. J. Cardiovasc. Prev. Rehabil. 2003 Dec;10(Suppl 1):S1-78.

(5)  http://www.escardio.org/NR/rdonlyres/8D8142BF-23F3-4811-ABFE-3B0BCFEBB0EF/0/LuxembourgDeclaration_ 116Kb.pdf.

(6)  www.cvhconference.org.

(7)  www.heartcharter.eu.

(8)  http://www.stm.fi/Resource.phx/eng/subjt/inter/eu2006/hiap/index.htx.i1153.pdf.

(9)  Decision No 1982/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 (OJ L 412, 30.12.2006, p. 1).

(10)  Study: Discrimination against Women and Young Girls in the Health Sector, Policy Department C, PE 378.295.

(11)  High Blood Pressure and Health Policy, Kanavos/Őstergren/Weber et al., 2007.

(12)  Health at a Glance — OECD Indicators 2005, November 2005.

(13)  WHO Information sheet — Cardiovascular diseases: prevention and control, WHO, 2003, available at http://www. who.int/dietphysicalactivity/media/en/gsfs_cvd.pdf.

(14)  OJ C 296 E, 6.12.2006, p. 273.

(15)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0449.

P6_TA(2007)0347

PNR Agreement

European Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on the PNR agreement with the United States of America

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union, Article 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and Article 8 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, |
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having regard to Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union, Article 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and Article 8 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms,

| — | having regard to its recommendation of 7 September 2006 to the Council (1) and its resolution of 14 February 2007 (2) on PNR, |
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having regard to its recommendation of 7 September 2006 to the Council (1) and its resolution of 14 February 2007 (2) on PNR,

| — | having regard to the previous PNR agreements between the European Community and the United States of America of 28 May 2004 and between the European Union and the United States of America of 19 October 2006, |
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having regard to the previous PNR agreements between the European Community and the United States of America of 28 May 2004 and between the European Union and the United States of America of 19 October 2006,

| — | having regard to the draft agreement of 28 June 2007 between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of PNR data by air carriers to the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), informally transmitted by the President-in-Office of the Council, Minister Wolfgang Schäuble, to the Chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, |
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having regard to the draft agreement of 28 June 2007 between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of PNR data by air carriers to the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), informally transmitted by the President-in-Office of the Council, Minister Wolfgang Schäuble, to the Chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs,

| — | having regard to the judgment of 30 May 2006 of the Court of Justice in Joined Cases C-317/04 and C-318/04, |
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having regard to the judgment of 30 May 2006 of the Court of Justice in Joined Cases C-317/04 and C-318/04,

| — | having regard to the letter from the DHS of 28 June 2007 on the assurances explaining its safeguarding of PNR data, informally transmitted by the President-in-Office of the Council, Mr Schäuble, to the Chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, |
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having regard to the letter from the DHS of 28 June 2007 on the assurances explaining its safeguarding of PNR data, informally transmitted by the President-in-Office of the Council, Mr Schäuble, to the Chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs,

| — | having regard to the letter from the European Data Protection Supervisor of 27 June 2007, concerning the new PNR agreement with the US (‘the new PNR agreement’), addressed to the President-in-Office, Mr Schäuble, and the responses he received from Mr Schäuble and from Jonathan Faull, Director- General of the Justice Liberty and Security Directorate-General of the Commission of 29 June and 3 July 2007, respectively |
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having regard to the letter from the European Data Protection Supervisor of 27 June 2007, concerning the new PNR agreement with the US (‘the new PNR agreement’), addressed to the President-in-Office, Mr Schäuble, and the responses he received from Mr Schäuble and from Jonathan Faull, Director- General of the Justice Liberty and Security Directorate-General of the Commission of 29 June and 3 July 2007, respectively

| — | having regard to Article 2 of the Council of Europe's Additional Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data, regarding supervisory authorities and transborder data flows, |
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having regard to Article 2 of the Council of Europe's Additional Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data, regarding supervisory authorities and transborder data flows,

| — | having regard to Council Directive 2004/82/EC of 29 April 2004 on the obligation of carriers to communicate passenger data (3), |
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having regard to Council Directive 2004/82/EC of 29 April 2004 on the obligation of carriers to communicate passenger data (3),

| — | having regard to Rule 103(2) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 103(2) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas the declared purpose of the new PNR agreement is to provide a legal basis for the transfer of EU PNR data to the US on the one hand, and to ensure an adequate protection of personal data and procedural safeguards for EU citizens on the other, |
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whereas the declared purpose of the new PNR agreement is to provide a legal basis for the transfer of EU PNR data to the US on the one hand, and to ensure an adequate protection of personal data and procedural safeguards for EU citizens on the other,

| B. | whereas the new PNR agreement is meant to help prevent and combat terrorism and international crime, |
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whereas the new PNR agreement is meant to help prevent and combat terrorism and international crime,

| C. | whereas the new PNR agreement fails to meet the second objective, as it is substantively flawed in terms of legal certainty, data protection and legal redress for EU citizens, in particular as a result of open and vague definitions and multiple possibilities for exceptions, |
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whereas the new PNR agreement fails to meet the second objective, as it is substantively flawed in terms of legal certainty, data protection and legal redress for EU citizens, in particular as a result of open and vague definitions and multiple possibilities for exceptions,

| D. | whereas the new PNR agreement provides the legal framework for the transfer of EU PNR data to the US and, by doing so, provides a basis for the air carriers to operate their business in the US, |
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whereas the new PNR agreement provides the legal framework for the transfer of EU PNR data to the US and, by doing so, provides a basis for the air carriers to operate their business in the US,

| E. | whereas adequate protection of the privacy and civil liberties of individual citizens and data quality controls are necessary if the sharing of data and information is to be a valuable and reliable tool in the fight against terrorism, |
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whereas adequate protection of the privacy and civil liberties of individual citizens and data quality controls are necessary if the sharing of data and information is to be a valuable and reliable tool in the fight against terrorism,

General

| 1. | Recognises the difficult conditions under which the PNR negotiations took place, and acknowledges, in principle, the benefit of having a single EU-US PNR agreement rather than 27 bilateral agreements between the Member States and the US; |
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Recognises the difficult conditions under which the PNR negotiations took place, and acknowledges, in principle, the benefit of having a single EU-US PNR agreement rather than 27 bilateral agreements between the Member States and the US;

| 2. | Strongly regrets the lack of democratic oversight of any kind, as the new PNR agreement, prompted by US requirements, has been negotiated and agreed without any involvement of the European Parliament and leaving insufficient opportunity for national parliaments to exercise any influence over the negotiating mandate, to thoroughly assess the proposed new PNR agreement, or to propose modifications to it; |
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Strongly regrets the lack of democratic oversight of any kind, as the new PNR agreement, prompted by US requirements, has been negotiated and agreed without any involvement of the European Parliament and leaving insufficient opportunity for national parliaments to exercise any influence over the negotiating mandate, to thoroughly assess the proposed new PNR agreement, or to propose modifications to it;

| 3. | Is concerned at the persistent lack of legal certainty as regards the consequences and scope of the obligations imposed on the airlines as well as the legal relationship between the new PNR agreement and the DHS letter; |
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Is concerned at the persistent lack of legal certainty as regards the consequences and scope of the obligations imposed on the airlines as well as the legal relationship between the new PNR agreement and the DHS letter;

| 4. | Criticises the failure of the new PNR agreement to offer an adequate level of protection of PNR data, and regrets the lack of clear and proportionate provisions as regards the sharing of information and retention and supervision by data protection authorities; is concerned about the numerous provisions that are to be implemented at the discretion of the DHS; |
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Criticises the failure of the new PNR agreement to offer an adequate level of protection of PNR data, and regrets the lack of clear and proportionate provisions as regards the sharing of information and retention and supervision by data protection authorities; is concerned about the numerous provisions that are to be implemented at the discretion of the DHS;

| 5. | Calls, therefore, on the national parliaments of the Member States to examine the draft new PNR agreement carefully in the light of the observations made in this resolution; |
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5.

Calls, therefore, on the national parliaments of the Member States to examine the draft new PNR agreement carefully in the light of the observations made in this resolution;

As regards the legal framework

| 6. | Is concerned that the DHS's handling, collection, use and storage of PNR data is not founded on a proper agreement, but only on non-binding assurances that can be unilaterally changed by the DHS at any given moment and that do not confer any rights or benefits on any person or party; |
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Is concerned that the DHS's handling, collection, use and storage of PNR data is not founded on a proper agreement, but only on non-binding assurances that can be unilaterally changed by the DHS at any given moment and that do not confer any rights or benefits on any person or party;

| 7. | Regrets the lack of clear purpose-limitation given in the DHS letter, which notes that the PNR data may be used for the fight against terrorism and related crimes, but also for a range of unspecified additional purposes, notably ‘for the protection of the vital interests of the data subject or other persons, or in any criminal judicial proceedings, or as otherwise required by law’; |
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Regrets the lack of clear purpose-limitation given in the DHS letter, which notes that the PNR data may be used for the fight against terrorism and related crimes, but also for a range of unspecified additional purposes, notably ‘for the protection of the vital interests of the data subject or other persons, or in any criminal judicial proceedings, or as otherwise required by law’;

| 8. | Welcomes the willingness of the DHS to move to the PUSH system no later than 1 January 2008 in principle, but regrets the fact that the shift — already foreseen in the 2004 PNR agreement — has been delayed for years, even though the condition of technical feasibility has long since been met; believes that the PUSH system for all carriers should be a sine qua non for PNR transfers; stresses that the concurrent existence of the ‘PUSH’ and ‘PULL’ systems could lead to a distortion of competition between EU carriers; |
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8.

Welcomes the willingness of the DHS to move to the PUSH system no later than 1 January 2008 in principle, but regrets the fact that the shift — already foreseen in the 2004 PNR agreement — has been delayed for years, even though the condition of technical feasibility has long since been met; believes that the PUSH system for all carriers should be a sine qua non for PNR transfers; stresses that the concurrent existence of the ‘PUSH’ and ‘PULL’ systems could lead to a distortion of competition between EU carriers;

| 9. | Insists that the joint periodic review by the DHS and the EU must be comprehensive and take place annually and that the results must be published; insists that the review must include an assessment of the effectiveness of the measures in terms of greater security; regrets the fact that the review does not provide for any involvement of national or European data protection supervisors, which was provided for under the previous PNR agreement; |
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9.

Insists that the joint periodic review by the DHS and the EU must be comprehensive and take place annually and that the results must be published; insists that the review must include an assessment of the effectiveness of the measures in terms of greater security; regrets the fact that the review does not provide for any involvement of national or European data protection supervisors, which was provided for under the previous PNR agreement;

| 10. | Insists that passengers must be properly informed of the use of their data and their rights, especially the right to redress and the right to be informed on what basis a traveller is stopped, and that this obligation rests with the airlines; believes that the DHS and the Commission must take responsibility for the information provided to passengers and proposes that the ‘Short notice for travel between the European Union and the United States’ suggested by the Article 29 Working Party (WP 132) be made available to all passengers; |
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10.

Insists that passengers must be properly informed of the use of their data and their rights, especially the right to redress and the right to be informed on what basis a traveller is stopped, and that this obligation rests with the airlines; believes that the DHS and the Commission must take responsibility for the information provided to passengers and proposes that the ‘Short notice for travel between the European Union and the United States’ suggested by the Article 29 Working Party (WP 132) be made available to all passengers;

| 11. | Regrets the fact that the EU negotiations with the US took no account of Directive 2004/82/EC or of the EU's PNR agreements with Australia and Canada, which ensure higher standards of protection of personal data; |
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11.

Regrets the fact that the EU negotiations with the US took no account of Directive 2004/82/EC or of the EU's PNR agreements with Australia and Canada, which ensure higher standards of protection of personal data;

| 12. | Recalls that the administrative agreement concluded between the EU and the US must not have the effect of reducing the level of protection of personal data assured by Member States' national legislation, and regrets that it will create further confusion as to the obligations of EU airlines and the fundamental rights of EU citizens; |
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Recalls that the administrative agreement concluded between the EU and the US must not have the effect of reducing the level of protection of personal data assured by Member States' national legislation, and regrets that it will create further confusion as to the obligations of EU airlines and the fundamental rights of EU citizens;

As regards data protection

| 13. | Welcomes the provision that the US Privacy Act will be extended administratively to EU citizens; |
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13.

Welcomes the provision that the US Privacy Act will be extended administratively to EU citizens;

| 14. | Regrets the fact that the DHS reserves the right to introduce exemptions under the Freedom of Information Act; |
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14.

Regrets the fact that the DHS reserves the right to introduce exemptions under the Freedom of Information Act;

| 15. | Regrets the failure of the new PNR agreement to lay down precise criteria for the definition of the protection of personal data transferred to the DHS which could be considered adequate according to EU standards; |
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15.

Regrets the failure of the new PNR agreement to lay down precise criteria for the definition of the protection of personal data transferred to the DHS which could be considered adequate according to EU standards;

| 16. | Deplores, in this respect, the fact that EU citizens' PNR data are to be treated solely according to US law, without an adequacy assessment or any indication of the specific US legislation applicable; |
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16.

Deplores, in this respect, the fact that EU citizens' PNR data are to be treated solely according to US law, without an adequacy assessment or any indication of the specific US legislation applicable;

| 17. | Deplores the fact that the length of retention of PNR data will be extended from 3,5 years to 15 years, as well as this being retroactively applied to data collected under the previous PNR agreements; strongly criticises the fact that after the 15-year retention period, consisting of a 7-year ‘active’ and an 8-year ‘dormant’ period, there is no guarantee that the data will be definitively deleted; |
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17.

Deplores the fact that the length of retention of PNR data will be extended from 3,5 years to 15 years, as well as this being retroactively applied to data collected under the previous PNR agreements; strongly criticises the fact that after the 15-year retention period, consisting of a 7-year ‘active’ and an 8-year ‘dormant’ period, there is no guarantee that the data will be definitively deleted;

| 18. | Takes note of the reduction in data fields from 34 to 19, but points out that the reduction is largely cosmetic due to the merging and renaming of data fields instead of actual deletions; |
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18.

Takes note of the reduction in data fields from 34 to 19, but points out that the reduction is largely cosmetic due to the merging and renaming of data fields instead of actual deletions;

| 19. | Notes with concern that sensitive data (i.e. personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, and data concerning the health or sex life of individuals), will be made available to the DHS and that these data may be used by the DHS in exceptional cases; |
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19.

Notes with concern that sensitive data (i.e. personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, and data concerning the health or sex life of individuals), will be made available to the DHS and that these data may be used by the DHS in exceptional cases;

| 20. | Is concerned that data will be kept for seven years in ‘active analytical databases’, leading to a significant risk of massive profiling and data mining, which is incompatible with basic European principles and is a practice still under discussion in the US Congress; |
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20.

Is concerned that data will be kept for seven years in ‘active analytical databases’, leading to a significant risk of massive profiling and data mining, which is incompatible with basic European principles and is a practice still under discussion in the US Congress;

As regards sharing of information

| 21. | Regrets the failure of the new PNR agreement to define precisely which US authorities may access the PNR data; |
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21.

Regrets the failure of the new PNR agreement to define precisely which US authorities may access the PNR data;

| 22. | Is concerned at the envisaged transfer of analytical information flowing from PNR data from the US authorities to police and judicial authorities in the Member States, and possibly to Europol and Eurojust, outside the framework of specific judicial procedures or police investigations, as mentioned in the DHS letter, since this should only be allowed in accordance with the existing EU-US agreements on mutual legal assistance and extradition; |
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22.

Is concerned at the envisaged transfer of analytical information flowing from PNR data from the US authorities to police and judicial authorities in the Member States, and possibly to Europol and Eurojust, outside the framework of specific judicial procedures or police investigations, as mentioned in the DHS letter, since this should only be allowed in accordance with the existing EU-US agreements on mutual legal assistance and extradition;

| 23. | Strongly opposes the provision that third countries in general may be given access to PNR data if adhering to DHS-specified conditions, and that third countries may exceptionally, in unspecified emergency cases, be given access to PNR data without assurances that the data will be handled according to the DHS level of data protection; |
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23.

Strongly opposes the provision that third countries in general may be given access to PNR data if adhering to DHS-specified conditions, and that third countries may exceptionally, in unspecified emergency cases, be given access to PNR data without assurances that the data will be handled according to the DHS level of data protection;

| 24. | Regrets the fact that the EU has accepted ‘not to interfere’ with regard to the protection of EU citizens' PNR data that may be shared by the US with third countries; |
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24.

Regrets the fact that the EU has accepted ‘not to interfere’ with regard to the protection of EU citizens' PNR data that may be shared by the US with third countries;

| 25. | Notes that the new PNR agreement allows the DHS to provide PNR data to other US domestic governmental authorities in relation to specific cases and in proportion to the nature of the case; regrets that the new PNR agreement lacks any indication as to which US authorities may access the PNR data and that the purposes set out in Article I of the DHS letter are very broad; |
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25.

Notes that the new PNR agreement allows the DHS to provide PNR data to other US domestic governmental authorities in relation to specific cases and in proportion to the nature of the case; regrets that the new PNR agreement lacks any indication as to which US authorities may access the PNR data and that the purposes set out in Article I of the DHS letter are very broad;

As regards a European PNR system

| 26. | Notes that the new PNR agreement makes reference to a possible future PNR system at the level of the EU or in one or more of its Member States, and the provision that any PNR data in such a system may be made available to the DHS; |
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26.

Notes that the new PNR agreement makes reference to a possible future PNR system at the level of the EU or in one or more of its Member States, and the provision that any PNR data in such a system may be made available to the DHS;

| 27. | Demands that the Commission clarify the state of play with regard to an EU PNR system, including making available the feasibility study it has pledged to undertake; |
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27.

Demands that the Commission clarify the state of play with regard to an EU PNR system, including making available the feasibility study it has pledged to undertake;

| 28. | Repeats the concerns expressed by the Article 29 Working Party as regards the use of PNR data for law enforcement purposes, notably calling on the Commission to substantiate:






  (a) | the operational need and purpose of collecting PNR data at the point of entry into EU territory; |
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28.

Repeats the concerns expressed by the Article 29 Working Party as regards the use of PNR data for law enforcement purposes, notably calling on the Commission to substantiate:

(a)

the operational need and purpose of collecting PNR data at the point of entry into EU territory;

| (b) | the added value of collecting PNR data in the light of the already existing control measures at the point of entry into the EU for security purposes, such as the Schengen system, the Visa Information System, and the API system; |
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(b)

the added value of collecting PNR data in the light of the already existing control measures at the point of entry into the EU for security purposes, such as the Schengen system, the Visa Information System, and the API system;

| (c) | the use that is envisaged for PNR data, in particular whether it is for identifying individuals in order to ensure air security, for identifying who enters the territory of the EU, or for general negative or positive profiling of passengers; |
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(c)

the use that is envisaged for PNR data, in particular whether it is for identifying individuals in order to ensure air security, for identifying who enters the territory of the EU, or for general negative or positive profiling of passengers;

| 29. | Insists that Parliament be involved, pursuant to Articles 71(1)(c) and 251 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, in all relevant developments; |
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29.

Insists that Parliament be involved, pursuant to Articles 71(1)(c) and 251 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, in all relevant developments;

| 30. | Recalls that the new PNR agreement will eventually have to be reviewed in the light of future EU institutional reforms, as outlined in the conclusions of the European Council of June 2007 and in the mandate for the next IGC; |
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30.

Recalls that the new PNR agreement will eventually have to be reviewed in the light of future EU institutional reforms, as outlined in the conclusions of the European Council of June 2007 and in the mandate for the next IGC;

| 31. | Intends to seek a legal appraisal of the new PNR agreement for conformity with national and EU legislation, and invites the Article 29 Working Party and the European Data Protection Supervisor to present comprehensive opinions in this respect; |
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31.

Intends to seek a legal appraisal of the new PNR agreement for conformity with national and EU legislation, and invites the Article 29 Working Party and the European Data Protection Supervisor to present comprehensive opinions in this respect;

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| 32. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, and the US Congress. |
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32.

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

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(1)  OJ C 305 E, 14.12.2006, p. 250.

(2)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0039.

(3)  OJ L 261, 6.8.2004, p. 24.

P6_TA(2007)0348

Eurozone (2007)

European Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on the 2007 annual report on the eurozone (2007/2143(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication on the Annual Statement on the Euro Area 2007 (COM(2007)0231), |
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having regard to the Commission Communication on the Annual Statement on the Euro Area 2007 (COM(2007)0231),

| — | having regard to the Commission's spring economic forecasts of 7 May 2007, |
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having regard to the Commission's spring economic forecasts of 7 May 2007,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 26 April 2007 on Public Finances in the EMU 2006 (1), |
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having regard to its resolution of 26 April 2007 on Public Finances in the EMU 2006 (1),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 15 February 2007 on the Situation of the European economy: preparatory report on the broad economic policy guidelines for 2007 (2), |
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having regard to its resolution of 15 February 2007 on the Situation of the European economy: preparatory report on the broad economic policy guidelines for 2007 (2),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 15 February 2007 on the macroeconomic impact of the increase in the price of energy (3), |
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having regard to its resolution of 15 February 2007 on the macroeconomic impact of the increase in the price of energy (3),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 1 June 2006 on the enlargement of the euro zone (4), |
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having regard to its resolution of 1 June 2006 on the enlargement of the euro zone (4),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 14 March 2006 on the strategic review of the International Monetary Fund (5), |
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having regard to its resolution of 14 March 2006 on the strategic review of the International Monetary Fund (5),

| — | having regard to the 2006 Annual Report of the European Central Bank (ECB), |
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having regard to the 2006 Annual Report of the European Central Bank (ECB),

| — | having regard to the ECB's reports on Financial Integration in Europe of March 2007, |
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having regard to the ECB's reports on Financial Integration in Europe of March 2007,

| — | having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0264/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0264/2007),

| A. | whereas the GDP of the eurozone increased by 2,7 % in 2006, up from 1,4% in 2005, which represents the best performance since 2000, whilst the inflation rate was 2,2 %, unchanged from 2005, |
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A.

whereas the GDP of the eurozone increased by 2,7 % in 2006, up from 1,4% in 2005, which represents the best performance since 2000, whilst the inflation rate was 2,2 %, unchanged from 2005,

| B. | whereas the fiscal deficit declined to 1,6% of GDP in 2006 from 2,5 % of GDP in 2005, |
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B.

whereas the fiscal deficit declined to 1,6% of GDP in 2006 from 2,5 % of GDP in 2005,

| C. | whereas the unemployment rate fell to 7,6% by the end of 2006, its lowest level in 15 years, |
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C.

whereas the unemployment rate fell to 7,6% by the end of 2006, its lowest level in 15 years,

| D. | whereas membership of the eurozone strengthens the degree of economic interdependence between Member States and calls for a closer coordination of economic policies in order to correct structural weaknesses, to face future challenges and to assimilate the eurozone with an increasingly globalised economy, |
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D.

whereas membership of the eurozone strengthens the degree of economic interdependence between Member States and calls for a closer coordination of economic policies in order to correct structural weaknesses, to face future challenges and to assimilate the eurozone with an increasingly globalised economy,

| E. | whereas the eurozone represents a core element of stability in the global economy, |
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E.

whereas the eurozone represents a core element of stability in the global economy,

Macroeconomic developments

| 1. | Welcomes the favourable economic developments achieved in 2006 in terms of growth and employment, resulting in the creation of 2 million new jobs and lower fiscal deficits; points out however that high unemployment levels and low participation in labour markets do not allow Europe to respond successfully to current and future challenges in a global economy; |
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1.

Welcomes the favourable economic developments achieved in 2006 in terms of growth and employment, resulting in the creation of 2 million new jobs and lower fiscal deficits; points out however that high unemployment levels and low participation in labour markets do not allow Europe to respond successfully to current and future challenges in a global economy;

| 2. | Recalls in this connection that Article 111 of the Treaty confers responsibility for exchange rate policy on the Council, without specifying the means by which this power should be exercised; calls on the Euro Group, the Council and the ECB to exercise their respective powers to the full; |
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2.

Recalls in this connection that Article 111 of the Treaty confers responsibility for exchange rate policy on the Council, without specifying the means by which this power should be exercised; calls on the Euro Group, the Council and the ECB to exercise their respective powers to the full;

| 3. | Notes that part of the recovery is driven by structural improvements and welcomes the fact that labour productivity is increasing at a higher rate; considers, however, that it is too early to draw firm conclusions as to whether the recovery is more cyclical or more structural in nature; calls for a cautious stance in this regard; |
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3.

Notes that part of the recovery is driven by structural improvements and welcomes the fact that labour productivity is increasing at a higher rate; considers, however, that it is too early to draw firm conclusions as to whether the recovery is more cyclical or more structural in nature; calls for a cautious stance in this regard;

| 4. | Welcomes the fact that eurozone members have made a concerted effort to correct excessive budget deficits in accordance with the reformed Stability and Growth Pact; highlights the fact that the Commission considers that in the eurozone as a whole the quality of the adjustment has increased, with less reliance on one-off measures and a decrease in public expenditure; stresses, in particular, that the combination of consolidation efforts, notably in countries with excessive deficits, and improved economic developments have reduced the budget deficit of the eurozone to 1,6% of GDP in 2006, down from 2,5 % of GDP in 2005; |
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4.

Welcomes the fact that eurozone members have made a concerted effort to correct excessive budget deficits in accordance with the reformed Stability and Growth Pact; highlights the fact that the Commission considers that in the eurozone as a whole the quality of the adjustment has increased, with less reliance on one-off measures and a decrease in public expenditure; stresses, in particular, that the combination of consolidation efforts, notably in countries with excessive deficits, and improved economic developments have reduced the budget deficit of the eurozone to 1,6% of GDP in 2006, down from 2,5 % of GDP in 2005;

| 5. | Insists that sound fiscal policy is a pre-condition for sustained growth and job creation since low budget deficits and government debt foster low and stable inflationary expectations and help maintain low interest rates; warns against repeating the policy mistakes of 1999-2001; calls, therefore, for the current upswing to be used in two ways in order to achieve the following: the elimination of deficits and the accumulation of surpluses, which would reduce debt levels, and the improvement of the quality of public finance by investing more in education, vocational training, infrastructure, and research and innovation, which would assist in helping to meet the challenges posed by an ageing population; welcomes in this respect the fact that on 20 April 2007 the Eurogroup adopted orientations for fiscal policies in eurozone Member States, recalling the commitment to actively consolidate public finances in good times and to use unexpected extra revenues for deficit and debt reduction; |
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5.

Insists that sound fiscal policy is a pre-condition for sustained growth and job creation since low budget deficits and government debt foster low and stable inflationary expectations and help maintain low interest rates; warns against repeating the policy mistakes of 1999-2001; calls, therefore, for the current upswing to be used in two ways in order to achieve the following: the elimination of deficits and the accumulation of surpluses, which would reduce debt levels, and the improvement of the quality of public finance by investing more in education, vocational training, infrastructure, and research and innovation, which would assist in helping to meet the challenges posed by an ageing population; welcomes in this respect the fact that on 20 April 2007 the Eurogroup adopted orientations for fiscal policies in eurozone Member States, recalling the commitment to actively consolidate public finances in good times and to use unexpected extra revenues for deficit and debt reduction;

| 6. | Stresses the risks posed by pro-cyclical policies in some Member States; takes note of the fiscal consolidation effort observed in the eurozone as a whole; insists, however, that the obligation to achieve the medium-term objective, as specified in the reformed Stability and Growth Pact, requires Member States to run surpluses during good times; believes that the consolidation effort needs to be strengthened in light of, inter alia, the demographic challenge to come; notes that the reformed Stability and Growth Pact explicitly requires fiscal consolidation over the economic cycle; notes that procedural or numerical fiscal rules and independent fiscal institutions support fiscal consolidation and help avoid pro-cyclical policies; |
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6.

Stresses the risks posed by pro-cyclical policies in some Member States; takes note of the fiscal consolidation effort observed in the eurozone as a whole; insists, however, that the obligation to achieve the medium-term objective, as specified in the reformed Stability and Growth Pact, requires Member States to run surpluses during good times; believes that the consolidation effort needs to be strengthened in light of, inter alia, the demographic challenge to come; notes that the reformed Stability and Growth Pact explicitly requires fiscal consolidation over the economic cycle; notes that procedural or numerical fiscal rules and independent fiscal institutions support fiscal consolidation and help avoid pro-cyclical policies;

| 7. | Takes note of the ECB's decision in 2006 to further increase interest rates; observes that, although inflation remained contained despite a surge in energy prices, the growth rate of monetary aggregate M3 has systematically exceeded the reference value of 4,5% by large margins ever since 2001 without accelerating inflation; calls on the ECB to explain better the reasons for this discrepancy and whether it is a symptom of growing liquidity with the potential to fuel inflation in future or a result of other factors, such as the deepening of financial markets, financial innovations and the increasingly international role of the euro; |
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7.

Takes note of the ECB's decision in 2006 to further increase interest rates; observes that, although inflation remained contained despite a surge in energy prices, the growth rate of monetary aggregate M3 has systematically exceeded the reference value of 4,5% by large margins ever since 2001 without accelerating inflation; calls on the ECB to explain better the reasons for this discrepancy and whether it is a symptom of growing liquidity with the potential to fuel inflation in future or a result of other factors, such as the deepening of financial markets, financial innovations and the increasingly international role of the euro;

| 8. | Observes that asset price increases are gaining pace, notably in the real estate sector, which may be the normal symptom of a healthy economy but also raises the likelihood of violent adjustments; considers that these accelerating asset price increases reinforce the need for a cautious fiscal policy in Member States experiencing such developments, as well as national structural policies aimed at preventing such imbalances, including enhanced prudential regulation; invites national legislators and regulators to evaluate carefully the development of the real estate market; points to a differentiated approach which takes into account Member States' specific situations as regards growth and budget; |
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8.

Observes that asset price increases are gaining pace, notably in the real estate sector, which may be the normal symptom of a healthy economy but also raises the likelihood of violent adjustments; considers that these accelerating asset price increases reinforce the need for a cautious fiscal policy in Member States experiencing such developments, as well as national structural policies aimed at preventing such imbalances, including enhanced prudential regulation; invites national legislators and regulators to evaluate carefully the development of the real estate market; points to a differentiated approach which takes into account Member States' specific situations as regards growth and budget;

| 9. | Observes that the nominal appreciation of the euro exchange rate by 11,4 % against the US dollar, 12,4 % against the yen, and 8% against the Chinese renminbi led only to a minor appreciation of the real effective exchange rate of 3,5 % in 2006, and has not been detrimental to exports and growth at the eurozone level so far; observes, however, that the effects differ among Member States depending on their economic structures and the elasticity of their real sector response to changes in the exchange rate; calls on the Member States to take steps to increase their adjustment capabilities; emphasises the need to take into account the effects that future increases of interest rates may have on the euro exchange rate and the competitiveness of the European economy; |
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9.

Observes that the nominal appreciation of the euro exchange rate by 11,4 % against the US dollar, 12,4 % against the yen, and 8% against the Chinese renminbi led only to a minor appreciation of the real effective exchange rate of 3,5 % in 2006, and has not been detrimental to exports and growth at the eurozone level so far; observes, however, that the effects differ among Member States depending on their economic structures and the elasticity of their real sector response to changes in the exchange rate; calls on the Member States to take steps to increase their adjustment capabilities; emphasises the need to take into account the effects that future increases of interest rates may have on the euro exchange rate and the competitiveness of the European economy;

Functioning of the EMU

| 10. | Considers that diverging trends in growth, inflation, real exchange rates and employment among Member States may reflect different developments, e.g. demographic trends, different rates of progress as regards the structural reforms, varying growth potentials and catching-up processes; underlines however that the large current account deficit in some Member States is a symptom of diverging trends in competitiveness and that the different approaches to economic policy among Members States are key to explaining such differences; |
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10.

Considers that diverging trends in growth, inflation, real exchange rates and employment among Member States may reflect different developments, e.g. demographic trends, different rates of progress as regards the structural reforms, varying growth potentials and catching-up processes; underlines however that the large current account deficit in some Member States is a symptom of diverging trends in competitiveness and that the different approaches to economic policy among Members States are key to explaining such differences;

| 11. | Observes that differences in the level of international competitiveness of eurozone economies are partly caused by diverging trends in unit labour costs which reflect different developments in productivity and wage dynamics; notes that in recent years wage growth has remained below productivity growth levels; stresses the need for a fairer distribution of the benefits of growth; calls on shareholders and corporate executives to maintain a responsible policy towards remuneration packages and bonuses at the top corporate levels, which tend to grow disproportionately compared to ordinary salary levels, and thus give the wrong signals and discourage support for a responsible wage policy; notes that low inflation rates are also an important influencing factor as regards the favourable development of unit labour costs; |
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11.

Observes that differences in the level of international competitiveness of eurozone economies are partly caused by diverging trends in unit labour costs which reflect different developments in productivity and wage dynamics; notes that in recent years wage growth has remained below productivity growth levels; stresses the need for a fairer distribution of the benefits of growth; calls on shareholders and corporate executives to maintain a responsible policy towards remuneration packages and bonuses at the top corporate levels, which tend to grow disproportionately compared to ordinary salary levels, and thus give the wrong signals and discourage support for a responsible wage policy; notes that low inflation rates are also an important influencing factor as regards the favourable development of unit labour costs;

| 12. | Calls in this connection for a further integration of the market in goods and services in order to overcome the existing fragmentation of the EMU market into national markets and to achieve a higher level of synchronisation between the economic cycles of the participant economies; |
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12.

Calls in this connection for a further integration of the market in goods and services in order to overcome the existing fragmentation of the EMU market into national markets and to achieve a higher level of synchronisation between the economic cycles of the participant economies;

| 13. | Notes that the euro can only retain its long-term strength and credibility on the international financial markets if there is a further rapprochement between the Member States of the eurozone in all areas relevant to monetary stability; urges the Member States of the eurozone, and the social partners in particular, to make greater efforts in this respect, as well as to improve trends in productivity, a factor which is also important in achieving the Lisbon Strategy objectives; |
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13.

Notes that the euro can only retain its long-term strength and credibility on the international financial markets if there is a further rapprochement between the Member States of the eurozone in all areas relevant to monetary stability; urges the Member States of the eurozone, and the social partners in particular, to make greater efforts in this respect, as well as to improve trends in productivity, a factor which is also important in achieving the Lisbon Strategy objectives;

| 14. | Recalls that ECB monetary policy can never be perfectly attuned to the situation of any particular Member State; observes that in fast-growing countries inflation is structurally higher and real interest rates are lower, even possibly negative; deems such situations inherent in a single monetary union and calls for sound fiscal policies in order to maintain stability, especially as regards the need for precaution against demographic risks; |
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14.

Recalls that ECB monetary policy can never be perfectly attuned to the situation of any particular Member State; observes that in fast-growing countries inflation is structurally higher and real interest rates are lower, even possibly negative; deems such situations inherent in a single monetary union and calls for sound fiscal policies in order to maintain stability, especially as regards the need for precaution against demographic risks;

| 15. | Observes that loose fiscal policies combined with restrictive monetary policy driven by interest rate increases and exchange rate appreciation result in a suboptimal policy mix which may entail excessive macroeconomic costs of stabilisation; considers that more fiscal tightening would reduce pressure on monetary policy and allow for a better policy mix that would ensure faster economic growth under a given inflation rate; |
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Observes that loose fiscal policies combined with restrictive monetary policy driven by interest rate increases and exchange rate appreciation result in a suboptimal policy mix which may entail excessive macroeconomic costs of stabilisation; considers that more fiscal tightening would reduce pressure on monetary policy and allow for a better policy mix that would ensure faster economic growth under a given inflation rate;

Structural reforms and the internal market

| 16. | Recalls that an integrated European financial market is essential to ensuring the smooth functioning of the EMU; emphasises, therefore, on the need to complete financial market integration and to remove the remaining obstacles to financial integration in order to create an efficient financial system and improve the eurozone's capability to deal with economic shocks; draws attention to the fact that financial integration may also pose a risk to financial stability if the procedures for crisis prevention, management and resolution remain segmented at national level, making area-wide responses more difficult; reasserts, therefore, in this context the need for an integrated European system of cooperating supervisors as one key element as regards the completion of financial market integration; |
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16.

Recalls that an integrated European financial market is essential to ensuring the smooth functioning of the EMU; emphasises, therefore, on the need to complete financial market integration and to remove the remaining obstacles to financial integration in order to create an efficient financial system and improve the eurozone's capability to deal with economic shocks; draws attention to the fact that financial integration may also pose a risk to financial stability if the procedures for crisis prevention, management and resolution remain segmented at national level, making area-wide responses more difficult; reasserts, therefore, in this context the need for an integrated European system of cooperating supervisors as one key element as regards the completion of financial market integration;

| 17. | Considers that the pace of structural reforms in product, services, labour and financial markets should be accelerated and that the completion of the internal market is crucial to fostering economic growth and job creation; |
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17.

Considers that the pace of structural reforms in product, services, labour and financial markets should be accelerated and that the completion of the internal market is crucial to fostering economic growth and job creation;

| 18. | Observes that services account for about 70 % of eurozone GDP and offer the greatest opportunity for employment growth; notes that services inflation makes a persistent contribution to core inflation; points out therefore that more competition in services would result in lower inflation; calls, therefore, for a fully operational internal market for services and a swift implementation of Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market (6); |
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18.

Observes that services account for about 70 % of eurozone GDP and offer the greatest opportunity for employment growth; notes that services inflation makes a persistent contribution to core inflation; points out therefore that more competition in services would result in lower inflation; calls, therefore, for a fully operational internal market for services and a swift implementation of Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market (6);

| 19. | Believes that the effective and full implementation of the Lisbon Strategy is key to achieving higher growth potential; regrets that the performance of the eurozone in the field of innovation, as in the case of business expenditure on R&D, is lower than that of the USA and Japan; deplores also that total R&D spending of the public and private sector in the eurozone has been stagnating at around 2% of GDP, which is well short of the objective of the Barcelona European Council of 15 and 16 March 2002, which was to reach 3% of GDP by 2010; calls, therefore, for a consistent policy which fosters innovation-based growth; recalls that such a policy requires more investment in infrastructure, research, innovation, lifelong learning and education, more competition on product and services markets, more developed financial sectors and more flexible labour markets while ensuring the required level of social security (flexicurity) in accordance with the renewed Lisbon Strategy, as well as complementary policies aimed at correcting excessive inequalities caused by the reforms; |
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Believes that the effective and full implementation of the Lisbon Strategy is key to achieving higher growth potential; regrets that the performance of the eurozone in the field of innovation, as in the case of business expenditure on R&D, is lower than that of the USA and Japan; deplores also that total R&D spending of the public and private sector in the eurozone has been stagnating at around 2% of GDP, which is well short of the objective of the Barcelona European Council of 15 and 16 March 2002, which was to reach 3% of GDP by 2010; calls, therefore, for a consistent policy which fosters innovation-based growth; recalls that such a policy requires more investment in infrastructure, research, innovation, lifelong learning and education, more competition on product and services markets, more developed financial sectors and more flexible labour markets while ensuring the required level of social security (flexicurity) in accordance with the renewed Lisbon Strategy, as well as complementary policies aimed at correcting excessive inequalities caused by the reforms;

Enlargement of the eurozone

| 20. | Welcomes the entry of Slovenia to the eurozone on 1 January 2007 and the smooth changeover from the tolar to the euro; |
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20.

Welcomes the entry of Slovenia to the eurozone on 1 January 2007 and the smooth changeover from the tolar to the euro;

| 21. | Encourages other new Member States to continue efforts to prepare themselves for entry into the eurozone; highlights the benefits stemming from the convergence process and the final adoption of the euro, both for the new Member States and for the eurozone as a whole; considers that issues relating to the eurozone should not be focused exclusively on the new Member States and points to the issue of opt outs; |
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21.

Encourages other new Member States to continue efforts to prepare themselves for entry into the eurozone; highlights the benefits stemming from the convergence process and the final adoption of the euro, both for the new Member States and for the eurozone as a whole; considers that issues relating to the eurozone should not be focused exclusively on the new Member States and points to the issue of opt outs;

| 22. | Emphasises the need for an agreement between Parliament, the Council and the Commission on a clear roadmap for the eurozone application procedure in order to ensure a sufficient period of assessment and preparation for all institutions involved, which would increase the confidence of citizens and Member States in the changeover process; |
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22.

Emphasises the need for an agreement between Parliament, the Council and the Commission on a clear roadmap for the eurozone application procedure in order to ensure a sufficient period of assessment and preparation for all institutions involved, which would increase the confidence of citizens and Member States in the changeover process;

| 23. | Acknowledges that the definition of price stability used for assessing the convergence criteria is not identical to the price stability definition adopted by the ECB in its monetary policy, as the convergence criteria mainly assess measured past performance whilst the ECB's definition is an aim set for future performance; regrets that the inflation criterion as set in the Treaty is measured against all Member States instead of concentrating on those which are now part of the eurozone; |
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23.

Acknowledges that the definition of price stability used for assessing the convergence criteria is not identical to the price stability definition adopted by the ECB in its monetary policy, as the convergence criteria mainly assess measured past performance whilst the ECB's definition is an aim set for future performance; regrets that the inflation criterion as set in the Treaty is measured against all Member States instead of concentrating on those which are now part of the eurozone;

| 24. | Calls for more effective action to tackle money laundering and fraud and notes the lack of information in the Commission's regular reports on offshore companies or on their role and importance and requests information on this subject; |
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24.

Calls for more effective action to tackle money laundering and fraud and notes the lack of information in the Commission's regular reports on offshore companies or on their role and importance and requests information on this subject;

| 25. | Considers that the new Member States may face challenges in joining the eurozone especially with regard to the price stability criterion, since inflation may be part of the catching-up process; therefore calls on the Council and the Commission to examine the convergence criteria through further analysis of and policy debate on the application of the convergence criteria to prospective new members of the eurozone and in the light of the new reality and differences in economic development; emphasises that the convergence criteria must be applied according to the Treaty and in any case the competitiveness of the eurozone should not be questioned; |
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25.

Considers that the new Member States may face challenges in joining the eurozone especially with regard to the price stability criterion, since inflation may be part of the catching-up process; therefore calls on the Council and the Commission to examine the convergence criteria through further analysis of and policy debate on the application of the convergence criteria to prospective new members of the eurozone and in the light of the new reality and differences in economic development; emphasises that the convergence criteria must be applied according to the Treaty and in any case the competitiveness of the eurozone should not be questioned;

| 26. | Recalls the need to engage in extensive citizen information campaigns in applicant Member States at an early stage, generating confidence in the changeover process, and to ensure that the changeover phase is managed in a fair manner by all involved, with a view to making the euro a success; judges that the information deficit of citizens needs to be reduced and that the use of the media for information campaigns needs to be organised at an early stage; |
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26.

Recalls the need to engage in extensive citizen information campaigns in applicant Member States at an early stage, generating confidence in the changeover process, and to ensure that the changeover phase is managed in a fair manner by all involved, with a view to making the euro a success; judges that the information deficit of citizens needs to be reduced and that the use of the media for information campaigns needs to be organised at an early stage;

Governance

| 27. | Considers that it is crucial to achieve a better coordination of budgetary policies among Member States over the cycle, notably based on a common calendar and macroeconomic assumptions; calls for the strict and effective implementation of the Stability and Growth Pact; |
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27.

Considers that it is crucial to achieve a better coordination of budgetary policies among Member States over the cycle, notably based on a common calendar and macroeconomic assumptions; calls for the strict and effective implementation of the Stability and Growth Pact;

| 28. | Considers that the specific eurozone dimension of structural surveillance associated with the Lisbon Strategy should be strengthened by including measures that are needed to improve the functioning of the EMU; welcomes as a first step in this direction the focus on the eurozone in the Commission's annual progress report on the state of implementation of the Lisbon Strategy; |
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28.

Considers that the specific eurozone dimension of structural surveillance associated with the Lisbon Strategy should be strengthened by including measures that are needed to improve the functioning of the EMU; welcomes as a first step in this direction the focus on the eurozone in the Commission's annual progress report on the state of implementation of the Lisbon Strategy;

| 29. | Stresses the need to strengthen governance and the process of European integration, in particular within the eurozone, as this is the only way to tackle global economic challenges; calls, therefore, on the Council and the Commission to ensure, in the future, that the annual report on the eurozone delivers a set of policy recommendations providing instruments for a detailed dialogue between the various Community bodies that are involved in strengthening the economic governance of the Union; |
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29.

Stresses the need to strengthen governance and the process of European integration, in particular within the eurozone, as this is the only way to tackle global economic challenges; calls, therefore, on the Council and the Commission to ensure, in the future, that the annual report on the eurozone delivers a set of policy recommendations providing instruments for a detailed dialogue between the various Community bodies that are involved in strengthening the economic governance of the Union;

| 30. | Recalls the need to increase the effectiveness of the Lisbon Strategy by consolidating the content and timing of economic policy instruments that are still deployed separately, the goal being an intelligent growth strategy that further concentrates the reporting and assessment work in the area of the national reform programmes, but at the same time also involves the national stability and convergence programmes; |
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30.

Recalls the need to increase the effectiveness of the Lisbon Strategy by consolidating the content and timing of economic policy instruments that are still deployed separately, the goal being an intelligent growth strategy that further concentrates the reporting and assessment work in the area of the national reform programmes, but at the same time also involves the national stability and convergence programmes;

| 31. | Believes that the Eurogroup should agree on a roadmap on what should be achieved in the next two years in the eurozone; believes in the interest of stronger economic coordination that the Eurogroup should move away from an informal to a more formal institutional framework, which includes proper infrastructures; |
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31.

Believes that the Eurogroup should agree on a roadmap on what should be achieved in the next two years in the eurozone; believes in the interest of stronger economic coordination that the Eurogroup should move away from an informal to a more formal institutional framework, which includes proper infrastructures;

External representation

| 32. | Emphasises that the euro has emerged as the second most important international currency behind the US dollar; in particular, considers that the wide use of the euro in international bond markets is a key feature of the euro's international role; regrets that the Eurogroup, the Commission and the ECB continue to be represented to very different extents in the various international institutions and fora; observes with interest that the Eurogroup and the Ecofin Council have considered proposals to strengthen the external representation of the eurozone and to improve internal coordination in the external scene; considers that further steps are needed before the external representation of the eurozone is commensurate with its growing importance in the global economy; considers that a prerequisite for common external representation is the existence of a genuine common economic policy within the eurozone; reasserts that the best option for representation of the eurozone in the major international financial fora and institutions remains the creation of a single eurozone chair; |
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32.

Emphasises that the euro has emerged as the second most important international currency behind the US dollar; in particular, considers that the wide use of the euro in international bond markets is a key feature of the euro's international role; regrets that the Eurogroup, the Commission and the ECB continue to be represented to very different extents in the various international institutions and fora; observes with interest that the Eurogroup and the Ecofin Council have considered proposals to strengthen the external representation of the eurozone and to improve internal coordination in the external scene; considers that further steps are needed before the external representation of the eurozone is commensurate with its growing importance in the global economy; considers that a prerequisite for common external representation is the existence of a genuine common economic policy within the eurozone; reasserts that the best option for representation of the eurozone in the major international financial fora and institutions remains the creation of a single eurozone chair;

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| 33. | 33 Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the President of the Eurogroup, the Council, the Commission and the European Central Bank. |
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33 Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the President of the Eurogroup, the Council, the Commission and the European Central Bank.

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(1)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0168.

(2)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0051.

(3)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0054.

(4)  OJ C 298 E, 8.12.2006, p. 249.

(5)  OJ C 291 E, 30.11.2006, p. 118.

(6)  OJ L 376, 27.12.2006, p. 36.

P6_TA(2007)0349

European Central Bank (2006)

European Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on the ECB annual report for 2006 (2007/2142(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Annual Report 2006 of the European Central Bank (ECB), |
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having regard to the Annual Report 2006 of the European Central Bank (ECB),

| — | having regard to Article 113 of the EC Treaty, |
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having regard to Article 113 of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 15 of the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank annexed to the Treaty, |
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having regard to Article 15 of the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank annexed to the Treaty,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 2 April 1998 on democratic accountability in the third phase of EMU (1), |
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having regard to its resolution of 2 April 1998 on democratic accountability in the third phase of EMU (1),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 14 March 2006 on the strategic review of the International Monetary Fund (2), |
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having regard to its resolution of 14 March 2006 on the strategic review of the International Monetary Fund (2),

| — | having regard to its resolutions of 6 July 2006 on the interception of bank transfer data from the SWIFT system by the US secret services (3) and of 14 February 2007 on SWIFT, the PNR agreement and the transatlantic dialogue on these issues (4), |
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having regard to its resolutions of 6 July 2006 on the interception of bank transfer data from the SWIFT system by the US secret services (3) and of 14 February 2007 on SWIFT, the PNR agreement and the transatlantic dialogue on these issues (4),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 15 February 2007 on the situation of the European economy: preparatory report on the broad economic policy guidelines for 2007 (5), |
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having regard to its resolution of 15 February 2007 on the situation of the European economy: preparatory report on the broad economic policy guidelines for 2007 (5),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 26 April 2007 on public finances in the EMU 2006 (6), |
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having regard to its resolution of 26 April 2007 on public finances in the EMU 2006 (6),

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission on Five years of euro banknotes and coins (COM(2006)0862), |
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having regard to the Communication from the Commission on Five years of euro banknotes and coins (COM(2006)0862),

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission on the Annual Statement on the Euro area 2007 (COM(2007)0231), |
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having regard to the Communication from the Commission on the Annual Statement on the Euro area 2007 (COM(2007)0231),

| — | having regard to the ECB's Financial Stability Review December 2006 and its report on Financial Integration in Europe of March 2007, |
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having regard to the ECB's Financial Stability Review December 2006 and its report on Financial Integration in Europe of March 2007,

| — | having regard to the Commission's spring economic forecasts of 7 May 2007, |
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having regard to the Commission's spring economic forecasts of 7 May 2007,

| — | having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0266/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0266/2007),

| A. | whereas the GDP of the eurozone increased by 2,7% in 2006, up from 1,4% in 2005, which leaves no room for complacency, although it was the best performance since 2000, whilst the inflation rate was 2,2 %, unchanged compared with 2005, |
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A.

whereas the GDP of the eurozone increased by 2,7% in 2006, up from 1,4% in 2005, which leaves no room for complacency, although it was the best performance since 2000, whilst the inflation rate was 2,2 %, unchanged compared with 2005,

| B. | whereas internal demand, notably investment, was the main driving force behind the increase in growth in the eurozone, |
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B.

whereas internal demand, notably investment, was the main driving force behind the increase in growth in the eurozone,

| C. | whereas the increase in energy prices which started in 2005 did not give rise to internal inflationary pressure, since wage increases remained moderate and no second-round effects were observed, |
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C.

whereas the increase in energy prices which started in 2005 did not give rise to internal inflationary pressure, since wage increases remained moderate and no second-round effects were observed,

| D. | whereas the recommendations put forward in Parliament's previous resolutions on the ECB annual reports concerning transparency of voting and publication of summary minutes have not yet been taken into account, |
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D.

whereas the recommendations put forward in Parliament's previous resolutions on the ECB annual reports concerning transparency of voting and publication of summary minutes have not yet been taken into account,

| E. | whereas Parliament wishes to help strengthen the role and international authority of the ECB and the eurozone on the international stage, |
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E.

whereas Parliament wishes to help strengthen the role and international authority of the ECB and the eurozone on the international stage,

| F. | whereas there have been many applicants for appointment to senior positions at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Trade Organisation and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, quite apart from those at the World Bank, |
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whereas there have been many applicants for appointment to senior positions at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Trade Organisation and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, quite apart from those at the World Bank,

| G. | whereas the ECB continued to adjust interest rates in 2006, interest rates having been raised eight times since December 2005, by 200 basis points up to the current 4%, |
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G.

whereas the ECB continued to adjust interest rates in 2006, interest rates having been raised eight times since December 2005, by 200 basis points up to the current 4%,

| H. | whereas growth is expected to slow down somewhat to 2,6% in 2007 reflecting the withdrawal of monetary accommodation, with a decline in inflation to 1,9 %, |
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H.

whereas growth is expected to slow down somewhat to 2,6% in 2007 reflecting the withdrawal of monetary accommodation, with a decline in inflation to 1,9 %,

| I. | whereas the US current account deficit continued to rise up to 6,5% of GDP in 2006 and the Eurosystem continued to stress the risks and uncertainties related to the continuation of large global current account imbalances, |
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I.

whereas the US current account deficit continued to rise up to 6,5% of GDP in 2006 and the Eurosystem continued to stress the risks and uncertainties related to the continuation of large global current account imbalances,

| J. | whereas large global imbalances continue to represent a risk for exchange rate developments and worldwide economic growth and whereas it is imperative that these risks be addressed, |
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J.

whereas large global imbalances continue to represent a risk for exchange rate developments and worldwide economic growth and whereas it is imperative that these risks be addressed,

| K. | whereas in 2006 the exchange rate of the euro appreciated by 11,4 % against the US dollar, 12,4 % against the Japanese yen and 8% against the Chinese renminbi, |
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K.

whereas in 2006 the exchange rate of the euro appreciated by 11,4 % against the US dollar, 12,4 % against the Japanese yen and 8% against the Chinese renminbi,

Monetary and economic developments

| 1. | Notes that economic recovery in the eurozone has become a self-sustaining process with domestic demand acting as the main driver; observes that 2 million jobs were created in 2006 and that unemployment fell from 8,4 % to 7,6 %; but notes that structural impediments, in particular the paucity of public and private investment in certain key sectors such as research, education and training, continue to contribute to this unacceptably high level of unemployment and participation in the labour market is still low by international standards; |
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1.

Notes that economic recovery in the eurozone has become a self-sustaining process with domestic demand acting as the main driver; observes that 2 million jobs were created in 2006 and that unemployment fell from 8,4 % to 7,6 %; but notes that structural impediments, in particular the paucity of public and private investment in certain key sectors such as research, education and training, continue to contribute to this unacceptably high level of unemployment and participation in the labour market is still low by international standards;

| 2. | Emphasises that, against the background of the recent recovery, any further raising of interest rates should be undertaken with caution in order not to endanger economic growth; points out that in order to support the economic recovery, Member States must implement both the necessary structural reforms and investment activities; |
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2.

Emphasises that, against the background of the recent recovery, any further raising of interest rates should be undertaken with caution in order not to endanger economic growth; points out that in order to support the economic recovery, Member States must implement both the necessary structural reforms and investment activities;

| 3. | Considers that it is still too early to distinguish the cyclical dimension from the structural one in this recovery; considers, however, that some structural reforms, larger than usually estimated, may have already fed through into growth; deems that such recovery should be taken as an incentive to pursue national reforms adapted to each country, notably in the domain of research, innovation and education, in order to increase the potential for growth of the eurozone; |
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3.

Considers that it is still too early to distinguish the cyclical dimension from the structural one in this recovery; considers, however, that some structural reforms, larger than usually estimated, may have already fed through into growth; deems that such recovery should be taken as an incentive to pursue national reforms adapted to each country, notably in the domain of research, innovation and education, in order to increase the potential for growth of the eurozone;

| 4. | Notes the low growth in labour productivity and considers that it is crucial that wages increase in line with developments in productivity in order to preserve competitiveness in Member States and to allow for job creation in a non-inflationary environment
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  stresses however the need for fairer distribution of the fruits of growth; notes that in recent years wage growth has remained below productivity growth levels; calls on shareholders and corporate executives to maintain a responsible policy of remuneration packages and bonuses at the top corporate levels, which tend to grow disproportionately compared to ordinary salary levels, and thus give the wrong signals and discourage support for a responsible wage policy; |
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4.

Notes the low growth in labour productivity and considers that it is crucial that wages increase in line with developments in productivity in order to preserve competitiveness in Member States and to allow for job creation in a non-inflationary environment
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  stresses however the need for fairer distribution of the fruits of growth; notes that in recent years wage growth has remained below productivity growth levels; calls on shareholders and corporate executives to maintain a responsible policy of remuneration packages and bonuses at the top corporate levels, which tend to grow disproportionately compared to ordinary salary levels, and thus give the wrong signals and discourage support for a responsible wage policy;

| 5. | Notes that the ECB assesses wage development as an upside risk to price stability; recalls in this context that the Commission's Annual Report on the Euro Area 2007 (SEC(2007)0550) makes plain that wages in the eurozone have continued to grow moderately in spite of a sharp rise in oil prices; |
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5.

Notes that the ECB assesses wage development as an upside risk to price stability; recalls in this context that the Commission's Annual Report on the Euro Area 2007 (SEC(2007)0550) makes plain that wages in the eurozone have continued to grow moderately in spite of a sharp rise in oil prices;

| 6. | Emphasises that the Treaty explicitly distinguishes between the goals of price stability and support for general economic policies and that, therefore, the two goals cannot simply be treated as substitutable; |
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6.

Emphasises that the Treaty explicitly distinguishes between the goals of price stability and support for general economic policies and that, therefore, the two goals cannot simply be treated as substitutable;

| 7. | Considers that fiscal consolidation is key and all the more necessary in good times in order to achieve long-term growth and must be carefully designed so as to enhance the quality of public expenditure; considers that the golden rule by which a fiscal deficit can be accounted for by investments only is a significant step in this direction; |
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Considers that fiscal consolidation is key and all the more necessary in good times in order to achieve long-term growth and must be carefully designed so as to enhance the quality of public expenditure; considers that the golden rule by which a fiscal deficit can be accounted for by investments only is a significant step in this direction;

| 8. | Observes that some economies in the eurozone have performed much better than others in terms of growth with, notably, Ireland, Luxembourg
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  Greece, Finland and Spain achieving a higher growth rate than the eurozone average; notes that higher growth has also applied to several European countries outside the eurozone; considers that useful lessons could be drawn from such developments and that a specific study by the ECB of the reasons underlying these trends would be useful; |
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8.

Observes that some economies in the eurozone have performed much better than others in terms of growth with, notably, Ireland, Luxembourg
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  Greece, Finland and Spain achieving a higher growth rate than the eurozone average; notes that higher growth has also applied to several European countries outside the eurozone; considers that useful lessons could be drawn from such developments and that a specific study by the ECB of the reasons underlying these trends would be useful;

| 9. | Notes that the economic cycles followed by the economies of the Member States in the eurozpme are at very different stages; calls on the ECB to examine whether such widely divergent behaviour in a single monetary area could pose a problem in future in terms of stability and economic growth; |
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9.

Notes that the economic cycles followed by the economies of the Member States in the eurozpme are at very different stages; calls on the ECB to examine whether such widely divergent behaviour in a single monetary area could pose a problem in future in terms of stability and economic growth;

| 10. | Expresses concerns about the ongoing appreciation of the euro against most major foreign currencies; points out in this connection that Article 111 of the Treaty assigns responsibility for exchange rate policy to the Council, but without specifying how this responsibility should be exercised; calls on the Eurogroup, the Council and the ECB to exercise their respective competences in full; observes that such appreciation has not been harmful to exports on the eurozone level so far, but that the effects vary among Member States; underlines the risks associated with large global current account imbalances which could result in additional increases in the euro exchange rate; notes that there is now a broad consensus among policy makers on how to tackle the problem of global imbalances; notes that the efforts made by the international community and international financial institutions have been far from adequate; hopes that the implementation of measures to reduce the budget deficit and promote private savings in the USA and to achieve greater exchange rate flexibility in a number of surplus countries in emerging Asia, in particular China, which is to be monitored by the IMF, will make a significant contribution to the gradual resolution of global imbalances; |
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10.

Expresses concerns about the ongoing appreciation of the euro against most major foreign currencies; points out in this connection that Article 111 of the Treaty assigns responsibility for exchange rate policy to the Council, but without specifying how this responsibility should be exercised; calls on the Eurogroup, the Council and the ECB to exercise their respective competences in full; observes that such appreciation has not been harmful to exports on the eurozone level so far, but that the effects vary among Member States; underlines the risks associated with large global current account imbalances which could result in additional increases in the euro exchange rate; notes that there is now a broad consensus among policy makers on how to tackle the problem of global imbalances; notes that the efforts made by the international community and international financial institutions have been far from adequate; hopes that the implementation of measures to reduce the budget deficit and promote private savings in the USA and to achieve greater exchange rate flexibility in a number of surplus countries in emerging Asia, in particular China, which is to be monitored by the IMF, will make a significant contribution to the gradual resolution of global imbalances;

| 11. | Observes that throughout the eurozone real estate prices have experienced stark increases for about 10 years now with few exceptions, most notably in Germany; notes that, although there are some signs that this development is slowing down, credit granted to households for the acquisition of property is still rising by around 10 % per year; observes that there has been a decline in US housing prices and a recent deterioration in the mortgage credit market which could have an impact on the real economy; considers that such a development should be taken as a warning for what could take place in the eurozone; calls for the ECB to monitor closely these developments which have the potential to have consequences for the real economy; requests the ECB to present ways forward with their respective advantages such as including real estate in the harmonised index of consumer prices, or devising a specific type of indicator, or to suggest specific measures to be taken at national level due to heterogeneities among national markets; |
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11.

Observes that throughout the eurozone real estate prices have experienced stark increases for about 10 years now with few exceptions, most notably in Germany; notes that, although there are some signs that this development is slowing down, credit granted to households for the acquisition of property is still rising by around 10 % per year; observes that there has been a decline in US housing prices and a recent deterioration in the mortgage credit market which could have an impact on the real economy; considers that such a development should be taken as a warning for what could take place in the eurozone; calls for the ECB to monitor closely these developments which have the potential to have consequences for the real economy; requests the ECB to present ways forward with their respective advantages such as including real estate in the harmonised index of consumer prices, or devising a specific type of indicator, or to suggest specific measures to be taken at national level due to heterogeneities among national markets;

| 12. | Is concerned that interest rates on loans to households for consumption purposes showed the highest level of dispersion; notes in particular that interest rates on overdrafts vary considerably within the eurozone, from less than 7% to 13,5 % or more, and recommends further ECB research on the reasons for this; |
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Is concerned that interest rates on loans to households for consumption purposes showed the highest level of dispersion; notes in particular that interest rates on overdrafts vary considerably within the eurozone, from less than 7% to 13,5 % or more, and recommends further ECB research on the reasons for this;

Governance

| 13. | Notes that the ECB and its Executive Board are independent; stresses the necessity of respecting the constitutional principle set out in Article 112(2)(b) of the Treaty; reiterates its support for the independence of the ECB and for sustaining the aim of maintaining price stability and protecting its anti-inflation credentials; |
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Notes that the ECB and its Executive Board are independent; stresses the necessity of respecting the constitutional principle set out in Article 112(2)(b) of the Treaty; reiterates its support for the independence of the ECB and for sustaining the aim of maintaining price stability and protecting its anti-inflation credentials;

| 14. | Takes the view that the degree of maturity achieved by all the players in the European Exchange Rate Mechanism should facilitate the emergence of a policy mix to accompany the effective implementation of the requisite structural adjustments on which any increase in the potential for growth in the eurozone depends; advocates a more active macroeconomic dialogue between the Council, the Commission, the ECB, the Parliament and the European social partners and supports the Eurogroup's efforts to bring about such dialogue; |
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14.

Takes the view that the degree of maturity achieved by all the players in the European Exchange Rate Mechanism should facilitate the emergence of a policy mix to accompany the effective implementation of the requisite structural adjustments on which any increase in the potential for growth in the eurozone depends; advocates a more active macroeconomic dialogue between the Council, the Commission, the ECB, the Parliament and the European social partners and supports the Eurogroup's efforts to bring about such dialogue;

Financial stability and integration

| 15. | Welcomes the publication of a new ECB annual report on financial integration in Europe as a useful contribution for advancing European financial integration; |
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Welcomes the publication of a new ECB annual report on financial integration in Europe as a useful contribution for advancing European financial integration;

| 16. | Fully supports the ECB's efforts to foster financial integration in the eurozone, notably by acting as a catalyst for private sector initiatives such as the single European payments area (SEPA) and Short-Term European Paper (STEP); recognises the importance of further financial integration to help protect the European Union from external economic shocks; |
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16.

Fully supports the ECB's efforts to foster financial integration in the eurozone, notably by acting as a catalyst for private sector initiatives such as the single European payments area (SEPA) and Short-Term European Paper (STEP); recognises the importance of further financial integration to help protect the European Union from external economic shocks;

| 17. | Considers that ECB services can foster European financial integration and notes in this respect that Target has been instrumental in achieving a high integration of the money markets and the repo market; considers that the Target 2 Securities project might have the potential to foster the integration, the efficiency and the safety of the clearing and settlement infrastructure which currently offers an insufficient degree of integration and interoperability; however, emphasises that this will make the ECB an active market operator, so requiring appropriate scrutiny of the ECB outside its area of responsibility in monetary policy; recalls that the presentation of an appropriate governance framework is overdue; therefore notes with interest the Target 2 Securities project and will continue to closely monitor developments in this project; deems it essential that an appropriate governance framework be put in place; |
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17.

Considers that ECB services can foster European financial integration and notes in this respect that Target has been instrumental in achieving a high integration of the money markets and the repo market; considers that the Target 2 Securities project might have the potential to foster the integration, the efficiency and the safety of the clearing and settlement infrastructure which currently offers an insufficient degree of integration and interoperability; however, emphasises that this will make the ECB an active market operator, so requiring appropriate scrutiny of the ECB outside its area of responsibility in monetary policy; recalls that the presentation of an appropriate governance framework is overdue; therefore notes with interest the Target 2 Securities project and will continue to closely monitor developments in this project; deems it essential that an appropriate governance framework be put in place;

| 18. | Is fully aware of the rapid rise of alternative investment vehicles (hedge funds and private equity), recognises that they provide liquidity and diversification in the market and create an opportunity to improve efficiency of corporates, but shares also the concerns of some central banks and supervisors that they may give rise to systemic risk, and to high levels of exposure of other financial institutions; welcomes the Commission's recent studies on hedge funds and private equity, but regrets that these studies have so far focused only on barriers to the growth of such funds; invites the Commission to monitor any potential policy gaps, and asks for a broader and more critical approach with regard to the extent to which hedge funds pose a risk to financial stability and to the risk management of the level of leverage and diversification; urges the Commission to assess the quality of supervision in offshore locations and to step up cooperation with the supervisors in these jurisdictions; |
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18.

Is fully aware of the rapid rise of alternative investment vehicles (hedge funds and private equity), recognises that they provide liquidity and diversification in the market and create an opportunity to improve efficiency of corporates, but shares also the concerns of some central banks and supervisors that they may give rise to systemic risk, and to high levels of exposure of other financial institutions; welcomes the Commission's recent studies on hedge funds and private equity, but regrets that these studies have so far focused only on barriers to the growth of such funds; invites the Commission to monitor any potential policy gaps, and asks for a broader and more critical approach with regard to the extent to which hedge funds pose a risk to financial stability and to the risk management of the level of leverage and diversification; urges the Commission to assess the quality of supervision in offshore locations and to step up cooperation with the supervisors in these jurisdictions;

| 19. | Observes that non-bank lenders (private equity) are playing an increasing role in the leveraged sector in the European Union and are prepared in many cases to take on a higher risk than traditional banking institutions; furthermore, notes that non-bank lenders have made a significant contribution to greater employment and growth in the companies in their sector; considers that this could raise problems when the credit cycle next turns and could lead to a much more complex cycle of large corporate debt restructuring; requests the ECB and other bodies involved to assess the adequacy of current debt restructuring processes in this new context; |
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19.

Observes that non-bank lenders (private equity) are playing an increasing role in the leveraged sector in the European Union and are prepared in many cases to take on a higher risk than traditional banking institutions; furthermore, notes that non-bank lenders have made a significant contribution to greater employment and growth in the companies in their sector; considers that this could raise problems when the credit cycle next turns and could lead to a much more complex cycle of large corporate debt restructuring; requests the ECB and other bodies involved to assess the adequacy of current debt restructuring processes in this new context;

| 20. | Takes note of the strong position taken by the ECB against detailed plans for a public bail-out of a failing bank within the European Union; deems that more work on improving cooperation and planning of stress tests is required, but that it is right that moral hazard should be minimised by a firm commitment to the primacy of private sector solutions in crisis management in order not to encourage banks to take illconsidered risks; |
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20.

Takes note of the strong position taken by the ECB against detailed plans for a public bail-out of a failing bank within the European Union; deems that more work on improving cooperation and planning of stress tests is required, but that it is right that moral hazard should be minimised by a firm commitment to the primacy of private sector solutions in crisis management in order not to encourage banks to take illconsidered risks;

| 21. | Reiterates its call on the Council and the ECB in the context of data transfers by SWIFT to the US authorities to reflect together on the way to improve the system of supervision of SWIFT, as well as its call on the ECB for action in its role regarding SWIFT as an overseer, a user and a policymaker; |
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21.

Reiterates its call on the Council and the ECB in the context of data transfers by SWIFT to the US authorities to reflect together on the way to improve the system of supervision of SWIFT, as well as its call on the ECB for action in its role regarding SWIFT as an overseer, a user and a policymaker;

External role of the euro

| 22. | Notes that the euro has undergone a successful phase of development towards a reserve and reference currency in worldwide use; points out that further steps are necessary in order to continue the positive development of cash usage of the euro (e.g. the billing of aerospace products and commodities in euro); |
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22.

Notes that the euro has undergone a successful phase of development towards a reserve and reference currency in worldwide use; points out that further steps are necessary in order to continue the positive development of cash usage of the euro (e.g. the billing of aerospace products and commodities in euro);

| 23. | Repeats its request for moves to unify representation of the eurozone within international financial institutions so as to defend its interests with a force consistent with its economic weight; |
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23.

Repeats its request for moves to unify representation of the eurozone within international financial institutions so as to defend its interests with a force consistent with its economic weight;

| 24. | Calls on the ECB to closely monitor developments in the use of the euro as a reserve currency for central banks and, in the context of its annual report on the international role of the euro, to quantify and analyse the effects of this, particularly as regards exchange rates; |
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24.

Calls on the ECB to closely monitor developments in the use of the euro as a reserve currency for central banks and, in the context of its annual report on the international role of the euro, to quantify and analyse the effects of this, particularly as regards exchange rates;

Democratic scrutiny

| 25. | Considers, regarding the procedure for appointing the members of the Executive Board of the ECB, that ex ante democratic accountability and transparency would improve if the Council evaluated several potential candidates and if the candidate proposed by the Council were then subject to a vote of approval by the Parliament; stresses its willingness to join the other institutions in exploring possible improvements in the procedure of appointment before the Executive Board next comes up for renewal in 2010; |
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25.

Considers, regarding the procedure for appointing the members of the Executive Board of the ECB, that ex ante democratic accountability and transparency would improve if the Council evaluated several potential candidates and if the candidate proposed by the Council were then subject to a vote of approval by the Parliament; stresses its willingness to join the other institutions in exploring possible improvements in the procedure of appointment before the Executive Board next comes up for renewal in 2010;

| 26. | Emphasises that the credibility of the ECB is also dependent on a high degree of transparency in its decision-making process; therefore reiterates its call that, shortly after meetings of the Governing Council of the ECB, summary minutes of these meetings be published containing a clear statement of the arguments in favour and against the decisions taken and whether or not these decisions were taken unanimously; |
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26.

Emphasises that the credibility of the ECB is also dependent on a high degree of transparency in its decision-making process; therefore reiterates its call that, shortly after meetings of the Governing Council of the ECB, summary minutes of these meetings be published containing a clear statement of the arguments in favour and against the decisions taken and whether or not these decisions were taken unanimously;

| 27. | Points out that it rejected as too complex the system of rotating voting rights applicable to decisions of the Governing Council as adopted in 2003; considers, with a view to future enlargements of the eurozone, that a system should be introduced which combines fairness and effectiveness; |
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27.

Points out that it rejected as too complex the system of rotating voting rights applicable to decisions of the Governing Council as adopted in 2003; considers, with a view to future enlargements of the eurozone, that a system should be introduced which combines fairness and effectiveness;

| 28. | Invites the ECB to give greater weight in its communication strategy to the hearings of its President by the Parliament committee responsible for economic and monetary affairs; |
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28.

Invites the ECB to give greater weight in its communication strategy to the hearings of its President by the Parliament committee responsible for economic and monetary affairs;

| 29. | Asks the ECB to provide the European Parliament and the public with an annual summary of measures taken to improve its performance in line with this resolution; |
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29.

Asks the ECB to provide the European Parliament and the public with an annual summary of measures taken to improve its performance in line with this resolution;

Five years of euro banknotes and coins

| 30. | Notes that the value of the euro banknotes in circulation has continued to increase quickly, with a rise of 11,2 % in 2006; notes that this steady increase continued to be mainly accounted for by large denomination notes, in particular EUR 500 banknotes, the number of these in circulation having increased by 13,2 %; reiterates its call to the ECB to examine the reasons for this substantial increase and to analyse the type of transactions carried out with these notes and the breakdown in demand by country, with a view to identifying any attendant risks; |
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30.

Notes that the value of the euro banknotes in circulation has continued to increase quickly, with a rise of 11,2 % in 2006; notes that this steady increase continued to be mainly accounted for by large denomination notes, in particular EUR 500 banknotes, the number of these in circulation having increased by 13,2 %; reiterates its call to the ECB to examine the reasons for this substantial increase and to analyse the type of transactions carried out with these notes and the breakdown in demand by country, with a view to identifying any attendant risks;

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| 31. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the President of the Eurogroup and the European Central Bank. |
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31.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the President of the Eurogroup and the European Central Bank.

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(1)  OJ C 138, 4.5.1998, p. 177.

(2)  OJ C 291 E, 30.11.2006, p. 118.

(3)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0317.

(4)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0039.

(5)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0051.

(6)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0168.

P6_TA(2007)0350

The Middle East

European Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on the Middle East

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on the Middle East, in particular those of 7 September 2006 on the situation in the Middle East (1), 16 November 2006 on the situation in the Gaza Strip (2) and 21 June 2007 on the MEDA programme and financial support to Palestine: evaluation, implementation and control (3), |
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having regard to its previous resolutions on the Middle East, in particular those of 7 September 2006 on the situation in the Middle East (1), 16 November 2006 on the situation in the Gaza Strip (2) and 21 June 2007 on the MEDA programme and financial support to Palestine: evaluation, implementation and control (3),

| — | having regard to UN Security Council Resolutions 242(1967), 338(1973), 1559(2004), 1701(2006) and 1757(2007), |
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having regard to UN Security Council Resolutions 242(1967), 338(1973), 1559(2004), 1701(2006) and 1757(2007),

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the External Relations Council meeting of 18 June 2007, |
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having regard to the conclusions of the External Relations Council meeting of 18 June 2007,

| — | having regard to the statements of 16 June 2007 and 27 June 2007 by the Quartet, |
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having regard to the statements of 16 June 2007 and 27 June 2007 by the Quartet,

| — | having regard to the outcomes of the Sharm El Sheik Summit of 25 June 2007, |
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having regard to the outcomes of the Sharm El Sheik Summit of 25 June 2007,

| — | having regard to the End of Mission Report of May 2007 by Alvaro de Soto, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary General to the PLO and the Palestinian Authority, |
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having regard to the End of Mission Report of May 2007 by Alvaro de Soto, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary General to the PLO and the Palestinian Authority,

| — | 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 on the 40th anniversary of the 1967 war, which resulted in the occupation by Israel of the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and the Golan Heights, the Middle East is racked by several conflicts and no results have been achieved in the efforts to arrive at a just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians and between Israel and the Arab countries, |
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A.

whereas on the 40th anniversary of the 1967 war, which resulted in the occupation by Israel of the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and the Golan Heights, the Middle East is racked by several conflicts and no results have been achieved in the efforts to arrive at a just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians and between Israel and the Arab countries,

| B. | whereas Hamas has decided to take power in Gaza by military means and carried out the killing of Fatah and Palestinian Authority security force members despite the recent formation by the Palestinian Legislative Council and Presidency — both democratically elected bodies — of a unity government, on the basis of the Mecca Declaration, |
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B.

whereas Hamas has decided to take power in Gaza by military means and carried out the killing of Fatah and Palestinian Authority security force members despite the recent formation by the Palestinian Legislative Council and Presidency — both democratically elected bodies — of a unity government, on the basis of the Mecca Declaration,

| C. | whereas this dramatic development is mainly due to political instability and growing divisions on the Palestinian side, and also to a lack of prospects of a genuine peace process for the Palestinian people, who are still under occupation, partly as a consequence of the Quartet's approach, |
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C.

whereas this dramatic development is mainly due to political instability and growing divisions on the Palestinian side, and also to a lack of prospects of a genuine peace process for the Palestinian people, who are still under occupation, partly as a consequence of the Quartet's approach,

| D. | whereas the people living in the Palestinian Territories, and notably in Gaza, are facing a crisis of unprecedented proportions as far as poverty, unemployment, access to health care, education, security and freedom of movement are concerned, |
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D.

whereas the people living in the Palestinian Territories, and notably in Gaza, are facing a crisis of unprecedented proportions as far as poverty, unemployment, access to health care, education, security and freedom of movement are concerned,

| E. | whereas the restrictions on the movement of people and goods, the withholding of tax and customs revenues and the decision to suspend direct aid to the Palestinian Authority have contributed to the deepening of the crisis, in spite of the Temporary International Mechanism and increased project aid provided by the EU, |
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E.

whereas the restrictions on the movement of people and goods, the withholding of tax and customs revenues and the decision to suspend direct aid to the Palestinian Authority have contributed to the deepening of the crisis, in spite of the Temporary International Mechanism and increased project aid provided by the EU,

| F. | whereas the Council has declared that the European Union would resume normal relations with the Palestinian Authority immediately and would develop the conditions for urgent practical and financial assistance, including direct financial support to the government, support to the Palestinian Civilian Police through the resumption of EUPOL COPPS and the resumption of the EU Border Assistance Mission in Rafah, |
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F.

whereas the Council has declared that the European Union would resume normal relations with the Palestinian Authority immediately and would develop the conditions for urgent practical and financial assistance, including direct financial support to the government, support to the Palestinian Civilian Police through the resumption of EUPOL COPPS and the resumption of the EU Border Assistance Mission in Rafah,

| G. | whereas it is becoming ever more urgent to take forward a credible peace process which can give the Palestinian people the prospect of an independent, democratic and viable state living side by side with Israel within secure and internationally recognised borders, and bring peace and stability to the Middle East, |
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G.

whereas it is becoming ever more urgent to take forward a credible peace process which can give the Palestinian people the prospect of an independent, democratic and viable state living side by side with Israel within secure and internationally recognised borders, and bring peace and stability to the Middle East,

| H. | whereas the re-launching of the Arab Peace Initiative at the Riyadh summit of the Arab League of 29 March 2007 offers a new and credible opportunity for a comprehensive settlement in the region, |
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H.

whereas the re-launching of the Arab Peace Initiative at the Riyadh summit of the Arab League of 29 March 2007 offers a new and credible opportunity for a comprehensive settlement in the region,

| I. | whereas UN Security Council Resolution 1757(2007) sets up an international tribunal to try the persons responsible for the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and for other political assassinations in Lebanon, |
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I.

whereas UN Security Council Resolution 1757(2007) sets up an international tribunal to try the persons responsible for the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and for other political assassinations in Lebanon,

| J. | having regard to the worrying deterioration in the situation in Lebanon, illustrated by the attack on the Spanish contingent of UNIFIL, which left six people dead, the assassination of Member of Parliament Walid Eido and confrontations in the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el Bared, |
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J.

having regard to the worrying deterioration in the situation in Lebanon, illustrated by the attack on the Spanish contingent of UNIFIL, which left six people dead, the assassination of Member of Parliament Walid Eido and confrontations in the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el Bared,

| 1. | Expresses its deep concern about the possible grave consequences of the current crisis in the Middle East, including further military and terrorist attacks, and increased radicalisation undermining the fragile political situation in the region; |
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1.

Expresses its deep concern about the possible grave consequences of the current crisis in the Middle East, including further military and terrorist attacks, and increased radicalisation undermining the fragile political situation in the region;

| 2. | Is extremely concerned about the latest events in the Gaza Strip; condemns Hamas's seizure of military control over the Gaza Strip; calls for the resumption of the internal political dialogue between Palestinians, in a spirit of reconciliation and national unity, in order to prevent the geographical and political division of the West Bank and Gaza; |
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2.

Is extremely concerned about the latest events in the Gaza Strip; condemns Hamas's seizure of military control over the Gaza Strip; calls for the resumption of the internal political dialogue between Palestinians, in a spirit of reconciliation and national unity, in order to prevent the geographical and political division of the West Bank and Gaza;

| 3. | Expresses its understanding and support for President Abbas's extraordinary decisions, given the serious circumstances, and stresses that the support of the international community for President Abbas must be accompanied by a concrete and realistic political plan leading to a permanent status agreement; believes that the current crisis is not an excuse to undermine the prospect of peace and may provide a new basis for re-launching a clear agenda to reach a comprehensive agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority based on the existence of two democratic, sovereign and viable states whose people live peacefully side by side within secure and internationally recognised borders in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions; |
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3.

Expresses its understanding and support for President Abbas's extraordinary decisions, given the serious circumstances, and stresses that the support of the international community for President Abbas must be accompanied by a concrete and realistic political plan leading to a permanent status agreement; believes that the current crisis is not an excuse to undermine the prospect of peace and may provide a new basis for re-launching a clear agenda to reach a comprehensive agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority based on the existence of two democratic, sovereign and viable states whose people live peacefully side by side within secure and internationally recognised borders in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions;

| 4. | Welcomes the Council decision of 18 June 2007 to resume normal relations with the Palestinian Authority immediately and, to this end, to develop the conditions for urgent practical and financial assistance including direct financial support to the new government, as well as to ensure the provision of emergency and humanitarian assistance to the population of Gaza; stresses that the isolation of Gaza has dramatic humanitarian and political consequences; |
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4.

Welcomes the Council decision of 18 June 2007 to resume normal relations with the Palestinian Authority immediately and, to this end, to develop the conditions for urgent practical and financial assistance including direct financial support to the new government, as well as to ensure the provision of emergency and humanitarian assistance to the population of Gaza; stresses that the isolation of Gaza has dramatic humanitarian and political consequences;

| 5. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to involve the Palestinian authorities and all sides in efforts to facilitate emergency humanitarian aid and enable it to reach people living in the Gaza Strip; |
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5.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to involve the Palestinian authorities and all sides in efforts to facilitate emergency humanitarian aid and enable it to reach people living in the Gaza Strip;

| 6. | Condemns the multiple attacks using Qassam missiles fired indiscriminately from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory and calls on the Palestinian Government as well as all Palestinian leaders to do their utmost to put an end to these attacks, most of whose targets are civilians; |
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6.

Condemns the multiple attacks using Qassam missiles fired indiscriminately from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory and calls on the Palestinian Government as well as all Palestinian leaders to do their utmost to put an end to these attacks, most of whose targets are civilians;

| 7. | Welcomes the decision of the Israeli Government to partially restart the transfer of the withheld tax and customs revenues; calls for the complete and proper transfer of these revenues; condemns the latest military intervention by the Israeli army; calls on the Israeli Government to immediately stop the military operations against the Palestinian people; |
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7.

Welcomes the decision of the Israeli Government to partially restart the transfer of the withheld tax and customs revenues; calls for the complete and proper transfer of these revenues; condemns the latest military intervention by the Israeli army; calls on the Israeli Government to immediately stop the military operations against the Palestinian people;

| 8. | Stresses that a series of confidence-building measures should be taken by both Israelis and Palestinians with the assistance of the international community, including the immediate release of all imprisoned Palestinian former ministers, legislators and mayors and the Israeli corporal Gilad Shalit; welcomes the release of the BBC journalist Alan Johnston and appreciates it as a positive step forward; |
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8.

Stresses that a series of confidence-building measures should be taken by both Israelis and Palestinians with the assistance of the international community, including the immediate release of all imprisoned Palestinian former ministers, legislators and mayors and the Israeli corporal Gilad Shalit; welcomes the release of the BBC journalist Alan Johnston and appreciates it as a positive step forward;

| 9. | Calls on the Israeli Government to remove the roadblocks installed since September 2000 and to stop the extension of the settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem and the building of the wall beyond the 1967 borders; |
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9.

Calls on the Israeli Government to remove the roadblocks installed since September 2000 and to stop the extension of the settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem and the building of the wall beyond the 1967 borders;

| 10. | Welcomes the decision by the Israeli Government to release 250 Palestinian prisoners; calls for the release of more prisoners, as thousands of Palestinians are still detained, especially including minors; |
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10.

Welcomes the decision by the Israeli Government to release 250 Palestinian prisoners; calls for the release of more prisoners, as thousands of Palestinians are still detained, especially including minors;

| 11. | Calls on the EU, Israel and Egypt to take all the necessary immediate measures to reopen the Rafah border crossing, particularly as 6 000 Palestinians are stranded there in appalling conditions, and to facilitate the movement of people and goods between Gaza and Israel; |
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11.

Calls on the EU, Israel and Egypt to take all the necessary immediate measures to reopen the Rafah border crossing, particularly as 6 000 Palestinians are stranded there in appalling conditions, and to facilitate the movement of people and goods between Gaza and Israel;

| 12. | Welcomes the UN Security Council resolution setting up the international tribunal to try those responsible for the assassination of the former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and other politically motivated assassinations in Lebanon; calls on the Council and the Commission to provide all necessary means to enable this Tribunal to work effectively and carry out its mandate; urges all Lebanese parties to support the international tribunal and urges Syria to fully cooperate in its work; |
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12.

Welcomes the UN Security Council resolution setting up the international tribunal to try those responsible for the assassination of the former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and other politically motivated assassinations in Lebanon; calls on the Council and the Commission to provide all necessary means to enable this Tribunal to work effectively and carry out its mandate; urges all Lebanese parties to support the international tribunal and urges Syria to fully cooperate in its work;

| 13. | Strongly condemns the terrorist attack on the Spanish contingent of UNIFIL, which killed six soldiers and injured others, and calls upon the Lebanese authorities to do their utmost to undertake a clear and prompt investigation in order to prosecute those responsible; expresses its solidarity with members of the families of the victims of this attack; |
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13.

Strongly condemns the terrorist attack on the Spanish contingent of UNIFIL, which killed six soldiers and injured others, and calls upon the Lebanese authorities to do their utmost to undertake a clear and prompt investigation in order to prosecute those responsible; expresses its solidarity with members of the families of the victims of this attack;

| 14. | Stresses that political stability in Lebanon can be built neither on violence nor on external influence; calls, in this regard, for a re-launch of the dialogue for national unity in order to reconcile differences and prevent a governmental vacuum in the run-up to the presidential elections scheduled for autumn this year; reiterates, in this context, the important role of UNIFIL; |
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14.

Stresses that political stability in Lebanon can be built neither on violence nor on external influence; calls, in this regard, for a re-launch of the dialogue for national unity in order to reconcile differences and prevent a governmental vacuum in the run-up to the presidential elections scheduled for autumn this year; reiterates, in this context, the important role of UNIFIL;

| 15. | Urges the Lebanese Government to make every effort to put an end to all discrimination against Palestinian refugees; welcomes the prompt reaction of the Commission, which has decided to allocate EUR 370 000 to the provision of humanitarian support to them in order to help meet vital needs; stresses that this emergency further highlights the need to find a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian refugee problem; |
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15.

Urges the Lebanese Government to make every effort to put an end to all discrimination against Palestinian refugees; welcomes the prompt reaction of the Commission, which has decided to allocate EUR 370 000 to the provision of humanitarian support to them in order to help meet vital needs; stresses that this emergency further highlights the need to find a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian refugee problem;

| 16. | Calls for a sign of life from the two abducted Israeli soldiers, Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser, to be given by their kidnappers, and calls for their immediate release; |
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16.

Calls for a sign of life from the two abducted Israeli soldiers, Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser, to be given by their kidnappers, and calls for their immediate release;

| 17. | Considers the regional dimension and approach to be the proper basis of all efforts to secure lasting peace in the Middle East, bearing in mind that neither preconditions nor unilateralism help these efforts; considers, in this context, the role of, and the dialogue with, Syria one of the key factors; |
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17.

Considers the regional dimension and approach to be the proper basis of all efforts to secure lasting peace in the Middle East, bearing in mind that neither preconditions nor unilateralism help these efforts; considers, in this context, the role of, and the dialogue with, Syria one of the key factors;

| 18. | Recalls in this context the valuable contribution of the Arab Peace Initiative, which constitutes a genuine opportunity for comprehensive and lasting peace in the region; calls upon the Israeli Government to recognise the window of opportunity offered by this initiative; stresses the importance of the forthcoming unprecedented Arab League mission in Israel as announced; calls for greater cooperation between the Quartet and the contact group of the Arab League; |
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18.

Recalls in this context the valuable contribution of the Arab Peace Initiative, which constitutes a genuine opportunity for comprehensive and lasting peace in the region; calls upon the Israeli Government to recognise the window of opportunity offered by this initiative; stresses the importance of the forthcoming unprecedented Arab League mission in Israel as announced; calls for greater cooperation between the Quartet and the contact group of the Arab League;

| 19. | Considers that the possibility of deploying an international civilian, police and military force, under the aegis of the UN, based on an agreed peace plan whose parties would include Israelis and Palestinians, and on an inter-Palestinian agreement, could be examined; |
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19.

Considers that the possibility of deploying an international civilian, police and military force, under the aegis of the UN, based on an agreed peace plan whose parties would include Israelis and Palestinians, and on an inter-Palestinian agreement, could be examined;

| 20. | Urges the Council to ensure that the EU finds its voice, also in the framework of the Quartet, in the efforts aimed at restarting genuine negotiations on the various tracks of the peace process in the Middle East; stresses that these tracks are not necessarily dealt with simultaneously but are closely linked; stresses that, in this political context, moving towards an international peace conference for the Middle East should become a viable prospect; calls on the Council to move in this direction in the framework of the Quartet; |
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20.

Urges the Council to ensure that the EU finds its voice, also in the framework of the Quartet, in the efforts aimed at restarting genuine negotiations on the various tracks of the peace process in the Middle East; stresses that these tracks are not necessarily dealt with simultaneously but are closely linked; stresses that, in this political context, moving towards an international peace conference for the Middle East should become a viable prospect; calls on the Council to move in this direction in the framework of the Quartet;

| 21. | Expresses its support for future intensified actions to be taken by the Quartet in the region; considers the letter of the Foreign Ministers of Mediterranean EU Member States of 6 July 2007, addressed to the recently appointed Quartet representative Tony Blair, an encouraging message and support for his mission; |
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21.

Expresses its support for future intensified actions to be taken by the Quartet in the region; considers the letter of the Foreign Ministers of Mediterranean EU Member States of 6 July 2007, addressed to the recently appointed Quartet representative Tony Blair, an encouraging message and support for his mission;

| 22. | Takes note of the current negotiations on confidence-building measures between Palestinian Prime Minister Sallam Fayyad and the Government of the State of Israel concerning three-track talks on political, economic and security issues, as well as the renewal of security cooperation between them; |
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22.

Takes note of the current negotiations on confidence-building measures between Palestinian Prime Minister Sallam Fayyad and the Government of the State of Israel concerning three-track talks on political, economic and security issues, as well as the renewal of security cooperation between them;

| 23. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the High Representative for the CFSP, the President of the Palestinian Authority, the Palestinian Legislative Council, the Knesset and the Israeli Government, the Parliament and Government of Lebanon, the Parliament and Government of Syria, and the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States. |
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23.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the High Representative for the CFSP, the President of the Palestinian Authority, the Palestinian Legislative Council, the Knesset and the Israeli Government, the Parliament and Government of Lebanon, the Parliament and Government of Syria, and the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States.

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(1)  OJ C 305 E, 14.12.2006, p. 236.

(2)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0492.

(3)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0277.

P6_TA(2007)0351

Pakistan

European Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on Pakistan

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Co-operation Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on Partnership and Development of 24 November 2001, (also referred to as the third-generation Co-operation Agreement), in particular Article 1 of the agreement, which stipulates that ‘respect for human rights and democratic principles...constitutes an essential element of this agreement’ (1), |
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having regard to the Co-operation Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on Partnership and Development of 24 November 2001, (also referred to as the third-generation Co-operation Agreement), in particular Article 1 of the agreement, which stipulates that ‘respect for human rights and democratic principles...constitutes an essential element of this agreement’ (1),

| — | having regard to the EU/Pakistan Joint Declaration following the ministerial meeting on 8 February 2007 in Berlin and the first meeting of the Pakistan-EC Joint Commission under the Pakistan-EC Cooperation Agreement on 24 May 2007 in Islamabad, where both parties undertook to develop a broad, formalised political dialogue and confirmed their close cooperation on a wide range of regional and international issues, |
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having regard to the EU/Pakistan Joint Declaration following the ministerial meeting on 8 February 2007 in Berlin and the first meeting of the Pakistan-EC Joint Commission under the Pakistan-EC Cooperation Agreement on 24 May 2007 in Islamabad, where both parties undertook to develop a broad, formalised political dialogue and confirmed their close cooperation on a wide range of regional and international issues,

| — | having regard to the fact that parliamentary, provincial and presidential elections are due to be held later this year, |
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having regard to the fact that parliamentary, provincial and presidential elections are due to be held later this year,

| — | having regard to the Parliament's SAARC delegation visit to Pakistan in December 2006 and the meeting held with President Musharraf in Lahore, |
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having regard to the Parliament's SAARC delegation visit to Pakistan in December 2006 and the meeting held with President Musharraf in Lahore,

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on human rights and democracy in Pakistan, in particular those of 10 February 2004 (2) and 22 April 2004 (3), |
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having regard to its previous resolutions on human rights and democracy in Pakistan, in particular those of 10 February 2004 (2) and 22 April 2004 (3),

| — | 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 storming of the Red Mosque in Islamabad has resulted in a high death toll; |
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whereas the storming of the Red Mosque in Islamabad has resulted in a high death toll;

| B. | whereas the clashes in and around the Mosque were a clear demonstration of dangers posed by the radical Islamist movement, against which President Musharraf may have failed to react quickly or decisively enough; |
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whereas the clashes in and around the Mosque were a clear demonstration of dangers posed by the radical Islamist movement, against which President Musharraf may have failed to react quickly or decisively enough;

| C. | whereas a series of constitutional amendments under the Musharraf administration have substantially altered the political system in Pakistan and succeeded in transforming the system of governance from a parliamentary to a presidential one, where the President has the power to overrule or to dismiss parliament, |
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whereas a series of constitutional amendments under the Musharraf administration have substantially altered the political system in Pakistan and succeeded in transforming the system of governance from a parliamentary to a presidential one, where the President has the power to overrule or to dismiss parliament,

| D. | whereas the military and the secret services continue to exert an undue influence in politics, government and the economy of Pakistan, a situation which runs contrary to the principle of the roadmap for the restoration of democracy, which envisaged that power would be transferred from the military back to a civilian administration, |
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whereas the military and the secret services continue to exert an undue influence in politics, government and the economy of Pakistan, a situation which runs contrary to the principle of the roadmap for the restoration of democracy, which envisaged that power would be transferred from the military back to a civilian administration,

| E. | whereas recent events, including the suspension of the Chief Justice, Mr Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, on 9 March 2007 on as yet unproven charges of misconduct, and the continuing popular protests that have been sparked by this action, have increased the urgency of addressing the issue of democracy and the rule of law in Pakistan; |
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whereas recent events, including the suspension of the Chief Justice, Mr Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, on 9 March 2007 on as yet unproven charges of misconduct, and the continuing popular protests that have been sparked by this action, have increased the urgency of addressing the issue of democracy and the rule of law in Pakistan;

| F. | whereas the United States Government has increased its pressure on Pakistan over its failure to clamp down on terrorism; |
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whereas the United States Government has increased its pressure on Pakistan over its failure to clamp down on terrorism;

| G. | whereas the European Union provides significant funding to Pakistan for poverty alleviation, and health and State education; |
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whereas the European Union provides significant funding to Pakistan for poverty alleviation, and health and State education;

| 1. | Expresses its solidarity with the people of Pakistan who are victims of the violence perpetrated by armed extremists; is deeply concerned about reports that some people were possibly held as hostages in the Red Mosque; recognises the challenges the siege posed to the Government of Pakistan; expresses its grave concern about the still unknown number of victims and supports efforts to bring those responsible to justice; |
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Expresses its solidarity with the people of Pakistan who are victims of the violence perpetrated by armed extremists; is deeply concerned about reports that some people were possibly held as hostages in the Red Mosque; recognises the challenges the siege posed to the Government of Pakistan; expresses its grave concern about the still unknown number of victims and supports efforts to bring those responsible to justice;

| 2. | Urges the Government of Pakistan to return to democratic government by holding free, fair and democratic elections by the end of the year and warns against the imposition of emergency rule or other measures to suppress freedom of speech, association, assembly or movement; |
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Urges the Government of Pakistan to return to democratic government by holding free, fair and democratic elections by the end of the year and warns against the imposition of emergency rule or other measures to suppress freedom of speech, association, assembly or movement;

| 3. | Encourages President Musharraf to respect the existing Constitution by allowing the new assemblies to hold presidential elections and by relinquishing his post of army chief, which he had previously agreed to do in an undertaking to the EU; |
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Encourages President Musharraf to respect the existing Constitution by allowing the new assemblies to hold presidential elections and by relinquishing his post of army chief, which he had previously agreed to do in an undertaking to the EU;

| 4. | Urges the armed forces of Pakistan to allow free and fair elections, including the possibility for exiled political leaders to return to Pakistan and stand for office; calls for measures to be taken to limit the influence of the military and other armed groups on the political and democratic processes; |
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Urges the armed forces of Pakistan to allow free and fair elections, including the possibility for exiled political leaders to return to Pakistan and stand for office; calls for measures to be taken to limit the influence of the military and other armed groups on the political and democratic processes;

| 5. | Welcomes the fact that the EU will monitor the parliamentary elections in Pakistan and that Parliament will participate in the observer mission; is concerned however, about a number of aspects in the runup to these elections, in particular:






  — | the neutrality of the caretaker government, which will be formed three months before the elections and will be appointed by President Musharraf; |
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Welcomes the fact that the EU will monitor the parliamentary elections in Pakistan and that Parliament will participate in the observer mission; is concerned however, about a number of aspects in the runup to these elections, in particular:

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the neutrality of the caretaker government, which will be formed three months before the elections and will be appointed by President Musharraf;

| — | the fact that an academic qualification is requested as a precondition for candidature, which will exclude 70 % of Pakistani women from standing for election; therefore urges the removal of this restriction; |
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the fact that an academic qualification is requested as a precondition for candidature, which will exclude 70 % of Pakistani women from standing for election; therefore urges the removal of this restriction;

| — | the lack of legitimacy of the future President of Pakistan if he or she is to be elected by the outgoing Assembly; |
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the lack of legitimacy of the future President of Pakistan if he or she is to be elected by the outgoing Assembly;

| 6. | Calls upon the Council and the Commission to deliver a clear message to President Musharraf that a transition to civilian rule by strengthening democratic institutions and processes is the only acceptable way out of the current crisis; |
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Calls upon the Council and the Commission to deliver a clear message to President Musharraf that a transition to civilian rule by strengthening democratic institutions and processes is the only acceptable way out of the current crisis;

| 7. | Urges the Council and the Commission to take a firm stand on upholding all the principles enshrined in the Cooperation Agreement, in particular the democracy and human rights clause; welcomes the ministerial meeting of 8 February 2007 and the meeting of the Pakistan-EC Joint Commission of 24 May 2007 as positive steps in strengthening the relations between the EU and Pakistan; stresses that the relationship between the EU and Pakistan is based on the principles enshrined in the Cooperation Agreement: a commitment to democracy, peace and stability, development, the enhancement of trade links, including in South Asia through regional cooperation, and respect for human rights; calls for an intensive political dialogue on these matters; |
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Urges the Council and the Commission to take a firm stand on upholding all the principles enshrined in the Cooperation Agreement, in particular the democracy and human rights clause; welcomes the ministerial meeting of 8 February 2007 and the meeting of the Pakistan-EC Joint Commission of 24 May 2007 as positive steps in strengthening the relations between the EU and Pakistan; stresses that the relationship between the EU and Pakistan is based on the principles enshrined in the Cooperation Agreement: a commitment to democracy, peace and stability, development, the enhancement of trade links, including in South Asia through regional cooperation, and respect for human rights; calls for an intensive political dialogue on these matters;

| 8. | Deplores the suspension of Chief Justice Chaudhry of the Supreme Court on alleged charges of misconduct, which was widely regarded as an attempt by the Government of Pakistan to maintain control over the judiciary in an election year; calls for the independence of the judiciary and the rule of law to be respected, urges the Government of Pakistan to take appropriate steps to reverse the current negative trend in relation to this and to refrain from any political interference in the case currently being heard in the Supreme Court; notes the strong solidarity shown by the entire legal profession of Pakistan with the Chief Justice; |
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Deplores the suspension of Chief Justice Chaudhry of the Supreme Court on alleged charges of misconduct, which was widely regarded as an attempt by the Government of Pakistan to maintain control over the judiciary in an election year; calls for the independence of the judiciary and the rule of law to be respected, urges the Government of Pakistan to take appropriate steps to reverse the current negative trend in relation to this and to refrain from any political interference in the case currently being heard in the Supreme Court; notes the strong solidarity shown by the entire legal profession of Pakistan with the Chief Justice;

| 9. | Greatly regrets the deaths of 41 civilians during political demonstrations in Karachi on 12 May 2007 and condemns the use of violence to achieve political ends, whether perpetrated by government allied forces or by members of opposition political parties; |
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Greatly regrets the deaths of 41 civilians during political demonstrations in Karachi on 12 May 2007 and condemns the use of violence to achieve political ends, whether perpetrated by government allied forces or by members of opposition political parties;

| 10. | Is equally concerned about reports that three Chinese workers have been shot dead by suspected Islamic militants in Peshawar in a possible link to the Red Mosque siege; |
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Is equally concerned about reports that three Chinese workers have been shot dead by suspected Islamic militants in Peshawar in a possible link to the Red Mosque siege;

| 11. | Condemns all attempts by the Government of Pakistan to control media freedom by introducing amendments to broadcasting licences, restricting the live broadcasting of outside events and issuing government directives to media and broadcasting associations; condemns all forms of threat, coercion and intimidation of journalists and broadcasters; |
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Condemns all attempts by the Government of Pakistan to control media freedom by introducing amendments to broadcasting licences, restricting the live broadcasting of outside events and issuing government directives to media and broadcasting associations; condemns all forms of threat, coercion and intimidation of journalists and broadcasters;

| 12. | Is concerned by the numerous well-documented cases of ‘disappearances’ which have involved terrorist suspects, journalists, students, members of Baloch nationalist movements and other political activists and strongly emphasises that abductions, extra-judicial killings and imprisonment without trial are contrary to fundamental principles of international law including the right to life and rights of due process; |
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Is concerned by the numerous well-documented cases of ‘disappearances’ which have involved terrorist suspects, journalists, students, members of Baloch nationalist movements and other political activists and strongly emphasises that abductions, extra-judicial killings and imprisonment without trial are contrary to fundamental principles of international law including the right to life and rights of due process;

| 13. | Welcomes the European consensus on development (4) and the EU's clear commitment to addressing countries affected by conflict or state fragility and its equally clear commitment to achieving the Millennium Development Goals, including education policy; calls on the Government of Pakistan to significantly increase financial support establish and develop a state education system with a broad-based curriculum throughout the country, including the tribal areas; calls on the Pakistani Government to fulfil its commitments to enforce genuine control over the madrasas currently under the control of extremists; |
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Welcomes the European consensus on development (4) and the EU's clear commitment to addressing countries affected by conflict or state fragility and its equally clear commitment to achieving the Millennium Development Goals, including education policy; calls on the Government of Pakistan to significantly increase financial support establish and develop a state education system with a broad-based curriculum throughout the country, including the tribal areas; calls on the Pakistani Government to fulfil its commitments to enforce genuine control over the madrasas currently under the control of extremists;

| 14. | Notes with concern the continuing reports of repression against religious minorities and the use of the blasphemy laws against religious minorities; |
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Notes with concern the continuing reports of repression against religious minorities and the use of the blasphemy laws against religious minorities;

| 15. | Is concerned that while President Musharraf has pledged his commitment to tackling terrorism and extremism at an international level, the domestic political alliances that exist between the government, the military and religious fundamentalists may hamper the ability of the government to address the issue of extremism and fundamentalism; urges the Pakistani Government to take immediate and effective steps to prevent any political or armed force from using its territory as a sanctuary and as a base for operations in Afghanistan; |
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Is concerned that while President Musharraf has pledged his commitment to tackling terrorism and extremism at an international level, the domestic political alliances that exist between the government, the military and religious fundamentalists may hamper the ability of the government to address the issue of extremism and fundamentalism; urges the Pakistani Government to take immediate and effective steps to prevent any political or armed force from using its territory as a sanctuary and as a base for operations in Afghanistan;

| 16. | Is concerned by the increasing instability and proliferation of insurgency-related violence in the tribal areas and particularly in Waziristan, noting in particular the occurrence of a number of suicide bombings including the attempt on the life of the Interior Minister in Peshawar on 28 April 2007; calls on the Government of Pakistan to reverse the situation by fostering the rule of law and the extension of civil and political rights to the area; |
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Is concerned by the increasing instability and proliferation of insurgency-related violence in the tribal areas and particularly in Waziristan, noting in particular the occurrence of a number of suicide bombings including the attempt on the life of the Interior Minister in Peshawar on 28 April 2007; calls on the Government of Pakistan to reverse the situation by fostering the rule of law and the extension of civil and political rights to the area;

| 17. | Calls for increased dialogue with provincial and local leaders on the possibility of greater provincial autonomy or for increased representation of the interests of the provinces at national level; condemns the Pakistani Government's repressive policies in Balochistan, where there are continuing demands for greater provincial autonomy and increased regional control over the substantial natural resources of this area; |
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Calls for increased dialogue with provincial and local leaders on the possibility of greater provincial autonomy or for increased representation of the interests of the provinces at national level; condemns the Pakistani Government's repressive policies in Balochistan, where there are continuing demands for greater provincial autonomy and increased regional control over the substantial natural resources of this area;

| 18. | Calls on the Pakistani Government to implement the recommendations of Pakistan's Supreme Court and to extend basic rights and political freedoms to the Northern Areas; |
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Calls on the Pakistani Government to implement the recommendations of Pakistan's Supreme Court and to extend basic rights and political freedoms to the Northern Areas;

| 19. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Government and Parliament of Pakistan. |
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Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Government and Parliament of Pakistan.

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(1)  OJ C 17, 22.1.1999, p. 7.

(2)  OJ C 97 E, 22.4.2004, p. 112.

(3)  OJ C 104 E, 30.4.2004, p. 1040.

(4)  Joint statement by the Council and the representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission on European Union Development Policy: ‘The European Consensus’ (OJ C 46, 24.2.2006, p. 1).

P6_TA(2007)0352

2006 Progress Report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

European Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on the 2006 Progress Report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (2006/2289(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Presidency Conclusions of the Thessaloniki European Council of 19-20 June 2003, at which the promise was made to all Western Balkan states that they would in the long term join the European Union, |
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having regard to the Presidency Conclusions of the Thessaloniki European Council of 19-20 June 2003, at which the promise was made to all Western Balkan states that they would in the long term join the European Union,

| — | having regard to the European Council decision of 16 December 2005 to grant the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia the status of candidate country for EU membership and the Presidency Conclusions of the European Councils of 15-16 June 2006 and of 14-15 December 2006, |
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having regard to the European Council decision of 16 December 2005 to grant the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia the status of candidate country for EU membership and the Presidency Conclusions of the European Councils of 15-16 June 2006 and of 14-15 December 2006,

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the Second Meeting of the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Stabilisation and Association Council of 18 July 2005 and the conclusions of the Third Meeting of the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Stabilisation and Association Council of 11 December 2006, |
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having regard to the conclusions of the Second Meeting of the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Stabilisation and Association Council of 18 July 2005 and the conclusions of the Third Meeting of the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Stabilisation and Association Council of 11 December 2006,

| — | having regard to Council Decision 2006/57/EC of 30 January 2006 on the principles, priorities and conditions contained in the European Partnership with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and repealing Decision 2004/518/EC (1), |
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having regard to Council Decision 2006/57/EC of 30 January 2006 on the principles, priorities and conditions contained in the European Partnership with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and repealing Decision 2004/518/EC (1),

| — | having regard to the Commission's 2006 Progress Report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (SEC(2006)1387), |
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having regard to the Commission's 2006 Progress Report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (SEC(2006)1387),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 13 December 2006 on the Commission's Communication on the Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2006-2007 (2), |
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having regard to its resolution of 13 December 2006 on the Commission's Communication on the Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2006-2007 (2),

| — | having regard to the recommendations of the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee of 29-30 January 2007, |
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having regard to the recommendations of the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee of 29-30 January 2007,

| — | 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 Foreign Affairs (A6-0214/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A6-0214/2007),

| A. | whereas further enlargement of the European Union is not an end in itself, whereas strict compliance with the Copenhagen criteria is required of Member States and whereas every candidate country will be judged on its own merits, |
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whereas further enlargement of the European Union is not an end in itself, whereas strict compliance with the Copenhagen criteria is required of Member States and whereas every candidate country will be judged on its own merits,

| B. | whereas the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has been successfully involved in negotiations relating inter alia to relations with the European Union, such as the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA), the Central European Free Trade Association (CEFTA), the efforts of the European Union regarding peaceful resolution of internal differences of opinion in 2001 and the preparations for adopting the EU acquis in the period leading up to 2011, |
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whereas the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has been successfully involved in negotiations relating inter alia to relations with the European Union, such as the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA), the Central European Free Trade Association (CEFTA), the efforts of the European Union regarding peaceful resolution of internal differences of opinion in 2001 and the preparations for adopting the EU acquis in the period leading up to 2011,

| C. | whereas, since the recognition of the status of candidate country by the EU on 16 December 2005, accession negotiations have not yet started with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, |
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whereas, since the recognition of the status of candidate country by the EU on 16 December 2005, accession negotiations have not yet started with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,

| D. | whereas, whilst the principles underlying the Ohrid Framework Agreement of 13 August 2001 have now been embedded in the constitutional and legal framework of the country, a sustained effort is needed to fully implement its provisions, in particular as regards the continuation of the decentralisation process and the equitable representation of non-majority communities at national and local level, |
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whereas, whilst the principles underlying the Ohrid Framework Agreement of 13 August 2001 have now been embedded in the constitutional and legal framework of the country, a sustained effort is needed to fully implement its provisions, in particular as regards the continuation of the decentralisation process and the equitable representation of non-majority communities at national and local level,

| E. | whereas the Presidency Conclusions of the Thessaloniki European Council of 19-20 June 2003 reiterated its determination to fully and effectively support the European perspective of the Western Balkans countries, which will become an integral part of the EU, once they meet the established criteria, |
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whereas the Presidency Conclusions of the Thessaloniki European Council of 19-20 June 2003 reiterated its determination to fully and effectively support the European perspective of the Western Balkans countries, which will become an integral part of the EU, once they meet the established criteria,

| F. | whereas ultimate success in fostering economic reforms will not be guaranteed unless political consensus and inter-ethnic trust can first be achieved, |
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whereas ultimate success in fostering economic reforms will not be guaranteed unless political consensus and inter-ethnic trust can first be achieved,

| G. | whereas the Presidency Conclusions of the Brussels European Council of 14-15 December 2006 stated that the EU keeps its commitments towards countries that are in the enlargement process and reiterated that each country's progress towards the European Union depends on its individual efforts to comply with the Copenhagen criteria and the conditionality of the Stabilisation and Association Process, |
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whereas the Presidency Conclusions of the Brussels European Council of 14-15 December 2006 stated that the EU keeps its commitments towards countries that are in the enlargement process and reiterated that each country's progress towards the European Union depends on its individual efforts to comply with the Copenhagen criteria and the conditionality of the Stabilisation and Association Process,

| H. | whereas the EU/Western Balkans Salzburg Declaration of 11 March 2006, unanimously adopted by all Foreign Ministers of the European Union and the Foreign Ministers of the Western Balkan countries, reaffirms the importance of good neighbourly relations and the need to find mutually acceptable solutions regarding outstanding issues with neighbouring countries, |
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whereas the EU/Western Balkans Salzburg Declaration of 11 March 2006, unanimously adopted by all Foreign Ministers of the European Union and the Foreign Ministers of the Western Balkan countries, reaffirms the importance of good neighbourly relations and the need to find mutually acceptable solutions regarding outstanding issues with neighbouring countries,

| 1. | Welcomes the progress made by the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, since its application to become a Member of the European Union, in meeting the Copenhagen political criteria and in implementing the recommendations of the 2004 European Partnership, the provisions of the SAA and the requirements of the Stabilisation and Association Process; points out that the reform momentum must be maintained and that the adopted legislation must now be properly and promptly implemented, especially in the fields of the police, the judiciary, public administration and the fight against corruption, in order to establish a true market economy, to stimulate economic growth and employment and to improve the business climate; |
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Welcomes the progress made by the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, since its application to become a Member of the European Union, in meeting the Copenhagen political criteria and in implementing the recommendations of the 2004 European Partnership, the provisions of the SAA and the requirements of the Stabilisation and Association Process; points out that the reform momentum must be maintained and that the adopted legislation must now be properly and promptly implemented, especially in the fields of the police, the judiciary, public administration and the fight against corruption, in order to establish a true market economy, to stimulate economic growth and employment and to improve the business climate;

| 2. | Emphasises that the commencement of accession negotiations will depend on the progress being made in this respect; encourages all stakeholders to keep up the momentum and stresses the need for both the government and opposition political forces to continue the implementation of reforms necessary for the country's integration into the EU; |
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Emphasises that the commencement of accession negotiations will depend on the progress being made in this respect; encourages all stakeholders to keep up the momentum and stresses the need for both the government and opposition political forces to continue the implementation of reforms necessary for the country's integration into the EU;

| 3. | Commends the Government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia for its cooperation in the field of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP), notably its participation in the EU mission ALTHEA and its willingness to contribute to the development of the ESDP capabilities and future EU-led civilian and military crisis management missions; |
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Commends the Government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia for its cooperation in the field of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP), notably its participation in the EU mission ALTHEA and its willingness to contribute to the development of the ESDP capabilities and future EU-led civilian and military crisis management missions;

| 4. | Notes with satisfaction that following the internal conflict of 2001, in close cooperation with the EU, solutions have been found through the Ohrid Framework agreement to enable all citizens, regardless of their ethnic background, to live together in equality and peace, by strengthening the use of minority languages in public administration and education, through municipal reorganisation and by means of the application of the double majority principle (the Badinter principle) that protects the position of non-majority communities in parliamentary decision-making; notes that in 2007 agreement has been reached on the national holidays of the different ethnic and religious groups; |
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Notes with satisfaction that following the internal conflict of 2001, in close cooperation with the EU, solutions have been found through the Ohrid Framework agreement to enable all citizens, regardless of their ethnic background, to live together in equality and peace, by strengthening the use of minority languages in public administration and education, through municipal reorganisation and by means of the application of the double majority principle (the Badinter principle) that protects the position of non-majority communities in parliamentary decision-making; notes that in 2007 agreement has been reached on the national holidays of the different ethnic and religious groups;

| 5. | Emphasises that the Ohrid Framework Agreement has transformed the country by taking full account of its multi-ethnic and multicultural character, thus representing a core part of the Copenhagen political criteria for EU membership; points out that respecting the letter and spirit of the Agreement will remain crucial for the country's European journey towards accession to the EU; stresses once more that the Badinter principle must be fully respected and that all parties need to respect and work within the democratic institutions which the country has made such efforts to set up; |
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Emphasises that the Ohrid Framework Agreement has transformed the country by taking full account of its multi-ethnic and multicultural character, thus representing a core part of the Copenhagen political criteria for EU membership; points out that respecting the letter and spirit of the Agreement will remain crucial for the country's European journey towards accession to the EU; stresses once more that the Badinter principle must be fully respected and that all parties need to respect and work within the democratic institutions which the country has made such efforts to set up;

| 6. | Points out that the Badinter principle, as enshrined in the Constitution of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, is intended as a means to dialogue and consensus in a multi-ethnic state; regrets that early in 2007, as a result of dissatisfaction with the application of the Badinter principle, the largest Albanian opposition party ceased all parliamentary activity; welcomes the fact that the consultations between government and the opposition resulted in an agreement covering the list of laws to be adopted by applying the Badinter principle, the use of the Albanian language in public institutions, the social security situation of former Albanian guerrilla fighters and the composition of the Committee on Inter-Ethnic Relations, thus enabling all elected members to resume their parliamentary duties and to show political responsibility; calls on this basis, following the implementation of the agreement, for the status of EU candidate country that was granted in 2005 to be accompanied as soon as possible by the actual start of accession negotiations; finally, invites all parties to maintain and consolidate this spirit of dialogue in settling their divergences and to pursue jointly the reform agenda which is essential for the country's European prospects; |
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Points out that the Badinter principle, as enshrined in the Constitution of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, is intended as a means to dialogue and consensus in a multi-ethnic state; regrets that early in 2007, as a result of dissatisfaction with the application of the Badinter principle, the largest Albanian opposition party ceased all parliamentary activity; welcomes the fact that the consultations between government and the opposition resulted in an agreement covering the list of laws to be adopted by applying the Badinter principle, the use of the Albanian language in public institutions, the social security situation of former Albanian guerrilla fighters and the composition of the Committee on Inter-Ethnic Relations, thus enabling all elected members to resume their parliamentary duties and to show political responsibility; calls on this basis, following the implementation of the agreement, for the status of EU candidate country that was granted in 2005 to be accompanied as soon as possible by the actual start of accession negotiations; finally, invites all parties to maintain and consolidate this spirit of dialogue in settling their divergences and to pursue jointly the reform agenda which is essential for the country's European prospects;

| 7. | Regrets the practice of boycotting parliamentary activity and points out that such practices are incompatible with functioning parliamentary institutions, which all candidate countries or those aspiring to join the EU are expected to have; |
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Regrets the practice of boycotting parliamentary activity and points out that such practices are incompatible with functioning parliamentary institutions, which all candidate countries or those aspiring to join the EU are expected to have;

| 8. | Recalls that consistent application of the Badinter principle ensures continued inter-ethnic cooperation and a relationship of trust between all parties; regrets in this respect the recent example of the vote on the amendments to the Broadcasting Law, whereby, although the law itself was adopted in accordance with the Badinter principle, the amendments were only adopted by a simple majority; calls urgently for maintenance and consistent application of the independence of public broadcasting established in the Law of November 2005, which — unlike the previous situation of political interference — complies with European media standards; |
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Recalls that consistent application of the Badinter principle ensures continued inter-ethnic cooperation and a relationship of trust between all parties; regrets in this respect the recent example of the vote on the amendments to the Broadcasting Law, whereby, although the law itself was adopted in accordance with the Badinter principle, the amendments were only adopted by a simple majority; calls urgently for maintenance and consistent application of the independence of public broadcasting established in the Law of November 2005, which — unlike the previous situation of political interference — complies with European media standards;

| 9. | Recommends that the country should learn from European best practices in public administration and education that take account of ethnic and linguistic differences; calls for further agreement on the way in which the two largest ethnic communities and the different minorities can live with one another on an equal and harmonious basis; calls in this respect for the effective implementation of the constitutional provisions designed to guarantee equitable representation of non-majority communities in the public administration; |
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9.

Recommends that the country should learn from European best practices in public administration and education that take account of ethnic and linguistic differences; calls for further agreement on the way in which the two largest ethnic communities and the different minorities can live with one another on an equal and harmonious basis; calls in this respect for the effective implementation of the constitutional provisions designed to guarantee equitable representation of non-majority communities in the public administration;

| 10. | Draws attention to the fact that specific and urgent measures need to be taken to improve the situation of the Roma by using the National Strategy on Roma, involving well-developed Roma civil society as the main partner; considers that matching government funds with funds from the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (3) and institutionally recognising the Roma Advisory Group should be a way towards improving the social inclusion of the Roma in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; |
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10.

Draws attention to the fact that specific and urgent measures need to be taken to improve the situation of the Roma by using the National Strategy on Roma, involving well-developed Roma civil society as the main partner; considers that matching government funds with funds from the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (3) and institutionally recognising the Roma Advisory Group should be a way towards improving the social inclusion of the Roma in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;

| 11. | Points out that there are a number of countries in Europe whose name coincides with that of part of the territory of a neighbouring state, and that each state chooses its name in freedom; welcomes the fact that the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has changed its national flag and has made constitutional amendments to confirm the absence of territorial claims against neighbouring countries; regrets the recent name change of the national airport to ‘Alexander the Great’; |
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11.

Points out that there are a number of countries in Europe whose name coincides with that of part of the territory of a neighbouring state, and that each state chooses its name in freedom; welcomes the fact that the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has changed its national flag and has made constitutional amendments to confirm the absence of territorial claims against neighbouring countries; regrets the recent name change of the national airport to ‘Alexander the Great’;

| 12. | Regrets that since the admission of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the UN in 1993, when in order to obtain international recognition the provisional name ‘the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’ was employed, and since the Interim Accord of 13 September 1995 no agreement has been reached with the neighbouring country of Greece; urges the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Greece to bring talks under the aegis of the UN on this issue to a successful conclusion as soon as possible; calls on the Council to facilitate such negotiations; |
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12.

Regrets that since the admission of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the UN in 1993, when in order to obtain international recognition the provisional name ‘the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’ was employed, and since the Interim Accord of 13 September 1995 no agreement has been reached with the neighbouring country of Greece; urges the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Greece to bring talks under the aegis of the UN on this issue to a successful conclusion as soon as possible; calls on the Council to facilitate such negotiations;

| 13. | Points out, in this respect, that a number of countries, including the United States, the Russian Federation and China, as well as certain EU Member States, have already recognised the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia by its constitutional name;recalls that some of those countries have repeatedly stated that they will accept the possible outcome of negotiations regarding the name issue under the aegis of the UN; takes the view that, pursuant to the provisions of the Interim Accord of 1995, the name issue is not an obstacle to the opening of negotiations for EU accession and that, as is the case for all other candidate countries, its integration into the EU will depend exclusively on fulfilment of the Copenhagen criteria, the conditions of the stabilisation and association framework, and the EU's capacity to integrate new Member States; |
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13.

Points out, in this respect, that a number of countries, including the United States, the Russian Federation and China, as well as certain EU Member States, have already recognised the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia by its constitutional name;recalls that some of those countries have repeatedly stated that they will accept the possible outcome of negotiations regarding the name issue under the aegis of the UN; takes the view that, pursuant to the provisions of the Interim Accord of 1995, the name issue is not an obstacle to the opening of negotiations for EU accession and that, as is the case for all other candidate countries, its integration into the EU will depend exclusively on fulfilment of the Copenhagen criteria, the conditions of the stabilisation and association framework, and the EU's capacity to integrate new Member States;

| 14. | Notes that the United Nations' Special Envoy, Matthew Nimitz, has openly declared that he will shortly resume efforts to achieve a mutually acceptable resolution of the issue as soon as possible and has called for clear support for his efforts; |
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14.

Notes that the United Nations' Special Envoy, Matthew Nimitz, has openly declared that he will shortly resume efforts to achieve a mutually acceptable resolution of the issue as soon as possible and has called for clear support for his efforts;

| 15. | Notes that the Interim Accord of 1995 led to a significant improvement in bilateral relations between the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Greece and that it contains obligations and rights for both parties, including provisions on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's membership of international, multilateral and regional organisations and institutions; |
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15.

Notes that the Interim Accord of 1995 led to a significant improvement in bilateral relations between the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Greece and that it contains obligations and rights for both parties, including provisions on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's membership of international, multilateral and regional organisations and institutions;

| 16. | Notes, furthermore, that, since the conclusion of the Interim Accord of 1995, the scope of economic relations between the two countries has significantly increased, inasmuch as Greece constitutes the largest foreign investor in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, while their trade relations have also been considerably boosted; |
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16.

Notes, furthermore, that, since the conclusion of the Interim Accord of 1995, the scope of economic relations between the two countries has significantly increased, inasmuch as Greece constitutes the largest foreign investor in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, while their trade relations have also been considerably boosted;

| 17. | Welcomes the constructive position of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the future status of Kosovo; regrets that in anticipation of the future status of Kosovo it has not been possible for any further frontier demarcation to take place; trusts that agreement will be reached on this technical issue with all speed and welcomes the fact that the farmers concerned are able to go on using parts of their land that happen to lie on the other side of the frontier; |
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17.

Welcomes the constructive position of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the future status of Kosovo; regrets that in anticipation of the future status of Kosovo it has not been possible for any further frontier demarcation to take place; trusts that agreement will be reached on this technical issue with all speed and welcomes the fact that the farmers concerned are able to go on using parts of their land that happen to lie on the other side of the frontier;

| 18. | Draws attention to the desirability of adopting measures to facilitate easy frontier traffic with Kosovo, thus enhancing cooperation in the areas of education, culture and employment, as well as maintaining family ties; |
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18.

Draws attention to the desirability of adopting measures to facilitate easy frontier traffic with Kosovo, thus enhancing cooperation in the areas of education, culture and employment, as well as maintaining family ties;

| 19. | Urges the authorities of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to promote regional cooperation and the development of good neighbourly relations; |
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19.

Urges the authorities of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to promote regional cooperation and the development of good neighbourly relations;

| 20. | Welcomes in this respect the role of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in the field of regional cooperation, its commitment to the development of bilateral relations and its active role in regional cooperation processes such as the establishment of the Regional Co-operation Council, CEFTA, the Energy Community Treaty and the European Common Aviation Area; |
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20.

Welcomes in this respect the role of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in the field of regional cooperation, its commitment to the development of bilateral relations and its active role in regional cooperation processes such as the establishment of the Regional Co-operation Council, CEFTA, the Energy Community Treaty and the European Common Aviation Area;

| 21. | Points to the need to protect water quality in the River Vardar, which drains most of the country and continues on Greek territory as the River Axiós, from the pollution caused by industry and urban residential areas; |
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21.

Points to the need to protect water quality in the River Vardar, which drains most of the country and continues on Greek territory as the River Axiós, from the pollution caused by industry and urban residential areas;

| 22. | Calls urgently for improvement and maintenance of the water quality and water level in the frontier lakes of Ohridsko Ezero, Prespansko Ezero and Dojransko Ezero, and for effective agreements on this aspect with the neighbouring countries of Albania and Greece; |
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22.

Calls urgently for improvement and maintenance of the water quality and water level in the frontier lakes of Ohridsko Ezero, Prespansko Ezero and Dojransko Ezero, and for effective agreements on this aspect with the neighbouring countries of Albania and Greece;

| 23. | Draws attention to the need to improve the overall attitude towards the environment, inter alia by eliminating illegal rubbish dumps along roads, river banks and on the edge of woodlands by introducing a waste collection system that is separate as far as possible; |
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23.

Draws attention to the need to improve the overall attitude towards the environment, inter alia by eliminating illegal rubbish dumps along roads, river banks and on the edge of woodlands by introducing a waste collection system that is separate as far as possible;

| 24. | Calls on the authorities of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to continue approximating EU environmental legislation and standards and to implement and enforce adopted legislation; |
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24.

Calls on the authorities of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to continue approximating EU environmental legislation and standards and to implement and enforce adopted legislation;

| 25. | Recalls that all EU Member States guarantee freedom of religion as well as freedom of religious organisation; |
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25.

Recalls that all EU Member States guarantee freedom of religion as well as freedom of religious organisation;

| 26. | Emphasises that special attention must be paid to the trafficking of human beings and that strengthening regional cooperation, inter alia through the Southeast European Cooperative Initiative, is becoming a necessity in the fight against international organised crime networks; |
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26.

Emphasises that special attention must be paid to the trafficking of human beings and that strengthening regional cooperation, inter alia through the Southeast European Cooperative Initiative, is becoming a necessity in the fight against international organised crime networks;

| 27. | Expresses serious concern over the fact that unemployment remains extremely high and calls on the Government, in view of the enormous challenges in this field, to devise efficient policies to combat poverty and social inequalities; underlines the need for different trade union federations to be able to coexist on an equal basis, and points out that the present requirement on trade unions to organise 33 % of the relevant workforce before they can become contractual partners means that their current membership figures are constantly being called into question by interested parties; |
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Expresses serious concern over the fact that unemployment remains extremely high and calls on the Government, in view of the enormous challenges in this field, to devise efficient policies to combat poverty and social inequalities; underlines the need for different trade union federations to be able to coexist on an equal basis, and points out that the present requirement on trade unions to organise 33 % of the relevant workforce before they can become contractual partners means that their current membership figures are constantly being called into question by interested parties;

| 28. | Recommends that the distribution of state resources as well as EU funds should take into consideration existing regional and ethnic disparities; considers that the existing regional and ethnic differences should be reduced through the application of the principles of solidarity and cohesion so as to bring about the accelerated development of underdeveloped regions; |
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28.

Recommends that the distribution of state resources as well as EU funds should take into consideration existing regional and ethnic disparities; considers that the existing regional and ethnic differences should be reduced through the application of the principles of solidarity and cohesion so as to bring about the accelerated development of underdeveloped regions;

| 29. | Takes it for granted that the authorisation of foreign banks should be founded on equal criteria for all, such as compliance with legal requirements in the area of foreign currency dealings, taxation and consumer protection, and rejects the favouring of certain companies or of the countries in which they have their registered office; |
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29.

Takes it for granted that the authorisation of foreign banks should be founded on equal criteria for all, such as compliance with legal requirements in the area of foreign currency dealings, taxation and consumer protection, and rejects the favouring of certain companies or of the countries in which they have their registered office;

| 30. | Recalls that a major incentive and guarantee for the stability and prosperity of the entire region of South-East Europe is the building-up of a modern cross-border infrastructure, and therefore draws attention to the importance of maintaining and improving the railway network, domestic rail traffic and the transit function between Greece and many other EU Member States; welcomes the restoration of the rail link with Kosovo, regrets the lack of progress on the planned direct rail link with Bulgaria and looks forward to further progress relating to European transport corridors VIII and X; |
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30.

Recalls that a major incentive and guarantee for the stability and prosperity of the entire region of South-East Europe is the building-up of a modern cross-border infrastructure, and therefore draws attention to the importance of maintaining and improving the railway network, domestic rail traffic and the transit function between Greece and many other EU Member States; welcomes the restoration of the rail link with Kosovo, regrets the lack of progress on the planned direct rail link with Bulgaria and looks forward to further progress relating to European transport corridors VIII and X;

| 31. | Considers it undesirable that civil servants should lose their jobs or be encouraged to leave with changes of government, and in particular expects civil servants who are specially trained to meet the needs of the EU acquis to continue their work; |
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31.

Considers it undesirable that civil servants should lose their jobs or be encouraged to leave with changes of government, and in particular expects civil servants who are specially trained to meet the needs of the EU acquis to continue their work;

| 32. | Points out again that the authorities are expected to investigate the circumstances in which a German citizen, Khaled El-Masri, was abducted to Afghanistan in 2003 and to make public the results of the investigation; urges the national parliament of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to set up a committee of inquiry as soon as possible to deal with this case and to cooperate fully with the ongoing inquiry of the German Parliament in order to ascertain the truth; |
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32.

Points out again that the authorities are expected to investigate the circumstances in which a German citizen, Khaled El-Masri, was abducted to Afghanistan in 2003 and to make public the results of the investigation; urges the national parliament of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to set up a committee of inquiry as soon as possible to deal with this case and to cooperate fully with the ongoing inquiry of the German Parliament in order to ascertain the truth;

| 33. | Welcomes the initialling of the visa facilitation and readmission agreements with the EU as a transitional step towards a mutual visa-free travel regime, and to this end calls on the Commission to set out a roadmap to increase mobility, including greater participation in life-long learning and cultural exchange projects, and on the Government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to continue its commitment to fulfil the required European standards in the fields of justice, freedom and security; welcomes the introduction of the new passports with biometric security features by the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; takes note of the difficulties faced by the citizens of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia due to the non-recognition by one Member State of the EU of its passports; recalls that this issue has been raised and examined in detail during negotiations on the visa facilitation agreement; points out that a Joint Declaration has been adopted and annexed to the initialled text; calls on all parties concerned to act promptly on that Declaration, as soon as the conditions for its implementation are met; |
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33.

Welcomes the initialling of the visa facilitation and readmission agreements with the EU as a transitional step towards a mutual visa-free travel regime, and to this end calls on the Commission to set out a roadmap to increase mobility, including greater participation in life-long learning and cultural exchange projects, and on the Government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to continue its commitment to fulfil the required European standards in the fields of justice, freedom and security; welcomes the introduction of the new passports with biometric security features by the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; takes note of the difficulties faced by the citizens of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia due to the non-recognition by one Member State of the EU of its passports; recalls that this issue has been raised and examined in detail during negotiations on the visa facilitation agreement; points out that a Joint Declaration has been adopted and annexed to the initialled text; calls on all parties concerned to act promptly on that Declaration, as soon as the conditions for its implementation are met;

| 34. | Draws attention to the advantage of the experience of previous negotiations with Slovenia and Croatia, which have inherited the same community laws and practical experience from the former Yugoslavia; underlines the clear prospect of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia becoming a member of the EU and calls for negotiations to start as soon as possible; |
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34.

Draws attention to the advantage of the experience of previous negotiations with Slovenia and Croatia, which have inherited the same community laws and practical experience from the former Yugoslavia; underlines the clear prospect of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia becoming a member of the EU and calls for negotiations to start as soon as possible;

| 35. | Calls on the new Member States to play an active role in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's move towards the European Union, allowing it to benefit from their experience of reforms; |
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35.

Calls on the new Member States to play an active role in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's move towards the European Union, allowing it to benefit from their experience of reforms;

| 36. | Regrets the signing by the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of the Bilateral Immunity Agreement with the USA, which excludes American citizens and military personnel from the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC); points out that the International Criminal Court is a cornerstone of international law and that the Rome Statute has been firmly supported by the EU; calls in this regard on the Government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to find ways to terminate that bilateral agreement, which undermines the full effectiveness of the ICC; |
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36.

Regrets the signing by the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of the Bilateral Immunity Agreement with the USA, which excludes American citizens and military personnel from the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC); points out that the International Criminal Court is a cornerstone of international law and that the Rome Statute has been firmly supported by the EU; calls in this regard on the Government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to find ways to terminate that bilateral agreement, which undermines the full effectiveness of the ICC;

| 37. | Reiterates the goal of clear European membership for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as well as for all Western Balkan countries, in line with the Thessaloniki Agenda; believes that the prospect of EU accession has to be respected in order to consolidate stability and peace in the region; |
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37.

Reiterates the goal of clear European membership for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as well as for all Western Balkan countries, in line with the Thessaloniki Agenda; believes that the prospect of EU accession has to be respected in order to consolidate stability and peace in the region;

| 38. | Considers that the education and training system, investment in human capital and the population's access to the Internet must be improved in order to respond to the needs of society; |
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38.

Considers that the education and training system, investment in human capital and the population's access to the Internet must be improved in order to respond to the needs of society;

| 39. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, the government and parliament of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the other candidate countries, and the UN Secretary-General. |
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Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, the government and parliament of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the other candidate countries, and the UN Secretary-General.

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(1)  OJ L 35, 7.2.2006, p. 57.

(2)  Texts Adopted of that date, P6_TA(2006)0568.

(3)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 of 17 July 2006 establishing an Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) (OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 82).

P6_TA(2007)0353

TRIPS Agreement and access to medicines

European Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on the TRIPS Agreement and access to medicines

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its resolutions of 20 June 2007 on the Millennium Development Goals — the midway point (1), of 23 May 2007 on Economic Partnership Agreements (2), and of 30 November 2006 on AIDS (3), |
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having regard to its resolutions of 20 June 2007 on the Millennium Development Goals — the midway point (1), of 23 May 2007 on Economic Partnership Agreements (2), and of 30 November 2006 on AIDS (3),

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council decision accepting, on behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol amending the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), done at Geneva on 6 December 2005 (COM(2006)0175), |
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having regard to the proposal for a Council decision accepting, on behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol amending the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), done at Geneva on 6 December 2005 (COM(2006)0175),

| — | having regard to Regulation (EC) No 816/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on compulsory licensing of patents relating to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for export to countries with public health problems (4), |
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having regard to Regulation (EC) No 816/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on compulsory licensing of patents relating to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for export to countries with public health problems (4),

| — | having regard to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (‘TRIPS Agreement’) adopted in Marrakesh on 15 April 1994, |
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having regard to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (‘TRIPS Agreement’) adopted in Marrakesh on 15 April 1994,

| — | having regard to the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health adopted on 14 November 2001 by the Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) (‘Doha Declaration’) (5), |
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having regard to the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health adopted on 14 November 2001 by the Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) (‘Doha Declaration’) (5),

| — | having regard to the Decision of the WTO General Council of 30 August 2003 (‘WTO Decision’) adopted pursuant to Paragraph 6 of the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health, |
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having regard to the Decision of the WTO General Council of 30 August 2003 (‘WTO Decision’) adopted pursuant to Paragraph 6 of the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health,

| — | having regard to the Protocol amending the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), done at Geneva on 6 December 2005 (‘Protocol’), |
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having regard to the Protocol amending the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), done at Geneva on 6 December 2005 (‘Protocol’),

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

| A. | whereas over 95 % of the 39,5 million people in the world suffering from HIV/AIDS live in developing countries, mostly in Africa; whereas there are an estimated 15 million HIV/AIDS orphans globally, 12,3 million of them living in Sub-Saharan Africa, |
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A.

whereas over 95 % of the 39,5 million people in the world suffering from HIV/AIDS live in developing countries, mostly in Africa; whereas there are an estimated 15 million HIV/AIDS orphans globally, 12,3 million of them living in Sub-Saharan Africa,

| B. | whereas before the entry into force in 1994 of the TRIPS Agreement, the ability of some middleincome developing countries to produce low-cost generic medicines increased, and even very poor States started to become able to obtain certain low-cost generic medicines on the world market, regardless of whether such products were still patent-protected or not, |
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B.

whereas before the entry into force in 1994 of the TRIPS Agreement, the ability of some middleincome developing countries to produce low-cost generic medicines increased, and even very poor States started to become able to obtain certain low-cost generic medicines on the world market, regardless of whether such products were still patent-protected or not,

| C. | whereas the Doha Declaration reconfirmed the so-called flexibilities built into the TRIPS Agreement and amplified them further by establishing legal machinery to enable countries lacking the capacity to manufacture generic substitutes for costly patented medicines under domestically issued compulsory licences to obtain imports from countries able and willing to assist them without interference from the relevant patent holders, |
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C.

whereas the Doha Declaration reconfirmed the so-called flexibilities built into the TRIPS Agreement and amplified them further by establishing legal machinery to enable countries lacking the capacity to manufacture generic substitutes for costly patented medicines under domestically issued compulsory licences to obtain imports from countries able and willing to assist them without interference from the relevant patent holders,

| D. | whereas this solution, initially embodied in a waiver known as the WTO Decision, could be rendered permanent in the form of a Protocol to the TRIPS Agreement whose acceptance is currently under consideration by Parliament, |
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D.

whereas this solution, initially embodied in a waiver known as the WTO Decision, could be rendered permanent in the form of a Protocol to the TRIPS Agreement whose acceptance is currently under consideration by Parliament,

| E. | whereas Article 30 of the TRIPS Agreement allows members to ‘provide limited exceptions to the exclusive rights conferred by a patent, provided that such exceptions do not unreasonably conflict with a normal exploitation of the patent and do not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the patent owner, taking account of the legitimate interests of third parties’; whereas, because the assisting country would export needed medicines to the importing country, there should be no significant economic impact on the local market of the exporting country, |
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E.

whereas Article 30 of the TRIPS Agreement allows members to ‘provide limited exceptions to the exclusive rights conferred by a patent, provided that such exceptions do not unreasonably conflict with a normal exploitation of the patent and do not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the patent owner, taking account of the legitimate interests of third parties’; whereas, because the assisting country would export needed medicines to the importing country, there should be no significant economic impact on the local market of the exporting country,

| F. | whereas no country has so far made an official notification to the Council for TRIPS of its intention to use the mechanism created by the WTO Decision to import cheaper medicines, |
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whereas no country has so far made an official notification to the Council for TRIPS of its intention to use the mechanism created by the WTO Decision to import cheaper medicines,

| G. | whereas the procedural and substantive requirements that govern the issuance of compulsory licences by importing (where applicable) and exporting countries, as well as the conditions and notifications connected with that licensing, constitute the principal potential obstacles to the effective use of the WTO Decision, |
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G.

whereas the procedural and substantive requirements that govern the issuance of compulsory licences by importing (where applicable) and exporting countries, as well as the conditions and notifications connected with that licensing, constitute the principal potential obstacles to the effective use of the WTO Decision,

| H. | whereas the Member States have already transposed the WTO Decision into internal law, and consequently delaying acceptance of the Protocol until after 1 December 2007 would not create a legal vacuum, |
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H.

whereas the Member States have already transposed the WTO Decision into internal law, and consequently delaying acceptance of the Protocol until after 1 December 2007 would not create a legal vacuum,

| I. | whereas the EU should expressly endorse full implementation in the developing countries of the flexibilities in the TRIPS Agreement as recognized in the Doha Declaration ‘to promote access to medicines for all’, |
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whereas the EU should expressly endorse full implementation in the developing countries of the flexibilities in the TRIPS Agreement as recognized in the Doha Declaration ‘to promote access to medicines for all’,

| J. | whereas the implementing Regulation for the WTO Decision pays scant attention to issues of technology transfer and capacity-building, |
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whereas the implementing Regulation for the WTO Decision pays scant attention to issues of technology transfer and capacity-building,

| K. | whereas through the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations and other bilateral or regional Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), the EU proposes to impose new intellectual property ‘WTO+’ obligations on the countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP) and other poor developing countries and the least developed countries (LDCs), including adherence to or acceptance of the obligations of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and the Patent Law Treaty (PLT), and the incorporation of the terms of Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights (6); whereas the EU also sets conditions on the way in which parties can determine their regime of exhaustion, |
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K.

whereas through the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations and other bilateral or regional Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), the EU proposes to impose new intellectual property ‘WTO+’ obligations on the countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP) and other poor developing countries and the least developed countries (LDCs), including adherence to or acceptance of the obligations of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and the Patent Law Treaty (PLT), and the incorporation of the terms of Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights (6); whereas the EU also sets conditions on the way in which parties can determine their regime of exhaustion,

| 1. | Stresses that access to affordable pharmaceutical products in poor developing countries and LDCs is essential to attain the proposed EU development goals and would contribute to poverty reduction, increase human security, and promote human rights and sustainable development; |
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1.

Stresses that access to affordable pharmaceutical products in poor developing countries and LDCs is essential to attain the proposed EU development goals and would contribute to poverty reduction, increase human security, and promote human rights and sustainable development;

| 2. | Believes that EU policy should aim at maximising the availability of pharmaceutical products at affordable prices in the developing world; |
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2.

Believes that EU policy should aim at maximising the availability of pharmaceutical products at affordable prices in the developing world;

| 3. | Calls on the Council to recognise that the EU must take additional measures as a matter of urgency with a view to encouraging the transfer of technology, research, capacity strengthening, regional supply systems and help with registration, in order to facilitate and increase the production of pharmaceutical products by the developing countries themselves; |
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3.

Calls on the Council to recognise that the EU must take additional measures as a matter of urgency with a view to encouraging the transfer of technology, research, capacity strengthening, regional supply systems and help with registration, in order to facilitate and increase the production of pharmaceutical products by the developing countries themselves;

| 4. | Asks the Commission and the Member States to provide concrete financial support for pharmaceutical- related transfer of technology and capacity-building for developing countries and local production of pharmaceuticals in all developing countries, especially LDCs, in discharging the obligations established by Article 66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement; |
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4.

Asks the Commission and the Member States to provide concrete financial support for pharmaceutical- related transfer of technology and capacity-building for developing countries and local production of pharmaceuticals in all developing countries, especially LDCs, in discharging the obligations established by Article 66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement;

| 5. | Asks the Council to commit to a specified level of funding to upgrade or construct pharmaceutical production facilities owned by local persons in developing countries (including LDCs), and increase the EU's aggregate funding to Public-Private Partnerships pursuing research and development of medicines of special relevance to developing countries; |
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5.

Asks the Council to commit to a specified level of funding to upgrade or construct pharmaceutical production facilities owned by local persons in developing countries (including LDCs), and increase the EU's aggregate funding to Public-Private Partnerships pursuing research and development of medicines of special relevance to developing countries;

| 6. | Asks the Commission to grant funding for research and development on poverty-related, tropical and neglected diseases across a broad spectrum of locations, including Public-Private Partnerships and other possible funding ventures, and to support research institutes willing to cooperate with public health initiatives dedicated to these efforts; |
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6.

Asks the Commission to grant funding for research and development on poverty-related, tropical and neglected diseases across a broad spectrum of locations, including Public-Private Partnerships and other possible funding ventures, and to support research institutes willing to cooperate with public health initiatives dedicated to these efforts;

| 7. | Asks the Council to support the idea that the mechanism created by the WTO Decision and the Protocol to the TRIPS Agreement represents just a part of the solution to the problem of access to medicines and public health and that other measures to improve health care and infrastructure are equally indispensable; |
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7.

Asks the Council to support the idea that the mechanism created by the WTO Decision and the Protocol to the TRIPS Agreement represents just a part of the solution to the problem of access to medicines and public health and that other measures to improve health care and infrastructure are equally indispensable;

| 8. | Asks the Council to support the developing countries which use the so-called flexibilities built into the TRIPS Agreement and recognized by the Doha Declaration in order to be able to provide essential medicines at affordable prices under their domestic public health programmes; |
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8.

Asks the Council to support the developing countries which use the so-called flexibilities built into the TRIPS Agreement and recognized by the Doha Declaration in order to be able to provide essential medicines at affordable prices under their domestic public health programmes;

| 9. | Encourages the developing countries to use all means available to them under the TRIPS Agreement, such as compulsory licences and the mechanism provided by Article 30 thereof; |
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9.

Encourages the developing countries to use all means available to them under the TRIPS Agreement, such as compulsory licences and the mechanism provided by Article 30 thereof;

| 10. | Calls on the Council to adopt a Joint Policy Statement with Parliament to the effect that the Member States remain free to use all exceptions from the TRIPS Agreement under their domestic patent laws to authorise production and export ‘to address public health needs in importing Members’ and asks the Council to ensure that the Commission refrains from taking action to interfere with these proceedings; |
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10.

Calls on the Council to adopt a Joint Policy Statement with Parliament to the effect that the Member States remain free to use all exceptions from the TRIPS Agreement under their domestic patent laws to authorise production and export ‘to address public health needs in importing Members’ and asks the Council to ensure that the Commission refrains from taking action to interfere with these proceedings;

| 11. | Calls on the Council to meet its commitments to the Doha Declaration and to restrict the Commission's mandate so as to prevent it from negotiating pharmaceutical-related TRIPS-plus provisions affecting public health and access to medicines, such as data exclusivity, patent extensions and limitation of grounds of compulsory licences, within the framework of the EPA negotiations with the ACP countries and other future bilateral and regional agreements with developing countries; |
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11.

Calls on the Council to meet its commitments to the Doha Declaration and to restrict the Commission's mandate so as to prevent it from negotiating pharmaceutical-related TRIPS-plus provisions affecting public health and access to medicines, such as data exclusivity, patent extensions and limitation of grounds of compulsory licences, within the framework of the EPA negotiations with the ACP countries and other future bilateral and regional agreements with developing countries;

| 12. | Asks the Commission to support disclosure by patent applicants of the source and origin of inventions deriving from biological resources and associated traditional knowledge found in developing countries with a view to promoting the equitable sharing of the benefits and technology derived from those resources by supplying countries; |
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12.

Asks the Commission to support disclosure by patent applicants of the source and origin of inventions deriving from biological resources and associated traditional knowledge found in developing countries with a view to promoting the equitable sharing of the benefits and technology derived from those resources by supplying countries;

| 13. | Calls on the Commission to support ‘pool procurement strategies’ under Article 31(b) of the TRIPS Agreement and other strategies which could be used by countries or groups of countries to provide greater buying power and economies of scale in the production of generic medicines at affordable prices and stimulate direct investment in local production facilities within a region; |
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13.

Calls on the Commission to support ‘pool procurement strategies’ under Article 31(b) of the TRIPS Agreement and other strategies which could be used by countries or groups of countries to provide greater buying power and economies of scale in the production of generic medicines at affordable prices and stimulate direct investment in local production facilities within a region;

| 14. | Asks the Council to mandate the Commission to proactively support the work of the Intergovernmental Working Group on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property (IGWG) at the World Health Organization and to report regularly to the European Parliament on its work; |
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14.

Asks the Council to mandate the Commission to proactively support the work of the Intergovernmental Working Group on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property (IGWG) at the World Health Organization and to report regularly to the European Parliament on its work;

| 15. | Encourages pharmaceutical companies to pursue pricing alternatives involving a high-volume, lowmargin approach, which could enhance access to medicines; |
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15.

Encourages pharmaceutical companies to pursue pricing alternatives involving a high-volume, lowmargin approach, which could enhance access to medicines;

| 16. | Recalls that counterfeiting of medicines is not a patent issue as such; stresses that measures to tackle counterfeiting need to be taken in the area of criminal enforcement (penal sanctions) and drug regulation by reinforcing the regulatory capacity of the national authorities and not by increasing levels of intellectual property protection; |
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16.

Recalls that counterfeiting of medicines is not a patent issue as such; stresses that measures to tackle counterfeiting need to be taken in the area of criminal enforcement (penal sanctions) and drug regulation by reinforcing the regulatory capacity of the national authorities and not by increasing levels of intellectual property protection;

| 17. | Calls on LDCs and other poor countries to take the necessary measures to prevent medicines covered by compulsory licensing from leaving the country and ensuring that the medicines go to the local population in need; |
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17.

Calls on LDCs and other poor countries to take the necessary measures to prevent medicines covered by compulsory licensing from leaving the country and ensuring that the medicines go to the local population in need;

| 18. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Governments of the Member States and ACP countries, the WTO and the heads of The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). |
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18.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Governments of the Member States and ACP countries, the WTO and the heads of The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

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(1)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0274.

(2)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0204.

(3)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0526.

(4)  OJ L 157, 9.6.2006, p. 1.

(5)  WT/MIN(01)/DEC/W/2, 14 November 2001.

(6)  OJ L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 45. Corrected byOJ L 195, 2.6.2004, p. 16.

P6_TA(2007)0354

Democratic scrutiny under the DCI

European Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on the democratic scrutiny of the implementation of the financing instrument for development cooperation (DCI)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to Rule 103(2) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 103(2) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas Parliament has launched a process of democratic scrutiny of the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation (1) (DCI), |
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A.

whereas Parliament has launched a process of democratic scrutiny of the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation (1) (DCI),

| B. | whereas, according to Article 2(1) of the DCI, the overarching objective of cooperation under that instrument shall be ‘the eradication of poverty in partner countries’, including ‘pursuit of the Millennium Development Goals’(MDGs), |
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B.

whereas, according to Article 2(1) of the DCI, the overarching objective of cooperation under that instrument shall be ‘the eradication of poverty in partner countries’, including ‘pursuit of the Millennium Development Goals’(MDGs),

| C. | whereas Parliament adopted three resolutions (2) pursuant to Rule 81 of its Rules of Procedure, signalling to the Commission that in Parliament's view it had exceeded its implementing powers in a number of draft Commission decisions establishing strategy papers, |
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C.

whereas Parliament adopted three resolutions (2) pursuant to Rule 81 of its Rules of Procedure, signalling to the Commission that in Parliament's view it had exceeded its implementing powers in a number of draft Commission decisions establishing strategy papers,

| D. | whereas the conclusions of Parliament's scrutiny of the Commission's draft country, regional and thematic strategy papers were sent to the Commission in the form of a cover letter (3), highlighting Parliament's main horizontal concerns and with more than 150 pages summarising Parliament's assessment of the individual strategy papers and requesting the Commission to supply specific information on individual cases, |
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D.

whereas the conclusions of Parliament's scrutiny of the Commission's draft country, regional and thematic strategy papers were sent to the Commission in the form of a cover letter (3), highlighting Parliament's main horizontal concerns and with more than 150 pages summarising Parliament's assessment of the individual strategy papers and requesting the Commission to supply specific information on individual cases,

| E. | whereas the Commission's reply was received in the form of a letter of 26 March 2007 from Commissioners Ferrero-Waldner and Michel to the Committee on Development, to be considered as a ‘consolidated response to both [...] the letter and the resolution’ (4), |
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E.

whereas the Commission's reply was received in the form of a letter of 26 March 2007 from Commissioners Ferrero-Waldner and Michel to the Committee on Development, to be considered as a ‘consolidated response to both [...] the letter and the resolution’ (4),

| F. | whereas the Commissioners state that the MDGs cannot be achieved by a focus on basic services alone, at the same time reaffirming their commitment to achieving the objective of 20 % of assistance under DCI country programmes being allocated by 2009 to basic and secondary education and basic health, |
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F.

whereas the Commissioners state that the MDGs cannot be achieved by a focus on basic services alone, at the same time reaffirming their commitment to achieving the objective of 20 % of assistance under DCI country programmes being allocated by 2009 to basic and secondary education and basic health,

| G. | whereas the Commission further affirms that cooperation in the field of higher education will in itself contribute to forming a national professional cadre capable of managing and generating the necessary policies for poverty eradication and sustainable development, |
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G.

whereas the Commission further affirms that cooperation in the field of higher education will in itself contribute to forming a national professional cadre capable of managing and generating the necessary policies for poverty eradication and sustainable development,

| H. | whereas the Commission states that it is considering how to improve the process of consultation with the different stakeholders and points out that in the drawing up of the annual action programmes a gender impact assessment will be made of the measures proposed when relevant, |
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H.

whereas the Commission states that it is considering how to improve the process of consultation with the different stakeholders and points out that in the drawing up of the annual action programmes a gender impact assessment will be made of the measures proposed when relevant,

| I. | whereas mainstreaming of cross-cutting issues — promotion of human rights, gender equality, democracy, good governance, the rights of the child, of disabled people and of indigenous people, environmental sustainability and combating HIV/AIDS — must be undertaken in all programmes, |
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I.

whereas mainstreaming of cross-cutting issues — promotion of human rights, gender equality, democracy, good governance, the rights of the child, of disabled people and of indigenous people, environmental sustainability and combating HIV/AIDS — must be undertaken in all programmes,

| J. | whereas Article 25(1)b of the DCI states that the financing may take the form of budget support ‘if the partner country's management of public spending is sufficiently transparent’, and that the Commission shall ‘support efforts of partner countries to develop parliamentary control and audit capacities’, |
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J.

whereas Article 25(1)b of the DCI states that the financing may take the form of budget support ‘if the partner country's management of public spending is sufficiently transparent’, and that the Commission shall ‘support efforts of partner countries to develop parliamentary control and audit capacities’,

| 1. | Appreciates the letter of 26 March 2007 from Commissioners Ferrero-Waldner and Michel to the Committee on Development but regrets that it does not give a concrete response to the specific questions raised in Parliament's own letter and that so far no response has been received to the specific questions contained in Parliament's conclusions on individual strategy papers; |
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1.

Appreciates the letter of 26 March 2007 from Commissioners Ferrero-Waldner and Michel to the Committee on Development but regrets that it does not give a concrete response to the specific questions raised in Parliament's own letter and that so far no response has been received to the specific questions contained in Parliament's conclusions on individual strategy papers;

| 2. | Urges the Commission to pursue poverty eradication and the achievement of the MDGs, in particular by a strong focus on basic health and basic education; stresses that, for countries where these are not included as focal sectors, the Commission must provide detailed information on other donors' activities, showing how the partner country is on its way to achieving the MDGs by 2015; |
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2.

Urges the Commission to pursue poverty eradication and the achievement of the MDGs, in particular by a strong focus on basic health and basic education; stresses that, for countries where these are not included as focal sectors, the Commission must provide detailed information on other donors' activities, showing how the partner country is on its way to achieving the MDGs by 2015;

| 3. | Regrets that the country strategy papers do not allocate a sufficient part of the resources to the DCI's overarching goal of poverty eradication and the achievement of the MDGs; regrets in particular that it is totally unclear how the EU will reach the ‘benchmark of 20 % of its allocated assistance under country programmes covered by the DCI [to] be dedicated to basic and secondary education and basic health’ by 2009; urges the Commission to indicate in detail how it is honouring this commitment and whether in this respect instructions have been issued to desk officers and delegations and a specific statistical basis established; |
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3.

Regrets that the country strategy papers do not allocate a sufficient part of the resources to the DCI's overarching goal of poverty eradication and the achievement of the MDGs; regrets in particular that it is totally unclear how the EU will reach the ‘benchmark of 20 % of its allocated assistance under country programmes covered by the DCI [to] be dedicated to basic and secondary education and basic health’ by 2009; urges the Commission to indicate in detail how it is honouring this commitment and whether in this respect instructions have been issued to desk officers and delegations and a specific statistical basis established;

| 4. | Recognises the importance of certain non-development activities such as enhancing the EU's visibility abroad, and aspects of higher education, regional integration, trade and civil aviation, as they can have positive effects on relations between the EU and its partner countries, but recalls that the DCI is a specific instrument for development with a legal requirement for all funding under its geographical programmes and at least 90 % of the funding under its thematic programmes to be eligible as Official Development Assistance (ODA) according to the criteria of the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; notes that non-ODA activities should be financed from other sources; |
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4.

Recognises the importance of certain non-development activities such as enhancing the EU's visibility abroad, and aspects of higher education, regional integration, trade and civil aviation, as they can have positive effects on relations between the EU and its partner countries, but recalls that the DCI is a specific instrument for development with a legal requirement for all funding under its geographical programmes and at least 90 % of the funding under its thematic programmes to be eligible as Official Development Assistance (ODA) according to the criteria of the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; notes that non-ODA activities should be financed from other sources;

| 5. | Calls on the Commission to provide detailed information on the MDG impact of all activities planned under the DCI; requests the Commission to indicate, in order of priority, which criteria it used for the allocation of funds between the DCI geographical programmes, as well as the criteria for establishing strategy papers for some countries and regions and not for others; |
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5.

Calls on the Commission to provide detailed information on the MDG impact of all activities planned under the DCI; requests the Commission to indicate, in order of priority, which criteria it used for the allocation of funds between the DCI geographical programmes, as well as the criteria for establishing strategy papers for some countries and regions and not for others;

| 6. | Values and supports the Commission's efforts on division of labour and donor coordination, but notes the need for an overall view of all donors' activities and therefore calls on the Commission to provide Parliament with a detailed and up-to-date ‘donor matrix’ for each country and region; |
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6.

Values and supports the Commission's efforts on division of labour and donor coordination, but notes the need for an overall view of all donors' activities and therefore calls on the Commission to provide Parliament with a detailed and up-to-date ‘donor matrix’ for each country and region;

| 7. | Requests the Commission to inform Parliament of how it is planning to ensure proper and effective consultation with all stakeholders at all stages of the programming process, in particular when it intends to introduce new activities; |
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7.

Requests the Commission to inform Parliament of how it is planning to ensure proper and effective consultation with all stakeholders at all stages of the programming process, in particular when it intends to introduce new activities;

| 8. | Regrets that cross-cutting issues are not clearly mainstreamed in the strategy papers and indicative programmes and therefore urges the Commission to include them in a truly horizontal way in its annual action programmes and to provide clear mainstreaming benchmarks and/or impact indicators on the planned activities; |
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8.

Regrets that cross-cutting issues are not clearly mainstreamed in the strategy papers and indicative programmes and therefore urges the Commission to include them in a truly horizontal way in its annual action programmes and to provide clear mainstreaming benchmarks and/or impact indicators on the planned activities;

| 9. | Urges the Commission strictly to apply the eligibility criteria for budget support, particularly refraining from such actions in countries where transparency in public spending cannot be assured; requests the Commission also to provide supplementary information to Parliament, particularly on how, in all countries benefiting from budget support, it is implementing the legal requirement under Article 25(1)(b) of the DCI to ‘support efforts of partner countries to develop parliamentary control and audit capacities’; |
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9.

Urges the Commission strictly to apply the eligibility criteria for budget support, particularly refraining from such actions in countries where transparency in public spending cannot be assured; requests the Commission also to provide supplementary information to Parliament, particularly on how, in all countries benefiting from budget support, it is implementing the legal requirement under Article 25(1)(b) of the DCI to ‘support efforts of partner countries to develop parliamentary control and audit capacities’;

| 10. | Calls on the Commission to send Parliament all information on the geographic and thematic programmes, along with the full list of the members of the DCI committee; requests the Commission to forward systematically and immediately to the members of the DCI committee all the conclusions of Parliament's scrutiny in their full versions; |
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10.

Calls on the Commission to send Parliament all information on the geographic and thematic programmes, along with the full list of the members of the DCI committee; requests the Commission to forward systematically and immediately to the members of the DCI committee all the conclusions of Parliament's scrutiny in their full versions;

| 11. | Expects the Commission to address Parliament's concerns, expressed in the conclusions of its scrutiny of the Strategy Papers, and to fully implement Parliament's recommendations and requests in the annual action plans; |
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11.

Expects the Commission to address Parliament's concerns, expressed in the conclusions of its scrutiny of the Strategy Papers, and to fully implement Parliament's recommendations and requests in the annual action plans;

| 12. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Governments and Parliaments of the Member States and the members of the DCI committee. |
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12.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Governments and Parliaments of the Member States and the members of the DCI committee.

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(1)  OJ L 378, 27.12.2006, p. 41.

(2)  Resolution of 15 February 2007 on the draft Commission decisions establishing Country Strategy Papers and Indicative Programmes for Malaysia, Brazil and Pakistan (P6_TA(2007)0045);

Resolution of 7 June 2007 on the draft Commission decision establishing Regional Strategy Papers and Regional Indicative Programmes for Mercosur and Latin America (P6_TA(2007)0233);

Resolution of 21 June 2007 on the draft Commission decision establishing a Regional Strategy Document 2007- 2013 and a Multiannual Indicative Programme for Asia (P6_TA(2007)0280).

(3)  Letter D (2007) 303749 of 5 March 2007 from the Chair of the Committee on Development, Josep Borrell Fontelles, to Commissioners Ferrero-Waldner and Michel (registered as comitology document No CMT-2007-1709 — annex registered as comitology document No CMT-2007-1709-2).

(4)  Letter A (2007) 5238 of 26 March 2007 from Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner to the Chair of the Committee on Development, Josep Borrell Fontelles (registered as comitology document No CMT-2007-1709-3).

P6_TA(2007)0355

Negotiation mandate: enhanced EC-Ukraine agreement

European Parliament recommendation of 12 July 2007 to the Council on a negotiation mandate for a new enhanced agreement between the European Community and its Member States of the one part and Ukraine of the other part (2007/2015(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a recommendation to the Council by Michał Tomasz Kamiński on behalf of the UEN Group on the negotiating mandate for a new enhanced agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part (B6-0022/2007), |
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having regard to the proposal for a recommendation to the Council by Michał Tomasz Kamiński on behalf of the UEN Group on the negotiating mandate for a new enhanced agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part (B6-0022/2007),

| — | having regard to the Council decision of 22 January 2007 to open negotiations with Ukraine on a new enhanced agreement, |
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having regard to the Council decision of 22 January 2007 to open negotiations with Ukraine on a new enhanced agreement,

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on Ukraine, particularly that of 13 January 2005 on the results of the presidential elections (1), that of 6 April 2006 on the parliamentary elections (2) and that of 19 January 2006 on the European Neighbourhood Policy (3), |
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having regard to its previous resolutions on Ukraine, particularly that of 13 January 2005 on the results of the presidential elections (1), that of 6 April 2006 on the parliamentary elections (2) and that of 19 January 2006 on the European Neighbourhood Policy (3),

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission of 12 May 2004 on the European Neighbourhood Policy (COM(2004)0373) and the recent Communication from the Commission of 4 December 2006 on strengthening the European Neighbourhood Policy (COM(2006)0726), |
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having regard to the Communication from the Commission of 12 May 2004 on the European Neighbourhood Policy (COM(2004)0373) and the recent Communication from the Commission of 4 December 2006 on strengthening the European Neighbourhood Policy (COM(2006)0726),

| — | having regard to the EU-Ukraine Action Plan jointly adopted on 21 February 2005 and to the recent Commission ENP Progress Report of 4 December 2006 on Ukraine (SEC(2006)1505/2), |
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having regard to the EU-Ukraine Action Plan jointly adopted on 21 February 2005 and to the recent Commission ENP Progress Report of 4 December 2006 on Ukraine (SEC(2006)1505/2),

| — | having regard to the EU-Ukraine Summit Joint Statement of 1 December 2005 and the EU-Ukraine Summit Joint Statement of 27 October 2006, |
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having regard to the EU-Ukraine Summit Joint Statement of 1 December 2005 and the EU-Ukraine Summit Joint Statement of 27 October 2006,

| — | having regard to the assistance to Ukraine to be provided under the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (4) to support Ukraine's reform agenda, |
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having regard to the assistance to Ukraine to be provided under the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (4) to support Ukraine's reform agenda,

| — | having regard to Article 49 of the EU Treaty, |
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having regard to Article 49 of the EU Treaty,

| — | having regard to the signature on 18 June 2007 of the agreements between the European Union and Ukraine on the facilitation of issuance of visas and on readmission of illegal immigrants, |
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having regard to the signature on 18 June 2007 of the agreements between the European Union and Ukraine on the facilitation of issuance of visas and on readmission of illegal immigrants,

| — | having regard to Rule 114(3) and Rule 83(5) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 114(3) and Rule 83(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A6-0217/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A6-0217/2007),

| A. | whereas Ukraine has strong historical, cultural and economic links to the European Union and whereas it is one of the EU's key partners in its Eastern neighbourhood, exerting an important influence on the security, stability and prosperity of the whole continent, |
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A.

whereas Ukraine has strong historical, cultural and economic links to the European Union and whereas it is one of the EU's key partners in its Eastern neighbourhood, exerting an important influence on the security, stability and prosperity of the whole continent,

| B. | whereas Ukraine adopted an important package of laws and legal amendments necessary for it to become a member of the World Trade Organization, |
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B.

whereas Ukraine adopted an important package of laws and legal amendments necessary for it to become a member of the World Trade Organization,

| C. | whereas in its abovementioned 2006 ENP Progress Report the Commission acknowledged the considerable steps taken by Ukraine towards consolidating respect for human rights and the rule of law, but stated that reform efforts need to be stepped up, |
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C.

whereas in its abovementioned 2006 ENP Progress Report the Commission acknowledged the considerable steps taken by Ukraine towards consolidating respect for human rights and the rule of law, but stated that reform efforts need to be stepped up,

| D. | whereas Ukraine has declared its will to pursue the path of European integration and to become a Member State of the EU, and whereas this aim continues to be supported by a consensus of all actors on its political stage, |
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D.

whereas Ukraine has declared its will to pursue the path of European integration and to become a Member State of the EU, and whereas this aim continues to be supported by a consensus of all actors on its political stage,

| E. | whereas Parliament has called on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to consider giving Ukraine a clear European perspective, |
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E.

whereas Parliament has called on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to consider giving Ukraine a clear European perspective,

| F. | whereas the European Union acknowledged Ukraine's European aspirations and welcomed Ukraine's European choice in the Council conclusions of 21 February 2005 and in the EU-Ukraine Action Plan, which does not exclude, in the future, a clear European perspective, |
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F.

whereas the European Union acknowledged Ukraine's European aspirations and welcomed Ukraine's European choice in the Council conclusions of 21 February 2005 and in the EU-Ukraine Action Plan, which does not exclude, in the future, a clear European perspective,

| G. | whereas in its decision on the negotiation mandate the Council envisaged the construction of an increasingly close relationship with Ukraine; whereas, however, it would have been desirable for it to include a tangible perspective and to specify the form of relationship the agreement will establish, |
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G.

whereas in its decision on the negotiation mandate the Council envisaged the construction of an increasingly close relationship with Ukraine; whereas, however, it would have been desirable for it to include a tangible perspective and to specify the form of relationship the agreement will establish,

| H. | whereas the new agreement should motivate Ukraine to realise further political, economic and social reforms, and reinforce cooperation between both partners, |
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H.

whereas the new agreement should motivate Ukraine to realise further political, economic and social reforms, and reinforce cooperation between both partners,

| 1. | Welcomes the Council's decision to open negotiations on a new agreement aimed at deepening political cooperation and at achieving the gradual economic integration of Ukraine into the EU's internal market; |
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1.

Welcomes the Council's decision to open negotiations on a new agreement aimed at deepening political cooperation and at achieving the gradual economic integration of Ukraine into the EU's internal market;

| 2. | Expresses its disquietude with regard to the current political tensions, and calls upon all actors involved to stick to the agreement reached on 27 May 2007 and to devise a comprehensive and sustainable political solution involving all parties, whilst keeping Ukraine on the path towards European integration; |
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2.

Expresses its disquietude with regard to the current political tensions, and calls upon all actors involved to stick to the agreement reached on 27 May 2007 and to devise a comprehensive and sustainable political solution involving all parties, whilst keeping Ukraine on the path towards European integration;

| 3. | Calls on the Ukrainian leadership, as well as the Council and the Commission, to take all possible steps to ensure that the negotiations started in March 2007 can continue; believes, however, that before the negotiations are concluded and a new, closer relationship between the EU and Ukraine is established, the current crisis has to be peacefully resolved, the system of checks and balances restored and enforcement of the rule of law ensured; |
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3.

Calls on the Ukrainian leadership, as well as the Council and the Commission, to take all possible steps to ensure that the negotiations started in March 2007 can continue; believes, however, that before the negotiations are concluded and a new, closer relationship between the EU and Ukraine is established, the current crisis has to be peacefully resolved, the system of checks and balances restored and enforcement of the rule of law ensured;

| 4. | Recognises that Ukraine and the EU have successfully performed the tasks envisaged in the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) and have availed themselves of the possibilities afforded by that format; is convinced that the level of cooperation between Ukraine and the EU and the role that is Ukraine's in contemporary European affairs require a new format of relations going far beyond the PCA commitments; |
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4.

Recognises that Ukraine and the EU have successfully performed the tasks envisaged in the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) and have availed themselves of the possibilities afforded by that format; is convinced that the level of cooperation between Ukraine and the EU and the role that is Ukraine's in contemporary European affairs require a new format of relations going far beyond the PCA commitments;

| 5. | Conscious of the essential importance of symbols and perspectives in securing public support for the implementation of an ambitious reform agenda, believes that the negotiations should lead to the conclusion of an Association Agreement that contributes efficiently and credibly to the European perspective of Ukraine and opens the corresponding process, including the possibility of membership; |
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5.

Conscious of the essential importance of symbols and perspectives in securing public support for the implementation of an ambitious reform agenda, believes that the negotiations should lead to the conclusion of an Association Agreement that contributes efficiently and credibly to the European perspective of Ukraine and opens the corresponding process, including the possibility of membership;

| 6. | Is of the view that the speed and depth of this common European process must correspond closely to the ability to bring about reform in Ukraine and the EU; |
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6.

Is of the view that the speed and depth of this common European process must correspond closely to the ability to bring about reform in Ukraine and the EU;

| 7. | Takes the view that the conclusion of the new agreement should be based on Article 310 of the EC Treaty; |
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7.

Takes the view that the conclusion of the new agreement should be based on Article 310 of the EC Treaty;

| 8. | Is of the view that the agreement should envisage development of the relationship in progressive stages, laying down concrete conditions and timetables to be met; demands that a review of the agreement be provided for, in order to take into account dynamic developments in Ukraine and in the bilateral relationship; |
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8.

Is of the view that the agreement should envisage development of the relationship in progressive stages, laying down concrete conditions and timetables to be met; demands that a review of the agreement be provided for, in order to take into account dynamic developments in Ukraine and in the bilateral relationship;

| 9. | Calls on the political leadership of Ukraine to commit itself to vigorous implementation of reforms, and appeals to all actors on the political stage and in civil society in Ukraine to strive to establish a broad political consensus in favour of a stable constitutional settlement and of reforms that must underpin the European aspirations of their country; recommends the adoption and implementation of the new Ukrainian legislation on political parties and political campaign financing in line with EU practice, as well as clear legislation that separates business from power and regulates conflicts of interests; |
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9.

Calls on the political leadership of Ukraine to commit itself to vigorous implementation of reforms, and appeals to all actors on the political stage and in civil society in Ukraine to strive to establish a broad political consensus in favour of a stable constitutional settlement and of reforms that must underpin the European aspirations of their country; recommends the adoption and implementation of the new Ukrainian legislation on political parties and political campaign financing in line with EU practice, as well as clear legislation that separates business from power and regulates conflicts of interests;

| 10. | Encourages Ukrainian leaders to remain faithful to their commitment to the principles of liberty, democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, as defended by the Ukrainian people in December 2004; |
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10.

Encourages Ukrainian leaders to remain faithful to their commitment to the principles of liberty, democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, as defended by the Ukrainian people in December 2004;

| 11. | Calls on the Government of Ukraine to emphasise the importance of intensifying the fight against corruption and of the need to continue to reform the civil service on the basis of European standards, in order to promote transparency and increase the accountability of the state administration bodies by adopting the relevant legislative framework; |
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11.

Calls on the Government of Ukraine to emphasise the importance of intensifying the fight against corruption and of the need to continue to reform the civil service on the basis of European standards, in order to promote transparency and increase the accountability of the state administration bodies by adopting the relevant legislative framework;

| 12. | Stresses, with regard to the challenges Ukraine will face when implementing its commitments arising from the agreement, that advantage should be taken of the review of the 2007-2013 financial perspective and of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument planned for 2008-2009, in such a way as to increase the EU's financial assistance to Ukraine, which is currently fairly modest in per capita terms; encourages Ukraine to participate more efficiently in European projects; |
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12.

Stresses, with regard to the challenges Ukraine will face when implementing its commitments arising from the agreement, that advantage should be taken of the review of the 2007-2013 financial perspective and of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument planned for 2008-2009, in such a way as to increase the EU's financial assistance to Ukraine, which is currently fairly modest in per capita terms; encourages Ukraine to participate more efficiently in European projects;

| 13. | Emphasises the importance of multilateral cooperation in the Black Sea region; calls for the settingup of an EU-Black Sea Community, along the lines of the Northern Dimension, to enhance and encourage more dialogue with a view to establishing a more stable, secure and democratic neighbourhood, and recognises the vital role that Ukraine should play in such initiatives, especially in the fields of economic cooperation, energy security, migration and the environment; |
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13.

Emphasises the importance of multilateral cooperation in the Black Sea region; calls for the settingup of an EU-Black Sea Community, along the lines of the Northern Dimension, to enhance and encourage more dialogue with a view to establishing a more stable, secure and democratic neighbourhood, and recognises the vital role that Ukraine should play in such initiatives, especially in the fields of economic cooperation, energy security, migration and the environment;

| 14. | Welcomes the decision by UEFA to entrust Poland and Ukraine with the joint organisation of the European Football Championship in 2012; sees this as a strong expression of confidence in Ukraine as a valuable member of the European democratic community, and believes that it will provide the Ukrainian leadership with a further impetus to pursue reforms; |
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14.

Welcomes the decision by UEFA to entrust Poland and Ukraine with the joint organisation of the European Football Championship in 2012; sees this as a strong expression of confidence in Ukraine as a valuable member of the European democratic community, and believes that it will provide the Ukrainian leadership with a further impetus to pursue reforms;

| 15. | Highlights the important role played by the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee in fostering cooperation between the EU and Ukraine, and urges further strengthening of the parliamentary dimension of EU-Ukraine relations; calls upon the various EU institutions to improve the coordination of their policies towards Ukraine; |
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15.

Highlights the important role played by the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee in fostering cooperation between the EU and Ukraine, and urges further strengthening of the parliamentary dimension of EU-Ukraine relations; calls upon the various EU institutions to improve the coordination of their policies towards Ukraine;

| 16. | Addresses the following recommendations to the Council and asks it to instruct the Commission to take them into account when pursuing the negotiations:






  (a) | draw the attention of its Ukrainian partners to the need to further consolidate the footings of liberal democracy, in particular as far as a stable constitutional system, the protection of human rights and individual freedoms, including the rights of minorities, strengthening democratic control mechanisms, including a strong civil society, and stable anchoring of the rule of law are concerned; recall in this regard the recommendations contained in the opinions of the Venice Commission relating to Ukraine, many of which still remain to be implemented; |
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16.

Addresses the following recommendations to the Council and asks it to instruct the Commission to take them into account when pursuing the negotiations:

(a)

draw the attention of its Ukrainian partners to the need to further consolidate the footings of liberal democracy, in particular as far as a stable constitutional system, the protection of human rights and individual freedoms, including the rights of minorities, strengthening democratic control mechanisms, including a strong civil society, and stable anchoring of the rule of law are concerned; recall in this regard the recommendations contained in the opinions of the Venice Commission relating to Ukraine, many of which still remain to be implemented;

| (b) | call on the Ukrainian authorities to fulfil their obligations under international human rights law and to exercise due diligence in securing women's rights to equality, life, liberty and security, and zero tolerance in relation to discrimination, torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment; |
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(b)

call on the Ukrainian authorities to fulfil their obligations under international human rights law and to exercise due diligence in securing women's rights to equality, life, liberty and security, and zero tolerance in relation to discrimination, torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment;

| (c) | point out that the key to the stabilisation of Ukraine lies in unravelling political from economic powers, weeding out corruption, bringing transparency to public procurement procedures and ensuring an independent judiciary; urge that Ukraine implement and enforce anti-corruption measures; stress the need to ensure legal certainty and the prevention of competing legal jurisdictions within Ukrainian law; support the adoption and implementation of a comprehensive administrative reform; emphasise the need for effective implementation of the revised Action Plan in the fields of justice and home affairs; |
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(c)

point out that the key to the stabilisation of Ukraine lies in unravelling political from economic powers, weeding out corruption, bringing transparency to public procurement procedures and ensuring an independent judiciary; urge that Ukraine implement and enforce anti-corruption measures; stress the need to ensure legal certainty and the prevention of competing legal jurisdictions within Ukrainian law; support the adoption and implementation of a comprehensive administrative reform; emphasise the need for effective implementation of the revised Action Plan in the fields of justice and home affairs;

| (d) | express its concern at the allegations of ill-treatment and torture by the police of detainees with the aim of extracting confessions, and call on the Ukrainian authorities to fully implement the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; |
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(d)

express its concern at the allegations of ill-treatment and torture by the police of detainees with the aim of extracting confessions, and call on the Ukrainian authorities to fully implement the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment;

| (e) | deepen the regular political dialogue on bilateral, regional and international issues in line with the commitments entered into by Ukraine at regional and international level; provide for Ukraine's close involvement in the Common Foreign and Security Policy, as well as in the development of regional cooperation in the Black Sea area; aim at strengthening its role in the East European region and encourage it to continue its activities focused on the promotion of stability, security and democracy, as well as of sustainable development, in the common neighbourhood, with particular emphasis on the settlement of frozen conflicts in that region; draw on the experience of Ukraine's cooperation with the EU Border Assistance Mission on its border with Moldova, bearing in mind that Parliament approves the initiative to extend the mandate of the mission for a further two years; |
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(e)

deepen the regular political dialogue on bilateral, regional and international issues in line with the commitments entered into by Ukraine at regional and international level; provide for Ukraine's close involvement in the Common Foreign and Security Policy, as well as in the development of regional cooperation in the Black Sea area; aim at strengthening its role in the East European region and encourage it to continue its activities focused on the promotion of stability, security and democracy, as well as of sustainable development, in the common neighbourhood, with particular emphasis on the settlement of frozen conflicts in that region; draw on the experience of Ukraine's cooperation with the EU Border Assistance Mission on its border with Moldova, bearing in mind that Parliament approves the initiative to extend the mandate of the mission for a further two years;

| (f) | support free enterprise and the consolidation of the Ukrainian market economy, and work upon approximation of legislation towards the Community acquis in order to improve its investment climate, with particular reference to Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (5) and to Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts (6), and by adopting legislation on project financing, and contribute to its growth potential; highlight that the key to attracting foreign investment to Ukraine is the establishment of a sound, stable and predictable investment climate, and urge the Government of Ukraine to pursue the implementation of its planned legal and judicial reforms and to address outstanding problems relating to VAT reimbursement and export controls as a matter of priority; call on Member States having experienced civil servants with appropriate language skills to engage in twinning arrangements, with a view to better advising their Ukrainian counterparts on the EU acquis communautaire; |
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(f)

support free enterprise and the consolidation of the Ukrainian market economy, and work upon approximation of legislation towards the Community acquis in order to improve its investment climate, with particular reference to Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (5) and to Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts (6), and by adopting legislation on project financing, and contribute to its growth potential; highlight that the key to attracting foreign investment to Ukraine is the establishment of a sound, stable and predictable investment climate, and urge the Government of Ukraine to pursue the implementation of its planned legal and judicial reforms and to address outstanding problems relating to VAT reimbursement and export controls as a matter of priority; call on Member States having experienced civil servants with appropriate language skills to engage in twinning arrangements, with a view to better advising their Ukrainian counterparts on the EU acquis communautaire;

| (g) | point out the need to set up a stable regulatory framework which would ensure the creation of a competitive market economy based on the principle of property rights, as a factor inextricably linked to Ukraine's European perspective; |
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(g)

point out the need to set up a stable regulatory framework which would ensure the creation of a competitive market economy based on the principle of property rights, as a factor inextricably linked to Ukraine's European perspective;

| (h) | welcome the establishment of the Interagency Commission on Combating Illegal Acquisitions and Seizures of Enterprises; encourage the Government to take concrete action, through the requisite reforms of corporate legislation and of the judiciary, to eliminate the threat of illegal acquisitions and seizures of enterprises; |
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(h)

welcome the establishment of the Interagency Commission on Combating Illegal Acquisitions and Seizures of Enterprises; encourage the Government to take concrete action, through the requisite reforms of corporate legislation and of the judiciary, to eliminate the threat of illegal acquisitions and seizures of enterprises;

| (i) | lay down a concrete plan for the gradual establishment of a deep and comprehensive Free Trade Area, to be grounded on a common regulatory basis and to cover almost all trade in goods, services and capital between the EU and Ukraine; call on all parties to include agricultural products as far as possible; emphasise in this respect the importance of making further progress with the process of regulatory reform, especially in the areas of competition policy, state subsidies, public procurement, taxation and intellectual property rights; |
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(i)

lay down a concrete plan for the gradual establishment of a deep and comprehensive Free Trade Area, to be grounded on a common regulatory basis and to cover almost all trade in goods, services and capital between the EU and Ukraine; call on all parties to include agricultural products as far as possible; emphasise in this respect the importance of making further progress with the process of regulatory reform, especially in the areas of competition policy, state subsidies, public procurement, taxation and intellectual property rights;

| (j) | take fully into account Ukraine's critical role in ensuring the energy security of the EU and give due attention to the fact that Ukraine's full control over its energy security is directly connected to its political stability and prosperity; |
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(j)

take fully into account Ukraine's critical role in ensuring the energy security of the EU and give due attention to the fact that Ukraine's full control over its energy security is directly connected to its political stability and prosperity;

| (k) | urge, therefore, that the energy sector of Ukraine fully comply with principles of market economy and transparency, in particular as far as prices, network access and efficiency are concerned; support rapid integration of Ukraine into the European Energy Community; note the importance of Ukraine's signing up to the Energy Community Treaty; in this regard, urge the speeding-up of the procedure for nuclear safety evaluation of all operating nuclear power plants in Ukraine, in accordance with the work programme of the Joint Working Group on Nuclear Safety; assist diversification of Ukraine's resources, e.g. by accessing direct supplies from Central Asia; strengthen its strategic role as a transit country for supplying the EU with oil and gas, e.g. by backing a reversal of the Odessa-Brody pipeline and advocating its extension into the EU; emphasise the need to involve Ukraine in the development of the Nabucco gas pipeline project, to complete the Caspian Sea-Black Sea-EU energy corridor and to join Ukraine's electricity grid to the UCTE network; press for a strengthening of energy cooperation within the framework of the Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova alliance (GUAM); |
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(k)

urge, therefore, that the energy sector of Ukraine fully comply with principles of market economy and transparency, in particular as far as prices, network access and efficiency are concerned; support rapid integration of Ukraine into the European Energy Community; note the importance of Ukraine's signing up to the Energy Community Treaty; in this regard, urge the speeding-up of the procedure for nuclear safety evaluation of all operating nuclear power plants in Ukraine, in accordance with the work programme of the Joint Working Group on Nuclear Safety; assist diversification of Ukraine's resources, e.g. by accessing direct supplies from Central Asia; strengthen its strategic role as a transit country for supplying the EU with oil and gas, e.g. by backing a reversal of the Odessa-Brody pipeline and advocating its extension into the EU; emphasise the need to involve Ukraine in the development of the Nabucco gas pipeline project, to complete the Caspian Sea-Black Sea-EU energy corridor and to join Ukraine's electricity grid to the UCTE network; press for a strengthening of energy cooperation within the framework of the Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova alliance (GUAM);

| (l) | stress the importance of a sustainable energy strategy for Ukraine; point out that, following the experience of the nuclear catastrophe of Chernobyl, and facing the problems of growing import dependence and the challenge of climate change, Ukraine has to make major efforts in respect of energy saving, energy efficiency and renewable energy; point out that Ukraine is one of the most energy-inefficient countries in the world and that achieving average efficiency standards would allow the country to satisfy its internal energy demand; call for technical cooperation in this sphere between the EU and Ukraine, and for such cooperation to be included in the new enhanced agreement; |
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(l)

stress the importance of a sustainable energy strategy for Ukraine; point out that, following the experience of the nuclear catastrophe of Chernobyl, and facing the problems of growing import dependence and the challenge of climate change, Ukraine has to make major efforts in respect of energy saving, energy efficiency and renewable energy; point out that Ukraine is one of the most energy-inefficient countries in the world and that achieving average efficiency standards would allow the country to satisfy its internal energy demand; call for technical cooperation in this sphere between the EU and Ukraine, and for such cooperation to be included in the new enhanced agreement;

| (m) | strengthen Ukraine's potential as a key partner in management of migration flows and borders; envisage further joint steps in the fight against organised crime including the eventual conferment on Ukraine of ‘privileged status’ in relation to Europol; ensure effective implementation of visa facilitation and readmission agreements; envisage the objective of and necessary steps towards the introduction of a visa-free travel regime; |
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(m)

strengthen Ukraine's potential as a key partner in management of migration flows and borders; envisage further joint steps in the fight against organised crime including the eventual conferment on Ukraine of ‘privileged status’ in relation to Europol; ensure effective implementation of visa facilitation and readmission agreements; envisage the objective of and necessary steps towards the introduction of a visa-free travel regime;

| (n) | deepen cooperation between the EU and Ukraine on environmental issues and strengthen Ukraine's capacity to tackle matters relating to air and water quality, waste management, nature protection and radiation contamination, some of which have strong cross-border implications; provide technical and financial assistance to Ukraine in the process of gradual approximation to the EU environmental acquis and environmental standards based on international environmental law, including the 1991 Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context and the 1979 Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats; envisage the setting-up of a fully operational and sustainable mechanism to promote environmental awareness and protection by providing a forum for cooperation between governments, civil society/NGOs and the private sector in the EU's eastern neighbourhood; |
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(n)

deepen cooperation between the EU and Ukraine on environmental issues and strengthen Ukraine's capacity to tackle matters relating to air and water quality, waste management, nature protection and radiation contamination, some of which have strong cross-border implications; provide technical and financial assistance to Ukraine in the process of gradual approximation to the EU environmental acquis and environmental standards based on international environmental law, including the 1991 Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context and the 1979 Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats; envisage the setting-up of a fully operational and sustainable mechanism to promote environmental awareness and protection by providing a forum for cooperation between governments, civil society/NGOs and the private sector in the EU's eastern neighbourhood;

| (o) | call on the political leadership of Ukraine to implement the relevant provisions of the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, especially bearing in mind the significant possibilities open to Ukraine to use flexible mechanisms under that Protocol; support joint action by the EU and Ukraine on the future of the Kyoto Protocol; |
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(o)

call on the political leadership of Ukraine to implement the relevant provisions of the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, especially bearing in mind the significant possibilities open to Ukraine to use flexible mechanisms under that Protocol; support joint action by the EU and Ukraine on the future of the Kyoto Protocol;

| (p) | provide for Ukraine's participation in Community agencies and programmes in order to increase the access of its policy-makers and experts to European networks; increase and widen opportunities for people-to-people contacts, in particular for civil society actors, students and researchers; enhance cooperation in the context of the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development and continue the work on the establishment/development of a structured EU-Ukraine dialogue on science, technology and space research; |
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(p)

provide for Ukraine's participation in Community agencies and programmes in order to increase the access of its policy-makers and experts to European networks; increase and widen opportunities for people-to-people contacts, in particular for civil society actors, students and researchers; enhance cooperation in the context of the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development and continue the work on the establishment/development of a structured EU-Ukraine dialogue on science, technology and space research;

| (q) | point out that the Member States who joined the EU in 2004 and 2007 should play an active role in Ukraine's move towards the European Union, allowing Ukraine to benefit from their experience of reforms; |
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(q)

point out that the Member States who joined the EU in 2004 and 2007 should play an active role in Ukraine's move towards the European Union, allowing Ukraine to benefit from their experience of reforms;

| 17. | Asks the Council and the Commission to keep its bodies responsible regularly and thoroughly informed of the progress of negotiations; |
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17.

Asks the Council and the Commission to keep its bodies responsible regularly and thoroughly informed of the progress of negotiations;

| 18. | Instructs its President to forward this recommendation to the Council and the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Government and the President of Ukraine. |
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18.

Instructs its President to forward this recommendation to the Council and the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Government and the President of Ukraine.

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(1)  OJ C 247 E, 6.10.2005, p. 155.

(2)  OJ C 293 E, 2.12.2006, p. 307.

(3)  OJ C 287 E, 24.11.2006, p. 312.

(4)  Regulation (EC) No 1638/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2006 laying down general provisions establishing a European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (OJ L 310, 9.11.2006, p. 1).

(5)  OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

(6)  OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 114.

P6_TA(2007)0356

Reducing disparities in the poorest regions of the EU

European Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on the role and effectiveness of cohesion policy in reducing disparities in the poorest regions of the EU (2006/2176(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to Articles 16, 87(3), 137, 141, 158 and 299(2) of the EC Treaty, |
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having regard to Articles 16, 87(3), 137, 141, 158 and 299(2) of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund (1), |
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having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund (1),

| — | having regard to Council Decision 2006/702/EC of 6 October 2006 on Community strategic guidelines on cohesion (2), |
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having regard to Council Decision 2006/702/EC of 6 October 2006 on Community strategic guidelines on cohesion (2),

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the European Council meetings of 23 and 24 March 2000 in Lisbon and 15 and 16 June 2001 in Göteborg, |
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having regard to the conclusions of the European Council meetings of 23 and 24 March 2000 in Lisbon and 15 and 16 June 2001 in Göteborg,

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication of 30 May 2007 entitled ‘Fourth Report on Economic and Social Cohesion’ (COM(2007)0273), |
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having regard to the Commission Communication of 30 May 2007 entitled ‘Fourth Report on Economic and Social Cohesion’ (COM(2007)0273),

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication of 12 June 2006 entitled ‘The Growth and Jobs Strategy and the Reform of European cohesion policy: Fourth progress report on cohesion’ (COM(2006)0281), |
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having regard to the Commission Communication of 12 June 2006 entitled ‘The Growth and Jobs Strategy and the Reform of European cohesion policy: Fourth progress report on cohesion’ (COM(2006)0281),

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication of 1 March 2006 entitled ‘A Roadmap for equality between women and men, 2006-2010’ (COM(2006)0092), |
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having regard to the Commission Communication of 1 March 2006 entitled ‘A Roadmap for equality between women and men, 2006-2010’ (COM(2006)0092),

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication of 5 July 2005 entitled ‘Cohesion Policy in Support of Growth and Jobs: Community Strategic Guidelines, 2007-2013’ (COM(2005)0299), |
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having regard to the Commission Communication of 5 July 2005 entitled ‘Cohesion Policy in Support of Growth and Jobs: Community Strategic Guidelines, 2007-2013’ (COM(2005)0299),

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication of 17 May 2005 entitled ‘Third progress report on cohesion: Towards a new partnership for growth, jobs and cohesion’ (COM(2005)0192), |
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having regard to the Commission Communication of 17 May 2005 entitled ‘Third progress report on cohesion: Towards a new partnership for growth, jobs and cohesion’ (COM(2005)0192),

| — | having regard the Commission Communication of 26 May 2004 entitled ‘A stronger partnership for the outermost regions’ (COM(2004)0343), |
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having regard the Commission Communication of 26 May 2004 entitled ‘A stronger partnership for the outermost regions’ (COM(2004)0343),

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication of 21 February 1996 entitled ‘Incorporating equal opportunities for women and men into all Community policies and activities’ (COM(1996)0067), |
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having regard to the Commission Communication of 21 February 1996 entitled ‘Incorporating equal opportunities for women and men into all Community policies and activities’ (COM(1996)0067),

| — | having regard to Court of Auditors Special Report No 10/2006 on ex post evaluations of Objectives 1 and 3 programmes 1994 to 1999 (Structural Funds) (3), |
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having regard to Court of Auditors Special Report No 10/2006 on ex post evaluations of Objectives 1 and 3 programmes 1994 to 1999 (Structural Funds) (3),

| — | 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 Regional Development (A6-0241/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Regional Development (A6-0241/2007),

| A. | whereas Article 158 of the EC Treaty implies that the Community's goal is to promote harmonious development and reduce disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured regions by strengthening economic growth, |
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A.

whereas Article 158 of the EC Treaty implies that the Community's goal is to promote harmonious development and reduce disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured regions by strengthening economic growth,

| B. | whereas the poorest EU regions are regions coming under the cohesion policy convergence objective whose per capita GDP is less than 75 % of average per capita GDP for the EU as a whole, |
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B.

whereas the poorest EU regions are regions coming under the cohesion policy convergence objective whose per capita GDP is less than 75 % of average per capita GDP for the EU as a whole,

| C. | whereas the concept of cohesion has not been clearly defined and covers various activities fostering harmonious economic, social and territorial development in the EU regions, |
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C.

whereas the concept of cohesion has not been clearly defined and covers various activities fostering harmonious economic, social and territorial development in the EU regions,

| D. | whereas the conclusions of its resolution of 24 April 2007 on the consequences of future enlargements on the effectiveness of cohesion policy (4) mention that the present structure of cohesion policy financing is to be reviewed in view of future enlargements; whereas they also propose that the financing of regional competitiveness and territorial cooperation has to be more focused on the integration of regional economies and infrastructure of European importance and on helping regions to cope with globalisation and demographic change, |
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D.

whereas the conclusions of its resolution of 24 April 2007 on the consequences of future enlargements on the effectiveness of cohesion policy (4) mention that the present structure of cohesion policy financing is to be reviewed in view of future enlargements; whereas they also propose that the financing of regional competitiveness and territorial cooperation has to be more focused on the integration of regional economies and infrastructure of European importance and on helping regions to cope with globalisation and demographic change,

| E. | whereas one of the fundamental principle of the EU is the principle of solidarity, which serves to reduce disparities in the Union's regional development, |
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E.

whereas one of the fundamental principle of the EU is the principle of solidarity, which serves to reduce disparities in the Union's regional development,

| F. | whereas, to date, EU cohesion policy has made an effective contribution to the development of many regions of the former cohesion countries (Ireland, Greece, Portugal and Spain), even though some regions are still significantly underdeveloped and whereas its impact in terms of the convergence of the poorest regions has helped to increase the prosperity of the EU as a whole, |
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F.

whereas, to date, EU cohesion policy has made an effective contribution to the development of many regions of the former cohesion countries (Ireland, Greece, Portugal and Spain), even though some regions are still significantly underdeveloped and whereas its impact in terms of the convergence of the poorest regions has helped to increase the prosperity of the EU as a whole,

| G. | whereas the aim of cohesion policy is to render Member States and regions economically viable and thus independent from external aid, although the receipt of Structural Funds is not subject to time limitations, |
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G.

whereas the aim of cohesion policy is to render Member States and regions economically viable and thus independent from external aid, although the receipt of Structural Funds is not subject to time limitations,

| H. | whereas there is a lack of detailed information and comparative studies with rankings on the advancement of regions that profit from Structural Funds, |
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H.

whereas there is a lack of detailed information and comparative studies with rankings on the advancement of regions that profit from Structural Funds,

| I. | whereas, after enlargement to 27 Member States, the EU now has a population that has risen to nearly 493 million (5), approximately 30 % (6) of whom live in the current 100 convergence objective regions, and whereas the disparities between regions in GDP terms in EU-27 are currently significantly larger than they were in EU-15, with average per capita GDP ranging from 24 % (south-eastern Romania) to 303 % (Inner London) of average EU GDP, |
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I.

whereas, after enlargement to 27 Member States, the EU now has a population that has risen to nearly 493 million (5), approximately 30 % (6) of whom live in the current 100 convergence objective regions, and whereas the disparities between regions in GDP terms in EU-27 are currently significantly larger than they were in EU-15, with average per capita GDP ranging from 24 % (south-eastern Romania) to 303 % (Inner London) of average EU GDP,

| J. | whereas in EU-27 the poorest convergence objective regions are located principally in the new Member States, where the implementation of cohesion policy only recently began, and thus it is impossible to evaluate its success in reducing disparities, |
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J.

whereas in EU-27 the poorest convergence objective regions are located principally in the new Member States, where the implementation of cohesion policy only recently began, and thus it is impossible to evaluate its success in reducing disparities,

| K. | whereas in the poorest Member States economic growth is unevenly distributed and tends to be concentrated around urban areas, while in these countries a substantial part of the population lives in rural areas, |
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K.

whereas in the poorest Member States economic growth is unevenly distributed and tends to be concentrated around urban areas, while in these countries a substantial part of the population lives in rural areas,

| L. | whereas regions suffering from economic poverty resulting from a lack of basic infrastructure, restricted access to public services and high unemployment are becoming depopulated at a faster rate than other regions and whereas this, in turn, undermines their ability to secure genuine development, |
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L.

whereas regions suffering from economic poverty resulting from a lack of basic infrastructure, restricted access to public services and high unemployment are becoming depopulated at a faster rate than other regions and whereas this, in turn, undermines their ability to secure genuine development,

| M. | whereas Article 299(2) of the EC Treaty requires the Community to adjust its policies and to apply special and specific measures to the outermost regions, given the specific situation of these regions, most of which are among the poorest regions of the EU, a factor which severely handicaps their development because of the combined and lasting effects of structural and geographic disadvantages, |
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M.

whereas Article 299(2) of the EC Treaty requires the Community to adjust its policies and to apply special and specific measures to the outermost regions, given the specific situation of these regions, most of which are among the poorest regions of the EU, a factor which severely handicaps their development because of the combined and lasting effects of structural and geographic disadvantages,

| N. | whereas in some of the new Member States the uptake of funding in the poorest regions coming under cohesion policy was low during the period 2004 to 2006, |
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N.

whereas in some of the new Member States the uptake of funding in the poorest regions coming under cohesion policy was low during the period 2004 to 2006,

| O. | whereas, if structural funding is to be successfully implemented, which it must be in order to ensure substantial economic growth for the poorest regions such as will enable them gradually to catch up with the more developed regions in terms of per capita GDP, close coordination is required between authorities at local, regional, national and Community levels, |
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O.

whereas, if structural funding is to be successfully implemented, which it must be in order to ensure substantial economic growth for the poorest regions such as will enable them gradually to catch up with the more developed regions in terms of per capita GDP, close coordination is required between authorities at local, regional, national and Community levels,

| P. | whereas the fact that funding has been granted does not guarantee per se that it will be put to good use, and whereas authorities in poor regions often lack the appropriate skills and experience and the essential matching funds to be able to make full use of the cohesion funding to which they are entitled, |
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P.

whereas the fact that funding has been granted does not guarantee per se that it will be put to good use, and whereas authorities in poor regions often lack the appropriate skills and experience and the essential matching funds to be able to make full use of the cohesion funding to which they are entitled,

| Q. | whereas there are a number of reasons for the economic backwardness of individual regions and whereas the poorest EU regions above all lack the basic infrastructure that is essential for balanced sustainable development and further investment, as well as adequate human resources and adequate incentives for education, lifelong learning and innovation, |
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Q.

whereas there are a number of reasons for the economic backwardness of individual regions and whereas the poorest EU regions above all lack the basic infrastructure that is essential for balanced sustainable development and further investment, as well as adequate human resources and adequate incentives for education, lifelong learning and innovation,

| R. | whereas private equity, venture capital, rotating funds and micro-credits for start-ups play an essential role as a driving force for entrepreneurship, innovation and job creation, |
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R.

whereas private equity, venture capital, rotating funds and micro-credits for start-ups play an essential role as a driving force for entrepreneurship, innovation and job creation,

| S. | whereas social exclusion and extremely high long-term unemployment rates are particularly prevalent in the poorest regions, especially among women and the elderly, disabled persons and vulnerable ethnic groups, |
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S.

whereas social exclusion and extremely high long-term unemployment rates are particularly prevalent in the poorest regions, especially among women and the elderly, disabled persons and vulnerable ethnic groups,

| T. | whereas fundamental citizens' rights include equal access for men and women to all utilities, equal opportunities on the labour market and equal access to education, culture and health and social services, |
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T.

whereas fundamental citizens' rights include equal access for men and women to all utilities, equal opportunities on the labour market and equal access to education, culture and health and social services,

| 1. | Urges that resolute action be taken to reduce the most acute development shortfalls in the poorest EU regions, and notes in particular that the new Member States, which have come under cohesion policy since 2004, require special support owing to their ongoing institutional, administrative and economic difficulties; |
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1.

Urges that resolute action be taken to reduce the most acute development shortfalls in the poorest EU regions, and notes in particular that the new Member States, which have come under cohesion policy since 2004, require special support owing to their ongoing institutional, administrative and economic difficulties;

| 2. | Stresses the importance of analysing historical developments in the cohesion countries of EU-15; calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States concerned, their regions, local authorities and other interested parties, to clearly highlight on one hand growth generating measures in successful regions (such as Ireland) and on the other hand the main obstacles in the regions lagging behind, so that the impediments do not arise again in the regions of the new Member States; |
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2.

Stresses the importance of analysing historical developments in the cohesion countries of EU-15; calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States concerned, their regions, local authorities and other interested parties, to clearly highlight on one hand growth generating measures in successful regions (such as Ireland) and on the other hand the main obstacles in the regions lagging behind, so that the impediments do not arise again in the regions of the new Member States;

| 3. | Draws the attention of the Commission and the Member States to the situation of regions which, despite being the poorest in EU-15 and despite the lack of improvement in their development data, are no longer considered the poorest regions of EU-27 for purely statistical reasons; recommends that consideration be given to the specific situation of those regions; |
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3.

Draws the attention of the Commission and the Member States to the situation of regions which, despite being the poorest in EU-15 and despite the lack of improvement in their development data, are no longer considered the poorest regions of EU-27 for purely statistical reasons; recommends that consideration be given to the specific situation of those regions;

| 4. | Takes the view that funding uptake difficulties are a major and pressing concern, particularly for the new Member States, which are finding it difficult to satisfy complicated cohesion policy requirements and often lack sufficient own contribution (private or public) capital to pre-finance Community grants, because of the procedural difficulties and time restrictions involved in implementing projects, as a result of which potential beneficiaries are unable to obtain or even claim funds which they could put to good use; |
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4.

Takes the view that funding uptake difficulties are a major and pressing concern, particularly for the new Member States, which are finding it difficult to satisfy complicated cohesion policy requirements and often lack sufficient own contribution (private or public) capital to pre-finance Community grants, because of the procedural difficulties and time restrictions involved in implementing projects, as a result of which potential beneficiaries are unable to obtain or even claim funds which they could put to good use;

| 5. | Is concerned that in some regions Community assistance is poorly targeted, with the result that the situation in those regions fails to improve despite many years of funding and that Community resources are squandered; |
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5.

Is concerned that in some regions Community assistance is poorly targeted, with the result that the situation in those regions fails to improve despite many years of funding and that Community resources are squandered;

| 6. | Suggests that EU cohesion policy should take due account of the diversity of the needs of the poorest regions, with aid being tailored to their specific features and conditions and their potential being exploited, so as to implement projects that produce lasting results and genuine development on the basis of multiannual development plans taking due account of spatial development plans and of other Community policies; |
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6.

Suggests that EU cohesion policy should take due account of the diversity of the needs of the poorest regions, with aid being tailored to their specific features and conditions and their potential being exploited, so as to implement projects that produce lasting results and genuine development on the basis of multiannual development plans taking due account of spatial development plans and of other Community policies;

| 7. | Recommends that EU cohesion policy be adapted to the outermost regions, as referred to in Article 299(2) through special, specific measures; supports the strategy deployed by the EU to help its outermost regions, and calls on the Commission rapidly to give details of the substance of the ‘stronger partnership’ that it has announced, particularly with regard to improving the competitiveness of the outermost regions and its action plan for the wider neighbourhood; |
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7.

Recommends that EU cohesion policy be adapted to the outermost regions, as referred to in Article 299(2) through special, specific measures; supports the strategy deployed by the EU to help its outermost regions, and calls on the Commission rapidly to give details of the substance of the ‘stronger partnership’ that it has announced, particularly with regard to improving the competitiveness of the outermost regions and its action plan for the wider neighbourhood;

| 8. | Recommends that, with a view to speeding up economic growth, further investment and balanced sustainable development in the poorest regions, regions and Member States give priority to projects designed to make regions more accessible by providing them with basic infrastructure, particularly in the transport and ITC fields, having due regard for the social and environmental impact of such projects; |
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8.

Recommends that, with a view to speeding up economic growth, further investment and balanced sustainable development in the poorest regions, regions and Member States give priority to projects designed to make regions more accessible by providing them with basic infrastructure, particularly in the transport and ITC fields, having due regard for the social and environmental impact of such projects;

| 9. | Calls on the Member States and regional and local authorities to take due account of the need for balanced development within individual regions when planning future regional development programmes; believes it particularly important for account to be taken of the specific needs of urban areas, with an appropriate urban policy including a housing policy for ‘poor neighbourhoods’, and for an appropriate rural policy to be pursued; |
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9.

Calls on the Member States and regional and local authorities to take due account of the need for balanced development within individual regions when planning future regional development programmes; believes it particularly important for account to be taken of the specific needs of urban areas, with an appropriate urban policy including a housing policy for ‘poor neighbourhoods’, and for an appropriate rural policy to be pursued;

| 10. | Believes it is particularly important to attribute more competences in cohesion policy to cities so that they can react in partnership to the specific needs of urban areas; in this context calls on the Commission and Member States to fully exploit the potential of integrated development plans where cohesion policy can directly be linked with town planning; |
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10.

Believes it is particularly important to attribute more competences in cohesion policy to cities so that they can react in partnership to the specific needs of urban areas; in this context calls on the Commission and Member States to fully exploit the potential of integrated development plans where cohesion policy can directly be linked with town planning;

| 11. | Encourages Member States to make the poorest regions more attractive to investors by drawing on those regions' natural and cultural assets in order to develop traditional forms of economic activity, while promoting balanced urban-rural development; accordingly urges the Commission to concentrate more on identifying and supporting measures to conserve the specific skills and customs still surviving in isolated regions of Europe which are lagging behind; |
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11.

Encourages Member States to make the poorest regions more attractive to investors by drawing on those regions' natural and cultural assets in order to develop traditional forms of economic activity, while promoting balanced urban-rural development; accordingly urges the Commission to concentrate more on identifying and supporting measures to conserve the specific skills and customs still surviving in isolated regions of Europe which are lagging behind;

| 12. | Welcomes the focus on using cohesion policy to enhance the Community's innovation capacity over the period 2007 to 2013; notes that this objective should also apply to the poorest regions; places particular emphasis on the need to reduce the technology gap within and between regions and Member States by bolstering technological cooperation networks; |
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12.

Welcomes the focus on using cohesion policy to enhance the Community's innovation capacity over the period 2007 to 2013; notes that this objective should also apply to the poorest regions; places particular emphasis on the need to reduce the technology gap within and between regions and Member States by bolstering technological cooperation networks;

| 13. | Reminds the Commission and the Member States that any assessment of cohesion policy should lead to improved, innovative cohesion policy in any enlarged Union of the future; recalls the need to focus on new concepts of territorial development and more specific ideas for supporting the development of regional critical mass surrounding urban areas and other regional clusters; also recalls the need to use a differentiated approach to the use of Structural Funds specific to the needs of all regions; |
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13.

Reminds the Commission and the Member States that any assessment of cohesion policy should lead to improved, innovative cohesion policy in any enlarged Union of the future; recalls the need to focus on new concepts of territorial development and more specific ideas for supporting the development of regional critical mass surrounding urban areas and other regional clusters; also recalls the need to use a differentiated approach to the use of Structural Funds specific to the needs of all regions;

| 14. | Calls on the Commission and Member States to support projects that increase regional capacity to generate and absorb new technologies, particularly those relating to environmental protection and the development of natural resources and involving the dissemination of models based on lower energy consumption and the use of renewable energies, so that the regions can develop a lead in eco-innovation without having to endure negative non-sustainable development aspects experienced by other regions in their development cycle; |
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14.

Calls on the Commission and Member States to support projects that increase regional capacity to generate and absorb new technologies, particularly those relating to environmental protection and the development of natural resources and involving the dissemination of models based on lower energy consumption and the use of renewable energies, so that the regions can develop a lead in eco-innovation without having to endure negative non-sustainable development aspects experienced by other regions in their development cycle;

| 15. | Stresses the importance of territorial cooperation (cross-border, transnational and interregional) in the context of the EU's cohesion policy in order to promote balanced development; encourages in this regard the setting up of regional and sectoral cooperation networks, involving, especially the poorest regions; |
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15.

Stresses the importance of territorial cooperation (cross-border, transnational and interregional) in the context of the EU's cohesion policy in order to promote balanced development; encourages in this regard the setting up of regional and sectoral cooperation networks, involving, especially the poorest regions;

| 16. | Encourages the Commission, Member States and local authorities to promote entrepreneurship in the poorest regions by means of an integrated system of economic and social incentives for investors, and draws attention to the need for significant simplification of administrative procedures, particularly in relation to the setting up of new, and expansion of existing, economic activities; |
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16.

Encourages the Commission, Member States and local authorities to promote entrepreneurship in the poorest regions by means of an integrated system of economic and social incentives for investors, and draws attention to the need for significant simplification of administrative procedures, particularly in relation to the setting up of new, and expansion of existing, economic activities;

| 17. | Encourages the Member States to promote entrepreneurship in schools and to support training schemes for future entrepreneurs, aimed in particular at young people, women, elderly persons and minorities exposed to social exclusion; |
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17.

Encourages the Member States to promote entrepreneurship in schools and to support training schemes for future entrepreneurs, aimed in particular at young people, women, elderly persons and minorities exposed to social exclusion;

| 18. | Welcomes new instruments such as the Joint European Resources for Micro to Medium Enterprises (Jeremie) and Joint European Support for Sustainable Investment in City Areas (JESSICA) initiatives; nevertheless points to the fact that these instruments came late to be fully utilised and that awareness of the possibilities they offer at local and regional level is still very low; notes the pressing need for such instruments to be publicised and applied as widely as possible in the Member States, and applied in accordance with the actual situation in those States, with account being taken of the real needs of the potential beneficiaries and their capacity in practical terms to make use of these instruments; |
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18.

Welcomes new instruments such as the Joint European Resources for Micro to Medium Enterprises (Jeremie) and Joint European Support for Sustainable Investment in City Areas (JESSICA) initiatives; nevertheless points to the fact that these instruments came late to be fully utilised and that awareness of the possibilities they offer at local and regional level is still very low; notes the pressing need for such instruments to be publicised and applied as widely as possible in the Member States, and applied in accordance with the actual situation in those States, with account being taken of the real needs of the potential beneficiaries and their capacity in practical terms to make use of these instruments;

| 19. | Calls on the Commission to step up efforts to provide technical assistance to Member States and regions by setting up an appropriate training programme; welcomes the Joint Assistance in Supporting Projects in European Regions (Jaspers) initiative to provide assistance in implementing large projects; |
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19.

Calls on the Commission to step up efforts to provide technical assistance to Member States and regions by setting up an appropriate training programme; welcomes the Joint Assistance in Supporting Projects in European Regions (Jaspers) initiative to provide assistance in implementing large projects;

| 20. | Welcomes the recently introduced ‘Regions for economic change’ initiative and the commitment expressed therein to disseminating best practices that, in the past, have had a clearly positive impact and have contributed to regional economic growth; calls, accordingly, on the Commission to ensure that the poorest EU regions are included in the best-practice exchange network, while also describing such practices on a public website in all official EU languages; |
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20.

Welcomes the recently introduced ‘Regions for economic change’ initiative and the commitment expressed therein to disseminating best practices that, in the past, have had a clearly positive impact and have contributed to regional economic growth; calls, accordingly, on the Commission to ensure that the poorest EU regions are included in the best-practice exchange network, while also describing such practices on a public website in all official EU languages;

| 21. | Encourages Member States to set up public-private partnerships (PPPs) as an effective means of involving private capital in the funding of regional projects; suggests, in this connection, that simple and transparent rules governing the setting up of such partnerships should be laid down given their long-term impact on public finances; |
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21.

Encourages Member States to set up public-private partnerships (PPPs) as an effective means of involving private capital in the funding of regional projects; suggests, in this connection, that simple and transparent rules governing the setting up of such partnerships should be laid down given their long-term impact on public finances;

| 22. | Calls on the Commission to step up its effort to make directives, rules and guidelines easier to understand, with a view to preventing misinterpretation and to facilitating programme implementation; |
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22.

Calls on the Commission to step up its effort to make directives, rules and guidelines easier to understand, with a view to preventing misinterpretation and to facilitating programme implementation;

| 23. | Encourages the Member States and the Community institutions further to simplify procedures with a view to ensuring that funds are allocated in a transparent and efficient manner and delivered swiftly to final beneficiaries; in this context also suggests that the concept of single contact points be fully exploited and that control procedures on the use of funds be strengthened; also encourages Member States to comply with the European Transparency Initiative and the responsibility of the managing authority for organising the publication, electronically or otherwise, of the list of beneficiaries, the names of the operations and the amount of public funding allocated to operations, as laid down in Article 7(2)(d) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1828/2006 (7), which implements Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006; |
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23.

Encourages the Member States and the Community institutions further to simplify procedures with a view to ensuring that funds are allocated in a transparent and efficient manner and delivered swiftly to final beneficiaries; in this context also suggests that the concept of single contact points be fully exploited and that control procedures on the use of funds be strengthened; also encourages Member States to comply with the European Transparency Initiative and the responsibility of the managing authority for organising the publication, electronically or otherwise, of the list of beneficiaries, the names of the operations and the amount of public funding allocated to operations, as laid down in Article 7(2)(d) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1828/2006 (7), which implements Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006;

| 24. | Calls on the Member States to ensure effective political, technical and administrative coordination and effective compliance with the partnership principle aimed at the sound management of funds; expresses concern at the lack of properly functioning coordination and partnership mechanisms in the poorest regions; |
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24.

Calls on the Member States to ensure effective political, technical and administrative coordination and effective compliance with the partnership principle aimed at the sound management of funds; expresses concern at the lack of properly functioning coordination and partnership mechanisms in the poorest regions;

| 25. | Draws the attention of the Commission and the Member States to the fact that, with a view to securing balanced development, synergies need to be established between economic, social and environmental aspects, drawing on an analysis of the reasons for economic backwardness, with particular reference to unemployment and its underlying structures, especially in the poorest regions; |
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25.

Draws the attention of the Commission and the Member States to the fact that, with a view to securing balanced development, synergies need to be established between economic, social and environmental aspects, drawing on an analysis of the reasons for economic backwardness, with particular reference to unemployment and its underlying structures, especially in the poorest regions;

| 26. | Stresses that the unemployment rate in some of the poorest EU regions is higher than 20 %; expresses concern at the fact that unemployment is a problem that affects the poorest regions in particular and remains higher among women and minorities exposed to social exclusion; calls on the Member States to provide support for women on the labour market and to even out pay disparities between women and men; calls furthermore for attention to be given to the very specific situation of the Roma, for whom the problem of long-term unemployment is critical; |
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26.

Stresses that the unemployment rate in some of the poorest EU regions is higher than 20 %; expresses concern at the fact that unemployment is a problem that affects the poorest regions in particular and remains higher among women and minorities exposed to social exclusion; calls on the Member States to provide support for women on the labour market and to even out pay disparities between women and men; calls furthermore for attention to be given to the very specific situation of the Roma, for whom the problem of long-term unemployment is critical;

| 27. | Stresses the need for the European Social Fund to be put to good use, investing in human capital in the poorest regions by ensuring better education provision and steadily increasing qualification levels, particularly among young people, women and the elderly, and minorities exposed to social exclusion, and by investing in accompanying actions and relevant support and community and care services that improve employment opportunities; |
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27.

Stresses the need for the European Social Fund to be put to good use, investing in human capital in the poorest regions by ensuring better education provision and steadily increasing qualification levels, particularly among young people, women and the elderly, and minorities exposed to social exclusion, and by investing in accompanying actions and relevant support and community and care services that improve employment opportunities;

| 28. | Stresses that equal opportunities for women and men should be promoted at all stages of the formulation and implementation of projects coming within the sphere of EU cohesion policy; |
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28.

Stresses that equal opportunities for women and men should be promoted at all stages of the formulation and implementation of projects coming within the sphere of EU cohesion policy;

| 29. | Notes that 2007 has been designated European Year of Equal Opportunities for All and calls on the Commission and Member States to promote projects to raise awareness of gender mainstreaming in all Community programmes, particularly those with an impact on economic and social cohesion; |
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29.

Notes that 2007 has been designated European Year of Equal Opportunities for All and calls on the Commission and Member States to promote projects to raise awareness of gender mainstreaming in all Community programmes, particularly those with an impact on economic and social cohesion;

| 30. | Calls on the Commission to keep Parliament continually supplied with reliable statistical analyses of the specific situation of women and men in the poorest EU regions, in order to enable the impact that cohesion policy is having in terms of improving living conditions for all social groups to be properly monitored; |
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30.

Calls on the Commission to keep Parliament continually supplied with reliable statistical analyses of the specific situation of women and men in the poorest EU regions, in order to enable the impact that cohesion policy is having in terms of improving living conditions for all social groups to be properly monitored;

| 31. | Calls on the Commission to improve the system used to assess cohesion policy, and to devise a new means of measuring regional development, based not just on GDP but also on other indicators such as unemployment rates and other quantitative and qualitative indicators, whilst improving the methodology for the calculation of Power Purchasing Parities, namely through the development of regional rather than national indicators; |
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31.

Calls on the Commission to improve the system used to assess cohesion policy, and to devise a new means of measuring regional development, based not just on GDP but also on other indicators such as unemployment rates and other quantitative and qualitative indicators, whilst improving the methodology for the calculation of Power Purchasing Parities, namely through the development of regional rather than national indicators;

| 32. | Calls on the Commission to provide it, on a regular basis, with up-to-date, reliable and comparable statistics enabling it to accurately assess progress in the development of the poorest EU regions; |
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32.

Calls on the Commission to provide it, on a regular basis, with up-to-date, reliable and comparable statistics enabling it to accurately assess progress in the development of the poorest EU regions;

| 33. | Calls on the Commission to analyse the impact of cohesion policy and look into the causes of any undesirable outcomes arising from Community policies in its 2009 mid-term review of the Community budget and in the next report on economic and social cohesion, with a view to ensuring that cohesion policy is as effective as possible throughout the 2007-2013 programming period; |
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33.

Calls on the Commission to analyse the impact of cohesion policy and look into the causes of any undesirable outcomes arising from Community policies in its 2009 mid-term review of the Community budget and in the next report on economic and social cohesion, with a view to ensuring that cohesion policy is as effective as possible throughout the 2007-2013 programming period;

| 34. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission. |
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34.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission.

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(1)  OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25. Corrigendum publishedOJ L 239, 1.9.2006, p. 248.

(2)  OJ L 291, 21.10.2006, p. 11.

(3)  OJ C 302, 12.12.2006, p. 1.

(4)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0130.

(5)  492 852 386. Source: Eurostat/US Census Bureau.

(6)  Source: Eurostat, Statistics in Focus — Economy and Finance 17/2006.

(7)  OJ L 371, 27.12.2006, p. 1. Corrigendum published in OJ L 45, 15.2.2007, p. 3.

P6_TA(2007)0357

The humanitarian situation of Iraqi refugees

European Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on the humanitarian situation of Iraqi refugees

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on the rights of people in need of international protection, |
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having regard to its previous resolutions on the rights of people in need of international protection,

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on the situation in Iraq and in particular its resolution of 15 February 2007 on the humanitarian situation of refugees from Iraq (1), |
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having regard to its previous resolutions on the situation in Iraq and in particular its resolution of 15 February 2007 on the humanitarian situation of refugees from Iraq (1),

| — | having regard to the UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees of 1951 (the Refugee Convention) and to the UN Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees of 1967, |
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having regard to the UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees of 1951 (the Refugee Convention) and to the UN Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees of 1967,

| — | having regard to the urgent appeals by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) of 7 February 2007 to increase international support for those countries hosting refugees fleeing Iraq, the international conference on Iraq of 17-18 April 2007 in Geneva aimed at raising awareness of the scale of humanitarian needs in Iraq and in the region, the UNHCR call of 5 June 2007 for all borders to remain open to those in need of protection, as well as to the UNHCR Return Advisory and Position on International Protection Needs of Iraqis outside Iraq of 18 December 2006 and the UNHCR ‘Supplementary Appeal — Iraq Situation Response’ of 8 January 2007, |
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having regard to the urgent appeals by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) of 7 February 2007 to increase international support for those countries hosting refugees fleeing Iraq, the international conference on Iraq of 17-18 April 2007 in Geneva aimed at raising awareness of the scale of humanitarian needs in Iraq and in the region, the UNHCR call of 5 June 2007 for all borders to remain open to those in need of protection, as well as to the UNHCR Return Advisory and Position on International Protection Needs of Iraqis outside Iraq of 18 December 2006 and the UNHCR ‘Supplementary Appeal — Iraq Situation Response’ of 8 January 2007,

| — | having regard to the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement issued by the UN Secretary General's Special Representative on Internally Displaced Persons on 11 February 1998, |
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having regard to the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement issued by the UN Secretary General's Special Representative on Internally Displaced Persons on 11 February 1998,

| — | having regard to Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004 on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third-country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection and the content of the protection granted (2) (the Qualification Directive), |
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having regard to Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004 on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third-country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection and the content of the protection granted (2) (the Qualification Directive),

| — | having regard to the decisions adopted by the European Community and its Member States in the area of asylum and immigration, |
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having regard to the decisions adopted by the European Community and its Member States in the area of asylum and immigration,

| — | whereas the number of applications from Iraqi asylum-seekers has doubled in the first half of 2007 in comparison to the same period the previous year, |
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whereas the number of applications from Iraqi asylum-seekers has doubled in the first half of 2007 in comparison to the same period the previous year,

| — | having regard to Rule 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas the general humanitarian and human rights situation is deteriorating in Iraq, as reflected by the regular reports of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and other UN agencies in the country, that show that an average of 100 people are killed and 200 are wounded per day, that 50 % of the population is living on less than USD 1 per day, that unemployment affects more than 80 % of the population, that 70 % lack access to adequate water supply and 81 % to effective sanitation, that 3 million people will be food insecure if food distribution fails and that the system has already ceased to function in some areas, that 80 % of doctors have left hospitals, that 75 % of children are not in school and that depending on the region 30 % to 70 % of the schools are closed, |
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A.

whereas the general humanitarian and human rights situation is deteriorating in Iraq, as reflected by the regular reports of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and other UN agencies in the country, that show that an average of 100 people are killed and 200 are wounded per day, that 50 % of the population is living on less than USD 1 per day, that unemployment affects more than 80 % of the population, that 70 % lack access to adequate water supply and 81 % to effective sanitation, that 3 million people will be food insecure if food distribution fails and that the system has already ceased to function in some areas, that 80 % of doctors have left hospitals, that 75 % of children are not in school and that depending on the region 30 % to 70 % of the schools are closed,

| B. | whereas in the current post-war situation criminal activities include armed robberies, kidnappings for ransom, harassment, the killing of persons involved in the political process or reconstruction activities, sabotage attacks against civilian infrastructure such as electricity or oil pipelines and full-scale attacks involving indiscriminate use of bombs and/or other explosives against civilians and as a result many Iraqis continue to flee, primarily to Jordan and Syria but also to Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey, Iran and further afield, |
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B.

whereas in the current post-war situation criminal activities include armed robberies, kidnappings for ransom, harassment, the killing of persons involved in the political process or reconstruction activities, sabotage attacks against civilian infrastructure such as electricity or oil pipelines and full-scale attacks involving indiscriminate use of bombs and/or other explosives against civilians and as a result many Iraqis continue to flee, primarily to Jordan and Syria but also to Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey, Iran and further afield,

| C. | whereas more than 2 million people are now Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs); whereas since February 2006, 822 000 people have been newly displaced, with a further 2000 believed to be displaced each day; and whereas for the end of 2007, UNHCR estimates the number of IDPs as likely to reach 2,3 to 2,5 million, |
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C.

whereas more than 2 million people are now Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs); whereas since February 2006, 822 000 people have been newly displaced, with a further 2000 believed to be displaced each day; and whereas for the end of 2007, UNHCR estimates the number of IDPs as likely to reach 2,3 to 2,5 million,

| D. | whereas in addition to the internally displaced, there are approximately 42 000 non-Iraqi refugees within Iraq (including around 15 000 Palestinians who are at particular risk, as well as Sudanese, Turkish Kurds, Iranians and others), |
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D.

whereas in addition to the internally displaced, there are approximately 42 000 non-Iraqi refugees within Iraq (including around 15 000 Palestinians who are at particular risk, as well as Sudanese, Turkish Kurds, Iranians and others),

| E. | whereas many governorates in Iraq restrict access to new IDPs, which means drastic limitations on the chances of finding a temporary safe place inside the country, |
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E.

whereas many governorates in Iraq restrict access to new IDPs, which means drastic limitations on the chances of finding a temporary safe place inside the country,

| F. | whereas IDPs are denied registration for food distribution, which increases the risk of a humanitarian crisis, |
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F.

whereas IDPs are denied registration for food distribution, which increases the risk of a humanitarian crisis,

| G. | whereas an estimated 2 million Iraqis are refugees in neighbouring states without any formal protected status provided by these host states: Syria hosting 1,2 to 1,5 million, Jordan 500 000 to 750 000 Iraqis, representing a high proportion of the population, Egypt (over 80 000), Lebanon (estimated 20 000), Iran (over 50 000), the Gulf region (over 200 000) and Turkey (estimated 5 100), |
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G.

whereas an estimated 2 million Iraqis are refugees in neighbouring states without any formal protected status provided by these host states: Syria hosting 1,2 to 1,5 million, Jordan 500 000 to 750 000 Iraqis, representing a high proportion of the population, Egypt (over 80 000), Lebanon (estimated 20 000), Iran (over 50 000), the Gulf region (over 200 000) and Turkey (estimated 5 100),

| H. | whereas 560 000 of the refugees in the neighbouring countries are children of school age, and whereas access to public education or subsidised health care in many areas is very difficult or barred by law, |
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H.

whereas 560 000 of the refugees in the neighbouring countries are children of school age, and whereas access to public education or subsidised health care in many areas is very difficult or barred by law,

| I. | whereas, under customary international law, there is a legal obligation not to return refugees to persecution or serious harm, and to allow asylum seekers fleeing widespread human rights abuses and generalised violence to enter the relevant country, at least temporarily, in order to be screened for refugee status, |
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I.

whereas, under customary international law, there is a legal obligation not to return refugees to persecution or serious harm, and to allow asylum seekers fleeing widespread human rights abuses and generalised violence to enter the relevant country, at least temporarily, in order to be screened for refugee status,

| J. | whereas the attitude of most Member States and the US to recognising the protection needs of Iraqi refugees has been largely restrictive, |
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J.

whereas the attitude of most Member States and the US to recognising the protection needs of Iraqi refugees has been largely restrictive,

| K. | whereas great disparities have been determined in the way Iraqi asylum claims are being assessed in the Member States, illustrating the lack of progress made in the development of a Common European Asylum System that is based on high common standards and is able to give protection to those in need, |
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K.

whereas great disparities have been determined in the way Iraqi asylum claims are being assessed in the Member States, illustrating the lack of progress made in the development of a Common European Asylum System that is based on high common standards and is able to give protection to those in need,

| L. | whereas neighbouring countries have considerably restricted access for refugees, forcing many to return to Iraq or remain trapped at the borders, as well as imposing restrictive stay requirements, such as reducing periods of stay and/or making the renewal of their visas so difficult that most Iraqis quickly lose their legal status, |
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L.

whereas neighbouring countries have considerably restricted access for refugees, forcing many to return to Iraq or remain trapped at the borders, as well as imposing restrictive stay requirements, such as reducing periods of stay and/or making the renewal of their visas so difficult that most Iraqis quickly lose their legal status,

| M. | whereas the government of Brazil is one of the few countries to have offered to resettle a number of Palestinian refugees who formerly lived in Iraq under the solidarity resettlement programmes, |
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M.

whereas the government of Brazil is one of the few countries to have offered to resettle a number of Palestinian refugees who formerly lived in Iraq under the solidarity resettlement programmes,

| N. | whereas UNHCR is finalising a request to increase the Supplementary Budget for the Iraq situation from USD 60 million to USD 115 million, |
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N.

whereas UNHCR is finalising a request to increase the Supplementary Budget for the Iraq situation from USD 60 million to USD 115 million,

| O. | whereas Jews, Mandeans and Christians (including Assyrians, Armenian, Greek orthodox and other Christian minorities) are increasingly experiencing discrimination with regard to access to the labour market or basic social services and many are afraid of persecution by insurgent groups as well as Islamist militias, which have gained de facto control over entire neighbourhoods in various cities and villages in Iraq; whereas as part of increasing tensions between Sunnis and Shiite, individuals may also be solely targeted on the basis of their membership of ethnic or religious minorities, |
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O.

whereas Jews, Mandeans and Christians (including Assyrians, Armenian, Greek orthodox and other Christian minorities) are increasingly experiencing discrimination with regard to access to the labour market or basic social services and many are afraid of persecution by insurgent groups as well as Islamist militias, which have gained de facto control over entire neighbourhoods in various cities and villages in Iraq; whereas as part of increasing tensions between Sunnis and Shiite, individuals may also be solely targeted on the basis of their membership of ethnic or religious minorities,

| 1. | Welcomes the solidarity shown by Iraq's neighbouring countries with Iraqi refugees and invites these countries to inform the international community about the support they need to cope with the situation; |
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1.

Welcomes the solidarity shown by Iraq's neighbouring countries with Iraqi refugees and invites these countries to inform the international community about the support they need to cope with the situation;

| 2. | Recognises the improvements in terms of contribution of the regional Kurdish authorities in assisting non-Muslim communities who are internally displaced; |
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2.

Recognises the improvements in terms of contribution of the regional Kurdish authorities in assisting non-Muslim communities who are internally displaced;

| 3. | Joins with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in calling for a sustained, comprehensive and coordinated international response to ease the plight of millions of people uprooted by the humanitarian crisis that can no longer be ignored; considers the support of the international comunity vital in easing the suffering of hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) or those fleeing the country, as well as increased encouragement and assistance to countries like Syria and Jordan, which together host an important number of Iraqi refugees; |
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3.

Joins with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in calling for a sustained, comprehensive and coordinated international response to ease the plight of millions of people uprooted by the humanitarian crisis that can no longer be ignored; considers the support of the international comunity vital in easing the suffering of hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) or those fleeing the country, as well as increased encouragement and assistance to countries like Syria and Jordan, which together host an important number of Iraqi refugees;

| 4. | Recognises also the efforts made by non-border countries of the region such as Egypt to assist Iraqi refugees; asks these countries to pursue their efforts in favour of the Iraqi refugees by keeping their borders open and improving conditions for them, respecting their fundamental rights and ensuring their access to basic services such as health and education with the support of the international community; |
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4.

Recognises also the efforts made by non-border countries of the region such as Egypt to assist Iraqi refugees; asks these countries to pursue their efforts in favour of the Iraqi refugees by keeping their borders open and improving conditions for them, respecting their fundamental rights and ensuring their access to basic services such as health and education with the support of the international community;

| 5. | Deplores that neighbouring states kept their borders closed, with rare and limited exceptions, to Palestinians fleeing violence and threats against them in Iraq, condemns the call of the Iraqi Minister of Displacement and Migration to expel all Palestinians from Iraq; condemns the Iraqi government's decision to impose onerous registration requirements on Palestinians making it difficult for them to stay legally in Iraq; |
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Deplores that neighbouring states kept their borders closed, with rare and limited exceptions, to Palestinians fleeing violence and threats against them in Iraq, condemns the call of the Iraqi Minister of Displacement and Migration to expel all Palestinians from Iraq; condemns the Iraqi government's decision to impose onerous registration requirements on Palestinians making it difficult for them to stay legally in Iraq;

| 6. | Calls on the Iraqi Government, as well as local regional and religious authorities and the Multi-National Coalition Forces in Iraq to take immediate steps to improve security for all the refugees and IDPs in Iraq and end discriminatory practices; |
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6.

Calls on the Iraqi Government, as well as local regional and religious authorities and the Multi-National Coalition Forces in Iraq to take immediate steps to improve security for all the refugees and IDPs in Iraq and end discriminatory practices;

| 7. | Strongly rejects the threats of expulsion and cutting off supplies of fuel and drinking water made by some senior officials in the Iraqi Government against 4 000 members of the Iranian opposition who have been political refugees in Iraq for the past 20 years and have the legal status of ‘Protected persons under the Fourth Geneva Convention’ and calls on the Iraqi Government to respect their rights under international law; |
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7.

Strongly rejects the threats of expulsion and cutting off supplies of fuel and drinking water made by some senior officials in the Iraqi Government against 4 000 members of the Iranian opposition who have been political refugees in Iraq for the past 20 years and have the legal status of ‘Protected persons under the Fourth Geneva Convention’ and calls on the Iraqi Government to respect their rights under international law;

| 8. | Calls on the Member States to overcome their position of non-action regarding the situation of the Iraqi refugees and to fulfil their obligations under international and Community law to give Iraqis in Member States the opportunity to lodge asylum applications and have them processed with minimum delay, respecting procedural safeguards, and grant refugee status or subsidiary or temporary protection to those who have a well-founded fear of persecution or serious harm; |
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8.

Calls on the Member States to overcome their position of non-action regarding the situation of the Iraqi refugees and to fulfil their obligations under international and Community law to give Iraqis in Member States the opportunity to lodge asylum applications and have them processed with minimum delay, respecting procedural safeguards, and grant refugee status or subsidiary or temporary protection to those who have a well-founded fear of persecution or serious harm;

| 9. | Urges Member States not to transfer people to another State under the Dublin II Regulation (3) if it is known that that country does not properly consider Iraqi asylum claims; points out that Member States may invoke Article 3(2) of the Dublin II Regulation for this purpose; |
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9.

Urges Member States not to transfer people to another State under the Dublin II Regulation (3) if it is known that that country does not properly consider Iraqi asylum claims; points out that Member States may invoke Article 3(2) of the Dublin II Regulation for this purpose;

| 10. | Encourages the Member States to grant Iraqis who do not qualify for a protection status but cannot be returned, a legal status (temporary or permanent depending on their circumstances) and to ensure adequate conditions and basic rights; |
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10.

Encourages the Member States to grant Iraqis who do not qualify for a protection status but cannot be returned, a legal status (temporary or permanent depending on their circumstances) and to ensure adequate conditions and basic rights;

| 11. | Notes with concern that 400 to 500 forced returns to Iraq were registered in 2005 and 2006 and asks the Member States to suspend temporarily all forced returns to any part of Iraq; |
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11.

Notes with concern that 400 to 500 forced returns to Iraq were registered in 2005 and 2006 and asks the Member States to suspend temporarily all forced returns to any part of Iraq;

| 12. | Urges the Member States and the international community, as a demonstration of international responsibility-sharing, to contribute in a significant manner to the resettlement of Iraqi refugees and stateless persons as well as the Palestinian refugees currently in Iraq or having fled from Iraq and now stranded in the region, giving priority to the most vulnerable cases in accordance with UNHCR guidelines on resettlement of Iraqi refugees; asks the European Union and its Member States to set up a mechanism to organise this responsibility-sharing and support the Member States accordingly; |
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12.

Urges the Member States and the international community, as a demonstration of international responsibility-sharing, to contribute in a significant manner to the resettlement of Iraqi refugees and stateless persons as well as the Palestinian refugees currently in Iraq or having fled from Iraq and now stranded in the region, giving priority to the most vulnerable cases in accordance with UNHCR guidelines on resettlement of Iraqi refugees; asks the European Union and its Member States to set up a mechanism to organise this responsibility-sharing and support the Member States accordingly;

| 13. | Supports the UNHCR recommendation to favourably consider Iraqi asylum seekers from southern and central Iraq as refugees under the Refugee Convention and, where they are not recognised as refugees, to grant them a complementary form of protection unless the individual comes within the exclusion criteria in the Refugee Convention; |
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13.

Supports the UNHCR recommendation to favourably consider Iraqi asylum seekers from southern and central Iraq as refugees under the Refugee Convention and, where they are not recognised as refugees, to grant them a complementary form of protection unless the individual comes within the exclusion criteria in the Refugee Convention;

| 14. | Calls on the European Commission to urgently explore further possibilities to bring humanitarian support to the IDPs in Iraq, exercising appropriate flexibility in interpreting the relevant rules, and to assist the neighbouring countries in their efforts to host the refugee population; |
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14.

Calls on the European Commission to urgently explore further possibilities to bring humanitarian support to the IDPs in Iraq, exercising appropriate flexibility in interpreting the relevant rules, and to assist the neighbouring countries in their efforts to host the refugee population;

| 15. | Welcomes the first steps undertaken by the Commission's Directorate-General for Humanitarian Aid (ECHO); regrets, however, the very lengthy procedures necessitated by the particular constraints on the country; |
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15.

Welcomes the first steps undertaken by the Commission's Directorate-General for Humanitarian Aid (ECHO); regrets, however, the very lengthy procedures necessitated by the particular constraints on the country;

| 16. | Invites the Commission to prepare urgently for the creation of post traumatic centres for Iraqi refugees and IDPs, as well as to develop ‘occupational’ projects in particular for IDPs in the agricultural sector in those parts of Iraq where this is possible; |
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16.

Invites the Commission to prepare urgently for the creation of post traumatic centres for Iraqi refugees and IDPs, as well as to develop ‘occupational’ projects in particular for IDPs in the agricultural sector in those parts of Iraq where this is possible;

| 17. | Urges the Commission to inform Parliament, and in particular its Committee on Budgetary Control at its meeting of 16 July 2007, about the use of the funds allocated to Iraq, in particular via the International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq (IRFFI), and reminds the Commission of the priorities of its Communication of 7 June 2006 (COM(2006)0283), which included (1) support to a democratic government, (2) security reinforcement on the basis of the rule of law and the promotion of a culture of respect for human rights; recalls that it considers it as an extreme emergency, and urged in its abovementioned resolution of 15 February 2007, that a significant part of the EU budget earmarked for programmes with Iraq be allocated for the refugees; this presentation should include an exact breakdown by activity type and budgeted, committed and paid activities identifying also clearly programmes dedicated to Iraqi refugees and IDPs; |
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17.

Urges the Commission to inform Parliament, and in particular its Committee on Budgetary Control at its meeting of 16 July 2007, about the use of the funds allocated to Iraq, in particular via the International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq (IRFFI), and reminds the Commission of the priorities of its Communication of 7 June 2006 (COM(2006)0283), which included (1) support to a democratic government, (2) security reinforcement on the basis of the rule of law and the promotion of a culture of respect for human rights; recalls that it considers it as an extreme emergency, and urged in its abovementioned resolution of 15 February 2007, that a significant part of the EU budget earmarked for programmes with Iraq be allocated for the refugees; this presentation should include an exact breakdown by activity type and budgeted, committed and paid activities identifying also clearly programmes dedicated to Iraqi refugees and IDPs;

| 18. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the governments and parliaments of Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Turkey, Palestine and the Arab League. |
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18.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the governments and parliaments of Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Turkey, Palestine and the Arab League.

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(1)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0056.

(2)  OJ L 304, 30.9.2004, p. 12.

(3)  Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 of 18 February 2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national (OJ L 50, 25.2.2003, p. 1).

P6_TA(2007)0358

Human rights violations in the Republic of Moldova

European Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on human rights violations in Transnistria (Republic of Moldova)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on the situation in the Republic of Moldova, and in Transnistria in particular (1), |
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having regard to its previous resolutions on the situation in the Republic of Moldova, and in Transnistria in particular (1),

| — | having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the Republic of Moldova and the European Union, which entered into force on 1 July 1998, |
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having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the Republic of Moldova and the European Union, which entered into force on 1 July 1998,

| — | having regard to the Action Plan for the Republic of Moldova adopted by the seventh EU-Moldova Cooperation Council meeting on 22 February 2005, |
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having regard to the Action Plan for the Republic of Moldova adopted by the seventh EU-Moldova Cooperation Council meeting on 22 February 2005,

| — | having regard to the interim resolution adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on 1 March 2006 concerning the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) of 8 July 2004 in the case of Ilaşcu and others against Moldova and Russia, |
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having regard to the interim resolution adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on 1 March 2006 concerning the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) of 8 July 2004 in the case of Ilaşcu and others against Moldova and Russia,

| — | having regard to the Declarations of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) at the 1999 Summit in Istanbul and the 2002 Ministerial Council meeting in Porto, |
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having regard to the Declarations of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) at the 1999 Summit in Istanbul and the 2002 Ministerial Council meeting in Porto,

| — | having regard to the Geneva Conventions for the protection of war victims of 12 August 1949, |
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having regard to the Geneva Conventions for the protection of war victims of 12 August 1949,

| — | having regard to Rule 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas the 1992 war in the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova led to the establishment of a separatist, illegitimate and authoritarian regime in the region; the situation of the frozen conflict persists and human rights violations continue to be gross and widespread; |
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A.

whereas the 1992 war in the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova led to the establishment of a separatist, illegitimate and authoritarian regime in the region; the situation of the frozen conflict persists and human rights violations continue to be gross and widespread;

| B. | whereas no final solution has yet been found to the Transnistrian conflict despite the abovementioned international decisions, which leads to the continued deterioration of respect for human rights in the region; |
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B.

whereas no final solution has yet been found to the Transnistrian conflict despite the abovementioned international decisions, which leads to the continued deterioration of respect for human rights in the region;

| C. | whereas the latest example of human rights violations in Transnistria is the case of Tudor Popa and Andrei Ivanţoc, who were subjected to degrading treatment and were prohibited from returning to their homes; |
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C.

whereas the latest example of human rights violations in Transnistria is the case of Tudor Popa and Andrei Ivanţoc, who were subjected to degrading treatment and were prohibited from returning to their homes;

| D. | whereas the arrest and detention on charges of terrorism of all the members of the so-called Ilascu group represented an illegal act of the Transnistrian separatist regime, and did not meet international standards in relation to principles of a fair trial, the rule of law, respect for the rights of prisoners and prevention of torture and inhuman treatment; |
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D.

whereas the arrest and detention on charges of terrorism of all the members of the so-called Ilascu group represented an illegal act of the Transnistrian separatist regime, and did not meet international standards in relation to principles of a fair trial, the rule of law, respect for the rights of prisoners and prevention of torture and inhuman treatment;

| E. | whereas the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) of 8 July 2004 in the case of Ilaşcu and others against Moldova and Russia has not yet been implemented and has been completely ignored by the Transnistrian separatist regime; |
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E.

whereas the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) of 8 July 2004 in the case of Ilaşcu and others against Moldova and Russia has not yet been implemented and has been completely ignored by the Transnistrian separatist regime;

| F. | whereas the serious violations of human rights in Transnistria continue, particularly leading to the denial of the rights of Romanians with the closure of Romanian-language schools and the profanation of a Romanian cemetery in Transnistria, as well as the violation of the political rights and liberties of the entire population living in the area, resulting in widespread trafficking in human beings and organised crime; |
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F.

whereas the serious violations of human rights in Transnistria continue, particularly leading to the denial of the rights of Romanians with the closure of Romanian-language schools and the profanation of a Romanian cemetery in Transnistria, as well as the violation of the political rights and liberties of the entire population living in the area, resulting in widespread trafficking in human beings and organised crime;

| G. | whereas the decisions of the OSCE Summit in Istanbul of 1999 and the OSCE Ministerial Council in Oporto 2002 have still not been implemented; |
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G.

whereas the decisions of the OSCE Summit in Istanbul of 1999 and the OSCE Ministerial Council in Oporto 2002 have still not been implemented;

| H. | whereas the European Union took important steps to enhance its engagement with the Republic of Moldova and the search for a resolution of the Transnistrian conflict by opening a permanent European Commission delegation in Chisinau, appointing an EU Special Representative (EUSR) for the Republic of Moldova with a mandate to contribute to a sustainable settlement of the Transnistrian conflict and establishing an EU Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) to the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine, |
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H.

whereas the European Union took important steps to enhance its engagement with the Republic of Moldova and the search for a resolution of the Transnistrian conflict by opening a permanent European Commission delegation in Chisinau, appointing an EU Special Representative (EUSR) for the Republic of Moldova with a mandate to contribute to a sustainable settlement of the Transnistrian conflict and establishing an EU Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) to the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine,

| I. | whereas negotiations concerning Transnistria, a region of the Republic of Moldova, have been ongoing since 1992, in the so called ‘5+2’ Format, in which the Republic of Moldova, the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova, the Russian Federation, Ukraine and the OSCE have participated; whereas the EU and the United States of America became observers in 2005; whereas in April 2006 the negotiations broke down, |
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I.

whereas negotiations concerning Transnistria, a region of the Republic of Moldova, have been ongoing since 1992, in the so called ‘5+2’ Format, in which the Republic of Moldova, the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova, the Russian Federation, Ukraine and the OSCE have participated; whereas the EU and the United States of America became observers in 2005; whereas in April 2006 the negotiations broke down,

| J. | having regard to the Republic of Moldova's European aspirations and the fact that the situation in Transnistria is taking place in the immediate neighbourhood of the EU; recognising the territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova and calling on all parties to work as a political priority for the reunification of the State; |
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J.

having regard to the Republic of Moldova's European aspirations and the fact that the situation in Transnistria is taking place in the immediate neighbourhood of the EU; recognising the territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova and calling on all parties to work as a political priority for the reunification of the State;

| 1. | Strongly deplores the lack of respect for human rights and human dignity in Transnistria, as reflected by the trial and detention of the Ilaşcu Group, the denial of the liberties of the population living in that area, ignoring the right to access to information and education, resulting in widespread trafficking in human beings and organised crime; |
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Strongly deplores the lack of respect for human rights and human dignity in Transnistria, as reflected by the trial and detention of the Ilaşcu Group, the denial of the liberties of the population living in that area, ignoring the right to access to information and education, resulting in widespread trafficking in human beings and organised crime;

| 2. | Welcomes the release of Andrei Ivanţoc and Tudor Popa, but deplores the fact that their release by the separatist regime of Tiraspol was declared as resulting from the expiry of their term of imprisonment, and not due to the implementation of the decision of the ECHR; condemns the fact that Andrei Ivanţoc was subjected to violence and attacks on his human dignity upon his release, as film footage taken by witnesses to his release testifies; |
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2.

Welcomes the release of Andrei Ivanţoc and Tudor Popa, but deplores the fact that their release by the separatist regime of Tiraspol was declared as resulting from the expiry of their term of imprisonment, and not due to the implementation of the decision of the ECHR; condemns the fact that Andrei Ivanţoc was subjected to violence and attacks on his human dignity upon his release, as film footage taken by witnesses to his release testifies;

| 3. | Condemns the continued repression, harassment and intimidation of representatives of the independent media, NGOs and civil society by the Transnistrian separatist regime; |
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3.

Condemns the continued repression, harassment and intimidation of representatives of the independent media, NGOs and civil society by the Transnistrian separatist regime;

| 4. | Demands the cessation of deprivation of freedom of persons for political activity; in this respect condemns the arrest on 2 June 2007 and subsequent treatment of Valentin Besleag, a mayoral candidate in legitimate local elections in Corjova; |
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4.

Demands the cessation of deprivation of freedom of persons for political activity; in this respect condemns the arrest on 2 June 2007 and subsequent treatment of Valentin Besleag, a mayoral candidate in legitimate local elections in Corjova;

| 5. | Calls for a rapid and final settlement to the frozen conflict in Transnistria, which will secure democracy and respect for human rights throughout the entire territory of the Republic of Moldova, in accordance with international principles; |
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5.

Calls for a rapid and final settlement to the frozen conflict in Transnistria, which will secure democracy and respect for human rights throughout the entire territory of the Republic of Moldova, in accordance with international principles;

| 6. | Emphasises the EU's firm commitment to the territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova; points out that the illegitimate regime of Tiraspol has no authority to stop citizens of the Republic of Moldova from entering the territory of the left bank of the Nistru river and has no authority to issue ‘persona nongrata’ decisions; |
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6.

Emphasises the EU's firm commitment to the territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova; points out that the illegitimate regime of Tiraspol has no authority to stop citizens of the Republic of Moldova from entering the territory of the left bank of the Nistru river and has no authority to issue ‘persona nongrata’ decisions;

| 7. | Calls on the Commission and the Council to envisage measures of greater and comprehensive involvement in the process of negotiation and of solving the abovementioned conflict; notes the successful joint EU border mission with Ukraine based in Odessa and calls on the Government of Ukraine to continue its support for the mission; |
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7.

Calls on the Commission and the Council to envisage measures of greater and comprehensive involvement in the process of negotiation and of solving the abovementioned conflict; notes the successful joint EU border mission with Ukraine based in Odessa and calls on the Government of Ukraine to continue its support for the mission;

| 8. | Calls for a greater involvement of the EU in solving this conflict in its immediate neighbourhood, including the enhancement of the EU's status to that of a negotiating partner; |
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8.

Calls for a greater involvement of the EU in solving this conflict in its immediate neighbourhood, including the enhancement of the EU's status to that of a negotiating partner;

| 9. | Reminds all parties that the separatist regime of Transnistria allows organised crime, including trafficking in arms and in human beings, smuggling and money laundering activities to flourish; points out that this constitutes a considerable risk to the stability of the region; |
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Reminds all parties that the separatist regime of Transnistria allows organised crime, including trafficking in arms and in human beings, smuggling and money laundering activities to flourish; points out that this constitutes a considerable risk to the stability of the region;

| 10. | Calls for the immediate and full implementation of the conclusions of the OSCE Summit in Istanbul of 1999 and the OSCE Ministerial Council in Porto 2002 and the judgment of the ECHR of 8 July 2004 in the case of Ilaşcu and others against Moldova and Russia; calls on the EU to raise the issue of the withdrawal of the Russian troops from Transnistria within the framework of EU-Russia relations; |
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10.

Calls for the immediate and full implementation of the conclusions of the OSCE Summit in Istanbul of 1999 and the OSCE Ministerial Council in Porto 2002 and the judgment of the ECHR of 8 July 2004 in the case of Ilaşcu and others against Moldova and Russia; calls on the EU to raise the issue of the withdrawal of the Russian troops from Transnistria within the framework of EU-Russia relations;

| 11. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, the government and parliament of the Republic of Moldova, the government and parliament of Russia and the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe. |
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11.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, the government and parliament of the Republic of Moldova, the government and parliament of Russia and the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe.

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(1)  See, for instance, Parliament's resolutions of 23 October 2006, P6_TA(2006)0455, and of 16 March 2006, OJ C 291 E, 30.11.2006, p. 414.

P6_TA(2007)0359

Human rights in Vietnam

European Parliament resolution of 12 July 2007 on human rights in Vietnam

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on Vietnam, |
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having regard to its previous resolutions on Vietnam,

| — | having regard to the Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on the sentencing of human rights defenders in Vietnam of 15 May 2007, |
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having regard to the Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on the sentencing of human rights defenders in Vietnam of 15 May 2007,

| — | having regard to the Cooperation Agreement of 1995 between the European Union and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, |
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having regard to the Cooperation Agreement of 1995 between the European Union and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,

| — | having regard to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, ratified by Vietnam in 1982, |
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having regard to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, ratified by Vietnam in 1982,

| — | having regard to Rule 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas, since March 2007, more than 15 dissidents have been sentenced to lengthy periods in prison or to house arrest, |
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whereas, since March 2007, more than 15 dissidents have been sentenced to lengthy periods in prison or to house arrest,

| B. | whereas this repression comes one year on from the political opening up of Vietnam in 2006, which saw the birth of independent and democratic parties, and many Vietnamese (intellectuals, lawyers, journalists, artists, priests and individuals) have expressed an interest in the democratic cause and there have been numerous calls for democracy, |
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B.

whereas this repression comes one year on from the political opening up of Vietnam in 2006, which saw the birth of independent and democratic parties, and many Vietnamese (intellectuals, lawyers, journalists, artists, priests and individuals) have expressed an interest in the democratic cause and there have been numerous calls for democracy,

| C. | whereas the Internet petition calling for greater democracy, launched by the pro-democracy and reform group Bloc 8406 and signed by 118 campaigners, marks the beginning of a true online democracy movement, |
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C.

whereas the Internet petition calling for greater democracy, launched by the pro-democracy and reform group Bloc 8406 and signed by 118 campaigners, marks the beginning of a true online democracy movement,

| D. | whereas the Vietnamese regime's tolerance of this spreading of democratic dissidence aroused great hope and enabled the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to join the World Trade Organisation, to be removed from the United States' list of countries that violate religious freedom (the CPC list, or list of countries of particular concern) and to be accorded permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) by the US Congress, |
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D.

whereas the Vietnamese regime's tolerance of this spreading of democratic dissidence aroused great hope and enabled the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to join the World Trade Organisation, to be removed from the United States' list of countries that violate religious freedom (the CPC list, or list of countries of particular concern) and to be accorded permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) by the US Congress,

| E. | whereas, in spite of constant and repeated appeals from the international community, the Patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, Thich Huyen Quang (87 years old), and his deputy, Thich Quang Do (79 years old), winner of the 2006 Rafto Prize for human rights work, have been imprisoned without trial in their monastery since 1982 for the sole reason of being ardent supporters of religious freedom, human rights and democracy; whereas members of the provincial committees set up by the Church in 20 poorer provinces for the purpose of assisting the most deprived are subjected to harassment, interrogation, intimidation and ongoing threats, simply because of their connections with the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, |
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E.

whereas, in spite of constant and repeated appeals from the international community, the Patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, Thich Huyen Quang (87 years old), and his deputy, Thich Quang Do (79 years old), winner of the 2006 Rafto Prize for human rights work, have been imprisoned without trial in their monastery since 1982 for the sole reason of being ardent supporters of religious freedom, human rights and democracy; whereas members of the provincial committees set up by the Church in 20 poorer provinces for the purpose of assisting the most deprived are subjected to harassment, interrogation, intimidation and ongoing threats, simply because of their connections with the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam,

| F. | whereas recognition of religious movements by means of registration remains at a minimum and subject to inequalities, for example, 50 Protestant ‘house churches’ have been recognised out of the 4 000 that have applied for recognition, and the registration of these congregations must be renewed every year, |
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F.

whereas recognition of religious movements by means of registration remains at a minimum and subject to inequalities, for example, 50 Protestant ‘house churches’ have been recognised out of the 4 000 that have applied for recognition, and the registration of these congregations must be renewed every year,

| G. | whereas, in February 2007, a demonstration by 200 Khmer Krom Buddhist leaders in support of religious freedom was suppressed by force in the province of Soc Trang; whereas five of these leaders were sentenced on 10 May 2007 to between two and four years' imprisonment for ‘public order offences’ and the religious persecution suffered by the Khmer Krom is accompanied by forced assimilation, |
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G.

whereas, in February 2007, a demonstration by 200 Khmer Krom Buddhist leaders in support of religious freedom was suppressed by force in the province of Soc Trang; whereas five of these leaders were sentenced on 10 May 2007 to between two and four years' imprisonment for ‘public order offences’ and the religious persecution suffered by the Khmer Krom is accompanied by forced assimilation,

| H. | whereas the ethnic minorities of the Northern and Central Highlands are still subjected to discrimination, confiscation of their land and violation of their religious freedom, and only 38 religious groups have been recognised in the north-east; whereas neither independent NGOs nor journalists have free access to the Highlands in order to assess the real situation of the Montagnards repatriated from Cambodia, |
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H.

whereas the ethnic minorities of the Northern and Central Highlands are still subjected to discrimination, confiscation of their land and violation of their religious freedom, and only 38 religious groups have been recognised in the north-east; whereas neither independent NGOs nor journalists have free access to the Highlands in order to assess the real situation of the Montagnards repatriated from Cambodia,

| I. | whereas all dissidents detained since March 2007 have been arrested for breaches of ‘national security’ legislation, for ‘propaganda against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam’ (Article 88 of the Penal Code) or for attempts to ‘overthrow the government’ (Article 79); whereas the charges on the grounds of ‘national security offences’ have been deemed incompatible with international law by the UN Human Rights Committee, by the Special Rapporteur on religious intolerance and by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, all of whom have called for those charges to be withdrawn or revised, |
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I.

whereas all dissidents detained since March 2007 have been arrested for breaches of ‘national security’ legislation, for ‘propaganda against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam’ (Article 88 of the Penal Code) or for attempts to ‘overthrow the government’ (Article 79); whereas the charges on the grounds of ‘national security offences’ have been deemed incompatible with international law by the UN Human Rights Committee, by the Special Rapporteur on religious intolerance and by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, all of whom have called for those charges to be withdrawn or revised,

| J. | whereas Vietnam receives financial assistance from the European Union and its Member States under the Legal System Development Strategy and the Judicial Reform Strategy, |
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J.

whereas Vietnam receives financial assistance from the European Union and its Member States under the Legal System Development Strategy and the Judicial Reform Strategy,

| K. | whereas Vietnam continues to hold trials with no respect for the presumption of innocence, the rights of the defendant or the independence of judges, as shown by the trials of the Catholic priest Nguyen Van Ly (30 March 2007), and of the lawyers Nguyen Van Dai and Le Thi Cong Nhan (11 May 2007), |
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K.

whereas Vietnam continues to hold trials with no respect for the presumption of innocence, the rights of the defendant or the independence of judges, as shown by the trials of the Catholic priest Nguyen Van Ly (30 March 2007), and of the lawyers Nguyen Van Dai and Le Thi Cong Nhan (11 May 2007),

| L. | whereas the repeal of Decree 31/CP of 1997 on administrative detention cannot mask the continued application of Ordinance 44/2002/PL-UBTVQH10 on Sanctions against Administrative Violations, which extends the powers to detain dissidents without trial and resumes the old and sinister practice of placing dissidents in psychiatric hospitals, a fate that has befallen the lawyer Bui Thi Kim Thanh, who has been held since November 2006 for having helped defend the rights of peasants who had been unfairly treated, |
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L.

whereas the repeal of Decree 31/CP of 1997 on administrative detention cannot mask the continued application of Ordinance 44/2002/PL-UBTVQH10 on Sanctions against Administrative Violations, which extends the powers to detain dissidents without trial and resumes the old and sinister practice of placing dissidents in psychiatric hospitals, a fate that has befallen the lawyer Bui Thi Kim Thanh, who has been held since November 2006 for having helped defend the rights of peasants who had been unfairly treated,

| M. | whereas the European Union is Vietnam's main trading partner and Vietnam already benefits from the Union's system of generalised preferences (SGP), |
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M.

whereas the European Union is Vietnam's main trading partner and Vietnam already benefits from the Union's system of generalised preferences (SGP),

| N. | whereas, in March 2007, the Commission decided to increase aid to Vietnam by 30 % for the 2007-2013 period (EUR 304 000 000), which is largely earmarked for governance and human rights actions, |
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N.

whereas, in March 2007, the Commission decided to increase aid to Vietnam by 30 % for the 2007-2013 period (EUR 304 000 000), which is largely earmarked for governance and human rights actions,

| 1. | Voices its deep concern at the new wave of persecution of dissidents in Vietnam; |
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1.

Voices its deep concern at the new wave of persecution of dissidents in Vietnam;

| 2. | Calls, therefore, for the immediate and unconditional release of all individuals imprisoned for the sole reason of having peacefully and legitimately exercised their right to freedom of opinion, freedom of expression, freedom of the press and freedom of religion, including the Catholic priest Nguyen Van Ly (sentenced to eight years' imprisonment), Nguyen Phong (six years), Nguyen Binh Thanh (five years), the lawyer Nguyen Van Dai (five years) (all members of the pro-democracy and reform group Bloc 8406) and the lawyer Le Thi Cong Nhan, spokeswoman for the Progression Party, (four years), Tran Quoc Hien, representative of the Workers-Farmers Organisation, (five years), Le Nguyen Sang, leader of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), (five years), Nguyen Bac Truyen (four years), Huynh Nguyen Dao (three years), the Hoa Hao Buddhists Duong Thi Tron (six years), Le Van Soc (six years) and Nguyen Van Thuy (five years), Nguyen Van Tho (four years), Thich Huyen Quang, Patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, Thich Quang Do and Bui Thi Kim Thanh; |
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2.

Calls, therefore, for the immediate and unconditional release of all individuals imprisoned for the sole reason of having peacefully and legitimately exercised their right to freedom of opinion, freedom of expression, freedom of the press and freedom of religion, including the Catholic priest Nguyen Van Ly (sentenced to eight years' imprisonment), Nguyen Phong (six years), Nguyen Binh Thanh (five years), the lawyer Nguyen Van Dai (five years) (all members of the pro-democracy and reform group Bloc 8406) and the lawyer Le Thi Cong Nhan, spokeswoman for the Progression Party, (four years), Tran Quoc Hien, representative of the Workers-Farmers Organisation, (five years), Le Nguyen Sang, leader of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), (five years), Nguyen Bac Truyen (four years), Huynh Nguyen Dao (three years), the Hoa Hao Buddhists Duong Thi Tron (six years), Le Van Soc (six years) and Nguyen Van Thuy (five years), Nguyen Van Tho (four years), Thich Huyen Quang, Patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, Thich Quang Do and Bui Thi Kim Thanh;

| 3. | Calls on the Vietnamese Government to put an end to all forms of repression of people exercising their right to freedom of expression, freedom of thought and freedom of assembly, in line with international law on human rights; repeats its call to the authorities to reform, as a matter of urgency, national security provisions, either by revoking them or by bringing them into line with international law; |
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3.

Calls on the Vietnamese Government to put an end to all forms of repression of people exercising their right to freedom of expression, freedom of thought and freedom of assembly, in line with international law on human rights; repeats its call to the authorities to reform, as a matter of urgency, national security provisions, either by revoking them or by bringing them into line with international law;

| 4. | Calls on Vietnam to carry out political and institutional reforms in order to establish democracy and the genuine rule of law, beginning with the introduction of a multi-party system, a free press and free trade unions; |
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4.

Calls on Vietnam to carry out political and institutional reforms in order to establish democracy and the genuine rule of law, beginning with the introduction of a multi-party system, a free press and free trade unions;

| 5. | Calls on the Vietnamese Government to respect religious freedom and to restore the legal status of all religious communities, including the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam; |
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5.

Calls on the Vietnamese Government to respect religious freedom and to restore the legal status of all religious communities, including the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam;

| 6. | Asks the Vietnamese Government to put an end to discrimination against the Montagnard community; |
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6.

Asks the Vietnamese Government to put an end to discrimination against the Montagnard community;

| 7. | Welcomes the repeal of Decree 31/CP as a first step in the process of judicial reform and calls on the Vietnamese Government to abolish all forms of imprisonment imposed without judicial safeguards, in particular Ordinance 44 of 2002; |
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7.

Welcomes the repeal of Decree 31/CP as a first step in the process of judicial reform and calls on the Vietnamese Government to abolish all forms of imprisonment imposed without judicial safeguards, in particular Ordinance 44 of 2002;

| 8. | Calls on the Vietnamese authorities to implement the UN recommendations, in particular those of the Human Rights Committee in its conclusions of 2002, by repealing all legislation in breach of human rights and by genuinely guaranteeing the fundamental rights of the Vietnamese people, in line with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; |
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8.

Calls on the Vietnamese authorities to implement the UN recommendations, in particular those of the Human Rights Committee in its conclusions of 2002, by repealing all legislation in breach of human rights and by genuinely guaranteeing the fundamental rights of the Vietnamese people, in line with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights;

| 9. | Stresses that human rights dialogue between the European Union and Vietnam must lead to tangible improvements in Vietnam; asks the Council and the Commission to reassess the policy of cooperation with Vietnam, bearing in mind Article 1 of the Cooperation Agreement of 1995, which states that cooperation is based on respect for democratic principles and fundamental rights; |
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9.

Stresses that human rights dialogue between the European Union and Vietnam must lead to tangible improvements in Vietnam; asks the Council and the Commission to reassess the policy of cooperation with Vietnam, bearing in mind Article 1 of the Cooperation Agreement of 1995, which states that cooperation is based on respect for democratic principles and fundamental rights;

| 10. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the member countries of ASEAN, the United Nations Secretary-General, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Government and Parliament of Vietnam. |
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10.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the member countries of ASEAN, the United Nations Secretary-General, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Government and Parliament of Vietnam.

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