# Official Journal C 58E/12 M

| | ISSN 1725-2423 |
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| Official Journal
of the European Union | C 58E |
| European flag | |
| English edition | Information and Notices |

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| | IV   Notices | |
| | European Parliament | |
| | Monday 15 December 2008 | |
| 2009/C 058E/01 | MINUTES | 1 |
| | PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING
Resumption of the session
Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting
Composition of Parliament
Signature of acts adopted under codecision
Corrigendum (Rule 204a)
Calendar of part-sessions
Documents received
Oral questions and written declarations (submission)
Lapsed written declarations
Petitions
Decisions concerning certain documents
Order of business
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Organisation of working time ***II (debate)
European Works Council (Recast version) ***I (debate)
Toys Directive ***I (debate)
Transfers of defence-related products ***I (debate)
Type-approval of motor vehicles and engines ***I (debate)
ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund (revenue-generating projects) *** (debate)
Impact of tourism in coastal regions (short presentation)
Media literacy in a digital world (short presentation)
The Misleading Directory Companies report (short presentation)
Agenda of the next sitting
Closure of the sitting | |
| | ATTENDANCE REGISTER | 18 |
| | Tuesday 16 December 2008 | |
| 2009/C 058E/02 | MINUTES | 20 |
| | PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING
Opening of the sitting
Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (announcement of motions for resolutions tabled)
Voting time
EC-Morocco Euro-Mediterranean Agreement (accession of Bulgaria and Romania) *** (Rule 131) (vote)
EC-Albania Stabilisation and Association Agreement (accession of Bulgaria and Romania) *** (Rule 131) (vote)
EC-Croatia Stabilisation and Association Agreement (accession of Bulgaria and Romania) *** (Rule 131) (vote)
Agreement between the EC and India on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote)
Protection of the euro against counterfeiting * (Rule 131) (vote)
Protection of the euro against counterfeiting (non-euro Member States) * (Rule 131) (vote)
Coordination of safeguards required of companies (codified version) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)
Tax exemptions applicable to the permanent introduction from a Member State of the personal property of individuals (codified version) * (Rule 131) (vote)
Expenditure in the veterinary field (codified version) * (Rule 131) (vote)
Medals and tokens similar to euro coins * (Rule 131) (vote)
Medals and tokens similar to euro coins: application to non-participating Member States
Draft amending budget No 9/2008 (Rule 131) (vote)
Units of measurement ***II (Rule 131) (vote)
Impact of tourism in coastal regions (vote)
Media literacy in a digital world (vote)
Creation of a European Training Foundation (recast) ***II (vote)
Adaptation of a number of instruments to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny, omnibus Regulation, Part Four ***I (vote)
European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters ***I (vote)
European Works Council (Recast version) ***I (vote)
Transfers of defence-related products ***I (vote)
Type-approval of motor vehicles and engines ***I (vote)
ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund (revenue-generating projects) *** (vote)
Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities * (vote)
Capital requirements (implementation plan) (vote)
The Misleading Directory Companies report (vote)
Explanations of vote
Corrections to votes and voting intentions
Outcome of the European Council on 11-12 December 2008 — French Presidency's term of office (debate)
Erasmus Mundus Programme (2009-2013) ***I (signature)
Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting
Energy and climate change (introduction)
Promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources ***I (debate)
Greenhouse gas emission allowance trading system ***I (debate)
Shared effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ***I (debate)
Geological storage of carbon dioxide ***I (debate)
Monitoring and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from fuels (road transport and inland waterway vessels) ***I (debate)
Emission performance standards for new passenger cars ***I (debate)
Energy and climate change (conclusion)
Composition of Parliament
Legislative process on the 3rd Energy Package (debate)
Cross-border enforcement in the field of road safety ***I (debate)
Securities settlement systems and financial collateral arrangements ***I (debate)
Deposit-guarantee schemes as regards the coverage level and the payout delay ***I (debate)
Agenda of the next sitting
Closure of the sitting | |
| | ATTENDANCE REGISTER | 38 |
| | ANNEX I | 40 |
| | ANNEX II | 49 |
| | Wednesday 17 December 2008 | |
| 2009/C 058E/03 | MINUTES | 90 |
| | PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING
Opening of the sitting
Verification of credentials
Draft general budget 2009 as modified by the Council (all sections) (debate)
Fibromyalgia (written declaration)
Voting time
Promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources ***I (vote)
Greenhouse gas emission allowance trading system ***I (vote)
Shared effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ***I (vote)
Geological storage of carbon dioxide ***I (vote)
Monitoring and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from fuels (road transport and inland waterway vessels) ***I (vote)
Emission performance standards for new passenger cars ***I (vote)
Organisation of working time ***II (vote)
Cross-border enforcement in the field of road safety ***I (vote)
Welcome
Award of the Sakharov Prize — 20th Anniversary (Formal sitting)
Explanations of vote
Corrections to votes and voting intentions
Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting
Documents received
Transfers of appropriations
EU Annual report on human rights — French initiative at the UN on the decriminalisation of homosexuality (debate)
The situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (2004-2008) — European area of freedom, security and justice (debate)
Council's approach to revision of OLAF regulation (debate)
Question Time (Commission)
European Quality Assurance Reference Framework for Vocational Education and Training ***I — European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET) ***I (debate)
Evaluation and future development of Frontex Eurosur (debate)
Impact of counterfeiting on international trade — Consumer protection aspects of counterfeiting (debate)
Agenda of the next sitting
Closure of the sitting | |
| | ATTENDANCE REGISTER | 101 |
| | ANNEX I | 103 |
| | ANNEX II | 114 |
| | Thursday 18 December 2008 | |
| 2009/C 058E/04 | MINUTES | 168 |
| | PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING
Opening of the sitting
Disclosure requirements for medium-sized companies and obligation to draw up consolidated accounts ***I — Accounting requirements as regards medium-sized companies (debate)
European Authentic Act — E-Justice — Cross-border implications of the legal protection of adults (debate)
Welcome
Composition of political groups
Voting time
Amendment of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management *** (Rule 131) (vote)
Amendment of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (Rule 131) (vote)
Mobilising the Solidarity Fund of the European Union (Rule 131) (vote)
Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument: facility for a rapid response to soaring food prices in developing countries (Rule 131) (vote)
Draft amending budget No 10/2008 (Rule 131) (vote)
Draft general budget 2009 as modified by the Council (all sections) (vote)
Draft general budget 2009 as modified by the Council (all sections) (vote)
Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and its Protocol on matters specific to aircraft equipment * (Rule 131) (vote)
The European Job Mobility Action Plan (2007-2010) (Rule 131) (vote)
Lifelong learning for knowledge, creativity and innovation — Education and Training 2010 work programme (Rule 131) (vote)
Toys Directive ***I (vote)
European Quality Assurance Reference Framework for Vocational Education and Training ***I (vote)
European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET) ***I (vote)
Securities settlement systems and financial collateral arrangements ***I (vote)
Deposit-guarantee schemes as regards the coverage level and the payout delay ***I (vote)
Disclosure requirements for medium-sized companies and obligation to draw up consolidated accounts ***I (vote)
Council's approach to revision of OLAF regulation (vote)
Evaluation and future development of Frontex Eurosur (vote)
Impact of counterfeiting on international trade (vote)
Accounting requirements as regards medium-sized companies (vote)
European Authentic Act (vote)
E-Justice (vote)
Cross-border implications of the legal protection of adults (vote)
Development perspectives for peace-building and nation building in post-conflict situations (vote)
Composition of Parliament
Composition of committees and delegations
Explanations of vote
Corrections to votes and voting intentions
Documents received
Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting
Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (debate)
Zimbabwe
Nicaragua
Russia: attacks on human rights defenders, and the Anna Politkovskaya murder trial
Voting time
Zimbabwe (vote)
Nicaragua (vote)
Russia: attacks on human rights defenders, and the Anna Politkovskaya murder trial (vote)
Communication of Council common positions
Decisions concerning certain documents
Written declarations included in the register (Rule 116)
Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting
Dates of forthcoming sittings
Adjournment of the session | |
| | ATTENDANCE REGISTER | 186 |
| | ANNEX I | 188 |
| | ANNEX II | 213 |

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| Key to symbols used
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Consultation procedure **I
Cooperation procedure: first reading **II
Cooperation procedure: second reading ***
Assent procedure ***I
Codecision procedure: first reading ***II
Codecision procedure: second reading ***III
Codecision procedure: third reading (The type of procedure is determined by the legal basis proposed by the Commission.)
Information relating to voting time
Unless stated otherwise, the rapporteurs informed the Chair in writing, before the vote, of their position on the amendments.
Abbreviations used for Parliamentary Committees
AFET
Committee on Foreign Affairs DEVE
Committee on Development INTA
Committee on International Trade BUDG
Committee on Budgets CONT
Committee on Budgetary Control ECON
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs EMPL
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs ENVI
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety ITRE
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy IMCO
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection TRAN
Committee on Transport and Tourism REGI
Committee on Regional Development AGRI
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development PECH
Committee on Fisheries CULT
Committee on Culture and Education JURI
Committee on Legal Affairs LIBE
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs AFCO
Committee on Constitutional Affairs FEMM
Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality PETI
Committee on Petitions Abbreviations used for Political Groups
PPE-DE
Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats PSE
Socialist Group in the European Parliament ALDE
Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe UEN
Union for Europe of the Nations Group Verts/ALE
Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance GUE/NGL
Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left IND/DEM
Independence and Democracy Group NI
Non-attached Members | * | 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 | PPE-DE | Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats | PSE | Socialist Group in the European Parliament | ALDE | Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe | UEN | Union for Europe of the Nations Group | Verts/ALE | Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance | GUE/NGL | Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left | IND/DEM | Independence and Democracy Group | NI | Non-attached Members |
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| * | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PPE-DE | Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PSE | Socialist Group in the European Parliament | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ALDE | Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UEN | Union for Europe of the Nations Group | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Verts/ALE | Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| GUE/NGL | Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| IND/DEM | Independence and Democracy Group | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NI | Non-attached Members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

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