# Official Journal C 250E/25 O

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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 250E |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5025 October 2007 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 250E

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5025 October 2007

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   (Information) |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT |
| | 2006-2007 SESSION |
| | Sittings of 31 January and 1 February 2007 |
| | Wednesday 31 January 2007 |
| 2007/C 250E/01 | MINUTES | 1 |
| PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING


  Resumption of session


  Formal sitting — Romania


  Statement by the President


  Approval of Minutes of previous sitting


  Membership of Parliament


  Request for the defence of parliamentary immunity


  Appointments to committees (proposal by the Conference of Presidents)


  Documents received


  Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council


  Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions


  Oral questions and written declarations (tabling)


  Written declarations (Rule 116)


  Agenda


  Welcome


  Moratorium on the death penalty (debate)


  Climate change (debate)


  Voting time


  Appointments to parliamentary committees (vote)


  Climate change (continuation of debate)


  New PNR agreement — SWIFT (debate)


  One-minute speeches on matters of political importance


  Promoting healthy diets and physical activity (debate)


  Limitation periods in cross-border disputes involving personal injuries and fatal accidents (debate)


  Discrimination against young women and girls in the field of education (debate)


  Strategy for a strengthened partnership with the Pacific Islands (debate)


  EC-Gabon Fisheries Partnership * (debate)


  Mainstreaming sustainability in development cooperation policies (debate)


  Agenda for next sitting


  Closure of sitting |
| ATTENDANCE REGISTER | 11 |
| ANNEXAPPOINTMENTS TO PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES | 13 |
| | Thursday 1 February 2007 |
| 2007/C 250E/02 | MINUTES | 42 |
| PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING


  Opening of sitting


  Documents received


  The European private company statute (debate)


  Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) (debate)


  Formal sitting — Bulgaria


  Approval of Minutes of previous sitting


  Voting time


  Protection of passengers against displaced luggage *** (Rule 131) (vote)


  Approval of motor vehicles with regard to the forward field of vision of the driver *** (Rule 131) (vote)


  EC-Korea Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation * (Rule 131) (vote)


  Mainstreaming sustainability in development cooperation policies (Rule 131) (vote)


  Draft Amending Budget No 1/2007 (Rule 131) (vote)


  Human rights of the Dalits in India (vote)


  EC-Gabon Fisheries Partnership * (vote)


  Moratorium on the death penalty (vote)


  Promoting healthy diets and physical activity (vote)


  Limitation periods in cross-border disputes involving personal injuries and fatal accidents (vote)


  Discrimination against young women and girls in the field of education (vote)


  Strategy for a strengthened partnership with the Pacific Islands (vote)


  The European private company statute (vote)


  Explanations of vote


  Corrections to votes and voting intentions


  Assignment conferred on a Member


  Membership of committees and delegations


  Decisions concerning certain documents


  Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting


  Dates for next sittings


  Adjournment of session |
| ATTENDANCE REGISTER | 52 |
| ANNEX I | 54 |
| ANNEX II | 61 |
| TEXTS ADOPTED | 75 |
| P6_TA(2007)0011Protection of passengers against displaced luggage ***European Parliament legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the position of the Community in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the approval of partitioning systems to protect passengers against displaced luggage, supplied as non-original vehicle equipment (11523/2006 — C6-0346/2006 — 2006/0035(AVC)) | 75 |
| P6_TA(2007)0012Approval of motor vehicles with regard to the forward field of vision of the driver ***European Parliament legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the position of the Community in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to the forward field of vision of the motor vehicle driver (11522/2006 — C6-0347/2006 — 2006/0041(AVC)) | 75 |
| P6_TA(2007)0013EC-Korea Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Scientific and Technological Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Korea (COM(2006)0422 — C6-0438/2006 — 2006/0141(CNS)) | 76 |
| P6_TA(2007)0014Mainstreaming sustainability in development cooperation policiesEuropean Parliament resolution on mainstreaming sustainability in development cooperation policies (2006/2246(INI)) | 77 |
| P6_TA(2007)0015Draft amending budget No 1/2007European Parliament resolution on Draft amending budget No 1/2007 of the European Union for the financial year 2007: agreement resulting from the trialogue on 28 November 2006 - Structural Funds, European Fisheries Fund, European Investment Fund and Joint Research Centre, Section III — Commission (5739/2007 — C6-0060/2007 — 2006/2303(BUD)) | 86 |
| P6_TA(2007)0016Human rights of the Dalits in IndiaEuropean Parliament resolution on the human rights situation of the Dalits in India | 87 |
| P6_TA(2007)0017EC-Gabon Fisheries Partnership *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Gabonese Republic (COM(2006)0454 — C6-0303/2006 — 2006/0156(CNS)) | 90 |
| P6_TA(2007)0018Moratorium on the death penaltyEuropean Parliament resolution on the initiative in favour of a universal moratorium on the death penalty | 91 |
| P6_TA(2007)0019Promoting healthy diets and physical activityEuropean Parliament resolution on ‘Promoting healthy diets and physical activity: a European dimension for the prevention of overweight, obesity and chronic diseases’ (2006/2231(INI)) | 93 |
| P6_TA(2007)0020Limitation periods in cross-border disputes involving personal injuries and fatal accidentsEuropean Parliament resolution with recommendations to the Commission on limitation periods in cross-border disputes involving personal injuries and fatal accidents (2006/2014(INI)) | 99 |
| ANNEXDETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE CONTENT OF THE PROPOSAL REQUESTED | 101 |
| P6_TA(2007)0021Discrimination against young women and girls in the field of educationEuropean Parliament resolution on educational discrimination against young women and girls (2006/2135(INI)) | 102 |
| P6_TA(2007)0022Strategy for a strengthened partnership with the Pacific IslandsEuropean Parliament resolution on EU relations with the Pacific Islands — A strategy for a strengthened partnership (2006/2204(INI)) | 107 |
| P6_TA(2007)0023The European private company statuteEuropean Parliament resolution with recommendations to the Commission on the European private company statute (2006/2013(INI)) | 111 |
| ANNEXDETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE CONTENT OF THE REQUESTED PROPOSAL | 112 |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   (Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

2006-2007 SESSION

Sittings of 31 January and 1 February 2007

Wednesday 31 January 2007

2007/C 250E/01

MINUTES

1

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Resumption of session

Formal sitting — Romania

Statement by the President

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Membership of Parliament

Request for the defence of parliamentary immunity

Appointments to committees (proposal by the Conference of Presidents)

Documents received

Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions

Oral questions and written declarations (tabling)

Written declarations (Rule 116)

Agenda

Welcome

Moratorium on the death penalty (debate)

Climate change (debate)

Voting time

Appointments to parliamentary committees (vote)

Climate change (continuation of debate)

New PNR agreement — SWIFT (debate)

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Promoting healthy diets and physical activity (debate)

Limitation periods in cross-border disputes involving personal injuries and fatal accidents (debate)

Discrimination against young women and girls in the field of education (debate)

Strategy for a strengthened partnership with the Pacific Islands (debate)

EC-Gabon Fisheries Partnership * (debate)

Mainstreaming sustainability in development cooperation policies (debate)

Agenda for next sitting

Closure of sitting

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

11

ANNEXAPPOINTMENTS TO PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES

13

Thursday 1 February 2007

2007/C 250E/02

MINUTES

42

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Opening of sitting

Documents received

The European private company statute (debate)

Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) (debate)

Formal sitting — Bulgaria

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Voting time

Protection of passengers against displaced luggage *** (Rule 131) (vote)

Approval of motor vehicles with regard to the forward field of vision of the driver *** (Rule 131) (vote)

EC-Korea Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation * (Rule 131) (vote)

Mainstreaming sustainability in development cooperation policies (Rule 131) (vote)

Draft Amending Budget No 1/2007 (Rule 131) (vote)

Human rights of the Dalits in India (vote)

EC-Gabon Fisheries Partnership * (vote)

Moratorium on the death penalty (vote)

Promoting healthy diets and physical activity (vote)

Limitation periods in cross-border disputes involving personal injuries and fatal accidents (vote)

Discrimination against young women and girls in the field of education (vote)

Strategy for a strengthened partnership with the Pacific Islands (vote)

The European private company statute (vote)

Explanations of vote

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Assignment conferred on a Member

Membership of committees and delegations

Decisions concerning certain documents

Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

Dates for next sittings

Adjournment of session

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

52

ANNEX I

54

ANNEX II

61

TEXTS ADOPTED

75

P6_TA(2007)0011Protection of passengers against displaced luggage ***European Parliament legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the position of the Community in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the approval of partitioning systems to protect passengers against displaced luggage, supplied as non-original vehicle equipment (11523/2006 — C6-0346/2006 — 2006/0035(AVC))

75

P6_TA(2007)0012Approval of motor vehicles with regard to the forward field of vision of the driver ***European Parliament legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the position of the Community in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to the forward field of vision of the motor vehicle driver (11522/2006 — C6-0347/2006 — 2006/0041(AVC))

75

P6_TA(2007)0013EC-Korea Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Scientific and Technological Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Korea (COM(2006)0422 — C6-0438/2006 — 2006/0141(CNS))

76

P6_TA(2007)0014Mainstreaming sustainability in development cooperation policiesEuropean Parliament resolution on mainstreaming sustainability in development cooperation policies (2006/2246(INI))

77

P6_TA(2007)0015Draft amending budget No 1/2007European Parliament resolution on Draft amending budget No 1/2007 of the European Union for the financial year 2007: agreement resulting from the trialogue on 28 November 2006 - Structural Funds, European Fisheries Fund, European Investment Fund and Joint Research Centre, Section III — Commission (5739/2007 — C6-0060/2007 — 2006/2303(BUD))

86

P6_TA(2007)0016Human rights of the Dalits in IndiaEuropean Parliament resolution on the human rights situation of the Dalits in India

87

P6_TA(2007)0017EC-Gabon Fisheries Partnership *European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Gabonese Republic (COM(2006)0454 — C6-0303/2006 — 2006/0156(CNS))

90

P6_TA(2007)0018Moratorium on the death penaltyEuropean Parliament resolution on the initiative in favour of a universal moratorium on the death penalty

91

P6_TA(2007)0019Promoting healthy diets and physical activityEuropean Parliament resolution on ‘Promoting healthy diets and physical activity: a European dimension for the prevention of overweight, obesity and chronic diseases’ (2006/2231(INI))

93

P6_TA(2007)0020Limitation periods in cross-border disputes involving personal injuries and fatal accidentsEuropean Parliament resolution with recommendations to the Commission on limitation periods in cross-border disputes involving personal injuries and fatal accidents (2006/2014(INI))

99

ANNEXDETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE CONTENT OF THE PROPOSAL REQUESTED

101

P6_TA(2007)0021Discrimination against young women and girls in the field of educationEuropean Parliament resolution on educational discrimination against young women and girls (2006/2135(INI))

102

P6_TA(2007)0022Strategy for a strengthened partnership with the Pacific IslandsEuropean Parliament resolution on EU relations with the Pacific Islands — A strategy for a strengthened partnership (2006/2204(INI))

107

P6_TA(2007)0023The European private company statuteEuropean Parliament resolution with recommendations to the Commission on the European private company statute (2006/2013(INI))

111

ANNEXDETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE CONTENT OF THE REQUESTED PROPOSAL

112

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Key to symbols used

| * | 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

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

Information relating to voting time

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

Abbreviations used for Parliamentary Committees

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

AFET

Committee on Foreign Affairs

DEVE

Committee on Development

INTA

Committee on International Trade

BUDG

Committee on Budgets

CONT

Committee on Budgetary Control

ECON

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

EMPL

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

ENVI

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

ITRE

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

IMCO

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

TRAN

Committee on Transport and Tourism

REGI

Committee on Regional Development

AGRI

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

PECH

Committee on Fisheries

CULT

Committee on Culture and Education

JURI

Committee on Legal Affairs

LIBE

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

AFCO

Committee on Constitutional Affairs

FEMM

Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

PETI

Committee on Petitions

Abbreviations used for Political Groups

| PPE-DE | Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats |
| --- | --- |
| 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