# Official Journal C 74E/28 M

| | ISSN 1725-2423 |
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| Official Journal
of the European Union | C 74E |
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| English edition | Information and Notices |

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| | IV   Notices | |
| | European Parliament | |
| | Monday 2 February 2009 | |
| 2009/C 074E/01 | MINUTES | 1 |
| | PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING
Resumption of the session
Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting
Composition of Parliament
Verification of credentials
Composition of committees and delegations
Interpretation of the Rules of Procedure
Documents received
Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council
Lapsed written declarations
Oral questions and written declarations (submission)
Petitions
Order of business
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Impact assessment of the compromises reached in the Doha negotiations on NAMA and services at the end of July 2008 (debate)
Production and employment in the textile and clothing sector in various EU Member States (debate)
Consequences of the recent gas crisis — Second Strategic Energy Review — Challenge of energy efficiency through information and communication technologies (debate)
Development impact of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) (short presentation)
Wilderness in Europe (short presentation)
General and business aviation (short presentation)
Non-discrimination based on gender and inter-generational solidarity (short presentation)
Pre-commercial procurement: driving innovation to ensure sustainable high quality public services in Europe (short presentation)
Agenda of the next sitting
Closure of the sitting | |
| | ATTENDANCE REGISTER | 15 |
| | Tuesday 3 February 2009 | |
| 2009/C 074E/02 | MINUTES | 17 |
| | PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING
Opening of the sitting
Documents received
Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (announcement of motions for resolution tabled)
Combating the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography (debate)
Sanctions against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals ***I (debate)
Voting time
Extension of the EC-USA agreement for scientific and technological cooperation * (Rule 131) (vote)
Renewal of the Agreement between the EC and Russia on cooperation in science and technology * (Rule 131) (vote)
Wilderness in Europe (Rule 131) (vote)
Request for waiver of the immunity of Miloslav Ransdorf (Rule 131) (vote)
General and business aviation (Rule 131) (vote)
Pre-commercial procurement: driving innovation to ensure sustainable high quality public services in Europe (Rule 131) (vote)
Second Strategic Energy Review (vote)
Non-discrimination based on gender and inter-generational solidarity (vote)
Combating the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography (vote)
Explanations of vote
Corrections to votes and voting intentions
Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting
Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions
Resettlement of Guantanamo prisoners — Alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners (debate)
Worrying situation in the retention centres for immigrants, especially in the islands of Mayotte and Lampedusa (debate)
Question Time (Commission)
Protection of minorities in Europe (debate)
Voting rights for non-citizens of Latvia in local elections (debate)
Agenda of the next sitting
Closure of the sitting | |
| | ATTENDANCE REGISTER | 30 |
| | ANNEX I | 32 |
| | ANNEX II | 40 |
| | Wednesday 4 February 2009 | |
| 2009/C 074E/03 | MINUTES | 96 |
| | PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING
Opening of the sitting
Action taken on Parliament's resolutions
2050: The future begins today — Recommendations for the EU's future integrated policy on climate change (debate)
Priorities in the fight against Alzheimer's disease (written declaration)
Voting time
2050: The future begins today — Recommendations for the EU's future integrated policy on climate change (vote)
Formal sitting — Palestinian Authority
Voting time (continuation)
Sanctions against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals ***I (vote)
Challenge of energy efficiency through information and communication technologies (vote)
Resettlement of Guantanamo prisoners (vote)
Explanations of vote
Corrections to votes and voting intentions
Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting
Kosovo (debate)
Impact of the financial crisis on the car industry (debate)
Consular protection of citizens of the European Union in third countries (debate)
Question Time (Council)
Dramatic consequences of the Klaus storm in Southern Europe (debate)
Use of PCB waste oils in an Irish food recycling plant (debate)
Agenda of the next sitting
Closure of the sitting | |
| | ATTENDANCE REGISTER | 104 |
| | ANNEX I | 106 |
| | ANNEX II | 113 |
| | Thursday 5 February 2009 | |
| 2009/C 074E/04 | MINUTES | 150 |
| | PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING
Opening of the sitting
Documents received
The placing on the market and use of feed for animals ***I (debate)
Information provision and promotion measures for agricultural products * (debate)
Voting time
Information provision and promotion measures for agricultural products * (Rule 131) (vote)
Implementation in the EU of Directive 2003/9/EC on the minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers: visits by the Committee on Civil Liberties 2005-2008 (Rule 131) (vote)
European SMEs in international trade (Rule 131) (vote)
International Trade and the Internet (Rule 131) (vote)
The placing on the market and use of feed for animals ***I (vote)
Development impact of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) (vote)
Kosovo (vote)
Trade and economic relations with China (vote)
Explanations of vote
Corrections to votes and voting intentions
Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting
Request for the waiver of parliamentary immunity
Composition of committees and delegations
Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (debate)
Situation in Sri Lanka
Situation of Burmese refugees in Thailand
Brazil's refusal to extradite Cesare Battisti
Voting time
Situation in Sri Lanka (vote)
Situation of Burmese refugees in Thailand (vote)
Brazil's refusal to extradite Cesare Battisti (vote)
Corrections to votes and voting intentions
Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions
Decisions concerning certain documents
Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting
Written declarations included in the register (Rule 116)
Dates of forthcoming sittings
Adjournment of the session | |
| | ATTENDANCE REGISTER | 162 |
| | ANNEX I | 163 |
| | ANNEX II | 169 |

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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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