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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

2003-2004 SESSION

Wednesday 8 October 2003

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MINUTES

(2004/C 81 E/01)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Pat COX

President

1.   Resumption of session

The sitting opened at 15.00.

2.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Colette Flesch had informed the Chair that on 3 September 2003 she had wished to vote against amendment 1 to the Lambert report (A5-0226/2003).

Giorgio Calò had informed the Chair that on 24 September 2003 he had wished to vote for amendment 23 to the Gil-Robles/Tsatsos report (A5-0299/2003).

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

3.   Official welcome

On behalf of Parliament, the President welcomed Dr Jong-Wook Lee, the recently-elected Director-General of the World Health Organization, who had taken his seat in the official gallery.

4.   Membership of Parliament

Kathleen Van Brempt had given notice of her appointment as Secretary of State in the Belgian Government.

Since, pursuant to Rule 8(4) of its Rules of Procedure and Article 6(1) of the Act concerning the election of representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, this office was incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, Parliament established, pursuant to Article 12(2), second subparagraph, of the aforementioned Act, that the vacancy would take effect from 29 September 2003.

The competent authorities in Belgium had given notice of the appointment of Saïd El Khadraoui to replace Kathleen Van Brempt as Member of Parliament, with effect from 7 October 2003.

The competent authorities in the Netherlands had given notice of the appointment of Cornelis Bremmer to replace Hanja Maij-Weggen as Member of Parliament, with effect from 1 October 2003.

The President drew attention to the provisions of Rule 7(5).

Arlindo Cunha had given notice in writing of his resignation as Member of Parliament, with effect from 1 October 2003.

Pursuant to Rule 8 of its Rules of Procedure and Article 12(2), second subparagraph, of the Act concerning the election of the representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, Parliament established the vacancy and informed the Member State concerned accordingly.

The competent authorities in Cyprus had given notice that Eleni Theocharous had replaced Demetris Syllouris as observer with effect from 6 October 2003.

5.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

6.   Transfers of appropriations

The Committee on Budgets had considered proposal for transfer of appropriations No 21/2003 (C5-0413/2003 — SEC(2003) 941).

Having noted the opinion of the Council, it had authorised the transfer, pursuant to Articles 24(3) and 181(1) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002, in accordance with the following breakdown:

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The Committee on Budgets had considered proposal for transfer of appropriations No 22/2003 (C5-0414/2003 — SEC(2003) 940).

Having noted the opinion of the Council, it had authorised the transfer, pursuant to Articles 24(3) and 181(1) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002, in accordance with the following breakdown:

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The Committee on Budgets had considered proposal for transfer of appropriations No 23/2003 (C5-0388/2003 — SEC(2003) 993).

Having noted the opinion of the Council, it had authorised the transfer, pursuant to Articles 24(3) and 181(1) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002, in accordance with the following breakdown:

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The Committee on Budgets had considered proposal for transfer of appropriations No 26/2003 (C5-0387/2003 — SEC(2003) 1002).

Having noted the opinion of the Council, it had authorised the transfer, pursuant to Articles 24(3) and 181(1) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002, in accordance with the following breakdown:

7.   Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions

The Commission communication on the action taken on the following resolution had been distributed:

8.   Agenda

The order of business had been established (Item13 of Minutes of 22 September 2003).

Klaus-Heiner Lehne spoke to request the tabling of motions for resolution to wind up the debate on the oral question on the market regulations and competition rules for the liberal professions (B5-0278/2003).

Parliament approved the request.

The President announced that the vote would take place during the next part-session.

Deadlines:

A corrigendum to the agenda of the sittings of 8 and 9 October 2003 had been distributed (PE 334.423/OJ/COR).

Proposed changes:

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The agenda was thus established.

9.   Official welcome

On behalf of Parliament, the President welcomed the Swedish Riksdag's Committee on the Constitution, its Chairman, Gunnar Hökmark, and Vice-Chairman, Göran Magnusson, who had taken their seats in the official gallery.

10.   One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Pursuant to Rule 121a, the following Members who wished to draw the attention of Parliament to matters of political importance spoke for one minute:

Richard Howitt, Ian Stewart Hudghton, Efstratios Korakas, Giorgio Lisi, Nuala Ahern, Linda McAvan, Myrsini Zorba, Carlos Lage and Juan Manuel Ferrández Lezaun.

11.   Full integration of cooperation with ACP states into the budget of the European Union (Commission statement)

Commission statement: Full integration of cooperation with ACP states into the budget of the European Union.

Michaele Schreyer (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

Glenys Kinnock asked a question which Michaele Schreyer answered.

The item was closed.

(The sitting, which was suspended at 15.40 pending the next item on the Agenda, resumed at 16.10.)

12.   Market regulations and competition rules for the liberal professions (Oral question with debate)

Oral question by Klaus-Heiner Lehne, Othmar Karas, Giuseppe Gargani and Stefano Zappalà, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, to the Commission, on market regulations and competition rules for the liberal professions (B5-0278/2003).

Klaus-Heiner Lehne moved the oral question.

Mario Monti (Member of the Commission) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: Giuseppe Gargani, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Manuel Medina Ortega, on behalf of the PSE Group, Benedetto Della Vedova, Non-attached Member, Othmar Karas, Stefano Zappalà and Mario Monti.

The following deadlines were set:

13.   Preparation of the European Council (Brussels, 16/17 October 2003) (statement followed by debate)

Council and Commission statements on the preparation of the European Council (Brussels, 16/17 October 2003).

Roberto Antonione (President-in-Office of the Council) and Romano Prodi (President of the Commission) made the statements.

Hans-Gert Poettering spoke on behalf of the PPE-DE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Guido PODESTÀ

Vice-President

The following spoke: Enrique Barón Crespo, on behalf of the PSE Group, Graham R. Watson, on behalf of the ELDR Group, Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Nelly Maes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Gerard Collins, on behalf of the UEN Group, Jens-Peter Bonde, on behalf of the EDD Group, Benedetto Della Vedova, Non-attached Member, Antonio Tajani and Johannes (Hannes) Swoboda.

IN THE CHAIR: Giorgos DIMITRAKOPOULOS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Andrew Nicholas Duff, Ilda Figueiredo, Johannes Voggenhuber, William Abitbol, Mario Borghezio, Margie Sudre, Anna Terrón i Cusí, Sarah Ludford, Georges Berthu, Arie M. Oostlander and Roberto Antonione.

The debate closed.

14.   Interinstitutional agreement on ‘Better Law-Making’ — Simplifying and improving Community regulation (debate)

Report on the conclusion of the interinstitutional agreement on ‘Better Law-Making’ between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission Draft interinstitutional agreement on better lawmaking [2003/2131(ACI)] — Committee on Constitutional Affairs.

Rapporteur: Monica Frassoni

(A5-0313/2003)

Second Report on the second report on the Commission communications on simplifying and improving Community regulation [COM(2001) 726 — C5-0108/2002 — 2002/2052(COS)] — Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market.

Rapporteur: Manuel Medina Ortega

(A5-0235/2003)

Monica Frassoni and Manuel Medina Ortega introduced their reports.

The following spoke: Philippe Busquin (Member of the Commission), Roberto Antonione (Presidentin-Office of the Council) and Giuseppe Gargani (draftsman of the opinion of the JURI Committee).

IN THE CHAIR: Alonso José PUERTA

Vice-President

The following spoke: Bert Doorn, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Johannes (Hannes) Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, Nicholas Clegg, on behalf of the ELDR Group, Neil MacCormick, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ursula Schleicher, Margrietus J. van den Berg, Elizabeth Lynne, Avril Doyle, Ioannis Koukiadis, Lord Inglewood, Richard Corbett, Arlene McCarthy and Monica Frassoni.

Richard Corbett spoke on the organisation of the debate.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 9.10.2003, Items 16 and 17.

15.   European space policy (debate)

Report on the Green Paper on European space policy [2003/2092(INI)] — Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Guido Bodrato

(A5-0294/2003)

Guido Bodrato introduced the report.

Philippe Busquin (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Brigitte Langenhagen, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Gilles Savary, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sylviane H. Ainardi, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, and Yves Piétrasanta, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group.

(The sitting was suspended at 20.00 and resumed at 21.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: José PACHECO PEREIRA

Vice-President

The following spoke: Rolf Linkohr, Konstantinos Alyssandrakis, Josu Ortuondo Larrea, Reino Paasilinna, Hans-Peter Martin and Philippe Busquin (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 9.10.2003, Item 18.

16.   EC Merger Regulation * (debate)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the control of concentrations between undertakings: ‘The EC Merger Regulation’ [COM(2002) 711 — C5-0005/2003 — 2002/0296(CNS)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Benedetto Della Vedova

(A5-0257/2003)

Mario Monti (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Benedetto Della Vedova, who introduced his report.

The following spoke: Bert Doorn (draftsman of the opinion of the JURI Committee), on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Luis Berenguer Fuster, on behalf of the PSE Group, Olle Schmidt, on behalf of the ELDR Group, Wolfgang Ilgenfritz, Non-attached Member, Ieke van den Burg, Othmar Karas, Manuel António dos Santos, Thomas Mann and Mario Monti.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 9.10.2003, Item 19.

17.   Tunnel safety ***I (debate)

Report on a proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on minimum safety requirements for tunnels in the Trans-European Road Network [COM(2002) 769 — C5-0635/2002 — 2002/0309(COD)] — Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Reinhard Rack

(A5-0311/2003)

Mario Monti (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Reinhard Rack introduced the report.

The following spoke: Georg Jarzembowski, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Johannes (Hannes) Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Rijk van Dam, on behalf of the EDD Group, Erik Meijer, Dieter-Lebrecht Koch and Mario Monti.

IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS ROCA

Vice-President

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 9.10.2003, Item 15.

18.   Fisheries partnership agreements with third countries (debate)

Report on the Commission communication on an integrated framework for fisheries partnership agreements with third countries [COM(2002) 637 — C5-0070/2003 — 2003/2034(INI)] — Committee on Fisheries.

Rapporteur: Arlindo Cunha

(A5-0303/2003)

Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, deputising for the rapporteur, introduced the report.

Franz Fischler (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Struan Stevenson, chairman of the PECH Committee, who referred in particular to remarks made by Ian Stewart Hudghton earlier that afternoon (see Item 10) and who subsequently spoke on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Carlos Lage, on behalf of the PSE Group, Elspeth Attwooll, on behalf of the ELDR Group, Ilda Figueiredo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Patricia McKenna, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Nigel Paul Farage, on behalf of the EDD Group, Dominique F.C. Souchet, Non-attached Member, Brigitte Langenhagen, Catherine Stihler and Franz Fischler

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 9.10.2003, Item 22.

19.   Agenda for next sitting

The President referred Members to the document ‘Agenda’ (PE 334.423/OJJE).

20.   Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 23.20.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

Gérard Onesta

Vice-President

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

The following signed:

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Thursday 9 October 2003

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MINUTES

(2004/C 81 E/02)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Pat COX

President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 09.15.

2.   Written declarations (Rule 51)

In accordance with Rule 51(5), written declaration No 15/2003 lapsed as it had not obtained the required number of signatures.

3.   Middle East (statement followed by debate)

Statements by the High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy, and by the Commission on the Middle East.

Javier Solana, (High Representative for CFSP), and Mario Monti (Member of the Commission) made statements.

The following spoke: Hans-Gert Poettering, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Enrique Barón Crespo, on behalf of the PSE Group, Joan Vallvé, on behalf of the ELDR Group, Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, and Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Alonso José PUERTA

Vice-President

The following spoke: Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the EDD Group, Gianfranco Dell'Alba, Non-attached Member, Gerardo Galeote Quecedo, Emilio Menéndez del Valle, Ole Andreasen, Roseline Vachetta, Luís Queiró, Ulla Margrethe Sandbæk, Bruno Gollnisch, Karl von Wogau, Richard Howitt, Alexandros Alavanos, Florence Kuntz, Dominique F.C. Souchet, Lennart Sacrédeus, Ioannis Souladakis, François Zimeray, Per Gahrton, Javier Solana, Mario Monti and Bruno Gollnisch.

The debate closed.

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA

Vice-President

4.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Richard Howitt had informed the Presidency that he had been present but that his name was not on the attendance register.

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

5.   Membership of Parliament

Jorge Moreira da Silva had given notice in writing of his appointment as Secretary of State for Portugal.

Pursuant to Rule 8(4) of its Rules of Procedure, Parliament established this vacancy with effect from 6 October 2003 and informed the Member State concerned accordingly.

6.   Membership of committees and delegations

At the request of the PPE-DE Group, Parliament ratified the following appointments:

7.   Request for defence of parliamentary immunity

Marco Pannella had written to the President on 1 October 2003 requesting that Parliament intercede with the competent Italian authorities in defence of his parliamentary immunity in criminal proceedings in Rome.

Pursuant to Rule 6(3), the request had been referred to the committee responsible, the JURI Committee.

8.   Documents received

The following proposal for a recommendation (Rule 49) had been tabled:

VOTING TIME

Details of voting (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in Annex I to the Minutes.

9.   Speed limitation devices of motor vehicles ***I (Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive amending Council Directive 92/24/EEC relating to speed limitation devices or similar speed limitation on-board systems of certain categories of motor vehicles [COM(2003) 350 — C5-0272/2003 — 2003/0122(COD)] — Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A5-0308/2003)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 1)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P5_TA(2003)0419).

10.   Regulation 2596/97 on drinking milk * (Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2596/97 extending the period provided for in Article 149(1) of the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden [COM(2003) 0372 — C5-0324/2003 — 2003/0144(CNS)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Rapporteur: Joseph Daul (A5-0317/2003)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 2)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P5_TA(2003)0420).

11.   Accountancy data on agricultural holdings * (Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation No 79/65/EEC of the Council setting up a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operations of agricultural holdings in the European Economic Community [COM(2003) 472 — C5-0437/2003 — 2003/0183(CNS)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Rapporteur: Joseph Daul (A5-0318/2003)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 3)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P5_TA(2003)0421).

12.   Safety of third countries aircraft using Community airports ***II (Rule 110a) (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a European Parliament and Council directive on the safety of third countries aircraft using Community airports [8478/1/2003 — C5-0278/2003 — 2002/0014(COD)] — Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Nelly Maes (A5-0301/2003)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 4)

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL and AMENDMENTS

Declared approved (P5_TA(2003)0422).

The following spoke:

13.   Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund (Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on the proposals for decisions on the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund according to point 3 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 7 November 2002 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the financing of the European Union Solidarity Fund, supplementing the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure [COM(2003) 431 — C5-0323/2003 — 2003/0166 (ACI), COM(2003) 529 — C5-0418/2003 — 2003/0206(ACI)] — Committee on Budgets.

Rapporteur: Joan Colom i Naval (A5-0315/2003)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 5)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION and PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted by single vote (P5_TA(2003)0423).

14.   Draft Amending Budget 5/2003 (Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on the Draft Amending Budget 5/2003 of the European Union for the financial year 2003 Section III, Commission [13014/2003 — C5-0449/2003 — 2003/2144(BUD), 2003/2181(BUD)] — Committee on Budgets.

Rapporteur: Göran Färm (A5-0316/2003)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 6)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P5_TA(2003)0424).

15.   Tunnel safety ***I (Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on a proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on minimum safety requirements for tunnels in the Trans-European Road Network [COM(2002) 769 — C5-0635/2002 — 2002/0309(COD)] — Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Reinhard Rack (A5-0311/2003)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 7)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P5_TA(2003)0425).

16.   Interinstitutional agreement on ‘Better Law-Making’(Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on the conclusion of the interinstitutional agreement on ‘Better Law-Making’ between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission Draft interinstitutional agreement on better lawmaking [2003/2131(ACI)] — Committee on Constitutional Affairs.

Rapporteur: Monica Frassoni (A5-0313/2003)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 8)

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted by single vote (P5_TA(2003)0426).

17.   Simplifying and improving Community regulation (Rule 110a) (vote)

Second report on the Commission communications on simplifying and improving Community regulation [COM(2001) 726 — C5-0108/2002 — 2002/2052(COS)] — Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market.

Rapporteur: Manuel Medina Ortega (A5-0235/2003)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 9)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

The rapporteur, on behalf of the PSE Group, requested that the report be referred back to committee, pursuant to Rule 144(1).

Monica Frassoni spoke in relation to this request.

Parliament approved the request.

18.   European space policy (Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on the Green Paper on European space policy [2003/2092(INI)] — Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Guido Bodrato (A5-0294/2003)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 10)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P5_TA(2003)0427).

19.   EC Merger Regulation * (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the control of concentrations between undertakings: ‘The EC Merger Regulation’ [COM(2002) 711 — C5-0005/2003 — 2002/0296(CNS)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Benedetto Della Vedova (A5-0257/2003)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 11)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P5_TA(2003)0428).

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2003)0428).

The following spoke:

The President did not authorise this as the result of the vote to amendment 40 had already taken place.

20.   Transmission of personal data by airlines in the case of transatlantic flights (vote)

Motion for a resolution submitted by Johanna L.A. Boogerd-Quaak, on behalf of the LIBE Committee, on the transmission of personal data by airlines in the case of transatlantic flights: state of the negotiations with the USA (B5-0411/2003).

The debate had taken place on 23 September 2003(Item 27).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 12)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2003)0429).

21.   Difficulties encountered by European beekeeping (vote)

Motion for a resolution submitted by Astrid Lulling and Dominique F.C. Souchet, on behalf of the AGRI Committee, on the difficulties faced by the European beekeeping sector (B5-0410/2003).

The debate had taken place on 25 September 2003(Item 22).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 13)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2003)0430).

22.   Fisheries partnership agreements with third countries (vote)

Report on the Commission communication on an integrated framework for fisheries partnership agreements with third countries [COM(2002) 637 — C5-0070/2003 — 2003/2034(INI)] — Committee on Fisheries.

Rapporteur: Arlindo Cunha (A5-0303/2003)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 14)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2003)0431).

The following spoke:

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(From 11.30 to 12.10, a formal sitting of Parliament was held, chaired by Pat Cox, on the occasion of the visit by Vaira Vike-Freiberga, President of the Republic of Latvia.)

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23.   Explanations of vote

Written explanations of vote:

Explanations of vote submitted in writing under Rule 137(3) appear in the verbatim report of proceedings for this sitting.

Oral explanations of vote:

Report Joan Colom i Naval — A5-0315/2003: Sebastiano (Nello) Musumeci.

24.   Corrections to votes

Voting corrections were submitted by the following Members:

Report: Paolo Costa — A5-0308/2003

Report: Bodrato — A5-0294/2003

Motion for a resolution B5-0411/2003

Motion for a resolution B5-0410/2003

Report: Cunha — A5-0303/2003

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Christian Foldberg Rovsing declared that he had not participated to the vote on the Bodrato Report — A5-0294/2003 — because of a financial interest.

END OF VOTING TIME

25.   Referral to committees

The PETI Committee was asked for its opinion on:

The CULT Committee was asked for its opinion on:

26.   Communication of common positions of the Council

The President announced, pursuant to Rule 74(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:

The three-month period available to Parliament to adopt its position would therefore begin the following day, 10 October 2003.

27.   Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

Pursuant to Rule 148(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.

28.   Dates for next sittings

The next sittings would be held from 20 to 23 October 2003.

Rainer Wieland, referring to the statement he made on 23 September 2003 in Strasbourg (Item 20 of that day's Minutes), raised the question of access to Parliament's buildings, particularly in the event of demonstrations, and requested that the matter be referred to the Bureau (the President answered that he would forward this request to the quaestors and to the President of Parliament).

29.   Adjournment of session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

The sitting closed at 12.15.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

Pat Cox

President

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

The following signed:

Aaltonen, Abitbol, Adam, Ainardi, Alavanos, Almeida Garrett, Alyssandrakis, Andersen, Andersson, Andreasen, André-Léonard, Andrews, Andria, Angelilli, Aparicio Sánchez, Attwooll, Auroi, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Bakopoulos, Balfe, Baltas, Banotti, Barón Crespo, Bartolozzi, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Belder, Berenguer Fuster, Berès, van den Berg, Bergaz Conesa, Berger, Berlato, Bernié, Berthu, Bertinotti, Beysen, Blak, Blokland, Bodrato, Böge, Bösch, von Boetticher, Bonde, Boogerd-Quaak, Booth, Bordes, van den Bos, Boselli, Boudjenah, Boumediene-Thiery, Bourlanges, Bouwman, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bremmer, Breyer, Brie, Buitenweg, Bullmann, van den Burg, Bushill-Matthews, Busk, Butel, Callanan, Calò, Camisón Asensio, Camre, Carlotti, Carnero González, Carraro, Carrilho, Casaca, Cashman, Caudron, Caullery, Cauquil, Cederschiöld, Celli, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Ceyhun, Chichester, Claeys, Clegg, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cohn-Bendit, Colom i Naval, Corbett, Corbey, Cornillet, Corrie, Cossutta, Paolo Costa, Raffaele Costa, Coûteaux, Cox, Crowley, Cushnahan, van Dam, Darras, Daul, Davies, Decourrière, De Keyser, Dell'Alba, Della Vedova, De Mita, Deprez, De Sarnez, Descamps, Désir, Deva, De Veyrac, Dhaene, Díez González, Di Lello Finuoli, Dillen, Dimitrakopoulos, Di Pietro, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Dührkop Dührkop, Duff, Duhamel, Duin, Dupuis, Dybkjær, Echerer, El Khadraoui, Elles, Eriksson, Esclopé, Ettl, Robert J.E. Evans, Färm, Fatuzzo, Fava, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrández Lezaun, Ferrer, Ferri, Fiebiger, Figueiredo, Fiori, Fitzsimons, Flautre, Flemming, Flesch, Florenz, Folias, Formentini, Fourtou, Frahm, Fraisse, Frassoni, Friedrich, Fruteau, Gahler, Gahrton, Galeote Quecedo, Garaud, García-Orcoyen Tormo, Garot, Garriga Polledo, Gasòliba i Böhm, de Gaulle, Gawronski, Gebhardt, Gemelli, Ghilardotti, Gill, Gillig, Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Glante, Glase, Goebbels, Goepel, Görlach, Gollnisch, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Graça Moura, Gröner, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hager, Hannan, Hansenne, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Helmer, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Herzog, Hieronymi, Hortefeux, Howitt, Hudghton, Hughes, Huhne, van Hulten, Hume, Hyland, Iivari, Ilgenfritz, Inglewood, Isler Béguin, Izquierdo Collado, Izquierdo Rojo, Jackson, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jensen, Jöns, Jonckheer, Jové Peres, Junker, Karamanou, Karas, Karlsson, Katiforis, Kauppi, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Keßler, Khanbhai, Kindermann, Glenys Kinnock, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Koukiadis, Koulourianos, Krarup, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Krivine, Kronberger, Kuhne, Kuntz, Lage, Lagendijk, Laguiller, Lalumière, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lang, Lange, Langen, Langenhagen, Lannoye, de La Perriere, Laschet, Lavarra, Lechner, Lehne, Leinen, Liese, Linkohr, Lisi, Lombardo, Lucas, Ludford, Lulling, Lund, Lynne, Maat, Maaten, McAvan, McCarthy, McCartin, MacCormick, McKenna, McMillan-Scott, McNally, Maes, Malliori, Malmström, Manisco, Erika Mann, Thomas Mann, Marchiani, Marinho, Marini, Marinos, Markov, Marques, Marset Campos, Martens, David W. Martin, Hans-Peter Martin, Hugues Martin, Martinez, Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Mathieu, Matikainen-Kallström, Mauro, Hans-Peter Mayer, Xaver Mayer, Medina Ortega, Meijer, Menéndez del Valle, Mennea, Mennitti, Messner, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Modrow, Mombaur, Monsonís Domingo, Montfort, Moraes, Morgantini, Morillon, Emilia Franziska Müller, Mulder, Murphy, Muscardini, Musotto, Musumeci, Myller, Napoletano, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Newton Dunn, Nicholson, Niebler, Nisticò, Nobilia, Nogueira Román, Nordmann, Obiols i Germà, Ó Neachtain, Onesta, Oomen-Ruijten, Oreja Arburúa, Ortuondo Larrea, O'Toole, Paasilinna, Pacheco Pereira, Paciotti, Pack, Pastorelli, Patakis, Paulsen, Pérez Álvarez, Pérez Royo, Perry, Pesälä, Pex, Piecyk, Piétrasanta, Pirker, Piscarreta, Pisicchio, Pittella, Plooij-van Gorsel, Podestà, Poettering, Pohjamo, Poignant, Poli Bortone, Pomés Ruiz, Poos, Posselt, Prets, Procacci, Pronk, Provan, Puerta, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Raschhofer, Raymond, Redondo Jiménez, Ribeiro e Castro, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rocard, Rod, Rodríguez Ramos, de Roo, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Roure, Rovsing, Rübig, Rühle, Ruffolo, Sacconi, Sacrédeus, Saint-Josse, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sandberg-Fries, Sandbæk, Sanders-ten Holte, Santini, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Savary, Sbarbati, Scallon, Scapagnini, Scarbonchi, Schaffner, Scheele, Schleicher, Herman Schmid, Olle Schmidt, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schörling, Jürgen Schröder, Schroedter, Schulz, Schwaiger, Segni, Seppänen, Simpson, Sjöstedt, Skinner, Smet, Sörensen, Sommer, Sornosa Martínez, Souchet, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Staes, Stauner, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Sterckx, Stevenson, Stihler, Stirbois, Stockton, Sturdy, Sudre, Suominen, Swiebel, Swoboda, Sørensen, Tannock, Terrón i Cusí, Theato, Theorin, Thomas-Mauro, Thorning-Schmidt, Thors, Thyssen, Titley, Torres Marques, Trakatellis, Tsatsos, Turchi, Turco, Turmes, Vachetta, Väyrynen, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Van Lancker, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Vattimo, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vinci, Virrankoski, Vlasto, Voggenhuber, Volcic, Wachtmeister, Wallis, Walter, Watson, Watts, Weiler, Wenzel-Perillo, Whitehead, Wieland, Wiersma, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Wuori, Wurtz, Wyn, Wynn, Xarchakos, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimeray, Zimmerling, Zissener, Zorba, Zrihen.

Observers:

Bagó Zoltán, Balla Mihály, Bastys Mindaugas, Beneš Miroslav, Brejc Mihael, Chronowski Andrzej, Chrzanowski Zbigniew, Ciemniak Grażyna, Cilevičs Boriss, Didžiokas Gintaras, Ékes József, Falbr Richard, Fazakas Szabolcs, Fenech Antonio, Filipek Krzysztof, Gadzinowski Piotr, Gawłowski Andrzej, Germič Ljubo, Grzebisz-Nowicka Zofia, Gurmai Zita, Gyürk András, Hegyi Gyula, Holáň Vilém, Ilves Toomas Hendrik, Kacin Jelko, Kamiński Michał Tomasz, Kāposts Andis, Kelemen András, Klich Bogdan, Kłopotek Eugeniusz, Klukowski Wacław, Kowalska Bronisława, Kreitzberg Peeter, Kriščiūnas Kęstutis, Kroupa Daniel, Kuzmickas Kęstutis, Kvietkauskas Vytautas, Lachnit Petr, Landsbergis Vytautas, Lepper Andrzej, Libicki Marcin, Lisak Janusz, Lydeka Arminas, Łyżwiński Stanisław, Macierewicz Antoni, Maldeikis Eugenijus, Mallotová Helena, Matsakis Marios, Őry Csaba, Palečková Alena, Pasternak Agnieszka, Peterle Alojz, Pieniążek Jerzy, Plokšto Artur, Podgórski Bogdan, Podobnik Janez, Pospíšil Jiří, Protasiewicz Jacek, Pusz Sylwia, Rouček Libor, Sefzig Luděk, Siekierski Czesław, Smorawiński Jerzy, Szabó Zoltán, Szájer József, Szczygło Aleksander, Tomaka Jan, Vaculík Josef, Valys Antanas, Vareikis Egidijus, Vastagh Pál, Vėsaitė Birutė, Wenderlich Jerzy, Widuch Marek, Wiśniowska Genowefa, Žiak Rudolf.

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ANNEX I

RESULTS OF VOTES

Abbreviations and symbols

1.   Speed limitation devices of motor vehicles ***I

Report: COSTA (A5-0308/2003)

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

2.   Regulation (EC) No 2596/97 on drinking milk *

Report: DAUL (A5-0317/2003)

3.   Accountancy data on agricultural holdings *

Report: DAUL (A5-0318/2003)

4.   Safety of third countries aircraft using Community airports ***II

Recommendation for second reading: MAES (A5-0301/2003)

5.   Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund

Report: COLOM i NAVAL (A5-0315/2003)

6.   Amending Budget 5/2003

Report: FÄRM (A5-0316/2003)

7.   Tunnel safety ***I

Report: RACK (A5-0311/2003)

8.   Interinstitutional agreement on ‘Better Law-Making’

Report: FRASSONI (A5-0313/2003)

9.   Simplifying and improving Community regulation

Report: MEDINA ORTEGA (A5-0235/2003)

10.   European space policy

Report: BODRATO (A5-0294/2003)

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

11.   EC Merger Regulation *

Report: DELLA VEDOVA (A5-0257/2003)

12.   Transmission of personal data by airlines in the case of transatlantic flights

Motion for a resolution: B5-0411/2003

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

Verts/ALE: final vote

Requests for separate vote

PSE: § 9

Requests for split votes

HEATON-HARRIS and others

§ 2

1st part: up to ‘Article 11 thereof’

2nd part: remainder

13.   Difficulties encountered by European beekeeping

Motion for a resolution: B5-0410/2003

Requests for roll-call votes

GUE/NGL: am 3

14.   Fisheries partnership agreements with third countries

Report: CUNHA (A5-0303/2003)

Requests for roll-call votes

EDD: § 1, rec H [2nd part], rec K [2nd part]

Requests for separate vote

ELDR: § 19

Verts/ALE: recs A, B, M, §§ 1, 7, 8, 11, 12

Requests for split votes

Verts/ALE, EDD

rec H

1st part: up to ‘third countries’

2nd part: remainder

Verts/ALE

§ 5

1st part: text without the word ‘preferably’

2nd part: that word

Other information

On behalf of the ELDR Group, Mrs Attwooll moved an oral amendment to amendment 3, to read as follows:

11. Calls on the Commission to draw up a sound financial chapter concerning the financing of the fisheries agreements which should take into consideration the possible budgetary consequences of any increase of the number of agreements in the near future and the equitable sharing of cost between the Community and the vessel owners in payment for the fishing rights, regardless of the third country with which the agreement has been concluded, bearing in mind that the EU contribution should be considered as a contribution to a commercial agreement and as development aid;

The President established that there was no objection to the oral amendment which was adopted.

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ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

1.   Costa report A5-0308/2003

For: 380

EDD: Belder, Bernié, Blokland, Bonde, Butel, van Dam, Esclopé, Sandbæk

ELDR: Andreasen, André-Léonard, Attwooll, Boogerd-Quaak, Busk, Calò, Clegg, Costa Paolo, De Clercq, Di Pietro, Duff, Dybkjær, Flesch, Formentini, Gasòliba i Böhm, Huhne, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nordmann, Pesälä, Plooij-van Gorsel, Pohjamo, Procacci, Ries, Sanders-ten Holte, Sbarbati, Schmidt, Sterckx, Sørensen, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alavanos, Alyssandrakis, Bakopoulos, Bergaz Conesa, Blak, Bordes, Boudjenah, Caudron, Cauquil, Cossutta, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Figueiredo, Frahm, Herzog, Jové Peres, Koulourianos, Krivine, Laguiller, Manisco, Markov, Marset Campos, Meijer, Modrow, Patakis, Puerta, Schmid Herman, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vachetta, Wurtz

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Cappato, Garaud, Hager, Ilgenfritz, Kronberger, de La Perriere, Mennea, Souchet, Turco

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Andria, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Camisón Asensio, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cornillet, Daul, Decourrière, Deprez, De Sarnez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Doyle, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Florenz, Folias, Fourtou, Friedrich, Gahler, Galeote Quecedo, García-Orcoyen Tormo, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Goodwill, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hannan, Hansenne, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Hortefeux, Inglewood, Jackson, Jarzembowski, Karas, Kauppi, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Klamt, Klaß, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Langen, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lombardo, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Marinos, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mauro, Mayer Xaver, Méndez de Vigo, Mennitti, Mombaur, Morillon, Müller Emilia Franziska, Musotto, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Ojeda Sanz, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Oreja Arburúa, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Pex, Pirker, Piscarreta, Pisicchio, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Pronk, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rovsing, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Schaffner, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stockton, Sturdy, Suominen, Tajani, Tannock, Theato, Trakatellis, Valdivielso de Cué, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Wenzel-Perillo, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Xarchakos, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimmerling

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Berenguer Fuster, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bullmann, van den Burg, Carlotti, Carnero González, Carraro, Cashman, Cercas, Ceyhun, Colom i Naval, Corbett, Corbey, De Keyser, Désir, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Färm, Fava, Fruteau, Ghilardotti, Gill, Gillig, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Howitt, Hughes, van Hulten, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lage, Lavarra, Lund, McAvan, McNally, Malliori, Martin David W., Martin Hans-Peter, Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Moraes, Murphy, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, O'Toole, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Piecyk, Poignant, Rapkay, Rocard, Roth-Behrendt, Rothley, Roure, Ruffolo, Sacconi, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Schmid Gerhard, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Theorin, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Walter, Weiler, Whitehead, Wynn, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Andrews, Camre, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Nobilia, Poli Bortone, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Buitenweg, Celli, Cohn-Bendit, Dhaene, Echerer, Ferrández Lezaun, Frassoni, Gahrton, Hudghton, Jonckheer, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, MacCormick, McKenna, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Ortuondo Larrea, Piétrasanta, Rod, de Roo, Schörling, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Against: 23

EDD: Farage

PPE-DE: Arvidsson, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Corrie, Deva, Dover, Grönfeldt Bergman, Harbour, Helmer, Khanbhai, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Perry, Provan, Purvis, Stenmarck, Stevenson, Wachtmeister

Abstention: 12

EDD: Abitbol

NI: Claeys, Dillen, de Gaulle, Gollnisch, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Lang, Stirbois

PPE-DE: Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Langenhagen, Posselt, Rübig

2.   Bodrato report A5-0294/2003

For: 394

EDD: Bernié, Butel, Esclopé, Mathieu, Raymond

ELDR: Andreasen, André-Léonard, Attwooll, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Busk, Clegg, Costa Paolo, De Clercq, Di Pietro, Duff, Dybkjær, Flesch, Formentini, Gasòliba i Böhm, Huhne, Jensen, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nordmann, Olsson, Paulsen, Pesälä, Plooij-van Gorsel, Pohjamo, Procacci, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Sanders-ten Holte, Sbarbati, Schmidt, Sterckx, Sørensen, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Caudron, Cossutta, Fraisse, Herzog

NI: Beysen, Garaud, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Hager, Ilgenfritz, Kronberger, de La Perriere, Mennea, Souchet

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Andria, Arvidsson, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Bartolozzi, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Camisón Asensio, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cornillet, Costa Raffaele, Daul, Decourrière, De Mita, Deprez, De Sarnez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Doyle, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Flemming, Florenz, Folias, Fourtou, Friedrich, Gahler, Galeote Quecedo, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Goodwill, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hansenne, Hatzidakis, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Hieronymi, Hortefeux, Inglewood, Jackson, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Karas, Kauppi, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Klamt, Klaß, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lombardo, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marini, Marinos, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mauro, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Méndez de Vigo, Mennitti, Mombaur, Morillon, Müller Emilia Franziska, Musotto, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Niebler, Ojeda Sanz, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Oreja Arburúa, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Pex, Pirker, Piscarreta, Pisicchio, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santini, Schaffner, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Sudre, Suominen, Tajani, Theato, Trakatellis, Valdivielso de Cué, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Xarchakos, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Berenguer Fuster, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bullmann, van den Burg, Carlotti, Carnero González, Carraro, Carrilho, Cashman, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Ceyhun, Colom i Naval, Corbett, Corbey, De Keyser, Désir, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Färm, Fava, Fruteau, Garot, Gebhardt, Ghilardotti, Gill, Gillig, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Howitt, Hughes, van Hulten, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, Lund, McAvan, McNally, Malliori, Marinho, Martin David W., Martin Hans-Peter, Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Moraes, Murphy, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, O'Toole, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Piecyk, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Rocard, Rodríguez Ramos, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Ruffolo, Sacconi, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Savary, Scheele, Schmid Gerhard, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swiebel, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vattimo, Walter, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Andrews, Camre, Hyland, Muscardini, Musumeci, Nobilia, Ó Neachtain, Poli Bortone, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Buitenweg, Celli, Cohn-Bendit, Dhaene, Echerer, Ferrández Lezaun, Frassoni, Hudghton, Jonckheer, Lagendijk, Lipietz, MacCormick, Messner, Onesta, Ortuondo Larrea, Piétrasanta, Rod, de Roo, Rühle, Sörensen

Against: 41

EDD: Andersen, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, van Dam, Farage, Sandbæk

GUE/NGL: Alavanos, Alyssandrakis, Blak, Bordes, Cauquil, Eriksson, Figueiredo, Frahm, Korakas, Laguiller, Manisco, Meijer, Patakis, Schmid Herman, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vinci

NI: Claeys

PPE-DE: Perry, Sacrédeus

Verts/ALE: Flautre, Gahrton, Lambert, Lannoye, Lucas, McKenna, Nogueira Román, Schörling, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wuori, Wyn

Abstention: 54

EDD: Abitbol, Kuntz

GUE/NGL: Bakopoulos, Bergaz Conesa, Boudjenah, Di Lello Finuoli, Fiebiger, Jové Peres, Koulourianos, Krivine, Markov, Marset Campos, Modrow, Morgantini, Puerta, Vachetta, Wurtz

NI: Berthu, Cappato, Dillen, Dupuis, de Gaulle, Gollnisch, Lang, Martinez, Stirbois, Turco

PPE-DE: Balfe, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Corrie, Deva, Dover, Elles, Hannan, Harbour, Helmer, Khanbhai, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Provan, Purvis, Scallon, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Tannock

UEN: Caullery, Marchiani, Thomas-Mauro

Verts/ALE: Auroi

3.   B5-0411/2003 — Transmission of personal data by airlines in the case of transatlantic flights

For: 445

EDD: Andersen, Bernié, Bonde, Butel, Esclopé, Mathieu, Raymond, Saint-Josse, Sandbæk

ELDR: Andreasen, André-Léonard, Attwooll, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Busk, Calò, Clegg, Costa Paolo, De Clercq, Di Pietro, Duff, Dybkjær, Flesch, Formentini, Gasòliba i Böhm, Huhne, Jensen, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nordmann, Olsson, Paulsen, Pesälä, Plooij-van Gorsel, Pohjamo, Procacci, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Sanders-ten Holte, Sbarbati, Schmidt, Sterckx, Sørensen, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Bakopoulos, Bergaz Conesa, Blak, Bordes, Boudjenah, Caudron, Cauquil, Cossutta, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Frahm, Fraisse, Herzog, Jové Peres, Koulourianos, Krivine, Laguiller, Manisco, Markov, Marset Campos, Meijer, Modrow, Morgantini, Puerta, Schmid Herman, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vachetta, Vinci

NI: Beysen, Cappato, Della Vedova, Dupuis, Hager, Ilgenfritz, Kronberger, Mennea, Turco

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Andria, Arvidsson, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Bartolozzi, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Camisón Asensio, Cederschiöld, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cornillet, Costa Raffaele, Daul, Decourrière, De Mita, Deprez, De Sarnez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Doyle, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Flemming, Florenz, Folias, Fourtou, Friedrich, Gahler, Galeote Quecedo, García-Orcoyen Tormo, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hansenne, Hatzidakis, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Hortefeux, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Karas, Kauppi, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lombardo, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marini, Marinos, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mauro, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Méndez de Vigo, Mennitti, Menrad, Mombaur, Morillon, Müller Emilia Franziska, Musotto, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Ojeda Sanz, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Oreja Arburúa, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Pex, Pirker, Piscarreta, Pisicchio, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Provan, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santini, Schaffner, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stauner, Stenmarck, Sudre, Suominen, Tajani, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Valdivielso de Cué, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Xarchakos, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berenguer Fuster, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bullmann, van den Burg, Carlotti, Carnero González, Carraro, Cashman, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Ceyhun, Colom i Naval, Corbett, Corbey, De Keyser, Désir, Díez González, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Evans Robert J.E., Färm, Fava, Fruteau, Garot, Gebhardt, Ghilardotti, Gillig, Glante, Goebbels, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Howitt, Hughes, van Hulten, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lalumière, Lange, Lavarra, Leinen, Lund, McAvan, McCarthy, McNally, Malliori, Marinho, Martin David W., Martin Hans-Peter, Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Moraes, Müller Rosemarie, Murphy, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, O'Toole, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Piecyk, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Rocard, Rodríguez Ramos, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Ruffolo, Sacconi, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Savary, Scheele, Schmid Gerhard, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swiebel, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vattimo, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wynn, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Andrews, Berlato, Camre, Caullery, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Musumeci, Nobilia, Ó Neachtain, Poli Bortone, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Segni, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Auroi, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Celli, Cohn-Bendit, Dhaene, Echerer, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Hudghton, Jonckheer, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lannoye, Lipietz, Lucas, MacCormick, Maes, Messner, Onesta, Ortuondo Larrea, Piétrasanta, Rod, de Roo, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Wuori, Wyn

Against: 31

EDD: Belder, Blokland, van Dam, Farage

GUE/NGL: Alyssandrakis, Korakas, Patakis

NI: de La Perriere

PPE-DE: Balfe, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Corrie, Deva, Dover, Goodwill, Hannan, Harbour, Helmer, Jackson, Khanbhai, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Perry, Scallon, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy

Abstention: 21

EDD: Abitbol, Kuntz

GUE/NGL: Alavanos, Figueiredo

NI: Berthu, Claeys, Dillen, Garaud, de Gaulle, Gollnisch, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Lang, Martinez, Souchet, Stirbois

PPE-DE: Elles, Inglewood, Niebler, Radwan

Verts/ALE: Boumediene-Thiery, McKenna

4.   B5-0410/2003 — Beekeeping

For: 371

EDD: Abitbol, Kuntz

ELDR: Nordmann, Plooij-van Gorsel

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alavanos, Alyssandrakis, Bakopoulos, Bergaz Conesa, Blak, Bordes, Boudjenah, Caudron, Cauquil, Cossutta, Di Lello Finuoli, Fiebiger, Figueiredo, Fraisse, Herzog, Jové Peres, Korakas, Koulourianos, Krivine, Laguiller, Manisco, Markov, Marset Campos, Meijer, Modrow, Morgantini, Patakis, Puerta, Vachetta, Vinci, Wurtz

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Garaud, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Hager, Ilgenfritz, Kronberger, de La Perriere, Mennea, Souchet

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Andria, Arvidsson, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Bartolozzi, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Camisón Asensio, Cederschiöld, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cornillet, Corrie, Costa Raffaele, Daul, Decourrière, De Mita, Deprez, De Sarnez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Doyle, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Flemming, Florenz, Folias, Fourtou, Friedrich, Gahler, Galeote Quecedo, García-Orcoyen Tormo, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hannan, Hansenne, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Helmer, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Hortefeux, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Karas, Kauppi, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lombardo, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marini, Marinos, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mauro, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Méndez de Vigo, Mennitti, Menrad, Mombaur, Morillon, Müller Emilia Franziska, Musotto, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Niebler, Ojeda Sanz, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Oreja Arburúa, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Perry, Pirker, Piscarreta, Pisicchio, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Provan, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santini, Schaffner, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stauner, Stenmarck, Stockton, Sturdy, Sudre, Suominen, Tajani, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Valdivielso de Cué, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Xarchakos, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berenguer Fuster, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bullmann, van den Burg, Carlotti, Carnero González, Carraro, Carrilho, Cashman, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Ceyhun, Colom i Naval, Corbett, Corbey, De Keyser, Désir, Díez González, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Färm, Fava, Fruteau, Garot, Gebhardt, Ghilardotti, Gill, Gillig, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Howitt, Hughes, van Hulten, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, Lund, McAvan, McNally, Malliori, Martin David W., Martin Hans-Peter, Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Moraes, Müller Rosemarie, Murphy, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, O'Toole, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Piecyk, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Rocard, Rodríguez Ramos, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Ruffolo, Sacconi, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Savary, Scheele, Schmid Gerhard, Schulz, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swiebel, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vattimo, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zimeray, Zorba

UEN: Andrews, Berlato, Camre, Caullery, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Musumeci, Nobilia, Ó Neachtain, Poli Bortone, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Segni, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: MacCormick

Against: 72

EDD: Andersen, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, van Dam, Farage, Sandbæk

ELDR: Andreasen, André-Léonard, Attwooll, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Busk, Calò, Clegg, Costa Paolo, De Clercq, Di Pietro, Duff, Dybkjær, Flesch, Formentini, Gasòliba i Böhm, Huhne, Jensen, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Olsson, Paulsen, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Procacci, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Sanders-ten Holte, Sbarbati, Schmidt, Sterckx, Sørensen, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Eriksson, Frahm, Schmid Herman, Seppänen, Sjöstedt

PPE-DE: Balfe, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Elles, Gargani, Jackson, Khanbhai, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Stevenson

Verts/ALE: Breyer

Abstention: 54

EDD: Bernié, Butel, Esclopé, Mathieu, Raymond, Saint-Josse

NI: Cappato, Claeys, Della Vedova, Dillen, Dupuis, de Gaulle, Gollnisch, Lang, Martinez, Stirbois, Turco

PSE: Zrihen

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Buitenweg, Celli, Cohn-Bendit, Dhaene, Echerer, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Gahrton, Hudghton, Jonckheer, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lannoye, Lipietz, Lucas, McKenna, Maes, Messner, Onesta, Ortuondo Larrea, Piétrasanta, Rod, de Roo, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wuori, Wyn

5.   Cunha report A5-0303/2003

For: 423

EDD: Abitbol, Bernié, Butel, Esclopé, Kuntz, Mathieu, Raymond, Saint-Josse

ELDR: Andreasen, André-Léonard, Attwooll, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Busk, Calò, Clegg, Costa Paolo, Davies, De Clercq, Di Pietro, Duff, Dybkjær, Flesch, Formentini, Gasòliba i Böhm, Huhne, Jensen, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nordmann, Olsson, Paulsen, Pesälä, Plooij-van Gorsel, Pohjamo, Procacci, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Sanders-ten Holte, Sbarbati, Schmidt, Sterckx, Sørensen, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alavanos, Bakopoulos, Bergaz Conesa, Blak, Boudjenah, Caudron, Cossutta, Di Lello Finuoli, Fiebiger, Figueiredo, Fraisse, Herzog, Jové Peres, Korakas, Koulourianos, Krivine, Markov, Marset Campos, Meijer, Modrow, Morgantini, Patakis, Puerta, Vachetta, Vinci, Wurtz

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Claeys, Dillen, Garaud, de Gaulle, Gollnisch, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Hager, Ilgenfritz, Kronberger, Lang, de La Perriere, Martinez, Mennea, Souchet, Stirbois

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Andria, Arvidsson, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Bartolozzi, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Camisón Asensio, Cederschiöld, Cocilovo, Coelho, Costa Raffaele, Daul, Decourrière, De Mita, Deprez, De Sarnez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Doyle, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Flemming, Florenz, Folias, Fourtou, Friedrich, Gahler, Galeote Quecedo, García-Orcoyen Tormo, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hansenne, Hatzidakis, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Hortefeux, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Karas, Kauppi, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langenhagen, Lehne, Lisi, Lombardo, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marini, Marinos, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mauro, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Méndez de Vigo, Mennitti, Menrad, Mombaur, Morillon, Müller Emilia Franziska, Musotto, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Niebler, Ojeda Sanz, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Oreja Arburúa, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Pex, Pirker, Piscarreta, Pisicchio, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Provan, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santini, Schaffner, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stauner, Stenmarck, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Sudre, Suominen, Tajani, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Valdivielso de Cué, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Xarchakos, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berenguer Fuster, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bullmann, van den Burg, Carlotti, Carnero González, Carraro, Carrilho, Cashman, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Colom i Naval, Corbett, Corbey, De Keyser, Désir, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Evans Robert J.E., Färm, Fava, Fruteau, Garot, Gebhardt, Ghilardotti, Gill, Gillig, Glante, Goebbels, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Howitt, Hughes, van Hulten, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, McAvan, McCarthy, McNally, Malliori, Marinho, Martin David W., Martin Hans-Peter, Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Moraes, Müller Rosemarie, Murphy, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, O'Toole, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Piecyk, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Rocard, Rodríguez Ramos, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Ruffolo, Sacconi, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Savary, Scheele, Schmid Gerhard, Schulz, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swiebel, Theorin, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vattimo, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Andrews, Berlato, Camre, Caullery, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Musumeci, Nobilia, Ó Neachtain, Poli Bortone, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Segni, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Celli, Jonckheer, Nogueira Román, Ortuondo Larrea, Staes, Turmes

Against: 65

EDD: Andersen, Bonde, Farage, Sandbæk

GUE/NGL: Eriksson, Frahm, Schmid Herman, Seppänen, Sjöstedt

PPE-DE: Balfe, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Chichester, Corrie, Deva, Dover, Elles, Goodwill, Hannan, Harbour, Helmer, Inglewood, Jackson, Khanbhai, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Perry, Purvis, Scallon, Tannock

PSE: Lund

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Dhaene, Echerer, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Hudghton, Lambert, Lannoye, Lipietz, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Messner, Onesta, Piétrasanta, Rod, de Roo, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Voggenhuber, Wuori, Wyn

Abstention: 12

EDD: Belder, Blokland, Coûteaux, van Dam

GUE/NGL: Bordes, Cauquil, Laguiller

NI: Cappato, Della Vedova, Dupuis, Turco

Verts/ALE: Ferrández Lezaun

6.   Cunha report A5-0303/2003

For: 368

EDD: Abitbol, Bernié, Butel, Coûteaux, Esclopé, Kuntz, Mathieu, Raymond, Saint-Josse

ELDR: Manders

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alavanos, Bakopoulos, Bergaz Conesa, Boudjenah, Caudron, Cossutta, Di Lello Finuoli, Figueiredo, Fraisse, Herzog, Jové Peres, Korakas, Koulourianos, Krivine, Manisco, Markov, Marset Campos, Modrow, Morgantini, Patakis, Puerta, Vachetta, Vinci, Wurtz

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Claeys, Dillen, Garaud, de Gaulle, Gollnisch, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Hager, Ilgenfritz, Lang, de La Perriere, Martinez, Mennea, Souchet, Stirbois

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Andria, Arvidsson, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Bartolozzi, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Camisón Asensio, Cederschiöld, Coelho, Cornillet, Costa Raffaele, Daul, Decourrière, De Mita, Deprez, De Sarnez, Descamps, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Doyle, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Flemming, Florenz, Folias, Fourtou, Friedrich, Gahler, Galeote Quecedo, García-Orcoyen Tormo, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hansenne, Hatzidakis, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Karas, Kauppi, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lombardo, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marini, Marinos, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Matikainen-Kallström, Mauro, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Méndez de Vigo, Mennitti, Menrad, Mombaur, Morillon, Müller Emilia Franziska, Musotto, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Niebler, Ojeda Sanz, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Oreja Arburúa, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Pex, Pirker, Piscarreta, Pisicchio, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santini, Schaffner, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stauner, Stenmarck, Stevenson, Sudre, Suominen, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Valdivielso de Cué, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Xarchakos, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berenguer Fuster, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, van den Burg, Carlotti, Carnero González, Carraro, Carrilho, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Ceyhun, Colom i Naval, Corbett, Darras, De Keyser, Désir, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Färm, Fava, Fruteau, Garot, Gebhardt, Ghilardotti, Gillig, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Howitt, Hughes, van Hulten, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, McAvan, McCarthy, McNally, Malliori, Martin David W., Martin Hans-Peter, Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Moraes, Müller Rosemarie, Murphy, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paciotti, Piecyk, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Rocard, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Ruffolo, Sacconi, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Savary, Scheele, Schmid Gerhard, Schulz, Simpson, Skinner, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swiebel, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vattimo, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Wiersma, Wynn, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Andrews, Berlato, Camre, Caullery, Fitzsimons, Marchiani, Muscardini, Nobilia, Ó Neachtain, Poli Bortone, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Segni, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Ferrández Lezaun, Lagendijk, Nogueira Román, Ortuondo Larrea, Schroedter, Voggenhuber

Against: 79

EDD: Andersen, Bonde, Farage, Sandbæk

ELDR: Vallvé, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Blak, Eriksson, Frahm, Meijer, Schmid Herman, Seppänen, Sjöstedt

PPE-DE: Balfe, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Corrie, Deva, De Veyrac, Dover, Elles, Goodwill, Hannan, Harbour, Helmer, Hortefeux, Inglewood, Jackson, Khanbhai, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Perry, Provan, Purvis, Scallon, Stockton, Sturdy, Tannock

PSE: Lund

UEN: Angelilli, Musumeci

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Celli, Cohn-Bendit, Dhaene, Echerer, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Hudghton, Jonckheer, Lambert, Lannoye, Lipietz, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Messner, Onesta, Piétrasanta, Rod, de Roo, Rühle, Schörling, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Wuori, Wyn

Abstention: 52

EDD: Belder, Blokland, van Dam

ELDR: Andreasen, André-Léonard, Attwooll, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Busk, Calò, Clegg, Costa Paolo, Davies, De Clercq, Di Pietro, Duff, Dybkjær, Flesch, Formentini, Gasòliba i Böhm, Jensen, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nordmann, Olsson, Paulsen, Pesälä, Plooij-van Gorsel, Pohjamo, Procacci, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Sterckx, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Bordes, Cauquil, Laguiller

NI: Dell'Alba, Della Vedova, Dupuis, Kronberger, Turco

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TEXTS ADOPTED

P5_TA(2003)0419

Speed limitation devices of motor vehicles ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive amending Council Directive 92/24/EEC relating to speed limitation devices or similar speed limitation on-board systems of certain categories of motor vehicles (COM(2003) 350 — C5-0272/2003 — 2003/0122(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P5_TA(2003)0420

Regulation (EC) No 2596/97 on drinking milk *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2596/97 extending the period provided for in Article 149(1) of the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden (COM(2003) 372 — C5-0324/2003 — 2003/0144(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P5_TA(2003)0421

Accountancy data on agricultural holdings *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation No 79/65/EEC of the Council setting up a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operations of agricultural holdings in the European Economic Community (COM(2003) 472 — C5-0437/2003 — 2003/0183(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P5_TA(2003)0422

Safety of third countries aircraft using Community airports ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a European Parliament and Council directive on the safety of third countries aircraft using community airports (8478/1/2003 — C5-0278/2003 — 2002/0014(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

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(1)OJ C 233 E, 30.9.2003, p. 12.

(2)‘Texts adopted’, 3.9.2002, P5_TA(2002)0395.

(3)OJ C 103 E, 30.4.2002, p. 351.

(4)  Not yet published in OJ.

P5_TC2-COD(2002)0014

Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 9 October 2003 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Directive 2003/.../EC on the safety of third-country aircraft using Community airports

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 (1),

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (2),

After consulting the Committee of the Regions,

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (3),

Whereas:

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Scope and objective

1.   Within the framework of the Community's overall strategy to establish and maintain a high uniform level of civil aviation safety in Europe, this Directive introduces a harmonised approach to the effective enforcement of international safety standards within the Community by harmonising the rules and procedures for ramp inspections of third-country aircraft landing at airports located in the Member States.

2.   This Directive shall be without prejudice to the Member States' right to carry out inspections not covered by this Directive and to ground, ban, or impose conditions on any aircraft landing at its airports in accordance with Community and international law.

3.   State aircraft, as defined in the Chicago Convention, and aircraft of a maximum take-off weight of less than 5 700 kg not engaged in commercial air transport are excluded from the scope of this Directive.

4.   The application of this Directive 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.

5.   The application of this Directive 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 inform the Council of such date of entry into operation.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purpose of this Directive:

Article 3

Collection of information

Member States shall put in place a mechanism to collect any information deemed useful for the fulfilment of the objective stated in Article 1, including:

This information shall be kept, using a standard report form containing the items described, in the form set out in Annex I.

Article 4

Ramp inspection

1.   Each Member State shall put in place the appropriate means to ensure that third-country aircraft suspected of non-compliance with international safety standards landing at any of its airports open to international air traffic shall be subject to ramp inspections. In implementing such procedures, particular attention shall be given by the competent authority to aircraft:

2.   Member States may establish rules in order to carry out ramp inspections in accordance with a spot-check procedure in the absence of any particular suspicion, provided that such rules comply with Community and international law. Such a procedure shall, however, be carried out in a non-discriminatory way.

3.   Member States shall ensure that appropriate ramp inspections and other surveillance measures as decided within the framework of Article 8(3) will be implemented.

4.   The ramp inspection shall be performed in accordance with the procedure described in Annex II and using a ramp inspection report form containing at least the items described in the form appended to Annex II. On completion of the ramp inspection, the commander of the aircraft or a representative of the aircraft operator shall be informed of the ramp inspection findings and, if significant defects have been found, the report shall be sent to the operator of the aircraft and to the competent authorities concerned.

5.   When performing a ramp inspection under this Directive, the competent authority concerned shall make all possible efforts to avoid an unreasonable delay of the aircraft inspected.

Article 5

Exchange of information

1.   The competent authorities of the Member States shall participate in a mutual exchange of information. Such information shall at the request of a competent authority include a list of airports of the Member State concerned that are open to international air traffic, with an indication, for each calendar year, of the number of ramp inspections performed and the number of movements of third-country aircraft at each airport on that list.

2.   All standard reports referred to in Article 3 and the ramp inspection reports referred to in Article 4(4) shall be made available without delay to the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), to the Commission and, at their request, to the competent authorities of the Member States.

3.   Whenever a standard report shows the existence of a potential safety threat, or a ramp inspection report shows that an aircraft does not comply with international safety standards and may pose a potential safety threat, the report will be communicated without delay to each competent authority of the Member States and the Commission.

Article 6

Protection and dissemination of information

1.   Member States shall, in accordance with their national legislation, take the necessary measures to ensure appropriate confidentiality of the information received by them under Article 5. They shall use this information solely for the purpose of this Directive.

2.   The Commission shall publish yearly an aggregated information report available to the public and industry stakeholders containing an analysis of all information received in accordance with Article 5. That analysis shall be simple, easy to understand and open to only one interpretation, and shall indicate whether particular aircraft types, operators or States of registration, or States responsible for the operation of aircraft, are associated with an increased safety risk to air travellers. In the analysis, the source of that information shall be disidentified.

3.   Without prejudice to the public's right of access to the Commission's documents as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, the Commission shall adopt on its own initiative and, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 10(2), measures for the dissemination to interested parties of the information referred to in paragraph 1 and the assocated conditions. These measures, which may be general or individual, shall be based on the need:

4.   Whenever information concerning aircraft deficiencies is given voluntarily, the ramp inspection reports referred to in Article 4(4) shall be disidentified regarding the source of such information.

Article 7

Grounding of aircraft

1.   Where non-compliance with international safety standards is clearly hazardous to flight safety, measures should be taken by the aircraft operator to rectify the deficiencies before flight departure. If the competent authority performing the ramp inspection is not satisfied that corrective action will be carried out before the flight, it shall ground the aircraft until the hazard is removed and shall immediately inform the competent authorities of the operator concerned and of the State of registration of the aircraft.

2.   The competent authority of the Member State performing the ramp inspection may, in coordination with the State responsible for the operation of the aircraft concerned or the State of registration of the aircraft, prescribe the necessary conditions under which the aircraft can be allowed to fly to an airport at which the deficiencies can be corrected. If the deficiency affects the validity of the Certificate of Airworthiness for the aircraft, the grounding may only be lifted if the operator obtains permission from the State or States which will be overflown on that flight.

Article 8

Safety improvement and implementation measures

1.   Member States shall report to the Commission on the operational measures taken to implement the requirements of Articles 3, 4 and 5.

2.   On the basis of the information collected under paragraph 1, the Commission may, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 10(2), take any appropriate measures to facilitate the implementation of Articles 3, 4 and 5 such as:

3.   On the basis of the information received under Articles 3, 4 and 5, and in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 10(2), a decision may be taken on appropriate ramp inspection and other surveillance measures, in particular those of a specific operator or of operators of a specific third country, pending the adoption by the competent authority of that third country of satisfactory arrangements for corrective measures.

4.   The Commission may take any appropriate measures to cooperate with and assist third countries to improve their aviation safety oversight capabilities.

Article 9

Imposition of a ban or conditions on operation

If a Member State decides to ban from its airports or impose conditions on the operation of a specific operator or operators of a specific third country from its airports pending the adoption by the competent authority of that third country of satisfactory arrangements for corrective measures:

Article 10

Committee procedure

1.   The Commission shall be assisted by the committee set up by Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91.

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, Articles 3 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

4.   The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

5.   The Committee may furthermore be consulted by the Commission on any other matter concerning the application of this Directive.

Article 11

Implementation

Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by ... (8). They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States.

Article 12

Amendment of Annexes

The Annexes to this Directive may be amended in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 10(2).

Article 13

Report

By ... (9) the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of the Directive, and in particular on Article 9, which, inter alia, takes into account developments in the Community and in international fora. The report may be accompanied by proposals for an amendment of this Directive.

Article 14

Entry into force

This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 15

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at ..., on ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(1)OJ C 103 E, 30.4.2002, p. 351.

(2)OJ C 241, 7.10.2002, p. 33.

(3)Position of the European Parliament of 3 September 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal), Council Common Position of 13 June 2003 (OJ C 233 E, 30.9.2003, p. 12) and the position of the European Parliament 9 October 2003.

(4)OJ C 65, 4.3.1996, p. 172.

(5)OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43.

(6)OJ L 373, 31.12.1991, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2871/2000 (OJ L 333, 29.12.2000, p. 47).

(7)OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

(8)Two years after the date of entry into force of this Directive.

(9)Four years after the date of entry into force of this Directive.

ANNEX I

ANNEX II

I.   The ramp inspection should cover all or a selection of the following aspects, according to the time available.

II.   An inspection report must be drawn up after the ramp inspection and must include standard general information described above and a list of items checked, together with an indication of any deficiencies found for each of these items and/or any specific remark that may be necessary.

National Aviation Authority (Name)

(STATE)

P5_TA(2003)0423

Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund

European Parliament resolution on the proposals for decisions on the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund according to point 3 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 7 November 2002 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the financing of the European Union Solidarity Fund, supplementing the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (COM(2003) 431 — C5-0323/2003 — 2003/0166 (ACI) and COM(2003) 529 — C5-0418/2003 — 2003/0206(ACI))

The European Parliament,

Concerning the damage caused by the Prestige oil tanker, by the earthquake in Molise and Apulia, and by the eruption of Mount Etna (COM(2003) 431),

Concerning the fires in Portugal (COM(2003) 529),

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(1)OJ C 172, 18.6.1999.

(2)OJ C 283, 20.11.2002, p. 1.

(3)OJ L 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3.

(4)  P5_TA(2002)0464.

ANNEX I

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 9 OCTOBER 2003 on the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund according to point 3 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 7 November 2002 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the financing of the European Union Solidarity Fund, supplementing the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (damage caused by the ‘Prestige’ oil tanker, by the earthquake in Molise and Apulia, and by the eruption of Mount Etna)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 7 November 2002 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the financing of the European Union Solidarity Fund, supplementing the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (1), and in particular point 3 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (2),

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2003, the European Union Solidarity Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 56 250 million in commitment appropriations.

Article 2

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at ..., on ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(1)OJ C 283, 20.11.2002, p. 1.

(2)OJ L 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3.

ANNEX II

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 9 OCTOBER 2003 on the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund according to point 3 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 7 November 2002 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the financing of the European Union Solidarity Fund, supplementing the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (fires in Portugal)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 7 November 2002 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the financing of the European Union Solidarity Fund, supplementing the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (1), and in particular point 3 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (2),

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2003, the European Union Solidarity Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 48 539 million in commitment appropriations.

Article 2

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at ..., on ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(1)OJ C 283, 20.11.2002, p. 1.

(2)OJ L 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3.

P5_TA(2003)0424

Draft Amending Budget 5/2003

European Parliament resolution on the Draft Amending Budget No 5/2003 of the European Union for the financial year 2003, Section III — Commission (13014/2003 — C5-0449/2003 — 2003/2144(BUD) and 2003/2181(BUD))

The European Parliament,

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(1)OJ L 248, 16.9.2002.

(2)OJ L 54, 28.2.2003.

(3)OJ C 172, 18.6.1999.

(4)OJ C 283, 20.11.2002, p. 1.

(5)  P5_TA-PROV(2003)0423.

(6)OJ L 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3.

P5_TA(2003)0425

Tunnel safety ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive on minimum safety requirements for tunnels in the Trans-European Road Network (COM(2002) 769 — C5-0635/2002 — 2002/0309(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P5_TC1-COD(2002)0309

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 9 October 2003 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Directive 2003/.../EC on minimum safety requirements for tunnels on the Trans-European Road Network

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 71(1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions (3),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (4),

Whereas:

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Objective and scope

1.   This Directive aims to achieve a suitable common safety level in tunnels on the Trans-European Road Network.

2.   It shall apply to all tunnels on the Trans-European Road Network with lengths of over 500 m, whether they are in operation, under construction or at the design stage.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions shall apply:

Article 3

Safety Measures

1.   Member States shall ensure that tunnels in their territory meet the minimum safety requirements laid down in Annex I. Particular consideration should be given to the safety of the disabled. It should in particular be possible for wheelchair users to negotiate the first door leading to an emergency exit.

2.   Where certain structural requirements laid down in Annex I can only be satisfied through technical solutions which are substantially more expensive than for equivalent new tunnels, and where the alternative measures will result in equivalent or improved protection, the Administrative Authority set up pursuant to Article4 may accept the implementation of risk reduction measures as an alternative to those requirements. The efficiency of these measures shall be demonstrated through a risk analysis in conformity with the provisions of Article 13. Member States shall inform the Commission of the risk reduction measures accepted as an alternative and shall provide justification therefor. This paragraph shall not apply in respect of tunnels at the design stage as defined in Article 9.

3.   Member States may specify stricter requirements, provided they do not contravene the requirements of this Directive.

Article 4

Administrative authority

1.   Member States shall designate (an) Administrative Authority(ies), hereinafter referred as ‘the Administrative Authority’, which shall satisfy itself of the observance of all aspects of the safety of a tunnel, in particular compliance with the provisions of this Directive, and be the contact point for the Commission and the other Member States.

2.   The Administrative Authority may be set up at national, regional or local level.

3.   All tunnels located on the territory of a single Member State shall fall under the responsibility of a single Administrative Authority. For tunnels located on the territory of two Member States, each Member State may designate an Administrative Authority. In such cases, a protocol on cooperation shall be established between the two authorities.

4.   The Administrative Authority shall take the necessary measures to ensure compliance with this Directive of all tunnels falling within its area of competence.

5.   Prior authorisation of the Administrative Authority is required for the commissioning of a new tunnel or re-building of a tunnel.

6.   The Administrative Authority shall have the power to suspend or restrict the operation of a tunnel if safety conditions are not met. It shall specify the conditions under which normal traffic conditions may be re-established. Where bodies designated as Administrative Authorities existed prior to this designation, those Administrative Authorities may continue to exercise their previous responsibilities provided they comply with this Directive.

Article 5

Inspection Body

1.   Member States shall ensure that inspections, evaluations and tests are carried out by inspection entities. The Administrative Authority may perform this function. Any entity performing the inspections, evaluations and tests must have a high level of competence and quality of procedure and must be functionally independent of the Tunnel Supervisory Body.

2.For tunnels located on the territory of two Member States, the Member States shall designate joint Inspection Bodies to carry out the tasks under paragraph 1.

Article 6

Tunnel Supervisory Body

1.   For each tunnel, a single Tunnel Supervisory Body shall be recognised by the Administrative Authority. The Tunnel Supervisory Body shall be the public or private body responsible for the safety of the tunnel. It shall in particular be responsible for the design, completion, acceptance and operation of the tunnel. It may itself take on the management of the tunnel or assign it to a third party, but shall at all times hold full ultimate responsibility for the duties stated, irrespective of the manner of their execution.

For tunnels located on the territory of two Member States, the two Administrative Authorities shall recognise one and the same Tunnel Supervisory Body.

2.   Any significant incident or accident occurring in a tunnel shall be the subject of an explanatory report prepared by the Tunnel Supervisory Body which shall include the opinion of the Safety Coordinator referred to in Article 7. This report shall be forwarded to the Administrative Authority and to the emergency services within a maximum period of two months.

Article 7

Safety Coordinator

1.   For each tunnel, the Tunnel Supervisory Body shall nominate one Safety Coordinator who shall, under the authority of the former, supervise and ensure the consistency of all preventive and safeguard measures to ensure the safety of users and operational staff. The Safety Coordinator shall ensure coordination with the emergency services. The Safety Coordinator may be a member of the tunnel staff. The Safety Coordinator may be responsible for several tunnels in a region.

2.   The Safety Coordinator shall:

Article 8

Notification of the Administrative Authority and the Inspection Body

The Member States shall notify the Commission of the names and addresses of the Administrative Authority and the Inspection Body by ... (9) They shall notify within three months any subsequent changes to this information when they occur. The Commission may ask Member States to provide further information on these organisations where appropriate.

Article 9

Tunnels at the design stage

1.   Any tunnel whose design has not been approved by the Administrative Authority by ... (9) shall be subject to the requirements of this Directive.

2.   The tunnel shall be commissioned in accordance with the procedure laid down in Annex II.

Article 10

Tunnels not yet open

1.   If a tunnel has not been opened to public traffic by ... (9), the Administrative Authority shall assess its compliance with the requirements of this Directive.

2.   Where the Administrative Authority finds that a tunnel does not comply with the provisions of this Directive, it shall notify the Tunnel Supervisory Body that the relevant measures necessary to increase safety must be taken.

3.   The tunnel shall then be commissioned in accordance with the procedure laid down in Annex II.

Article 11

Tunnels already in operation

1.   If a tunnel is open to public traffic by ... (10), the Administrative Authority shall, within 18 months, assess its compliance with the requirements of Annex I.

2.   The Tunnel Supervisory Body shall, if necessary, propose to the Administrative Authority a plan for adapting the tunnel to the provisions of this Directive.

3.   The Administrative Authority shall give its approval to the remedial measures or ask for them to be modified.

4.   Thereafter, the tunnel shall be re-commissioned in accordance with the procedure laid down in Annex II.

5.   Member States shall, not later than ... (11), submit a report to the Commission on how they plan to meet the requirements of this Directive, on planned measures, and, where appropriate, on the consequences of opening or closing the main access roads to the tunnels. In order to minimise disturbances to traffic at European level, the Commission may comment on the timetable of the work intended to ensure that tunnels comply with the requirements of this Directive.

6.   The refurbishment of tunnels shall be carried out according to a schedule, which shall not exceed ten years. At least 10% of all tunnels in operation in each Member State shall comply with the requirements of this Directive within three years following its entry into force, 50 % of all tunnels in operation within six years and 100% within 10 years.

7.   Where the total bore length of existing tunnels divided by the total length of the part of the Trans-European Road Network located on their territories exceeds the European average, Member States may extend the periods stipulated in paragraph 6 by 50 %.

Article 12

Periodic inspections

1.   The Administrative Authority shall arrange regular inspections to ensure that all tunnels falling within the scope of this Directive comply with its provisions. A first inspection of all these tunnels shall be conducted not later than ... (12).

2.   The period between two consecutive inspections of a given tunnel shall not exceed five years.

3.   Where, on the basis of the results of the inspection, the Administrative Authority finds that a tunnel does not comply with the provisions of this Directive, it shall notify the Tunnel Supervisory Body that measures to increase tunnel safety must be adopted.

4.   After refurbishing, the tunnel shall be re-commissioned in accordance with the procedure laid down in Annex II.

Article 13

Risk analysis

1.   Risk analyses shall be carried out by a body that is independent of the Tunnel Supervisory Body, at the request and under the responsibility of the Administrative Authority. A risk analysis is an analysis of risk for a given tunnel, taking into account all design factors and traffic conditions that affect safety, notably traffic characteristics, tunnel length, type of traffic and tunnel geometry, as well as the forecast number of heavy goods vehicles per day.

2.   Member States shall ensure that, at national level, a detailed and well-defined methodology, corresponding to the best available practices, is used and shall inform the Commission and the other Member States of the methodology applied.

3.   Not later than ... (13), the Commission shall establish a report on the practice applied in the Member States. Where necessary, it shall make proposals for the adoption of a common harmonised risk analysis methodology in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 16(2).

Article 14

Derogation for innovative techniques

1.   In order to allow the installation of innovative safety equipment or the use of innovative safety procedures, which provide an equivalent or higher protection level and have a better cost/benefit ratio than current technologies, as prescribed in this Directive, an Administrative Authority may grant a derogation from the requirements of the Directive on the basis of a duly documented request from the Tunnel Supervisory Body.

2.   If the Administrative Authority intends to grant the derogation, the Member State shall first submit a derogation application to the Commission containing the initial request and the opinion of the Inspection Body.

3.   The Commission shall give a reply in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 16(2). Where the decision is negative, the Administrative Authority shall not grant the derogation.

Article 15

Adaptation to technical progress

The Commission shall adapt the Annexes to this Directive to technical progress, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 16(2).

Article 16

Committee procedure

1.   The Commission shall be assisted in these tasks by a Committee composed of representatives of the Member States and chaired by the Commission.

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.

3.   The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be three months.

4.   The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

Article 17

Transposition

1.   Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by ... (14). They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

2.   The provisions adopted by the Member States 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.

Article 18

Entry into force

This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 19

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at ..., on ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(1)  OJ ...

(2)OJ C 220, 16.9.2003, p. 26.

(3)  OJ ...

(4)Position of the European Parliament of 9 October 2003.

(5)  Commission White Paper of 12 September 2001: ‘European transport policy for 2010: time to decide’, COM(2001) 370.

(6)OJ L 228 of 9.9.1996, p. 1. Decision as amended by Decision No 1346/2001/EC (OJ L 185, 6.7.2001, p. 1).

(7)  Directive 2003/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2003 on the initial qualification and periodic training of drivers of certain road vehicles for the carriage of goods or passengers, amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 and Council Directive 91/439/EEC and repealing Council Directive 76/914/EEC (OJ L 226, 10.9.2003, p. 4).

(8)OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

(9)  Eighteen months after the entry into force of this Directive.

(10)Eighteen months after the entry into force of this Directive.

(11)  Three years after the entry into force of this Directive.

(12)  Five years after the entry into force of this Directive.

(13)  Five years after the entry into force of this Directive.

(14)Eighteen months after the date of publication of the Directive in the Official Journal.

ANNEX I

MEASURES

1.   Infrastructure measures

The Annex contains the minimum safety requirements for tunnels on the Trans-European Road Network with lengths of over 500 m.

1.1.   Safety parameters

1.2.   Number of tubes and lanes

1.3.   Tunnel gradients

1.4.   Escape routes and emergency exits

1.5.   Emergency passages for emergency services

1.6.   Lay-bys

1.7.   Drainage

1.8.   Fire resistance of structures

The main structure of all tunnels where a local collapse of the structure can have catastrophic consequences, e.g. immersed tunnels or tunnels which can cause the collapse of important neighbouring structures, shall ensure a sufficient level of fire resistance.

1.9.   Lighting

1.10.   Ventilation

1.11.   Emergency stations (Safety recesses)

1.12.   Water supply

1.13.   Road signs

Specific signs shall be used for all safety facilities provided for tunnel users. Signs, panels and pictograms for use in tunnels are given in Annex III.

1.14.   Control centre

1.15.Monitoring systems

1.16.Equipment to close the tunnel

1.17.Communication systems

1.18.Power supply and electrical circuits

1.19.Fire resistance of equipment

The level of fire resistance of all tunnel equipment shall take into account the technological possibilities and aim at maintaining the necessary safety functions in case of fire.

1.20.Table related to minimum equipment

The minimum equipment is laid down in the following table.

MINIMUM EQUIPMENT TABLE

2.   Measures concerning operations

2.1.Operating means

The operation shall be organised and have appropriate means so as to ensure the continuity and safety of traffic through the tunnel. The personnel involved in the operation as well as the emergency services shall receive appropriate initial and continuous training.

2.2.Emergency planning

Emergency response plans shall be available for all tunnels. In tunnels starting and finishing in different Member States, a single bi-national emergency response plan shall involve the two countries.

2.3.   Role of the Administrative Authority

At organisational level the Administrative Authority shall, for the purposes of co-ordinating and supervising accident/incident management in road tunnels, draw up the requirements for the inspection of tunnels from the point of view of safety.

2.4.Works in tunnels

2.5.   Accident management

2.6.   Activity of the control centre

2.7.   Tunnel closure

2.8.   Transport of dangerous goods

2.9.   Overtaking in tunnels

A risk analysis shall be carried out in order to decide whether heavy goods vehicles should be allowed to overtake in tunnels.

2.10.   Distance between vehicles

Road users shall maintain a minimum distance of 50 m for passenger cars and 100 m for heavy goods vehicles, at the maximum authorised speed, from the vehicle in front of them.

2.11.Transport Policy

Member States shall in general be required, alternatively and additionally, to place traffic-management measures at the service of tunnel safety.

2.12.Derogations

For tunnels in urban road networks falling within the scope of this Directive, the Administrative Authority may grant a derogation from the requirements thereof, in particular regarding the closure of lanes outside the tunnel and the distance between vehicles.

3.   Measures concerning vehicles in road tunnels

4.   Measures designed to inform road users of the attitude to adopt

4.1.   Information campaigns

4.2.   Communications

ANNEX II

APPROVAL OF THE DESIGN, SAFETY DOCUMENTATION, COMMISSIONING OF A TUNNEL, MODIFICATIONS AND PERIODIC EXERCISES

1.   Approval of the design

2.   Safety documentation

3.   Commissioning

4.   Modifications

5.   Periodic exercises

At least once every year, the Tunnel Supervisory Body shall, in co-operation with the Safety Coordinator, organise periodic exercises for tunnel staff and the emergency services.

Exercises:

The Safety Coordinator shall supervise these exercises, draw up a report and make appropriate proposals, where necessary, to the Tunnel Supervisory Body for further action.

ANNEX III

ROAD SIGNING FOR TUNNELS

1.   General requirements

Road signs mentioned in this section are described in the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals unless specified.

1.1. Road signs shall be used to designate the following escape routes and safety facilities in tunnels:

Safety exits: the same sign shall be used at the entrance of direct exits to the outside, connections to the other tunnel tube or to a safety gallery;

Escape routes to safety exits: the two nearest escape exits shall be signed on the sidewalls, at least every 25 m, at a height of 1,1 to 1,5 m, with indication of the distances;

Safety recesses (Emergency stations): with indication of the presence of an emergency phone and a fire extinguisher, at least every 150 m;

Lay-bys: at least every 1 000 m; they shall be systematically signed in advance; this shall imply, by definition, the presence of an emergency phone and of at least two fire extinguishers;

Radio frequencies: the sign shall be placed at the entrance of tunnels and every 1 000 m in long tunnels.

1.2. All these signs shall be designed and positioned so that they are clearly visible to all oncoming users and shall be permanently illuminated (or lit).

2.   Description of signs, panels and pictograms

Signing should conform to the following specific rules, both in sign selection and in the materials used.

2.1. Vertical signing

2.2. Horizontal signing (road markings)

2.3. Variable Message Signs

2.4 Signs, panels and pictograms for signing of facilities

Descriptive Panel

Safety recesses (Emergency stations)

Safety recesses are intended to provide various safety equipment, in particular emergency telephones and extinguishers, but are not intended to protect road users from the effects of a fire. Signs shall indicate the equipment available to road users, such as:

In safety recesses, a clearly legible text, written in several languages, shall indicate that the safety recess does not ensure protection in case of fire. An example is given below:

Emergency exits

The signs to indicate ‘Emergency exits’ should conform to the pictograms proposed by the ISO 6309 standard or CEN Standard EN 12899 of January 2001. Its background colour is green. Examples are shown below:

It is also necessary to sign the two nearest exits on the sidewalls, about every 25 m, at a height of 1,1 to 1,5 metres. Examples are shown below.

Pictograms for Variable Message Signing

The signs and pictograms shown here do not yet exist in international legal instruments

Observe traffic lights and signs (Signs can change in tunnel)

P5_TA(2003)0426

Better lawmaking

European Parliament decision on the conclusion of the interinstitutional agreement on Better Law-Making between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission (2003/2131(ACI))

The European Parliament,

ANNEX

INTERINSTITUTIONAL AGREEMENT ON BETTER LAW-MAKING

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and, in particular, to Article 5 thereof and the Protocol on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality annexed thereto,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union,

Drawing attention to Declaration No 18 on the estimated costs under Commission proposals and to Declaration No 19 on the implementation of Community law, both of which are annexed to the Maastricht Final Act,

Drawing attention to the Interinstitutional Agreements of 25 October 1993 on the procedures for implementing the principle of subsidiarity (1), of 20 December 1994 on accelerated working method for the official codification of legislative texts (2), of 22 December 1998 on common guidelines for the quality of drafting of Community legislation (3), and of 28 November 2001 on a more structured use of the recasting technique for legal acts (4),

Noting the Presidency Conclusions of the meetings of the European Council held on 21 and 22 June 2002 in Seville and on 20 and 21 March 2003 in Brussels,

Emphasising that this Agreement is concluded without prejudice to the outcome of the Intergovernmental Conference which will be held following the Convention on the Future of Europe,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Common commitments and objectives

Better coordination of the legislative process

Greater transparency and accessibility

Choice of legislative instrument and legal basis

Use of alternative methods of regulation

Co-regulation

Self-regulation

Implementing measures (committee procedure)

Improving the quality of legislation

(a)   Pre-legislative consultation

(b)   Impact analyses

(c)   Consistency of texts

Better transposition and application

Simplifying and reducing the volume of legislation

Implementation and monitoring of the Agreement

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(1)OJ C 329, 6.12.1993, p. 135.

(2)OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

(3)OJ C 73, 17.3.1999, p. 1.

(4)OJ C 77, 28.3.2002, p. 1.

(5)  Committee at the European Parliament; the working party and Permanent Representatives' Committee at the Council.

(6)  For the purposes of this Agreement, ‘legislative authority’ means only the European Parliament and the Council.

(7)OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

(8)  Commission communication of 12 December 2002 on better monitoring of the application of Community law, COM(2002) 725 final, pp. 20 and 21.

P5_TA(2003)0427

European space policy

European Parliament resolution on European space policy — Green Paper (2003/2092(INI))

The European Parliament,

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(1)OJ C 149, 26.6.2003, p. 10.

(2)OJ L 232, 29.8.2002, p. 1.

(3)OJ C 284 E, 21.11.2002, p. 206.

(4)OJ C 271 E, 7.11.2002, p. 66.

(5)OJ C 87 E, 11.4.2002, p. 60.

P5_TA(2003)0428

EC Merger Regulation *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the control of concentrations between undertakings: ‘The EC Merger Regulation’ (COM(2002) 711 — C5-0005/2003 — 2002/0296(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

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(1)OJ C 20 E, 28.1.2003, p. 4.

(2)  P5_TA(2002)0369.

P5_TA(2003)0429

Transmission of personal data by airlines in the case of transatlantic flights

European Parliament resolution on transfer of personal data by airlines in the case of transatlantic flights: state of negotiations with the USA

The European Parliament,

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(1)  P5_TA(2003)0097.

(2)OJ L 281, 29.11.1995, p. 31.

(3)  (Note: Under Article 6(1)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2299/89 on computerized reservation systems, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 323/1999 (OJ L 40, 13.2.1999, p. 1), individual data have to be taken off-line within 72 hours of the completion of the booking (i.e. flight arrival) and can be archived for a maximum of three years, and access to the data is ‘allowed only for billing-dispute reasons’.).

P5_TA(2003)0430

Difficulties encountered by European beekeeping

European Parliament resolution on the difficulties faced by the European beekeeping sector

The European Parliament,

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(1)OJ C 177 E, 25.7.2002, p. 327.

(2)OJ C 187 E, 7.8.2003, p. 173.

(3)  P5_TA(2003)0128.

P5_TA(2003)0431

Fisheries partnership agreements with third countries

European Parliament resolution on the Commission communication on an integrated framework for fisheries partnership agreements with third countries (COM(2002) 637 — 2003/2034(INI))

The European Parliament,

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(1)OJ C 358, 24.11.1997, p. 43.

(2)OJ C 112 E, 9.5.2002, p. 353.

(3)OJ C 271 E, 7.11.2002, p. 401.

(4)  P5_TA(2002)0546.

(5)  P5_TA(2002)0555.

(6)  P5_TA(2003)0026.

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