# Official Journal C 64E/19 M

| | ISSN 1725-2423 |
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| Official Journal
of the European Union | C 64E |
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| English edition | Information and Notices |

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| | IV   Notices | |
| | European Parliament | |
| | Monday 12 January 2009 | |
| 2009/C 064E/01 | MINUTES | 1 |
| | PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING
Resumption of the session
Statement by the President
Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting
Composition of Parliament
Composition of committees and delegations
Data protection (appointment of the European supervisor and the assistant supervisor)
Signature of acts adopted under codecision
Documents received
Oral questions and written declarations (submission)
Petitions
Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council
Order of business
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Framework for Community action to achieve a sustainable use of pesticides ***II — Placing of plant protection products on the market ***II (debate)
Action Plan on Urban Mobility (debate)
Revision of the Broadcasting Communication — State aid for public broadcasting (debate)
Trade and economic relations with Western Balkans (short presentation)
The common agricultural policy and global food security (short presentation)
Developing civil dialogue under the Treaty of Lisbon (short presentation)
Public finances in the EMU — 2007-2008 (short presentation)
The transposition, implementation and enforcement of Directives 2005/29/EC and 2006/114/EC (short presentation)
CFP and the ecosystem approach to fisheries management (short presentation)
Equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions (short presentation)
Agenda of the next sitting
Closure of the sitting | |
| | ATTENDANCE REGISTER | 14 |
| | Tuesday 13 January 2009 | |
| 2009/C 064E/02 | MINUTES | 16 |
| | PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING
Opening of the sitting
Documents received
Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (announcement of motions for resolutions tabled)
Undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) (recast) ***I (debate)
Formal sitting and debate — 10th anniversary of the euro
Voting time
Cooperation in the regulation of civil aviation safety * (Rule 131) (vote)
Common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin (Codified version) * (Rule 131) (vote)
System of taxation applicable to mergers, divisions, partial divisions, transfers of assets and exchanges of shares concerning companies of different Member States and to the transfer of a registered office (Codified version) * (Rule 131) (vote)
Language arrangements applicable to appeals against decisions of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal * (Rule 131) (vote)
Trade and economic relations with Western Balkans (Rule 131) (vote)
The common agricultural policy and global food security (Rule 131) (vote)
Developing civil dialogue under the Treaty of Lisbon (Rule 131) (vote)
The transposition, implementation and enforcement of Directives 2005/29/EC and 2006/114/EC (Rule 131) (vote)
CFP and the ecosystem approach to fisheries management (Rule 131) (vote)
Framework for Community action to achieve a sustainable use of pesticides ***II (vote)
Placing of plant protection products on the market ***II (vote)
Undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) (recast) ***I (vote)
Public finances in the EMU — 2007-2008 (vote)
Explanations of vote
Formal sitting — Latvia
Explanations of vote (continued)
Corrections to votes and voting intentions
Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting
Security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents ***I (debate)
Public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (debate)
Public contracts in the fields of defence and security ***I (debate)
Question Time (Commission)
Pharmaceutical products package (debate)
Dangerous substances and preparations (dichloromethane) ***I (debate)
Authorisation to ratify the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007, of the International Labour Organisation (Convention 188) * (debate)
Agenda of the next sitting
Closure of the sitting | |
| | ATTENDANCE REGISTER | 30 |
| | ANNEX I | 32 |
| | ANNEX II | 37 |
| | Wednesday 14 January 2009 | |
| 2009/C 064E/03 | MINUTES | 62 |
| | PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING
Opening of the sitting
Documents received
Presentation of the Czech Presidency's programme (debate)
Voting time
Security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents ***I (vote)
Public contracts in the fields of defence and security ***I (vote)
Dangerous substances and preparations (dichloromethane) ***I (vote)
Authorisation to ratify the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007, of the International Labour Organisation (Convention 188) * (vote)
Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (2004-2008) (vote)
Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (procedures related to social dialogue) (vote)
Development of the UN Human Rights Council, including the role of the EU (vote)
Public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (vote)
Explanations of vote
Corrections to votes and voting intentions
Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting
Situation in the Middle East/Gaza Strip (debate)
Gas supplies by Russia to Ukraine and the EU (debate)
Question Time (Council)
Composition of committees and delegations
Situation in the Horn of Africa (debate)
EU strategy towards Belarus (debate)
Commemorating 11 July as a day of remembrance for the victims of the massacre in Srebrenica (debate)
Agenda of the next sitting
Closure of the sitting | |
| | ATTENDANCE REGISTER | 72 |
| | ANNEX I | 74 |
| | ANNEX II | 85 |
| | Thursday 15 January 2009 | |
| 2009/C 064E/04 | MINUTES | 136 |
| | PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING
Opening of the sitting
Animal transport (debate)
Mediterranean diet (debate)
Communication of Council common positions
Restoring NTDTV Television broadcasts to China via Eutelsat (written declaration)
Voting time
Budgetary control of EU funds in Afghanistan (Rule 131) (vote)
Equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions (vote)
Situation in the Middle East/Gaza Strip (vote)
Situation in the Horn of Africa (vote)
EU strategy towards Belarus (vote)
Commemorating 11 July as a day of remembrance for the victims of the massacre in Srebrenica (vote)
Explanations of vote
Corrections to votes and voting intentions
Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting
Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (debate)
Iran: the Shirin Ebadi case
Guinea
Press freedom in Kenya
Voting time
Iran: the Shirin Ebadi case (vote)
Guinea (vote)
Press freedom in Kenya (vote)
Documents received
Decisions concerning certain documents
Written declarations included in the register (Rule 116)
Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting
Dates of forthcoming sittings
Adjournment of the session | |
| | ATTENDANCE REGISTER | 148 |
| | ANNEX I | 150 |
| | ANNEX II | 156 |

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

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