EN Official Journal of the European Union CE 227/219

Wednesday 11 May 2011

MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 11 MAY 2011

2011/C 227 E/03

Contents

1. Opening of the sitting

2. Implementing measures (Rule 88)

3. Delegated acts (Rule 87a)

4. Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)

5. Voting time

5.1. Indications or marks identifying the lot to which a foodstuff belongs ***I (Rule 138) (vote)

5.2. Approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to units of measurement ***I (Rule 138) (vote)

5.3. Permissible sound level and the exhaust system of motor vehicles ***I (Rule 138) (vote)

5.4. Narrow-track wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors ***I (Rule 138) (vote)

5.5. Controls of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors ***I (Rule 138) (vote)

5.6. Braking devices of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors ***I (Rule 138) (vote)

5.7. Driving position and the doors and windows of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors ***I (Rule 138) (vote)

5.8. Rear-mounted roll-over protection structures of narrow-track wheeled tractors ***I (Rule 138) (vote)

5.9. Excise duty applied to manufactured tobacco * (Rule 138) (vote)

5.10. Denominations and technical specifications of euro coins intended for circulation * (Rule 138) (vote)

5.11. Textile names and related labelling of textile products ***II (vote)

5.12. Exceptional trade measures for the EU’s Stabilisation and Association process ***I (vote)

5.13. Radio spectrum policy ***I (vote)

5.14. Amendment of the Rules following the establishment of a common Transparency Register (vote)

5.15. Interinstitutional agreement on a common Transparency Register (vote)

5.16. Corporate governance in financial institutions (vote)

5.17. Free trade agreement with India (vote)

5.18. EU-Japan trade relations (vote)

5.19. Preparing forests for climate change (vote)

5.20. Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 (vote)

5.21. Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty (vote)

5.22. The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (vote)

6. Explanations of vote

7. Corrections to votes and voting intentions

8. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

9. Statement by the Chair of the European Parliament delegation to the Conciliation Committee – novel foods (debate)

10. Welcome

11. Statement by the Chair of the European Parliament delegation to the Conciliation Committee – novel foods (continuation of debate)

12. Small Business Act review (debate)

13. Developments in the ongoing debt crisis and the EU response (debate)

14. Efficiency of the European agencies linked to employment, working conditions and training (debate)

15. Innovation Union: transforming Europe for a post-crisis world (debate)

16. ILO Convention supplemented by a recommendation on domestic workers (debate)

17. Antibiotic resistance (debate)

18. Agenda of the next sitting

19. Closure of the sitting

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

ANNEX I

RESULTS OF VOTES

1. Indications or marks identifying the lot to which a foodstuff belongs ***I

2. Approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to units of measurement ***I

3. Permissible sound level and the exhaust system of motor vehicles ***I

4. Narrow-track wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors ***I

5. Controls of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors ***I

6. Braking devices of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors ***I

7. Driving position and the doors and windows of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors ***I

8. Rear-mounted roll-over protection structures of narrow-track wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors ***I

9. Excise duty applied to manufactured tobacco *

10. Denominations and technical specifications of euro coins intended for circulation *

11. Textile names and related labelling of textile products ***II

12. Exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the EU’s Stabilisation and Association process ***I

13. Radio spectrum policy ***I

14. Amendment of the Rules following the establishment of a common Transparency Register

15. Interinstitutional agreement on a common Transparency Register

16. Corporate governance in financial institutions

17. Free trade agreement with India

18. EU-Japan trade relations

19. Preparing forests for climate change

20. Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects and basic choices of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) in 2009

21. Development of the common security and defence policy following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty

22. The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations

ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

1. A7-0095/2011 – Sajjad Karim – Single vote

2. A7-0089/2011 – Sajjad Karim – Single vote

3. A7-0093/2011 – Sajjad Karim – Single vote

4. A7-0098/2011 – Sajjad Karim – Single vote

5. A7-0090/2011 – Sajjad Karim – Single vote

6. A7-0092/2011 – Sajjad Karim – Single vote

7. A7-0096/2011 – Sajjad Karim – Single vote

8. A7-0101/2011 – Sajjad Karim – Single vote

9. A7-0100/2011 – Sajjad Karim – Single vote

10. A7-0102/2011 – Sajjad Karim – Single vote

11. A7-0151/2011 – Gunnar Hökmark – Amendment 20/1

12. A7-0151/2011 – Gunnar Hökmark – Amendment 20/2

13. A7-0151/2011 – Gunnar Hökmark – Amendment 69/1

14. A7-0151/2011 – Gunnar Hökmark – Amendment 69/2

15. A7-0151/2011 – Gunnar Hökmark – Legislative resolution

16. B7-0291/2011 – Amendment 7

17. B7-0291/2011 – Amendment 8

18. B7-0291/2011 – Amendment 14/1

19. B7-0291/2011 – Amendment 14/2

20. B7-0291/2011 – Amendment 2

21. B7-0291/2011 – Amendment 9

22. B7-0291/2011 – Amendment 10/1

23. B7-0291/2011 – Amendment 10/2

24. B7-0291/2011 – Amendment 3

25. B7-0291/2011 – Amendment 11/1

26. B7-0291/2011 – Amendment 11/2

27. B7-0291/2011 – Amendment 12

28. B7-0291/2011 – Amendment 13

29. B7-0291/2011 – Resolution

30. A7-0113/2011 – Kriton Arsenis – § 36/2

31. A7-0113/2011 – Kriton Arsenis – § 37

32. A7-0168/2011 – Gabriele Albertini – § 38/2

33. A7-0168/2011 – Gabriele Albertini – § 85/2

34. A7-0168/2011 – Gabriele Albertini – § 85/3

35. A7-0166/2011 – Roberto Gualtieri – Amendment 4rev

36. A7-0166/2011 – Roberto Gualtieri – Amendment 5rev S

37. A7-0166/2011 – Roberto Gualtieri – Amendment 6rev S

38. A7-0166/2011 – Roberto Gualtieri – Amendment 7rev S

39. A7-0166/2011 – Roberto Gualtieri – Amendment 8rev S

40. A7-0181/2011 – María Muñiz De Urquiza – Amendment 3

41. A7-0181/2011 – María Muñiz De Urquiza – Amendment 4

42. A7-0181/2011 – María Muñiz De Urquiza – Amendment 1

43. A7-0181/2011 – María Muñiz De Urquiza – Amendment 5

44. A7-0181/2011 – María Muñiz De Urquiza – § 20

45. A7-0181/2011 – María Muñiz De Urquiza – Amendment 6

46. A7-0181/2011 – María Muñiz De Urquiza – § 31/1

47. A7-0181/2011 – María Muñiz De Urquiza – § 31/2

48. A7-0181/2011 – María Muñiz De Urquiza – § 32/1

49. A7-0181/2011 – María Muñiz De Urquiza – § 32/2

50. A7-0181/2011 – María Muñiz De Urquiza – § 38/1

51. A7-0181/2011 – María Muñiz De Urquiza – § 38/2

52. A7-0181/2011 – María Muñiz De Urquiza – Amendment 2

53. A7-0181/2011 – María Muñiz De Urquiza – Resolution

MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 11 MAY 2011

IN THE CHAIR: Jerzy BUZEK

President

1. Opening of the sitting

The sitting opened at 9.05.

2. Implementing measures (Rule 88)

The following draft implementing measures falling under the regulatory procedure with scrutiny had been forwarded to Parliament:

— Commission Decision on amending Decision 2007/589/EC as regards the inclusion of monitoring and reporting guidelines for greenhouse gas emissions from new activities and gases (D012356/02 - 2011/2672(RPS) - deadline: 07/07/2011) referred to responsible: ENVI

— Draft Commission regulation amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific rules for the organisation of officials controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (D012503/04 - 2011/2673(RPS) - deadline: 09/07/2011) referred to responsible: ENVI

— Draft Commission Directive …/…/EC amending, for the purposes of their adaptation to technical progress, Annexes I and V to Directive 2008/121/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on textile names (D012711/02 - 2011/2670(RPS) - deadline: 06/07/2011) referred to responsible: IMCO

— Draft Commission Directive …/…/EC amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical progress, Annex II to Directive 96/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain methods for quantitative analysis of binary textile fibre mixtures (D012712/02 - 2011/2671(RPS) - deadline: 06/07/2011) referred to responsible: IMCO

— Draft Commission Regulation of …/… amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive (D013152/03 - 2011/2675(RPS) - deadline: 15/07/2011) referred to responsible: ENVI

— Draft Commission Regulation (EU) No …/… of […] amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 689/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicals (D013691/01 - 2011/2674(RPS) - deadline: 15/07/2011) referred to responsible: ENVI opinion: ITRE, IMCO

3. Delegated acts (Rule 87a)

The following delegated act had been forwarded to Parliament:

Commission delegated Regulation (EU) No …/… of 4 May 2011 supplementing Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the energy labelling of air conditioners (C(2011)2875) – deadline 10 July 2011

referred to committee responsible: ITRE

4. Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)

Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy

Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf

Report on the annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the main aspects and basic choices of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) in 2009, presented to the European Parliament in application of Part II, Section G, paragraph 43 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 [2010/2124(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Gabriele Albertini (A7-0168/2011)

Report on the development of the common security and defence policy following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty [2010/2299(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Roberto Gualtieri (A7-0166/2011)

Report on the EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations [2010/2298(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: María Muñiz De Urquiza (A7-0181/2011)

The President made a brief introductory speech.

Catherine Ashton (Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) made the statements.

The following spoke: Joseph Daul, on behalf of the PPE Group, Martin Schulz, on behalf of the S&D Group, Guy Verhofstadt, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Charles Tannock, on behalf of the ECR Group, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Lothar Bisky, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, and Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the EFD Group.

Gabriele Albertini, Roberto Gualtieri and María Muñiz De Urquiza presented their reports.

The following spoke: Catherine Ashton, Jörg Leichtfried (rapporteur for the opinion of the INTA Committee) and Krzysztof Lisek.

IN THE CHAIR: Roberta ANGELILLI

Vice-President

The following spoke: Véronique De Keyser, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Franziska Katharina Brantner, Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Fiorello Provera, Andreas Mölzer, Eduard Kukan, Hannes Swoboda, Andrew Duff, Geoffrey Van Orden, who also replied to a blue-card question by Nicole Sinclaire, Ulrike Lunacek, who also replied to a blue-card question by Nicole Sinclaire, Patrick Le Hyaric, who also replied to a blue-card question by Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Nikolaos Salavrakos, Nicole Sinclaire, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Kristian Vigenin, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Mirosław Piotrowski, Reinhard Bütikofer, Sampo Terho, Béla Kovács, Elmar Brok, Richard Howitt, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Struan Stevenson, David Campbell Bannerman, Mario Mauro and Pier Antonio Panzeri.

IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ

Vice-President

The following spoke: Jelko Kacin, Paweł Robert Kowal, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Libor Rouček, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Maria Eleni Koppa, Michael Gahler, Luis Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Francisco José Millán Mon, Marek Siwiec, Arnaud Danjean, Andrey Kovatchev, Alojz Peterle, Alejo Vidal-Quadras and Dominique Baudis.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Anna Ibrisagic, Ana Gomes, Antonyia Parvanova, Heidi Hautala, Peter van Dalen, Ilda Figueiredo, Jaroslav Paška, Andrew Henry William Brons, Marco Scurria and Boris Zala.

The following spoke: Roberto Gualtieri, Gabriele Albertini, María Muñiz De Urquiza and Catherine Ashton.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.5.2011, item 5.20, minutes of 11.5.2011, item 5.21 and minutes of 11.5.2011, item 5.22.

(The sitting was suspended for a short time, pending voting time.)

IN THE CHAIR: Stavros LAMBRINIDIS

Vice-President

5. Voting time

Detailed voting results (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in the Results of Votes annex to the minutes.

The results of roll-call votes are available in electronic form only, as an annex to the minutes, and can be accessed via Europarl.

5.1. Indications or marks identifying the lot to which a foodstuff belongs ***I (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on indications or marks identifying the lot to which a foodstuff belongs (codified text) [COM(2010)0506 - C7-0285/2010- 2010/0259(COD)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Sajjad Karim (A7-0095/2011)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 1)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2011)0208)

5.2. Approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to units of measurement ***I (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to units of measurement (codified text) [COM(2010)0507 - C7-0287/2010- 2010/0260(COD)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Sajjad Karim (A7-0089/2011)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 2)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2011)0209)

5.3. Permissible sound level and the exhaust system of motor vehicles ***I (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the permissible sound level and the exhaust system of motor vehicles [COM(2010)0508 - C7-0288/2010- 2010/0261(COD)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Sajjad Karim (A7-0093/2011)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 3)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2011)0210)

5.4. Narrow-track wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors ***I (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on roll-over protection structures mounted in front of the driver’s seat on narrow-track wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors (codified text) [COM(2010)0610 - C7-0340/2010- 2010/0302(COD)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Sajjad Karim (A7-0098/2011)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 4)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2011)0211)

5.5. Controls of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors ***I (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the installation, location, operation and identification of the controls of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (codified text) [COM(2010)0717 - C7-0404/2010- 2010/0348(COD)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Sajjad Karim (A7-0090/2011)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 5)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2011)0212)

5.6. Braking devices of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors ***I (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on braking devices of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (codified text) [COM(2010)0729 - C7-0421/2010- 2010/0349(COD)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Sajjad Karim (A7-0092/2011)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 6)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2011)0213)

5.7. Driving position and the doors and windows of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors ***I (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the operating space, access to the driving position and the doors and windows of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (codified text) [COM(2010)0746 - C7-0428/2010- 2010/0358(COD)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Sajjad Karim (A7-0096/2011)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 7)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2011)0214)

5.8. Rear-mounted roll-over protection structures of narrow-track wheeled tractors ***I (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on rear-mounted roll-over protection structures of narrow-track wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors (codified text) [COM(2010)0510 - C7-0290/2010- 2010/0264(COD)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Sajjad Karim (A7-0101/2011)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 8)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2011)0215)

5.9. Excise duty applied to manufactured tobacco * (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on the amended proposal for a Council directive on the structure and rates of excise duty applied to manufactured tobacco (codified text) [COM(2010)0641 - C7-0403/2010- 2007/0206(CNS)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Sajjad Karim (A7-0100/2011)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 9)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2011)0216)

5.10. Denominations and technical specifications of euro coins intended for circulation * (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on denominations and technical specifications of euro coins intended for circulation (codified text) [COM(2010)0691 - C7-0034/2011- 2010/0338(NLE)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Sajjad Karim (A7-0102/2011)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 10)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2011)0217)

5.11. Textile names and related labelling of textile products ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of fibre composition of textile products and repealing Council Directive 73/44/EEC, Directive 96/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 2008/121/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council [13807/4/2010 - C7-0017/2011- 2009/0006(COD)] - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Toine Manders (A7-0086/2011)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 11)

COUNCIL POSITION

Declared approved as amended (P7_TA(2011)0218)

The following had spoken:

Toine Manders (rapporteur), to read out, with the agreement of the Council, a joint statement of the European Parliament and the Council.

5.12. Exceptional trade measures for the EU’s Stabilisation and Association process ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1215/2009 introducing exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the European Union’s Stabilisation and Association process [COM(2010)0054 - C7-0042/2010- 2010/0036(COD)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Vital Moreira (A7-0243/2010)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 12)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P7_TA(2011)0219)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Vote postponed

The following had spoken:

— Vital Moreira (rapporteur) to submit an oral amendment to amendment 14, which was adopted;

— Vital Moreira, on behalf of the INTA Committee, before the final vote, pursuant to Rule 57(2) of the Rules of Procedure, made a formal proposal to Parliament concerning the opportunity to move on to the vote on the draft legislative resolution.

Parliament decided to postpone the vote on the draft legislative resolution. The matter was referred back to committee.

5.13. Radio spectrum policy ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the first radio spectrum policy programme [COM(2010)0471 - C7-0270/2010- 2010/0252(COD)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Gunnar Hökmark (A7-0151/2011)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 13)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P7_TA(2011)0220)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2011)0220)

5.14. Amendment of the Rules following the establishment of a common Transparency Register (vote)

Report on the amendment of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure following the establishment by the European Parliament and the Commission of a joint transparency register [2010/2292(REG)] - Committee on Constitutional Affairs. Rapporteur: Carlo Casini (A7-0173/2011)

(Qualified majority required for the amendments, simple majority required for the proposal for a decision)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 14)

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted (P7_TA(2011)0221)

The following had spoken:

Before the vote on the reports by Carlo Casini, the President said that the working party on the code of conduct for Members and lobbyists did not intend to review the contents of the agreement reached with the Commission.

5.15. Interinstitutional agreement on a common Transparency Register (vote)

Report on conclusion of an interinstitutional agreement between the European Parliament and the Commission on a common Transparency Register [2010/2291(ACI)] - Committee on Constitutional Affairs. Rapporteur: Carlo Casini (A7-0174/2011)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 15)

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted (P7_TA(2011)0222)

5.16. Corporate governance in financial institutions (vote)

Report on corporate governance in financial institutions [2010/2303(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Ashley Fox (A7-0074/2011)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 16)

ALTERNATIVE MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (by the S&D and Verts/ALE Groups)

Rejected

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2011)0223)

5.17. Free trade agreement with India (vote)

Motions for resolution B7-0291/2011, B7-0292/2011, B7-0293/2011 and B7-0294/2011

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 17)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B7-0291/2011

Adopted (P7_TA(2011)0224)

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B7-0292/2011

(replacing B7-0292/2011, B7-0293/2011 and B7-0294/2011):

tabled by the following Members:

Kader Arif, Véronique De Keyser, Michael Cashman and Harlem Désir, on behalf of the S&D Group,

Franziska Keller and Yannick Jadot, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

Helmut Scholz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Joint motion for a resolution RC-B7-0292/2011 fell.

5.18. EU-Japan trade relations (vote)

Motions for resolution B7-0287/2011, B7-0288/2011, B7-0289/2011 and B7-0290/2011

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 18)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B7-0287/2011

Adopted (P7_TA(2011)0225)

(Motions for resolutions B7-0288/2011, B7-0289/2011 and B7-0290/2011 fell.)

The following had spoken:

Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa submitted an oral amendment to paragraph 2, which was adopted.

5.19. Preparing forests for climate change (vote)

Report on the Commission Green Paper on forest protection and information in the EU: preparing forests for climate change [2010/2106(INI)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Kriton Arsenis (A7-0113/2011)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 19)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2011)0226)

The following had spoken:

Kriton Arsenis (rapporteur) to ask for a roll-call vote to be held on the second part of paragraph 36 and paragraph 37 (the President held a roll-call vote).

5.20. Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 (vote)

Report on the annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the main aspects and basic choices of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) in 2009, presented to the European Parliament in application of Part II, Section G, paragraph 43 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 [2010/2124(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Gabriele Albertini (A7-0168/2011)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 20)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2011)0227)

The following had spoken:

Giles Chichester on the voting procedure;

Gabriele Albertini (rapporteur) to move an oral amendment to paragraph 33, which was accepted. He also moved an oral amendment to Amendment 7, which was not accepted as more than 40 Members objected;

Nick Griffin and William (The Earl of) Dartmouth on the voting procedure;

Gabriele Albertini (rapporteur) on an oral amendment to paragraph 68. As this amendment had fallen, Robert Goebbels had proposed that it should be voted on as an addition, and Hannes Swoboda had supported the request. The oral amendment was not accepted.

5.21. Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty (vote)

Report on the development of the common security and defence policy following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty [2010/2299(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Roberto Gualtieri (A7-0166/2011)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 21)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2011)0228)

The following had spoken:

Krzysztof Lisek on the voting procedure;

Roberto Gualtieri (rapporteur) to submit an oral amendment to amendment 18, which was adopted.

5.22. The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (vote)

Report on the EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations [2010/2298(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: María Muñiz De Urquiza (A7-0181/2011)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 22)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2011)0229)

The following had spoken:

Gerard Batten, before the vote, to ask for all votes to be conducted by roll call (the President held the roll-call votes).

6. Explanations of vote

Written explanations of vote:

Explanations of vote submitted in writing under Rule 170 appear in the Verbatim Report of Proceedings for the sitting.

Oral explanations of vote:

Report Toine Manders - A7-0086/2011 Francesco De Angelis, Morten Løkkegaard, Alfredo Antoniozzi, Cristiana Muscardini, Paolo Bartolozzi, Peter Jahr, Licia Ronzulli, Emma McClarkin and Daniel Hannan

Report Gunnar Hökmark - A7-0151/2011 Jens Rohde and Peter Jahr

Report Carlo Casini - A7-0173/2011 Morten Løkkegaard

Report Carlo Casini - A7-0174/2011 Jens Rohde, Alfredo Antoniozzi, Salvatore Iacolino, Jim Higgins and Daniel Hannan

Report Ashley Fox - A7-0074/2011 Daniel Hannan

Free trade agreement with India - B7 - 0291/2011 Jens Rohde, Paul Murphy, Mitro Repo and Morten Løkkegaard

EU-Japan trade relations - B7-0287/2011 Jens Rohde, Morten Løkkegaard and Bruno Gollnisch

Report Kriton Arsenis - A7-0113/2011 Jens Rohde, Giommaria Uggias, Christa Klaß and Lena Ek (The session was suspended for a few moments).

Report Gabriele Albertini - A7-0168/2011 Paul Murphy, Antonello Antinoro, Adam Bielan, Pino Arlacchi and Seán Kelly

Report Roberto Gualtieri - A7-0166/2011 Janusz Władysław Zemke, Adam Bielan, Pino Arlacchi, Mitro Repo and Julie Girling

Report María Muñiz De Urquiza - A7-0181/2011 Anna Záborská, Pino Arlacchi and Daniel Hannan

7. Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Corrections to votes and voting intentions appear on the ‘Séance en direct’ website under ‘Votes’/‘Results of votes’/‘Roll-call votes’. They are published in hard copy in the Result of roll-call votes annex.

The electronic version on Europarl will be regularly updated for a maximum of two weeks after the day of the vote concerned.

After the two-week deadline has passed, the list of corrections to votes and voting intentions will be finalised so that it can be translated and published in the Official Journal.

(The sitting was suspended at 14.20 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Isabelle DURANT

Vice-President

8. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

9. Statement by the Chair of the European Parliament delegation to the Conciliation Committee – novel foods (debate)

Conciliation procedure on amending Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 258/97 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1852/2001 on novel foods [2008/0002(COD)]

Gianni Pittella (Chair of the European Parliament delegation to the Conciliation Committee) made the statement.

The following spoke: Enikő Győri (President-in-Office of the Council).

(Conclusion of the debate: see (minutes of 11.5.2011, item 11))

10. Welcome

On behalf of Parliament, the President welcomed members of a delegation from the Parliament of the Republic of Indonesia - led by Lukman Hakim Saifuddin, Vice-President of the Consultative Assembly - who had taken their seats in the distinguished visitors’ gallery.

11. Statement by the Chair of the European Parliament delegation to the Conciliation Committee – novel foods (continuation of debate)

(For the title of the debate: see minutes of 11.5.2011, item 9).

The following spoke: John Dalli (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Pilar Ayuso, on behalf of the PPE Group, Jo Leinen, on behalf of the S&D Group, Corinne Lepage, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Struan Stevenson, on behalf of the ECR Group, Bart Staes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Kartika Tamara Liotard, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Corinne Lepage, concerning the previous speech, Oreste Rossi, on behalf of the EFD Group, Peter Liese, Linda McAvan, Anna Rosbach, Satu Hassi, Françoise Grossetête, Kriton Arsenis, Horst Schnellhardt, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Elisabetta Gardini and Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Mairead McGuinness, Karin Kadenbach, Martin Häusling, Anna Záborská, Giancarlo Scottà and Niki Tzavela.

The following spoke: John Dalli, Enikő Győri (President-in-Office of the Council), Gianni Pittella and Bart Staes.

The debate closed.

IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT

Vice-President

12. Small Business Act review (debate)

Oral question (O-000089/2011) by Bendt Bendtsen, on behalf of the PPE Group, Edit Herczog, on behalf of the S&D Group, Fiona Hall, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Reinhard Bütikofer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Giles Chichester, on behalf of the ECR Group, and Niki Tzavela, on behalf of the EFD Group, to the Council: Small Business Act (SBA) review (B7-0301/2011)

Oral question (O-000090/2011) by Bendt Bendtsen, on behalf of the PPE Group, Edit Herczog, on behalf of the S&D Group, Fiona Hall, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Reinhard Bütikofer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Giles Chichester, on behalf of the ECR Group, and Niki Tzavela, on behalf of the EFD Group, to the Commission: Small Business Act (SBA) review (B7-0302/2011)

Bendt Bendtsen, Edit Herczog, Fiona Hall, Giles Chichester, Reinhard Bütikofer and Niki Tzavela moved the oral questions.

Enikő Győri (President-in-Office of the Council) and Olli Rehn (Member of the Commission) answered the oral questions.

The following spoke: Pilar del Castillo Vera, on behalf of the PPE Group, Teresa Riera Madurell, on behalf of the S&D Group, Jürgen Creutzmann, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Kay Swinburne, on behalf of the ECR Group, Derek Roland Clark, on behalf of the EFD Group, Tadeusz Zwiefka, Silvia-Adriana Țicău, Mara Bizzotto, Krišjānis Kariņš, Zigmantas Balčytis, who also replied to a blue-card question by Paul Rübig, et Bogdan Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Elena Băsescu, George Sabin Cutaș, Jaroslav Paška, Franz Obermayr, Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Seán Kelly and Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris.

The following spoke: Olli Rehn and Enikő Győri.

Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 115(5):

— Edit Herczog, on behalf of the S&D Group, Fiona Hall and Jürgen Creutzmann, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Reinhard Bütikofer and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Giles Chichester, on behalf of the ECR Group, and Niki Tzavela, on behalf of the EFD Group, on the Small Business Act Review (B7-0286/2011)

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 12.5.2011, item 13.6.

13. Developments in the ongoing debt crisis and the EU response (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Developments in the ongoing debt crisis and the EU response

András Kármán (President-in-Office of the Council) and Olli Rehn (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

IN THE CHAIR: Stavros LAMBRINIDIS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Corien Wortmann-Kool, on behalf of the PPE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Barry Madlener, Anni Podimata, on behalf of the S&D Group, Carl Haglund, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Vicky Ford, on behalf of the ECR Group, Sven Giegold, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ilda Figueiredo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Peter van Dalen, Godfrey Bloom, on behalf of the EFD Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Robert Goebbels, Marine Le Pen, Non-attached Member, Diogo Feio, Robert Goebbels, who also replied to a blue-card question by Roger Helmer, Olle Schmidt, Lajos Bokros, Philippe Lamberts, Nikolaos Chountis, Barry Madlener, who also replied to a blue-card question by Robert Goebbels, Danuta Maria Hübner, Edite Estrela, who also replied to a blue-card question by Liisa Jaakonsaari, Charles Goerens, Georgios Toussas, who also replied to a blue-card question by Peter van Dalen, Andrew Henry William Brons, et Paulo Rangel, who also replied to a blue-card question by Sven Giegold.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Mairead McGuinness, Liisa Jaakonsaari, Monika Flašíková Beňová, Peter van Dalen, Miguel Portas and Franz Obermayr.

The following spoke: Olli Rehn and András Kármán.

The debate closed.

14. Efficiency of the European agencies linked to employment, working conditions and training (debate)

Commission statement: Efficiency of the European agencies linked to employment, working conditions and training

László Andor (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Ingeborg Gräßle, on behalf of the PPE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Sylvana Rapti, Alejandro Cercas, on behalf of the S&D Group, Roger Helmer, on behalf of the ECR Group, Franz Obermayr, Non-attached Member, Véronique Mathieu, Sylvana Rapti, Anne E. Jensen, Tomasz Piotr Poręba and Jutta Steinruck.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Jan Kozłowski, Ilda Figueiredo, Sylvana Rapti, Ingeborg Gräßle, Hubert Pirker and Piotr Borys.

The following spoke: László Andor.

The debate closed.

(The sitting was suspended at 19.25 and resumed at 21.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS

Vice-President

15. Innovation Union: transforming Europe for a post-crisis world (debate)

Report on Innovation Union: Transforming Europe for a post-crisis world [2010/2245(INI)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Judith A. Merkies (A7-0162/2011)

Judith A. Merkies introduced the report.

The following spoke: Máire Geoghegan-Quinn (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Inese Vaidere (rapporteur for the opinion of the INTA Committee), Sari Essayah (rapporteur for the opinion of the EMPL Committee), João Ferreira (rapporteur for the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Kyriacos Triantaphyllides (rapporteur for the opinion of the IMCO Committee), Danuta Maria Hübner (rapporteur for the opinion of the REGI Committee), Amalia Sartori, on behalf of the PPE Group, Teresa Riera Madurell, on behalf of the S&D Group, Vladko Todorov Panayotov, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Evžen Tošenovský, on behalf of the ECR Group, Philippe Lamberts, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Niki Tzavela, on behalf of the EFD Group, Franz Obermayr, Non-attached Member, Herbert Reul, who also replied to a blue-card question by Judith A. Merkies, Britta Thomsen, Marek Henryk Migalski, Nikolaos Salavrakos, Angelika Werthmann, Maria Da Graça Carvalho, Catherine Trautmann, Edvard Kožušník, Zbigniew Ziobro, Lambert van Nistelrooij, Silvia-Adriana Țicău, Francesco De Angelis, Ioan Enciu, António Fernando Correia De Campos and Zigmantas Balčytis.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Miroslav Mikolášik.

IN THE CHAIR: Roberta ANGELILLI

Vice-President

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Claudiu Ciprian Tănăsescu, Elena Băsescu, Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă, Pat the Cope Gallagher, Ilda Figueiredo and Seán Kelly.

The following spoke: Máire Geoghegan-Quinn and Judith A. Merkies.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 12.5.2011, item 13.7.

16. ILO Convention supplemented by a recommendation on domestic workers (debate)

Oral question (O-000092/2011) by Pervenche Berès, on behalf of the EMPL Committee, to the Commission:ILO Convention supplemented by a recommendation on domestic workers (B7-0305/2011)

Pervenche Berès moved the oral question.

László Andor (Member of the Commission) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: Csaba Őry, on behalf of the PPE Group, Alejandro Cercas, on behalf of the S&D Group, Marian Harkin, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Jean Lambert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Thomas Händel, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Jaroslav Paška, on behalf of the EFD Group, Elisabeth Morin-Chartier, Edite Estrela, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides and Thomas Mann.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Elena Băsescu, Silvia-Adriana Țicău, Ilda Figueiredo and Elisabeth Schroedter.

The following spoke: László Andor.

Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 115(5):

— Pervenche Berès, on behalf of the EMPL Committee, on the proposed ILO convention supplemented by a recommendation on domestic workers (B7-0296/2011)

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 12.5.2011, item 13.8.

17. Antibiotic resistance (debate)

Oral question (O-000048/2011) by Paolo De Castro, on behalf of the AGRI Committee, to the Commission: Antibiotic resistance (B7-0304/2011)

Paolo De Castro moved the oral question.

László Andor (Member of the Commission) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: Elisabeth Jeggle, on behalf of the PPE Group, Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos, on behalf of the S&D Group, Marit Paulsen, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Richard Ashworth, on behalf of the ECR Group, Martin Häusling, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Rareș-Lucian Niculescu, Ulrike Rodust and Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Mairead McGuinness, Peter Jahr, Miroslav Mikolášik and Jaroslav Paška.

The following spoke: László Andor.

Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 115(5):

— Paolo De Castro, on behalf of the AGRI Committee, on antibiotic resistance (B7-0295/2011)

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 12.5.2011, item 13.9.

18. Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day’s sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 463.998/OJJE).

19. Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 23.35.

Klaus Welle Secretary-General Libor Rouček Vice-President

Wednesday 11 May 2011

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ANNEX I RESULTS OF VOTES Abbreviations and symbols + adopted - rejected ↓ lapsed W withdrawn RCV (…, …, …) roll-call vote (in favour, against, abstentions) EV (…, …, …) electronic vote (in favour, against, abstentions) split split vote sep separate vote am amendment CA compromise amendment CP corresponding part D deleting amendment = identical amendments § paragraph art article rec recital MOT motion for a resolution JT MOT joint motion for a resolution SEC secret ballot 1. Indications or marks identifying the lot to which a foodstuff belongs ***I Report: Sajjad Karim (A7-0095/2011) Subject RCV etc. Vote RCV/EV – remarks single vote RCV + 348, 7, 4 2. Approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to units of measurement ***I Report: Sajjad Karim (A7-0089/2011) Subject RCV etc. Vote RCV/EV – remarks single vote RCV + 428, 10, 6 3. Permissible sound level and the exhaust system of motor vehicles ***I Report: Sajjad Karim (A7-0093/2011) Subject RCV etc. Vote RCV/EV – remarks single vote RCV + 494, 13, 10 4. Narrow-track wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors ***I Report: Sajjad Karim (A7-0098/2011) Subject RCV etc. Vote RCV/EV – remarks single vote RCV + 536, 13, 7 5. Controls of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors ***I Report: Sajjad Karim (A7-0090/2011) Subject RCV etc. Vote RCV/EV – remarks single vote RCV + 579, 16, 10 6. Braking devices of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors ***I Report: Sajjad Karim (A7-0092/2011) Subject RCV etc. Vote RCV/EV – remarks single vote RCV + 578, 14, 9 7. Driving position and the doors and windows of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors ***I Report: Sajjad Karim (A7-0096/2011) Subject RCV etc. Vote RCV/EV – remarks single vote RCV + 602, 16, 8 8. Rear-mounted roll-over protection structures of narrow-track wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors ***I Report: Sajjad Karim (A7-0101/2011) Subject RCV etc. Vote RCV/EV – remarks single vote RCV + 606, 15, 9 9. Excise duty applied to manufactured tobacco * Report: Sajjad Karim (A7-0100/2011) Subject RCV etc. Vote RCV/EV – remarks single vote RCV + 596, 20, 4 10. Denominations and technical specifications of euro coins intended for circulation * Report: Sajjad Karim (A7-0102/2011) Subject RCV etc. Vote RCV/EV – remarks single vote RCV + 612, 16, 10 11. Textile names and related labelling of textile products ***II Recommendation for second reading: Toine Manders (A7-0086/2011) (qualified majority) Subject Am No Author RCV etc. Vote RCV/EV – remarks Text as a whole – Block No 1 – compromise 35 S&D, PPE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, ECR, GUE/NGL, committee + Block 2 – amendments by the committee responsible 1-34 committee ↓ 12. Exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the EU’s Stabilisation and Association process ***I Report: Vital Moreira (A7-0243/2010) Subject Am No Author RCV etc. Vote RCV/EV – remarks Article 105, § 2, subpara. 2 14 S&D EV + 339, 304, 16 amended orally 23 PPE split 1 ↓ 2 ↓ 3 committee ↓ Article 3, § 2, subpara. 2 15 S&D + 4 committee ↓ Article 3, § 4 16 S&D + 24 PPE W 5 committee ↓ Article 4 17 S&D + 6 committee ↓ Article 7 18 S&D EV + 334, 321, 9 7 committee ↓ After Article 7 8-10 committee - 19 S&D + 20 S&D + 11 committee ↓ Article 8 21 S&D + 25 PPE W Article 10 26rev PPE W 22 S&D EV + 353, 312, 8 After recital 7 12 S&D sep + 13 S&D split 1 + 2 + 1-2 committee ↓ Vote: amended proposal + Vote: legislative resolution vote postponed Requests for separate votes PPE: Amendment 12 Requests for split votes S&D: Amendment 23 First part : ‘(2a) … or in part’ Second part : ‘in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in article 8(2)’ PPE: Amendment 13 First part : ‘(7b) In order to … of those measures;’ Second part : ‘and for the … of three months;’ Miscellaneous Mr Moreira moved the following oral amendment to Amendment 14: ‘(2a) In Article 2(2), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: “In the event of non-compliance in respect of paragraphs 1 or 2, the Commission may suspend the benefits of this Regulation for countries and territories, in whole or in part, by means of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 8(3).” ’ 13. Radio spectrum policy ***I Report: Gunnar Hökmark (A7-0151/2011) Subject Am No Author RCV etc. Vote RCV/EV – remarks Amendments by the committee responsible – block vote 1-9 11-19 21-49 51-59 61-68 70-73 75-88 committee + Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes 20 committee split 1/RCV + 617, 19, 16 2/RCV + 470, 149, 21 69 committee split 1/RCV + 594, 21, 15 2/RCV + 470, 155, 16 Article 4, § 2 90 Verts/ALE + 50 committee ↓ Article 5, § 2, after point (a) 60 committee + 91 Verts/ALE ↓ Article 6, After § 6 92 Verts/ALE + 74 committee ↓ After recital 7 89 Verts/ALE + 10 committee ↓ Vote: amended proposal + Vote: legislative resolution RCV + 615, 26, 16 Requests for roll-call votes Verts/ALE: Amendments 20 and 69 Requests for split votes Verts/ALE: Amendment 20 First part : ‘In addition to … within the Union’ Second part : ‘Further mobile service … and terrestrial TV’ Amendment 69 First part : Text as a whole excluding the words ‘such as the 700 MHz band (694-790 MHz)’ Second part : these words 14. Amendment of the Rules following the establishment of a common Transparency Register Report: Carlo Casini (A7-0173/2011) (amendments: qualified majority required; proposal for a decision: simple majority required) Subject Am No Author RCV etc. Vote RCV/EV – remarks Amendments by the committee responsible – block vote 1-13 committee + Vote: proposal for a decision + 15. Interinstitutional agreement on a common Transparency Register Report: Carlo Casini (A7-0174/2011) Subject Am No Author RCV etc. Vote RCV/EV – remarks After § 5 2 Verts/ALE - § 7, point b § original text split 1 + 2 + § 7, after point d 1 Verts/ALE - § 9 3 ALDE EV - 109, 547, 17 § original text sep + Vote: decision (text as a whole) + Requests for separate votes ALDE: § 9 Requests for split votes GUE/NGL: § 7, point b First part : ‘the scope of the register, which covers all the relevant actors’ Second part : ‘except for, inter alia … with this proposal;’ 16. Corporate governance in financial institutions Report: Ashley Fox (A7-0074/2011) Subject Am No Author RCV etc. Vote RCV/EV – remarks Alternative motion for a resolution 9 S&D, Verts/ALE - Amendments by the rapporteur (block vote) 1-8 rapporteur + Vote: resolution (text as a whole) (LIBE) + 17. Free trade agreement with India Motions for resolution: B7-0291/2011, B7-0292/2011, B7-0293/2011, B7-0294/2011 Subject Am No Author RCV etc. Vote RCV/EV – remarks Motion for a resolution by the political groups – B7-0291/2011 (PPE, ALDE, ECR) After § 3 7 S&D RCV + 365, 266, 21 § 14 8 S&D RCV - 277, 360, 19 § 15 14 S&D split 1/RCV - 293, 334, 22 2/RCV - 270, 366, 17 § 20 6 Verts/ALE - After § 24 2 Verts/ALE RCV - 263, 395, 8 9 S&D RCV + 335, 317, 12 § 27 10 S&D split 1/RCV + 626, 33, 10 2/RCV - 274, 368, 10 After § 27 3 Verts/ALE RCV - 269, 389, 11 § 28 11 S&D split 1/RCV + 641, 12, 18 2/RCV - 275, 368, 20 § 29 12 S&D RCV - 323, 335, 15 After § 31 4 Verts/ALE EV + 343, 327, 5 After § 32 13 S&D RCV + 619, 17, 21 Recital I 5 Verts/ALE - After recital K 1 Verts/ALE + Vote: resolution (text as a whole) RCV + 390, 276, 10 Joint motion for a resolution RC-B7-0292/2011 (S&D, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL) Vote: resolution (text as a whole) ↓ Motions for resolution by the political groups B7-0292/2011 S&D ↓ B7-0293/2011 Verts/ALE ↓ B7-0294/2011 GUE/NGL ↓ Requests for roll-call votes S&D: Amendments 7 to 14 and final vote (B7-0291/2011), final vote (RC-B7-0292/2011) Verts/ALE: Amendments 2, 3 and final vote (B7-0291/2011), final vote (RC-B7-0292/2011) Requests for split votes PPE: Amendment 11 First part : ‘Asks that this … into CSR commitments’ Second part : ‘and an obligation … conventions of the ILO;’ ALDE: amendment 14 First part : ‘Calls on the … audiovisual services;’ Second part : ‘expects the Commission … of the agreement;’ PPE, ALDE amendment 10 First part : Text as a whole excluding the words ‘and CSR’ Second part : these words 18. EU-Japan trade relations Motions for resolution: B7-0287/2011, B7-0288/2011, B7-0289/2011, B7-0290/2011 Subject Am No Author RCV etc. Vote RCV/EV – remarks Proposition de résolution des groupes politiques B7-0287/2011 (PPE, ALDE, ECR) § 2 + amended orally § 10 1 S&D split 1 + 2 - Vote: resolution (text as a whole) + Motions for resolution des groupes politiques B7-0288/2011 S&D ↓ B7-0289/2011 Verts/ALE ↓ B7-0290/2011 GUE/NGL ↓ Requests for split votes ECR, ALDE: Amendment 1 First part : ‘Is of the … and machinery sectors,’ Second part : ‘before making any commitments;’ Miscellaneous Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa moved the folowing oral amendment to paragraph 2: ‘2. Underlines that it is in favour of a free trade agreement between the EU and Japan but is not satisfied with the negligible progress in the High Level Group during the last few years; considers that Japan must make significant commitments on removing non-tariff barriers and obstacles to access to Japanese public procurement before negotiations are launched;’ 19. Preparing forests for climate change Report: Georgios Papanikolaou (A7-0113/2011) Subject Am No Author RCV etc. Vote RCV/EV – remarks § 22 § original text sep + § 25 § original text split 1 + 2/EV + 362, 276, 7 § 36 § original text split 1 + 2/RCV + 315, 313, 28 § 37 § original text RCV/sep + 386, 239, 17 § 59 § original text sep + § 70 § original text split 1 + 2 + § 71 § original text split 1 + 2 + § 72 § original text split 1 + 2/EV - 310, 331, 11 3/EV + 377, 275, 6 4 + Recital H § original text split 1 + 2/EV + 544, 105, 9 3 + Vote: resolution (text as a whole) + Requests for separate votes PPE: § 22, 59 ALDE: § 37 Requests for split votes PPE: § 71 First part : Text as a whole excluding the word ‘woody’ Second part : that word ALDE: Recital H First part : Text as a whole excluding the words ‘timber as a source of’ and ‘whereas energy from biomass should be less dependent on forest biomass’ Second part : ‘timber as a source of’ Third part : ‘whereas energy from biomass should be less dependent on forest biomass’ § 70 First part : ‘Acknowledges the challenges … under that Decision’ Second part : ‘calls therefore for separate targets for the LULUCT sector;’ PPE, ALDE § 25 First part : Text as a whole excluding the words ‘by making SFM implementation mandatory within the EU’ Second part : these words § 36 First part : ‘Urges the Commission … after fires’ Second part : ‘including consideration … forest fire;’ § 72 First part : Text as a whole excluding the words ‘legally binding’ and ‘do not rely on the carbon neutrality assumption, address indirect emissions’ Second part : ‘woody’ Third part : ‘legally binding’ Fourth part : ‘do not rely on the carbon neutrality assumption, address indirect emissions’ 20. Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects and basic choices of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) in 2009 Report: Gabriele Albertini (A7-0168/2011) Subject Am No Author RCV etc. Vote RCV/EV – remarks After § 1 25 GUE/NGL - § 4 1 ALDE + § 11 19 Verts/ALE + § 18 2 ALDE + § 19 20 Verts/ALE - After § 19 21 Verts/ALE + After § 20 26 GUE/NGL - After § 21 27 GUE/NGL - § 23 15 S&D + § 33 3 ALDE EV - 317, 346, 3 § original text + amended orally After § 34 28 GUE/NGL - § 38 § original text split 1 + 2/RCV + 530, 117, 14 § 39 4D ALDE - § 40 5 ALDE + § 42 6 ALDE - After § 45 7 ALDE - § 56 22 Verts/ALE + § 60 8 ALDE EV + 338, 280, 38 § 61 9 ALDE + Before § 62 10 ALDE + After § 63 16 S&D + Before § 64 11D ALDE + § 64 12 ALDE - After § 67 17 S&D + § 68 13 ALDE + 18 S&D + oral amendment + as an addition After § 68 23 Verts/ALE ↓ 24 Verts/ALE W § 71 14 ALDE + § 85 § original text split 1 + 2/RCV + 478, 167, 9 3/RCV + 452, 170, 10 Vote: resolution (text as a whole) + Requests for split votes S&D: § 38 First part : Text as a whole excluding the words ‘and the goal … reinforced transatlantic partnership’ Second part : these words § 85 First part : Text as a whole excluding the words ‘with satisfaction’ and ‘and calls for their swift conclusion’ Second part : ‘with satisfaction’ Third part : ‘and calls for their swift conclusion’ Miscellaneous Mr Albertini will move the following oral amendments: § 33 ‘33. Welcomes the adoption of the UN General Assembly Resolution concerning the EU’s participation in the work of the UN on 3 May 2011, which takes into account the institutional changes introduced by the Lisbon Treaty and enables EU representatives to present and promote the EU’s positions in the UN in a timely and efficient manner; considers it essential to engage with the EU’s strategic partners in order to find solutions to major regional and global problems; recommends, furthermore, that strategic partnerships be given a multilateral dimension by including global issues on the agendas for the EU’s bilateral and multilateral summits; invites France and the United Kingdom, as permanent members of the UN Security Council (UNSC), and in accordance with Article 34(2) TEU, to request that the VP/HR be invited to present the Union’s position whenever the EU has defined a position on a subject on the UNSC’s agenda; takes the view that the European Union should be represented as such in multilateral financial organisations, in particular the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, without prejudice to Member State representation;’ § 68: ‘68. Urges the authorities of Bahrain and Yemen to refrain from the use of force against protesters and to respect their right to freedom of assembly and expression; stresses that those responsible for the loss of life and injuries caused will, as soon as possible, be held accountable and brought to justice either before national courts or before the International Criminal Court in the Hague calls on the European Union and its Member States to support the peaceful democratic aspirations of people in Bahrain and Yemen, to review their policies towards those countries, to respect the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports, and to stand ready to assist, in case of a serious commitment by national authorities, in the implementation of concrete political, economic and social reform agendas in those countries; expresses its deepest concern about the evolution of the situation in Bahrain and notably the sentencing to death of four protesters on 28 April 2011; invites the VP/HR to put pressure on the Bahraini authorities to adopt a moratorium on executions as well as to ensure fair trials with adequate legal representation and the right to appeal;’ 21. Development of the common security and defence policy following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty Report: Roberto Gualtieri (A7-0166/2011) Subject Am No Author RCV etc. Vote RCV/EV – remarks After § 1 22 GUE/NGL - § 3 1rev Verts/ALE - § 9 11 ALDE - 13= 20= 27= 29= S&D PPE Verts/ALE ALDE + § 14 19 PPE + After § 14 23 GUE/NGL - After § 17 24 GUE/NGL - 25 GUE/NGL - § 19 2rev Verts/ALE + § 33 14 S&D + 3rev Verts/ALE - § 40, introductory part 4rev Verts/ALE RCV - 66, 506, 82 § 40, indent 1 5revS Verts/ALE RCV - 149, 481, 9 After § 40 26 GUE/NGL - § 42 6revS Verts/ALE RCV - 110, 479, 55 § 44 7revS Verts/ALE RCV - 105, 510, 25 § 57 8revS Verts/ALE RCV - 171, 461, 11 § 70, indent 1 16 PPE + § 71 15D= 21= 28D= 30= S&D PPE Verts/ALE ALDE + 9rev Verts/ALE - § original text ↓ § 78 17 PPE - § 84 12 ALDE + § 87 18 PPE + amended orally § 88 10rev Verts/ALE + Vote: resolution (text as a whole) + Requests for roll-call votes Verts/ALE: Amendments 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Miscellaneous Roberto Gualtieri (rapporteur) moved an oral amendment to Amendment 18, which then read as follows: ‘87. Recognises that NATO constitutes the foundation of collective defence for those Member States which belong to it and reaches beyond its Member States ; recalls the need for constructive cooperation between the EU and NATO, particularly where the two organisations are active in the same theatres of operations; looks forward to the proposals of the High Representative as tasked by the European Council conclusions of September 2010 referring to EU-NATO cooperation in crisis management;’ 22. The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations Report: María Muñiz De Urquiza (A7-0181/2011) Subject Am No Author RCV etc. Vote RCV/EV – remarks § 4 3 S&D RCV + 493, 58, 4 § 13 4 S&D RCV + 578, 20, 8 1 ALDE RCV + 479, 101, 3 After § 17 5 S&D RCV + 505, 32, 58 § 20 § original text RCV + 487, 83, 18 § 26 6 S&D RCV + 469, 59, 41 § 31 § original text split 1/RCV + 403, 104, 9 2/RCV + 484, 101, 8 § 32 § original text split 1/RCV + 509, 101, 3 2/RCV + 444, 155, 3 § 38 § original text split 1/RCV + 573, 24, 11 2/RCV + 486, 65, 35 Citation 4 2 S&D RCV + 513, 60, 10 Vote: resolution (text as a whole) RCV + 492, 93, 16 Requests for roll-call votes S&D, ECR: § 20 Requests for split votes Verts/ALE: § 31 First part : ‘Calls on the EU … the VP/HR;’ Second part : ‘proposes that the … NATO Parliamentary Assembly;’ § 32 First part : ‘Takes the view … to be enhanced’ Second part : ‘underlines the need … Defence Agency (EDA);’ § 38 First part : ‘Takes the view … the two delegations’ Second part : ‘so that any duplication of work can be avoided;’