Minutes of the sitting of Monday 11 May 1998
Date: 1998-06-01
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: parliamentary debate

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(Information)

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

1998/99 SESSION

Sittings of 11 to 15 May 1998

PALAIS DE L(cid:146)EUROPE › STRASBOURG

MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF MONDAY 11 MAY 1998

(98/C 167/01)

Proceedings of the sitting

IN THE CHAIR: Mr GIL-ROBLES GIL-DELGADO

President

(The sitting opened at 5 p.m.)

1.  Resumption of session

The session, adjourned on 2 May 1998, was resumed.

The  President  made  a  statement  on  the  tragedy  in  Campania
where  a  mudslide  had  claimed  a  high  number  of  victims,
caused enormous damage and left thousands homeless. He said
that he would be sending condolences on Parliament(cid:146)s behalf
to the Italian authorities.

The following spoke:

› Mr Monti, Member of the Commission, who endorsed the
President(cid:146)s remarks, adding that the Commission was examin-
ing possible courses of action;

› Mrs D(cid:14)·ez de Rivera Icaza, who supported the President(cid:146)s
statement;

› Mr Ripa di Meana, who hoped that the Commission would
be able to release very rapidly funding commensurate with the
scale of the disaster which had hit Campania, and Mr Bianco
and  Mrs  Marinucci,  who  thanked  the  President  and  the
Commission  for  showing  their  solidarity  with  the  victims  of
this disaster;

› Mrs D(cid:14)·ez de Rivera Icaza, who wanted the reasons which
had  led  Air  France  to  suspend  its  regular  flight  and  special
flight  from  Madrid  to  Strasbourg  to  be  examined;  she  also
asked  for  the  President  to  express,  on  Parliament(cid:146)s  behalf,
solidarity in the wake of the environmental disaster which had
occurred in the Don(cid:152)ana national park (the President said that he
would do so);

› Mr Christodoulou, who referred to the tribute paid by the
President on Parliament(cid:146)s behalf to the memory of Mr Kara-
manlis,  former  President  of  Greece  (Minutes  of  29.4.1998,
Item  2),  gave  a  brief  summary  of  his  achievements  and
announced  that  Greek  members  of  the  PPE  Group  would  be
meeting at 8.30 the following morning to pay tribute to him in
their turn;

› Mr Pome·s Ruiz, who condemned two recent ETA attacks
which  had  claimed  the  lives  of  Toma·s  Caballero,  a  local
councillor, and Alfonso Parada, a former civil guard;

› Mrs  Ahern,  who  asked  for  Parliament  to  condemn  the
underground nuclear test carried out by India that day;

› Mr Medina Ortega, on behalf of Spanish members of the
PSE Group, and Mr Gutie·rrez D(cid:14)·az, who also condemned these
attacks and paid tribute to the victims;

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› Mr  Morris,  who  first  expressed  support  for  Mrs  Ahern(cid:146)s
remarks and then pointed out that it was Christian Aid Week
that week, and asked for a message to be sent to the G8 meeting
in Birmingham stressing the need for the debt burden of Third
World countries to be eased;

› Protocol  and  Final  Act  relating  to  the  Agreement  on
Cooperation and Customs Union between the European Econ-
omic Community and the Republic of San Marino, consequent
upon the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of
Finland  and  the  Kingdom  of  Sweden  to  the  European  Union
(6788/97 › C4-0262/98 › 97/0022(AVC))

› Mr Schifone, who said that he was a Campania regional
councillor and stressed the gravity of the disaster there;

referred to
responsible: RELA

› Mr Vallve·, who also condemned the latest ETA attacks.

legal  basis:  Art.  113,  235,  228(2),  2nd  subpara.  and  (3),  3rd
subpara. EC

2.  Approval of Minutes

(b)  from the Commission:

Mr W.G. van Velzen had informed the Chair that he had been
present but his name was not on the attendance register.

(ba) proposals and/or communications:

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

3.  Documents received

The President had received the following texts:

(a)  from the Council:

(aa) requests for opinions on:

› Proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation  amending  Regulation
No 136/66/EEC on the establishment of a common organiza-
tion  of  the  market  in  oils  and  fats  (COM(98)0171  ›  C4-
0229/98 › 98/0098(CNS))

referred to
responsible: AGRI
opinion: ESOC, BUDG

legal basis: Art. 043 EC

› Proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation  establishing  a  special
framework  of  assistance  for  traditional  ACP  suppliers  of
bananas (COM(98)0005 › C4-0263/98 › 98/0014(SYN))

referred to
responsible: DEVE
opinion: AGRI, BUDG

legal basis: Art. 130w EC

(ab) the following texts:

› Council recommendation of 2 May 1998 on the appoint-
ments  of  the  President,  the  Vice-President  and  the  other
members of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank
(7993/98 › C4-0260/98)

referred to
responsible: ECON

› Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive
combating 
transactions
(COM(98)0126 › C4-0251/98 › 98/0099(COD))

in  commercial 

late  payment 

referred to
responsible: ECON
opinion: LEGA

legal basis: Art. 100a EC

› Communication to the Council, the European Parliament
and the Economic and Social Committee: The follow-up to the
Green  Paper  on  commercial  communications  in  the  internal
market (COM(98)0121 › C4-0252/98)

referred to
responsible: ECON
opinion: LEGA, ENVI, CULT

› Communication  on  an  action  plan  against  racism
(COM(98)0183 › C4-0253/98)

referred to
responsible: CIVI
opinion: FASE

› Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive
amending Council Directive 70/221/EEC on the approximation
of the laws of the Member States relating to liquid-fuel tanks
and  rear  underrun  protection  of  motor  vehicles  and  their
trailers (COM(98)0097 › C4-0257/98 › 98/0071(COD))

referred to
responsible: ECON
opinion: ENVI, TRAN

legal basis: Art. 100a EC

› Amended proposal concerning a European Parliament and
Council  Regulation  amending  Council  Regulation  (EEC)
No 3330/91  on  the  statistics  relating  to  the  trading  of  goods
between  Member  States  (Intrastat)  (COM(98)0270  ›  C4-
0258/98 › 97/0155(COD))

referred to
responsible: ECON
opinion: REGI

legal basis: Art. 109a(2), 109l(1) EC

legal basis: Art. 100a EC

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› Amended proposal for a European Parliament and Council
Regulation  amending  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  3330/91
on  the  statistics  relating  to  the  trading  of  goods  between
Member States, with specific reference to the nomenclature of
products  (Intrastat)  (COM(98)0269  ›  C4-0259/98  ›  97/
0162(COD))

referred to
responsible: ECON

legal basis: Art. 100a EC

(bb) other texts:

› Recommendation concerning banking charges for conver-
sion to the euro (C(98)0961/1 › C4-0254/98)

referred to
responsible: ECON
opinion: BUDG, CULT

› Recommendation  concerning  dual  display  of  prices  and
other monetary amounts (C(98)0961/2 › C4-0255/98)

referred to
responsible: ECON
opinion: BUDG, CULT

› Recommendation  on  dialogue,  monitoring  and  informa-
tion  to  facilitate  the  transition  to  the  euro  (C(98)0961/3  ›
C4-0256/98)

referred to
responsible: ECON
opinion: BUDG, CULT

(c)  from committees:

(ca)  reports and recommendations:

› Report  on  the  information  and  communication  policy  in
the European Union › Committee on Culture, Youth, Educa-
tion and the Media

Rapporteur: Mr Pex
(A4-0115/98)

› Report on the fish product canning industry and aquacul-
ture in the European Union › Committee on Fisheries

Rapporteur: Mr Varela Suanzes-Carpegna
(A4-0137/98)

› Report  on  the  competitiveness  of  European  industry
(SEC(96)2121 › C4-0025/97) › Committee on Economic and
Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy

Monday 11 May 1998

› Report on the communication from the Commission to the
Council,  the  European  Parliament,  the  Economic  and  Social
Committee and the Committee of the Regions on a Community
strategy  to  promote  combined  heat  and  power  (CHP)  and  to
dismantle  barriers  to  its  development  (COM(97)0514  ›  C4-
0596/97) › Committee on Research, Technological Develop-
ment and Energy

Rapporteur: Mrs Estevan Bolea
(A4-0145/98)

› ***I Report on the proposal for a European Parliament and
Council  Regulation  amending  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2913/92
establishing 
(transit)
(COM(97)0472 › C4-0489/97 › 97/0242(COD)) › Commit-
tee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy

the  Community 

customs 

code 

Rapporteur: Mrs Peijs
(A4-0149/98)

› Report  on  the  Commission(cid:146)s  interpretative  communica-
tion  on  freedom  to  provide  services  and  the  interest  of  the
general good in the second banking Directive (SEC(97)1193 ›
C4-0465/97)  ›  Committee  on  Legal  Affairs  and  Citizens(cid:146)
Rights

Rapporteur: Mr Wijsenbeek
(A4-0152/98)

› * Report on the proposal for a Council Recommendation
concerning  the  protection  of  minors  and  human  dignity  in
audiovisual  and  information  services  (COM(97)0570  ›  C4-
0670/97  ›  97/0329(CNS))  ›  Committee  on  Culture,  Youth,
Education and the Media

Rapporteur: Mr Whitehead
(A4-0153/98)

› Report  on  the  request  for  waiver  of  the  immunity  of
Mr Rau·l Miguel Rosado Fernandes › Committee on the Rules
of Procedure, the Verification of Credentials and Immunities

Rapporteur: Mr Wijsenbeek
(A4-0154/98)

› Report  on  the  request  for  waiver  of  the  immunity  of
Mr Anto·nio Carlos Ribeiro Campos › Committee on the Rules
of Procedure, the Verification of Credentials and Immunities

Rapporteur: Mrs Palacio Vallelersundi
(A4-0155/98)

› ***  Recommendation  on  the  proposal  for  a  Council
Decision concerning the conclusion of the Interim Agreement
on  trade  and  trade-related  matters  between  the  European
Community, on the one part, and the United Mexican States,
on  the  other  part  (COM(97)0525  ›  11619/1/97/rev.1  and
11620/1/97/rev.1 › C4-0024/98 › 97/0281(AVC)) › Commit-
tee on External Economic Relations

Rapporteur: Mr Caudron
(A4-0138/98)

Rapporteur: Mrs Miranda de Lage
(A4-0156/98)

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› Report on the Commission communication to the Council
and the European Parliament on the control of new synthetic
drugs  (designer  drugs)  (COM(97)0249  ›  C4-0244/97)  ›
Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs

payment card industry, where such information is required for
the  investigation  of  offences  (5683/98  ›  C4-0136/98  ›
98/0906(CNS))  ›  Committee  on  Civil  Liberties  and  Internal
Affairs

Rapporteur: Mr Pirker
(A4-0157/98)

Rapporteur: Mr Schmid
(A4-0164/98)

› Report on amending Rule 156 of the Rules of Procedure
(right of petition) › Committee on the Rules of Procedure, the
Verification of Credentials and Immunities

Rapporteur: Mr Wibe
(A4-0158/98)

› Report on the annual report on the Cohesion Fund for 1996
(COM(97)0302  ›  C4-0482/97)  ›  Committee  on  Regional
Policy

Rapporteur: Mr Arias Can(cid:152)ete
(A4-0159/98)

› ***  Recommendation  on  the  proposal  for  a  Council  and
Commission Decision on the signature and on the conclusion
of 
Jordan
(COM(97)0554 › C4-0171/98 › 97/0291(AVC)) › Commit-
tee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy

a  Euro-Mediterranean  Agreement  with 

Rapporteur: Mrs Aelvoet
(A4-0165/98)

› Report on the communication from the Commission to the
Council,  the  European  Parliament,  the  Economic  and  Social
Committee  and  the  Committee  of  the  Regions:  (cid:145)Towards  a
Europe  of  Knowledge(cid:146)  (COM(97)0563  ›  C4-0649/97)  ›
Committee on Culture, Youth, Education and the Media

› Report on the eighth annual report on the Structural Funds
›  1996  (COM(97)0526  ›  C4-0582/97)  ›  Committee  on
Regional Policy

Rapporteur: Mr Perry
(A4-0166/98)

Rapporteur: Mrs Kla(cid:223)
(A4-0160/98)

› Report  on  Islam  and  the  European  Averroes  Day  ›
Committee on Culture, Youth, Education and the Media

› **I Report on the proposal for a Council Directive relating
to  limit  values  for  sulphur  dioxide,  oxides  of  nitrogen,
particulate  matter  and  lead  in  ambient  air  (COM(97)0500  ›
C4-0662/97 › 97/0266(SYN)) › Committee on the Environ-
ment, Public Health and Consumer Protection

Rapporteur: Mr Mohamed Al(cid:14)·
(A4-0167/98)

› Report on the situation of frontier workers in the European
Union › Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Rapporteur: Mrs Pollack
(A4-0161/98)

Rapporteur: Mrs Van Lancker
(A4-0168/98)

› Report on the Commission communication to the Council
and the European Parliament on a strategy to combat acidifi-
cation  (COM(97)0088  ›  C4-0436/97)  ›  Committee  on  the
Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection

› Report  on  the  role  of  the  European  Union  in  the  world:
implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy in
1997 › Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence
Policy

Rapporteur: Mrs Hulthe·n
(A4-0162/98)

Rapporteur: Mr Spencer
(A4-0169/98)

› *  Report  on  the  proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation
amending  Regulation  (EC)  No  1868/94  establishing  a  quota
system  in  relation  to  the  production  of  potato  starch
(COM(97)0576 › C4-0045/98 › 97/0300(CNS)) › Committee
on Agriculture and Rural Development

Rapporteur: Mrs Redondo Jime·nez
(A4-0163/98)

› * Report on the draft Joint Action adopted by the Council
on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union,
concerning arrangements for the better exchange of informa-
tion in respect of payment card crime between Member States(cid:146)
law enforcement agencies, and between those agencies and the

› Report on the gradual establishment of a common defence
policy  for  the  European  Union  ›  Committee  on  Foreign
Affairs, Security and Defence Policy

Rapporteur: Mr Tindemans
(A4-0171/98)

› Report  on  the  Commission  communication  (cid:145)Towards  an
urban  agenda  in  the  European  Union(cid:146)  (COM(97)0197  ›
C4-0235/97)  ›  Committee  on  Regional  Policy  (Hughes  pro-
cedure)

Rapporteur: Mrs Napoletano
(A4-0172/98)

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› Report on the communication from the Commission to the
Council,  the  European  Parliament,  the  Economic  and  Social
Committee and the Committee of the Regions on a European
initiative in electronic commerce (COM(97)0157 › C4-0297/
97)  ›  Committee  on  Economic  and  Monetary  Affairs  and
Industrial Policy

Rapporteur: Mrs Mann
(A4-0173/98)

› **I Report on the proposal for a Council Directive relating
to a reduction of the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels and
amending Directive 93/12/EEC (COM(97)0088 › C4-0283/97
›  97/0105(SYN))  ›  Committee  on  the  Environment,  Public
Health and Consumer Protection

Rapporteur: Mrs Hautala
(A4-0174/98)

(cb)  recommendations for second reading:

› ***II  Recommendation  for  second  reading  on  the  com-
mon position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a
European Parliament and Council Directive on the approxima-
tion of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of
the Member States relating to the advertising and sponsorship
of  tobacco  products  (C4-0034/98  ›  00/0194(COD))  ›  Com-
mittee  on  the  Environment,  Public  Health  and  Consumer
Protection

Rapporteur: Mr Cabrol
(A4-0150/98)

› ***II  Recommendation  for  second  reading  on  the  com-
mon position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a
European  Parliament  and  Council  Directive  substantively
amending for the third time Directive 83/189/EEC laying down
a  procedure  for  the  provision  of  information  in  the  field  of
technical  standards  and  regulations  (C4-0035/98  ›  96/
0220(COD)) › Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
and Industrial Policy

Rapporteur: Mr Hendrick
(A4-0151/98)

› ***II  Recommendation  for  second  reading  on  the  com-
mon position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a
European  Parliament  and  Council  Directive  on  the  legal
protection  of  biotechnological  inventions  (C4-0132/98  ›  95/
0350(COD))  ›  Committee  on  Legal  Affairs  and  Citizens(cid:146)
Rights

Rapporteur: Mr Rothley
(A4-0170/98)

(d)  from Members:

(da) oral questions (Rule 40):

Monday 11 May 1998

› Fabra Valle·s, Viola, Theato, Lambrias, Martens, Friedrich
and  Oomen-Ruijten,  on  behalf  of  the  PPE  Group,  to  the
Commission: Euro-Mediterranean cooperation (B4-0467/98);

› Souchet, on behalf of the I-EDN Group, to the Commis-
sion: Legislation on the use of antibiotics in animal foodstuffs
(B4-0468/98);

› Souchet,  on  behalf  of  the  I-EDN  Group,  to  the  Council:
Euro-Mediterranean cooperation (B4-0469/98);

› Roth-Behrendt, Fantuzzi, Iversen and Hulthe·n, on behalf
of  the  PSE  Group,  to  the  Commission:  Use  of  antibiotics  in
animal food (B4-0470/98);

› Caligaris and Fassa, on behalf of the ELDR Group, to the
Council: Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (B4-0471/98);

› Caligaris and Fassa, on behalf of the ELDR Group, to the
Commission: Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (B4-0472/98);

(db) oral questions for Question Time (Rule 41) (B4-0464/98):

Sandb(cid:230)k,  Harrison,  Nicholson,  Camiso·n  Asensio,  Gillis,
Bowe, Marset Campos, Wibe, Karamanou, Lindqvist, Theorin,
Newens,  Gahrton,  Carnero  Gonza·lez,  Papakyriazis,  Ahern,
David  W.  Martin,  Moreau,  Corbett,  Howitt,  McMahon,  Kra-
rup,  Sjo¤stedt,  Posselt,  Alavanos,  Hatzidakis,  Papayannakis,
Ferrer, Bertens, Schroedter, Ephremidis, Izquierdo Rojo, Gal-
lagher,  Crowley,  Theonas,  Watts,  McIntosh,  Bonde,  Ferrer,
Watson, Kestelijn-Sierens, Thors, Barros Moura, Howitt, Pos-
selt, Kjer Hansen, Watts, McIntosh, Camiso·n Asensio, Anders-
son, Theorin, Alavanos, Papayannakis, Hatzidakis, McMahon,
Stenzel,  Konrad,  Theonas,  Spiers,  Schiedermeier,  Izquierdo
Collado, Cabezo·n Alonso, Colom i Naval, Colino Salamanca,
Sandb(cid:230)k,  Nicholson,  Gillis,  Morgan,  Ephremidis,  White,
Lomas,  Lehne,  Terro·n  i  Cus(cid:14)·,  Frutos  Gama,  Sauquillo  Pe·rez
del  Arco,  Garc(cid:14)·a  Arias,  Wijsenbeek,  Karamanou,  Seppa¤nen,
Wibe,  Newens,  Sjo¤stedt,  Carnero  Gonza·lez,  Papakyriazis,
Pailler, Valverde Lo·pez, Ahern, Cars, Jackson, Gerard Collins,
Breyer,  Kerr,  Kaklamanis,  Querbes,  Riis-Jłrgensen,  Holm,
Iversen, Hautala, Elliott, Medina Ortega, Ru¤big, Sanz Ferna·n-
dez,  Du¤hrkop  Du¤hrkop,  Gonza·lez  A· lvarez,  Corbett,  Killilea,
Marset Campos, D(cid:14)·ez de Rivera Icaza, Izquierdo Rojo, Hyland,
Andrews,  Fitzsimons,  Plooij-van  Gorsel,  Oddy,  Gallagher,
Crowley, Lindholm, Bonde, McCartin.

4.  Petitions

Pursuant  to  Rule  156(5),  the  President  had  forwarded  to  the
Committee on Petitions the following petitions which had been
entered in the register on the dates shown below:

1 April 1998

› Lalumie‘re, on behalf of  the ARE Group, to  the  Council:
Euro-Mediterranean cooperation agreements (B4-0465/98);

› Viola,  Fabra  Valle·s,  Martens,  Friedrich  and  Oomen-
Ruijten,  on  behalf  of  the  PPE  Group,  to  the  Council:  Euro-
Mediterranean cooperation (B4-0466/98);

by Mr Jesu·s Leiro Lo·pez (Ibermadrid, S.L.) (No 315/98);

by Mr Jose· Angel Ferna·ndez Carrasco (Comunidad de Proprie-
tarios del Edf. Honda) (No 316/98);

by Mr Seppo Pelttari (Laki-ja Konsulttoimisto Seppo Pelttari
Oy) (No 317/98);

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by Mrs Madeleine Raphae¤l (No 318/98);

by Mr Carmel Garofolo (No 319/98);

by Mr Jose· Maria Miralles Barons (No 320/98);

by Mr Olivier Piquot (and 94 signatories) (No 321/98);

by Mrs Ginette Petit Padilla (No 322/98);

by Mr Jean-Marie Ladire· (No 323/98);

by Mr Aldo Arenella (No 324/98);

by Mr Antonio Albignese (and 130 signatories) (No 325/98);

by Mr Avelino Ferreira Santos (No 326/98);

by Mr Manuel Barbas Tanganho (No 327/98);

by  Mr  Ricardo  de  Somodevilla  (Plataforma  de  Opinio·n
Reivindicativa) (No 357/98);

by  Mr  Ricardo  de  Somodevilla  (Plataforma  de  Opinio·n
Reivindicativa) (No 358/98);

by  Mr  Ricardo  de  Somodevilla  (Plataforma  de  Opinio·n
Reivindicativa) (No 359/98);

by  Mr  Ricardo  de  Somodevilla  (Plataforma  de  Opinio·n
Reivindicativa) (No 360/98);

by  Mr  Ricardo  de  Somodevilla  (Plataforma  de  Opinio·n
Reivindicativa) (No 361/98);

by  Mr  Ricardo  de  Somodevilla  (Plataforma  de  Opinio·n
Reivindicativa) (No 362/98);

by Mr Joa(cid:152)o Pedro Gon(cid:231)alves Gomes (Barros, Sobral, J. Gomes
& Associados) (and 2 signatories) (No 328/98);

by Mr Alberto Fernandez Felix (Sociedad Canina de Valencia)
(No 363/98);

by Mrs B. Fanciullacci (No 329/98);

by Mr Geoffrey Luther (No 330/98);

by Jeffrey Lundy and Brigitte Wallen (No 331/98);

by Mr Leo Klein Lebbink (No 332/98);

by Mr Jack Norton (No 333/98);

by Mr Jack Norton (No 334/98);

by Mr Steven Hill (No 335/98);

by Mr R. Stewart (No 336/98);

by Mr Frank Harvey (No 337/98);

by Mr Anthony Jones (No 338/98);

by Ann and Patrick Young (No 339/98);

by Mr Garlath Canney (No 340/98);

by Mr Peter Baumann (No 341/98);

by Mr Carl Schulte (No 342/98);

by Mr Rudolf Neumann (No 343/98);

by Mr Kurt Dasbach (No 344/98);

by  Constantin  Freiherr  Heeremann  (Deutscher  Jagdschutz-
Verband e.V.) (No 345/98);

by Mr Holger Sticht (Aktionsgemeinschaft der Ausbaugegner-
innen des Flughafens Ko¤ln/Bonn e.V.) (No 346/98);

by Mr Bojar Zogjani (and 350 signatories) (No 347/98);

by Waltraut and Richard Glo¤ckner (No 348/98);

by Mrs Edith Heumann (No 349/98);

by Mr Rene· Speller (No 350/98);

17 April 1998

by Mr Nikolaos Paskalidis (No 351/98);

by Mr Eftimios Papanastastassiou (No 352/98);

by Mr Josep Lluch Vila (and 2 signatories) (No 364/98);

by  Mr  Pablo  Rosser  Limin(cid:152)ana  (Nova  Esquerra  ›  Parti
Democratic de la Nova Esquerra) (No 365/98);

by Mrs Lucia Bravo Matamala (No 366/98);

by Mr Yvan Bachaud (Mouvement pour l(cid:146)Initiative Populaire
› MIP) (No 367/98);

by Mr Yvan Bachaud (Mouvement pour l(cid:146)Initiative Populaire
› MIP) (No 368/98);

by Mr Jean Michel Toullec (No 369/98);

by Mrs Catherine Horn (No 370/98);

by  Mr  Joe¤l  Batila  (Comite· d(cid:146)Action  d(cid:146)Aide  aux  Re·fugie·s
Cabindais) (and 189 signatories) (No 371/98);

by Mr Jean-Jacques Page (No 372/98);

by Mr Michae¤l Bellon (No 373/98);

by Mrs Stella Macris (No 374/98);

by Mr Arno Weilland (No 375/98);

by Mr Salvatore Muscara‘ (No 376/98);

by Mr Concetto Anicito (No 377/98);

by Mr Fulvio Uliano (Gruppo Archeologico Flegreo (cid:145)Theodor
Mommsen(cid:146)) (No 378/98);

by Mr Feroldi Vincenzo (No 379/98);

by  Mr  Alfredo  Tassone  (Consorzio  (cid:145)Le  Pantane(cid:146))  (and  2
signatories) (No 380/98);

by Mr Egori Ferruccio (No 381/98);

by Mr Egori Ferruccio (No 382/98);

by Mr Egori Ferruccio (No 383/98);

by Mrs Adelia Celidonia (and 2 signatories) (No 384/98);

by  Associa(cid:231)a(cid:152)o  Portuguesa  para  a  Defesa  do  Consumidor  ›
DECO (No 385/98);

by  Mr  Ricardo  de  Somodevilla  (Plataforma  de  Opinio·n
Reivindicativa) (No 353/98);

23 April 1998

by  Mr  Ricardo  de  Somodevilla  (Plataforma  de  Opinio·n
Reivindicativa) (No 354/98);

by Mr Maurizio Cancelmo (OPEN › Observatoire Permanent
de l(cid:146)Environnement) (No 386/98);

by  Mr  Ricardo  de  Somodevilla  (Plataforma  de  Opinio·n
Reivindicativa) (No 355/98);

by  Mr  Ricardo  de  Somodevilla  (Plataforma  de  Opinio·n
Reivindicativa) (No 356/98);

by Mrs Angelica Nicoli (No 387/98);

by  Mr  Leonidas  Kaloudis  (Association  of  Graduates  of  the
Institute  of  Professional  Training  Prefecture  of  Ioannina)
(and 2 signatories) (No 388/98);

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by Mr Frank Harvey (No 389/98);

by Mr Frank Harvey (No 390/98);

by Mr Frank Harvey (No 391/98);

by Mr Frank Harvey (No 392/98);

by Mr Frank Harvey (No 393/98);

by Mr John Summerfield (No 394/98);

by Mrs Inga von Sydow (No 395/98);

by Mr John Clipston (No 396/98);

by Mr Mark Dean Harris (No 397/98);

by Mr Mahmet Vcaz (No 398/98);

by Mr Elias Economou (No 399/98);

by Mr Horst Maiwald (No 400/98);

by Mr Georg Seidler (No 401/98);

by Mr Andic Mirko (No 402/98);

by Mrs Ilse Braun (Frauen fu¤r Gerechtigkeit) (and 18 signato-
ries) (No 403/98);

by Mrs Valeria Maringola (No 404/98);

by Familie Slobodtschikow (No 405/98);

by Mrs Gabriele Tu¤ney (No 406/98);

by Mr Jalil Mohammadi Mossanin (No 407/98);

by Mrs Karin Wolz (No 408/98);

by Mr Reiner Schmidt (No 409/98);

by Mr Heinz Lange (No 410/98);

by  Mr  Axel  van  Kranenbrock  (Rechtsanwa¤lte  Bissel  Salleck
and Partner) (No 411/98);

by Mr Thomas Meyer-Falk (No 412/98);

by Mr Eyu¤p Kocabay (No 413/98);

by Mrs Ursula Knoll (Bu¤rgerinitiative Rettet die Marienfelder
Feldmark) (and 3 signatories) (No 414/98);

by Mr Kurt Hellmich (No 415/98);

by Mr Andreas Paulus (No 416/98);

by Mrs Christina Leuthner (No 417/98);

by Mrs Ingeborg Bayer-Taylor (No 418/98);

by Mr Michael Dreesbach (No 419/98);

by Mr Andrej Grefenstein (No 420/98);

by Mr Frank Ro¤we (No 421/98);

by Mr P.C.J. van Hoof (No 422/98);

by  Mr  Sebastian  Sanchez  (Unio·n  Regional  de  la  Rioja  ›
CC.OO) (and 3 signatories) (No 423/98);

by  Mr  Santiago  Mart(cid:14)·n  Barajas  (CODA  ›  Coordinadora  de
Organizaciones  de  Defensa  Ambiental)  (and  7  signatories)
(No 424/98);

by Mr Ce·sar Solveira Rodr(cid:14)·guez (No 425/98);

by Mrs Consolacio·n Redondo Martin (No 426/98);

Monday 11 May 1998

by  Mr  Ricardo  de  Somodevilla  (Plataforma  de  Opinio·n
Reivindicativa) (No 429/98);

by Mr Enrique Gonza·lez Blanco (No 430/98);

by Mrs Maria del Mar Olivas Tur (and 2 signatories) (No 431/
98);

by Mr Didier Reynders (Parti Re·formateur Libe·ral) (and 106
signatories) (No 432/98);

by Mrs Karine Dupre (No 433/98);

by Mrs Jocelyne Tison (No 434/98);

by Mrs Uta Seier-Maltz (CIFAM › Coordination et Informa-
tion  en  Faveur  des  Animaux  Martyrs)  (and  18  signatories)
(No 435/98);

by Mr Jean Feidt (No 436/98);

by Mr Daniel Lemire (No 437/98);

by Mrs Daniela Veloccia (and 25 signatories) (No 438/98);

by  Mr  Nardone  Aristide  (ARCO  ›  Associazione  Difesa
Consumatori) (No 439/98);

by Mrs Antonia Braico (No 440/98);

by Mr Massimo Corrado (No 441/98);

by Mr Stefano Zuppello (Associazione Verdi Ambiente e So-
cieta) (and 2 signatories) (No 442/98);

6 May 1998

by  Mr  Luis  Go·mez  de  la  Sota  (Ayuntamiento  de  Solorzano)
(and 2 signatories) (No 443/98);

by Mr Miguel Lopez Gaspar (Unio·n Nacional) (No 444/98);

by Mr Bernabe· Alias Can(cid:152)as (No 445/98);

by Mr Taisto Halkola (No 446/98);

by Mrs Eeva-Liisa Hiltunen (No 447/98);

by Mr Jean-Jacques Paino-Canto (No 448/98);

by Mrs Andre·e Fleury (No 449/98);

by Mr Lwis Nune(cid:146)s (No 450/98);

by Mr Serge Docquier (No 451/98);

by Mrs Sonia Dubois (No 452/98);

by Mr Gaspard Diamantino (No 453/98);

by Mr Georges Geriac (No 454/98);

by Mr Egori Ferruccio (No 455/98);

by Mr Salvatore Baldarotta (and 2 signatories) (No 456/98);

by Mr Egori Ferruccio (No 457/98);

by Mr Raffaele Ussia (No 458/98);

by  Mr  Enrico  Attilio  Roscitano  (and  2  signatories)  (No  459/
98);

by Mr S. Veloso (Te(cid:136)xtil Serra da Estrela) (No 460/98);

by Mr Duarte Dimas Godinho (and 3 signatories) (No 461/98);

by Mrs Molly Beckett (Courtown Woods Preservation Group)
(No 462/98);

by  Mr  Jose· Antonio  Garcia  (Colectivo  Cultural  La  Escalera)
(No 427/98);

by Mr Manuel Arjona Santana (Ayuntamiento de Archidona)
(and 2 signatories) (No 428/98);

by Mr Justin Sare (No 463/98);

by Mr Harold Ferraby Corkhill (No 464/98);

by Mr Jaffer Manek (No 465/98);

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by Mr David Burrage (No 466/98);
by  Mr  Dinh  Xuan  Minh  (Subsidiarita¤t  Solidarita¤t  Deutsch-
Vietnamesischer Studierendenverein Trier) (and 2 000 signa-
tories) (No 467/98);
by Mrs Gema De Soto (No 468/98);
by Mr Seamus Abraham (No 469/98);
by Mrs Ingeborg Vurgun-Kern (Selbsthilfegruppe Silikonges-
cha¤digter Frauen e.V.) (and 904 signatories) (No 470/98);
by Mr Sepp Herz (No 471/98);
by Mrs Vera Bansagi (No 472/98);
by Mr Bernhard Bu¤ter (No 473/98);
by Mrs Margit Bru¤cklmeier (Tierversuchsgegner Bayern e.V.)
(and 904 signatories) (No 474/98);
by Mr Taxi-Unternehmens Wolfgang Vohl (No 475/98);
by Mr Reiner Winkler (No 476/98);
by Mr Augusto Scandiuzzi (No 477/98);
by Mr W.E. Johann (No 478/98);
by Mr Carl Decaluwe· (No 479/98);
by Mr Shlomo Bareket (No 480/98);
by Mr Heinz Huber (No 481/98).

5.  Membership of Parliament

The  President  announced  that  the  French  authorities  had
informed him that Mr Bernard Lehideux had been appointed
Member  of  Parliament,  to  replace  Mr  Stasi  with  effect  from
25 April 1998, and that the Italian authorities had informed him
that  Mr  Luciano  Schifone  had  been  appointed  Member  of
Parliament,  to  replace  Mr  Bellere·,  with  effect  from  6 May
1998.

He  welcomed  the  new  Members  and  drew  attention  to  the
provisions of Rule 7(4).

6.  Membership  of  committees,  ACP/EU  Joint

Assembly and delegations

At  the  request  of  the  PSE  and  I-EDN  Groups,  Parliament
ratified the following appointments:

› FASE:

›  Mr Marinho, to replace Mr Candal

› REGI:

›  Mr Jean-Pierre, to replace Mr Pinel

› CIVI:

›  Mr Candal, to replace Mr Marinho
›  Mr Pinel, to replace Mr Jean-Pierre

› INST:

›  Mr Delcroix

› ACP/EU Joint Assembly:

›  Mr Delcroix

› Delegation  for  relations  with  the  People(cid:146)s  Republic  of
China:

›  Mr Barros Moura, to replace Mr Marinho

› Delegation for relations with South Africa:

7.  Action  taken  on  Parliament(cid:146)s  opinions  and

resolutions

The  Commission  communication  on  action  taken  on  the
opinions  and  resolutions  adopted  at  the  January  1998  part-
sessions had been distributed.

8.  Order of business

The next item was the order of business.

The  President  announced  that  the  final  draft  agenda  for  the
May  I  and  May  II  1998  sittings  had  been  distributed
(PE 268.294/PDOJ)  and  that  a  number  of  changes  had  been
proposed (Rule 96).

(a)  Sittings of 11 to 15 May 1998 in Strasbourg:

Monday:

› no changes.

Tuesday:

› the  President  proposed  that  the  vote  on  the  Cabrol
recommendation  for  second  reading  (A4-0150/98,  Item  10)
should  be  taken  at  voting  time  on  Wednesday,  but  that,  to
ensure  that  the  vote  was  properly  prepared  and  that  political
groups  had  the  final  voting  lists  when  they  met  on  Tuesday
evening,  the  deadline  for  tabling  separate  and  split  votes
should stay at 7 p.m. that evening.

Parliament agreed to this proposal.

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday:

› no changes.

(b)  Sittings of 27 and 28 May 1998 in Brussels:

› no changes.

Requests for urgent procedure (Rule 97) by the Council, for the
sittings of 27 and 28 May 1998:

› proposals for Council Decisions on the implementation of
the fifth framework programme of the European Community
(COM(97)0587  ›  C4-0015/98  ›  97/0309(SYN))  and  the
European  Atomic  Energy  Community 
(1998-2002)
(COM(97)0587  ›  C4-0016/98  ›  97/0310(CNS))  with  regard
to rules governing the participation of firms, research centres
and universities

Reason  for  request:  The  (cid:145)Research(cid:146)  Council  would  be
deciding on this issue at its meeting of 22 June 1998.

Parliament would vote on these requests at the beginning of the
following day(cid:146)s sitting.

*

*

*

›  Mr Marinho, to replace Mr Barros Moura.

The order of business was thus established.

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9.  Speaking time

Speaking  time  for  debates  on  the  agenda  for  the  sittings  of
11 to 15 and 27 and 28 May 1998 would be allocated pursuant
to Rule 106 (see Agenda PE 268.294/OJ).

The following spoke: Mr Barzanti, on behalf of the PSE Group,
Mrs Mosiek-Urbahn, on behalf of the PPE Group, Mr Pompi-
dou, on behalf of the UPE Group, Mr Monfils, on behalf of the
ELDR Group, and Mr Ephremidis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL
Group.

10. Topical  and  urgent  debate  (subjects  pro-

IN THE CHAIR: Mrs SCHLEICHER

posed)

The President proposed the following five subjects for the next
topical and urgent debate to be held on Thursday:

›  Situation in Sudan

›  Mochovce nuclear plant (Slovakia)

›  Human rights

›  Code of conduct on armaments

›  Environmental disasters

11. Request  for  waiver  of  Mr  Ribeiro  Campos(cid:146)

immunity (debate)

Mrs Palacio Vallelersundi introduced her report, drawn up on
behalf  of  the  Committee  on  the  Rules  of  Procedure,  the
Verification of Credentials and Immunities, on the request for
waiver of the immunity of Mr Anto·nio Carlo Ribeiro Campos
(A4-0155/98).

Mr Wibe spoke on behalf of the PSE Group.

The President closed the debate.

Vote: Minutes of 12.5.1998, Part I, Item 11.

12. Request for waiver of Mr Rosado Fernandes(cid:146)

immunity (debate)

Mr Wijsenbeek introduced his report, drawn up on behalf of
the Committee on the Rules of Procedure, the Verification of
Credentials and Immunities, on the request for waiver of the
immunity of Mr Rau·l Miguel Rosado Fernandes (A4-0154/98).

Mr Wibe spoke on behalf of the PSE Group.

The President closed the debate.

Vote: Minutes of 12.5.1998, Part I, Item 12.

13. Legal  protection  of  biotechnological  inven-

tions ***II (debate)

Mr Rothley introduced his recommendation for second read-
ing,  drawn  up  on  behalf  of  Committee  on  Legal  Affairs  and
Citizens(cid:146)  Rights,  on  the  common  position  adopted  by  the
Council  with  a  view  to  adopting  a  European  Parliament  and
Council Directive on the legal protection of biotechnological
inventions (C4-0132/98 › 95/0350(COD)) (A4-0170/98).

Vice-President

The following spoke: Mr Tamino, on behalf of the V Group,
Mrs  Ewing,  on  behalf  of  the  ARE  Group,  Mrs  Sandb(cid:230)k,  on
behalf  of  the  I-EDN  Group,  Mrs  Gebhardt,  Mr  Carlo  Casini,
Mr  Hyland,  Mr  De  Clercq,  chairman  of  the  Legal  Affairs
Committee,  Mrs  Ahern,  Mrs  Barthet-Mayer,  Mr  Blokland,
Mrs Raschhofer, Ms Oddy, Mr Liese, Mr Eisma, Mr Querbes,
Mr  Graefe  zu  Baringdorf,  Mrs  Berger,  Mrs  Palacio  Valleler-
sundi,  Mrs  Plooij-van  Gorsel,  Mr  Seppa¤nen,  Mr  Ullmann,
Mr  White,  Mrs  Kirsten  M.  Jensen,  Mrs  Malone,  Mrs  Van
Putten,  Mr  Cot,  Mr  Monti,  Member  of  the  Commission,
Mr  Graefe  zu  Baringdorf,  to  make  a  personal  statement,  and
Mrs  Van  Putten,  with  a  question  to  the  Commission  which
Mr Monti answered.

The President closed the debate.

Vote: Minutes of 12.5.1998, Part I, Item 13.

14. Second banking Directive (debate)

Mr Wijsenbeek introduced his report, drawn up on behalf of
Committee  on  Legal  Affairs  and  Citizens(cid:146)  Rights,  on  the
Commission(cid:146)s  interpretative  communication  on  freedom  to
provide  services  and  the  interest  of  the  general  good  in  the
second banking Directive (SEC(97)1193 › C4-0465/97) (A4-
0152/98).

The  following  spoke:  Mrs  Peijs,  draftsman  of  the  opinion  of
the Economic Affairs Committee, Mr Rothley, on behalf of the
PSE Group, Mrs Mosiek-Urbahn, on behalf of the PPE Group,
and Mr Monti, Member of the Commission.

The President closed the debate.

Vote: Minutes of 12.5.1998, Part I, Item 14.

15. Agenda for next sitting

The President announced the following agenda for the sitting
of Tuesday 12 May 1998:

9 a.m. › 1 p.m., 3 › 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. › 12 midnight:

9 a.m › 12 noon, 3 › 5.30 p.m. and 9 p.m. › 12 midnight:

› 

topical  and  urgent  debate  (announcement  of  motions
tabled)

›  decision on urgent procedure

›  conciliation  procedure  on  securities  (announcement  by

President)

›  Pirker report on control of synthetic drugs

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›  Commission presentation  of  1999  preliminary  draft bud-

›  Whitehead  report  on  protection  of  minors  in  audiovisual

get

and information services

*

›  Cabrol  recommendation  on  advertising  tobacco  pro-

agreement

***

ducts

***II

›  Peijs report on Community customs code

***I

›  Miranda  de  Lage  recommendation  on  EC-Mexico  trade

›  K. Collins recommendation on water quality **II

12 noon:

›  voting time

› 

joint  debate  on  three  reports  (Pollack,  Hulthe·n,  Hautala)
on  limit  value  for  pollutants  in  air,  combating  acidifica-
tion, sulphur content of liquid fuels

**I

› 

topical and urgent debate (list of subjects selected)

›  Poggiolini report on eco-label award scheme

**I

›  Question Time (Commission)

5.30 › 7 p.m.:

›  Perry report on Europe of Knowledge

(The sitting closed at 7.45 p.m.)

Julian PRIESTLEY
Secretary-General

Renzo IMBENI
Vice-President

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

11 May 1998

The following signed:

d(cid:146)Aboville, Aelvoet, Ahern, Ahlqvist, Ainardi, Anastassopoulos, d(cid:146)Ancona, Andersson, Andre·-Le·onard,
Andrews,  Angelilli,  Antony,  Anttila,  Aparicio  Sa·nchez,  Argyros,  Arias  Can(cid:152)ete,  Augias,  Avgerinos,
Baldarelli,  Baldi,  Balfe,  Banotti,  Bardong,  Baro·n  Crespo,  Barthet-Mayer,  Barton,  Barzanti,  Bazin,
Bennasar Tous, Berend, Bere‘s, Berger, Bernard-Reymond, Bertens, Berthu, Bianco, van Bladel, Bloch
von Blottnitz, Blokland, Bo¤ge, Bo¤sch, Bontempi, Boogerd-Quaak, Botz, Bourlanges, Bowe, Brinkhorst,
Brok,  Buffetaut,  Cabezo·n  Alonso,  Caccavale,  Camiso·n  Asensio,  Campos,  Cardona,  Carlsson,  Carnero
Gonza·lez,  Carniti,  Carre‘re  d(cid:146)Encausse,  Cars,  Casini  Carlo,  Castagne‘de,  Castagnetti,  Castellina,
Castricum,  Caudron,  Cederschio¤ld,  Chanterie,  Chichester,  Christodoulou,  Coates,  Colajanni,  Collins
Gerard, Collins Kenneth D., Colombo Svevo, Colom i Naval, Corbett, Cornelissen, Correia, Corrie, Cot,
Cox,  Crampton,  Crawley,  Cunningham,  Cushnahan,  van  Dam,  Dankert,  Dary,  Daskalaki,  David,  De
Clercq, De Coene, De Esteban Martin, De Giovanni, Delcroix, De Melo, Deprez, Desama, de Vries, D(cid:14)·ez
de  Rivera  Icaza,  van  Dijk,  Dillen,  Dimitrakopoulos,  Donnay,  Donnelly  Alan  John,  Donnelly  Brendan
Patrick, Du¤hrkop Du¤hrkop, Duhamel, Dupuis, Ebner, Eisma, Elchlepp, Elles, Ephremidis, Eriksson, Ettl,
Evans, Ewing, Fabra Valle·s, Fabre-Aubrespy, Falconer, Fantuzzi, Fassa, Ferber, Fe·ret, Ferna·ndez-Albor,
Flemming, Florenz, Fontaine, Ford, Formentini, Fraga Este·vez, Friedrich, Frischenschlager, Frutos Gama,
Funk,  Gahrton,  Gallagher,  Garosci,  Garot,  Garriga  Polledo,  Gaso‘liba  i  Bo¤hm,  de  Gaulle,  Gebhardt,
Ghilardotti,  Gillis,  Gil-Robles  Gil-Delgado,  Gira(cid:152)o  Pereira,  Glase,  Goepel,  Goerens,  Go¤rlach,  Gonza·lez
Trivin(cid:152)o,  Graefe  zu  Baringdorf,  Graziani,  Green,  Gro¤ner,  Grosch,  Grossete(cid:136)te,  Guinebertie‘re,  Gutie·rrez
D(cid:14)·az,  von  Habsburg,  Habsburg-Lothringen,  Ha¤nsch,  Hager,  Hallam,  Happart,  Hardstaff,  Harrison,
Hatzidakis,  Hautala,  Hawlicek,  Heinisch,  Hendrick,  Herman,  Hermange,  Hernandez  Mollar,  Herzog,
Hindley,  Holm,  Hory,  Howitt,  Hughes,  Hulthe·n,  Hume,  Hyland,  Ilaskivi,  Imaz  San  Miguel,  Izquierdo
Collado, Janssen van Raay, Jean-Pierre, Jensen Kirsten M., Jensen Lis, Jo¤ns, Kaklamanis, Karamanou,
Katiforis,  Kellett-Bowman,  Keppelhoff-Wiechert,  Kerr,  Kestelijn-Sierens,  Killilea,  Kindermann,
Kittelmann,  Kla(cid:223),  Klironomos,  Koch,  Kokkola,  Konrad,  Kreissl-Do¤rfler,  Kristoffersen,  Kronberger,
Kuckelkorn,  Kuhn,  Laignel,  Lalumie‘re,  Lambraki,  Lambrias,  Lange,  Langen,  Langenhagen,  Larive,
Lehideux,  Lehne,  Lenz,  Leopardi,  Leperre-Verrier,  Liese,  Lindeperg,  Lindholm,  Lindqvist,  Linkohr,
Lo¤o¤w,  Lu¤ttge,  Lukas,  Lulling,  Macartney,  McGowan,  McMahon,  McMillan-Scott,  McNally,
Maij-Weggen, Malangre·, Malerba, Malone, Mann Thomas, Manzella, Marinho, Marinucci, Martin David
W., Matikainen-Kallstro¤m, Mayer, Medina Ortega, Me·ndez de Vigo, Mendon(cid:231)a, Metten, Miller, Miranda,
Miranda  de  Lage,  Mohamed  Ali,  Mombaur,  Monfils,  Moorhouse,  Moreau,  Morgan,  Morris,
Mosiek-Urbahn,  Mouskouri,  Mu¤ller,  Mulder,  Murphy,  Mutin,  Myller,  Nassauer,  Needle,  Newens,
Newman,  Neyts-Uyttebroeck,  Nicholson,  Nordmann,  Novo,  Oddy,  Ojala,  Olsson,  Oomen-Ruijten,
Oostlander,  Orlando,  Otila,  Paasio,  Pack,  Palacio  Vallelersundi,  Panagopoulos,  Papakyriazis,
Papayannakis, Parigi, Parodi, Pasty, Peijs, Perry, Peter, Pex, Piecyk, Piha, Pirker, des Places, Plooij-van
Gorsel, Plumb, Pollack, Pome·s Ruiz, Pompidou, Posselt, Pradier, Provan, Puerta, van Putten, Querbes,
Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Raschhofer, Read, Reding, Rehder, Ribeiro, Rinsche,
Ripa di Meana, de Rose, Roth, Roth-Behrendt, Rothley, Ru¤big, Ruffolo, Ryyna¤nen, Sainjon, Saint-Pierre,
Sakellariou, Salafranca Sa·nchez-Neyra, Sandb(cid:230)k, Santini, Sanz Ferna·ndez, Sarlis, Scarbonchi, Scha¤fer,
Schaffner,  Schierhuber,  Schifone,  Schlechter,  Schleicher,  Schmidbauer,  Schnellhardt,  Scho¤rling,
Schro¤der,  Schroedter,  Schulz,  Schwaiger,  Seal,  Secchi,  Seppa¤nen,  Sichrovsky,  Simpson,  Sjo¤stedt,
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