MINUTES#Tuesday, 4 July 2006
Date: 2006-12-13
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: parliamentary debate

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MINUTES

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

President

1. Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 9.05.

2. Documents received

The following documents had been received:

1) from the Council and Commission:

— Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives
89/665/EEC and 92/13/EEC with regard to improving the effectiveness of review procedures
concerning the award of public contracts (COM(2006)0195 — C6-0141/2006 — 2006/0066(COD))

referred to

responsible: IMCO
opinion:

ECON, EMPL, ITRE, JURI

— Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 29/2006 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2006)0793

— C6-0196/2006 — 2006/2148(GBD))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

— Council and Commission Decision concerning the conclusion of the Stabilisation and Association
Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the
Republic of Albania, of the other part (08161/2006 — C6-0197/2006 — 2006/0044(AVC))

referred to

responsible: AFET
INTA
opinion:

— Council Decision on the accession of the Community to United Nations Economic Commission for
Europe Regulation No 107 on uniform provisions concerning the approval of category M2 or M3
vehicles with regard to their general
construction (07884/1/2006 — C6-0198/2006 —
2005/0250(AVC))

referred to

responsible: INTA
TRAN
opinion:

— Proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 90/424/EEC on expenditure in the veterinary

field (COM(2006)0273 — C6-0199/2006 — 2006/0098(CNS))

referred to

responsible: AGRI
opinion:

BUDG, ENVI

— Proposal for a Council directive laying down minimum standards for the protection of calves

(codified version) (COM(2006)0258 — C6-0200/2006 — 2006/0097(CNS))

referred to

responsible: JURI

— Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1321/2004 on the establishment of
the European satellite radio-navigation (COM(2006)0261 —

structures for the management of
C6-0201/2006 — 2006/0090(CNS))

referred to

responsible: ITRE
opinion:

AFET, TRAN

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— Proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 on the common
organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (COM(2006)0233 — C6-0202/2006
— 2006/0081(CNS))

referred to

responsible: PECH
BUDG
opinion:

— Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 27/2006 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2006)0829

— C6-0203/2006 — 2006/2177(GBD))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

— Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 28/2006 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2006)0803

— C6-0204/2006 — 2006/2178(GBD))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

— Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 32/2006 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2006)0807

— C6-0205/2006 — 2006/2179(GBD))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

— Modified proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on
the European Communities

the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of
(COM(2006)0213 — C6-0207/2006 — 2005/0090(CNS))

referred to

responsible: BUDG
opinion:

DEVE, CONT

— Interinstitutional agreement taking the form of a joint statement concerning the draft for a Council
decision amending Decision 1999/468/EC laying down the procedures for the exercise of imple-
menting powers conferred on the Commission (10125/2006 — C6-0208/2006 — 2006/2152(ACI))

referred to

responsible: AFCO

2) from committees:

— * Report on the draft Council decision amending Decision 1999/468/EC laying down the procedures
implementing powers conferred on the Commission (10126/1/2006 —

the exercise of

for
C6-0190/2006 — 2002/0298(CNS)) — Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Rapporteur: Corbett Richard (A6-0236/2006).

— Report on the conclusion of an interinstitutional agreement taking the form of a joint statement
concerning the draft Council decision amending Decision 1999/468/EC laying down the procedures
for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (new regulatory procedure
with scrutiny) (10125/2006 — C6-0208/2006 — 2006/2152(ACI)) — Committee on Constitutional
Affairs
Rapporteur: Corbett Richard (A6-0237/2006).

3. Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law

(announcement of motions for resolutions tabled)

Pursuant to Rule 115, the following Members or political groups had requested that such a debate be held
on the following motions for resolutions:

I.

Somalia

— Margrete Auken and Sepp Kusstatscher, on behalf of

the Verts/ALE Group, on Somalia

(B6-0400/2006),

— Luisa Morgantini, Esko Seppänen and Marco Rizzo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Somalia

(B6-0405/2006),

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— Simon Coveney,

John Bowis,

Jana Hybášková, Mario Mauro and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of

the PPE-DE Group, on the situation in Somalia (B6-0406/2006),

— Johan Van Hecke and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Somalia (B6-0410/2006),

— Pasqualina Napoletano, Glenys Kinnock and Marie-Arlette Carlotti, on behalf of the PSE Group, on

the situation in Somalia (B6-0412/2006),

— Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the situation in Somalia (B6-0415/2006).

II. Mauritania

— Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Mauritania (B6-0399/2006),

— Luisa Morgantini and Willy Meyer Pleite, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the democratic

process in Mauritania (B6-0403/2006),

— Bernd Posselt and Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on Mauritania (B6-0407/2006),

— Lydie Polfer and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the situation in Mauritania

(B6-0409/2006),

— Pasqualina Napoletano, Alain Hutchinson, Marie-Arlette Carlotti and Glenys Kinnock, on behalf of

the PSE Group, on the situation in Mauritania (B6-0413/2006),

— Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis and Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the situation in Mauritania

(B6-0416/2006).

III. Freedom of expression on the internet

— Monica Frassoni, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Angelika Beer, Hélène Flautre, Eva Lichtenberger, David
Hammerstein Mintz, Rebecca Harms, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Carl Schlyter, Helga Trüpel and Claude
Turmes, on behalf of
the Verts/ALE Group, on freedom of expression on the internet
(B6-0401/2006),

— Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański and Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, on behalf of the UEN Group, on

freedom of expression on the internet (B6-0402/2006),

— Vittorio Agnoletto, Umberto Guidoni and Miguel Portas, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the

internet and freedom of expression (B6-0404/2006),

— Charles Tannock and Simon Coveney, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on freedom of expression on

the internet (B6-0408/2006),

— Henrik Lax and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on freedom of expression on the

internet (B6-0411/2006),

— Pasqualina Napoletano, Catherine Trautmann and Christa Prets, on behalf of the PSE Group, on

freedom of expression on the internet (B6-0414/2006).

Speaking time would be allocated in accordance with Rule 142.

4. 70 years after General Franco's coup d'état in Spain — (Statements by the

President and the political groups)

Statements by the President and the political groups: 70 years after General Franco's coup d'état in Spain.

The President made the statement.

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The following also made statements: Jaime Mayor Oreja, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martin Schulz, on
behalf of the PSE Group, Bronisław Geremek, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf
of the Verts/ALE Group, Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Brian Crowley, on behalf of the
UEN Group, Jens-Peter Bonde, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Maciej Marian Giertych, Non-attached
Member, Martin Schulz, who made a personal statement in response to Maciej Marian Giertych's remarks,
Zbigniew Zaleski, on the organisation of the debate, and Hans-Gert Poettering, also on Maciej Marian
Giertych's remarks.

The debate closed.

5. ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund (general provisions) *** — Establishment of a
Cohesion Fund *** — European Social Fund ***II — European Regional
territorial cooperation
Development Fund ***II — European grouping of
(EGTC) ***II (debate)

Recommendation on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down general provisions on the European
the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing
Regional Development Fund,
Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 [09077/2006 — C6-0192/2006 — 2004/0163(AVC)] — Committee on
Regional Development
Rapporteur: Konstantinos Hatzidakis (A6-0224/2006).

Recommendation on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a Cohesion Fund and repealing
Regulation (EC) No 1164/94 [09078/2006 — C6-0191/2006 — 2004/0166(AVC)] — Committee on
Regional Development
Rapporteur: Alfonso Andria (A6-0226/2006).

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the
European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund and repealing Regulation (EC)
No 1784/1999 [09060/4/2006 — C6-0188/2006 — 2004/0165(COD)] — Committee on Employment
and Social Affairs
Rapporteur: José Albino Silva Peneda (A6-0220/2006).

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the
European Parliament and of the Council on the European Regional Development Fund and repealing Regu-
lation (EC) No 1783/1999 [09059/4/2006 — C6-0187/2006 — 2004/0167(COD)] — Committee on
Regional Development
Rapporteur: Giovanni Claudio Fava (A6-0225/2006).

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the
European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European grouping of territorial co-operation (EGTC)
[09062/2/2006 — C6-0189/2006 — 2004/0168(COD)] — Committee on Regional Development
Rapporteur: Jan Olbrycht (A6-0227/2006).

Konstantinos Hatzidakis introduced recommendation A6-0224/2006.

IN THE CHAIR: Luigi COCILOVO

Vice-President

Alfonso Andria introduced recommendation A6-0226/2006.

José Albino Silva Peneda introduced recommendation for second reading A6-0220/2006.

Giovanni Claudio Fava introduced recommendation for second reading A6-0225/2006.

Jan Olbrycht introduced recommendation for second reading A6-0227/2006.

The following spoke: Hannes Manninen (President-in-Office of the Council), Danuta Hübner (Member of the
Commission) and Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission).

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The following spoke:
Jacek Protasiewicz (draftsman of the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Gerardo
Galeote, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Constanze Angela Krehl, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jean Marie
Beaupuy, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Elisabeth Schroedter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Pedro
Guerreiro, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group,
and Vladimír Železný, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Ingo FRIEDRICH

Vice-President

Jana Bobošíková, Rolf Berend, Alain Hutchinson, Mojca Drčar Murko, Gisela
The following spoke:
Kallenbach, Bairbre de Brún, Guntars Krasts, Graham Booth, Jan Tadeusz Masiel, Ambroise Guellec, Iratxe
García Pérez, Marian Harkin, Alyn Smith, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Georgios
Karatzaferis, Peter Baco, Markus Pieper, Karin Jöns, Paavo Väyrynen, Luca Romagnoli, Oldřich Vlasák, Zita
Gurmai, Nathalie Griesbeck, László Surján, Magda Kósáné Kovács, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Bernadette
Bourzai, Francesco Musotto, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Gábor Harangozó,
Lambert van Nistelrooij, Stavros Arnaoutakis, Hannes Manninen, Danuta Hübner and Vladimír Špidla.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 04.07.2006, Item 6.11, Minutes of 04.07.2006, Item 6.12, Minutes of 04.07.2006, Item 6.7,
Minutes of 04.07.2006, Item 6.8 and Minutes of 04.07.2006, Item 6.9.

IN THE CHAIR: Mario MAURO

Vice-President

6. Voting time

Details of voting (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in the ‘Results of votes’ annex to the
Minutes.

6.1. Request for consultation of the European Economic and Social Committee:
The impact and consequences of structural policies on EU cohesion (Rule 117)
(vote)

Request for consultation: The impact and consequences of structural policies on EU cohesion

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

Approved

6.2. Request for consultation of the Committee of the Regions: The impact and

consequences of structural policies on EU cohesion (Rule 118) (vote)

Request for consultation: The impact and consequences of structural policies on EU cohesion

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

Approved

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6.3. Transnational organised crime (the smuggling of migrants) * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the amended proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European
Community, of the Protocol Against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the
United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime (Renewed consultation) [08174/2006
— COM(2005)0503 — C6-0129/2006 — 2003/0196(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and
Home Affairs
Rapporteur: Jean-Marie Cavada (A6-0215/2006).

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION
Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0281)

6.4. Transnational organised crime (trafficking in persons) * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the amended proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European
Community, of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women And
Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime (Renewed
consultation) [08174/2006 — COM(2005)0503 — C6-0130/2006 — 2003/0197(CNS)] — Committee on
Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Rapporteur: Jean-Marie Cavada (A6-0214/2006).

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION
Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0282)

6.5. Application of the Aarhus Convention to EC institutions and bodies ***III

(vote)

Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a regulation of
the European
Parliament and of the Council on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to
Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to
Community institutions and bodies [PE-CONS 3614/1/2006 — C6-0156/2006 — 2003/0242(COD)] —
Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee
Rapporteur: Eija-Riitta Korhola (A6-0230/2006).

(Simple majority for approval)
(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 5)

JOINT TEXT
Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0283)

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6.6. Batteries, accumulators and their waste ***III (vote)

Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a directive of the European Parliament
and of the Council on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Direc-
tive 91/157/EEC [PE-CONS 3615/2006 — C6-0154/2006 — 2003/0282(COD)] — Parliament's delegation
to the Conciliation Committee
Rapporteur: Johannes Blokland (A6-0231/2006).

(Simple majority for approval)
(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 6)

JOINT TEXT
Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0284)

6.7. European Social Fund ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the
European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund and repealing Regulation (EC)
No 1784/1999 [09060/4/2006 — C6-0188/2006 — 2004/0165(COD)] — Committee on Employment
and Social Affairs
Rapporteur: José Albino Silva Peneda (A6-0220/2006).

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

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL
Declared approved (P6_TA(2006)0285)

6.8. European Regional Development Fund ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the
European Parliament and of the Council on the European Regional Development Fund and repealing Regu-
lation (EC) No 1783/1999 [09059/4/2006 — C6-0187/2006 — 2004/0167(COD)] — Committee on
Regional Development
Rapporteur: Giovanni Claudio Fava (A6-0225/2006).

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

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL
Declared approved (P6_TA(2006)0286)

6.9. European grouping of territorial co-operation (EGTC) ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the
European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European grouping of territorial co-operation (EGTC)
[09062/2/2006 — C6-0189/2006 — 2004/0168(COD)] — Committee on Regional Development
Rapporteur: Jan Olbrycht (A6-0227/2006).

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

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL
Declared approved (P6_TA(2006)0287)

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6.10. Service of documents in civil or commercial matters ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council
Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 of 29 May 2000 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extraju-
dicial documents in civil or commercial matters [COM(2005)0305 — C6-0232/2005 — 2005/0126(COD)]
— Committee on Legal Affairs
Rapporteur: Jean-Paul Gauzès (A6-0024/2006).

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL
Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0288)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION
Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0288)

6.11. ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund (general provisions) *** (vote)

Recommendation on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down general provisions on the European
Regional Development Fund,
the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing
Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 [09077/2006 — C6-0192/2006 — 2004/0163(AVC)] — Committee on
Regional Development
Rapporteur: Konstantinos Hatzidakis (A6-0224/2006).

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION
Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0289)

Parliament thereby gave its assent.

6.12. Establishment of a Cohesion Fund *** (vote)

Recommendation on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a Cohesion Fund and repealing
Regulation (EC) No 1164/94 [09078/2006 — C6-0191/2006 — 2004/0166(AVC)] — Committee on
Regional Development
Rapporteur: Alfonso Andria (A6-0226/2006).

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION
Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0290)

Parliament thereby gave its assent.

6.13. Cabotage and international tramp services * (vote)

for

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation repealing Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86 laying down
the application of Articles 85 and 86 to maritime transport, and amending
detailed rules
Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 as regards the extension of its scope to include cabotage and international
tramp services [COM(2005)0651 — C6-0046/2006 — 2005/0264(CNS)] — Committee on Economic and
Monetary Affairs
Rapporteur: Corien Wortmann-Kool (A6-0217/2006).

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

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COMMISSION PROPOSAL
Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0291)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION
Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0291)

6.14. Own resources * (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the system of the European Communities' own resources
[COM(2006)0099 — C6-0132/2006 — 2006/0039(CNS)] — Committee on Budgets
Rapporteur: Alain Lamassoure (A6-0223/2006).

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL
Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0292)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION
Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0292)

6.15. Crisis of Equitable Life (vote)

Interim report on the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society [2006/2026(INI)] — Committee of
Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society
Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0221/2006).

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION
Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0293)

The following spoke:

Diana Wallis (rapporteur), who moved an oral amendment to recital G, which was incorporated.

6.16. Consolidation in financial services (vote)

Report on further consolidation in the financial services industry [2006/2081(INI)] — Committee on
Economic and Monetary Affairs
Rapporteur: Joseph Muscat (A6-0170/2006).

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION
Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0294)

The following spoke:

Joseph Muscat (rapporteur), who moved an oral amendment to amendment 8, which was incorporated.

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6.17. Recent developments in and prospects for company law (vote)

Report on recent developments in and prospects in relation to company law [2006/2051(INI)] —
Committee on Legal Affairs
Rapporteur: Andrzej Jan Szejna (A6-0229/2006).

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION
Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0295)

6.18. Reducing the climate change impact of aviation (vote)

Report on reducing the climate change impact of aviation [2005/2249(INI)] — Committee on the
Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Rapporteur: Caroline Lucas (A6-0201/2006).

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION
Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0296)

The following spoke:

— Caroline Lucas (rapporteur), who moved oral amendments to amendments 2 and 1, which were not

incorporated.

— Before the final vote, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (draftswoman of the opinion of the TRAN Committee)

withdrew her support for the report. Chris Davies spoke on her decision to do so.

7. Explanations of vote

Written explanations of vote:

Explanations of vote submitted in writing under Rule 163(3) appear in the Verbatim Report of Proceedings for
the sitting.

Oral explanations of vote:

Report: Jean-Marie Cavada — A6-0215/2006:

— Andreas Mölzer, Hubert Pirker

Report: Jean-Marie Cavada — A6-0214/2006:

— Hubert Pirker

Report: Alain Lamassoure — A6-0223/2006:

— Hynek Fajmon

Report: Caroline Lucas — A6-0201/2006:

— Ivo Strejček, Robert Evans

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8. Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Corrections to votes:

Corrections to votes 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 will be finalised so that it can be
translated and published in the Official Journal.

Voting intentions:

The Presidency had been notified of the following voting intentions (in respect of votes that had not been
cast):

Report: Konstantinos Hatzidakis — A6-0224/2006

— amendment 1

against: José Javier Pomés Ruiz, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou

— resolution (as a whole)

in favour: Gunnar Hökmark, José Javier Pomés Ruiz, Alexander Radwan

Report: Corien Wortmann-Kool — A6-0217/2006

— amendment 20

against: Rainer Wieland

— resolution (as a whole)

in favour: Gilles Savary

Report: Alain Lamassoure — A6-0223/2006

— amendment 1

in favour: Hubert Pirker

Report: Caroline Lucas — A6-0201/2006

— resolution (as a whole)

in favour: Libor Rouček

(The sitting was suspended at 12.50 and resumed at 15.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Jacek Emil SARYUSZ-WOLSKI

Vice-President

9. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

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10. Economic and social consequences of business restructuring in Europe

(debate)

Commission statement: Economic and social consequences of business restructuring in Europe

Günter Verheugen (Vice-President of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: José Albino Silva Peneda, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martin Schulz, on behalf of
the PSE Group, Lena Ek, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Pierre Jonckheer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,
Ilda Figueiredo, on behalf of
the GUE/NGL Group, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, on behalf of
the UEN Group, Philip Bushill-Matthews, Jan Andersson, Roberto Musacchio, Malcolm Harbour, Jean Louis
Cottigny, Helmuth Markov, Edite Estrela and Pier Antonio Panzeri.

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA

Vice-President

The following spoke: Joel Hasse Ferreira, Jamila Madeira and Günter Verheugen.

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 103(2):

— Alain Lipietz, Pierre Jonckheer, Elisabeth Schroedter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the economic

and social impacts of restructuring (B6-0383/2006),

— Martin Schulz, Stephen Hughes,

Jean Louis Cottigny, Alain
Hutchinson, Edite Estrela, Jamila Madeira, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the economic and social
consequences of company restructuring in Europe (B6-0387/2006),

Joel Hasse Ferreira,

Jan Andersson,

— Ria Oomen-Ruijten, José Albino Silva Peneda, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the economic and

social consequences of companies restructuring in Europe (B6-0388/2006),

— Lena Ek, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the economic and social consequences of industrial restruc-

turing in Europe (B6-0389/2006),

— Ilda Figueiredo, Pedro Guerreiro, Roberto Musacchio, Marco Rizzo, Helmuth Markov, Miguel Portas, on
behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on economic and social consequences of company restructuring in
Europe (B6-0398/2006).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 06.07.2006, Item 6.13.

11. Investing for growth and employment (debate)

Report on implementing the Community Lisbon Programme: more research and innovation — investing for
growth and employment: A common approach (2006/2005(INI)) — Committee on Industry, Research and
Energy
Rapporteur: Pilar del Castillo Vera (A6-0204/2006).

Pilar del Castillo Vera introduced the report.

Günter Verheugen (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Maria Matsouka (draftsman of the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Guy Bono
(draftsman of the opinion of the CULT Committee), Jerzy Buzek, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Britta
Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, David
Thomsen, on behalf of the PSE Group,
the
Hammerstein Mintz, on behalf of
GUE/NGL Group, Andreas Mölzer, Non-attached Member, Nikolaos Vakalis, Reino Paasilinna, Arūnas
Degutis, Erna Hennicot-Schoepges, Teresa Riera Madurell, Ján Hudacký, Pia Elda Locatelli, András Gyürk,
Adam Gierek and Zita Pleštinská.

the Verts/ALE Group, Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of

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Vice-President

The following spoke:
de Oedenberg, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Wiesław Stefan Kuc and Romana Jordan Cizelj.

John Attard-Montalto, Zdzisław Kazimierz Chmielewski, Lidia Joanna Geringer

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 05.07.2006, Item 4.5.

12. Towards a more integrated approach for industrial policy (debate)

Report on a policy framework to strengthen EU manufacturing — towards a more integrated approach for
industrial policy [2006/2003(INI)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Rapporteur: Joan Calabuig Rull (A6-0206/2006).

Joan Calabuig Rull introduced the report.

Günter Verheugen (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Ilda Figueiredo (draftsman of the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Werner Langen, on
behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Reino Paasilinna, on behalf of the PSE Group, Patrizia Toia, on behalf of the
ALDE Group, Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, and Lydia Schenardi, Non-attached
Member.

The debate was suspended at that point for Question Time.

It would be resumed at 21.00.

13. Question Time (Commission)

Parliament considered a number of questions to the Commission (B6-0312/2006).

Part one

Question 34 (Claude Moraes): Football.

Neelie Kroes (Member of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Claude Moraes,
Glyn Ford and Manolis Mavrommatis.

Question 35 (Robert Evans): Montenegro.

Olli Rehn (Member of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Robert Evans and
Bernd Posselt.

Question 36 (András Gyürk): Examinations of the energy market during the past month and their outcome.

Neelie Kroes answered the question and supplementaries by András Gyürk and Paul Rübig.

Part two

Question 37 would not be taken as the subject to which it referred was already on the agenda of the part-
session.

Question 38 (Bernd Posselt): Situation in Russia.

Question 39 (Milan Horáček): Situation in Russia.

Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) answered the questions and supplementaries by Bernd
Posselt, Milan Horáček, Justas Vincas Paleckis and Paul Rübig.

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Question 40 (Nicholson of Winterbourne): Recognised operational guidelines when dealing with hostage-
takers.

Benita Ferrero-Waldner answered the question and supplementaries by Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne
and Richard Seeber.

Question 41 (Justas Vincas Paleckis): EU-Russia cooperation.

Benita Ferrero-Waldner answered the question and supplementaries by Justas Vincas Paleckis, Piia-Noora
Kauppi and Agnes Schierhuber.

Questions 42 to 47 would receive written answers.

Question 48 (Marc Tarabella): Right of residence for European Union citizens.

Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the question and a supplementary by Marc
Tarabella.

Question 49 (Sarah Ludford): ‘Passerelle’ clause.

Franco Frattini answered the question and supplementaries by Sarah Ludford and Margarita Starkevičiūtė.

Question 50 (Zdzisław Kazimierz Chmielewski): Situation of disabled persons in prisons.

Franco Frattini answered the question and a supplementary by Zdzisław Kazimierz Chmielewski.

Questions 51 to 58 would receive written answers.

Question 59 (Georgios Toussas): Punitive dismissal of trade unionists.

Franco Frattini answered the question.

Georgios Toussas put a supplementary.

Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou expressed her disappointment at the fact that her question (Question 51)
had not been called (the President replied that the rules governing Question Time had been complied with).

Franco Frattini answered Georgios Toussas's supplementary.

Question 60 (Dimitrios Papadimoulis): Greek legislation providing exemptions from execution of court
judgments.

Franco Frattini answered the question and a supplementary by Dimitrios Papadimoulis.

Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou protested about the order of the questions and expressed her disappointment at
the fact that her question (Question 54) had not been called (the President replied that the rules governing
Question Time had been complied with).

Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou put a supplementary, which Franco Frattini answered.

Georgios Toussas spoke to make a point of order (the President cut him off as his remarks did not constitute
a point of order).

Question 61 (Proinsias De Rossa): Transposition of Posting of Workers Directive in Ireland.

Franco Frattini answered the question and supplementaries by Proinsias De Rossa, Mairead McGuinness and
Jim Higgins.

Questions 69 and 86 were inadmissible.

Questions which had not been answered for lack of time would receive written answers (see annex to the
Verbatim Report of Proceedings).

Commission Question Time closed.

(The sitting was suspended at 19.20 and resumed at 21.00.)

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Vice-President

14. Towards a more integrated approach for industrial policy (continuation of

debate)

Report on a policy framework to strengthen EU manufacturing — towards a more integrated approach for
industrial policy [2006/2003(INI)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Rapporteur: Joan Calabuig Rull (A6-0206/2006).

The following spoke: Pilar del Castillo Vera, Pia Elda Locatelli, Danutė Budreikaitė, Nikolaos Vakalis, John
Attard-Montalto, Alessandro Battilocchio, Gunnar Hökmark and Paul Rübig.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 05.07.2006, Item 4.6.

15. Technical requirements for inland waterway vessels ***II (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the
European Parliament and of the Council laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels and
repealing Council Directive 82/714/EEC [13274/1/2005 — C6-0091/2006 — 1997/0335(COD)] —
Committee on Transport and Tourism
Rapporteur: Renate Sommer (A6-0208/2006).

Renate Sommer introduced the recommendation for second reading.

Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Reinhard Rack, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Ulrich Stockmann, on behalf of the
PSE Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Inés Ayala Sender and Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 05.07.2006, Item 4.2.

16. Harmonisation of technical requirements and administrative procedures in air

transport ***II (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the
European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 on the harmoni-
sation of technical requirements and administrative procedures in the field of civil aviation [13376/1/2005
— C6-0090/2006 — 2000/0069(COD)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism
Rapporteur: Ulrich Stockmann (A6-0212/2006).

Ulrich Stockmann introduced the recommendation for second reading.

Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Roland Gewalt, on behalf of
the PSE Group, and Dirk Sterckx, on behalf of the ALDE Group.

the PPE-DE Group, Gilles Savary, on behalf of

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Vice-President

The following spoke: Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Georgios Toussas, on behalf of
the GUE/NGL Group, Roberts Zīle, on behalf of the UEN Group, Georg Jarzembowski, Ewa Hedkvist
Petersen, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, Reinhard Rack,
Jörg
Leichtfried and Jacques Barrot.

Inés Ayala Sender, Christine De Veyrac,

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 05.07.2006, Item 4.3.

17. Shipments of radioactive waste and nuclear spent fuel * (debate)

Report on the proposal for a Council directive on the supervision and control of shipments of radioactive
waste and nuclear spent fuel [COM(2005)0673 — C6-0031/2006 — 2005/0272(CNS)] — Committee on
Industry, Research and Energy
Rapporteur: Esko Seppänen (A6-0174/2006).

Andris Piebalgs (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Esko Seppänen introduced the report.

The following spoke: Werner Langen, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Vincenzo Lavarra, on behalf of the
PSE Group, Marios Matsakis, on behalf of
the ALDE Group, Rebecca Harms, on behalf of
the Verts/ALE Group, Kartika Tamara Liotard, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Kathy Sinnott, on behalf of
the IND/DEM Group, Alejo Vidal-Quadras, Justas Vincas Paleckis, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Romana Jordan
Cizelj, András Gyürk, Paul Rübig and Andris Piebalgs.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 05.07.2006, Item 4.4.

18. Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 354.650/OJME).

19. Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 23.05.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

Janusz Onyszkiewicz

Vice-President

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

Járóka,

Janowski,

Jałowiecki,

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Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vaugrenard, Veneto, Veraldi, Vergnaud, Vernola, Vidal-
Quadras, de Villiers, Vincenzi, Virrankoski, Vlasák, Vlasto, Voggenhuber, Wagenknecht, Wallis, Walter,
Watson, Manfred Weber, Weisgerber, Westlund, Whittaker, Wiersma, Willmott, Wise, von Wogau, Bernard
Piotr Wojciechowski, Janusz Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wurtz, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-
Barnuevo García, Záborská, Zaleski, Zani, Zapałowski, Zappalà, Ždanoka, Železný, Zieleniec, Zīle, Zimmer,
Zingaretti, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

Observers:

Abadjiev, Anastase, Arabadjiev, Athanasiu, Bărbuleţiu, Bliznashki, Buruiană Aprodu, Cappone, Ciornei,
Cioroianu, Corlăţean, Coşea, Corina Creţu, Gabriela Creţu, Dimitrov, Dîncu, Duca, Dumitrescu, Ganţ, Hogea,
Ilchev, Kazak, Kirilov, Kónya-Hamar, Marinescu, Mihăescu, Morţun, Paparizov, Parvanova, Petre, Podgorean,
Popa, Popeangă, Silaghi, Sofianski, Stoyanov, Szabó, Ţicău, Tîrle, Zgonea Valeriu Ştefan

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ANNEX I

RESULTS OF VOTES

Abbreviations and symbols

+

-

↓

W

adopted

rejected

lapsed

withdrawn

RCV (…, …, …)

roll-call vote (for, against, abstentions)

EV (…, …, …)

electronic vote (for, against, abstentions)

split

split vote

sep

am

CA

CP

D

=

§

art

rec

separate vote

amendment

compromise amendment

corresponding part

deleting amendment

identical amendments

paragraph

article

recital

MOT

JT MOT

SEC

motion for a resolution

joint motion for a resolution

secret ballot

1. Request for consultation of the Economic and Social Committee — The impact

and consequences of structural policies on EU cohesion

Subject

RCV, etc.

request for consultation

Vote

+

RCV/EV — remarks

2. Request for consultation of the Committee of the Regions — The impact and

consequences of structural policies on EU cohesion

Subject

RCV, etc.

request for consultation

Vote

+

RCV/EV — remarks

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3. Transnational organised crime (the smuggling of migrants) *

Report: Jean-Marie CAVADA (A6-0215/2006)

Subject

single vote

RCV, etc.

4. Transnational organised crime (trafficking in persons) *

Report: Jean-Marie CAVADA (A6-0214/2006)

Subject

single vote

RCV, etc.

Vote

+

Vote

+

5. Application of the Århus Convention to EC institutions and bodies ***III

Report: Eija-Riitta KORHOLA (A6-0230/2006)

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

vote: joint text

6. Batteries, accumulators and their waste ***III

Report: Johannes BLOKLAND (A6-0231/2006)

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

vote: joint text

7. European Social Fund ***II

Recommendation for second reading: (qualified majority)

José Albino SILVA PENEDA (A6-0220/2006)

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

approval without vote

8. European Regional Development Fund ***II

Recommendation for second reading: (qualified majority)

Giovanni Claudio FAVA (A6-0225/2006)

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

approval without vote

Vote

+

Vote

+

Vote

+

Vote

+

RCV/EV — remarks

RCV/EV — remarks

RCV/EV — remarks

RCV/EV — remarks

RCV/EV — remarks

RCV/EV — remarks

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9. European grouping of territorial co-operation (EGTC) ***II

Recommendation for second reading: (qualified majority)

Jan OLBRYCHT (A6-0227/2006)

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

approval without vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Vote

+

10. Service of documents in civil or commercial matters ***I

Report: Jean-Paul GAUZÈS (A6-0024/2006)

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Block 1

Block 2

7-28
30-40
42-43

1-6

vote: amended proposal

Proposal for a regulation

PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE

Committee

Draft legislative resolution

after § 1

29

PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE

vote: legislative resolution

Amendments 41 and 44 had been cancelled.

11. ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund (general provisions) ***

Recommendation: Konstantinos HATZIDAKIS (A6-0224/2006)

+

↓

+

+

+

Subject

after citation 2

Am No

1

vote: legislative resolution

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Verts/ALE

RCV

RCV

-

+

80, 534, 16

533, 41, 53

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

Verts/ALE: am 1

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12. Establishment of a Cohesion Fund ***

Report: Alfonso ANDRIA (A6-0226/2006)

Subject

Am No

Author

vote: legislative resolution

RCV, etc.

RCV

Vote

+

RCV/EV — remarks

567, 29, 36

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

13. Cabotage and international tramp services *

Report: Corien WORTMANN-KOOL (A6-0217/2006)

Subject

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Amendments by the committee
responsible — separate vote

Article 1, after § 2

Article 2

1

2

3

4

6

7

8

9

10

11-12

20

13

15

21

14

Committee

Committee

Committee

Committee

Committee

Committee

Committee

Committee

Committee

Committee

Verts/ALE

Committee

GUE/NGL

Verts/ALE

Committee

split

1

2

split

1

2

split

1

2

sep

sep

split

1

2

sep

sep

sep

RCV

RCV

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

-

+

-

-

+

261, 363, 13

279, 354, 11

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Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

PPE-DE + PSE

Committee

Committee

GUE/NGL

GUE/NGL

GUE/NGL

GUE/NGL

split

1

2

RCV

+

+

+

+

↓

-

-

-

+

+

534, 89, 16

Subject

after recital 10

recital 11

recital 12

recital 13

after recital 13

recital 14

Am No

22

5cp

5cp

16

17

18

19

vote: amended proposal

vote: legislative resolution

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

Verts/ALE: ams 20, 21

Requests for separate votes

IND/DEM: ams 6-12

Verts/ALE: ams 1, 6, 13, 14

ALDE: ams 10, 13, 14

Requests for split votes

Verts/ALE

am 3

First part: text as a whole without the words ‘after a transitional period of two years’

Second part: those words

am 4

First part: text as a whole without the words ‘although they cannot be obliged to do so’

Second part: those words

am 8

First part: ‘The UNCTAD code … for liner conferences.’

Second part: ‘However … such denouncement.’

ALDE

am 1

First part: ‘The liner shipping conference … protected from competition’

Second part: ‘However, given the current … in this sector is acknowledged’

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Verts/ALE, ALDE

am 22

First part: ‘In order to … the Treaty’

Second part: ‘before the end of the transitional period’

14. Own resources *

Report: Alain LAMASSOURE (A6-0223/2006)

Subject

Amendments by the committee
responsible — block vote

Amendments by the committee
responsible — separate vote

recital 8

recital 9

after recital 11

Am No

2-4
6

1

5

7

8

9

vote: amended proposal

vote: legislative resolution

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Committee

Committee

Committee

GUE/NGL

GUE/NGL

Verts/ALE

RCV

split/RCV

1

2

RCV

533, 82, 23

576, 38, 25

283, 328, 30

242, 390, 7

+

+

+

-

-

-

-

+

+

Requests for roll-call votes

IND/DEM: ams 5 and 7

GUE/NGL: am 1

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE

am 5

First part: ‘The European Council … and sound financial management.’

Second part: ‘The European Parliament in its decision … next financial framework.’

Requests for separate votes

GUE/NGL am 5

15. Crisis of Equitable Life

Interim report: Diana WALLIS (A6-0221/2006)

Subject

recital G

Am No

§

vote: resolution (as a whole)

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

original text

oral amendment

+

+

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Miscellaneous

Diana Wallis (rapporteur) moved an oral amendment to recital G, which then read as follows:

‘G. whereas the issues dealt with by the Committee of Inquiry have a general significance that goes
beyond the particular concerns of the European citizens who are directly affected, in particular as
regards the adequate functioning of the internal market for insurance products, the correct imple-
mentation of Community law and the adequacy of redress mechanisms available to citizens, in par-
ticular in cross-border situations where the undertaking concerned is under home-country control,’

16. Consolidation in financial services

Report: Joseph MUSCAT (A6-0170/2006)

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Subject

§ 3

§ 4

§ 8

§ 9

after § 9

§ 10

§ 12

§ 17

§ 23

§ 26

§ 33

§ 36

§ 38

§

§

6

1

7

2

3

§

§

4

§

§

5

8

§

original text

original text

PSE

ALDE

PSE

ALDE

ALDE

original text

original text

ALDE

original text

original text

ALDE

PSE

original text

split

1

2/EV

split

1

2

RCV

EV

sep

split

1

2/EV

EV

sep

sep

EV

sep

353, 255, 20

345, 287, 9

326, 276, 18

282, 319, 18

308, 299, 16

306, 272, 39

oral amendment

+

+

+

+

+

-

-

-

+

+

+

-

+

↓

+

+

+

↓

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

Requests for separate votes

Verts/ALE: §§ 17, 26

UEN: § 38

ALDE: § 33

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Requests for roll-call votes

PSE: am 6

Requests for split votes

Verts/ALE, PSE

§ 23

First part: ‘notes that the current tax treatment … rather than EU dividends;’

Second part: ‘notes also … foreign investment’

ALDE

§ 4

First part: ‘Welcome the positive effect … regulatory framework’

Second part: ‘even though not all … have yet been realised’

PSE

§ 3

First part: ‘Notes that … many different ways’

Second part: ‘such as through commercial alliances … settlement systems);’

Miscellaneous

Joseph Muscat (rapporteur) moved an oral amendment to amendment 8, which now read as follows:

‘38. Believes that it is high time that the EU institutions, and particularly the Parliament, opened a
debate on the structure of supervision of EU financial markets; for this reason, calls for the setting
up, by the end of 2006, of a committee of “wise persons” to study — and report back six months
after the establishment of the committee — the implications of the consolidation of markets and
financial
in this
institutions, prudential supervision, financial stability, and crisis management;
regard, asks the committee to propose concrete ideas regarding the simplification of multiple
reporting requirements and the improvement of the current structures, and, ultimately to reflect on
the needs and structures of European financial supervisors;’

17. Recent developments in and prospects for company law

Report: Andrzej Jan SZEJNA (A6-0229/2006)

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Subject

§ 3

after § 15

after § 26

after § 31

after § 42

§ 43

recital F

§

2

4

5

3

1

§

original text

sep

PSE

PSE

PSE

PSE

ALDE

original text

sep

+

+

-

-

-

-

+

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

Requests for separate votes

ALDE: § 3, recital F

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18. Reducing the climate change impact of aviation

Report: Caroline LUCAS (A6-0201/2006)

Am No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Subject

§ 1

§ 4

§ 6

§ 7

§ 8

§ 9

after § 10

§ 11

§ 21

after § 21

§ 22

§ 23

§ 27

§ 29

§ 30

§ 37

§

§

4

§

§

§

§

2

§

§

3

§

§

1

§

§

§

§

original text

original text

Verts/ALE

original text

original text

original text

original text

PPE-DE

original text

original text

PPE-DE + DAVIES

original text

original text

GUE/NGL

original text

original text

original text

original text

split

1

2

sep

EV

sep

sep

sep

split

1

2/EV

sep

sep

split

1/EV

2/EV

sep

EV

split

1

2

sep/EV

split

1

2

sep

RCV

+

+

+

-

+

+

+

+

-

+

+

+

+

-

+

+

-

+

+

-

+

+

+

+

268, 323, 33

281, 332, 17

295, 317, 18

364, 253, 11

142, 453, 8

270, 331, 23

439, 74, 102

vote: resolution (as a whole)

Requests for separate votes

ALDE: §§ 4, 6, 7, 8, 21, 23 and 29

PSE: § 29

Verts/ALE: §§ 9, 11, 37

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Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE: final vote

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE

§ 22

First part: ‘Shares the Commission's view … appropriate approach’

Second part: ‘proposes … in the ETS;’

ALDE

§ 1

First part: Paragraph as a whole without the words ‘including regulatory, economic, technological and opera-
tional instruments’ and ‘applying the “polluter pays” principle and ensuring full cost internalisation’

Second part: those words

§ 9

First part: Paragraph as a whole excluding the words ‘to address this problem’, ‘not only’ and ‘but also the
reduction of taxes or other burdens which are obligatory for other transport systems but not for aviation’

Second part: those words

§ 27

First part: ‘Calls on the Commission to encourage research programmes to improve scientific knowledge on
the non-CO2 impacts of aviation’
Second part: ‘Calls on the Commission to put forward … ascent and descent of aircraft’ and ‘and to support
ICAO action in developing standards on NOx’

§ 30

First part: Paragraph as a whole without the words ‘to and’, ‘(if possible also intercontinental flights transiting
through EU airspace)’ and ‘stresses that a worldwide emission trading scheme needs to be introduced as
soon as possible’

Second part: those words

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ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

1. Recommendation: Hatzidakis A6-0224/2006

Amendment 1

For: 80

ALDE: Bourlanges

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Kaufmann,
Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis,
Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht,
Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Sinnott

PPE-DE: Casini, Cederschiöld, Fjellner, Hökmark, Ibrisagic

PSE: Correia, Leichtfried

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf,
de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach,
Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter,
Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 534

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cocilovo,
Cornillet, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault,
Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė,
Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford,
Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Oviir,
Pannella, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx,
Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

IND/DEM: Batten, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Karatzaferis, Knapman, Louis, Nattrass, Titford,
de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki
Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine,
Le Rachinel, Martinez, Masiel, Mote, Mussolini, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke,
Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky,
Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels,
Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo
Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz
de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi,
Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine,
Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gaubert, Gauzès,
Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête,
Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-
Schoepges, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Itälä,
Jackson,
Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam,
Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure,
Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling,
McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor
Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer,
van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello,

Iturgaiz Angulo,

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Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-
Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski,
Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda,
Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani,
Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Veneto,
Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool,
Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli,
Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, van den Burg,
Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa,
Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay,
Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa,
Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes,
Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh,
Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Hughes, Hutchinson,
Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné
Ilves,
Kovács, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leinen,
Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip
Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici,
Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie,
Peillon, Piecyk, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard,
Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele,
Segelström, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi,
Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi,
Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

Jöns,

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński,
Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański,
Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Abstention: 16

ALDE: Samuelsen

GUE/NGL: Flasarová, Manolakou, Remek, Toussas

IND/DEM: Grabowski, Krupa, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Kilroy-Silk, Martin Hans-Peter, Romagnoli

PPE-DE: Nicholson

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

2. Recommendation: Hatzidakis A6-0224/2006

Resolution

For: 533

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk,
Cappato, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas,
Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki,
Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax,
Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson
of Winterbourne, Oviir, Pannella, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schuth,
Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi,
Virrankoski, Wallis

IND/DEM: Blokland, Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Louis, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak,
Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard,
De Michelis, Giertych, Masiel, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

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PPE-DE: Albertini, Antoniozzi, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet,
Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini,
Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou,
Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle,
Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner,
Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil,
Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch,
Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herrero-Tejedor,
Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký,
Járóka,
Ibrisagic,
Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch,
Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries,
Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani,
Marques, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell,
Montoro Romero, Musotto, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack,
Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská,
Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda,
Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder,
Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner,
Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela
Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Veneto, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber,
Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

Iturgaiz Angulo,

Jałowiecki,

Itälä,

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli,
Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann,
van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas,
Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González,
Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira
Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante,
Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira,
Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann,
Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll,
Leichtfried, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip
Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici,
Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie,
Peillon, Piecyk, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati,
Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele,
Segelström, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi,
Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi,
Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński,
Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański,
Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Graefe zu Baringdorf,
de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Kallenbach,
Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle,
Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 41

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Sjöstedt, Svensson,
Toussas

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Knapman, Nattrass, Titford, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Allister, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Kilroy-Silk, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine,
Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mote, Mussolini, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Nassauer, Radwan

PSE: Leinen

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

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Abstention: 53

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Guidoni, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Markov,
Maštálka, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož,
Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde

NI: Baco, Kozlík, Romagnoli

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover,
Elles, Evans Jonathan, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kirkhope, Lauk, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson,
Parish, Tannock, Van Orden

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

3. Recommendation: Andria A6-0226/2006

Resolution

For: 567

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk,
Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek,
Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert,
Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski,
in 't Veld,
Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mulder, Newton Dunn,
Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Oviir, Pannella, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen,
Samuelsen, Savi, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen,
Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

Jäätteenmäki,

Jensen,

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, Morgantini, Musacchio, Ransdorf, Strož

IND/DEM: Blokland, Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Louis, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak,
Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard,
De Michelis, Giertych, Masiel, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky,
Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels,
Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo
Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva,
De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-
Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner,
Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gaubert,
Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch,
Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris,
Hennicot-Schoepges, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä,
Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas,
Iturgaiz Angulo,
Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis,
Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White,
Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja,
Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson,
van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou,
Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz,
Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori,
Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva
Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer,
Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna,
Varvitsiotis, Veneto, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland,
von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

Jarzembowski,

Jałowiecki,

Jackson,

Járóka,

Jeggle,

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PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli,
Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann,
van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas,
Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González,
Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes,
Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill,
Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse
Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson,
Jöns,
Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Laignel,
Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann
Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko,
Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Öger,
Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant,
Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas
García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler,
Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi,
Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Yañez-
Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

Ilves,

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński,
Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański,
Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe
zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton,
Isler
Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas,
Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber,
Ždanoka

GUE/NGL: Toussas

Against: 29

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Nattrass, Titford, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Allister, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Kilroy-Silk, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel,
Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mölzer, Mote, Mussolini, Schenardi, Vanhecke

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 36

GUE/NGL: Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard,
Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen,
Sjöstedt, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Coûteaux

NI: Baco, Claeys, Kozlík, Romagnoli

PPE-DE: Kamall, Kirkhope

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Diamanto Manolakou

Corrections to votes

Against

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Amendment 20

For: 261

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni,
Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio,
Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides,
Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Grabowski, Krupa, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

Jöns,

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli,
Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann,
van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas,
Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González,
Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes,
Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill,
Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon,
Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson,
Ilves,
Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc,
Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, Maňka,
Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos,
Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà,
Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar,
Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas,
Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Segelström, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa
Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann,
Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott,
Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf,
de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí,
Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta,
Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 363

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk,
Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek,
Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert,
Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff,
in 't Veld,
Laperrouze, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-
Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Oviir, Pannella, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen,
Samuelsen, Savi, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen,
Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

Jäätteenmäki,

Jensen,

IND/DEM: Batten, Blokland, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Farage, Karatzaferis, Knapman, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford,
Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Bobošíková, Borghezio, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen
Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Masiel, Mölzer, Mote, Mussolini, Piskorski, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi,
Speroni, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Albertini, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky,
Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels,
Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione,
del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß,
Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle,

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Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández
Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo
y Marfil, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura,
Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris,
Hennicot-Schoepges, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä,
Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas,
Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou,
Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski,
López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Mathieu,
Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero,
Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack,
Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská,
Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi
Ubeda, Rübig, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder,
Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner,
Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer,
Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Veneto, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto,
Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina,
Zwiefka

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński,
Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański,
Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Abstention: 13

GUE/NGL: Manolakou, Toussas

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis

NI: Allister, Baco, Dillen, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík, Rivera

PPE-DE: Gutiérrez-Cortines

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

5. Report: Wortmann-Kool A6-0217/2006

Amendment 21

For: 279

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni,
Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio,
Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides,
Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Grabowski, Krupa, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Zapałowski

NI: Battilocchio, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, De Michelis, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-
Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Speroni,
Vanhecke, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli,
Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann,
van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas,
Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González,
Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes,
Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill,

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Tuesday, 4 July 2006

Jöns,

Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon,
Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson,
Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc,
Ilves,
Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira,
Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez
Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols
i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos
Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi,
Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Siwiec,
Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley,
Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma,
Willmott, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe
Isler
zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton,
Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas,
Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes,
Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 354

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk,
Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek,
Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert,
in 't Veld,
Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski,
Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mulder, Newton Dunn,
Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Oviir, Pannella, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen,
Samuelsen, Savi, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen,
Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

Jäätteenmäki,

Jensen,

IND/DEM: Batten, Blokland, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Farage, Karatzaferis, Knapman, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford,
Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Bobošíková, Czarnecki Ryszard, Helmer, Masiel, Mote, Piskorski, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky,
Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Brok,
Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera,
Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac,
Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-
Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner,
Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gaubert,
Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch,
Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris,
Hennicot-Schoepges, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä,
Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas,
Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou,
Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese,
López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Mathieu,
Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero,
Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack,
Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská,
Poettering, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi
Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin,
Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný,
Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis,
Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Veneto, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák,
Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà,
Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński,
Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański,
Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

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Abstention: 11

GUE/NGL: Manolakou, Toussas

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis

NI: Allister, Baco, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík, Rivera

PSE: Grech

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

6. Report: Wortmann-Kool A6-0217/2006

Resolution

For: 534

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk,
Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek,
Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert,
in 't Veld,
Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski,
Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mulder, Newton Dunn,
Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Oviir, Pannella, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen,
Savi, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke,
Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

Jäätteenmäki,

Jensen,

GUE/NGL: Kohlíček

IND/DEM: Blokland, Bonde, Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak,
Zapałowski

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard,
De Michelis, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez,
Masiel, Mölzer, Mussolini, Piskorski, Rivera, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke,
Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

Jałowiecki,

PPE-DE: Albertini, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky,
Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina,
Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera,
Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac,
Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi,
Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine,
Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gaubert, Gauzès,
Gawronski, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec,
Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges,
Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic,
Iturgaiz Angulo,
Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides,
Jackson,
Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka,
Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-
Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Mathieu, Mauro,
Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto,
Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Pack, Panayotopoulos-
Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf,
Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi,
Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg,
Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer,
Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Veneto,
Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool,
Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

Jarzembowski,

Járóka,

Jeggle,

Itälä,

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PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli,
Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann,
van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa,
Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González,
Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes,
Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill,
Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch,
Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves,
Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Laignel,
Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka,
Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos,
Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà,
Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar,
Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas,
Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa
Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann,
Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott,
Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski,
Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli,
Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Against: 89

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni,
Kaufmann, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio,
Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Toussas,
Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Nattrass, Titford, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Kilroy-Silk, Martin Hans-Peter, Mote

PPE-DE: Gewalt, Pieper, Sartori

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe
zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton,
Isler
Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir,
Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber,
Ždanoka

Abstention: 16

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis, Železný

NI: Allister, Baco, Helmer, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Duchoň, Fajmon, Ouzký, Škottová, Strejček, Vlasák, Zvěřina

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

7. Report: Lamassoure A6-0223/2006

Amendment 1

For: 533

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Chatzimarkakis,
Cocilovo, Cornillet, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek,
Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert,
Jensen,
Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Lynne,
Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Oviir,
Pannella, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė,
Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

Jäätteenmäki,

in 't Veld,

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NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer,
Masiel, Mussolini, Piskorski, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky,
Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels,
Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo
Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva,
De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-
Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz,
Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gaubert,
Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch,
Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris,
Hennicot-Schoepges, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä,
Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas,
Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou,
Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz
White, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Mathieu, Mauro,
Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto,
Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou,
Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pleštinská, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt,
Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras,
Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski,
Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani,
Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis,
Veneto, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool,
Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli,
Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann,
van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa,
Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi,
Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira
Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Goebbels, Golik,
Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó,
Jørgensen,
Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Hutchinson,
Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen,
Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka,
Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano,
Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella,
Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček,
Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström,
Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand,
Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler,
Westlund, Wiersma, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

Ilves,

Jöns,

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński,
Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański,
Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe
zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton,
Isler
Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas,
Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes,
Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 82

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni,
Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini,
Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson,
Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Blokland, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Farage, Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Knapman, Krupa,
Nattrass, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Zapałowski, Železný

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NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel,
Martinez, Mölzer, Mote, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Duchoň, Fajmon, Nicholson, Ouzký, Seeberg, Škottová, Strejček, Vlasák

UEN: Camre

ALDE: Cappato

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis

Abstention: 23

NI: Baco, Borghezio, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter, Speroni

PPE-DE: Lauk

PSE: Cashman, Evans Robert, Gill, Honeyball, Hughes, Kinnock, McAvan, Martin David, Morgan, Stihler,
Willmott, Wynn

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Richard Corbett, Gary Titley

Corrections to votes

Abstention

8. Report: Lamassoure A6-0223/2006

Amendment 5/1

For: 576

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk,
Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou,
Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert,
in 't Veld,
Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux,
Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne,
Oviir, Pannella, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schuth, Staniszewska,
Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni,
Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio,
Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides,
Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel,
Mussolini, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz, Speroni, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky,
Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok,
Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld,
Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera
García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles,
Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga
Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski,
Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec,
Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges,
Iturgaiz Angulo,
Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic,
Jackson,
Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides,
Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure,
Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling,

Jarzembowski,

Jałowiecki,

Járóka,

Jeggle,

Itälä,

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McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor
Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson,
Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou,
van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry,
Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz,
Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda,
Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder,
Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Stubb, Sudre,
Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-
Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Veneto, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau,
Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

Pack,

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli,
Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann,
van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa,
Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay,
Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa,
Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi,
Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug,
Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács,
Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen,
Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina
Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols
i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar,
Poignant, Prets, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas
García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa
Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Trautmann, Tzampazi,
Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Yañez-Barnuevo García,
Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski,
Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli,
Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe
zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton,
Isler
Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas,
Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes,
Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

ALDE: Lambsdorff

Against: 38

IND/DEM: Batten, Blokland, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Knapman, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford,
Whittaker, Wise

NI: Bobošíková, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez,
Mölzer, Mote, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Buzek, Cabrnoch, Duchoň, Fajmon, Ouzký, Seeberg, Škottová, Strejček, Vlasák, Vlasto

Abstention: 25

GUE/NGL: Manolakou, Toussas

IND/DEM: Louis

NI: Allister, Baco, Helmer, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Zvěřina

PSE: Cashman, Corbett, Evans Robert, Ford, Gill, Honeyball, Hughes, Kinnock, McAvan, Martin David,
Morgan, Stihler, Titley, Willmott, Wynn

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

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9. Report: Lamassoure A6-0223/2006

Amendment 5/2

For: 283

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk,
Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek,
Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert,
in 't Veld,
Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski,
Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-
Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Oviir, Pannella, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen,
Samuelsen, Savi, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen,
Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

Jäätteenmäki,

Jensen,

GUE/NGL: Markov

NI: Battilocchio, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Mussolini, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Doyle, Fjellner, Grosch, Jackson, Wieland

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli,
Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann,
van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa,
Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay,
Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa,
Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi,
Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug,
Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács,
Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen,
Lienemann, Locatelli, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega,
Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols
i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos
Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi,
Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Siwiec,
Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Trautmann,
Tzampazi, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe
zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton,
Isler
Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas,
Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber,
Ždanoka

ALDE: Lambsdorff

Against: 328

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Brie, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Kaufmann,
Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf,
Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Blokland, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Knapman,
Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Zapałowski,
Železný

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Dillen, Giertych, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen
Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Masiel, Mote, Piskorski, Rivera, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke,
Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

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Jałowiecki,

PPE-DE: Albertini, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky,
Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels,
Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione,
del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß,
Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň,
Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín,
Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil,
Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle,
Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris,
Hennicot-Schoepges, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä,
Iturgaiz Angulo,
Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas,
Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou,
Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese,
López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Mathieu,
Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero,
Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack,
Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská,
Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi
Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin,
Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný,
Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis,
Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Veneto, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák,
Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec,
Zvěřina, Zwiefka

Jarzembowski,

Járóka,

Jeggle,

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski,
Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli,
Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

Abstention: 30

GUE/NGL: Aita, Catania, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Remek, Wagenknecht

NI: Baco, Borghezio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter, Speroni

PSE: Cashman, Corbett, Evans Robert, Ford, Gill, Honeyball, Hughes, Kinnock, McAvan, Martin David,
Morgan, Stihler, Titley, Willmott, Wynn

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Schlyter

Corrections to votes

Françoise Grossetête, Henrik Dam Kristensen

Christofer Fjellner

Against

Abstention

10. Report: Lamassoure A6-0223/2006

Amendment 7

For: 242

ALDE: Degutis, Deprez, Samuelsen

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni,
Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini,
Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson,
Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

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IND/DEM: Grabowski, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych, Mussolini, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Marques

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis,
Beňová, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg,
Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen,
Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop
Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau,
García Pérez, Gebhardt, Gierek, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai,
Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Herczog, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen,
Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried,
Leinen, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka,
Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano,
Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella,
Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček,
Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Sifunakis,
Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Trautmann,
Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Wiersma, Yañez-Barnuevo García,
Zani, Zingaretti

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe
Isler
zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton,
Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir,
Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 390

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk,
Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Davies, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas,
Jensen,
Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert,
Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne,
Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Oviir,
Pannella, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx,
Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

in 't Veld,

IND/DEM: Batten, Blokland, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Knapman, Louis, Nattrass, Sinnott,
Titford, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Borghezio, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Gollnisch,
Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Mölzer, Mote,
Piskorski, Rivera, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Speroni, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Albertini, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky,
Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels,
Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione,
del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß,
Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle,
Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández
Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-
Margallo y Marfil, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça
Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour,
Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark,
Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle,
Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch,
Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries,
Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann
Thomas, Mantovani, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon,
Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-
Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks,
Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-
Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski,

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Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda,
Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani,
Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis,
Veneto, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau,
Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Cashman, Corbett, Evans Robert, Ford, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Hedh, Hedkvist
Petersen, Honeyball, Ilves, Kinnock, Martin David, Morgan, Segelström, Skinner, Stihler, Titley, Westlund,
Willmott, Wynn

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski,
Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli,
Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

NI: Baco, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík

PSE: Hughes, McAvan

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Smith

Linda McAvan

Eva-Britt Svensson, Jonas Sjöstedt

Abstention: 7

Corrections to votes

Against

Abstention

11. Report: Muscat A6-0170/2006

Amendment 6

For: 345

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato,
Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas,
Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen,
Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Koch-Mehrin, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax,
Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson
of Winterbourne, Oviir, Pannella, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schuth,
Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Veraldi,
Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Kaufmann,
Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis,
Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Rizzo, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Blokland, Bonde, Karatzaferis

NI: Battilocchio, Claeys, De Michelis, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel,
Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mölzer, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Karas, Rübig, Schierhuber, Seeber, Vernola

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Jöns,

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli,
Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann,
van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas,
Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González,
Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira
Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante,
Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon,
Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson,
Ilves,
Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc,
Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira,
Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez
Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols
i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella,
Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček,
Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström,
Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella,
Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter,
Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Camre, Didžiokas

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe
zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton,
Isler
Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas,
Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes,
Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 287

ALDE: Andria

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Manolakou, Toussas, Triantaphyllides

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Grabowski, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Piotrowski,
Rogalski, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Giertych, Helmer,
Masiel, Mote, Piskorski, Rutowicz, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Albertini, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky,
Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels,
Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione,
del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß,
Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle,
Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín,
Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo
y Marfil, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura,
Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis,
Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký,
Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek,
Kamall, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou,
Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese,
López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Mathieu,
Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero,
Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack,
Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská,
Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul,
Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder,
Schwab, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson,
Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis,
Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred,
Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

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UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts,
Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski,
Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

Abstention: 9

ALDE: Harkin

IND/DEM: Louis

NI: Baco, Borghezio, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík, Rivera

PPE-DE: Korhola

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Reinhard Rack, Hubert Pirker

Corrections to votes

For

12. Report: Lucas A6-0201/2006

Resolution

For: 439

ALDE: Andrejevs, Attwooll, Bowles, Busk, Cappato, Davies, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Hall, Jäätteenmäki,
Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Ludford, Lynne, Manders, Matsakis, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Prodi,
Resetarits, Ries, Samuelsen, Susta, Toia, Veraldi, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Guidoni, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard,
Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Rizzo,
Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Blokland, Bonde, Coûteaux, Karatzaferis, Louis

NI: Battilocchio, Borghezio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Martin Hans-
Peter, Masiel, Mussolini, Piskorski, Rivera, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer,
Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Bonsignore, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek,
Callanan, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou,
Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo,
Fernández Martín, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil,
Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch,
Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hennicot-Schoepges, Higgins,
Hoppenstedt, Hudacký,
Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kelam,
Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Landsbergis, Langen, Langendries,
Lauk, Lechner, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques,
Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro
Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry,
Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Patriciello, Peterle, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pleštinská, Poettering,
Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras,
Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda,
Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon,
Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto,
Weisgerber, Wieland, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

Iturgaiz Angulo,

Jackson,

Járóka,

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PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman,
Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Castex, Chiesa, Christensen,
Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans
Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Geringer
de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó,
Hasse Ferreira, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Hutchinson,
Jørgensen, Kindermann,
Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen,
Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka,
Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà,
Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos
Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García,
Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Szejna, Tabajdi,
Thomsen, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Westlund, Yañez-Barnuevo García,
Zani

Ilves,

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis,
Kuźmiuk, La Russa, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Ryan,
Szymański, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Graefe
Isler
zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton,
Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas,
Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes,
Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 74

ALDE: Alvaro, Andria, Birutis, Bourlanges, Chatzimarkakis, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Griesbeck, Klinz,
Krahmer, Lambsdorff, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Riis-Jørgensen, Takkula, Virrankoski

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Grabowski, Krupa, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise,
Zapałowski, Železný

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer, Kilroy-Silk, Mote, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

PPE-DE: Berend, Brok, Cabrnoch, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Duchoň, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Friedrich,
Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jarzembowski, Kauppi, Klamt, Konrad, Lehne, Ouzký, Pack, Pieper, Quisthoudt-
Rowohl, Radwan, Škottová, Strejček, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, von Wogau, Zvěřina

PSE: Groote, Hänsch, Haug, Stockmann, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler

UEN: Zīle

Abstention: 102

ALDE: Beaupuy, Budreikaitė, Cocilovo, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Guardans Cambó, Harkin, Hennis-
Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Maaten, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Pannella,
Polfer, Savi, Schuth, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Väyrynen, Van Hecke

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Figueiredo, Manolakou, Remek, Toussas, Triantaphyllides

IND/DEM: Sinnott

NI: Baco, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer,
Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Albertini, Bradbourn, Descamps, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos,
Doyle, Hannan, Hatzidakis,
Jordan Cizelj, Korhola, Lamassoure, Lewandowski, McGuinness,
Jałowiecki,
Pirker, Rack, Reul, Schwab, Seeber, Sonik

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PSE: Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Calabuig Rull, Carnero González,
Cashman, Corbett, Díez González, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, García Pérez, Goebbels, Grech, Gruber,
Honeyball, Hughes, Laignel, McAvan, Mann Erika, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Riera Madurell, Skinner,
Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Swoboda, Tarabella, Titley, Wiersma, Willmott, Wynn, Zingaretti

UEN: Kamiński

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Karin Riis-Jørgensen

Corrections to votes

For

Abstention

Paul Rübig, Robert Evans, Othmar Karas, Joseph Muscat, Agnes Schierhuber, Jim Higgins, Gay Mitchell

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TEXTS ADOPTED

P6_TA(2006)0281

Transnational organised crime (the smuggling of migrants) *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the amended proposal for a Council decision on the
conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol Against the Smuggling of
Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational
Organised Crime (8174/2006 — COM(2005)0503 — C6-0129/2006 — 2003/0196(CNS))

(Consultation procedure — renewed consultation)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Council draft (8174/2006),

— having regard to the amended Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0503) (1),

— having regard to its position of 13 January 2004 (2),

— having regard to Articles 62(2) and 63(3), 66, 179 and 181a, in conjunction with Article 300(2), first

subparagraph, of the EC Treaty,

— having been reconsulted by the Council pursuant to Article 300(3), first paragraph, of the EC Treaty

(C6-0129/2006),

— having regard to Rules 51, 43(1), 55(3) and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of

the Committee on Civil Liberties,

Justice and Home Affairs

(A6-0215/2006);

1. Approves the conclusion of the protocol;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and

2.
parliaments of the Member States.

(1) Not yet published in the OJ.
(2) OJ C 92 E, 16.4.2004, p. 75.

P6_TA(2006)0282

Transnational organised crime (trafficking in persons) *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the amended proposal for a Council decision on the
conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish
Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women And Children, supplementing the United Nations
(8174/2006 — COM(2005)0503 —
Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime

C6-0130/2006 — 2003/0197(CNS))

(Consultation procedure — renewed consultation)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Council draft (8174/2006),

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— having regard to the amended Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0503) (1),

— having regard to its position of 13 January 2004 (2),

— having regard to Articles 62(2), 63(3), 66, 179 and 181a in conjunction with Article 300(2), first sub-

paragraph, of the EC Treaty,

— having been reconsulted by the Council pursuant to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty

(C6-0130/2006),

— having regard to Rules 51, 43(1), 55(3) and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of

the Committee on Civil Liberties,

Justice and Home Affairs

(A6-0214/2006);

1. Approves the conclusion of the protocol;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and

2.
parliaments of the Member States.

(1) Not yet published in the OJ.
(2) OJ C 92 E, 16.4.2004, p. 75.

P6_TA(2006)0283

Application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention to EC institutions and
bodies ***III

European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee
for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the application of the provisions
of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and
bodies
Access

in Environmental Matters

to Community

institutions

to Justice

and

(PE-CONS 3614/1/2006 — C6-0156/2006 — 2003/0242(COD))

(Codecision procedure: third reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee (PE-CONS 3614/1/2006 —

C6-0156/2006),

— having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(2003)0622) (2),

— having regard to its position at second reading (3) on the Council common position (4),

— having regard to the Commission's opinion on Parliament's amendments to the common position

(COM(2006)0081) (5),

— having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to Rule 65 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A6-0230/2006);

(1) OJ C 103 E, 29.4.2004, p. 612.
(2) Not yet published in OJ.
(3) Texts Adopted, 18.1.2006, P6_TA(2006)0016.
(4) OJ C 264, 25.10.2005, p. 18.
(5) Not yet published in OJ.

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1. Approves the joint text;

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the

2.
EC Treaty;

3.
Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have
been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in
the Official Journal of the European Union;

4.

Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and Commission.

P6_TA(2006)0284

Batteries, accumulators and their waste ***III

European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee
for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on batteries and accumulators and
waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC (PE-CONS 3615/4/2006 —
C6-0154/2006 — 2003/0282(COD))

(Codecision procedure: third reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee (PE-CONS 3615/4/2006 —

C6-0154/2006),

— having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(2003)0723) (2),

— having regard to its position at second reading (3) on the Council common position (4),

— having regard to the Commission's opinion on Parliament's amendments to the common position

(COM(2006)0017) (5),

— having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to Rule 65 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A6-0231/2006);

1. Approves the joint text;

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the

2.
EC Treaty;

Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have
3.
been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in
the Official Journal of the European Union;

4.

Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and Commission.

(1) OJ C 104 E, 30.4.2004, p. 354.
(2) Not yet published in OJ.
(3) Texts Adopted, 13.12.2005, P6_TA(2005)0495.
(4) OJ C 264 E, 25.10.2005, p. 1.
(5) Not yet published in OJ.

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P6_TA(2006)0285

European Social Fund ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a regu-
lation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund and repealing
Regulation (EC) No 1784/1999 (9060/4/2006 — C6-0188/2006 — 2004/0165(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Council common position (9060/4/2006 — C6-0188/2006),

— having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(2004)0493) (2),

— having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(2005)0523) (3),

— having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Employment and Social

Affairs (A6-0220/2006);

1. Approves the common position;

2. Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position;

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the

3.
EC Treaty;

4.
Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have
been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in
the Official Journal of the European Union;

5.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

(1) Texts Adopted, 6.7.2005, P6_TA(2005)0281.
(2) Not yet published in the OJ.
(3) Not yet published in the OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0286

European Regional Development Fund ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a regu-
lation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Regional Development Fund
and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1783/1999 (9059/4/2006 — C6-0187/2006 — 2004/0167(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Council common position (9059/4/2006 — C6-0187/2006),

— having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(2004)0495) (2),

(1) Texts Adopted, 6.7.2005, P6_TA(2005)0279.
(2) Not yet published in OJ.

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— having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Regional Development

(A6-0225/2006);

1. Approves the common position;

2. Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position;

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the

3.
EC Treaty;

Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have
4.
been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in
the Official Journal of the European Union;

5.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

P6_TA(2006)0287

European grouping of territorial co-operation (EGTC) ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a regu-
lation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European grouping of territorial coopera-
tion (EGTC) (9062/2/2006 — C6-0189/2006 — 2004/0168(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Council common position (9062/2/2006 — C6-0189/2006),

— having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(2004)0496) (2),

— having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(2006)0094) (3),

— having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Regional Development

(A6-0227/2006);

1. Approves the common position;

2. Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position;

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the

3.
EC Treaty;

4.
Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have
been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in
the Official Journal of the European Union;

5.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

(1) Texts Adopted, 6.7.2005, P6_TA(2005)0280.
(2) Not yet published in the OJ.
(3) Not yet published in the OJ.

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P6_TA(2006)0288

Service of documents in civil or commercial matters ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European
Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 of 29 May 2000 on
the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial
matters (COM(2005)0305 — C6-0232/2005 — 2005/0126(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament

and the Council

(COM(2005)0305) (1),

— having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 61(c) and 67(5), second indent, of the EC Treaty, pursuant

to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0232/2005),

— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0024/2006);

1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

2. Calls on the Commission to submit a codified version of Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 incorporating
the amendments contained herein by way of its revised proposal;

3. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal
substantially or replace it with another text;

4.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TC1-COD(2005)0126

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 4 July 2006 with a view to the
adoption of Regulation (EC) No …/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending
Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 of 29 May 2000 on the service in the Member States of judi-
cial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 61, point (c) and
the second indent of Article 67(5) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),

(1) OJ C 88, 11.4.2006, p. 7.
(2) Position of the European Parliament of 4 July 2006.

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Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

On 1 October 2004 the Commission adopted a report on the application of Council Regulation (EC)
No 1348/2000 of 29 May 2000 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial
documents in civil or commercial matters (1). The report concludes that since its entry into force in
2001, the application of Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 has generally improved and expedited the
transmission and the service of documents between Member States, but that nevertheless the applica-
tion of certain provisions of that Regulation is not fully satisfactory.

The proper functioning of the internal market entails the need to further improve and expedite the
transmission and service of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters for
service between the Member States, to simplify the application of certain provisions of Regulation
(EC) No 1348/2000 and to improve legal certainty for the applicant and the addressee.

Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 should not apply to service of a document on the party's
authorised representative in the Member State where the proceedings take place, regardless of the
place of residence of that party.

The service of a document should be effected as soon as possible, and in any event within one month
of receipt by the receiving agency.

The receiving agency should inform the addressee in writing using a standard form that he or she
may refuse to accept the document to be served at the time of service or by sending the document to
the receiving agency within one week if it is not either in a language which he or she understands
or in an official language of the place of service. This rule should also apply to the subsequent
service once the addressee has exercised his or her right of refusal. These rules on refusal should
also apply to service by diplomatic or consular agents, service by postal services and direct service.

The receiving agency should continue to take all necessary steps to serve the document also in
cases where it has not been possible to effect service within the month, for example because the
defendant has been away from his or her home on holiday or away from his or her office on busi-
ness. Furthermore, in order to avoid an open-ended obligation for the receiving agency to take
steps to serve a document, the transmitting agency should be able to specify a deadline in the
standard form after which service is no longer required.

It should be established that the service of a document can be remedied through the service on the
addressee of a translation of the document.

The date of service of a document should be the date on which it is served in accordance with the
law of the Member State addressed. However, where according to the law of a Member State a docu-
ment shall be served within a particular period, the date to be taken into account with respect to the
applicant should be that fixed by the law of that Member State. Those Member States where this
system applies should communicate this to the Commission, which is to publish this information
in the Official Journal of the European Union and in the European Judicial Network in civil and
commercial matters.

In order to facilitate access to justice, costs occasioned by the employment of a judicial officer, official
or person competent under the law of the Member State addressed should correspond to a single fixed
fee laid down by that Member State in advance which respects the principles of proportionality and
non-discrimination. The requirement of a single fixed fee should not prejudice the possibility for
Member States to fix different fees for different types of service as long as they respect these
principles.

(10)

Each Member State should be free to effect service of documents directly by postal services to
persons residing in another Member State by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or
equivalent.

(1) OJ L 160, 30.6.2000, p. 37.

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(11) Any person interested in a judicial proceeding may effect service of documents directly through the
judicial officers, officials or other competent persons of the Member State addressed, where such
direct service is permitted under the law of that Member State.

(12) The Commission should draw up a manual containing information relevant for the proper applica-
tion of Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000, which should be published in the European Judicial
Network in civil and commercial matters. The Commission and the Member States should do their
utmost to ensure that this information is up to date and complete, especially as regards the contact
details of receiving and transmitting agencies.

(13)

(14)

(15)

(16)

In calculating the periods and time limits provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000, Regulation
(EEC, Euratom) No 1182/71 of 3 June 1971 determining the rules applicable to periods, dates and time
limits (1) should apply.

Since the objectives of the action to be taken cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States
and can therefore be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in
accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with
the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is
necessary to achieve those objectives.

The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance
with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of
implementing powers conferred on the Commission (2).

The United Kingdom and Ireland, in accordance with Article 3 of the Protocol on the position of the
United Kingdom and Ireland annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing
the European Community, have given notice of their wish to take part in the adoption and applica-
tion of this Regulation.

(17) Denmark, in accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed
to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, is not partici-
pating in the adoption of
this Regulation, and is therefore not bound by it or subject to its
application,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 is hereby amended as follows:

(1) The following subparagraph shall be added to Article 1(1):

‘It shall not extend in particular to revenue, customs or administrative matters or to liability of the
State for actions or omissions in the exercise of state authority (“acta iure imperii”).’

(2)

In Article 4(3), the last sentence shall be replaced by the following:

‘Each Member State shall indicate the official language or languages of the Institutions of the
European Union other than its own which is or are acceptable to it for completion of the form.’

(3) Article 7(2) shall be replaced by the following:

The receiving agency shall take all necessary steps to effect the service of the document as
‘2.
soon as possible, and in any event within one month of receipt. If it has not been possible to effect
service within one month of receipt, the receiving agency

(a) shall immediately inform the transmitting agency by means of the certificate in the standard form
in the Annex, which shall be drawn up under the conditions referred to in Article 10(2); and

(1) OJ L 124, 8.6.1971, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

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(b) shall continue to take all necessary steps to serve the document, unless indicated otherwise by
the transmitting agency, where service seems to be possible within a reasonable period of time.’

(4) Article 8 is amended as follows:

(a) paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.
The receiving agency shall inform the addressee, using the standard form in the Annex,
that he or she may refuse to accept the document to be served at the time of service or by
sending the document to the receiving agency within one week if it is not written in, or accom-
panied by a translation into, either of the following languages:

(a) a language which the addressee understands; or

(b)

language of the Member State addressed or,

if there are several official
the official
languages in that Member State, the official language or one of the official languages of
the place where service is to be effected.’

(b)

the following paragraph 3 shall be added:

‘3.
If the addressee has refused to accept the document under the conditions of paragraph 1,
the service of the document can be remedied through the service on the addressee in accordance
with the provisions of this Regulation of the document accompanied by a translation into a
language provided for in paragraph 1.

In that case, the date of service of the document shall be the date on which the document accom-
panied by the translation is served in accordance with the law of the Member State addressed.
However, where according to the law of a Member State, a document shall be served within a par-
ticular period, the date to be taken into account with respect to the applicant shall be the date of
service of the initial document, determined pursuant to Article 9(2).’

(5) Article 9 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 9

Date of service

1. Without prejudice to Article 8, the date of service of a document shall be the date on which it is
served in accordance with the law of the Member State addressed.

2.
However, where according to the law of a Member State, a document shall be served within a
particular period, the date to be taken into account with respect to the applicant shall be that fixed by
the law of that Member State.’

(6)

In Article 10(2), the last sentence shall be replaced by the following:

‘Each Member State shall indicate the official language or languages of the Institutions of the
European Union other than its own which is or are acceptable to it for completion of the form.’

(7) Article 11(2) shall be replaced by the following:

‘2.

However, the applicant shall pay or reimburse the costs occasioned by:

(a)

the employment of a judicial officer or of a person competent under the law of the Member
State addressed;

(b) the use of a particular method of service.

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Costs occasioned by the employment of a judicial officer or of a person competent under the law of
the Member State addressed shall correspond to a single fixed fee laid down by that Member State in
advance which respects the principles of proportionality and non-discrimination. Member States shall
communicate such fixed fees to the Commission.’

(8) Article 14 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 14

Service by postal services

Each Member State shall be free to effect service of judicial documents directly by postal services to
persons residing in another Member State by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or
equivalent.’

(9) Article 15 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 15

Direct service

Any person interested in a judicial proceeding may effect service of judicial documents directly
through the judicial officers, officials or other competent persons of the Member State addressed,
where such direct service is permitted under the law of that Member State.’

(10) The following Article 15a shall be inserted:

‘Article 15a

Applicable provisions

1.
The rules concerning the refusal to accept the document provided for in Article 8 and the rules
concerning the date of service provided for in Article 9 shall apply to the means of transmission and
service provided for in this section.

2.

However, for the purposes of Article 8(1):

(a) where service is effected in accordance with Article 13, the diplomatic or consular agents shall
inform the addressee that he or she may refuse to accept the document and that any document
refused must be sent to those entities;

(b) where service is effected, in accordance with Article 14, the authority or person effecting
service shall inform the addressee that he or she may refuse to accept the document and that
any document refused must be sent to that authority or person.’

(11) Article 17 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 17

Implementing rules

The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation relating to the updating or making
technical amendments to the standard forms set out in the Annex shall be adopted in accordance with
the advisory procedure referred to in Article 18(2).’

(12) Article 23 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 23

Communication and publication

1. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the information referred to in Articles 2,
3, 4, 10, 11, 13, 15 and 19.

Member States shall communicate to the Commission if, according to their law, a document shall
be served within a particular period as referred to in Articles 8(3) and 9(2).

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2.
The Commission shall publish the information communicated in accordance with paragraph 1
in the Official Journal of the European Union, with the exception of the addresses and other
contact details of the agencies and of the central bodies and the geographical areas in which they
have jurisdiction.

3.
The Commission shall draw up and update regularly a manual containing the information
referred to in paragraph 1, which shall be available electronically, in particular via the European
Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters established in accordance with Council Decision
2001/470/EC of 28 May 2001 (1).

(1) OJ L 174, 27.6.2001, p. 25.’

(13) Article 24 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 24

Review

No later than 1 June 2011, and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall present to the
European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee a report on
the application of this Regulation, paying special attention to the effectiveness of the bodies desig-
nated pursuant to Article 2 and to the practical application of point (c) of Article 3 and Article 9.
The report shall be accompanied if need be by proposals for adaptations of this Regulation in line
with the evolution of notification systems.’

(14) Article 25 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 25

Date of application

The Regulation shall apply from … (*) with the exception of Article 23 which shall apply
from … (**).

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in
accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.

(*) Twelve months after the adoption of this Regulation.
(**) Nine months after the adoption of this Regulation.’

(15) The Annex shall be replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.

This Regulation shall enter into force on […].

Article 2

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States in accordance
with the Treaty establishing the European Community.

Done at …, on …

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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ANNEX

REQUEST FOR SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS

(Article 4(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 of 29 May 2000 on the service in the Member
States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (1))

Reference No: …

1.

1.1.

1.2.

1.2.1.

1.2.2.

1.2.3.

1.3.

1.4.

1.5.

2.

2.1.

2.2.

2.2.1.

2.2.2.

2.2.3.

2.3.

2.4.

2.5.

TRANSMITTING AGENCY

Identity:

Address:

Street and number/PO box:

Place and code:

Country:

Tel:

Fax (*):

E-mail (*):

RECEIVING AGENCY

Identity:

Address:

Street and number/PO box:

Place and code:

Country:

Tel:

Fax (*):

E-mail (*):

(1) OJ L 160, 30.6.2000, p. 37.
(*) This item is optional.

3.

3.1.

3.2.

3.2.1.

3.2.2.

3.2.3.

3.3.

3.4.

3.5.

4.

4.1.

4.2.

4.2.1.

4.2.2.

4.2.3.

APPLICANT

Identity:

Address:

Street and number/PO box:

Place and code:

Country:

Tel (*):

Fax (*):

E-mail (*):

ADDRESSEE

Identity:

Address:

Street and number/PO box:

Place and code:

Country:

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4.3.

4.4.

4.5.

4.6.

Tel (*):

Fax (*):

E-mail (*):

Identification number/social security number/organisation number/or equivalent (*):

(*) This item is optional.

5.

5.1.

5.2.

5.2.1.

METHOD OF SERVICE

In accordance with the law of the Member State addressed

By the following particular method:

If this method is incompatible with the law of the Member State addressed, the document(s)
should be served in accordance with the law:

5.2.1.1.

5.2.1.2.

yes

no

6.

DOCUMENT TO BE SERVED

(a) 6.1.

Nature of the document

6.1.1.

judicial

6.1.1.1. writ of summons

6.1.1.2.

judgment

6.1.1.3.

appeal

6.1.1.4.

other

6.1.2.

extrajudicial

(b) 6.2.

Date or time limit after which the service is no longer required

(day) … (month) … (year) …

(c) 6.3.

Language of document:

6.3.1.

original ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV, others:

6.3.2.

translation (*) ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV,
others:

6.4.

Number of enclosures:

7.

7.1.

7.2.

A COPY OF DOCUMENT TO BE RETURNED WITH THE CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
(Article 4(5) of the Regulation)

Yes (in this case send two copies of the document to be served)

No

1. You are required by Article 7(2) of the Regulation to effect all steps required for service
of the document as soon as possible, and in any event within one month of receipt. If it
has not been possible for you to effect service within one month of receipt, you must
inform this agency by means of the certificate provided for in point 13.

2. If you cannot fulfil this request for service on the basis of the information or documents
transmitted, you are required by Article 6(2) of the Regulation to contact this agency by
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Date:

Signature and/or stamp:

(*) This item is optional.

Reference No of the transmitting agency:

Reference No of the receiving agency:

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT

(Article 6(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000)

This acknowledgement must be sent by the swiftest possible means of transmission as soon as possible
after receipt of the document and in any event within seven days of receipt.

8.

DATE OF RECEIPT

Done at:

Date:

Signature and/or stamp:

Reference No of the transmitting agency:

Reference No of the receiving agency:

NOTICE OF RETURN OF REQUEST AND DOCUMENT

(Article 6(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000)

The request and document must be returned on receipt.

9.

9.1.

9.1.1.

9.1.2.

9.2.

9.2.1.

9.2.2.

9.2.3.

9.2.4.

9.3.

REASON FOR RETURN

The request is manifestly outside the scope of the Regulation:

the document is not civil or commercial

the service is not from one Member State to another Member State

Non-compliance with formal conditions required makes service impossible:

the document is not easily legible

the language used to complete the form is incorrect

the document received is not a true and faithful copy

other (please give details):

The method of service is incompatible with the law of that Member State (Article 7(1) of the
Regulation)

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Date:

Signature and/or stamp:

Reference No of the transmitting agency:

Reference No of the receiving agency:

NOTICE OF RETRANSMISSION OF REQUEST AND DOCUMENT TO THE APPROPRIATE RECEIVING
AGENCY

(Article 6(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000)

The request and document were forwarded on to the following receiving agency, which has territorial
jurisdiction to serve it:

10.1.

10.2.

Identity:

Address:

10.2.1.

Street and number/PO box:

10.2.2.

Place and code:

10.2.3.

Country:

Tel:

Fax (*):

E-mail (*):

10.3.

10.4.

10.5.

Done at:

Date:

Signature and/or stamp:

(*) This item is optional.

Reference No of the transmitting agency:

Reference No of the appropriate receiving agency:

NOTICE OF RECEIPT BY THE APPROPRIATE RECEIVING AGENCY HAVING TERRITORIAL JURISDIC-
TION TO THE TRANSMITTING AGENCY

(Article 6(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000)

This notice must be sent by the swiftest possible means of transmission as soon as possible after receipt
of the document and in any event within seven days of receipt.

11.

DATE OF RECEIPT

Done at:

Date:

Signature and/or stamp:

INFORMATION OF THE ADDRESSEE ABOUT THE RIGHT TO REFUSE TO ACCEPT A DOCUMENT

(Article 8(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000)

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Reference No of the receiving agency:

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE OR NON-SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS

(Article 10 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000)

The service shall be effected as soon as possible. If it has not been possible to effect service within one
month of receipt, the receiving agency shall inform the transmitting agency (according to Article 7(2) of
the Regulation)

12.

(a) 12.1.

(b) 12.2.

COMPLETION OF SERVICE

Date and address of service:

The document was

(A) 12.2.1.

served in accordance with the law of the Member State addressed, namely

12.2.1.1.

handed to

12.2.1.1.1.

the addressee in person

12.2.1.1.2.

another person

12.2.1.1.2.1.

Name:

12.2.1.1.2.2.

Address:

12.2.1.1.2.2.1.

Street and number/PO box:

12.2.1.1.2.2.2.

Place and code:

12.2.1.1.2.2.3.

Country:

12.2.1.1.2.3.

Relation to the addressee:

family employee others

12.2.1.1.3.

the addressee's address

12.2.1.2.

served by post

12.2.1.2.1.

without acknowledgement of receipt

12.2.1.2.2.

with the enclosed acknowledgement of receipt

12.2.1.2.2.1.

from the addressee

12.2.1.2.2.2.

another person

12.2.1.2.2.2.1.

Name:

12.2.1.2.2.2.2.

Address

12.2.1.2.2.2.2.1. Street and number/PO box:

12.2.1.2.2.2.2.2. Place and code:

12.2.1.2.2.2.2.3. Country:

12.2.1.2.2.2.3.

Relation to the addressee:

family employee others

12.2.1.3.

other method (please say how):

(B) 12.2.2.

served by the following particular method (please say how):

(c) 12.3.

The addressee of the document was informed in writing that he or she may
refuse to accept the document if it is not written in or accompanied by a transla-
tion into either a language which he or she understands or the official language
of the place of service.

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INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 7(2)

It was not possible to effect service within one month of receipt.

14.

REFUSAL OF DOCUMENT

The addressee refused to accept the document on account of the language used. The documents are annexed
to this certificate.

15.

15.1.

15.2.

15.3.

15.4.

REASON FOR NON-SERVICE OF DOCUMENT

Address unknown

Addressee cannot be located

Document could not be served before the date or time limit stated in point 6.2.

Others (please specify):

The documents are annexed to this certificate.

Done at:

Date:

Signature and/or stamp:

P6_TA(2006)0289

ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund (general provisions) ***

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down
general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the
Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 (9077/2006 — C6-0192/2006 —
2004/0163(AVC))

(Assent procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council regulation (9077/2006) (1),

— having regard to the request for assent submitted by the Council pursuant to Article 161 of the

EC Treaty (C6-0192/2006),

— having regard to the European Parliament and Commission statement annexed to this legislative

resolution,

— having regard to Rule 75(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Regional Development and the opinion of

the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A6-0224/2006);

1. Gives its assent to the proposal for a Council regulation;

2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

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ANNEX

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COMMISSION STATEMENT

Without prejudice to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on Budgetary Discipline and Sound
Financial Management and to the current rules (2007-2013), the Commission shall, from 2010 onwards,
submit to the Budgetary Authority an assessment of how cohesion policy has been implemented over the
programming period 2007 to 2013 and shall include therein the consequences of applying the N + 3/N + 2
rule.

P6_TA(2006)0290

Establishment of a Cohesion Fund ***

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a
Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1164/94 (9078/2006 — C6-0191/2006 —
2004/0166(AVC))

(Assent procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council regulation (9078/2006) (1),

— having regard to the request for assent submitted by the Council pursuant to Article 161, second para-

graph, of the EC Treaty (C6-0191/2006),

— having regard to Rule 75(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Regional Development (A6-0226/2006);

1. Gives its assent to the proposal for a Council regulation;

2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

(1) Not yet published in the OJ.

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P6_TA(2006)0291

The liner conference block exemption and cabotage and international tramp
services *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation repealing
Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86 laying down detailed rules for the application of Articles 85 and 86 to
maritime transport, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 as regards the extension of its scope
tramp services (COM(2005)0651 — C6-0046/2006 —
to include cabotage and international
2005/0264(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0651) (1),

— having regard to Article 83 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C6-0046/2006),

— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the opinion of the

Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0217/2006);

1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

2. Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty;

3. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

4. Asks the Council
substantially;

to consult Parliament again if

it

intends to amend the Commission proposal

5.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1

Recital 3

(3)
The liner shipping conference block exemption provided
for in Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86 exempts from the prohibi-
tion of Article 81(1) of the Treaty agreements, decisions and
concerted practices of all or part of the members of one or
more liner conferences which fulfil certain conditions. The
justification for the block exemption in essence assumes that
reliable
conferences bring stability, assuring exporters of
services which cannot be achieved by less restrictive means.
However, a thorough review of the industry carried out by the
Commission has demonstrated that
liner shipping is not
unique as its cost structure does not differ substantially from
that of other industries. There is therefore no evidence that
the industry needs to be protected from competition.

(1) Not yet published in the OJ.

(3)
The liner shipping conference block exemption provided
for in Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86 exempts from the prohibi-
tion of Article 81(1) of the Treaty agreements, decisions and
concerted practices of all or part of the members of one or
more liner conferences which fulfil certain conditions. The
justification for the block exemption in essence assumes that
reliable
conferences bring stability, assuring exporters of
services which cannot be achieved by less restrictive means. A
thorough review of the industry carried out by the Commis-
sion demonstrated that
liner shipping nowadays is highly
competitive and that there is no evidence that the industry
should be protected from competition. However, given the
current conditions of global competition and the rapid devel-
opments, high costs and investment risks associated with the
liner
information
exchanges among stakeholders in this sector is acknowledged.

the usefulness of

shipping industry,

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AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 2

Recital 9

(9)
The exclusion from the prohibition of Article 81(1) of
the Treaty of purely technical agreements and the procedure
for dealing with conflicts of law which may arise are also
redundant. Those provisions should therefore also be deleted.

(9)
To facilitate transactions in the sector, the guidelines
issued pursuant to paragraph 2a of Article 1 will provide
guidance on questions
concerning technical agreements
within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC)
No 4056/86.

Amendment 3

Recital 10

In the light of the above, Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86

(10)
should be repealed in its entirety.

(10)
In the light of the above, Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86
should be repealed in its entirety and the end of the liner
conference block exemption will take effect after a transi-
tional period of two years from the date of entry into force of
this Regulation.

Amendment 4

Recital 10 a (new)

Since enforcement of

this Regulation will create a
(10a)
conflict of
law as regards the accession of certain Member
States to the UNCTAD Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences,
it is recommended that the Member States should withdraw
from the Code, although they cannot be obliged to do so. In
view of this situation, a clear-cut procedure needs to be put in
place in order to deal with such conflicts of international law
as might arise. After repeal of the provisions of Article 9 of
Regulation (EEC) No. 4056/86, the legal basis for the Commis-
sion to act on the authority of the Council in this field will be
maintained, on the basis of Article 300 of the EC Treaty.

Amendment 22

Recital 10 b (new)

In order to provide legal certainty to the liner
(10b)
services sector, the Commission shall, in close cooperation
with the stakeholders and after consulting the European
Parliament, establish guidelines within the scope of Arti-
cles 81 and 82 of the Treaty before the end of the transi-
tional period.

Amendment 5

Recitals 11 and 12

(11)
Liner conferences are tolerated in several jurisdictions.
In this, as in other sectors, competition law is not applied in
the same way worldwide. In light of the global nature of the
liner shipping industry, the Commission will take all relevant
initiatives to advance the removal of the price fixing exemption
for liner conferences that exist elsewhere whilst maintaining
the exemption for operational co-operation between shipping
in line with the
lines grouped in consortia and alliances,
recommendations of the OECD Secretariat in 2002.

(11)
Liner conferences are tolerated in several jurisdictions.
In this, as in other sectors, competition law is not applied in
the same way worldwide. In light of the global nature of the
liner shipping industry, the Commission will take all relevant
initiatives to advance the removal of the price fixing exemption
for liner conferences that exist elsewhere. At the same time,
the exemption for operational co-operation between shipping
in line with the
lines grouped in consortia and alliances,
recommendations of the OECD Secretariat in 2002, will be
maintained.

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BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

4056/86

(12)
Cabotage and international tramp vessel services have
been excluded from the rules implementing Articles 81 and
82 of the Treaty originally laid down in Regulation (EEC)
(EC)
subsequently
No
No 1/2003. They are currently the only remaining sectors to
be excluded from the Community competition implementing
rules. The lack of effective enforcement powers for those
sectors is an anomaly from a regulatory point of view.

in Regulation

and

deleted

Amendment 6

Recital 12 a (new)

(12a)
Together with the guidelines, the Commission will
present to the European Parliament a transparent overview of
the position of third countries (China, USA, Canada, Japan,
Singapore and India) as regards the EU's new policy on liner
services (acceptance, adjustment, opposition, negative effects,
etc.) and their willingness to adapt their own systems.

Amendment 7

Recital 12 b (new)

Since Member States may need to adjust their inter-
(12b)
national commitments in the light of the abolition of the
liner conference system, the provisions of Regulation (EEC)
No 4056/86 relating to the liner conference block exemption
should continue to apply to liner conferences satisfying the
requirements of Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86 on the date of
entry into force of this Regulation for a transitional period.

Amendment 8

Recital 12 c (new)

(12c)
The UNCTAD code no longer appears to play an
important role in the international liner service sector. The
need for Member States to denounce the code should not
therefore be an obstacle to the revision of the EC competition
rules for liner conferences. However, the Commission should
investigate thoroughly the commercial and political implica-
tions of such denouncement.

Amendment 9

Recital 13 a (new)

(13a)
Cabotage and international tramp vessel services
have, to date, been excluded from the rules implementing
Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty originally laid down in
Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86 and subsequently in Regu-
lation (EC) No 1/2003. They are
currently the only
remaining sectors to be excluded from the EC competition
implementing rules. The lack of effective competition enforce-
ment powers in the cabotage and international tramp service
sectors is an anomaly from a regulatory point of view.

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AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 10

Recital 15 a (new)

(15a)
Prior in particular to the repeal of Article 32 of
Regulation (EC) No 1/2003, the amendment of Regulation
(EC) No 1/2003 should be accompanied by the adoption of
guidelines for the application of Articles 81 and 82 of the
Treaty to the tramp services sector, in order to provide legal
certainty and to take into account the specific characteristics
of the sector, in particular for pooling agreements. The guide-
lines should be issued in close cooperation with stakeholders
and after consulting the European Parliament.

Amendment 11

Recital 16

system,

Since Member States may need to adjust their inter-
(16)
national commitments in the light of the abolition of the
conference
the provisions of Regulation (EEC)
No 4056/86 relating to the liner conference block exemption
should continue to apply to conferences
satisfying the
requirements of Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86 on the date of
entry into force of this Regulation for a transitional period,

deleted

Amendment 12

Recital 16 a (new)

In this connection, the Commission should examine
(16a)
whether it is necessary to amend or repeal other EC legisla-
tion, such as Council Regulation (EEC) No 954/79 of 15 May
1979 concerning the ratification by Member States of, or
their accession to, the United Nations Convention on a Code
of Conduct for Liner Conferences (1) or Council Regulation
(EEC) No 4055/86 of 22 December 1986 applying the prin-
ciple of freedom to provide services to maritime transport
between Member States and between Member States and
third countries (2).

(1) OJ L 121, 17.5.1979, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 378, 31.12.1986, p. 1.

Amendment 13

Article 1, Paragraph 2 a (new)

The Commission shall adopt guidelines before the end of the
transitional period. The guidelines shall contain, among other
things, guidance on the subject matter of Article 2 of Regu-
lation (EEC) No 4056/86, before its repeal. Furthermore, the
guidelines shall take particular account of the interests of small
and medium-sized ship-owners and those operating in specia-
lised trades.

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BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 is deleted.

Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 shall be repealed.

Amendment 14

Article 2

The Commission shall adopt guidelines for the application of
Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty to tramp services before the
date on which Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 is
repealed.

P6_TA(2006)0292

Own resources *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the system of
the European Communities' own resources (COM(2006)0099 — C6-0132/2006 — 2006/0039(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0099) (1),

— having regard to Article 269 of the EC Treaty and to Article 173 of the Euratom Treaty, pursuant to

which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0132/2006),

— having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the
Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (2), in particular
point 8 thereof, and Declaration No 3 on the review of the financial framework, annexed to that
agreement,

— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets and the opinion of the Committee on Regional

Development (A6-0223/2006);

1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

2. Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the Treaty
establishing the European Community;

3. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

4. Asks the Council
substantially;

to consult Parliament again if

it

intends to amend the Commission proposal

5.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

(1) Not yet published in OJ.
(2) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

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BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1

Recital 1

that

inter alia,

The European Council meeting in Brussels on 15 and
(1)
16 December 2005 concluded,
the own
resources arrangements should be guided by the overall objec-
tive of equity. These arrangements should therefore ensure, in
line with the relevant conclusions of the 1984 Fontainebleau
European Council, that no Member State sustains a budgetary
burden which is excessive in relation to its relative prosperity.
It
is therefore appropriate to introduceprovisions covering
specific Member States.

that

inter alia,

The European Council meeting in Brussels on 15 and
(1)
16 December 2005 concluded,
the own
resources arrangements should be guided by the overall objec-
tive of equity. These arrangements should therefore ensure, in
line with the relevant conclusions of the 1984 Fontainebleau
European Council, that no Member State sustains a budgetary
burden which is excessive in relation to its relative prosperity.
It is therefore unavoidable, for the time being and until a
new, fairer and more transparent,system of own resources has
been agreed in the review process of 2008/2009, thatprovi-
sions covering specific Member States be introduced.

Amendment 2

Recital 2

The Communities' own resources system must ensure
(2)
the
adequate resources
Communities' policies, subject to the need for strict budgetary
discipline.

the orderly development of

for

(2)
The Communities' own resources system must ensure
adequate resources, characterised by transparency and simpli-
city, for the orderly development of the Communities' policies,
subject to the need for strict budgetary discipline.

Amendment 3

Recital 7

(7)
In the interests of transparency and simplicity the Euro-
pean Council of 15 and 16 December 2005 concluded that
the uniform rate of call of VAT should be fixed at 0,30 %.

(7)
The European Council of 15 and 16 December 2005
concluded that the uniform rate of call of VAT should be fixed
at 0,30 %.

Amendment 4

Recital 8 a (new)

The Communities' own resources

(8a)
system should
always be taken into consideration when changing the rules
related to the Communities' taxation issues (VAT, corporate
tax, duties, levies, excise taxes).

Amendment 5

Recital 11

(11)
The European Council of 15 and 16 December 2005
called on the Commission to undertake a full, wide-ranging
review covering all aspects of EU spending and of resources
and to report
the
Commission should therefore undertake a general review of
the operation of the own resources system, accompanied, if
necessary, by appropriate proposals.

in 2008/2009. Within this framework,

in 2008/2009. Within this framework,

(11)
The European Council of 15 and 16 December 2005
called on the Commission to undertake a full, wide-ranging
review covering all aspects of EU spending and of resources
and to report
the
Commission should therefore undertake a general review of
the operation of the own resources system, accompanied by
appropriate proposals, under the conditions laid down in
Declaration No 3 on the review of the financial framework,
annexed to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006
between the European Parliament,
the Council and the
Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial
management (1).

(1) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

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TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 6

Article 9

In the framework of the full, wide-ranging review covering all
aspects of EU spending and of resources on which it shall
report
the Commission shall undertake a
general review of the own resources system, accompanied, if
necessary, by appropriate proposals.

in 2008/2009,

in 2008/2009,

In the framework of the full, wide-ranging review covering all
aspects of EU spending and of resources on which it shall
report
the Commission shall undertake a
general review of the own resources system, accompanied by
appropriate proposals. It shall take into account the results of
the work conducted jointly by the national parliaments and
the European Parliament. In undertaking this review and in
drawing up its proposals, the Commission shall take into
account the work and recommendations of the European
Parliament, in accordance with the terms of Declaration No 3
annexed to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May
2006.

P6_TA(2006)0293

Crisis of Equitable Life

European Parliament

resolution on the crisis of

the Equitable Life Assurance Society

(2006/2026(INI))

The European Parliament,

— having regard to Article 193 of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to Decision 95/167/EC, Euratom, ECSC of the European Parliament, the Council and the
Commission of 19 April 1995 on the detailed provisions governing the exercise of the European Parlia-
ment's right of inquiry (1),

— having regard to its decision of 18 January 2006 on setting up a Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of

the Equitable life Assurance Society (2),

— having regard Rule 176 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the interim report of the Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life

Assurance Society (A6-0221/2006),

A. whereas Article 193 of the EC Treaty provides a legal basis for the establishment by the Parliament of a
temporary Committee of Inquiry to investigate alleged contraventions or maladministration in the imple-
mentation of Community law; whereas this constitutes an important element of the Parliament's supervi-
sory powers,

B. whereas the purpose of a Committee of Inquiry is to look at the existing body of Community legislation
and the way in which it has been implemented, either by an institution or a body of the European
Communities or by the Member States, and whereas the scope of an inquiry is limited by the mandate of
the Committee of Inquiry as well as by primary and secondary Community law,

C. whereas on the basis of a proposal by the Conference of Presidents, the Parliament decided, at its plenary
session on 18 January 2006, to set up a Committee of Inquiry to look into the crisis of the Equitable
Life Assurance Society, and that the Committee of Inquiry would investigate a large series of related
issues and would make any proposals that it deemed necessary in the matter,

(1) OJ L 113, 19.5.1995, p. 2.
(2) Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0011.

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D. whereas the remit of a Committee of Inquiry prevents it from advancing any conclusions arising out of
its investigations before it considers its mandate to have been fulfilled; whereas, therefore, it is neither
possible nor desirable for the Committee of Inquiry to submit any observations on the various aspects of
its mandate at this early stage of its work,

E. whereas the Committee of Inquiry has approved a working document setting out a structured approach

and establishing clear lines of action and investigation,

F. whereas the Committee of

Inquiry has commissioned external studies under its expertise budget
concerning the first three lines of investigation identified in the working document, and is currently
awaiting the results,

G. whereas the issues dealt with by the Committee of Inquiry have a general significance that goes beyond
the particular concerns of the European citizens who are directly affected, in particular as regards the
adequate functioning of the internal market for insurance products, the correct implementation of Com-
munity law and the adequacy of redress mechanisms available to citizens, in particular in cross-border
situations where the undertaking concerned is under home-country control,

H. whereas the issues dealt with by the Committee of Inquiry may have a general significance for the
Solvency II project, in particular for possible future provisions on the rules governing the assets and
liabilities of insurance undertakings, matching assets to liabilities, reinsurance arrangements, and the
implications of accounting and actuarial policies,

I. whereas the Committee of Inquiry should take into account the investigations already undertaken in the
United Kingdom, especially those carried out by Lord Penrose, and should give full consideration to the
investigations that are ongoing, such as that of the UK Parliamentary Ombudsman,

J. whereas the oral and written evidence submitted and examined by the Committee of Inquiry to date
confirms the need to investigate further all the points contained in its mandate by the Parliament in its
Decision of 18 January 2006 and to make the necessary proposals,

1.
Encourages the Committee of Inquiry to pursue its work and to implement fully the mandate given by
Parliament in its Decision of 18 January 2006 and supports all the actions and initiatives leading to the
accomplishment of the mandate;

2. Considers it essential to take into consideration the different reports and investigations carried out in
the United Kingdom, in particular the report currently being finalised by the UK Parliamentary Ombudsman,
due to be published in November 2006 at the earliest; decides, therefore, to extend the mandate of the
Committee of Inquiry by a period of three months in accordance with Rule 176(4) of the Rules of
Procedure;

3. Asks the Conference of Presidents and the Bureau to support all measures needed for the Committee of
Inquiry to fulfil its mandate, in particular regarding witnesses' expenses, extraordinary meetings or any other
technical means, which are duly justified;

4. Asks the Commission to continue to support and assist the work of the Committee of Inquiry, with full
respect for the principle of loyal cooperation, providing all the technical and political support possible even
where the Commission's action, or lack of action, is the subject of scrutiny;

5. Requires the regulatory and supervisory bodies of the Member States, in particular those of the United
Kingdom, Ireland and Germany, to assist the Committee of Inquiry in its tasks and, in particular, to give
evidence on the functioning of the exchange of information and cooperation between these authorities;

6. Requires that the governments and parliaments of Members States, in particular those of the United
Kingdom, Ireland and Germany, assist the Committee of Inquiry in its tasks with full respect for the prin-
ciple of loyal cooperation established in the Treaties.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, and the governments

7.
and parliaments of the Member States.

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P6_TA(2006)0294

Consolidation in the European financial services industry

European Parliament resolution on further consolidation in the financial services industry
(2006/2081(INI))

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission staff working document of 26 October 2005 on cross-border consoli-

dation in the EU financial sector (SEC(2005)1398),

— having regard to the Commission communication of 21 October 2005 on intra-EU investment in the

financial services' sector (1),

— having regard to the Commission communication of 11 May 1999,

‘Implementing the framework for

financial markets: action plan’ (FSAP) (COM(1999)0232),

— having regard to the Commission white paper of 1 December 2005 on Financial Services Policy

2005-2010 (COM(2005)0629),

— having regard to the Directive 2002/87/EC of

the Council of
16 December 2002 on the supplementary supervision of credit institutions, insurance undertakings and
investment firms in a financial conglomerate (2),

the European Parliament and of

— having regard to the Directive 2005/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March

2005 (3) on a new organisational structure for financial services committees,

— having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a Euro-

pean company (SE) (4),

— having regard to Directives of the European Parliament and Council, both of 14 June 2006, 2006/48/EC
relating to the take-up and pursuit of the business of credit institutions (recast) (5) (Capital Requirements
Directive) and 2006/49/EC on the capital adequacy of
institutions
(recast) (6),

firms and credit

investment

— having regard to its resolution of 28 April 2005 on the current state of integration of EU financial

markets (7),

— having regard to its resolution of 21 November 2002 on prudential supervision rules in the European

Union (8),

— having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0170/2006),

A. whereas the economy of the EU is facing diverse challenges at a global and domestic level, such as
intense competition, sluggish economic growth, population ageing and the growth of pension liability,

B. whereas the goal of stable and secure financial markets must be equal to the effort to reduce obstacles to

cross-border activities concerning financial activities,

C. whereas strong, stable and efficient financial markets and institutions are crucial to meeting the financing

needs of the EU's various economic actors and to boosting growth and employment,

(1) OJ C 293, 25.11.2005, p. 2.
(2) OJ L 35, 11.2.2003, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 79, 24.3.2005, p. 9.
(4) OJ L 294, 10.11.2001, p. 1.
(5) Not yet published in the OJ.
(6) Not yet published in the OJ.
(7) OJ C 45 E, 23.2.2006, p. 140.
(8) OJ C 25 E, 29.1.2004, p. 394.

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D. whereas a stable and competitive financial services sector enjoys consumer confidence if it is based on a

high level of consumer protection,

E. whereas consolidation creates a potential for economies of scale and scope, synergies, and cost efficien-
cies, and, if coupled with further market integration, can encourage growth and favour investment by
fostering the liquidity and efficiency of markets,

F. whereas the role of EU and national policy makers is to set up a regulatory and supervisory framework
that stimulates growth; improves the competitiveness of the EU's economy; guarantees a level playing
field; safeguards market efficiency, integrity, transparency and the stability of the financial system; and
protects depositors, investors and insured persons,

G. whereas consumer needs and diversity of choice between quality products should be the main aim of

any policy in this sector,

H. whereas adequate attention should be focused on the opinions and welfare of employees and customers,
both of which are important stakeholders in financial institutions undergoing merger and acquisition
(M&A) activity,

I. whereas unjustifiable national practices and protectionist and discriminatory measures should be tackled

because they fragment the market and deprive consumers of the benefits of consolidation,

General perspectives

1. Considers that consolidation in financial markets is an important market trend, although not the only
one, responding to growing competition at EU and global level;

2. Considers that consolidation in financial markets should not aim to reach a particular number of finan-
cial institutions and that it must be proportionate to competition in the financial markets;

3. Notes that M&A remains the most frequent growth strategy of financial institutions; notes also that, in
a modern economy, the effects of consolidation can be achieved in many different ways, such as through
commercial alliances between institutions, outsourcing or in-sourcing of back-office operations, back-office
cooperation, and the creation of common infrastructures with competitors (e.g. payment clearing and settle-
ment systems);

4. Welcomes the positive effects of the euro and the FSAP on the integration of wholesale financial
markets, on market transparency and liquidity, and on modernising and completing the EU's financial regu-
latory framework even though not all the consequences of the single currency to the integration of the
financial markets have yet been realised;

5. Notes that M&A and restructuring activity, which is likely to have a positive effect on competitiveness,
is often accompanied by a negative perception of fear of loss of employment, which materialises at times,
particularly in certain regions;

Takes note of the intensive consolidation via cross-border M&A in the new Member States in the last
in this respect, also recalls the importance of sound and stable financial systems for small

6.
10 years;
economies;

7. Recalls that consolidation should not be a political objective per se, but should bring clear benefits to
the economy by stimulating growth, encouraging innovation, ensuring competition, improving access to
funding, allowing financial institutions to exploit synergies and cost efficiencies, and giving consumers a
greater choice and better quality, while ensuring an adequate level of consumer protection;

8. Asks for attention to be focused on the effects of consolidation in the financial sector on employment,
by restructuring ownership and activities, and by outsourcing in particular; urges the sector to take full
social responsibility and to provide for accompanying measures that lead to retraining and qualifying finan-
cial
institutions' staff to fit in with the Lisbon Strategy goals of becoming a more knowledge-intensive
economy;

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9.
Believes that the diversity of financial institutions, which better reflects the variety of financing needs of
corporate entities, SMEs and consumers, should be preserved and that, therefore, EC legislation should not
favour any single type of business model or corporate structure or any single type of product over another;

10. Considers that the architecture of financial services at EU level should be such as to guarantee the co-
existence of different structures and sizes in order to provide for efficient and competitive players both at
international level and within proximity networks;

Believes that the diversity of financial products must be ensured in order to meet the different and

11.
shifting needs of consumers;

Barriers to cross-border consolidation

12. Notes that due to various obstacles, the level of cross-border consolidation in the financial sector, and
in the banking sector in particular, is often less than the level of domestic consolidation in the EU; takes
note of the barriers identified in the Commission's survey;

13.
Points out that, within the internal market, economic synergies and cost efficiencies resulting from
consolidation should be achievable and should not be hampered by unjustifiable obstacles, such as tax
barriers and different supervisory regimes; supports the Commission's intention to tackle these obstacles;
notes the difficulties faced by financial institutions willing to achieve cost efficiencies and economies of scale
and scope by selling the same or identical products across countries and calls on the Commission to
examine these difficulties further;

14.
Points out that market participants should take into account their social responsibility during M&A
and restructuring activity; also points out that within the process of globalisation, the only way to win the
confidence of the citizens of the EU is to enhance a social market economy with more and better jobs;

15. Acknowledges the important role of national supervisors in conducting prudential supervision and
safeguarding the soundness of national financial markets and institutions;

Points out that divergent national supervisory practices and standards may reduce market efficiency,
16.
increase the operating costs of those financial institutions operating across borders, and thus mitigate the
beneficial effects of and ultimately fragmenting the single financial market;

17.
Is concerned that financial institutions seeking to develop their strategies at EU level are frequently
confronted with costly and time-consuming regulatory and supervisory practices and differing reporting
requirements;

18.
Believes that further convergence of supervisory practices and standards could diminish some of the
negative effects of diverging supervisory practices and improve market efficiency; welcomes the progress
achieved by the Committee of European Banking Supervisors and encourages its further work;

19. Welcomes the progress attained by Level 3 committees — the Committee of European Banking Super-
visors (CEBS), the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) and the Committee of European
Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors (CEIOPS) — in achieving greater supervisory convergence
and encourages their further work;

20. Notes that the integration on the wholesale markets has been nearly completed and, in particular, that
integration on the money markets is far advanced, and that announcements of increases and decreases in
interest rates are quickly and well reflected in the market prices;

21. Regrets that several tax obstacles, in particular inter-group VAT and the lack of neutrality as well as
the lack of legal certainty in the VAT treatment of financial services, diminish and often prevent synergies
and cost efficiencies and calls on the Commission to formulate proposals on how to overcome these
barriers;

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22. Notes that currently, substantial non-recoverable VAT costs in addition to inter-company charges to a
large extent limit any possible savings from cross-border consolidation;

23. Notes that the current tax treatment of dividends in some Member States favours payouts of domestic
rather than EU dividends;

Believes that further integration of the retail financial markets should bring greater choice of better
24.
quality products for consumers and should enable companies to sell their products across borders, without
hampering competition within the EU retail financial markets; calls on the Commission to present a clear
and concise strategy for integrating retail financial markets;

25. Urges the Commission and the financial services industry to discuss further the advantages and disad-
vantages of the ‘26th regime’ to financial services, which mobile EU citizens may need for their activities in
other Member States, so that they are able to use service providers familiar to them and need deal only with
a simple standard set of rules; urges the Commission,
in particular, to define a legal basis, to secure
consumer protection at a high level, and to define the required components of harmonisation and an appro-
priate supervisory regime;

Believes that the pluralistic structure of the European banking market is an asset to the European

26.
economy and should not be called into question;

Regulatory and supervisory system

Market structure

27. Notes that levels of market concentration in certain Member States raise concerns regarding the
market structure, conduct and behaviour of European banks and other financial institutions;

28. Asks that the concentration of financial markets and institutions is scrupulously examined by the
Commission and by national competition authorities in compliance with the EC Treaty and the case law of
the Court of Justice of the European Communities;

29. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the relevant legislation is consistently implemented by the
Member States;

30. Asks the Commission to examine the implications of consolidation in major regional financial centres
on the financing of small regions and SMEs;

Supervision

31. Welcomes the recently adopted EU measures regarding prudential supervision,
in particular the
Capital Requirements Directive, advancing the home country control principle and considerably changing
the current supervisory framework, which now includes new provisions on the cooperation between
national competent authorities, supervisory disclosure requirements, and enhanced powers for the consoli-
dating supervisor as regards the validation of risk measurement models; believes that, in the current legisla-
tion, this move should be complemented by a clear definition and a well-balanced allocation of powers and
responsibilities between home and host country supervisors, without prejudice to the review clauses
contained in the directive;

32. Notes that the transformation of the corporate structure of some major EU financial groups willing to
adopt the SE model might have significant implications on the supervisors concerned; calls on the Commis-
sion to monitor the situation and to examine whether there are any implications of the SE model on
prudential stability and crisis management structures;

33. Calls on the Commission to take due account in its proposals of the difficulties experienced by certain
national regulators in intervening in markets characterised by a very strong presence of foreign capital;

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34. Notes that in highly integrated financial markets, a crisis spilling over national jurisdictions cannot be
tackled individually by national authorities; in this respect, considers that the current networks of national
supervisors, the supervisory arrangements, and the non-legally binding memoranda of understanding may
not be sufficient to face a major crisis caused by a failure of markets or important cross-border financial
groups; considers that cooperation and mutual trust between supervisory authorities in a crisis event is
crucial and urges the Commission and responsible national authorities to develop jointly appropriate propo-
sals for effective crisis management for the further consideration of the Parliament;

35. Considers that the EU's authority in international negotiations, particularly as regards bank supervi-
sion, would be reinforced by the clarification of its internal functioning;

36. Notes that the question of the lender of last resort must be resolved in parallel to any further discus-
sions about EU financial supervision; in this respect, stresses that a clear decision on responsibilities is neces-
sary;

37. Notes that the current supervisory system leads to multiple reporting requirements for banks and that,
therefore, an important task for all supervisory institutions is to converge the standards;

38.
Believes that it is high time that the EU institutions, and particularly the Parliament, opened a debate
on the structure of supervision of EU financial markets; for this reason, calls for the setting up, by the end
of 2006, of a committee of ‘wise persons’ to study — and report back six months after the establishment of
the committee — the implications of the consolidation of markets and financial institutions, prudential
supervision, financial stability, and crisis management;
in this regard, asks the committee to propose
concrete ideas regarding the simplification of multiple reporting requirements and the improvement of the
current structures, and, ultimately, to reflect on the needs and structures of European financial supervisors;

39.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission.

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P6_TA(2006)0295

Recent developments in and prospects for company law

European Parliament resolution on recent developments and prospects in relation to company law
(2006/2051(INI))

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament
of 21 May 2003, entitled ‘Modernising Company Law and Enhancing Corporate Governance in the
European Union — A Plan to Move Forward’ (COM(2003)0284),

— having regard to the Commission's Communication to the spring European Council: Working together

for growth and jobs — A new start for the Lisbon Strategy (COM(2005)0024),

— having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament
the Community Lisbon programme’

for Growth and Employment:

entitled ‘Common Actions
(COM(2005)0330),

— having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament
the Legislator’

legislative proposals pending before

screening of

the

entitled ‘Outcome of
(COM(2005)0462),

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— having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the
European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of Regions entitled ‘Implementing the
the regulatory environment’
Community Lisbon programme: a strategy for
(COM(2005)0535),

the simplification of

— having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the
European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of Regions entitled ‘Implementing the
Community Lisbon programme — Modern SME policy for growth and employment’ (COM(2005)0551),

— having regard to its resolution of 21 April 2004 on modernising company law and enhancing corporate

governance (1),

— having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on

Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0229/2006),

A. whereas the Action Plan proposed in the abovementioned Commission communication of 21 May 2003
(‘the 2003 Action Plan’) defines important objectives for the modernisation of company law and corpo-
rate governance,

B. whereas important progress has already been made in the achievement of those objectives,

C. whereas, since the 2003 Action Plan has to be seen in the light of the renewed Lisbon Strategy, measures
need to be taken in order to provide for company law mechanisms that enhance the efficiency and
competitiveness of business across Europe,

D. whereas improving the competitiveness of European business requires an integrated approach at EU

level,

E. whereas it is essential to improve the regulatory environment for companies in order to achieve the

Lisbon Agenda objectives,

F. whereas a statutorily regulated system of employee participation at the level of undertakings, as found in
a large number of Member States, should be seen as forming an integral part of European corporate
governance which makes a contribution to achieving the objectives of the Lisbon Strategy,

G. whereas better regulation is of particular importance for small and medium-sized enterprises (‘SMEs’),

H. whereas simplification of the company law acquis can be an efficient tool to improve the effectiveness of

the legislative framework; whereas, however, simplification does not mean deregulation,

General aspects

1. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the measures aimed at modernisation in the field of company
law and corporate governance are consistent with measures in related sectors, such as financial services,
industrial policy, social policy and corporate social responsibility;

Stresses the importance of taking into account the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European

2.
Communities on the principle of freedom of establishment;

3. Calls on the Commission to take the European social model
further measures for the development of company law; this also involves the participation of employees;

into consideration when deciding on

Better regulation and simplification

4. Highlights the importance of better regulation in order to provide a more effective legislative frame-
work; emphasises that it is important to improve the quality of legislation through systematic consultations
with stakeholders on all future initiatives, strict compliance with the principle of subsidiarity, choosing
instruments that place less of a burden on companies and leave them as much flexibility as possible, and
comprehensive impact assessment in respect of any new legislative initiative;

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5.
Stresses that EC company law directives in force should not be discussed: they should be simplified
only in exceptional and duly justified cases, when they are not dealing with very sensitive matters or are not
the result of difficult compromises, in order not to have an adverse effect on the companies concerned;

6. Calls on the Commission to explain in detail the plans to present a complete consolidation of the
company law directives in one single act; stresses in this context that priority should be given to the objec-
tive of achieving clarity and consistency of the company law acquis within the different areas of company
law; calls on the Commission to specify, in particular, which directives would be recast, which repealed,
which codified and which modified;

Small and medium-sized enterprises

7. Welcomes the Commission's initiative to create a better regulatory environment for SMEs;

8. Calls on the Commission to examine the SME dimension when assessing the impact of legislative
proposals in the field of company law and to ensure that the needs of SMEs are properly and systematically
taken into account;

Stresses that, in particular, the barriers faced by SMEs in terms of the administrative burden must be

9.
removed;

10. Asks the Commission to have more regard to the needs of SMEs in future legislative proposals or
future revisions of existing legislation; recalls that SMEs are creators of jobs and a motor of economic
growth;

Corporate governance

Stresses the importance of developing best practices which respect the different traditions and systems

11.
in the Member States;

12. Notes that the European Corporate Governance Forum and Corporate Governance Advisory Group
have been established, and calls on the Commission to keep Parliament regularly informed about the results
of the work of those bodies and the decisions taken on the basis of those results;

13. Regrets that the Commission has not developed a clear vision of the governance of European busi-
nesses but seems to be taking measures on disparate aspects on an ad hoc basis; reiterates the conclusions
of its abovementioned resolution of 21 April 2004 and calls on the Commission to act on them;

Stresses that corporate governance is not only about the relationship between shareholders and
14.
management, but
for a balanced
that other stakeholders within the company are also important
decision-making process and should be able to contribute to decisions on the strategy of companies; points
out,
in particular, that there should be room for the provision of information to, and consultation of,
employees;

15.
Expresses doubts about the need for a European initiative in the field of the special investigation right
of shareholders, since this directly affects the separation of competences between directors, who manage the
company, and shareholders, which is a topic typically addressed by national corporate laws; considers, in
addition, that any further initiative should be evaluated in the light of the on-going legislative process;
points out that the recent proposal for a directive on shareholders' rights already provides for the right to
add items to the agenda of the general meeting and to table resolutions;

16.
Stresses the need for involvement of the financial market regulators and supervisors in the develop-
ment of clear corporate governance rules and recommendations, and for a close coordination of the policies
in the field of financial market regulation on the one hand and company law on the other;

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Company law

17. Welcomes the abovementioned proposal of the Commission for a directive of the European Parlia-
ment and of the Council on the exercise of voting rights by shareholders of companies having their regis-
tered office in a Member State and whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market and
amending Directive 2004/109/EC (2005/0265(COD));

18. Welcomes the agreements reached on the following proposals:

a) proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive
77/91/EEC as regards the formation of public limited companies and the maintenance and alteration of
their capital (2004/0256(COD));

b) proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives
78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC concerning the annual accounts of certain types of companies and consoli-
dated accounts (2004/0250(COD));

19. Calls on the Commission to propose measures to enhance the cross-border availability of information
regarding the disqualification of directors;

20.
States that there is no need for a European initiative in the field of wrongful trading since there are
already relevant regulations in the Member States; although those regulations in the Members States may
vary, the national differences constitute no obstacle to the internal market;

21. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for the differentiation of obligations to disclose share-
holding levels; would welcome a differentiation which provided for the following percentage steps: 3 %, 5 %,
10 %, 15 % and 20 %, plus a notification obligation for every percentage point above 20 %; notes that the
differentiation of disclosure obligations would necessarily improve transparency concerning shareholding;

22. Calls on the Commission to lay down clear rules governing transitional periods,
i.e. the ‘decent
interval’ after which active members of the management board who wish, on leaving the board, to transfer
to the supervisory board (in the dualistic system) or the non-executive board (in the monistic system), may
do so; notes that these transitional periods must be at least two years; stresses the importance of such transi-
tional periods in preserving the independence of supervisory boards;

23. Calls on the Commission to resolve legislative issues, such as the independence of directors, by legisla-
tive means (directives) rather than by recommendations, so that the public and the legislature are involved
and the resulting rules reflect actual practice;

24. Urges the Commission to be alert to conflicts of interests and the disproportional accumulation of
information and influence by some large players in the chain of intermediaries and advisors involved in the
exercise of shareholders' voting rights in companies, and stresses the need for transparency and fair opportu-
nities for issuers to defend themselves against the undue concentration and coordinated action of share-
holder parties;

25. Asks for a clear regulatory regime for the disclosure and comparability of information on the indivi-
dual remuneration of, and remuneration policy for, directors, including elements such as pension schemes
and stock-option plans;

26. Calls on the Commission to ensure that companies are given the choice between different governance
systems, including the one-tier and two-tier systems, without there being any need to adopt provisions
defining the powers and obligations of a company's governing bodies;

27. Calls on the Commission to examine the possibilities for revision of the rules in the Statute for a Euro-
pean company on the formation of such companies, with a view to simplifying those rules and adjusting
them in line with market requirements;

28. Calls on the Commission to present a proposal on the European private company in order to meet
the needs of SMEs;

Strongly deplores the fact that the Commission has already decided to withdraw the two proposals for
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a regulation on a Statute for a European association (1991/0386(COD)) and for a regulation on a Statute for
a European mutual society (1991/0390(COD)) and the two proposals for directives supplementing those
Statutes with regard to the involvement of employees (1991/0387(COD) and 1991/0391(COD));

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30. Notes, however, that, in its 2003 Action Plan, the Commission announced its intention actively to
support the legislative process undertaken in relation to those statutes, in response to the desire expressed
by Parliament for significant attention to be given to the development of new legal forms of enterprises;
regards those proposals as useful instruments for the development of economic activity throughout Europe
by associations and mutual societies;

31. Calls on the Commission to submit new proposals for statutes for European mutual societies and
European associations;

Stresses that the transfer of a registered office is today either impossible or hindered by the require-
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ments imposed at national level, that a directive in this area is crucial for freedom of establishment, and that
the long-awaited Fourteenth Company Law Directive would fill a lacuna in the system of the internal market
for companies;

33.
Therefore calls on the Commission to present in the near future a proposal concerning the Fourteenth
Company Law Directive on the cross-border transfer of the registered office of limited companies; stresses
that the transfer of registered offices must not be wrongly used, for example to restrict workers' rights, in
particular as regards employee participation in company decisions, or to reduce the protection of creditors;
considers, in particular, that safeguarding employees' acquired rights as regards participation in company
decisions must be a declared aim of the directive;

34. Calls on the Commission to continue its preparation of Community legislation providing for other
legal forms of entrepreneurial organisation, such as the European foundation;

35. Recommends that the Commission should further examine whether there is a need to address the
problems concerning groups and pyramids, especially with regard to the framework for the transparency of
group structures and the special problems relating to pyramid structures;

36. Calls on the Commission to pay greater attention to the issue of delisting and to submit a legislative
proposal for future harmonisation at EU level; notes that, while delisting is possible in the Member States, it
involves enormous bureaucratic and legal cost for the businesses concerned; calls, therefore, for ‘going
private’ to be made possible in future with the minimum of bureaucratic effort, with particular consideration
being given to safeguarding the financial interests of the shareholders;

37. Calls on the Commission to involve Parliament more effectively in discussions concerning interna-
tional and European accounting standards and to reinforce the definition of a European approach based on
the best practices and traditions in the Member States, instead of blindly following the traditions of US
auditing; stresses again the need for more representatives with a European background in the international
standard-setting bodies, in order to legitimate a true international approach; emphasises that regulations on
accounting standards have an impact on tax law and business structures;

38. Deplores the fact that the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) lacks democratic control
and thus comes to decisions that do not adequately reflect the reality of European companies and fail, for
example, to respond to the needs of SMEs; cites by way of example the requirement, laid down in IAS 32, to
distinguish in balance sheets between equity and liability, which, in the case of partnerships, has led to signif-
icant material problems, such as a distorted portrayal of their creditworthiness; calls on the Commission,
therefore, to ensure that greater weight is attached to Parliament's decisions within the IASB;

39. Wishes to make it clear that the Commission has no authority to endorse International Financial
Reporting Standards for SMEs;

40. Calls on the Commission to take further steps to keep the company law acquis constantly under
review;

41. Calls on the Commission to monitor thoroughly the transposition of the company law acquis in the
accession countries during the pre-accession period, and to report on the results of that monitoring;

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Looks forward to the results of the external study commissioned by the Commission on proportion-
ality between ownership and control in EU listed companies, provided that it delivers not only an objective
analysis of the empirical and theoretical evidence regarding the effects of the different ownership models in
the Member States on economic efficiency, owner-control of companies and the possibilities for cross-
border transactions, but also a sound analysis of corporate law as regards the wider economic and legal
context in Member States and different models of corporate governance; stresses that due account should be
taken of the need for transparency in the structure of control rights;

43.
Expects that the Commission will, if appropriate make a legislative proposal concerning the principle
‘one share one vote’ only after the outcome of the revision of Directive 2004/25/EC of the European Parlia-
ment and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on takeover bids (1), as provided for in Article 20 of that direc-
tive, and an evaluation of that directive;

44. Asks the Commission to propose measures for greater transparency regarding institutional investors;
recalls that transparency is needed with regard to investment policy, voting policy and share ownership, and
that such transparency must not be confined to the relationship between funds and single investors; recalls
that there should also be certain disclosure obligations incumbent on institutional investors towards the
companies in which they are engaged, e.g., with regard to their intentions and the proposed duration of
their engagement;

45. Calls on the Commission to inform Parliament about the results of the consultation on the future
priorities for the 2003 Action Plan, launched by the Commission in December 2005, and to explain in
detail the decisions taken by it as a result of the outcome of that consultation;

46. Calls on the Commission to analyse the problems relating to the implementation of the existing legis-
lation in order to take the results of that analysis into consideration when considering new legislative
proposals;

47. Calls on the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs to
follow the work of the Commission;

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Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission.

(1) OJ L 142, 30.4.2004, p. 12.

P6_TA(2006)0296

Reducing the climate change impact of aviation

European Parliament resolution on reducing the climate change impact of aviation (2005/2249(INI))

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the
European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Reducing the Climate
Change Impact of Aviation (COM(2005)0459),

— having regard to its resolution of 16 November 2005 on Winning the Battle against Climate Change (1),

(1) Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0433.

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— having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and

the opinion of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0201/2006),

A. whereas the EU is committed to the objective of tackling climate change and has put forward a global

goal of limiting global temperature increase to + 2 °C compared to pre-industrialised levels,

B. whereas in its abovementioned resolution of 16 November 2005 the European Parliament stated that
strong emission reductions — 30 % by 2020 and 60-80 % by 2050 — are to be undertaken by devel-
oped countries,

C. whereas the contribution of aviation to climate change is substantial and growing rapidly,

D. whereas international aviation is subject to no commitment arising from the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Kyoto Protocol or from any other international
commitment in the area of climate change,

E. whereas the EU should show leadership in the fight against climate change and, by taking regional and

early action, lay down an example of how to tackle aviation's impact on the climate,

1. Welcomes the Commission Communication and its recognition that a comprehensive package of
measures including regulatory, economic, technological and operational instruments is needed to address all
impacts of aviation on the climate, applying the ‘polluter pays’ principle and ensuring full cost
internalisation;

2.
Stresses that the overall objective of the policy instruments chosen must be to reduce, in a cost-effective
way, the climate change impact of aviation; these policy instruments must be chosen in such a way as to
ensure that the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is as high as possible while the distortion of competi-
tion between Europe based air carriers and carriers from outside the EU is minimised and the unfair compe-
tition between the air transport sector and other transport sectors within the EU is reduced;

Stresses that in this respect every kind of unnecessary bureaucratic burden should be excluded, espe-

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cially in light of the small air carriers that exist on the market;

4.
Fully endorses the Commission's intention to pursue the introduction of kerosene taxes, and urges it to
begin immediately by requiring a tax on all domestic and intra-EU flights (with the possibility to exempt all
carriers on routes on which non-EU carriers operate); calls on the Commission to propose arrangements for
their worldwide introduction;

5.
Stresses the urgency of achieving results in the ongoing re-negotiations of air service agreements — in
particular the agreement with the US — to unconditionally allow for the taxing of fuel supplied to EU and
non-EU carriers on an equal basis;

6. Underlines that the tax exemptions on air transport and other imbalances lead to very unfair competi-
tion between aviation and other transport sectors;

7.
Stresses that this is particularly a burden for the railway sector, because the railway sector is not only
covered by taxes but also by the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), which significantly raises the cost for
this environmentally friendly transport system;

8. Underlines that this distortion of competition between transport sectors also leads to distortion of
competition between tourist regions, to the disadvantage of those regions which are reached mainly by car,
bus or railway;

9. Underlines that it is necessary to consider a fair solution for the environmental problems caused by
aviation;

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10.
Encourages the introduction of charges as a step towards full cost internalisation, with the extent of
their role, and their magnitude, reflecting the extent to which any emissions trading system falls short of the
requirements outlined below;

11. Asks that special attention be paid to the situation of the most isolated territories which are particu-
larly dependent on air transport services, and especially to insular or outermost regions, where alternative
solutions are limited, or do not exist;

12. Welcomes the speech of the then President-in-Office of the European Council and Austrian Chancellor
Wolfgang Schüssel in the European Parliament on the 18th January 2006 in which he addressed the issue,
and asks the Presidency-in-Office to work on concrete proposals in this area;

Stresses that better air traffic management is urgently needed to reduce CO2 emissions, contrails and

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cirrus clouds and that this would be a cost-efficient measure;

14. Calls for further research efforts in order to enhance our understanding of the full effects of aviation
on climate change; considers that it is particularly important to clarify the effects of aircraft contrails (water
vapour) as well as to what extent flying at lower altitudes would reduce overall emissions and hence climatic
impact, and to assess the heating effect of aerosols emitted in the stratosphere;

15. Urges the Commission to promote the introduction of bio-fuels for aviation as a contribution to redu-
cing the impact on climate change;

Stresses that,

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in the Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and
demonstration activities (RTD) too, research and development relating to clean engine technologies and alter-
native fuels must be assigned priority; considers that an integrated approach should be pursued, combining
both emissions trading and the development of clean engines and fuels, in order also to reduce emissions of
substances other than CO2 in the aviation sector;

Believes it necessary, moreover, to pursue scientific and technical targets for improving the energy effi-

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ciency of aircraft and helicopters;

18.
Points out that measures under the Seventh RTD Framework Programme to foster technological inno-
vations in the aerospace sector and the improved air traffic management resulting from the Single Sky legis-
lation are of decisive importance where emission reduction is concerned;

19. Calls on the Commission to take initiatives without delay for improving air traffic control and air
traffic management within the SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research) project and the Single Sky legis-
lation, with a view to improving the energy efficiency of flights and reducing or avoiding vapour contrails;

the Seventh RTD Framework
20. Calls on the Commission to ensure that appropriations under
Programme are set aside, in the context of collaborative research, with a view to improving the environ-
mental and energy efficiency of aircraft and helicopter engines;

On inclusion of aviation into the EU ETS

21. Recognises that emissions trading has the potential to play a role as part of a comprehensive package
of measures to address the climate impact of aviation, provided it is appropriately designed;

22.
Stresses that the environmental effectiveness of any emissions trading scheme will depend on it having
sufficiently broad geographical scope; a rigorous cap; full auctioning of initial allocation; the technological
level and early actions taken into account in the allocation; and addressing full climate impact;

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23. Asks the Commission to present immediately an impact assessment on the specific parameters of its
design proposals, e.g. level of cap for aviation, compliance, choice of participating entity (aircraft operators,
airlines or airports), and to present proposals to ensure that the EU ETS will be applicable to airlines from
outside the European Union;

24.
Proposes the introduction of a separate dedicated scheme for aviation emissions, recognising that, due
to the lack of binding commitments for international aviation emissions under the UNFCCC and the Kyoto
Protocol, the aviation sector would be unable to actually sell into the ETS;

25. Notes that accounting would be substantially simplified by a separate, closed system; considers that, if
there were to be a gateway to allow airlines to buy from the EU ETS, this should be on a carefully limited
basis;

Stresses that, if aviation is to be eventually incorporated into the wider ETS, there should at least be a

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pilot phase of a separate scheme covering the period 2008-2012;

27. Notes that potential entry of outside credits to a separate scheme (e.g. Clean Development Mechanism
and Joint Implementation (CDM/JI), or credits from regional cap-and-trade schemes in countries which are
not parties to the Kyoto Protocol) must be minimised by capping them at a level which guarantees that the
sector contributes to achieving the overall objective of halting climate change, as well as minimising bureau-
cracy and increasing transparency;

Proposes that, should aviation be eventually incorporated into a wider ETS, special conditions be
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applied to ensure it does not distort the market to the detriment of less protected sectors: a cap on the
number of emission rights it is permitted to buy from the market, and a requirement to make a proportion
of the necessary emissions reductions without trading, before being allowed to buy permits;

29. Calls on the Commission to put forward other policy instruments to address the non-CO2 impacts of
aviation in parallel to the ETS; where uncertainties exist over any of these impacts, policy should be based
on the precautionary principle; in addition to climate impacts, special attention should be paid to air and
noise pollution during the ascent and descent of aircraft; calls on the Commission to encourage research
programmes to improve scientific knowledge on the non-CO2 impacts of aviation and to support ICAO
action in developing standards on NOx;

30. Does not rule out accompanying local measures having to be taken in the future;

On the scope of the aviation scheme

31.
Believes that a scheme for aviation should as a first step cover all flights to and from any EU airport
(if possible also intercontinental flights transiting through EU air space), irrespective of the country of origin
of the airline concerned, so as to ensure a level playing field to operators with different route profiles, to
avoid distortion of the market in favour of flights to destinations outside the EU, to ensure environmental
effectiveness, to prevent cross-subsidisation and to influence aircraft design; stresses that a worldwide emis-
sion trading scheme needs to be introduced as soon as possible;

32. Acknowledges that the Commission, after careful assessment, is of the opinion that such a broad
scope is compatible with international agreements, e.g. WTO rules; asks the Commission and the Council to
defend this position against possible attacks of third countries in international organisations;

On initial allocation

Stresses that the total initial allocation should be defined in line with the Kyoto commitment target

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and must therefore not allow for growth in emissions above the base year;

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34.
Believes that the initial allocation amount must be set at EU level, as setting it at Member State level
would risk overly generous initial allocations which would distort the market and undermine the environ-
mental effectiveness of the scheme;

35.
Stresses that the allocation method should not directly or indirectly punish those companies having
already introduced efficient airplanes, so that early action has to be recognised under any circumstances and
the main pressure to change put on carriers whose fuel efficiency is poor;

On the allocation method

36.
Believes that auctioning is the best option for distribution of allowances, since it reflects the dynamic
nature of the sector, with no prejudice against new entrants or against those regions which have yet to
develop in this sector;

37. Notes that auctioning also meets the requirements of the ‘polluter pays’ principle, with further envir-
onmental benefits if the revenues are appropriately hypothecated; and that it automatically rewards good
performance by operators in the past and future;

38.
Stresses that an eventual partial free allocation of permits, whether through grandfathering or bench-
marking, should not discriminate against operators who enter the scheme after the initial allocation period;
therefore, special provision would have to be made to accommodate new entrants;

39. Notes the likelihood that free allocation of permits, whether through grandfathering or benchmarking,
would lead to windfall profits to the sector at the consumer's expense, due to marginal cost pricing based
on market price of allowances despite free allocation; emphasises that this is not the objective of the policy;

40. Considers that free allocation of grandfathered emissions is the worst option as it punishes early
action by airlines, and that free allocation by benchmarking, whilst incentivising more appropriately in
theory, risks being overly complicated and bureaucratic, with all calculation methods having difficulties in
determining true best performance;

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission, and the governments

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