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| 13.12.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 301/17 |

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MINUTES

(2007/C 301 E/02)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING

President

1.   Opening of session

Pursuant to Article 196, first paragraph, of the EC Treaty and Rule 127(2), the 2007-2008 session of the European Parliament opened.

2.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 09.00.

Ignasi Guardans Cambó objected to the fact that an oral question he had tabled for Commission Question Time had been ruled inadmissible under Annex II(A)(3) to the Rules of Procedure. He called for the decision to be reviewed (the President replied that his request would be considered).

3.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

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| 1) | from the Council and Commission:   |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on airport charges (COM(2006)0820 — C6-0056/2007 — 2007/0013(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: TRAN | |  | opinion: ENVI, ECON, IMCO, REGI | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 954/79 concerning the ratification by Member States of, or their accession to, the United Nations Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences (COM(2006)0869 — C6-0059/2007 — 2006/0308(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: ECON | |  | opinion: TRAN | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 98/70/EC as regards the specification of petrol, diesel and gas-oil and introducing a mechanism to monitor and the introduction of a mechanism to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the use of road transport fuels and amending Council Directive 1999/32/EC, as regards the specification of fuel used by inland waterway vessels and repealing Directive 93/12/EEC (COM(2007)0018 — C6-0061/2007 — 2007/0019(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: ENVI | |  | opinion: AGRI, ITRE, ECON, IMCO, TRAN | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work (COM(2007)0046 — C6-0062/2007 — 2007/0020(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: ENVI | |  | opinion: EMPL | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down procedures relating to the application of certain national technical rules to products lawfully marketed in another Member State and repealing Decision 3052/95/EC (COM(2007)0036 — C6-0065/2007 — 2007/0028(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: IMCO | |  | opinion: ENVI, ITRE, JURI, INTA | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 93/109/EC of 6 December 1993 as regards certain detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for citizens of the Union residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals (COM(2006)0791 — C6-0066/2007 — 2006/0277(CNS))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: AFCO | |  | opinion: LIBE | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a common framework for the marketing of products (COM(2007)0053 — C6-0067/2007 — 2007/0030(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: IMCO | |  | opinion: ENVI, ITRE, JURI, INTA | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products (COM(2007)0037 — C6-0068/2007 — 2007/0029(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: IMCO | |  | opinion: ENVI, ITRE, JURI, INTA | |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 03/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0028 — C6-0069/2007 — 2007/2029(GBD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: BUDG | |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 02/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0027 — C6-0070/2007 — 2007/2030(GBD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: BUDG | |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 04/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0155 — C6-0071/2007 — 2007/2031(GBD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: BUDG | |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 05/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0156 — C6-0072/2007 — 2007/2032(GBD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: BUDG | |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 06/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0157 — C6-0073/2007 — 2007/2033(GBD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: BUDG | |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 07/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0158 — C6-0074/2007 — 2007/2034(GBD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: BUDG | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a Council regulation laying down specific rules as regards the fruit and vegetable sector and amending certain Regulations (COM(2007)0017 — C6-0075/2007 — 2007/0012(CNS))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: AGRI | |  | opinion: INTA | |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a Council regulation derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2597/97 as regards drinking milk produced in Estonia (COM(2007)0048 — C6-0076/2007 — 2007/0021(CNS))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: AGRI | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a Second Additional Protocol to the Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the United Mexican States, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2006)0777 — C6-0077/2007 — 2006/0259(CNS))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: INTA | |  | opinion: AFET | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on population and housing censuses (COM(2007)0069 — C6-0078/2007 — 2007/0032(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: EMPL | |  | opinion: ECON, REGI | |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Initiative of the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Portuguese Republic, Romania and the Kingdom of Sweden on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and crossborder crime (06566/2007 — C6-0079/2007 — 2007/0804(CNS))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: LIBE | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Council recommendations on the discharge to be given to the bodies set up by the European Communities in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2005 (05711/2007 — C6-0080/2007 — 2006/2153(DEC))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: CONT | |  | opinion: EMPL | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Council recommendation on the discharge to be given to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Communities for the financial year 2005 (05710/2007 — C6-0081/2007 — 2006/2070(DEC))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: CONT | |  | opinion: PETI, FEMM, AFCO, DEVE, CULT, AFET, PECH, AGRI, ENVI, EMPL, BUDG, ITRE, JURI, ECON, LIBE, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI | | |

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| 2) | from Members:   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2.1) | motions for resolutions (Rule 113):   |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Roberta Angelilli, Vittorio Agnoletto, Alfonso Andria, Alfredo Antoniozzi, Alessandro Battilocchio, Sergio Berlato, Mario Borghezio, Iles Braghetto, Renato Brunetta, Mogens N.J. Camre, Giorgio Carollo, Carlo Casini, Giuseppe Castiglione, Giulietto Chiesa, Luigi Cocilovo, Giovanni Claudio Fava, Alessandro Foglietta, Monica Frassoni, Sepp Kusstatscher, Romano Maria La Russa, Vincenzo Lavarra, Pia Elda Locatelli, Andrea Losco, Mario Mantovani, Mario Mauro, Luisa Morgantini, Roberto Musacchio, Cristiana Muscardini, Francesco Musotto, Alessandra Mussolini, Sebastiano (Nello) Musumeci, Pasqualina Napoletano, Pier Antonio Panzeri, Aldo Patriciello, Umberto Pirilli, Lapo Pistelli, Gianni Pittella, Guido Podestà, Adriana Poli Bortone, Vittorio Prodi, Luca Romagnoli, Amalia Sartori, Luciana Sbarbati, Gianluca Susta, Antonio Tajani, Salvatore Tatarella, Patrizia Toia, Inese Vaidere, Armando Veneto, Riccardo Ventre, Donato Tommaso Veraldi, Marta Vincenzi and Stefano Zappalà. Motion for a resolution on a ban on the sale and distribution in Europe of the video game ‘Rule of Rose’ and the creation of a European Observatory on childhood and minors (B6-0023/2007)   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: LIBE | |  | opinion: FEMM, CULT | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Cristiana Muscardini. Motion for a resolution on security in cities and voluntary work (B6-0074/2007)   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: LIBE | |  | opinion: CULT | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Adriana Poli Bortone. Motion for a resolution on domestic violence (B6-0075/2007)   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: LIBE | |  | opinion: FEMM, EMPL | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Cristiana Muscardini. Motion for a resolution on protection of the stringed instruments industry in Europe (B6-0099/2007)   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: INTA | |  | opinion: IMCO | | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2.2) | proposals for recommendations (Rule 114):   |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Martine Roure, on behalf of the PSE Group. Proposal for a Council recommendation on progress in the negotiations concerning the framework decision on combating racism and xenophobia (B6-0076/2007)   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: LIBE | | | |

4.   Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions

The Commission communication on the action taken on the positions and resolutions adopted by Parliament during the part-session in December 2006 had been distributed.

5.   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:

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| I. | GUATEMALA   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Pasqualina Napoletano, Raimon Obiols i Germà, Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco and Emilio Menéndez del Valle, on behalf of the PSE Group, on Guatemala (B6-0101/2007) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Bernd Posselt and Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on Guatemala (murder of three members of the Central American Parliament and their driver) (B6-0104/2007) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Adam Bielan, Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Ryszard Czarnecki and Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, on Guatemala (B6-0106/2007) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Willy Meyer Pleite, André Brie, Giusto Catania and Marco Rizzo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Guatemala (B6-0107/2007) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Marios Matsakis, Danutė Budreikaitė, Frédérique Ries, Arūnas Degutis and Šarūnas Birutis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Guatemala (B6-0111/2007) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Raül Romeva i Rueda, Eva Lichtenberger, Alain Lipietz, Monica Frassoni and Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the murder in Guatemala of three Salvadorean Members of the Central American Parliament (B6-0116/2007) | |

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| II. | CAMBODIA   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Pasqualina Napoletano, Marc Tarabella and Harlem Désir, on behalf of the PSE Group, on Cambodia (B6-0102/2007) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Charles Tannock, Bernd Posselt and Ari Vatanen, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on Cambodia (B6-0103/2007) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on freedom of unions in Cambodia (B6-0108/2007) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Adam Bielan, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Gintaras Didžiokas and Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the UEN Group, on Cambodia (B6-0110/2007) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Marco Pannella, Marco Cappato, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Frédérique Ries, Jules Maaten, Marios Matsakis and Ignasi Guardans Cambó, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Cambodia (B6-0112/2007) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Frithjof Schmidt, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Cambodia (B6-0117/2007) | |

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| III. | NIGERIA   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Michael Gahler and Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on Nigeria (B6-0105/2007) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Nigeria (B6-0109/2007) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Marco Cappato, Sophia in 't Veld, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Johan Van Hecke, Fiona Hall and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Nigeria (B6-0113/2007) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Pasqualina Napoletano and Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the homophobic law in Nigeria (B6-0114/2007) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Carl Schlyter, Marie-Hélène Aubert, Margrete Auken, Frithjof Schmidt, Hélène Flautre and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Nigeria (B6-0115/2007) | |

Speaking time would be allocated in accordance with Rule 142.

6.   Annual political strategy 2008 (debate)

Commission statement: Annual political strategy 2008

Margot Wallström (Vice-President of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Hartmut Nassauer, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, Silvana Koch-Mehrin, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, John Whittaker, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Frank Vanhecke, on behalf of the ITS Group, Alessandro Battilocchio, Non-attached Member, Salvador Garriga Polledo, Jan Andersson, István Szent-Iványi, Ryszard Czarnecki, Ingeborg Gräßle and Catherine Guy-Quint.

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA

Vice-President

The following spoke: Andrew Duff, Brian Crowley, Malcolm Harbour, Margrietus van den Berg, Sophia in 't Veld, Jan Tadeusz Masiel, Alexander Radwan, Genowefa Grabowska, Kyösti Virrankoski, John Bowis, Inés Ayala Sender, Diana Wallis, Robert Sturdy, Anne E. Jensen, Georg Jarzembowski, Alexander Stubb, Margot Wallström and Hannes Swoboda.

The debate closed.

7.   EU-USA Air Services Agreement (debate)

Commission statement: EU-USA Air Services Agreement

Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) made the statement.

IN THE CHAIR: Luisa MORGANTINI

Vice-President

The following spoke: Georg Jarzembowski, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Saïd El Khadraoui, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the UEN Group, Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jaromír Kohlíček, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Kathy Sinnott, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Reinhard Rack, Brian Simpson, Paolo Costa, Timothy Kirkhope, Inés Ayala Sender, Jim Higgins, Józef Pinior, Christine De Veyrac, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Gay Mitchell and Jacques Barrot.

Motion for a resolution tabled to wind up the debate pursuant to Rule 103(2):

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| — | Saïd El Khadraoui, on behalf of the TRAN Committee, on the conclusion of the Air Transport Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the United States of America, on the other hand (B6-0077/2007). |

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 14.03.2007, Item 5.7.

IN THE CHAIR: Pierre MOSCOVICI

Vice-President

8.   Voting time

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

8.1.   Financing of interventions by the EAGGF, Guarantee Section \* (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78 laying down general rules for the financing of interventions by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section (COM(2007)0012 — C6-0057/2007 — 2007/0005(CNS)) — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Rapporteur: Neil Parish (A6-0038/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2007)0058)

8.2.   Drinking milk produced in Estonia \* (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2597/97 as regards drinking milk produced in Estonia (COM(2007)0048 — C6-0076/2007 — 2007/0021(CNS)) — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Rapporteur: Neil Parish (A6-0051/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2007)0059)

8.3.   Repeal of Regulation (EC) No 2040/2000 on budgetary discipline \* (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation repealing Regulation No 2040/2000 on budgetary discipline (COM(2006)0448 — C6-0277/2006 — 2006/0151(CNS)) — Committee on Budgets.

Rapporteur: Janusz Lewandowski (A6-0056/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2007)0060)

8.4.   Prudential assessment of acquisitions and increase of shareholdings \*\*\*I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 92/49/EEC and Directives 2002/83/EC, 2004/39/EC, 2005/68/EC and 2006/48/EC as regards procedural rules and evaluation criteria for the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increase of shareholdings in the financial sector (COM(2006)0507 — C6-0298/2006 — 2006/0166(COD)) — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Wolf Klinz (A6-0027/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6\_TA(2007)0061)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6\_TA(2007)0061)

8.5.   Corporate social responsibility (vote)

Report on corporate social responsibility: a new partnership (2006/2133(INI)) — Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.

Rapporteur: Richard Howitt (A6-0471/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6\_TA(2007)0062)

8.6.   Equality roadmap (vote)

Report on a roadmap for equality between women and men (2006-2010) (2006/2132(INI)) — Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality.

Rapporteur: Amalia Sartori (A6-0033/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6\_TA(2007)0063)

The following spoke on the vote:

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| — | Raül Romeva i Rueda, who moved an oral amendment to amendment 1, which was not incorporated as more than 40 Members objected; |

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| — | Amalia Sartori (rapporteur), who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 30, which was incorporated. |

8.7.   Cross-border collective copyright management (vote)

Report on the Commission Recommendation of 18 October 2005 on collective cross-border management of copyright and related rights for legitimate online music services (2005/737/EC) (2006/2008(INI)) — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Katalin Lévai (A6-0053/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6\_TA(2007)0064)

9.   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:

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| — | Report: Janusz Lewandowski — A6-0056/2007: Andreas Mölzer |

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| — | Report: Richard Howitt — A6-0471/2006: Andreas Mölzer |

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| — | Report: Amalia Sartori — A6-0033/2007: Agnes Schierhuber, Frank Vanhecke |

10.   Corrections to votes and voting intentions

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

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

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

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Antonio Tajani had informed the Chair that his voting machine had not worked during the vote on the report by Neil Parish — A6-0038/2007.

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Remarks on the organisation of voting time

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| — | James Nicholson (Quaestor), referring to the votes on the reports by Neil Parish (A6-0038/2007 and A6-0051/2007), called for roll-call votes not to be taken at the beginning of voting time in future (the President replied that the two roll-call votes were clearly indicated on the voting lists that were available to Members). |

A number of Members made known their voting intentions in respect of the roll-call votes on the two reports by Neil Parish (A6-0038/2007 and A6-0051/2007) (see ‘Results of roll-call votes’ Annex).

(The sitting was suspended at 12.30 and resumed at 15.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT

Vice-President

11.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The following spoke: Richard Corbett, who, referring to Item 13, ‘Membership of political groups’, inquired about the composition of the IND/DEM Group.

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

12.   Non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament

Günter Gloser (President-in-Office of the Council) and Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Stefano Zappalà, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, on behalf of the UEN Group, Angelika Beer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Tobias Pflüger, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Karl von Wogau, Jan Marinus Wiersma, István Szent-Iványi, Caroline Lucas, Vittorio Agnoletto, Achille Occhetto, Jill Evans, Hubert Pirker, Ana Maria Gomes, Jana Hybášková and Bogdan Klich.

IN THE CHAIR: Marek SIWIEC

Vice-President

The following spoke: Günter Gloser and Benita Ferrero-Waldner.

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

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| — | Angelika Beer, Caroline Lucas, Jill Evans, Jean Lambert and Gisela Kallenbach, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament (B6-0078/2007) |

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| — | Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament (B6-0085/2007) |

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| — | José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Stefano Zappalà, Karl von Wogau, Tunne Kelam, Vytautas Landsbergis and Bogdan Klich, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament (B6-0087/2007) |

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| — | Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis and Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the UEN Group, on non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament (B6-0088/2007) |

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| — | André Brie, Luisa Morgantini, Vittorio Agnoletto, Tobias Pflüger, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Esko Seppänen, Jens Holm and Pedro Guerreiro, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament (B6-0093/2007) |

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| — | Martin Schulz, Jan Marinus Wiersma, Ana Maria Gomes and Achille Occhetto, on behalf of the PSE Group, on non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament (B6-0095/2007) |

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 14.03.2007, Item 5.8.

13.   Childcare (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Childcare

Günter Gloser (President-in-Office of the Council) and Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Jan Andersson, on behalf of the PSE Group, Hannu Takkula, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Marcin Libicki, on behalf of the UEN Group, Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Kathy Sinnott, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Irena Belohorská, Non-attached Member, Edit Bauer, Zita Gurmai, Marios Matsakis, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Pier Antonio Panzeri, Edite Estrela, Günter Gloser and Vladimír Špidla.

The debate closed.

14.   Commission communication: Consumer policy strategy 2007-2013 (debate)

Meglena Kuneva (Member of the Commission) presented the communication.

The following Members put questions under the ‘catch the eye’ procedure which Meglena Kuneva answered: Zita Pleštinská, Evelyne Gebhardt, Marianne Thyssen, Malcolm Harbour, Andreas Schwab, Béatrice Patrie, Alexander Stubb, Olle Schmidt, Christel Schaldemose, Martin Dimitrov, Toine Manders, Piia-Noora Kauppi, Barbara Weiler, Czesław Adam Siekierski and Christopher Heaton-Harris.

The item closed.

IN THE CHAIR: Diana WALLIS

Vice-President

15.   Question Time (Commission)

Parliament considered a number of questions to the Commission (B6-0012/2007).

Part one

Question 44 (Claude Moraes): Road transport and emissions.

Stavros Dimas (Member of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Claude Moraes, Sarah Ludford and Alexander Stubb.

Question 45 (Liam Aylward): Educating young people about environmental issues.

Stavros Dimas answered the question and supplementaries by Liam Aylward and Laima Liucija Andrikienė.

Question 46 (Antonis Samaras): Recognition of university degrees.

Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the question and a supplementary by Antonis Samaras.

Part two

Question 47 (Marc Tarabella): Non-implementation of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 on air passengers' rights in the event of overbooking, delays or cancellations.

Jacques Barrot answered the question and supplementaries by Marc Tarabella, Reinhard Rack and Jörg Leichtfried.

Question 48 (Bernd Posselt): Magistrale for Europe.

Jacques Barrot answered the question and supplementaries by Bernd Posselt, Paul Rübig and Jörg Leichtfried.

Question 49 (Dimitrios Papadimoulis): Court decision offsetting debts of the Greek State to Olympic Airways (OA).

Jacques Barrot answered the question and supplementaries by Dimitrios Papadimoulis and Georgios Papastamkos.

Questions 50, 52 and 53 would receive written answers.

Question 54 (Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou): Cooperation in the transport sector with neighbouring countries and, in particular, the Mediterranean region.

Jacques Barrot answered the question and a supplementary by Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou.

Question 55 would receive a written answer.

Question 56 (Danutė Budreikaitė): New sources of energy.

Janez Potočnik (Member of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Danutė Budreikaitė, Justas Vincas Paleckis and Paul Rübig.

Question 57 (Teresa Riera Madurell): Women in science.

Janez Potočnik answered the question and supplementaries by Teresa Riera Madurell and Danutė Budreikaitė.

Question 58 (Sarah Ludford): Counterfeiting of medicines.

Günter Verheugen (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the question and a supplementary by Sarah Ludford.

Question 59 (Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou): Measures to boost European entrepreneurship.

Günter Verheugen answered the question and supplementaries by Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou and Danutė Budreikaitė.

Question 60 (Glenis Willmott): Engineering in the EU.

Günter Verheugen answered the question and a supplementary by Glenis Willmott.

Question 61 (Georgios Papastamkos): Carbon dioxide emissions from automobiles.

Günter Verheugen answered the question and a supplementary by Georgios Papastamkos.

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 19.35 and resumed at 21.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Ángel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ

Vice-President

16.   Marketing of the meat of bovine animals aged 12 months or less \* (debate)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the marketing of the meat of bovine animals aged twelve months or less (COM(2006)0487 — C6-0330/2006 — 2006/0162(CNS)) — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Rapporteur: Bernadette Bourzai (A6-0006/2007)

Mariann Fischer Boel (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Bernadette Bourzai introduced the report.

The following spoke: Duarte Freitas, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Marc Tarabella, on behalf of the PSE Group, Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jean-Claude Martinez, on behalf of the ITS Group, Gábor Harangozó and Mariann Fischer Boel.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 14.03.2007, Item 5.4.

17.   Ratification of the ILO's 2006 Consolidated Maritime Labour Convention \* (debate)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision authorising Member States to ratify, in the interests of the European Community, the 2006 Consolidated Maritime Labour Convention of the International Labour Organisation (COM(2006)0288 — C6-0241/2006 — 2006/0103(CNS)) — Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.

Rapporteur: Mary Lou McDonald (A6-0019/2007)

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

Mary Lou McDonald introduced the report.

The following spoke: Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou (draftsman of the opinion of the TRAN Committee), Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Proinsias De Rossa, Robert Navarro and Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 14.03.2007, Item 5.5.

18.   European Aviation Safety Agency \*\*\*I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 of 15 July 2002 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency (COM(2005)0579 — C6-0403/2005 — 2005/0228(COD)) — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Jörg Leichtfried (A6-0023/2007)

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

Jörg Leichtfried introduced the report.

The following spoke: Zsolt László Becsey, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Robert Evans, on behalf of the PSE Group, Arūnas Degutis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Vladimír Remek, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Georg Jarzembowski, Inés Ayala Sender and Marios Matsakis.

IN THE CHAIR: Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU

Vice-President

The following spoke: Jaromír Kohlíček, Luís Queiró, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Alojz Peterle, Christine De Veyrac and Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 14.03.2007, Item 5.3.

19.   Illegal bird hunting in Malta (debate)

Oral question (O-0013/2007) by Marcin Libicki, on behalf of the PETI Committee, to the Commission: Illegal bird hunting in Malta (B6-0015/2007)

Marcin Libicki moved the oral question.

Stavros Dimas (Member of the Commission) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: Simon Busuttil, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Anne Van Lancker, on behalf of the PSE Group, David Hammerstein Mintz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, David Casa, Louis Grech, Joseph Muscat, John Attard-Montalto and Stavros Dimas.

Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 108(5):

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| — | David Hammerstein Mintz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, and Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, on spring hunting and trapping of migratory birds in Malta (B6-0119/2007) |

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 15.03.2007, Item 5.3.

20.   Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 385.050/OJME).

21.   Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 23.20.

Harald Rømer

Secretary-General

Mechtild Rothe

Vice-President

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