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| 15.12.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 306/297 |

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MINUTES

(2006/C 306 E/04)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Jacek Emil SARYUSZ-WOLSKI

Vice-President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 10.05.

2.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

from the Council and Commission:

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| — | Proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 92/84/EEC on the approximation of the rates of excise duty on alcohol and alcoholic beverages (COM(2006)0486 — C6-0319/2006 — 2006/0165(CNS))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: ECON | |  | opinion: AGRI, ENVI | |

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| — | Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (Codified version) (COM(2006)0543 — C6-0315/2006 — 2006/0170(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: JURI | |

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| — | Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Paraguay on certain aspects of air services (COM(2006)0266 — C6-0308/2006 — 2006/0094(CNS))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: TRAN | |

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| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 37/2006 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2006)1062 — C6-0306/2006 — 2006/2241(GBD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: BUDG | |

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| — | Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 as regards jurisdiction and introducing rules concerning applicable law in matrimonial matters (COM(2006)0399 — C6-0305/2006 — 2006/0135(CNS))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: LIBE | |  | opinion: FEMM, JURI | |

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| — | Draft Council decision adapting the provisions concerning the Court of Justice in fields covered by Title IV of Part Three of the Treaty establishing the European Community (COM(2006)0346 — C6-0304/2006 — 2006/0808(CNS))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: JURI | |  | opinion: LIBE | |

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| — | Proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Gabonese Republic (COM(2006)0454 — C6-0303/2006 — 2006/0156(CNS))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: PECH | |  | opinion: DEVE, BUDG | |

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| — | Proposal for a Council decision granting a Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under loans for projects outside the Community (Central and Eastern Europe, Mediterranean countries, Latin America and Asia and the Republic of South Africa) (Codified version) (COM(2006)0419 — C6-0302/2006 — 2006/0139(CNS))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: JURI | |

3.   Transfers of appropriations

The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 22/2006 (C6-0292/2006 — SEC(2006)0715).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full, pursuant to Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 35/2006 (C6-0279/2006 — SEC(2006)1060).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full, pursuant to Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 36/2006 (C6-0293/2006 — SEC(2006)1061).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full, pursuant to Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002.

4.   Nanosciences and nanotechnology (debate)

Report on nanosciences and nanotechnologies: an action plan for Europe 2005-2009 [2006/2004(INI)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Miloslav Ransdorf (A6-0216/2006)

Miloslav Ransdorf introduced the report.

Janez Potočnik (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Piia-Noora Kauppi (draftsman of the opinion of the JURI Committee), Giles Chichester, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Adam Gierek, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, David Hammerstein Mintz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Vladimír Remek, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Nils Lundgren, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Luca Romagnoli, Nonattached Member, Nikolaos Vakalis, Teresa Riera Madurell, Vittorio Prodi, Hiltrud Breyer, Bastiaan Belder, Leopold Józef Rutowicz, Jan Březina, Carl Schlyter, Kathy Sinnott, Paul Rübig and Ján Hudacký.

IN THE CHAIR: Pierre MOSCOVICI

Vice-President

The following spoke: Romana Jordan Cizelj, Lambert van Nistelrooij and Janez Potočnik.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 28.09.2006, Item 7.11.

5.   Towards more and better EU Aid: the 2006 aid effectiveness package (debate)

Report towards more and better EU Aid: the 2006 aid effectiveness package [2006/2208(INI)] — Committee on Development.

Rapporteur: Alain Hutchinson (A6-0270/2006)

Alain Hutchinson introduced the report.

Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Margrietus van den Berg (draftsman of the opinion of the INTA Committee), Tokia Saïfi, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, on behalf of the PSE Group, Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Ryszard Czarnecki, Non-attached Member, Karin Scheele and Justas Vincas Paleckis.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 28.09.2006, Item 7.1.

(The sitting was suspended at 11.55 pending voting time and resumed at 12.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA

Vice-President

The following spoke: Emine Bozkurt, who drew the attention of the House to the racist emails that had been sent to Lívia Járóka, Doris Pack, in support of Ms Bozkurt's remarks, and Charles Tannock, on the address given at the previous day's Conference of Presidents by Mr Siniora, the Prime Minister of Lebanon. Mr Tannock called for a representative of Israel to be invited to speak at a future meeting (the President stated that he would pass the comments made by all three Members on to the relevant bodies).

6.   Communication of Council common positions

The President announced, pursuant to Rule 57(1), that the following common positions had been received from the Council, together with the reasons which had led to their adoption, and the Commission's position on:

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| — | Common position adopted by the Council on 25 September 2006 with a view to the adoption of a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013) (12032/2/2006 — C6-0318/2006 — 2005/0043(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: ITRE | |

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| — | Common Position adopted by the Council on 25 September 2006 with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (‘ROME II’) (09751/7/2006 — C6-0317/2006 — 2003/0168(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: JURI | |

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| — | Common Position adopted by the Council on 25 September 2006 with a view to the adoption of a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the programme ‘Europe for Citizens’ to promote active European citizenship (09575/1/2006 — C6-0316/2006 — 2005/0041(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: CULT | |

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| — | Council Common position adopted by the Council on 18 September 2006 with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Institute for Gender Equality (10351/1/2006 — C6-0314/2006 — 2005/0017(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: FEMM | |

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| — | Common Position adopted by the Council on 18 September 2006 with a view to the adoption of a Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of minors and human dignity and on the right of reply in relation to the competitiveness of the European audiovisual and on-line information services industry (09577/1/2006 — C6-0313/2006 — 2004/0117(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: CULT | |

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| — | Common position adopted by the Council on 18 September 2006 with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences (Recast) (09010/1/2006 — C6-0312/2006 — 2003/0252(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: TRAN | |

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| — | Common Position adopted by the Council on 24 July 2006 with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on international rail passengers' rights and obligations (05892/1/2006 — C6-0311/2006 — 2004/0049(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: TRAN | |

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| — | Common position adopted by the Council on 14 September 2006 with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the certification of train drivers operating locomotives and trains on the railway system in the Community (05893/5/2006 — C6-0310/2006 — 2004/0048(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: TRAN | |

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| — | Common Position adopted by the Council on 24 July 2006 with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 91/440/EEC on the development of the Community's railways and Directive 2001/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure (05895/2/2006 — C6-0309/2006 — 2004/0047(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: TRAN | |

The three-month period available to Parliament to adopt its position would therefore begin the following day, 29.09.2006.

7.   Voting time

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

7.1.   Towards more and better EU Aid: the 2006 aid effectiveness package (Rule 131) (vote)

Report towards more and better EU Aid: the 2006 aid effectiveness package [2006/2208(INI)] — Committee on Development.

Rapporteur: Alain Hutchinson (A6-0270/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2006)0382)

7.2.   The exploitation of North Sea plaice and sole \* (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a management plan for fisheries exploiting stocks of plaice and sole in the North Sea [COM(2005)0714 — C6-0034/2006 — 2006/0002(CNS)] — Committee on Fisheries.

Rapporteur: Albert Jan Maat (A6-0265/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6\_TA(2006)0383)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0383)

7.3.   Production and labelling of organic products \* (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto in agricultural products and foodstuffs [COM(2005)0671 — C6-0033/2006 — 2005/0279(CNS)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Rapporteur: Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf (A6-0253/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6\_TA(2006)0384)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0384)

7.4.   Galileo (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0511/2006

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0385)

7.5.   Common immigration policy (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0507/2006, B6-0508/2006, B6-0510/2006, B6-0516/2006, B6-0518/2006 and B6-0520/2006

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B6-0507/2006

Rejected

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0508/2006

(replacing B6-0508/2006, B6-0510/2006, B6-0518/2006 and B6-0520/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

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| — | Martine Roure, on behalf of the PSE Group |

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| — | Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, on behalf of the ALDE Group |

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| — | Jean Lambert, Raül Romeva i Rueda and Sepp Kusstatscher, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group |

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| — | Giusto Catania, Willy Meyer Pleite and Marco Rizzo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group |

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0386)

(Motion for a resolution B6-0516/2006 fell.)

7.6.   Situation in Darfur (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0512/2006, B6-0513/2006, B6-0514/2006, B6-0515/2006, B6-0517/2006 and B6-0519/2006

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0512/2006

(replacing B6-0512/2006, B6-0513/2006, B6-0514/2006, B6-0515/2006, B6-0517/2006 and B6-0519/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

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| — | Michael Gahler, Simon Coveney, Patrick Gaubert, Jana Hybášková, Filip Kaczmarek, Maria Martens, Mario Mauro, Jürgen Schröder and Anders Wijkman, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group |

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| — | Pasqualina Napoletano, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, Glenys Kinnock, Ana Maria Gomes and Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, on behalf of the PSE Group |

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| — | Marielle De Sarnez, Fiona Hall, Johan Van Hecke and Thierry Cornillet, on behalf of the ALDE Group |

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| — | Marie-Hélène Aubert, Frithjof Schmidt, Angelika Beer and Margrete Auken, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group |

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| — | Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group |

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| — | Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group |

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0387)

7.7.   The EU's economic and trade relations with India (vote)

Report on the EU's economic and trade relations with India [2006/2034(INI)] — Committee on International Trade.

Rapporteur: Sajjad Karim (A6-0256/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0388)

The following spoke:

Sajjad Karim (rapporteur), who moved an oral amendment to amendment 4, which was incorporated.

7.8.   Women and international trade (vote)

Report on perspectives of women in international trade [2006/2009(INI)] — Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality.

Rapporteur: Hiltrud Breyer (A6-0254/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0389)

7.9.   Improving the economic situation in the fishing industry (vote)

Report on improving the economic situation in the fishing industry [2006/2110(INI)] — Committee on Fisheries.

Rapporteur: Pedro Guerreiro (A6-0266/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0390)

7.10.   Removal of fins of sharks on board vessels (vote)

Report on the operation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 of 26 June 2003 on the removal of fins of sharks on board vessels [2006/2054(INI)] — Committee on Fisheries.

Rapporteur: Rosa Miguélez Ramos (A6-0263/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0391)

7.11.   Nanosciences and nanotechnology (vote)

Report on nanosciences and nanotechnologies: an action plan for Europe 2005-2009 [2006/2004(INI)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Miloslav Ransdorf (A6-0216/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0392)

8.   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:

Common immigration policy — RC-B6-0508/2006

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Report: Hiltrud Breyer — A6-0254/2006

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| — | Hynek Fajmon |

9.   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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The following Members had informed the Chair that their voting machines had not worked during the votes below:

Common immigration policy — B6-0507/2006

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| — | paragraph 4: Ruth Hieronymi, Ole Christensen |

Common immigration policy — RC-B6-0508/2006

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| — | paragraph 17: Antonio Masip Hidalgo, Giusto Catania |

(The sitting was suspended at 12.50 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Mario MAURO

Vice-President

10.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

11.   Agenda for next part-session

At its meeting of 28.09.2006, the Conference of Presidents had decided to propose the following changes to the agenda of the sittings of 11 and 12.10.2006:

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| — | The reports by Geoffrey Van Orden and Pierre Moscovici on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania would be withdrawn from the agenda and held over until the November I part-session. |

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| — | They would be replaced by Council and Commission statements on Transnistria and South Ossetia. |

The tabling deadlines had been established as follows:

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| — | motions for resolution: Wednesday 18.10.2006, 18.00 |

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| — | amendments and joint motions for resolutions: Monday 23.10.2006, 19.00 |

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| — | vote: Wednesday 25.10.2006 |

Amendments could now be tabled to the report by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna on EU economic and trade relations with Mercosur with a view to the conclusion of an interregional association agreement (A6-0302/2006).

Deadline for tabling amendments and motions for resolutions: Wednesday 04.10.2006, noon

The vote on the motion for a resolution to be tabled by the LIBE Committee to wind up the debate on the area of freedom, security and justice (Minutes of 27.10.2006, Item 3), would be included on the agenda for the October II part-session.

The tabling deadlines had been extended as follows:

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| — | motion for a resolution: Monday 09.10.2006, noon |

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| — | amendments: Wednesday 18.10.2006, 18.00 |

Parliament approved the changes.

The agenda was thus amended.

12.   ASEM Summit (Helsinki, 10-11 September 2006) (debate)

Commission statement: ASEM Summit (Helsinki, 10-11 September 2006)

Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Panagiotis Beglitis, on behalf of the PSE Group, and Jules Maaten, on behalf of the ALDE Group.

The debate closed.

13.   Future action in the field of patents (debate)

Commission statement: Future action in the field of patents

Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Klaus-Heiner Lehne, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Michel Rocard, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sharon Bowles, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Thomas Wise, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Barbara Kudrycka, Manuel Medina Ortega, Toine Manders and Charlie McCreevy.

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

The tabling deadline had been set at Monday, 09.10.2006, noon.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.10.2006, Item 7.24.

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Bernd Posselt protested that no debates on breaches of human rights had been included on the agenda that afternoon (the President replied that he would pass on Mr Posselt's remarks to the Conference of Presidents).

14.   Decisions concerning certain documents

Authorisation to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 45)

PECH Committee

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| — | Implementation of the EU action plan against illegal, undeclared and unregulated fishing (2006/2225(INI))  (opinion: DEVE, ENVI, INTA) |

AFCO Committee

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| — | The institutional aspects of the European Union's capacity to integrate new Member States (2006/2226(INI))  (opinion: AFET, BUDG) |

TRAN Committee

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| — | Freight transport logistics in Europe — the key to sustainable mobility (2006/2228(INI))  (opinion: ENVI, ITRE) |

ENVI Committee

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| — | Promoting healthy diets and physical activity: a European dimension for the prevention of overweight, obesity and chronic diseases (2006/2231(INI))  (opinion: EMPL, IMCO) |

ENVI Committee

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| — | Halting the loss of biodiversity by 2010 (2006/2233(INI))  (opinion: DEVE, PECH, AGRI, ITRE) |

INTA Committee

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| — | The EU's Aid for trade (2006/2236(INI))  (opinion: DEVE) |

INTA Committee

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| — | EU economic and trade relations with Russia (2006/2237(INI))  (opinion: AFET, ECON) |

EMPL Committee

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| — | Promoting decent work for all (2006/2240(INI))  (opinion: FEMM, DEVE, AFET, INTA) |

ECON Committee

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| — | 2006 annual report on the euro area (2006/2239(INI)) |

DEVE Committee

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| — | Local authorities and development cooperation (2006/2235(INI)) |

CONT Committee

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| — | The Court of Auditors' Special Report No 6/2005 on the Trans-European Network for Transport (2006/2238(INI))  (opinion: TRAN) |

DEVE Committee

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| — | An EU-South Africa Strategic Partnership (2006/2234(INI))  (opinion: AFET, INTA) |

ENVI Committee

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| — | Combating HIV/AIDS within the European Union and in the neighbouring countries, 2006-2009 (2006/2232(INI))  (opinion: FEMM, AFET, ITRE, LIBE) |

ITRE Committee

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| — | Assessing Euratom — 50 years of European nuclear energy policy (2006/2230(INI)) |

TRAN Committee

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| — | Keep Europe moving — sustainable mobility for our continent (2006/2227(INI))  (opinion: ENVI, EMPL, BUDG, ITRE, ECON) |

PECH Committee

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| — | Implementing sustainability in EU fisheries through maximum sustainable yield (2006/2224(INI))  (opinion: ENVI) |

Decision to draw up an own-initiative report (Rule 112)

AFET Committee

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| — | Annual report 2005 on CFSP (2006/2217(INI))  (opinion: BUDG) |

Decision to draw up an own-initiative report (Rule 114)

AFET Committee

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| — | On the negotiating mandate for an Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States on the one part and Central American countries on the other part (2006/2222(INI))  (opinion: DEVE, INTA) |

AFET Committee

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| — | On the negotiating mandate for an Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States on the one part and the Andean Community and its member countries on the other part (2006/2221(INI))  (opinion: DEVE, INTA) |

Referral to committees

DEVE Committee

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| — | A new comprehensive partnership with Greenland in the form of a joint declaration and a Council Decision based on Article 187 of the EC Treaty (2006/2182(INI))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: PECH | |  | opinion: DEVE, AFET, BUDG, INTA | |

JURI Committee

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| — | Report on the rules applying to Members in the event of maternity or paternity (2006/2025(REG))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: AFCO | |  | opinion: JURI | |

Enhanced cooperation between committees

IMCO Committee

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| — | Review procedures concerning the award of public contracts (COM(2006)0195 — C6-0141/2006 — 2006/0066(COD))  (opinion: EMPL, ITRE, ECON) |

Enhanced cooperation between committees IMCO, JURI

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 21.09.2006)

IMCO Committee

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| — | Community Customs Code (COM(2005)0608 — C6-0419/2005 — 2005/0246(COD))  (opinion: BUDG, ITRE, CONT, LIBE) |

Enhanced cooperation between committees IMCO, INTA

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 07.09.2006)

15.   Written declarations entered in the register (Rule 116)

Number of signatures obtained by the written declarations in the register (Rule 116(3)):

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Document number | Author | Signatures |
| 42/2006 | Georgios Karatzaferis | 31 |
| 43/2006 | Adriana Poli Bortone | 21 |
| 44/2006 | Mario Borghezio | 6 |
| 45/2006 | Mario Borghezio | 37 |
| 46/2006 | Jamila Madeira, Ana Maria Gomes, Anna Záborská, Luisa Morgantini and Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez | 54 |
| 47/2006 | Caroline Lucas and Angelika Beer | 45 |
| 48/2006 | Bogusław Rogalski | 16 |
| 49/2006 | Alessandra Mussolini | 28 |
| 50/2006 | Sylwester Chruszcz | 14 |
| 51/2006 | Daniel Strož and Jaromír Kohlíček | 9 |
| 52/2006 | Maciej Marian Giertych | 25 |
| 53/2006 | Thierry Cornillet | 58 |
| 54/2006 | Mario Borghezio | 12 |
| 55/2006 | Maciej Marian Giertych | 12 |
| 56/2006 | Daniel Strož | 4 |
| 57/2006 | Roberta Angelilli, Cristiana Muscardini, Adriana Poli Bortone, Wojciech Roszkowski and Mieczysław Edmund Janowski | 72 |
| 58/2006 | Luís Queiró, Jacek Emil Saryusz-Wolski, Vasco Graça Moura, Roberts Zīle and Ewa Hedkvist Petersen | 41 |
| 59/2006 | Alessandra Mussolini | 20 |
| 60/2006 | Alessandra Mussolini | 4 |
| 61/2006 | Amalia Sartori, John Bowis, Françoise Grossetête, Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines and Thomas Ulmer | 129 |
| 62/2006 | Robert Evans, Eva Lichtenberger, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert and Emanuel Jardim Fernandes | 26 |
| 63/2006 | Bogusław Rogalski | 14 |
| 64/2006 | Robert Evans, Paulo Casaca, David Martin, Sajjad Karim and Carl Schlyter | 25 |
| 65/2006 | Renato Brunetta | 35 |
| 66/2006 | Oldřich Vlasák | 14 |
| 67/2006 | Mary Honeyball, John Bowis and Caroline Lucas | 26 |
| 68/2006 | Manolis Mavrommatis, Vasco Graça Moura and José Albino Silva Peneda | 76 |

16.   Written declarations (Rule 116)

In accordance with Rule 116(5), written declarations 39, 40, 41/2006 lapsed as they had not obtained the required number of signatures.

17.   Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

Pursuant to Rule 172(2), the Minutes of that day's sitting would be submitted to Parliament for its approval at the beginning of the next sitting.

With Parliament's agreement, the texts that had been adopted would be forwarded forthwith to the bodies named therein.

18.   Dates for next sittings

The next sittings would be held on 11.10.2006 and 12.10.2006.

19.   Adjournment of session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

The sitting closed at 16.00.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

Josep Borrell Fontelles

President

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