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| 23.11.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 286/1 |

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MINUTES

(2006/C 286 E/01)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

President

1.   Resumption of session

The sitting opened at 17.00.

2.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Antonio Tajani had informed the Presidency that he had been present at the sitting of 30.11.2005, but that his name was not on the attendance register.

Jean-Louis Bourlanges, Fausto Correia, Jan Mulder, Christopher Beazley and Marian Harkin had informed the Presidency that they had been present at the sitting of 01.12.2005 but that their names were not on the attendance register.

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The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

3.   Statement by the President

On the occasion of the anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the President made a statement in which he condemned the use of the death penalty in certain countries, emphasising that it was contrary to the values of the European Union.

4.   Membership of Parliament

The Polish authorities had given notice of the appointment of Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka to replace Anna Elzbieta Fotyga as Member of Parliament with effect from 07.12.2005.

Josep Borrell Fontelles (President) drew attention to the provisions of Rule 3(5).

5.   Membership of committees

At the request of the ALDE Group, Parliament ratified the following appointment:

LIBE Committee: Giovanni Procacci

6.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

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Report on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 69/169/EEC as regards as the temporary quantitative restriction on beer imports into Finland (COM(2005)0427 — C6-0302/2005 — 2005/0175(CNS)) — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs  Rapporteur: Berès Pervenche (A6-0322/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2004/39/EC on markets in financial instruments, as regards certain deadlines (COM(2005)0253 — C6-0191/2005 — 2005/0111(COD)) — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs  Rapporteur: Kauppi Piia-Noora (A6-0334/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \* Report on the proposal for a decision of the Council and of the Commission on the conclusion on behalf of the European Community and the European Atomic Energy Community of the Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the European Communities of the one part and the Swiss Confederation of the other part (COM(2005) 0333 — C6-0345/2005 — 2005/0135(CNS)) — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy  Rapporteur: Chichester Giles (A6-0337/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \* Report on the proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 2004/465/EC on a Community financial contribution towards Member States fisheries control programmes (COM(2005)0328 — C6-0273/2005 — 2005/0136(CNS)) — Committee on Fisheries  Rapporteur: Casaca Paulo (A6-0339/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \* Report on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing Community financial measures for the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy and in the area of the Law of the Sea (COM(2005)0117 — C6-0131/2005 — 2005/0045(CNS)) — Committee on Fisheries  Rapporteur: Stihler Catherine (A6-0340/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Report on women's networks: fishing, farming and diversification (2004/2263(INI)) — Committee on Fisheries  Rapporteur: Attwooll Elspeth (A6-0341/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Report on the state of preparedness for EU membership of Bulgaria (2005/2204(INI)) — Committee on Foreign Affairs  Rapporteur: Van Orden Geoffrey (A6-0342/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Report on the extent of Romania's readiness for accession to the European Union (2005/2205(INI)) — Committee on Foreign Affairs  Rapporteur: Moscovici Pierre (A6-0344/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EEC) No 1210/90 on the establishment of the European Environment Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network as regards the term of office of the Executive Director (COM(2005)0190 [01] — C6-0141/2005 — 2005/0072(COD)) — Committee on Legal Affairs  Rapporteur: Gargani Giuseppe (A6-0345/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \* Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 40/94 as regards the term of office of the President of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (COM(2005)0190 [06] — C6-0208/2005 — 2005/0077(CNS)) — Committee on Legal Affairs  Rapporteur: Gargani Giuseppe (A6-0346/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 establishing a European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training as regards the Director's term of office (COM(2005)0190 [02] — C6-0142/2005 — 2005/0073(COD)) — Committee on Legal Affairs  Rapporteur: Gargani Giuseppe (A6-0347/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \* Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 as regards the term of office of the President of the Community Plant Variety Office (COM (2005)0190 [07] — C6-0207/2005 — 2005/0078(CNS)) — Committee on Legal Affairs  Rapporteur: Gargani Giuseppe (A6-0348/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EEC) No 1365/75 on the creation of a European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions as regards the term of office of the director and deputy director (COM(2005)0190 [03] — C6-0143/2005 — 2005/0074(COD)) — Committee on Legal Affairs  Rapporteur: Gargani Giuseppe (A6-0349/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \* Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2965/94 setting up a Translation Centre for bodies of the European Union as regards the Director's term of office (COM(2005)0190 [08] — C6-0206/2005 — 2005/0079(CNS)) — Committee on Legal Affairs  Rapporteur: Gargani Giuseppe (A6-0350/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EEC) No 1360/90 establishing a European Training Foundation as regards the Director's term of office (COM(2005)0190 [04] — C6-0144/2005 — 2005/0075(COD)) — Committee on Legal Affairs  Rapporteur: Gargani Giuseppe (A6-0351/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EEC) No 302/93 on the establishment of a European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction as regards the Director's term of office (COM(2005) 0190 [05] — C6-0145/2005 — 2005/0076(COD)) — Committee on Legal Affairs  Rapporteur: Gargani Giuseppe (A6-0352/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \* Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1035/97 establishing a European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia as regards the Director's term of office (COM(2005)0190 [09] — C6-0205/2005 — 2005/0080(CNS)) — Committee on Legal Affairs  Rapporteur: Gargani Giuseppe (A6-0353/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 as regards the term of office of the Executive Director of the European Food Safety Authority (COM(2005)0190 [10] — C6-0146/2005 — 2005/0081(COD)) — Committee on Legal Affairs Rapporteur: Gargani Giuseppe (A6-0354/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \* Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1321/2004 Council as regards the term of office of the Executive Director of the European GNSS Supervisory Authority (COM(2005)0190 [13] — C6-0204/2005 — 2005/0084(CNS)) — Committee on Legal Affairs  Rapporteur: Gargani Giuseppe (A6-0355/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 851/2004 establishing a European Centre for disease prevention and control as regards the Director's term of office (COM(2005)0190 [11] — C6-0147/2005 — 2005/0082(COD)) — Committee on Legal Affairs  Rapporteur: Gargani Giuseppe (A6-0357/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \* Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 as regards the term of office of the Executive Director and the Deputy Executive Director of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (COM(2005)0190 [18] — C6-0203/2005 — 2005/0089(CNS)) — Committee on Legal Affairs  Rapporteur: Gargani Giuseppe (A6-0358/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 as regards the term of office of the Executive Director of the European Medicines Agency (COM(2005)0190 [12] — C6-0148/2005 — 2005/0083(COD)) — Committee on Legal Affairs  Rapporteur: Gargani Giuseppe (A6-0359/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 2062/94 establishing a European Agency for Health and Safety at Work as regards the Director's term of office (COM(2005)0190 [14] — C6-0149/2005 — 2005/0085(COD)) — Committee on Legal Affairs  Rapporteur: Gargani Giuseppe (A6-0360/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 establishing a European Maritime Safety Agency as regards the Executive Director's term of office (COM(2005)0190 [15] — C6-0150/2005 — 2005/0086(COD)) — Committee on Legal Affairs  Rapporteur: Gargani Giuseppe (A6-0361/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 as regards the term of office of the Executive Director and the Directors of the European Aviation Safety Agency (COM(2005)0190 [16] — C6-0151/2005 — 2005/0087(COD)) — Committee on Legal Affairs  Rapporteur: Gargani Giuseppe (A6-0362/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 881/2004 establishing a European Railway Agency as regards the term of office of the Executive Director (COM(2005)0190 [17] — C6-0152/2005 — 2005/0088(COD)) — Committee on Legal Affairs  Rapporteur: Gargani Giuseppe (A6-0363/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Report on the role of direct State aid as a tool of regional development (2004/2255(INI)) — Committee on Regional Development  Rapporteur: Koterec Miloš (A6-0364/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the retention of data processed in connection with the provision of public electronic communication services and amending Directive 2002/58/EC (COM(2005)0438 — C6-0293/2005 — 2005/0182(COD)) — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs  Rapporteur: Alvaro Alexander Nuno (A6-0365/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All (2007) — Towards a Just Society (COM (2005)0225 — C6-0178/2005 — 2005/0107(COD)) — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs  Rapporteur: Roure Martine (A6-0366/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \* Report on the nomination of Olavi Ala-Nissila as a Member of the Court of Auditors (N6-0018/2005 — C6-0337/2005 — 2005/0809(CNS)) — Committee on Budgetary Control  Rapporteur: Pomés Ruiz José Javier (A6-0367/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \* Report on the nomination of Máire Geoghegan-Quinn as a Member of the Court of Auditors (N6-0019/2005 — C6-0338/2005 — 2005/0810(CNS)) — Committee on Budgetary Control  Rapporteur: Pomés Ruiz José Javier (A6-0368/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \* Report on the nomination of Lars Heikensten as a Member of the Court of Auditors (N6-0020/2005 — C6-0339/2005 — 2005/0811(CNS)) — Committee on Budgetary Control  Rapporteur: Pomés Ruiz José Javier (A6-0369/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \* Report on the nomination of Morten Louis Levysohn as a Member of the Court of Auditors (N6-0021/2005 — C6-0340/2005 — 2005/0812(CNS)) — Committee on Budgetary Control  Rapporteur: Pomés Ruiz José Javier (A6-0370/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \* Report on the nomination of Karel Pinxten as a Member of the Court of Auditors (N6-0022/2005 — C6-0341/2005 — 2005/0813(CNS)) — Committee on Budgetary Control  Rapporteur: Pomés Ruiz José Javier (A6-0371/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \* Report on the nomination of Juan Ramallo Massanet as a Member of the Court of Auditors (N6-0023/2005 — C6-0342/2005 — 2005/0814(CNS)) — Committee on Budgetary Control  Rapporteur: Pomés Ruiz José Javier (A6-0372/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \* Report on the nomination of Vitor Manuel da Silva Caldeira as a Member of the Court of Auditors (N6-0024/2005 — C6-0343/2005 — 2005/0815(CNS)) — Committee on Budgetary Control  Rapporteur: Pomés Ruiz José Javier (A6-0373/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \* Report on the nomination of Massimo Vari as a Member of the Court of Auditors (N6-0025/2005 — C6-0344/2005 — 2005/0816(CNS)) — Committee on Budgetary Control  Rapporteur: Pomés Ruiz José Javier (A6-0374/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Report on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Bruno Gollnisch (2005/2072(IMM)) — Committee on Legal Affairs  Rapporteur: Wallis Diana (A6-0376/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Report on the promotion and protection of consumers' interests in the new Member States (2004/2157(INI)) — Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection  Rapporteur: Kristensen Henrik Dam (A6-0378/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \* Report on the proposal for a Council Decision on the signing of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark extending to Denmark the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national and Council Regulation (EC) No 2725/2000 concerning the establishment of ‘Eurodac’ for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of the Dublin Convention (COM(2004)0594 — C6-0198/2005 — 2004/0205(CNS)) — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs  Rapporteur: Roure Martine (A6-0379/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \* Report on the proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community, the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining an application for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Iceland or Norway (COM(2005)0131 — C6-0197/2005 — 2005/0031(CNS)) — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs  Rapporteur: Roure Martine (A6-0380/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Report on the alleged abuse of the Valencian Land Law known as the LRAU and its effect on European citizens (Petitions 609/2003, 732/2003, 985/2002, 1112/2002, 107/2004 and others) (2004/2208(INI)) — Committee on Petitions  Rapporteur: Fourtou Janelly (A6-0382/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*I Report on the 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 consolidated accounts (COM(2004)0725 — C6-0164/ 2004 — 2004/0250(COD)) — Committee on Legal Affairs  Rapporteur: Lehne Klaus-Heiner (A6-0384/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \* Report on the proposal for a Council Regulation on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out, for the period from 18 January 2005 to 17 January 2011, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Seychelles on fishing off Seychelles (COM(2005)0421 — C6-0321/2005 — 2005/0173(CNS)) — Committee on Fisheries  Rapporteur: Morillon Philippe (A6-0385/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Report on taxation of undertakings in the European Union: a common consolidated corporate tax base (2005/2120(INI)) — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs  Rapporteur: Bersani Pier Luigi (A6-0386/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \* Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 3317/94 as regards the transmission of applications for fishing licences to third countries (COM(2005) 0238 — C6-0201/2005 — 2005/0110(CNS)) — Committee on Fisheries  Rapporteur: Fraga Estévez Carmen (A6-0387/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \* Report on the proposal for a Council decision enabling countries eligible for the future European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) to benefit from the Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Programme (TAIEX) (COM(2005)0321 — C6-0283/ 2005 — 2005/0133(CNS)) — Committee on Foreign Affairs  Rapporteur: Malmström Cecilia (A6-0388/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the flexibility instrument in favour of the European Union's external actions according to point 24 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 (2005/2137(ACI)) — Committee on Budgets  Rapporteur: Böge Reimer (A6-0395/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Report on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2006 as modified by the Council (all sections) and Letters of amendment Nos 1/2005, 2/2005, 3/2005 to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2006  Section I — European Parliament,  Section II — Council,  Section III — Commission,  Section IV — Court of Justice,  Section V — Court of Auditors,  Section VI — European Economic and Social Committee,  Section VII — Committee of the Regions,  Section VIII(A) — European Ombudsman,  Section VIII(B) — European Data Protection Supervisor (14864/2005 — C6-0415/2005 — 2005/2001(BUD)) — Committee on Budgets  Rapporteurs: Pittella Giovanni, Dombrovskis Valdis (A6-0396/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Report on Draft amending budget No 8/2005 of the European Union for the financial year 2005 (14861/2005 — C6-0412/2005 — 2005/2179(BUD)) — Committee on Budgets  Rapporteur: Garriga Polledo Salvador (A6-0397/2005) | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1.2) | recommendations for second reading:   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting 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 (05694/5/2005 — C6-0268/2005 — 2003/0282(COD)) — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety  Rapporteur: Blokland Johannes (A6-0335/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (05786/2/2005 — C6-0267/2005 — 2001/0004(COD)) — Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection  Rapporteur: Schwab Andreas (A6-0338/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy end-use efficiency and energy services and repealing Council Directive 93/76/EEC (10721/3/2005 — C6-0298/2005 — 2003/0300(COD)) — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy  Rapporteur: Rothe Mechtild (A6-0343/2005) 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| 2) | from Members:   |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2.1) | oral questions (Rule 108):   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | (O-0111/2005) Philippe Morillon, on behalf of the PECH Committee, to the Commission: EU sanctions in the fisheries sector (B6-0344/2005) | |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2.2) | oral questions for Question Time (Rule 109) (B6-0343/2005):   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou Marie, Ludford Sarah, Sjöstedt Jonas, Meyer Pleite Willy, El Khadraoui Saïd, Papadimoulis Dimitrios, Toussas Georgios, Tannock Charles, Lynne Elizabeth, Goudin Hélène, Posselt Bernd, Casaca Paulo, Hall Fiona, McDonald Mary Lou, Medina Ortega Manuel, Moraes Claude, McGuinness Mairead, Mitchell Gay, Chmielewski Zdzisław Kazimierz, Hedkvist Petersen Ewa, Mavrommatis Manolis, Davies Chris, Beglitis Panagiotis, Adamou Adamos, Newton Dunn Bill, Aylward Liam, Crowley Brian, Ó Neachtain Seán, Ryan Eoin, Parish Neil, Martin David, Van Orden Geoffrey, De Rossa Proinsias, Svensson Eva-Britt, Beazley Christopher, Bowis John, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Rodi, Purvis John, de Grandes Pascual Luis, Kudrycka Barbara, Harbour Malcolm, Manolakou Diamanto, Guerreiro Pedro, Pflüger Tobias, Czarnecki Ryszard, Rutowicz Leopold Józef, Belet Ivo, Kirkhope Timothy, Atkins Robert, Deva Nirj, Dover Den, Evans Jonathan, Romeva i Rueda Raül, Mölzer Andreas, Pafilis Athanasios, McCarthy Arlene, Mayor Oreja Jaime, Starkevičiūtė Margarita, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou Marie, Hegyi Gyula, Mitchell Gay, Evans Robert, McGuinness Mairead, Hedkvist Petersen Ewa, Degutis Arūnas, Van Orden Geoffrey, De Rossa Proinsias, Hennis-Plasschaert Jeanine, Paleckis Justas Vincas, Harkin Marian, Ayala Sender Inés, Vincenzi Marta, Ludford Sarah, Beglitis Panagiotis, Posselt Bernd, Matsis Yiannakis, Pieper Markus, Brepoels Frederika, Papadimoulis Dimitrios, Yañez-Barnuevo García Luis, Czarnecki Ryszard, Rutowicz Leopold Józef, Gaľa Milan, Vatanen Ari, Budreikaitė Danutė, Bowis John, Lynne Elizabeth, Casaca Paulo, Sjöstedt Jonas, Kuźmiuk Zbigniew Krzysztof, Medina Ortega Manuel, Moraes Claude, Batzeli Katerina, Mayer Hans-Peter, Chmielewski Zdzisław Kazimierz, in 't Veld Sophia, Florenz Karl-Heinz, Allister James Hugh, Van Lancker Anne, Adamou Adamos, Hennicot- Schoepges Erna, Newton Dunn Bill, Aylward Liam, Crowley Brian, Ó Neachtain Seán, Ryan Eoin, Carnero González Carlos, Kaczmarek Filip Andrzej, Martin David, Segelström Inger, Schwab Andreas, Mavrommatis Manolis, Riis-Jørgensen Karin, Gentvilas Eugenijus, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Rodi, Gklavakis Ioannis, Toussas Georgios, de Grandes Pascual Luis, Guerreiro Pedro, Lax Henrik, Pafilis Athanasios, Manolakou Diamanto, Drčar Murko Mojca, Korhola Eija-Riitta, Coveney Simon, Mölzer Andreas | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2.3) | motions for resolutions (Rule 113):   |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Poli Bortone Adriana — Motion for a resolution on the Community Strategic Guidelines, 2007-2013 (B6-0635/2005)   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: REGI | |  | opinion: BUDG | | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2.4) | written declarations for entry in the Register (Rule 116):   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Nathalie Griesbeck on the need to apply a VAT rate for building, renovation and conversion work (0071/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Monika Beňová, Miloš Koterec and Vladimír Maňka, on protecting under-age children from the use of unsuitable computer games (0072/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Raül Romeva i Rueda and Gérard Onesta, on the thirtieth anniversary of the death of the dictator Francisco Franco in Spain (0073/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Michael Cashman, Emine Bozkurt and Thijs Berman, on recent executions of gay men by the Iranian Authorities (0074/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Marie-Arlette Carlotti, Philippe Busquin, Joseph Daul, Mario Mauro and Bogusław Sonik, on supplying approved charities working to implement the European food aid programme for the most deprived citizens (0075/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Alyn Smith, on trade justice (0076/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Alfredo Antoniozzi, Mario Mantovani, Marie-Line Reynaud and Jan Jerzy Kułakowski, on the European Union's language arrangements (0077/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Daniel Strož, on improper attempts to exert political influence over intellectual property rights (0078/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Katalin Lévai, Martine Roure, Anne Van Lancker, Eva-Britt Svensson and Lissy Gröner, on women's right to self-determination and adequate sex education and family planning in the European Union (0079/2005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Luca Romagnoli, Carlo Fatuzzo and Marco Pannella, on equal access to public service broadcasting and on pluralism of political information in Italy (0081/2005) | | |

7.   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 September I 2005 part-session had been distributed.

8.   Petitions

The following petitions, which had been entered in the register on the dates shown below, had been forwarded to the committee responsible pursuant to Rule 191(5):

07.12.2005

Luis Herrero-Tejedor Algar (924/2005);

François-Valéry Moneaux (925/2005);

Anne Grethe Jantzen (926/2005);

Irmtraut Ehtechame (927/2005);

Wolfgang Löffler (928/2005);

Andreas Brunner (929/2005);

Marc Stahl (930/2005);

Helmut Alfred Goerke (931/2005);

Bärbel Ebert (932/2005);

Max Bäumler (933/2005);

Irina Zarikova (934/2005);

Marion Gerlach (935/2005);

Martina Kurz (936/2005);

Gunther Gamst (937/2005);

Ernest Wixmerten (938/2005);

Gerard Keuls (939/2005);

Thomas Kollhoff (940/2005);

Franz Koettnitz (941/2005);

Axel Gabriel (942/2005);

Joy Bell (943/2005);

Oisin Jones-Dillon (944/2005);

Creezy Courtoy (945/2005);

Selliah Senthivel (946/2005);

Antoni Paprocki (Social Committee) (947/2005);

Dagmar Sidlo (948/2005);

Michael N. Joannides (Michael N. Joannides Manufacturing and Trading Ltd) (949/2005);

Arja Salmu (950/2005);

Leila Hampaala (951/2005);

Constant Verbraeken (952/2005);

Eduard Vitásek (Tiskárna v Dubi s.r.o.) (953/2005);

Grzegorz Szczęśniak (954/2005);

Michail Georgis Sopiliadis (Association Pontion de Perama) (955/2005);

Konstantinos Polimenakos (Coopérative des employés en activité et pensionnés de la fonction publique grecque) (and 2 signatures) (956/2005);

Konstantia Oikonomou (957/2005);

Dimitris Tsipidis (958/2005);

Aristidis Lafis (959/2005);

Dorilaos Klapakis (960/2005);

Marisol López Medina (Centro Municipal de Información y Orientación Familiar de Cúllar Vega) (961/2005);

Jose Antonio Albert Monferrer (Plataforma Ciutadana No a la Contaminació) (962/2005);

Jacques Sigrist (963/2005);

Luca Bartaloni (964/2005);

Claudio Gentile (965/2005);

Gemma Pellizzari Iannetti (Movimento Europeo per la Difesa della Vita e della Dignità Umana — MEVD) (966/2005);

Antonietta Luppi (967/2005);

Marinella Zanasi (968/2005);

Antero Oliveira Resende (Coligação Democrática Unitária — PCP/PEV) (969/2005);

Marco Silva (970/2005);

Manuel João Ferreira Galego (971/2005);

Xavier Vilhar Trilho (Associação de Amizade Galiza-Portugal) (and 181 signatures) (972/2005);

Wolfgang Wünsch (973/2005);

Wolfgang Wünsch (974/2005);

Sergejs Lazarevs (975/2005);

Christa Knöfler (976/2005).

9.   Written declarations (Rule 116)

In accordance with Rule 116(5), written declarations 43, 44, 45/2005 lapsed as they had not obtained the required number of signatures.

10.   Signature of acts adopted under codecision

The President announced that, on Wednesday, he and the President of the Council would sign the following acts adopted under the codecision procedure pursuant to Rule 68:

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| — | Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on access to Community external assistance (3642/1/2005 — C6-0423/2005 — 2004/0099(COD)) |

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| — | Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending for the twenty-second time Council Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (phthalates in toys and childcare articles) (3645/1/2005 — C6-0428/2005 — 1999/ 0238(COD)) |

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| — | Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Directive 90/544/EEC on the frequency bands designated for the coordinated introduction of pan-European land-based public radio paging in the Community (3657/2/2005 — C6-0425/2005 — 2005/0147(COD)) |

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| — | Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to measures envisaged to facilitate the procedures for applying for and issuing visas for members of the Olympic family taking part in the 2006 Olympic and/or Paralympic winter games in Turin (3656/1/2005 — C6-0424/2005 — 2005/ 0169(COD)) |

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| — | Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 2256/2003/EC with a view to extension of the programme in 2006 for the dissemination of good practices and monitoring of the take-up of information and communication technologies (ICTs) (3658/1/2005 — C6-0426/2005 — 2005/0144(COD)) |

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| — | Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a Community list of air carriers subject to an operating ban within the Community and on informing air transport passengers of the identity of the operating air carrier, and repealing Article 9 of Directive 2004/36/EC (3660/2/2005 — C6-0429/2005 — 2005/0008(COD)) |

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| — | Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2000/14/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the noise emission in the environment by equipment for use outdoors (3661/1/2005 — C6-0432/2005 — 2005/0149(COD)) |

11.   Order of business

The next item was the order of business.

The final draft agenda for the December I sittings (PE 366.018/PDOJ) had been distributed and a number of changes had been proposed (Rule 132):

Sittings of 12.12.2005 to 15.12.2005

Monday

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| — | no changes |

Tuesday

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| — | no changes |

Wednesday

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| — | no changes |

The following spoke: Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, who requested that, in its statement on Wednesday (Item 56 on the final draft agenda) the Presidency-in-Office of the Council take a position on the recent comments made about Israel by the Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Hannes Swoboda spoke on the request (the President replied that he would pass on the request to the Presidency-in-Office of the Council).

Thursday

Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 115):

— Request from the ALDE Group for the title of the debate on ‘Detention of monks and closure of a monastery in Tibet’(Item 81 on the final draft agenda) to be changed to ‘The human rights situation in Tibet and Hong Kong’

The following spoke: Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, who moved the request, and Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group.

Parliament approved the request.

— Request from the ALDE Group to change the title of the debate on ‘Ethiopia’(Item 83 on the final draft agenda) to ‘Ethiopia and new border conflicts’

The following spoke: Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, who moved the request.

Parliament approved the request.

Commission request for the application of urgent procedure (Rule 134) for:

— Proposal for a Council decision providing macro-financial assistance to Georgia (COM(2005)0571 — C6-0407/2005 — 2005/0224(CNS))

Reason for request:

If the Commission proposal was not adopted before 31 December 2005, it would not be possible to make use of the commitment appropriations available in the corresponding budget line in 2006, which would then be lost. There was therefore a risk that insufficient funding would be available for the assistance programme for Georgia and other external EU funding programmes under the same budget line.

Parliament would take a decision on the request for urgent procedure at the beginning of the following day's sitting.

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The order of business was thus established.

12.   One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Pursuant to Rule 144, the following Members who wished to draw the attention of Parliament to matters of political importance spoke for one minute:

Zita Pleštinská, Yannick Vaugrenard, Marta Vincenzi, Fernand Le Rachinel, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Urszula Krupa, Alyn Smith, Nirj Deva, Antonio Masip Hidalgo, Pedro Guerreiro, Bogusław Rogalski, Jörg Leichtfried, Ilda Figueiredo, Claude Moraes, Bogdan Pęk, Marie-Noëlle Lienemann, Christopher Beazley, Giusto Catania, Vytautas Landsbergis, Catherine Guy-Quint, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański and Nikolaos Sifunakis.

Proinsias De Rossa requested that the time allowed for speeches on matters of political importance be extended (the President noted his request).

13.   Immunity of Bruno Gollnisch (debate)

Report on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Bruno Gollnisch [2005/2072(IMM)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0376/2005)

Diana Wallis introduced the report.

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Maria Berger, on behalf of the PSE Group, Lydia Schenardi, Non-attached Member, Adeline Hazan and Bruno Gollnisch, who made a personal statement in response to the remarks made by Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin and Maria Berger.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 13.12.2005, Item 8.41.

14.   Batteries, accumulators and their waste \*\*\*II (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting 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 [5694/5/2005 — C6-0268/2005 — 2003/0282(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Johannes Blokland (A6-0335/2005)

Johannes Blokland introduced the recommendation for second reading.

Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Caroline Jackson, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Åsa Westlund, on behalf of the PSE Group, Holger Krahmer, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Irena Belohorská, Non-attached Member, Péter Olajos, Marie-Noëlle Lienemann, Mojca Drčar Murko, Leopold Józef Rutowicz, Thomas Ulmer, Linda McAvan, Anne Laperrouze, Frederika Brepoels, Anja Weisgerber, Erna Hennicot-Schoepges and Charlie McCreevy.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 13.12.2005, Item 8.27.

IN THE CHAIR: Janusz ONYSZKIEWICZ

Vice-President

15.   Markets in financial instruments \*\*\*I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2004/39/EC on markets in financial instruments, as regards certain deadlines [COM(2005)0253 — C6-0191/2005 — 2005/0111(COD)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Piia-Noora Kauppi (A6-0334/2005)

Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Othmar Karas, deputising for the rapporteur, introduced the report.

The following spoke: Alexander Radwan, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Pervenche Berès, on behalf of the PSE Group, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Lars Wohlin, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Ieke van den Burg and Charlie McCreevy.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 13.12.2005, Item 8.30.

16.   Land law in Valencia (LRAU) (debate)

Report on the alleged abuse of the Valencian Land Law known as the LRAU and its effect on European citizens (Petitions 609/2003, 732/2003, 985/2002, 1112/2002, 107/2004 and others) [2004/2208(INI)] — Committee on Petitions.

Rapporteur: Janelly Fourtou (A6-0382/2005)

Janelly Fourtou introduced the report.

Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Proinsias De Rossa, on behalf of the PSE Group, Diana Wallis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, David Hammerstein Mintz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Graham Booth, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Marcin Libicki, on behalf of the UEN Group, and Carlos José Iturgaiz Angulo.

IN THE CHAIR: Miroslav OUZKÝ

Vice-President

The following spoke: Joan Calabuig Rull, Ignasi Guardans Cambó, Bernat Joan i Marí, Richard Seeber, José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil and Charlie McCreevy.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 13.12.2005, Item 8.42.

17.   Energy end-use efficiency \*\*\*II (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy end-use efficiency and energy services and repealing Council Directive 93/76/EEC [10721/3/2005 — C6-0298/2005 — 2003/0300(COD)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Mechtild Rothe (A6-0343/2005)

Mechtild Rothe introduced the recommendation for second reading.

Andris Piebalgs (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Reino Paasilinna, on behalf of the PSE Group, Fiona Hall, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Claude Turmes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Umberto Guidoni, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Herbert Reul, Edit Herczog, Romana Jordan Cizelj and Andris Piebalgs.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 13.12.2005, Item 8.28.

18.   Corporate tax (debate)

Report on taxation of undertakings in the European Union: a common consolidated corporate tax base [2005/2120(INI)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Pier Luigi Bersani (A6-0386/2005)

Pier Luigi Bersani introduced the report.

László Kovács (Member of the Commission) spoke.

IN THE CHAIR: Jacek Emil SARYUSZ-WOLSKI

Vice-President

The following spoke: Christoph Konrad, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Antolín Sánchez Presedo, on behalf of the PSE Group, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Sahra Wagenknecht, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, John Whittaker, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, James Hugh Allister, Non-attached Member, Alexander Radwan, Mia De Vits, José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil, Pervenche Berès, John Purvis, Harald Ettl, Gunnar Hökmark, Ieke van den Burg, Gay Mitchell, Ján Hudacký and László Kovács.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 13.12.2005, Item 8.43.

19.   European Year of Equal Opportunities for All \*\*\*I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and the Council on the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All (2007) — Towards a Just Society [COM(2005)0225 — C6-0178/2005 — 2005/ 0107(COD)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Martine Roure (A6-0366/2005)

László Kovács (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Martine Roure introduced the report.

The following spoke: Patrick Gaubert, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Katalin Lévai, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sophia in 't Veld, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Jean Lambert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Mary Lou McDonald, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Zita Gurmai, Tatjana Ždanoka and László Kovács.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 13.12.2005, Item 8.21.

20.   Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 366.018/OJMA).

21.   Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 22.15.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

Gérard Onesta

Vice-President

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