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| 7.4.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 87/19 |

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MINUTES

(2004/C 87 E/02)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Pat COX

President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 09.05.

2.   Announcement by the President

The President made a statement condemning the bomb attack of 12 November 2003 in Nasiriya which had killed 19 Italians and 8 Iraqis, and injured many others.

He indicated that he had already expressed, on behalf of Parliament, his sympathy to the families of the victims, the President of the Italian Republic, Mr Ciampi, the President of the Italian Council, Mr Berlusconi, the Minister of Defence, Mr Martino, the police, the Armed Forces and the people of Italy.

Parliament observed a minute's silence.

3.   Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (announcement of motions for resolutions tabled)

Pursuant to Rule 50, the following Members or political groups had requested that such a debate be held on the following motions for resolution:

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| I. | SRI LANKA   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | John Walls Cushnahan, Thomas Mann, Philip Charles Bradbourn and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on Sri Lanka (B5-0490/2003), |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Margrietus J. van den Berg and Maria Carrilho, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the situation in Sri Lanka (B5-0492/2003), |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Gerard Collins, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the threat to the peace process in Sri Lanka (B5-0495/2003), |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Ole Andreasen, on behalf of the ELDR Group, on the political situation in Sri Lanka (B5-0498/2003), |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Reinhold Messner and Jean Lambert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the peace process in Sri Lanka (B5-0505/2003), |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Luigi Vinci, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Sri Lanka (B5-0510/2003); | |

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| II. | ACEH   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Margrietus J. van den Berg and Linda McAvan, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the situation in the Aceh province of Indonesia (B5-0491/2003), |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Ulla Margrethe Sandbæk, on behalf of the EDD Group, on the situation in Aceh (B5-0495/2003), |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Ole Andreasen, on behalf of the ELDR Group, on Indonesia/Aceh (B5-0497/2003), |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | John Bowis, Charles Tannock and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the situation in the Aceh province of Indonesia (B5-0501/2003), |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Matti Wuori, Nelly Maes and Patricia McKenna, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the situation in the Aceh province, Indonesia (B5-0507/2003), |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Giuseppe Di Lello Finuoli, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Indonesia/Aceh (B5-0508/2003); | |

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| III. | VIETNAM: FREEDOM OF RELIGION   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Margrietus J. van den Berg, on behalf of the PSE Group Group, on freedom of religion in Vietnam (B5-0493/2003), |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the EDD Group, on Vietnam, freedom of religion (B5-0494/2003), |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Anne André-Léonard, on behalf of the ELDR Group, on the absence of freedom of religion in Vietnam (B5-0499/2003), |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Hartmut Nassauer, Bernd Posselt and Thomas Mann, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on Vietnam: freedom of religion (B5-0502/2003), |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Roberta Angelilli, on behalf of the UEN Group, on Vietnam: freedom of religion (B5-0503/2003), |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Patricia McKenna, Marie Anne Isler Béguin and Monica Frassoni, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the absence of freedom of religion in Vietnam and the deliberate elimination of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) (B5-0506/2003), |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Jonas Sjöstedt, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group Group, on human rights in Vietnam (B5-0509/2003). | |

Speaking time would be allocated in accordance with Rule 120.

4.   Legislative and work programme for 2004 — Eurostat (statement followed by debate)

Commission statement: Legislative and work programme for 2004

Oral question by María Antonia Avilés Perea, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, to the Commission, on Eurostat (B5-0415/2003)

Romano Prodi (President of the Commission), seconded the remarks made by the President, and then made the statement and answered the oral question.

Roberto Antonione (President-in-Office of the Council) spoke.

The following spoke: Hans-Gert Poettering, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Enrique Barón Crespo, on behalf of the PSE Group, Nicholas Clegg, on behalf of the ELDR Group, Freddy Blak, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Monica Frassoni, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Mogens N.J. Camre, on behalf of the UEN Group, Jens-Peter Bonde, on behalf of the EDD Group, Marco Pannella, Non-attached Member, and Françoise Grossetête.

IN THE CHAIR: Gerhard SCHMID

Vice-President

The following spoke: Johannes (Hannes) Swoboda, Ole B. Sørensen, Theodorus J.J. Bouwman, Roberta Angelilli, Jeffrey William Titford, Francesco Enrico Speroni, James E.M. Elles and Helmut Kuhne.

IN THE CHAIR: José PACHECO PEREIRA

Vice-President

The following spoke: Jan Mulder, Nelly Maes, Georges Berthu, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Margrietus J. van den Berg, Giovanni Procacci, María Antonia Avilés Perea, Pervenche Berès, Joseph Daul, Anna Terrón i Cusí, Hartmut Nassauer, Manuel Medina Ortega, Jonathan Evans, Christa Prets, Arie M. Oostlander, Herbert Bösch, Diemut R. Theato, Paulo Casaca, Hubert Pirker, Proinsias De Rossa, Othmar Karas, Konstantinos Hatzidakis, Gabriele Stauner, Christopher Heaton-Harris, Generoso Andria, Juan José Bayona de Perogordo and Romano Prodi.

IN THE CHAIR: Pat COX

President

The following spoke: Hans-Gert Poettering on the statement by Romano Prodi, Enrique Barón Crespo, Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Graham R. Watson, on behalf of the ELDR Group, Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, and Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group on the remarks by Hans-Gert Poettering.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 17.11.2003, Item 17.

VOTING TIME

Details of voting (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in Annex I to the Minutes.

5.   COM for hops \* (Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 on the common organisation of the market in hops [COM(2003) 0562 — C5-0460/2003 — 2003/0216(CNS)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Rapporteur: Joseph Daul (A5-0380/2003)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 1)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P5\_TA(2003)0487).

6.   EC accession to the International Plant Protection Convention \* (Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision approving the accession of the European Community to the International Plant Protection Convention, as revised and approved by Resolution 12/97 of the Twentyninth Session of the FAO Conference in November 1997. [COM(2003) 0470 — C5-0392/2003 — 2003/0178(CNS)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Rapporteur: Joseph Daul (A5-0379/2003)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 2)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P5\_TA(2003)0488).

7.   High activity sealed radioactive sources \* (Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council directive on the control of high activity sealed radioactive sources [COM(2003) 18 — C5-0019/2003 — 2003/0005(CNS)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy.

Rapporteur: Françoise Grossetête (A5-0363/2003)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 3)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P5\_TA(2003)0489).

8.   Signs at external border crossing points \* (Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on the initiative of the Hellenic Republic with a view to adopting a Council decision determining the minimum indications to be used on signs at external border crossing points [8830/2003 — C5-0253/2003 — 2003/0815(CNS)] — Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Gérard M.J. Deprez (A5-0366/2003)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 4)

INITIATIVE OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P5\_TA(2003)0490).

9.   Counterfeit euros \* (Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the analysis and cooperation with regard to counterfeit euro coins [13203/2003 — C5-0471/2003 — 2003/0158(CNS)] — Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Gerhard Schmid (A5-0377/2003)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 5)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P5\_TA(2003)0491).

10.   Recruitment of officials for enlargement \* (Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation introducing, on the occasion of the accession of Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia, special temporary measures for recruitment of officials of the European Communities [COM(2003) 0351 — C5-0287/2003 — 2003/0123(CNS)] — Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market.

Rapporteur: Manuel Medina Ortega (A5-0382/2003)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 6)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P5\_TA(2003)0492).

11.   Community financial aid to trans-European networks \*\*\*I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2236/95 laying down general rules for the granting of Community financial aid in the field of trans-European networks [COM(2003) 220 — C5-0199/2003 — 2003/0086(COD)] — Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Imelda Mary Read (A5-0374/2003)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 7)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved (P5\_TA(2003)0493)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5\_TA(2003)0493).

12.   Pan-European e-government services \*\*\*I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council decision on Interoperable Delivery of pan-European e-Government Services to Public Administrations, Businesses and Citizens (IDABC) [COM(2003) 406 — C5-0310/2003 — 2003/0147(COD)] — Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Imelda Mary Read (A5-0375/2003)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 8)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P5\_TA(2003)0494)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5\_TA(2003)0494).

13.   Excise duties on petrol and commercial diesel fuel \* (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 92/81/EEC and Directive 92/82/EEC to introduce special tax arrangements for diesel fuel used for commercial purposes and to align the excise duties on petrol and diesel fuel [COM(2002) 410 — C5-0409/2002 — 2002/0191(CNS)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Piia-Noora Kauppi (A5-0383/2003)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 9)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Rejected

Pursuant to Rule 68(3), the matter was referred back to the committee responsible.

The following spoke:

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| — | Piia-Noora Kauppi, rapporteur, asked that the proposal for rejection of the Commission proposal be put to the vote first as presented by the committee responsible in the draft legislative resolution. Robert Goebbels supported her request. The President said he could not agree to this as no such proposal to reject had been tabled and the vote on the amendments took priority. Robert Goebbels pointed out that the ECON Committee had voted by a large majority in favour of rejection. The rapporteur then moved an oral amendment to reject the Commission proposal. As more than 32 Members opposed this, the oral amendment was not considered. Johannes (Hans) Blokland then asked what had happened to the rejecting amendment adopted in committee. The President replied that no such amendment had in fact been tabled for plenary and that he was therefore bound, under the provisions of Rule 130(1), to put the amendments to the vote before the original proposal. |

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14.   Investment in research (vote)

Report on the communication on investing in research: an action plan for Europe [COM(2003) 226 — C5-0381/2003 — 2003/2148(INI)] — Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Rolf Linkohr (A5-0389/2003)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 10)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5\_TA(2003)0495).

15.   Implementation of the Telecommunications Regulatory Package (vote)

Report on the Eighth Report from the Commission on the implementation of the Telecommunications Regulatory Package [COM(2002) 695 — 2003/2090(INI)] — Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Nicholas Clegg (A5-0376/2003)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 11)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5\_TA(2003)0496).

16.   Explanations of vote

Written explanations of vote:

Explanations of vote submitted in writing under Rule 137(3) appear in the verbatim report of proceedings for this sitting.

17.   Corrections to votes

Corrections to votes were submitted by the following Members:

Report Daul — A5-0379/2003

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| — | single vote  for: James (Jim) Fitzsimons, Christian Foldberg Rovsing, Joan Colom i Naval, Ria G.H.C. Oomen-Ruijten |

Report Linkohr — A5-0389/2003

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| — | paragraph 28  against: Isabelle Caullery, Nicole Thomas-Mauro |

Report Clegg — A5-0376/2003

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| — | resolution (as a whole)  for: Robert J.E. Evans, Bernard Poignant |

END OF VOTING TIME

(The sitting was suspended at 12.55 and resumed at 15.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Giorgos DIMITRAKOPOULOS

Vice-President

18.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The following spoke: Ioannis Patakis, who enlarged upon remarks he had made concerning the attack in Iraq (Item 10) and Efstratios Korakas, who pointed out that his remarks on the situation in the Baltic States (Item 10) bore no connection to those of Charles Tannock.

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

19.   Enhancing ship and port facility security \*\*\* I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation on enhancing ship and port facility security [COM(2003) 229 — C5-0218/2003 — 2003/0089(COD)] — Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Rosa Miguélez Ramos (A5-0385/2003).

Loyola de Palacio (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

Rosa Miguélez Ramos introduced the report.

The following spoke: Marcelino Oreja Arburúa (draftsman of the opinion of the LIBE Committee), Christos Folias (draftsman of the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Georg Jarzembowski, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Bernard Poignant, on behalf of the PSE Group, Herman Vermeer, on behalf of the ELDR Group, Josu Ortuondo Larrea, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Dominique F.C. Souchet, Non-attached Member, Efstratios Korakas, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Konstantinos Hatzidakis, Samuli Pohjamo, Françoise Grossetête, Carlos Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Sérgio Marques, Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Piia-Noora Kauppi and Loyola de Palacio.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 19.11.2003, Item 8.

20.   Market access to port services \*\*\*III (debate)

Report on the joint text, approved by the Conciliation Committee, of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on market access to port services [PE-CONS 3670/2003 — C5-0461/2003 — 2001/0047(COD)].

Rapporteur: Georg Jarzembowski (A5-0364/2003)

Georg Jarzembowski introduced the report.

Loyola de Palacio (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS ROCA

Vice-President

The following spoke: Konstantinos Hatzidakis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Wilhelm Ernst Piecyk, on behalf of the PSE Group, Herman Vermeer, on behalf of the ELDR Group, Erik Meijer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Theodorus J.J. Bouwman, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Alain Esclopé, on behalf of the EDD Group, Koenraad Dillen, Non-attached Member, Gilles Savary, Dirk Sterckx, Sylviane H. Ainardi, Nelly Maes, Rijk van Dam, Carlos Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Jan Marinus Wiersma, Samuli Pohjamo, Helmuth Markov, Jan Dhaene, Bent Hindrup Andersen, Brigitte Langenhagen, Juan de Dios Izquierdo Collado, Freddy Blak, Josu Ortuondo Larrea, Peter Pex, Anne E.M. Van Lancker, Ilda Figueiredo, Bart Staes, Marianne L.P. Thyssen, Mark Francis Watts, Arlette Laguiller, Inger Schörling, Luigi Cocilovo, Proinsias De Rossa, Miet Smet and Loyola de Palacio

IN THE CHAIR: Alonso José PUERTA

Vice-President

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 20.11.2003, Item 8.

21.   Question Time (Commission)

Parliament considered a number of questions to the Commission (B5-0414/2003).

First part

Question 33 by John Purvis: International Ship and Port Security Code.

Poul Nielson (Member of the Commission) answered the question and a supplementary by John Purvis.

Question 34 by Marialiese Flemming: Liberalisation of the water supply.

Poul Nielson answered the question and a supplementary by Marialiese Flemming.

Question 35 by Ewa Hedkvist Petersen: Trafficking of human beings.

António Vitorino (Member of the Commission) answered the question and a supplementary by Ewa Hedkvist Petersen.

Second part

Question 36 by Richard Corbett: Competition policy in diamond sector.

Mario Monti (Member of the Commission) answered the question and a supplementary by Richard Corbett.

Question 37 lapsed as its author was absent.

Question 38 by Claude Moraes: Reconstruction of Iraq.

Poul Nielson answered the question and supplementaries by Claude Moraes and Camilo Nogueira Román.

Question 39 by John Walls Cushnahan: Application of the EC-Israel Association Agreement.

Question 41 by Luisa Morgantini: Application of the EC-Israel Association Agreement.

Question 42 by Jacques F. Poos: Application of the EC-Israel Association Agreement.

Question 43 by Jan Dhaene: Application of the EC-Israel Association Agreement.

Question 44 by Johanna L.A. Boogerd-Quaak: Application of the EC-Israel Association Agreement.

Question 45 by Bartho Pronk: Application of the EC-Israel Association Agreement.

Poul Nielson answered the questions and supplementaries by John Walls Cushnahan, Ulla Margrethe Sandbæk, Luisa Morgantini, Jacques F. Poos, Jan Dhaene, Johanna L.A. Boogerd-Quaak and Bartho Pronk.

Question 46 by Patricia McKenna: Debt cancellation for low-income countries.

Poul Nielson answered the question and a supplementary by Patricia McKenna.

Question 47 by Glenys Kinnock: Capacity-building.

Poul Nielson answered the question and a supplementary by Glenys Kinnock.

Bill Newton Dunn spoke on the conduct of Question Time.

Question 48 by Bernd Posselt: Abortion and population programmes.

Poul Nielson answered the question and supplementaries by Bernd Posselt, Piia-Noora Kauppi and Paul Rübig.

Question 49 by Christos Zacharakis: Contraventions of democratic process in the local elections in Albania.

Poul Nielson answered the question.

Christos Zacharakis spoke.

Avril Doyle spoke on the conduct of Question Time and in particular on the fact that questions appearing in the third part would not receive oral answers. The President replied that Question Time had been held in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and bore the standard practice of the House.

Questions which had not been answered for lack of time would receive written answers.

Commission Question Time closed.

(The sitting was suspended at 19.05 and resumed at 21.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Renzo IMBENI

Vice-President

22.   Cancer screening \* (debate)

Report on the proposal for a Council recommendation on cancer screening [COM(2003) 230 — C5-0322/2003 — 2003/0093(CNS)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy.

Rapporteur: Antonio Mussa (A5-0381/2003)

David Byrne (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Antonio Mussa introduced the report.

The following spoke: Karin Jöns (draftsman of the opinion of the FEMM Committee), Ria G.H.C. Oomen-Ruijten, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Catherine Stihler, on behalf of the PSE Group, Frédérique Ries, on behalf of the ELDR Group, Didier Rod, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, John Bowis, Minerva Melpomeni Malliori, Proinsias De Rossa and David Byrne.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 19.11.2003, Item 11

23.   European Network and Information Security Agency \*\*\*I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation on establishing the European Network and Information Security Agency [COM(2003) 63 — C5-0058/2003 — 2003/0032(COD)] — Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Reino Paasilinna (A5-0353/2003)

Erkki Liikanen (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Massimo Baldini (President-in-Office of the Council).

Reino Paasilinna introduced the report.

The following spoke: Charlotte Cederschiöld (draftsman of the opinion of the LIBE Committee), W.G. van Velzen, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Erika Mann, on behalf of the PSE Group, Elly Plooij-van Gorsel, on behalf of the ELDR Group, Malcolm Harbour, Neena Gill, Erkki Liikanen, W.G. van Velzen, who asked the Council to answer his question, and Massimo Baldini, who answered.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 19.11.2003, Item 9.

24.   Waste shipments \*\*\*I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation on shipments of waste [COM(2003) 379 — C5-0365/2003 — 2003/0139(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy.

Rapporteur: Johannes (Hans) Blokland (A5-0391/2003)

Margot Wallström (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Johannes (Hans) Blokland introduced the report.

The following spoke: María del Pilar Ayuso González, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Proinsias De Rossa, on behalf of the PSE Group, Alexander de Roo, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Avril Doyle, Patricia McKenna, Piia-Noora Kauppi and Margot Wallström.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 19.11.2003, Item 15.

25.   Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection (debate)

Report on the Commission communication: ‘Towards a Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection’ [COM(2002) 179 — C5-0328/2002 — 2002/2172(COS)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy.

Rapporteur: Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines (A5-0354/2003)

Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines introduced the report.

Margot Wallström (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Rijk van Dam (draftsman of the opinion of the RETT Committee), Patricia McKenna, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, and Jean-Louis Bernié.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 19.11.2003, Item 17.

26.   Major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances \*\*\*III (debate)

Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a European Parliament and Council directive amending Council Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances [PE-CONS 3665/2003 — C5-0435/2003 — 2001/0257(COD)].

Rapporteur: Giorgio Lisi (A5-0365/2003)

Giorgio Lisi introduced the report.

Margot Wallström (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Christine De Veyrac spoke on behalf of the PPE-DE Group.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 19.11.2003, Item 7.

27.   Identification and registration of sheep and goats \* (debate)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animal and amending Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 [COM(2002) 729 — C5-0027/2003 — 2002/0297(CNS)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Rapporteur: Gordon J. Adam (A5-0386/2003)

David Byrne (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Gordon J. Adam introduced the report.

The following spoke: Neil Parish, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, María Rodríguez Ramos, on behalf of the PSE Group, Elspeth Attwooll, on behalf of the ELDR Group, Eurig Wyn, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Encarnación Redondo Jiménez, Jonathan Evans, James Nicholson, Avril Doyle, David Byrne and Gordon J. Adam

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 19.11.2003, Item 12.

28.   Agenda for next sitting

The President referred Members to the document ‘Agenda’ PE 337.907/OJME.

29.   Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 23.55.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

James L. C. Provan

Vice-President

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