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| 14.12.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 305/163 |

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MINUTES

(2006/C 305 E/04)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Miroslav OUZKÝ

Vice-President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 10.05.

2.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

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| 1) | from the Council and Commission:   |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 89/391/EEC, its individual Directives and Council Directives 83/477/EEC, 91/383/EEC, 92/29/EEC and 94/33/EC with a view to simplifying and rationalising the reports on practical implementation (COM(2006)0390 — C6-0242/2006 — 2006/0127(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: EMPL | |  | opinion: ENVI, ITRE | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a Council regulation establishing a multi-annual plan for the cod stocks in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks (COM(2006)0411 — C6-0281/2006 — 2006/0134(CNS))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: PECH | |  | opinion: ENVI | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Cape Verde (COM(2006)0363 — C6-0282/2006 — 2006/0122(CNS))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: PECH | |  | opinion: DEVE, BUDG | |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a regulation (Euratom, EC) of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities (Codified version) (COM(2006)0477 — C6-0290/2006 — 2006/0159(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: JURI | |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the space for mounting the rear registration plate of two or three-wheel motor vehicles (Codified version) (COM(2006)0478 — C6-0291/2006 — 2006/0161(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: JURI | |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 22/2006 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2006)0715 — C6-0292/2006 — 2006/2219(GBD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: BUDG | |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 36/2006 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2006)1061 — C6-0293/2006 — 2006/2220(GBD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: BUDG | | |

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| 2) | from Members:   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2.1) | motions for resolutions (Rule 113):   |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Philip Claeys, Frank Vanhecke, Koenraad Dillen, on organising a European multidisciplinary conference on demographics, the ageing population and European identity (B6-0462/2006)   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: EMPL | |  | opinion: FEMM, DEVE, AFET, LIBE | |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Frank Vanhecke, Philip Claeys, Koenraad Dillen, on proposals by the Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan and freedom of expression (B6-0463/2006)   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: AFET | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Frank Vanhecke, Philip Claeys, Koenraad Dillen, on legalisation of the status of illegal immigrants in European Union countries (B6-0506/2006)   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: LIBE | |  | opinion: FEMM, DEVE, AFET | | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2.2) | proposed amendments to the Rules of Procedure (Rule 202):   |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Joseph Daul, amendment of Rule 46 (Opinions from committees) and Rule 47 (Enhanced cooperation between committees)   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: AFCO | | | |

3.   Transfers of appropriations

The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 23/2006 (C6-0229/2006 — SEC(2006)0716).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had decided to reject the proposed 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 34/2006 (C6-0278/2006 — SEC(2006)1046).

It had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(2) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002.

4.   Use of passenger personal data — Agreement with the USA on the use of Passenger Name Record data (debate)

Commission statement: Use of passenger personal data

Report on a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the negotiations for an agreement with the United States of America on the use of passenger name records (PNR) data to prevent and combat terrorism and transnational crime, including organised crime [2006/2193(INI)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Sophia in 't Veld (A6-0252/2006)

Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission) made the statement.

Sophia in 't Veld introduced the report.

The following spoke: Carlos Coelho, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martine Roure, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sarah Ludford, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Cem Özdemir, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Giusto Catania, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Gerard Batten, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Frank Vanhecke, Non-attached Member, Hubert Pirker, Stavros Lambrinidis, Alexander Alvaro, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, Ioannis Varvitsiotis, Edith Mastenbroek, Marco Cappato, Athanasios Pafilis, Charlotte Cederschiöld, Michael Cashman, Wolfgang Kreissl-Dörfler, Franco Frattini.

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA

Vice-President

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 07.09.2006, Item 7.10.

5.   European natural, architectural and cultural heritage in rural and island regions (debate)

Report on the protection of the European natural, architectural and cultural heritage in rural and island regions [2006/2050(INI)] — Committee on Culture and Education.

Rapporteur: Nikolaos Sifunakis (A6-0260/2006)

Nikolaos Sifunakis introduced the report.

Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Vasco Graça Moura, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Christa Prets, on behalf of the PSE Group, Helga Trüpel, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, on behalf of the UEN Group, Thomas Wise, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Luca Romagnoli, Non-attached Member, Manolis Mavrommatis, Maria Badia I Cutchet, Bernat Joan i Marí, Janusz Wojciechowski, Andreas Mölzer, Ljudmila Novak, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Giuseppe Castiglione and Franco Frattini.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 07.09.2006, Item 7.11.

(The sitting was suspended at 11.55 pending voting time and resumed at 12.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Pierre MOSCOVICI

Vice-President

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 24 July 2006 with a view to the adoption of a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an action programme in the field of lifelong learning (06237/3/2006 — C6-0274/2006 — 2004/0153(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: CULT | |

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| — | Common position adopted by the Council on 24 July 2006 with a view to the adoption of a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the ‘Youth in Action’ programme for the period 2007-2013 (06236/3/2006 — C6-0273/2006 — 2004/0152(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: CULT | |

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| — | Common position adopted by the Council on 18 July 2006 with a view to the adoption of a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity — Progress (06282/3/2006 — C6-0272/2006 — 2004/0158(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: EMPL | |

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| — | Common position adopted by the Council on 24 July 2006 with a view to the adoption of a decision of European Parliament and of the Council concerning the implementation of a programme of support for the European audiovisual sector (MEDIA 2007) (06233/2/2006 — C6-0271/2006 — 2004/0151(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: CULT | |

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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 on services in the internal market (10003/4/2006 — C6-0270/2006 — 2004/0001(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: IMCO | |

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| — | Common position adopted by the Council on 18 July 2006 with a view to the adoption of a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Culture Programme (2007-2013) (06235/3/2006 — C6-0269/2006 — 2004/0150(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: CULT | |

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| — | Common position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances in order to adapt it to Regulation (EC) No .../2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and establishing a European Chemicals Agency (07525/3/2006 — C6-0268/2006 — 2003/0257(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: ENVI | |

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| — | Common position adopted by the Council on 27 June 2006 with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (07524/8/2006 — C6-0267/2006 — 2003/0256(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: ENVI | |

The three-month period available to Parliament to adopt its position would therefore begin the following day, 08.09.2006.

7.   Voting time

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

7.1.   Accession of the EC to the Hague Conference on Private International Law \*\*\* (vote)

Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision on the accession of the European Community to the Hague Conference on Private International Law [07591/2006 — C6-0138/2006 — 2005/0251(AVC)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0250/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0345)

Parliament thereby gave its assent.

7.2.   EU-China relations (vote)

Report on EU-China relations [2005/2161(INI)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Bastiaan Belder (A6-0257/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0346)

The following spoke on the vote:

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| — | Charles Tannock, who moved an oral amendment to add a new paragraph after paragraph 53, which was incorporated; |

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| — | Hannes Swoboda, before the final vote, who clarified the PSE Group's position; |

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| — | Georg Jarzembowski, on Mr Swoboda's remarks; |

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| — | Cristiana Muscardini, on a procedural matter. |

7.3.   Eco-labelling schemes for fisheries products (vote)

Report on the Commission communication to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee entitled ‘Launching a debate on a Community approach towards eco-labelling schemes for fisheries products’ [2005/2189(INI)] — Committee on Fisheries.

Rapporteur: Carmen Fraga Estévez (A6-0219/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0347)

7.4.   Situation in the Middle East (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0469/2006, B6-0472/2006, B6-0477/2006, B6-0481/2006, B6-0486/2006 and B6-0487/2006

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0469/2006

(replacing B6-0469/2006, B6-0472/2006, B6-0477/2006, B6-0481/2006, B6-0486/2006 and B6-0487/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

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| — | João de Deus Pinheiro, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Elmar Brok, Charles Tannock, Tokia Saïfi, Bogusław Sonik, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Jana Hybášková, Antonio Tajani and Vito Bonsignore, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |

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| — | Martin Schulz, Pasqualina Napoletano, Hannes Swoboda, Véronique De Keyser and Carlos Carnero González, on behalf of the PSE Group, |

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| — | Philippe Morillon, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |

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| — | Daniel Cohn-Bendit and Monica Frassoni, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |

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| — | Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, |

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| — | Cristiana Muscardini, Konrad Szymański, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis and Inese Vaidere, on behalf of the UEN Group. |

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0448)

7.5.   Forest fires and floods (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0460/2006, B6-0466/2006, B6-0473/2006, B6-0474/2006, B6-0475/2006 and B6-0478/2006

(Carmen Fraga Estévez had signed motion for a resolution B6-0460/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0460/2006

(replacing B6-0460/2006, B6-0466/2006, B6-0473/2006, B6-0474/2006, B6-0475/2006 and B6-0478/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

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| — | Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Konstantinos Hatzidakis, José Ribeiro e Castro, Ioannis Kasoulides, Françoise Grossetête, Antonio Tajani, Yiannakis Matsis, Margie Sudre, Antonios Trakatellis, Esther Herranz García, Francisco José Millán Mon, Ioannis Varvitsiotis, Duarte Freitas, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Carmen Fraga Estévez, Gerardo Galeote and João de Deus Pinheiro, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |

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| — | Rosa Miguélez Ramos, Antolín Sánchez Presedo, Edite Estrela, Stavros Lambrinidis, on behalf of the PSE Group, |

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| — | Josu Ortuondo Larrea, Ignasi Guardans Cambó, Jan Mulder and Vittorio Prodi, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |

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| — | Satu Hassi and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |

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| — | Willy Meyer Pleite, Ilda Figueiredo, Vincenzo Aita, Pedro Guerreiro and Dimitrios Papadimoulis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, |

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| — | Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Sebastiano (Nello) Musumeci, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański and Janusz Wojciechowski, on behalf of the UEN Group. |

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0449)

The following spoke on the vote:

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| — | Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, who requested that either the reference to Spain in amendment 5 be removed, or that all the other regions affected be added; |

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| — | Gerardo Galeote, on Mr Schulz's remarks; |

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| — | Martin Schulz, who moved an oral amendment to amendment 5. |

As more than 37 Members objected, the oral amendment was not incorporated.

7.6.   Suspension of negotiations on the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0465/2006, B6-0468/2006, B6-0470/2006, B6-0479/2006, B6-0480/2006 and B6-0484/2006

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0465/2006

(replacing B6-0465/2006, B6-0468/2006, B6-0470/2006, B6-0480/2006 and B6-0484/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

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| — | Robert Sturdy and Georgios Papastamkos, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |

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| — | Harlem Désir and Erika Mann, on behalf of the PSE Group, |

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| — | Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |

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| — | Caroline Lucas and Alain Lipietz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |

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| — | Seán Ó Neachtain and Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group. |

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0450)

(Motion for a resolution B6-0479/2006 fell.)

7.7.   Counterfeiting of medicines (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0467/2006, B6-0476/2006, B6-0482/2006, B6-0483/2006, B6-0485/2006 and B6-0505/2006

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0467/2006

(replacing B6-0467/2006, B6-0476/2006, B6-0482/2006, B6-0483/2006, B6-0485/2006 and B6-0505/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

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| — | Maria Martens, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |

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| — | Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez and Margrietus van den Berg, on behalf of the PSE Group, |

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| — | Thierry Cornillet, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |

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| — | Marie-Hélène Aubert, Carl Schlyter and Caroline Lucas, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |

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| — | Vittorio Agnoletto and Mary Lou McDonald, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, |

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| — | Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis and Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group. |

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0451)

7.8.   European contract law (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0464/2006

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0452)

7.9.   Involvement of the European Parliament in the work of the Hague Conference following the accession of the Community (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0459/2006

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0453)

7.10.   Agreement with the USA on the use of Passenger Name Record data (vote)

Report on a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the negotiations for an agreement with the United States of America on the use of passenger name records (PNR) data to prevent and combat terrorism and transnational crime, including organised crime [2006/2193(INI)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Sophia in 't Veld (A6-0252/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

PROPOSAL FOR A RECOMMENDATION

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0454)

7.11.   European natural, architectural and cultural heritage in rural and island regions (vote)

Report on the protection of the European natural, architectural and cultural heritage in rural and island regions [2006/2050(INI)] — Committee on Culture and Education.

Rapporteur: Nikolaos Sifunakis (A6-0260/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0455)

The following spoke on the vote:

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| — | Nikolaos Sifunakis (rapporteur), who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 19, which was incorporated. |

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:

Report: Bastiaan Belder — A6-0257/2006: Philip Claeys

Situation in the Middle East (RC-B6-0469/2006): Marco Cappato and Romano Maria La Russa

European contract law (RC-B6-0464/2006): Bruno Gollnisch

9.   Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Corrections to votes:

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

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

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

Voting intentions:

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

Report: Bastiaan Belder — A6-0257/2006

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| — | resolution (as a whole)  for: Thomas Mann, Mario Mantovani, Jan Mulder, José Javier Pomés Ruiz, Rainer Wieland  abstention: Kathy Sinnott |

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| — | amendment 14  for: José Javier Pomés Ruiz |

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| — | amendment 29  against: José Javier Pomés Ruiz |

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| — | amendment 39  against: José Javier Pomés Ruiz |

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| — | amendment 31  against: José Javier Pomés Ruiz, Miroslav Ouzký |

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| — | amendment 34  against: José Javier Pomés Ruiz |

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| — | amendment 48  against: Charlotte Cederschiöld |

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| — | Eija-Riitta Korhola pointed out that her voting machine had not worked. |

Report: Carmen Fraga Estévez — A6-0219/2006

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| — | resolution (as a whole)  for: Elmar Brok |

Situation in the Middle East — RC-B6-0469/2006

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| — | recital B, 1st part  for: Christine De Veyrac |

Forest fires and floods — RC-B6-0460/2006

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| — | amendment 5, 1st part  for: Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Luís Queiró, Barbara Weiler, Panagiotis Beglitis |

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| — | amendment 5, 2nd part  against: Luís Queiró |

Report: Nikolaos Sifunakis — A6-0260/2006

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| — | paragraph 8  against: Gunnar Hökmark |

(The sitting was suspended at 12.40 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.

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Date of sitting: 05.09.2006

David Martin had informed the Presidency that he had been present but that his name was not on the attendance register.

11.   Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (debate)

(For the titles and authors of the motions for resolutions, see Minutes of 05.09.2006, Item 3)

11.1.   Sri Lanka

Motions for resolution B6-0471/2006, B6-0490/2006, B6-0491/2006, B6-0492/2006, B6-0493/2006 and B6-0503/2006

Jean Lambert, Marcin Libicki, Erik Meijer, Neena Gill, Geoffrey Van Orden and Elizabeth Lynne introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Thomas Mann, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Robert Evans, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Bernd Posselt, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Marianne Mikko and Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 07.09.2006, Item 12.1.

11.2.   North Korean asylum seekers, particularly in Thailand

Motions for resolution B6-0489/2006, B6-0494/2006, B6-0496/2006, B6-0498/2006 and B6-0501/2006

Erik Meijer, Bernd Posselt, Marcin Libicki, Paulo Casaca and Marco Cappato introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Kathy Sinnott, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Non-attached Member, and Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 07.09.2006, Item 12.2.

11.3.   Zimbabwe

Motions for resolution B6-0488/2006, B6-0495/2006, B6-0497/2006, B6-0499/2006, B6-0500/2006 and B6-0502/2006

Jaromír Kohlíček, Geoffrey Van Orden, Karin Scheele, Marcin Libicki, Raül Romeva i Rueda and Marios Matsakis introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Michael Gahler, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Józef Pinior, on behalf of the PSE Group, Alyn Smith, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Koenraad Dillen, Non-attached Member, John Attard-Montalto, Ryszard Czarnecki and Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 07.09.2006, Item 12.3.

12.   Voting time

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

12.1.   Sri Lanka (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0471/2006, B6-0490/2006, B6-0491/2006, B6-0492/2006, B6-0493/2006 and B6-0503/2006

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0471/2006

(replacing B6-0471/2006, B6-0492/2006, B6-0493/2006 and B6-0503/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Geoffrey Van Orden, Thomas Mann, Charles Tannock and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Pasqualina Napoletano, Robert Evans, Neena Gill and Emilio Menéndez del Valle, on behalf of the PSE Group, |

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Sajjad Karim, Marios Matsakis and Elizabeth Lynne, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Jean Lambert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group |

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0456)

The following spoke on the vote:

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Michael Gahler, who moved oral amendments to paragraphs 5 and 15, which were incorporated; |

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Geoffrey Van Orden, who moved an oral amendment to amendment 1, which was incorporated; |

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Robert Evans, who moved an oral amendment to amendment 5/rev, which was incorporated (amendment 5/rev as amended was then rejected). |

(Motions for resolutions B6-0490/2006 and B6-0491/2006 fell.)

12.2.   North Korean asylum seekers, particularly in Thailand (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0489/2006, B6-0494/2006, B6-0496/2006, B6-0498/2006 and B6-0501/2006

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0489/2006

(replacing B6-0489/2006, B6-0494/2006, B6-0496/2006, B6-0498/2006 and B6-0501/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Hubert Pirker, Georg Jarzembowski, Charles Tannock and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Pasqualina Napoletano and Andres Tarand, on behalf of the PSE Group, |

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Marco Pannella, Marios Matsakis, Marco Cappato and István Szent-Iványi, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Gérard Onesta and Gisela Kallenbach, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Giusto Catania, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, |

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Gintaras Didžiokas and Michał Tomasz Kamiński, on behalf of the UEN Group |

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0457)

12.3.   Zimbabwe (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0488/2006, B6-0495/2006, B6-0497/2006, B6-0499/2006, B6-0500/2006 and B6-0502/2006

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B6-0488/2006

Rejected

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0495/2006

(replacing B6-0495/2006, B6-0497/2006, B6-0499/2006, B6-0500/2006 and B6-0502/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Geoffrey Van Orden, Charles Tannock and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Pasqualina Napoletano and Glenys Kinnock, on behalf of the PSE Group, |

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Johan Van Hecke, Marios Matsakis and Jan Mulder, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Raül Romeva i Rueda and Margrete Auken, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis and Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group |

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0458)

The following spoke on the vote:

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Michael Gahler, who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 19, which was incorporated. |

13.   Membership of Parliament

Jonas Sjöstedt had given notice in writing of his resignation as Member of Parliament, with effect from 27.09.2006.

Under Rule 4(1), Parliament established the vacancy and informed the Member State concerned.

14.   Membership of committees and delegations

At the request of the PPE-DE and PSE Groups, Parliament ratified the following appointments:

CONT Committee

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Antonio De Blasio to replace Béla Glattfelder |

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Brian Simpson |

AGRI Committee

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Brian Simpson |

LIBE Committee

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Panayiotis Demetriou to replace Antonio Tajani |

Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Brian Simpson |

15.   Decisions concerning certain documents

Authorisation to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 114)

LIBE Committee

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Interoperability and synergies among European databases in the area of Justice and Home Affairs (2006/2203(INI)) |

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Authorisation to open negotiations for an agreement with the United States of America on the use of passenger name records (PNR) data to prevent and combat terrorism and transnational crime, including organised crime (2006/2193(INI)) |

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

DEVE Committee

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | EU relations with the Pacific Islands: a strategy for a strengthened partnership (2006/2204(INI))  (opinion: PECH, ENVI, ITRE, INTA) |

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Towards more and better EU Aid: the 2006 aid effectiveness package (2006/2208(INI))  (opinion: AFET, BUDG, INTA) |

ECON Committee

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | European Central Bank: annual report (2006/2206(INI)) |

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Green Paper: Damages actions for breach of the EC antitrust rules (2006/2207(INI))  (opinion: ITRE, JURI, IMCO) |

ITRE Committee

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Towards a European policy on Radio Spectrum (2006/2212(INI))  (opinion: CULT, IMCO) |

FEMM Committee

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | The role of women in social, economical and political life in Turkey (2006/2214(INI))  (opinion: AFET) |

TRAN Committee

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Implementation of the first railway package (2006/2213(INI))  (opinion: EMPL) |

ENVI Committee

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Thematic Strategy on the sustainable use of natural resources (2006/2210(INI))  (opinion: ITRE) |

BUDG Committee

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | The future of the European Union's own resources (2006/2205(INI))  (opinion: AFCO, REGI) |

Enhanced cooperation between committees (Rule 47)

ECON Committee

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Green Paper: Damages actions for breach of the EC antitrust rules (2006/2207(INI))  (opinion: ITRE, IMCO) |

Enhanced cooperation between committees: ECON, JURI

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 04.09.2006)

AFET Committee

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide (COM(2006)0354 — C6-0206/2006 — 2006/0116(COD))  (opinion: FEMM, BUDG) |

Enhanced cooperation between committees AFET, DEVE

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 06.07.2006)

Referral to committees

INTA Committee

|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| — | Reform of the common organisation of the market in wine (2006/2109(INI))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: AGRI | |  | opinion: INTA | |

|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| — | Biotechnology: prospects and challenges for agriculture in Europe (2006/2059(INI))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: AGRI | |  | opinion: ENVI, ITRE, INTA | |

Decision to draw up a report under Rule 202

AFCO Committee

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Amendment of Rule 29 — Formation of political groups (2006/2201(REG)) |

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Amendment of the Rules of Procedure in the light of the Statute for Members (2006/2195(REG)) |

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| — | Amendment of Rule 201: referring a matter to the committee responsible if there is doubt over the application or interpretation of the Rules of Procedure (2006/2192(REG)) |

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

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

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Document | Author | Signatures |
| 38/2006 | Carl Schlyter, Paulo Casaca, Karl-Heinz Florenz, Mojca Drčar Murko and Caroline Lucas | 417 |
| 39/2006 | Cristiana Muscardini | 54 |
| 40/2006 | Margrietus van den Berg, Jean-Marie Cavada, Harlem Désir and Caroline Lucas | 129 |
| 41/2006 | Feleknas Uca, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Karin Scheele, Jürgen Schröder and Nicholson of Winterbourne | 190 |
| 42/2006 | Georgios Karatzaferis | 31 |
| 43/2006 | Adriana Poli Bortone | 20 |
| 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 |

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 from 25.09.2006 to 28.09.2006.

19.   Adjournment of session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

The sitting closed at 16.20.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

Josep Borrell Fontelles

President

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