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| 16.4.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 92/334 |

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MINUTES

(2004/C 92 E/04)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Renzo IMBENI

Vice-President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 10.00.

The following spoke: James L.C. Provan, who considered that Rule 130a should have been applied to the vote on the report by Philippe A.R. Herzog (A5-0484/2003) and asked for the matter to be referred to the Bureau (the President replied that the President of Parliament had already considered the question) and Malcolm Harbour who endorsed the remarks made by James L.C. Provan.

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 on energy end-use efficiency and energy services (COM(2003) 739 — C5-0642/2003 — 2003/0300(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: ITRE | |  | opinion: ECON, JURI, ENVI | | legal basis: | Article 175(1) EC | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning measures to safeguard security of electricity supply and infrastructure investment (COM(2003) 740 — C5-0643/2003 — 2003/0301(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: ITRE | |  | opinion: ECON, JURI, ENVI | | legal basis: | Article 95 EC | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on conditions for access to the gas transmission networks (COM(2003) 741 — C5-0644/2003 — 2003/0302(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: ITRE | |  | opinion: ECON, JURI, ENVI | | legal basis: | Article 95 EC | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decisions Nos 1720/1999/EC, 253/2000/EC, 508/2000/EC, 1031/2000/EC, 1445/2000/EC, 163/2001/EC, 1411/2001/EC, 50/2002/EC, 466/2002/EC, 1145/2002/EC, 1513/2002/EC, 1786/2002/EC, 291/2003/EC and [...]/2003/EC in view of adapting the reference amounts to take account of the enlargement of the European Union (COM(2003) 777 — C5-0650/2003 — 2003/0303(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: BUDG | |  | opinion: ITRE, EMPL, ENVI, AGRI, CULT | | legal basis: | Article 129 EC, Article 137(2) EC, Article 149 EC, Article 150 EC | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision No 96/411/EC and Decisions Nos 276/1999/EC, 1719/1999/EC, 2850/2000/EC, 507/2001/EC, 2235/2002/EC, 2367/2002/EC, 253/2003/EC, 1230/2003/EC and [...]/2003/EC in view of adapting the reference amounts to take account of the enlargement of the European Union (COM(2003) 777 — C5-0651/2003 — 2003/0304(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: BUDG | |  | opinion: LIBE, ECON, JURI, ITRE, ENVI | | legal basis: | Article 95 EC, Article 153 (2) EC, Article 156(1) EC, Article 157(3) EC | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EC) No 2236/95, (EC) No 1655/2000, (EC) No 1382/2003 and (EC) No [...]/2003 in view of adapting the reference amounts to take account of the enlargement of the European Union (COM(2003) 777 — C5-0652/2003 — 2003/0305(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: BUDG | |  | opinion: ENVI, RETT | | legal basis: | Article 71(1) EC, Article 80(2) EC, Article 156(1) EC | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Opinion of the Council on proposal for transfer of appropriations 48/2003 between Chapters in Section III — Commission — Part B — of the General Budget for the European Union for the financial year 2003 (C5-0004/2004 — C5-0004/2004 — 2003/2236(GBD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: BUDG | | legal basis: | Article 274 EC | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Opinion of the Council on proposal for transfer of appropriations 49/2003 between Chapters in Section III — Commission — Part B — of the General Budget for the European Union for the financial year 2003 (C5-0005/2004 — C5-0005/2004 — 2003/2251(GBD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: BUDG | | legal basis: | Article 274 EC | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Opinion of the Council on proposal for transfer of appropriations 50/2003 between Chapters in Section III — Commission — Part A — of the General Budget for the European Union for the financial year 2003 (C5-0006/2004 — C5-0006/2004 — 2003/2253(GBD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: BUDG | | legal basis: | Article 274 EC | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a Council Regulation laying down general rules for the application of measures to improve the production and marketing of honey (Codified version) (COM(2003) 737 — C5-0007/2004 — 2003/0288(CNS))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: JURI | |  | opinion: AGRI | | legal basis: | Article 36 EC, Article 37 EC | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a Council Regulation on the conclusion of the Protocol defining for the period 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2008 the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea on fishing off the Guinean coast (COM(2003) 765 — C5-0024/2004 — 2003/0290(CNS))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: PECH | |  | opinion: BUDG, DEVE | | legal basis: | Article 37 EC, Article 300 (2) and (3), first subparagraph EC | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a Council regulation establishing a Community programme on the conservation, characterisation, collection and utilisation of genetic resources in agriculture (COM(2003) 817 — C5-0025/2004 — 2003/0321(CNS))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: AGRI | |  | opinion: ENVI | | legal basis: | Article 37 EC | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC as regards the place of supply of services (COM(2003) 822 — C5-0026/2004 — 2003/0329(CNS))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: ECON | |  | opinion: JURI | | legal basis: | Article 93 EC | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and the Council concerning measures to safeguard security of natural gas supply (15769/2003 — C5-0027/2004 — 2002/0220(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: ITRE | |  | opinion: ECON, JURI, ENVI | | legal basis: | Article 95 EC | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (COM(2003) 807 — C5-0028/2004 — 2003/0316(CNS))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: ENVI | |  | opinion: BUDG, JURI, ITRE | | legal basis: | Article 95 EC, Article 133 EC, Article 152 EC, Article 300(2) EC | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the National Tourism Administration of the People's Republic of China on visa and related issues concerning tourist groups from the People's Republic of China (ADS) (COM(2003) 790 — C5-0029/2004 — 2003/0299(CNS))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: LIBE | | legal basis: | Article 62(2) EC, Article 63(3) EC, Article 300(2), first subparagraph EC | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a Council Decision amending Decision No 2002/668/Euratom to adapt the financial reference amount in order to take account of the enlargement of the European Union (COM(2003) 778 — C5-0031/2004 — 2003/0298(CNS))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: BUDG | |  | opinion: ITRE | | legal basis: | Article 7 EURATOM | | |

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| 2) | from Members  2.1) motions for resolution (Rule 48)   |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | María Izquierdo Rojo on preventing sexual harassment in the armed forces and the rape of Private Quiñoa and other abuses committed against her by a superior (B5-0041/2004)   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: LIBE | |  | opinion: FEMM | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Cristiana Muscardini on the Parmalat case and coordination of supervision at European level (B5-0042/2004).   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: ECON | |  | opinion: JURI | | |

3.   Recognition of professional qualifications \*\*\*I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive on the recognition of professional qualifications [COM(2002) 119 — C5-0113/2002 — 2002/0061(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market.

Rapporteur: Stefano Zappalà

(A5-0470/2003)

The President reminded the House that it had been decided on Tuesday (see Minutes of 13 January 2004, Item 8), that the debate on the report would take place that day but that the vote would be held over until the next part-session.

Frits Bolkestein (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Stefano Zappalà introduced the report.

The following spoke: Anne-Karin Glase (draftsman of the opinion of the EMPL Committee), John Bowis (draftsman of the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Luciana Sbarbati (draftsman of the opinion of the PETI Committee), Malcolm Harbour, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Evelyne Gebhardt, on behalf of the PSE Group, Toine Manders, on behalf of the ELDR Group, Konstantinos Alyssandrakis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Neil MacCormick, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Konstantinos Hatzidakis, Ioannis Koukiadis, Astrid Thors, Marcelino Oreja Arburúa, Arlene McCarthy, Avril Doyle, Klaus-Heiner Lehne, Giuseppe Gargani, Othmar Karas and Frits Bolkestein.

IN THE CHAIR: Catherine LALUMIÈRE

Vice-President

The debate closed.

Vote: 29 January 2004

4.   Mutual assistance in direct and indirect taxation \*\*\*I — Hedge funds and derivatives (debate)

Report on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive amending Directive 77/799/EEC concerning mutual assistance by the competent authorities of the Member States in the field of direct and indirect taxation [COM(2003) 446 — C5-0370/2003 — 2003/0170(COD)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Piia-Noora Kauppi

(A5-0466/2003)

Report on the future of hedge funds and derivatives [2003/2082(INI)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: John Purvis

(A5-0476/2003)

Frits Bolkestein (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Othmar Karas (deputising for the rapporteur) introduced the report A5-0466/2003.

John Purvis introduced the report (A5-0476/2003).

The following spoke: Avril Doyle, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Robert Goebbels, on behalf of the PSE Group, Esko Olavi Seppänen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Rijk van Dam, on behalf of the EDD Group, Wolfgang Ilgenfritz, Non-attached Member, Manuel António dos Santos and Frits Bolkestein.

The debate closed.

Vote: Items 5.3 and 5.8

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

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA

Vice-President

5.   Voting time

Details of voting (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in Annex 1 to the Minutes.

5.1.   Dock dues in the French overseas departments \* (Rule 110a) (vote)

Proposal for a Council decision on the system of dock dues in the French overseas departments and extending Decision 89/688/EEC [COM(2003) 792 — C5-0656/2003 — 2003/0308(CNS)] — Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism.

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 1)

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted by single vote (P5\_TA(2004)0024)

5.2.   VAT on certain highly labour-intensive services \* (Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC with a view to extending the option to authorise Member States to apply reduced rates of VAT to certain highly labour-intensive services [COM(2003) 825 — C5-0653/2003 — 2003/0317(CNS)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Christa Randzio-Plath

(A5-0001/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 2)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P5\_TA(2004)0025)

5.3.   Mutual assistance in direct and indirect taxation \*\*\*I (Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive amending Directive 77/799/EEC concerning mutual assistance by the competent authorities of the Member States in the field of direct and indirect taxation [COM(2003) 446 — C5-0370/2003 — 2003/0170(COD)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Piia-Noora Kauppi

(A5-0466/2003)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 3)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P5\_TA(2004)0026)

5.4.   Job creation by the service sector (Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on developing the service sector to create jobs [2003/2132(INI)] — Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.

Rapporteur: Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou

(A5-0479/2003)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 4)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P5\_TA(2004)0027)

5.5.   Immigration, integration and employment (vote)

Report on the Communication from the Commission on immigration, integration and employment [COM(2003) 336 — 2003/2147(INI)] — Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.

Rapporteur: Claude Moraes

(A5-0445/2003)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 5)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5\_TA(2004)0028)

The following spoke:

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5.6.   Illegal immigration, smuggling and trafficking of human beings (vote)

Report on the communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council in view of the European Council of Thessaloniki on the development of a common policy on illegal immigration, smuggling and trafficking of human beings, external borders and the return of illegal residents [COM(2003) 323 — 2003/2156(INI)] — Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Hubert Pirker

(A5-0419/2003)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 6)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5\_TA(2004)0029)

5.7.   Implementation of Directive 96/71/EC (vote)

Report on the implementation of Directive 96/71/EC in the Member States [COM(2003) 458 — 2003/2168(INI)] — Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.

Rapporteur: Anne-Karin Glase

(A5-0448/2003)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 7)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5\_TA(2004)0030)

5.8.   Hedge funds and derivatives (vote)

Report on the future of hedge funds and derivatives [2003/2082(INI)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: John Purvis

(A5-0476/2003)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 8)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5\_TA(2004)0031)

The following spoke:

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5.9.   EU aid to Iran following the earthquake (vote)

Motions for resolution B5-0034/2004, B5-0035/2004, B5-0036/2004, B5-0037/2004, B5-0038/2004 and B5-0039/2004

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 9)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B5-0034/2004

(replacing motions for resolution B5-0034/2004, B5-0035/2004, B5-0036/2004, B5-0037/2004, B5-0038/2004 and B5-0039/2004)

tabled by the following Members:

Michael Gahler, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

Enrique Barón Crespo, Margrietus J. van den Berg, Johannes (Hannes) Swoboda, Véronique De Keyser and Anna Terrón i Cusí, on behalf of the PSE Group,

Cecilia Malmström, on behalf of the ELDR Group,

Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit, Monica Frassoni and Nelly Maes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

Pernille Frahm, Pedro Marset Campos and Esko Olavi Seppänen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

Gerard Collins, on behalf of the UEN Group.

Adopted (P5\_TA(2004)0032)

6.   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.

Oral explanations of vote:

Report Moraes — A5-0445/2003

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Carlo Fatuzzo had given notice that he would not be giving any explanations of vote.

7.   Corrections to votes

Corrections to votes were submitted by the following Members:

Report Moraes — A5-0445/2003

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| — | amendment 4  for: Marie-Thérèse Hermange  against: Astrid Thors |

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| — | paragraph 32, first part  for: Glyn Ford and Graham R. Watson  against: Johan Van Hecke, Roy Perry and Marie-Thérèse Hermange |

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| — | paragraph 32, second part  against: Marie-Thérèse Hermange |

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| — | resolution (as a whole)  for: Amalia Sartori  abstention: Johan Van Hecke |

Report Pirker — A5-0419/2003

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| — | paragraph 4  for: Seán Ó Neachtain  against: Karin Riis-Jørgensen, Marjo Matikainen-Kallström, Paavo Väyrynen and Richard A. Balfe |

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| — | amendment 4  for: Ilda Figueiredo  against: Malcolm Harbour and Per-Arne Arvidsson |

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| — | paragraph 17  for: Per-Arne Arvidsson, Charlotte Cederschiöld and Ioannis Marinos  against: Ilda Figueiredo and Ioannis Patakis  abstention: Véronique De Keyser |

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| — | recital G  for: Ioannis Patakis and Florence Kuntz |

Report Purvis — A5-0476/2003

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| — | resolution (as a whole)  against: Gilles Savary and Béatrice Patrie |

(The sitting was suspended at 12.30 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Alonso José PUERTA

Vice-President

8.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

9.   Copyright (debate)

Report on a Community framework for collective management societies in the field of copyright and neighbouring rights [2002/2274(INI)] — Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market.

Rapporteur: Raina A. Mercedes Echerer

(A5-0478/2003)

Raina A. Mercedes Echerer introduced the report.

Frits Bolkestein (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Othmar Karas (draftsman of the opinion of the ECON Committee), Malcolm Harbour, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Manuel Medina Ortega, on behalf of the PSE Group, Toine Manders, on behalf of the ELDR Group, Neil MacCormick, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, José Ribeiro e Castro, on behalf of the UEN Group, Marco Cappato, Non-attached Member, Eija-Riitta Anneli Korhola, Karin Junker and Frits Bolkestein.

The debate closed.

Vote: Item 13.4

DEBATE ON CASES OF BREACHES OF HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRACY AND THE RULE OF LAW

(For the titles and authors of the motions for resolution, see Item 3 of the Minutes of Tuesday 13 January 2004)

10.   Zimbabwe (debate)

Motions for resolution B5-0016/2004, B5-0022/2004, B5-0023/2004, B5-0030/2004 and B5-0033/2004.

Glyn Ford, José Ribeiro e Castro, Cecilia Malmström, James Nicholson (deputising for the author) and Bastiaan Belder introduced the motions for resolution.

Nelly Maesspoke.

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA

Vice-President

The following spoke Eija-Riitta Anneli Korhola, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Michael Gahler and António Vitorino (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Item 13.1

11.   Burundi (debate)

Motions for resolution B5-0014/2004, B5-0017/2004, B5-0021/2004, B5-0024/2004, B5-0027/2004 and B5-0029/2004.

Glyn Ford, John Walls Cushnahan, Nelly Maes, Cecilia Malmström and Gerard Collins introduced motions for resolution.

The following spoke: Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, and António Vitorino (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Item 13.2

12.   Haïti (debate)

Motions for resolution: B5-0015/2004, B5-0018/2004, B5-0019/2004, B5-0025/2004, B5-0028/2004, B5-0031/2004 and B5-0032/2004

Karin Junker, Michael Gahler, Marie Anne Isler Béguin and Ulla Margrethe Sandbæk introduced the motions for resolution.

The following spoke: Chantal Cauquil, who pointed out that she was not speaking in her capacity as author (the President took note of this), Glyn Ford, on behalf of the PSE Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the EDD Group, and António Vitorino (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Item 13.3

END OF DEBATE ON BREACHES OF HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRACY AND THE RULE OF LAW

13.   Voting time

Details of voting (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in Annex 1 to the Minutes.

13.1.   Zimbabwe (vote)

Motions for resolution B5-0016/2004, B5-0022/2004, B5-0023/2004, B5-0026/2004, B5-0030/2004, B5-0030/2004 and B5-0033/2004

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 10)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B5-0016/2004

(replacing motions for resolution B5-0016/2004, B5-0022/2004, B5-0023/2004, B5-0030/2004 and B5-0033/2004)

tabled by the following Members:

Manuel Pérez Álvarez, Barbara Weiler, Elisabeth Schroedter, Bartho Pronk, Uma Aaltonen, Geoffrey Van Orden, John Alexander Corrie, Nirj Deva, Jacqueline Foster, Neil Parish, Charles Tannock, Mary Elizabeth Banotti, Michael Gahler, Eija-Riitta Anneli Korhola, Klaus-Heiner Lehne, Bernd Posselt and Lennart Sacrédeus, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

Margrietus J. van den Berg and Glenys Kinnock, on behalf of the PSE Group,

Jan Mulder, on behalf of the ELDR Group,

Niall Andrews and José Ribeiro e Castro, on behalf of the UEN Group,

Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the EDD Group.

Adopted (P5\_TA(2004)0033)

13.2.   Burundi (vote)

Motions for resolution B5-0014/2004, B5-0017/2004, B5-0021/2004, B5-0024/2004, B5-0027/2004 and B5-0029/2004

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 11)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B5-0014/2004

(replacing motions for resolution B5-0014/2004, B5-0017/2004, B5-0021/2004, B5-0024/2004, B5-0027/2004 and B5-0029/2004)

tabled by the following Members:

John Alexander Corrie, Jean-Pierre Bébéar, Vitaliano Gemelli and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

Margrietus J. van den Berg and Francisca Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, on behalf of the PSE Group,

Cecilia Malmström, Johan Van Hecke and Colette Flesch, on behalf of the ELDR Group,

Nelly Maes, Patricia McKenna and Didier Rod, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

Pedro Marset Campos, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

Niall Andrews, Gerard Collins, Brian Crowley, James (Jim) Fitzsimons, Liam Hyland and Seán Ó Neachtain, on behalf of the UEN Group.

Adopted (P5\_TA(2004)0034)

13.3.   Haïti (vote)

Motions for resolution B5-0015/2004, B5-0018/2004, B5-0019/2004, B5-0025/2004, B5-0028/2004, B5-0031/2004 and B5-0032/2004

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 12)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B5-0015/2004

(replacing motions for resolution B5-0015/2004, B5-0018/2004, B5-0019/2004, B5-0025/2004, B5-0028/2004, B5-0031/2004 and B5-0032/2004)

tabled by the following Members:

Bashir Khanbhai, Jas Gawronski, Bernd Posselt and Thierry Cornillet, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

Margrietus J. van den Berg, Marie-Arlette Carlotti and Karin Junker, on behalf of the PSE Group,

Colette Flesch, on behalf of the ELDR GroupInger Schörling, Didier Rod, Nelly Maes and Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

Pedro Marset Campos, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

Niall Andrews, on behalf of the UEN Group,

Ulla Margrethe Sandbæk and Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the EDD Group.

Adopted (P5\_TA(2004)0035)

13.4.   Copyright (vote)

Report on a Community framework for collective management societies in the field of copyright and neighbouring rights [2002/2274(INI)] — Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market.

Rapporteur: Raina A. Mercedes Echerer

(A5-0478/2003)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 13)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5\_TA(2004)0036)

The following spoke:

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| — | The rapporteur moved an oral amendment to paragraph 8 which was agreed to. Hans-Peter Martin declared a financial interest and said he would therefore not be taking part in the vote. |

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Armonia Bordes and Chantal Cauquil had been present but did not take part in the vote on the resolutions on Zimbabwe, Burundi and Haiti.

14.   Communication of common positions of the Council

The President announced, pursuant to Rule 74(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 with a view to adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the hygiene of foodstuffs ( — C5-0008/2004 — 2000/0178(COD) — 10543/2/02 — SEC(03) 1450 — 12133/2003)   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: ENVI | |  | asked for opinion at first reading: AGRI, ITRE, PECH | |

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| — | Common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin ( — C5-0009/2004 — 2000/0179(COD) — 5420/2/03 — SEC(03) 1450 — 12133/2003)   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: ENVI | |  | asked for opinion at first reading: AGRI, ITRE, PECH | |

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| — | Common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing certain Directives concerning food hygiene and health conditions for the production and placing on the market of certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and amending Council Directives 89/662/EEC and 92/118/EEC and Council Decision 95/408/EC ( — C5-0010/2004 — 2000/0182(COD) — 11584/1/03 — SEC(03) 1450 — 12133/2003)   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: ENVI | |  | asked for opinion at first reading: AGRI, ITRE, PECH | |

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| — | Common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption ( — C5-0011/2004 — 2002/0141(COD) — 11582/1/03 — SEC(03) 1450 — 12133/2003)   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: ENVI | |  | asked for opinion at first reading: AGRI, ITRE, PECH | |

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| — | Common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on insurance requirements for air carriers and aircraft operators ( — C5-0012/2004 — 2002/0234(COD) — 13910/1/03 — COM(2004) 0006 — 15251/2003)   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: RETT | |  | asked for opinion at first reading: JURI | |

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| — | Common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council Regulation on the negotiation and implementation of air service agreements between Member States and third countries ( — C5-0013/2004 — 2003/0044(COD) — 13732/1/03 — COM(03) 0008 — 15247/2003)   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: RETT | |  | asked for opinion at first reading: JURI, LIBE | |

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| — | Common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States, amending Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and repealing Directives 64/221/EEC, 68/360/EEC, 72/194/EEC, 73/148/EEC, 75/34/EEC, 75/35/EEC, 90/364/EEC, 90/365/EEC and 93/96/EE ( — C5-0014/2004 — 2001/0111(COD) — 13263/3/03 — COM(2004) 0014 — 14067/2003)   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: LIBE | |  | asked for opinion at first reading: CULT, EMPL, FEMM, JURI, PETI | |

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| — | Common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on markets in financial instruments, amending Council Directives 85/611/EEC and 93/6/EEC and Directive 2000/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 93/22/EEC ( — C5-0015/2004 — 2002/0269(COD) — 13421/3/03 — COM(2004) 0015 — 15277/2003)   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: ECON | |  | asked for opinion at first reading: JURI | |

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| — | Common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields) (18th individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) ( — C5-0016/2004 — 1992/0449C(COD) — 13599/1/03 — COM(2004) 0014 — 15620/2003)   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: EMPL | |  | asked for opinion at first reading: BUDG | |

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| — | Common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on Interoperable Delivery of pan-European eGovernment Services to Public Administrations, Businesses and Citizens (IDABC) ( — C5-0017/2004 — 2003/0147(COD) — 14816/1/03 — COM(2004) 0013 — 15208/2003)   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: ITRE | |  | asked for opinion at first reading: BUDG, LIBE | |

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| — | Common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning protection against subsidisation and unfair pricing practices in the supply of airline services from countries not members of the European Community ( — C5-0018/2004 — 2002/0067(COD) — 14141/1/03 — COM(2004) 0007 — 15748/2003)   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: RETT | |  | asked for opinion at first reading: ECON, ITRE | |

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| — | Common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council On the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents in decorative paints and varnishes and vehicle refinishing products and amending Directive 1999/13/EC ( — C5-0019/2004 — 2002/0301(COD) — 14780/2/03 — COM(2004) 0016 — 15554/2003)   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: ENVI | |  | asked for opinion at first reading: ITRE, RETT | |

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| — | Common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on quarterly financial accounts for general government ( — C5-0020/2004 — 2003/0095(COD) — 15172/1/03 — COM(03) 0025 — 15751/2003)   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: ECON | |

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| — | Common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council decision establishing a Community action programme to promote bodies active at European level in the field of youth ( — C5-0021/2004 — 2003/0113(COD) — 15327/1/03 — COM(2004) 0005 — 15977/2003)   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: CULT | |  | asked for opinion at first reading: BUDG, CONT | |

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| — | Common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council decision establishing a Community action programme to promote bodies active at European level and support specific activities in the field of education and training ( — C5-0022/2004 — 2003/0114(COD) — 15334/1/03 — COM(0)0004 — 15978/2003)   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: CULT | |  | asked for opinion at first reading: BUDG, CONT, LIBE | |

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| — | Common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council Decision establishing a Community action programme to promote bodies active at European level in the field of culture ( — C5-0023/2004 — 2003/0115(COD) — 15331/1/03 — COM(2004) 0003 — 15979/2003)   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: CULT | |  | asked for opinion at first reading: BUDG, CONT | |

The three-month period available to Parliament to adopt its position would therefore begin the following day, 16 January 2004.

15.   Deadline for the tabling of amendments

The President announced that the deadlines for the following items on the agenda for the sitting of 28 January had been extended as follows:

Commission statement on competition policy,

Oral question to the Commission — European Space policy (B5-0003/2004) and

Oral question to the Commission — The future of the textiles and clothing sector in the enlarged European Union (B5-0004/2004):

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| — | motions for resolution: Thursday 22 January at 12:00 |

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| — | amendments and joint motions for resolution: Monday 26 January at 12:00. |

16.   Cooperation between committees — amendment of title of report

Cooperation between committees

Rule 162a is applied to the following report:

RETT:

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| — | Implementation of Directive 2002/15/EC and Regulations (EEC) Nos 3820/85 and 3821/85 concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities (COM(2003) 628 — C5-0601/2003 — 2003/0255(COD))  (Asked for opinion: EMPL)  Rule 162a procedure between RETT and EMPL  (Conference of Presidents' decision of 8 January 2004) |

Amendment to the title of a report already authorised by the Conference of Presidents

JURI:

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| — | ‘Community framework for collecting societies in the field of copyright and related rights‧ (2002/2274(INI)) (Minutes of 16 January 2003)(Former title: Community framework for collecting societies for authors' rights) |

17.   Written declarations included in the register (Rule 51)

Number of signatures obtained by the written declarations in the register (Rule 51(3)):

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| Document No | Author | Signatures |
| 21/2003 | María Sornosa Martínez | 47 |
| 22/2003 | Jean-Claude Martinez, Carl Lang, Bruno Gollnisch and Marie-France Stirbois | 7 |
| 23/2003 | Mark Francis Watts, Catherine Stihler and Phillip Whitehead | 111 |
| 24/2003 | Cristiana Muscardini | 66 |
| 25/2003 | Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Inger Schörling, Paul A.A.J.G. Lannoye, Gérard Onesta and Yves Piétrasanta | 34 |
| 26/2003 | Caroline Lucas, Ulla Margrethe Sandbæk and Pernille Frahm | 36 |
| 27/2003 | Marco Cappato and Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit | 71 |
| 28/2003 | Sebastiano (Nello) Musumeci, Cristiana Muscardini, Mauro Nobilia and Adriana Poli Bortone | 23 |
| 29/2003 | Chris Davies, Johanna L.A. Boogerd-Quaak, Marco Cappato, Anna Karamanou, Michiel van Hulten and Michiel van Hulten | 60 |
| 30/2003 | Michl Ebner, Jacqueline Foster, Martin Callanan, Ian Twinn, Timothy Kirkhope and Timothy Kirkhope | 48 |
| 31/2003 | José Ribeiro e Castro | 21 |
| 1/2004 | Richard Howitt, Mario Mantovani, Elizabeth Lynne, Patricia McKenna and Ilda Figueiredo | 87 |
| 2/2004 | Marie Anne Isler Béguin | 10 |
| 3/2004 | Philip Claeys and Koenraad Dillen | 13 |

18.   Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

Pursuant to Rule 148(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.

19.   Dates for next sittings

The next sittings would be held on 28 and 29 January 2004.

20.   Adjournment of session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

The sitting closed at 16.55.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

Pat Cox

President

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