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| 3.9.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 253/1 |

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Monday 10 June 2013  
MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 10 JUNE 2013

2013/C 253 E/01

Contents

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| 1. | Resumption of the session |

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| 2. | Statements by the President |

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| 3. | Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting |

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| 4. | Composition of Parliament |

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| 5. | Verification of credentials |

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| 6. | Composition of political groups |

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| 7. | Composition of committees and delegations |

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| 8. | The European Parliament's calendar of part-sessions - 2014 |

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| 9. | Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 74) |

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| 10. | Questions for oral answer (submission) |

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| 11. | Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council |

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| 12. | Decisions concerning certain documents |

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| 13. | Documents received |

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| 14. | Petitions |

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| 15. | Order of business |

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| 16. | Organised crime, corruption and money laundering (interim report) (debate) |

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| 17. | Health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields) \*\*\*I (debate) |

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| 18. | Social investment for growth and cohesion (debate) |

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| 19. | Customs enforcement of intellectual property rights (debate) \*\*\*II |

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| 20. | One-minute speeches on matters of political importance |

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| 21. | A new agenda for European consumer policy (short presentation) |

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| 22. | Council positions at first reading |

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| 23. | Social housing in the European Union (short presentation) |

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| 24. | Educational and occupational mobility of women (short presentation) |

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| 25. | Legal aid in cross-border civil and commercial disputes (short presentation) |

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| 26. | Regional policy as a part of wider State support schemes (short presentation) |

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| 27. | Electronic toll service and vignette system on light private vehicles (short presentation) |

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| 28. | Agenda of the next sitting |

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| 29. | Closure of the sitting |

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 10 JUNE 2013

IN THE CHAIR: Martin SCHULZ

President

1.   Resumption of the session

The sitting opened at 17.00.

2.   Statements by the President

The President paid tribute to the numerous victims of flooding in Europe and expressed his solidarity with the tens of thousands of people who had been evacuated. He thanked all the volunteers who had worked to help out. The situation was still very serious and aid needed to be provided speedily. The President also stressed the importance of prevention.

The President spoke of the celebrations that would be held on 1 July 2013, the date on which Croatia would join the European Union and become the 28th Member State. He invited the Members to join him and Josip Leko, the Speaker of the Croatian Parliament, at the ceremony of welcome on the first day of the July part-session.

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At the President's invitation, Daniel Cohn-Bendit apologised to Herbert Reul for what he had said about him at the sitting of 23 May 2013.

3.   Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

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Sonia Alfano paid tribute to Giuseppe la Rosa, a captain in the Italian army who had been killed in Afghanistan, for protecting his comrades.

4.   Composition of Parliament

The Bulgarian authorities had announced the appointment of Kristian Vigenin as Foreign Minister with effect from 29 May 2013 and the election of Marusya Ivanova Lyubcheva to replace him with effect from 7 June 2013.

Under Rule 7(1) of the Act of 20 September 1976 concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage and Rule 4(1) and (4), Parliament noted that Kristian Vigenin's seat was vacant with effect from 29 May 2013 and that Marusya Ivanova Lyubcheva had been elected a Member of the European Parliament with effect from 7 June 2013.

Under Rule 3(2), until such time as her credentials had been verified or a ruling had been given on any dispute, and provided that she had previously made a written declaration stating that she did not hold any office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, Marusya Ivanova Lyubcheva would take her seat in Parliament and on its bodies and would enjoy all the rights attaching thereto.

5.   Verification of credentials

On the JURI Committee's proposal, Parliament decided to confirm the mandates of:

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| — | Susy De Martini, Fabrizio Bertot and Franco Bonanini, with effect from 12 April 2013; |

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| — | Claudette Abela Baldacchino, Marlene Mizzi and Roberta Metsola, with effect from 25 April 2013; |

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| — | Franco Frigo, with effect from 7 May 2013. |

6.   Composition of political groups

Mario Borghezio had joined the non-attached Members with effect from 3 June 2013.

7.   Composition of committees and delegations

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

Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo: Roberta Metsola

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The following spoke: Mario Borghezio to say he was appealing against the EFD Group's decision relating to him.

8.   The European Parliament's calendar of part-sessions - 2014

At its meeting of Thursday 6 June 2013, the Conference of Presidents had adopted the draft calendar of part-sessions for the parliamentary year 2014:

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| — | 13 - 16 January |

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| — | 3 - 6 February |

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| — | 24 - 27 February |

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| — | 10 - 13 March |

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| — | 2 - 3 April |

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| — | 14 - 17 April |

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| — | 1 - 3 July (constituent part-session) |

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| — | 14 - 17 July |

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| — | 15 - 18 September |

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| — | 8 - 9 October |

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| — | 20 - 23 October |

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| — | 12 - 13 November |

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| — | 24 - 27 November |

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| — | 15 - 18 December |

The deadline for tabling amendments was set for Tuesday 11 June 2013 at 12.00.

The vote would be held on Wednesday 12 June 2013 at 11.30.

9.   Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 74)

The President announced that on Wednesday, together with the President of the Council, he would sign the following acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure:

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| — | Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 450/2008 laying down the Community Customs Code (Modernised Customs Code) as regards the date of its application (00023/2013/LEX - C7-0159/2013 - 2013/0104(COD)) |

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| — | Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 92/65/EEC as regards the animal health requirements governing intra-Union trade in and imports into the Union of dogs, cats and ferrets (00010/2013/LEX - C7-0158/2013 - 2012/0040(COD)) |

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| — | Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 552/97 temporarily withdrawing access to generalised tariff preferences from Myanmar/Burma (00012/2013/LEX - C7-0157/2013 - 2012/0251(COD)) |

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| — | Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the non-commercial movement of pet animals and repealing Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 (00009/2013/LEX - C7-0156/2013 - 2012/0039(COD)) |

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| — | Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC (00008/2013/LEX - C7-0155/2013 - 2011/0309(COD)) |

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| — | Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pyrotechnic articles (recast) (00016/2013/LEX - C7-0154/2013 - 2011/0358(COD)) |

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| — | Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters (00007/2013/LEX - C7-0153/2013 - 2011/0130(COD)) |

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| — | Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 on the removal of fins of sharks on board vessels (00076/2012/LEX - C7-0152/2013 - 2011/0364(COD)) |

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| — | Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control and repealing Council Directive 92/52/EEC, Commission Directives 96/8/EC, 1999/21/EC, 2006/125/EC and 2006/141/EC, Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 41/2009 and (EC) No 953/2009 (00034/2013/LEX - C7-0151/2013 - 2011/0156(COD)) |

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| — | Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property rights and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003 (00027/2013/LEX - C7-0150/2013 - 2011/0137(COD)). |

10.   Questions for oral answer (submission)

The following questions for oral answer had been submitted by Members (Rule 115):

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| — | (O-000040/2013) by Eva Joly, on behalf of the Committee on Development, and Elmar Brok, on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, to the Council: Reconstruction and democratisation of Mali (2013/2587(RSP)) (B7-0205/2013); |

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| — | (O-000041/2013) by Eva Joly, on behalf of the Committee on Development, and Elmar Brok, on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, to the Commission: Reconstruction and democratisation of Mali (2013/2587(RSP)) (B7-0206/2013); |

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| — | (O-000057/2013) by Pervenche Berès, on behalf of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, to the Commission: Commission communication entitled 'Towards Social Investment for Growth and Cohesion - including implementing the European Social Fund 2014-2020' (COM(2013)0083) (2013/2607(RSP)) (B7-0207/2013); |

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| — | (O-000063/2013) by Sharon Bowles, on behalf of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, to the Council: Lack of progress in Council on financial services files (2013/2658(RSP)) (B7-0208/2013); |

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| — | (O-000065/2013) by Sharon Bowles, on behalf of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, to the Commission: Delay in the Commission's adoption of financial services proposals (2013/2658(RSP)) (B7-0209/2013). |

11.   Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

The Council had forwarded certified true copies of the following:

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| — | Framework Agreement on partnership and cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Mongolia, of the other part; |

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| — | Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Armenia on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation. |

12.   Decisions concerning certain documents

Decision to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 119(1))

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 16 May 2013)

AFET Committee

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| — | The Annual Report from the Council to the European Parliament on the Common Foreign and Security Policy in 2012 (2013/2081(INI))  (opinion: BUDG) |

ECON Committee

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| — | European Central Bank Annual report for 2012 (2013/2076(INI)) |

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| — | Annual Report on EU Competition Policy (2013/2075(INI)) |

JURI Committee

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| — | EU Regulatory Fitness and Subsidiarity and Proportionality - 19th report on Better Lawmaking covering the year 2011 - (COM(2012)0746 – COM(2012)0373) - (2013/2077(INI))  (opinion: AFCO, REGI) |

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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| — | The situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (2012) (2013/2078(INI))  (opinion: PETI, FEMM, EMPL) |

Decision to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 42)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 16 May 2013)

ENVI Committee

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| — | Parliament's rights in the appointment procedure of future Executive Directors of the European Environment Agency - amendment of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 401/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the European Environment Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network (2013/2089(INI)) |

Decision to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 48)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 18 April 2013)

AFET Committee

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| — | Corruption in the public and private sectors: the impact on human rights in third countries (2013/2074(INI))  (opinion: DEVE) |

CULT Committee

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| — | Implementation of the EU Youth Strategy 2010-2012 (COM(2012)0495) - (2013/2073(INI))  (opinion: FEMM, ENVI, EMPL, REGI)  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 16 May 2013) |

AFCO Committee

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| — | Improving the practical arrangements for the holding of the European elections in 2014 (COM(2013)0126 – COM(2013)1303) - (2013/2102(INI)) |

AGRI Committee

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| — | The future of Europe's Horticulture sector - strategies for growth (2013/2100(INI)) |

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| — | Plant Breeding: What options to increase quality and yields (2013/2099(INI)) |

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| — | Regional quality branding: towards best practice in rural economies (2013/2098(INI))  (opinion: TRAN, REGI) |

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| — | Maintaining milk production in mountain areas, disadvantaged areas and outermost regions after the expiry of the milk quota (2013/2097(INI)) |

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| — | The future of small agricultural holdings (2013/2096(INI)) |

DEVE Committee

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| — | The efforts of the international community in the area of development and of 'state building' in South Sudan (2013/2090(INI))  (opinion: AFET) |

ENVI Committee

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| — | The food crisis, fraud in the food chain and the control thereof (2013/2091(INI))  (opinion: AGRI, IMCO) |

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| — | Implementation report 2013: Developing and applying carbon capture and storage technology in Europe (2013/2079(INI)) |

FEMM Committee

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| — | Sexual exploitation and prostitution and its impact on gender equality (2013/2103(INI))  (opinion: DEVE) |

IMCO Committee

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| — | A European Retail Action Plan for the benefit of all actors COM(2013)0036) - (2013/2093(INI))  (opinion: ENVI, EMPL, ITRE, JURI, ECON) |

ITRE Committee

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| — | EU Space Industrial Policy, releasing the Potential for Growth in the Space Sector (COM(2013)0108) - (2013/2092(INI))  (opinion: AFET, INTA, IMCO) |

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| — | Implementation Report on the regulatory framework for electronic communications (2013/2080(INI))  (opinion: IMCO) |

PECH Committee

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| — | Marine knowledge 2020: Improving seabed mapping for fisheries purposes (COM(2012)0473) - (2013/2101(INI)) |

REGI Committee

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| — | Regional policy as a part of wider State support schemes (2013/2104(INI))  (opinion: EMPL, ECON) |

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| — | EU Member States preparedness to an effective and timely start of the new Cohesion Policy Programming period (2013/2095(INI))  (opinion: BUDG) |

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| — | Smart specialisation: networking excellence for a sound Cohesion Policy (2013/2094(INI)) |

Change of title

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 16 May 2013)

AFET Committee

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| — | New title of the own-initiative report INI 2012/2253: 'Recommendation to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, to the Council and to the Commission on the 2013 review of the organisation and the functioning of the EEAS' |

Associated committees (Rule 50)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 16 May 2013)

REGI Committee

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| — | Regional policy as a part of wider State support schemes (2013/2104(INI))  (opinion: EMPL, ECON) |

Associated committees REGI, ECON

IMCO Committee

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| — | Appointment of a new Member of the European Commission - Croatian member Neven Mimica (HR) (N7-0062/2013 - C7-0118/2013 – 2013/0806(NLE)) (Opinion ENVI)  (opinion: ENVI) |

Associated committees IMCO, ENVI

Procedure with joint committee meetings (Rule 51)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 16 May 2013)

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| — | Fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law (COM(2012)0363 - C7-0192/2012 - 2012/0193(COD))  committees: CONT, LIBE  (opinion: JURI, ECON, JURI (art. 37)) |

13.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

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| 1) | from the Council and Commission   |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 as regards certain provisions relating to financial management for certain Member States experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability and to the decommitment rules for certain Member States (COM(2013)0301 - C7-0143/2013 - 2013/0156(COD))  The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 124(1) and Rule 125(1).   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: REGI  opinion: FEMM, PECH, ENVI, EMPL, BUDG, CONT, TRAN | |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework on market access to port services and financial transparency of ports (COM(2013)0296 - C7-0144/2013 - 2013/0157(COD))  The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 124(1) and Rule 125(1).   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: TRAN  opinion: EMPL, ECON, IMCO, REGI | |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on granting an EU guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under financing operations supporting investment projects outside the Union (COM(2013)0293 - C7-0145/2013 - 2013/0152(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: BUDG  opinion: DEVE, AFET, ECON, INTA | |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation concerning cooperation on the application of their competition laws (12418/2012 - C7-0146/2013 - 2012/0127(NLE))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: INTA  opinion: JURI, ECON, LIBE, IMCO | |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of a Member State (Recast) (COM(2013)0311 - C7-0147/2013 - 2013/0162(COD))  The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 124(1).   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: CULT  opinion: JURI | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Amended proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on guidelines for trans-European telecommunications networks and repealing Decision No 1336/97/EC (COM(2013)0329 - C7-0149/2013 - 2011/0299(COD))  The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 124(1) and Rule 125(1).   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: ITRE  opinion: CULT, ENVI, ECON, LIBE, IMCO, REGI |   Proposal for a Council Regulation on the establishment of an evaluation mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis (10273/2013 C7-0160/2013 - 2010/312(NLE))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: LIBE  opinion: BUDG | |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Draft European Council decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament (00110/2013 - C7-0166/2013 - 2013/0900(NLE))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: AFCO | | |

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| 2) | from parliamentary committees   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications and Regulation on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System (COM(2011)0883 - C7-0512/2011 - 2011/0435(COD)) - IMCO Committee - Rapporteur: Bernadette Vergnaud (A7-0038/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on improving securities settlement in the European Union and on central securities depositories (CSDs) and amending Directive 98/26/EC (COM(2012)0073 - C7-0071/2012 - 2012/0029(COD)) - ECON Committee - Rapporteur: Kay Swinburne (A7-0039/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (COM(2011)0290 - C7-0135/2011 - 2011/0138(COD)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra (A7-0139/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a long-term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting those stocks (COM(2012)0021 - C7-0042/2012 - 2012/0013(COD)) - PECH Committee - Rapporteur: Diane Dodds (A7-0141/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Report on a strategy for an electronic toll service and a vignette system on light private vehicles in Europe (2012/2296(INI)) - TRAN Committee - Rapporteur: Jim Higgins (A7-0142/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a long-term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting those stocks (COM(2012)0498 - C7-0290/2012 - 2012/0236(COD)) - PECH Committee - Rapporteur: Diane Dodds (A7-0146/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Recommendation to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission, to the Council and to the Commission on the 2013 review of the organisation and the functioning of the EEAS (2012/2253(INI)) - AFET Committee - Co-rapporteurs: Elmar Brok and Roberto Gualtieri (A7-0147/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending certain legislative acts in the domain of agricultural and fishery statistics (COM(2012)0724 - C7-0397/2012 - 2012/0343(COD)) - AGRI Committee - Rapporteur: Paolo De Castro (A7-0148/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the use of Passenger Name Record data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime (COM(2011)0032 - C7-0039/2011 - 2011/0023(COD)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Timothy Kirkhope (A7-0150/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Report on social housing in the European Union (2012/2293(INI)) - EMPL Committee - Rapporteur: Karima Delli (A7-0155/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Report on improving access to justice: legal aid in cross-border civil and commercial disputes (2012/2101(INI)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Tadeusz Zwiefka (A7-0161/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Report on a new agenda for European Consumer Policy (2012/2133(INI)) - IMCO Committee - Rapporteur: Vicente Miguel Garcés Ramón (A7-0163/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Report on educational and occupational mobility of women in the EU (2013/2009(INI)) - FEMM Committee - Rapporteur: Licia Ronzulli (A7-0164/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Report on the Millennium Development Goals – defining the post-2015 framework (2012/2289(INI)) - DEVE Committee - Rapporteur: Filip Kaczmarek (A7-0165/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Report on the EU's External Aviation Policy - Addressing future challenges (2012/2299(INI)) - TRAN Committee - Rapporteur: Marian-Jean Marinescu (A7-0172/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Report on organised crime, corruption, and money laundering: recommendations on action and initiatives to be taken (interim report) (2012/2117(INI)) - CRIM Committee - Rapporteur: Salvatore Iacolino (A7-0175/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Report on the freedom of press and media in the world (2011/2081(INI)) - AFET Committee - Rapporteur: Marietje Schaake (A7-0176/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the freezing and confiscation of proceeds of crime in the European Union (COM(2012)0085 - C7-0075/2012 - 2012/0036(COD)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Monica Luisa Macovei (A7-0178/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \* Report on the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 of 7 May 1998 on the application of Articles 92 and 93 of the Treaty establishing the European Community to certain categories of horizontal State aid and Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on public passenger transport services by rail and by road (COM(2012)0730 - C7-0005/2013 - 2012/0344(NLE)) - ECON Committee - Rapporteur: Herbert Dorfmann (A7-0179/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \* Report on the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty (COM(2012)0725 - C7-0004/2013 - 2012/0342(NLE)) - ECON Committee - Rapporteur: Sirpa Pietikäinen (A7-0180/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \* Report on the nomination of George Pufan as a Member of the Court of Auditors. (N7-0061/2013 - C7-0115/2013 - 2013/0805(NLE)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Inés Ayala Sender (A7-0181/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \* Report on the nomination of Neven Mates as a Member of the Court of Auditors (N7-0057/2013 - C7-0106/2013 - 2013/0804(NLE)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Inés Ayala Sender (A7-0182/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (COM(2012)0617 - C7-0358/2012 - 2012/0295(COD)) - EMPL Committee - Rapporteur: Emer Costello (A7-0183/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on fixing an adjustment rate to direct payments provided for in Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 in respect of calendar year 2013 (COM(2013)0159 - C7-0079/2013 - 2013/0087(COD)) - AGRI Committee - Rapporteur: Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos (A7-0186/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Jacek Olgierd Kurski (2013/2019(IMM)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Cecilia Wikström (A7-0187/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\* Recommendation on the draft Council decision concluding the interim agreement with a view to an Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Central Africa Party, of the other part (14757/2012 - C7-0369/2012 - 2008/0139(NLE)) - INTA Committee - Rapporteur: David Martin (A7-0190/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Report on the request for the waiver of the immunity of Malgorzata Handzlik (2012/2238(IMM)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Dimitar Stoyanov (A7-0195/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Report with a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the draft EU guidelines on the Promotion and Protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief (2013/2082(INI)) - AFET Committee - Rapporteur: Laima Liucija Andrikienė (A7-0203/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Report on regional policy as a part of wider State support schemes (2013/2104(INI)) - REGI Committee - Rapporteur: Oldřich Vlasák (A7-0204/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) and the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement (COM(2011)0118 - C7-0070/2011 - 2011/0051(COD)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Georgios Papanikolaou (A7-0206/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Alexander Alvaro (2013/2106(IMM)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Eva Lichtenberger (A7-0188/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\* Recommendation on the draft European Council decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament (00110/2013 - C7-0166/2013 - 2013/0900(NLE)) - AFCO Committee - Rapporteurs: Rafał Trzaskowski, Roberto Gualtieri (A7-0213/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \* Report on the draft Council regulation on the establishment of an evaluation mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis (10273/2013 - C7-0160/2013 - 2010/0312(NLE)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A7-0215/2013) | |

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| 3) | recommendations for second reading   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*II Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property rights and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003 (06353/1/2013 - C7-0142/2013 - 2011/0137(COD)) - IMCO Committee - Rapporteur: Jürgen Creutzmann (A7-0185/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*II Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control and repealing Council Directive 92/52/EEC, Commission Directives 96/8/EC, 1999/21/EC, 2006/125/EC and 2006/141/EC, Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 41/2009 and (EC) No 953/2009 (05394/1/2013 - C7-0133/2013 - 2011/0156(COD)) - ENVI Committee - Rapporteur: Frédérique Ries (A7-0191/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*II Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast) (14654/2/2012 - C7-0165/2013 - 2008/0244(COD)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Antonio Masip Hidalgo (A7-0214/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*II Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person (recast) (15605/3/2012 - C7-0164/2013 - 2008/0243(COD)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Cecilia Wikström (A7-0216/2013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*II Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection (recast) (08260/2/2013 - C7-0163/2013 - 2009/0165(COD)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Sylvie Guillaume (A7-0217/2013). | |

14.   Petitions

The following petitions, which had been entered in the register on the dates shown below, had been forwarded to the committee responsible under Rule 201(6):

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|  | 23 May 2013  Jean Michel Charliot (No 0453/2013); László Honti (No 0454/2013); (name confidential) (No 0455/2013); Fabio Mincuzzi (No 0456/2013); Edward Kasza (Apotheca Pacis) (No 0457/2013); Louis Feldesi (No 0458/2013); Янаки Ганчев (НПО 'Орлов мост за промяна') (No 0459/2013); Laura Marini (No 0460/2013); Татяна Ботева Мало (No 0461/2013); Thomas Doorhy (No 0462/2013); (name confidential) (No 0463/2013); Gintautė Misiukaitė (No 0464/2013); Thierry Lambin (No 0465/2013); Thierry Lambin (No 0466/2013); (name confidential) (No 0467/2013); (name confidential) (No 0468/2013); Sokol Hasani (No 0469/2013); Koen Roovers (Alter - EU) (No 0470/2013); Gian Marco Prampolini (LEAL - Lega Antivivisezionista ONLUS) (12437 signatures) (No 0471/2013); Robert Collinson (No 0472/2013); Margaret Treston-Smith in Troisi (No 0473/2013); Giancarlo Locarni (No 0474/2013); Craig Sandiford (No 0475/2013); Alberto Buttini (No 0476/2013); (name confidential) (No 0477/2013); Patrick Le Cam (No 0478/2013); Maurizio Cancelmo (No 0479/2013); (name confidential) (No 0480/2013); Nadège Bonfils (Collectif O.I.N. Plaine du Var) (No 0481/2013); Sohail Khan (No 0482/2013); Edmund A. M. Neugebauer (IFOM - Institute for Research in Operative Medicine, Universität Witten/Herdecke (46 signatures) (No 0483/2013); Ludwig Schmidt (No 0484/2013); Heike Werding (No 0485/2013); Matthias Pochmann (No 0486/2013); (name confidential) (No 0487/2013); Karim Abdelwahed (No 0488/2013); Steffen Renno (No 0489/2013); Markus Schickel (No 0490/2013); Christoph Bilan (No 0491/2013); Claudia Bratfisch (No 0492/2013); Argirios Tsorakis (No 0493/2013); (name confidential) (No 0494/2013); Louis Dirickx (No 0495/2013); (name confidential) (No 0496/2013); Ulrich Langner (No 0497/2013); (name confidential) (No 0498/2013); (name confidential) (No 0499/2013); Wolfgang Diesel (No 0500/2013); Raitis Jākobsons (No 0501/2013); Veneranda Beitane (No 0502/2013); (name confidential) (No 0503/2013); Ana Kulakova (No 0504/2013); Krystian Salamon (No 0505/2013); Norbert Mastalerz (Urząd miasta Tarnobrzega) (No 0506/2013); Wiesław Wiśniewski (Stowarzyszenie dzieci ofiar wojny ziemi zamojskiej) (No 0507/2013); Mateusz Witkowski (No 0508/2013); Sylwia Mackowiak (Stowarzyszenie 'Nasz dom') (No 0509/2013); Iwona Hypsior Bak (F.H.U. Iwitrans) (No 0510/2013); Janina Arasini (No 0511/2013); Kamil Czernuszewicz (No 0512/2013); Anna Cartiková (3 signatures) (No 0513/2013); Karol Krajčovič (No 0514/2013); Turko Dezider (No 0515/2013); Борислав Георгиев (No 0516/2013); Веселинка Монева (No 0517/2013); Иван Кузев (No 0518/2013); Theodoros Pitikaris (No 0519/2013); Mihail Ioannidis (No 0520/2013); Eric Moons (No 0521/2013); José Manuel Martín Álvarez (No 0522/2013); Alicja Pietrzyk (20 signatures) (No 0523/2013); Pedro Segura Medina (No 0524/2013); (name confidential) (No 0525/2013); Gürz Cengiz (No 0526/2013); Christian Paul Nelly Jean-Marie Gielen (No 0527/2013); (name confidential) (No 0528/2013); George Gindac (No 0529/2013); Terence Patrick Bennett (No 0530/2013); Barry Tyler (No 0531/2013); (name confidential) (No 0532/2013); Coordinamento Associazioni per il Problema del Pisu (10 signatures) (No 0533/2013); Martin Mittmann (No 0534/2013); Luca Calenne (No 0535/2013); Daniele Del Giudice (No 0536/2013); Olivier Heloir (No 0537/2013); Paul Philipp Maeser (No 0538/2013); Christopher Burns (No 0539/2013); Fulvio Fiorentini (No 0540/2013); Fulvio Fiorentini (No 0541/2013); Ada Busman (No 0542/2013); Henri Autero (No 0543/2013); Augusto Scandiuzzi (No 0544/2013); (name confidential) (No 0545/2013). |

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|  | 27 May 2013  José Luis Baró Fuentes (No 0546/2013). |

15.   Order of business

The next item was the order of business.

The final draft agenda for the June 2013 sittings (PE 512.506/PDOJ) had been distributed and a number of changes had been proposed (Rule 140):

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|  | Tuesday   |  |  | | --- | --- | |  | Report Gilles Pargneaux (A7-0337/2012) (Item 53 of the draft agenda)  The following spoke: Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the S&D Group, who asked for the debate to be postponed to the July part-session.  Parliament approved the request.  National Security Agency's PRISM program  The following spoke: Guy Verhofstadt, on behalf of the ALDE Group, who asked for a statement by the Commission on the Internet surveillance of EU citizens by the USA (the National Security Agency's PRISM program) to be included on the agenda, and Hannes Swoboda, who was in favour of the request.  Parliament approved the request and the statement was entered on the agenda in place of the report by Gilles Pargneaux (A7-0337/2012). It would be followed by statements by representatives of the political groups. |  |  |  | | --- | --- | |  | Report Carlos Coelho (A7-0226/2012) (Item 130 of the draft agenda)  The following spoke: Carlos Coelho, on behalf of the PPE Group, who – to take account of the agreement concluded with the Council and Commission on the subject so a new text adapted to the new conditions could be voted in committee that evening - asked for his report to be referred back to committee under Rule 175.  Parliament approved the request. | |

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|  | Wednesday  Report Timothy Kirkhope (A7-0150/2013) (Item 143 of the draft agenda)  The following spoke: Timothy Kirkhope, on behalf of the ECR, who asked for his report to be referred back to committee under Rule 175, Axel Voss, who supported the request, and Jan Philipp Albrecht, who opposed it.  Parliament agreed to the request by electronic vote (143 in favour, 83 against, 9 abstentions). |

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|  | Thursday  Reports by Giovanni La Via (Item 120 of the draft agenda) and Reimer Böge (Item 119 of the draft agenda), As there was no agreement at Council level, the two reports had not yet been adopted by the Committee on Budgets but would remain on the agenda in case the Council reached an agreement.  The following spoke: Giovanni La Via. |

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The following spoke: Philip Claeys who proposed, in connection with Catherine Ashton's statement on the situation in Turkey (Item 165 of the draft agenda), that Štefan Füle (Member of the Commission with responsibility for enlargement and European neighbourhood policy) should also be invited to take part in the debate (the President said he would forward the request).

The following spoke: Bernd Posselt, who asked for confirmation that Croatia's membership would be assured, whatever the Council's position on the budget question (the President gave him the assurance) and repeated his criticism of the Council) and Francesco Enrico Speroni, also on Croatia's membership.

The following spoke: Jean-Pierre Audy on the conduct of formal sittings.

The following spoke: Giovanni La Via on what Francesco Enrico Speroni had said.

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The order of business was thus established.

16.   Organised crime, corruption and money laundering (interim report) (debate)

Report on organised crime, corruption, and money laundering: recommendations on action and initiatives to be taken (interim report) [2012/2117(INI)] - Special committee on organised crime, corruption and money laundering. Rapporteur: Salvatore Iacolino (A7-0175/2013)

Salvatore Iacolino introduced the report.

IN THE CHAIR: László SURJÁN

Vice-President

The following spoke: Cecilia Malmström (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Véronique Mathieu Houillon, on behalf of the PPE Group, Tanja Fajon, on behalf of the S&D Group, Sonia Alfano, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Rui Tavares, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Krisztina Morvai, Timothy Kirkhope, on behalf of the ECR Group, Gerard Batten, on behalf of the EFD Group, Cornelis de Jong, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Andrew Henry William Brons, Non-attached Member, Tadeusz Zwiefka, Rita Borsellino, Theodoros Skylakakis, Jan Philipp Albrecht, James Nicholson, Jaroslav Paška, Dimitar Stoyanov, Barbara Weiler, Bill Newton Dunn, Andreas Mölzer, Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Inés Ayala Sender, Monica Luisa Macovei, Iliana Malinova Iotova and Emer Costello.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Mojca Kleva Kekuš, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, João Ferreira and Monika Smolková.

The following spoke: Cecilia Malmström and Salvatore Iacolino.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.6.2013, item 10.12.

17.   Health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields) \*\*\*I (debate)

Report on the proposal for 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) (XXth individual directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) [2011/0152(COD)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Elisabeth Morin-Chartier (A7-0009/2013)

Elisabeth Morin-Chartier introduced the report.

The following spoke: László Andor (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Csaba Őry, on behalf of the PPE Group, Sylvana Rapti, on behalf of the S&D Group, Marian Harkin, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Karima Delli, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Anthea McIntyre, on behalf of the ECR Group, Georgios Toussas, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Sari Essayah, Evelyn Regner, Michèle Rivasi, Milan Cabrnoch, Peter Liese and Antigoni Papadopoulou.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Sergio Gaetano Cofferati, Frédérique Ries and Andreas Mölzer.

IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT

Vice-President

The following spoke: László Andor and Elisabeth Morin-Chartier.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.6.2013, item 10.10.

18.   Social investment for growth and cohesion (debate)

Question for oral answer (O-000057/2013) by Pervenche Berès, on behalf of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, to the Commission: Commission communication entitled 'Towards Social Investment for Growth and Cohesion - including implementing the European Social Fund 2014-2020' (COM(2013)0083) (2013/2607(RSP)) (B7-0207/2013)

Pervenche Berès moved the question.

László Andor (Member of the Commission) answered the question

The following spoke: Csaba Őry, on behalf of the PPE Group, Evelyn Regner, on behalf of the S&D Group, Philippe De Backer, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Jean Lambert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Krisztina Morvai, Tadeusz Cymański, on behalf of the EFD Group, Inês Cristina Zuber, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Thomas Mann, Sylvana Rapti, Edite Estrela, Regina Bastos, Alejandro Cercas, who also replied to a blue-card question by Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto, Jan Olbrycht and Sari Essayah.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Marie-Thérèse Sanchez-Schmid, who also replied to a blue-card question by Pervenche Berès, Mojca Kleva Kekuš, Marian Harkin, Malika Benarab-Attou, Erik Bánki, Andreas Mölzer and Krisztina Morvai.

The following spoke: László Andor.

IN THE CHAIR: Oldřich VLASÁK

Vice-President

Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 115(5):

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The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 12.6.2013, item 8.17.

19.   Customs enforcement of intellectual property rights (debate) \*\*\*II

Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property rights and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003 [2011/0137(COD)] - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Jürgen Creutzmann (A7-0185/2013)

Jürgen Creutzmann introduced the recommendation.

The following spoke: Algirdas Šemeta (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Małgorzata Handzlik, on behalf of the PPE Group, Anna Hedh, on behalf of the S&D Group, Adam Bielan, on behalf of the ECR Group, Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Evelyne Gebhardt and Theodor Dumitru Stolojan.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Seán Kelly, Phil Prendergast, Amelia Andersdotter, Sari Essayah and Josefa Andrés Barea.

The following spoke: Algirdas Šemeta and Jürgen Creutzmann.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.6.2013, item 10.8.

20.   One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

In accordance with Rule 150, the following Members who wished to draw the attention of Parliament to matters of political importance spoke for one minute:

Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė, Claudette Abela Baldacchino, Pat the Cope Gallagher, Indrek Tarand, Paul Murphy, Monika Panayotova, Ricardo Cortés Lastra, Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Corina Crețu, Michael Gahler, Vojtěch Mynář, Ana Miranda, Andrey Kovatchev, Katarína Neveďalová, Arkadiusz Tomasz Bratkowski, María Muñiz De Urquiza, Jelko Kacin, Jean-Jacob Bicep, João Ferreira, Martin Ehrenhauser, Georgios Papanikolaou, Monica Luisa Macovei, Salvador Sedó i Alabart, Bruno Gollnisch, Angelika Niebler, Maria Eleni Koppa, Monika Hohlmeier and Alexander Mirsky.

21.   A new agenda for European consumer policy (short presentation)

Report on a new agenda for European Consumer Policy [2012/2133(INI)] - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Vicente Miguel Garcés Ramón (A7-0163/2013)

Vicente Miguel Garcés Ramón made the presentation.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Seán Kelly, António Fernando Correia de Campos, Ana Miranda, João Ferreira, Olga Sehnalová, Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Phil Prendergast, Erik Bánki and María Irigoyen Pérez.

The following spoke: Algirdas Šemeta (Member of the Commission).

IN THE CHAIR: Othmar KARAS

Vice-President

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.6.2013, item 10.6.

22.   Council positions at first reading

The President announced under Rule 61(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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| — | Position of the Council at first reading with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person (recast) (15605/3/2012 - C7-0164/2013 - 2008/0243(COD))  referred to responsible: LIBE |

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| — | Position of the Council at first reading with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast) (14654/2/2012 - C7-0165/2013 - 2008/0244(COD))  referred to responsible: LIBE |

The three-month period available to Parliament to adopt its position would therefore begin the following day (11 June 2013.).

23.   Social housing in the European Union (short presentation)

Report on social housing in the European Union [2012/2293(INI)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Karima Delli (A7-0155/2013)

Karima Delli made the presentation.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Maria do Céu Patrão Neves, Phil Prendergast, Marije Cornelissen, Claudio Morganti, Csaba Sógor, Alejandro Cercas, Inês Cristina Zuber, Erik Bánki, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Ana Miranda, Dimitar Stoyanov, who also replied to a blue-card question by Karima Delli, Danuta Jazłowiecka, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Jaroslav Paška and Sari Essayah.

The following spoke: Algirdas Šemeta (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.6.2013, item 12.1.

24.   Educational and occupational mobility of women (short presentation)

Report on educational and occupational mobility of women in the EU [2013/2009(INI)] - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Rapporteur: Licia Ronzulli (A7-0164/2013)

Licia Ronzulli made the presentation.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Seán Kelly, Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă, Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Mojca Kleva Kekuš, Elena Băsescu, Katarína Neveďalová and Zita Gurmai.

The following spoke: Algirdas Šemeta (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.6.2013, item 12.2.

25.   Legal aid in cross-border civil and commercial disputes (short presentation)

Report on improving access to justice: legal aid in cross-border civil and commercial disputes [2012/2101(INI)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Tadeusz Zwiefka (A7-0161/2013)

Tadeusz Zwiefka made the presentation.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Oldřich Vlasák.

The following spoke: Algirdas Šemeta (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.6.2013, item 10.7.

26.   Regional policy as a part of wider State support schemes (short presentation)

Report on regional policy as a part of wider State support schemes [2013/2104(INI)] - Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Oldřich Vlasák (A7-0204/2013)

Oldřich Vlasák made the presentation.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Marie-Thérèse Sanchez-Schmid, Mojca Kleva Kekuš, Erik Bánki, João Ferreira and Elena Băsescu.

The following spoke: Algirdas Šemeta (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 12.6.2013, item 8.18.

27.   Electronic toll service and vignette system on light private vehicles (short presentation)

Report on a strategy for an electronic toll service and a vignette system on light private vehicles in Europe [2012/2296(INI)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Jim Higgins (A7-0142/2013)

Jim Higgins made the presentation.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Erik Bánki, Spyros Danellis, Jaroslav Paška and João Ferreira.

The following spoke: Algirdas Šemeta (Member of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.6.2013, item 12.3.

28.   Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established ('Agenda' PE 512.506/OJMA).

29.   Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 23.05.

Klaus Welle

Secretary-General

Gianni Pittella

Vice-President

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