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| 16.12.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 308/14 |

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MINUTES

(2006/C 308 E/02)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Antonios TRAKATELLIS

Vice-President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 09.00.

2.   Documents received

The following documents had been received from the Council and Commission:

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| — | Proposal for a Council regulation amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (COM(2006)0500 — C6-0335/2006 — 2006/0172(CNS))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: AGRI | |  | opinion: BUDG, ITRE | |

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| — | Proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (COM(2006)0506 — C6-0334/2006 — 2006/0168(CNS))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: PECH | |  | opinion: DEVE, BUDG | |

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| — | Draft amending budget No 5 for the financial year 2006 — Section III — Commission (13561/2006 — C6-0333/2006 — 2006/2202(BUD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: BUDG | |

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| — | Proposal for a Council regulation on the marketing of the meat of bovine animals aged twelve months or less (COM(2006)0487 — C6-0330/2006 — 2006/0162(CNS))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: AGRI | |  | opinion: ENVI | |

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| — | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Community energyefficiency labelling programme for office equipment (Recast) (COM(2006)0576 — C6-0329/2006 — 2006/0187(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: ITRE | |  | opinion: ENVI | |

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| — | Proposal for a Council Framework decision on the European supervision order in pre-trial procedures between Member States of the European Union (COM(2006)0468 — C6-0328/2006 — 2006/0158(CNS))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: LIBE | |  | opinion: JURI | |

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| — | Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005 as concerns drift nets (COM(2006)0511 — C6-0327/2006 — 2006/0169(CNS))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: PECH | |  | opinion: ENVI | |

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| — | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community (COM(2006)0565 — C6-0326/2006 — 2006/0180(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: EMPL | |

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| — | Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Directive 68/89/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning the classification of wood in the rough (COM(2006)0557 — C6-0325/2006 — 2006/0178(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: IMCO | |  | opinion: AGRI | |

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| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 38/2006 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2006)1063 — C6-0324/2006 — 2006/2243(GBD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: BUDG | |

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| — | Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the identification of controls, tell-tales and indicators for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles (Codified version) (COM(2006)0556 — C6-0323/2006 — 2006/0175(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: JURI | |

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| — | Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria on the participation of Bulgaria in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (COM(2006)0255 — C6-0322/2006 — 2006/0095(CNS))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: LIBE | |  | opinion: BUDG | |

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| — | Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Community and Romania on the participation of Romania in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (COM(2006)0256 — C6-0321/2006 — 2006/0087(CNS))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: LIBE | |  | opinion: BUDG | |

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| — | Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Turkey on the participation of Turkey in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (COM(2006)0257 — C6-0320/2006 — 2006/0089(CNS))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: LIBE | |  | opinion: BUDG | |

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| — | Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 92/49/EEC and Directives 2002/83/EC, 2004/39/EC, 2005/68/EC and 2006/48/EC as regards procedural rules and evaluation criteria for the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increase of shareholdings in the financial sector (COM(2006)0507 — C6-0298/2006 — 2006/0166(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: ECON | |  | opinion: JURI, IMCO | |

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| — | Implementing the Community Lisbon Programme — Proposal for a recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of the European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning (COM(2006)0479 — C6-0294/2006 — 2006/0163(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: EMPL | |  | opinion: FEMM, CULT, ITRE | |

3.   European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights \* — Fundamental Rights Agency: activities under Title VI of the EU Treaty \* (debate)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights [COM(2005)0280 — C6-0288/2005 — 2005/0124(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Kinga Gál (A6-0306/2006)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision empowering the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights to pursue its activities in areas referred to in Title VI of the Treaty on European Union [COM(2005)0280 — C6-0289/2005 — 2005/0125(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Magda Kósáné Kovács (A6-0282/2006)

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

Kinga Gál introduced the report (A6-0306/2006).

Magda Kósáné Kovács introduced the report (A6-0282/2006).

The following spoke: Cem Özdemir (draftsman of the opinion of the AFET Committee), Jutta Haug (draftsman of the opinion of the BUDG Committee), Hubert Pirker, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Michael Cashman, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sarah Ludford, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Johannes Voggenhuber, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Giusto Catania, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Wojciech Roszkowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Koenraad Dillen, Non-attached Member, Timothy Kirkhope, Martine Roure, Hubert Pirker and Ona Juknevičienė.

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Bernat Joan i Marí, Jiří Maštálka, Bogdan Pęk, Paweł Bartłomiej Piskorski, Bogusław Sonik, Andrzej Jan Szejna, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Erik Meijer, Roger Knapman, Alessandro Battilocchio, Reinhard Rack, Józef Pinior, Kinga Gál, Magda Kósáné Kovács and Franco Frattini.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.10.2006, Item 22 and Minutes of 12.10.2006, Item 23.

(The sitting was suspended at 10.40 pending voting time and resumed at 11.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS

Vice-President

4.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Marian Harkin and Antonios Trakatellis had informed the Presidency that they had been present but that their names were not on the attendance register.

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

5.   Statement by the President

The President reminded the House that it had adopted a legislative resolution on 15.06.2006(Minutes of 15.06.2006, Item 9.5) in favour of Slovenia's adoption of the euro as of 01.01.2007. A number of technical adjustments needed to be made to the regulations. Although the Treaty did not provide for Parliament to be consulted, the Council nevertheless wished to seek Parliament's opinion on the matter.

The ECON Committee did not believe that there was a need for Parliament to adopt a new resolution. Pervenche Berès, the chairwoman of that committee, had written to the Chairman of the Ecofin Council, informing him of the ECON Committee's favourable opinion in respect of the technical adjustments to be made.

The President established that there were no objections to the procedure and that Parliament thus endorsed the opinion.

6.   Membership of committees and delegations

At the request of the GUE/NGL Group, Parliament ratified the following appointment:

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| — | Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly: Jens Holm |

7.   Voting time

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

7.1.   EC-Bulgaria Agreement: participation in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction \* (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria on the participation of Bulgaria in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (COM(2006)0255 — C6-0322/2006 — 2006/0095(CNS)) — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jean-Marie Cavada (A6-0328/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2006)0393)

7.2.   EC-Romania Agreement: participation in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction \* (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Community and Romania on the participation of Romania in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (COM(2006)0256 — C6-0321/2006 — 2006/0087(CNS)) — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jean-Marie Cavada (A6-0326/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2006)0394)

7.3.   EC-Turkey Agreement: participation in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction \* (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Turkey on the participation of Turkey in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (COM(2006)0257 — C6-0320/2006 — 2006/0089(CNS)) — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jean-Marie Cavada (A6-0327/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2006)0395)

7.4.   Agreement between the EC and Singapore on certain aspects of air services \* (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of Singapore on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0513 — C6-0165/2006 — 2005/0208(CNS)) — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0295/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2006)0396)

7.5.   Agreement between the EC and Australia on certain aspects of air services \* (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Australia on certain aspects of air services [COM(2005)0264 — C6-0224/2005 — 2005/0112(CNS)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0293/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2006)0397)

7.6.   Agreement between the EC and New Zealand on certain aspects of air services \* (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on certain aspects of air services [COM(2005)0267 — C6-0226/2005 — 2005/0113(CNS)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0294/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2006)0398)

7.7.   Agreement between the EC and Uruguay on certain aspects of air services \* (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay on certain aspects of air services [COM(2006)0064 — C6-0249/2006 — 2006/0016(CNS)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0296/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2006)0399)

7.8.   Agreement between the EC and the Maldives on certain aspects of air services \* (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Maldives on certain aspects of air services (COM(2006)0095 — C6-0250/2006 — 2006/0027(CNS)) — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0297/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2006)0400)

7.9.   Management of the European satellite radio-navigation programmes \* (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1321/2004 on the establishment of structures for the management of the European satellite radio-navigation programmes (COM(2006) 0261 — C6-0201/2006 — 2006/0090(CNS)) — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Giles Chichester (A6-0314/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2006)0401)

7.10.   Quality required of shellfish waters \*\*\*I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the quality required of shellfish waters (Codified version) (COM(2006)0205 — C6-0152/2006 — 2006/0067(COD)) — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Giuseppe Gargani (A6-0313/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2006)0402)

7.11.   Misleading and comparative advertising \*\*\*I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning misleading and comparative advertising (Codified version) [COM(2006)0222 — C6-0161/2006 — 2006/0070(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Giuseppe Gargani (A6-0318/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 11)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2006)0403)

7.12.   Protection of copyright and certain related rights \*\*\*I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights (Codified version) (COM(2006)0219 — C6-0160/2006 — 2006/0071(COD)) — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Giuseppe Gargani (A6-0323/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2006)0404)

7.13.   Rights related to copyright \*\*\*I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on rental right and lending right and on certain rights related to copyright in the field of intellectual property (Codified version) (COM(2006)0226 — C6-0162/2006 — 2006/0073(COD)) — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Giuseppe Gargani (A6-0321/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2006)0405)

7.14.   Control of San José Scale \* (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council directive on control of San José Scale (Codified version) (COM(2006) 0123 — C6-0136/2006 — 2006/0040(CNS)) — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Giuseppe Gargani (A6-0322/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2006)0406)

7.15.   Glucose and lactose \*\*\*I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on glucose and lactose (Codified version) (COM(2006)0116 — C6-0135/2006 — 2006/0038(CNS)) — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Giuseppe Gargani (A6-0320/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 15)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2006)0407)

7.16.   Amendment of Rules 3 and 4 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the amendment of Rules 3 and 4 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure [2005/2036(REG)] — Committee on Constitutional Affairs.

Rapporteur: Borut Pahor (A6-0274/2006)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 16)

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION, TEXT OF REGULATION and AMENDMENTS

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2006)0408)

The new provisions would enter into force on the first day of the next part-session.

7.17.   The basic salaries and allowances applicable to Europol staff \* (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the initiative by the Republic of Austria for adoption of a Council decision adjusting the basic salaries and allowances applicable to Europol staff [5417/2006 — C6-0072/2006 — 2006/0803(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Claude Moraes (A6-0278/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 17)

INITIATIVE OF THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA

Rejected

The following spoke: Claude Moraes (rapporteur), who took the view that referring the matter back to committee under Rule 52(3) would make no difference. He recommended that the House adopt the draft legislative resolution.

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0409)

7.18.   Europol's Staff Regulations \* (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the initiative by the Republic of Austria with a view to the adoption of a Council Act amending Europol's Staff Regulations [5428/2006 — C6-0073/2006 — 2006/0804(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Claude Moraes (A6-0279/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 18)

INITIATIVE OF THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA

Rejected

The following spoke: Claude Moraes (rapporteur), who took the view that referring the matter back to committee under Rule 52(3) would make no difference. He recommended that the House adopt the draft legislative resolution.

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0410)

7.19.   Statistical classification of economic activities — NACE Rev. 2 \*\*\*I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the statistical classification of economic activities NACE Revision 2 and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 as well as certain EC Regulations on specific statistical domains [COM(2006)0039 — C6-0041/2006 — 2006/0011(COD)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Guntars Krasts (A6-0247/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 19)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6\_TA(2006)0411)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0411)

7.20.   Exceptional Community financial assistance to Kosovo \* (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on providing exceptional Community financial assistance to Kosovo (COM(2006)0207 — C6-0171/2006 — 2006/0068(CNS)) — Committee on International Trade.

Rapporteur: Erika Mann (A6-0291/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 20)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6\_TA(2006)0412)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0412)

7.21.   European Agency for Reconstruction \* (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000 on the European Agency for Reconstruction [COM(2006)0162 — C6-0170/2006 — 2006/0057(CNS)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jelko Kacin (A6-0285/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 21)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6\_TA(2006)0413)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0413)

7.22.   European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights \* (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights [COM(2005)0280 — C6-0288/2005 — 2005/0124(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Kinga Gál (A6-0306/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 22)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6\_TA(2006)0414)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

The following spoke: Kinga Gál (rapporteur), who asked Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission) to clarify the Commission's position on the amendments. As Franco Frattini pointed out that the Commission wished to have more time in order to work out a compromise with the Council, Kinga Gál requested that the vote be postponed under Rule 53(2).

Parliament agreed to the rapporteur's request.

The matter was deemed to be referred back to the committee responsible for reconsideration.

7.23.   Fundamental Rights Agency — activities under Title VI TEU \* (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision empowering the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights to pursue its activities in areas referred to in Title VI of the Treaty on European Union [COM(2005) 0280 — C6-0289/2005 — 2005/0125(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Magda Kósáné Kovács (A6-0282/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 23)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6\_TA(2006)0415)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

The following spoke: Magda Kósáné Kovács (rapporteur), who asked Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission) to clarify the Commission's position on the amendments. As Franco Frattini pointed out that the Commission wished to have more time in order to work out a compromise with the Council, Magda Kósáné Kovács requested that the vote be postponed under Rule 53(2).

Parliament agreed to the rapporteur's request.

The matter was deemed to be referred back to the committee responsible for reconsideration.

The following spoke before the vote:

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7.24.   Future action in the field of patents (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0521/2006, B6-0522/2006, B6-0523/2006 and B6-0524/2006

(Motion for a resolution B6-0524/2006 had been withdrawn by the UEN Group, which had signed motion for resolution B6-0522/2006.)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 24)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B6-0521/2006

Rejected

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B6-0522/2006

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0416)

(Motion for a resolution B6-0523/2006 fell.)

The following spoke:

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| — | Eva Lichtenberger, who pointed out that the English version of amendment 7 was the authentic text; |

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| — | Toine Manders, who asked for an electronic check on the vote on amendment 7. |

7.25.   The protection and welfare of animals 2006-2010 (vote)

Report on a Community Action Plan on the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2006-2010 [2006/2046 (INI)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Rapporteur: Elisabeth Jeggle (A6-0290/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 25)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0417)

7.26.   Follow-up to the report on competition in professional services (vote)

Report on follow-up to the report on Competition in Professional Services [2006/2137(INI)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jan Christian Ehler (A6-0272/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 26)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0418)

7.27.   EU economic and trade relations with Mercosur (vote)

Report on economic and trade relations between the EU and Mercosur with a view to the conclusion of an Interregional Association Agreement (2006/2035(INI)) — Committee on International Trade.

Rapporteur: Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (A6-0302/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 27)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0419)

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The following spoke: Zbigniew Zaleski, who expressed his disappointment that Parliament had not been able to vote that day on a motion for a resolution on the murder of Anna Politkovskaya.

7.28.   Soft fruits and cherries (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0525/2006

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 28)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6\_TA(2006)0420)

The following spoke on the vote:

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| — | Czesław Adam Siekierski, who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 6, which was incorporated. |

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Eija-Riitta Korhola spoke on the interpretation from Finnish in the previous day's debate on the Informal summit in Lahti and EU-Russia relations following the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya (Minutes of 11.10.2006, Item 14).

8.   Explanations of vote

Written explanations of vote:

Explanations of vote submitted in writing under Rule 163(3) appear in the Verbatim Report of Proceedings for the sitting.

Oral explanations of vote:

Report: Kinga Gál — A6-0306/2006

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| — | Carlo Fatuzzo |

Motion for a resolution on future patent policy in Europe (B6-0522/2006)

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| — | Marco Cappato |

Report: Elisabeth Jeggle — A6-0290/2006

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| — | Michl Ebner |

9.   Corrections to votes and voting intentions

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

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

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

Marcello Vernola had informed the Chair that his voting machine had not worked during the vote on amendment 44 to the Kinga Gál report (A6-0306/2006).

10.   Membership of Parliament

Henrik Dam Kristensen had given notice in writing of his resignation as Member of Parliament, with effect from 15.10.2006.

Pursuant to Rule 4 of its Rules of Procedure and Article 13(4) of the Act concerning the election of the representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, Parliament established the vacancy and informed the Member State concerned thereof.

11.   Decisions concerning certain documents

Referral to committees

FEMM Committee

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| — | Promoting healthy diets and physical activity: a European dimension for the prevention of overweight, obesity and chronic diseases (2006/2231(INI))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: ENVI | |  | opinion: FEMM, EMPL, IMCO | |

AFCO Committee

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| — | Assessing Euratom — 50 years of European nuclear energy policy (2006/2230(INI))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: ITRE | |  | opinion: AFCO | |

CONT Committee

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

12.   Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

Pursuant to Rule 172(2), the Minutes of that day's sitting would be submitted to Parliament for its approval at the beginning of the next sitting.

With Parliament's agreement, the texts that had been adopted would be forwarded forthwith to the bodies named therein.

13.   Dates for next sittings

The next sittings would be held from 23.10.2006 to 26.10.2006.

14.   Adjournment of session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

The sitting closed at 12.10.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

Josep Borrell Fontelles

President

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