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| 18.12.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 323/21 |

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MINUTES

(2008/C 323 E/02)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Ángel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ

Vice-President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 09.05.

2.   Decision on urgent procedure

Council request for the application of urgent procedure (Rule 134) for:

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| — | the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 as regards the date of introduction of electronic identification for ovine and caprine animals [COM(2007)0710 — C6-0448/2007 — 2007/0244(CNS)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.  Rapporteur: Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf (A6-0501/2007) |

The following spoke: Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf (rapporteur), on behalf of the AGRI Committee.

The request for urgent procedure was approved.

The item was added to the agenda for the sitting of Wednesday 12.12.2007.

Vote: Minutes of 13.12.2007, Item 6.5.

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

Pursuant to Rule 115, the following Members or political groups had requested that such a debate be held on the following motions for resolutions:

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| I. | EASTERN CHAD   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Ryszard Czarnecki, Adam Bielan, Ewa Tomaszewska, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Eugenijus Maldeikis, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis and Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, on recent unrest in Eastern Chad and the urgency of the deployment of EUFOR CHAD/CAR (B6-0527/2007); |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Tobias Pflüger, Mary Lou McDonald, Willy Meyer Pleite and Marco Rizzo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on recent unrest in Eastern Chad (B6-0529/2007); |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Colm Burke, Charles Tannock, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Bernd Posselt and Eija-Riitta Korhola, on recent unrest in Eastern Chad and the urgency of the development of EUFOR CHAD/CAR (B6-0533/2007); |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Pasqualina Napoletano, Marie-Arlette Carlotti, Ana Maria Gomes, Alain Hutchinson, Glenys Kinnock and Josep Borrell Fontelles, on behalf of the PSE Group, on recent unrest in Eastern Chad and the urgency of the deployment of EUFOR CHAD/CAR (B6-0535/2007); |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Thierry Cornillet and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on recent unrest in Eastern Chad and the urgency of the deployment of EUFOR CHAD/CAR (B6-0536/2007); |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Raül Romeva i Rueda and Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Eastern Chad (B6-0541/2007); | |

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| II. | WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN SAUDI ARABIA   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Roberta Angelilli, Mogens N.J. Camre, Adam Bielan, Ryszard Czarnecki, Gintaras Didžiokas and Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group, on women's rights in Saudi Arabia (B6-0526/2007); |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on women's rights in Saudi Arabia (B6-0530/2007); |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Avril Doyle, Charles Tannock, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Bernd Posselt, Eija-Riitta Korhola and Colm Burke, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on women's rights in Saudi Arabia (B6-0534/2007); |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Marios Matsakis, Karin Riis-Jørgensen and Frédérique Ries, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on women's rights in Saudi Arabia (B6-0537/2007); |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Raül Romeva i Rueda, Hiltrud Breyer and Jill Evans, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Saudi Arabia (B6-0539/2007); |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Pasqualina Napoletano, Lilli Gruber, Ana Maria Gomes and Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, on behalf of the PSE Group, on women's rights in Saudi Arabia (B6-0540/2007); | |

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| III. | JUSTICE FOR ‘COMFORT WOMEN’   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Jean Lambert, Raül Romeva i Rueda and Hiltrud Breyer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on comfort women (B6-0525/2007); |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on comfort women (B6-0528/2007); |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Konrad Szymański, Wojciech Roszkowski, Ryszard Czarnecki, Ewa Tomaszewska and Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group, on comfort women (B6-0531/2007); |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Sophia in 't Veld and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on comfort women (B6-0538/2007). | |

Speaking time would be allocated in accordance with Rule 142.

4.   Commission legislative and work programme for 2008 (motions for resolutions tabled)

The debate had been held on 13.11.2007(Minutes of 13.11.2007, Item 4).

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| — | Hartmut Nassauer and Joseph Daul, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the Commission Legislative and Work Programme 2008 (B6-0500/2007); |

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| — | Pierre Jonckheer, Monica Frassoni and Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the Commission's Legislative and Work Programme for 2008 (B6-0501/2007); |

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| — | Martin Schulz and Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the Commission's Legislative and Work Programme for 2008 (B6-0502/2007); |

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| — | Silvana Koch-Mehrin, Diana Wallis and Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the Commission's Legislative and Work Programme for 2008 (B6-0504/2007); |

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| — | Brian Crowley, Cristiana Muscardini, Adam Bielan, Guntars Krasts, Gintaras Didžiokas, Roberta Angelilli, Janusz Wojciechowski, Ryszard Czarnecki, Konrad Szymański, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski and Mario Borghezio, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the Commission Legislative and Work Programme for 2008 (B6-0506/2007); |

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| — | Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the Commission Legislative and Work Programme 2008 (B6-0508/2007). |

Vote: Minutes of 12.12.2007, Item 6.1.

5.   Economic Partnership Agreements (motions for resolutions tabled)

The debate had been held on 28.11.2007(Minutes of 28.11.2007, Item 17).

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 103(2):

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| — | Robert Sturdy and Maria Martens, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on Economic Partnerships Agreements (B6-0497/2007); |

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| — | Harlem Désir and Pasqualina Napoletano, on behalf of the PSE Group, Helmuth Markov, Vittorio Agnoletto, Luisa Morgantini, Jens Holm, Gabriele Zimmer and Miguel Portas, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Frithjof Schmidt, Marie-Hélène Aubert, Carl Schlyter and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Economic Partnership Agreements (B6-0498/2007); |

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| — | Gianluca Susta, Thierry Cornillet and Danutė Budreikaitė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Economic Partnership Agreements (B6-0499/2007); |

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| — | Cristiana Muscardini, Ryszard Czarnecki, Adam Bielan and Janusz Wojciechowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, on Economic Partnership Agreements (B6-0511/2007). |

These motions for resolutions replaced motions for resolutions B6-0486/2007, B6-0488/2007, B6-0489/2007 and B6-0491/2007, which had been withdrawn.

Vote: Minutes of 12.12.2007, Item 6.2.

6.   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 the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on two or three-wheel motor vehicles (Codified version) (COM(2007)0768 — C6-0449/2007 — 2007/0270(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: JURI | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a Council regulation on the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems in the high seas from the adverse impacts of bottom fishing gears (COM(2007)0605 — C6-0453/2007 — 2007/0224(CNS))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: PECH | |  | opinion: ENVI | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a Council regulation establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (COM(2007)0602 — C6-0454/2007 — 2007/0223(CNS))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: PECH | |  | opinion: DEVE, ENVI, INTA | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the stabilisation and association agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part (11568/2007 — C6-0463/2007 — 2007/0123(AVC))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: AFET | |  | opinion: INTA | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a Council framework decision on the use of Passenger Name Record (PNR) for law enforcement purposes (COM(2007)0654 — C6-0465/2007 — 2007/0237(CNS))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: LIBE | |  | opinion: AFET, TRAN | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Proposal for a Council framework decision amending Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA on combating terrorism (COM(2007)0650 — C6-0466/2007 — 2007/0236(CNS))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: LIBE | |  | opinion: AFET, JURI | | |

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| 2) | from committees:   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2.1) | reports:   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\*I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Common Consular Instructions on visas for diplomatic missions and consular posts in relation to the introduction of biometrics including provisions on the organisation of the reception and processing of visa applications (COM(2006)0269 — C6-0166/2006 — 2006/0088(COD)) — LIBE Committee.  Rapporteur: Baroness Sarah Ludford (A6-0459/2007) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Report on the Commission's 23rd Annual report on monitoring the application of Community law (2005) (2006/2271(INI)) — JURI Committee.  Rapporteur: Monica Frassoni (A6-0462/2007) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \*\*\* Recommendation on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part (11568/2007 — C6-0463/2007 — 2007/0123(AVC)) — AFET Committee.  Rapporteur: Marcello Vernola (A6-0498/2007) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument (COM(2007)0786 — C6-0450/2007 — 2007/2273(ACI)) — BUDG Committee.  Rapporteur: Reimer Böge (A6-0499/2007) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Report on the amended proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management as regards the multiannual financial framework (COM(2007)0783 — C6-0321/2007 — 2007/2213(ACI)) — BUDG Committee.  Rapporteur: Reimer Böge (A6-0500/2007) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | \* Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 as regards the date of introduction of electronic identification for ovine and caprine animals (COM(2007)0710 — C6-0448/2007 — 2007/0244(CNS)) — AGRI Committee.  Rapporteur: Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf (A6-0501/2007) | | |

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| 3) | from Members:   |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 3.1) | motions for resolutions (Rule 113):   |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | — | Jana Bobošíková. Motion for a resolution on the need for the Lisbon Reform Treaty to be ratified by means of a referendum (B6-0430/2007)   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: AFCO | | | |

7.   Common organisation of the market in wine \* (debate)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the common organisation of the market in wine and amending certain regulations [COM(2007)0372 — C6-0254/2007 — 2007/0138(CNS)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Rapporteur: Giuseppe Castiglione (A6-0477/2007)

The following spoke: Mariann Fischer Boel (Member of the Commission).

Giuseppe Castiglione introduced the report.

The following spoke: Elisabeth Jeggle, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Katerina Batzeli, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Sergio Berlato, on behalf of the UEN Group, Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Vincenzo Aita, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Vladimír Železný, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Peter Baco, Non-attached Member, Esther Herranz García, Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos, Donato Tommaso Veraldi, Andrzej Tomasz Zapałowski, Marie-Hélène Aubert, Ilda Figueiredo, Jean-Claude Martinez, Agnes Schierhuber, Rosa Miguélez Ramos, Anne Laperrouze, Mikel Irujo Amezaga, Diamanto Manolakou and Dimitar Stoyanov.

IN THE CHAIR: Luisa MORGANTINI

Vice-President

The following spoke: Ioannis Gklavakis, Vincenzo Lavarra, Olle Schmidt, Adamos Adamou, Struan Stevenson, Gilles Savary, Astrid Lulling, Bogdan Golik, Béla Glattfelder, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Christa Prets, Oldřich Vlasák, Gábor Harangozó, Zita Pleštinská, Christine De Veyrac and Mariann Fischer Boel.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.12.2007, Item 3.11.

8.   CAP: common rules for direct support schemes and certain support schemes for farmers and support for rural development \* (debate)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending 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 Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) [COM(2007)0484 — C6-0283/2007 — 2007/0177(CNS)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Rapporteur: Jan Mulder (A6-0470/2007)

The following spoke: Mariann Fischer Boel (Member of the Commission).

Jan Mulder introduced the report.

The following spoke: Mairead McGuinness, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Bernadette Bourzai, on behalf of the PSE Group, Nathalie Griesbeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Janusz Wojciechowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jacky Hénin, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Jeffrey Titford, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Jim Allister, Non-attached Member, James Nicholson, Francesco Ferrari, Seán Ó Neachtain, Maria Petre, Czesław Adam Siekierski and Mariann Fischer Boel.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 11.12.2007, Item 9.21.

(The sitting was suspended at 11.25 pending voting time and resumed at 11.30.)

IN THE CHAIR: Martine ROURE

Vice-President

9.   Voting time

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

9.1.   EC-Morocco agreement: air services, protocol following the accession of Bulgaria and Romania \* (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco on certain aspects of air services in order to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania [COM(2007)0497 — C6-0329/2007 — 2007/0183(CNS)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0457/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2007)0578)

9.2.   EC-Georgia, Lebanon, Maldives, Moldova, Singapore and Uruguay Agreements: Protocols amending the agreements on certain aspects of air services following the accession of Bulgaria and Romania \* (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of Protocols amending the Agreements on certain aspects of air services between the European Community and

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to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Romania [COM(2007)0366 — C6-0265/2007 — 2007/0125(CNS)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0456/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2007)0579)

9.3.   Rural development: adapting Annex VIII to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania \* (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision adapting Annex VIII to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania [COM(2007)0594 — C6-0405/2007 — 2007/0217(CNS)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Rapporteur: Neil Parish (A6-0455/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2007)0580)

9.4.   Monitoring of exports of agricultural products receiving refunds or other amounts \* (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 386/90 on the monitoring carried out at the time of export of agricultural products receiving refunds or other amounts [COM(2007)0489 — C6-0282/2007 — 2007/0178(CNS)] — Committee on Budgetary Control.

Rapporteur: Herbert Bösch (A6-0478/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2007)0581)

9.5.   Wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors: coupling device and reverse (codified version) \*\*\*I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the coupling device and the reverse of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (codified version) [COM(2007)0319 — C6-0175/2007 — 2007/0117(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Mayer (A6-0474/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2007)0582)

9.6.   Non-automatic weighing instruments (codified version) \*\*\*I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on non-automatic weighing instruments (codified version) [COM(2007)0446 — C6-0241/2007 — 2007/0164(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Mayer (A6-0473/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2007)0583)

9.7.   Radioactive contamination of foodstuffs and of feedingstuffs \* (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation (Euratom) laying down maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination of foodstuffs and of feedingstuffs following a nuclear accident or any other case of radiological emergency (codified version) [COM(2007)0302 — C6-0205/2007 — 2007/0103(CNS)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Mayer (A6-0475/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2007)0584)

9.8.   Minimum standards for the protection of calves (codified version) \* (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council directive laying down minimum standards for the protection of calves (codified version) [COM(2006)0258 — C6-0200/2006 — 2006/0097(CNS)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Francesco Enrico Speroni (A6-0476/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2007)0585)

9.9.   Marketing of fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit production \* (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council directive on the marketing of fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit production (Recast version) [COM(2007)0031 — C6-0093/2007 — 2007/0014(CNS)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Rapporteur: Ioannis Gklavakis (A6-0480/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Ioannis Gklavakis (rapporteur) made a statement pursuant to Rule 131(4).

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2007)0586)

9.10.   Temporary provisions concerning VAT rates \* (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC with regard to certain temporary provisions concerning rates of value added tax [COM(2007)0381 — C6-0253/2007 — 2007/0136(CNS)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Ieke van den Burg (A6-0469/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Pervenche Berès (chairwoman of the ECON Committee) made a statement pursuant to Rule 131(4).

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2007)0587)

9.11.   The Artemis Joint Undertaking \* (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the establishment of the Artemis Joint Undertaking to implement a Joint Technology Initiative in Embedded Computing Systems [COM(2007)0243 — C6-0172/2007 — 2007/0088(CNS)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Gianni De Michelis (A6-0484/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2007)0588)

9.12.   The ENIAC Joint Undertaking \* (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation setting up the ‘ENIAC Joint Undertaking’ [COM(2007)0356 — C6-0275/2007 — 2007/0122(CNS)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Nikolaos Vakalis (A6-0486/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2007)0589)

9.13.   The Innovative Medicines Initiative Joint Undertaking \* (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation setting up the Innovative Medicines Initiative Joint Undertaking [COM(2007)0241 — C6-0171/2007 — 2007/0089(CNS)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Françoise Grossetête (A6-0479/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2007)0590)

9.14.   The Clean Sky Joint Undertaking \* (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation setting up the CLEAN SKY joint undertaking [COM(2007)0315 — C6-0226/2007 — 2007/0118(CNS)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Lena Ek (A6-0483/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2007)0591)

9.15.   Green Paper: Diplomatic and consular protection of Union citizens (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the Green Paper: Diplomatic and consular protection of Union citizens in third countries [2007/2196(INI)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Ioannis Varvitsiotis (A6-0454/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Ioannis Varvitsiotis (rapporteur) made a statement pursuant to Rule 131(4).

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2007)0592)

9.16.   Draft amending budget No 7/2007 (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on Draft amending budget No 7/2007 of the European Union for the financial year 2007 [15715/2007 — C6-0434/2007 — 2007/2237(BUD)] — Committee on Budgets.

Rapporteur: James Elles (A6-0493/2007)

(Qualified majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6\_TA(2007)0593)

9.17.   A paperless environment for customs and trade \*\*\*II (Rule 131) (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a paperless environment for customs and trade [08520/4/2007 — C6-0267/2007 — 2005/0247(COD)] — Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.

Rapporteur: Christopher Heaton-Harris (A6-0466/2007)

(Qualified majority)

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

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved (P6\_TA(2007)0594)

9.18.   Protection and conservation of the marine environment: Marine Strategy Directive \*\*\*II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the common position adopted by the Council on 23 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Framework for Community Action in the field of Marine Environmental Policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) [09388/2/2007 — C6-0261/2007 — 2005/0211(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Marie-Noëlle Lienemann (A6-0389/2007)

(Qualified majority)

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

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved as amended (P6\_TA(2007)0595)

9.19.   Air pollution: ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe \*\*\*II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the common position adopted by the Council on 25 June 2007 with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe [16477/1/2006 — C6-0260/2007 — 2005/0183(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Holger Krahmer (A6-0398/2007)

(Qualified majority)

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

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved as amended (P6\_TA(2007)0596)

9.20.   The interoperability of the Community rail system (recast) \*\*\*I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the Community rail system (recast) [COM(2006)0783 — C6-0474/2006 — 2006/0273(COD)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Josu Ortuondo Larrea (A6-0345/2007)

The debate had been held on 28.11.2007(Minutes of 28.11.2007, Item 18).

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6\_TA(2007)0597)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6\_TA(2007)0597)

9.21.   CAP: common rules for direct support schemes and certain support schemes for farmers and support for rural development \* (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending 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 Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) [COM(2007)0484 — C6-0283/2007 — 2007/0177(CNS)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Rapporteur: Jan Mulder (A6-0470/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6\_TA(2007)0598)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6\_TA(2007)0598)

(The sitting was suspended at 11.50 and resumed at 12.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING

President

10.   Award of the Sakharov Prize (Formal sitting)

From 12.00 to 12.30, Parliament held a formal sitting for the award of the Sakharov Prize to Mr Salih Mahmoud Osman, a Sudanese lawyer acting for the victims of the war in Darfur.

IN THE CHAIR: Martine ROURE

Vice-President

11.   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:

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| — | Report: Marie-Noëlle Lienemann — A6-0389/2007: Danutė Budreikaitė |

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| — | Report: Holger Krahmer — A6-0398/2007: Ryszard Czarnecki and Zuzana Roithová |

12.   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.

Christopher Beazley had informed the Chair that his voting machine had not worked during the vote on the report by Ieke van den Burg — A6-0469/2007.

(The sitting was suspended at 12.40 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Ángel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ

Vice-President

13.   Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting

Ioan Mircea Paşcu, André Laignel and Wolfgang Kreissl-Dörfler 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.

14.   Draft general budget 2008 as modified by the Council (all sections) (debate)

Report on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2008 as modified by the Council (all sections) (15717/2007 — C6-0436/2007 — 2007/2019(BUD) — 2007/2019B(BUD)) and Letters of amendment Nos 1/2008 (13659/2007 — C6-0341/2007) and 2/2008 (15716/2007 — C6-0435/2007) to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2008, Section I — European Parliament, Section II — Council, Section III — Commission, Section IV — Court of Justice, Section V — Court of Auditors, Section VI — European Economic and Social Committee, Section VII — Committee of the Regions, Section VIII — European Ombudsman, Section IX — European Data Protection Supervisor — Committee on Budgets.

Co-rapporteurs: Kyösti Virrankoski and Ville Itälä (A6-0492/2007)

Ville Itälä and Kyösti Virrankoski presented the report.

The following spoke: Emanuel Santos (President-in-Office of the Council) and Dalia Grybauskaitė (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Richard James Ashworth, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Catherine Guy-Quint, on behalf of the PSE Group, Anne E. Jensen, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Wiesław Stefan Kuc, on behalf of the UEN Group, Helga Trüpel, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Esko Seppänen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Nils Lundgren, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Sergej Kozlík, Non-attached Member, Salvador Garriga Polledo, Jutta Haug, Gérard Deprez, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Hans-Peter Martin, Reimer Böge, Vladimír Maňka, Nathalie Griesbeck, László Surján, Jan Mulder and Janusz Lewandowski.

IN THE CHAIR: Marek SIWIEC

Vice-President

The following spoke: Ingeborg Gräßle, Monica Maria Iacob-Ridzi, Margaritis Schinas, Simon Busuttil and Emanuel Santos.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 13.12.2007, Item 6.2.

15.   Annual report of the European Union on human rights (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Annual report of the European Union on human rights

Manuel Lobo Antunes (President-in-Office of the Council) and Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Laima Liucija Andrikienė, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Raimon Obiols i Germà, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sarah Ludford, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Konrad Szymański, on behalf of the UEN Group, Hélène Flautre, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Patrick Louis, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Philip Claeys, Non-attached Member, Ari Vatanen, Józef Pinior, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Hanna Foltyn- Kubicka, Milan Horáček, Roberta Alma Anastase, Richard Howitt, Ewa Tomaszewska, Ana Maria Gomes, Genowefa Grabowska, Manuel Lobo Antunes and Benita Ferrero-Waldner.

The debate closed.

16.   Second EU-Africa Summit (Lisbon, 8 and 9 December 2007) (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Second EU-Africa Summit (Lisbon, 8 and 9 December 2007)

Manuel Lobo Antunes (President-in-Office of the Council) and Louis Michel (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Maria Martens, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Josep Borrell Fontelles, on behalf of the PSE Group, Thierry Cornillet, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Gerard Batten, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Koenraad Dillen, Non-attached Member, Luís Queiró, Alain Hutchinson, Miguel Portas, Michael Gahler, Glenys Kinnock and Gabriele Zimmer.

IN THE CHAIR: Diana WALLIS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Marie-Arlette Carlotti, Ana Maria Gomes, Manuel Lobo Antunes and Louis Michel.

The debate closed.

17.   Question Time (Commission)

Parliament considered a number of questions to the Commission (B6-0384/2007).

Part one

Question 34 (Lambert van Nistelrooij): Energy — World Trade Organisation.

Günter Verheugen (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Lambert van Nistelrooij, Paul Rübig and Jörg Leichtfried.

Question 35 (Justas Vincas Paleckis): Sustainable urban development model.

Günter Verheugen answered the question and supplementaries by Justas Vincas Paleckis and Reinhard Rack.

Question 36 (Karin Riis-Jørgensen): Net neutrality in the telecom reform package.

Viviane Reding (Member of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Karin Riis-Jørgensen, Malcolm Harbour and Paul Rübig.

Part two

Question 37 (Colm Burke): European Charter for Small Enterprises.

Günter Verheugen answered the question and supplementaries by Colm Burke and Malcolm Harbour.

Question 38 (Jim Higgins): Noise pollution from motor vehicles.

Günter Verheugen answered the question and supplementaries by Jim Higgins, Hubert Pirker and Margarita Starkevičiūtė.

Question 39 would receive a written answer.

Question 40 (Giovanna Corda): Liberalisation of the energy market for the benefit of consumers.

Andris Piebalgs (Member of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Giovanna Corda, Teresa Riera Madurell and Danutė Budreikaitė.

Question 41 lapsed as its author was absent.

Question 42 (Bernd Posselt): Energy cooperation in south-east Europe.

Andris Piebalgs answered the question and supplementaries by Bernd Posselt and Danutė Budreikaitė.

Question 43 (Mairead McGuinness): Ireland's integration into the EU energy market.

Andris Piebalgs answered the question and a supplementary by Jim Higgins (deputising for the author).

Questions 44 to 52 would receive written answers.

Question 53 (Georgios Papastamkos): EU funding of European environmental NGOs.

Andris Piebalgs answered the question and supplementaries by Georgios Papastamkos and Jörg Leichtfried.

Question 54 (Claude Moraes): Waste crime/protection of the environment through criminal law.

Andris Piebalgs answered the question and supplementaries by Claude Moraes and Reinhard Rack.

Question 55 (Dimitrios Papadimoulis): Wastewater treatment plants in Greece.

Andris Piebalgs answered the question and a supplementary by Dimitrios Papadimoulis.

Questions 67 and 83 were inadmissible.

Questions 56 to 66, 68 to 82 and 84 to 90 would receive written answers.

Questions which had not been answered for lack of time would receive written answers (see annex to the Verbatim Report of Proceedings).

Commission Question Time closed.

(The sitting was suspended at 20.10 and resumed at 21.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU

Vice-President

18.   European Aviation Safety Agency \*\*\*II (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency, and repealing Council Directive 91/670/EEC, Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 and Directive 2004/36/EC [10537/3/2007 — C6-0353/2007 — 2005/0228(COD)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Jörg Leichtfried (A6-0482/2007)

Jörg Leichtfried introduced the recommendation for second reading.

The following spoke: Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Zsolt László Becsey, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Inés Ayala Sender, on behalf of the PSE Group, Arūnas Degutis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jaromír Kohlíček, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Philip Bradbourn, Ulrich Stockmann, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Reinhard Rack, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Timothy Kirkhope and Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.12.2007, Item 3.8.

19.   Eurovignette (debate)

Oral question (O-0072/2007) by Paolo Costa, on behalf of the TRAN Committee, to the Commission: Directive 2006/38/EC on charging heavy-goods road vehicles (Eurovignette), Article 11, interim reporting on assessment of inclusion of internal and social costs (B6-0386/2007)

Silvia-Adriana Ţicău (deputising for the author) moved the oral question.

Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: Georg Jarzembowski, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Ulrich Stockmann, on behalf of the PSE Group, Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Reinhard Rack, Inés Ayala Sender, Jörg Leichtfried and Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

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The following spoke: Jörg Leichtfried, on the interpretation.

20.   Information provision and promotion measures for agricultural products \* (debate)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on information provision and promotion measures for agricultural products on the internal market and in third countries [COM(2007)0268 — C6-0203/2007 — 2007/0095(CNS)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Rapporteur: Bogdan Golik (A6-0461/2007)

The following spoke: Mariann Fischer Boel (Member of the Commission).

Bogdan Golik introduced the report.

IN THE CHAIR: Luisa MORGANTINI

Vice-President

The following spoke: Pilar Ayuso, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, on behalf of the PSE Group, Nils Lundgren, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, and Mariann Fischer Boel.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.12.2007, Item 3.6.

21.   Legal protection of designs \*\*\*I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 98/71/EC on the legal protection of designs [COM(2004)0582 — C6-0119/2004 — 2004/0203(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Klaus-Heiner Lehne (A6-0453/2007)

The following spoke: Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission).

Klaus-Heiner Lehne introduced the report.

The following spoke: Wolf Klinz (draftsman of the opinion of the ECON Committee), Manuel Medina Ortega (draftsman of the opinion of the IMCO Committee), Piia-Noora Kauppi, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, on behalf of the PSE Group, Alexander Lambsdorff, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Marcin Libicki, on behalf of the UEN Group, Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Daniel Strož, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Christoph Konrad, Leopold Józef Rutowicz, Malcolm Harbour, Jean-Paul Gauzès, Marianne Thyssen, Jacques Toubon, Christian Rovsing and Charlie McCreevy.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.12.2007, Item 3.10.

22.   Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next day's sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 398.771/OJME).

23.   Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 23.40.

Harald Rømer

Secretary-General

Mechtild Rothe

Vice-President

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