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PETI_OJ(2016)06-02_1

PETI_OJ(2016)06-02_1

Committee on Petitions

PETI_OJ(2016)254_1

DRAFT AGENDA

Meeting

Thursday  2  June  2016,  9.00 – 12.30  and  15.00 – 18.30

Brussels 

Room  ASP  A3G-3

 

from  9:00  to  11:00  (in camera)

 

  1.  

Coordinators' meeting

 

* * *

 

at  11:00

 

  1. Adoption of draft agenda  (1)  OJPE 583.887

  FdR 1095668

 

 

  1.  

Approval of minutes of the meeting of:

  •     18-19 April 2016

PV– PE 580.687

FdR 1091889

+ annex

 

 

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()   In accordance with the committee’s decision of 30 September 1997, on the basis of working document PE 223.544, items in sections B of the draft agenda will not be discussed during the current meeting. However any member may ask before the end of the meeting for an item in section B to be moved to section A; it will then be automatically included in section A for discussion at a subsequent meeting.

 

 

  1. Chair's announcements

 

  1. Any other business

 

 

 

In the presence of the European Commission

 

A.  Petitions for discussion in committee on the basis of the Commission's written reply or other documents received

 

Voting rights

 

  1.  

Petition 0446/2007 by Harry Shindler (British), on the right of British citizens living abroad to vote in national parliamentary elections

and

Petition 0967/2012 by Jacqueline Cotterill (British), bearing 4 signatures, on the disenfranchisement of EU citizens exercising their right to free movement and discrimination based upon nationality under the Charter of Fundamental Rights

(in the presence of the petitioner)

and

Petition 0557/2015 by R. C. (British) on the UK referendum on EU membership

(in the presence of the petitioner)

  CM– PE 400.359/REV

  FdR 1021978

 

 

  CM–

  PE 506.300/REV. II

  FdR 1082536

 

 

 

  sir557-15

 

  LTtoUKParliament

 

 

 

Consumer's Right

 

  1.  

Petition No 1647/2014 by G. K. (Bulgarian) on the closure of a Bulgarian bank

and

Petition No 1820/2014 by Y.S. (Bulgarian) on funds blocked in a bank under special supervision

and

Petition No 1823/2014 by N. K. (Bulgarian) on the Bulgarian Corporate Commercial Bank

and

Petition No 1828/2014 by Rosen Karagozov (Bulgarian) on the Bulgarian banking system, banking supervision and client’s rights

  CM– PE 572.925

  FdR 1080066

 

 

 

  1.  

Petition  2269/2014 by Michelangelo La Spina (Italian), on opening bank accounts in an EU country

  CM– PE 575.171

  FdR 1083240

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at  15:00

 

  1.  

Chair's announcements concerning Coordinators' decisions

 

 

Environment -Rail infrastructure

 

  1.  

Petition  735/2008 by Remo Castagnieri [and] Alberto Paolo Veggio (Italian), bearing 154 signatures, on the Lyon-Turin rail link (Valle Susa),

and

Petition  726/2011 by Enrico Venezia (Italian), on objections to the construction of a Turin–Lyons high-speed rail link

 

Petition 1036/2015 by Marco Bava (Italian) on the reversal of the decision to build the high-speed Turin-Lyon railway line

(in the presence of the petitioner)

  CM– PE 421.159/REV

  FdR 892873

 

 

 

 

 

  sir1036-15

 

 

  1.  

Petition  0974/2014 by Dietmar Golth (Austrian) bearing 3 signatures, on a planned railway line in Salzburg and possible breaches of EU air quality and noise legislation

(in the presence of the petitioner)

  CM– PE 565.110

  FdR 1070336

 

 

 

 

Environment - Air quality

 

  1.  

Petition 2288/2014 by Giuseppe Tattara (Italian) on air quality in Venice

(in the presence of the petitioner)

  CM– PE 580,587

  FdR 1091265

 

 

 

  1.  

Petition 1253/2013 by Anna Gerometta (Italian), on behalf of Genitori antismog, with 1.000 signatures, on Air quality directive 2008/50 EC

(in the presence of the petitioner)

and

Petition 1353/2013 by Raffaele Bellezza (Italian), on behalf of Parents Against Smog (Genitori AntiSmog), bearing 1504 signatures, on air pollution in Lombardy (Italy)

  CM–PE 544.227

  FdR 1053218

 

 

 

  CM–PE 557.057

  FdR 1059914

 

 

  1.  

Petition 1279/2011 by Leona Maes (Belgian), on air pollution in Antwerp

(in the presence of the petitioner)

  CM–

  PE 492.742/REV. II

  FdR 1082533

 

 

 

 

Environment - Seveso

 

  1.  

Petition  1540/2014 by F. P. (Cypriot) on the establishment of an industrial port in Larnaca

and

Petition  1541/2014 by Polyvios Orthodoxou (Cypriot) on environmental damage in Larnaca, Cyprus

and

Petition  1542/2014 by Maria Theodorou (Cypriot) on Larnaca industrial port

(in the presence of the petitioner)

and

Petition . 1543/2014 by Georgia Liopetriti (Cypriot) on Larnaca energy industrial port

and

Petition . 1544/2014 by Matheos Contarinis (Cypriot) on gas and oil tankers being moored off the city of Larnaca

and

Petition  1644/2014 by Marika Nikolaou (Cypriot) on refuse in Larnaca

and

Petition  1662/2014 by Α. S. (Cypriot) on the conversion of the town centre port of Larnaca in Cyprus to a heavy industrial port without consulting local residents

and

Petition  1665/2014 by Georgios Stamatis (Cypriot) on toxic waste and chemicals in Larnaca, Cyprus

and

Petition  1666/2014 by Georgios Nikolaou (Cypriot) on the threat to the town of Larnaca in Cyprus from the construction of an industrial port in the town centre

and

Petition  1667/2014 by Eugenia Moyseos (Greek) on the conversion of the port of Larnaca in Cyprus to an industrial port

and

Petition  1668/2014 by Maria Voniati (Cypriot) on the construction of an industrial port in Larnaca, Cyprus

and

Petition  1829/2014 by S. L. (Cypriot) on the destruction of Larnaca’s natural environment

and

Petition  1830/2014 by K. P. (Greek) on stopping pollution in Larnaca

  CM– PE 572.924

  FdR 1080065

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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B.  Petitions which it is proposed to close in the light of the Commission's written reply or other documents received

 

  1.  

Petition 1529/2008 by Ángel Jesús Costero Nieto (Spanish) on the environmental impact assessment on the city of Guadalajara (Spain) stretch of the A-11 motorway.

  CM–

  PE 441,322/REV. III

  FdR 1091284

 

  1.  

Petition 335/2010 by Ana Miranda Paz (Spanish), on behalf of ‘Bloque nacionalista gallego’ (Galician Nationalist Block), on the siting of an acquaculture facility on the Costa de la Muerte in Coruña

  CM– PE 454,597/REV

  FdR 1091286

 

  1.  

Petition 0812/2011 by Silvia Beltran Pallares (Spanish), on behalf of Plataforma Europea de los Consumadores y del Medio Ambiente, on bee mortality in the European Union

  CM– PE 483,585/REV

  FdR 1091290

 

  1.  

Petition 1063/2011 by Celestino Huete Martínez (Spanish), on behalf of the Asociación Colectivo Espartal Ecologistas en Acción de Valdemoro, on high levels of pollution in a protected area in Arganda del Rey (Madrid), due to the disposal of industrial waste and toxic hydrocarbons

  CM–

  PE 519,590/REV.

  FdR 1091291

 

  1.  

Petition 1342/2011 by Rosmarie Hennecke-Gramatzki (German), on behalf of Black Stork Ornithological Collective (Colectivo Ornitológico Cigüeña Negra), on breaches of the Water Framework Directive, the environmental liability directive and the Aarhus Convention in San Bernabé, Algeciras (Cádiz)

  CM–

  PE 492,751/REV. II

  FdR 1091293

 

  1.  

Petition 0357/2012 by Yann Flory (French), on behalf of Nappe phréatique en danger - Destocamine, on threats to groundwater reserves in Wittelsheim (Haut Rhin)

  CM– PE 498.114/REV

  FdR 1030770

 

  1.  

Petition 0654/2012 by G.J. (German), on damage caused by opencast mining operations

  CM– PE 536,087/REV

  FdR 1091345

 

  1.  

Petition 1465/2013 by Olivero Bonilla Macarena (Spanish), on demolition of homes and the coastal area in the fishing town of La Santa

and

Petition 1646/2013 by Javier De Loma (Spanish) on problems related to the Spanish Coasts Act (Ley de Costas)

  CM– PE 537.460

  FdR 1034245

 

  1.  

Petition 2065/2013 by G. F. (German) on the correct use of wine designations on the labels of wine bottles

  sir2065-13

  opinionAGRI-2065-13

  opinionENVI-2065-13

 

  1.  

Petition No 2223/2013 by Nicole Liebert (Austrian) concerning discrimination against unmarried couples under the Austrian welfare system

  CM–

  PE 578,574

  FdR 1088087

 

 

  1.  

Petition No 2391/2013 by C.J (Dutch) on a ban on birdcages containing zinc

  CM– PE 578,575

  FdR 1088088

 

  1.  

Petition 2536/2013 by Thomas Nielsen (LU) on the need for physical trainers in Luxembourg to obtain a certification/degree prior to start their practice

  CM– PE 574,987

  FdR 1082347

 

  1.  

Petition 0041/2014 by Judith Wood (British), on EU Patients’ rights

  sir41-14

  opinionES-41-14

 

  1.  

Petition No 0160/2014 by Ottó Hermann (Hungarian), on the classification of a pair of birds bred in captivity as protected species and alleged infringement of the free movement of goods

  CM–PE 567,510/REV

  FdR 1091350

 

  1.  

Petition No 0565/2014 by Zoltán Biró (Hungarian) on a proposal to extend the guarantee period for certain products such as mobile phones in the European Union

  CM– PE 580,594

  FdR 1091355

 

  1.  

Petition No 0675/2014, Aleksandra Filippidou (Greek), on Consumer protection in Cyprus.

  CM– PE 575,042

  FdR 1082579

 

  1.  

Petition 0728/2014 by G-J. T. (Portuguese) on Property in Paul do Mar, Portugal

  sir728-14

  opinionPT-728-14

 

  1.  

Petition No 0756/2014 by Kirstein-Jehle Dagmar (German) on the unequal treatment of European citizens with regard to taxation in Latvia 

  CM–

  PE 564,874/REV. II

  FdR 1091359

 

  1.  

Petition No 0771/2014 by Björn Reetz (German) on the use of personal data on creditworthiness of individuals

  CM– PE 580,598

  FdR 1091361

 

  1.  

Petition No 0865/2014 by Rene Sittig (German) regarding the deletion of personal data from an administrator’s resources

  CM– PE 580,600

  FdR 1091364

 

  1.  

Petition No 0953/2014 by Céline Godard (French) against the project of logistic warehouses in the Crau

  CM– PE 580,616

  FdR 1091510

 

  1.  

Petition No 1144/2014 by Stefano Savarino (Italian), on the use of unwanted factory-installed computer software.

  CM– PE 575,049

  FdR 1082590

 

  1.  

Petition No 1281/2014 by Stefan Weisshappel (German) on health checks for work permit applicants in Ukraine

  CM– PE 580,619

  FdR 1091514

 

  1.  

Petition No 1658/2014 by Zlatko Zeljko (Croatian) on behalf of Juris Protecta, on Media independence in Croatia

  CM– PE 578,579

  FdR 1088096

 

  1.  

Petition no 1701/2014 by Roy Smith (British) on halting the veterinary use of diclofenac in EU countries

  CM– PE 575,059

  FdR 1082607

 

  1.  

Petition No 1715/2014 by Mehmet Sanlikol (Cypriot) concerning the failure of the Cypriot authorities to reply to his spouse’s application for naturalisation in Cyprus

  CM–PE 578,580

  FdR 1088097

 

  1.  

Petition No 1802/2014 by Maria Teresa Bellostra Lacambra (Spanish), on behalf of the association of local residents affected by the Janovas dam project in Huesca, on compulsory purchases made because of the plan to create a reservoir

  CM– PE 580,629

  FdR 1091670

 

  1.  

Petition No 1845/2014 by George Lawlor (Irish) on the supply and costs of hard water in County Wexford, Ireland

  CM– PE 569.571

  FdR 1074712

 

  1.  

Petition No 1898/2014 by Francesco Saverio Mazzeo (Italian) on the legal profession in Italy

  CM– PE 580,633

  FdR 1091677

 

  1.  

Petition No 2046/2014 by D. C. L. (Spanish) on a breach of Directive 2008/1/CE by the Council of Infrastructures, Land planning and Environment of Valence

  CM– PE 580,635

  FdR 1091682

 

  1.  

Petition No. 2129/2014 Jan Girke (German), concerning a ban on certain unnecessary and compulsory computer applications

  CM– PE 575,086

  FdR 1087077

 

  1.  

Petition No 2152/2014 by Chris Nash (British), on behalf of the European Network on Statelessness, accompanied by 6,316 signatures, on the protection of stateless persons in Europe

  CM– PE 580,636

  FdR 1091683

 

  1.  

Petition No 2153/2014 by Albert Fernández Barbera (Spanish) on behalf of Plataforma Petroli No Columbretes Netes on the plans to prospect for oil in the Gulf of Valencia

  CM– PE 580,637

  FdR 1091684

 

  1.  

Petition No 2181/2014 by Laszlo Szilas (Hungarian) on Recognition of certificates and diplomas

  CM– PE 580,639

  FdR 1091686

 

  1.  

Petition No 2208/2014 by Jan-Erik Hansen (German) on the allegedly excessive costs of a study carried out by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre

  CM– PE 580,640

  FdR 1091687

 

  1.  

Petition No 2214/2014 by Christos Tsintzilonis (Greek) , on behalf of the Panhellenic Union of Fighters in the Greek Resistance and of the Members of the Democratic Army of Greece (PEAEA - DSE), on the war reparations owed by the Federal Republic of Germany to Greece

  CM– PE 580,614

  FdR 1091485

 

  1.  

Petition No 2258/2014 by Akpata Kehinde (Dutch) on discrimination against nationals of other EU Member States in obtaining a driving license in Malta

  CM– PE 580,641

  FdR 1091688

 

  1.  

Petition No 2333/2014 by John Carnie (Irish)) on contamination of the drinking water in Donegal county (Ireland)

and

Petition 2341/2014 by Maria Pinto (Dutch) on contamination of the drinking water in Lehardan, Rathmullan (Donegal County, Ireland)

  CM– PE 575,173

  FdR 1083242

 

  1.  

Petition No 2342/2014 by Thomas Kopp (German), on an improved design and use of batteries and accumulators for electric devices

  CM– PE 580,642

  FdR 1091689

 

  1.  

Petition 2363/2014 by José Miguel Martínez Postigo (Spanish), on behalf of the Plataforma para la defensa del Sur de Cantabria (Platform for the Defence of Southern Cantabria), on fracking

  CM–

  PE 580,643

  FdR 1091690

 

  1.  

Petition No 2576/2014 by S. G. (German) on the proposed application in the EU of Directive 2002/49/ΕU relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise

  CM– PE 580,649

  FdR 1091706

 

  1.  

Petition No 2677/2014 by Johann Haberberger (German), on exchanging Italian liras for euros

  CM– PE 575,013

  FdR 1082447

 

  1.  

Petition 2692/2014 by Jerzy Walosik and Tibor Petrys (Polish and Hungarian) on behalf of the European Environmental Protection Association regarding the plans for tank less storage of liquefied carbon dioxide

  CM– PE 575,011

  FdR 1082436

  opinionENVI-2692-14

 

  1.  

Petition No 0005/2015 by D. D. M. (Italian) on better access to broadband Internet and mobile telephony services in Italy’s mountain regions

  CM– PE 580,658

  FdR 1091740

 

  1.  

Petition No 0030/2015 by Oliver Barthel (German) on the ban of plasticisers (phthalates) in the EU in items of everyday use

  CM– PE 580,663

  FdR 1091756

 

  1.  

Petition No 0038/2015 by Jonny Rankin (British) on revision of the EU management plan for the Turtle Dove

  CM– PE 580,666

  FdR 1091759

 

  1.  

Petition No 0041/2015 by I.G. (Croatian) on request to stop oil and gas drilling in the Adriatic Sea

  CM– PE 580,667

  FdR 1091761

 

  1.  

Petition No 0059/2015 by Jose Carlos Guinote (Portuguese) on air pollution from the Sines industrial plant

  CM– PE 580,669

  FdR 1091763

 

  1.  

Petition No 0080/2015 by J. C. (French) on a case of undeclared work and/or employee leasing and forced labour

  CM– PE 580,716

  FdR 1092151

 

  1.  

Petition No 0115/2015 by B. G. (German), on a ban on indigestible nets and ropes

  CM– PE 580,718

  FdR 1092153

 

  1.  

Petition No 0126/2015 by R. D. (Polish) on the application of the European Commission Implementing Decision C(2015)51 in Poland

  CM– PE 580,719

  FdR 1092154

 

  1.  

Petition No 0128/2015 by Cristian Oneț (Romanian), accompanied by 6000 signatures, on the alleged pollution caused by a company in Sebeș (Alba County, Romania)

  CM– PE 580,720

  FdR 1092155

 

  1.  

Petition No 0179/2015 by Stéphane Maugendre (French) on behalf of the groups AEDH, GISTI, Assfam, LDH, Cimade, RomEurope and ERRC, on the removal and detention of some European citizens in France

  CM– PE 578,612

  FdR 1088133

 

  1.  

Petition No 0202/2015 by U.N. (German) on the change of licencing criteria for railway coaches and the reduction in the noise generated by coaches in narrow turns

  CM– PE 578,576

  FdR 1088090

 

  1.  

Petition No 0212/2015 on behalf of T. H. (Germany) on the operation of chemical plants in the vicinity of his place of residence

  CM– PE 580,725

  FdR 1092160

 

  1.  

Petition No 0215/2015 by Emil Craenen (Belgian) on systematic language testing for non-German-speaking doctors in Austria

  CM– PE 578,615

  FdR 1088136

 

  1.  

Petition No 0225/2015 on behalf of H. Z. (German) on the payment of social insurance premiums in the Netherlands

  CM– PE 580,727

  FdR 1092162

 

  1.  

Petition No 0228/2015 by V. D. C. (Italian) on advertising on ATMs and bank charges

  CM– PE 578,617

  FdR 1088138

 

  1.  

Petition No 0241/2015 by W. P. (French) on the competitive disadvantage suffered by rail transport in comparison with road transport

  CM–PE 578,620

  FdR 1088141

 

  1.  

Petition No 0261/2015 by F. P. B. (Italian) on a road-building project for the ‘south section’ at Dignano in the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)

  CM– PE 578,623

  FdR 1088144

 

  1.  

Petition No 0287/2015 on behalf of R.B.M. (Spanish) on working conditions for workers on military bases shared with the United States

  CM– PE 580,734

  FdR 1092198

 

  1.  

Petition No 0289/2015 by B.V. (Bulgarian) on problems caused by the decision of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria to stop exports of timber

  CM– PE 578,626

  FdR 1089575

 

  1.  

Petition No 0292/2015 by A.C.L (Portuguese) on the pollution and destruction of the protected natural area of Ría Formosa, province of Algarve, southern Portugal

  CM– PE 580,735

  FdR 1092206

 

  1.  

Petition No 0293/2015 on behalf of Christian Ries (German) on public and private radio and television reception throughout the EU

  CM– PE 578,627

  FdR 1088148

 

  1.  

Petition No 0296/2015 on behalf of D.R.D (Spanish) on the cancellation of his/her credit card due to a change of residence to another Member State.

  CM– PE 578,628

  FdR 1088149

 

  1.  

Petition No 0302/2015 by H.G. (German) on the implementation of a regulation by the Republic of Cyprus which allegedly restricts the free movement of persons

  CM–PE 578,629

  FdR 1088150

 

  1.  

Petition No 0308/2015 on behalf of Andoni Monforte Duart (Spanish) on the use of the term "milk" in the EU legislation

  CM– PE 578,630

  FdR 1090083

 

  1.  

Petition No 0311/2015 by G. K. (German), on continual further training for professional drivers

  CM– PE 578,631

  FdR 1088152

 

  1.  

Petition No 0334/2015 by Andreas Jüttemann (German) on cross-border traffic signs

  CM– PE 578,633

  FdR 1088158

 

  1.  

Petition No 0348/2015 by Nils König (German), on the free choice of customers to select the equipment to connect to the internet in Germany

  CM– PE 580,739

  FdR 1092210

 

  1.  

Petition No 0363/2015 by D. P. Q. (Spanish) on European legislation concerning VAT on digital services provided over the internet

  CM– PE 580,740

  FdR 1092211

 

  1.  

Petition No 0366/2015 by P. P. (Bulgarian) on behalf of the ‘Anna Politkovskaya’ Association for Free Speech, on environmental problems related to the building of a dam in Bulgaria

  CM– PE 580,741

  FdR 1092212

 

  1.  

Petition No 0409/2015 by Ulrich Heller (German) on enforcement of the rules on the format of vehicle registration plates in Germany

  CM– PE 580,744

  FdR 1092216

 

  1.  

Petition No 0457/2015 by Rudolf Herrmann (German) concerning road tolls in Germany

  CM– PE 578,640

  FdR 1088166

 

  1.  

Petition No 0476/2015 by Christian Ries (German) on the various toll systems on roads in the European Union

  CM–PE 578,641

  FdR 1088167

 

  1.  

Petition  0556/2015 by Graham Buckingham (British) on behalf of Bite-Back Shark and Marine Conservation charity, on the reduction of the current 20kg personal import allowance of shark fins to zero

  sir556-15

  opinionPECH-556-15

 

  1.  

Petition 0591/2015 by U. N. (German) on a ban on certain protective devices (bullbars) on cars

  CM– PE 580,743

  FdR 1092214

 

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  1.   Date and place of next meeting
  •   20.06.2016 ,  15.00 – 18.30
  •   21.06.2016 ,  9.00 – 12.30  and  15.00 – 18.30