The President had received the following appointment requests from the PPE-DE Group:
INTA Committee: David Sumberg to replace Sajjad Karim
EMPL Committee: Sajjad Karim to replace David Sumberg
The President established that there were no objections. The appointments were thereby ratified.
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The following spoke: Paul Rübig, who referred to the observation made by the President concerning the explanations of vote (Minutes of 17.01.2008, Item 13) and condemned the absence of the Members concerned.