3. Classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures ***I - Classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (amendment of Directives 76/768/EEC, 88/378/EEC, 1999/13/EC, 2000/53/EC, 2002/96/EC and 2004/42/EC) ***I - Classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 648/2004) ***I (debate)

Verbatim reports

Report: on a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, and amending Directive 67/548/EEC and Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 [COM(2007)0355 - C6-0197/2007 - 2007/0121(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Amalia Sartori (A6-0140/2008)

Report: on a proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 76/768/EEC, 88/378/EEC, 1999/13/EC and Directives 2000/53/EC, 2002/96/EC and 2004/42/EC in order to adapt them to Regulation (EC) … on Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures, and amending Directive 67/548/EEC and Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 [COM(2007)0611 - C6-0347/2007 - 2007/0212(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Amalia Sartori (A6-0142/2008)

Report: on a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 in order to adapt it to Regulation (EC) No … on Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures, and amending Directive 67/548/EEC and Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 [COM(2007)0613 - C6-0349/2007 - 2007/0213(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Amalia Sartori (A6-0141/2008)

The following spoke: Günter Verheugen (Vice-President of the Commission).

Amalia Sartori introduced the reports.

The following spoke: Anne Laperrouze (draftsman of the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Andreas Schwab (draftsman of the opinion of the IMCO Committee), Guido Sacconi, on behalf of the PSE Group, Liam Aylward, on behalf of the UEN Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Avril Doyle, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Jens Holm, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Graham Booth, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Jim Allister, Non-attached Member, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Gyula Hegyi, Hiltrud Breyer, Jean-Claude Martinez, Zuzana Roithová, Genowefa Grabowska, Luca Romagnoli, Åsa Westlund, Rovana Plumb, Edit Herczog and Alessandro Foglietta.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Carl Schlyter.

IN THE CHAIR: Martine ROURE
Vice-President

The following spoke: Günter Verheugen and Amalia Sartori.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 03.09.2008, item 7.1, minutes of 03.09.2008, item 7.2 and minutes of 03.09.2008, item 7.3.