IN THE CHAIR: Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU
Vice-President

1. Opening of the sitting

The sitting opened at 10.00.

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The following spoke: Bernd Posselt and Philip Bushill-Matthews, on holding the September II part-session in Brussels (the President replied that an announcement on the situation would be made at the end of midday voting time).

2. Documents received

The following documents had been received:

(1) from the Council and Commission

- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning trade in seal products (COM(2008)0469 - C6-0295/2008 - 2008/0160(COD))

- Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 639/2004 on the management of fishing fleets registered in the Community outermost regions (COM(2008)0444 - C6-0298/2008 - 2008/0138(CNS))

- Proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards reduced rates of value added tax (COM(2008)0428 - C6-0299/2008 - 2008/0143(CNS))

- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC20/2008 - Section III – Commission (N6-0008/2008 - C6-0300/2008 - 2008/2188(GBD))

- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 22/2008 - Section III – Commission (N6-0009/2008 - C6-0301/2008 - 2008/2189(GBD))

- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 23/2008 - Section III – Commission (N6-0010/2008 - C6-0302/2008 - 2008/2190(GBD))

- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 25/2008 - Section III – Commission (N6-0011/2008 - C6-0303/2008 - 2008/2191(GBD))

- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 26/2008 - Section III – Commission (N6-0012/2008 - C6-0304/2008 - 2008/2192(GBD))

3. Palestinian prisoners in Israel (motions for resolutions tabled)

Oral question (O-0040/2008) by Luisa Morgantini, Hélène Flautre, Richard Howitt, Thijs Berman, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Proinsias De Rossa, Pasqualina Napoletano, Margrete Auken, Jean Lambert, Marios Matsakis, David Hammerstein, Jill Evans, Jamila Madeira, Eugenijus Maldeikis, Philippe Morillon, Chris Davies, Vincenzo Aita, Françoise Castex, Caroline Lucas, Antonio Masip Hidalgo, Alyn Smith, Ana Maria Gomes, Karin Scheele, Alain Hutchinson, Marco Cappato, John Bowis, Giovanni Berlinguer, Giusto Catania, Roberto Musacchio, Vittorio Agnoletto, Frieda Brepoels, Mauro Zani, Umberto Guidoni, Luigi Cocilovo, Linda McAvan, Alessandro Battilocchio, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Francis Wurtz, Tokia Saïfi, Edward McMillan-Scott, Emilio Menéndez del Valle, Ioannis Kasoulides, Véronique De Keyser, Kader Arif, Béatrice Patrie and Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, to the Council: Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails (B6-0166/2008)

Oral question (O-0041/2008) by Luisa Morgantini, Hélène Flautre, Richard Howitt, Thijs Berman, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Proinsias De Rossa, Pasqualina Napoletano, Margrete Auken, Jean Lambert, Marios Matsakis, David Hammerstein, Jill Evans, Jamila Madeira, Eugenijus Maldeikis, Philippe Morillon, Chris Davies, Vincenzo Aita, Françoise Castex, Caroline Lucas, Antonio Masip Hidalgo, Alyn Smith, Ana Maria Gomes, Karin Scheele, Alain Hutchinson, Marco Cappato, John Bowis, Giovanni Berlinguer, Giusto Catania, Roberto Musacchio, Vittorio Agnoletto, Frieda Brepoels, Mauro Zani, Umberto Guidoni, Luigi Cocilovo, Linda McAvan, Alessandro Battilocchio, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Francis Wurtz, Tokia Saïfi, Edward McMillan-Scott, Emilio Menéndez del Valle, Ioannis Kasoulides, Véronique De Keyser, Kader Arif, Béatrice Patrie and Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, to the Commission: Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails (B6-0167/2008)

The debate had been held on 09.07.2008 (minutes of 09.07.2008, item 15).

Motions for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 108(5):

- Francis Wurtz, Luisa Morgantini, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Umberto Guidoni, Miguel Portas and Bairbre de Brún, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the situation of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails (B6-0343/2008);

- Marco Cappato, Sarah Ludford, Elizabeth Lynne, Ignasi Guardans Cambó and Olle Schmidt, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the situation of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails (B6-0380/2008);

- Pasqualina Napoletano and Véronique De Keyser, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the situation of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails (B6-0381/2008);

- Hélène Flautre, Margrete Auken, Caroline Lucas, David Hammerstein, Jill Evans and Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the situation of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails (B6-0382/2008);

- Charles Tannock, Jana Hybášková, Patrick Gaubert and Vito Bonsignore, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the situation of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails (B6-0415/2008);

- Brian Crowley, Roberta Angelilli, Eugenijus Maldeikis and Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the situation of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails (B6-0416/2008).

Vote: minutes of 04.09.2008, item 7.3.

4. Mid-term review of the European Environment and Health Action Plan 2004-2010 (debate)

Report: on the mid-term review of the European Environment and Health Action Plan 2004-2010 [2007/2252(INI)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Frédérique Ries (A6-0260/2008)

Frédérique Ries introduced the report.

The following spoke: Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet (President-in-Office of the Council) and Stavros Dimas (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Françoise Grossetête, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Anne Ferreira, on behalf of the PSE Group, Lena Ek, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, on behalf of the UEN Group, Hiltrud Breyer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Bairbre de Brún, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Irena Belohorská, Non-attached Member, Avril Doyle, Evangelia Tzampazi, Janusz Wojciechowski, Satu Hassi, Jana Bobošíková, Edite Estrela, Luca Romagnoli, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Daciana Octavia Sârbu and Genowefa Grabowska.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Miroslav Mikolášik and Silvia-Adriana Ţicău.

The following spoke: Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet and Stavros Dimas.

IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS
Vice-President

The following spoke: Frédérique Ries.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 04.09.2008, item 7.9.

5. Soil protection (debate)

Oral question (O-0070/2008) by Miroslav Ouzký, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Council: Progress in Council on the Framework Directive on Soil Protection (B6-0455/2008)

Miroslav Ouzký moved the oral question.

Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet (President-in-Office of the Council) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Inés Ayala Sender, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jan Mulder, 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, Ilda Figueiredo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Françoise Grossetête, Edite Estrela, Neil Parish, Glenis Willmott, Hartmut Nassauer, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Ioannis Gklavakis and Czesław Adam Siekierski.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Mairead McGuinness, James Nicholson, Reinhard Rack, Jim Allister and Robert Sturdy.

The following spoke: Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet and Stavros Dimas.

The debate closed.

IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING
President

6. Corrigendum (Rule 204a)

The committee responsible had forwarded the following corrigendum to a text adopted by Parliament.

- Corrigendum to the position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 19 June 2008 on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the inland transport of dangerous goods P6_TA-PROV(2008)0302 - (06920/3/2008 - C6-0160/2008 - 2006/0278(COD)) - TRAN

This corrigendum concerned the following languages: Spanish, Czech, Greek, Lithuanian, Latvian, Maltese, Romanian and Slovene.

Pursuant to Rule 204a(4) of the Rules of Procedure, this corrigendum would be deemed approved unless, not later than 48 hours after its announcement, a request was made by a political group or at least forty Members that it be put to the vote.

The corrigendum was available on the Séance en direct site.

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The following spoke: Zbigniew Zaleski, on remarks made by Martin Schulz during the previous day's vote on Georgia (minutes of 03.09.2008, item 7.5), and Martin Schulz, on Mr Zaleski's remarks.

The following spoke: Jörg Leichtfried, on the location of the September II part-session (the President replied that he would make an announcement on the subject at the end of voting time).

7. Voting time

Details of voting (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in the Results of Votes annex to the minutes.

The results of roll-call votes are available in electronic form only, as an annex to the minutes, and can be accessed via Europarl.

7.1. Code of Conduct for computerised reservation systems ***I (vote)

Report: on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Code of Conduct for computerised reservation systems [COM(2007)0709 - C6-0418/2007 - 2007/0243(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Timothy Kirkhope (A6-0248/2008)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 1)

The following spoke: Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, on behalf of the ALDE Group, who requested that the text be referred back to the committee pursuant to Rule 168(2), and, on that request, Brian Simpson, on behalf of the PSE Group, Georg Jarzembowski, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, and Timothy Kirkhope (rapporteur).

Parliament rejected the request by electronic vote (265 in favour, 300 against, 37 abstentions).

The text was therefore put to the vote.

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2008)0402)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0402)

7.2. Eligibility of Central Asian countries under Council Decision 2006/1016/EC * (vote)

Report: on the proposal for a Council Decision on the eligibility of Central Asian countries under Council Decision 2006/1016/EC granting a Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under loans and loan guarantees for projects outside the Community [COM(2008)0172 - C6-0182/2008 - 2008/0067(CNS)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Esko Seppänen (A6-0317/2008)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 2)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2008)0403)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0403)

7.3. Palestinian prisoners in Israel (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0343/2008, B6-0380/2008, B6-0381/2008, B6-0382/2008, B6-0415/2008 and B6-0416/2008

The debate had been held on 09.07.2008 (minutes of 09.07.2008, item 15).

The announcement of motions for resolutions had taken place on 04.09.2008 (minutes of 04.09.2008, item 2).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 3)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0343/2008

(replacing B6-0343/2008, B6-0380/2008, B6-0381/2008 and B6-0382/2008):

tabled by the following Members:

Pasqualina Napoletano, Véronique De Keyser and Proinsias De Rossa, on behalf of the PSE Group,

Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Elizabeth Lynne, Jelko Kacin, Olle Schmidt, Chris Davies and Marian Harkin, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

David Hammerstein, Hélène Flautre, Daniel Cohn-Bendit and Caroline Lucas, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Luisa Morgantini and Bairbre de Brún, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

Brian Crowley

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0404)

(Motions for resolutions B6-0415/2008 and B6-0416/2008 fell.)

7.4. Evaluation of EU sanctions as part of the EU's actions and policies in the area of human rights (vote)

Report: on the evaluation of EU sanctions as part of the EU's actions and policies in the area of human rights [2008/2031(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Hélène Flautre (A6-0309/2008)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 4)

The following spoke: Hélène Flautre, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, who said that Amendment 10 had been withdrawn.

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0405)

7.5. Millennium Development Goal 5: maternal health (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0377/2008, B6-0385/2008, B6-0388/2008, B6-0393/2008, B6-0395/2008 and B6-0396/2008

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 5)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0377/2008

(replacing B6-0377/2008, B6-0385/2008, B6-0388/2008, B6-0393/2008 and B6-0395/2008):

tabled by the following Members:

Colm Burke, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

Pasqualina Napoletano, Alain Hutchinson, Glenys Kinnock, Neena Gill, Anne Van Lancker and Iratxe García Pérez, on behalf of the PSE Group,

Beniamino Donnici, Toomas Savi, Barbara Weiler and Sophia in 't Veld, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Margrete Auken and Marie-Hélène Aubert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

Feleknas Uca, Luisa Morgantini, Gabriele Zimmer and Ilda Figueiredo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0406)

(Motion for a resolution B6-0396/2008 fell.)

The following spoke on the vote:

Ewa Tomaszewska, on the conduct of the vote.

7.6. Trade in services (vote)

Report: on trade in services [2008/2004(INI)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Syed Kamall (A6-0283/2008)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 6)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0407)

7.7. European ports policy (vote)

Report: on a European ports policy [2008/2007(INI)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Josu Ortuondo Larrea (A6-0308/2008)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 7)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0408)

7.8. Freight transport in Europe (vote)

Report: on freight transport in Europe [2008/2008(INI)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Michael Cramer (A6-0326/2008)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 8)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0409)

7.9. Mid-term review of the European Environment and Health Action Plan 2004-2010 (vote)

Report: on the mid-term review of the European Environment and Health Action Plan 2004-2010 [2007/2252(INI)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Frédérique Ries (A6-0260/2008)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 9)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0410)

8. Announcement by the President

The President announced that the September II part-session (22-25.09.2008) would be held in Brussels.

IN THE CHAIR: Mario MAURO
Vice-President

9. 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:

Palestinian prisoners in Israel - RC-B6-0343/2008:
Miroslav Mikolášik, Frank Vanhecke and Philip Claeys

Report: Hélène Flautre - A6-0309/2008:
Véronique De Keyser, Frank Vanhecke and Ryszard Czarnecki

Millennium Development Goal 5: maternal health - RC-B6-0377/2008:
Zita Pleštinská, Frank Vanhecke, Daniel Hannan and Linda McAvan

Report: Syed Kamall - A6-0283/2008:
Czesław Adam Siekierski

Report: Josu Ortuondo Larrea - A6-0308/2008:
Czesław Adam Siekierski

10. 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.

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Ewa Tomaszewska and Corien Wortmann-Kool had informed the Chair that their voting machines had not worked during part of the votes on the joint motion for a resolution entitled 'Millennium Development Goal 5: maternal health' - RC-B6-0377/2008.

(The sitting was suspended at 13.05 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS
Vice-President

11. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

12. Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (debate)

(For the titles and authors of the motions for resolutions, see minutes of 02.09.2008, item 3)

12.1. Coup in Mauritania

Motions for resolution B6-0386/2008, B6-0392/2008, B6-0397/2008, B6-0398/2008, B6-0408/2008 and B6-0409/2008

Alain Hutchinson, Marios Matsakis, Esko Seppänen, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Ryszard Czarnecki and Colm Burke introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Laima Liucija Andrikienė, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Leopold Józef Rutowicz, on behalf of the UEN Group, Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Koenraad Dillen, Non-attached Member, and Filip Kaczmarek.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Eija-Riitta Korhola, Glyn Ford and Zbigniew Zaleski.

The following spoke: Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 04.09.2008, item 13.1.

12.2. Hangings in Iran

Motions for resolution B6-0389/2008, B6-0394/2008, B6-0400/2008, B6-0401/2008, B6-0403/2008 and B6-0404/2008

Paulo Casaca, Charles Tannock, Marios Matsakis, Feleknas Uca, Raül Romeva i Rueda and Marcin Libicki introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Tunne Kelam, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Proinsias De Rossa, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marco Cappato, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Mogens Camre, on behalf of the UEN Group, Koenraad Dillen, Non-attached Member, Bernd Posselt, Józef Pinior, Janusz Onyszkiewicz and Marek Aleksander Czarnecki.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Dumitru Oprea, Aloyzas Sakalas, Ewa Tomaszewska and Zbigniew Zaleski.

The following spoke: Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 04.09.2008, item 13.2.

12.3. Albino killings in Tanzania

Motions for resolution B6-0387/2008, B6-0390/2008, B6-0391/2008, B6-0405/2008, B6-0406/2008 and B6-0407/2008

Ryszard Czarnecki, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Marios Matsakis and Erik Meijer introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, on behalf of the PSE Group, Ewa Tomaszewska, on behalf of the UEN Group, and Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Avril Doyle.

The following spoke: Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 04.09.2008, item 13.3.

13. Voting time

Details of voting (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in the Results of Votes annex to the minutes.

The results of roll-call votes are available in electronic form only, as an annex to the minutes, and can be accessed via Europarl.

13.1. Coup in Mauritania (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0386/2008, B6-0392/2008, B6-0397/2008, B6-0398/2008, B6-0408/2008 and B6-0409/2008

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 10)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0386/2008

(replacing B6-0386/2008, B6-0392/2008, B6-0397/2008, B6-0398/2008, B6-0408/2008 and B6-0409/2008):

tabled by the following Members:

Colm Burke, Charles Tannock, Urszula Gacek, Bernd Posselt, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Tunne Kelam, Carlos José Iturgaiz Angulo, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Iles Braghetto and Jean-Pierre Audy, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

Pasqualina Napoletano, Marie-Arlette Carlotti and Alain Hutchinson, on behalf of the PSE Group,

Marios Matsakis and Thierry Cornillet, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, Ryszard Czarnecki, Konrad Szymański, Ewa Tomaszewska, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka and Adam Bielan, on behalf of the UEN Group,

Marie Anne Isler Béguin and Hélène Flautre, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

The following spoke: Colm Burke, who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 8 (accepted) and indicated the need for a correction to paragraph 10 (accepted).

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0411)

13.2. Hangings in Iran (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0389/2008, B6-0394/2008, B6-0400/2008, B6-0401/2008, B6-0403/2008 and B6-0404/2008

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 11)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0389/2008

(replacing B6-0389/2008, B6-0394/2008, B6-0400/2008, B6-0401/2008, B6-0403/2008 and B6-0404/2008):

tabled by the following Members:

Charles Tannock, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Urszula Gacek, Bernd Posselt, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Tunne Kelam and Tadeusz Zwiefka, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

Pasqualina Napoletano, Hannes Swoboda, Christa Prets and Paulo Casaca, on behalf of the PSE Group,

Marco Cappato, Marios Matsakis, Frédérique Ries and Renate Weber, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Cristiana Muscardini, Roberta Angelilli, Konrad Szymański and Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the UEN Group,

Angelika Beer, Monica Frassoni and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

Tobias Pflüger, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

The following spoke: Marco Cappato, who moved two oral amendments, each adding a new paragraph (accepted).

The following spoke: Raül Romeva i Rueda, who moved two oral amendments, to paragraph 9 and recital K respectively, Paulo Casaca, on behalf of the PSE Group, Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Tunne Kelam, who moved an oral amendment to recital K, Mogens Camre, on behalf of the UEN Group, and Alain Hutchinson, who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 9 (the oral amendments by Raül Romeva i Rueda were not accepted as over 40 Members objected; the oral amendments by Tunne Kelam and Alain Hutchinson were accepted).

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0412)

13.3. Albino killings in Tanzania (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0387/2008, B6-0390/2008, B6-0391/2008, B6-0405/2008, B6-0406/2008 and B6-0407/2008

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 12)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0387/2008

(replacing B6-0387/2008, B6-0390/2008, B6-0391/2008, B6-0405/2008, B6-0406/2008 and B6-0407/2008):

tabled by the following Members:

Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Bernd Posselt, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Charles Tannock and Tunne Kelam, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

Pasqualina Napoletano, Josep Borrell Fontelles and Alain Hutchinson, on behalf of the PSE Group,

Renate Weber and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Ryszard Czarnecki, Jan Tadeusz Masiel, Ewa Tomaszewska and Adam Bielan, on behalf of the UEN Group,

Margrete Auken, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0413)

14. Composition of committees and delegations

At the request of the PPE-DE Group, Parliament ratified the following appointments:

Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee: Dragoş Florin David

Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya): Sebastiano Sanzarello

Delegation for relations with Afghanistan: Eleonora Lo Curto

Temporary Committee on Climate Change: Iva Zanicchi

15. Decisions concerning certain documents

Referral to committees

LIBE Committee

- Legal protection of adults: cross-border implications (2008/2123(INI))
referred to responsible: JURI
opinion: LIBE

PETI Committee

- Public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (COM(2008)0229 - C6-0184/2008 - 2008/0090(COD))
referred to responsible: LIBE
opinion: PETI, AFCO, JURI

Decision to draw up a report under Rule 202

AFCO Committee

- Use by Parliament of the symbols of the Union (2007/2240(REG))

Decision to draw up own-initiative reports

AFCO Committee

- Initiative of the European Parliament on its composition as from the 14 July 2009 (2008/2168(INI))
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 09.07.2008)

LIBE Committee

- Application of Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of EU citizens and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States (2008/2184(INI))
(opinion: JURI)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 09.07.2008)

REGI Committee

- The implementation of the Structural Funds Regulation 2007 - 2013: the results of the negotiations on the national cohesion strategies and the operational programmes (2008/2183(INI))
(opinion: FEMM, ENVI, EMPL, BUDG, ITRE)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 09.07.2008)

Authorisation to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 39)

AFCO Committee

- Guidelines for a proposal of a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the citizens' initiative, pursuant to Article 11(4) of the Treaty on the European Union (2008/2169(INI))
(opinion: PETI, LIBE)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 09.07.2008)

Authorisation to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 45)

DEVE Committee

- Development impact of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) (2008/2170(INI))
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 09.07.2008)

JURI Committee

- Cooperation between the courts of the Member States in the taking of evidence in civil or commercial matters (2008/2180(INI))
(opinion: LIBE)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 09.07.2008)

PECH Committee

- Towards a 'European Cormorant Management Plan' to minimize the increasing impact of cormorants on fish stocks, fisheries and aquaculture (2008/2177(INI))
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 09.07.2008)

- The CFP and the eco-system approach to fisheries management (2008/2178(INI))
(opinion: ENVI)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 09.07.2008)

AGRI Committee

- The gap between producer prices and the prices paid by consumers (2008/2175(INI))
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 09.07.2008)

CULT Committee

- Community participation in the European Audiovisual Observatory (2008/2179(INI))
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 09.07.2008)

FEMM Committee

- Equal treatment and access for men and women in the performing arts (2008/2182(INI))
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 09.07.2008)

IMCO Committee

- The protection of consumers, in particular minors, in respect of the use of video games (2008/2173(INI))
(opinion: CULT, LIBE)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 09.07.2008)

- European professional card for services providers (2008/2172(INI))
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 09.07.2008)

INTA Committee

- Trade and Economic Relations with China (2008/2171(INI))
(opinion: DEVE, AFET, ITRE, ECON, IMCO)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 09.07.2008)

LIBE Committee

- The next steps in border management in the European Union and similar experiences in third countries (2008/2181(INI))
(opinion: DEVE, AFET)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 09.07.2008)

REGI Committee

- The Green Paper on territorial cohesion and the state for the debate on the future reform of Cohesion policy (2008/2174(INI))
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 09.07.2008)

Decision to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 114(3))

LIBE Committee

- Evaluation of the Australia-EU PNR agreement (2008/2187(INI))
(opinion: AFET)

- Strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet (2008/2160(INI))
(opinion: CULT, ITRE)

16. Written declarations included in the register (Rule 116)

Number of signatures obtained by the written declarations included in the register (Rule 116(3)):

17. 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.

18. Dates of forthcoming sittings

The next sittings would be held from 22.09.2008 to 25.09.2008.

19. Adjournment of the session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

The sitting closed at 16.45.

The following signed:

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Chukolov, Ciani, Claeys, Cocilovo, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Paolo Costa, Cottigny, Cramer, Cremers, Corina Creţu, Gabriela Creţu, Crowley, Csibi, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Ryszard Czarnecki, Dahl, Dăianu, Daul, David, Davies, De Blasio, de Brún, Degutis, De Michelis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Descamps, Désir, Deva, De Veyrac, De Vits, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dillen, Dimitrakopoulos, Dobolyi, Donnici, Doorn, Douay, Dover, Doyle, Drčar Murko, Droutsas, Duchoň, Duff, Duka-Zólyomi, Dumitriu, Ebner, Ehler, El Khadraoui, Elles, Esteves, Estrela, Ettl, Jill Evans, Robert Evans, Färm, Fajmon, Falbr, Fatuzzo, Fava, Fazakas, Fernández Martín, Ferrari, Anne Ferreira, Elisa Ferreira, Figueiredo, Filip, Fiore, Flasarová, Flautre, Florenz, Foltyn-Kubicka, Fontaine, Ford, Fouré, Fourtou, Fraga Estévez, Fraile Cantón, França, Frassoni, Freitas, Friedrich, Gacek, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Garcés Ramón, García-Margallo y Marfil, García Pérez, Gardini, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, 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Valle, Meyer Pleite, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Morillon, Elisabeth Morin, Mote, Mulder, Napoletano, Nassauer, Nechifor, Neris, Newton Dunn, Nicholson, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Niculescu, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Özdemir, Olajos, Olbrycht, Ó Neachtain, Onesta, Oomen-Ruijten, Oprea, Ortuondo Larrea, Őry, Ouzký, Oviir, Paasilinna, Pack, Pafilis, Pagano, Paleckis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Panayotov, Pannella, Panzeri, Papadimoulis, Paparizov, Papastamkos, Parish, Paşcu, Patriciello, Peillon, Pęk, Alojz Peterle, Pflüger, Pieper, Pietikäinen, Pīks, Pinior, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Pirker, Piskorski, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Pleštinská, Plumb, Podestà, Podimata, Podkański, Pöttering, Pohjamo, Poignant, Pomés Ruiz, Nicolae Vlad Popa, Posdorf, Posselt, Prets, Pribetich, Vittorio Prodi, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Rapkay, Remek, Resetarits, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Robusti, Rocard, Rodust, 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