Verbatim report of proceedings

Thursday, 23 April 2009 - Strasbourg

8.8. Term of protection of copyright and related rights (A6-0070/2009, Brian Crowley)

- Before the vote:

  Sharon Bowles (ALDE). - Mr President, I am sorry to trouble colleagues in a long voting session, but it has been newly marked on the voting list that Amendment 80 to a recital falls if Amendment 37 is passed. The first half of the amendment is exactly the same but the new bit – the second part – is consistent. Amendment 81, which is the corresponding amendment to the article, is not marked as falling when the corresponding article amendment, 55, is passed. Therefore, I would request that we vote on Amendment 80 as an addition to 37, if Members like it – which is a different matter – as it looks like we are also doing with Amendment 81.

  President. – Thank you, Mrs Bowles. It is appropriate that we should hear the opinion of the rapporteur, Mr Crowley.

  Brian Crowley, rapporteur. − Mr President, I do not think this can be added as an addition. It should be taken separately.