14. Environmental liability ***II (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the common position of the Council with a view to adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage [10933/5/2003 - C5-0445/2003 - 2002/0021(COD)] - Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market. Rapporteur: Toine Manders (A5-0461/2003).

Toine Manders introduced the recommendation for second reading.

Frits Bolkestein (Member of the Commission)spoke.

The following spoke: Angelika Niebler, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Evelyne Gebhardt, on behalf of the PSE Group, Astrid Thors, on behalf of the ELDR Group, Mihail Papayannakis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Paul A.A.J.G. Lannoye, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Bent Hindrup Andersen, on behalf of the EDD Group, Ward Beysen, Non-attached Member, Giuseppe Gargani, Bill Miller, Neil MacCormick, Georges Berthu, Marcelino Oreja Arburúa, Ioannis Koukiadis, Alexander de Roo, Ian Twinn, Othmar Karas and Marianne L.P. Thyssen.

IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS ROCA
Vice-President

The following spoke: Cristina García-Orcoyen Tormo, Paolo Bartolozzi and Frits Bolkestein.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 17.12.2003, Item 17