8. Scheme of generalised tariff preferences * (debate)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences (COM(2004)0699 – COM(2005)0043 – C6-0001/2005 – 2004/0242(CNS)) - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Antolín Sánchez Presedo (A6-0045/2005)

Peter Mandelson (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Antolín Sánchez Presedo introduced the report.

The following spoke: Margrietus van den Berg (draftsman of the opinion of the DEVE Committee), Maria Martens, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Elisa Ferreira, on behalf of the PSE Group, Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Margrete Auken, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, and Nigel Farage, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group.

The debate was suspended at that point for voting time.

It would resume at 21.00 (Minutes of 08.03.2005, Item 19).