14. Batteries, accumulators and their waste ***II (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC [5694/5/2005 - C6-0268/2005 - 2003/0282(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Johannes Blokland (A6-0335/2005)

Johannes Blokland introduced the recommendation for second reading.

Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Caroline Jackson, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Åsa Westlund, on behalf of the PSE Group, Holger Krahmer, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Irena Belohorská, Non-attached Member, Péter Olajos, Marie-Noëlle Lienemann, Mojca Drčar Murko, Leopold Józef Rutowicz, Thomas Ulmer, Linda McAvan, Anne Laperrouze, Frederika Brepoels, Anja Weisgerber, Erna Hennicot-Schoepges and Charlie McCreevy.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 13.12.2005, Item 8.27.