IN THE CHAIR: Miroslav OUZKÝ
Vice-President

1. Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 9.00.

2. Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (announcement of motions for resolutions tabled)

Pursuant to Rule 115, the following Members or political groups had requested that such a debate be held on the following motions for resolutions:

I. Fiji

- Pasqualina Napoletano and Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the situation in Fiji (B6-0646/2006)

- Nirj Deva, Geoffrey Van Orden, Bernd Posselt and Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the coup in Fiji (B6-0649/2006)

- Tobias Pflüger, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the situation in Fiji following the coup (B6-0652/2006)

- Margrete Auken and Marie-Hélène Aubert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Fiji (B6-0660/2006)

- Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Adam Bielan, Marcin Libicki, Ryszard Czarnecki and Roberts Zīle, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the coup in Fiji (B6-0662/2006)

- István Szent-Iványi and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the situation in Fiji (B6-0663/2006)

II. Involvement of UN forces in sexual abuses in Liberia and Haiti

- Michael Gahler, Maria Martens, José Javier Pomés Ruiz, Charles Tannock and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the involvement of UN forces in sexual abuses in Liberia and Haiti (B6-0648/2006)

- Luisa Morgantini and Ilda Figueiredo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the involvement of UN forces in sexual abuses in Liberia and Haiti (B6-0653/2006)

- Cristiana Muscardini, Roberta Angelilli, Marcin Libicki, Adam Bielan, Michał Tomasz Kamiński and Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the UEN Group, son the involvement of UN forces in sexual abuses in Liberia and Haiti (B6-0654/2006)

- Pasqualina Napoletano, Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Marie-Arlette Carlotti, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, María Sornosa Martínez and Pierre Schapira, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the involvement of UN forces in sexual abuses in Liberia and Haiti (B6-0656/2006)

- Marie-Hélène Aubert, Margrete Auken, Hiltrud Breyer and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the involvement of UN forces in sexual abuses in Liberia and Haiti (B6-0659/2006)

III. Burma

- Geoffrey Van Orden, Thomas Mann, Bernd Posselt, Simon Coveney and Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the situation in Burma (B6-0647/2006)

- Vittorio Agnoletto and Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Burma (B6-0651/2006)

- Pasqualina Napoletano, Glenys Kinnock and Marc Tarabella, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the situation in Burma (B6-0655/2006)

- Frédérique Ries and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the situation in Burma (B6-0657/2006)

- Gintaras Didžiokas, on behalf of the UEN Group, On Burma/Myanmar (B6-0658/2006)

- Frithjof Schmidt, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the situation in Burma (Myanmar) (B6-0661/2006)

Speaking time would be allocated in accordance with Rule 142.

3. Documents received

The following documents had been received:

1) from the Council and Commission

- Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Directive 71/304/EEC of 26 July 1971 concerning the abolition of restrictions on freedom to provide services in respect of public works contracts and on the award of public works contracts to contractors acting through agencies or branches (COM(2006)0748 - C6-0440/2006 - 2006/0249(COD))

- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicals (COM(2006)0745 - C6-0439/2006 - 2006/0246(COD))

- Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Scientific and Technological Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Korea (COM(2006)0422 - C6-0438/2006 - 2006/0141(CNS))

- Proposal for a Council directive amending Council Directive 2002/38/EC as regards the period of application of the value added tax arrangements applicable to radio and television broadcasting services and certain electronically supplied services (COM(2006)0739 - C6-0437/2006 - 2006/0245(CNS))

- Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Community Statistical Programme 2008 to 2012 (COM(2006)0687 - C6-0427/2006 - 2006/0229(COD))

- The Council of the European Union: Revised letter of amendment No 2 to the draft general budget of the European Communities for the financial year 2007 (15783/2006 - C6-0444/2006 - 2006/2018(BUD))

- The Council of the European Union: Letter of amendment No 3 to the draft general budget of the European Communities for the financial year 2007 (15636/2006 - C6-0443/2006 - 2006/2018(BUD))

- Draft general budget of the European Communities for the financial year 2007, as amended and accompanied by proposals for modifications (15637/2006 - C6-0442/2006 - 2006/2018(BUD))

- Draft amending budget No 6 for the financial year 2006 - Section III – Commission (15635/2006 - C6-0441/2006 - 2006/2265(BUD))

2) from committees

2.1) reports

- Report on amendment of Rules 15 and 182(1) of Parliament's Rules of Procedure - Election of Quaestors and committee bureaux (2006/2287(REG)) - AFCO Committee - Rapporteur: Jo Leinen (A6-0464/2006)

- * Report on the Draft Council Decision amending the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice of the European Communities as regards the language arrangements, in order to include Bulgarian and Romanian among the languages of cases as laid down in the Rules of Procedure (15712/2006 - C6-0434/2006 - 2006/0813(CNS)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Giuseppe Gargani (A6-0463/2006)

- * Report on the Draft Council Decision amending the Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities with regard to languages, in order to include Bulgarian and Romanian among the languages of cases as laid down in the Rules of Procedure (15715/2006 - C6-0435/2006 - 2006/0814(CNS)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Giuseppe Gargani (A6-0462/2006)

- * Report on the proposal for a Council decision laying down Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases (codified version) (COM(2006)0315 - C6-0236/2006 - 2006/0104(CNS)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0461/2006)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the north-east Atlantic (Codified version) (COM(2006)0497 - C6-0301/2006 - 2006/0164(COD)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0460/2006)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the elimination of controls performed at the frontiers of Member States in the field of road and inland waterway transport (codified version) (COM(2006)0432 - C6-0261/2006 - 2006/0146(COD)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0459/2006)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a procedure for prior examination and consultation in respect of certain laws, regulations and administrative provisions concerning transport proposed in Member States (Codified version) (COM(2006)0284 - C6-0185/2006 - 2006/0099(COD)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0458/2006)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation (Euratom, EC) of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities (Codified version) (COM(2006)0477 - C6-0290/2006 - 2006/0159(COD)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0457/2006)

- Report with a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the progress of the negotiations on the framework decision on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (2006/2286(INI)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Martine Roure (A6-0456/2006)

- ***I Report on the amended proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme "Drugs prevention and information" as part of the General programme "Fundamental Rights and Justice" (COM(2006)0230 [[02]] - C6-0464/2006 - 2005/0037B(COD)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Inger Segelström (A6-0454/2006)

- * Report on the proposal for a Council decision establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme "Criminal justice" as part of the General programme "Fundamental Rights and Justice" (COM(2005)0122 [[03]] - C6-0237/2005 - 2005/0039(CNS)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Inger Segelström (A6-0453/2006)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme "Civil justice" as part of the General programme "Fundamental Rights and Justice" (COM(2005)0122 [[04]] - C6-0096/2005 - 2005/0040(COD)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Inger Segelström (A6-0452/2006)

- Report on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007 as modified by the Council and Letters of amendment Nos 1/2007, 2/2007, 3/2007 to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007 - Section I - European Parliament, Section II - Council, Section III - Commission, Section IV - Court of Justice, Section V - Court of Auditors, Section VI - European Economic and Social Committee, Section VII - Committee of the Regions, Section VIII (A) - European Ombudsman, Section VIII (B) - European Data Protection Supervisor (15637/2006 - C6-0442/2006 - 2006/2018(BUD)) - BUDG Committee (A6-0451/2006)

2.2) recommendations for second reading

- ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Institute for Gender Equality (Text with EEA relevance) (10351/1/2006 - C6-0314/2006 - 2005/0017(COD)) - FEMM Committee (A6-0455/2006)

3) from the Conciliation Committee

- Joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee on the directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration (03658/2006 - C6-0382/2006 - 2003/0210(COD))

4. Transfers of appropriations

The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 42/2006 (C6-0352/2006 - SEC(2006)1282).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002, provided that no commitments were entered into before the final adoption of the requisite legal acts.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 47/2006 (C6-0353/2006 - SEC(2006)1288).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 48/2006 (C6-0368/2006 - SEC(2006)1349).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 50/2006 (C6-0369/2006 - SEC(2006)1351).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 51/2006 (C6-0405/2006 - SEC(2006)1352).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 54/2006 (C6-0406/2006 - SEC(2006)1355).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 55/2006 (C6-0416/2006 - SEC(2006)1399).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 56/2006 (C6-0407/2006 - SEC(2006)1400).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 58/2006 (C6-0425/2006 - SEC(2006)1402).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002.

5. Legislative and work programme of the Commission for 2007 (motions for resolutions tabled)

Commission statement: Legislative and work programme of the Commission for 2007

The debate had been held on 14.11.2006 (Minutes of 14.11.2006, Item 15).

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 103(2):

- Pierre Jonckheer, Monica Frassoni and Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the Commission Legislative and Work Programme 2007 (B6-0630/2006)

- Silvana Koch-Mehrin, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the Commission Legislative and Work Programme 2007 (B6-0634/2006)

- Brian Crowley, Roberta Angelilli, Guntars Krasts, Gintaras Didžiokas and Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the Legislative and Work Programme of the Commission for 2007 (B6-0635/2006)

- Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the Commission Legislative and Work Programme 2007 (B6-0637/2006/rev.)

- Françoise Grossetête and Hans-Gert Poettering, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the Commission Legislative and Work Programme for 2007 (B6-0640/2006)

- Martin Schulz and Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the Commission's legislative and work programme for 2007 (B6-0642/2006)

Vote: Minutes of 13.12.2006, Item 8.14.

6. Russia-EU Summit (motions for resolutions tabled)

Council and Commission statements: Russia-EU Summit

The debate had been held on 29.11.2006 (Minutes of 29.11.2006, Item 13).

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 103(2):

- Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Hélène Flautre, Milan Horáček, Bart Staes and Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the EU-Russia Summit (B6-0631/2006)

- Elmar Brok, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Charles Tannock, Camiel Eurlings, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Tunne Kelam, Vytautas Landsbergis and Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the EU-Russia Summit (B6-0633/2006)

- Konrad Szymański, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Adam Bielan, Inese Vaidere, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Wojciech Roszkowski and Ryszard Czarnecki, on the EU-Russia Summit (B6-0636/2006)

- Esko Seppänen and Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the EU-Russia Summit (B6-0638/2006)

- Paavo Väyrynen and Margarita Starkevičiūtė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the EU-Russia Summit (B6-0639/2006)

- Hannes Swoboda and Jan Marinus Wiersma, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the Russia-EU Summit (B6-0641/2006)

Vote: Minutes of 13.12.2006, Item 8.15.

7. Vote on request for urgent procedure

Commission request for the application of urgent procedure (Rule 134) in respect of:

- ***I Amended proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme 'Drugs prevention and information' as part of the General programme 'Fundamental Rights and Justice' [COM(2006)0230 — C6 0095/2005 — 2005/0037B(COD)] - LIBE Committee

- * Proposal for a Council decision establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme 'Fundamental rights and citizenship' as part of the General programme 'Fundamental Rights and Justice' [COM(2005)0122 - C6-0236/2005 - 2005/0038(CNS)] - LIBE Committee

- * Proposal for a Council decision establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme 'Criminal justice' as part of the General programme 'Fundamental Rights and Justice' [COM(2005)0122 — C6-0237/2005 — 2005/0039(CNS)] - LIBE Committee

- ***I Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme 'Civil justice' as part of the General programme 'Fundamental Rights and Justice' [COM(2005)0122 - C6-0096/2005 - 2005/0040(COD)] - LIBE Committee

- *** I Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2008-2013 as part of the General programme 'Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows' [COM(2005)0123 – C6-0124/2005 – 2005/0046(COD)]- LIBE Committee

- ***I Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the External Borders Fund for the period 2007-2013 as part of the General programme 'Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows' [COM(2005)0123 – C6-0125/2005 – 2005/0047(COD)]- LIBE Committee

- * Proposal for a Council decision establishing the European Fund for the Integration of Third-country nationals for the period 2007-2013 as part of the General programme 'Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows' [COM(2005)0123 – C6-0238/2005 – 2005/0048(CNS)]- LIBE Committee

- ***I Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2008-2013 as part of the General programme 'Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows' [COM(2005)0123 – C6-0126/2005 – 2005/0045(COD)]- LIBE Committee

- * Proposal for a Council decision establishing the specific Programme 'Prevention, Preparedness and Consequence Management of Terrorism', for the Period 2007-2013 - General Programme 'Security and Safeguarding Liberties' [COM(2005)0124 – C6-0241/2005 – 2005/0034(CNS)]- LIBE Committee

- * Proposal for a Council decision establishing the specific Programme 'Prevention of and Fight against Crime' for the Period 2007-2013 - General Programme 'Security and Safeguarding Liberties' [COM(2005)0124 - C6-0242/2005 - 2005/0035(CNS)] - LIBE Committee

The following spoke: Jean-Marie Cavada (Chairman of the LIBE Committee) and Ewa Klamt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group.

The request for urgent procedure was approved.

The items were placed on the agenda for voting time at noon on Thursday, 14.12.2006.

The deadline for tabling amendments for plenary would be Wednesday, 13.12.2006 at 10.00.

8. Financing instrument for development cooperation ***II - A financing instrument for cooperation with industrialised and other high-income countries and territories * (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation [11944/2/2006 - C6-0357/2006 - 2004/0220(COD)] - Committee on Development. Rapporteur: Gay Mitchell (A6-0448/2006)

Report on the draft Council Regulation establishing a financing instrument for cooperation with industrialised and other high-income countries and territories [11877/2006 — C6-0265/2006 — 2006/0807(CNS)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: David Martin (A6-0430/2006)

Gay Mitchell introduced the recommendation for second reading.

David Martin introduced the report.

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

The following spoke: Syed Kamall, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Margrietus van den Berg, on behalf of the PSE Group, Danutė Budreikaitė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Konrad Szymański, on behalf of the UEN Group, Hélène Goudin, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Irena Belohorská, Non-attached Member, Maria Martens, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, Thierry Cornillet, Witold Tomczak, Andreas Mölzer, Nirj Deva, Marie-Arlette Carlotti, Toomas Savi and Georgios Papastamkos.

IN THE CHAIR: Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN
Vice-President

The following spoke: Erika Mann, Jana Hybášková, Proinsias De Rossa, Justas Vincas Paleckis, Eoin Ryan and Benita Ferrero-Waldner.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.12.2006, Item 14.14 and Minutes of 12.12.2006, Item 14.20.

9. Protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration ***III (debate)

Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration (PE-CONS 03658/2006 - C6-0382/2006 - 2003/0210(COD) - Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee - Rapporteur: Christa Klaß (A6-0446/2006)

Christa Klaß introduced the report.

Stavros Dimas (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Péter Olajos, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, María Sornosa Martínez, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Hiltrud Breyer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Leopold Józef Rutowicz, on behalf of the UEN Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Jim Allister, Non-attached Member, Richard Seeber, Karin Scheele, Anne Laperrouze, Carl Schlyter, Kathy Sinnott and Proinsias De Rossa.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.12.2006, Item 14.13.

(The sitting was suspended at 11.00 and resumed at 11.30.)

IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES
President

10. Welcome

On behalf of Parliament, the President welcomed members of a delegation from the Afghan Parliament - led by His Excellency Muhammad Yunus Qanoni, Speaker of the National Assembly of Afghanistan - who had taken their seats in the distinguished visitors' gallery.

11. Voting time

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

11.1. Appointment of the Bulgarian Commissioner (vote)

DRAFT DECISION B6-0644/2006

(Simple majority)

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

The following spoke on the appointment of the Bulgarian and Romanian Commissioners: José Manuel Barroso (President of the Commission), Hans-Gert Poettering, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Monica Frassoni, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group, Jeffrey Titford, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, and Bruno Gollnisch, Non-attached Member.

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0529)

11.2. Appointment of the Romanian Commissioner (vote)

DRAFT DECISION B6-0645/2006

(Simple majority)

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

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0530)

12. Award of the Sakharov Prize (Formal sitting)

From 12.00 to 12.30, a formal sitting of Parliament was held on the occasion of the award of the Sakharov Prize to Alexander Milinkevich, leader of the democratic opposition in Belarus.

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA
Vice-President

13. Agenda

The President proposed switching the first two items on the agenda for the afternoon of Wednesday, 13.12.2006, i.e. starting at 15.00 with Council and Commission statements on data protection and then moving on to the key debate on preparations for the European Council.

The House agreed to the proposal.

The President announced that the report by Jo Leinen entitled 'Amendment of the Rules of Procedure (committees, Quaestors)' (A6-0464/2006) had been adopted in committee on 11.12.2006.

He informed the House that the item would be taken at voting time on Thursday, 14.12.2006. The deadline for tabling amendments would be Wednesday, 13.12.2006, at 10.00.

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The following spoke: Hannes Swoboda and Richard Corbett on the organisation of business.

14.1. Nomination of the Bulgarian Member of the Court of Auditors (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the nomination of Nadezhda Sandolova as a Member of the Court of Auditors [C6-0411/2006 - 2006/0811(CNS)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: José Javier Pomés Ruiz (A6-0442/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

(Secret ballot. For a list of Members voting, see Roll-call votes Annex, Item 3)

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0531)

The following spoke before the vote:

Bruno Gollnisch, on the application of Rule 150(6) (the President replied that only items to be put to the vote had to be available in all languages).

14.2. Nomination of the Romanian Member of the Court of Auditors (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the nomination of Ovidiu Ispir as a Member of the Court of Auditors [C6-0410/2006 - 2006/0812(CNS)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Szabolcs Fazakas (A6-0443/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

(Secret ballot. For a list of Members voting, see Roll-call votes Annex, Item 4)

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0532)

14.3. Modalities of Iceland and Norway's participation in the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of an Arrangement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the modalities of those states' participation in the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union [COM(2006)0178 - C6-0358/2006 - 2006/0063(CNS)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Jean-Marie Cavada (A6-0423/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0533)

14.4. Community action programme in the field of consumer policy (2007 - 2013) ***II (Rule 131) (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a programme of Community action in the field of consumer policy (2007-2013) [13241/1/2006 - C6-0420/2006 - 2005/0042(COD)] - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Marianne Thyssen (A6-0408/2006)

(Qualified majority)

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

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Marianne Thyssen (rapporteur) made a statement pursuant to Rule 131(4).

Declared approved (P6_TA(2006)0534)

14.5. Prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies ***II (Rule 131) (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 fixing the rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies [14224/4/2006 - C6-0432/2006 - 2004/0270(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Dagmar Roth-Behrendt (A6-0445/2006)

(Qualified majority)

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

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved (P6_TA(2006)0535)

14.6. Statistical data on landings of fishery products ***II (Rule 131) (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the submission of statistical data on landings of fishery products in Member States and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1382/91 [14283/1/2006 - C6-0421/2006 - 2005/0223(COD)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Philippe Morillon (A6-0400/2006)

(Qualified majority)

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

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved (P6_TA(2006)0536)

14.7. Protection of minors and human dignity and the right of reply ***II (Rule 131) (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of minors and human dignity and on the right of reply in relation to the competitiveness of the European audiovisual and on-line information services industry [09577/1/2006 - C6-0313/2006 - 2004/0117(COD)] - Committee on Culture and Education. Rapporteur: Marielle De Sarnez (A6-0433/2006)

(Qualified majority)

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

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved (P6_TA(2006)0537)

14.8. Customs 2013 programme ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an action programme for customs in the Community (Customs 2013) [COM(2006)0201 - C6-0158/2006 - 2006/0075(COD)] - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Janelly Fourtou (A6-0428/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0538)

14.9. A paperless environment for customs and trade ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a paperless environment for customs and trade [COM(2005)0609 - C6-0420/2005 - 2005/0247(COD)] - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Christopher Heaton-Harris (A6-0407/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0539)

14.10. Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 on the organisation of Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings, as regards the financial framework for the period 2007-2009 and the maximum Community contribution for Bulgaria and Romania [COM(2006)0344 - C6-0217/2006 - 2006/0112(COD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Janusz Lewandowski (A6-0424/2006)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENT and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0540)

14.11. Cooperation between Asset Recovery Offices * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the initiative of the Republic of Austria, the Kingdom of Belgium and the Republic of Finland with a view to the adoption of a Council Decision concerning cooperation between Asset Recovery Offices of the Member States in the field of tracing and identification proceeds from, or other property related to, crime [07259/2006 - C6-0122/2006 - 2006/0805(CNS)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Mihael Brejc (A6-0388/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 13)

INITIATIVE, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0541)

14.12. Expenditure in the veterinary field * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 90/424/EEC on expenditure in the veterinary field [COM(2006)0273 - C6-0199/2006 - 2006/0098(CNS)] - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Rapporteur: Ilda Figueiredo (A6-0409/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 14)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0542)

14.13. Protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration ***III (vote)

Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration (PE-CONS 03658/2006 - C6-0382/2006 - 2003/0210(COD) - Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee - Rapporteur: Christa Klaß (A6-0446/2006)

(Simple majority for approval)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 15)

JOINT TEXT

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0543)

14.14. Financing instrument for development cooperation ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation [11944/2/2006 - C6-0357/2006 - 2004/0220(COD)] - Committee on Development. Rapporteur: Gay Mitchell (A6-0448/2006)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 16)

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved (P6_TA(2006)0544)

14.15. Community Customs Code ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Community Customs Code (Modernised Customs Code) [COM(2005)0608 - C6-0419/2005 - 2005/0246(COD)] - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Janelly Fourtou (A6-0429/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 17)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0545)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0545)

14.16. Circulation of compound feedingstuffs ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council correcting Directive 2002/2/EC amending Council Directive 79/373/EEC on the circulation of compound feedingstuffs [COM(2006)0340 - C6-0209/2006 - 2006/0117(COD)] - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Rapporteur: Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf (A6-0411/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 18)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0546)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0546)

14.17. Statistics on foreign affiliates***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on the structure and activity of foreign affiliates [COM(2005)0088 - C6-0084/2005 - 2005/0016(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Wolf Klinz (A6-0332/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 19)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0547)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0547)

14.18. Financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide (European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights) [COM(2006)0354 - C6-0206/2006 - 2006/0116(COD)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Co-rapporteurs: Hélène Flautre and Edward McMillan-Scott (A6-0376/2006)

The debate had been held on 29.11.2006 (Minutes of 29.11.2006, Item 16).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 20)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0548)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0548)

The following spoke on the vote:

Hélène Flautre (rapporteur) and Edward McMillan-Scott (rapporteur);

Hélène Flautre once more, to move an oral amendment to amendment 147, which was incorporated.

14.19. Prevention of injury and promotion of safety * (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council recommendation on the prevention of injury and the promotion of safety [COM(2006)0329 - C6-0238/2006 - 2006/0106(CNS)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Kathy Sinnott (A6-0398/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 21)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0549)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0549)

The following spoke on the vote:

Kathy Sinnott (rapporteur).

14.20. A financing instrument for cooperation with industrialised and other high-income countries and territories * (vote)

Report on the draft Council Regulation establishing a financing instrument for cooperation with industrialised and other high-income countries and territories [11877/2006 — C6-0265/2006 — 2006/0807(CNS)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: David Martin (A6-0430/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 22)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0550)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0550)

15. 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:

Report: Marianne Thyssen - A6-0408/2006: Andreas Mölzer

Report: Christa Klaß - A6-0446/2006: Andreas Mölzer and Richard Seeber

Report: Gay Mitchell - A6-0448/2006: Vytautas Landsbergis

16. 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.

Astrid Lulling had informed the Chair that her voting machine had not worked during the vote on the report by Szabolcs Fazakas - A6-0443/2006.

Panagiotis Beglitis and Aloyzas Sakalas had informed the Chair that their voting machines had not worked during the votes on the appointments of the two new Commissioners.

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

IN THE CHAIR: Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDT
Vice-President

17. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

18. Coordination of some of the Member States' provisions on television broadcasting ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities [COM(2005)0646 - C6-0443/2005 - 2005/0260(COD)] - Committee on Culture and Education. Rapporteur: Ruth Hieronymi (A6-0399/2006)

Viviane Reding (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Ruth Hieronymi introduced the report.

The following spoke: Karsten Friedrich Hoppenstedt (draftsman of the opinion of the ECON Committee), Heide Rühle (draftsman of the opinion of the IMCO Committee), Jean-Marie Cavada (draftsman of the opinion of the LIBE Committee), Lissy Gröner (draftsman of the opinion of the FEMM Committee), Erna Hennicot-Schoepges, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Henri Weber, on behalf of the PSE Group, Ignasi Guardans Cambó, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Helga Trüpel, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Umberto Guidoni, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, on behalf of the UEN Group, Thomas Wise, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Roger Helmer, Non-attached Member, József Szájer, Catherine Trautmann, Karin Resetarits, Miguel Portas, Johannes Blokland, Syed Kamall, Christa Prets, Sharon Bowles, Giusto Catania, Manolis Mavrommatis, Åsa Westlund, Patrizia Toia and Marie-Hélène Descamps.

IN THE CHAIR: Janusz ONYSZKIEWICZ
Vice-President

The following spoke: Anna Hedh, Ivo Belet, Giovanni Berlinguer, Luis Herrero-Tejedor and Viviane Reding.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 13.12.2006, Item 8.8.

19. European Union annual report on human rights (debate)

Council and Commission statements: European Union annual report on human rights

Paula Lehtomäki (President-in-Office of the Council) and Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Gerardo Galeote, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, on behalf of the PSE Group, Elizabeth Lynne, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, on behalf of the UEN Group, Kathy Sinnott, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Simon Coveney, Józef Pinior, Marios Matsakis, Eoin Ryan, Richard Howitt, Jan Tadeusz Masiel, Paula Lehtomäki and Benita Ferrero-Waldner.

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS
Vice-President

Marios Matsakis spoke.

Motion for a resolution tabled to wind up the debate pursuant to Rule 103(2):

- Edward McMillan-Scott, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra and Gerardo Galeote, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Pasqualina Napoletano and Véronique De Keyser, on behalf of the PSE Group, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Marco Cappato and Marco Pannella, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Hélène Flautre, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Monica Frassoni and Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Vittorio Agnoletto, Gabriele Zimmer, Jens Holm, Erik Meijer, Luisa Morgantini and Esko Seppänen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Inese Vaidere, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Adam Bielan and Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the follow-up to the Sakharov Prize (B6-0650/2006).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 14.12.2006, Item 6.33.

20. Draft general budget for 2007, amended by the Council (all sections) - Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities * - Draft amending budget No 6/2006 (debate)

Report on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007 as modified by the Council (all sections) (15637/2006 – C6 0442/2006 – 2006/2018(BUD) – 2006/2018B(BUD))
and
Letters of amendment Nos:
- 1/2007 (SEC (2006)0762)
- 2/2007 (13886/2006 - C6-0341/2006)
- 3/2007 (15636/2006 - C6-0443/2006)
to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007
Section I, European Parliament
Section II, Council
Section III, Commission
Section IV, Court of Justice
Section V, Court of Auditors
Section VI, European Economic and Social Committee
Section VII, Committee of the Regions
Section VIII (A), European Ombudsman
Section VIII (B), European Data Protection Supervisor - Committee on Budgets. Co-rapporteurs: James Elles and Louis Grech (A6-0451/2006)

Report on the joint guideline adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities [COM(2006)0213 — C6-0207/2006 — 2005/0090(CNS)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Ingeborg Gräßle (A6-0447/2006)

Report on Draft amending budget No 6/2006 of the European Union for the financial year 2006
Section III - Commission [15635/2006 — C6-0441/2006 — 2006/2265(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Gianni Pittella (A6-0444/2006)

James Elles and Louis Grech introduced the report (A6-0451/2006).

Ingeborg Gräßle introduced the report (A6-0447/2006).

The following spoke: Ulla-Maj Wideroos (President-in-Office of the Council) and Dalia Grybauskaitė (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Borut Pahor (draftsman of the opinion of the CONT Committee), Ville Itälä, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Catherine Guy-Quint, on behalf of the PSE Group, Anne E. Jensen, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Gérard Onesta, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Esko Seppänen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, on behalf of the UEN Group, Nils Lundgren, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, and Sergej Kozlík, Non-attached Member.

Gianni Pittella introduced the report (A6-0444/2006).

The following spoke: Salvador Garriga Polledo, Jutta Haug, Kyösti Virrankoski, Hans-Peter Martin, Janusz Lewandowski, Neena Gill, Markus Ferber, Paulo Casaca and Antonis Samaras.

IN THE CHAIR: Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN
Vice-President

The following spoke: Vladimír Maňka, Jean-Claude Martinez, Ingeborg Gräßle, Catherine Guy-Quint, Paul Rübig, Richard Corbett, who congratulated the President on the way in which she had chaired the debate, and Dalia Grybauskaitė.

The debate closed.

Vote: 14.12.2006 and 13.12.2006.

21. Agenda

The Conference of Presidents had submitted a proposal for a decision on the numerical strength of Parliament's committees (B6-0664/2006).

The item would be included on the agenda at voting time on Thursday, 14.12.2006. The deadline for tabling amendments would be Wednesday, 13.12.2006 at noon.

(The sitting was suspended at 18.25 pending Question Time and resumed at 18.30.)

22. Question Time (Commission)

Parliament considered a number of questions to the Commission (B6-0448/2006).

Part one

Question 37 (Sharon Bowles): Workers from Romania and Bulgaria.

Olli Rehn (Member of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Sharon Bowles, Richard Corbett and Alexander Stubb.

Question 38 (David Martin): Duty-free sales within the new aviation security regulations.

Joe Borg (Member of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by David Martin, Reinhard Rack and Jörg Leichtfried.

Question 39 (Reinhard Rack): Compensation for flight delays.

Joe Borg answered the question and supplementaries by Reinhard Rack, Robert Evans and Richard Seeber.

Part two

Question 40 (Chris Davies): EU measures to end the discard of by-catch.

Joe Borg answered the question and supplementaries by Chris Davies and Jim Allister.

Question 41 had been withdrawn.

Question 42 (Teresa Riera Madurell): Action taken by the Commission on the recommendations set out in the report on women and fishing.

Joe Borg answered the question and a supplementary by Teresa Riera Madurell.

Questions 43 to 45 would receive written answers.

Question 46 (Lambert van Nistelrooij): Economic and innovative changes of demographic change.

Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Lambert van Nistelrooij, Danutė Budreikaitė and Andreas Mölzer.

Question 47 (Bernd Posselt): Demography and child-raising salary.

Vladimír Špidla answered the question and a supplementary by Bernd Posselt.

Questions 48 to 53 would receive written answers.

Question 54 (Marc Tarabella): Failure of consumer policy in the internal market.

Markos Kyprianou (Member of the Commission) answered the question and a supplementary by Marc Tarabella.

Question 55 (Sarah Ludford): GM rice.

Markos Kyprianou answered the question and a supplementary by Sarah Ludford.

Questions which had not been answered for lack of time would receive written answers (see annex to the Verbatim Report of Proceedings).

Commission Question Time closed.

(The sitting was suspended at 19.50 and resumed at 21.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT
Vice-President

23. Establishing the European Globalisation adjustment Fund ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Globalisation adjustment Fund [COM(2006)0091 - C6-0082/2006 - 2006/0033(COD)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin (A6-0385/2006)

Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin introduced the report.

The following spoke: Giulietto Chiesa (draftsman of the opinion of the INTA Committee), Esko Seppänen (draftsman of the opinion of the BUDG Committee), Vladimír Remek (draftsman of the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Jamila Madeira (draftsman of the opinion of the REGI Committee), Ria Oomen-Ruijten, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Jean Louis Cottigny, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jean Marie Beaupuy, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Elisabeth Schroedter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ilda Figueiredo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, José Albino Silva Peneda, Jan Andersson, Ona Juknevičienė, Pierre Jonckheer, Csaba Őry, Alejandro Cercas, Danutė Budreikaitė, Thomas Mann, Donata Gottardi, Philip Bushill-Matthews, Brigitte Douay, Iles Braghetto, Gábor Harangozó, Konstantinos Hatzidakis, Nikolaos Vakalis, Ivo Belet and Vladimír Špidla.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 13.12.2006, Item 8.9.

24. European Institute for Gender Equality ***II (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Institute for Gender Equality [10351/1/2006 - C6-0314/2006 - 2005/0017(COD)] - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Co-rapporteurs: Lissy Gröner and Amalia Sartori (A6-0455/2006)

Lissy Gröner and Amalia Sartori introduced the recommendation for second reading.

Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Anna Záborská, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Zita Gurmai, on behalf of the PSE Group, Danutė Budreikaitė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Hiltrud Breyer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Britta Thomsen, Bairbre de Brún, Johannes Blokland, Teresa Riera Madurell, Pia Elda Locatelli, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Anna Hedh and Vladimír Špidla.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 14.12.2006, Item 6.18.

25. Type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions and access to vehicle repair information ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions and on access to vehicle repair information, amending Directive 72/306/EEC and Directive ../../EC [COM(2005)0683 - C6-0007/2006 - 2005/0282(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Matthias Groote (A6-0301/2006)

Günter Verheugen (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

Matthias Groote introduced the report.

The following spoke: Ivo Belet (draftsman of the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Anja Weisgerber (draftsman of the opinion of the IMCO Committee), Bogusław Liberadzki (draftsman of the opinion of the TRAN Committee), Martin Callanan, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Dorette Corbey, on behalf of the PSE Group, Holger Krahmer, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jens Holm, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Jacques Toubon, Péter Olajos, Zita Pleštinská, Richard Seeber, Karsten Friedrich Hoppenstedt and Günter Verheugen.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 13.12.2006, Item 8.10.

26. Membership of Parliament

Ole Krarup had given notice in writing of his resignation as Member of Parliament, with effect from 01.01.2007.

Pursuant to Rule 4(1), Parliament established the vacancy as of that date and informed the relevant national authorities.

27. Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next sitting had been established ('Agenda' PE 381.846/OJME).

28. Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 23.35.

The following signed:

Agnoletto, Aita, Albertini, Allister, Andersson, Andrejevs, Andria, Andrikienė, Angelilli, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ashworth, Assis, Atkins, Attwooll, Aubert, Audy, Auken, Ayala Sender, Aylward, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Baco, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Barsi-Pataky, Batten, Battilocchio, Batzeli, Bauer, Beaupuy, Beazley, Becsey, Beer, Beglitis, Belder, Belet, Belohorská, Bennahmias, Beňová, Berend, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlato, Berlinguer, Berman, Bielan, Blokland, Bloom, Bobošíková, Böge, Bösch, Bonde, Bono, Bonsignore, Booth, Borghezio, Borrell Fontelles, Bourlanges, Bourzai, Bowis, Bowles, Bozkurt, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Breyer, Březina, Brie, Brok, Brunetta, Budreikaitė, van Buitenen, Buitenweg, Bullmann, van den Burg, Bushill-Matthews, Busk, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Calabuig Rull, Callanan, Camre, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carlshamre, Carnero González, Casa, Casaca, Cashman, Casini, Caspary, Castex, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Catania, Cavada, 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