- Proposal for a Council regulation on the Community trade mark (Codified version) (COM(2006)0830 - C6-0050/2007 - 2006/0267(CNS))
referred to
responsible :
JURI
- Proposal for a Council regulation on scrutiny by Member States of transactions forming part of the system of financing by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund - (Codified version) (COM(2006)0813 - C6-0049/2007 - 2006/0265(CNS))
referred to
responsible :
JURI
- Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 establishing a quota system in relation to the production of potato starch (COM(2006)0827 - C6-0046/2007 - 2006/0268(CNS))
referred to
responsible :
AGRI
- Proposal for a Council regulation establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (COM(2006)0822 - C6-0045/2007 - 2006/0269(CNS))
referred to
responsible :
AGRI
- Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (COM(2006)0755 - C6-0044/2007 - 2006/0256(CNS))
referred to
responsible :
AGRI
opinion :
BUDG
- Proposal for a Council directive concerning indirect taxes on the raising of capital (Recast version) (COM(2006)0760 - C6-0043/2007 - 2006/0253(CNS))
referred to
responsible :
ECON
opinion :
JURI
- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 01/2007 - Section III – Commission (SEC(2007)0026 - C6-0037/2007 - 2007/2012(GBD))
referred to
responsible :
BUDG
- Initiative of the Republic of Finland with a view to adopting a Council decision amending the Council Act adopting rules applicable to Europol analysis files (16336/2006 - C6-0048/2007 - 2007/0802(CNS))
referred to
responsible :
LIBE
- Initiative of the Republic of Finland with a view to adopting a Council decision adjusting the basic salaries and allowances applicable to Europol staff (16333/2006 - C6-0047/2007 - 2007/0801(CNS))
referred to
responsible :
LIBE
opinion :
BUDG
2) from Members
2.1) motions for resolutions (Rule 113)
- Cristiana Muscardini and Roberta Angelilli. Motion for a resolution on the mental and physical health of fashion models (B6-0030/2007)
referred to
responsible :
ENVI
opinion :
FEMM
3. Equality between men and women in the committees' work (debate)
Report on gender mainstreaming in the work of the committees (2005/2149(INI)) - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Rapporteur: Anna Záborská (A6-0478/2006)
Anna Záborská introduced the report.
The following spoke: Lívia Járóka, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Britta Thomsen, on behalf of the PSE Group, Siiri Oviir, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Roberta Angelilli, on behalf of the UEN Group, Satu Hassi, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Derek Roland Clark, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Irena Belohorská, Non-attached Member, Edit Bauer, Lissy Gröner, Danutė Budreikaitė, Jan Tadeusz Masiel, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, Sylwester Chruszcz, Zita Pleštinská, Zita Gurmai, Piia-Noora Kauppi, Teresa Riera Madurell, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Ljudmila Novak and Inger Segelström.
4. Law applicable to non-contractual obligations ("ROME II") *** II (debate)
Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations ("ROME II") (09751/7/2006 - C6-0317/2006 - 2003/0168(COD)) - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0481/2006)
Diana Wallis introduced the recommendation for second reading.
IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA Vice-President
Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.
The following spoke: Rainer Wieland, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Manuel Medina Ortega, on behalf of the PSE Group, Toomas Savi, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Barbara Kudrycka, Andrzej Jan Szejna, Piia-Noora Kauppi and Antolín Sánchez Presedo.
The President announced, pursuant to Rule 57(1), that the following common positions had been received from the Council, together with the reasons which had led to their adoption, and the Commission's position on:
- Common Position adopted by the Council on 11 December 2006 with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on public passenger transport services by rail and by road and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 1191/69 and 1107/70 (13736/1/2006 - C6-0042/2007 - 2000/0212(COD)) referred to responsible: TRAN
- Common Position adopted by the Council on 11 December 2006 with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules in the field of civil aviation security and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002 (14039/1/2006 - C6-0041/2007 - 2005/0191(COD)) referred to responsible: TRAN
- Common position adopted by the Council on 11 December 2006 with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles ("Framework Directive") (09911/3/2006 - C6-0040/2007 - 2003/0153(COD)) referred to responsible: IMCO
- Common position adopted by the Council on 4 December 2006 with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules on nominal quantities for prepacked products, repealing Council Directives 75/106/EEC and 80/232/EEC, and amending Council Directive 76/211/EEC (13484/1/2006 - C6-0039/2007 - 2004/0248(COD)) referred to responsible: IMCO
- Common position adopted by the Council on 23 November 2006 with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment and management of flood risks (12131/6/2006 - C6-0038/2007 - 2006/0005(COD)) referred to responsible: ENVI
Some documents were not yet available in Bulgarian and Romanian, but the Council had undertaken to forward them to Parliament as soon as possible.
The three-month period available to Parliament to adopt its position would therefore begin the following day, 19.01.2007.
(The sitting was suspended at 11.35 and resumed at 12.00.)
IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert POETTERING President
6. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting
Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna had informed the Presidency that he had been present but that his name was not on the attendance register.
Glyn Ford had pointed out that he had been present during the election of the Quaestors (Minutes of 16.01.2007, Item 8) but had not taken part in the vote.
° ° ° °
The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.
7. Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society (extension of mandate)
The President announced that the Conference of Presidents had decided to extend the mandate of the Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society by three months.
Parliament approved the decision.
8. Announcement by the President
The President announced that, at its meeting that day, the Conference of Presidents had decided to invite the Presidents of Bulgaria and Romania to successive formal sittings which would be held between 11.00 and 12.00 during the sitting of 01.02.2007.
As a result, voting time would not take place until noon.
9. Voting time
Details of voting (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in the 'Results of votes' annex to the Minutes.
9.1. Composition of committees
Proposal for a decision by the Conference of Presidents on the composition of committees (B6-0031/2007).
With a view to forming the committees during the next part-session in Brussels as the Conference of Presidents had decided at its meeting that day, the President proposed the following:
- Deadline for tabling proposals for appointments to committees: Tuesday, 30 January, noon
- Meeting of the Conference of Presidents: Tuesday, 30 January, 17.00
After the meeting of the Conference of Presidents, a notice would be sent to Members informing them of the Conference of Presidents' proposals and the deadline for tabling amendments to them.
- Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday, 31 January, 15.00
- Formal announcement of the Conference of Presidents' proposals for the names of the committees: Wednesday, 31 January, 15.00
- Vote: Wednesday, 31 January, 17.30
- Constituent meetings of the committees: Wednesday evening/Thursday morning
The House agreed to the proposal.
9.2. Amendment of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement *** (Rule 131) (vote)
Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement amending the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (06987/2006 - C6-0124/2006 - 2005/0071(AVC)) - Committee on Development. Rapporteur: José Ribeiro e Castro (A6-0469/2006)
9.3. Development of the Community's railways ***II (vote)
Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 91/440/EEC on the development of the Community's railways and Directive 2001/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure (05895/2/2006 - C6-0309/2006 - 2004/0047(COD)) - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Georg Jarzembowski (A6-0475/2006)
- Georg Jarzembowski (rapporteur), who pointed out that the rejection of the second part of amendment 16 did not mean that the third part would fall, and that it could therefore be put to the vote;
- In reply to a question from Eva Lichtenberger, Georg Jarzembowski confirmed that amendment 40 had fallen.
9.4. Certification of train drivers operating locomotives and trains on the railway system in the Community ***II (vote)
Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the certification of train drivers operating locomotives and trains on the railway system in the Community (05893/5/2006 - C6-0310/2006 - 2004/0048(COD)) - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Gilles Savary (A6-0480/2006)
9.5. International rail passengers' rights and obligations ***II (vote)
Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position with a view to the adopton of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on international rail passengers' rights and obligations (05892/1/2006 - C6-0311/2006 - 2004/0049(COD)) - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Dirk Sterckx (A6-0479/2006)
- In reply to a question by Georg Jarzembowski, Dirk Sterckx (rapporteur) explained the split votes on amendments 22 and 47.
9.6. Law applicable to non-contractual obligations ("ROME II") ***II (vote)
Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations ("ROME II") (09751/7/2006 - C6-0317/2006 - 2003/0168(COD)) - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0481/2006)
Philip Dimitrov Dimitrov, Konstantin Dimitrov, Martin Dimitrov, Stefan Sofianski, Geoffrey Van Orden, Luisa Fernanda Rudi Ubeda, Simon Busuttil and Simon Coveney, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,
Kristian Vigenin, Georgi Bliznashki, Evgeni Kirilov, Marusya Ivanova Lyubcheva, Mladen Petrov Chervenyakov, Atanas Paparizov, Jan Marinus Wiersma, Pasqualina Napoletano, Catherine Guy-Quint, Alexandra Dobolyi, Hannes Swoboda, Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco and Pierre Schapira, on behalf of the PSE Group,
Filiz Husmenova, Graham Watson, Adrian-Mihai Cioroianu, Stanimir Ilchev, Tchetin Kazak, Antonyia Parvanova, Nedzhmi Ali, Christina Christova, Lydia Shouleva, Frédérique Ries and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group,
Brian Crowley, Cristiana Muscardini, Eoin Ryan, Roberta Angelilli and Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, on behalf of the UEN Group,
Hélène Flautre, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg, Cem Özdemir and Elly de Groen-Kouwenhoven, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,
Vittorio Agnoletto, André Brie and Willy Meyer Pleite, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group
- Marios Matsakis, who moved oral amendments to paragraphs 2 and 8, which were incorporated;
- Hélène Flautre, who moved oral amendments to paragraphs 6 and 12, which were incorporated.
9.8. Seventh and eighth annual reports on arms exports (vote)
Report on the Council's Seventh and Eighth Annual Reports according to Operative Provision 8 of the European Union Code of Conduct on Arms Exports (2006/2068(INI)) - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Raül Romeva i Rueda (A6-0439/2006)
9.9. European Road Safety Action Programme - Mid-Term Review (vote)
Report on the European Road Safety Action Programme - mid-term review (2006/2112(INI)) - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Ewa Hedkvist Petersen (A6-0449/2006)
- Hannes Swoboda, who paid tribute to the work done by the rapporteur, who would soon be leaving the House (the President joined with Mr Swoboda in his tribute to the rapporteur).
9.10. Equality between men and women in the committees' work(vote)
Report on gender mainstreaming in the work of the committees (2005/2149(INI)) - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Rapporteur: Anna Záborská (A6-0478/2006)
- Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the rapporteur, who withdrew the request for a split vote on paragraph 6 and instead made an oral amendment (the House agreed to his suggestion and the oral amendment was then incorporated).
IN THE CHAIR: Luigi COCILOVO Vice-President
10. 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:
RC-B6-0024/2007 - Imposition of the death penalty on medical personnel in Libya: Dimitar Stoyanov
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.
- Paolo Costa had pointed out that his voting machine had not worked during the vote on the report by Georg Jarzembowski (A6-0475/2006), amendment 35;
- Bernard Lehideux and Pedro Guerreiro had informed the Chair that their voting machines had not worked during the vote on the report by Anna Záborská (A6-0478/2006), amendment 10
- Francisca Pleguezuelos Aguilar had informed the Chair that her voting machine had not worked during the vote on the report by Anna Záborská (A6-0478/2006), amendment 30/2
- Peter Skinner and Glyn Ford had informed the Chair that their voting machines had not worked during the vote on the report by Anna Záborská (A6-0478/2006)
12. Membership of committees and delegations
At the request of the PPE-DE, PSE and ALDE Groups, Parliament ratified the following appointments:
ECON Committee: Philip Dimitrov Dimitrov
TRAN Committee: Eduard Raul Hellvig
CULT Committee: Gheorghe Vergil Şerbu
JURI Committee: Marusya Ivanova Lyubcheva
LIBE Committee: Konstantin Dimitrov, Mladen Petrov Chervenyakov, Adina-Ioana Vălean
Charlotte Cederschiöld was no longer a member
Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee: Luis de Grandes Pascual to replace Alejo Vidal-Quadras
Delegation to the EU-FYROM Joint Parliamentary Committee: Antonios Trakatellis to replace Georgios Papastamkos
Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee: Georgios Papastamkos
Delegation for relations with the United States: Francisco José Millán Mon to replace Gerardo Galeote
Delegation to the Euromediterranean Joint Parliamentary Assembly: Gerardo Galeote to replace Francisco José Millán Mon
13. Request for the waiver of parliamentary immunity
The Italian authorities had sent a request for the waiver of Gian Paolo Gobbo's parliamentary immunity in the context of legal proceedings pending before a court in Verona.
14. Decisions concerning certain documents
Authorisation to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 45)
AFET Committee
- Towards a common European foreign policy on energy (2007/2000(INI)) (opinion: DEVE, ENVI, INTA, ITRE) (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11.01.2007)
- The functioning of the Human Rights Dialogues and consultations on Human Rights with Third countries (2007/2001(INI)) (opinion: FEMM) (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11.01.2007)
DEVE Committee
- The state of play of EU-Africa relations (2007/2002(INI)) (opinion: AFET) (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11.01.2007)
ECON Committee
- Public Finances in EMU 2006 (2007/2004(INI)) (opinion: BUDG) (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11.01.2007)
ENVI Committee
- EU strategy to support Member States in reducing alcohol related harm (2007/2005(INI)) (opinion: CULT, EMPL, TRAN) (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11.01.2007)
- Thematic Strategy on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides (2007/2006(INI)) (opinion: AGRI) (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11.01.2007)
FEMM Committee
- Juvenile delinquency - role of women and the family (2007/2011(INI)) (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11.01.2007)
IMCO Committee
- Green Paper on the Review of the Consumer Acquis (2007/2010(INI)) (opinion: ECON) (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11.01.2007)
INTA Committee
- Trade and Climate Change (2007/2003(INI)) (opinion: ENVI, ITRE) (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11.01.2007)
Enhanced cooperation between committees
AFET Committee
- Towards a common European foreign policy on energy (2007/2000(INI)) (opinion: DEVE, ENVI, INTA) Enhanced cooperation between committees AFET, ITRE (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11.01.2007)
EMPL Committee
- Qualifications framework for lifelong learning (COM(2006)0479 - C6-0294/2006 - 2006/0163(COD)) (opinion: FEMM, ITRE) Enhanced cooperation between committees EMPL, CULT (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11.01.2007)
ITRE Committee
- European Institute of Technology (COM(2006)0604 - C6-0355/2006 - 2006/0197(COD)) (opinion: BUDG, JURI, CONT, IMCO) Enhanced cooperation between committees ITRE, CULT (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11.01.2007)
Referral to committees
CULT Committee
- A renewed EU tourism policy: towards a stronger partnership for European tourism (2006/2129(INI)) referred to responsible: TRAN opinion: CULT, ENVI, EMPL, REGI
15. Written declarations entered in the register (Rule 116)
Number of signatures obtained by the written declarations entered in the register (Rule 116(3)):
Doc. No
Author
Signatures
64/2006
Robert Evans, Paulo Casaca, David Martin, Sajjad Karim et Carl Schlyter
88
65/2006
Renato Brunetta
41
66/2006
Oldřich Vlasák
35
67/2006
Mary Honeyball, John Bowis et Caroline Lucas
58
68/2006
Manolis Mavrommatis, Vasco Graça Moura et José Albino Silva Peneda
97
69/2006
Aldo Patriciello
11
70/2006
Alessandra Mussolini et Carlo Casini
23
71/2006
Luca Romagnoli
29
72/2006
Milan Gaľa, Barbara Kudrycka, Zita Pleštinská et Peter Šťastný
74
73/2006
Mario Borghezio
11
74/2006
Manuel dos Santos, Fausto Correia, Jamila Madeira et Emanuel Fernandes
24
75/2006
Sepp Kusstatscher, Eva Lichtenberger, Alexander Alvaro, Lissy Gröner et Thomas Mann
53
76/2006
Andreas Mölzer
22
77/2006
Andreas Mölzer
11
78/2006
Bogusław Rogalski, Bogdan Pęk et Ryszard Czarnecki
18
79/2006
Milan Horáček, Simon Coveney et Christa Prets
127
80/2006
Michael Cashman, Andrew Duff et Richard Howitt
29
81/2006
Alessandra Mussolini
5
82/2006
Stanisław Jałowiecki
47
83/2006
Philip Claeys, Frank Vanhecke et Koenraad Dillen
11
84/2006
Catherine Stihler
58
85/2006
Jacky Henin, Marco Rizzo et Helmuth Markov
10
86/2006
Adriana Poli Bortone
15
87/2006
Jolanta Dičkutė, John Bowis, Stephen Hughes, Frédérique Ries et Thomas Ulmer
72
88/2006
Daniel Strož
17
89/2006
Ignasi Guardans Cambó, Panayiotis Demetriou, Ana Maria Gomes, Gérard Onesta et Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann
69
90/2006
Caroline Lucas, Jillian Evans, Luigi Cocilovo et Jean Lambert
30
91/2006
Daniel Strož
11
1/2007
Philip Claeys, Frank Vanhecke et Koenraad Dillen
6
2/2007
Robert Evans, Mojca Drčar Murko, Gitte Seeberg et Carl Schlyter
22
3/2007
Bogusław Rogalski
13
4/2007
Konrad Szymański, Charles Tannock et Marek Siwiec
24
5/2007
Eugenijus Gentvilas, Arūnas Degutis, Gintaras Didžiokas et Eugenijus Maldeikis
9
16. Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting
Pursuant to Rule 172(2), the Minutes of that day's sitting would be submitted to Parliament for its approval at the beginning of the next sitting.
With Parliament's agreement, the texts that had been adopted would be forwarded forthwith to the bodies named therein.
17. Dates for next sittings
The next sittings would be held on 31.01.2007 and 01.02.2007.
18. Adjournment of session
The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.