20. Compliance with the obligations of Flag States ***I - Civil liability and financial guarantees of shipowners ***I (debate)

Verbatim reports

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on compliance with flag State requirements [COM(2005)0586 - C6-0062/2006 - 2005/0236(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Marta Vincenzi (A6-0058/2007)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the civil liability and financial guarantees of shipowners [COM(2005)0593 - C6-0039/2006 - 2005/0242(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Gilles Savary (A6-0055/2007)

Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

Marta Vincenzi introduced the report.

Gilles Savary introduced the report.

The following spoke: Luis de Grandes Pascual (draftsman of the opinion of the JURI Committee), Georg Jarzembowski, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Willi Piecyk, on behalf of the PSE Group, Paolo Costa, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Mary Lou McDonald, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bogusław Liberadzki, Josu Ortuondo Larrea and Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 29.03.2007, Item 8.6 and Minutes of 29.03.2007, Item 8.7.