IN THE CHAIR: Marek SIWIEC
Vice-President

15. Common authorisation procedure for food additives ***I - Food additives ***I - Food enzymes ***I - Flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods ***I (debate)

Verbatim reports

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings [COM(2006)0423 - C6-0258/2006 - 2006/0143(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Åsa Westlund (A6-0153/2007)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives [COM(2006)0428 - C6-0260/2006 - 2006/0145(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Åsa Westlund (A6-0154/2007)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on food enzymes and amending Council Directive 83/417/EEC, Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, Directive 2000/13/EC, and Council Directive 2001/112/EC [COM(2006)0425 - C6-0257/2006 - 2006/0144(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Avril Doyle (A6-0177/2007)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89, Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 and Directive 2000/13/EC [COM(2006)0427 - C6-0259/2006 - 2006/0147(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Mojca Drčar Murko (A6-0185/2007)

The following spoke:Markos Kyprianou (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Åsa Westlund introduced the reports.

Avril Doyle introduced the report.

Mojca Drčar Murko introduced the report.

The following spoke: Manuel Medina Ortega (rapporteur for the opinion of the JURI Committee), Horst Schnellhardt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Karin Scheele, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Andrzej Tomasz Zapałowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Pilar Ayuso, Edite Estrela, Alexandru-Ioan Morţun, Wiesław Stefan Kuc, Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg, Françoise Grossetête, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk and Markos Kyprianou.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 10.7.2007, item 8.32, minutes of 10.7.2007, item 8.33, minutes of 10.7.2007, item 8.34 and minutes of 10.7.2007, item 8.35.