20. Measuring devices containing mercury ***II (debate)

Verbatim reports

Recommendation for second reading: on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 76/769/EEC relating to restrictions on the marketing of certain measuring devices containing mercury [05665/1/2007 - C6-0114/2007 - 2006/0018(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: María Sornosa Martínez (A6-0218/2007)

María Sornosa Martínez introduced the recommendation for second reading.

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

The following spoke: Martin Callanan, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Dorette Corbey, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Leopold Józef Rutowicz, on behalf of the UEN Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Thomas Ulmer, Åsa Westlund, Holger Krahmer, Miroslav Mikolášik, Linda McAvan, Günter Verheugen and Carl Schlyter.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 10.7.2007, item 8.31.