IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ
Vice-President

1. Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 9.30.

2. Documents received

The following documents had been received from the Council and the Commission:

- Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator (COM(2007)0263 - C6-0145/2007 - 2007/0098(COD))

- Draft Council framework decision on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to judgments in criminal matters imposing custodial sentences or measures involving deprivation of liberty for the purpose of their enforcement in the European Union (09688/2007 - C6-0209/2007 - 2005/0805(CNS))

- Proposal for a Council decision on the installation, operation and management of a Communication Infrastructure for the Schengen Information System (SIS) environment (COM(2007)0306 - C6-0215/2007 - 2007/0104(CNS))

- Proposal for a Council regulation on the installation, operation and management of a Communication Infrastructure for the Schengen Information System (SIS) environment (COM(2007)0311 - C6-0216/2007 - 2007/0108(CNS))

- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 28/2007 - Section III – Commission (SEC(2007)0686 - C6-0224/2007 - 2007/2166(GBD))

- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 29/2007 - Section III – Commission (SEC(2007)0687 - C6-0225/2007 - 2007/2167(GBD))

- Proposal for a Council regulation setting up the CLEAN SKY joint undertaking (COM(2007)0315 - C6-0226/2007 - 2007/0118(CNS))

- Proposal for a decision of the Council and of the Commission on the conclusion on behalf of the European Community and the European Atomic Energy Community of the Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the European Communities of the one part and the Swiss Confederation of the other part (COM(2007)0305 - C6-0227/2007 - 2007/0106(CNS))

3. Negotiation mandate: enhanced EC-Ukraine agreement (debate)

Report with a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the negotiation mandate for a new enhanced agreement between the European Community and its Member States of the one part and Ukraine of the other part [2007/2015(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Michał Tomasz Kamiński (A6-0217/2007)

Michał Tomasz Kamiński introduced the report.

The following spoke:Janez Potočnik (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Marek Siwiec, on behalf of the PSE Group, István Szent-Iványi, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Adam Bielan, on behalf of the UEN Group, Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jiří Maštálka, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Jana Bobošíková, Non-attached Member, Elmar Brok, Jan Marinus Wiersma, Grażyna Staniszewska, Gintaras Didžiokas, Milan Horáček, Jerzy Buzek, Libor Rouček, Janusz Onyszkiewicz, Guntars Krasts, Michael Gahler, Adrian Severin, Adina-Ioana Vălean, Andrzej Tomasz Zapałowski, Bogdan Klich, Justas Vincas Paleckis, Roberta Alma Anastase, Marianne Mikko and Anna Ibrisagic.

IN THE CHAIR: Martine ROURE
Vice-President

The following spoke: Francisco Assis, Bogusław Sonik, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Zuzana Roithová and Janez Potočnik.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.07.2007, Item 6.15.

4. Budget calendar

The President announced that, with the agreement of the BUDG Committee, the deadlines for tabling draft amendments and proposed modifications with a view to the first reading of the general budget for the 2008 financial year had been set as follows:

- Committees and MEPs (at least 40 Members): Wednesday, 12 September 2007, noon;

- Political groups: Wednesday, 19 September 2007, noon.

5. Reducing disparities in the poorest regions of the EU (debate)

Report on the role and effectiveness of cohesion policy in reducing disparities in the poorest regions of the EU [2006/2176(INI)] - Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg (A6-0241/2007)

Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg introduced the report.

The following spoke:Janez Potočnik (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Oldřich Vlasák, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Constanze Angela Krehl, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jean Marie Beaupuy, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Elisabeth Schroedter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Pedro Guerreiro, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Georgios Karatzaferis, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Lambert van Nistelrooij, Evgeni Kirilov, Jan Olbrycht, Stavros Arnaoutakis, Gábor Harangozó, Emanuel Jardim Fernandes and Janez Potočnik.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.07.2007, Item 6.16.

IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING
President

The following spoke: Thomas Wise, Robert Atkins and Giles Chichester, on keeping to the schedule as regards the start of voting time.

6. Voting time

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

6.1. Community Statistical Programme (2008-2012) ***I (vote)

Report on the 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)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Zsolt László Becsey (A6-0240/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0341)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0341)

6.2. Darfur (vote)

Motion for a resolution tabled under Rule 91, on behalf of the DEVE Committee, on the situation in Darfur (B6-0311/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

The following spoke: Josep Borrell Fontelles, Chairman of the DEVE Committee.

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0342)

6.3. Towards a future Maritime Policy for the Union (vote)

Report on a future maritime policy for the European Union: a European vision for the oceans and seas [2006/2299(INI)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Willi Piecyk (A6-0235/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0343)

The following spoke on the vote:

- Willi Piecyk (rapporteur), on the vote on amendment 1.

6.4. First railway package (vote)

Report on the implementation of the first railway package [2006/2213(INI)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Michael Cramer (A6-0219/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0344)

6.5. Sustainable mobility (vote)

Report on keeping Europe moving - sustainable mobility for our continent [2006/2227(INI)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Etelka Barsi-Pataky (A6-0190/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0345)

The following spoke on the vote:

- Rosa Miguélez Ramos, on the way in which the vote was being displayed on the screens in the Chamber.

6.6. Action to tackle cardiovascular disease (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0277/2007

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0346)

6.7. PNR Agreement with the United States (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0278/2007, B6-0280/2007, B6-0281/2007 and B6-0285/2007

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0278/2007

(replacing B6-0278/2007, B6-0280/2007, B6-0281/2007 and B6-0285/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

Martine Roure and Stavros Lambrinidis, on behalf of the PSE Group,

Sophia in 't Veld, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg and Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann and Giusto Catania, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0347)

The following spoke:

- Manfred Weber, who moved oral amendments to insert a new citation after citation 4 (accepted), to citation 6 (accepted), to insert a new recital after recital A (accepted), and to insert a new recital after recital B (accepted).

6.8. Eurozone (2007) (vote)

Report on the 2007 annual report on the eurozone [2007/2143(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Dariusz Rosati (A6-0264/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0348)

6.9. European Central Bank (2006) (vote)

Report on the annual report 2006 of the European Central Bank [2007/2142(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Gay Mitchell (A6-0266/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0349)

6.10. Palestine (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0268/2007, B6-0270/2007, B6-0272/2007, B6-0273/2007, B6-0274/2007 and B6-0275/2007

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0268/2007

(replacing B6-0268/2007, B6-0270/2007, B6-0272/2007, B6-0273/2007, B6-0274/2007 and B6-0275/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

Joseph Daul, Patrick Gaubert, Elmar Brok, Charles Tannock, Tokia Saïfi, Francisco José Millán Mon, Michael Gahler, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, João de Deus Pinheiro and Jana Hybášková, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

Pasqualina Napoletano, Véronique De Keyser and Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group,

Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Cristiana Muscardini, Brian Crowley, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Adam Bielan, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Konrad Szymański and Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the UEN Group,

Caroline Lucas, Jill Evans, David Hammerstein, Johannes Voggenhuber, Angelika Beer, Pierre Jonckheer, Daniel Cohn-Bendit and Hélène Flautre, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

Luisa Morgantini and André Brie, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0350)

6.11. Situation in Pakistan (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0279/2007, B6-0282/2007, B6-0283/2007, B6-0284/2007, B6-0286/2007 and B6-0289/2007

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0279/2007

(replacing B6-0279/2007, B6-0282/2007, B6-0283/2007, B6-0284/2007, B6-0286/2007 and B6-0289/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

Pasqualina Napoletano, Robert Evans and Neena Gill, on behalf of the PSE Group,

Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Sajjad Karim, Marco Cappato and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Adam Bielan and Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, on behalf of the UEN Group,

Cem Özdemir, Jean Lambert and Gisela Kallenbach, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

André Brie and Jaromír Kohlíček, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0351)

The following spoke:

- Robert Evans, who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 1, which was accepted;

- Eva Lichtenberger, on the wording of the oral amendment.

6.12. 2006 Progress Report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (vote)

Report on the 2006 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia [2006/2289(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Erik Meijer (A6-0214/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0352)

The following spoke:

- Erik Meijer (rapporteur), before the vote, who first suggested that the term 'Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia' throughout the text, and then mentioned the vote on amendments 6 and 22.

6.13. TRIPS agreement and access to medicines (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0288/2007

(Umberto Guidoni had also signed the motion for a resolution on behalf of the UEN Group)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0353)

6.14. Democratic scrutiny under the Development Cooperation Instrument (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0310/2007

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0354)

6.15. Negotiation mandate: enhanced EC-Ukraine agreement (vote)

Report with a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the negotiation mandate for a new enhanced agreement between the European Community and its Member States of the one part and Ukraine of the other part [2007/2015(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Michał Tomasz Kamiński (A6-0217/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

PROPOSAL FOR A RECOMMENDATION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0355)

The following spoke:

- Elmar Brok, who moved an oral amendment to amendment 4/rev.,which was accepted. He then withdrew his amendment 6/rev.

6.16. Reducing disparities in the poorest regions of the EU (vote)

Report on the role and effectiveness of cohesion policy in reducing disparities in the poorest regions of the EU [2006/2176(INI)] - Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg (A6-0241/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0356)

IN THE CHAIR: Martine ROURE
Vice-President

The following spoke: Marcin Libicki, who pointed out that he had made a mistake during the vote on the report by Etelka Barsi-Pataky (A6-0190/2007) because of an error on the display screen.

7. 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:

Darfur - B6-0311//2007: Eija-Riitta Korhola

Report: Willi Piecyk - A6-0235/2007: John Attard-Montalto and Philip Claeys

Report: Etelka Barsi-Pataky - A6-0190/2007: Kathy Sinnott

Report: Dariusz Rosati - A6-0264/2007: Zita Pleštinská

Report: Michał Tomasz Kamiński - A6-0217/2007: Zuzana Roithová, Zita Pleštinská, Elmar Brok, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Bogusław Rogalski and Ryszard Czarnecki

8. 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.

9. Communication of Council common positions

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 28 June 2007 with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters ("Service of documents") and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 (08703/5/2007 - C6-0217/2007 - 2005/0126(COD))
referred to responsible: JURI

- Common position adopted by the Council on 21st May 2007 with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common framework for business registers for statistical purposes and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2186/93 (07656/5/2007 - C6-0218/2007 - 2005/0032(COD))
referred to responsible: ECON

The three-month period available to Parliament to adopt its position would therefore begin the following day, 13.07.2007.

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The following spoke: Bogusław Rogalski, who wished to make an oral explanation of vote on the report by Erik Meijer (A6-0214/2007) (the President pointed out that as she had already suspended the sitting Mr Rogalski should submit his explanation of vote in writing).

(The sitting was suspended at 12.45 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Adam BIELAN
Vice-President

10. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

11. Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (debate)

(For the titles and authors of the motions for resolutions, see Minutes of 10.07.2007, Item 4)

11.1. The humanitarian situation of Iraqi refugees

Motions for resolution B6-0291/2007, B6-0295/2007, B6-0299/2007, B6-0300/2007, B6-0303/2007 and B6-0308/2007

Marios Matsakis, Esko Seppänen (deputising for the author), Charles Tannock, Paulo Casaca, Jean Lambert and Bogusław Rogalski introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Eija-Riitta Korhola, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, John Attard-Montalto, on behalf of the PSE Group, Kathy Sinnott, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Jean-Claude Martinez, on behalf of the ITS Group, Justas Vincas Paleckis and Janez Potočnik (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.07.2007, Item 13.1.

11.2. Human rights violations in Transnistria (Moldova)

Motions for resolution B6-0292/2007, B6-0293/2007, B6-0296/2007, B6-0298/2007, B6-0302/2007 and B6-0304/2007

Marios Matsakis, Marcin Libicki, Esko Seppänen, Maria Petre, Marianne Mikko and Gérard Onesta introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Józef Pinior, on behalf of the PSE Group, Roberta Alma Anastase, Tadeusz Zwiefka and Janez Potočnik (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.07.2007, Item 13.2.

11.3. Human rights in Vietnam

Motions for resolution B6-0290/2007, B6-0294/2007, B6-0297/2007, B6-0301/2007, B6-0305/2007 and B6-0306/2007

Marios Matsakis, Esko Seppänen, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Marc Tarabella and Ryszard Czarnecki introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Bogusław Sonik, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, on behalf of the PSE Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, and Janez Potočnik (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.07.2007, Item 13.3.

The following spoke: Marios Matsakis, who expressed his disappointment that the Council had not attended the debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law, and Bernd Posselt, on Mr Matsakis's remarks.

12. Membership of committees and delegations

At the request of the ALDE Group, Parliament ratified the following appointment:

CONT Committee: Bill Newton Dunn.

13. Voting time

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

13.1. The humanitarian situation of Iraqi refugees (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0291/2007, B6-0295/2007, B6-0299/2007, B6-0300/2007, B6-0303/2007 and B6-0308/2007

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0291/2007

(replacing B6-0291/2007, B6-0295/2007, B6-0299/2007, B6-0300/2007, B6-0303/2007 and B6-0308/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

Charles Tannock, Bernd Posselt, Eija-Riitta Korhola and Laima Liucija Andrikienė, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

Pasqualina Napoletano, Paulo Casaca, Véronique De Keyser, Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco and Javier Moreno Sánchez, on behalf of the PSE Group,

Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Marco Cappato, Marios Matsakis, Frédérique Ries and Thierry Cornillet, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Cristiana Muscardini, Romano Maria La Russa and Mogens N.J. Camre, on behalf of the UEN Group,

Hélène Flautre, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

André Brie, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0357)

Avril Doyle spoke after the vote.

13.2. Human rights violations in Transnistria (Moldova) (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0292/2007, B6-0293/2007, B6-0296/2007, B6-0298/2007, B6-0302/2007 and B6-0304/2007

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0292/2007

(replacing B6-0292/2007, B6-0293/2007, B6-0296/2007, B6-0298/2007, B6-0302/2007 and B6-0304/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

Roberta Alma Anastase, Bogusław Sonik, Maria Petre, Bernd Posselt, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Charles Tannock, Ovidiu Victor Ganţ, Monica Maria Iacob-Ridzi, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Radu Ţîrle, Czesław Adam Siekierski and Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

Pasqualina Napoletano, Marianne Mikko, Raimon Obiols i Germà, Jan Marinus Wiersma, Hannes Swoboda, Dan Mihalache and Radu Podgorean, on behalf of the PSE Group,

Adina-Ioana Vălean, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Marco Cappato and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Adam Bielan, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk and Bernard Wojciechowski, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group,

Elisabeth Schroedter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0358)

The following spoke:

- Roberta Alma Anastase, who moved an oral amendment to the text as a whole (it was accepted);

- Tadeusz Zwiefka, who moved an oral amendment to the text as a whole (it was accepted).

13.3. Human rights in Vietnam (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0290/2007, B6-0294/2007, B6-0297/2007, B6-0301/2007, B6-0305/2007 and B6-0306/2007

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0290/2007

(replacing B6-0290/2007, B6-0294/2007, B6-0297/2007, B6-0301/2007 and B6-0306/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

Charles Tannock, Bernd Posselt and Eija-Riitta Korhola, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

Pasqualina Napoletano and Marc Tarabella, on behalf of the PSE Group,

Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Marco Cappato, Marios Matsakis and Frédérique Ries, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Gintaras Didžiokas, on behalf of the UEN Group,

Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0359)

(Motion for a resolution B6-0305/2007 fell.)

14. Approval by the Council of Parliament's positions adopted at first reading (Rule 66)

The President announced to Parliament that Council had approved Parliament's position at first reading of 13 February 2007 with a view to adopting the Decision amending and extending Decision No 804/2004/EC establishing a Community action programme to promote activities in the field of the protection of the Community's financial interests (Hercule II programme) (3607/3/2007 - C6-0229/2007 - 2006/0114(COD)).

Given the adaptations made to the text before its adoption by the Council, the President consulted the CONT Committee, the committee responsible, in accordance with Rule 66(2). By letter of 5 July 2007, the chairman of the CONT Committee had stated that those adaptations did not affect the substance of the text. The President would therefore sign this act the following week together with the President of the Council.

15. Decisions concerning certain documents

Decision to draw up own-initiative reports

LIBE Committee

- The situation of fundamental rights in the European Union 2004 - 2007 (2007/2145(INI))
(opinion: PETI, FEMM, CULT, ENVI, EMPL)

Authorisation to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 45)

EMPL Committee

- The demographic future of Europe (2007/2156(INI))
(opinion: ECON, LIBE, REGI, FEMM)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 14.06.2007)

Decision to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 97(7))

LIBE Committee

- Annual Report on public access to Parliament documents (2007/2154(INI))
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 23.04.2007)

Enhanced cooperation between committees

EMPL Committee

- The demographic future of Europe (2007/2156(INI))
(opinion: ECON, LIBE, REGI)
Enhanced cooperation between committees EMPL, FEMM
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 05.07.2007)

JURI Committee

- Protection of the environment through criminal law (COM(2007)0051 - C6-0063/2007 - 2007/0022(COD))
(opinion: LIBE)
Enhanced cooperation between committees JURI, ENVI
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 05.07.2007)

LIBE Committee

- Sanctions against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (COM(2007)0249 - C6-0143/2007 - 2007/0094(COD))
(opinion: FEMM, ITRE)
Enhanced cooperation between committees LIBE, EMPL
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 05.07.2007)

Referral to committees

JURI Committee

- Marketing of fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit production (recast version) (COM(2007)0031 - C6-0093/2007 - 2007/0014(CNS))
referred to responsible: AGRI
opinion: JURI

ITRE Committee

- Green Paper on the Review of the Consumer Acquis (2007/2010(INI))
referred to responsible: IMCO
opinion: ITRE, JURI, ECON

EMPL Committee

- Better law-making 2005: application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality - 13th annual report (2006/2279(INI))
referred to responsible: JURI
opinion: EMPL

Change of referral following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 5 July 2007

- Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2002/83/EC relating to life assurance, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2006)0917 - C6-0028/2007 - 2006/0299(COD))

referred to      responsible:   ECON

16. Transfers of appropriations

The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 21/2007 (C6-0190/2007 - SEC(2007)0679 final).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25.06.2002, as amended on 13.12.2006.

17. Written declarations entered in the register (Rule 116)

Number of signatures obtained by the written declarations entered in the register (Rule 116(3)):

18. 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.

19. Dates for next sittings

The next sittings would be held from 03.09.2007 to 06.09.2007.

20. Adjournment of session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

The sitting closed at 16.20.

The following signed:

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