IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING
President

1. Resumption of the session

The sitting opened at 17.00.

2. Statement by the President

The President made a statement on Parliament's behalf condemning the attack carried out by ETA on 14 May in Legutiano, in the Spanish Basque Country. He conveyed Parliament's condolences to the family of the civil guard Juan Manuel Piñuel, who was killed in the attack, to the Spanish people and to the democratic institutions of Spain.

Parliament observed a minute's silence in memory of the victim of the attack.

3. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

Francesco Musotto had informed the Presidency that he had been present at the sitting of 08.05.2008, but that his name was not on the attendance register.

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

4. Composition of Parliament

By letter of 9 May 2008, José Manuel Barroso (President of the Commission) had informed the President of the European Parliament that the Council of the European Union had nominated Antonio Tajani as a member of the Commission in place of Franco Frattini.

The President of the Commission intended to entrust Antonio Tajani with the transport portfolio.

Parliament noted that, pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, this post was incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament and that Antonio Tajani's mandates had therefore been incompatible since 9 May 2008, the date of his nomination by the Council as a member of the Commission.

Parliament had yet to rule on the appointment of Antonio Tajani as a member of the Commission pursuant to paragraph 4 of the Framework Agreement between Parliament and the Commission and under Rule 99 of its Rules of Procedure, and the President therefore proposed that the establishment of the vacancy of the seat be postponed until the vote in plenary. However, in view of the incompatibility of his mandate with effect from 9 May 2008, Antonio Tajani could no longer take part in the work of the European Parliament and its bodies.

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The Italian authorities had given notice of the following appointments to the European Parliament:
- Giacomo Santini to replace Renato Brunetta,
- Matteo Salvini to replace Umberto Bossi,
- Iva Zanicchi to replace Mario Mantovani,
- Fabio Ciani to replace Luciana Sbarbati,
- Catiuscia Marini to replace Lapo Pistelli,
- Giuseppe Bova to replace Alfonso Andria,
- Edmondo Cirielli to replace Adriana Poli Bortone,
- Roberto Fiore to replace Alessandra Mussolini.

Iva Zanicchi, Fabio Ciani, Catiuscia Marini, Giuseppe Bova and Roberto Fiore had been appointed Members of the European Parliament with effect from 16 May 2008.

Under Rule 3(2), until such time as their credentials had been verified or a ruling had been given on any dispute, and provided that they had previously made written declarations stating that they did not hold any office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, Iva Zanicchi, Fabio Ciani, Catiuscia Marini, Giuseppe Bova et Roberto Fiore would take their seats in Parliament and on its bodies and would enjoy all the rights attaching thereto.

However, it was noted that Giacomo Santini, Matteo Salvini and Edmondo Cirielli could not take their seats in the European Parliament as they were currently members of the Italian Parliament, a post incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament under Article 7(2) of the Act of 20 September 1976 concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage. Their seats would therefore remain vacant.

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The French authorities had given notice of the appointment of Catherine Boursier to replace Adeline Hazan as Member of Parliament with effect from 18.05.2008.

Under Rule 3(2), until such time as her credentials had been verified or a ruling had been given on any dispute, and provided that she had previously made a written declaration stating that she did not hold any office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, Catherine Boursier would take her seat in Parliament and on its bodies and would enjoy all the rights attaching thereto.

5. Composition of political groups

Thomas Wise had informed the Presidency that he had left the IND/DEM Group and had sat as a non-attached Member since 8 May 2008.

6. Composition of committees and delegations

The President had received the following requests for appointments from the PPE-DE and IND/DEM Groups:

IMCO Committee:
Christopher Heaton-Harris to replace Syed Kamall

Delegation for relations with Afghanistan:
Urszula Gacek to replace Jacek Saryusz-Wolski

Delegation to the Euromediterranean Joint Parliamentary Assembly:
Slavi Binev to replace Dimitar Stoyanov

The appointments would be deemed ratified if there were no objections before the approval of these Minutes.

7. Verification of credentials

On a proposal from the JURI Committee, Parliament decided to validate the mandates of Juan Fraile Cantón, Martí Grau i Segú, Florencio Luque Aguilar, Juan Andrés Naranjo Escobar and Salvador Domingo Sanz Palacio, with effect from 7 April 2008, and Sirpa Pietikäinen, with effect from 4 April 2008.

8. Documents received

The following documents had been received:

(1) from committees

(1.1) reports

- ***I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the selection and authorisation of systems providing mobile satellite services (MSS) (COM(2007)0480 - C6-0257/2007 - 2007/0174(COD)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Fiona Hall (A6-0077/2008)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning meat and livestock statistics (COM(2007)0129 - C6-0099/2007 - 2007/0051(COD)) - AGRI Committee - Rapporteur: Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe Zu Baringdorf (A6-0130/2008)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Training Foundation (recast) (COM(2007)0443 - C6-0243/2007 - 2007/0163(COD)) - EMPL Committee - Rapporteur: Bernard Lehideux (A6-0131/2008)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Decision 85/368/EEC on the comparability of vocational training qualifications between the Member States of the European Community (COM(2007)0680 - C6-0398/2007 - 2007/0234(COD)) - EMPL Committee - Rapporteur: Jan Andersson (A6-0132/2008)

- Report on the evaluation of the PEACE Programme and strategies for the future (2007/2150(INI)) - REGI Committee - Rapporteur: Bairbre De Brún (A6-0133/2008)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 76/769/EEC as regards restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations 2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethanol, 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol, methylenediphenyl diisocyanate, cyclohexane and ammonium nitrate (COM(2007)0559 - C6-0327/2007 - 2007/0200(COD)) - ENVI Committee - Rapporteur: Miroslav Ouzký (A6-0135/2008)

- Interim Report on the scientific facts of climate change: findings and recommendations for decision-making (2008/2001(INI)) - CLIM Committee - Rapporteur: Karl-Heinz Florenz (A6-0136/2008)

- Report on policy coherence for development and the effects of the EU´s exploitation of certain biological natural resources on development in West Africa (2007/2183(INI)) - DEVE Committee - Rapporteur: Frithjof Schmidt (A6-0137/2008)

- * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation setting up the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (COM(2007)0571 - C6-0446/2007 - 2007/0211(CNS)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Pia Elda Locatelli (A6-0145/2008)

- Report on a new Animal Health Strategy for the European Union (2007-2013) (COM(2007)0539 - 2007/2260(INI)) - AGRI Committee - Rapporteur: Janusz Wojciechowski (A6-0147/2008)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of a Member State (codified version) (COM(2007)0873 - C6-0025/2008 - 2007/0299(COD)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Lidia Joanna Geringer De Oedenberg (A6-0152/2008)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of the environment through criminal law (COM(2007)0051 - C6-0063/2007 - 2007/0022(COD)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Hartmut Nassauer (A6-0154/2008)

- Report on the Green Paper on better ship dismantling (COM(2007)0269 - 2007/2279(INI)) - ENVI Committee - Rapporteur: Johannes Blokland (A6-0156/2008)

- Report on the strategy for the outermost regions: achievements and future prospects (COM(2007)0507 - 2008/2010(INI)) - REGI Committee - Rapporteur: Margie Sudre (A6-0158/2008)

- Report on progress made in equal-opportunities and non-discrimination in the EU (the transposition of Directives 2000/43/EC and 2000/78/EC (2007/2202(INI)) - EMPL Committee - Rapporteur: Elizabeth Lynne (A6-0159/2008)

- * Report on the proposal for a Council directive simplifying procedures of listing and publishing information in the veterinary and zootechnical fields and amending Directives 64/432/EEC, 77/504/EEC, 88/407/EEC, 88/661/EEC, 89/361/EEC, 89/556/EEC, 90/427/EEC, 90/428/EEC, 90/429/EEC, 90/539/EEC, 91/68/EEC, 92/35/EEC, 92/65/EEC, 92/66/EEC, 92/119/EEC, 94/28/EC, 2000/75/EC, Decision 2000/258/EC and Directives 2001/89/EC, 2002/60/EC, and 2005/94/EC (COM(2008)0120 - C6-0156/2008 - 2008/0046(CNS)) - AGRI Committee - Rapporteur: Neil Parish (A6-0160/2008)

- Report on an integrated maritime policy for the European Union (COM(2007)0575 - 2008/2009(INI)) - TRAN Committee - Rapporteur: Willi Piecyk (A6-0163/2008)

- * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 as regards the transfer of tobacco aid to the Community Tobacco Fund for the years 2008 and 2009 and Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 with regard to financing of the Community Tobacco Fund (COM(2008)0051 - C6-0062/2008 - 2008/0020(CNS)) - AGRI Committee - Rapporteur: Sergio Berlato (A6-0164/2008)

- Women and science (2007/2206(INI)) - FEMM Committee - Rapporteur: Britta Thomsen (A6-0165/2008)

- Report on Mid-term review of industrial policy - A contribution to the EU’s Growth and Jobs Strategy (COM(2007)0374 - 2007/2257(INI)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Romana Jordan Cizelj (A6-0167/2008)

- Report on Turkey's 2007 progress report (2007/2269(INI)) - AFET Committee - Rapporteur: Ria Oomen-Ruijten (A6-0168/2008)

- Report on the follow-up of the Paris Declaration of 2005 on Aid Effectiveness (2008/2048(INI)) - DEVE Committee - Rapporteur: Johan Van Hecke (A6-0171/2008)

- * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (COM(2007)0803 - C6-0031/2008 - 2007/0300(CNS)) - EMPL Committee - Rapporteur: Anne Van Lancker (A6-0172/2008)

- Report on Parliament's estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2009 (2008/2022(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Janusz Lewandowski (A6-0181/2008)

(1.2) recommendations for second reading

- ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the banning of exports and the safe storage of metallic mercury (11488/1/2007 - C6-0034/2008 - 2006/0206(COD)) - ENVI Committee - Rapporteur: Dimitrios Papadimoulis (A6-0102/2008)

(2) from Members

(2.1) oral questions for Question Time (Rule 109) (B6-0156/2008)

- to the Council:

Medina Ortega Manuel, Doyle Avril, Burke Colm, McGuinness Mairead, Mitchell Gay, Higgins Jim, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou Marie, Evans Robert, Posselt Bernd, Davies Chris, Martin David, Papadimoulis Dimitrios, Seppänen Esko, van Nistelrooij Lambert, Anastase Roberta Alma, Rutowicz Leopold Józef, Crowley Brian, Ryan Eoin, Aylward Liam, Ó Neachtain Seán, Irujo Amezaga Mikel, Casaca Paulo, França Armando, Toussas Georgios, Pafilis Athanasios, Podkański Zdzisław Zbigniew, Van Hecke Johan, Manolakou Diamanto

- to the Commission:
McAvan Linda, Van Hecke Johan, Hutchinson Alain, Doyle Avril, Paleckis Justas Vincas, Arnaoutakis Stavros, Mitchell Gay, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou Marie, Moraes Claude, Lundgren Nils, Goudin Hélène, Medina Ortega Manuel, Corda Giovanna, Papastamkos Georgios, Irujo Amezaga Mikel, Posselt Bernd, Crowley Brian, Ebner Michl, Papadimoulis Dimitrios, Claeys Philip, Seppänen Esko, Kallenbach Gisela, Öger Vural, Burke Colm, McGuinness Mairead, Higgins Jim, Evans Robert, Hénin Jacky, van Nistelrooij Lambert, Ţicău Silvia-Adriana, Pleštinská Zita, Fourtou Janelly, Mavrommatis Manolis, Rutowicz Leopold Józef, Podkański Zdzisław Zbigniew, Ryan Eoin, Aylward Liam, Ó Neachtain Seán, López-Istúriz White Antonio, França Armando, Toussas Georgios, Pafilis Athanasios, Belet Ivo, Manolakou Diamanto, Luque Aguilar Florencio, Kuźmiuk Zbigniew Krzysztof

(2.2) motions for resolutions (Rule 113)

- Jana Bobošíková. Motion for a resolution on the impact of replacing fuels with biofuels on the increase in food prices in developing countries (B6-0215/2008)

- Marian Zlotea. Motion for a resolution on the rights of passengers in road and internal waterway transport (B6-0234/2008)

(2.3) proposals for recommendations (Rule 114)

- Roberta Angelilli, on behalf of the UEN Group. Proposal for a recommendation to the Council on combating the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography (B6-0216/2008)

9. Oral questions and written declarations (submission)

The following documents had been submitted by Members:

(1) oral questions (Rule 108):

- (O-0029/2008) by Elly de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Angelika Beer, Caroline Lucas, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Ana Maria Gomes, on behalf of the PSE Group, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, on behalf of the UEN Group, Karl von Wogau and Stefano Zappalà, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group to the Council: Global treaty to ban uranium weapons (B6-0153/2008),

- (O-0030/2008) by Elly de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Angelika Beer, Caroline Lucas, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Ana Maria Gomes, on behalf of the PSE Group, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, on behalf of the UEN Group, Karl von Wogau and Stefano Zappalà, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group to the Commission: Global treaty to ban uranium weapons (B6-0154/2008),

- (O-0033/2008) by Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the INTA Committee, to the Commission: The Airbus/Boeing WTO disputes (B6-0155/2008),

- (O-0054/2008) by Miroslav Ouzký, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: Commission's strategy for the third meeting of the Parties to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (B6-0157/2008),

- (O-0055/2008) by Guido Sacconi, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: Draft REACH Test Methods Regulation (B6-0158/2008),

(2) written declarations for inclusion in the register (Rule 116):

- Jean Louis Cottigny, Pierre Pribetich, Michel Rocard, Bronisław Geremek and Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on the use of open source software (0046/2008),

- Elizabeth Lynne, Jamila Madeira and Frieda Brepoels, on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza (0047/2008),

- Anna Záborská, Bernd Posselt, Francis Wurtz, Zita Gurmai and Marian Harkin, on multilingualism, a key feature of democracy and transparency serving the citizens of the Member States (0048/2008).

10. Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

The Council had forwarded a certified true copy of the following:

- Fisheries partnership agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire.

11. Lapsed written declarations

In accordance with Rule 116(5), written declarations 7, 9, 10, 12 and 13/2008 lapsed as they had not obtained the required number of signatures.

12. Transfers of appropriations

The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 08/2008 (C6-0158/2008 - SEC(2008)0298/ 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.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 09/2008 (C6-0159/2008 - SEC(2008)0409 final).

Under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25.06.2002, as amended on 13.12.2006, it had given its approval in accordance with the following allocation:

11 03 01 International fisheries agreements - Côte d'Ivoire EUR 1 190 000 (commitments/payments)

13. Petitions

The following petitions, which had been entered in the register on the dates shown below, had been forwarded to the committee responsible pursuant to Rule 191(5):

28.04.2008

Jadwiga Kaszuba (0371/2008)

Claudia Reissmüller (0372/2008)

Alexander-Martin Sardina (CDU Bundestagsfraktion in der Hamburgischen Bürgerschaft) (0373/2008)

Helga Liening (0374/2008)

Sonja Gollwitzer-Bauer (0375/2008)

Rena-Elisabeth Koch (0376/2008)

Uwe Michael Walter Wolff (0377/2008)

Ana Gómez Díaz-Franzón (Aula Gerión) (4500 signatures) (0378/2008)

Matthias Prescher (0379/2008)

Seán Andrews (0380/2008)

Helga und Peter Bruns (2 signatures) (0381/2008)

Mircea Dragnea (0382/2008)

Nicola De Florentiis (0383/2008)

Ion Mogosan (0384/2008)

Anna M.H.C. Schnackers (0385/2008)

Jan Ordon (0386/2008)

Katiuscia Verlingieri (Legale UNSA - SNABCA) (2 signatures) (0387/2008)

Andrzej Jedruch (0388/2008)

Virgil Petrache (0389/2008)

Vincenzo Marzano (0390/2008)

Marek Grodzki (0391/2008)

José Luis Rodríguez Taborda (Plataforma Mazagon Verde Puerta de Donana) (584 signatures) (0392/2008)

Catalin Afrasinei (4 signatures) (0393/2008)

Martin Tibuleac (0394/2008)

Weronika Adamczyk (0395/2008)

Irena Ryzinska (0396/2008)

Ljubima Jordanova Dimitrova (0397/2008)

(Name confidential) (0398/2008)

Stefan Rapauzu (0399/2008)

Karl Heinz Tonnius (0400/2008)

Shenay Mustafa (0401/2008)

Pavlina Radkova (0402/2008)

Boyko Stoyanov (Association pour l'élevage local en Bulgarie ("Асоциация за ръзвъждане на местни - автохтонни породи в България")) (0403/2008)

Marcela Pescaru (0404/2008)

Roman Bakala (0405/2008)

Bernard Cassar (0406/2008)

János Mészáros Szilard (0407/2008)

(Name confidential) (8 signatures) (0408/2008)

Carmen Mariné Tena (APRENEM) (0409/2008)

Vincenzo Macaluso (0410/2008)

David Missud (0411/2008)

Delphine Boury-Simoes (0412/2008)

Pietro Musilli (0413/2008)

Richard Ley (0414/2008)

Duncan MacDonald (0415/2008)

Gabor Somorjai (0416/2008)

Andreas Heiss (0417/2008)

Manfred Jäckel (0418/2008)

Rolf Jürgens (0419/2008)

Dani Boix Masafret (Associación de Naturalistas de Girona) (0420/2008)

Janina Janta-Lipinska (0421/2008)

Gheorghe Holban (0422/2008)

Francísco C. Sánchez (Colectivo por la Paz y Solidaridad) (0423/2008)

Ugo Berti (9 signatures) (0424/2008)

Prodormos Enotiadis (0425/2008)

(Name confidential) (0426/2008)

Elizabeth Moynihan (0427/2008)

Michael Puels (0428/2008)

Annegret Stöckl (0429/2008)

(Name confidential) (0430/2008)

Kathleen De Vries (0431/2008)

Dorothea Daniel (0432/2008)

Ulrich Jarzina (0433/2008)

Adrian Galati (0434/2008)

Christian Peintner (Virtueller Staat - Niemandsland) (0435/2008)

(Name confidential) (0436/2008)

30.04.2008

Bogusław Wantoła (0437/2008)

Peter Burghardt Führer (0438/2008)

(Name confidential) (0439/2008)

Gudrun Tempel (Arbeitsgruppe Menschenpflicht und Tierrecht) (0440/2008)

Marcos Ballesteros Galera (0441/2008)

(Name confidential) (0442/2008)

Sorin Petcu (0443/2008)

Anne Blackman (0444/2008)

Constant Verbraeken (0445/2008)

Elazizi Amine (0446/2008)

Achim Ulrich Heiße (0447/2008)

(Name confidential) (0448/2008)

(Name confidential) (0449/2008)

(Name confidential) (0450/2008)

Valeria Bonfio (0451/2008)

Pierre Pétry (Les Territoires de la Mémoire, Centre d'Education à la Tolérance et à la Résistance) (0452/2008)

(Name confidential) (0453/2008)

Hans-Jürgen Jacob (HCP Harely Club Pfalz e.V.) (0454/2008)

Nicole Regereau (Victimes des dénis de justice contamination Hépatite C) (0455/2008)

Josef Jasimczak (Nachkom. v. Zwangsarbeitern) (0456/2008)

Cristina Calandre Hoenigsfeld (0457/2008)

(Name confidential) (0458/2008)

Antonio Morais (0459/2008)

(Name confidential) (0460/2008)

Yolande Rodulfo (0461/2008)

Ana Ionita (0462/2008)

Nosrat Delbasteh (Aserbaidschanische Föderation 1996 e.V. in Deutschland-Berlin) (0463/2008)

Wolfgang Schönfelder (0464/2008)

Irene Peretti (iei-consulting) (0465/2008)

Irene Janßen (0466/2008)

(Name confidential) (0467/2008)

Eduard Payer (0468/2008)

Adam Rainer (Interessengemeinschaft für japanische Old- und Youngtimer) (0469/2008)

Jens Ahrends (0470/2008)

(Name confidential) (0471/2008)

(Name confidential) (0472/2008)

Christoph Klein (Atmed AG) (0473/2008)

C. Muet (AVEC) (0474/2008)

Timis Netu (0475/2008)

Antonio César Muñoz (Agrupación de Desarollo) (0476/2008)

(Name confidential) (0477/2008)

Lazar Dumitras (0478/2008)

Boris Leopold Kurent (Civilno združenje za nadzor nad institucijami) (8 signatures) (0479/2008)

Ryszard Tadla (0480/2008)

Danila Fodor (Organizatia Nationala pentru Apararea Drepturilor Omului) (3 signatures) (0481/2008)

María-Pilar Malón Azpilicueta (Asociación "Abusos Urbanísticos en Navarra: No") (0482/2008)

Niculae Vişinoiu (0483/2008)

Helga Lacke (0484/2008)

Irma Nelles-Rieger (0485/2008)

15.05.2008

Michael Shields (2 signatures) (0486/2008)

Emil Vâcǎrus (0487/2008)

Giampaolo Deiama (0488/2008)

Bernardus Van Oosten (0489/2008)

(Name confidential) (0490/2008)

Rafael Ribera Ferrer (0491/2008)

Michael Peter Blake (0492/2008)

(Name confidential) (0493/2008)

(Name confidential) (0494/2008)

Miguel Angel Maicas Juanes (0495/2008)

María Teresa Salvador Alarcón (0496/2008)

Gary Paterson (0497/2008)

Massimo Degni (0498/2008)

Nicolae Aurel Curdov (0499/2008)

Catalin Stoica (0500/2008)

Natalia Serao (8 signatures) (0501/2008)

(Name confidential) (2 signatures) (0502/2008)

Amine Salem (0503/2008)

(Name confidential) (0504/2008)

Elena Sirbu (0505/2008)

Ioan Octavian Stetca (SC Management Solution) (0506/2008)

Mironel Dascalu (S.C. Ferma Das Agro srl) (0507/2008)

(Name confidential) (0508/2008)

Régis Debeire (0509/2008)

Oisin Jones-Dillon (0510/2008)

Marina Mastromauro (Pastificio Attilio Mastromauro Granoro s.r.l.) (0511/2008)

Andrzej Gorski (0512/2008)

Heinrich Hoppach (Toxcenter e.V.) (0513/2008)

(Name confidential) (0514/2008)

Giancarlo Albera (Coordinamento dei Comitati cittadini) (0515/2008)

(Name confidential) (0516/2008)

Elizabeth Fleischer (0517/2008)

Gheorghe Vlase (0518/2008)

Marie Breda (0519/2008)

Vasile Mǎlǎiaşi (0520/2008)

Peter Jozef Mathilda Van Kerckhoven (2 signatures) (0521/2008)

Peter Moser (0522/2008)

Giuseppe Cirillo (Partito Impotenti Esistenziali Dr. Cirillo) (2 signatures) (0523/2008)

Johannes Zens (0524/2008)

Michael Doyle (0525/2008)

Vera Petkantchin (Grazhdani za Rila (Citizens of Rila)) (81277 signatures) (0526/2008).

14. Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions

The Commission communication on the action taken on the positions and resolutions adopted by Parliament at the February 2008 part-session was available on the Séance en direct site.

15. Declaration of financial interests

The following Members had not yet updated their declaration of financial interests for 2007 in line with Annex I, Article 2(5) to the Rules of Procedure:

Jean-Luc Bennahmias, Graham Booth, Małgorzata Handzlik, Kurt Lechner, Jules Maaten, José Javier Pomés Ruiz, Teresa Riera Madurell, Britta Thomsen, Catherine Trautmann and John Whittaker.

16. Calendar of part-sessions for 2009

The Conference of Presidents had made proposals for the calendar of part-sessions for 2009.

Those proposals were as follows:

12 to 15 January

2 to 5 February

18 and 19 February

9 to 12 March

23 to 26 March

1 and 2 April

20 to 23 April

4 to 7 May

14 to 16 July

14 to 17 September

7 and 8 October

19 to 22 October

11 and 12 November

23 to 26 November

14 to 17 December.

The deadline for tabling amendments was set for 19.05.2008 at 20.00.

The vote would take place on Wednesday 21.05.2008 at 12.00.

17. Signature of acts adopted under codecision

The President announced that, on Wednesday, he and the President of the Council would sign the following acts adopted under the codecision procedure pursuant to Rule 68:

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 on the animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movements of pet animals, as regards the extension of the transitional period (03622/2008/LEX - C6-0196/2008 - 2007/0202(COD))

- Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain aspects of mediation in civil and commercial matters (03624/2008/LEX - C6-0195/2008 - 2004/0251(COD))

- Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending council directive 91/477/EEC on control of the acquisition and possession of weapons (03690/2007/LEX - C6-0194/2008 - 2006/0031(COD))

- Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe (03696/2007/LEX - C6-0193/2008 - 2005/0183(COD))

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The following spoke: Bernd Posselt, on the date of the 2009 European elections.

18. Order of business

The next item was the order of business.

The final draft agenda for the May II 2008 sittings (PE 406.218/PDOJ) had been distributed and a number of changes had been proposed (Rule 132):

Sittings of 19.05.2008 to 22.05.2008

Monday

- no changes

The following spoke: Hartmut Nassauer, who said that an increasing number of committee meetings were taking place at the same time as plenary sittings (the President noted this and said that he would refer the matter to the Conference of Presidents).

Tuesday

Request by the PSE Group to add to the agenda for Tuesday afternoon a Commission statement on the situation of the Roma in Italy, without the tabling of motions for resolution.

The following spoke: Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, who moved the request, Monica Frassoni, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, and Joseph Daul, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group.

Parliament agreed to the request by electronic vote (106 in favour, 100 against, 2 abstentions).

Wednesday

- no changes

Thursday

- no changes

The order of business was thus established.

The following spoke: Hannes Swoboda, who said that the PSE Group would request postponement of the vote on the report by Mathieu Grosch (A6-0037/2008) (item 23 on the final draft agenda).

19. One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Pursuant to Rule 144, the following Members who wished to draw the attention of Parliament to matters of political importance spoke for one minute:

Erna Hennicot-Schoepges, Antonio Masip Hidalgo, Jelko Kacin, László Tőkés, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, Gerard Batten, Slavi Binev, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Proinsias De Rossa, Graham Watson, Ewa Tomaszewska, Daniel Strož, Thomas Mann, Magda Kósáné Kovács, Tunne Kelam, Catherine Guy-Quint, Toomas Savi, András Gyürk, Pervenche Berès, Filiz Hakaeva Hyusmenova and Laima Liucija Andrikienė

20. Protection of the environment through criminal law ***I (debate)

Report: on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of the environment through criminal law [COM(2007)0051 - C6-0063/2007 - 2007/0022(COD)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Hartmut Nassauer (A6-0154/2008)

Hartmut Nassauer introduced the report.

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

The following spoke: Dan Jørgensen (draftsman of the opinion of the ENVI Committee).

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS
Vice-President

The following spoke: Georgios Papastamkos, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Manuel Medina Ortega, on behalf of the PSE Group, Diana Wallis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Monica Frassoni, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jens Holm, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Aloyzas Sakalas, Mojca Drčar Murko, Hiltrud Breyer, Jacques Barrot and Hartmut Nassauer.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 21.05.2008, item 5.3.

21. 2009 budget: Parliament's estimates (debate)

Report: on Parliament's estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2009 [2008/2022(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Janusz Lewandowski (A6-0181/2008)

Janusz Lewandowski introduced the report.

The following spoke: Reimer Böge, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Thijs Berman, on behalf of the PSE Group, Anne E. Jensen, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Wiesław Stefan Kuc, on behalf of the UEN Group, Gerard Batten, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Margaritis Schinas, Vladimír Maňka, Jan Mulder, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Valdis Dombrovskis and Brigitte Douay.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Ville Itälä and Esko Seppänen.

The following spoke: Janusz Lewandowski.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 20.05.2008, item 8.9.

22. Trade in raw materials and commodities (debate)

Report: on trade in raw materials and commodities [2008/2051(INI)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Jens Holm (A6-0134/2008)

Jens Holm introduced the report.

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

The following spoke: Daniel Caspary, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Luisa MORGANTINI
Vice-President

The following spoke: Francisco Assis, on behalf of the PSE Group, Zbigniew Zaleski, Marusya Ivanova Lyubcheva and Glyn Ford.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Georgios Papastamkos, Stavros Arnaoutakis and Brian Crowley.

The following spoke: Janez Potočnik and Jens Holm.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 20.05.2008, item 8.10.

23. Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking * (debate)

Report: on the proposal for a Council regulation setting up the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking [COM(2007)0571 - C6-0446/2007 - 2007/0211(CNS)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Pia Elda Locatelli (A6-0145/2008)

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

The following spoke: Jan Březina, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, on behalf of the PSE Group, Vladko Todorov Panayotov, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Zdzisław Kazimierz Chmielewski and Janez Potočnik.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 20.05.2008, item 8.4.

24. Community Tobacco Fund * (debate)

Report: on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 as regards the transfer of tobacco aid to the Community Tobacco Fund for the years 2008 and 2009 and Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 with regard to financing of the Community Tobacco Fund [COM(2008)0051 - C6-0062/2008 - 2008/0020(CNS)] - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Rapporteur: Sergio Berlato (A6-0164/2008)

Sergio Berlato introduced the report.

The following spoke: Mariann Fischer Boel (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Wiesław Stefan Kuc (draftsman of the opinion of the BUDG Committee), Ioannis Gklavakis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Alejandro Cercas, on behalf of the PSE Group, Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Janusz Wojciechowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, Diamanto Manolakou, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Hélène Goudin, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, and Esther Herranz García.

IN THE CHAIR: Marek SIWIEC
Vice-President

The following spoke: Lily Jacobs, Roberta Angelilli, Kartika Tamara Liotard, Bogdan Golik, Andrzej Tomasz Zapałowski and Thijs Berman.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Armando Veneto, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk and Ioannis Gklavakis.

The following spoke: Mariann Fischer Boel and Sergio Berlato.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 20.05.2008, item 8.5.

25. The Evaluation of the PEACE Programme (debate)

Report: on the evaluation of the PEACE Programme and strategies for the future [2007/2150(INI)] - Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Bairbre de Brún (A6-0133/2008)

Bairbre de Brún introduced the report.

The following spoke: Danuta Hübner (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Lambert van Nistelrooij, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Catherine Stihler, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marian Harkin, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Seán Ó Neachtain, on behalf of the UEN Group, Jim Allister, Non-attached Member, Ioannis Kasoulides, Stavros Arnaoutakis, Jean Marie Beaupuy, Daniel Hannan and Colm Burke.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Rolf Berend.

The following spoke: Marian Harkin, who commented on the remarks made by Jim Allister, who responded.

The following spoke: Danuta Hübner and Bairbre de Brún.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 20.05.2008, item 8.6.

26. Outermost regions (debate)

Report: on the strategy for the outermost regions: achievements and future prospects [2008/2010(INI)] - Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Margie Sudre (A6-0158/2008)

Margie Sudre introduced the report.

The following spoke: Danuta Hübner (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Pedro Guerreiro (draftsman of the opinion of the PECH Committee).

IN THE CHAIR: Adam BIELAN
Vice-President

The following spoke: Oldřich Vlasák, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Emanuel Jardim Fernandes, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jean Marie Beaupuy, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, Pedro Guerreiro, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Rolf Berend, Iratxe García Pérez, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Emmanouil Angelakas, Manuel Medina Ortega and Catherine Neris.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Lambert van Nistelrooij, Sérgio Marques and Madeleine Jouye de Grandmaison.

The following spoke: Danuta Hübner and Margie Sudre.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 20.05.2008, item 8.11.

27. EU consumer policy strategy 2007-2013 (debate)

Report: on EU consumer policy strategy 2007-2013 [2007/2189(INI)] - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Lasse Lehtinen (A6-0155/2008)

Lasse Lehtinen introduced the report.

The following spoke: Meglena Kuneva (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Piia-Noora Kauppi (draftsman of the opinion of the ECON Committee), Diana Wallis (draftsman of the opinion of the JURI Committee), Anna Hedh (draftsman of the opinion of the FEMM Committee), Colm Burke, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Evelyne Gebhardt, on behalf of the PSE Group, Alexander Lambsdorff, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Leopold Józef Rutowicz, on behalf of the UEN Group, Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Hanne Dahl, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Sergej Kozlík, Non-attached Member, Charlotte Cederschiöld, Bernadette Vergnaud, Andreas Schwab, Gabriela Creţu, Malcolm Harbour, Joel Hasse Ferreira and Małgorzata Handzlik.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Zita Pleštinská, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Magor Imre Csibi, Zuzana Roithová and Evelyne Gebhardt.

The following spoke: Meglena Kuneva and Lasse Lehtinen.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 20.05.2008, item 8.12.

28. Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established ('Agenda' PE 406.218/OJMA).

29. Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 22.30.

The following signed:

Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Albertini, Allister, Andersson, Andrejevs, Andrikienė, Angelakas, Angelilli, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ashworth, Assis, Atkins, Attard-Montalto, Aubert, Audy, Auken, Ayala Sender, Aylward, Ayuso, Baco, Badia i Cutchet, Baeva, Barón Crespo, Barsi-Pataky, Batten, Battilocchio, Bauer, Beaupuy, Beazley, Becsey, Belder, Belet, Bennahmias, Berend, Berès, Berlato, Berman, Bielan, Binev, Blokland, Bobošíková, Böge, Bösch, Bono, Booth, Borrell Fontelles, Boştinaru, Botopoulos, Bourzai, Bowis, Bowles, Bozkurt, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Breyer, Březina, Brie, Brok, Budreikaitė, Bulfon, Bullmann, Bulzesc, van den Burg, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busk, Buşoi, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Camre, Capoulas Santos, Cappato, Carlotti, Carlshamre, Carnero González, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castex, del Castillo Vera, Catania, Cederschiöld, Cercas, Chichester, Chiesa, Chmielewski, Christensen, Chruszcz, Chukolov, Claeys, Clark, Coelho, Cohn-Bendit, Corbett, Corda, Corlăţean, Cottigny, Coûteaux, Cramer, Cremers, Corina Creţu, Gabriela Creţu, Crowley, Csibi, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Ryszard Czarnecki, Dahl, Dăianu, Daul, David, Davies, De Blasio, de Brún, De Keyser, Demetriou, Deprez, De Rossa, De Sarnez, Descamps, Désir, Deß, De Veyrac, De Vits, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Didžiokas, Dillen, Dimitrakopoulos, Dobolyi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Douay, Dover, Drčar Murko, Duchoň, Dührkop Dührkop, Duff, Ek, Elles, Estrela, Ettl, Jonathan Evans, Robert Evans, Färm, Fajmon, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferber, Fernandes, Ferrari, Anne Ferreira, Elisa Ferreira, Figueiredo, Fiore, Fjellner, Flasarová, Flautre, Florenz, Foltyn-Kubicka, Fontaine, Ford, Fouré, Fourtou, Fraga Estévez, Fraile Cantón, França, Friedrich, Gacek, Gahler, Gál, Galeote, Garcés Ramón, García-Margallo y Marfil, García Pérez, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gebhardt, Gentvilas, Georgiou, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gewalt, Gierek, Giertych, Gill, Gklavakis, Glante, Glattfelder, Gobbo, Goebbels, Goepel, Golik, Gollnisch, Gomes, Gomolka, Gottardi, Goudin, Grabowska, Grabowski, Graça Moura, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grau i Segú, Grech, Griesbeck, Gröner, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Groote, Grossetête, Gruber, Guardans Cambó, Guellec, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Gurmai, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Guy-Quint, Gyürk, Hänsch, Hall, Hammerstein, Hamon, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Harkin, Harms, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Heaton-Harris, Hedh, Helmer, Hénin, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hennis-Plasschaert, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Holm, Honeyball, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hudghton, Hughes, Hutchinson, Hyusmenova, Ibrisagic, Irujo Amezaga, Itälä, Jacobs, Jäätteenmäki, Jałowiecki, Janowski, Járóka, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jensen, Jørgensen, Jonckheer, Jordan Cizelj, Jouye de Grandmaison, Kacin, Kaczmarek, Kallenbach, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kaufmann, Kauppi, Kazak, Tunne Kelam, Kilroy-Silk, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Klamt, Klaß, Knapman, Koch, Kohlíček, Konrad, Korhola, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kozlík, Krahmer, Krasts, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kreissl-Dörfler, Krupa, Kuc, Kuhne, Kułakowski, Kušķis, Kusstatscher, Kuźmiuk, Lagendijk, Laignel, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lambrinidis, Lambsdorff, Lang, De Lange, Langen, Laperrouze, La Russa, Lauk, Lavarra, Lax, Lebech, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Lehideux, Lehne, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine Le Pen, Lévai, Lewandowski, Liberadzki, Libicki, Lienemann, Liese, Liotard, Losco, Louis, Lulling, Luque Aguilar, Lynne, Lyubcheva, Maaten, McAvan, McCarthy, McMillan-Scott, Madeira, Maldeikis, Manders, Mănescu, Maňka, Thomas Mann, Manolakou, Marinescu, Markov, Marques, Martens, David Martin, Hans-Peter Martin, Martinez, Martínez Martínez, Masiel, Masip Hidalgo, Maštálka, Mathieu, Matsakis, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Medina Ortega, Meijer, Méndez de Vigo, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Millán Mon, Mölzer, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Morgantini, Morillon, Morin, Mote, Mulder, Musacchio, Muscardini, Muscat, Napoletano, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Neris, Newton Dunn, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Obiols i Germà, Olajos, Ó Neachtain, Onesta, Onyszkiewicz, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Oviir, Pack, Pafilis, Pahor, Paleckis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Panayotov, Pannella, Panzeri, Papadimoulis, Paparizov, Papastamkos, Parish, Paşcu, Patriciello, Patrie, Alojz Peterle, Pflüger, Piecyk, Pieper, Pietikäinen, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pinior, Piotrowski, Pirker, Piskorski, Pittella, Pleštinská, Plumb, Podimata, Pöttering, Pohjamo, Pomés Ruiz, Mihaela Popa, Nicolae Vlad Popa, Portas, Posselt, Prets, Vittorio Prodi, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ransdorf, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Remek, Resetarits, Reul, Riera Madurell, Riis-Jørgensen, Rivera, Rizzo, Rogalski, Roithová, Romagnoli, Romeva i Rueda, Rosati, Roszkowski, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Rovsing, Rübig, Rühle, Rutowicz, Ryan, Sacconi, Saïfi, Sakalas, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sanz Palacio, Saryusz-Wolski, Savi, Schaldemose, Schapira, Schenardi, Schierhuber, Schinas, Schlyter, Frithjof Schmidt, Olle Schmidt, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Jürgen Schröder, Schroedter, Schuth, Schwab, Seeber, Segelström, Seppänen, Severin, Silva Peneda, Simpson, Sinnott, Siwiec, Skinner, Škottová, Smith, Sógor, Sommer, Søndergaard, Sonik, Spautz, Staes, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Sterckx, Stevenson, Stihler, Stockmann, Stolojan, Stoyanov, Strejček, Strož, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Svensson, Szájer, Szejna, Szent-Iványi, Szymański, Tabajdi, Tannock, Tarand, Tatarella, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titford, Titley, Toia, Tőkés, Tomaszewska, Tomczak, Toussas, Trakatellis, Trautmann, Triantaphyllides, Turmes, Tzampazi, Uca, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vaidere, Vakalis, Vanhecke, Van Hecke, Van Lancker, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vaugrenard, Veneto, Vergnaud, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vigenin, de Villiers, Virrankoski, Visser, Vlasák, Vlasto, Voggenhuber, Wagenknecht, Wallis, Walter, Watson, Manfred Weber, Renate Weber, Weiler, Weisgerber, Westlund, Whittaker, Wiersma, Willmott, Wise, von Wogau, Wohlin, Bernard Wojciechowski, Janusz Wojciechowski, Wurtz, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zanicchi, Zapałowski, Zappalà, Ždanoka, Zdravkova, Železný, Zieleniec, Zīle, Zimmer, Zingaretti, Zwiefka