IN THE CHAIR: Mechtild ROTHE
Vice-President

1. Opening of the sitting

The sitting opened at 10.05.

2. Towards Europe-wide Safer, Cleaner and Efficient Mobility: The First Intelligent Car Report (debate)

Report: on the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Towards Europe-wide Safer, Cleaner and Efficient Mobility: The First Intelligent Car Report [2007/2259(INI)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Zita Gurmai (A6-0169/2008)

Zita Gurmai introduced the report.

The following spoke: Antonio Tajani (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Dieter-Lebrecht Koch, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, on behalf of the PSE Group, Paweł Bartłomiej Piskorski, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Sepp Kusstatscher, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Wiesław Stefan Kuc, on behalf of the UEN Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Luca Romagnoli, Non-attached Member, Luís Queiró, Robert Evans, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, Reinhard Rack, Bogusław Liberadzki, Malcolm Harbour, Genowefa Grabowska and Marian-Jean Marinescu.

IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ
Vice-President

The following spoke: Pierre Pribetich, Etelka Barsi-Pataky, Jörg Leichtfried, Emanuel Jardim Fernandes and Inés Ayala Sender.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Milan Gaľa, Marusya Ivanova Lyubcheva and Tomáš Zatloukal.

The following spoke: Antonio Tajani and Zita Gurmai.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 19.06.2008, item 3.10.

The following spoke: Robert Evans, who regretted the fact that, as the morning's agenda had been completed, the sitting would be suspended until the vote; he called for the matter to be referred to the appropriate authorities with a view to remedying the situation in future (the President noted this request).

(The sitting was suspended at 11.30 pending voting time and resumed at 12.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Diana WALLIS
Vice-President

3. Voting time

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

The results of roll-call votes are available in electronic form only, as an annex to the minutes, and can be accessed via Europarl.

3.1. Inland transport of dangerous goods ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading: on the Council common position with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the inland transport of dangerous goods [06920/3/2008 - C6-0160/2008 - 2006/0278(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Bogusław Liberadzki (A6-0227/2008)

(Qualified majority)

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

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved (P6_TA(2008)0302)

3.2. Road infrastructure safety ***I (vote)

Report: on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on road infrastructure safety management [COM(2006)0569 - C6-0331/2006 - 2006/0182(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Helmuth Markov (A6-0050/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2008)0303)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0303)

3.3. European Union's disaster response capacity (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0303/2008

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0304)

The following spoke on the vote:

Iratxe García Pérez, on the voting procedure for Amendment 37;

John Bowis, who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 8, to which Dimitrios Papadimoulis (who signed the motion for a resolution on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group) objected. As over 40 members objected, the oral amendment was not incorporated;

John Bowis, who also moved an oral amendment to Amendment 35. As over 40 members objected, the oral amendment was not incorporated.

4. Welcome

On behalf of Parliament, the President welcomed a delegation from the Federal Assembly of the Swiss Confederation, who had taken their seats in the distinguished visitors' gallery.

5.1. Fortieth anniverary of the Customs Union (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0297/2008

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0305)

5.2. Towards a European Charter on the Rights of Energy Consumers (vote)

Report: Towards a European Charter on the Rights of Energy Consumers [2008/2006(INI)] - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Mia De Vits (A6-0202/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0306)

5.3. Imports of poultry carcasses (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0309/2008

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0307)

5.4. Crisis in the fisheries sector (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0305/2008, B6-0308/2008, B6-0310/2008, B6-0311/2008, B6-0312/2008 and B6-0313/2008

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0305/2008

(replacing B6-0305/2008, B6-0310/2008, B6-0311/2008 and B6-0312/2008):

tabled by the following Members:

Carmen Fraga Estévez and Cornelis Visser, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group
Heinz Kindermann and Rosa Miguélez Ramos, on behalf of the PSE Group
Philippe Morillon and Elspeth Attwooll, on behalf of the ALDE Group
Seán Ó Neachtain, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0308)

(Motions for resolutions B6-0308/2008 and B6-0313/2008 fell.)

5.5. EU/Russia summit (26-27 June 2008) (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0231/2008, B6-0235/2008, B6-0298/2008, B6-0299/2008, B6-0300/2008 and B6-0301/2008

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B6-0231/2008

Rejected

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0235/2008

(replacing B6-0235/2008, B6-0298/2008, B6-0299/2008, B6-0300/2008 and B6-0301/2008):

tabled by the following Members:

José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Charles Tannock, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Christopher Beazley and Tunne Kelam, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group
Jan Marinus Wiersma, Hannes Swoboda, Kristian Vigenin, Reino Paasilinna and Adrian Severin, on behalf of the PSE Group
István Szent-Iványi, on behalf of the ALDE Group
Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Bart Staes and Hélène Flautre, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Wojciech Roszkowski, Adam Bielan, Konrad Szymański, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Ryszard Czarnecki and Inese Vaidere, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0309)

5.6. Future of the sheep/lamb and goat sector in Europe (vote)

Report: on the future of the sheep/lamb and goat sector in Europe [2007/2192(INI)] - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Rapporteur: Liam Aylward (A6-0196/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0310)

5.7. Towards Europe-wide Safer, Cleaner and Efficient Mobility: The First Intelligent Car Report (vote)

Report: on the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Towards Europe-wide Safer, Cleaner and Efficient Mobility: The First Intelligent Car Report [2007/2259(INI)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Zita Gurmai (A6-0169/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0311)

6. 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:

Motion for a resolution on stepping up the Union's disaster response capacity (B6-0303/2008)

Oldřich Vlasák

Motion for a resolution on the fortieth anniversary of the Customs Union (B6-0297/2008)

Zita Pleštinská, Daniel Hannan and Syed Kamall

Motion for a resolution on imports of poultry carcasses (B6-0309/2008)

Marian Harkin and Peter Skinner

Joint motion for a resolution - Crisis in the fisheries sector (RC-B6-0305/2008)

Marian Harkin and Syed Kamall

Joint motion for a resolution - EU/Russia summit (26-27 June 2008) (RC-B6-0235/2008)

Miroslav Mikolášik, Czesław Adam Siekierski and Tunne Kelam

Report: Liam Aylward - A6-0196/2008

Jim Allister, Marian Harkin and James Nicholson

7. 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.

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

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA
Vice-President

8. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

Eija-Riitta Korhola had informed the Presidency that she had been unable to attend the votes on that day or the day before.

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

9. 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 item 3)

9.1. Burma: continued detention of political prisoners

Motions for resolution B6-0314/2008, B6-0315/2008, B6-0317/2008, B6-0320/2008, B6-0321/2008 and B6-0324/2008

Mikel Irujo Amezaga, Marios Matsakis, Ryszard Czarnecki, Thomas Mann, Erik Meijer and Józef Pinior introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Laima Liucija Andrikienė, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Genowefa Grabowska, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marcin Libicki, on behalf of the UEN Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, and Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Zita Pleštinská, Marianne Mikko, Ewa Tomaszewska, Czesław Adam Siekierski and Filip Kaczmarek.

The following spoke: Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 19.06.2008, item 10.1.

9.2. Somalia: routine killing of civilians

Motions for resolution B6-0316/2008, B6-0318/2008, B6-0319/2008, B6-0323/2008 and B6-0325/2008

Mikel Irujo Amezaga, Marios Matsakis, John Bowis, Erik Meijer and Adam Bielan introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Filip Kaczmarek, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Marianne Mikko, on behalf of the PSE Group, Ewa Tomaszewska, on behalf of the UEN Group, and Bernd Posselt.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Colm Burke, Manuel Medina Ortega and Czesław Adam Siekierski.

The following spoke: Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 19.06.2008, item 10.2.

9.3. Iran: execution of juvenile offenders

Motions for resolution B6-0326/2008, B6-0327/2008, B6-0328/2008, B6-0329/2008, B6-0330/2008 and B6-0331/2008

Mikel Irujo Amezaga, Marios Matsakis, Marcin Libicki, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Věra Flasarová and Paulo Casaca introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Tadeusz Zwiefka, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Marianne Mikko, on behalf of the PSE Group, Janusz Onyszkiewicz, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, on behalf of the UEN Group, and Tunne Kelam.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Philip Bushill-Matthews, Peter Skinner, Marios Matsakis, Ewa Tomaszewska, Zbigniew Zaleski, Michael Cashman and Avril Doyle.

The following spoke: Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 19.06.2008, item 10.3.

10. Voting time

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

The results of roll-call votes are available in electronic form only, as an annex to the minutes, and can be accessed via Europarl.

10.1. Burma: continued detention of political prisoners (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0314/2008, B6-0315/2008, B6-0317/2008, B6-0320/2008, B6-0321/2008 and B6-0324/2008.

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0314/2008

(replacing B6-0314/2008, B6-0315/2008, B6-0317/2008, B6-0320/2008, B6-0321/2008 et B6-0324/2008):

tabled by the following Members:

Geoffrey Van Orden, Urszula Gacek, Filip Kaczmarek, Mario Mauro, Colm Burke, Bernd Posselt, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Tunne Kelam and Thomas Mann, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group
Pasqualina Napoletano and Glenys Kinnock, on behalf of the PSE Group
Frédérique Ries, Marios Matsakis, Marielle De Sarnez and Marco Cappato, on behalf of the ALDE Group
Frithjof Schmidt and Hélène Flautre, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Gintaras Didžiokas, Adam Bielan, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, Ryszard Czarnecki, Brian Crowley, Ewa Tomaszewska and Konrad Szymański, on behalf of the UEN Group
Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0312)

10.2. Somalia: routine killing of civilians (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0316/2008, B6-0318/2008, B6-0319/2008, B6-0322/2008, B6-0323/2008 and B6-0325/2008

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0316/2008

(replacing B6-0316/2008, B6-0318/2008, B6-0319/2008, B6-0323/2008 and B6-0325/2008):

tabled by the following Members:

John Bowis, Mario Mauro, Filip Kaczmarek, Charles Tannock, Colm Burke, Bernd Posselt, Eija-Riitta Korhola and Laima Liucija Andrikienė, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group
Pasqualina Napoletano, Glenys Kinnock, Ana Maria Gomes, Alain Hutchinson and Juan Fraile Cantón, on behalf of the PSE Group
Marios Matsakis, Marielle De Sarnez and Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group
Margrete Auken and Mikel Irujo Amezaga, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Adam Bielan, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, Ryszard Czarnecki and Ewa Tomaszewska, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0313)

The following spoke on the vote:

Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 8, which was supported by Manuel Medina Ortega, on behalf of the PSE Group. The oral amendment was incorporated.

(Motion for a resolution B6-0322/2008 fell.)

10.3. Iran: execution of juvenile offenders (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0326/2008, B6-0327/2008, B6-0328/2008, B6-0329/2008, B6-0330/2008 and B6-0331/2008

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0326/2008

(replacing B6-0326/2008, B6-0327/2008, B6-0328/2008, B6-0329/2008, B6-0330/2008 and B6-0331/2008):

tabled by the following Members:

Michael Gahler, Mario Mauro, Renate Sommer, Charles Tannock, Bernd Posselt, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Tunne Kelam and Tadeusz Zwiefka, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group
Pasqualina Napoletano, Hannes Swoboda and Paulo Casaca, on behalf of the PSE Group
Sophia in 't Veld, Frédérique Ries, Marios Matsakis, Marielle De Sarnez and Marco Cappato, on behalf of the ALDE Group
Angelika Beer and Monica Frassoni, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Cristiana Muscardini, Roberta Angelilli, Adam Bielan and Konrad Szymański, on behalf of the UEN Group
Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0314)

11. 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.

12. Documents received

The following documents had been received:

(1) from the Council and Commission

- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No. 1638/2006 laying down general provisions establishing a European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (COM(2008)0308 - C6-0200/2008 - 2008/0095(COD))

- Proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0117 - C6-0213/2008 - 2007/0044(CNS))

- Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 549/69 determining the categories of officials and other servants of the European Communities to whom the provisions of Article 12, the second paragraph of Article 13 and Article 14 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the Communities apply (COM(2008)0305 - C6-0214/2008 - 2008/0102(CNS))

- Draft Council decision concerning the conclusion of the Convention on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (09196/2008 - C6-0215/2008 - 2008/0048(AVC))

- Proposal for a Council decision on the establishment of the European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS) in application of Article 11 of Framework Decision 2008/XX/JHA (COM(2008)0332 - C6-0216/2008 - 2008/0101(CNS))

- Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council in the area of company law on single-member private limited-liability companies (Codified version) (COM(2008)0344 - C6-0217/2008 - 2008/0109(COD))

- Proposal for a Council decision authorising Member States to ratify, in the interests of the European Community, the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007, of the International Labour Organisation (Convention 188) (COM(2008)0320 - C6-0218/2008 - 2008/0107(CNS))

- Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products (COM(2008)0314 - C6-0219/2008 - 2008/0097(CNS))

- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products not intended for human consumption (Animal by-products Regulation) (COM(2008)0345 - C6-0220/2008 - 2008/0110(COD))

- Proposal for a Council decision establishing a separate liability of Montenegro and reducing proportionately the liability of Serbia with regard to the long-term loans granted by the Community to the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (formerly the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) pursuant to Council Decisions 2001/549/EC and 2002/882/EC (COM(2008)0228 - C6-0221/2008 - 2008/0086(CNS))

- Proposal for a Council and Commission Decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kyrgyz Republic, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0133 - C6-0228/2008 - 2007/0047(CNS))

- Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to common provisions for both measuring instruments and methods of metrological control (Recast) (COM(2008)0357 - C6-0237/2008 - 2008/0123(COD))

- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC15/2008 - Section III – Commission (SEC(2008)0538 - C6-0238/2008 - 2008/2159(GBD))

- Proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 2006/144/EC on the Community strategic guidelines for rural development (programming period 2007 to 2013) (COM(2008)0306 [[04]] - C6-0239/2008 - 2008/0106(CNS))

- Proposal for a Council regulation establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers (COM(2008)0306 [[01]] - C6-0240/2008 - 2008/0103(CNS))

- Proposal for a Council regulation on modifications to the common agricultural policy by amending Regulations (EC) No 320/2006, (EC) No 1234/2007, (EC) No 3/2008 and (EC) No […]/2008 (COM(2008)0306 [[02]] - C6-0241/2008 - 2008/0104(CNS))

- Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (COM(2008)0306 [[03]] - C6-0242/2008 - 2008/0105(CNS))

- Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the driver's seat on wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (Codified version) (COM(2008)0351 - C6-0243/2008 - 2008/0115(COD))

- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products (Codified version) (COM(2008)0369 - C6-0244/2008 - 2008/0126(COD))

13. Transfers of appropriations

The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 11/2008 (C6-00191/2008 - SEC(2008)0411 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 12/2008 (C6-0201/2008 - SEC(2008)0412 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 14/2008 (C6-0190/2008 - SEC(2008)0537 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.

14. 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 6 June 2008 with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations (Recast) (05724/2/2008 - C6-0222/2008 - 2005/0237A(COD))
referred to responsible: TRAN

- Common position adopted by the Council on 6 June 2008 with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations (Recast) (05726/2/2008 - C6-0223/2008 - 2005/0237B(COD))
referred to responsible: TRAN

- Common position adopted by the Council on 6 June 2008 with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on port State control (recast) (05722/3/2008 - C6-0224/2008 - 2005/0238(COD))
referred to responsible: TRAN

- Common Position adopted by the Council on 6 June 2008 with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2002/59/EC establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system (05719/3/2008 - C6-0225/2008 - 2005/0239(COD))
referred to responsible: TRAN

- Common position adopted by the Council on 6 June 2008 with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the fundamental principles governing the investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector and amending Directives 1999/35/EC and 2002/59/EC (05721/5/2008 - C6-0226/2008 - 2005/0240(COD))
referred to responsible: TRAN

- Common position adopted by the Council on 6 June 2008 with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the liability of carriers of passengers by sea in the event of accidents (06389/2/2008 - C6-0227/2008 - 2005/0241(COD))
referred to responsible: TRAN

The three-month period available to Parliament to adopt its position would therefore begin the following day (20.06.2008).

15. Decisions concerning certain documents

Authorisation to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 39)

ECON Committee

- Lamfalussy follow up - Future Structure of Supervision (2008/2148(INI))
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 12.06.2008)

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

AGRI Committee

- The Common Agricultural Policy and Global Food Security (2008/2153(INI))
(opinion: AFET, ENVI, BUDG, ITRE, INTA, DEVE)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 12.06.2008)

CONT Committee

- Commission Action Plan towards an Integrated Internal Control Framework (2008/2150(INI))
(opinion: BUDG)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 12.06.2008)

- The Implementation of Community Funds in Afghanistan (2008/2152(INI))
(opinion: BUDG, DEVE, AFET)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 12.06.2008)

- European Court of Auditors' Special Report No 8/2007 concerning administrative cooperation in the Field of VAT (2008/2151(INI))
(opinion: ECON)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 12.06.2008)

ECON Committee

- EIB and EBRD annual reports for 2007 (2008/2155(INI))
(opinion: CONT)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 12.06.2008)

- EMU@10: The first 10 years of Economic and Monetary Union and future challenges (2008/2156(INI))
(opinion: EMPL, INTA)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 12.06.2008)

- White Paper on Damages actions for breach of the EC antitrust rules (2008/2154(INI))
(opinion: JURI, IMCO)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 12.06.2008)

INTA Committee

- Trade and Economic relations with Western Balkans (2008/2149(INI))
(opinion: AFET, REGI)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 12.06.2008)

LIBE Committee

- Evaluation and future development of the FRONTEX Agency and the European Border Surveillance System (EUROSUR) (2008/2157(INI))
(opinion: DEVE, AFET, BUDG, REGI)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 12.06.2008)

Decision to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 114)

LIBE Committee

- Combating the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography (2008/2144(INI))
(opinion: FEMM)

Authorisation to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 195)

PETI Committee

- Annual report on the European Ombudsman's activities in 2007 (2008/2158(INI))

Enhanced cooperation between committees

AGRI Committee

- The Common Agricultural Policy and Global Food Security (2008/2153(INI))
(opinion: AFET, ENVI, BUDG, ITRE, INTA)
Associated committees AGRI, DEVE
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 12.06.2008)

CONT Committee

- The Implementation of Community Funds in Afghanistan (2008/2152(INI))
(opinion: BUDG)
Associated committees CONT, DEVE, AFET
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 12.06.2008)

- European Court of Auditors' Special Report No 8/2007 concerning administrative cooperation in the Field of VAT (2008/2151(INI))
Associated committees CONT, ECON
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 12.06.2008)

EMPL Committee

- European Credit system for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET) (COM(2008)0180 - C6-0162/2008 - 2008/0070(COD))
Associated committees EMPL, CULT
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 12.06.2008)

- European Quality Assurance Reference Framework for Vocational Education and Training (COM(2008)0179 - C6-0163/2008 - 2008/0069(COD))
Associated committees EMPL, CULT
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 12.06.2008)

16. Written declarations included in the register (Rule 116)

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

17. 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.

18. Dates of forthcoming sittings

The next sitting would be held on 24.06.2008.

19. Adjournment of the session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

The sitting closed at 16.25.

The following signed:

Adamou, Aita, Albertini, Allister, Alvaro, Andersson, Andrejevs, Andrikienė, Angelakas, Angelilli, Ashworth, Attard-Montalto, Attwooll, Aubert, Audy, Auken, Ayala Sender, Aylward, Baco, Badia i Cutchet, Baeva, Barsi-Pataky, Batten, Battilocchio, Bauer, Beaupuy, Beazley, Becsey, Bennahmias, Beňová, Berend, Berès, Berlato, Berman, Bielan, Birutis, Blokland, Bloom, Bobošíková, Böge, Bösch, Borghezio, Borrell Fontelles, Boştinaru, Bourzai, Bowis, Bowles, Bozkurt, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Breyer, Březina, Brie, Budreikaitė, Bulfon, Bullmann, Bulzesc, van den Burg, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busk, Buşoi, Busquin, Busuttil, Buzek, Camre, Capoulas Santos, Cappato, Carlotti, Carnero González, Carollo, Casa, Casaca, Cashman, Casini, Caspary, Castex, del Castillo Vera, Catania, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Chichester, Chiesa, Chmielewski, Christensen, Chruszcz, Chukolov, Claeys, Clark, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cohn-Bendit, Corbey, Corda, Cornillet, Cottigny, Cramer, Cremers, Corina Creţu, Gabriela Creţu, Crowley, Csibi, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Ryszard Czarnecki, Dahl, Dăianu, David, Davies, De Blasio, Degutis, Demetriou, De Michelis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Descamps, Désir, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, De Vits, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Didžiokas, Dillen, Dobolyi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Drčar Murko, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Dumitriu, Ek, Ettl, Jill Evans, Jonathan Evans, Robert Evans, Fajmon, Falbr, Fatuzzo, Fazakas, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández Martín, Ferrari, Anne Ferreira, Elisa Ferreira, Figueiredo, Filip, Fjellner, Flasarová, Florenz, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Fontaine, Fouré, Fourtou, Fraile Cantón, França, Frassoni, Freitas, Friedrich, Gacek, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, García Pérez, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gebhardt, Gentvilas, Georgiou, Geremek, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gewalt, Gibault, Gierek, Giertych, Gill, Gklavakis, Glante, Glattfelder, Goebbels, Goepel, Golik, Gollnisch, Gomolka, Gottardi, Goudin, Grabowska, Grabowski, Graça Moura, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Gräßle, Grau i Segú, Grech, Griesbeck, Gröner, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Groote, Grosch, Grossetête, Guardans Cambó, Guellec, Guerreiro, Gurmai, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hall, Hammerstein, Hamon, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Harkin, Harms, Hassi, Haug, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hénin, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hennis-Plasschaert, Herczog, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Honeyball, Hoppenstedt, Howitt, Hudacký, Hughes, Hutchinson, Hyusmenova, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, in 't Veld, Iotova, Irujo Amezaga, Isler Béguin, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jacobs, Jäätteenmäki, Jałowiecki, Janowski, Járóka, Jeggle, Jensen, Jöns, Jørgensen, Jonckheer, Jordan Cizelj, Kacin, Kaczmarek, Kallenbach, Kamall, Karas, Karim, Kasoulides, Kaufmann, Kauppi, Kazak, Tunne Kelam, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kirkhope, Klaß, Koch, Kohlíček, Konrad, Koppa, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kozlík, Krasts, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristovskis, Krupa, Kuc, Kuhne, Kušķis, Kusstatscher, Kuźmiuk, Lagendijk, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lambsdorff, Landsbergis, Lang, De Lange, Langen, Laperrouze, La Russa, Lavarra, Lax, Lebech, Lechner, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Lehideux, Lehne, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Le Rachinel, Lévai, Lewandowski, Liberadzki, Libicki, Lichtenberger, Liese, Liotard, Lipietz, Louis, Lucas, Lulling, Lundgren, Luque Aguilar, Lynne, Lyubcheva, McCarthy, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Madeira, Maldeikis, Manders, Mănescu, Maňka, Thomas Mann, Marinescu, Marini, Markov, Martens, Hans-Peter Martin, Martinez, Masiel, Masip Hidalgo, Maštálka, Mathieu, Matsakis, Matsouka, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Medina Ortega, Meijer, Menéndez del Valle, Meyer Pleite, Miguélez Ramos, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Morgantini, Morillon, Mote, Mulder, Musacchio, Muscardini, Muscat, Musumeci, Myller, Napoletano, Naranjo Escobar, Nattrass, Navarro, Nechifor, Neris, Nicholson, Niculescu, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Özdemir, Olajos, Ó Neachtain, Onesta, Ortuondo Larrea, Őry, Paasilinna, Pack, Pahor, Paleckis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Panayotov, Panzeri, Papadimoulis, Paparizov, Papastamkos, Parish, Paşcu, Patriciello, Patrie, Peillon, Pęk, Petre, Pflüger, Piecyk, Pieper, Pietikäinen, Pīks, Pinior, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Piskorski, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Hans-Gert Pöttering, Pohjamo, Poignant, Polfer, Mihaela Popa, Nicolae Vlad Popa, Portas, Posdorf, Posselt, Prets, Pribetich, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Ransdorf, Rapkay, Remek, Resetarits, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Riera Madurell, Riis-Jørgensen, Robusti, Rocard, Rogalski, Roithová, Romagnoli, Rosati, Roszkowski, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Rovsing, Rübig, Rühle, Rutowicz, Ryan, Saïfi, Sakalas, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sanzarello, Sanz Palacio, Sartori, Savary, Savi, Schaldemose, Schapira, Schenardi, Schierhuber, Schinas, Frithjof Schmidt, Olle Schmidt, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Jürgen Schröder, Schroedter, Schuth, Schwab, Seeber, Segelström, Seppänen, Severin, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Simpson, Sinnott, Siwiec, Skinner, Škottová, Smith, Sógor, Søndergaard, Sonik, Sousa Pinto, Spautz, Speroni, Staes, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Stihler, Stolojan, Stoyanov, Strejček, Strož, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Svensson, Swoboda, Szájer, Szejna, Szent-Iványi, Szymański, Tabajdi, Takkula, Tannock, Tarand, Tatarella, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titford, Titley, Tőkés, Tomaszewska, Tomczak, Toubon, Trakatellis, Trautmann, Triantaphyllides, Trüpel, Turmes, Tzampazi, Uca, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Vălean, Vanhecke, Van Lancker, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Vaugrenard, Ventre, Vergnaud, Vidal-Quadras, Vigenin, de Villiers, Virrankoski, Visser, Vlasák, Voggenhuber, Wallis, Walter, Henri Weber, Manfred Weber, Renate Weber, Weiler, Weisgerber, Westlund, Whittaker, Wieland, Wiersma, Wijkman, Willmott, Iuliu Winkler, Wise, von Wogau, Bernard Wojciechowski, Janusz Wojciechowski, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zanicchi, Zapałowski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Ždanoka, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zīle, Zimmer, Zlotea, Zvěřina, Zwiefka