3. Protection of consumers in respect of certain aspects of timeshares ***I (debate)

Verbatim reports

Report: on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of consumers in respect of certain aspects of timeshare, long-term holiday products, resale and exchange [COM(2007)0303 - C6-0159/2007 - 2007/0113(COD)] - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Toine Manders (A6-0195/2008)

Toine Manders introduced the report.

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

The following spoke: Emanuel Jardim Fernandes (draftsman of the opinion of the TRAN Committee), Antonio López-Istúriz White (draftsman of the opinion of the JURI Committee), Malcolm Harbour, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, and Joel Hasse Ferreira, on behalf of the PSE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Mechtild ROTHE
Vice-President

The following spoke: Heide Rühle, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Leopold Józef Rutowicz, on behalf of the UEN Group, Andreas Schwab, Evelyne Gebhardt, Charlotte Cederschiöld, Arlene McCarthy, Marian Zlotea and Bernadette Vergnaud.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Philip Bradbourn and Zuzana Roithová.

The following spoke: Meglena Kuneva and Toine Manders.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 22.10.2008, item 4.7.

(The sitting was suspended at 10.55.)

(From 11.15 to 11.30, Members gathered for the award of the LUX prize.)

(The sitting resumed at 11.30.)