16. Toys Directive ***I (debate)

Verbatim reports

Report: on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the safety of toys [COM(2008)0009 - C6-0039/2008 - 2008/0018(COD)] - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Marianne Thyssen (A6-0441/2008)

Marianne Thyssen introduced the report.

The following spoke: Valérie Létard (President-in-Office of the Council) and Günter Verheugen (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Anne Ferreira (rapporteur for the opinion of the ENVI Committee), David Hammerstein (rapporteur for the opinion of the ITRE Committee) and Andreas Schwab, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA
Vice-President

The following spoke: Anna Hedh, on behalf of the PSE Group, Karin Riis-Jørgensen, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Heide Rühle, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Seán Ó Neachtain, on behalf of the UEN Group, Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Hélène Goudin, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Zita Pleštinská, Evelyne Gebhardt, Zuzana Roithová, Arlene McCarthy, Emmanouil Angelakas and Christel Schaldemose.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Colm Burke, Hiltrud Breyer and Jacques Toubon.

The following spoke: Günter Verheugen and Marianne Thyssen.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 18.12.2008, item 6.11.