14. Framework for Community action to achieve a sustainable use of pesticides ***II - Placing of plant protection products on the market ***II (debate)

Verbatim reports

Recommendation for second reading: on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for Community action to achieve a sustainable use of pesticides [06124/5/2008 - C6-0323/2008 - 2006/0132(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Christa Klaß (A6-0443/2008)

Recommendation for second reading: on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC [11119/8/2008 - C6-0326/2008 - 2006/0136(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Hiltrud Breyer (A6-0444/2008)

Christa Klaß introduced the recommendation for second reading.

Hiltrud Breyer introduced the recommendation for second reading.

The following spoke: Stavros Dimas (Member of the Commission) and Androulla Vassiliou (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Erna Hennicot-Schoepges, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Dan Jørgensen, on behalf of the PSE Group, Anne Laperrouze, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Liam Aylward, on behalf of the UEN Group, Hiltrud Breyer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Roberto Musacchio, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Ashley Mote, Non-attached Member, Marianne Thyssen, Anne Ferreira, Mojca Drčar Murko, Leopold Józef Rutowicz and Bart Staes.

IN THE CHAIR: Mechtild ROTHE
Vice-President

The following spoke: Mary Lou McDonald, Nils Lundgren, Françoise Grossetête, Thomas Wise, Dorette Corbey, Frédérique Ries, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Madeleine Jouye de Grandmaison, Kathy Sinnott, Fernand Le Rachinel, Anja Weisgerber, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Holger Krahmer, Janusz Wojciechowski, Jim Allister, Richard Seeber, Bogdan Golik, Lambert van Nistelrooij, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Mairead McGuinness, Pilar Ayuso, Robert Sturdy, Alojz Peterle, Neil Parish and Avril Doyle.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Colm Burke, Zuzana Roithová, Gerard Batten, Péter Olajos, Reinhard Rack, Czesław Adam Siekierski and James Nicholson.

The following spoke: Stavros Dimas.

IN THE CHAIR: Martine ROURE
Vice-President

The following spoke: Androulla Vassiliou, Christa Klaß, Hiltrud Breyer, Mairead McGuinness and Hiltrud Breyer, who referred to the remarks made by Mairead McGuinness.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 13.01.2009, item 6.10 and minutes of 13.01.2009, item 6.11.