6. Community ecolabel scheme ***I - Voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) ***I (debate)

Verbatim reports

Report: on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Community Ecolabel scheme [COM(2008)0401 - C6-0279/2008 - 2008/0152(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Salvatore Tatarella (A6-0105/2009)

Report: on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) [COM(2008)0402 - C6-0278/2008 - 2008/0154(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Linda McAvan (A6-0084/2009)

Salvatore Tatarella and Linda McAvan introduced the reports.

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

The following spoke: Nikolaos Vakalis (rapporteur for the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Anders Wijkman, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Gyula Hegyi, on behalf of the PSE Group, Johannes Lebech, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Liam Aylward, on behalf of the UEN Group, Satu Hassi, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Roberto Musacchio, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, and Luca Romagnoli, Non-attached Member.

The following spoke: Martin Bursík (President-in-Office of the Council).

The following spoke: Amalia Sartori, Richard Howitt, Mojca Drčar Murko, Roberta Angelilli, Eva-Britt Svensson, Roberto Fiore, Avril Doyle and Daciana Octavia Sârbu.

IN THE CHAIR: Diana WALLIS
Vice-President

The following spoke: Holger Krahmer, Antonio De Blasio, Justas Vincas Paleckis, Dorette Corbey and Martí Grau i Segú.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Czesław Adam Siekierski, Reinhard Rack and Silvia-Adriana Ţicău.

The following spoke: Martin Bursík, Stavros Dimas, Salvatore Tatarella and Linda McAvan.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 02.04.2009, item 9.14 and minutes of 02.04.2009, item 9.15.

(The sitting was suspended at 10.35 pending voting time and resumed at 11.05.)