(The sitting was suspended at 20.30 and resumed at 21.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ
Vice-President

15. Novel foods ***II (debate)

Verbatim reports

Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods, amending Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 258/97 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1852/2001 [11261/3/2009 - C7-0078/2010- 2008/0002(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Kartika Tamara Liotard (A7-0152/2010)

Kartika Tamara Liotard introduced the recommendation for second reading.

The following spoke: John Dalli (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Pilar Ayuso, on behalf of the PPE Group, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, on behalf of the S&D Group, Antonyia Parvanova, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Bart Staes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Anna Rosbach, on behalf of the EFD Group, Claudiu Ciprian Tănăsescu, Non-attached Member, Peter Liese, Jo Leinen, Oreste Rossi, Krisztina Morvai, Françoise Grossetête, Horst Schnellhardt, Elena Oana Antonescu, Christofer Fjellner, Christa Klaß and Licia Ronzulli.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Elisabeth Köstinger, Karin Kadenbach, Angelika Werthmann, Miroslav Mikolášik, Kriton Arsenis, Diane Dodds, Zuzana Roithová and Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris.

The following spoke: John Dalli and Kartika Tamara Liotard.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 7.7.2010, item 8.2.