15. International Cocoa Agreement 2010 *** - Child labour in cocoa sector (debate)

Verbatim reports

Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the International Cocoa Agreement 2010 [09771/2011 - C7-0206/2011- 2010/0343(NLE)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Vital Moreira (A7-0024/2012)

Commission statement: Child labour in cocoa sector

Vital Moreira introduced the recommendation.

Andris Piebalgs (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Elisabeth Köstinger, on behalf of the PPE Group, Maria Badia i Cutchet, on behalf of the S&D Group, Niccolò Rinaldi, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Bart Staes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Helmut Scholz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Andreas Mölzer, Non-attached Member, Daniel Caspary, Gianluca Susta, George Sabin Cutaş and David Martin.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Miroslav Mikolášik and Gesine Meissner.

The following spoke: Andris Piebalgs and Vital Moreira.

IN THE CHAIR: Othmar KARAS
Vice-President

Child labour in cocoa sector

Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 110(2):

- Vital Moreira, on behalf of the Committee on International Trade, on child labour in cocoa sector (2011/2957(RSP)) (B7-0126/2012).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 14.3.2012, item 9.7 and minutes of 14.3.2012, item 9.8.