18. Implementation of the bilateral safeguard clause and the stabilisation mechanism for bananas of the Trade Agreement between the EU and Colombia and Peru ***I - Implementation of the bilateral safeguard clause and the stabilisation mechanism for bananas of the Association Agreement between the EU and Central America ***I (debate)

Verbatim reports

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council implementing the bilateral safeguard clause and the stabilisation mechanism for bananas of the Trade Agreement between the European Union and Colombia and Peru [COM(2011)0600 - C7-0307/2011- 2011/0262(COD)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Bernd Lange (A7-0249/2012)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council implementing the bilateral safeguard clause and the stabilisation mechanism for bananas of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States on the one hand, and Central America on the other [COM(2011)0599 - C7-0306/2011- 2011/0263(COD)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Jörg Leichtfried (A7-0237/2012)

Bernd Lange and Jörg Leichtfried presented their reports.

The following spoke: Karel De Gucht (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Gabriel Mato Adrover (rapporteur for the opinion of the AGRI Committee), Pablo Zalba Bidegain, on behalf of the PPE Group, Gianluca Susta, on behalf of the S&D Group, Catherine Bearder, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Franziska Keller, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Younous Omarjee, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Jörg Leichtfried, Josefa Andrés Barea and Patrice Tirolien.

The following spoke: Karel De Gucht, Bernd Lange and Jörg Leichtfried.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 13.9.2012, item 11.11 and minutes of 13.9.2012, item 11.12.