The following delegated acts had been forwarded to Parliament:
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No …/.. of 5.7.2012 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps with regard to regulatory technical standards for the method of calculation of the fall in value for liquid shares and other financial instruments - C(2012)4530 - deadline: 5.8.2012 committee responsible: ECON
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No …/.. of 5.7.2012 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps with regard to definitions, the calculation of net short positions, covered sovereign credit default swaps, notification thresholds, liquidity thresholds for suspending restrictions, significant falls in the value of financial instruments and adverse events - C(2012)4529 - deadline: 5.10.2012 committee responsible: ECON
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No …/.. of 12.7.2012 supplementing Regulation (EC) 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to rules of procedure on fines imposed to credit rating agencies by the European Securities and Markets Authority, including rules on the right of defence and temporal provisions - C(2012)4787 - deadline: 12.10.2012 committee responsible: ECON
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No …/.. of 12.7.2012 supplementing Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of electrical lamps and luminaires - C(2012)4641 - deadline: 12.9.2012 committee responsible: ITRE
3. Implementing measures (Rule 88)
The following draft implementing measures falling under the regulatory procedure with scrutiny had been forwarded to Parliament:
- Commission Regulation (EU) No …/.. implementing Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to type-approval requirements for masses and dimensions of motor vehicles and their trailers and amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (D016964/03 - 2012/2771(RPS) - deadline: 25/10/2012) referred to responsible: IMCO
- Commission Decision of XXX on essential requirements relating to marine radio communication equipment which is intended to be used on non-SOLAS vessels and to participate in the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) (D018898/02 - 2012/2759(RPS) - deadline: 26/10/2012) referred to responsible: ITRE
- Commission Regulation No .../.. on the authorisation of a health claim made on foods and referring to the reduction of disease risk (D019041/03 - 2012/2735(RPS) - deadline: 25/10/2012) referred to responsible: ENVI opinion: JURI, IMCO
- Commission Decision concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the ‘operation and traffic management’ subsystem of the rail system in the European Union and amending Decision 2007/756/EC (D019163/02 - 2012/2761(RPS) - deadline: 25/10/2012) referred to responsible: TRAN
- Commission Decision establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for Industrial and Institutional Laundry Detergents (D019245/03 - 2012/2760(RPS) - deadline: 26/10/2012) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Decision establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for Industrial and Institutional Automatic Dishwasher Detergents (D019246/03 - 2012/2762(RPS) - deadline: 26/10/2012) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Regulation (EU) No …/.. amending Annexes IV and XII to Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Directive) (D020136/03 - 2012/2778(RPS) - deadline: 23/11/2012) referred to responsible: IMCO
- Commission Regulation No .../.. of XXX amending Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food enzymes with regard to transitional measures (D020182/03 - 2012/2753(RPS) - deadline: 25/10/2012) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Decision of XXX concerning the non-inclusion of bifenthrin for product type 18 in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (D020512/02 - 2012/2748(RPS) - deadline: 25/10/2012) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Directive ../…/EU of XXX amending certain headings of Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (D020513/02 - 2012/2749(RPS) - deadline: 26/10/2012) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Directive ../…/EU amending Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council to extend the inclusion in Annex I thereto of the active substance nonanoic acid to product type 2 (D020514/01 - 2012/2750(RPS) - deadline: 26/10/2012) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Directive ../…/EU amending Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council to include cis-Tricos-9-ene as an active substance in Annex I thereto (D020515/01 - 2012/2751(RPS) - deadline: 26/10/2012) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Directive ../…/EU of XXX amending Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council to include hydrogen cyanide as an active substance in Annex I thereto (D020516/02 - 2012/2752(RPS) - deadline: 26/10/2012) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Directive ../…/EU correcting Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (D020517/01 - 2012/2747(RPS) - deadline: 26/10/2012) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Draft Commission Regulation (EU) No .../... implementing Regulation (EC) No 471/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on Community statistics relating to external trade with non-member countries, as regards the update of the nomenclature of countries and territories (D020706/02 - 2012/2754(RPS) - deadline: 25/10/2012) referred to responsible: INTA
- Draft Commission Decision amending Commission Decision 2012/88/EU on the technical specifications for interoperability relating to the control-command and signalling subsystems of the trans-European rail system (D020736/02 - 2012/2731(RPS) - deadline: 25/10/2012) referred to responsible: TRAN
- Commission Regulation (EU) No …/.. concerning a Union target for the reduction of Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium in flocks of turkeys, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (D020748/05 - 2012/2779(RPS) - deadline: 25/11/2012) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Directive ../…/EU amending Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of defence-related products (D020808/02 - 2012/2764(RPS) - deadline: 27/10/2012) referred to responsible: IMCO
- Commission Regulation on a common safety method for monitoring to be applied by railway undertakings, infrastructure managers after receiving a safety certificate or safety authorisation and by entities in charge of maintenance (D020816/03 - 2012/2733(RPS) - deadline: 25/10/2012) referred to responsible: TRAN
- Commission Regulation on a common safety method for supervision by national safety authorities after issuing a safety certificate or safety authorisation (D020817/03 - 2012/2732(RPS) - deadline: 25/10/2012) referred to responsible: TRAN
- Commission Regulation (EU) No .../.. amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of polyglycitol syrup in several food categories (D020925/05 - 2012/2756(RPS) - deadline: 25/10/2012) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Regulation (EU) No …/.. amending Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 adopting certain international accounting standards in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards International Financial Reporting Standard 7 and International Accounting Standard 32 (D020960/01 - 2012/2763(RPS) - deadline: 25/10/2012) referred to responsible: ECON opinion: JURI
- Commission Regulation (EU) No …/.. amending Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 adopting certain international accounting standards in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards International Financial Reporting Standard 10, International Financial Reporting Standard 11, International Financial Reporting Standard 12, International Accounting Standard 27 (2011), and International Accounting Standard 28 (2011) (D020961/01 - 2012/2757(RPS) - deadline: 24/10/2012) referred to responsible: ECON opinion: JURI
- Commission Regulation (EU) No …/.. of XXX amending Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 adopting certain international accounting standards in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards International Accounting Standard 12, International Financial Reporting Standards 1 and 13, and Interpretation 20 of the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (D020962/01 - 2012/2772(RPS) - deadline: 27/10/2012) referred to responsible: ECON opinion: JURI
- Draft Commission Decision of (xxx) authorising the French Republic to derogate from Commission Regulation (EU) No 1332/2011 with respect to the use of a new software version of the airborne collision avoidance system (ACAS II) on certain newly-built aircraft (D020967/02 - 2012/2745(RPS) - deadline: 25/10/2012) referred to responsible: TRAN
- Commission Regulation (EU) No .../.. amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive (D021116/05 - 2012/2736(RPS) - deadline: 25/10/2012) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Regulation (EU) No .../.. establishing criteria determining when glass cullet ceases to be waste under Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (D021153/01 - 2012/2741(RPS) - deadline: 25/10/2012) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Regulation (EU) No .../.. amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for acibenzolar-S-methyl, amisulbrom, cyazofamid, diflufenican, dimoxystrobin, methoxyfenozide and nicotine in or on certain products (D021273/02 - 2012/2730(RPS) - deadline: 18/09/2012) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Regulation (EU) No .../.. amending Annex X to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of rapid tests (D021301/03 - 2012/2737(RPS) - deadline: 25/10/2012) referred to responsible: ENVI opinion: AGRI
- Commission Regulation (EU) No .../.. amending Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 with regard to the list of nutrition claims (D021335/02 - 2012/2738(RPS) - deadline: 25/10/2012) referred to responsible: ENVI opinion: JURI, IMCO
- Commission Directive ../…/EU amending Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences (D021370/03 - 2012/2770(RPS) - deadline: 27/10/2012) referred to responsible: TRAN
- Commission Regulation (EU) No …/.. implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for directional lamps, light emitting diode lamps and related equipment (D021781/04 - 2012/2773(RPS) - deadline: 21/11/2012) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Draft Commission Directive ../…/EU amending Directive 2006/17/EC as regards certain technical requirements for the testing of human tissues and cells (D021797/01 - 2012/2740(RPS) - deadline: 25/10/2012) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Draft Commission Regulation (EU) No …/.. of XXX implementing Regulation (EC) No 808/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community statistics on the information society (D021806/01 - 2012/2734(RPS) - deadline: 25/10/2012) referred to responsible: ITRE
- Commission Regulation (EU) No …/.. amending Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (D021920/01 - 2012/2743(RPS) - deadline: 25/10/2012) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Regulation (EU) No …/..amending Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 to list an auction platform to be appointed by the United Kingdom (D021963/03 - 2012/2765(RPS) - deadline: 27/10/2012) referred to responsible: ENVI opinion: ITRE
- Commission Regulation (EU) No .../.. amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of Dimethyl polysiloxane (E 900) as an anti-foaming agent in food supplements (D021994/02 - 2012/2768(RPS) - deadline: 28/10/2012) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Regulation No .../.. amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of Beeswax (E 901), Carnauba wax (E 903), Shellac (E 904) and Microcrystalline wax (E 905) on certain fruits (D021995/02 - 2012/2775(RPS) - deadline: 22/11/2012) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Regulation No .../.. amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of Extracts of rosemary (E 392) in fillings of stuffed dry pasta (D021996/02 - 2012/2776(RPS) - deadline: 22/11/2012) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Regulation No .../.. amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of Sulphur dioxide - sulphites (E 220-228) and Propane-1, 2-diol alginate (E 405) in fermented grape must-based drinks (D021997/02 - 2012/2774(RPS) - deadline: 22/11/2012) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Regulation (EU) No .../.. amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels for aflatoxins in dried figs (D021998/02 - 2012/2758(RPS) - deadline: 27/10/2012) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Directive amending Directive 97/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from internal combustion engines to be installed in non-road mobile machinery (D022036/01 - 2012/2755(RPS) - deadline: 25/10/2012) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Regulation (EU) No …/.. amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 as concerns innovative technologies for reducing CO2 emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (D022573/01 - 2012/2777(RPS) - deadline: 23/11/2012) referred to responsible: IMCO
4. State of the Union (debate)
Statement by the President of the Commission: State of the Union
José Manuel Barroso (President of the Commission) made the statement.
The following spoke: Joseph Daul, on behalf of the PPE Group, Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the S&D Group, Guy Verhofstadt, on behalf of the ALDE Group, who – after the President had announced that the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany had rejected the appeal against the European Stability Mechanism – also answered a blue-card question from Philippe Lamberts, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by William (The Earl of) Dartmouth, who then responded to Daniel Cohn-Bendit's reply, Martin Callanan, on behalf of the ECR Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Marina Yannakoudakis, Nigel Farage, on behalf of the EFD Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Jörg Leichtfried, and Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group.
IN THE CHAIR: Gianni PITTELLA Vice-President
The following spoke: Hans-Peter Martin, Non-attached Member.
The following spoke: Andreas Mavroyiannis (President-in-Office of the Council).
The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Mario Mauro, Zita Gurmai, Marianne Thyssen, Graham Watson, John Bufton, Enrique Guerrero Salom, Danuta Maria Hübner, Ana Gomes, Francesco Enrico Speroni, Anni Podimata, Andrew Duff, Rui Tavares, Jean-Pierre Audy, Nikolaos Salavrakos, Marisa Matias, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Herbert Reul, Catherine Trautmann, Daniel Hannan, Philippe Lamberts, Othmar Karas and Krisztina Morvai.
IN THE CHAIR: Martin SCHULZ President
The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Glenis Willmott, Andrey Kovatchev, Angelika Werthmann, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Seán Kelly, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Ana Miranda, Diogo Feio, Jörg Leichtfried, Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Kristiina Ojuland, Sergio Gaetano Cofferati, Tunne Kelam and Edite Estrela.
The following spoke: José Manuel Barroso.
The following spoke: Joseph Daul, on behalf of the PPE Group, Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the S&D Group, Guy Verhofstadt, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Martin Callanan, on behalf of the ECR Group, who also replied to two blue-card questions by Gay Mitchell and Jacek Protasiewicz, Nigel Farage, on behalf of the EFD Group, Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Elmar Brok, to put a blue-card question to Nigel Farage, who answered, Hans-Peter Martin, Non-attached Member, and Nigel Farage to make reminder of the Rules, to which the President replied.
The following spoke: José Manuel Barroso.
The debate closed.
5. Statement by the President
The President made a statement on the attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, in which the American ambassador had been killed. He condemned this act of terrorism and expressed Parliament's solidarity with the US authorities.
IN THE CHAIR: Georgios PAPASTAMKOS Vice-President
The following spoke: Ana Gomes, supporting what the President had said.
6. Delegated acts and implementing measures (Rules 87b(6) and 88(4)(d))
The President made the following announcement.
A recommendation by the TRAN Committee not to oppose a draft implementing measure and a recommendation by the AGRI Committee not to object to a delegated act had been announced in plenary on Monday 10 September (item 12 of the Minutes of 10.9.2012).
No objection had been raised within the 24-hour deadline laid down in Rule 87.
Consequently these recommendations were deemed to have been approved with effect from 11 September 2012, and the decisions would be published in the Texts Adopted of that day's sitting.
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The following spoke: Christian Ehler, Chair of the Delegation for relations with the United States, on the attack against the American consulate in Benghazi.
7. Voting time
Detailed voting results (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in the Results of Votes annex to the minutes.
The results of roll-call votes are available in electronic form only, as an annex to the minutes, and can be accessed via Europarl.
7.1. Minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime ***I (Rule 138)(vote)
Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime [COM(2011)0275 - C7-0127/2011- 2011/0129(COD)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Co-rapporteurs: Antonyia Parvanova and Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio (A7-0244/2012)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 1)
COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS AND DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION
7.2. Administration of certain Community tariff quotas for high-quality beef, and for pigmeat, poultrymeat, wheat and meslin, and brans, sharps and other residues ***I (Rule 138)(vote)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for high-quality beef, and for pigmeat, poultrymeat, wheat and meslin, and brans, sharps and other residues [COM(2011)0906 - C7-0524/2011- 2011/0445(COD)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Vital Moreira (A7-0212/2012)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 2)
Vital Moreira moved that the vote on the draft legislative resolution should be postponed pursuant to Rule 57(2).
Parliament accepted the proposal. The matter was thus deemed to have been referred back to the committee responsible for reconsideration.
7.3. Imports of olive oil and other agricultural products from Turkey as regards the delegated and implementing powers to be conferred on the Commission ***I (Rule 138)(vote)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulations (EC) No 2008/97, (EC) No 779/98 and (EC) No 1506/98 in the field of imports of olive oil and other agricultural products from Turkey as regards the delegated and implementing powers to be conferred on the Commission [COM(2011)0918 - C7-0005/2012- 2011/0453(COD)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Vital Moreira (A7-0209/2012)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 3)
Vital Moreira moved that the vote on the draft legislative resolution should be postponed pursuant to Rule 57(2).
Parliament accepted the proposal. The matter was thus deemed to have been referred back to the committee responsible for reconsideration.
7.4. EC-Australia agreement on mutual recognition in relation to conformity assessment, certificates and markings *** (Rule 138)(vote)
Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Australia amending the Agreement on mutual recognition in relation to conformity assessment, certificates and markings between the European Community and Australia [12124/2010 - C7-0057/2012- 2010/0146(NLE)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Vital Moreira (A7-0211/2012)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 4)
Parliament consented to the conclusion of the agreement.
7.5. EC-New Zealand agreement on mutual recognition in relation to conformity assessment *** (Rule 138)(vote)
Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand amending the Agreement on mutual recognition in relation to conformity assessment between the European Community and New Zealand [12126/2010 - C7-0058/2012- 2010/0139(NLE)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Vital Moreira (A7-0210/2012)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 5)
Parliament consented to the conclusion of the agreement.
7.6. Measures in relation to countries allowing non-sustainable fishing for the purpose of the conservation of fish stocks ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain measures in relation to countries allowing non-sustainable fishing for the purpose of the conservation of fish stocks [COM(2011)0888 - C7-0508/2011- 2011/0434(COD)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Pat the Cope Gallagher (A7-0146/2012)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 6)
7.7. Common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products [COM(2011)0416 - C7-0197/2011- 2011/0194(COD)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Struan Stevenson (A7-0217/2012)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 7)
João Ferreira, to ask for a roll-call vote on Amendment 164 (this was held).
7.8. Annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the Common Foreign and Security Policy (vote)
Report on the Annual Report from the Council to the European Parliament on the Common Foreign and Security Policy [2012/2050(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Elmar Brok (A7-0252/2012)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 8)
Elmar Brok, to move oral amendments to Amendments 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 and to paragraphs 84 and 104 (all the oral amendments were accepted with the exception of the oral amendment to paragraph 104, as more than 40 Members objected).
Charalampos Angourakis, to ask for a roll-call vote on the motion for a resolution (this was held).
7.9. Conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources (vote)
Report on reporting obligations under Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy [2011/2291(INI)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Carl Haglund (A7-0225/2012)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 9)
Mario Pirillo, to ask for a roll-call vote on paragraph 4 (this was held).
7.10. Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (vote)
Report on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy - Overarching Communication [2011/2290(INI)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Nikolaos Salavrakos (A7-0253/2012)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 10)
Chris Davies, to ask for a roll-call vote on Amendment 2 (this was held).
8. Explanations of vote
Written explanations of vote:
Explanations of vote submitted in writing under Rule 170 appear in the Verbatim Report of Proceedings for the sitting.
Oral explanations of vote:
Report: Antonyia Parvanova and Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio - A7-0244/2012
Jens Rohde, Iva Zanicchi, Oreste Rossi, Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Mitro Repo, Josef Weidenholzer, Emer Costello, Marina Yannakoudakis, Charles Tannock, Julie Girling, Monica Luisa Macovei, James Nicholson, Elena Oana Antonescu, Daniel Hannan and Syed Kamall
Charles Tannock, Norica Nicolai, Ewald Stadler, Sergio Gaetano Cofferati, Janusz Władysław Zemke, Adam Bielan, Jan Kozłowski, Andrzej Grzyb and Elena Băsescu
Andrea Zanoni, Charles Tannock, Jim Higgins, Elena Băsescu, Chris Davies and Julie Girling.
9. Corrections to votes and voting intentions
Corrections to votes and voting intentions appear on the 'Séance en direct' website under 'Votes'/'Results of votes'/'Roll-call votes'. They are published in hard copy in the Result of roll-call votes annex.
The electronic version on Europarl will be regularly updated for a maximum of two weeks after the day of the vote concerned.
After the two-week deadline has passed, the list of corrections to votes and voting intentions will be finalised so that it can be translated and published in the Official Journal.
(The sitting was suspended at 14.25 and resumed at 15.05.)
IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ Vice-President
10. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting
Paolo De Castro, Chair of the AGRI Committee, said that he had been unable to attend the sittings of 10 and 11 September 2012, 12 and 13 September 2011 and 20 and 21 September 2010 owing to his particiption in the informal Council meetings that had been held on those dates in Cyprus, Poland and Belgium respectively.
The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.
11. Political situation in Romania (debate)
Council and Commission statements: Political situation in Romania
The President welcomed on behalf of Parliament Valeriu Stefan Zgonea, President of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies, and Dan Sova, Minister for relations with the Parliament, who had taken their places in the official gallery.
Andreas Mavroyiannis (President-in-Office of the Council) and Viviane Reding (Vice-President of the Commission) made the statements.
The following spoke: Manfred Weber, on behalf of the PPE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Ioan Mircea Paşcu, Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the S&D Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Petru Constantin Luhan, Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă, Charalampos Angourakis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Daniël van der Stoep, Non-attached Member, Cristian Dan Preda, who also replied to a blue-card question by Ioan Enciu, Cătălin Sorin Ivan, Norica Nicolai, Judith Sargentini, Véronique Mathieu, who also replied to a blue-card question by Claudiu Ciprian Tănăsescu, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Ulrike Lunacek, Raffaele Baldassarre, Kinga Göncz, who also replied to a blue-card question by Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Rui Tavares, Monica Luisa Macovei, who also replied to a blue-card question by Victor Boştinaru, Corina Creţu, Jacek Protasiewicz, Birgit Sippel, Pino Arlacchi and Graham Watson, on the conduct of the debate.
The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Csaba Sógor, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Renate Weber, Corneliu Vadim Tudor and Kinga Gál.
The following spoke: Viviane Reding.
IN THE CHAIR: Georgios PAPASTAMKOS Vice-President
The following spoke: Andreas Mavroyiannis.
The debate closed.
12. Proposals for a European banking union (EBU) (debate)
Oral question (O-000151/2012) by Sharon Bowles, on behalf of the ECON Committee, to the Commission: Proposals for a European banking union (EBU) (B7-0360/2012)
Sharon Bowles moved the question.
Michel Barnier (Member of the Commission) answered the question.
The following spoke: Jean-Paul Gauzès, on behalf of the PPE Group, Elisa Ferreira, on behalf of the S&D Group, Sylvie Goulard, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Sven Giegold, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ivo Strejček, on behalf of the ECR Group, Godfrey Bloom, on behalf of the EFD Group, Marisa Matias, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Ewald Stadler, Non-attached Member, Marianne Thyssen, Peter Simon, Wolf Klinz, Philippe Lamberts, Kay Swinburne, who also replied to a blue-card question by Ashley Fox, Claudio Morganti, Jürgen Klute, Corien Wortmann-Kool, George Sabin Cutaş, Vicky Ford, who also replied to a blue-card question by Syed Kamall, Jean-Paul Gauzès and Sylvie Goulard on the conduct of the debate, Mario Borghezio, Nikolaos Chountis, Werner Langen, who also replied to a blue-card question by Vicky Ford, Antolín Sánchez Presedo, Tadeusz Cymański, who also replied to a blue-card question by Sławomir Witold Nitras, Pablo Zalba Bidegain, Sergio Gaetano Cofferati, Othmar Karas, Astrid Lulling and Jean-Pierre Audy.
The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Gunnar Hökmark, Phil Prendergast, Charalampos Angourakis, Mojca Kleva, João Ferreira, Elena Băsescu and Sławomir Witold Nitras.
The following spoke: Michel Barnier.
Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 115(5):
- Sharon Bowles, on behalf of the ECON Committee, Towards a Banking Union (B7-0457/2012)
13. Exclusion of certain countries from trade preferences ***I (debate)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 as regards the exclusion of a number of countries from the list of regions or states which have concluded negotiations [COM(2011)0598 - C7-0305/2011- 2011/0260(COD)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: David Martin (A7-0207/2012)
David Martin introduced the report.
IN THE CHAIR: Jacek PROTASIEWICZ Vice-President
The following spoke: Karel De Gucht (Member of the Commission)
The following spoke: Christofer Fjellner, on behalf of the PPE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Syed Kamall, Bernd Lange, on behalf of the S&D Group, Niccolò Rinaldi, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Franziska Keller, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Helmut Scholz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Vital Moreira, Paul Murphy, Maria Badia i Cutchet and Michael Cashman.
The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: João Ferreira and Patrice Tirolien.
The following spoke: Karel De Gucht and David Martin.
14. Intergovernmental agreements in the field of energy ***I (debate)
Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council setting up an information exchange mechanism with regard to intergovernmental agreements between Member States and third countries in the field of energy [COM(2011)0540 - C7-0235/2011- 2011/0238(COD)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Krišjānis Kariņš (A7-0264/2012)
Krišjānis Kariņš introduced the report.
The following spoke: Günther Oettinger (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Marietta Giannakou (rapporteur for the opinion of the AFET Committee), Pilar del Castillo Vera, on behalf of the PPE Group, and Bernd Lange, on behalf of the S&D Group.
IN THE CHAIR: Rainer WIELAND Vice-President
The following spoke: Jürgen Creutzmann, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Konrad Szymański, on behalf of the ECR Group, Niki Tzavela, on behalf of the EFD Group, Gaston Franco, András Gyürk, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Romana Jordan, Maria Da Graça Carvalho, Bendt Bendtsen, Bogdan Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz and Alajos Mészáros.
The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Elena Băsescu and Niki Tzavela.
The following spoke: Günther Oettinger and Krišjānis Kariņš.
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on agricultural product quality schemes [COM(2010)0733 - C7-0423/2010- 2010/0353(COD)] - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Rapporteur: Iratxe García Pérez (A7-0266/2011)
Iratxe García Pérez introduced the report.
The following spoke: Dacian Cioloş (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Herbert Dorfmann, on behalf of the PPE Group, Paolo De Castro, on behalf of the S&D Group, Britta Reimers, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Alyn Smith, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Elisabeth Köstinger, Richard Ashworth, on behalf of the ECR Group, Giancarlo Scottà, on behalf of the EFD Group, Diane Dodds, Esther Herranz García, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, George Lyon, Hynek Fajmon, Jacek Włosowicz, Elisabeth Köstinger, Spyros Danellis, Riikka Manner, James Nicholson and Julie Girling.
The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Giovanni La Via, Elena Băsescu, Seán Kelly, João Ferreira, Rareş-Lucian Niculescu and Maria do Céu Patrão Neves.
The following spoke: Dacian Cioloş and Iratxe García Pérez.
(The sitting was suspended at 20.30 and resumed at 21.00.)
IN THE CHAIR: Alexander ALVARO Vice-President
17. European Social Entrepreneurship Funds ***I - European Venture Capital Funds ***I (debate)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Social Entrepreneurship Funds [COM(2011)0862 - C7-0489/2011- 2011/0418(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Sophie Auconie (A7-0194/2012)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Venture Capital Funds [COM(2011)0860 - C7-0490/2011- 2011/0417(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Philippe Lamberts (A7-0193/2012)
Sophie Auconie and Philippe Lamberts introduced the reports.
The following spoke: Karel De Gucht (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Pervenche Berès (rapporteur for the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Dimitar Stoyanov (rapporteur for the opinion of the JURI Committee), Danuta Maria Hübner, on behalf of the PPE Group, Saïd El Khadraoui, on behalf of the S&D Group, Olle Schmidt, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Sven Giegold, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Kay Swinburne, on behalf of the ECR Group, Claudio Morganti, on behalf of the EFD Group, Marie-Christine Vergiat, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz and Sari Essayah.
The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Elena Băsescu and Petru Constantin Luhan.
The following spoke: Karel De Gucht, Sophie Auconie and Philippe Lamberts.
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)
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.