(The sitting was suspended at 12.55 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Jacek PROTASIEWICZ
Vice-President

17. Markets in financial instruments and repeal of Directive 2004/39/EC ***I - Markets in financial instruments and amendment of the EMIR Regulation on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories ***I (debate)

Verbatim reports

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on markets in financial instruments repealing Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (recast)  [COM(2011)0656 - C7-0382/2011- 2011/0298(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Markus Ferber (A7-0306/2012)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on markets in financial instruments and amending Regulation [EMIR] on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories [COM(2011)0652 - C7-0359/2011- 2011/0296(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Markus Ferber (A7-0303/2012)

The President congratulated Commissioner Barnier on his re-election as Vice-President of the EPP at the Party's 21st Congress in Bucharest.

Markus Ferber introduced the reports.

The following spoke: Michel Barnier (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Holger Krahmer (rapporteur for the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Theodor Dumitru Stolojan, on behalf of the PPE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Hans-Peter Martin, Robert Goebbels, 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, Jürgen Klute, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Roger Helmer, on behalf of the EFD Group, Hans-Peter Martin, Non-attached Member, Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Pervenche Berès, Sharon Bowles, Francisco Sosa Wagner, Burkhard Balz, Arlene McCarthy, Sylvie Goulard, Thomas Mann, George Sabin Cutaş, Werner Langen, who also replied to a blue-card question by Sven Giegold, and Hermann Winkler.

IN THE CHAIR: Georgios PAPASTAMKOS
Vice-President

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Elena Băsescu and Inês Cristina Zuber.

The following spoke: Michel Barnier and Markus Ferber.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 26.10.2012, item 6.7 and minutes of 26.10.2012, item 6.8.

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