12. Preparations for CITES COP 16 (debate)

Verbatim reports

Oral question (O-000201/2012) by Matthias Groote, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Council: Key objectives for the CoP 16 to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Bangkok, Thailand, 3-14 March 2013 (B7-0109/2013)

Oral question (O-000202/2012) by Matthias Groote, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: Key objectives for the CoP 16 to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Bangkok, Thailand, 3-14 March 2013 (B7-0110/2013)

Matthias Groote moved the questions.

Lucinda Creighton (President-in-Office of the Council) and Janez Potočnik (Member of the Commission) answered the questions.

The following spoke: Esther de Lange, on behalf of the PPE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, Karin Kadenbach, on behalf of the S&D Group, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Bas Eickhout, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Richard Seeber, Edite Estrela, Chris Davies and Sophie Auconie.

IN THE CHAIR: Jacek PROTASIEWICZ
Vice-President

The following spoke: Pavel Poc, Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines, Kriton Arsenis, Jolanta Emilia Hibner, Andrés Perelló Rodríguez and Romana Jordan.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Véronique Mathieu Houillon, Franz Obermayr and Elena Băsescu.

The following spoke: Janez Potočnik and Lucinda Creighton.

Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 115(5):

- Esther de Lange, on behalf of the PPE Group, Karin Kadenbach, on behalf of the S&D Group, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Bas Eickhout, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Anna Rosbach, on behalf of the ECR Group, and Kartika Tamara Liotard, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the EU strategic objectives for the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), to be held in Bangkok (Thailand) from 3 to 14 March 2013 (2012/2838(RSP)) (B7-0047/2013).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 6.2.2013, item 7.8.