IN THE CHAIR: Isabelle DURANT
Vice-President

1. Opening of the sitting

The sitting opened at 9.00.

2. One year of European Citizens' Initiative in practice: evaluating experience and tackling obstacles (debate)

Commission statement: One year of European Citizens' Initiative in practice: evaluating experience and tackling obstacles (2013/2604(RSP))

Cecilia Malmström (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Mariya Gabriel, on behalf of the PPE Group, Enrique Guerrero Salom, on behalf of the S&D Group, Liam Aylward, on behalf of the ALDE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Edward McMillan-Scott, Gerald Häfner, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Gerard Batten, on behalf of the EFD Group, Helmut Scholz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Andreas Mölzer, Non-attached Member, Heinz K. Becker, Zita Gurmai, Niccolò Rinaldi, Margrete Auken, Susy De Martini, Tadeusz Cymański, Willy Meyer, Philippe Boulland, Victor Boştinaru, Martina Anderson, Salvatore Iacolino, Sylvie Guillaume, Anna Záborská, David Martin, Edite Estrela, Mojca Kleva Kekuš and Sergio Gaetano Cofferati.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Georgios Papanikolaou, Milan Zver, Róża Gräfin von Thun und Hohenstein, Karin Kadenbach and Petru Constantin Luhan.

The following spoke: Cecilia Malmström.

The debate closed.

3. Composition of committees and delegations

At the PPE Group's request, Parliament ratified the following nomination:

ITRE Committee: Fabrizio Bertot

4. Completing the scoreboard for the Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure (debate)

Question for oral answer (O-000039/2013) by Sharon Bowles, on behalf of the ECON Committee, to the Commission: Completing the scoreboard for the Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure (MIP) (2013/2582(RSP)) (B7-0117/2013)

Sharon Bowles moved the question.

Cecilia Malmström (Member of the Commission) answered the question.

The following spoke: Herbert Dorfmann, on behalf of the PPE Group, and Elisa Ferreira, on behalf of the S&D Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Anni PODIMATA
Vice-President

The following spoke: Sylvie Goulard, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Philippe Lamberts, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Kay Swinburne, on behalf of the ECR Group, Auke Zijlstra, Non-attached Member, Roberto Gualtieri, Mojca Kleva Kekuš and Antolín Sánchez Presedo.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: George Sabin Cutaş and Andreas Mölzer.

The following spoke: Cecilia Malmström.

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

- Pablo Zalba Bidegain, on behalf of the ECON Committee, on completing the scoreboard for the Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure (MIP) (2013/2582(RSP)) (B7-0165/2013).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 18.4.2013, item 5.12.

(The sitting was suspended at 10.50 pending voting time and resumed at 11.30.)

IN THE CHAIR: Rainer WIELAND
Vice-President

5. 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.

The following had spoken:

Pervenche Berès informed the House of the interruption of the Trialogue regarding the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the European Social Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1081/2006 (2011/0268(COD) - COM(2011)0607)

José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra proposed removing the debate and vote on Guantanamo (point 234 of the OJ) from the afternoon's agenda; Hannes Swoboda suggested keeping the debate and said that a vote might be held at a later date. Charles Tannock was in favour of the initial proposal of José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, who agreed with the proposal of Hannes Swoboda.

Parliament approved the proposal.

5.1. Amendment of the EC-Ukraine Agreement on the facilitation of the issuance of visas *** (Rule 138) (vote)

Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine amending the Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on the facilitation of the issuance of visas [12282/2012 - C7-0200/2012- 2012/0138(NLE)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Claude Moraes (A7-0059/2013)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 1)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2013)0177)

Parliament consented to the conclusion of the agreement.

The following had spoken:

Sophia in 't Veld, before the vote, to ask that the report be referred back to committee, pursuant to Rule 175; Paweł Robert Kowal, to support the request, and Claude Moraes to oppose it.

Parliament rejected the request.

Bruno Gollnisch spoke on the proposal of José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra.

5.2. EU-Moldova Agreement on the facilitation of the issuance of visas *** (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on the facilitation of the issuance of visas [12012/2012 - C7-0201/2012- 2012/0140(NLE)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Marian-Jean Marinescu (A7-0128/2013)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 2)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2013)0178)

Parliament consented to the conclusion of the agreement.

5.3. Impact of the financial and economic crisis on human rights (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on the impact of the financial and economic crisis on human rights [2012/2136(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Inese Vaidere (A7-0057/2013)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 3)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2013)0179)

5.4. UN principle of the 'Responsibility to Protect' (Rule 138) (vote)

Report with a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the UN principle of the 'Responsibility to Protect' (R2P) [2012/2143(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Franziska Katharina Brantner (A7-0130/2013)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 4)

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL

Deemed to have been adopted (P7_TA(2013)0180)

5.5. European statistics on demography***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European statistics on demography [COM(2011)0903 - C7-0518/2011- 2011/0440(COD)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Csaba Sógor (A7-0050/2013)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 5)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P7_TA(2013)0181)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

The following spoke: Pervenche Berès (Chair of the EMPL Committee) to ask what the Commission's position was on the amendments adopted by Parliament; Cecilia Malmström (Member of the Commission), who stated the Commission's position; and Pervenche Berès, who proposed postponing the vote on the draft legislative resolution, pursuant to Rule 57(2).

Parliament adopted the proposal by EV: 382 for, 206 against, 8 abstentions. The matter was referred back to committee.

5.6. Ship recycling ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling [COM(2012)0118 - C7-0082/2012- 2012/0055(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Carl Schlyter (A7-0132/2013)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 6)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P7_TA(2013)0182)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

The following had spoken:

Carl Schlyter (rapporteur), before the vote, then before the vote on the draft legislative resolution to propose postponing the vote on the draft legislative resolution, pursuant to Rule 57(2).

Parliament approved the proposal. The matter was referred back to committee.

5.7. 2012 comprehensive monitoring report on Croatia (vote)

Motion for a resolution B7-0160/2013

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 7)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0183)

5.8. 2012 progress report on Turkey (vote)

Motion for a resolution B7-0162/2013

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 8)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0184)

The following had spoken:

Hannes Swoboda, before the vote, to explain the withdrawal of Amendments 5 and 10 by the S&D Group; Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, to move an oral amendment to paragraph 53, which was adopted; Renate Sommer requesting clarification on the vote on paragraph 53; and Ria Oomen-Ruijten on the same subject.

5.9. 2012 progress report on Montenegro (vote)

Motion for a resolution B7-0087/2013

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 9)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0185)

The following had spoken:

Ulrike Lunacek, who moved an oral amendment to Amendment 6, which was adopted.

5.10. 2012 progress report on Serbia (vote)

Motion for a resolution B7-0090/2013

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 10)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0186)

The following had spoken:

Jelko Kacin, after the vote, to propose a technical modification to Amendment 14.

5.11. European integration process of Kosovo (vote)

Motion for a resolution B7-0089/2013

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 11)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0187)

The following had spoken:

Ulrike Lunacek, who moved an oral amendment to Amendment 8, which was adopted.

5.12. Completing the scoreboard for the Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure (vote)

Motion for a resolution B7-0165/2013

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 12)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0188)

6. 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:

Recommendation: : Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine amending the Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on the facilitation of the issuance of visas Claude Moraes - A7-0059/2013

Iva Zanicchi, Peter Jahr, Ewald Stadler, Monica Luisa Macovei, Daniël van der Stoep and Monika Smolková

2012 comprehensive monitoring report on Croatia - B7-0160/2013

Peter Jahr, Ewald Stadler, Mitro Repo, Monica Luisa Macovei, Daniël van der Stoep and Elena Băsescu

2012 progress report on Turkey - B7-0162/2013

Markus Pieper, Peter Jahr, Ewald Stadler, Monica Luisa Macovei, Daniël van der Stoep, Bernd Posselt, Elena Băsescu, Nicole Sinclaire and Mitro Repo

2012 progress report on Montenegro - B7-0087/2013

Adam Bielan, Monica Luisa Macovei, Bernd Posselt, Elena Băsescu and Mitro Repo

2012 progress report on Serbia - B7-0090/2013

Adam Bielan, Ewald Stadler, Monica Luisa Macovei, Bernd Posselt and Elena Băsescu

European integration process of Kosovo - B7-0089/2013

Monica Luisa Macovei, Daniël van der Stoep and Bernd Posselt

Completing the scoreboard for the Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure - B7-0163/2013

Elena Băsescu

7. 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 12.55 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ
Vice-President

8. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

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The following spoke: Bernd Posselt on the German version of Resolution B7-0089/2013 (minutes of 18.4.2013, item 5.11).

9. Composition of committees and delegations

At the request of the Verts/ALE Group, Parliament ratified the following appointment:

Subcommittee on Human Rights: Jean-Jacob Bicep to replace Rui Tavares.

10. Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (debate)

(For the titles and authors of the motions for resolutions, see minutes of 16.4.2013, item 3)

10.1. Vietnam, in particular freedom of expression

Motions for resolution B7-0166/2013, B7-0169/2013, B7-0170/2013, B7-0171/2013, B7-0172/2013, B7-0174/2013 and B7-0184/2013 (2013/2599(RSP))

Jaroslav Paška, Cristian Dan Preda, Véronique De Keyser, Adam Bielan, Marietje Schaake, and Marie-Christine Vergiat, who also replied to a blue-card question by Marek Henryk Migalski, introduced the motions for resolution.

The following spoke: Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE Group (the President then spoke on some of Mr Posselt's comments), Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Krzysztof Lisek, and Bogusław Sonik.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Joanna Katarzyna Skrzydlewska and Struan Stevenson.

The following spoke: Petri Sarvamaa, on the conduct of the debate.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Sari Essayah and Mitro Repo.

The following spoke: Marek Henryk Migalski, on the conduct of the debate.

The following spoke: Cecilia Malmström (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 18.4.2013, item 11.1.

10.2. Human rights situation in Kazakhstan

Motions for resolution B7-0167/2013, B7-0173/2013, B7-0175/2013, B7-0176/2013, B7-0177/2013 and B7-0178/2013 (2013/2600(RSP))

The President suggested that Bernd Posselt should speak on the conduct of the debates after the vote. Mr Posselt accepted.

The following spoke: Bogusław Sonik, on the conduct of the previous debate.

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Franziska Keller, Sari Essayah, Liisa Jaakonsaari, Leonidas Donskis, Marie-Christine Vergiat (who declined to answer a blue-card question from Cristian Dan Preda), and Tomasz Piotr Poręba introduced the motions for resolution.

The following spoke: Cristian Dan Preda, who put a blue-card question to Tomasz Piotr Poręba. (In view of the subject of the question, the President declined to allow Mr Poręba to reply.)

The following spoke: Eija-Riitta Korhola, on behalf of the PPE Group, Véronique De Keyser, on behalf of the S&D Group, Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Tarja Cronberg, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the ECR Group, Jaroslav Paška, on behalf of the EFD Group, Elisabeth Jeggle, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Marek Henryk Migalski, Mitro Repo and Struan Stevenson.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Piotr Borys, Zita Gurmai, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Herbert Dorfmann and Bogusław Sonik.

The following spoke: Cecilia Malmström (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 18.4.2013, item 11.2.

10.3. Guantánamo: hunger strike by prisoners

Motions for resolution B7-0168/2013, B7-0179/2013, B7-0180/2013, B7-0181/2013, B7-0182/2013 and B7-0183/2013 (2013/2601(RSP))

The President introduced the debate and reminded the House of the decision that had been taken on the matter that morning.

Rui Tavares introduced motion for a resolution B7-0168/2013.

The following spoke: Cristian Dan Preda, who expressed disappointment that there would be no vote at the end of the debate.

Véronique De Keyser (who also replied to a blue-card question by Hans-Peter Martin), Marietje Schaake and Marie-Christine Vergiat introduced the remaining motions for resolution.

The following spoke: Richard Howitt, on behalf of the S&D Group, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jaroslav Paška, on behalf of the EFD Group, Daniël van der Stoep, Non-attached Member, and Mitro Repo.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Antonio Masip Hidalgo, Graham Watson, Raül Romeva i Rueda and Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg.

The following spoke: Cecilia Malmström (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

11. 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.

11.1. Vietnam, in particular freedom of expression (vote)

Motions for resolution B7-0166/2013, B7-0169/2013, B7-0170/2013, B7-0171/2013, B7-0172/2013, B7-0174/2013 and B7-0184/2013

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 13)

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B7-0166/2013

(replacing B7-0166/2013, B7-0169/2013, B7-0170/2013, B7-0171/2013, B7-0172/2013 and B7-0174/2013):

tabled by the following Members:

José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Cristian Dan Preda, Elmar Brok, Bernd Posselt, Filip Kaczmarek, Tunne Kelam, Roberta Angelilli, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris, Giovanni La Via, Monica Luisa Macovei, Sari Essayah, Philippe Boulland, Jean Roatta, Elena Băsescu, Petri Sarvamaa, Eduard Kukan, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Zuzana Roithová, Lena Kolarska-Bobińska, Anne Delvaux, Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa, Bogusław Sonik, Csaba Sógor, Tadeusz Zwiefka, Krzysztof Lisek and Martin Kastler, on behalf of the PPE Group,

Véronique De Keyser, Ana Gomes, Marc Tarabella, Robert Goebbels and Liisa Jaakonsaari, on behalf of the S&D Group,

Marietje Schaake, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Niccolò Rinaldi, Sonia Alfano, Leonidas Donskis, Sarah Ludford, Kristiina Ojuland, Robert Rochefort, Marielle de Sarnez, Graham Watson, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Johannes Cornelis van Baalen and Hannu Takkula, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Gerald Häfner, Barbara Lochbihler, Rui Tavares, Nicole Kiil-Nielsen and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

Charles Tannock, on behalf of the ECR Group,

Fiorello Provera and Jaroslav Paška, on behalf of the EFD Group.

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0189)

(Motion for a resolution B7-0184/2013 fell.)

11.2. Human rights situation in Kazakhstan (vote)

Motions for resolution B7-0167/2013, B7-0173/2013, B7-0175/2013, B7-0176/2013, B7-0177/2013, B7-0178/2013

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 14)

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B7-0167/2013

(replacing B7-0167/2013, B7-0173/2013, B7-0175/2013, B7-0176/2013, B7-0178/2013):

tabled by the following Members:

José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Tunne Kelam, Elmar Brok, Cristian Dan Preda, Bernd Posselt, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Monica Luisa Macovei, Sari Essayah, Philippe Boulland, Jean Roatta, Petri Sarvamaa, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Zuzana Roithová, Lena Kolarska-Bobińska, Anne Delvaux, Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa, Bogusław Sonik and Krzysztof Lisek, on behalf of the PPE Group,

Véronique De Keyser, Liisa Jaakonsaari, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Joanna Senyszyn, Pino Arlacchi and Ana Gomes, on behalf of the S&D Group,

Leonidas Donskis, Graham Watson, Marietje Schaake, Niccolò Rinaldi, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Marielle de Sarnez, Sarah Ludford, Kristiina Ojuland, Robert Rochefort, Sonia Alfano, Johannes Cornelis van Baalen, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica and Hannu Takkula, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Nicole Kiil-Nielsen, Franziska Keller, Barbara Lochbihler, Bart Staes, Rui Tavares and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

Charles Tannock, Valdemar Tomaševski and Marek Henryk Migalski, on behalf of the ECR Group.

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0190)

(Motion for a resolution B7-0177/2013 fell.)

The following had spoken:

Véronique De Keyser, who moved an oral amendment to recital N, which was accepted.

Bernd Posselt, after the vote, who made a personal statement (the President replied to him and made some clarifications on the conduct of the debate).

12. 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.

13. Transfers of appropriations

In accordance with Article 27(3) of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had approved the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 01/2013 (N7-0044/2013 - C7-0037/2013 - 2013/2037(GBD)).

In accordance with Article 27(3) of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had approved the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 02/2013 (N7-0051/2013 - C7-0050/2013 - 2013/2035(GBD)).

In accordance with Article 27(3) of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had approved the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 03/2013 (N7-0052/2013 - C7-0057/2013 - 2013/2037(GBD)).

In accordance with Article 27(3) of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had approved the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 04/2013 (N7-0053/2013 - C7-0058/2013 - 2013/2039(GBD)).

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In accordance with Article 203(5) of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had considered the proposal from the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union concerning the Translation Centre building (Cloche d'Or) in Luxembourg and had decided not to issue and opinion.

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In accordance with Article 50(1) of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had considered the draft submitted by the Court of Justice concerning the modification of its establishment plan and had decided not to object.

In accordance with Article 50(1) of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had considered the draft submitted by the European Ombudsman concerning the modification of the Ombudsman's establishment plan and had decided not to object.

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In accordance with Article 25(1) of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had considered the draft submitted by the Court of Auditors concerning transfer of appropriations V/AB-01/C/13 and had decided not to object.

In accordance with Article 25(1) of the Financial Regulation, the European Economic and Social Committee had informed the budgetary authority of its proposal for transfer of appropriations INF 1/2013 - General budget – Financial year 2013 – Section IV.

14. Delegated acts (Rule 87a)

The following draft delegated acts had been forwarded to Parliament:

- Commission Delegated Regulation correcting the Polish version of Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 implementing Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards information contained in prospectuses as well as the format, incorporation by reference and publication of such prospectuses and dissemination of advertisements (C(2013)1586)

Period for lodging objections: three months from the date of receipt (21 March 2013).

Referred to responsible: ECON

- Commission Delegated Regulation amending Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1233/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the application of certain guidelines in the field of officially supported export credits (C(2013)1378)

Period for lodging objections: two months from the date of receipt (14 March 2013).

Referred to responsible: INTA

15. Implementing measures (Rule 88)

The following draft implementing measures falling under the regulatory procedure with scrutiny had been forwarded to Parliament:

- Commission Regulation amending the Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (D020728/05 - 2013/2579(RPS) - deadline: 19/06/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI
opinion: AGRI

- Commission Regulation amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (D021888/02 - 2013/2590(RPS) - deadline: 05/07/2013)
referred to responsible: TRAN

- Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 as regards methods of sampling and analysis (D024821/04 - 2013/2592(RPS) - deadline: 09/07/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as regards the entries for animal welfare in certain model health certificates (D025274/03 - 2013/2584(RPS) - deadline: 23/06/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 608/2004 concerning the labelling of foods and food ingredients with added phytosterols, phytosterol esters, phytostanols and/or phytostanol esters (D025414/03 - 2013/2605(RPS) - deadline: 12/07/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Directive amending Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council to include 1R-trans phenothrin as an active substance in Annex I thereto (D025464/01 - 2013/2580(RPS) - deadline: 19/06/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as regards the transit of certain animal by-products from Bosnia and Herzegovina (D025828/03 - 2013/2598(RPS) - deadline: 10/07/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Draft Commission regulation implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for space heaters and combination heaters (D025859/02 - 2013/2585(RPS) - deadline: 26/06/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for water heaters and hot water storage tanks (D025860/03 - 2013/2602(RPS) - deadline: 11/07/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation laying down transitional measures regarding the model passport issued in Croatia for dogs, cats and ferrets (D025917/03 - 2013/2581(RPS) - deadline: 21/06/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 with regard to ecodesign requirements for standby, off mode electric power consumption of electrical and electronic household and office equipment, and amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 642/2009 with regard to ecodesign requirements for televisions (D026203/02 - 2013/2608(RPS) - deadline: 17/07/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation amending part III of Annex II to Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the safety of toys (D026212/01 - 2013/2589(RPS) - deadline: 03/07/2013)
referred to responsible: IMCO

- Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council to include powdered corn cob as an active substance in Annexes I and Ia thereto (COM(2013)0046 - 2013/0026(NLE) - deadline: 05/06/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

16. Documents received

The following documents had been received:

1) from the Council and Commission

- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community and Council Regulation (EC) No 597/2009 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community (COM(2013)0192 - C7-0097/2013 - 2013/0103(COD))

- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing rules for the surveillance of the external sea borders in the context of operational cooperation coordinated by the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Members States of the European Union (COM(2013)0197 - C7-0098/2013 - 2013/0106(COD))

- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 05/2013 - Section III – Commission (N7-0054/2013 - C7-0099/2013 - 2013/2068(GBD))

- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 06/2013 - Section III – Commission (N7-0055/2013 - C7-0100/2013 - 2013/2069(GBD))

- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 07/2013 - Section III – Commission (N7-0056/2013 - C7-0101/2013 - 2013/2071(GBD))

- Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 96/53/EC of 25July 1996 laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic (COM(2013)0195 - C7-0102/2013 - 2013/0105(COD))
The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 124(1) and Rule 125(1).

- Monitoring Report on Croatia's accession preparations (COM(2013)0171)

2) from the European Economic and Social Committee

- Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (CES 609/2013) on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on marine equipment and repealing Directive 96/98/EC (COM(2012)0772 final – 2012/0358(COD))

- Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (CES 296/2013) son the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2020 – Living well, within the limits of our planet (COM(2012)0710 final – 2012/0337(COD))

- Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (CES 2314/2012) on the s proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their utilisation in the Union (COM(2012)0576 final - 2012/0278(COD))

3) from other bodies (Article 36 of the Financial Regulation)

- TEN-T Executive Agency:

Statement of revenue and expenditure of the TEN-T Executive Agency for the financial year 2013

- European Data Protection Supervisor:

Estimate of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2014

- European Ombudsman:

European Ombudsman's estimates for the financial year 2014

- European Court of Auditors:

Draft estimates of revenue and expenditure of the Court of Auditors for the financial year 2014

17. Decisions concerning certain documents

Interim report (Rule 81(3))

JURI Committee

- Interim report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the Statute for a European Foundation (EF) - COM(2012)0035 - (2012/0022 APP)

(opinion: CULT)

Change of title

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11 April 2013)

AFET Committee

- New title of own-initiative report (2013/2020(INI)) : 'The human rights situation in the Sahel region'

(opinion: DEVE; FEMM)

Decision to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 42)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11 April 2013)

DEVE Committee

- EU donor coordination on development aid (2013/2057(INI))
(opinion: AFET)

Decision to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 48)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11 April 2013)

CULT Committee

- Volunteering and voluntary activity in Europe – COM(2012)0781 – (2013/2064(INI))
(opinion: DEVE, EMPL, BUDG, REGI)

DEVE Committee

- The EU 2013 Report on Policy Coherence for Development (2013/2058(INI))

ECON Committee

- Fight against Tax Fraud, Tax Evasion and Tax Havens – COM(2012)0722 –(2013/2060(INI))
(opinion: JURI, CONT, LIBE, DEVE)

ENVI Committee

- eHealth Action Plan 2012-2020 - Innovative healthcare for the 21st century – COM(2012)0736 – (2013/2061(INI))
(opinion: FEMM, EMPL, ITRE, IMCO, REGI)

FEMM Committee

- Gender Aspects of the European Framework of National Roma Inclusion Strategies (2013/2066(INI))
(opinion: REGI)

- Women with disabilities (2013/2065(INI))
(opinion: DEVE)

ITRE Committee

- Unleashing the Potential of Cloud Computing in Europe – COM(2012)0529 – (2013/2063(INI))
(opinion: ECON, IMCO, JURI, LIBE)

- CARS 2020: towards a strong, competitive and sustainable European car industry – COM(2012)0636 – (2013/2062(INI))
(opinion: ENVI, EMPL, BUDG, ECON, INTA, IMCO, TRAN)

Decision to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 90)

AFET Committee

- Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the negotiations for an EU-Malaysia partnership and cooperation agreement (2013/2052(INI))
(opinion: DEVE, INTA)

Decision to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 119(1))

ITRE Committee

- Opinion on the evaluation report regarding BEREC and the Office (2013/2053(INI))
(opinion: BUDG)

Decision to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 121(3))

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11 April 2013)

AFET Committee

- Recommendation to the Council on the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly (2013/2034(INI))
(opinion: DEVE)

Decision to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 205)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11 April 2013)

PETI Committee

- Annual report on the activities of the European Ombudsman in 2012 (2013/2051(INI))

Associated committees

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 11 April 2013)

ECON Committee

- Fight against Tax Fraud, Tax Evasion and Tax Havens – COM(2012)0722 – 2013/2060(INI))
(opinion: JURI, CONT, LIBE, DEVE)
Associated committees ECON, DEVE

ITRE Committee

- Unleashing the Potential of Cloud Computing in Europe – COM(2012)0529 – 2013/2063(INI))
(opinion: ECON, IMCO, JURI, LIBE)
Associated committees ITRE, JURI, LIBE
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 18 April 2013)

REGI Committee

- Common provisions on European Funds and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 – COM(2013)0146 – (C7-0073/2013)

(opinion: FEMM, CULT, PECH, AGRI, ENVI, BUDG, ITRE, ECON, CONT, TRAN, EMPL)

associated committees: EMPL, REGI

Modified referrals to committees

AFCO Committee

- Forward policy planning and long-term trends: budgetary implications for capacity-building (2012/2290(INI))
referred to responsible: BUDG
opinion: AFCO, REGI

FEMM Committee

- Tackling youth unemployment: possible ways out (2013/2045(INI))
referred to responsible: EMPL
opinion: FEMM, CULT, REGI

- Impact of the crisis on access to care for vulnerable groups (2013/2044(INI))
referred to responsible: EMPL
opinion: FEMM, REGI

EMPL Committee

- Eco-innovation - Jobs and Growth through environmental policy (2012/2294(INI))
referred to responsible: ENVI
opinion: EMPL, REGI

INTA Committee

- Approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products (COM(2012)0788 - C7-0420/2012 - 2012/0366(COD))
referred to responsible: ENVI
opinion: AGRI, ITRE, JURI, INTA, IMCO

TRAN Committee

- Amendment of Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (COM(2012)0628 - C7-0367/2012 - 2012/0297(COD))
referred to responsible: ENVI
opinion: PETI, CULT, LIBE, TRAN, REGI

AGRI Committee, EMPL Committee

- Follow-up on the Delegation of Legislative Powers and the Control by Member States of the Commission's Exercise of Implementing Powers (2012/2323(INI))
referred to responsible: JURI
opinion: AFCO, DEVE, PECH, AGRI, ENVI, EMPL, ITRE, ECON, LIBE, TRAN

18. Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

Pursuant to Rule 179(2), the minutes of that day's sitting would be submitted to Parliament for its approval at the beginning of the next sitting.

With Parliament's agreement, the texts that had been adopted would be forwarded forthwith to the bodies named therein.

19. Dates of forthcoming sittings

The next sittings would be held from 20 to 23 May 2013.

20. Adjournment of the session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

The sitting closed at 16.55.

The following signed:

Agnew, Albrecht, Alfonsi, Allam, Alves, Anderson, Andreasen, Andrés Barea, Andrieu, Andrikienė, Angelilli, Angourakis, Antonescu, Arias Echeverría, Arlacchi, Arsenis, Atkins, Attard-Montalto, Auconie, Audy, Auken, Ayala Sender, Aylward, Ayuso, van Baalen, Bach, Badia i Cutchet, Bagó, Balzani, Bánki, Barracciu, Băsescu, Bastos, Batten, Bauer, Bearder, Becker, Belder, Belet, Bélier, Benarab-Attou, Bendtsen, Bennahmias, Bennion, Berès, Berlato, Berlinguer, Berman, Berra, Bertot, Bicep, Bielan, Bilbao Barandica, Bisky, Bizzotto, Blinkevičiūtė, Bloom, Bodu, Böge, Bokros, Bonanini, Borghezio, Borissov, Borsellino, Borys, Boştinaru, Boulland, Bové, Bowles, Bozkurt, Brantner, Bratkowski, Březina, Brok, Brons, Brzobohatá, Bullmann, Buşoi, Bütikofer, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Cadec, Callanan, van de Camp, Cancian, Capoulas Santos, Caronna, Carvalho, Casa, Cashman, Castex, del Castillo Vera, Cavada, Cercas, Češková, Chatzimarkakis, Chichester, Childers, Chountis, Christensen, Chrysogelos, Claeys, Clark, Cochet, Coelho, Cofferati, Collin-Langen, Colman, Comi, Corazza Bildt, Cornelissen, Correa Zamora, Correia de Campos, Costa, Costello, Cottigny, Cozzolino, Cramer, Cronberg, Cuschieri, Cutaş, Cymański, Czarnecki, Daerden, van Dalen, Danellis, Danjean, Dantin, (The Earl of) Dartmouth, Dati, Daul, Davies, De Backer, De Castro, Dehaene, De Keyser, Delvaux, De Martini, Demesmaeker, de Sarnez, Deß, Deutsch, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Domenici, Donskis, Dorfmann, Droutsas, Duff, Durant, Dušek, Ehler, Ehrenhauser, Eickhout, El Khadraoui, Enciu, Engel, Engström, Eppink, Ernst, Ertug, Essayah, Estaràs Ferragut, Estrela, Evans, Fajmon, Falbr, Feio, Ferber, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ferreira João, Fisas Ayxela, Fjellner, Flašíková Beňová, Flautre, Fontana, Ford, Fox, Fraga Estévez, Franco, Gabriel, Gahler, Gál, Gallagher, Gallo, Gáll-Pelcz, Garcés Ramón, García-Hierro Caraballo, García Pérez, Gardiazábal Rubial, Gardini, Gauzès, Gebhardt, Geier, Gerbrandy, Geringer de Oedenberg, Giannakou, Giegold, Gierek, Girling, Glante, Glattfelder, Goerens, Gollnisch, Gomes, Göncz, Goulard, Gräßle, Grèze, Griesbeck, Griffin, Gróbarczyk, Groote, Grosch, Grossetête, Grzyb, Gualtieri, Guerrero Salom, Guillaume, Gurmai, Gustafsson, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Hadjigeorgiou, Häfner, Hall, Händel, Handzlik, Hankiss, Harbour, Harkin, Hartong, Haug, Häusling, Hedh, Helmer, Hénin, Herczog, Hibner, Higgins, Hirsch, Hoang Ngoc, Hohlmeier, Hökmark, Honeyball, Hortefeux, Howitt, Hübner, Hughes, Hyusmenova, Iacolino, Ibrisagic, Imbrasas, in "t Veld, Iovine, Irigoyen Pérez, Iturgaiz Angulo, Ivan, Jaakonsaari, Jäätteenmäki, Jahr, Járóka, Jazłowiecka, Jędrzejewska, Jeggle, Jensen, Johansson, Joly, de Jong, Jordan, Juvin, Kaczmarek, Kadenbach, Kalfin, Kalinowski, Kalniete, Kamiński, van der Kammen, Kammerevert, Karas, Karim, Kariņš, Kastler, Kazak, Kelam, Keller, Kelly, Kiil-Nielsen, Kirilov, Klaß, Kleva Kekuš, Klinz, Klute, Koch, Koch-Mehrin, Kohlíček, Kolarska-Bobińska, Koppa, Korhola, Kósa, Köstinger, Koumoutsakos, Kovács, Kovatchev, Kowal, Kozlík, Kozłowski, Kožušník, Krahmer, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kukan, Kurski, Lambert, Lamberts, Lambsdorff, Lange, de Lange, Langen, La Via, Le Brun, Le Grip, Legutko, Lehne, Le Hyaric, Leichtfried, Leinen, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Lichtenberger, Liese, Liotard, Lisek, Lochbihler, Løkkegaard, Lope Fontagné, López Aguilar, López-Istúriz White, Lösing, Lövin, Ludford, Ludvigsson, Luhan, Łukacijewska, Lulling, Lunacek, Lyon, McAvan, McCarthy, McClarkin, McGuinness, McIntyre, McMillan-Scott, Macovei, Malinov, Manders, Mănescu, Maňka, Mann, Marcinkiewicz, Marinescu, Martin David, Martin Hans-Peter, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Maštálka, Matera, Mathieu Houillon, Matias, Mato Adrover, Matula, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mazej Kukovič, Meissner, Mélenchon, Melo, Menéndez del Valle, Merkies, Mészáros, Meyer, Migalski, Mikolášik, Milana, Millán Mon, Miranda, Mirsky, Mitchell, Mölzer, Moraes, Morganti, Morin-Chartier, Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė, Morvai, Mulder, Muñiz De Urquiza, Murphy, Muscardini, Mynář, Nattrass, Neuser, Newton Dunn, Neynsky, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson, Nicolai, Niculescu, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Nitras, Obermayr, Ojuland, Olbrycht, Olejniczak, Omarjee, Oomen-Ruijten, Ortiz Vilella, Őry, Ouzký, Oviir, Padar, Paksas, Paleckis, Paliadeli, Pallone, Panayotov, Panayotova, Panzeri, Papadopoulou, Papanikolaou, Parvanova, Paşcu, Paška, Patrão Neves, Paulsen, Perelló Rodríguez, Peterle, Pieper, Pietikäinen, Piotrowski, Pirillo, Pirker, Pitsillides, Poc, Podimata, Poręba, Posselt, Pöttering, Poupakis, Preda, Prendergast, Protasiewicz, Proust, Provera, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rangel, Rapti, Regner, Reimers, Remek, Repo, Reul, Riera Madurell, Ries, Rinaldi, Riquet, Rivasi, Rivellini, Roatta, Rochefort, Rodust, Rohde, Roithová, Romero López, Romeva i Rueda, Ronzulli, Rosbach, Rossi, Rouček, Rübig, Rubiks, Rühle, Šadurskis, Saïfi, Salatto, Salavrakos, Salvini, Sánchez Presedo, Sanchez-Schmid, Sargentini, Sartori, Sarvamaa, Saryusz-Wolski, Sassoli, Saudargas, Savisaar-Toomast, Schaake, Schaldemose, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schnellhardt, Schnieber-Jastram, Scholz, Schöpflin, Schroedter, Schulz Martin, Schulz Werner, Schwab, Scottà, Scurria, Seeber, Sehnalová, Severin, Siekierski, Silvestris, Simon, Simpson, Sinclaire, Skinner, Skrzydlewska, Skylakakis, Smith, Smolková, Sógor, Sommer, Søndergaard, Sonik, Sophocleous, Sousa, Speroni, Stadler, Staes, Šťastný, Stavrakakis, Steinruck, Stevenson, van der Stoep, Stolojan, Strejček, Striffler, Surján, Svensson, Swinburne, Swoboda, Szájer, Szegedi, Szymański, Tabajdi, Tănăsescu, Tannock, Tarabella, Tarand, Tavares, Taylor Keith, Taylor Rebecca, Teixeira, Terho, Thein, Theocharous, Theurer, Thomas, Thomsen, Thun und Hohenstein, Thyssen, Ţicău, Tirolien, Toia, Tőkés, Tomaševski, Torvalds, Tošenovský, Toussas, Trautmann, Tremosa i Balcells, Triantaphyllides, Trzaskowski, Tsoukalas, Turmes, Turunen, Uggias, Ulmer, Ungureanu, Urutchev, Vadim Tudor, Vaidere, Vajgl, Vălean, Van Brempt, Vanhecke, Vattimo, Vaughan, Vergiat, Verheyen, Vidal-Quadras, Vigenin, Vlasák, Voss, Wałęsa, Watson, Weber Henri, Weber Manfred, Weidenholzer, Weiler, Werthmann, Westphal, Wieland, Wikström, Willmott, Wils, Winkler Hermann, Włosowicz, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Záborská, Zala, Zalba Bidegain, Zamfirescu, Zanicchi, Zanoni, Zasada, Ždanoka, Zeller, Zemke, Zéribi, Zijlstra, Zīle, Zimmer, Ziobro, Zuber, Zver,

Observers

Antičević Marinović, Borzan, Božinović, Grubišić, Jerković, Matušić, Plenković, Radoš, Vrbat