18. Reinstatement of Myanmar/Burma's access to generalised tariff preferences ***I - Myanmar/Burma's access to generalised tariff preferences (debate)

Verbatim reports

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 552/97 temporarily withdrawing access to generalised tariff preferences from Myanmar/Burma [COM(2012)0524 - C7-0297/2012- 2012/0251(COD)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: David Martin (A7-0122/2013)

Commission statement: Myanmar/Burma's access to generalised tariff preferences (2012/2929(RSP))

David Martin introduced the report.

Karel De Gucht (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Christofer Fjellner, on behalf of the PPE Group, Ismail Ertug, on behalf of the S&D Group, Niccolò Rinaldi, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Franziska Keller, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jacek Włosowicz, on behalf of the EFD Group, Paul Murphy, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Christofer Fjellner, Eija-Riitta Korhola and Elisabeth Jeggle.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Elena Băsescu.

The following spoke: Karel De Gucht and David Martin.

Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 110(2):

- David Martin and Vital Moreira, on behalf of the INTA Committee, on reinstatement of Burma/Myanmar’s access to generalised tariff preferences (2012/2929(RSP)) (B7-0198/2013).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 23.5.2013, item 13.2 and minutes of 23.5.2013, item 13.12.