2. Request for the waiver of parliamentary immunity
The German authorities had forwarded a request to waive the parliamentary immunity of Alexander Alvaro in connection with proceedings pending before the Cologne Public Prosecutor's Office.
Pursuant to Rule 6(2), the request had been referred to the committee responsible, the JURI Committee.
3. Implementing measures (Rule 88)
The following draft implementing measures falling under the regulatory procedure with scrutiny had been forwarded to Parliament:
- Commission Regulation 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 2,4-DB, dimethomorph, indoxacarb, and pyraclostrobin in or on certain products (D021222/06 - 2013/2619(RPS) - deadline: 01/07/2013) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Directive amending Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences (D024634/02 - 2013/2618(RPS) - deadline: 01/08/2013) referred to responsible: TRAN
- Commission Regulation establishing a Network Code on Capacity Allocation Mechanisms in Gas Transmission Systems and supplementing Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 (D025104/02 - 2013/2647(RPS) - deadline: 17/08/2013) referred to responsible: ITRE
- Commission Decision establishing, pursuant to Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, the values of the Member State monitoring system classifications as a result of the intercalibration exercise and repealing Decision 2008/915/EC (D025283/03 - 2013/2650(RPS) - deadline: 18/08/2013) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Directive amending Council Directive 96/98/EC on marine equipment (D025578/01 - 2013/2631(RPS) - deadline: 08/08/2013) referred to responsible: TRAN
- Commission Regulation (EU) amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical and scientific progress, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (D025584/03 - 2013/2653(RPS) - deadline: 18/08/2013) referred to responsible: ENVI opinion: IMCO
- Commission Regulation amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the permitted limits of yessotoxins in live bivalve molluscs (D025799/04 - 2013/2620(RPS) - deadline: 03/08/2013) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services (D026242/02 - 2013/2615(RPS) - deadline: 23/07/2013) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Regulation amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the EU Ecolabel (D026252/02 - 2013/2622(RPS) - deadline: 03/08/2013) referred to responsible: ENVI
- 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 extracts of rosemary (E 392) in certain low fat meat and fish products (D026572/02 - 2013/2634(RPS) - deadline: 15/07/2013) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards specifications on several polyols (D026573/02 - 2013/2635(RPS) - deadline: 15/07/2013) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Regulation amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards Octenyl succinic acid modified gum arabic (D026574/02 - 2013/2645(RPS) - deadline: 17/08/2013) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Regulation amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of Neutral methacrylate copolymer and Anionic methacrylate copolymer in solid food supplements and the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards the specifications for Basic methacrylate copolymer (E 1205), Neutral methacrylate copolymer and Anionic methacrylate copolymer (D026575/02 - 2013/2643(RPS) - deadline: 17/08/2013) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Regulation amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of Stigmasterol-rich plant sterols as a stabilizer in ready-to-freeze alcoholic cocktails, and the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards specifications for Stigmasterol-rich plant sterols food additive (D026576/03 - 2013/2652(RPS) - deadline: 18/07/2013) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Regulation amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of Sucrose esters of fatty acids (E 473) in flavourings for water based clear flavoured drinks (D026577/02 - 2013/2644(RPS) - deadline: 17/08/2013) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Regulation amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of certain additives in seaweed based fish roe analogues (D026579/03 - 2013/2646(RPS) - deadline: 17/07/2013) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Regulation implementing Regulation (EC) No 452/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the production and development of statistics on education and lifelong learning, as regards statistics on education and training systems (D026663/01 - 2013/2648(RPS) - deadline: 17/08/2013) referred to responsible: CULT
- Commission Directive amending Directive 2006/141/EC with regard to protein requirements for infant formulae and follow-on formulae (D026712/02 - 2013/2649(RPS) - deadline: 18/08/2013) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Draft Commission Regulation establishing for 2013 the 'Prodcom list' of industrial products provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/91 (D026930/02 - 2013/2651(RPS) - deadline: 18/08/2013) referred to responsible: ITRE
- Draft Commission Regulation implementing Regulation (EC) No 808/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community statistics on the information society (D027004/01 - 2013/2656(RPS) - deadline: 18/08/2013) referred to responsible: ITRE
4. Delegated acts (Rule 87a)
The following draft delegated acts had been forwarded to Parliament:
- Commission delegated regulation supplementing ITS Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the provision of information services for safe and secure parking places for trucks and commercial vehicles (C(2013)2549)
Period for lodging objections: two months, starting from the date of reception: 15 May 2013.
referred to committee responsible: TRAN
- Commission delegated regulation supplementing Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to data and procedures for the provision, where possible, of road safety-related minimum universal traffic information free of charge to users (C(2013)2550)
Period for lodging objections: two months, starting from the date of reception: 15 May 2013.
referred to committee responsible: TRAN
- Commission delegated regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 as regards the disclosure requirements for convertible and exchangeable debt securities (C(2013)2420)
Period for lodging objections: three months, starting from the date of reception: 30 April 2013.
referred to committee responsible: ECON
- Commission delegated regulation supplementing Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of vacuum cleaners (C(2013)2458)
Period for lodging objections: two months, starting from the date of reception: 13 May 2013.
referred to committee responsible: ITRE
- Commission delegated regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the duration of the work programme for examination of existing biocidal active substances (C(2013)2814)
Period for lodging objections: two months, starting from the date of reception: 17 May 2013.
referred to committee responsible: ENVI for opinion: IMCO
- Commission delegated regulation supplementing Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 as regards the basis of calculation for reductions to be applied to farmers by Member States due to the adjustment of payments in 2013 and financial discipline for calendar year 2013 (C(2013)2315)
Period for lodging objections: two months, starting from the date of reception: 25 April 2013.
referred to committee responsible: AGRI
- 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, starting from the date of reception: 14 March 2013.
Extension of this period: two months, at the request of the European Parliament.
referred to committee responsible: INTA
- Commission delegated regulation supplementing Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the energy labelling of space heaters, combination heaters, packages of space heater, temperature control and solar device and packages of combination heater, temperature control and solar device(C(2013) 817)
Period for lodging objections: two months, starting from the date of reception: 1 March 2013.
Extension of this period: two months, at the request of the European Parliament..
referred to committee responsible: ITRE
5. Transfers of appropriations
In accordance with Article 25(1) of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had decided not to object to the proposal from the Court of Auditors for transfers of appropriations V/AB-02/T/13, V/AB-03/C/13 and V/AB-04/A/13.
In accordance with Article 25(1) of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had decided not to object to the proposal from the Court of Justice for transfer of appropriations 1/2013.
In accordance with Article 28 of the Financial Regulation, the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union had informed the Budgetary Authority of the amending budget for 2013 approved by the Translation Centre's Management Board.
6. A macro-regional strategy for the Alps (debate)
Question for oral answer (O-000016/2013) by Danuta Maria Hübner, on behalf of the Committee on Regional Development, to the Commission: A macro-regional strategy for the Alps (2013/2549(RSP)) (B7-0118/2013)
Danuta Maria Hübner moved the question.
Karel De Gucht (Member of the Commission) answered the question.
The following spoke: Richard Seeber, on behalf of the PPE Group, Karin Kadenbach, on behalf of the S&D Group, Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, who also replied to two blue-card questions by Karin Kadenbach and Richard Seeber, Oldřich Vlasák, on behalf of the ECR Group, Fiorello Provera, on behalf of the EFD Group, Marie-Christine Vergiat, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Ewald Stadler, Non-attached Member, Herbert Dorfmann, Patrizia Toia, who also replied to a blue-card question by Fiorello Provera, Niccolò Rinaldi, who also replied to a blue-card question by Fiorello Provera, Gerald Häfner, who also replied to two blue-card questions by Herbert Dorfmann and Richard Seeber, Tomasz Piotr Poręba, Lambert van Nistelrooij, who also replied to a blue-card question by Eva Lichtenberger, María Irigoyen Pérez, Erminia Mazzoni, Marie-Thérèse Sanchez-Schmid, Iosif Matula and Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska.
The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Rareş-Lucian Niculescu, Petru Constantin Luhan, Sergio Gaetano Cofferati, Ivo Vajgl and Andreas Mölzer.
The following spoke: Karel De Gucht.
Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 115(5):
- Richard Seeber, Lambert van Nistelrooij, Danuta Maria Hübner, Roberta Angelilli, Jan Olbrycht, Manfred Weber, Alain Cadec, Jan Březina and Iosif Matula, on behalf of the PPE Group, on a macro-regional strategy for the Alps (2013/2549(RSP)) (B7-0190/2013);
- Constanze Angela Krehl and Karin Kadenbach, on behalf of the S&D Group, on A macro-regional strategy for the Alps (2013/2549(RSP)) (B7-0196/2013);
- Elisabeth Schroedter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on a macro-regional strategy for the Alps (2013/2549(RSP)) (B7-0197/2013);
- Ramona Nicole Mănescu, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on a macro-regional strategy for the Alps (2013/2549(RSP)) (B7-0229/2013).
7. Labour conditions and health and safety standards following the recent factory fires and building collapse in Bangladesh (debate)
Commission statement: Labour conditions and health and safety standards following the recent factory fires and building collapse in Bangladesh (2013/2638(RSP))
Karel De Gucht (Member of the Commission) made the statement.
The following spoke: Daniel Caspary, on behalf of the PPE Group, Véronique De Keyser, on behalf of the S&D Group, Phil Bennion, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Jean Lambert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Charles Tannock, on behalf of the ECR Group, Helmut Scholz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Alf Svensson, Bernd Lange and Charles Goerens.
On behalf of Parliament, the President welcomed members of a delegation from the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Mexican Parliament - led by Senator Gabriela Cuevas - who had taken their seats in the distinguished visitors' gallery.
9. Labour conditions and health and safety standards following the recent factory fires and building collapse in Bangladesh (continuation of debate)
The following spoke: Franziska Keller, Patrick Le Hyaric, Elisabeth Köstinger, who also replied to a blue-card question by Luis Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Vital Moreira, Karima Delli, Willy Meyer and Tokia Saïfi.
IN THE CHAIR: Othmar KARAS Vice-President
The following spoke: Evelyn Regner, João Ferreira, Thomas Mann, David Martin, Georgios Toussas, Seán Kelly, Maria Badia i Cutchet and Sergio Gaetano Cofferati.
The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Phil Prendergast, Josefa Andrés Barea, Ana Miranda, Liisa Jaakonsaari, Ulrike Lunacek, Paul Murphy, Andreas Mölzer, María Irigoyen Pérez and Anneli Jäätteenmäki.
The following spoke: Günther Oettinger (member of the Commission).
Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 110(2):
- Véronique De Keyser, Stephen Hughes, Bernd Lange, Vital Moreira, Richard Howitt, Jutta Steinruck, Alejandro Cercas, Pervenche Berès, David Martin and Marc Tarabella, on behalf of the S&D Group, on labour conditions and health and safety standards following the recent factory fires and building collapse in Bangladesh (2013/2638(RSP)) (B7-0223/2013)
- Thomas Mann, Mairead McGuinness, Elmar Brok, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Roberta Angelilli, Tokia Saïfi, Philippe Boulland, Ivo Belet and Jean-Luc Bennahmias, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on labour conditions and health and safety standards following the recent factory fires and building collapse in Bangladesh (2013/2638(RSP)) (B7-0224/2013);
- Phil Bennion, Leonidas Donskis, Marielle de Sarnez, Sonia Alfano and Edward McMillan-Scott, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on labour conditions and health and safety standards following the recent factory fires and building collapse in Bangladesh (2013/2638(RSP)) (B7-0225/2013)
- Charles Tannock, on behalf of the ECR Group, on labour conditions and health and safety standards following the recent factory fires and building collapse in Bangladesh (2013/2638(RSP)) (B7-0230/2013)
- Helmut Scholz, Paul Murphy, Thomas Händel, Willy Meyer, Marie-Christine Vergiat, Alda Sousa, Nikolaos Chountis, Patrick Le Hyaric and Marisa Matias, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on labour conditions and health and safety standards following the recent factory fires and building collapse in Bangladesh (2013/2638(RSP)) (B7-0231/2013)
- Jean Lambert, Franziska Keller, Barbara Lochbihler, Marije Cornelissen, Karima Delli, Yannick Jadot, Malika Benarab-Attou, Elisabeth Schroedter, Nicole Kiil-Nielsen, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Franziska Katharina Brantner, Ulrike Lunacek, Ana Miranda, Sven Giegold, Claude Turmes, Judith Sargentini, Helga Trüpel and Nikos Chrysogelos, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on labour conditions and health and safety standards following the recent factory fires and building collapse in Bangladesh (2013/2638(RSP)) (B7-0232/2013).
10. Non-commercial movement of pet animals ***I - Animal health requirements governing trade in dogs, cats and ferrets ***I (debate)
Report on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the non-commercial movement of pet animals [COM(2012)0089 - C7-0060/2012- 2012/0039(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Horst Schnellhardt (A7-0371/2012)
Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 92/65/EEC as regards the animal health requirements governing intra-Union trade in and imports into the Union of dogs, cats and ferrets [COM(2012)0090 - C7-0061/2012- 2012/0040(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Horst Schnellhardt (A7-0366/2012)
Horst Schnellhardt introduced the reports.
The following spoke: Günther Oettinger (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Sirpa Pietikäinen, on behalf of the PPE Group, Justas Vincas Paleckis, on behalf of the S&D Group, Chris Davies, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Jill Evans, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Marina Yannakoudakis, on behalf of the ECR Group, Michèle Striffler, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Britta Reimers, Janusz Wojciechowski, Jaroslav Paška, Claudiu Ciprian Tănăsescu, Andrea Zanoni and James Nicholson.
The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Seán Kelly, Karin Kadenbach, Paul Rübig, Andreas Mölzer and Petru Constantin Luhan.
The following spoke: Günther Oettinger and Horst Schnellhardt.
11. Delegated acts and implementing measures (Rules 87a(6) and 88(4)(d))
The President made the following statement:
A recommendation from the ENVI Committee not to object to a draft implementing measures had been announced in plenary on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 (minutes of 21.5.2013, item 13).
No objection to that recommendation had been expressed within the 24-hour period set out in Rule 87a.
Accordingly the recommendation was deemed to be approved with effect from 22 May 2013, and the decision would be published in the Texts Adopted of the sitting of 23 May 2013 (P7_TA(2013)0216).
12. Statement by the President
The President made a statement on the murder of a British soldier in London and offered Parliament's condolences to the victim's family.
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The following spoke on the situation in Bulgaria following the legislative elections on 12 May 2013: Joseph Daul, Enrique Guerrero Salom, Antonyia Parvanova, Rebecca Harms and Bruno Gollnisch.
13. 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.
13.1. Community Customs Code as regards the date of its application ***I (Rule 138)(vote)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 450/2008 laying down the Community Customs Code (Modernised Customs Code) as regards the date of its application [COM(2013)0193 - C7-0096/2013- 2013/0104(COD)] - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Constance Le Grip (A7-0170/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 1)
13.2. Reinstatement of Myanmar/Burma's access to generalised tariff preferences ***I (vote)
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)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 2)
13.3. Financial responsibility linked to investor-state dispute settlement tribunals established by international agreements to which the EU is party ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for managing financial responsibility linked to investor-state dispute settlement tribunals established by international agreements to which the European Union is party [COM(2012)0335 - C7-0155/2012- 2012/0163(COD)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Paweł Zalewski (A7-0124/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 3)
Paweł Zalewski (rapporteur) proposed that the vote on the draft legislative resolution be postponed, in accordance with Rule 57(2).
The proposal was approved. The matter was thus deemed to have been referred back to the committee responsible.
13.4. Non-commercial movement of pet animals ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the non-commercial movement of pet animals [COM(2012)0089 - C7-0060/2012- 2012/0039(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Horst Schnellhardt (A7-0371/2012)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 4)
Horst Schnellhardt (rapporteur), to move an oral amendment to Recital 39a and Article 47(1), which was adopted.
13.5. Animal health requirements governing trade in dogs, cats and ferrets ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 92/65/EEC as regards the animal health requirements governing intra-Union trade in and imports into the Union of dogs, cats and ferrets [COM(2012)0090 - C7-0061/2012- 2012/0040(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Horst Schnellhardt (A7-0366/2012)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 5)
tabled by the following Members: José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Mairead McGuinness, Elmar Brok, Cristian Dan Preda, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Mário David, Tokia Saïfi, Hans-Gert Pöttering, Giovanni La Via, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Filip Kaczmarek, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Michèle Striffler, Eleni Theocharous, Alf Svensson, Anne Delvaux, Roberta Angelilli, Daniel Caspary, Sari Essayah, Mariya Gabriel, Elena Băsescu and Eduard Kukan, on behalf of the PPE Group;
Véronique De Keyser, Ana Gomes, María Muñiz De Urquiza, Saïd El Khadraoui, Pino Arlacchi, Emilio Menéndez del Valle, Pier Antonio Panzeri, Boris Zala, Maria Eleni Koppa and David Martin, on behalf of the S&D Group;
Marietje Schaake, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Ivo Vajgl, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Marielle de Sarnez, Nathalie Griesbeck, Robert Rochefort, Louis Michel, Johannes Cornelis van Baalen, Sarah Ludford, Kristiina Ojuland, Sonia Alfano, Hannu Takkula and Alexandra Thein, on behalf of the ALDE Group;
Judith Sargentini, Malika Benarab-Attou and Tarja Cronberg, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group;
Charles Tannock, Geoffrey Van Orden and Sajjad Karim, on behalf of the ECR Group.
tabled by the following Members: José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Tokia Saïfi, Mairead McGuinness, Elmar Brok, Roberta Angelilli, Elena Băsescu, Daniel Caspary, Anne Delvaux, Sari Essayah, Eduard Kukan, Cristian Dan Preda, Salvatore Iacolino, Giovanni La Via, Filip Kaczmarek, Mário David and Mariya Gabriel, on behalf of the PPE Group;
Véronique De Keyser, Pino Arlacchi, Ana Gomes, Göran Färm, María Muñiz De Urquiza, Raimon Obiols, Pier Antonio Panzeri and Maria Eleni Koppa, on behalf of the S&D Group;
Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Ivo Vajgl, Marietje Schaake, Niccolò Rinaldi, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Marielle de Sarnez, Robert Rochefort, Louis Michel, Edward McMillan-Scott, Kristiina Ojuland, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Sonia Alfano, Graham Watson, Alexandra Thein and Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, on behalf of the ALDE Group;
Isabelle Durant, Judith Sargentini and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group;
tabled by the following Members: Richard Seeber, Lambert van Nistelrooij, Danuta Maria Hübner, Marie-Thérèse Sanchez-Schmid, Iosif Matula, Manfred Weber, Jan Olbrycht, Jan Březina, Roberta Angelilli and Alain Cadec, on behalf of the PPE Group;
Constanze Angela Krehl and Karin Kadenbach, on behalf of the S&D Group;
Ramona Nicole Mănescu and Jean-Luc Bennahmias, on behalf of the ALDE Group;
Elisabeth Schroedter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group;
tabled by the following Members: Thomas Mann, Mairead McGuinness, Elmar Brok, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Roberta Angelilli, Tokia Saïfi, Philippe Boulland, Ivo Belet and Elisabeth Köstinger, on behalf of the PPE Group;
Véronique De Keyser, Stephen Hughes, Bernd Lange, Vital Moreira, Richard Howitt, Jutta Steinruck, Alejandro Cercas, Pervenche Berès, David Martin and Marc Tarabella, on behalf of the S&D Group;
Phil Bennion, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Leonidas Donskis, Marielle de Sarnez, Sonia Alfano, Edward McMillan-Scott and Jean-Luc Bennahmias, on behalf of the ALDE Group;
Jean Lambert, Franziska Keller, Barbara Lochbihler, Nicole Kiil-Nielsen, Karima Delli and Malika Benarab-Attou, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group;
Charles Tannock, on behalf of the ECR Group;
Helmut Scholz, Willy Meyer and Marie-Christine Vergiat, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group.
Labour conditions and health and safety standards following the recent factory fires and building collapse in Bangladesh - RC-B7-0223/2013
Elena Băsescu
15. 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 13.25 and resumed at 15.00.)
IN THE CHAIR: Oldřich VLASÁK Vice-President
16. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting
The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.
The following spoke: Cristian Dan Preda, on behalf of the PPE Group, to ask, pursuant to Rule 140(2), that the motions for resolutions on Guantánamo (minutes of 21.5.2013, item 4) be voted on without debate, and Barbara Lochbihler, Krisztina Morvai and Liisa Jaakonsaari, who opposed the request (the President replied that the request would be voted on immediately before the debates began).
At the request from the PPE Group, Parliament ratified the following appointment:
Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council: Santiago Fisas Ayxela to replace Erminia Mazzoni.
19. Council positions at first reading
The President announced under Rule 61(1) that the following common positions had been received from the Council, together with the reasons which had led to their adoption, and the Commission's position on:
- Position of the Council at first reading with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control and repealing Council Directive 92/52/EEC, Commission Directives 96/8/EC, 1999/21/EC, 2006/125/EC and 2006/141/EC, Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 41/2009 and (EC) No 953/2009 (05394/1/2013 - C7-0133/2013 - 2011/0156(COD)) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Position of the Council at first reading with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property rights and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003 (06353/1/2013 - C7-0142/2013 - 2011/0137(COD)) referred to responsible: IMCO Associated committees JURI, INTA
The three-month period available to Parliament to adopt its position would therefore begin the following day (24 May 2013.).
The President recalled that the PPE Group had proposed, pursuant to Rule 140(2), that the motions for a resolution on Guantánamo (minutes of 21.5.2013, item 4) be voted on without debate.
The following spoke: Franz Obermayr and Marc Tarabella.
The request was approved by roll-call vote (25 in favour, 19 against, 0 abstentions).
21. Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (debate)
Ryszard Czarnecki, Karima Delli, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Phil Bennion and Marie-Christine Vergiat introduced motions for resolutions.
The following spoke: Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE Group, Joanna Senyszyn, on behalf of the S&D Group, Kristiina Ojuland, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Barbara Lochbihler, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jacek Włosowicz, on behalf of the EFD Group, who also replied to two blue-card questions by Bernd Posselt and Joanna Senyszyn, Philip Claeys, Monica Luisa Macovei, Franz Obermayr and Cristian Dan Preda.
The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Jolanta Emilia Hibner, Mitro Repo, Marek Henryk Migalski, who also replied to a blue-card question by Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Sari Essayah, Marc Tarabella, Raül Romeva i Rueda, who also replied to two blue-card questions by Marek Henryk Migalski and Krisztina Morvai, and Corina Creţu.
The following spoke: Günther Oettinger (Member of the Commission).
Nicole Kiil-Nielsen, Marek Henryk Migalski, Filip Kaczmarek, Mitro Repo and Marie-Christine Vergiat introduced motions for resolutions.
The following spoke: Sari Essayah, on behalf of the PPE Group, Corina Creţu, on behalf of the S&D Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jaroslav Paška, on behalf of the EFD Group, Krzysztof Lisek, Monica Luisa Macovei and Cristian Dan Preda.
The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Jacek Olgierd Kurski, Franz Obermayr, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Marc Tarabella, Zbigniew Ziobro, Krisztina Morvai and Andreas Schwab.
The following spoke: Günther Oettinger (Member of the Commission).
tabled by the following Members: Véronique De Keyser, Ana Gomes, Joanna Senyszyn, María Muñiz De Urquiza, Pino Arlacchi, Libor Rouček, Liisa Jaakonsaari, Mitro Repo, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Richard Howitt, Marc Tarabella and Antigoni Papadopoulou, on behalf of the S&D Group;
Sophia in 't Veld, Marietje Schaake, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Louis Michel, Johannes Cornelis van Baalen, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Marielle de Sarnez, Graham Watson, Sonia Alfano, Sarah Ludford, Kristiina Ojuland, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Robert Rochefort, Hannu Takkula, Anneli Jäätteenmäki and Alexandra Thein, on behalf of the ALDE Group;
Barbara Lochbihler, Hélène Flautre, Rui Tavares, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Carl Schlyter, Malika Benarab-Attou, Mark Demesmaeker, Nikos Chrysogelos and Catherine Grèze, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group;
Marie-Christine Vergiat, Marisa Matias and Alda Sousa, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group;
tabled by the following Members: José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Elmar Brok, Cristian Dan Preda, Filip Kaczmarek, Bernd Posselt, Philippe Boulland, Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa, Bogusław Sonik, Tunne Kelam, Roberta Angelilli, Elena Băsescu, Anne Delvaux, Anna Záborská, Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris, Giovanni La Via, Eduard Kukan, Sari Essayah, Jean Roatta, Petri Sarvamaa, Monica Luisa Macovei, Mairead McGuinness and Krzysztof Lisek, on behalf of the PPE Group;
Véronique De Keyser, Ana Gomes, Liisa Jaakonsaari, Mitro Repo, Joanna Senyszyn, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Pino Arlacchi, María Muñiz De Urquiza and Antigoni Papadopoulou, on behalf of the S&D Group;
Graham Watson, Phil Bennion, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Louis Michel, Marietje Schaake, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Leonidas Donskis, Marielle de Sarnez, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Sonia Alfano, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Sarah Ludford, Kristiina Ojuland, Robert Rochefort and Hannu Takkula, on behalf of the ALDE Group;
Karima Delli, Barbara Lochbihler and Jean Lambert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group;
Marie-Christine Vergiat, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group.
tabled by the following Members: José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Filip Kaczmarek, Elmar Brok, Cristian Dan Preda, Bernd Posselt, Philippe Boulland, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa, Bogusław Sonik, Zuzana Roithová, Tunne Kelam, Roberta Angelilli, Elena Băsescu, Anne Delvaux, Anna Záborská, Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris, Giovanni La Via, Eduard Kukan, Sari Essayah, Jean Roatta, Petri Sarvamaa, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Monica Luisa Macovei, Mairead McGuinness, Krzysztof Lisek, Tadeusz Zwiefka and Joachim Zeller, on behalf of the PPE Group;
Véronique De Keyser, María Muñiz De Urquiza, Ana Gomes, Ricardo Cortés Lastra, Raimon Obiols, Liisa Jaakonsaari, Mitro Repo, Norbert Neuser, Pino Arlacchi, Antigoni Papadopoulou and Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, on behalf of the S&D Group.
Isabelle Durant, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Jean-Jacob Bicep and Barbara Lochbihler, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group;
Charles Tannock and Geoffrey Van Orden, on behalf of the ECR Group;
Marie-Christine Vergiat and Willy Meyer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group.
Cristian Dan Preda to present an oral amendment to Recital K, which was adopted.
23. 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.
24. Decisions concerning certain documents
Modified referrals to committees
PETI, BUDG Committees
- The location of the seats of the European Union's Institutions (2012/2308(INI)) referred to responsible: AFCO opinion: PETI, BUDG
REGI Committee
- How can European Union contribute to creating a hospitable environment for enterprises, businesses and start-ups to create jobs? (2013/2046(INI)) referred to responsible: EMPL opinion: REGI
JURI Committee
- Amendment of Directive 2006/66/EC (placing on the market of portable batteries and accumulators containing cadmium intended for use in cordless power tools) (COM(2012)0136 - C7-0087/2012 - 2012/0066(COD)) referred to responsible: ENVI opinion: ITRE, JURI, IMCO, JURI (article 37), JURI (article 37 a)
- Gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges and related measures (2012/0299(COD)) referred to committee responsible: JURI, FEMM opinion: ECON, EMPL, IMCO, JURI (article 37)
EMPL Committee
- Gender Aspects of the European Framework of National Roma Inclusion Strategies (2013/2066(INI)) referred to responsible: FEMM opinion: EMPL, REGI
- Women with disabilities (2013/2065(INI)) referred to responsible: FEMM opinion: DEVE, EMPL
- Effects of budgetary constraints for regional and local authorities regarding the EU's Structural Funds expenditure in the Member States (2013/2042(INI)) referred to responsible: REGI opinion: EMPL, BUDG
25. Documents received
The following documents had been received:
1) from the Council and Commission
- Appointment of a Member of the Commission - Neven Mimica (RO) (N7-0062/2013 - C7-0118/2013 - 2013/0806(NLE))
referred to
responsible:
IMCO
Associated committee: ENVI
- Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council providing macro-financial assistance to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (COM(2013)0242 - C7-0119/2013 - 2013/0128(COD))
referred to
responsible:
INTA
opinion:
AFET, BUDG
- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the production and making available on the market of plant reproductive material (plant reproductive material law) (COM(2013)0262 - C7-0121/2013 - 2013/0137(COD)) The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 124(1).
The President would consult the Committee of the Regions on this proposal if he considered it appropriate, in accordance with the provisions of Article 307 TFEU.
referred to
responsible:
AGRI
opinion:
ENVI
- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on protective measures against pests of plants (COM(2013)0267 - C7-0122/2013 - 2013/0141(COD)) The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 124(1).
The President would consult the Committee of the Regions on this proposal if he considered it appropriate, in accordance with the provisions of Article 307 TFEU.
referred to
responsible:
AGRI
opinion:
ENVI
- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health, plant reproductive material, plant protection products and amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, 1829/2003, 1831/2003, 1/2005, 396/2005, 834/2007, 1099/2009, 1069/2009, 1107/2009, Regulations (EU) No 1151/2012, and Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC, 2008/120/EC and 2009/128/EC (Official Controls Regulation) (COM(2013)0265 - C7-0123/2013 - 2013/0140(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).
referred to
responsible:
ENVI
opinion:
PECH, AGRI
- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Animal Health (COM(2013)0260 - C7-0124/2013 - 2013/0136(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).
referred to
responsible:
AGRI
opinion:
PECH, ENVI
- Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the comparability of fees related to payment accounts, payment account switching and access to payment accounts with basic features (COM(2013)0266 - C7-0125/2013 - 2013/0139(COD)) The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 124(1).
The President would consult the Committee of the Regions on this proposal if he considered it appropriate, in accordance with the provisions of Article 307 TFEU.
referred to
responsible:
ECON
opinion:
JURI, IMCO
- Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (EGF/2013/000 TA 2013 - Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission) (COM(2013)0291 - C7-0126/2013 - 2013/2087(BUD))
referred to
responsible:
BUDG
opinion:
EMPL, REGI
- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 08/2013 - Section III - Commission (N7-0063/2013 - C7-0127/2013 - 2013/2088(GBD))
referred to
responsible:
BUDG
- Proposal for a Council regulation on denominations and technical specifications of euro coins intended for circulation (recast) (COM(2013)0184 - C7-0132/2013 - 2013/0096(NLE))
referred to
responsible:
ECON
opinion:
JURI, IMCO
- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products with regard to certain conditions for access to the market (COM(2013)0288 - C7-0141/2013 - 2013/0150(COD)) The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 124(1).
referred to
responsible:
ENVI
opinion:
ITRE, IMCO
- Withdrawal of the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down general provisions for Macro-Financial Assistance to third countries (COM(2011)0396 – 2011/0176(COD)) in accordance with Article 293(2) TFEU.
(Letter from Olli Rehn)
Info: INTA, AFET, DEVE, BUDG
- Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions under article 25 TFEU On progress towards effective EU Citizenship 2011-2013 – COM(2013)0270.
Info: LIBE, PETI, AFCO, IMCO, CULT, EMPL, TRAN, JURI
2) from Members
2.1) motions for resolutions (Rule 120)
- Mara Bizzotto. Motion for a resolution on recognition of a Macro regional Strategy for the Alps (B7-0253/2013)
referred to
responsible:
REGI
2.2) proposed amendments to the Rules of Procedure (Rule 212)
- Morten Messerschmidt. Proposal for amendment of Parliament's Rules of Procedure - Amendments of Rule 166 (Final Vote) and Rule 195 (3) (Voting in committee) (B7-0252/2013)
referred to
responsible:
AFCO
3) from the European Economic and Social Committee
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on:
- Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on marine equipment and repealing Directive 96/98/EC (COM(2012)0772 - 2012/0358 (COD)) - (CES 609-2013)
- Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on occurrence reporting in civil aviation, amending Regulation (EU) No 996/2010 and repealing Directive No 2003/42/EC, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1321/2007 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1330/2007 (COM(2012)0776 – 2012/0361(COD)) - (CES 926-2013)
- Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 setting up the European GNSS agency (COM(2013)0040 - 2013/0022 (COD)) - (CES 1582-2013)
- Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy
- Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and the Council amending Directive 98/70/EC relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (COM(2012)0595 - 2012/0288(COD)) - (CES 2363-2012)
4) from the Committee of the Regions
- Resolution on 'The future global approach to ending poverty and giving the world a sustainable future' - (CDR 2025-2013)
- Subsidiarity Annual Report 2012 (only in English)
Decisions of the Committee of the Regions to not issue an opinion on::
- Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 setting up the European GNSS agency (COM(2013)0040 - 2013/0022 (COD))
- Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and the Council amending Council Directive 92/58/EEC, 92/85/EEC, 94/33/EC and 98/24/EC and Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, in order to align them to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (COM(2013)0102 – 2013/0062(COD))
5) from the European Central Bank
- Annual report 2012 - BCE L/MD/13/262-2013
6) from the European Court of Auditors
- Special report No 23/2012: 'Have EU Structural Measures successfully supported the regeneration of industrial and military brownfield sites?'
26. 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.
27. Dates of forthcoming sittings
The next sittings would be held from 10 June 2013. to 13 June 2013..
28. Adjournment of the session
The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.