IN THE CHAIR: Martin SCHULZ
President

1. Opening of the sitting

The sitting opened at 9.05.

2. Implementing measures (Rule 88)

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

- Commission Regulation amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of Diphosphates (E 450), Triphosphates (E 451) and Polyphosphates (E 452) in wet salted fish (D019484/07 - 2013/2749(RPS) - deadline: 19/10/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation amending Annexes to Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 (D023049/06 - 2013/2720(RPS) - deadline: 12/10/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 as regards Salmonella in pig carcases (D023050/05 - 2013/2721(RPS) - deadline: 12/10/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat (D023051/05 - 2013/2742(RPS) - deadline: 17/10/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (D024239/04 - 2013/2725(RPS) - deadline: 12/10/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI (Rule 50)
opinion: ITRE (Rule 50), IMCO (Rule 50)

- Commission Regulation amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 as regards histamine in fishery products (D025744/04 - 2013/2722(RPS) - deadline: 12/10/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of the contaminants dioxins, dioxin-like PCBs and non dioxin-like PCBs in liver of terrestrial animals (D026563/03 - 2013/2734(RPS) - deadline: 16/10/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation refusing to authorise certain health claims made on foods, other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health (D026727/02 - 2013/2717(RPS) - deadline: 12/10/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI (Rule 50)
opinion: IMCO (Rule 50)

- Commission Regulation refusing to authorise certain health claims made on foods, other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health (D026731/03 - 2013/2744(RPS) - deadline: 18/10/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI (Rule 50)
opinion: IMCO (Rule 50)

- Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 adopting certain international accounting standards in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards International Financial Reporting Standards 10 and 12 and International Accounting Standard 27 (D026900/01 - 2013/2733(RPS) - deadline: 13/10/2013)
referred to responsible: JURI (Rule 50)
opinion: ECON (Rule 50)

- Commission Directive amending for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Directive 97/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain components and characteristics of two or three-wheel motor vehicles, Directive 2002/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the type-approval of two or three-wheel motor vehicles and Directive 2009/67/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on two- or three-wheel motor vehicles (D027019/02 - 2013/2743(RPS) - deadline: 18/10/2013)
referred to responsible: IMCO (Rule 50)
opinion: TRAN (Rule 50)

- Commission Regulation correcting the Spanish language version of Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (D027108/01 - 2013/2715(RPS) - deadline: 12/10/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the subsystem 'rolling stock - freight wagons' of the rail system in the European Union and amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 321/2013 (D027153/02 - 2013/2735(RPS) - deadline: 16/10/2013)
referred to responsible: TRAN

- Commission Decision amending Commission Decision 2012/757/EU concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the ‘operation and traffic management’ subsystem of the rail system in the European Union (D027154/02 - 2013/2736(RPS) - deadline: 16/10/2013)
referred to responsible: TRAN

- Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 454/2011 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the subsystem 'telematics applications for passenger services' of the trans-European rail system (D027157/02 - 2013/2737(RPS) - deadline: 16/10/2013)
referred to responsible: TRAN

- Commission Regulation laying down transitional measures for the application of Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (D027169/03 - 2013/2746(RPS) - deadline: 18/10/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Decision establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for flushing toilets and urinals (D027170/02 - 2013/2724(RPS) - deadline: 13/10/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Decision establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for imaging equipment (D027172/02 - 2013/2816(RPS) - deadline: 30/11/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 638/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1982/2004 as regards the simplification within the Intrastat system and the collection of Intrastat information (D027254/01 - 2013/2728(RPS) - deadline: 13/10/2013)
referred to responsible: ECON

- Commission Regulation amending Annex I to Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum levels for arsenic, cadmium, lead, nitrites, volatile mustard oil and harmful botanical impurities (D027317/04 - 2013/2788(RPS) - deadline: 22/11/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI (Rule 50)
opinion: AGRI (Rule 50)

- Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1005/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to applications for import and export licences of products and equipment containing or relying on halons for critical uses in aircraft (D027357/01 - 2013/2718(RPS) - deadline: 12/10/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1005/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to reporting on methyl bromide (D027358/01 - 2013/2719(RPS) - deadline: 12/10/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 establishing a list of permitted health claims made on foods other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health (D027417/02 - 2013/2726(RPS) - deadline: 12/10/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI (Rule 50)
opinion: IMCO (Rule 50)

- Commission Regulation amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks (D027440/02 - 2013/2732(RPS) - deadline: 13/10/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI (Rule 50)
opinion: AGRI (Rule 50)

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- 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 8-hydroxyquinoline, cyproconazole, cyprodinil, fluopyram, nicotine, pendimethalin, penthiopyrad and trifloxystrobin in or on certain products (D027506/02 - 2013/2762(RPS) - deadline: 03/10/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for bitertanol, chlorfenvinphos, dodine and vinclozolin in or on certain products (D027507/03 - 2013/2813(RPS) - deadline: 24/10/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 on the timing, administration and other aspects of auctioning of greenhouse gas emission allowances pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and the Council establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowances trading within the Community in particular to list an auction platform to be appointed by Germany (D027523/03 - 2013/2751(RPS) - deadline: 23/10/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI (Rule 50)
opinion: ITRE (Rule 50)

- Commission Regulation amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products (D027574/02 - 2013/2727(RPS) - deadline: 12/10/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Decision amending Decision 2007/742/EC in order to prolong the validity of the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel to electrically driven, gas driven or gas absorption heat pumps (D027589/02 - 2013/2713(RPS) - deadline: 11/10/2013)
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 sodium phosphates (E 339) in natural casings for sausages (D027686/02 - 2013/2750(RPS) - deadline: 20/10/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation amending and correcting Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain flavouring substances (D027721/03 - 2013/2760(RPS) - deadline: 01/10/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation amending and correcting Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards certain food additives (D027808/03 - 2013/2791(RPS) - deadline: 22/11/2013)
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 domestic ovens, hobs and range hoods (D027869/02 - 2013/2759(RPS) - deadline: 25/10/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Decision amending Decisions 2010/2/EU and 2011/278/EU as regards the sectors and subsectors which are deemed to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage (D027961/02 - 2013/2753(RPS) - deadline: 24/10/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI (Rule 50)
opinion: ITRE (Rule 50)

- Commission Regulation on determining international credit entitlements pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (D027986/02 - 2013/2754(RPS) - deadline: 24/10/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI (Rule 50)
opinion: ITRE (Rule 50)

- Commission Regulation correcting the French language version of Regulation (EC) No 865/2006 laying down detailed rules concerning the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (D027988/01 - 2013/2738(RPS) - deadline: 16/10/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 640/2009 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for electric motors (D028004/02 - 2013/2755(RPS) - deadline: 25/10/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI (Rule 50)
opinion: ITRE (Rule 50)

- Commission Regulation amending 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 (D028112/02 - 2013/2758(RPS) - deadline: 25/10/2013)
referred to responsible: TRAN

- Commission Regulation amending annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (D028147/01 - 2013/2757(RPS) - deadline: 25/10/2013)
referred to responsible: REGI.

3. Delegated acts (Rule 87a)

The following draft delegated acts had been forwarded to Parliament:

- Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories with regard to the list of exempted entities C(2013)04289 - 2013/2730(DEA)

referred to committee responsible: ECON

Period for lodging objections: three months, starting from the date of reception: 12 July 2013.

- Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to fees charged by the European Securities and Markets Authority to trade repositories C(2013)04363 - 2013/2729(DEA)

referred to committee responsible: ECON

Period for lodging objections: three months, starting from the date of reception: 12 July 2013.

- Commission Delegated Regulation amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 114/2013 for the purpose of correcting the 2010 average specific CO2 emissions specified for the manufacturer Piaggio (C(2013)05393 – 2013/2790(DEA))

referred to committees responsible: ENVI, ITRE (Rule 50)

Period for lodging objections: two months, starting from the date of reception: 21 August 2013.

- Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers as regards information on the absence or reduced presence of gluten in food C(2013)05405 - 2013/2789(DEA)

referred to committee responsible: ENVI

Period for lodging objections: two months, starting from the date of reception: 21 August 2013.

- Commission Delegated Regulation laying down the rules concerning the procedures for temporary withdrawal of tariff preferences and for the adoption of general safeguards in accordance with Regulation (EU) No.978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences (C(2013)05531 – 2013/2814(DEA))

referred to committee responsible: INTA

Period for lodging objections: two months, starting from the date of reception: 28 August 2013.

- Commission Delegated Regulation establishing Annex III of Regulation (EU) No978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences (C(2013)05541 – 2013/2815(DEA))

referred to committee responsible: INTA

Period for lodging objections: two months, starting from the date of reception: 28 August 2013.

4. State of the Union (debate)

Statement by the President of the Commission: State of the Union (2013/2623(RSP))

The President made a brief introductory statement.

José Manuel Barroso (President of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Joseph Daul, on behalf of the PPE Group, Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the S&D Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Jaime Mayor Oreja, Guy Verhofstadt, on behalf of the ALDE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Miloslav Ransdorf, Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Daniel Caspary, Martin Callanan, on behalf of the ECR Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Graham Watson, Takis Hadjigeorgiou, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Nigel Farage, on behalf of the EFD Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Jörg Leichtfried, and Nicole Sinclaire, Non-attached Member.

The following spoke: Linas Antanas Linkevičius (President-in-Office of the Council).

IN THE CHAIR: Gianni PITTELLA
Vice-President

The following spoke: Herbert Reul, who also replied to a blue-card question by Ana Gomes, Tonino Picula, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Jill Evans, Jan Zahradil, who also replied to a blue-card question by Michael Theurer, Lorenzo Fontana, who also replied to a blue-card question by Liisa Jaakonsaari, Philip Claeys, Mairead McGuinness, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, who also replied to a blue-card question by Krisztina Morvai, Andrew Duff, Laurence J.A.J. Stassen, Giovanni La Via and Patrizia Toia.

IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ
Vice-President

The following spoke: Karin Kadenbach, to put a blue-card question to Patrizia Toia, who replied, Jean-Pierre Audy, Glenis Willmott, Marian-Jean Marinescu and Jacek Protasiewicz.

IN THE CHAIR: Martin SCHULZ
President

The following spoke: Gunnar Hökmark, Dubravka Šuica, Othmar Karas and Paulo Rangel.

The following spoke: José Manuel Barroso.

The following spoke: Luis de Grandes Pascual, to raise a point of order, Nicole Sinclaire, Nigel Farage, Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Martin Callanan, Rebecca Harms, Guy Verhofstadt, Hannes Swoboda, and Joseph Daul.

The debate closed.

IN THE CHAIR: Roberta ANGELILLI
Vice-President

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The following spoke: Struan Stevenson on the fate of Iranian opposition members in Camp Ashraf (the President pointed out that the question could be put to Catherine Ashton (Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) during that afternoon's debate); Willy Meyer on the 40th anniversary of the coup in Chile; Hannes Swoboda on the anniversary of the assassination of Anna Lindh, Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs; and Petri Sarvamaa to mark the anniversary of the terrorist attacks in the United States on 11 September 2001.

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.

(Oral explanations of vote relating to Wednesday's voting would be made on Thursday 12 September 2013).

5.1. Endangered European languages and linguistic diversity (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on endangered European languages and linguistic diversity in the European Union [2013/2007(INI)] - Committee on Culture and Education. Rapporteur: François Alfonsi (A7-0239/2013)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2013)0350)

The following had spoken:

François Alfonsi (rapporteur) before the vote.

5.2. Parliament's rights in the appointment procedure of future executive directors of the European Environment Agency (Rule 138) (vote)

Report with recommendations to the Commission on Parliament's rights in the appointment procedure of future Executive Directors of the European Environment Agency – amendment of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 401/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the European Environment Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network [2013/2089(INI)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Matthias Groote (A7-0264/2013)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2013)0351)

5.3. Draft amending budget No 2/2013 - Increase in forecasts concerning other revenue stemming from fines and penalties - Increase in payment appropriations (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 2/2013 of the European Union for the financial year 2013, Section III – Commission [11693/2013 - C7-0245/2013- 2013/2056(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Giovanni La Via (A7-0287/2013)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2013)0352)

5.4. Draft amending budget No 3/2013 - Surplus resulting from the implementation of the budget year 2012 (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 3/2013 of the European Union for the financial year 2013, Section III – Commission [11694/2013 - C7-0246/2013- 2013/2070(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Giovanni La Via (A7-0284/2013)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2013)0353)

5.5. Draft amending budget No 4/2013 – Staff of the European GNSS Agency – Staff of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) – Staff of the Court of Justice of the European Union (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 4/2013 of the European Union for the financial year 2013, Section III – Commission, Section IV – Court of Justice of the European Union [11696/2013 - C7-0247/2013- 2013/2084(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Co-rapporteurs: Giovanni La Via and Derek Vaughan (A7-0285/2013)

(Qualified majority: three fifths of votes cast)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 5)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2013)0354)

5.6. Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund: flooding in Slovenia, Croatia and Austria in autumn 2012 (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund, in accordance with point 26 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management [COM(2013)0259 - C7-0116/2013- 2013/2085(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: José Manuel Fernandes (A7-0283/2013)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2013)0355)

5.7. Draft amending budget No 5/2013 - Mobilisation of the Solidarity Fund following flooding in Slovenia, Croatia and Austria in 2012 (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 5/2013 of the European Union for the financial year 2013, Section III – Commission [11697/2013 - C7-0248/2013- 2013/2086(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Giovanni La Via (A7-0286/2013)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2013)0356)

5.8. Fuel quality directive and renewable energy directive ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of 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 - C7-0337/2012- 2012/0288(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Corinne Lepage (A7-0279/2013)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P7_TA(2013)0357)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0357)

The following had spoken:

- Alejo Vidal-Quadras pointed out an error in the PPE Group voting list;
- Corinne Lepage (rapporteur) moved an oral amendment to Amendment 186, which was accepted, and proposed that the vote on the draft legislative resolution should be postponed in accordance with Rule 57(2);
- Christa Klaß opposed this request.

Parliament rejected the request by EV (346 in favour, 347 against, 10 abstentions).

5.9. Measures for the recovery of European eel stocks ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 establishing measures for the recovery of the stock of European eel [COM(2012)0413 - C7-0202/2012- 2012/0201(COD)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Isabella Lövin (A7-0242/2013)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P7_TA(2013)0358)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0358)

The following had spoken:

Isabella Lövin (rapporteur) moved an oral amendment to Amendment 13, which was accepted.

5.10. Union Customs Code ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code (recast) [COM(2012)0064 - C7-0045/2012- 2012/0027(COD)] - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Constance Le Grip (A7-0006/2013)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P7_TA(2013)0359)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0359)

5.11. Collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural holdings ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 setting up a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural holdings in the European Community [COM(2011)0855 - C7-0468/2011- 2011/0416(COD)] - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Rapporteur: Giancarlo Scottà (A7-0179/2012)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P7_TA(2013)0360)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0360)

5.12. Amendment of food safety directives as regards the powers to be conferred on the Commission ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 1999/4/EC, 2000/36/EC, 2001/111/EC, 2001/113/EC and 2001/114/EC as regards the powers to be conferred on the Commission [COM(2012)0150 - C7-0089/2012- 2012/0075(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Matthias Groote (A7-0045/2013)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P7_TA(2013)0361)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0361)

The following had spoken:

Matthias Groote (rapporteur) before the vote.

5.13. Amendment of Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2011/92/EU of the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment [COM(2012)0628 - C7-0367/2012- 2012/0297(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Andrea Zanoni (A7-0277/2013)

Nikolaos Chountis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, asked, pursuant to Tule 177(4), that the vote be postponed to the next part-session. Parliament agreed to this request and consequently report A7-0277/2013 was entered, with debate, on the agenda of the October I part-session.

5.14. EU-Cape Verde agreement on facilitating the issue of short-stay visas to citizens of the Republic of Cape Verde and of the EU *** (vote)

Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde on facilitating the issue of short-stay visas to citizens of the Republic of Cape Verde and of the European Union [05674/2013 - C7-0110/2013- 2012/0271(NLE)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Mariya Gabriel (A7-0266/2013)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0362)

Parliament consented to the conclusion of the agreement.

5.15. EU-Cape Verde agreement on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation *** (vote)

Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation [14546/2012 - C7-0109/2013- 2012/0268(NLE)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Mariya Gabriel (A7-0267/2013)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0363)

Parliament consented to the conclusion of the agreement.

5.16. Implementation of the EU youth strategy 2010-2012 (vote)

Report on implementation of the EU Youth Strategy 2010-2012 [2013/2073(INI)] - Committee on Culture and Education. Rapporteur: Georgios Papanikolaou (A7-0238/2013)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 15)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0364)

5.17. Tackling youth unemployment: possible ways out (vote)

Report on tackling youth unemployment: possible ways out [2013/2045(INI)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Joanna Katarzyna Skrzydlewska (A7-0275/2013)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 16)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0365)

5.18. Internal market for services (vote)

Report on the Internal Market for Services: State of Play and Next Steps [2012/2144(INI)] - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Anna Maria Corazza Bildt (A7-0273/2013)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 17)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0366)

The following had spoken:

Anna Maria Corazza Bildt (rapporteur) before the vote.

Evelyne Gebhardt at the end of the vote, commenting on what the rapporteur had said.

5.19. Negotiations for an EU-Malaysia partnership and cooperation agreement (vote)

Report on the recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the negotiations for an EU-Malaysia partnership and cooperation agreement [2013/2052(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Emilio Menéndez del Valle (A7-0235/2013)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 19)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2013)0367)

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:

The oral explanations of vote would be made the following day, Thursday 12 September 2013.

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 13.25 and resumed at 14.35.)

IN THE CHAIR: Othmar KARAS
Vice-President

8. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

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Norbert Glante announced that he had been present at the sitting of 9 September 2013 but that his name did not appear in the attendance register.

9. Situation in Syria (debate)

Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: Situation in Syria (2013/2819(RSP))

Catherine Ashton (Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) made the statement.

The following spoke: José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, on behalf of the PPE Group, Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the S&D Group, Guy Verhofstadt, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Ulrike Lunacek, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Charles Tannock, on behalf of the ECR Group, Willy Meyer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Nigel Farage, on behalf of the EFD Group, who also replied to two blue-card questions by Charles Tannock and Ioan Mircea Paşcu, Bruno Gollnisch, Non-attached Member, Elmar Brok, who also replied to a blue-card question by Bogusław Liberadzki, Susy De Martini and Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Véronique De Keyser, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Hélène Flautre, Mirosław Piotrowski, Marisa Matias, Fiorello Provera, Mario Borghezio, Arnaud Danjean, who also replied to a blue-card question by Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Libor Rouček, Graham Watson, Judith Sargentini, who also replied to a blue-card question by Alexandra Thein, Geoffrey Van Orden, who also replied to a blue-card question by Pino Arlacchi, Bastiaan Belder, Nick Griffin, Jacek Protasiewicz, Ana Gomes, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Barbara Lochbihler, Nirj Deva, Gay Mitchell, Maria Eleni Koppa, Marietje Schaake, Mark Demesmaeker, Zbigniew Ziobro, Alejo Vidal-Quadras, Richard Howitt, Marietta Giannakou, Catherine Trautmann, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Saïd El Khadraoui, Eduard Kukan, Pier Antonio Panzeri, Krzysztof Lisek, María Muñiz De Urquiza, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Wolfgang Kreissl-Dörfler, Mariya Gabriel and Salvatore Iacolino.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Miroslav Mikolášik, Liisa Jaakonsaari, Ivo Vajgl, Malika Benarab-Attou, Georgios Toussas, Andreas Mölzer, Eija-Riitta Korhola and Sophocles Sophocleous.

The following spoke: Catherine Ashton.

IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT
Vice-President

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 110(2):

- Charles Tannock, Geoffrey Van Orden, Nirj Deva and Adam Bielan, on behalf of the ECR Group, on the situation in Syria (2013/2819(RSP)) (B7-0413/2013);

- Ulrike Lunacek, Malika Benarab-Attou, Iñaki Irazabalbeitia Fernández, Rebecca Harms, Barbara Lochbihler, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Judith Sargentini, Bart Staes and Tarja Cronberg, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the situation in Syria (2013/2819(RSP)) (B7-0423/2013);

- Willy Meyer, Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Sabine Lösing, Younous Omarjee and Sabine Wils, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the situation in Syria (2013/2819(RSP)) (B7-0424/2013);

- Fiorello Provera, Nigel Farage, Bastiaan Belder, Magdi Cristiano Allam, Mara Bizzotto, Lorenzo Fontana, Jaroslav Paška and Rolandas Paksas, on behalf of the EFD Group, on the situation in Syria (2013/2819(RSP)) (B7-0425/2013);

- José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Mairead McGuinness, Elmar Brok, Cristian Dan Preda, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Arnaud Danjean, Jacek Protasiewicz, Gunnar Hökmark, Hans-Gert Pöttering, Roberta Angelilli, Eleni Theocharous, Eduard Kukan, Tokia Saïfi, Tunne Kelam, Bernd Posselt, Anne Delvaux and Lena Kolarska-Bobińska, on behalf of the PPE Group, on the situation in Syria (2013/2819(RSP)) (B7-0426/2013);

- Guy Verhofstadt, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Graham Watson, Marietje Schaake, Johannes Cornelis van Baalen, Edward McMillan-Scott, Jelko Kacin, Charles Goerens, Hannu Takkula, Louis Michel, Philippe De Backer, Phil Bennion and Hélène Flautre, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the situation in Syria (2013/2819(RSP)) (B7-0427/2013);

- Hannes Swoboda, Véronique De Keyser, Libor Rouček, Pino Arlacchi, Saïd El Khadraoui, Ana Gomes, Roberto Gualtieri, Richard Howitt, Maria Eleni Koppa, María Muñiz De Urquiza, Raimon Obiols, Pier Antonio Panzeri, Joanna Senyszyn, Catherine Trautmann and Boris Zala, on behalf of the S&D Group, on the situation in Syria (2013/2819(RSP)) (B7-0428/2013).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 12.9.2013, item 13.11.

10. Situation in Egypt (debate)

Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: Situation in Egypt (2013/2820(RSP))

Catherine Ashton (Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) made the statement.

The following spoke: José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, on behalf of the PPE Group, Véronique De Keyser, on behalf of the S&D Group, Marietje Schaake, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Judith Sargentini, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Susy De Martini, on behalf of the ECR Group, Paul Murphy, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Fiorello Provera, on behalf of the EFD Group, and Franz Obermayr, Non-attached Member.

(Continuation of the debate: minutes of 10.9.2013, item 12)

11. Welcome

The President welcomed members of the Freedom Drive initiative (which was celebrating its 10th anniversary that year), who were seated in the public gallery.

12. Situation in Egypt (continuation of debate)

(Beginning of the debate: minutes of 11.9.2013, item 10)

Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: Situation in Egypt (2013/2820(RSP))

The following spoke: Cristian Dan Preda, Pier Antonio Panzeri, Alexandra Thein, Adam Bielan, Charalampos Angourakis, Michael Gahler, Saïd El Khadraoui, Peter van Dalen, Tokia Saïfi, Pino Arlacchi, Francisco José Millán Mon, María Muñiz De Urquiza, Hans-Gert Pöttering, Joanna Senyszyn, Elisabeth Jeggle, Boris Zala, Sari Essayah, Emine Bozkurt, Tunne Kelam, Ana Gomes and Davor Ivo Stier.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Krzysztof Lisek and Ioan Mircea Paşcu.

The following spoke: Catherine Ashton.

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 110(2):

- Charles Tannock, Adam Bielan and Sajjad Karim, on behalf of the ECR Group, on the crisis in Egypt (2013/2820(RSP)) (B7-0411/2013);

- Véronique De Keyser, Libor Rouček, Pino Arlacchi, Saïd El Khadraoui, Ana Gomes, Maria Eleni Koppa, María Muñiz De Urquiza, Raimon Obiols, Pier Antonio Panzeri, Joanna Senyszyn and Boris Zala, on behalf of the S&D Group, on the situation in Egypt (2013/2820(RSP)) (B7-0412/2013);

- José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Elmar Brok, Cristian Dan Preda, Tokia Saïfi, Jerzy Buzek, Tunne Kelam, Jean Roatta, Roberta Angelilli, Francisco José Millán Mon, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Arnaud Danjean, Hans-Gert Pöttering, Anne Delvaux, Jacek Protasiewicz, Elisabeth Jeggle, Bernd Posselt, Salvatore Iacolino and Giovanni La Via, on behalf of the PPE Group on the situation in Egypt (2013/2820(RSP)) (B7-0414/2013);

- Willy Meyer, Marie-Christine Vergiat, Jacky Hénin, Sabine Lösing, Sabine Wils, Patrick Le Hyaric, Younous Omarjee and Paul Murphy, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the situation in Egypt (2013/2820(RSP)) (B7-0415/2013);

- Judith Sargentini, Barbara Lochbihler, Ulrike Lunacek, Malika Benarab-Attou, Franziska Katharina Brantner and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the situation in Egypt (2013/2820(RSP)) (B7-0417/2013);

- Marietje Schaake, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Graham Watson, Robert Rochefort, Sarah Ludford, Kristiina Ojuland, Johannes Cornelis van Baalen, Edward McMillan-Scott, Alexandra Thein, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Hannu Takkula and Louis Michel, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Egypt (2013/2820(RSP)) (B7-0420/2013).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 12.9.2013, item 13.12.

13. Maritime dimension of the common security and defence policy - EU's military structures: state of play and future prospects (debate)

Report on the maritime dimension of the Common Security and Defence Policy [2012/2318(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Ana Gomes (A7-0220/2013)

Report on EU's military structures: state of play and future prospects [2012/2319(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Marietta Giannakou (A7-0205/2013)

Marietta Giannakou and Ana Gomes presented their reports.

The following spoke: Linas Antanas Linkevičius (President-in-Office of the Council).

The following spoke: Arnaud Danjean, on behalf of the PPE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: László SURJÁN
Vice-President

The following spoke: Maria Eleni Koppa, on behalf of the S&D Group, Norica Nicolai, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Reinhard Bütikofer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Geoffrey Van Orden, on behalf of the ECR Group, who also replied to two blue-card questions by Luis Yáñez-Barnuevo García and Arnaud Danjean, Sabine Lösing, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Nikolaos Salavrakos, on behalf of the EFD Group, Laurence J.A.J. Stassen, Non-attached Member, Michael Gahler, Tonino Picula, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Tarja Cronberg, Mirosław Piotrowski, Ewald Stadler, Krzysztof Lisek, Ioan Mircea Paşcu, Andreas Mölzer, Francisco José Millán Mon, Luis Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Cristian Dan Preda, Boris Zala, Davor Ivo Stier, Othmar Karas and Andrej Plenković.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Eija-Riitta Korhola, Janusz Władysław Zemke, Gesine Meissner and Andrew Henry William Brons.

The following spoke: Linas Antanas Linkevičius, Marietta Giannakou and Ana Gomes.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 12.9.2013, item 13.13 and minutes of 12.9.2013, item 13.14.

14. EU policy towards Belarus (debate)

Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the European External Action Service on EU Policy towards Belarus [2013/2036(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Justas Vincas Paleckis (A7-0261/2013)

Justas Vincas Paleckis introduced the recommendation.

The following spoke: Štefan Füle (Member of the Commission) on behalf of Catherine Ashton (Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy).

The following spoke: Jacek Protasiewicz, on behalf of the PPE Group, Libor Rouček, on behalf of the S&D Group, Olle Schmidt, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Werner Schulz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Paweł Robert Kowal, on behalf of the ECR Group, and Rolandas Paksas, on behalf of the EFD Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Roberta ANGELILLI
Vice-President

The following spoke: Filip Kaczmarek, Marek Henryk Migalski, Jacek Olgierd Kurski and Cristian Dan Preda.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Jan Kozłowski, Zuzana Roithová, Marek Siwiec, Kristiina Ojuland, Andreas Mölzer and Eduard Kukan.

The following spoke: Štefan Füle and Justas Vincas Paleckis.

The debate closed.

Vote: 12 September 2013..

15. Pressure exercised by Russia on countries of the Eastern Partnership (in the context of the upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius) (debate)

Commission statement: Pressure exercised by Russia on countries of the Eastern Partnership (in the context of the upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius) (2013/2826(RSP))

Štefan Füle (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Elmar Brok, on behalf of the PPE Group, Libor Rouček, on behalf of the S&D Group, Kristiina Ojuland, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Werner Schulz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Charles Tannock, on behalf of the ECR Group, and Helmut Scholz who also replied to a blue-card question by Marek Siwiec, Jaroslav Paška, on behalf of the EFD Group, Adrian Severin, Non-attached Member, Elmar Brok, who also replied to a blue-card question by Adrian Severin, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski who also replied to a blue-card question by Marek Henryk Migalski, Marek Siwiec, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, Tatjana Ždanoka, Paweł Robert Kowal, Nikola Vuljanić, Paweł Zalewski, Evgeni Kirilov, Ivo Vajgl, Traian Ungureanu, Knut Fleckenstein, Andrej Plenković, Boris Zala, Seán Kelly who also replied to a blue-card question by Knut Fleckenstein, and Edit Herczog.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Fabrizio Bertot, Jerzy Buzek, Eduard Kukan, Ioan Mircea Paşcu, Marusya Lyubcheva and Marek Henryk Migalski.

The following spoke: Štefan Füle.

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 110(2):

- José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Elmar Brok, Mairead McGuinness, Michael Gahler, Arnaud Danjean, Cristian Dan Preda, Daniel Caspary, Jacek Protasiewicz, Lena Kolarska-Bobińska, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Jerzy Buzek, Traian Ungureanu, Gunnar Hökmark, Andrey Kovatchev, Anne Delvaux, Krzysztof Lisek and Oreste Rossi, on behalf of the PPE Group, on the pressure exercised by Russia on countries of the Eastern Partnership (in the context of the upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius) (2013/2826(RSP)) (B7-0389/2013);

- Kristiina Ojuland, Graham Watson, Leonidas Donskis, Marietje Schaake, Sarah Ludford, Edward McMillan-Scott, Andrew Duff, Johannes Cornelis van Baalen, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica and Hannu Takkula, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the pressure exercised by Russia on countries of the Eastern Partnership (in the context of the upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius) (2013/2826(RSP)) (B7-0393/2013);

- Rebecca Harms and Werner Schulz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the pressure exercised by Russia on countries of the Eastern Partnership (in the context of the upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius) (2013/2826(RSP)) (B7-0394/2013);

- Helmut Scholz and Nikola Vuljanić, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the pressure exercised by Russia on countries of the Eastern Partnership (in the context of the upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius) (2013/2826(RSP)) (B7-0395/2013);

- Charles Tannock, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Tomasz Piotr Poręba, Paweł Robert Kowal, Marek Henryk Migalski, Ryszard Czarnecki and Adam Bielan, on behalf of the ECR Group, on the pressure exerted by Russia on Eastern Partnership countries (2013/2826(RSP)) (B7-0396/2013);

- Libor Rouček, Marek Siwiec, Ana Gomes, Evgeni Kirilov, Knut Fleckenstein and Marusya Lyubcheva, on behalf of the S&D Group, on the pressure exercised by Russia on countries of the Eastern Partnership (in the context of the upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius) (2013/2826(RSP)) (B7-0397/2013).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 12.9.2013, item 13.16.

IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ
Vice-President

16. Access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their utilization in the Union ***I (debate)

Report on the 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 Utilization in the Union [COM(2012)0576 - C7-0322/2012- 2012/0278(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Sandrine Bélier (A7-0263/2013)

Sandrine Bélier introduced the report.

The following spoke: Janez Potočnik (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Catherine Grèze (rapporteur for the opinion of the DEVE Committee), Isabella Lövin (rapporteur for the opinion of the PECH Committee), Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines, on behalf of the PPE Group, Pavel Poc, on behalf of the S&D Group, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Herbert Dorfmann and Christa Klaß.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Jaroslav Paška.

The following spoke: Janez Potočnik and Sandrine Bélier.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 12.9.2013, item 13.6.

17. EU internal security strategy (debate)

Question for oral answer (O-000068/2013) by Juan Fernando López Aguilar, on behalf of the LIBE Committee, to the Commission: Implementation of the EU Internal Security Strategy (2013/2636(RSP)) (B7-0213/2013)

Juan Fernando López Aguilar moved the question.

László Andor (Member of the Commission) answered the question.

The following spoke: Marco Scurria, on behalf of the PPE Group, Josef Weidenholzer, on behalf of the S&D Group, Timothy Kirkhope, on behalf of the ECR Group, Cornelia Ernst, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Georgios Papanikolaou, Salvatore Iacolino and Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Zuzana Roithová.

The following spoke: László Andor.

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

- Juan Fernando López Aguilar, on behalf of the LIBE Committee, on the second report on the implementation of the EU Internal Security Strategy (2013/2636(RSP)) (B7-0377/2013).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 12.9.2013, item 13.17.

18. European strategy on health and safety at work (debate)

Question for oral answer (O-000073/2013) by Pervenche Berès, on behalf of the EMPL Committee, to the Commission: European Strategy on Health and Safety at Work (2013/2685(RSP)) (B7-0214/2013)

László Andor (Member of the Commission) answered the question.

Pervenche Berès spoke on the background to the question.

The following spoke: Csaba Őry, on behalf of the PPE Group, Alejandro Cercas, on behalf of the S&D Group, Marian Harkin, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Karima Delli, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Inês Cristina Zuber, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Edit Bauer, Edite Estrela, Danuta Jazłowiecka and Emer Costello.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Biljana Borzan.

The following spoke: László Andor.

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

- Pervenche Berès, on behalf of the EMPL Committee, on the European strategy on health and safety at work (2013/2685(RSP)) (B7-0376/2013).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 12.9.2013, item 13.18.

19. Composition of committees and delegations

At the request of the S&D Group, Parliament ratified the following appointments:

ENVI Committee: Spyros Danellis to replace Kriton Arsenis

Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean: Spyros Danellis to replace Kriton Arsenis

20. Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established ('Agenda' PE 515.412/OJJE).

21. Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 23.05.

The following signed:

Abela Baldacchino, Agnew, Albrecht, Alfano, Alfonsi, Allam, Alvaro, Alves, Andersdotter, Anderson, Andreasen, Andrés Barea, Andrieu, Andrikienė, Angelilli, Angourakis, Antinoro, Antonescu, Antoniozzi, Arias Echeverría, Arlacchi, Arsenis, Ashworth, Atkins, Auconie, Audy, Auken, Ayala Sender, Aylward, Ayuso, van Baalen, Bach, Badia i Cutchet, Bagó, Balčytis, Baldassarre, Baldini, Balz, Bánki, Barracciu, Bartolozzi, Bastos, Bauer, Bearder, Becker, Belder, Belet, Bélier, Benarab-Attou, Bendtsen, Bennahmias, Bennion, Berès, Berlato, Berlinguer, Berman, Berra, Bertot, Bicep, Bielan, Bilbao Barandica, Binev, Bizzotto, Blinkevičiūtė, Bloom, Bodu, Böge, Bokros, Bonanini, Bonsignore, Borghezio, Borissov, Borsellino, Borys, Borzan, Boştinaru, Boulland, Bové, Bowles, Bozkurt, Bradbourn, Brantner, Bratkowski, Březina, Brok, Brons, Brzobohatá, Bufton, Bullmann, Bušić, Bütikofer, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Cadec, Callanan, van de Camp, Campbell Bannerman, Cancian, Capoulas Santos, Caronna, Carvalho, Casa, Cashman, Casini, Caspary, Castex, del Castillo Vera, Cavada, Cercas, Češková, Chatzimarkakis, Chichester, Childers, Chountis, Christensen, Chrysogelos, Claeys, Clark, Cliveti, Cochet, Coelho, Cofferati, Collin-Langen, Comi, Corazza Bildt, Cornelissen, Cortés Lastra, Costa, Costello, Cottigny, Cozzolino, Cramer, Creţu, Creutzmann, Cronberg, Crowley, Cuschieri, Cutaş, Cymański, Czarnecki, Daerden, van Dalen, Dăncilă, Danellis, Danjean, Dantin, Dati, Daul, Davies, De Angelis, De Backer, De Castro, Dehaene, De Keyser, Delli, Delvaux, De Martini, Demesmaeker, De Mita, de Sarnez, Désir, Deß, Deutsch, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Domenici, Donskis, Dorfmann, Duff, Durant, Dušek, Ehler, Ehrenhauser, Eickhout, El Khadraoui, Elles, Enciu, Engel, Engström, Eppink, Ernst, Ertug, Essayah, Estaràs Ferragut, Estrela, Evans, Fajmon, Fajon, Falbr, Farage, Färm, Feio, Ferber, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ferreira João, Fidanza, Fisas Ayxela, Flašíková Beňová, Flautre, Fleckenstein, 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