5. Portable batteries and accumulators containing cadmium ***I (debate)

Verbatim reports

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators as regards the 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)] Rapporteur: Vladko Todorov Panayotov (A7-0131/2013)

Vladko Todorov Panayotov introduced the report.

The following spoke: Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Zofija Mazej Kukovič, on behalf of the PPE Group, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, on behalf of the S&D Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, James Nicholson, on behalf of the ECR Group, Jaroslav Paška, on behalf of the EFD Group, and Alexander Mirsky.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Alajos Mészáros, Franz Obermayr, Mairead McGuinness and Seán Kelly.

The following spoke: Maroš Šefčovič and Vladko Todorov Panayotov.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 10.10.2013, item 9.3.

(The sitting was suspended at 11.20 pending voting time and resumed at 12.00.)