LIBE - Combating Violence Against Women (2013/2004(INI)) referred to responsible: FEMM opinion: LIBE
AFET - Autonomous trade preferences for Moldova (COM(2013)0678 - C7-0305/2013 - 2013/0325(COD)) referred to responsible: INTA opinion: AFET, AGRI
ITRE - Indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments and financial contracts (COM(2013)0641 - C7-0301/2013 - 2013/0314(COD)) referred to responsible: ECON opinion: BUDG, ITRE, JURI, IMCO
INTA - Prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (COM(2013)0620 - C7-0264/2013 - 2013/0307(COD)) referred to responsible: ENVI opinion: PECH, AGRI, ITRE, INTA, REGI
JURI (Rule 37) - Amending Regulations in the field of fisheries and animal health by reason of the change of status of Mayotte with regard to the Union (COM(2013)0417 - C7-0175/2013 - 2013/0191(COD)) referred to responsible: PECH opinion: ENVI, REGI, JURI (Rule 37)
3. 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 submitted by the Committee of the Regions for transfers of appropriations INF 1/2013, INF 2/2013 and INF 3/2013.
In accordance with Article 25(1) of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had decided not to object to the proposal submitted by the Court of Justice for transfers of appropriations 5/2013 and 6/2013.
4. 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 aminopyralid, chlorantraniliprole, cyflufenamid, mepiquat, metalaxyl-M, propamocarb, pyriofenone and quinoxyfen in or on certain products (D029073/02 - 2013/2923(RPS) - deadline: 24/12/2013) referred to responsible: ENVI
5. Documents received
The following documents had been received:
1) from the Council and Commission
Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Indonesia, of the other part, with the exception of matters related to readmission (11250/2013 - C7-0351/2013 – 2013/0120/A(NLE))
referred to
responsible :
AFET
opinion :
INTA
- Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Indonesia, of the other part, as regards matters related to readmission (11313/2013 – C7-0356/2013 – 2013/0120/B(NLE))
referred to
responsible :
LIBE
opinion :
AFET
- Proposal for a Council decision concerning the renewal of the Agreement on cooperation in science and technology between the European Community and the Government of the Russian Federation (13152/2013 - C7-0370/2013 - 2013/0282(NLE))
referred to
responsible :
ITRE
opinion :
AFET, BUDG
- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 28/2013 - Section III – Commission (N7-0086/2013 - C7-0371/2013 - 2013/2265(GBD))
referred to
responsible :
BUDG
- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 31/2013 - Section III – Commission (N7-0087/2013 - C7-0372/2013 - 2013/2266(GBD))
referred to
responsible :
BUDG
- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 32/2013 - Section III – Commission (N7-0088/2013 - C7-0373/2013 - 2013/2267(GBD))
referred to
responsible :
BUDG
- Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community, in view of the implementation by 2020 of an international agreement applying a single global market-based measure to international aviation emissions (COM(2013)0722 - C7-0374/2013 - 2013/0344(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 :
ITRE, TRAN
- Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the revised Memorandum of Understanding with the United States of America Regarding the Importation of Beef from Animals Not Treated with Certain Growth Promoting Hormones and Increased Duties Applied by the United States to Certain Products of the European Union (14374/2013 - C7-0377/2013 - 2013/0324(NLE))
referred to
responsible :
INTA
opinion :
AGRI
- Draft amending budget No 6 to the general budget for 2013 : Council position of 21 October 2013 (14870/2013 - C7-0378/2013 - 2013/2151(BUD))
referred to
responsible :
BUDG
- Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (12324/2013 - C7-0379/2013 - 2013/0083(NLE))
referred to
responsible :
LIBE
opinion :
ITRE, INTA, IMCO
- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 35/2013 - Section III – Commission (N7-0093/2013 - C7-0380/2013 - 2013/2268(GBD))
referred to
responsible :
BUDG
2) from Members
2.1) motions for resolution (Rule 120)
- Aldo Patriciello. Motion for a resolution on drilling in the Ionian Sea (B7-0463/2013)
referred to
responsible :
ENVI
- Cristiana Muscardini. Motion for a resolution on new tools to combat counterfeiting (B7-0485/2013)
referred to
responsible :
JURI
opinion :
IMCO
- Silvia-Adriana Ţicău. Motion for a resolution on the eradication of poverty (B7-0486/2013)
referred to
responsible :
DEVE
- Philip Claeys, Marine Le Pen, Franz Obermayr and Laurence J.A.J. Stassen. Motion for a resolution on the proposals for partial confiscation of savings deposits in the euro zone (B7-0487/2013)
referred to
responsible :
ECON
- Hans-Peter Martin. Motion for a resolution on the involvement of Chinese investors in the field of nuclear power in the European Union (B7-0488/2013)
referred to
responsible :
ITRE
2.2) proposals for recommendations (Rule 121)
- Kristiina Ojuland and Guy Verhofstadt, on behalf of the ALDE Group. Proposal for a recommendation to the Council on establishing common visa restrictions for Russian officials involved in the Sergei Magnitsky case (B7-0473/2013)
referred to
responsible :
LIBE
referred to
responsible :
AFET
6. Electronic communications - Recent proposals to complete the digital single market (debate)
Report on Implementation report on the regulatory framework for electronic communications [2013/2080(INI)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Catherine Trautmann (A7-0313/2013)
Question for oral answer (O-000109/2013) by Giles Chichester, on behalf of the ECR, to the Commission: Recent proposals to complete the digital single market (2013/2892(RSP)) (B7-0523/2013)
Catherine Trautmann introduced the report.
Giles Chichester moved the question.
Neelie Kroes (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the question.
The following spoke: Malcolm Harbour (rapporteur for the opinion of the IMCO Committee), who also replied to a blue-card question by Andreas Schwab, Gunnar Hökmark, on behalf of the PPE Group, Patrizia Toia, on behalf of the S&D Group, Adina-Ioana Vălean, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Evžen Tošenovský, on behalf of the ECR Group, Marisa Matias, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Sergio Gaetano Cofferati, Jens Rohde, Adam Bielan, Jolanta Emilia Hibner, Marita Ulvskog, Francesco De Angelis and Giles Chichester.
The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Angelika Niebler and Andreas Mölzer.
The following spoke: Neelie Kroes, Catherine Trautmann and Neelie Kroes, to clarify a comment.
The debate closed.
Vote: 24 October 2013.
7. Future of the EU wine sector (debate)
Question for oral answer (O-000097/2013) by Astrid Lulling and Paolo De Castro, on behalf of the AGRI Committee, to the Commission: Future of the EU wine sector after the 2008 reform of the COM in wine and the recent CAP reform (2013/2850(RSP)) (B7-0519/2013)
Astrid Lulling moved the question.
Dacian Cioloş (Member of the Commission) answered the question.
The following spoke: Michel Dantin, on behalf of the PPE Group, Paolo De Castro, on behalf of the S&D Group, Sylvie Goulard, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Willy Meyer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Mara Bizzotto, on behalf of the EFD Group, Christa Klaß, Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos, Inês Cristina Zuber, Franco Bonanini, Maria do Céu Patrão Neves, Iratxe García Pérez, Dubravka Šuica, Eric Andrieu and María Auxiliadora Correa Zamora.
The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Herbert Dorfmann, Biljana Borzan, Ruža Tomašić, who also replied to a blue-card question by Mara Bizzotto, Andreas Mölzer, Andrej Plenković, Marino Baldini, Tomasz Piotr Poręba and Sophie Auconie.
The following spoke: Dacian Cioloş.
The debate closed.
IN THE CHAIR: Isabelle DURANT Vice-President
8. Strategy for the Carpathian region (debate)
Commission statement: Strategy for the Carpathian region (2013/2896(RSP))
Dacian Cioloş (Member of the Commission) made the statement.
The following spoke: Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, on behalf of the PPE Group, Monika Smolková, on behalf of the S&D Group, Tomasz Piotr Poręba, on behalf of the ECR Group, Jaroslav Paška, on behalf of the EFD Group, Jan Březina, Miroslav Mikolášik and Zbigniew Ziobro.
The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Lena Kolarska-Bobińska, Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă and Oldřich Vlasák.
The following spoke: Dacian Cioloş.
The debate closed.
9. Draft amending budget No 6/2013 (debate)
Report on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 6/2013 : Revision of the forecast of TOR, VAT and GNI bases, the budgeting of UK corrections and revision of GNI reductions for Netherlands and Sweden - other revenue from the fine on Microsoft - creation of the Union trust funds [14870/2013 - C7-0378/2013- 2013/2151(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Giovanni La Via (A7-0347/2013)
Giovanni La Via introduced the report.
The following spoke: Algimantas Rimkūnas (President-in-Office of the Council) and Janusz Lewandowski (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Sidonia Elżbieta Jędrzejewska, on behalf of the PPE Group, Göran Färm, on behalf of the S&D Group, Jan Mulder, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Richard Ashworth, on behalf of the ECR Group, Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Claudio Morganti, on behalf of the EFD Group, and Lucas Hartong, Non-attached Member.
The following spoke: Janusz Lewandowski, Algimantas Rimkūnas and Giovanni La Via.
The following spoke: Sonia Alfano, who said that demonstrators had attacked the car in which she was travelling that morning, and criticised the lack of action by police on the scene.
(The sitting was suspended at 11.45 pending voting time and resumed at 12.00.)
IN THE CHAIR: Rainer WIELAND Vice-President
10. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting
The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.
11. Council positions at first reading
The President announced under Rule 61(1) that the following 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 the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision (EC) No 2004/585 (12007/3/2013 - C7-0375/2013 - 2011/0195(COD)) referred to responsible: PECH
- 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 the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1184/2006 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 (12005/2/2013 - C7-0376/2013 - 2011/0194(COD)) referred to responsible: PECH.
The three-month period available to Parliament to adopt its position would therefore begin the following day (25 October 2013).
12. 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.
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The following spoke: Albert Deß, Michael Cashman and William (The Earl of) Dartmouth on the length of the previous day's voting time (the President said that the matter would be referred to those responsible).
12.1. Draft amending budget No 6/2013 (vote)
Report on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 6/2013 : Revision of the forecast of TOR, VAT and GNI bases, the budgeting of UK corrections and revision of GNI reductions for Netherlands and Sweden - other revenue from the fine on Microsoft - creation of the Union trust funds [14870/2013 - C7-0378/2013- 2013/2151(BUD)] Rapporteur: Giovanni La Via (A7-0347/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 1)
Göran Färm, to present an oral amendment to Amendment 1, which was adopted.
12.2. General Union environment action programme to 2020 ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2020: 'Living well, within the limits of our planet' [COM(2012)0710 - C7-0392/2012- 2012/0337(COD)] Rapporteur: Gaston Franco (A7-0166/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 2)
12.3. Dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation * (vote)
Report on the proposal for a Council directive laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation [COM(2012)0242 - C7-0151/2012- 2011/0254(NLE)] Rapporteur: Thomas Ulmer (A7-0303/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 3)
12.4. Annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the common foreign and security policy in 2012 (vote)
Report on the Annual Report from the Council to the European Parliament on the Common Foreign and Security Policy [2013/2081(INI)] Rapporteur: Elmar Brok (A7-0330/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 4)
José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, to present an oral amendment to paragraph 12, which was adopted.
12.5. Electronic communications (vote)
Report on Implementation report on the regulatory framework for electronic communications [2013/2080(INI)] Rapporteur: Catherine Trautmann (A7-0313/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 5)
Explanations of vote submitted in writing under Rule 170 appear in the Verbatim Report of Proceedings for the sitting.
Oral explanations of vote:
(Voting time on Wednesday 23 October 2013)
Report: Monika Hohlmeier and Anne E. Jensen - A7-0328/2013 Peter Jahr, Seán Kelly, Filip Kaczmarek, Bernd Posselt and Dubravka Šuica
Report: Maria do Céu Patrão Neves - A7-0295/2013 Seán Kelly
Report: Niccolò Rinaldi - A7-0308/2013 Adam Bielan
Report: Alain Cadec - A7-0282/2013 Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Seán Kelly and Mitro Repo
Climate change conference - (2013/2666(RSP)) - B7-0482/2013/rev Martina Anderson, Adam Bielan and Paul Murphy
Report: Salvatore Iacolino - A7-0307/2013 Nikola Vuljanić, Adam Bielan, Mitro Repo and Seán Kelly
European Neighbourhood Policy, working towards a stronger partnership: EP's position on the 2012 progress reports - (2013/2621(RSP)) - B7-0484/2013 Mitro Repo and Bernd Posselt
Report: Elisa Ferreira - A7-0322/2013 Ivana Maletić and Andrej Plenković
Migratory flows in the Mediterranean, with particular attention to the tragic events off Lampedusa - (2013/2827(RSP)) - RC-B7-0474/2013 Marisa Matias, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Ruža Tomašić, Adam Bielan, Mitro Repo, Bernd Posselt and Charles Tannock
Suspension of the SWIFT agreement as a result of NSA surveillance - (2013/2831(RSP)) - RC-B7-0468/2013 Marisa Matias, Mitro Repo and Charles Tannock
(Voting time on Thursday 24 October 2013)
Report: Giovanni La Via - A7-0347/2013 Andrzej Grzyb and Seán Kelly
Report: Gaston Franco - A7-0166/2013 Rosa Estaràs Ferragut and Seán Kelly
Report: Thomas Ulmer - A7-0303/2013 Rosa Estaràs Ferragut
Report: Elmar Brok - A7-0330/2013 Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Mitro Repo, Adam Bielan, Andrzej Grzyb, Martina Anderson and Bernd Posselt
Report: Catherine Trautmann - A7-0313/2013 Mitro Repo and Rosa Estaràs Ferragut.
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The following spoke:Paul Rübig.
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. Dates of forthcoming sittings
The next sittings would be held from 18 to 21 November 2013.
17. Adjournment of the session
The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.