As there had been no request for a vote by a political group or at least 40 Members (Rule 216(4)), these corrigenda were deemed to have been approved.
3. Preparations for the European Council meeting (19 - 20 December 2013) (debate)
Council and Commission statements: Preparations for the European Council meeting (19 - 20 December 2013) (2013/2626(RSP))
Vytautas Leškevičius (President-in-Office of the Council) and Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President of the Commission) made the statements.
The following spoke: Joseph Daul, on behalf of the PPE Group, Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the S&D Group, Guy Verhofstadt, on behalf of the ALDE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Jean-Pierre Audy, Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Martin Callanan, on behalf of the ECR Group, Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Nigel Farage, on behalf of the EFD Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Andrew Henry William Brons, and Elmar Brok.
IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ Vice-President
The following spoke: William (The Earl of) Dartmouth, to put a blue-card question to Elmar Brok, who replied, Roberto Gualtieri, Graham Watson, Tarja Cronberg, Geoffrey Van Orden, Nikolaos Chountis, Rolandas Paksas, Nicole Sinclaire, Algirdas Saudargas, Enrique Guerrero Salom, Andrew Duff, Jill Evans, Evžen Tošenovský, Marisa Matias, Nikolaos Salavrakos, Laurence J.A.J. Stassen, Giovanni La Via, Maria Eleni Koppa, Charles Goerens, Bas Eickhout, Martina Anderson, Hans-Peter Martin, Jean-Pierre Audy, Elisa Ferreira, Andrew Henry William Brons, Jacek Protasiewicz, Mojca Kleva Kekuš, Marine Le Pen, who also replied to a blue-card question by Liisa Jaakonsaari, Luis de Grandes Pascual, Pervenche Berès, Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Udo Bullmann, who also replied to a blue-card question by Rebecca Harms, Paulo Rangel, Glenis Willmott, Marietta Giannakou, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, who also replied to a blue-card question by Karin Kadenbach, Gunnar Hökmark, Edit Herczog, Gay Mitchell, Ana Gomes, Frank Engel, Tunne Kelam and Othmar Karas.
The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Mairead McGuinness, Ioan Mircea Paşcu, Nikos Chrysogelos, Paul Murphy, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Tonino Picula, Seán Kelly, Monika Flašíková Beňová and Joseph Cuschieri.
The following spoke: Maroš Šefčovič and Vytautas Leškevičius.
Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 110(2):
- Elmar Brok, Corien Wortmann-Kool, Jean-Pierre Audy, Michael Gahler and José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, on behalf of the PPE Group, Roberto Gualtieri, Elisa Ferreira and Maria Eleni Koppa, on behalf of the S&D Group, and Guy Verhofstadt, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on preparations for the European Council meeting (19-20 December 2013) (2013/2626(RSP)) (B7-0560/2013)
- Marisa Matias, Alda Sousa, Patrick Le Hyaric and Willy Meyer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on preparations for the European Council meeting on 19 and 20 December 2013 (2013/2626(RSP)) (B7-0565/2013)
- Sven Giegold and Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on preparations for the European Council meeting (19-20 December 2013) (2013/2626(RSP)) (B7-0566/2013)
- Martin Callanan, on behalf of the ECR Group, on the preparations for the European Council meeting (19-20 December 2013) (2013/2626(RSP)) (B7-0584/2013)
(From 11.50 to 12.20, a sitting of Parliament was held on the occasion of the award of the Lux Prize)
(The sitting resumed at 12.20)
IN THE CHAIR: Roberta ANGELILLI Vice-President
4. 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: Rebecca Harms, to welcome activists from the Ukrainian Euromaidan movement in the gallery.
4.1. Exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting (the 'Pericles 2020' programme) ***I (Rule 138)(vote)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting (the 'Pericles 2020' programme) [COM(2011)0913 - C7-0510/2011- 2011/0449(COD)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Anthea McIntyre (A7-0423/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 1)
COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION
4.2. Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 99/2013 on the European statistical programme 2013-17 ***I (Rule 138)(vote)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 99/2013 on the European statistical programme 2013-17 [COM(2013)0525 - C7-0224/2013- 2013/0249(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Pablo Zalba Bidegain (A7-0401/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 2)
4.3. ILO Convention concerning decent work for domestic workers *** (Rule 138)(vote)
Recommendation on the draft Council decision authorising Member States to ratify, in the interests of the European Union, the Convention concerning decent work for domestic workers, 2011, of the International Labour Organisation (Convention No 189) [11462/2013 - C7-0234/2013- 2013/0085(NLE)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Inês Cristina Zuber (A7-0394/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 3)
Parliament consented to the conclusion of the agreement.
4.4. EU-Armenia agreement on the general principles for Armenia 's participation in Union programmes *** (Rule 138)(vote)
Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Armenia on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Armenia in Union programmes [16469/2012 - C7-0009/2013- 2012/0247(NLE)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Tomasz Piotr Poręba (A7-0406/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 4)
Parliament consented to the conclusion of the protocol.
4.5. EU-France agreement concerning the application to the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy of Union legislation on taxation * (Rule 138)(vote)
Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of an agreement between the European Union and the French Republic concerning the application to the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy of Union legislation on the taxation of savings and administrative cooperation in the field of taxation [COM(2013)0555 - 2013/0269(NLE)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Sławomir Nitras (A7-0404/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 5)
4.6. Amendment to Decision 2002/546/EC as regards its period of application * (Rule 138)(vote)
Report on the proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 2002/546/EC as regards its period of application [COM(2013)0781 - C7-0420/2013- 2013/0387(CNS)] - Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Danuta Maria Hübner (A7-0431/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 6)
4.7. EU donor coordination on development aid (Rule 138)(vote)
Report with recommendations to the Commission on EU donor coordination on development aid [2013/2057(INL)] - Committee on Development. Rapporteur: Gay Mitchell (A7-0393/2013)
(Qualified majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 7)
4.8. Appointment of a member of the Court of Auditors (Phil Wynn Owen - UK) * (vote)
Report on the nomination of Phil Wynn Owen as a Member of the Court of Auditors [N7-0083/2013 - C7-0313/2013- 2013/0811(NLE)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Inés Ayala Sender (A7-0438/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 8) (Secret ballot) The list of Members voting is annexed to these Minutes (minutes of 11.12.2013annex 1)
4.9. Appointment of a member of the Court of Auditors (Alex Brenninkmeijer - NL) * (vote)
Report on the nomination of Alex Brenninkmeijer as a Member of the Court of Auditors [N7-0083/2013 - C7-0312/2013- 2013/0810(NLE)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Inés Ayala Sender (A7-0433/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 9) (Secret ballot) The list of Members voting is annexed to these Minutes (minutes of 11.12.2013annex 2)
4.10. Appointment of a member of the Court of Auditors (Henri Grethen - LU) * (vote)
Report on the nomination of Henri Grethen as a Member of the Court of Auditors [N7-0083/2013 - C7-0309/2013- 2013/0807(NLE)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Inés Ayala Sender (A7-0439/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 10) (Secret ballot) The list of Members voting is annexed to these Minutes (minutes of 11.12.2013annex 3)
4.11. Appointment of a member of the Court of Auditors (Nikolaos Milionis - EL) * (vote)
Report on the nomination of Nikolaos Milionis as a Member of the Court of Auditors [N7-0083/2013 - C7-0310/2013- 2013/0808(NLE)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Inés Ayala Sender (A7-0436/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 11) (Secret ballot) The list of Members voting is annexed to these Minutes (minutes of 11.12.2013annex 4)
4.12. Appointment of a member of the Court of Auditors (Danièle Lamarque - FR) * (vote)
Report on the nomination of Danièle Lamarque as a Member of the Court of Auditors [N7-0083/2013 - C7-0311/2013- 2013/0809(NLE)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Inés Ayala Sender (A7-0437/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 12) (Secret ballot) The list of Members voting is annexed to these Minutes (minutes of 11.12.2013annex 5)
4.13. Appointment of the Chair of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank * (vote)
Report on the proposal of the European Central Bank for the appointment of the Chair of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank [N7-0103/2013 - C7-0424/2013- 2013/0901(NLE)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Sharon Bowles (A7-0452/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 13) (Secret ballot) The list of Members voting is annexed to these Minutes (minutes of 11.12.2013annex 6)
4.14. Common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union's instruments for external action ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union's instruments for external action [COM(2011)0842 - C7-0494/2011- 2011/0415(COD)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Elmar Brok (A7-0447/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 14)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an Instrument for Stability [COM(2011)0845 - C7-0497/2011- 2011/0413(COD)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Reinhard Bütikofer (A7-0451/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 15)
4.16. European neighbourhood instrument ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Neighbourhood Instrument [COM(2011)0839 - C7-0492/2011- 2011/0405(COD)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Eduard Kukan (A7-0449/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 16)
4.17. Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA II) [COM(2011)0838 - C7-0491/2011- 2011/0404(COD)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Libor Rouček (A7-0445/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 17)
4.18. Partnership instrument for cooperation with third countries ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Partnership Instrument for cooperation with third countries [COM(2011)0843 - C7-0495/2011- 2011/0411(COD)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Antonio López-Istúriz White (A7-0446/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 18)
4.19. Financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide [COM(2011)0844 - C7-0496/2011- 2011/0412(COD)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Alexander Graf Lambsdorff (A7-0448/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 19)
4.20. Establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation [COM(2011)0840 - C7-0493/2011- 2011/0406(COD)] - Committee on Development. Rapporteur: Thijs Berman (A7-0450/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 20)
Androulla Vassiliou (Member of the Commission) on the votes on foreign policy instruments.
4.21. European Globalisation Adjustment Fund 2014-2020 ***I (vote)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2014 - 2020) [COM(2011)0608 - C7-0319/2011- 2011/0269(COD)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Marian Harkin (A7-0005/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 21)
4.22. Mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation * (vote)
Report on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2011/16/EU as regards mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation [COM(2013)0348 - C7-0200/2013- 2013/0188(CNS)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: George Sabin Cutaş (A7-0376/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 22)
4.23. System for registration of carriers of radioactive materials * (vote)
Report on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a Community system for registration of carriers of radioactive materials [COM(2012)0561 - C7-0320/2012- 2011/0225(NLE)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Béla Kovács (A7-0385/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 23)
4.24. Human rights in the world 2012 and EU policy on the matter (vote)
Report on the Annual Report on Human Rights in the World 2012 and the European Union's policy on the matter [2013/2152(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Eduard Kukan (A7-0418/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 24)
Eduard Kukan, (rapporteur) moved an oral amendment to Amendment 23, which was accepted;
Maria Eleni Koppa moved an oral amendment to Amendment 3rev.
As more than 40 Members objected to the oral amendment, it was not incorporated.
Michael Cashman requested electronic verification of Amendment 20.
4.25. Annual report on EU competition policy (vote)
Report on the Annual Report on EU Competition Policy [2013/2075(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Ramon Tremosa i Balcells (A7-0357/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 25)
Andreas Schwab, before the vote, on the PPE Group's voting list.
4.26. Milk production in mountain areas, disadvantaged areas and outermost regions (vote)
Report on maintaining milk production in mountain areas, disadvantaged areas and outmost regions after the expiry of the milk quota [2013/2097(INI)] - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Rapporteur: Herbert Dorfmann (A7-0383/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 26)
ALTERNATIVE MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (tabled by the GUE/NGL Group)
The following had spoken: Michael Cashman, who referred back to the report by Edite Estrela (A7-0426/2013) on Tuesday and asked for verification that the electronic voting system was working properly (the President replied that this had already been done).
4.27. Resilience and disaster risk reduction in developing countries (vote)
Report on the EU approach to resilience and disaster risk reduction in developing countries: learning from food security crises [2013/2110(INI)] - Committee on Development. Rapporteur: Gay Mitchell (A7-0375/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 27)
4.29. European retail action plan for the benefit of all actors (vote)
Report on the European Retail Action Plan for the benefit of all actors [2013/2093(INI)] - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Cornelis de Jong (A7-0374/2013)
(Simple majority) (Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 29)
Explanations of vote submitted in writing under Rule 170 appear in the Verbatim Report of Proceedings for the sitting.
Oral explanations of vote:
Recommendation: Inês Cristina Zuber - A7-0394/2013 Biljana Borzan, Claudette Abela Baldacchino, Peter Jahr, Daniël van der Stoep, Jim Higgins, Daniel Hannan and Joseph Cuschieri
Report: Elmar Brok - A7-0447/2013 Ruža Tomašić, Dubravka Šuica, Andrzej Grzyb, Jim Higgins and Andrej Plenković
Report: Reinhard Bütikofer - A7-0451/2013 Jim Higgins and Andrej Plenković
Report: Eduard Kukan - A7-0449/2013 Dubravka Šuica, Zdravka Bušić, Davor Ivo Stier, Andrej Plenković and Elena Băsescu
Report: Libor Rouček - A7-0445/2013 Dubravka Šuica, Adam Bielan, Oleg Valjalo, Ewald Stadler, Ivana Maletić, Andrej Plenković and Elena Băsescu
Report: Antonio López-Istúriz White - A7-0446/2013 Dubravka Šuica, Zdravka Bušić, Jim Higgins and Andrej Plenković
Report: Alexander Graf Lambsdorff - A7-0448/2013 Dubravka Šuica, Jim Higgins, Andrej Plenković and David Campbell Bannerman
Report: Thijs Berman - A7-0450/2013 Ewald Stadler and Andrej Plenković
Report: Marian Harkin - A7-0005/2013 Francesco De Angelis, Zofija Mazej Kukovič, Dubravka Šuica, Daniël van der Stoep, Jim Higgins, Paul Murphy, Ivana Maletić, Nikola Vuljanić, Elena Băsescu and Giommaria Uggias
Report: George Sabin Cutaş - A7-0376/2013 Dubravka Šuica, Erminia Mazzoni and Jim Higgins
Report: Eduard Kukan - A7-0418/2013 Dubravka Šuica, Adam Bielan, Davor Ivo Stier, Jim Higgins, Paul Murphy, Ewald Stadler and Elena Băsescu
Report: Ramon Tremosa i Balcells - A7-0357/2013 Dubravka Šuica, Erminia Mazzoni, Jim Higgins, Ivana Maletić and Andrej Plenković.
6. 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 14.25 and resumed at 15.05.)
IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ Vice-President
7. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting
The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.
8. Constitutional problems of a multitier governance in the EU (debate)
Report on constitutional problems of a multitier governance in the European Union [2012/2078(INI)] - Committee on Constitutional Affairs. Rapporteurs: Roberto Gualtieri and Rafał Trzaskowski (A7-0372/2013)
Roberto Gualtieri (rapporteur) and György Schöpflin (deputising for the rapporteur) introduced the reports.
The following spoke: Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President of the Commission).
The following spoke: Sylvie Goulard (rapporteur for the opinion of the ECON Committee), Stephen Hughes (rapporteur for the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Elmar Brok, on behalf of the PPE Group, Jo Leinen, on behalf of the S&D Group, Andrew Duff, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Gerald Häfner, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ashley Fox, on behalf of the ECR Group, Helmut Scholz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, John Stuart Agnew, on behalf of the EFD Group, Francisco Sosa Wagner, Non-attached Member, Jean-Paul Gauzès, Enrique Guerrero Salom, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Ruža Tomašić, João Ferreira, Mara Bizzotto, Andreas Mölzer, Tamás Deutsch, Zita Gurmai, Charalampos Angourakis, Auke Zijlstra, Carlo Casini, Pervenche Berès, Zdravka Bušić, George Sabin Cutaş, Paulo Rangel and Sandra Petrović Jakovina.
The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Miroslav Mikolášik, Nikola Vuljanić and Andrew Henry William Brons.
The following spoke: Maroš Šefčovič, Roberto Gualtieri and György Schöpflin.
9. Relations between the European Parliament and the institutions representing the national governments (debate)
Report on relations between the European Parliament and the institutions representing the national governments [2012/2034(INI)] - Committee on Constitutional Affairs. Rapporteur: Alain Lamassoure (A7-0336/2013)
Alain Lamassoure introduced the report.
The following spoke: Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President of the Commission).
The following spoke: György Schöpflin, on behalf of the PPE Group, Zita Gurmai, on behalf of the S&D Group, Andrew Duff, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Gerald Häfner, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Oldřich Vlasák, on behalf of the ECR Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Bruno Gollnisch, Nikola Vuljanić, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, John Stuart Agnew, on behalf of the EFD Group, Bruno Gollnisch, Non-attached Member, who also replied to a blue-card question by Angelika Werthmann, Constance Le Grip, Roberto Gualtieri, Angelika Werthmann, James Nicholson, Jaroslav Paška, Andrej Plenković, Enrique Guerrero Salom, Dubravka Šuica, Jo Leinen, Paulo Rangel and Sandra Petrović Jakovina.
The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Marino Baldini and Andrew Henry William Brons.
The following spoke: Maroš Šefčovič and Alain Lamassoure.
10. Administrative tribunal of the European stability mechanism: call for candidates (debate)
Council and Commission statements: Administrative tribunal of the European stability mechanism: call for candidates (2013/2984(RSP))
Vytautas Leškevičius (President-in-Office of the Council) and Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President of the Commission) made the statements.
The following spoke: Elmar Brok, on behalf of the PPE Group, Roberto Gualtieri, on behalf of the S&D Group, and Sven Giegold, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group.
The following spoke: Maroš Šefčovič and Vytautas Leškevičius.
The debate closed.
IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS Vice-President
11. Amendment of certain regulations relating to the common commercial policy as regards the procedures for the adoption of certain measures ***II - Amendment of certain regulations relating to the common commercial policy as regards the granting of delegated and implementing powers for the adoption of certain measures ***II (debate)
Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending certain regulations relating to the common commercial policy as regards the procedures for the adoption of certain measures [13283/1/2013 - C7-0411/2013- 2011/0039(COD)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl (A7-0421/2013)
Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending certain regulations relating to the common commercial policy as regards the granting of delegated and implementing powers for the adoption of certain measures [13284/1/2013 - C7-0408/2013- 2011/0153(COD)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Jörg Leichtfried (A7-0419/2013)
Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl and Jörg Leichtfried presented their recommendations for the second reading.
The following spoke: Neven Mimica (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Daniel Caspary, on behalf of the PPE Group, Vital Moreira, on behalf of the S&D Group, Niccolò Rinaldi, on behalf of the ALDE Group, and Salvatore Iacolino.
The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Erik Bánki.
The following spoke: Neven Mimica, Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl and Jörg Leichtfried.
Report on the 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)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Jürgen Klute (A7-0398/2013)
Jürgen Klute introduced the report.
The following spoke: Neven Mimica (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Evelyne Gebhardt (rapporteur for the opinion of the IMCO Committee), Dimitar Stoyanov (rapporteur for the opinion of the JURI Committee), Werner Langen, on behalf of the PPE Group, Olle Ludvigsson, on behalf of the S&D Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Olle Schmidt, Philippe De Backer, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Sven Giegold, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Othmar Karas, Sergio Gaetano Cofferati, Sylvie Goulard, Theodor Dumitru Stolojan, Oleg Valjalo, Olle Schmidt, Sari Essayah and Olga Sehnalová.
The following spoke: Neven Mimica and Jürgen Klute.
13. Maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal management ***I (debate)
Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal management [COM(2013)0133 - C7-0065/2013- 2013/0074(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Gesine Meissner (A7-0379/2013)
Gesine Meissner introduced the report.
The following spoke: Neven Mimica (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Isabelle Thomas (rapporteur for the opinion of the PECH Committee), Werner Kuhn, on behalf of the PPE Group, and Spyros Danellis, on behalf of the S&D Group.
IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT Vice-President
The following spoke: Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Julie Girling, on behalf of the ECR Group, Juozas Imbrasas, on behalf of the EFD Group, Patricia van der Kammen, Non-attached Member, Dubravka Šuica, Bogusław Liberadzki, Ruža Tomašić, Nikolaos Salavrakos, Seán Kelly and Andrej Plenković.
The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Erik Bánki, Tonino Picula and Marusya Lyubcheva.
The following spoke: Neven Mimica and Gesine Meissner.
The President had received the following requests for appointments from the PPE Group:
- Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee: Frank Engel to replace Georges Bach
- Delegation for relations with Switzerland and Norway and to the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee: Georges Bach
The appointments would be deemed ratified if there were no objections before the approval of these minutes.
Question for oral answer (O-000133/2013) by Vital Moreira, on behalf of the Committee on International Trade to the Commission: GSP+ monitoring mechanism and GSP+ scorecards (2013/2959(RSP)) (B7-0527/2013)
Vital Moreira moved the question.
Neven Mimica (Member of the Commission) answered the question.
The following spoke: Tokia Saïfi, on behalf of the PPE Group, David Martin, on behalf of the S&D Group, Niccolò Rinaldi, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Franziska Keller, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the ECR Group, Paul Murphy, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Peter Šťastný, who also replied to a blue-card question by Vital Moreira, Phil Bennion, Sajjad Karim, who also replied to a blue-card question by David Martin, and Michael Gahler.
The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Peter Skinner, Josefa Andrés Barea and João Ferreira.
The following spoke: Neven Mimica.
Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 115(5):
- Franziska Keller and Yannick Jadot, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Helmut Scholz and Paul Murphy, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No .../... of 28 August 2013 establishing Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences (C(2013)05541 - 2013/2815(DEA)) (2013/2663(RSP)) (B7-0546/2013)
- Vital Moreira, on behalf of the Committee on International Trade, to raise no objections to the Commission delegated regulation of 30 October 2013 amending Annexes I, II and IV of Regulation (EEU) No 978/2012 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences (C(2013)07167 - 2013/2929(DEA)) (2013/2663(RSP)) (B7-0547/2013).
Question for oral answer (O-000094/2013) by Salvatore Tatarella, Edite Estrela, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, Sandrine Bélier, Anna Rosbach and Kartika Tamara Liotard, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: Development of an EU Green Infrastructure (GI) policy (2013/2663(RSP)) (B7-0525/2013)
Salvatore Tatarella moved the question.
Neven Mimica (Member of the Commission) answered the question.
IN THE CHAIR: Othmar KARAS Vice-President
The following spoke: Christa Klaß, on behalf of the PPE Group, Edite Estrela, on behalf of the S&D Group, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Sandrine Bélier, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, João Ferreira, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Roger Helmer, on behalf of the EFD Group, Bogusław Sonik, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Dubravka Šuica and Vladimir Urutchev.
The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Jaroslav Paška.
The following spoke: Neven Mimica.
Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 115(5):
- Salvatore Tatarella, on behalf of the PPE Group, Edite Estrela, on behalf of the S&D Group, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Sandrine Bélier, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Anna Rosbach, on behalf of the ECR Group, and Kartika Tamara Liotard, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Green Infrastructure – Enhancing Europe’s Natural Capital 2013/2663(RSP) (B7-0549/2013)
The following draft delegated acts had been forwarded to Parliament:
- Commission delegated regulation (EU) amending Annexes II and III of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on provision of food information to consumers, as regards certain cereals causing allergies or intolerances and foods with added phytosterols, phytosterol esters, phytostanols or phytostanol esters (C(2013)07978 – 2013/2968(DEA)) referred back to committee responsible Referred to committee responsible: ENVI
Period for lodging objections: 2 months, starting from the date of receipt: 22 November 2013.
- Commission delegated regulation (EU) supplementing Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on vehicle construction and general requirements for the approval of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles (C(2013)07994 – 2013/2966(DEA)) Referred to committee responsible: IMCO
Period for lodging objections: 2 months, starting from the date of receipt: 21 November 2013.
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Draft delegated acts for which the period for lodging objections has been extended:
- Establishment of Annex III of Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 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: 2 months, starting from the date of receipt: 28 August 2013.
Extension of the deadline for raising objections: additional 2 months at the European Parliament's request.
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) on the model financial regulation for public-private partnership bodies referred to in Article 209 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (C(2013)06284 – 2013/2863(DEA))
Referred to committee responsible: BUDG, CONT
Period for lodging objections: 2 months, starting from the date of receipt: 30 September 2013.
Extension of the deadline for raising objections: additional 2 months at the European Parliament's request.
18. Implementing measures (Rule 88)
The following draft implementing measures falling under the regulatory procedure with scrutiny had been forwarded to Parliament:
- Commission Regulation (EU) establishing a Network Code on Gas Balancing of Transmission Networks (D028021/04 - 2013/2987(RPS) - deadline: 07/03/2014) referred to responsible: ITRE
- Commission Regulation (EU) amending Commission 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 (D028098/03 - 2013/2986(RPS) - deadline: 05/03/2014) referred to responsible: TRAN
- Commission Regulation (EU) laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations of third country operators pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (D028099/03 - 2013/2965(RPS) - deadline: 20/02/2014) referred to responsible: TRAN
- Commission Regulation (EU) amending Annexes II and V to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products (D029474/02 - 2013/2969(RPS) - deadline: 26/02/2014) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Regulation (EU) on the fees and charges levied by the European Aviation Safety Agency, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 593/2007 (D029685/02 - 2013/2972(RPS) - deadline: 28/02/2014) referred to responsible: TRAN
- Commission Regulation (EU) amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of polyvinylpyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer in solid food supplements and the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards its specifications (D029998/03 - 2013/2975(RPS) - deadline: 28/02/2014) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Regulation (EU) amending Annex II 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 Magnesium dihydrogen diphosphate for use as raising agent and acidity regulator (D030001/02 - 2013/2977(RPS) - deadline: 28/02/2014) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Regulation (EU) amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards removal from the Union list of certain flavouring substances (D030003/03 - 2013/2976(RPS) - deadline: 28/02/2014) referred to responsible: ENVI
- Commission Regulation (EU) amending Regulation (EC) No 295/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning structural business statistics, and Commission Regulations (EC) No 251/2009 and (EU) No 275/2010, as regards the series of data to be produced and the criteria for evaluation of the quality of structural business statistics (D030105/02 - 2013/2971(RPS) - deadline: 27/02/2014) referred to responsible: ECON
- Commission Regulation (EU) amending Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy statistics, as regards the implementation of annual statistics on energy consumption in households (D030122/01 - 2013/2978(RPS) - deadline: 28/02/2014) referred to responsible: ITRE
19. Agenda of the next sitting
The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established ('Agenda' PE 524.086/OJJE).