18. Criminal acts and penalties in the field of illicit drug trafficking ***II - Information exchange on, and an early warning system and risk assessment procedure for, new psychoactive substances *** I (debate)

Verbatim reports

Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA in order to include new psychoactive substances in the definition of 'drug' and repealing Council Decision 2005/387/JHA [10537/1/2017 - C8-0325/2017 - 2013/0304(COD)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio (A8-0317/2017)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1920/2006 as regards information exchange, early warning system and risk assessment procedure on new psychoactive substances [COM(2016)0547 - C8-0351/2016 - 2016/0261(COD)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Michał Boni (A8-0359/2016)

Michał Boni and Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio introduced the report and the recommendation for second reading.

The following spoke: Dimitris Avramopoulos (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Cristian-Silviu Buşoi (rapporteur for the opinion of the ENVI Committee).

IN THE CHAIR: Ryszard CZARNECKI
Vice-President

The following spoke: Michaela Šojdrová, on behalf of the PPE Group, Anna Hedh, on behalf of the S&D Group, Helga Stevens, on behalf of the ECR Group, Maite Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, on behalf of the ALDE Group, João Ferreira, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bodil Valero, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Margot Parker, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Georgios Epitideios, non-attached Member, Elena Gentile, Ruža Tomašić, Tim Aker, Konstantinos Papadakis, Caterina Chinnici, Ignazio Corrao and Maria Grapini.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Nicola Caputo, Ivan Jakovčić, Luke Ming Flanagan and Eleftherios Synadinos.

The following spoke: Dimitris Avramopoulos, Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio and Michał Boni.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 24.10.2017, item 5.6 and minutes of 24.10.2017, item 5.8.