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Tuesday, 13 January 2009 - Strasbourg
1.Opening of the sitting
 2.Documents received
 3.Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (announcement of motions for resolutions tabled)
 4.Undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) (recast) ***I (debate)
 5.Formal sitting and debate - 10th anniversary of the euro
 6.Voting time
  
6.1.Cooperation in the regulation of civil aviation safety * (Rule 131) (vote)
  
6.2.Common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin (Codified version) * (Rule 131) (vote)
  
6.3.System of taxation applicable to mergers, divisions, partial divisions, transfers of assets and exchanges of shares concerning companies of different Member States and to the transfer of a registered office (Codified version) * (Rule 131) (vote)
  
6.4.Language arrangements applicable to appeals against decisions of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal * (Rule 131) (vote)
  
6.5.Trade and economic relations with Western Balkans (Rule 131) (vote)
  
6.6.The common agricultural policy and global food security (Rule 131) (vote)
  
6.7.Developing civil dialogue under the Treaty of Lisbon (Rule 131) (vote)
  
6.8.The transposition, implementation and enforcement of Directives 2005/29/EC and 2006/114/EC (Rule 131) (vote)
  
6.9.CFP and the ecosystem approach to fisheries management (Rule 131) (vote)
  
6.10.Framework for Community action to achieve a sustainable use of pesticides ***II (vote)
  
6.11.Placing of plant protection products on the market ***II (vote)
  
6.12.Undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) (recast) ***I (vote)
  
6.13.Public finances in the EMU – 2007-2008 (vote)
 7.Explanations of vote
 8.Formal sitting - Latvia
 9.Explanations of vote (continued)
 10.Corrections to votes and voting intentions
 11.Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting
 12.Security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents ***I (debate)
 13.Public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (debate)
 14.Public contracts in the fields of defence and security ***I (debate)
 15.Question Time (Commission)
 16.Pharmaceutical products package (debate)
 17.Dangerous substances and preparations (dichloromethane) ***I (debate)
 18.Authorisation to ratify the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007, of the International Labour Organisation (Convention 188) * (debate)
 19.Agenda of the next sitting
 20.Closure of the sitting
 ATTENDANCE REGISTER


IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT
Vice-President

1. Opening of the sitting

The sitting opened at 9.00.


2. Documents received

The following documents had been received from the Council and Commission:

- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products (recast) (COM(2008)0049 - C6-0053/2008 - 2008/0035(COD))

referred to

responsible :

ENVI

opinion :

JURI

- Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) (Recast) (COM(2008)0810 - C6-0472/2008 - 2008/0241(COD))

referred to

responsible :

ENVI

opinion :

JURI

- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 on the European Regional Development Fund as regards the eligibility of energy efficiency and renewable energy investments in housing (COM(2008)0838 - C6-0473/2008 - 2008/0245(COD))

referred to

responsible :

REGI

opinion :

ITRE

- Regulation (EC) No .../2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1692/2006 establishing the second ‘Marco Polo’ programme for the granting of Community financial assistance to improve the environmental performance of the freight transport system (‘Marco Polo II’) (COM(2008)0847 - C6-0482/2008 - 2008/0239(COD))

referred to

responsible :

TRAN

opinion :

BUDG

- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning a European rail network for competitive freight (COM(2008)0852 - C6-0509/2008 - 2008/0247(COD))

referred to

responsible :

TRAN

- Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the framework for the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems in the field of road transport and for interfaces with other transport modes (COM(2008)0887 - C6-0512/2008 - 2008/0263(COD))

referred to

responsible :

TRAN

opinion :

ITRE

- Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending, as regards pharmacovigilance, Directive 2001/83/EC on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use (COM(2008)0665 - C6-0514/2008 - 2008/0260(COD))

referred to

responsible :

ENVI

opinion :

ITRE, IMCO

- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending, as regards pharmacovigilance of medicinal products for human use, Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Medicines Agency (COM(2008)0664 - C6-0515/2008 - 2008/0257(COD))

referred to

responsible :

ENVI

opinion :

ITRE, IMCO

- Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending, as regards information to the general public on medicinal products subject to medical prescription, Directive 2001/83/EC on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use (COM(2008)0663 - C6-0516/2008 - 2008/0256(COD))

referred to

responsible :

ENVI

opinion :

ITRE, IMCO

- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending, as regards information to the general public on medicinal products for human use subject to medical prescription, Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Medicines Agency (COM(2008)0662 - C6-0517/2008 - 2008/0255(COD))

referred to

responsible :

ENVI

opinion :

ITRE, IMCO

- Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Armenia on certain aspects of air services (COM(2007)0729 - C6-0519/2008 - 2007/0251(CNS))

referred to

responsible :

TRAN

- Proposal for a Council decision on the signature and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Community and the State of Israel on certain aspects of air services (COM(2008)0178 - C6-0520/2008 - 2008/0068(CNS))

referred to

responsible :

TRAN


3. Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (announcement of motions for resolutions tabled)

Pursuant to Rule 115, the following Members or political groups had requested that such a debate be held on the following motions for resolutions:

I.   Iran: the Shirin Ebadi case

- Marios Matsakis and Frédérique Ries, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Iran: the Shirin Ebadi case (B6-0036/2009);

- Pasqualina Napoletano, Hannes Swoboda and Christa Prets, on behalf of the PSE Group, on Iran: the Shirin Ebadi case (B6-0039/2009);

- Angelika Beer, Monica Frassoni, Hélène Flautre and Jean Lambert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Iran (B6-0040/2009);

- Michael Gahler, Bernd Posselt, Eija-Riitta Korhola and Tunne Kelam, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on Iran: the Shirin Ebadi case (B6-0041/2009);

- Cristiana Muscardini, Roberta Angelilli, Antonio Mussa, Adam Bielan, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Ryszard Czarnecki, Konrad Szymański and Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, on persecution of Mrs Shirin Ebadi, Nobel Peace Prize and Iranian human rights activists (B6-0049/2009);

- Eva-Britt Svensson and Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the case of Ms Shirin Ebadi in Iran (B6-0052/2009).

II.   Guinea

- Marios Matsakis, Thierry Cornillet and Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the coup d'état in Guinea (B6-0037/2009);

- Pasqualina Napoletano, Marie-Arlette Carlotti, Glenys Kinnock, Alain Hutchinson, Josep Borrell Fontelles, Thijs Berman and Catherine Neris, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the coup d'état in Guinea (B6-0042/2009);

- Marie-Hélène Aubert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Guinea (B6-0043/2009);

- Jean-Pierre Audy, Filip Kaczmarek, Eija-Riitta Korhola and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the coup d'état in Guinea (B6-0044/2009);

- Ewa Tomaszewska, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Marcin Libicki, Adam Bielan, Ryszard Czarnecki, Konrad Szymański and Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, on Guinea (B6-0045/2009);

- Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the coup d'état in Guinea (B6-0053/2009).

III.   Press freedom in Kenya

- Marios Matsakis, Frédérique Ries and Marielle De Sarnez, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on press freedom in Kenya (B6-0038/2009);

- Pasqualina Napoletano, Glenys Kinnock and Thijs Berman, on behalf of the PSE Group, on press freedom in Kenya (B6-0046/2009);

- Margrete Auken, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on press freedom in Kenya (B6-0047/2009);

- Colm Burke, Bernd Posselt, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Tunne Kelam and Laima Liucija Andrikienė, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on press freedom in Kenya (B6-0048/2009);

- Eoin Ryan, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, Adam Bielan, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Ryszard Czarnecki and Konrad Szymański, on behalf of the UEN Group, on press freedom in Kenya (B6-0050/2009);

- Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on press freedom in Kenya (B6-0055/2009).

Speaking time would be allocated in accordance with Rule 142.


4. Undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) (recast) ***I (debate)

Report: on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) (recast) [COM(2008)0458 - C6-0287/2008 - 2008/0153(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Wolf Klinz (A6-0497/2008)

Wolf Klinz introduced the report.

The following spoke: Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Jean-Paul Gauzès (rapporteur for the opinion of the JURI Committee), Astrid Lulling, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Donata Gottardi, on behalf of the PSE Group, Olle Schmidt, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group, John Purvis, Pervenche Berès, Margarita Starkevičiūtė and Marek Aleksander Czarnecki.

The following spoke: Charlie McCreevy and Wolf Klinz.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 13.01.2008, item 6.12.

(The sitting was suspended at 9.40 pending the formal sitting.)


IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING
President

5. Formal sitting and debate - 10th anniversary of the euro

From 10.05 to 11.35, a formal sitting of Parliament was held on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the euro.

The President made a statement.

The following spoke: Jean-Claude Trichet (President of the ECB), Jean-Claude Juncker (President of the Eurogroup), Joaquín Almunia (Member of the Commission) and Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (former President of the French Republic).

The following spoke: Pervenche Berès (Chair of the ECON Committee), Werner Langen (member of the ECON Committee), Jean-Paul Gauzès, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Robert Goebbels, on behalf of the PSE Group, Wolf Klinz, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group, Alain Lipietz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, and Ilda Figueiredo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA
Vice-President

The following spoke: Nigel Farage, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, and Roger Helmer, Non-attached Member.

The debate closed.


IN THE CHAIR: Martine ROURE
Vice-President

6. Voting time

Details of voting (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.


6.1. Cooperation in the regulation of civil aviation safety * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report: on the proposal for a Council decision on the signature of an agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on cooperation in the regulation of civil aviation safety [10972/2007 - COM(2007)0325 - C6-0275/2008 - 2007/0111(CNS)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0468/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2009)0001)


6.2. Common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin (Codified version) * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report: on the proposal for a Council regulation on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin (Codified version) [COM(2008)0488 - C6-0334/2008 - 2008/0155(CNS)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0510/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2009)0002)


6.3. System of taxation applicable to mergers, divisions, partial divisions, transfers of assets and exchanges of shares concerning companies of different Member States and to the transfer of a registered office (Codified version) * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report: on the proposal for a Council directive on the common system of taxation applicable to mergers, divisions, partial divisions, transfers of assets and exchanges of shares concerning companies of different Member States and to the transfer of the registered office of an SE or SCE between Member States (Codified version) [COM(2008)0492 - C6-0336/2008 - 2008/0158(CNS)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0511/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2009)0003)


6.4. Language arrangements applicable to appeals against decisions of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report: on the draft decision of the Council amending the Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities as regards the language arrangements applicable to appeals against decisions of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal [13301/2008 - C6-0348/2008 - 2008/0806(CNS)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Costas Botopoulos (A6-0508/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2009)0004)


6.5. Trade and economic relations with Western Balkans (Rule 131) (vote)

Report: on trade and economic relations with Western Balkans [2008/2149(INI)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Bastiaan Belder (A6-0489/2008)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 5)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2009)0005)


6.6. The common agricultural policy and global food security (Rule 131) (vote)

Report: on the common agricultural policy and global food security [2008/2153(INI)] - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Rapporteur: Mairead McGuinness (A6-0505/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2009)0006)


6.7. Developing civil dialogue under the Treaty of Lisbon (Rule 131) (vote)

Report: on the perspectives for developing the civil dialogue under the Treaty of Lisbon [2008/2067(INI)] - Committee on Constitutional Affairs. Rapporteur: Genowefa Grabowska (A6-0475/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2009)0007)


6.8. The transposition, implementation and enforcement of Directives 2005/29/EC and 2006/114/EC (Rule 131) (vote)

Report: on the transposition, implementation and enforcement of Directive 2005/29/EC concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market and Directive 2006/114/EC concerning misleading and comparative advertising [2008/2114(INI)] - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Barbara Weiler (A6-0514/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2009)0008)


6.9. CFP and the ecosystem approach to fisheries management (Rule 131) (vote)

Report: on the CFP and the ecosystem approach to fisheries management [2008/2178(INI)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Pedro Guerreiro (A6-0485/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2009)0009)


6.10. Framework for Community action to achieve a sustainable use of pesticides ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading: on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for Community action to achieve a sustainable use of pesticides [06124/5/2008 - C6-0323/2008 - 2006/0132(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Christa Klaß (A6-0443/2008)

(Qualified majority)

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

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved as amended (P6_TA(2009)0010)

Miscellaneous

Karl-Heinz Florenz had stated that he had a financial interest under the terms of Annex I of the Rules of Procedure, and that he had not taken part in the vote on this report.


6.11. Placing of plant protection products on the market ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading: on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC [11119/8/2008 - C6-0326/2008 - 2006/0136(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Hiltrud Breyer (A6-0444/2008)

(Qualified majority)

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

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved as amended (P6_TA(2009)0011)

Divers

Karl-Heinz Florenz had stated that he had a financial interest under the terms of Annex I of the Rules of Procedure, and that he had not taken part in the vote on this report.


6.12. Undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) (recast) ***I (vote)

Report: on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) (recast) [COM(2008)0458 - C6-0287/2008 - 2008/0153(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Wolf Klinz (A6-0497/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2009)0012)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0012)


6.13. Public finances in the EMU – 2007-2008 (vote)

Report: on public finances in the EMU – 2007-2008 [2008/2244(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Donata Gottardi (A6-0507/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0013)

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The following spoke: Reinhard Rack on the problems caused by the position of cameras in the Chamber during formal sittings (The President replied that he would refer this matter to the competent services), Christopher Heaton-Harris and Avril Doyle on the procedure applicable to the explanations of vote.


7. Explanations of vote

Written explanations of vote:

Explanations of vote submitted in writing under Rule 163(3) appear in the Verbatim Report of Proceedings for the sitting.

Oral explanations of vote:

Report: Bastiaan Belder - A6-0489/2008
Carlo Fatuzzo

Report: Mairead McGuinness - A6-0505/2008
Marian Harkin, Mairead McGuinness, David Sumberg, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Syed Kamall, Christopher Heaton-Harris, Avril Doyle and Peter Baco

Report: Genowefa Grabowska - A6-0475/2008
David Sumberg, Marian Harkin, Daniel Hannan and Syed Kamall

Report: Pedro Guerreiro - A6-0485/2008
Syed Kamall


IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING
President

8. Formal sitting - Latvia

From 12.05 to 12.45, a formal sitting of Parliament was held on the occasion of the address by Valdis Zatlers, President of Latvia.

IN THE CHAIR: Martine ROURE
Vice-President


9. Explanations of vote (continued)

Oral explanations of vote:

Recommendation for second reading - Christa Klaß (A6-0443/2008):
Zuzana Roithová, Mairead McGuinness and Avril Doyle

Recommendation for second reading - Hiltrud Breyer (A6-0444/2008):
Zuzana Roithová, Diana Wallis, Marian Harkin, Neena Gill, Mairead McGuinness, Ashley Mote, Avril Doyle, Syed Kamall, Christopher Heaton-Harris and Kathy Sinnott


10. 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.

Christopher Beazley had made it known that his voting machine had not worked during the first seven votes. He had intended to vote in favour.

Czesław Adam Siekierski, Den Dover, James Nicholson, Janusz Wojciechowski and Teresa Riera Madurell had made it known that their voting machines had not worked correctly and that they had therefore not been able to take part in all the votes.

Anders Wijkman had made it known that he had been present but that he had been late arriving in the Chamber.

Den Dover had made it known that he had wanted to vote in line with the PPE-DE Group voting list.

Jo Leinen had made it known that he had wanted to vote in line with the PSE Group voting list.

Teresa Riera Madurell had made it known that she had wanted to vote in favour on all roll-call votes.


(The sitting was suspended at 13.00 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS
Vice-President

11. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

Rainer Wieland had made it known that he had been present but that his name was not on the attendance register.

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.


12. Security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents ***I (debate)

Report: on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004 on standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by Member States [COM(2007)0619 - C6-0359/2007 - 2007/0216(COD)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A6-0500/2008)

Carlos Coelho introduced the report.

The following spoke: Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Urszula Gacek, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martine Roure, on behalf of the PSE Group, Gérard Deprez, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Roberta Angelilli, on behalf of the UEN Group, Tatjana Ždanoka, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Gerard Batten, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Philip Claeys, Non-attached Member, Esther De Lange, Stavros Lambrinidis, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Bogusław Rogalski, Adamos Adamou, Andreas Mölzer, Edit Bauer, Armando França, Mihael Brejc, Wolfgang Kreissl-Dörfler, Dushana Zdravkova, Genowefa Grabowska and Robert Evans.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Milan Gaľa, Nicolae Vlad Popa, Martine Roure, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Marios Matsakis and Hubert Pirker.

The following spoke: Jacques Barrot and Carlos Coelho.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 14.01.2009, item 4.1.


13. Public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (debate)

Report: on public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001) [2007/2154(INI)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Marco Cappato (A6-0459/2008)

Marco Cappato introduced the report.

The following spoke: Margot Wallström (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Luis Herrero-Tejedor, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Michael Cashman, on behalf of the PSE Group, Alexander Alvaro, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the UEN Group, and Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Mario MAURO
Vice-President

The following spoke: Nils Lundgren, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Luca Romagnoli, Non-attached Member, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Marianne Mikko, Marian Harkin, Hans-Peter Martin and Carlos Coelho.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Călin Cătălin ChiriţăCălin Cătălin Chiriţă, Ewa Tomaszewska, Charlotte Cederschiöld, Bogusław Rogalski, Avril Doyle, Carlo Fatuzzo and Czesław Adam Siekierski

The following spoke: Margot Wallström and Marco Cappato.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 14.01.2009, item 4.8.


14. Public contracts in the fields of defence and security ***I (debate)

Report: on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the coordination of procedures for the award of certain public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in the fields of defence and security [COM(2007)0766 - C6-0467/2007 - 2007/0280(COD)] - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Alexander Graf Lambsdorff (A6-0415/2008)

Alexander Graf Lambsdorff introduced the report.

The following spoke: Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Charlotte Cederschiöld, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Barbara Weiler, on behalf of the PSE Group, Cristian Silviu Buşoi, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, Gisela Kallenbach, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Tobias Pflüger, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Andreas Schwab, Joel Hasse Ferreira, Janusz Onyszkiewicz, Angelika Beer and Jacques Toubon.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Geoffrey Van Orden, Ioan Mircea Paşcu, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Bogusław Rogalski, Emmanouil Angelakas and Nickolay Mladenov.

The following spoke: Charlie McCreevy.

IN THE CHAIR: Martine ROURE
Vice-President

The following spoke: Alexander Graf Lambsdorff (rapporteur) and Tobias Pflüger, who made a personal statement in response to the previous speaker's remarks.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 14.01.2009, item 4.2.


15. Question Time (Commission)

Parliament considered a number of questions to the Commission (B6-0001/2009).

Part one

Question 30 (Colm Burke): Ten years of the Euro.

Joaquín Almunia (Member of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Colm Burke, Jörg Leichtfried and Nils Lundgren.

Question 31 (Paulo Casaca): Collapse in dairy prices on the EU market.

Mariann Fischer Boel (Member of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Paulo Casaca and Mairead McGuinness.

Question 32 (Johan Van Hecke): Microcredits.

The following spoke: Jim Allister.

Louis Michel (Member of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Johan Van Hecke, Jörg Leichtfried and Mairead McGuinness.

Part two

Question 33 (Marian Harkin): Reforming the budget.

Dalia Grybauskaitė (Member of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Marian Harkin and Silvia-Adriana Ţicău.

Question 34 (Mairead McGuinness): EU budget reform.

Dalia Grybauskaitė answered the question and supplementaries by Mairead McGuinness, Göran Färm and Justas Vincas Paleckis.

Question 35 (Seán Ó Neachtain): Cybercrime.

Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Seán Ó Neachtain, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău and Den Dover.

Question 36 (Liam Aylward): Terrorist threats.

Jacques Barrot answered the question and supplementaries by Liam Aylward, Avril Doyle and Paul Rübig.

Question 37 (Armando França): EU immigration policy.

Jacques Barrot answered the question and supplementaries by Armando França and Colm Burke.

Questions 38 to 50, which were not answered for lack of time, would be answered in writing (see annex to the Verbatim Report of the sitting).

Part three

Question 51 (Emmanouil Angelakas): Opening up of 'closed' professions.

Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Emmanouil Angelakas, Paul Rübig and Avril Doyle.

Question 52 (Georgios Papastamkos): Credit rating agencies.

Charlie McCreevy answered the question and supplementaries by Georgios Papastamkos and Eoin Ryan.

Question 53 (Gay Mitchell): Financial crisis.

Charlie McCreevy answered the question and supplementaries by Gay Mitchell and Brian Crowley.

Questions 54 to 66, which were not answered for lack of time, would be answered in writing (see annex to the Verbatim Report of the sitting).

Commission Question Time closed.


(The sitting was suspended at 19.30 and resumed at 21.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Diana WALLIS
Vice-President

16. Pharmaceutical products package (debate)

Commission statement: Pharmaceutical products package

Günter Verheugen (Vice-President of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: John Bowis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Dorette Corbey, on behalf of the PSE Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Irena Belohorská, Non-attached Member, Anne Ferreira and Åsa Westlund.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Erna Hennicot-Schoepges and Avril Doyle.

The following spoke: Günter Verheugen

The debate closed.


17. Dangerous substances and preparations (dichloromethane) ***I (debate)

Report: on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 76/769/EEC as regards restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (Dichloromethane) [COM(2008)0080 - C6-0068/2008 - 2008/0033(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Carl Schlyter (A6-0341/2008)

Carl Schlyter introduced the report.

The following spoke: Günter Verheugen (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Erna Hennicot-Schoepges, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Jens Holm, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, and John Bowis.

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

The following spoke: Günter Verheugen and Carl Schlyter.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 14.01.2009, item 4.3.


18. Authorisation to ratify the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007, of the International Labour Organisation (Convention 188) * (debate)

Report: on the proposal for a Council decision authorising Member States to ratify, in the interests of the European Community, the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007, of the International Labour Organisation (Convention 188) [COM(2008)0320 - C6-0218/2008 - 2008/0107(CNS)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Ilda Figueiredo (A6-0423/2008)

Ilda Figueiredo introduced the report.

The following spoke: Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Iles Braghetto, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Proinsias De Rossa, on behalf of the PSE Group, Kathy Sinnott, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Jean-Claude Martinez, Non-attached Member, and Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou.

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

The following spoke: Vladimír Špidla and Ilda Figueiredo.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 14.01.2009, item 4.4.


19. Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established ('Agenda' PE 418.510/OJME).


20. Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 22.45.

Harald Rømer

Hans-Gert Pöttering

Secretary-General

President


ATTENDANCE REGISTER

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