25.11.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 288/1

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MINUTES

(2006/C 288 E/01)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

President

1.   Resumption of session

The sitting opened at 15.00.

2.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

3.   Statement by the President

On behalf of Parliament, the President paid tribute to the memory of the victims of a plane crash that had occurred in Hungary on 19 January 2006 involving a Slovak military aircraft. He also paid tribute to the memory of the victims of an accident that had occurred in Katowice (Poland) on 28 January 2006, in which the roof of an exhibition hall had collapsed. He pointed out that the Slovak and Polish flags at Parliament were being flown at half-mast as a mark of respect and that he had passed on Parliament's condolences to the Heads of State of Poland and Slovakia.

Parliament observed a minute's silence.

4.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

1)

from the Council and Commission — Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the rules for the participation of undertakings, research centres and universities in actions under the Seventh Framework Programme and for the dissemination of research results (2007-2013) (COM(2005) 0705 — C6-0005/2006 — 2005/0277(COD)) referred to responsible: ITRE   opinion: BUDG, CULT — Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC and Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and the Council as regards the review of the medical device directives (COM(2005)0681 — C6-0006/2006 — 2005/0263(COD)) referred to responsible: ENVI   opinion: IMCO — Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment and management of floods (COM(2006)0015 — C6-0020/2006 — 2006/0005(COD)) referred to responsible: ENVI   opinion: REGI, AGRI — Proposal for a Council regulation concerning the conclusion of the agreement between the European Community and the United Republic of Tanzania on fishing in Tanzania's fishing zone (COM (2005)0693 — C6-0021/2006 — 2005/0276(CNS)) referred to responsible: PECH   opinion: DEVE, BUDG — Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 01/2006 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2006) 0070 — C6-0022/2006 — 2006/2024(GBD)) referred to responsible: BUDG — Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Convention for the Strengthening of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission established by the 1949 Convention between the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica (14343/2005 — C6-0023/2006 — 2005/0137(AVC)) referred to responsible: PECH — Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European system of integrated social protection statistics (ESSPROS) (COM(2006)0011 — C6-0024/2006 — 2006/0004(COD)) referred to responsible: EMPL — Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Unesco Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (COM(2005)0678 — C6-0025/2006 — 2005/0268(CNS)) referred to responsible: CULT   opinion: AFET, DEVE — Proposal for a Council regulation on agricultural products and foodstuffs as traditional specialities guaranteed (COM(2005)0694 — C6-0026/2006 — 2005/0270(CNS)) referred to responsible: AGRI   opinion: INTA, ENVI, IMCO — Proposal for a Council regulation on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (COM(2005)0698 — C6-0027/2006 — 2005/0275 (CNS)) referred to responsible: AGRI   opinion: INTA, ENVI, IMCO — Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on port state control (Recast) (COM(2005)0588 — C6-0028/2006 — 2005/0238(COD)) referred to responsible: TRAN

2)

from committees 2.1) reports — Report on equality between women and men in the European Union (2004/2159(INI)) — Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Rapporteur: Estrela Edite (A6-0401/2005) — ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council 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(2004)0478 — C6-0088/2004 — 2004/0157(COD)) — Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Rack Reinhard (A6-0408/2005) — ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on services in the internal market (COM(2004)0002 — C5-0069/2004 — 2004/0001(COD)) — Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Gebhardt Evelyne (A6-0409/2005) — ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules on nominal quantities for pre-packed products, repealing Council Directives 75/106/EEC and 80/232/EEC, and amending Council Directive 76/211/EEC (COM(2004)0708 — C6-0160/2004 — 2004/0248(COD)) — Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Toubon Jacques (A6-0412/2005)

3)

from Members 3.1) oral questions (Rule 108) — O-0087/2005 — Arlene McCarthy, on behalf of the IMCO Committee: Solvit (B6-0001/2006) 3.2) motions for resolutions (Rule 113) — Garriga Polledo Salvador — Motion for a resolution on increasing the European Union's own resources (B6-0072/2006) referred to responsible: BUDG 3.3) proposals for recommendations (Rule 114) — Newton Dunn Bill, on behalf of the ALDE Group — Proposal for a recommendation to the Council on developing a strategic concept on tackling organised crime (B6-0073/2006) referred to responsible: LIBE — Hennis-Plasschaert Jeanine, on behalf of the ALDE Group — Proposal for a recommendation to the Council on Regional Protection Programmes (B6-0077/2006) referred to responsible: LIBE 3.4) written declarations for entry in the Register (Rule 116) — Libor Rouček, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Marek Siwiec, Borut Pahor and Monika Beňová, on free movement of the labour force (0005/2006) — Jana Hybášková, Paulo Casaca, Elizabeth Lynne, Willy Meyer Pleite and Mogens N.J. Camre, on recent executions of minors by the Iranian authorities (0006/2006) — David Martin and Glyn Ford, on the illegal trade in tiger and leopard skins (0007/2006)

4)

from the Conciliation Committee — Joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee on the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport and amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3821/85 and (EC) No 2135/98 and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 (03671/2005 — C6-0416/2005 — 2001/0241(COD)) — Joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee on the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on minimum conditions for the implementation of Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 3820/85 and 3821/85 concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities and repealing Council Directive 88/599/EEC (03672/2005 — C6-0417/2005 — 2003/0255(COD))

5)

from Parliament's Delegation to the Conciliation Committee — ***III Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport and amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3821/85 and (EC) No 2135/98 and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 (03671/2005 — C6-0416/2005 — 2001/0241(COD)) — Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee. Rapporteur: Markov Helmuth (A6-0006/2006) — ***III Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on minimum conditions for the implementation of Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 3820/85 and 3821/85 concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities and repealing Directive 88/599/EEC (03672/2005 — C6-0417/2005 — 2003/0255(COD)) — Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee. Rapporteur: Markov Helmuth (A6-0005/2006)

5.   Membership of Parliament

The German authorities had given notice of the appointment of Gabriele Stauner to replace Joachim Wuermeling as Member of Parliament with effect from 18.01.2006.

The British authorities had given notice of the appointment of Glenis Willmott to replace the late Phillip Whitehead as Member of Parliament with effect from 01.01.2006.

The Austrian authorities had given notice of the appointment of Hubert Pirker to replace Ursula Stenzel as Member of Parliament with effect from 01.02.2006.

Josep Borrell Fontelles (President) drew attention to the provisions of Rule 3(5).

6.   Membership of committees and delegations

Requests from the PPE-DE Group for the following appointments to be ratified:

JURI Committee: Gabriele Stauner

Committee of Inquiry into the collapse of the Equitable Life Assurance Society: Neil Parish to replace Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou

Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees: Gabriele Stauner

Delegation for relations with Iran: Iles Braghetto

The appointments concerned would be deemed ratified if no objections were raised before the approval of these Minutes.

7.   Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

The Council had forwarded a certified true copy of the following:

—	Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters.

8.   Transfers of appropriations

The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 64/2005 (C6-0439/2005 — SEC(2005)1614 final).

It had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(2) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002.

9.   Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions

The Commission communications on the action taken on the positions and resolutions adopted by Parliament during the October II and November I and II part-sessions in 2005 had been distributed.

10.   Agenda

The order of business had been established (Minutes of 16.01.2006, Item 12) and a corrigendum to the agenda had been distributed (PE 368.209/OJ/COR).

Monica Frassoni, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, pointed out that her group had also signed the joint motion for a resolution on the EU's policy towards the Cuban Government (RC-B6-0075/2006).

The agenda was thus established.

11.   Common foreign policy perspectives for 2006 — Common foreign and security policy — 2004 (debate)

Statement by the High Representative for CFSP: Common foreign policy perspectives for 2006

Report on the annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the main aspects and basic choices of CFSP, including the financial implications for the general budget of the European Union — 2004 [2005/2134(INI)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Elmar Brok (A6-0389/2005)

The President paid tribute to the work done during the past week's Palestinian elections by Véronique De Keyser, head of the EU's observation mission, and Edward McMillan-Scott, chairman of the European Parliament's observation delegation.

Javier Solana (High Representative for CFSP) made the statement.

Elmar Brok introduced the report.

The following spoke: Hans Winkler (President-in-Office of the Council) and Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: João de Deus Pinheiro, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Inese Vaidere, on behalf of the UEN Group, Philip Claeys, Non-attached Member, Bogdan Klich, Pasqualina Napoletano, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Angelika Beer, Gerard Batten, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, Jan Tadeusz Masiel, Geoffrey Van Orden and Jan Marinus Wiersma.

IN THE CHAIR: Ingo FRIEDRICH

Vice-President

The following spoke: Bronisław Geremek, Georgios Karatzaferis, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Alojz Peterle, Hannes Swoboda, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski, Janusz Wojciechowski, Alexander Stubb, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Marek Siwiec, Helmut Kuhne, Libor Rouček, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Hans Winkler and Javier Solana.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 02.02.2006, Item 8.4.

12.   Results of the elections in Palestine, situation in the Middle East and the Council's decision not to publish the report on East Jerusalem (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Results of the elections in Palestine, situation in the Middle East and the Council's decision not to publish the report on East Jerusalem

Hans Winkler (President-in-Office of the Council) and Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Edward McMillan-Scott (Chairman of the European Parliament's election observation delegation), on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, and Véronique De Keyser (Chairwoman of the EU election observation mission to the Palestinian Territories), on behalf of the PSE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN

Vice-President

The following spoke: Ignasi Guardans Cambó, on behalf of the ALDE Group, David Hammerstein Mintz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Adamos Adamou, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Mario Borghezio, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Frank Vanhecke, Non-attached Member, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Pierre Schapira, Frédérique Ries, Margrete Auken, Luisa Morgantini, James Hugh Allister, Antonio Tajani, Lilli Gruber, Sajjad Karim, Jana Bobošíková, Elmar Brok, Panagiotis Beglitis, Charles Tannock, Carlos Carnero González, Jana Hybášková, Hans Winkler and Benita Ferrero-Waldner.

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 103(2):

—	Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck and Ignasi Guardans Cambó, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the result of the Palestinian elections (and the situation in East Jerusalem) (B6-0086/2006)

—	Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit, Margrete Auken, Jill Evans, David Hammerstein Mintz, Caroline Lucas, Angelika Beer, Cem Özdemir and Johannes Voggenhuber, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the result of the Palestinian elections and the situation in East Jerusalem (B6-0087/2006)

—	Pasqualina Napoletano, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the result of the Palestinian elections and the situation in East Jerusalem (B6-0088/2006)

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Francis Wurtz, Adamos Adamou, Luisa Morgantini, Bairbre de Brún, Miguel Portas, Dimitrios Papadimoulis and Jonas Sjöstedt, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the Council's decision not to publish the report on Israeli policy in East Jerusalem and on the outcome of the Palestinian Legislative Council elections of 25 January 2006 (B6-0089/2006)

—	Cristiana Muscardini, Roberta Angelilli and Konrad Szymański, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the results of the elections in Palestine, the situation in the Middle East and the Council's decision not to publish the report on East Jerusalem (B6-0090/2006)

—	José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Edward McMillan-Scott, Jana Hybášková and Antonio Tajani, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the Council statement: Outcome of the elections in Palestine (B6-0091/2006).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 02.02.2006, Item 8.8.

13.   EU position towards the Cuban Government (debate)

Oral question (O-0112/2005/rev.1) by Graham Watson, Cecilia Malmström, Emma Bonino and Marco Pannella, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to the Council: EU position towards the Cuban Government (B6-0675/2005)

Cecilia Malmström (author) moved the oral question.

Hans Winkler (President-in-Office of the Council) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, and Raimon Obiols i Germà, on behalf of the PSE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Willy Meyer Pleite, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Alessandro Battilocchio, Non-attached Member, José Ribeiro e Castro, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, Erik Meijer, Frank Vanhecke, Peter Šťastný, Margrietus van den Berg, András Gyürk, Filip Kaczmarek, Anna Záborská and Hans Winkler.

Motions for resolution to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 108(5):

—	José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, José Ribeiro e Castro, Gerardo Galeote, João de Deus Pinheiro, Charles Tannock, Antonio Tajani and Camiel Eurlings, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the EU's policy towards the Cuban Government (B6-0075/2006)

—	Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the EU's position towards the Cuban government (B6-0078/2006)

—	Michał Tomasz Kamiński, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the EU's policy towards the Cuban Government (B6-0079/2006)

—	Raül Romeva i Rueda, Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf and Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the EU position towards the Cuban Government (B6-0080/2006)

—	Pasqualina Napoletano and Raimon Obiols i Germà, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the EU position towards the Cuban Government (B6-0081/2006)

—	Cecilia Malmström, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the EU's policy towards the Cuban Government (B6-0082/2006).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 02.02.2006, Item 8.9.

14.   National management statements — Member States' accountability for the implementation of the European Union's budget (debate)

Oral question (O-0102/2005) by Szabolcs Fazakas, Terence Wynn and Jan Mulder, on behalf of the CONT Committee, to the Council: National management statements — Member States' accountability for the implementation of the European Union's budget (B6-0347/2005)

Terence Wynn (author) moved the oral question.

Hans Winkler (President-in-Office of the Council) answered the oral question.

Siim Kallas (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: José Javier Pomés Ruiz, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Szabolcs Fazakas, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jan Mulder, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Bart Staes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jeffrey Titford, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group (the President called him to order and asked him not to make any further unsubstantiated accusations of fraud and corruption), Hans-Peter Martin, Non-attached Member, Paulo Casaca, Hans Winkler, Siim Kallas, Jeffrey Titford (who made a personal statement in response to the President's remarks) and Terence Wynn.

Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 108(5):

—	CONT Committee, on National Management Declarations (B6-0074/2006)

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 02.02.2006, Item 8.10.

15.   Mediterranean fishery resources (debate)

Oral question (O-0095/2005) by Philippe Morillon, on behalf of the PECH Committee, to the Council: Adoption of management measures for Mediterranean fishery resources (B6-0346/2005)

Philippe Morillon (author) moved the oral question.

Hans Winkler (President-in-Office of the Council) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: Carmen Fraga Estévez, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Rosa Miguélez Ramos, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marie-Hélène Aubert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ioannis Gklavakis, Stavros Arnaoutakis, Iles Braghetto, David Casa and Hans Winkler.

Motions for resolution to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 108(5):

—	Marie-Hélène Aubert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the adoption of management measures for Mediterranean fishery resources (B6-0076/2006)

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Carmen Fraga Estévez, David Casa, Ioannis Gklavakis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Heinz Kindermann, on behalf of the PSE Group, Pedro Guerreiro, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, and Seán Ó Neachtain, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the adoption of management measures for Mediterranean fishery resources (B6-0083/2006)

—	Philippe Morillon, Elspeth Attwooll, Niels Busk, Jan Mulder and Chris Davies, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the adoption of management measures for Mediterranean fishery resources (B6-0084/2006).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 02.02.2006, Item 8.11.

(The sitting was suspended at 20.30 and resumed at 21.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA

Vice-President

16.   One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Pursuant to Rule 144, the following Members who wished to draw the attention of Parliament to matters of political importance spoke for one minute:

James Nicholson, Marianne Mikko, Danutė Budreikaitė, Pedro Guerreiro, Urszula Krupa, Ryszard Czarnecki, Milan Gaľa, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Gerard Batten, James Hugh Allister, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg and Ilda Figueiredo.

17.   Combating violence against women (debate)

Report on the current situation in combating violence against women and any future action [2004/2220 (INI)] — Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality.

Rapporteur: Maria Carlshamre (A6-0404/2005)

Maria Carlshamre introduced the report.

Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Piia-Noora Kauppi, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Anna Hedh, on behalf of the PSE Group, Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ilda Figueiredo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Irena Belohorská, Non-attached Member, Anna Záborská, Iratxe García Pérez, Zita Pleštinská, Marianne Mikko, Esther Herranz García, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg and Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 02.02.2006, Item 8.5.

18.   Equality between women and men in the EU (debate)

Report on equality between women and men in the European Union [2004/2159(INI)] — Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality.

Rapporteur: Edite Estrela (A6-0401/2005)

Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Edite Estrela introduced the report.

The following spoke: Edit Bauer, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Justas Vincas Paleckis, on behalf of the PSE Group, Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Věra Flasarová, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Rolandas Pavilionis, on behalf of the UEN Group, Jan Tadeusz Masiel, Non-attached Member, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Marian Harkin and Vladimír Špidla.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 02.02.2006, Item 8.6.

19.   Application of the Postal Directive (debate)

Report on the application of the Postal Directive (Directive 97/67/EC, as amended by Directive 2002/39/EC) [2005/2086(INI)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Markus Ferber (A6-0390/2005)

Markus Ferber introduced the report.

Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Georg Jarzembowski, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Gary Titley, on behalf of the PSE Group, Nathalie Griesbeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Georgios Toussas, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Michael Henry Nattrass, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Seán Ó Neachtain, on behalf of the UEN Group, Armando Dionisi, Gilles Savary, Guntars Krasts, Inés Ayala Sender and Emanuel Jardim Fernandes.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 02.02.2006, Item 8.7.

20.   Rules on nominal quantities for pre-packed products ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules on nominal quantities for pre-packed products, repealing Council Directives 75/106/EEC and 80/232/EEC, and amending Council Directive 76/211/EEC [COM(2004)0708 — C6-0160/2004 — 2004/0248(COD)] — Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.

Rapporteur: Jacques Toubon (A6-0412/2005)

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

Jacques Toubon introduced the report.

The following spoke: John Purvis (draftsman of the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Malcolm Harbour, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Evelyne Gebhardt, on behalf of the PSE Group, Toine Manders, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Charlotte Cederschiöld and Anna Hedh.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 02.02.2006, Item 8.3.

21.   Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 368.209/OJJE).

22.   Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 23.25.

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