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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2009 - 2014 Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection IMCO_PV(2011)0321_1 MINUTES Meeting of 21 March 2011, from 15.00 to 18.30, and 22 March 2011, from 09.00 to 12.30 and from 15.00 to 18.30 BRUSSELS The meeting opened at 15.10 on Monday 21 March 2011, with Malcolm Harbour (Chair) in the chair. 21 March 2011 With the Council and Commission 1. Adoption of agenda The agenda was adopted in the form shown in these minutes. 2. Approval of minutes of meeting of: 1 February 2011 PV – PE458.614v01-00 The minutes were approved. 2nd Vice-chair, Bernadette Vergnaud replaced Malcolm Harbour in the chair at 15.14. 3. European broadband – Investing in digitally driven growth IMCO/7/04814 2010/2304(INI) COM(2010)0472 Rapporteur for the Malcolm Harbour (ECR) PA – PE458.563v02-00 opinion: Responsible: ITRE – Niki Tzavela (EFD) PR – PE458.793v01-00 Opinions: ECON – Decision: no opinion ENVI – Decision: no opinion IMCO – REGI – Sabine Verheyen (PPE) PA – PE460.674v01-00 PV\863716EN.doc PE462.770v01-00 EN United in diversity EN CULT – Malika Benarab-Attou PA – PE454.580v01-00 (Verts/ALE) AM – PE454.581v01-00 Consideration of draft opinion Deadline for tabling amendments: 24 March 2011, 18.00 Speakers: Malcolm Harbour (ECR), Anna Corazza Bildt (EPP), António Correia de Campos (S&D), Heide Rühle (Greens/EFA), Cornelis de Jong (GUE/NGL), Toine Manders (ALDE), Catherine Stihler (S&D) and Frank Mather (Policy officer, European Commission, DG INFSO, Unit C1). 5. A New Trade Policy for Europe under the EUROPE2020 Strategy IMCO/7/04764 2010/2152(INI) COM(2010)0612 Rapporteur for the Malcolm Harbour (ECR) PA – PE458.560v01-00 opinion: Responsible: INTA – Daniel Caspary (PPE) PR – PE460.634v01-00 Opinions: AFET – Decision: no opinion DEVE – Birgit Schnieber-Jastram AD – PE456.859v02-00 (PPE) AM – PE458.759v02-00 ECON – Decision: no opinion EMPL – Decision: no opinion ITRE – Andrzej Grzyb (PPE) PA – PE458.535v01-00 AM – PE460.632v01-00 IMCO – JURI – Decision: no opinion Consideration of draft opinion Deadline for tabling amendments: 24 March 2011, 12.00 Speakers: Malcolm Harbour (ECR), Constance Le Grip (EPP), Catherine Stihler (S&D), Heide Rühle (Greens/EFA), Jürgen Creutzmann (ALDE), Rafał Trzaskowski (EPP), Anna Corazza Bildt (EPP), and Miguel Ceballos Baron (Policy officer, European Commission, DG Trade, Unit A2). Chairman Malcolm Harbour replaced Bernadette Vergnaud in the chair at 16.07. 6. Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws IMCO/7/04962 ***I 2011/0001(COD) COM(2010)0791 – C7-0012/2011 Rapporteur: Mitro Repo (S&D) Responsible: IMCO – Opinions: JURI – Alexandra Thein (ALDE) Exchange of views Deadline for tabling amendments: 21 June 2011, 12.00 Speakers: Mitro Repo (S&D), Simon Busuttil (EPP), Robert Rochefort (ALDE), Heide Rühle (Greens/EFA), Tamar Andras Molnar (Head of Unit, European PE462.770v01-00 2/12 PV\863716EN.doc EN Commission, DG SANCO, Unit B5) and Agnes Kertesz (Head of the Legal Service, Hungarian Permanent Representation). 7. Policy options for progress towards a European contract law for consumers and businesses IMCO/7/04757 2011/2013(INI) COM(2010)0348 Rapporteur for the Hans-Peter Mayer (PPE) PA – PE456.844v01-00 opinion: AM – PE460.655v02-00 Responsible: JURI* – Diana Wallis (ALDE) PR – PE456.886v01-00 AM – PE460.697v01-00 Opinions: ECON – Sirpa Pietikäinen (PPE) PA – PE456.822v01-00 AM – PE458.830v01-00 IMCO* – Consideration of amendments Deadline for tabling amendments: 1 March 2011, 12.00 Speakers: Andreas Schwab (EPP), Catherine Stihler (S&D), Jürgen Creutzmann (ALDE), Heide Rühle (Greens/EFA), Ashley Fox (ECR) and Dirk Staudenmayer (Head of Unit, European Commission, DG JLS, Unit A2). 8. Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 as regards the use of phosphates and other phosphorous compounds in household laundry detergents IMCO/7/04443 ***I 2010/0298(COD) COM(2010)0597 – C7-0356/2010 Rapporteur for the Marc Tarabella (S&D) PA – PE458.832v02-00 opinion: Responsible: ENVI – Bill Newton Dunn (ALDE) Opinions: ITRE – Decision: no opinion IMCO – Consideration of draft opinion Deadline for tabling amendments: 24 March 2011, 12.00 Speakers: Marc Tarabella (S&D), Lara Comi (EPP), Jürgen Creutzmann (ALDE), Heide Rühle (Greens/EFA), Ashley Fox (ECR) and Klaus Berend (Head of Unit, European Commission, DG ENTR, Unit G2). 9. Insurance Guarantee Schemes IMCO/7/05007 2011/2010(INI) COM(2010)0370 Rapporteur for the Louis Grech (S&D) PA – PE460.679v01-00 opinion: Responsible: ECON – Peter Skinner (S&D) PR – PE456.981v01-00 Opinions: IMCO – JURI – Decision: no opinion PV\863716EN.doc 3/12 PE462.770v01-00 EN Consideration of draft opinion Deadline for tabling amendments: 24 March 2011, 12.00 Speakers: António Correia de Campos (S&D), Andreas Schwab (EPP), Jürgen Creutzmann (ALDE), Ashley Fox (ECR), Heide Rühle (Greens/EFA) and Massimo Marchesi (Policy officer, European Commission, DG MARKT, Unit H2). 10. Presentation by the European Commission of the Internal Market Information System (IMI) Speakers: Marian Grubben (Head of Unit, European Commission, DG MARKT, Unit E3), Andreas Schwab (EPP), António Correia de Campos (S&D), Malcolm Harbour (ECR) and Sylvana Rapti (S&D). The Chair adjourned the meeting at 18.20. * * * 22 March 2011 The meeting re-opened at 9.03 on Tuesday 22 March 2011, with the Chairman, Malcolm Harbour in the chair. With the Council and Commission 11. Deposit guarantee schemes (recast) IMCO/7/03450 ***I 2010/0207(COD) COM(2010)0368 – C7-0177/2010 Rapporteur for the Zuzana Roithová (PPE) PA – PE460.676v01-00 opinion: Responsible: ECON – Peter Simon (S&D) PR – PE460.614v01-00 Opinions: IMCO – JURI – Dimitar Stoyanov (NI) PA – PE456.696v01-00 AM – PE458.826v01-00 CM – PE450.910v01-00 CM – PE450.705v01-00 CM – PE452.729v01-00 CM – PE450.939v01-00 JURI (AC) Sajjad Karim (ECR) CM – PE458.742v03-00 – JURI (AL) Lidia Joanna Geringer De AL – PE456.828v01-00 – Oedenberg (S&D) Consideration of draft opinion Deadline for tabling amendments: 23 March 2011, 18.00 PE462.770v01-00 4/12 PV\863716EN.doc EN Speakers: Zuzana Roithová (EPP), Catherine Stihler (S&D), Jürgen Creutzmann (ALDE), Ashley Fox (ECR) and Thorsten Behnke (Policy officer, European Commission, DG MARKT, Unit H1). 12. Approval of agricultural or forestry vehicles IMCO/7/03571 ***I 2010/0212(COD) COM(2010)0395 – C7-0204/2010 Rapporteur: Pier Antonio Panzeri (S&D) Responsible: IMCO – Opinions: ITRE – Decision: no opinion Exchange of views Deadline for tabling amendments: 6 July 2011, 12.00 Speakers: Pier Antonio Panzeri (S&D), Malcolm Harbour (ECR), Amalia Sartori (EPP), Heide Rühle (Greens/EFA) and Andreas Vosinis (Legislative officer, European Commission, DG ENTR, Unit D5). 13. A comprehensive approach on personal data protection in the European Union IMCO/7/05181 2011/2025(INI) COM(2010)0609 Rapporteur for the Matteo Salvini (EFD) PA – PE458.792v01-00 opinion: Responsible: LIBE – Axel Voss (PPE) DT – PE460.638v01-00 DT – PE460.637v01-00 Opinions: ITRE – Giles Chichester (ECR) DT – PE460.885v01-00 IMCO – CULT – Seán Kelly (PPE) PA – PE458.791v01-00 JURI – Françoise Castex (S&D) Consideration of draft opinion Deadline for tabling amendments: 24 March 2011, 12.00 Speakers: Matteo Salvini (EFD), Philippe Juvin (EPP), Evelyne Gebhardt (S&D), Jürgen Creutzmann (ALDE), Christian Engström (Greens/EFA), Kyriacos Triantaphyllides (GUE), Malcolm Harbour (ECR) and Marie-Helène Boulanger (Head of Unit, European Commission, DG JUST, Unit C3). 14. Textile names and related labelling of textile products IMCO/7/03798 ***II 2009/0006(COD) 13807/4/2010 – C7-0017/2011 T7-0168/2010 Rapporteur: Toine Manders (ALDE) PR – PE456.959v02-00 AM – PE460.668v01-00 Responsible: IMCO – Consideration of amendments Adoption of draft recommendation for second reading PV\863716EN.doc 5/12 PE462.770v01-00 EN Deadline for tabling amendments: 2 March 2011, 12.00 Speakers: Toine Manders (ALDE) and Lara Comi (EPP). Amendments adopted: 35 Amendments rejected: 0 Amendments lapsed: 8 Decision: The Committee adopted the draft recommendation, as amended, with 30 votes in favour, 2 against and 4 abstentions. 15. Radio spectrum policy IMCO/7/03858 ***I 2010/0252(COD) COM(2010)0471 – C7-0270/2010 Rapporteur for the Eija-Riitta Korhola (PPE) PA – PE458.565v01-00 opinion: AM – PE458.837v01-00 Responsible: ITRE – Gunnar Hökmark (PPE) PR – PE454.746v01-00 AM – PE460.615v01-00 AM – PE460.855v01-00 Opinions: ECON – Decision: no opinion ENVI – Decision: no opinion IMCO – REGI – Decision: no opinion CULT – Petra Kammerevert (S&D) AD – PE454.499v02-00 AM – PE458.498v01-00 Consideration of amendments Adoption of draft opinion Deadline for tabling amendments: 4 March 2011, 12.00 Speakers: Eija-Riitta Korhola (PPE). Amendments adopted: 50 Amendments rejected: 10 Amendments lapsed: 46 Decision: The Committee adopted the draft opinion, as amended, with 34 votes in favour, 1 against and 0 abstentions. 16. Policy options for progress towards a European contract law for consumers and businesses IMCO/7/04757 2011/2013(INI) COM(2010)0348 Rapporteur for the Hans-Peter Mayer (PPE) PA – PE456.844v01-00 opinion: AM – PE460.655v02-00 Responsible: JURI* – Diana Wallis (ALDE) PR – PE456.886v01-00 AM – PE460.697v01-00 Opinions: ECON – Sirpa Pietikäinen (PPE) PA – PE456.822v01-00 PE462.770v01-00 6/12 PV\863716EN.doc EN AM – PE458.830v01-00 IMCO* – Adoption of draft opinion Deadline for tabling amendments: 1 March 2011, 12.00 Speakers: Andreas Schwab (EPP). Amendments adopted: 33 Amendments rejected: 31 Amendments lapsed: 31 Decision: The Committee adopted the draft opinion, as amended, with 20 votes in favour, 3 against and 13 abstentions. 17. Innovation Union: Transforming Europe for a post-crisis world IMCO/7/04349 2010/2245(INI) COM(2010)0546 Rapporteur for the Kyriacos Triantaphyllides (GUE/NGL) PA – PE456.879v02-00 opinion: AM – PE458.836v02-00 Responsible: ITRE – Judith A.