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Committee on Legal Affairs

JURI_PV(2011)0711-1

MINUTES Meeting of 11 July 2011, from 15.00 to 18.30, and 12 July 2011, from 09.30 to 13.00 BRUSSELS

The meeting opened at 15.10 on Monday 11 July 2011, with Klaus-Heiner Lehne (Chair) in the chair.

1. Adoption of agenda JURI_OJ (2011)0711v01-00

The agenda was adopted, subject to the postponement of items 4, 6 and 13. The Chair pointed out that the next day's meeting would begin at 9.30 and end at 13.00.

2. Chair's announcements There were no announcements.

3. Jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (recast) JURI/7/04888 ***I 2010/0383(COD) COM(2010)0748 – C7-0433/2010 Rapporteur:Tadeusz Zwiefka (PPE) PR – PE467.046v01-00 CM – PE460.606v01-00 CM – PE464.681v01-00

The following spoke: Tadeusz Zwiefka, Francesco Enrico Speroni, , Klaus-Heiner Lehne, Evelyn Regner, Sebastian Valentin Bodu, Karen Vanderkerkhove (Commission desk officer). A deadline for amendments was set at 21 September at noon.

4. Jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and authentic instruments in matters of succession and the creation of a European

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EN United in diversityEN Certificate of Succession JURI/7/01362 ***I 2009/0157(COD) COM(2009)0154 – C7-0236/2009 Rapporteur:Kurt Lechner (PPE) PR – PE441.200v02-00 AM – PE464.765v01-00 DT – PE458.825v01-00 Responsibl JURI – e: Opinions: LIBE

The following spoke: Kurt Lechner, Eva Lichtenberger

5. The implementation of the directive on mediation in the Member States, its impact on mediation and its take-up by the courts JURI/7/04989 2011/2026(INI) Rapporteur:Arlene McCarthy (S&D) PR – PE462.583v01-00 AM – PE467.215v01-00

Bernhard Rapkay proposed on the rapporteur's behalf that the report and amendments be put to the vote en bloc with an oral amendment to point 13d (addition of the word "notaries"). The following amendments were adopted: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9/10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17and 18.

The Committee adopted the report by a unanimous vote (21 votes to 0, with 0 abstentions).

6. Parliament's position on the 2012 Draft Budget as modified by the Council - all sections JURI/7/05129 2011/2020(BUD) Rapporteur Cecilia Wikström (ALDE) for the opinion: Responsible: BUDG – Francesca Balzani (S&D) José Manuel Fernandes (PPE)

The following spoke: Cecilia Wikström, Klaus-Heiner Lehne,

The Committee unanimously gave the rapporteur a mandate to present amendments in the Budget Committee (a) to support the section "Court of Justice" of the draft budget presented by the European Commission; (b) to create a pool of legal secretaries (réferendaires) for the General Court in order to anticipate the creation of new posts of Judges in that court by subsequent legislation and (c) to create a pilot project on judicial training to be coordinated by 2 or 3 national judicial schools.

PE469.836v02-00 2/10 PV\875830EN.doc EN Legal Basis (Rule 37)

7. Specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union JURI/7/06312 ***I 2010/0256(COD) COM(2010)0498 – C7-0284/2010 Rapporteur Jiří Maštálka (GUE/NGL) for the opinion: Responsible: AGRI – Gabriel Mato Adrover (PPE) PR – PE452.866v02-00

The following spoke: Klaus-Heiner Lehne, as Chair.

The Committee recommended by a unanimous vote (21 votes to 0, with 0 abstentions) that Article 349 TFEU should be added to the first subparagraph of Article 42 and Article 43(2) TFEU to form the legal basis of the proposal on specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union.

8. Access by fishing vessels flying the flag of Venezuela to the exclusive economic zone off the coast of the French department of Guyana JURI/7/06119 * 2010/0392(NLE) 08202/2011 – C7-0121/2011 Rapporteur Jiří Maštálka (GUE/NGL) for the opinion: Responsible: PECH – Crescenzio Rivellini (PPE)

The following spoke: Klaus-Heiner Lehne, as Chair.

The Committee recommended by a unanimous vote (21 votes to 0, with 0 abstentions) that Article 43(2) TFEU in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a)(v) TFEU should be the legal basis for the proposal on access by fishing vessels flying the flag of Venezuela to the exclusive economic zone off the coast of the French department of Guyana.

9. Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (Codification) JURI/7/05831 ***I 2011/0080(COD) COM(2011)0189 – C7-0095/2011 Rapporteur:Sajjad Karim (ECR) CM – PE467.340v01-00 Responsible: JURI –

The report was adopted by 21 votes to 0, with 0 abstentions

10. Online Gambling in the Internal Market JURI/7/05954 2011/2084(INI) COM(2011)0128

PV\875830EN.doc 3/10 PE469.836v02-00 EN Rapporteur Sajjad Karim (ECR) PA – PE467.022v01-00 for the AM – PE467.298v01-00 opinion: Responsible: IMCO – Jürgen Creutzmann (ALDE) PR – PE467.028v01-00

The following spoke: Toine Manders

The following amendments were adopted: AM 1, AM 6/7, AM 8, AM 9 (second part only), AM 36, AM 13, AM 14, AM 15, AMC1, AMC22, AMC 2, AMC 3, AM 31, AM 32

The Committee adopted the opinion by 22 votes to 0, with 0 abstentions.

In camera

11. Disputes involving Parliament (Rule 128)

The following spoke on the question whether Parliament should intervene in Cases C- 274/11, Kingdom of Spain v Council, and C-295/11, Republic of Italy v Council: Klaus-Heiner Lehne, Eva Lichtenberger, , Tadeusz Zwiefka, Antonio Masip Hidalgo, Cecilia Wikström, Francesco Enrico Speroni.

The committee decided by 4 votes to 17, with 0 abstentions to recommend to the President of Parliament under Rule 128(4) to intervene in the proceedings brought before the Court of Justice in Cases C-274/11 and C-295/11 to defend the validity of Council Decision 2011/167/EU.

12. Verification of credentials (Rule 3)

The committee verified unanimously the credentials of Mr Dimitrios Droutsas (to replace Mr Stavros Lambrinidis), as from 22 June 2011; Mrs Tarja Cronberg (to replace Mrs Heidi Hautala), as from 22 June 2011, and Mr Franck Proust (to replace Mr Dominique Baudis), as from 23 June 2011. The committee verified unanimously the resignation of Mr Dirk Sterckx, with effect from 6 September 2011.

13. Request for defence of the parliamentary immunity of Mr Luigi de Magistris JURI/7/05724 2011/2064(IMM) Rapporteur:Bernhard Rapkay (S&D) CM – PE467.332v01-00

It was decided to deal with this question after the summer recess.

14. Request for waiver of the parliamentary immunity of Mr Hans-Peter Martin JURI/7/06047 2011/2104(IMM)

PE469.836v02-00 4/10 PV\875830EN.doc EN Rapporteur:Tadeusz Zwiefka (PPE) PR – PE467.273v01-00 CM – PE466.959v01-00 A draft report was adopted by 21 votes to 0, with 0 abstentions.

15. Request for the waiver of the parliamentary immunity of Georgios Toussas JURI/7/05640 2011/2057(IMM) Rapporteur:Tadeusz Zwiefka (PPE) CM – PE467.061v01-00

It was decided to hold a hearing of Mr Toussas after the summer break.

The meeting was suspended at 17:40.

*** The meeting resumed on Monday 11 July 2011 at 9:35 with Klaus-Heiner Lehne (Chair) in the chair.

16. Chair's announcements

The Chair made the following announcements following the coordinators' meeting.

Appointment of rapporteurs:

Sebastian Valentin Bodu for an initiative report on EU corporate governance framework;

Bernhard Rapkay for the request for the waiver of Mr Viktor Uspaskich's parliamentary immunity;

Antonio Masip Hidalgo for the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on entrusting the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) with certain tasks related to the protection of intellectual property rights, including the assembling of public and private sector representatives as a European Observatory on Counterfeiting and Piracy;

Lidia Geringer de Oedenberg for the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain permitted uses of orphan works.

Appointment of rapporteurs for Opinions:

Jan Philipp Albrecht for the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and on the right to communicate upon arrest;

Joszef Szájer for the proposal for 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 powers for the adoption of certain measures;

PV\875830EN.doc 5/10 PE469.836v02-00 EN Marielle Gallo for the proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the United Mexican States, the Kingdom of Morocco, New Zealand, the Republic of Singapore, the Swiss Confederation and the United States of America;

Dagmar Roth-Behrendt for the proposal for a Council Regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020;

Dimitar Stoyanov for a petition on an alleged dysfunction in the structure of the European civil service.

A workshop on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (recast) would take place on 20 September 2011 from 9.00 in room JAN 4Q1.

The meetings calendar for the committee for 2012 would be circulated by the secretariat.

Public hearing

17. Towards a Coherent European Approach to Collective Redress JURI/7/05981 2011/2089(INI) Rapporteur:Klaus-Heiner Lehne (PPE) Responsible: JURI – Opinions: ECON, ITRE, IMCO

The Chair welcomed the Vice-President of the Commission, Viviane Reding, and the invited experts. He further announced that a representative of the consumers' organisation BEUC, Augusta Maciuleviciute, would be making a short statement at the end of the hearing.

Apart from the invited experts Gerard McDermott QC of the Bar of England and Wales, Mestre Paula Meira Lourenço, Presidente da comissão para a eficácia das execuções, Lisbon, Dr Anke Sessler, Chief Counsel Litigation, Siemens AG, and Malcolm Carlisle, European Justice Forum, the following spoke: Mrs Rapti, rapporteur for IMCO, Luigi Berlinguer, Diana Wallis, Eva Lichtenberger and Antonio Masip Hidalgo.

Following the hearing, Antonio Masip Hidalgo made a point of order concerning threats he had received from a member of a Spanish auditing firm.

18. Exchange of views with Krzysztof Kwiatkowski, Polish Minister of Justice on the priorities of the Polish Presidency

PE469.836v02-00 6/10 PV\875830EN.doc EN Apart from Minister Krzysztof Kwiatkowski, Piotr Żuchowski, Secretary of State at the Polish Ministry of Culture and Marcin Korolec, Polish Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Economy, the following spoke: Klaus-Heiner Lehne, Lidia Geringer de Oedenberg, Cecilia Wikström, Eva Lichtenberger, Raffaele Baldassarre Antonio Masip Hildalgo

19. Credit agreements relating to residential property JURI/7/05898 ***I 2011/0062(COD) COM(2011)0142 – C7-0085/2011 Rapporteur Alexandra Thein (ALDE) PA – PE467.293v01-00 for the opinion: Responsible: ECON – Antolín Sánchez Presedo (S&D)

The following members took the floor: Alexandra Thein, Antonio Masip Hidalgo, Evelyn Regner, Tadeusz Zwiefka and Klaus-Heiner Lehne.

The deadline for amendments was set at 13 September at noon.

20. Exchange of views with Vice-President of the European Commission, Maroš Šefčovič, Commissioner for Inter-institutional relations and Administration on the Staff Regulations

Rapporteur: Dagmar Roth-Behrendt (S&D)

The Chair gave the floor to Vice-President Šefčovič.

The following members took the floor: Dagmar Roth-Berendt, Tadeusz Zwiefka, Antonio Masip Hidalgo, Eva Lichtenberger, Alexandra Thein and Evelyn Regner.

Vice-President Šefčovič replied.

21. Rule 38a: Subsidiarity

The Chair drew attention to a number of reasoned opinions received from national parliaments.

22. Any other business

Evelyn Regner, supported by Eva Lichtenberger, raised the question of the lack of heating in the meeting room.

The meeting rose at 13.20.

23. Next meeting(s)  19 September 2011, 15.00 – 18.30 (Brussels)

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Бюро/Mesa/Předsednictvo/Formandskabet/Vorstand/Juhatus/Προεδρείο/Bureau/Ufficio di presidenza/Prezidijs/Biuras/Elnökség/ Prezydium/Birou/Predsedníctvo/Predsedstvo/Puheenjohtajisto/Presidiet (*)

Klaus-Heiner Lehne, Raffaele Baldassarre, Sebastian Valentin Bodu, Luigi Berlinguer, Evelyn Regner,

Членове/Diputados/Poslanci/Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Parlamendiliikmed/Μέλη/Members/Députés/Deputati/Deputāti/Nariai/Képviselõk/ Membri/Leden/Posłowie/Deputados/Deputaţi/Jäsenet/Ledamöter

Françoise Castex (1), Christian Engström (1), Marielle Gallo, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg (2), Gerald Häfner (2), Antonio Masip Hidalgo, Alajos Mészáros (2), Bernhard Rapkay, Francesco Enrico Speroni (1), Dimitar Stoyanov (1), Alexandra Thein, Diana Wallis (2), , Cecilia Wikström, Tadeusz Zwiefka

Заместници/Suplentes/Náhradníci/Stedfortrædere/Stellvertreter/Asendusliikmed/Αναπληρωτές/Substitutes/Suppléants/Supplenti/ Aizstājēji/Pavaduojantys nariai/Póttagok/Sostituti/Plaatsvervangers/Zastępcy/Membros suplentes/Supleanţi/Náhradníci/Namestniki/ Varajäsenet/Suppleanter

Kurt Lechner (1), Eva Lichtenberger, Toine Manders (1), Paulo Rangel (1), Dagmar Roth-Behrendt

187 (2)

Giuseppe Gargani,

193 (3)

Ingeborg Gräßle (2), Sylvana Rapti (2)

49 (6) (Точка от дневния ред/Punto del orden del día/Bod pořadu jednání (OJ)/Punkt på dagsordenen/Tagesordnungspunkt/Päevakorra punkt/Ημερήσια Διάταξη Σημείο/Agenda item/Point OJ/Punto all'ordine del giorno/Darba kārtības punkts/Darbotvarkės punktas/ Napirendi pont/Punt fuq l-aġenda/Agendapunt/Punkt porządku dziennego/Ponto OD/Punct de pe ordinea de zi/Bod programu schôdze/ Točka UL/Esityslistan kohta/Föredragningslista punkt)

Наблюдатели/Observadores/Pozorovatelé/Observatører/Beobachter/Vaatlejad/Παρατηρητές/Observers/Observateurs/Osservatori/ Novērotāji/Stebėtojai/Megfigyelők/Osservaturi/Waarnemers/Obserwatorzy/Observadores/Observatori/Pozorovatelia/Opazovalci/ Tarkkailijat/Observatörer

(1) 11.7.2011 (2) 12.7.2011

По покана на председателя/Por invitación del presidente/Na pozvání předsedy/Efter indbydelse fra formanden/Auf Einladung des Vorsitzenden/Esimehe kutsel/Με πρόσκληση του Προέδρου/At the invitation of the Chair(wo)man/Sur l'invitation du président/

PE469.836v02-00 8/10 PV\875830EN.doc EN Su invito del presidente/Pēc priekšsēdētāja uzaicinājuma/Pirmininkui pakvietus/Az elnök meghívására/Fuq stedina tal-President/ Op uitnodiging van de voorzitter/Na zaproszenie Przewodniczącego/A convite do Presidente/La invitaţia preşedintelui/Na pozvanie predsedu/Na povabilo predsednika/Puheenjohtajan kutsusta/På ordförandens inbjudan

Съвет/Consejo/Rada/Rådet/Rat/Nõukogu/Συμβούλιο/Council/Conseil/Consiglio/Padome/Taryba/Tanács/Kunsill/Raad/Conselho/ Consiliu/Svet/Neuvosto/Rådet (*)

Комисия/Comisión/Komise/Kommissionen/Kommission/Euroopa Komisjon/Επιτροπή/Commission/Commissione/Komisija/Bizottság/ Kummissjoni/Commissie/Komisja/Comissão/Comisie/Komisia/Komissio/Kommissionen (*)

Други институции/Otras instituciones/Ostatní orgány a instituce/Andre institutioner/Andere Organe/Muud institutsioonid/ Άλλα θεσμικά όργανα/Other institutions/Autres institutions/Altre istituzioni/Citas iestādes/Kitos institucijos/Más intézmények/ Istituzzjonijiet oħra/Andere instellingen/Inne instytucje/Outras Instituições/Alte instituţii/Iné inštitúcie/Druge institucije/Muut toimielimet/Andra institutioner/organ

Други участници/Otros participantes/Ostatní účastníci/Endvidere deltog/Andere Teilnehmer/Muud osalejad/Επίσης Παρόντες/Other participants/Autres participants/Altri partecipanti/Citi klātesošie/Kiti dalyviai/Más résztvevők/Parteċipanti oħra/Andere aanwezigen/ Inni uczestnicy/Outros participantes/Alţi participanţi/Iní účastníci/Drugi udeleženci/Muut osallistujat/Övriga deltagare

Секретариат на политическите групи/Secretaría de los Grupos políticos/Sekretariát politických skupin/Gruppernes sekretariat/ Sekretariat der Fraktionen/Fraktsioonide sekretariaat/Γραμματεία των Πολιτικών Ομάδων/Secretariats of political groups/Secrétariat des groupes politiques/Segreteria gruppi politici/Politisko grupu sekretariāts/Frakcijų sekretoriai/Képviselőcsoportok titkársága/Segretarjat gruppi politiċi/Fractiesecretariaten/Sekretariat Grup Politycznych/Secr. dos grupos políticos/Secretariate grupuri politice/Sekretariát politických skupín/Sekretariat političnih skupin/Poliittisten ryhmien sihteeristöt/Gruppernas sekretariat

PPE S&D ALDE ECR Verts/ALE GUE/NGL EFD NI

PV\875830EN.doc 9/10 PE469.836v02-00 EN Кабинет на председателя/Gabinete del Presidente/Kancelář předsedy/Formandens Kabinet/Kabinett des Präsidenten/Presidendi kantselei/Γραφείο Προέδρου/President's Office/Cabinet du Président/Gabinetto del Presidente/Priekšsēdētāja kabinets/Pirmininko kabinetas/Elnöki hivatal/Kabinett tal-President/Kabinet van de Voorzitter/Gabinet Przewodniczącego/Gabinete do Presidente/ Cabinet Preşedinte/Kancelária predsedu/Urad predsednika/Puhemiehen kabinetti/Talmannens kansli

Кабинет на генералния секретар/Gabinete del Secretario General/Kancelář generálního tajemníka/Generalsekretærens Kabinet/ Kabinett des Generalsekretärs/Peasekretäri büroo/Γραφείο Γενικού Γραμματέα/Secretary-General's Office/Cabinet du Secrétaire général/Gabinetto del Segretario generale/Ģenerālsekretāra kabinets/Generalinio sekretoriaus kabinetas/Főtitkári hivatal/Kabinett tas- Segretarju Ġenerali/Kabinet van de secretaris-generaal/Gabinet Sekretarza Generalnego/Gabinete do Secretário-Geral/Cabinet Secretar General/Kancelária generálneho tajomníka/Urad generalnega sekretarja/Pääsihteerin kabinetti/Generalsekreterarens kansli

Генерална дирекция/Dirección General/Generální ředitelství/Generaldirektorat/Generaldirektion/Peadirektoraat/Γενική Διεύθυνση/ Directorate-General/Direction générale/Direzione generale/Ģenerāldirektorāts/Generalinis direktoratas/Főigazgatóság/Direttorat Ġenerali/Directoraten-generaal/Dyrekcja Generalna/Direcção-Geral/Direcţii Generale/Generálne riaditeľstvo/Generalni direktorat/ Pääosasto/Generaldirektorat

DG PRES DG IPOL DG EXPO DG COMM DG PERS DG INLO DG TRAD DG INTE DG FINS DG ITEC Правна служба/Servicio Jurídico/Právní služba/Juridisk Tjeneste/Juristischer Dienst/Õigusteenistus/Νομική Υπηρεσία/Legal Service/ Service juridique/Servizio giuridico/Juridiskais dienests/Teisės tarnyba/Jogi szolgálat/Servizz legali/Juridische Dienst/Wydział prawny/ Serviço Jurídico/Serviciu Juridic/Právny servis/Pravna služba/Oikeudellinen yksikkö/Rättstjänsten

Секретариат на комисията/Secretaría de la comisión/Sekretariát výboru/Udvalgssekretariatet/Ausschusssekretariat/Komisjoni sekretariaat/Γραμματεία επιτροπής/Committee secretariat/Secrétariat de la commission/Segreteria della commissione/Komitejas sekretariāts/Komiteto sekretoriatas/A bizottság titkársága/Segretarjat tal-kumitat/Commissiesecretariaat/Sekretariat komisji/ Secretariado da comissão/Secretariat comisie/Sekretariat odbora/Valiokunnan sihteeristö/Utskottssekretariatet

R. Bray, M. J. Martinez Iglesias, M. Nordanskog, S. Knöfel, E. Wojtowitcz, L. Zuleta De Reales Ansaldo

Сътрудник/Asistente/Asistent/Assistent/Assistenz/Βοηθός/Assistant/Assistente/Palīgs/Padėjėjas/Asszisztens/Asystent/Pomočnik/ Avustaja/Assistenter

N. Moussaoui

* (P) = Председател/Presidente/Předseda/Formand/Vorsitzender/Esimees/Πρόεδρος/Chair(wo)man/Président/Priekšsēdētājs/Pirmininkas/ Elnök/President/Voorzitter/Przewodniczący/Preşedinte/Predseda/Predsednik/Puheenjohtaja/Ordförande (VP) = Заместник-председател/Vicepresidente/Místopředseda/Næstformand/Stellvertretender Vorsitzender/Aseesimees/Αντιπρόεδρος/ Vice-Chair(wo)man/Vice-Président/Priekšsēdētāja vietnieks/Pirmininko pavaduotojas/Alelnök/Viċi President/Ondervoorzitter/ Wiceprzewodniczący/Vice-Presidente/Vicepreşedinte/Podpredseda/Podpredsednik/Varapuheenjohtaja/Vice ordförande (M) = Член/Miembro/Člen/Medlem./Mitglied/Parlamendiliige/Μέλος/Member/Membre/Membro/Deputāts/Narys/Képviselő/ Membru/Lid/Członek/Membro/Membru/Člen/Poslanec/Jäsen/Ledamot (F) = Длъжностно лице/Funcionario/Úředník/Tjenestemand/Beamter/Ametnik/Υπάλληλος/Official/Fonctionnaire/Funzionario/ Ierēdnis/Pareigūnas/Tisztviselő/Uffiċjal/Ambtenaar/Urzędnik/Funcionário/Funcţionar/Úradník/Uradnik/Virkamies/Tjänsteman

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