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European Parliament 2014-2019 European Parliament 2014-2019 Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection IMCO_PV(2017)0925_1 MINUTES Meeting of 25 September 2017, 15.00-18.30 BRUSSELS The meeting opened at 15.06 on Monday, 25 September 2017, with Anneleen Van Bossuyt (Chair) presiding. 1. Adoption of agenda The agenda was adopted as shown in these minutes. 2. Chair’s announcements A. Webstreaming The Chair reminded Members that the meeting is webstreamed live. B. eMeeting The eMeeting application (http://europarl.europa.eu/emeeting) is available to all IMCO Members, their assistants and political group staff on their tablet or laptop to access the meeting documents C. Newsletter Members were informed that the new issue of IMCO's Newsletter (Nr.84) is available. D. Mission to US The Chair gave a brief overview of the IMCO mission to the US which she qualified as extremely interesting. Furthermore, she indicated that a report would be submitted soon by the secretariat. E. New Members The Chair welcomed the 2 new Members who joined the IMCO Committee: - Mr Andràs GYÜRK (Hungary) - EPP - Mr: John Stuart AGNEW (United Kingdom) - EFDD PV\1135042EN.docx PE610.806v01-00 EN United in diversity EN 3. Approval of minutes of meetings 12-13 July 2017 PV – PE608.134v01-00 4 September 2017 PV – PE609.670v01-00 4. Report on ongoing interinstitutional negotiations IMCO/8/05638 Approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles Rapporteur: Daniel Dalton (ECR) Speakers: Daniel Dalton, Philippe Juvin 5. Respect for private life and the protection of personal data in electronic communications and repealing Directive 2002/58/EC (Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications) IMCO/8/09142 ***I 2017/0003(COD) COM(2017)0010 – C8-0009/2017 Rapporteur Eva Maydell (PPE) PA – PE604.857v01-00 for the AM – PE607.920v02-00 opinion: AM – PE604.858v01-00 Responsible: LIBE – Marju Lauristin (S&D) PR – PE606.011v01-00 AM – PE608.159v01-00 AM – PE608.161v01-00 AM – PE608.160v01-00 Consideration of compromise amendments Speakers: Eva Maydell, Christel Schaldemose, Daniel Dalton, Kaja Kallas, Jan Philipp Albrecht, Andreas Schwab *** Electronic vote *** 6. Access of third-country goods and services to the Union’s internal market in public procurement and procedures supporting negotiations on access of Union goods and services to the public procurement markets of third countries IMCO/8/00121 ***I 2012/0060(COD) COM(2016)0034 – C8-0018/2016 Rapporteur Ivan Štefanec (PPE) PA – PE605.925v01-00 for the AM – PE607.826v01-00 opinion: Responsible: INTA* – Daniel Caspary (PPE) Adoption of draft opinion Results: 17 votes in favour, 7 against and 1 abstention *** End of electronic vote *** 7. Legislative scrutiny: - Action plan on the Reinforcement of SOLVIT: Bringing the benefits of the Single Market to citizens and businesses - COM(2017) 255 final Speakers: Pascal Arimont, Jasenko Selimovic, Dennis de Jong, Igor Šoltes, Nicola PE610.806v01-00 2/19 PV\1135042EN.docx EN Danti, Andreas Schwab 8. Any other business 9. Next meetings 25 September 2017, 17.30 – 18.30 In camera 10. Coordinators’ meeting * * * PV\1135042EN.docx 3/19 PE610.806v01-00 E N Results of roll-call votes Contents 1. Access of third-country goods and services to the Union’s internal market in public procurement and procedures supporting negotiations on access of Union goods and services to the public procurement markets of third countries - 2012/0060 5COD) - Ivan Stefanec (adoption of draft opinion)......................................................................................................5 1.1. Final vote..............................................................................................................5 Key to symbols: + : in favour - : against 0 : abstention PE610.806v01-00 4/19 PV\1135042EN.docx EN 1. Access of third-country goods and services to the Union’s internal market in public procurement and procedures supporting negotiations on access of Union goods and services to the public procurement markets of third countries - 2012/0060 5COD) - Ivan Stefanec (adoption of draft opinion) 1.1. Final vote 17 + ECR Anneleen Van Bossuyt PPE Pascal Arimont, Carlos Coelho, Philippe Juvin, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Eva Maydell, Roberta Metsola, Andreas Schwab, Ivan Štefanec, Róża Gräfin von Thun und Hohenstein S&D Nicola Danti, Liisa Jaakonsaari, Virginie Rozière, Christel Schaldemose, Olga Sehnalová Verts/ALE Pascal Durand, Igor Šoltes 7 - ALDE Kaja Kallas, Jasenko Selimovic, Matthijs van Miltenburg ECR Daniel Dalton, Nosheena Mobarik ENF Philippe Loiseau, Marco Zanni 1 0 GUE/NGL Dennis de Jong Corrections to vote + - 0 Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection DRAFT DECISIONS Coordinators' meeting Brussels PV\1135042EN.docx 5/19 PE610.806v01-00 E N Wednesday, 12 July 2017 from 17.20 to 18:30 In the Chair: Anneleen Van Bossuyt 1 Adoption of the draft agenda The agenda was adopted as shown in these decisions. 2 Adoption of the Coordinators Decisions of the last meetings The decisions of the coordinators' meeting of 21 June 2017 were approved by written procedure on 29 June 2017. The following items have been approved by written procedure: - IMCO competence on the Union Act on the Food supply chain (28.06.17): draft letter indicating IMCO dissatisfaction with the referral sent out; - Plenary: Fertilizers and Customs Infringements (27.06.17): request from rapporteurs agreed - Geoblocking - follow-up from Coordinators on the Impact Assessment (04.07.17): decision was taken not to request an impact assessment but instead to informally refer the questions raised to the Legal Service of the Parliament. - Draft Programme of the Public Hearing on the Compliance Package (04.07.17): approved PE610.806v01-00 6/19 PV\1135042EN.docx EN 3 Announcements 3.1 Main items of the Conference of Committee Chairs None. 3.2 Conflicts with other Committees Title Procedure n° State of Play None. 4 Nomination of rapporteurs Legislative reports None. Non-legislative reports None. Legislative Opinions 4.1 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Defence Industrial Development Programme aiming at supporting the competitiveness and innovative capacity of the EU defence industry - COM(2017) 294 final - 2017/0125 (COD) - SWD(2017) 228 final Resp.: ITRE Opinion: IMCO (PC), AFET/SEDE, BUDG Decision: Opinion - ECR (Chair - 0 points) Non-legislative Opinions 4.2 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Aviation: Open and Connected Europe - COM(2017) 286 final - SWD(2017) 207 final Resp.: TRAN Opinion: IMCO (CM), EMPL, ENVI, ITRE, ECON Decision: No opinion 4.3 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the PV\1135042EN.docx 7/19 PE610.806v01-00 E N European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the Mid-Term Review of the Capital Markets Union Action Plan - COM(2017) 292 final - SWD(2017) 224 and 225 final Resp.: ECON Opinion: IMCO (ZGV), ITRE, JURI, EMPL, ENVI Decision: No opinion 4.4 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Launching the European Defence Fund - COM(2017) 295 final Resp.: ITRE Opinion: IMCO (PC), AFET, BUDG Decision: Opinion -S&D (0 points) 4.5 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Actions to Streamline Environmental Reporting - COM(2017) 312 final - SWD(2017) 230 final Resp.: ENVI Opinion: IMCO (EI), ITRE, AGRI, PECH, BUDG Decision: No opinion. Further action could be considered when the Commission presents the specific proposals to follow-up on its action plan. 4.6 Reflection paper on the Future of European Defence - COM(2017) 315 final Resp.: AFET/SEDE Opinion: IMCO (PC), ITRE, BUDG, LIBE, DEVE Decision: No opinion 4.7 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Progress report on implementation of the TEN-T network in 2014-2015 - COM(2017) 327 final Resp.: TRAN Opinion: IMCO (BM), REGI, ENVI Decision: No opinion 4.8 Report from the commission to the European Parliament and the Council on trade and investment barriers (1 January 2016 - 31 December 2016) - COM(2017) 338 Final Resp.: INTA Opinion: IMCO (PS), ECON, EMPL, ENVI, ITRE, JURI, LIBE Decision: No opinion 4.9 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the assessment of the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing affecting the PE610.806v01-00 8/19 PV\1135042EN.docx EN internal market and relating to cross-border activities - COM(2017) 340 final - SWD(2017) 241 final Resp.: LIBE Opinion: IMCO (AK), ECON, JURI, DEVE, ITRE, INTA Decision: No opinion 4.10 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the Court of Auditors - 2016 Annual Management and Performance Report for the EU Budget - COM(2017) 351 final Resp.: CONT Opinion: all committees (CM) Decision: No opinion For info 4.11 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the Court of Auditors on the management of the guarantee fund of the European fund for strategic investments in 2016 - COM(2017) 326 final - SWD(2017) 235 final Resp.: BUDG Opinion: IMCO (BM), ECON,
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