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Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

PE/VI/PV/04-04

MINUTES of the meeting of 21 September 2004, 15:00 - 18:30, and 22 September 2004, 9:00 - 12:30 BRUSSELS

The meeting opened at 15:10 on Tuesday, 21 September 2004, with Mrs Pervenche Berès, chairwoman, in the chair.

1. Adoption of draft agenda

The draft agenda was adopted.

2. Chairman's announcements:

The chairperson announced the dates of the hearings with the new the Commissioners and encouraged all Members to be present. She reminded the members that if they wanted to raise questions they should address themselves to their respective political groups before the meeting.

3. Any other business

Mr Langen raised the issue of the sitting order and said that he prefered that the members should be seated according to their groups. Furthermore he encouraged the president to invite Commissioner Monti one more time. Mr Purvis requested to also invite Commissioner Bolkestein. The chair referred the issues to the following coordinators meeting.

4. Appointment of rapporteurs and draftspersons - decision on procedures

The decisions of the Bureau and the coordinators meeting of 30/08/04 in Brussels and 13/09/04 in Strasburg was acknowledged.

5. LIPIETZ : ECB annual report - 2003.

Consideration of draft report.

PV\542384EN.doc PE 347.154 Or. EN EN EN Speakers: Alain Lipietz, , Piia-Noora Kauppi,, Alexander Radwan, , Paolo Cirino Pomicino, Gay Mitchell, Ieke van den Burg, Elisa Ferreira, , Pervenche Berès, Theresa Villiers. Decision: Deadline for amendments: 23 September 2004 Consideraton of amendments: 5 October 2004 Vote on amendments: 6 October 2004 Vote in plenary: 25 October 2004

6. PSE : Post financial services action planning

Exchange of views

Speakers: Ieke van den Burg, Theresa Villiers, Commission (Thébault), Pervenche Berès.

Decision: Exchange of views : 6 October 2004 Draft report : 23 November 2004 Vote in committee : January 2005 Vote in plenary: February 2005

7. EVANS : XXXIIIrd Competition report

Decision: Draft report : 30 November 2004 Vote in committee : January 2005 Vote in plenary: February 2005

8. RADWAN : Basel II

First exchange of views

Speakers: Alexander Radwan, Commission (Thébault).

Decision: Exchange of views : Hearing 23 November 2004 Draft report : January 2005 Vote in committee : April 2005 Vote in plenary: May 2005

PE 347.154 2/5 PV\542384EN.doc Or. EN EN * * * The meeting adjourned at 17:03 and resumed on Wednesday, 22 September 2004 at 9:12 with Mrs Pervenche Berès, chairwoman, in the chair. * * *

9. Implementation of International Financial Reporting Standards

Exchange of views with Sir David TWEEDIE, chairman of IAS Board

Speakers: Pervenche Berès, Tweedie David, Alexander Radwan, Peter William Skinner, Jean-Paul Gauzès, Theresa Villiers, John Purvis, Smith (IAS- Board), Margarita Starkevičiūtė, Wolf Klinz.

10. Monetary Dialogue with the ECB ( Art.113.3 of the EU Treaty)

Exchange of views with M. TRICHET, President of the ECB

Speakers: M. Trichet, Pervenche Berès, Alexander Radwan, Ieke van den Burg, José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil, Robert Goebbels, Wolf Klinz, Piia-Noora Kauppi, , Udo Bullmann, Karin Riis- Jørgensen, Sahra Wagenknecht, Alain Lipietz, Guntars Krasts, Antonis Samaras, Theresa Villiers, , Manuel António dos Santos, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, Zsolt László Becsey, Cristóbal Ricardo Montoro Romero, Enrique Barón Crespo.

* * * The meeting was closed at 12:40.

PV\542384EN.doc 3/5 PE 347.154 Or. EN EN BILAG/ANLAGE/ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ/ANNEX/ ANNEXE/ALLEGATO/BIJLAGE/ANEXO/LIITE/BILAGA

DELTAGERLISTE/ANWESENHEITSLISTE/ΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΠΑΡΟΝΤΩΝ/RECORD OF ATTENDANCE/LISTA DE ASISTENCIA/LISTE DE PRESENCE/ELENCO DEI PRESENTI/PRESENTIELIJST/LISTA DE PRESENÇAS/LÄSNÄOLOLISTA/DELTAGARLISTA

Til stede Formandskabet/Vorstand/Προεδρείο/Bureau/Ufficio di Presidenza/Mesa/Puheenjohtajisto/J.L. Presidium: (*) Pervenche Berès (PR), José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil (1e VP), Guntars Krasts (2e VP), John Purvis (3e VP). Anwesend Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Μέλη/Members/Diputados/Députés/Deputati/Leden/Deputados/Jäsenet/ Ledamöter: Παρόντες Zsolt László Becsey, Udo Bullmann, Ieke van den Burg, David Casa (1), Paolo Cirino Pomicino, Jonathan Evans (1), Elisa Ferreira, Jean-Paul Gauzès, Robert Goebbels, Bruno Gollnisch (2), Benoît Hamon (1), Gunnar Hökmark (2), Karsten Friedrich Hoppenstedt (1), Sophia Helena In 't Veld, Othmar Karas (2), Piia-Noora Kauppi, Wolf Present Klinz, Christoph Konrad, Enrico Letta (2), Astrid Lulling (1), Hans-Peter Martin, Gay Mitchell, Cristóbal Ricardo Montoro Romero, Joseph Muscat, Alexander Radwan, , Karin Riis-Jørgensen, Dariusz Kajetan Rosati, Eoin Ryan, Antolín Sánchez Presedo, Manuel António dos Santos, Peter William Skinner, Margarita Presentes Starkevičiūtė, Ivo Strejček, Sahra Wagenknecht, Lars Wohlin.

Stedfortrædere/Stellvertreter/Αναπληρωτές/Substitutes/Suplentes/Suppléants/ Présents Membri supplenti/Plaatsvervangers/Membros suplentes/Varajäsenet/Suppleanter: Enrique Barón Crespo (2), Katerina Batzeli, Jana Bobošíková (1), , Mia De Vits (2), Harald Ettl, Robert J.E. Evans (2), Dariusz Maciej Grabowski (2), Catherine Guy-Quint (2), Ján Hudacký, Zbigniew Presenti Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Werner Langen, Janusz Lewandowski (2), Alain Lipietz, Jules Maaten (2), Vladimír Maňka, Thomas Mann, Diamanto Manolakou (1), Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (2), Antonis Samaras (2), Gilles Savary (2), (1), Theresa Villiers, Henri Weber (2), Corien M. Wortmann-Kool (2). Aanwezig

Läsnä

Närvarande

Art. 178.2 Siekierski, Aloyzas Sakalas Art. 183.3 Louis Patrick

Endv. deltog/Weitere Teiln./ Συµµετείχαν επίσης/Also present Participaron igualmente/ Participaient également/ Hanno partecipato altresi΄/ Andere deelnemers/ Outros participantes/ Muut osallistujat/ Dessutom deltog

(Dagsorden/Tagesordnung Pkt/Ηµερήσια ∆ιάταξη Σηµεί/Point OJ/Punto OG/Agenda Punt/Ponto OJ/punto orden del dia/ Esityslistan kohta/Föredragningslista punkt):

* (P) =Formand/Vorsitzender/Πρόεδρος/Chairman/Président/Presidente/Voorzitter/Presidente/Puheenjohtaja/Ordförande (VP) =Næstform./Stellv. Vorsitz./Αντιπρόεδρος/Vice-Chairman/Vice-Président/Vice-Presidente/Varapuheenjohtaja Ondervoorz./Vice-Pres./Vicepres/Vice ordförande.

Til stede den/Anwesend am/Παρών στις/Present on/Présent le/Presente il/Aanwezig op/Presente em/Presente el/Läsnä/Närvarande den.

(1) Tuesday, 21 September 2004 (2) Wednesday, 22 September 2004

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Efter indbydelse fra formanden/Auf Einladung d. Vorsitzenden/Με πρόσκληση του Προέδρου/At the invitation of the Chairman/Por invitación del presidente/Sur l'invitation du président/Su invito del presidente/Op uitnodiging van de voorzitter/A convite do Presidente/Puheenjohtajan kutsusta/ På ordförandens inbjudan:

Radet/Rat/Συµβούλιο/Council/Consejo/Conseil/Consiglio/Raad/Conselho/Neuvosto/Rådet: (*) Janssen, Filippini

Kommissionen/Kommission/Επιτροπή/Commission/Comisión/Commissione/Commissie/Comissão/Komissio/ Kommissionen: (*) Dieckmann, Arribas, Everts, Schwimann, Schlogel, Aspinah, Espino.

Cour des comptes:

C.E.S.:

Andre deltagere/Andere Teilnehmer ECB : Huemer Επίσης Παρόντες/Also present Otros participantes/Autres participants/Altri partecipanti Andere aanwezigen/Outros participantes Muut osallistujat/Övriga deltagare

Gruppernes sekretariat PPE-DE Bottela, Scheinert Sekretariat der Fraktionen PSE Garnier, Müller, Gardella Γραµµατεία των Πολ. Οµάδων ALDE Soewaerta Secretariat political groups Verts/ALE Denkinger Secr. de los grupos politicos GUE/NGL Wehr, Kyriazis Secr. Groupes politiques UEN Walsh, Gulbe Segr. dei gruppi politici EDD Secr. van de fracties NI Secr. dos grupos politicos Poliittisten ryhmien sihteeristö Gruppernas sekretariat

Cab. du Président

Cab. du Secrétaire Général

Generaldirektorat I Meunier Generaldirektion II Bahr Γενική ∆ιεύθυνση III Directorate-General IV Viilug Dirección general V Direction générale VI Direzione generale VII Directoraat-generaal VIII Direcção-Geral Contrôle financier Service juridique Neergaard Pääosasto Generaldirektorat

Udvalgssekretariatet Berton Jean-Luis, Agathonos Bettina, Aguesse Patrice, Dryden Ausschußsekretariat John-Paul, Jeudy Bruno-Philippe, Meyer Susanne, Puente Pattison Γραµµατεία επιτροπής Miquel, Schulz Stefan, Vollbracht Ian. Committee secretariat Secretaria de la comisión Secrétariat de la commission Segretariato della commissione Commissiesecretariaat Secretariado da comissão Valiokunnan sihteeristö Utskottssekretariatet

Assist./Βοηθός Barreiros Maria-Jose * (P) =Formand/Pres./Πρόεδρος/Chairman/Président/Voorzitter/Puheenjohtaja/Ordförande (VP) =Næstform./Vize-Pres./Αντιπρόεδρος/Vice-Chairman/Vice-Président/Ondervoorz./Vice-pres/Varapuheenjohtaja/Vice ordförande. (M) =Medlem./Mitglied/Μέλος/Member/Miembro/Deputado/Membro/Lid/Membro/Jäsen/Ledamot (F) =Tjenestemand/Beamter/Υπάλληλος/Official/Funcionário/Fonctionnaire/Funzionario/Ambtenaar/ Functionαrio/Virkamies/Tjänsteman

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