2004 2009
Committee on Legal Affairs
JURI_PV(2006)0503_1
MINUTES Meeting of 3 May 2006, from 15.00 to 18.30, and 4 May 2006, from 9.00 to 12.30 BRUSSELS
The meeting opened at 15.20 on Wednesday 3 May 2006, with Andrzej Jan Szejna (Vice-Chairman) in the chair.
In the presence of the Council and the European Commission
1. Adoption of draft agenda
Decision: The draft agenda was adopted in the form shown in these minutes.
2. Chairperson's announcements
The Committee decided to set a deadline for the motion for a resolution on the Statute of the Members (Privileges and immunities) on 10 May 2006 at noon; the vote will take place on 30 May.
The Committee appointed:
Mr Lehne as Rapporteur for the immunity case of Mr Onesta.
Opinions:
Ms Wallis as Draftswoman for the 2007 Budget;
Ms Breyer as Draftswoman for Innovative medicines;
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Ms Kauppi as Draftswoman for Liabilities of carriers of passengers by boat in the event of accidents;
Ms López-Istúriz as Draftsman for Civil liability and financial guaranties for ship- owners:
Ms Panayotopoulos as Draftswoman for Vousaari Cargo Port (petition);
Ms Kauppi as Draftswoman for Consolidation of financial services.
3. HEARING: The concept of the trust in common law jurisdictions
The following spoke: the Chair, Richard Frimston (Partner, Russell-Cook Solicitors, London),
(Giuseppe Gargani, Chairman, in the chair)
Giuseppe Gargani, Professor Aldo Berlinguer (University of Cagliari), Laurent Chambaz (Avocat – UGGC et associés, Paris).
Questions: the Chairman. Answers: Laurent Chambaz
4. Succession and wills - Green Paper JURI/6/29436
Rapporteur: Giuseppe Gargani (EPP-ED)
The following spoke: the Chairman, Maria Berger, Manuel Medina Ortega, Francesco Enrico Speroni, Rainer Wieland, Gabriele Stauner, Diana Wallis.
The Committee welcomed the intention of the Rapporteur to prepare a new version of the draft report and decided to further discuss this issue.
5. The limitation periods in cross-border disputes involving injuries and fatal accidents JURI/6/33025 PR - PE367.972v01-00 Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (ALDE)
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Decision: the Committee decided to invite two experts at the next meeting in order to provide the relevant statistical data.
6. Payment services in the internal market JURI/6/32377 Draftsperson: Rainer Wieland (EPP-ED)
The following spoke: the Rapporteur, Jean Allix (Commission), Jean-Paul Gauzès.
7. Mutual information procedure in the areas of asylum and immigration JURI/6/35958 Draftsperson: Diana Wallis (ALDE)
The following spoke: the Draftswoman.
Decision: the Committee unanimously decided to maintain Article 171 as the appropriate legal basis for the Commission’s proposal.
8. Any other business - Term of office of the Directors of Community Agencies
The following spoke: the Chairman, Maria Berger, Bert Doorn.
The debate within the Committee showed that the last proposal of the Austrian Presidency was widely welcomed.
The meeting adjourned at 17.30 and resumed on Thursday, 4 May 2006, at 9.15 with Giuseppe Gargani (Chairman) in the chair.
In camera
9. Parliamentary immunity of Mr. Onesta
Rapporteur: Klaus-Heiner Lehne (EPP-DE)
The following spoke: the Rapporteur, Gérard Onesta (heard), Manuel Medina Ortega, Francesco Enrico Speroni, Monica Frassoni, Maria Berger, Michel Rocard, Diana Wallis, Rainer Wieland, the Chairman, Hans-Peter Mayer.
Decision: after hearing Mr Onesta, the committee decided that his case did not raise a PV\617577EN.doc 3/9 PE 374.327v01-00
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VOTING TIME
In the presence of the Council and the European Commission
10. The implications of the Court's judgment of 13 September 2005 (Case C-176/03 - Commission v. Council) JURI/6/32998 Rapporteur: Giuseppe Gargani (EPP-ED)
The following spoke: the Rapporteur, Francesco Enrico Speroni, Maria Berger.
Decision: the following amendments were adopted: 2, LIBE C, 5, LIBE G, 8 (orally modified), 1, 10, 14 (first part), LIBE para. 6, LIBE para. 7, 17, 18 (first part), 22+18 (second part); the following amendments were withdrawn: 3, 4, 11; LIBE para. 2 was adopted without votes under enhanced cooperation; the Committee adopted the amended report with 14 votes in favour, 7 against and one abstention.
11. Measures to give effect to accession to the Geneva Act concerning the international registration of industrial designs JURI/6/32918
Rapporteur: Michel Rocard (PSE)
The following spoke: the Rapporteur (who withdrew his amendment).
Decision: the Committee adopted the draft report unanimously.
12. Accession to the Geneva Act concerning the international registration of industrial designs JURI/6/32920
Rapporteur: Michel Rocard (PSE)
The following spoke: the Rapporteur.
Decision: the Committee adopted the draft report unanimously.
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Draftsperson: Aloyzas Sakalas (PSE)
The following spoke: the Rapporteur, Hiltrud Breyer.
Decision: the following amendments were adopted: 14, 15, 17-19, 37 (with one sentence withdrawn), 20-25, 26 (without the phrase 'non-genetically modified'), 27, 29, 31-33, 35, 38 (as am to Art. 6; first and second indents withdrawn), 39, 2 (first part), 3, 6-8, 10-13; the Committee adopted the amended report with 15 votes in favour, 8 against and one abstention.
14. Recent developments in and prospects for company law JURI/6/34531
Rapporteur: Andrzej Jan Szejna (PSE)
The following spoke: the Rapporteur, Klaus-Heiner Lehne, Hans-Peter Mayer.
Decision: deadline for amendments on 19 May 2006 at noon; vote on 21 June 2006.
15. Exchange of views with Ms Karin Gastinger, Minister of Justice, Austrian Presidency
The following spoke: the Chairman, Karin Gastinger, Diana Wallis, Maria Berger, Klaus-Heiner Lehne, Eva Lichtenberger, Hans-Peter Mayer.
The Committee welcomed the progress made by the Austrian Presidency in the areas falling within Ms Gastinger’s responsibilities.
16. Follow up on the progress of the working group on "Contract law"
Rapporteur: Klaus Heiner Lehne (PPE)
The following spoke: the Rapporteur, Diana Wallis.
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Tuesday, 30 May 2006, from 15:00 to 18:30
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EN LISTA DE ASISTENCIA/PREZENCNÍ LISTINA/DELTAGERLISTE/ANWESENHEITSLISTE/KOHALOLIJATE NIMEKIRI/ ΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΠΑΡΟΝΤΩΝ/RECORD OF ATTENDANCE/LISTE DE PRÉSENCE/ELENCO DI PRESENZA/APMEKLĒJUMU REĢISTRS/DALYVIU SARAŠAS/JELENLÉTI ÍV/REĠISTRU TA' ATTENDENZA/PRESENTIELIJST/LISTA OBECNOŚCI/ LISTA DE PRESENÇAS/PREZENČNÁ LISTINA/SEZNAM NAVZOČIH/LÄSNÄOLOLISTA/DELTAGARLISTA
Mesa/Predsednictvo/Formandskabet/Vorstand/Juhatus/Προεδρείο/Bureau/Ufficio di presidenza/Prezidijs/Biuras/Elnökség/Prezydium/ Predsedníctvo/Predsedstvo/Puheenjohtajisto/Presidiet (*)
Giuseppe Gargani (P), Andrzej Jan Szejna (VP), Rainer Wieland (VP), Katalin Lévai (VP) (1)
Diputados/Poslanci/Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Parlamendiliikmed/Μέλη/Members/Députés/Deputati/Deputāti/Nariai/Képviselõk/ Membri/Leden/Posłowie/Deputados/Jäsenet/Ledamöter
Maria Berger, Rosa Díez González, Bert Doorn, Monica Frassoni (2), Piia-Noora Kauppi (2), Klaus-Heiner Lehne (2), Marcin Libicki (2), Hans-Peter Mayer, Aloyzas Sakalas, Francesco Enrico Speroni, Gabriele Stauner, Diana Wallis, Nicola Zingaretti (1), Jaroslav Zvěřina, Tadeusz Zwiefka
Suplentes/Náhradníci/Stedfortrædere/Stellvertreter/Asendusliikmed/Αναπληρωτές/Substitutes/Suppléants/Supplenti/Aizstājēji/ Pavaduojantieji nariai/Póttagok/Sostituti/Plaatsvervangers/Zastępcy/Membros suplentes/Náhradníci/Namestniki/Varajäsenet/ Suppleanter
Hiltrud Breyer (2), Nicole Fontaine (1), Jean-Paul Gauzès (1), Roland Gewalt (2), Eva Lichtenberger (2), Toine Manders (2), Manuel Medina Ortega, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Michel Rocard, Andrzej Tomasz Zapałowski (2)
178 (2)
Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann (2), Peter Liese (2), Miroslav Mikolášik (2), Kathy Sinnott (2), Patrizia Toia (2), Stefano Zappalà (2)
183 (3)
46 (6) (Punto del orden del día/Porad jednání (PJ)/Punkt på dagsordenen/Tagesordnungspunkt/Päevakorra punkt/Ηµερήσια ∆ιάταξη Σηµείο/Agenda item/Point OJ/Punto all'ordine del giorno/Darba kārtības punkts/Darbotvarkes punktas/Napirendi pont/Punt Aġenda/ Agendapunt/Punkt porządku dziennego/Ponto OD/Bod programu schôdze/Točka UL/Esityslistan kohta/Föredragningslista punkt)
Observadores/Pozorovatelé/Observatører/Beobachter/Vaatlejad/Παρατηρητές/Observers/Observateurs/Osservatori/Novērotāji/ Stebetojai/Megfigyelõk/Osservaturi/Waarnemers/Obserwatorzy/Observadores/Pozorovatelia/Opazovalci/Tarkkailijat/Observatörer
Alexander Arabadjiev (1), Cristian Dumitrescu
Presente el/Přítomný dne/Til stede den/Anwesend am/Viibis(id) kohal/Παρών στις/Present on/Présent le/Presente il/Piedalījās/ Dalyvauja/Jelen volt/Preżenti fi/Aanwezig op/Obecny dnia/Presente em/Prítomný dňa/Navzoči dne/Läsnä/Närvarande den: (1) 3.5.2006 (2) 4.5.2006
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Por invitación del presidente/Na pozvání predsedy/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/Su invito del presidente/ Pēc priekšsēdētāja uzaicinājuma/Pirminikui pakvietus/Az elnök meghívására/Fuq stedina taċ-'Chairman'/Op uitnodiging van de voorzitter/Na zaproszenie Przewodniczącego/A convite do Presidente/Na pozvanie predsedu/Na povabilo predsednika/ Puheenjohtajan kutsusta/På ordförandens inbjudan
Gérard Onesta
Consejo/Rada/Rådet/Rat/Nõukogu/Συµβούλιο/Council/Conseil/Consiglio/Padome/Taryba/Tanács/Kunsill/Raad/Conselho/ Svet/Neuvosto/Rådet (*)
M.C. Yoldi Erice
Comisión/Komise/Kommissionen/Kommission/Euroopa Komisjon/Επιτροπή/Commission/Commissione/Komisija/Bizottság/ Kummissjoni/Commissie/Komisja/Comissão/Komisia/Komissio/Kommissionen (*)
C. Preising, B. Jesus Gimeno, P. Beaton, A. Poch, I. Jegouzo
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 ohra/ Andere instellingen/Inne instytucje/Outras Instituições/Iné inštitúcie/Druge institucije/Muut toimielimet/Andra institutioner/organ
Otros participantes/Ostatní úcastníci/Endvidere deltog/Andere Teilnehmer/Muud osalejad/Επίσης Παρόντες/Other participants/ Autres participants/Altri partecipanti/Citi klātesošie/Kiti dalyviai/Más résztvevõk/Parteċipanti ohra/Andere aanwezigen/ Inni uczestnicy/Outros participantes/Iní účastníci/Drugi udeleženci/Muut osallistujat/Övriga deltagare
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/Frakciju sekretoriai/Képviselõcsoportok titkársága/Segretarjat gruppi politiċi/Fractiesecretariaten/ Sekretariat Grup Politycznych/Secr. dos grupos políticos/Sekretariát politických skupín/Sekretariat političnih skupin/Poliittisten ryhmien sihteeristöt/Gruppernas sekretariat
PPE-DE A. Preto, B. Bolya, PSE M.S. Guirao Galdon, F. Schirrmer, B. Deladriere ALDE U. Pondelek Verts/ALE F. Beltrame, E. Fenzi GUE/NGL M. Stavinoha IND/DEM V. Ghilardi UEN NI
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Gabinete del Presidente/Kamcelár predsedy/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/Kancelária predsedu/ Urad predsednika/Puhemiehen kabinetti/Talmannens kansli
Gabinete del Secretario General/Kancelár 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/Fõtitkári hivatal/Kabinett tas-Segretarju Ġenerali/Kabinet van de secretaris-generaal/Gabinet Sekretarza Generalnego/Gabinete do Secretário-Geral/Kancelária generálneho tajomníka/ Urad generalnega sekretarja/Pääsihteerin kabinetti/Generalsekreterarens kansli
Dirección General/Generální reditelství/Generaldirektorat/Generaldirektion/Peadirektoraat/Γενική ∆ιεύθυνση/Directorate-General/ Direction générale/Direzione generale/Ģenerāldirektorāts/Generalinis direktoratas/Fõigazgatóság/Direttorat Ġenerali/ Directoraten-generaal/Dyrekcja Generalna/Direcção-Geral/Generálne riaditeľstvo/Generalni direktorat/Pääosasto/Generaldirektorat
DG PRES T. Mrazikova, S. Wicker DG IPOL DG EXPO DG INFO F. De Girolamo, M. Kollarova DG PERS DG IFIN DG TRED DG FINS
Servicio Jurídico/Právní služba/Juridisk Tjeneste/Juristischer Dienst/Õigusteenistus/Νοµική Υπηρεσία/Legal Service/Service juridique/ Servizio giuridico/Juridiskais dienests/Teises tarnyba/Jogi szolgálat/Servizz legali/Juridische Dienst/Wydział prawny/Serviço Jurídico/ Právny servis/Pravna služba/Oikeudellinen yksikkö/Rättstjänsten
H. Duintjer Tebbens, A. Caiola, M. Gomez-Leal
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/Sekretariat odbora/ Valiokunnan sihteeristö/Utskottssekretariatet
M. J. Martinez Iglesias, R. Bray, E. Kretschmer, Y. Tymowski, A. Scrimali
Asistente/Asistent/Assistent/Assistenz/Βοηθός/Assistant/Assistente/Palīgs/Padejejas/asszisztens/Asystent/Pomočnik/Avustaja/ Assistenter
A. Schenk
* (P) = Presidente/Predseda/Formand/Vorsitzender/Esimees/Πρόεδρος/Chair(wo)man/Président/Priekšsēdētājs/Pirmininkas/ Elnök/'Chairman'/Voorzitter/Przewodniczący/Predseda/Predsednik/Puheenjohtaja/Ordförande (VP) = Vicepresidente/Místopredseda/Næstformand/Stellvertretender Vorsitzender/Aseesimees/Αντιπρόεδρος/Vice-Chair(wo)man/ Vice-Président/Priekšsēdētāja vietnieks/Pirmininko pavaduotojas/Alelnök/Viċi 'Chairman'/Ondervoorzitter/ Wiceprzewodniczący/Vice-Presidente/Podpredseda/Podpredsednik/Varapuheenjohtaja/Vice ordförande (M) = Miembro/Clen/Medlem./Mitglied/Parlamendiliige/Μέλος/Member/Membre/Membro/Deputāts/Narys/Tag/képviselõ/Membru/ Lid/Członek/Membro/Člen/Poslanec/Jäsen/Ledamot (F) = Funcionario/Úredník/Tjenestemand/Beamter/Ametnik/Υπάλληλος/Official/Fonctionnaire/Funzionario/Ierēdnis/ Pareigunas/Tisztviselõ/Uffiċjal/Ambtenaar/Urzędnik/Funcionário/Úradník/Uradnik/Virkamies/Tjänsteman PV\617577EN.doc 9/9 PE 374.327v01-00
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