Minutes of the Sitting of 19 January 2012
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18.4.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 111 E/47 Thursday 19 January 2012 MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 19 JANUARY 2012 (2012/C 111 E/04) Contents Page 1. Opening of the sitting . 49 2. Documents received . 49 3. Farm input supply chain - Imbalances in the food supply chain (debate) . 50 4. Space strategy for the European Union (short presentation) . 51 5. Avoiding food wastage (short presentation) . 52 6. Other business . 52 7. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting . 52 8. Combating algal blooms (written declaration) . 52 9. Establishment of the Pact of Islands as an official European initiative (written declaration) 53 10. Voting time . 53 10.1. Community Code on Visas ***I (Rule 138) (vote) . 53 10.2. EU-Georgia Agreement on protection of geographical indications of agricultural products and foodstuffs *** (Rule 138) (vote) . 53 10.3. EU accession to Regulation No 29 of the UN Economic Commission for Europe *** (Rule 138) (vote) . 54 10.4. Pedestrian safety and light emitting diodes *** (Rule 138) (vote) . 54 10.5. EU-Indonesia agreement on certain aspects of air services *** (Rule 138) (vote) . 54 10.6. Memorandum of Cooperation between the European Union and the International Civil Aviation Organisation *** (Rule 138) (vote) . 55 10.7. Appointments to committees (vote) . 55 10.8. Waste electrical and electronic equipment ***II (vote) . 55 10.9. Placing on the market and use of biocidal products ***II (vote) . 55 10.10. Farm input supply chain (vote) . 56 10.11. Imbalances in the food supply chain (vote) . 56 10.12. Space strategy for the European Union (vote) . 56 10.13. Avoiding food wastage (vote) . 57 C 111 E/48 EN Official Journal of the European Union 18.4.2012 Thursday 19 January 2012 Contents (continued) Page 11. Explanations of vote . 57 12. Corrections to votes and voting intentions . 57 13. Council positions at first reading . 58 14. Composition of committees and delegations . 58 15. Decisions concerning certain documents . 58 16. Written declarations included in the register (Rule 123) . 61 17. Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting . 62 18. Dates of forthcoming sittings . 62 19. Adjournment of the session . 62 ATTENDANCE REGISTER . 63 Annex 1 — Combating algal blooms (written declaration) . 65 Annex 2 — Establishment of the Pact of Islands as an official European initiative (written declar ation) . 66 Annex 3 — Appointments to committees . 67 ANNEX I RESULTS OF VOTES . 90 1. Community Code on Visas ***I . 90 2. EU-Georgia Agreement on protection of geographical indications of agricultural products and foodstuffs *** . 90 3. EU accession to Regulation No 29 of the UN Economic Commission for Europe *** . 91 4. Pedestrian safety and light emitting diodes *** . 91 5. EU-Indonesia agreement on certain aspects of air services *** . 91 6. Memorandum of Cooperation between the European Union and the International Civil Aviation Organisation *** . 91 7. Appointments to committees . 91 8. Waste electrical and electronic equipment ***II . 91 9. Placing on the market and use of biocidal products ***II . 92 10. Farm input supply chain . 92 11. Imbalances in the food supply chain . 93 12. Space strategy for the European Union . 93 13. Avoiding food wastage . 94 18.4.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 111 E/49 Thursday 19 January 2012 Contents (continued) Page ANNEX II RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES . 95 1. A7-0441/2011 – Louis Michel – Single vote . 95 2. A7-0005/2012 – Vital Moreira – Single vote . 96 3. A7-0004/2012 – Vital Moreira – Single vote . 97 4. A7-0334/2011 – Karl-Heinz Florenz – Block 1 . 99 5. A7-0336/2011 – Christa Klaß – Block 1 . 100 6. RC-B7-0006/2012 – Amendment 3 . 101 7. RC-B7-0006/2012 – Amendment 5 . 103 8. RC-B7-0006/2012 – Amendment 6 . 104 9. RC-B7-0006/2012 – Amendment 4 . 106 MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 19 JANUARY 2012 IN THE CHAIR: Isabelle DURANT Vice-President 1. Opening of the sitting The sitting opened at 9.00. 2. Documents received The following documents had been received from the Council and the Commission: — Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (COM(2011)0895 - C7-0007/2012 - 2011/0439(COD)) The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 124(1). referred to responsible: IMCO opinion: ENVI, EMPL, ITRE, JURI, ECON, LIBE, INTA, TRAN, REGI — Proposal for a Council regulation establishing an Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation (COM(2011)0841 - C7-0014/2012 - 2011/0414(CNS)) referred to responsible: ITRE opinion: ENVI, BUDG — Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union’s instruments for external action (COM(2011)0842 - C7-0494/2011 - 2011/0415(COD)) referred to responsible: AFET opinion: DEVE, BUDG, ITRE, INTA C 111 E/50 EN Official Journal of the European Union 18.4.2012 Thursday 19 January 2012 — Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union (COM(2011)0890 - C7-0507/2011 – 2011/0455(COD)) The President had consulted the Court of Justice and the Court of Auditors on this proposal in accordance with the provisions of Article 336 of the TFEU. referred to responsible: JURI opinion: FEMM, AFCO, BUDG, CONT — Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting (the ‘Pericles 2020’ programme) (COM(2011)0913 - C7-0510/2011 - 2011/0449(COD)) referred to responsible: LIBE opinion: BUDG, ECON — Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications and Regulation […] on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System (COM(2011)0883 - C7-0512/2011 - 2011/0435(COD)) The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 124(1). referred to responsible: IMCO opinion: CULT, EMPL — Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Hercule III programme to promote activities in the field of the protection of the European Union’s financial interests (COM(2011)0914 - C7-0513/2011 - 2011/0454(COD)) referred to responsible: CONT opinion: BUDG, LIBE — Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism (COM(2011)0934 - C7-0519/2011 - 2011/0461(COD)) referred to responsible: ENVI opinion: DEVE, AFET, BUDG, REGI 3. Farm input supply chain - Imbalances in the food supply chain (debate) Report on the farm input supply chain: structure and implications [2011/2114(INI)] - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Rapporteur: José Bové (A7-0421/2011) Oral question (O-000239/2011) by Maria do Céu Patrão Neves, on behalf of the PPE Group, Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos, on behalf of the S&D Group, and James Nicholson, on behalf of the ECR Group, to the Commission: Imbalances in the food supply chain (B7-0675/2011) Oral question (O-000302/2011) by Bairbre de Brún, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to the Commission: Transparency and fairness in the food supply chain (B7-0676/2011) Oral question (O-000001/2012) by Rolandas Paksas and Juozas Imbrasas, on behalf of the EFD Group, to the Commission: Imbalances in the food supply chain (B7-0021/2012) José Bové introduced the report. Maria do Céu Patrão Neves, Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos, James Nicholson, João Ferreira and Rolandas Paksas moved the oral questions Antonio Tajani (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the oral questions. 18.4.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 111 E/51 Thursday 19 January 2012 The following spoke: Mairead McGuinness, on behalf of the PPE Group, Spyros Danellis, on behalf of the S&D Group, Marit Paulsen, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Alyn Smith, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Janusz Wojciechowski, on behalf of the ECR Group, Alfreds Rubiks, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, John Stuart Agnew, on behalf of the EFD Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Alyn Smith, Diane Dodds, Non-attached Member, Albert Deß, Paolo De Castro, George Lyon, Bart Staes, Hynek Fajmon, who also replied to a blue-card question by Marc Tarabella, Jaroslav Paška, Andreas Mölzer, Esther Herranz García, Iratxe García Pérez, Britta Reimers, Richard Ashworth, Bastiaan Belder, Agnès Le Brun, Marc Tarabella, Liam Aylward, Kay Swinburne, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Wojciech Michał Olejniczak and Struan Stevenson. IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ Vice-President The following spoke: Elisabeth Köstinger, who also replied to a blue-card question by Kay Swinburne, Ulrike Rodust, Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris, Karin Kadenbach, Rareș-Lucian Niculescu, Luís Paulo Alves, Esther de Lange, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Anna Maria Corazza Bildt and.