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European Parliament EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2004 2009 Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection IMCO_PV0602_1 MINUTES Meeting of 2 June 2008, from 15.00 to 18.30, and 3 June 2008, from 9.00 to 12.30 and from 15.00 to 18.30 BRUSSELS The meeting opened at 15.10 on Monday 2 June 2008, with Arlene McCarthy (Chairwoman) in the chair. 1. Adoption of agenda The Agenda was adopted with the following modifications: The vote on the Report of Mr Marian Zlotea regarding "Electronic Communications Networks and Services" was postponed. The vote on the Report of Mrs Edit Herczog regarding "European Electronic Communications Authority" was postponed. The consideration of draft opinion of Mr Benoît Hamon regarding "Stepping up the fight against undeclared work" was postponed. 2. Chair’s announcements The Chair made no announcements 3. Approval of minutes of meeting of: 7–8 April 2008 PV – PE407.587v01-00 The minutes of 7-8 April were adopted. With the Council and Commission 2 June 2008, 15.00 – 17.00 4. Public contracts in the fields of defence and security (items 4 and 5 were debated together, see below) PV\732491EN.doc PE409.519v01-00 EN EN IMCO/6/57415 ***I 2007/0280(COD) COM(2007)0766 – C6-0467/2007 Rapporteur: Graf Alexander Lambsdorff (ALDE) DT – PE402.914v01-00 Responsible: IMCO Opinions: AFET Karl Von Wogau (EPP–ED) PA – PE406.137v01-00 ITRE – Decision: no opinion Exchange of views with experts 5. Transfers of defence-related products IMCO/6/57418 ***I 2007/0279(COD) COM(2007)0765 – C6-0468/2007 Rapporteur: Heide Rühle (Verts/ALE) Responsible: IMCO Opinions: AFET Angelika Beer (Verts/ALE) PA – PE406.006v01-00 ITRE Hannes Swoboda (PSE) Exchange of views with experts Speakers: Alexander Lambsdorff, Heide Rühle, Charlotte Cederschiöld, Barbara Weiler, Karl von Wogau, Nickolay Mladenov, Manuel Medina Ortega, Gisela Kallenbach, Jacques Toubon, Malcolm Harbour, Burkard Schmitt (DG Markt), Caroline Girelli (Deputy Director of Legal Affairs of the French Ministry of Defence), Ake Svensson, (President & CEO of Saab Technologies and Chairman of the Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe, ASD), Françoise Le Bail (Deputy Director General, DG Enterprise), Professor Martin Trybus, (Director, Institute of European Law, Birmingham University), Roy Isbister, (Saferworld NGO), Dr Luc Mampaey (Groupe de Recherche et d'Information sur la Paix et la Sécurité, GRIP), Bertrand Carsin, (Director, Public Procurement Policy, DG Markt) 2 June 2008, 17.00 – 18.00 6. Exchange of views with Minister Andrej VIZJAK - Slovene Minister of Economy - Presidency-in-office Speakers: Andrej VIZJAK (Slovene Minister of Economy), Arlene McCarthy, Malcolm Harbour, Evelyne Gebhardt, Heide Rühle, Andreas Schwab, Zita Pleštinská, Manuel Medina Ortega. 2 June 2008, 18.00 – 18.30 8. Parliament's new role and responsibilities implementing the Treaty of Lisbon IMCO/6/60396 2008/2063(INI) PE409.519v01-00 2/12 PV\732491EN.doc EN Draftswoman: Evelyne Gebhardt (PSE) AM – PE406.123v02-00 PA – PE404.819v02-00 Responsible: AFCO* Jo Leinen (PSE) DT – PE404.656v01-00 Opinions: AFET*, DEVE*, INTA*, BUDG*, CONT*, ECON*, EMPL*, ENVI*, ITRE*, IMCO*, TRAN*, REGI*, AGRI*, PECH*, CULT*, JURI*, LIBE*, FEMM*, PETI* Consideration of amendments Speakers: Evelyne Gebhardt, Othmar Karas, Malcolm Harbour, Magor Imre Csibi. The Chair Mrs Arlene McCarthy closed the meeting at 18.10. * * * Tuesday 3 June 2008, 09.00 – 12.30 The Chair Mrs Arlene McCarthy opened the meeting at 9.10 3 June 2008, 09.00 – 10.00 7. Certain issues relating to motor insurance IMCO/6/56513 2007/2258(INI) COM(2007)0207 Rapporteur: Nickolay Mladenov (EPP–ED) DT – PE402.632v01-00 PR – PE404.499v01-00 AM – PE405.931v01-00 Responsible: IMCO Opinions: TRAN – Decision: no opinion JURI Giuseppe Gargani (EPP–ED) AM – PE405.743v01-00 PA – PE404.425v01-00 Consideration of amendments Speakers: Nickolay Mladenov, Manuel Medina Ortega, Heide Rühle, Malcolm Harbour, Robert Mulac (DG Markt). 9. 2009 budget: Section III - Commission IMCO/6/58997 2008/2026(BUD) Draftswoman: Gabriela Creţu (PSE) Responsible: BUDG Jutta Haug (PSE) Opinions: AFET, DEVE, INTA, CONT, ECON, EMPL, ENVI, ITRE, IMCO, TRAN, REGI, AGRI, PECH, CULT, JURI, LIBE, AFCO, FEMM, PETI Exchange of views with the participation of the rapporteur for the general budget, Mrs Haug Speakers: Jutta Haug, Gabriela Creţu. PV\732491EN.doc 3/12 PE409.519v01-00 EN ------ 3 June 2008, 10.00 – *** Voting time *** 10. Electronic communications networks and services IMCO/6/56684 ***I 2007/0247(COD) COM(2007)0697 – C6-0427/2007 Draftsman: Marian Zlotea (EPP–ED) AM – PE406.047v01-00 PA – PE404.724v01-00 Responsible: ITRE Catherine Trautmann (PSE) PR – PE398.542v02-00 AM – PE407.629v01-00 Opinions: ECON Karsten Friedrich Hoppenstedt PA – PE404.782v01-00 (EPP–ED) AM – PE406.059v02-00 IMCO CULT Ignasi Guardans Cambó AM – PE405.980v01-00 (ALDE) PA – PE404.775v01-00 JURI Manuel Medina Ortega (PSE) AM – PE405.963v01-00 DT – PE402.846v01-00 PA – PE404.684v01-00 LIBE Syed Kamall (EPP–ED) PA – PE404.823v01-00 AM – PE406.049v01-00 Adoption of draft opinion POSTPONED 11. European Electronic Communications Market Authority IMCO/6/56676 ***I 2007/0249(COD) COM(2007)0699 – C6-0428/2007 Draftswoman: Edit Herczog (PSE) AM – PE406.113v01-00 PA – PE404.762v01-00 Responsible: ITRE Pilar Del Castillo Vera (EPP– PR – PE404.717v01-00 ED) AM – PE406.122v01-00 Opinions: BUDG Jutta Haug (PSE) AM – PE406.056v01-00 PA – PE405.749v01-00 CONT Umberto Guidoni (GUE/NGL) PA – PE402.727v01-00 AM – PE406.116v01-00 ECON Bernhard Rapkay (PSE) AM – PE406.057v02-00 PA – PE404.779v01-00 IMCO CULT Gyula Hegyi (PSE) PA – PE404.794v01-00 AM – PE405.979v01-00 JURI (AL) Diana Wallis (ALDE) JURI Sharon Bowles (ALDE) AM – PE405.990v01-00 PA – PE402.731v01-00 LIBE Alexander Alvaro (ALDE) AM – PE406.050v01-00 PA – PE405.770v01-00 Adoption of draft opinion POSTPONED 12. Certain issues relating to motor insurance PE409.519v01-00 4/12 PV\732491EN.doc EN IMCO/6/56513 2007/2258(INI) COM(2007)0207 Rapporteur: Nickolay Mladenov (EPP–ED) DT – PE402.632v01-00 PR – PE404.499v01-00 AM – PE405.931v01-00 Responsible: IMCO Opinions: TRAN – Decision: no opinion JURI Giuseppe Gargani (EPP–ED) AM – PE405.743v01-00 PA – PE404.425v01-00 Adoption of draft opinion Adopted Amendments: 7, 8, CA1, JURI1, JURI2, 13=JURI8, 14, CA2, 20(pc1), 20(pc2) =21(pc2), 23, JURI9, 1, 2 (pc1), 4, 5 Rejected Amendments: 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21 (pc1), 22, 24-JURI12, 25, 26, 2(pc2)3, 6 Withdrawn Amendments: None Final vote: 20 were in favour, 0 were against and 12 abstained. 13. Parliament's new role and responsibilities implementing the Treaty of Lisbon IMCO/6/60396 2008/2063(INI) Draftswoman: Evelyne Gebhardt (PSE) AM – PE406.123v02-00 PA – PE404.819v02-00 Responsible: AFCO* Jo Leinen (PSE) DT – PE404.656v01-00 Opinions: AFET* Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (EPP– PA – PE404.806v02-00 ED) DEVE* Danutė Budreikaitė (ALDE) AM – PE406.043v02-00 AD – PE405.719v02-00 INTA* Georgios Papastamkos (EPP– AM – PE406.002v01-00 ED) AD – PE404.787v02-00 BUDG* Catherine Guy-Quint (PSE) CONT* – Decision: no opinion ECON* Pervenche Berès (PSE) PA – PE405.737v01-00 AM – PE406.127v01-00 EMPL* Jan Andersson (PSE) AM – PE406.013v01-00 DT – PE404.667v01-00 PA – PE404.795v02-00 ENVI* David Martin (PSE) PA – PE405.806v01-00 AM – PE406.035v01-00 ITRE* – Decision: no opinion IMCO* TRAN* Paolo Costa (ALDE) AM – PE404.812v01-00 PA – PE404.729v01-00 REGI* Gerardo Galeote (EPP–ED) AM – PE405.747v01-00 PA – PE404.556v01-00 AGRI* Niels Busk (ALDE) AM – PE405.888v01-00 AD – PE404.663v02-00 PECH* Rosa Miguélez Ramos (PSE) AD – PE404.685v02-00 AM – PE405.995v01-00 CULT* Maria Badia I Cutchet (PSE) AM – PE405.998v01-00 PA – PE404.770v01-00 PV\732491EN.doc 5/12 PE409.519v01-00 EN JURI* Diana Wallis (ALDE) PA – PE405.918v02-00 LIBE* Johannes Voggenhuber PA – PE406.164v01-00 (Verts/ALE) FEMM* Claire Gibault (ALDE) AM – PE406.115v01-00 AD – PE404.701v02-00 PETI* Carlos Carnero González AM – PE407.610v01-00 (PSE) PA – PE405.973v01-00 Adoption of draft opinion Adopted Amendments: CA1, oral to AM1 Rejected Amendments: Oral to AM2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 6 Withdrawn Amendments: Final vote: 31 votes in favour, 1 vote against and none abstained. *** End of vote *** ----- 3 June 2008, 10.30 – 12.30 14. Internal Market Scoreboard (items 14 and 15 were debated together, see below) IMCO/6/60357 2008/2056(INI) SEC(2007)0978 Rapporteur: Charlotte Cederschiöld (EPP–ED) Responsible: IMCO Opinions: ECON – Decision: no opinion EMPL – Decision: no opinion JURI PETI – Decision: no opinion Exchange of views 15. Consumer Scoreboard IMCO/6/60369 2008/2057(INI) COM(2008)0031 Rapporteur: Anna Hedh (PSE) Responsible: IMCO Exchange of views Speakers: Charlotte Cederschiöld, Heide Rühle, Edit Herczog, Malcolm Harbour, Barbara Weiler, Zuzana Roithová, David Mair (DG SANCO), Veronica Rego Casais (DG Markt) 16. Promotion of clean road transport vehicles IMCO/6/61980 ***I 2005/0283(COD) COM(2007)0817 – C6-0008/2008 PE409.519v01-00 6/12 PV\732491EN.doc EN Draftsman: Andreas Schwab (EPP–ED) Responsible: ENVI Dan Jørgensen (PSE) PR – PE405.923v01-00 Opinions: ITRE – Decision: no opinion IMCO TRAN Silvia-Adriana Ţicău (PSE) AM – PE406.061v01-00 PA – PE404.574v02-00 Exchange of views Speakers: Andreas Schwab, Iliana Malinova Iotova, Heide Rühle, Eleni Kopanezou (DG TREN). 17. Challenges to collective agreements in the EU IMCO/6/61397 2008/2085(INI) Draftswoman: Małgorzata Handzlik (EPP–ED) PA – PE406.129v01-00 Responsible: EMPL* Jan Andersson (PSE) PR – PE405.897v01-00 Opinions: IMCO JURI* Consideration of draft opinion Speakers: Małgorzata Handzlik, Heide Rühle, Charlotte Cederschiöld, Andreas Schwab, Barbara Weiler, Jan Cremers, Katrin Saks, Olle Schmidt, Colm Burke, Maria Panker (DG Employment). 18. Novel foods (common procedure) IMCO/6/58178 ***I 2008/0002(COD) COM(2007)0872 – C6-0027/2008 Draftswoman: Zuzana Roithová (EPP–ED) Responsible: ENVI Kartika Tamara Liotard (GUE/NGL) Opinions: IMCO AGRI Vincenzo Lavarra (PSE) Exchange of views Speakers: Zuzana Roithová, Magor Imre Csibi, Andreas Schwab.
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