Minutes of the Sitting of 14 February 2012
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C 127 E/16 EN Official Journal of the European Union 1.5.2012 Tuesday 14 February 2012 MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 14 FEBRUARY 2012 (2012/C 127 E/02) Contents Page 1. Opening of the sitting . 17 2. Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (announcement of motions for resolution tabled) . 18 3. Multi-annual plan for western stock of Atlantic horse mackerel - TAC and quotas regulation for 2012 - Contribution of the common fisheries policy to the production of public goods (debate) . 19 4. Commission Question Time . 21 5. Other business . 21 6. Return of the sealed-off section of Famagusta to its lawful inhabitants (written declaration) 22 7. Voting time . 22 7.1. Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market and protection of intellectual property rights ***I (Rule 138) (vote) . 22 7.2. Interconnection of central, commercial and companies registers ***I (Rule 138) (vote) 22 7.3. EU - Guinea-Bissau protocol on fishing opportunities *** (Rule 138) (vote) . 23 7.4. Participation of Morocco in Union programmes *** (Rule 138) (vote) . 23 7.5. Vaccination against bluetongue ***II (vote) . 23 7.6. Technical requirements for credit transfers and direct debits in euros ***I (vote) . 24 7.7. Appointment of a member of the Court of Auditors - Baudilio Tomé Muguruza / ES * (vote) . 24 8. Explanations of vote . 24 9. Corrections to votes and voting intentions . 25 10. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting . 25 11. Food distribution to the most deprived persons in the Union ***II (debate) . 25 12. Contractual relations in the milk and milk products sector ***I (debate) . 26 13. Agreement between the EU and Morocco concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures on agricultural products and fishery products *** (debate) . 27 14. Feasibility of introducing stability bonds (debate) . 28 15. Composition of interparliamentary delegations . 29 1.5.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 127 E/17 Tuesday 14 February 2012 Contents (continued) Page 16. Radio spectrum policy ***II (debate) . 29 17. Documents received . 30 18. Agenda of the next sitting . 30 19. Closure of the sitting . 30 ATTENDANCE REGISTER . 31 Annex 1 — Return of the sealed-off section of Famagusta to its lawful inhabitants (written declar ation) . 33 Annex 2 — Appointment of a member of the Court of Auditors - Baudilio Tomé Muguruza / ES 34 ANNEX I RESULTS OF VOTES . 36 1. Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) and protection of intellectual property rights ***I . 36 2. Interconnection of central, commercial and companies registers ***I . 36 3. EU-Guinea-Bissau protocol on fishing opportunities *** . 37 4. Participation of Morocco in Union programmes *** . 37 5. Vaccination against bluetongue ***II . 37 6. Technical requirements for credit transfers and direct debits in euros ***I . 37 7. Appointment of a member of the Court of Auditors – Baudilio Tomé Muguruza / ES * . 37 ANNEX II RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES . 38 1. A7-0003/2012 – Antonio Masip Hidalgo – Single vote . 38 2. A7-0022/2012 – Kurt Lechner – Single vote . 39 3. A7-0017/2012 – Carl Haglund – Single vote . 41 4. A7-0292/2011 – Sari Essayah – Legislative resolution . 42 MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 14 FEBRUARY 2012 IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ Vice-President 1. Opening of the sitting The sitting opened at 9.00. C 127 E/18 EN Official Journal of the European Union 1.5.2012 Tuesday 14 February 2012 2. Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (announcement of motions for resolution tabled) In accordance with Rule 122, the following Members or political groups had requested that such a debate be held on the following motions for resolutions: I. Death penalty in Belarus, in particular the case of Dzmitry Kanavalau and Uladzislau Kavalyou — José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Jacek Protasiewicz, Elmar Brok, Vytautas Landsbergis, Mario Mauro, Eduard Kukan, Inese Vaidere, Filip Kaczmarek, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Jacek Saryusz- Wolski, Andrzej Grzyb, Cristian Dan Preda, Bernd Posselt, Monica Luisa Macovei, Csaba Sógor, Roberta Angelilli, Tunne Kelam, Elena Băsescu, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Sari Essayah, Zuzana Roithová, Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris, Giovanni La Via, Lena Kolarska-Bobińska and Bogusław Sonik, on behalf of the PPE Group, on the death penalty in Belarus, in particular the case of Dzmitry Kanavalau and Uladzislau Kavalyou (B7-0075/2012); — Charles Tannock, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Tomasz Piotr Poręba, Ryszard Czarnecki, Paweł Robert Kowal and Marek Henryk Migalski, on behalf of the ECR Group, on the death penalty in Belarus, in particular the case of Dzmitry Kanavalau and Uladzislau Kavalyou (B7-0076/2012); — Véronique De Keyser, Libor Rouček, Justas Vincas Paleckis, Kristian Vigenin, Marek Siwiec, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg and Liisa Jaakonsaari, on behalf of the S&D Group, on the death penalty in Belarus, in particular the case of Dzmitry Kanavalau and Uladzislau Kavalyou (B7- 0078/2012); — Elisabeth Schroedter, Werner Schulz, Rui Tavares, Raül Romeva i Rueda and Barbara Lochbihler, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the death penalty in Belarus, in particular the case of Dzmitry Kanavalau and Uladzislau Kavalyou (B7-0080/2012); — Helmut Scholz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the death penalty in Belarus, in particular the case of Dzmitry Kanavalau and Uladzislau Kavalyou (B7-0081/2012); — Ivars Godmanis, Leonidas Donskis, Sonia Alfano, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, Kristiina Ojuland, Robert Rochefort, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Edward McMillan-Scott, Marielle de Sarnez, Graham Watson, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Marietje Schaake and Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the death penalty in Belarus, in particular the case of Dzmitry Kanavalau and Uladzislau Kavalyou (B7-0083/2012). II. Egypt: recent developments — Fiorello Provera, Bastiaan Belder, Rolandas Paksas, Lorenzo Fontana and Juozas Imbrasas, on behalf of the EFD Group, on Egypt: recent developments (B7-0077/2012); — Cristian Dan Preda, Elmar Brok, Mario Mauro, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Hans-Gert Pöttering, Bernd Posselt, Filip Kaczmarek, Csaba Sógor, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Roberta Angelilli, Tunne Kelam, Monica Luisa Macovei, Elena Băsescu, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Sari Essayah, Zuzana Roithová, Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris, Giovanni La Via, Eduard Kukan, Lena Kolarska-Bobińska and Bogusław Sonik, on behalf of the PPE Group, on Egypt: recent developments (B7-0079/2012); — Charles Tannock, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Tomasz Piotr Poręba, Ryszard Czarnecki and Valdemar Tomaševski, on behalf of the ECR Group, on Egypt: recent developments (B7-0082/2012); — Véronique De Keyser, Kristian Vigenin, Pino Arlacchi and Liisa Jaakonsaari, on behalf of the S&D Group, on Egypt: recent developments (B7-0084/2012); 1.5.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 127 E/19 Tuesday 14 February 2012 — Franziska Katharina Brantner, Hélène Flautre, Frieda Brepoels, Nicole Kiil-Nielsen, Margrete Auken, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Rui Tavares, Judith Sargentini and Barbara Lochbihler, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Egypt: recent developments (B7-0085/2012); — Willy Meyer, Jacky Hénin, Patrick Le Hyaric, Sabine Lösing and Marie-Christine Vergiat, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Egypt (B7-0086/2012); — Marietje Schaake, Sonia Alfano, Louis Michel, Kristiina Ojuland, Robert Rochefort, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Edward McMillan-Scott, Marielle de Sarnez, Graham Watson, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica and Antonyia Parvanova, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Egypt: recent developments (B7-0087/2012). III. Death penalty in Japan — Fiorello Provera, Rolandas Paksas, Lorenzo Fontana and Juozas Imbrasas, on behalf of the EFD Group, on the death penalty in Japan (B7-0088/2012); — Sandra Kalniete, Elmar Brok, Mario Mauro, Cristian Dan Preda, Bernd Posselt, Roberta Angelilli, Tunne Kelam, Monica Luisa Macovei, Elena Băsescu, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Sari Essayah, Zuzana Roithová, Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris, Giovanni La Via, Csaba Sógor, Lena Kolarska-Bobińska and Bogusław Sonik, on behalf of the PPE Group, on the death penalty in Japan (B7-0089/2012); — Véronique De Keyser, David Martin, Georgios Stavrakakis, Pino Arlacchi, Tanja Fajon and Liisa Jaakonsaari, on behalf of the S&D Group, on the death penalty in Japan (B7-0090/2012); — Keith Taylor, Frieda Brepoels, Sandrine Bélier, Barbara Lochbihler and Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the death penalty in Japan (B7-0091/2012); — Marie-Christine Vergiat, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the death penalty in Japan (B7- 0092/2012); — Marietje Schaake, Sonia Alfano, Kristiina Ojuland, Robert Rochefort, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Edward McMillan-Scott, Marielle de Sarnez, Graham Watson, Leonidas Donskis, Louis Michel and Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the death penalty in Japan (B7- 0093/2012). Speaking time would be allocated in accordance with Rule 149. 3. Multi-annual plan for western stock of Atlantic horse mackerel - TAC and quotas regulation for 2012 - Contribution of the common fisheries policy to the production of public goods (debate) Oral question (O-000308/2011) by Carmen Fraga Estévez and Pat the Cope Gallagher, on behalf of the PECH Committee, to the Council: State of play regarding the proposed multiannual plan for the western stock of Atlantic horse mackerel and the fisheries exploiting that stock (B7-0023/2012) Oral question (O-000309/2011) by Carmen Fraga Estévez and Pat the Cope Gallagher, on behalf of the PECH Committee, to the