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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2004 - 2005 MINUTES of the sitting of Monday 13 December 2004 P6_PV(2004)12-13 PE 350.943 EN EN KEYS TO SYMBOLS USED * Consultation procedure ** I Cooperation procedure: first reading ** II Cooperation procedure: second reading *** Assent procedure ***I Codecision procedure: first reading ***II Codecision procedure: second reading ***III Codecision procedure: third reading (The type of procedure is determined by the legal basis proposed by the Commission) INFORMATION RELATING TO VOTING TIME Unless stated otherwise, the rapporteurs informed the Chair in writing, before the vote, of their position on the amendments. ABBREVIATIONS USED FOR PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES AFET Committee on Foreign Affairs DEVE Committee on Development INTA Committee on International Trade BUDG Committee on Budgets CONT Committee on Budgetary Control ECON Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs EMPL Committee on Employment and Social Affairs ENVI Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety ITRE Committee on Industry, Research and Energy IMCO Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection TRAN Committee on Transport and Tourism REGI Committee on Regional Development AGRI Committee on Agriculture PECH Committee on Fisheries CULT Committee on Culture and Education JURI Committee on Legal Affairs LIBE Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs AFCO Committee on Constitutional Affairs FEMM Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality PETI Committee on Petitions ABBREVIATIONS USED FOR POLITICAL GROUPS PPE-DE Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats PSE Socialist Group in the European Parliament ALDE Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Verts/ALE Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance GUE/NGL Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left IND/DEM Independence and Democracy Group UEN Union for Europe of the Nations Group NI Non-attached Members Contents 1. Resumption of session......................................................................................................................3 2. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting...........................................................................................3 3. Documents received......................................................................................................................... 3 4. Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council................................................................................7 5. Petitions............................................................................................................................................ 7 6. Transfers of appropriations...............................................................................................................9 7. Approval by the Council of Parliament's positions adopted at first reading (Rule 66)..................11 8. Order of business............................................................................................................................11 9. One-minute speeches on matters of political importance...............................................................12 10. Turkey's progress towards accession (debate)..............................................................................13 11. Framework for the transparency of qualifications and competences (Europass) ***II (debate). 14 12. Agenda for next sitting................................................................................................................. 14 13. Closure of sitting.......................................................................................................................... 14 ATTENDANCE REGISTER............................................................................................................. 15 P6_PV(2004)12-13 PE 350.943 - 1 EN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2004 - 2005 SESSION Sittings of 13 to 16 December 2004 STRASBOURG MINUTES IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES President 1. Resumption of session The sitting opened at 17.00. 2. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting Fausto Correia and Andres Tarand had informed the Presidency that they had been present but that their names were not on the attendance register. Corrections to votes: Jean-Paul Gauzès report – A6-0042/2004 - single vote for: Wiesław Stefan Kuc, Hiltrud Breyer Financial perspectives – B6-0189/2004 - amendment 1 for: Wiesław Stefan Kuc - resolution (as a whole) for: Wiesław Stefan Kuc The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved. 3. Documents received The following documents had been received: 1) from committees 1.1) reports: - * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 850/98 as regards P6_PV(2004)12-13 PE 350.943 - 3 EN the protection of deep-water coral reefs from the effects of trawling in certain areas of the Atlantic Ocean (COM(2004)0058 – C5-0074/2004 – 2004/0020(CNS)) – Committee on Fisheries – Rapporteur: Sérgio Ribeiro (A6-0037/2004) - * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters concerning the extension of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros on fishing off the Comoros for the period from 28 February 2004 to 31 December 2004 (COM(2004)0540 – C6-0115/2004 – 2004/0185(CNS)) – Committee on Fisheries – Rapporteur: Philippe Morillon (A6-0040/2004) - * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 976/1999 laying down the requirements for the implementation of Community operations, which, within the framework of Community cooperation policy, contribute to the general objective of developing and consolidating democracy and the rule of law and to that of respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms in third countries (COM(2003)0639 – 6018/2004 – C5-0078/2004 – 2004/0807(CNS)) – Committee on Foreign Affairs – Rapporteur: Edward McMillan-Scott (A6-0041/2004) - Report on the verification of credentials (2004/2140(REG)) – Committee on Legal Affairs – Rapporteur: Giuseppe Gargani (A6-0043/2004) - * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the withdrawal by the European Community from the Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources in the Baltic Sea and Belts (COM(2004)0577 – C6-0113/2004 – 2004/0197(CNS)) – Committee on Fisheries – Rapporteur: Philippe Morillon (A6-0044/2004) - * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on financial and technical measures to accompany (MEDA) the reform of economic and social structures in the framework of the Euro- Mediterranean partnership (Codified version) (COM(2004)0077 – C5-0091/2004 – 2004/0024 (CNS)) – Committee on Legal Affairs – Rapporteur: Giuseppe Gargani (A6-0045/2004) - * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on consultation and information procedures in matters of credit insurance, credit guarantees and financial credits (Codified version) (COM(2004) 0159 – C6-0015/2004 – 2004/0056(CNS)) – Committee on Legal Affairs – Rapporteur: Giuseppe Gargani (A6-0046/2004) - * Report on the proposal for a Council directive imposing an obligation on Member States to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products (Codified version) (COM(2004) 0035 – C5-0063/2004 – 2004/0004(CNS)) – Committee on Legal Affairs – Rapporteur: Giuseppe Gargani (A6-0047/2004) - * Report on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation (SEC(2003)0255 – 10666–12383/2004 – C6- 0070/2004 – 2003/0043(CNS)) – Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs – Rapporteur: Ewa Klamt (A6-0048/2004) - * Report on the proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 1999/847/EC as regards the extension of the Community action programme in the field of civil protection (COM(2004)0512 – C6-0111/2004 – 2004/0162(CNS)) – Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food P6_PV(2004)12-13 PE 350.943 - 4 EN Safety – Rapporteur: Dimitrios Papadimoulis (A6-0050/2004) - Report on asylum procedure and protection in regions of origin (2004/2121(INI)) – Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs – Rapporteur: Jean Lambert (A6-0051/2004) - * Report on the initiative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands for adoption of a Council Decision on tackling vehicle crime with cross-border implications (5450/2004, 5216/2004 – C5-0056/2004 – 2004/0803(CNS)) – Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs – Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A6-0052/2004) - *** Recommendation on the decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States concerning the discharge to be granted to the Secretary-General of the Convention in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2003 (C6-0210/2004 – 2004/2177(AVC)) – Committee on Budgetary Control – Rapporteur: Alexander Stubb (A6-0054/2004) - ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on harmonised River Traffic Information Services on inland waterways in the Community (COM (2004)0392 – C6-0042/2004 – 2004/0123(COD)) – Committee on Transport and Tourism – Rapporteur: Renate Sommer (A6-0055/2004) - ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the recognition