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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2009 2014 Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection IMCO(2009)0928_1 DRAFT AGENDA Meeting Monday 28 September 2009, 15.00 – 18.30 Tuesday 29 September 2009, 09.00 – 12.30 and 15.00 – 18.30 Brussels Room: JAN 4Q1 28 September 2009, 15.00 – 16.00 1. Coordinators’ meeting IN CAMERA ------ 2. Adoption of agenda 3. Chairman’s announcements With the Council and Commission 28 September 2009, 16.00 – 17.15 4. Exchange of views with Commissioner KUNEVA 28 September 2009, 17.15 – 18.30 OJ\PE428258v01-00en.rtf PE428.258v01-00 EN EN 5. Combating late payment in commercial transactions (recast version) IMCO/7/00289 ***I 2009/0054(COD) COM(2009)0126 – C7-0044/2009 Responsible: IMCO – Opinions: ITRE – JURI – Raffaele Baldassarre (PPE) CM – PE427.096v01-00 Exchange of views * * * 29 September 2009, 09.00 – 12.30 6. Textile names and related labelling of textile products IMCO/7/00232 ***I 2009/0006(COD) COM(2009)0031 – C6-0048/2009 Rapporteur: Toine Manders (ALDE) Responsible: IMCO – Opinions: ITRE – Decision: no opinion Exchange of views 7. Repeal of directives regarding metrology IMCO/7/00133 ***I 2008/0227(COD) COM(2008)0801 – C6-0467/2008 Rapporteur: Anja Weisgerber (PPE) Responsible: IMCO – Opinions: ITRE – Exchange of views 8. Information on medicinal products subject to medical prescription (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) IMCO/7/00158 ***I 2008/0255(COD) COM(2008)0662 – C6-0517/2008 Responsible: ENVI – Christofer Fjellner (PPE) Opinions: ITRE – Jorgo Chatzimarkakis (ALDE) IMCO – Exchange of views 9. Information on medicinal products subject to medical prescription (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) IMCO/7/00161 ***I 2008/0256(COD) COM(2008)0663 – C6-0516/2008 Draftsman: Cristian Silviu Buşoi (ALDE) Responsible: ENVI – Christofer Fjellner (PPE) PE428.258v01-00 2 / 3 OJ\PE428258v01-00en.rtf EN Opinions: ITRE – Jorgo Chatzimarkakis (ALDE) IMCO – Exchange of views 10. Falsified medicinal products (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) IMCO/7/00150 ***I 2008/0261(COD) COM(2008)0668 – C6-0513/2008 Draftswoman: Regina Bastos (PPE) Responsible: ENVI – Marisa Matias (GUE/NGL) Opinions: ITRE – Amalia Sartori (PPE) IMCO – Exchange of views 11. Food information to consumers IMCO/7/00100 ***I 2008/0028(COD) COM(2008)0040 – C6-0052/2008 Responsible: ENVI – Renate Sommer (PPE) Opinions: IMCO – AGRI – Marc Tarabella (S–D) Exchange of views 12. The Internal Market Scoreboard and other Measures to improve the functioning of the Internal Market IMCO/7/01025 Exchange of views ------ 29 September 2009, 15.00 – 18.30 13. Consumer rights IMCO/7/00125 ***I 2008/0196(COD) COM(2008)0614 – C6-0349/2008 Rapporteur: Andreas Schwab (PPE) DT – PE423.778v02-00 Responsible: IMCO* – Opinions: ECON – Sirpa Pietikäinen (PPE) JURI* – Diana Wallis (ALDE) DT – PE423.804v01-00 Exchange of views with consumer and business representatives Presentation by the Commission 14. Any other business 15. Date of next meeting OJ\PE428258v01-00en.rtf 3 / 3 PE428.258v01-00 EN.

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