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ISSN 1977-091X Official Journal C 29 E of the European Union Volume 56 English edition Information and Notices 31 January 2013 Notice No Contents Page IV Notices NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Parliament 2012-2013 SESSION Sittings of 19 to 22 November 2012 2013/C 29 E/01 Minutes of the sitting of 19 November 2012 . 1 2013/C 29 E/02 Minutes of the sitting of 20 November 2012 . 22 2013/C 29 E/03 Minutes of the sitting of 21 November 2012 . 85 2013/C 29 E/04 Minutes of the sitting of 22 November 2012 . 140 EN Key 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.) 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 and Rural Development 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 DROI Subcommittee on Human Rights SEDE Subcommittee on Security and Defence Abbreviations used for Political Groups PPE Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) S&D Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament ALDE Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Verts/ALE Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance ECR European Conservatives and Reformists Group GUE/NGL Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left EFD Europe of Freedom and Democracy Group NI Non-attached Members EN 31.1.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 29 E/1 Monday 19 November 2012 IV (Notices) NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2012-2013 SESSION Sittings of 19 to 22 November 2012 STRASBOURG MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 19 NOVEMBER 2012 (2013/C 29 E/01) Contents Page 1. Resumption of the session . 2 2. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting . 2 3. Statements by the President . 2 4. Composition of Parliament . 3 5. Composition of committees and delegations . 3 6. Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure . 3 7. Announcement by the President . 4 8. Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council . 4 9. Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions . 4 10. Lapsed written declarations . 5 11. Oral questions and written declarations (submission) . 5 12. Decisions concerning certain documents . 5 13. Petitions . 6 14. Transfers of appropriations . 7 C 29 E/2 EN Official Journal of the European Union 31.1.2013 Monday 19 November 2012 Contents (continued) Page 15. Documents received . 8 16. Order of business . 13 17. Jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters ***I (debate) . 14 18. Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (debate) . 15 19. Marketing and use of explosives precursors ***I (debate) . 15 20. One-minute speeches on matters of political importance . 16 21. Card, Internet and mobile payments (short presentation) . 16 22. Shadow banking (short presentation) . 16 23. Protecting children in the digital world (short presentation) . 17 24. Implementation of the Consumer Credit Directive (short presentation) . 17 25. Social Investment Pact (short presentation) . 17 26. Social Business Initiative (short presentation) . 18 27. Approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles ***I - Approval of agricultural or forestry vehicles ***I (debate) . 18 28. Agenda of the next sitting . 19 29. Closure of the sitting . 19 ATTENDANCE REGISTER . 20 MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 19 NOVEMBER 2012 IN THE CHAIR: Martin SCHULZ President 1. Resumption of the session The sitting opened at 17.00. 2. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting The minutes of the previous sitting were approved. 3. Statements by the President The President welcomed the end of the hunger strike by Kurdish prisoners in Turkey. 31.1.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 29 E/3 Monday 19 November 2012 The President condemned the escalation of violence between Israel and Hamas and announced that a debate on the situation in Gaza would take place on Wednesday. 4. Composition of Parliament Emil Stoyanov had resigned as a Member of the European Parliament with effect from 16 November 2012. Pursuant to Rule 4(1), Parliament established the vacancy with effect from that date and informed the national authorities concerned. * * * Viktor Uspaskich had been elected to the Lithuanian national parliament and had resigned as a Member of the European Parliament with effect from 16 November 2012. Pursuant to Rule 4(1), Parliament established the vacancy with effect from that date and informed the national authorities concerned. * * * Iliana Ivanova had been appointed a Member of the European Court of Auditors and had resigned as a Member of the European Parliament with effect from 1 January 2013. Pursuant to Rule 4(1), Parliament established the vacancy with effect from that date and informed the national authorities concerned. 5. Composition of committees and delegations The President had received the following requests for appointments from the GUE/NGL Group and from the Non-attached Members' Secretariat: IMCO Committee: Thomas Handel to replace Mikael Gustafsson TRAN Committee: Patricia van der Kammen Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula: Patricia van der Kammen. The appointments would be deemed ratified if there were no objections before the approval of these minutes. 6. Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure The President announced that on Wednesday, together with the President of the Council, he would sign the following acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 74): — Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2008/106/EC on the minimum level of training of seafarers (00040/2012/LEX - C7-0381/2012 - 2011/0239(COD)); C 29 E/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 31.1.2013 Monday 19 November 2012 — Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2003/17/EC by extending its period of application and by updating the names of a third country and of the authorities responsible for the approval and control of the production (00055/2012/LEX - C7-0380/2012 - 2012/0165(COD)); — Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (00041/2012/LEX - C7-0379/2012 - 2010/0353(COD)); — Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Year of Citizens (2013) (00049/2012/LEX - C7-0378/2012 - 2011/0217(COD)); — Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2008/971/EC to include forest reproductive material of the 'qualified' category and to update the name of the authorities responsible for the approval and control of the production (00054/2012/LEX - C7-0377/2012 - 2012/0172(COD)); — Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (00053/2012/LEX - C7-0376/2012 - 2012/0143(COD)); — Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a single European railway area (recast) (00044/2012/LEX - C7-0375/2012 - 2010/0253(COD)); — Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels (00031/2012/LEX - C7-0374/2012 - 2011/0190(COD)). 7. Announcement by the President The President announced that, in accordance with Rule 106 and Annex XVII of the Rules of Procedure, the Conference of Presidents and the Conference of Committee Chairmen had concluded the hearing of Commissioner-designate Tonio Borg. At its meeting of Thursday, 15 November 2012, the Conference of Presidents had decided that the vote would be held on Wednesday, 21 November 2012. The vote would proceed by secret ballot, in accordance with Annex XVII, paragraph 2, last subparagraph, of the Rules of Procedure,. 8. Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council The Council had forwarded certified true copies of the following: — Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde on facilitating the issue of short-stay visas to citizens of the Republic of Cape Verde and of the European Union; — Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other hand; — Rectification to the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Indonesia, of the other part. 9. Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions The Commission communications on the action taken on the positions and resolutions adopted by Parliament during the June and July 2012 part-sessions were available on the Séance en direct site. 31.1.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 29 E/5 Monday 19 November 2012 10.