2019-2024

Committee on Legal Affairs

JURI_PV(2020)0127_1

MINUTES

Meeting of 27 January 2020, 15.00-18.30,

and 28 January 2020, 9.00-11.30 and 14.30-16.30

BRUSSELS

The meeting opened in camera at 15.05 on Monday, 27 January 2020, with Lucy Nethsingha (Chair) presiding.

27 January 2020, 15.00 – 16.00

In camera

1. Coordinators’ meeting

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27 January 2020, 16.00 – 17.00

In camera

2. Adoption of agenda Decision: The draft agenda was adopted.

Point 6 was taken after point 12.

3. Verification of credentials

PV\1197645EN.docx PE646.956v01-00

EN United in diversityEN JURI/9/02029 2019/2180(REG) Rapporteur: Lucy Nethsingha (Renew) Responsible: JURI  Consideration of amendments

The following spoke: Lucy Nathsingha (the Rapporteur), (Greens), Heidi Hautala (Greens).

The meeting was suspended at 16.19.

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27 January 2020, 17.00 – 17.30

The meeting resumed in public at 17.01.

4. Statements by the candidates for the Chairs of the Board of Appeal of EUIPO

The following spoke: Ms. Virginia Melgar (candidate), Karen Melchior (Renew Europe), Axel Voss (EPP) and Tiemo Wölken (S&D).

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27 January 2020, 17.30 – 18.30

5. Exchange of views with Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for a Europe Fit for the Digital Age

The following spoke: Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for a Europe Fit for the Digital Age), Emil Radev (NI), Marion Walsmann (EPP), Sergey Lagodinsky (Greens), Patrick Breyer (Greens), Stéphane Séjourné (Renew Europe), Axel Voss (EPP), Karen Melchior (Renew Europe) and Tiemo Wölken (S&D).

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28 January 2020, 9.00 – 10.00

The meeting opened in camera at 9.12 on Tuesday, 28 January 2020, with Lucy Nethsingha (Chair) presiding.

In camera

6. Chair’s announcements

At their meeting on the 27 January, the Coordinators decided:

PE646.956v01-00 2/11 PV\1197645EN.docx EN • to withdraw the request for own-initiative report on "European Union regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality – report on better law-making for years 2017 and 2018" and to resubmit a request to draw up this report at a later stage;

• to appoint the following rapporteurs:

- Angel Dzhambazki (ECR, Bulgarian) for the waiver of immunity of Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó (NI, Spanish) and for the waiver of immunity of Antoni Comín i Oliveres (NI, Spanish), - Tiemo Wölken (S&D) for legislative own-initiative report on "Digital Services Act: adapting commercial and civil law rules for commercial entities operating online", - Ibán García Del Blanco (S&D) for legislative own-initiative report on "Framework for ethical aspects of AI, robotics and related technologies", - Axel Voss (EPP) for legislative own-initiative report on "Civil liability regime for AI", - Gilles Lebreton (ID) for own-initiative report on "AI: questions of interpretation and application of international law and of State authority", - Stéphane Séjourné (Renew Europe) for own-initiative report on "Intellectual property rights for the development of AI technologies", - Sabrina Pignedoli (NI) for "Monitoring the application of EU law 2017 and 2018", - Patrick Breyer (Greens) as rapporteur for opinion to IMCO under Rule 57 on "Digital Services Act – improving the functioning of the Single Market";

• to authorize Rule 58 procedure with FEMM Committee to draw up an own-initiative report on "The impact of intimate partner violence and custody rights on women and children";

• to submit an additional proposal to the future work programme of the European Court of Auditors: "Sustainable corporate governance: to identify gaps, barriers, strengths and opportunities resulting from EU legislation on non-financial reporting and identify possible additional mechanisms and instruments to ensure sustainable company behaviour".

7. Request for waiver of Guy Verhofstadt’s immunity JURI/9/01855 2019/2149(IMM) Rapporteur: Marie Toussaint (Greens) Responsible: JURI  Hearing  Exchange of views

Decision: The committee held an exchange of views.

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28 January 2020, 10.00 – 10.30

In camera

8. Verification of credentials JURI/9/02029 2019/2180(REG) Rapporteur: Lucy Nethsingha (Renew) Responsible: JURI  Adoption of draft report

The following spoke: Karen Melchior (Renew).

Decision: The draft report was adopted with 17 votes in favour, none against and 3 abstentions.

53 amendments were presented. The following amendments were adopted: AM 1, AM 31, AM 36, AM 41 pt1, AM 41 pt2.

The following spoke: Marie Toussaint (Greens).

9. Disputes involving Parliament (Rule 149)

None.

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28 January 2020, 10.30 – 11.30

In camera

10. Request for waiver of the immunity of JURI/9/01942 2019/2154(IMM) Rapporteur: Andrzej Halicki (PPE) Responsible: JURI  Hearing  Exchange of views

PE646.956v01-00 4/11 PV\1197645EN.docx EN Decision: The committee held an exchange of views.

The meeting adjourned at 11:31.

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28 January 2020, 14.30 – 16.00

The meeting resumed in public at 14.34.

11. Exchange of views with Croatian Presidency

The following spoke: Dražen Bošnjaković (Croatian Minister of Justice), Bettina Vollath (S&D), Emil Radev (EPP), Daniel Buda (EPP), Sergey Lagodinsky (Greens), Nacho Sánchez Amor (S&D), Mislav Kolakušić (NI), Lara Wolters (S&D), Tiemo Wölken (S&D), Karen Melchior (Renew Europe), Heidi Hautala (Greens), (GUE) and (EPP).

28 January 2020, 16.00 – 16.30

12. Representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers JURI/9/02015 ***I 2018/0089(COD) COM(2018)0184 – C8-0149/2018 Rapporteur: Geoffroy Didier (PPE) Responsible: JURI  Reporting back to committee on the negotiations (Rule 74(3))

The following spoke: Geoffroy Didier (EPP), Heidi Hautala (Greens), Karen Melchior (Renew Europe).

13. Any other business

Lucy Nethsingha (the Chair) took farewell from the Committee. On behalf of the Committee, Sergey Lagodinsky (1st vice-Chair, Greens) and Raffaele Stancanelli (4th vice Chair, ECR) thanked her for her work and cooperation.

14. Next meetings  17 February 2020, 15.00 – 18.30 (Brussels)  18 February 2020, 9.00 – 12.30 and 14.30 – 18.30 (Brussels)

The meeting ended at 16:15.

PV\1197645EN.docx 5/11 PE646.956v01-00 EN Results of roll-call votes

Contents

1. Verification of credentials – 2019/2180(REG) – Rapp. Lucy Nethsingha...... 8 1.1. Final vote ...... 8

Key to symbols: + : in favour - : against 0 : abstention

PE646.956v01-00 6/11 PV\1197645EN.docx EN 1. Verification of credentials – 2019/2180(REG) – Rapp. Lucy Nethsingha

1.1. Final vote

17 +

ECR Jorge Buxadé Villalba

GUE/NGL Leila Chaibi

ID Gilles Lebreton

PPE Geoffroy Didier, Esteban González Pons, Andrzej Halicki, Emil Radev, Marion Walsmann

RENEW Karen Melchior, Javier Nart, Lucy Nethsingha, Stéphane Séjourné

S&D Evelyne Gebhardt, Jackie Jones, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Tiemo Wölken, Lara Wolters

0 -

3 0

NI Lefteris Nikolaou-Alavanos

VERTS/ALE Heidi Hautala, Marie Toussaint

Corrections to votes and voting intentions +

-

0

PV\1197645EN.docx 7/11 PE646.956v01-00 EN ПРИСЪСТВЕН ЛИСТ/LISTA DE ASISTENCIA/PREZENČNÍ LISTINA/DELTAGERLISTE/ ANWESENHEITSLISTE/KOHALOLIJATE NIMEKIRI/ΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΠΑΡΟΝΤΩΝ/RECORD OF ATTENDANCE/ LISTE DE PRÉSENCE/POPIS NAZOČNIH/ELENCO DI PRESENZA/APMEKLĒJUMU REĢISTRS/DALYVIŲ SĄRAŠAS/ JELENLÉTI ÍV/REĠISTRU TA' ATTENDENZA/PRESENTIELIJST/LISTA OBECNOŚCI/LISTA DE PRESENÇAS/ LISTĂ DE PREZENŢĂ/PREZENČNÁ LISTINA/SEZNAM NAVZOČIH/LÄSNÄOLOLISTA/NÄRVAROLISTA

Бюро/Mesa/Předsednictvo/Formandskabet/Vorstand/Juhatus/Προεδρείο/Bureau/Predsjedništvo/Ufficio di presidenza/Prezidijs/ Biuras/Elnökség/Prezydium/Birou/Predsedníctvo/Predsedstvo/Puheenjohtajisto/Presidiet (*)

Lucy Nethsingha (1,2), Sergey Lagodinsky (1,2), Marion Walsmann (1,2), Raffaele Stancanelli (2)

Членове/Diputados/Poslanci/Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Parlamendiliikmed/Βουλευτές/Members/Députés/Zastupnici/Deputati/Deputāti/ Nariai/Képviselõk/Membri/Leden/Posłowie/Deputados/Deputaţi/Jäsenet/Ledamöter

Manon Aubry (2), Patrick Breyer (1), Geoffroy Didier (2), Angel Dzhambazki (1), Esteban González Pons (1,2), Jackie Jones (2), Mislav Kolakušić (2), Gilles Lebreton (2), Karen Melchior (1,2), Lefteris Nikolaou-Alavanos (2), Sabrina Pignedoli (1), Franco Roberti (1), Liesje Schreinemacher (2), Stéphane Séjourné (1,2), Axel Voss (1), Tiemo Wölken (1,2), Lara Wolters (2)

Заместници/Suplentes/Náhradníci/Stedfortrædere/Stellvertreter/Asendusliikmed/Αναπληρωτές/Substitutes/Suppléants/Zamjenici/ Supplenti/Aizstājēji/Pavaduojantysnariai/Póttagok/Sostituti/Plaatsvervangers/Zastępcy/Membros suplentes/Supleanţi/Náhradníci/ Namestniki/Varajäsenet/Suppleanter

Daniel Buda (2), Jorge Buxadé Villalba (1,2), Andrea Caroppo (2), (1,2), Evelyne Gebhardt (2), Andrzej Halicki (2), Heidi Hautala (1,2), Javier Nart (2), Angelika Niebler (2), Emil Radev (1,2), Nacho Sánchez Amor (1,2), Marie Toussaint (1,2), Bettina Vollath (2), Kosma Złotowski (2)

209 (7)

Gunnar Beck (2), Leila Chaibi (2), Guy Verhofstadt (2)

216 (3)

56 (8) (Точка от дневния ред/Punto del orden del día/Bod pořadu jednání (OJ)/Punkt på dagsordenen/Tagesordnungspunkt/ Päevakorra punkt/Σημείο της ημερήσιας διάταξης/Agenda item/Point OJ/Točka dnevnog reda/Punto all'ordine del giorno/Darba kārtības punkts/Darbotvarkės punktas/Napirendi pont/Punt Aġenda/Agendapunt/Punkt porządku dziennego/Ponto OD/Punct de pe ordinea de zi/Bod programu schôdze/Točka UL/Esityslistan kohta/Punkt på föredragningslistan)

Присъствал на/Presente el/Přítomný dne/Til stede den/Anwesend am/Viibis(id) kohal/Παρών στις/Present on/Présent le/Nazočni dana/Presente il/Piedalījās/ Dalyvauja/Jelen volt/Preżenti fi/Aanwezig op/Obecny dnia/Presente em/Prezent/Prítomný dňa/Navzoči dne/Läsnä/Närvarande den: (1) 27.1.2020 (2) 28.1.2020

PE646.956v01-00 8/11 PV\1197645EN.docx EN Наблюдатели/Observadores/Pozorovatelé/Observatører/Beobachter/Vaatlejad/Παρατηρητές/Observers/Observateurs/Promatrači/ Osservatori/Novērotāji/Stebėtojai/Megfigyelők/Osservaturi/Waarnemers/Obserwatorzy/Observadores/Observatori/Pozorovatelia/ Opazovalci/Tarkkailijat/Observatörer

По покана на председателя/Por invitación del presidente/Na pozvání předsedy/Efter indbydelse fra formanden/Auf Einladung des Vorsitzenden/Esimehe kutsel/Με πρόσκληση του Προέδρου/At the invitation of the Chair/Sur l’invitation du président/ Na poziv predsjednika/Su invito del presidente/Pēc priekšsēdētāja uzaicinājuma/Pirmininkui pakvietus/Az elnök meghívására/ Fuq stedina taċ-'Chairman'/Op uitnodiging van de voorzitter/Na zaproszenie Przewodniczącego/A convite do Presidente/La invitaţia preşedintelui/ Na pozvanie predsedu/Na povabilo predsednika/Puheenjohtajan kutsusta/På ordförandens inbjudan

Съвет/Consejo/Rada/Rådet/Rat/Nõukogu/Συμβούλιο/Council/Conseil/Vijeće/Consiglio/Padome/Taryba/Tanács/Kunsill/Raad/ Conselho/Consiliu/Svet/Neuvosto/Rådet (*)

Комисия/Comisión/Komise/Kommissionen/Kommission/Komisjon/Επιτροπή/Commission/Komisija/Commissione/Bizottság/ Kummissjoni/Commissie/Komisja/Comissão/Comisie/Komisia/Komissio/Kommissionen (*)

Други институции и органи/Otras instituciones y organismos/Ostatní orgány a instituce/Andre institutioner og organer/Andere Organe und Einrichtungen/Muud institutsioonid ja organid/Λοιπά θεσμικά όργανα και οργανισμοί/Other institutions and bodies/Autres institutions et organes/Druge institucije i tijela/Altre istituzioni e altri organi/Citas iestādes un struktūras/Kitos institucijos ir įstaigos/ Más intézmények és szervek/Istituzzjonijiet u korpi oħra/Andere instellingen en organen/Inne instytucje i organy/Outras instituições e outros órgãos/Alte instituții și organe/Iné inštitúcie a orgány/Muut toimielimet ja elimet/Andra institutioner och organ

Други участници/Otros participantes/Ostatní účastníci/Endvidere deltog/Andere Teilnehmer/Muud osalejad/Επίσης παρόντες/Other participants/Autres participants/Drugi sudionici/Altri partecipanti/Citi klātesošie/Kiti dalyviai/Más résztvevők/Parteċipanti ohra/Andere aanwezigen/Inni uczestnicy/Outros participantes/Alţi participanţi/Iní účastníci/Drugi udeleženci/Muut osallistujat/Övriga deltagare

PV\1197645EN.docx 9/11 PE646.956v01-00 EN Секретариат на политическите групи/Secretaría de los Grupos políticos/Sekretariát politických skupin/Gruppernes sekretariat/ Sekretariat der Fraktionen/Fraktsioonide sekretariaat/Γραμματεία των Πολιτικών Ομάδων/Secretariats of political groups/Secrétariat des groupes politiques/Tajništva klubova zastupnika/Segreteria gruppi politici/Politisko grupu sekretariāts/Frakcijų sekretoriai/ Képviselőcsoportok titkársága/Segretarjat gruppi politiċi/Fractiesecretariaten/Sekretariat Grup Politycznych/Secretariado dos grupos políticos/Secretariate grupuri politice/Sekretariát politických skupín/Sekretariat političnih skupin/Poliittisten ryhmien sihteeristöt/ De politiska gruppernas sekretariat

PPE S&D Renew Verts/ALE ID ECR GUE/NGL NI

Кабинет на председателя/Gabinete del Presidente/Kancelář předsedy/Formandens Kabinet/Kabinett des Präsidenten/Presidendi kantselei/Γραφείο του Προέδρου/President's Office/Cabinet du Président/Ured predsjednika/Gabinetto del Presidente/Priekšsēdētāja kabinets/Pirmininko kabinetas/Elnöki hivatal/Kabinett tal-President/Kabinet van de Voorzitter/Gabinet Przewodniczącego/Gabinete do Presidente/Cabinet Preşedinte/Kancelária predsedu/Urad predsednika/Puhemiehen kabinetti/Talmannens kansli

Кабинет на генералния секретар/Gabinete del Secretario General/Kancelář generálního tajemníka/Generalsekretærens Kabinet/ Kabinett des Generalsekretärs/Peasekretäri büroo/Γραφείο του Γενικού Γραμματέα/Secretary-General's Office/Cabinet du Secrétaire général/Ured glavnog tajnika/Gabinetto del Segretario generale/Ģenerālsekretāra kabinets/Generalinio sekretoriaus kabinetas/ Főtitkári hivatal/Kabinett tas-Segretarju Ġenerali/Kabinet van de secretaris-generaal/Gabinet Sekretarza Generalnego/Gabinete do Secretário-Geral/Cabinet Secretar General/Kancelária generálneho tajomníka/Urad generalnega sekretarja/Pääsihteerin kabinetti/ Generalsekreterarens kansli

Генерална дирекция/Dirección General/Generální ředitelství/Generaldirektorat/Generaldirektion/Peadirektoraat/Γενική Διεύθυνση/ Directorate-General/Direction générale/Glavna uprava/Direzione generale/Ģenerāldirektorāts/Generalinis direktoratas/Főigazgatóság/ Direttorat Ġenerali/Directoraten-generaal/Dyrekcja Generalna/Direcção-Geral/Direcţii Generale/Generálne riaditeľstvo/Generalni direktorat/Pääosasto/Generaldirektorat

DG PRES DG IPOL DG EXPO DG EPRS DG COMM DG PERS DG INLO DG TRAD DG LINC DG FINS DG ITEC DG SAFE

PE646.956v01-00 10/11 PV\1197645EN.docx EN Правна служба/Servicio Jurídico/Právní služba/Juridisk Tjeneste/Juristischer Dienst/Õigusteenistus/Νομική Υπηρεσία/Legal Service/ Service juridique/Pravna služba/Servizio giuridico/Juridiskais dienests/Teisės tarnyba/Jogi szolgálat/Servizz legali/Juridische Dienst/ Wydział prawny/Serviço Jurídico/Serviciu Juridic/Právny servis/Oikeudellinen yksikkö/Rättstjänsten

Секретариат на комисията/Secretaría de la comisión/Sekretariát výboru/Udvalgssekretariatet/Ausschusssekretariat/Komisjoni sekretariaat/Γραμματεία της επιτροπής/Committee secretariat/Secrétariat de la commission/Tajništvo odbora/Segreteria della commissione/Komitejas sekretariāts/Komiteto sekretoriatas/A bizottság titkársága/Segretarjat tal-kumitat/Commissiesecretariaat/ Sekretariat komisji/Secretariado da comissão/Secretariat comisie/Sekretariat odbora/Valiokunnan sihteeristö/Utskottssekretariatet

Ewa Wojtowicz, Valeria Ghilardi, Ollivier Gimenez Espinos, Luca Iacumin, Monika Jagiello, Henrik Kjellin, Anna-Sabine Rieder, Francisco Manuel Ruiz-Risueno, Zampia Vernadaki, Margarida Chambel Goncalves, Ieva Eggink, Asta Pociute-Vrazalic, Yolanda Rodriguez Malnero, Victoria Ernst

Сътрудник/Asistente/Asistent/Assistent/Assistenz/Βοηθός/Assistant/Assistente/Palīgs/Padėjėjas/Asszisztens/Asystent/Pomočnik/ Avustaja/Assistenter

Natalia Ewiakova

* (P) = Председател/Presidente/Předseda/Formand/Vorsitzender/Esimees/Πρόεδρος/Chair/Président/Predsjednik/Priekšsēdētājs/ Pirmininkas/Elnök/'Chairman'/Voorzitter/Przewodniczący/Preşedinte/Predseda/Predsednik/Puheenjohtaja/Ordförande (VP) = Заместник-председател/Vicepresidente/Místopředseda/Næstformand/Stellvertretender Vorsitzender/Aseesimees/Αντιπρόεδρος/ Vice-Chair/Potpredsjednik/Vice-Président/Potpredsjednik/Priekšsēdētāja vietnieks/Pirmininko pavaduotojas/Alelnök/ Viċi 'Chairman'/Ondervoorzitter/Wiceprzewodniczący/Vice-Presidente/Vicepreşedinte/Podpredseda/Podpredsednik/ Varapuheenjohtaja/Vice ordförande (M) = Член/Miembro/Člen/Medlem./Mitglied/Parlamendiliige/Βουλευτής/Member/Membre/Član/Membro/Deputāts/Narys/Képviselő/ Membru/Lid/Członek/Membro/Membru/Člen/Poslanec/Jäsen/Ledamot (F) = Длъжностно лице/Funcionario/Úředník/Tjenestemand/Beamter/Ametnik/Υπάλληλος/Official/Fonctionnaire/Dužnosnik/ Funzionario/Ierēdnis/Pareigūnas/Tisztviselő/Uffiċjal/Ambtenaar/Urzędnik/Funcionário/Funcţionar/Úradník/Uradnik/Virkamies/ Tjänsteman

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