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Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

ECON_PV(2005)0329_1

MINUTES of the meeting of 29 March 2005, from 15:00 to 18:30, and 30 March 2005, from 9:00 to 12:30 BRUSSELS

The meeting opened at 15:00 on Tuesday 29 March 2005, with Pervenche Berès (Chairwoman) in the chair.

1. Adoption of draft agenda

Draft agenda was adopted.

2. Chairperson's announcements

There were no announcements.

3. Any other business

There was no other business.

4. Taxation and Customs Union Policy

Exchange of views with M KOVACS, Commissioner for Taxation

Speakers: Radwan, van den Burg, Becsey, Purvis, Lulling, Villiers, Muscat, Langen, Hökmark, de Vits, Starkeviciute.

Commissioner Kovacs made a commitment to organise a brainstroming session with Members in STR on Tax Policy.

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Draftsman: Hassi

Consideration of Draft Opinion

Speakers: in 't Veld, Ferreira, Hökmark, Commission Representative (Willmott)

6. Revision of the Stability and Growth Pact ECON/6/26426 Rapporteur: Othmar Karas (EPP-ED)

- Consideration of a draft report

2005/2025(INI) COM(2004)0581 Main: ECON F - Othmar Karas (EPP-ED) Opinion: BUDG A EMPL A ITRE A

Speakers: Goebbels, Berès, in 't Veld, Starkeviciute, Batzeli, van den Burg, Radwan

* * * H E A R I N G O N P O I N T 7, 8 a n d 9 * * *

7. White Paper on Services of General Interest ECON/6/22717 Rapporteur: (PSE)

Mini-hearing

- Exchange of views with experts

- Consideration of a working document

8. Services in the internal market

ECON/6/21157 PA - PE347.212v01-00 Draftperson: (GUE/NGL)

- Consideration of a draft opinion

***I 2004/0001(COD) COM(2004)0002 - C5-0069/2004 Main: IMCO F* - (PSE)

9. Green Paper on Public-Private Partnerships ECON/6/23268 Rapporteur: (EPP-ED)

- Consideration of a working document PE

EN Experts: Bsirke, Hendrick, Plassman, Smith, Paetzold

Speakers: Rapkay, Langen, Wagenknecht, Savary, Konrad, Hökmark, De Vits, Hamon, Ettl

* * * The meeting closed at 18:30 with Mrs Pervenche Berès in the chair.

Wednesday, 30 March 2005, from 9:00

10. Amendment of the legal protection of design ECON/6/24447 Draftperson: (ALDE)

- Consideration of a draft opinion

***I 2004/0203(COD) COM(2004)0582 - C6-0119/2004 Main: JURI F - Alexander Radwan (EPP-ED)

* * * V O T E O N P O I N T 10 * * *

11. Post financial services ECON/6/25932 PR - PE353.423v01-00 AM - PE355.329v01-00 Rapporteur: Ieke van den Burg (PSE)

- Adoption of a draft report

The vote has been taken and the report adopted as amended.

12. Reinsurance ECON/6/22090 Rapporteur: Peter Skinner (PSE)

- Consideration of a draft report

***I 2004/0097(COD) COM(2004)0273 - C6-0038/2004 Main: ECON F - Peter Skinner (PSE) Opinion: JURI A - Jean-Paul Gauzès (EPP-ED) PE355.369 v01-00

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13. Clearing and settlement in the ECON/6/22710 PR - PE353.491v02-00 Rapporteur: Theresa Villiers (EPP-ED)

- Consideration of amendments

2004/2185(INI) COM(2004)0312 Main: ECON F - Theresa Villiers (EPP-ED) PE353.491 v02-00

Speakers: Hamon, Starkeviciute, Villiers, van den Burg, Bullmann, Radwan, Berès, van den Burg, Commission (Konstantinos Tomaras)

14. Recasting of the sixth directive on value added tax (repeal of Directive 77/388/EEC) ECON/6/22016 Rapporteur: Ian Hudghton (Verts/ALE)

- Consideration of a draft report

* 2004/0079(CNS) COM(2004)0246 - C6-0009/2004 Main: ECON F - Ian Hudghton (Verts/ALE)

15. Date and place of next meeting has been confirmed. Monday, 18 April 2005, from 15:00 to 18:30, Tuesday, 19 April 2005, from 09:00 to 12:30, in Brussels.

* * * The meeting closed at 12:30 with Mrs Pervenche Berès in the chair.

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EN LISTA DE ASISTENCIA/PREZENCNÍ LISTINA/DELTAGERLISTE/ANWESENHEITSLISTE/KOHALOLIJATE NIMEKIRI/ ΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΠΑΡΟΝΤΩΝ/RECORD OF ATTENDANCE/LISTE DE PRÉSENCE/ELENCO DI PRESENZA/APMEKLĒJUMU REĢISTRS/DALYVIU SARAŠAS/JELENLÉTI ÍV/REĠISTRU TA' ATTENDENZA/PRESENTIELIJST/LISTA OBECNOŚCI/ LISTA DE PRESENÇAS/PREZENČNÁ LISTINA/SEZNAM NAVZOČIH/LÄSNÄOLOLISTA/DELTAGARLISTA

Mesa/Predsednictvo/Formandskabet/Vorstand/Juhatus/Προεδρείο/Bureau/Ufficio di presidenza/Prezidijs/Biuras/Elnökség/Prezydium/ Predsedníctvo/Predsedstvo/Puheenjohtajisto/Presidiet (*) Pervenche Berès (P), José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil (VP), Guntars Krasts (VP) (1), John Purvis (VP)

Diputados/Poslanci/Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Parlamendiliikmed/Μέλη/Members/Députés/Deputati/Deputāti/Nariai/Képviselõk/ Membri/Leden/Posłowie/Deputados/Jäsenet/Ledamöter

Zsolt László Becsey, , Ieke van den Burg, Elisa Ferreira, Jean-Paul Gauzès, Robert Goebbels, Benoît Hamon, Gunnar Hökmark, Karsten Friedrich Hoppenstedt, Ian Hudghton, Sophia in 't Veld, Othmar Karas, Piia-Noora Kauppi, Wolf Klinz, Christoph Konrad, , Astrid Lulling, Gay Mitchell, Cristobal Montoro Romero, Joseph Muscat, Alexander Radwan, Bernhard Rapkay, Antolín Sánchez Presedo, Peter Skinner, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, Sahra Wagenknecht, Lars Wohlin

Suplentes/Náhradníci/Stedfortrædere/Stellvertreter/Asendusliikmed/Αναπληρωτές/Substitutes/Suppléants/Supplenti/Aizstājēji/ Pavaduojantieji nariai/Póttagok/Sostituti/Plaatsvervangers/Zastępcy/Membros suplentes/Zástupcovia/Namestniki/Varajäsenet/ Suppleanter

Jan Andersson, Katerina Batzeli, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Mia De Vits, Valdis Dombrovskis, Harald Ettl, Salvador Garriga Polledo, Satu Hassi, Ján Hudacký, Ona Juknevičienė, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Werner Langen, Alain Lipietz, Jules Maaten, Vladimír Maňka, Thomas Mann, Giovanni Pittella, Gilles Savary, , Theresa Villiers, Henri Weber, Corien Wortmann-Kool

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183 (3)

Fernandes

46 (6) (Punto del orden del día/Porad jednání (PJ)/Punkt på dagsordenen/Tagesordnungspunkt/Päevakorra punkt/Ηµερήσια ∆ιάταξη Σηµείο/Agenda item/Point OJ/Punto all'ordine del giorno/Darba kārtības punkts/Darbotvarkes punktas/Napirendi pont/Punt Aġenda/ Agendapunt/Punkt porządku dziennego/Ponto OD/Bod programu schôdze/Točka UL/Esityslistan kohta/Föredragningslista punkt)

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Observadores/Pozorovatelé/Bemærkninger/Beobachter/Vaatlejad/Παρατηρητές/Observers/Observateurs/Osservatori/Novērotāji/ Stebetojai/Megfigyelõk/Osservaturi/Waarnemers/Obserwatorzy/Observadores/Pozorovatelia/Opazovalci/Tarkkailijat/Observatörer

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Por invitación del presidente/Na pozvání predsedy/Efter indbydelse fra formanden/Auf Einladung des Vorsitzenden/Esimehe kutsel/ Με πρόσκληση του Προέδρου/At the invitation of the Chair(wo)man/Sur l'invitation du président/Su invito del presidente/ Pēc priekšsēdētāja uzaicinājuma/Pirminikui pakvietus/Az elnök meghívására/Fuq stedina taċ-'Chairman'/Op uitnodiging van de voorzitter/Na zaproszenie Przewodniczącego/A convite do Presidente/Na pozvanie predsedu/Na povabilo predsednika/ Puheenjohtajan kutsusta/På ordförandens inbjudan

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

Janssen

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

Bertin, Weidow, Aujean, Leone, Urquza, Torok, Deimer, Walff-Lena, Carmody, Mtchel, Olivan, Hager, Linder, Everts, Schwimann, Vanhanen

Otras instituciones/Ostatní orgány a instituce/Andre institutioner/Andere Organe/Muud institutsioonid/Άλλα θεσµικά όργανα/ Other institutions/Autres institutions/Altre istituzioni/Citas iestādes/Kitos institucijos/Más intézmények/Istituzzjonijiet ohra/ Andere instellingen/Inne instytucje/Outras Instituições/Iné inštitúcie/Druge institucije/Muut toimielimet/Andra institutioner/organ

Szij, Coossens, Radica, Levi,

Otros participantes/Ostatní úcastníci/Endvidere deltog/Andere Teilnehmer/Muud osalejad/Επίσης Παρόντες/Other participants/ Autres participants/Altri partecipanti/Citi klātesošie/Kiti dalyviai/Más résztvevõk/Parteċipanti ohra/Andere aanwezigen/ Inni uczestnicy/Outros participantes/Ostatní účastníci/Drugi udeleženci/Muut osallistujat/Övriga deltagare

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/Segreteria gruppi politici/Politisko grupu sekretariāts/Frakciju sekretoriai/Képviselõcsoportok titkársága/Segretarjat gruppi politiċi/Fractiesecretariaten/ Sekretariat Grup Politycznych/Secr. dos grupos políticos/Sekretariát politických skupín/Sekretariat političnih skupin/Poliittisten ryhmien sihteeristöt/Gruppernas sekretariat

PPE-DE Botella, Scheinert, Batt, PSE Garnier ALDE Collander Verts/ALE Trepant GUE/NGL Wehr, IND/DEM UEN Walsh NI

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Gabinete del Presidente/Kamcelár predsedy/Formandens Kabinet/Kabinett des Präsidenten/Presidendi kantselei/Γραφείο Προέδρου/ President's Office/Cabinet du Président/Gabinetto del Presidente/Priekšsēdētāja kabinets/Pirmininko kabinetas/Elnöki hivatal/ Kabinett tal-President/Kabinet van de Voorzitter/Gabinet Przewodniczącego/Gabinete do Presidente/Kancelária predsedu/ Urad predsednika/Puhemiehen kabinetti/Talmannens kansli

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

Dirección General/Generální reditelství/Generaldirektorat/Generaldirektion/Peadirektoraat/Γενική ∆ιεύθυνση/Directorate-General/ Direction générale/Direzione generale/Ģenerāldirektorāts/Generalinis direktoratas/Fõigazgatóság/Direttorat Ġenerali/ Directoraten-generaal/Dyrekcja Generalna/Direcção-Geral/Generálne riaditeľstvo/Generalni direktorat/Pääosasto/Generaldirektorat

DG PRES Meunier, Pilar DG IPOL Bahr, Mourier DG EXPO Pine DG INFO DG PERS DG IFIN DG TRED DG FINS Servicio Jurídico/Právní služba/Juridisk Tjeneste/Juristischer Dienst/Õigusteenistus/Νοµική Υπηρεσία/Legal Service/Service juridique/ Servizio giuridico/Juridiskais dienests/Teises tarnyba/Jogi szolgálat/Servizz legali/Juridische Dienst/Wydział prawny/Serviço Jurídico/ Právny odbor/Pravna služba/Oikeudellinen yksikkö/Rättstjänsten

Neergaard

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

Puente Pattison, Agathonos, Jeudy, Meyer, Hauptman, Marcos Alvarez, Kosova, Felsterl,

Asistente/Asistent/Assistent/Assistenz/Βοηθός/Assistant/Assistente/Palīgs/Padejejas/asszisztens/Asystent/Pomočnik/Avustaja/ Assistenter

Barreiros

* (P) = Presidente/Predseda/Formand/Vorsitzender/Esimees/Πρόεδρος/Chair(wo)man/Président/Priekšsēdētājs/Pirmininkas/ Elnök/'Chairman'/Voorzitter/Przewodniczący/Predseda/Predsednik/Puheenjohtaja/Ordförande (VP) = Vicepresidente/Místopredseda/Næstformand/Stellvertretender Vorsitzender/Aseesimees/Αντιπρόεδρος/Vice-Chair(wo)man/ Vice-Président/Priekšsēdētāja vietnieks/Pirmininko pavaduotojas/Alelnök/Viċi 'Chairman'/Ondervoorzitter/ Wiceprzewodniczący/Vice-Presidente/Podpredseda/Podpredsednik/Varapuheenjohtaja/Vice ordförande (M) = Miembro/Clen/Medlem./Mitglied/Parlamendiliige/Μέλος/Member/Membre/Membro/Deputāts/Narys/Tag/képviselõ/Membru/ Lid/Członek/Membro/Člen/Poslanec/Jäsen/Ledamot (F) = Funcionario/Úredník/Tjenestemand/Beamter/Ametnik/Υπάλληλος/Official/Fonctionnaire/Funzionario/Ierēdnis/ Pareigunas/Tisztviselõ/Uffiċjal/Ambtenaar/Urzędnik/Funcionário/Úradník/Uradnik/Virkamies/Tjänsteman

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