f~*^ /*/*• # 1 "T" "I ISSN 0378-6986 Uiiicial J ournal c 256 r i j-, ^ . Volume 32 or the European Communities 9ocoben989 English edition Information and Notices Notice No Contents page I Information European Parliament 1989/90 session 89/C 256/01 Minutes of the sitting of Monday, 11 September 1989 Proceedings of the sitting 1. Resumption of session 1 2. Approval of minutes 1 3. Verification of credentials 1 4. Membership of Parliament 1 5. Petitions 3 6. Documents received 6 7. Texts of treaties forwarded by the Council 11 8. Order of business 11 9. Deadline for tabling amendments 13 10. Speaking time 13 11. Transfrontier property transactions (debate) 14 12. Victims of violence (debate) 14 13. Transsexuals (debate) 14 14. Agenda for next sitting 15 Key to symbols used: * : Ordinary consultation (single reading) ** I ': Cooperation procedure (first reading) ** II : Cooperation procedure (second reading) *** : Parliamentary assent Price: 17,50 ecus (Continued overleaf) Notice No Contents (continued) page 89/C 256/02 Minutes of the sitting of Tuesday, 12 September 1989 Part I: Proceedings of the sitting 1. Approval of minutes 22 2. Documents received 22 3. Topical and urgent debate (announcement of motions for resolutions tabled) 22 4. Presentation of the draft budget for 1990 26 5. Health and safety at the workplace (debate) ** II 26 6. Official welcome 26 VOTING TIME 7. Transfrontier property transactions (vote) 27 8. Victims of violence (vote) 27 9. Transsexuals (vote) 27 END OF VOTING TIME 10. Health and safety at the workplace (continuation of the debate) ** II 28 11. Topical and urgent debate (list of subjects to be included) 28 12. Question Time (questions to the Council and European Political Cooperation) 29 13. Health and safety at the workplace (continuation of the debate) ** II 30 14. Cosmetic products (debate) ** II 30 15. Dangerous substances and preparations (debate) ** II 30 16. Membership of political groups 30 17. Disclosure requirements in respect of branches of companies (debate) ** II 30 18. Recognition of diplomas (debate) ** II 31 19. Political groups 31 20. Agenda for next sitting 31 Part II: Texts adopted by Parliament 1. Victims of violence: resolution on compensation for victims of violent crimes (Doc. A 3-13/89) 37 2. Transsexuals: resolution on discrimination against transsexuals (Doc. A 3-16/89) 38 89/C 256/03 Minutes of the sitting of Wednesday, 13 September 1989 Part I: Proceedings of the sitting 1. Approval of minutes 41 2. Documents received 41 3. Topical and urgent debate (objections) 41 4. Implementation of economic and social cohesion (debate) 43 5. Official welcome 44 6. Implementation of economic and social cohesion (continuation of debate) 44 7. Roll-over protection structures on tractors (debate) ** II 44 8. Trace elements in fertilizers (debate) ** II 45 9. Calendar of part-sessions for 1990 45 10. Agenda 45 Notice No Contents (continued) Page VOTING TIME 11. Sientific and technical cooperation EEC-Iceland (vote) ** II 45 12. Health and safety at the workplace (vote) ** II 46 13. Cosmetic products (vote) ** II 47 14. Dangerous substances and preparations (vote) ** II 47 15. Disclosure requirements in respect of branches of companies (vote) ** II 47 16. Recognition of diplomas (vote) ** II 47 17. Roll-over protection structures on tractors (vote) ** II 48 18. Trace elements in fertilizers (vote) ** II 48 END OF VOTING TIME 19. Question Time (questions to the Commission) 48 20. Commission statement on action taken on Parliament's opinions 49 21. Agenda for next sitting , 49 Part II: Texts adopted by Parliament 1. Scientific and technical cooperation EEC-Iceland ** II decision on the common position of the Council with a view to the adoption of a decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Economic Community, of the Framework Agreement for scientific and technical cooperation between the European Communities and the Republic of Iceland (Doc. A 3-11/89) 51 2. Health and safety at the workplace ** II (a) decision on the common position of the Council with a view to the adoption of a directive concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for the work­ place (Doc. A 3-20/89) 51 (b) decision on the common position of the Council with a view to the adoption of a directive on the minimum health and safety requirements for the use by workers of personal protective equipment at the workplace (Doc. A 3-21/89) 61 (c) decision on the common position of the Council with a view to the adoption of a directive concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment by workers at work (Doc. A 3-22/89) 65 3. Cosmetic products ** II decision on the common position of the Council with a view to the adoption of a directive amending for the fifth time Directive 76/768/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products (Doc. A 3-1/89) 68 4. Dangerous substances and preparations ** II decision on the common position of the Council with a view to the adoption of a directive amending for the eighth time Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and prepara­ tions (Doc. A 3-2/89) 70 5. Disclosure requirements in respect of branches of companies ** II decision on the common position of the Council with a view to the adoption of an eleventh directive concerning disclosure requirements in respect of branches opened in a Member State by certain types of company governed by the law of another State (Doc. A 3-4/89) 72 (Continued overleaf) Notice No Contents (continued) 6. Recognition of diplomas ** II (a) decision on the common position of the Council with a view to the adoption of a directive amending Directives 75/362/EEC, 77/452/EEC, 78/686/EEC, 78/ 1026/EEC and 80/154/EEC relating to the mutual recognition of diplomas, cer­ tificates and other evidence of formal qualifications as doctor, nurse responsible for general care, dental practitioner, veterinary surgeon and midwife, together with Directives 75/363/EEC, 78/1027/EEC and 80/155/EEC concerning the coordination ofprovisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action relating to the activities of doctors, veterinary surgeons and midwives (Doc. A 3- 5/89) 74 (b) decision on the common position of the Council with a view to the adoption of a directive amending Directive 77/452/EEC concerning the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications of nurses res­ ponsible for general care, including measures to facilitate the effective exercise of the right of establishment and freedom to provide services, and amending Direc­ tive 77/453/EEC concerning the coordination of provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in respect of the activities of nurses responsi­ ble for general care (Doc. A 3-6/89) 75 7. Roll-over protection structures on tractors ** II (a) decision on the common position of the Council with a view to the adoption of a directive amending Directive 77/536/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to roll-over protection structures of wheeled agricul­ tural or forestry tractors (Doc. A 3-7/89) 75 (b) decision on the common position of the Council with a view to the adoption of a directive amending Directive 87/402/EEC on roll-over protection structures mounted in front of the driver's seat on narrow-track wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors (Doc. A 3-8/89) 76 (c) decision on the common position of the Council with a view to the adoption of a directive amending Directive 86/298/EEC on rear-mounted roll-over protection structures on narrow-track wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors (Doc. A 3- 9/89) 77 8. Trace elements in fertilizers ** II decision on the common position of the Council with a view to the adoption of a directive supplementing and amending Directive 76/116/EEC in respect of the trace elements boron, cobalt, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum and zinc contained in fertilizers (Doc. A 3-10/89) 78 89/C 256/04 Minutes of the sitting of Thursday, 14 September 1989 Part I: Proceedings of the sitting 1. Approval of minutes 93 2. Request for the waiver of a member's parliamentary immunity 93 3. Budget timetable 93 4. Situation in Poland (debate) 94 5. Statement by the President 94 TOPICAL AND URGENT DEBATE 6. Human Rights (debate and vote) 95 7. Fight against drugs (debate and vote) 97 8. Lebanon (debate and vote) 98 9. Refugee problem in Hungary (debate and vote) 99 10. Natural disasters (debate and vote) 99 END OF TOPICAL AND URGENT DEBATE 11. Generalized tariff preferences for 1990 for certain goods originating in the developing countries (debate) * 101 Notice No Contents (continued) page VOTING TIME 12. Calendar of part-sessions for 1990 101 13. Transfrontier property transactions (continuation of the vote) 101 14. Implementation of economic and social cohesion (vote) 101 END OF VOTING TIME 15. Agenda for next sitting 104 Part II: Texts adopted by Parliament 1. Human Rights: (a) resolution on the situation in China (replacing Docs. B 3-103, 115 and 145/89) 105 (b) resolution on the situation of the 'Boat People' (replacing Docs. B 3-57 and 134/ 89) 106 (c) resolution on the situation of Bulgarians of Turkish origin (replacing Docs. B 3-52 and 75/89) 107 (d) resolution on the death of two political prisoners who were on hunger strike against the conditions in Turkish prisons (Doc.