Official Journal of the European Communities Volume 19 No C 259 4 November 1976 English Edition Information and Notices Contents I Information European Parliament 1976/77 session Minutes of the sitting of Monday, 11 October 1976 1 Adoption of the agenda 9 Minutes of the sitting of Tuesday, 12 October 1976 10 Resolution on the Friuli earthquake 11 Resolution on the further consultation of the European Parliament on proposals amended or withdrawn by the Commission 12 Resolution on the preparation, conduct and outcome of the fourth United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (5—31 May 1976) 13 Opinion on the Cooperation Agreements concluded between the European Economic Community and — the Republic of Tunisia — the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria — the Kingdom of Morocco 15 Resolution on the report of the Commission on the protection of fundamental rights 17 Minutes of the sitting of Wednesday, 13 October 1976 19 Question Time Questions to the Council No 1 by Mr Hamilton: Uranium price-fixing by certain companies in Member States ... 19 No 2 by Mr Caro: Election of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage 19 No 3 by Sir Geoffrey de Freitas: Seat of the new directly elected European Parliament ... 19 No 4 by Mr Berkhouwer: EEC—COMECON relations 20 No 5 by Mr Fletcher: Public admittance to legislative meetings of the Council 20 No 6 by Mrs Dunwoody: Delay in accrediting the Fiji Ambassador to the Community 20 No 7 by Mr Gibbons: Monetary compensatory amounts 20 2 (Continued overleaf) Contents (continued) Questions to the Commission No 8 by Mr Yeats: Monetary compensatory amounts 20 No 9 by Mr Herbert: Limits of Irish cross-border study 20 No 10 by Mr Spicer: Violations of human rights in Uganda 21 No 11 by Lord Bessborough: Future data-processing requirements 21 No 12 by Mr Lenihan: Organization of direct elections in the Member States of the EEC 21 No 13 by Mr Bordu: The Puerto Rico conspiracy 21 No 14 by Mr Shaw: United Convention on a code of conduct for liner conferences 21 No 16 by Mi Molloy: Consumer protection 21 No 17 by Mr Evans: Consumer protection and information policy 21 No 18 by Mr Dalyell: Alleged uranium cartel 22 No 20 by Mr Osborn: Trade talks with Japan 22 Oral question with debate by the Political Affairs Committee to the Conference of Foreign Ministers of the Member States: Detente in Europe 22 Oral question with debate by Mr Schworer on behalf of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs to the Council and Commission: The simplification of customs proce- dures, customs legislation and institutional methods for dealing with customs matters 23 Oral questions with debate by Mrs Kruchow on behalf of the Liberal and Allies Group, to the Council and Commission: The Mexico world conference to mark International Women's Year 23 Oral question with debate by Mrs Kruchow on behalf of the Liberal and Allies Group to the Commission: Women in the Europe of the Nine 23 Oral questions with debate by Mr Prescott, Mr Schmidt, Mr Laban, Mr Espersen and Mr Concas on behalf of the Socialist Group to the Council and the Commission: The extension of Community Member States' fishing zones to 200 miles and fishing agreements with non-Community nations 23 Oral question with debate by Mr Cointat on behalf of the Group of European Progressive Democrats to the Commission: The aid granted to agriculture and seabed prospecting .... 23 Minutes of the sitting of Thursday, 14 October 1976 24 Resolution on the extension of the Community Member States' fishing zones to 200 miles on 1 January 1977; fishing agreements with non-Community nations; and a revised common fishing policy 26 Opinion on the proposals for Regulations on the application of generalized tariff pre- ferences in 1977 27 Opinion on the action programme 1977 to 1980 for the progressive achievement of balance in the milk market and the proposal for a Regulation introducing a premium system for the non-marketing of milk and milk products and for the conversion of dairy cow herds 31 Minutes of the sitting of Friday, 15 October 1976 35 Opinion on the proposal for a Regulation on the opening, allocation and administration of a Community tariff quota for dried grapes in immediate containers of a net capacity of 15 kg or less, falling within subheading 08.04 B I of the Common Customs Tariff (1977) Opinion on the proposal for a Regulation on the opening, allocation and administration of a Community tariff quota for fresh or dried hazel-nuts, shelled or otherwise, falling within subheading ex 08.05 G of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in Turkey (1977) Opinion on the proposal for a Regulation increasing the Community tariff quota opened for 1976 by Regulation (EEC) No 2888/75 for certain eels falling within subheading ex 03.01 A II of the Common Customs Tariff Opinion on the proposal for a Regulation on the opening, allocation and administration of a Community tariff quota for certain eels falling within subheading ex 03.01 A II of the Common Customs Tariff (first half of 1977) Opinion on the proposal for a Regulation totally or partially suspending Common Customs Tariff duties on certain products falling within Chapters 1 to 24 of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in Malta (1977) (Continued on inside back cover) Contents (continued) Opinion on the proposal for a Regulation on the opening of a tariff quota for new potatoes falling within subheading 07.01 A II of the Common Customs Tariff for the first half of 1977, originating in Cyprus Opinion on the proposal for a Regulation opening, allocating and providing for the admin- istration of a Community Tariff quota for apricot pulp falling within subheading ex 20.06 B II c) 1 aa) of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Israel (1977) Opinion on the proposal for a Regulation temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duty on mushrooms, excluding cultivated mushrooms, dried, dehydrated or evaporated for the processing industry of subheading ex 07.04 B Opinion on the proposals for — a Regulation opening, allocating and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for port wines, falling within subheading ex 22.05 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Portugal (1977) — a Regulation opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for Madeira wines, falling within subheading ex 22.05 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Portugal (1977) — a Regulation opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for Setubal Muscatel wines, falling within heading No ex 22.05 of the Customs Tariff, originating in Portugal (1977) Opinion on the proposals for I. a Regulation opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for dried figs falling within subheading ex 08.03 B of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Spain (1977) II. a Regulation opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for dried grapes falling within subheading ex 08.04 B I of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Spain (1977) Opinion on the proposals for Regulations opening, allocating and providing for the admin- istration of a Community tariff quota for apricot pulp falling within subheading ex 20.06 B II c) 1 aa) of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Tunisia and Marocco (1977) Opinion on the proposal for a Regulation amending Regulations (EEC) No 1160/76 and 816/70 laying down additional provisions for the common organization of the market in wine; Regulation (EEC) No 1164/76 on the common organization of the market in products from fruit and vegetables; and Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 on the Common Customs Tariff 37 Resolution on the violation of human rights in Chile 38 Resolution on the period of application of the compulsory addition of skimmed-milk powder to animal feeds 39 Opinion on the proposal for a Regulation on a system of reference tariffs for the carriage of goods by road between Member States 40 Opinion on the proposal for a Decision on the conclusion of a Convention on the protection of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution and a Protocol on the prevention of the pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by dumping from ships and aircraft 42 Oral question with debate by Mr Osborn on behalf of the European Conservative Group, Mr Noe on behalf of the Christian Democratic Group and Mr Berkhouwer on behalf of the Liberal and Allies Group to the Commission: the promotion of efficient air-traffic control 42 Oral question with debate by Mr Jahn, Mr Artzinger, Mr Burgbacher, Mr van der Gun, Mr Klepsch, Mr Springorum and Mr Vandewiele on behalf of the Christian-Democratic Group and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection to the Commission: The proposal for a Directive on bird protection 42 Oral question without debate by Mr Schworer on behalf of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs to the Commission: Third-party motor vehicle insurance 43 Opinion on the proposal for a Directive concerning indirect taxes on transactions in securities 43 Opinion on the proposal for a Directive (sixth Directive) amending Directive 72/464/EEC on taxes other than turnover taxes which affect the consumption of manufactured tobacco 44 Resolution on the First Periodical Report on the Community action programme for the rational use of energy and draft recommendations of the Council 45 Opinion on the proposal for a Decision concerning the entry into force of the Agreement on the international carriage of perishable foodstuffs and on the special equipment to be used for such carriage (ATP) 46 Opinion on the proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1059/69 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products 47 Opinion on the proposal for a Regulation on the storage of products bought in by an intervention agency 47 4.11.76 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 259/1 I (Information) EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 1976/77 SESSION Sittings from 11 to 15 October 1976 Europe House — Strasbourg MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING OF MONDAY, 11 OCTOBER 1976 IN THE CHAIR: Mr G.