EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2009 - 2014 Committee on Transport and Tourism TRAN_PV(2011)0314_1 MINUTES Meeting of 14 March 2011, from 15.00 to 18.30, 15 March 2011, from 09.00 to 12.30 and from 15.00 to 18.30, and 16 March 2011, from 09.00 to 11.00 BRUSSELS The meeting opened at 15.07 on Monday 14 March 2011, with Brian Simpson, Chairman, in the chair. * * * Monday, 14 March 2011, 15.00 – 18.30 1. Adoption of agenda The agenda was adopted. 2. Approval of minutes of meeting of: 14 February 2011 PV – PE458.579v01-00 The minutes of the meeting of 14 February 2011 were approved. 3. Transport applications of the Global Navigation Satellite Systems - short and medium term EU policy TRAN/7/03822 2010/2208(INI) Rapporteur: Silvia-Adriana Ţicău (S&D) PR – PE454.505v01-00 AM – PE458.490v01-00 Responsible: TRAN – PV\860325EN.doc PE460.833v01-00 EN United in diversity EN Opinions: ITRE – Norbert Glante (S&D) AD – PE452.612v02-00 AM – PE454.605v02-00 Consideration of amendments Speakers: Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Werner Kuhn, Anne E. Jensen, Eva Lichtenberger, Jacqueline Foster, Dominique Riquet, Philip Bradbourn, Inés Ayala Sender, Edgar Thielmann (EC). 4. International Air Agreements under the Treaty of Lisbon TRAN/7/03820 2010/2207(INI) Rapporteur: Brian Simpson (S&D) PR – PE452.542v01-00 AM – PE458.655v01-00 Responsible: TRAN – Consideration of amendments Speakers: Brian Simpson, Hella Ranner, Saïd El Khadraoui, Gesine Meissner, Eva Lichtenberger, Jacqueline Foster, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Marjeta Jager (EC). 5. Amendment of Directive 2000/25/EC as regards the provisions for tractors placed on the market under the flexibility scheme TRAN/7/04736 ***I 2010/0301(COD) COM(2010)0607 – C7-0342/2010 Rapporteur for the Olga Sehnalová (S&D) PA – PE456.855v02-00 opinion: AM – PE458.810v02-00 Responsible: ENVI – Salvatore Tatarella (PPE) PR – PE454.735v03-00 AM – PE458.787v01-00 Consideration of amendments Speakers: Olga Sehnalová, Mathieu Grosch, Gesine Meissner, Eva Lichtenberger. 6. From 16.25-16.50 Coordinators’ meeting in camera Tuesday 15 March 2011, 9.00-18.30 The meeting re-opened at 9.05 with Brian Simpson, Chairman, in the chair. 7. Chairperson's announcements (Coordinators' meetings of 28 February and 14 March 2011) Aviation agreements Confidential documents Decision: The procedure for the handling of confidential (EU-Restricted) documents PE460.833v01-00 2/11 PV\860325EN.doc EN relating to negotiations of aviation agreements and the declaration to be signed by the Member receiving these were approved. Coordinators will be able to request a copy of any of the documents whereas Rapports and Shadow Rapporteurs will only be able to request a copy of documents relating to the particular negotiation they are following. This procedure is in line with the approach set out in the letter between the Chair and Commissioner Kallas and respects the new Framework Agreement between Parliament and Commission and Parliament's Rules of Procedure. According to the Coordinators' decision of 28 February a letter of the Chair to Mr Barroso regarding EU budgetary resources for tourism policy was sent. This letter asks for a specific budget line for tourism and for the inclusion of a specific programme for tourism in the next Financial Perspectives. STOA: high-level coordination group Sustainable Energy Prize Award Decision: Ms Ticau as long standing STOA Panel representative will represent the TRAN Committee in the high-level coordination group for the award of the Sustainable Energy Prize in November 2011. Comitology The Chair informed the Coordinators on expert meetings under article 15 of the Framework Agreement with the Commission: The Commission holds meetings with national experts for the preparation and implementation of Union legislation. The Commission may invite Parliament's experts, too, if Parliament so requests. In this context the Chair had an exchange of letters with Vice President Kallas on the ITS Directive where the TRAN Committee may request to be present. As there are no guidelines on who are Parliament's experts at the time being, the Coordinators agreed to the following recommendations: Parliament can be represented when necessary by the Chair who will overview these meetings and by the Rapporteur. The Chair may delegate his 'overview function' to a Vice Chair or the Standing Rapporteur for comitology. A member of the secretariat should attend meetings on the preparation of delegated acts and other expert meetings, if necessary, and should inform Members of the upcoming invitations to such meetings. Structured dialogue The Chairman recalled the deadline for the input of the political groups to the Work Programme 2012 of the Commission: 30 March 2011 with well-focused 4-6 priorities out of which one should be the number one priority. The decision on the TRAN priorities will be taken at the Coordinators' meeting of 11 April 2011. PV\860325EN.doc 3/11 PE460.833v01-00 EN Any other business White Paper on the future of transport The Chair informed the Coordinators of a possible meeting to be convened between them and Vice President Kallas on the White Paper before the official publication. Delegation visit to Morocco from 13- 15 April 2011 The maximum number of seats for the Morocco delegation is 8 Members. According to the d'Hondt system, the allocation of seats per group is: 4 seats for the EPP, 2 for the S&D, 1 for the ALDE and 1 for the ECR. 'In camera' meeting with the new Director for aviation, Mr Matthew Baldwin, on 15 March at 17.30 on ongoing negotiations on air services agreements The Chair recalled the confidential character of the meeting to which Rapporteurs and Shadow Rapporteurs have been invited along with the Coordinators. The presence of political groups should be limited to two advisors per group and the presence of assistants of one per Member, if so wished. 8. Appointment of rapporteurs - decision on procedure Main Athens Convention - carriage of passengers - Amended proposal for a Council decision concerning the accession of the European Union to the Protocol of 2002 to the Athens Convention Relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, 1974 - COM(2010)0686 Decision: Nominate the Chair or Vice Chair as Rapporteur. Opinions Proposal for a Directive on the use of Passenger Name Record data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime - COM(2011)0032 Decision: The Greens/EFA will nominate the Rapporteur for opinion. Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of a Memorandum of Cooperation between the European Union and the United States of America in civil aviation research and development - COM(2011)0044 Decision: No action. Documents received for information Main Report from the Commission on the intermediate evaluation of the SESAR Joint Undertaking and its progress on the execution of the European Air Traffic Management master plan - COM(2011)0014 Decision: No action. The Coordinators agreed to the suggestion of the S&D Coordinator to invite the Executive Director of SESAR to one of the next committee meetings. PE460.833v01-00 4/11 PV\860325EN.doc EN Opinions Report from the Commission: Mid-term review of the European satellite radio navigation programmes - COM(2011)0005 Decision: No action. Communication from the Commission: A resource-efficient Europe – flagship initiative under the Europe 2020 Strategy - COM(2011)0021 Decision: No action. Communication on renewable energy: progressing towards the 2020 target - COM(2011)0031 Decision: No action. Other Motion for a resolution pursuant to Rule 120 of the Rules of Procedure on planning regulations for civil airports (B7-0095/2011) Decision: No action. 9. Transport applications of the Global Navigation Satellite Systems - short and medium term EU policy TRAN/7/03822 2010/2208(INI) Rapporteur: Silvia-Adriana Ţicău (S&D) PR – PE454.505v01-00 AM – PE458.490v01-00 Responsible: TRAN – Opinions: ITRE – Norbert Glante (S&D) AD – PE452.612v02-00 AM – PE454.605v02-00 Adoption of draft report Amendments adopted: 13, 14, 15 (with oral AM), 16, 17, CA 1, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33 (with oral AM), 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, CA 2 (with oral AM), 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 1, 2 (with oral AM), 3, 4, 5, 6 (with oral AM), 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Itre A, Itre B, Itre C, Itre 1, Itre 2, Itre 3, Itre 4, Itre 6, Itre 7, Itre 8, Itre 9, Itre 10, Itre 11, Itre 12. Decision: The report as amended was adopted by 34 votes in favour, 1 against and 4 abstentions. 10. International Air Agreements under the Treaty of Lisbon TRAN/7/03820 2010/2207(INI) Rapporteur: Brian Simpson (S&D) PR – PE452.542v01-00 AM – PE458.655v01-00 Responsible: TRAN – PV\860325EN.doc 5/11 PE460.833v01-00 EN Adoption of draft report Amendments adopted: 2, 3, 4 (with oral AM), 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15 (with oral AM), 1, Oral AM to Paragraph 14. Decision: The report as amended was adopted by 39 votes in favour, 0 against and 0 abstentions. 11. Amendment of Directive 2000/25/EC as regards the provisions for tractors placed on the market under the flexibility scheme TRAN/7/04736 ***I 2010/0301(COD) COM(2010)0607 – C7-0342/2010 Rapporteur for the Olga Sehnalová (S&D) PA – PE456.855v02-00 opinion: AM – PE458.810v02-00 Responsible: ENVI – Salvatore Tatarella (PPE) PR – PE454.735v03-00 AM – PE458.787v01-00 Adoption of draft opinion Amendments adopted: 4, 5, 2. Decision: The opinion as amended was adopted by 31 votes in favour, 4 against and 4 abstentions. 12. The charging of heavy goods vehicles TRAN/7/05295 ***II 2008/0147(COD) 15145/1/2010 – C7-0045/2011 T6-0113/2009 Rapporteur: Saïd El Khadraoui (S&D) PR – PE458.661v01-00 Responsible: TRAN – Consideration of draft recommendation for second reading Speakers: Saïd El Khadraoui, Corien Wortmann-Kool, Dirk Sterckx, Eva Lichtenberger, Roberts Zīle, Mathieu Grosch, Jörg Leichtfried, Isabelle Durant, Peter van Dalen, Dominique Riquet, Luis de Grandes Pascual, Antonio Cancian, Carlo Fidanza, Hella Ranner, Georgios Koumoutsakos, Szabolcs Schmidt (EC).