EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2009 2014 Session document AGENDA Wednesday 23 March 2011 23/03/11 461.046 EN United in diversity EN Explanation of procedures Unless Parliament decides otherwise, texts taken in plenary will be put to the vote in the following order 1. Third reading - Ordinary legislative procedure («««III) majority of votes cast to approve a joint text 2. Consent - Consent procedure («««) where the Treaties require a majority of Parliament’s component Members to adopt or reject a decision giving consent 3. Second reading - Ordinary legislative procedure («««II) majority of Parliament's component Members to reject or amend the Council position; majority of votes cast to approve the Council position 4. Parliament's Rules of Procedure - Amendments to Rules of Procedure majority of Parliament's component Members to adopt amendments majority of votes cast to adopt a proposal for a decision 5. First reading - Ordinary legislative procedure («««I) majority of votes cast to approve or amend a legislative proposal majority of votes cast to adopt a draft legislative resolution 6. Consent - Consent procedure («««) where the Treaties require a majority of votes cast to adopt or reject a decision giving consent 7. Other procedures - Consultation procedure («) majority of votes cast to approve or amend a legislative proposal majority of votes cast to adopt a draft legislative resolution - Others (statements, oral questions, own-initiative reports, waiver of immunity) majority of votes cast to adopt a motion for a resolution or a proposal for a decision 1 Wednesday 23 March 2011 1 Wednesday 23 March 2011 15:00 - 24:00 Debates 15:00 - 24:00 59 • Resumption of session and order of business VOTES 50 À « - Amendment of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union with regard to a stability mechanism for Member States whose currency is the euro Report: Elmar Brok, Roberto Gualtieri (A7-0052/2011) Report on the draft European Council decision amending Article 136 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union with regard to a stability mechanism for Member States whose currency is the euro [00033/2010 - C7-0014/2011 - 2010/0821(NLE)] Committee on Constitutional Affairs Debate: 09/03/2011 21 • Preparation for the European Council meeting (24-25 March 2011) Council and Commission statements [2010/2710(RSP)] 62 À • Situation in Japan, including the nuclear power plant alerts Council and Commission statements [2011/2644(RSP)] 51 • Establishment of a joint EU resettlement programme Oral questions Rui Tavares (O-000042/2011 - B7-0205/2011) Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left Council Establishment of a joint EU resettlement programme Nadja Hirsch, Sophia in 't Veld, Sonia Alfano, Nathalie Griesbeck (O-000045/2011 - B7-0206/2011) Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Council Establishment of a joint EU resettlement programme for refugees Manfred Weber, Simon Busuttil, Georgios Papanikolaou (O-000054/2011 - B7-0208/2011) Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Council Establishment of a joint EU resettlement programme [2011/2609(RSP)] 53 • US subpoenas and EU data protection rules Council and Commission statements [2011/2588(RSP)] 461.046/OJ 461.046/OJ 2 Wednesday 23 March 2011 2 45 À «««I • Consumer rights Report: Andreas Schwab (A7-0038/2011) Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on consumer rights [COM(2008)0614 - C6-0349/2008 - 2008/0196(COD)] Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection 61 • Implementation of the Fuel Quality Directive, including an EU default value for tar sands and oil shale Oral question Linda McAvan (O-000058/2011 - B7-0209/2011) Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Commission Implementation of the Fuel Quality Directive, including an EU default value for tar sands and oil shale [2011/2643(RSP)] 32 «««I • Generalised tariff preferences Report: Helmut Scholz (A7-0051/2011) Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2011 [COM(2010)0142 - C7-0135/2010 - 2010/0140(COD)] Committee on International Trade 2 • One-minute speeches (Rule 150) Short presentation of the following report: 18 • EU relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council Report: Dominique Baudis (A7-0042/2011) Report on European Union relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council [2010/2233(INI)] Committee on Foreign Affairs 461.046/OJ 461.046/OJ.