EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PE/XVII/OJ/07-148 COMMITTEE ON PETITIONS MEETING Wednesday, 2 May 2007, at 9.00 and at 15.00 ASP A1E-2 rue Wiertz BRUSSELS DRAFT AGENDA from 9.00 to 10.00. 1. Coordinators' meeting ***** at 10.00. 2. Adoption of draft agenda1 PE 388.482 FdR 663884 3. Approval of minutes PE 386.519 - 27 February 2007 FdR 658215 4. Chairman's announcements 5. Any other business In the presence of the European Commission 6. Chairman's announcements concerning coordinators' decisions ___________________________ 19.04 2007 FINAL / SP OJ\663884EN 1/7 PE 388.482 Miscellaneous 7. N° 858/2006 by Andres Martinez Espinosa (Spanish), on behalf of the PETI20070502_sir858-859- ‘Junta Central de Usuarios del Vinalopó, L'Alacanti y Consorcio de 06_en Aguas de la Marina Baja’ consumers' association, concerning the ‘Júcar- Vinalopó’ water diversion project in Valencia and N° 859/2006 by Gema Amor Perez (Spanish), on behalf of Generalitat Valenciana, on the construction of the pipeline for the 'Júcar-Vinalopó' water transfer according to the initial project - vote on the recommendations contained in the Summary document (March 12, 2007) 8. Opinion on Monitoring the application of Community law (JURI) Rapporteur : WALLIS (ALDE) - 1st exchange of views A. Petitions for discussion in committee on the basis of the Commission's written reply Consumer's rights 9. N° 45/2006 by Mr Chris Slade (British), on behalf of House of PE 380.955 Smocking, and Mr Stuart Johnston (British), bearing more than 435 FdR 639693 signatures, on misleading practices of the Spanish company European City Guide S.L. (ECG). U. K. Environment 10. N° 851/2005 by Baroness Sarah Ludford (British, MEP), bearing 237 PE 369.940/REV. III signatories, on the quality of the water of Thames FdR 635113 Discrimination 11. N° 82/2006 by Ms. Julia Kelly (British), on discrimination against non- PE 380.894 locals by British local authorities (violation of Article 12 of the EC FdR 639628 Treaty) PE 2/7 OJ\ Environment 12. N° 691/2005 by Tim Todd (British), on behalf of the Exmouth Citizens PE 380.924/REV. Forum, bearing 3 signatures, on proposed developments affecting a FdR 651040 wildlife site in East Devon District (UK) Ireland 13. N° 137/2005 by Michael Keating (Irish), on behalf of 'Crumlin Against PE 367.753/REV. Asbestos' on the development of an asbestos storage site near the town FdR 640313 of Crumlin LT/ 645836 14. N° 295/2005 by James Lunney (presumably Irish), on behalf of the PE 369.978/REV. Nevitt Lusk Action Group against a Superdump, on a proposed landfill FdR 640319 facility 15. N° 838/2004 by Andrew McGrath (Irish), on behalf of the Tara PE 365.132/REV. foundation, on the pollution of the Irish Sea by nuclear waste FdR 651011 PE 384.572 FdR 652585 16. N° 994/2005 by Denis Leonard (Irish), on behalf of "Killucan PE 380.612 Kinnegad Environment Group", on a breach of several European FdR 634916 Union's environmental Directives by the Irish Environmental Protection Agency 17. N° 1149/2003 by Robert William Henry (British) on behalf of PE 346.830 'AMP'('Against More Pylons/ Alternative Means of Power'), bearing 5 FdR 536479 signatures on planning permission for an electricity line + DV/PETI20070502_ltDimas1 149-03_en Spain 18. N° 274/2006 by Mr Geoffrey Kealty (British), on alleged infringements PE 384.382 of Directive 91/271/EEC by local authorities in Corbera de Llobregat FdR 650306 (Catalonia, Spain) + Annex 19. N° 261/2006 by Marta Gumà Bondia (Spanish), on construction PE 384.379 activities on the Río Llobregat in Barcelona FdR 650303 ___________________________ 19.04 2007 FINAL / SP OJ\663884EN 3/7 PE 388.482 at 15.00 20. Presentation of his Annual Report (2006), by Mr Nikiforos Diamandouros, European Ombudsman 21. Presentation of the Proposals to amend the Statute of the European Ombudsman, by Mr Nikiforos Diamandouros Discrimination 22. N° 391/2005 by Penelope Mountzourea-Panagiotou (Greek), bearing 8 PE 367.768/REV. signatures, on alleged discrimination in terms of salary between Greek FdR 646402 teachers seconded to Germany and requesting modification of the relevant Greek legislation 23. N° 142/2006 by Wasilios Katsoulis (German) concerning discrimination PE 384.366 by German insurance companies against the disabled FdR 650262 Environment 24. N° 1259/2003 by Rocco Margapoti (Italian), on behalf of the ‘Case PE 349.036/REV. III rosse e Settecamini’ citizens action groups, bearing 3 508 signatures, FdR 646451 objecting to a dangerous waste incineration plant 25. N° 176/2006by Mrs Else Villa (Italian) concerning mains water unfit PE 386.441 for human consumption being supplied to the village of Lierna (near FdR 656919 Milan) Freedom of movement 26. N° 1374/2002, by Petros Tselepidis (Greek), on behalf of the PE 337.384/REV. IV Association of Electronic and Mechanical Toy Importers, FdR 632573 Manufacturers, Retailers and Dealers of Northern Greece - SIPBE, concerning a ban on computer games 27. N° 16/2006 by Ms. Sinéad Quinn (Irish), on Spanish and Irish PE 380.951 legislations on residence and citizenship related rights leading to FdR 639689 restraints to the freedom of movement within EU Member States PE 4/7 OJ\ Taxation 28. N° 1121/2003 by Stéphan Bellegy (French) on tax for Internet access PE 384.352 FdR 650244 Competition 29. N° 340/2006 by Mr. James Croke (Irish), on behalf of the Irish Reverse PE 384.390 Vending Association, on the introduction of Reverse Vending Machines FdR 650316 in Ireland Social Affairs 30. N° 228/2006 by Gerda Margarethe Fikke (Dutch) concerning sickness PE 384.375/REV. insurance deductions by the Dutch authorities despite the fact that she is FdR 660429 resident and has insurance cover in Spain B. Petitions which it is proposed to close in the light of the Commission's written reply 31. N° 192/2004 by Theodoros Papoulakos (Greek), on membership of the PE 357.743/REV. II Greek Law Society FdR 658554 32. N° 770/2004 by Frantisek Brychta (Czech) concerning a leaking sewer PE 374.227/REV. in Moravské Budějovice in the Czech Republic FdR 657065 33. N° 792/2004 by Vicente Muño Reja-Corzo (Spanish), on the PE 374.191/REV. recognition of his Italian civil engineering degree FdR 657067 34. N° 45/2005 by Roger Abiven (French), on behalf of the association PE 372.034/REV. ‘Agir pour l’Environnement et le Développment durable’ (Action for the FdR 657092 Environment and Sustainable Development), onprotection of waterways in northern Finistère ___________________________ 19.04 2007 FINAL / SP OJ\663884EN 5/7 PE 388.482 35. N° 496/2005 by Norman Roberts-Burbidge (British), on the rights of PE 371.998 British citizens in Spain FdR 610307 + DV/PETI20070502_lt496- 05_es 36. N° 769/2005 by Hans Jürgen Stoj (German) concerning compensation PE 386.433 to passengers for flight departures earlier than scheduled FdR 656832 37. N° 906/2005 by Thomas Hafner (German), concerning payment of PE 386.434 compensation by an airline FdR 656834 38. N° 928/2005 by Wolfgang Löffler (German), concerning use of a light PE 386.436 motorcycle with a class 3 driving licence FdR 656836 39. N° 932/2005 by Bärber Ebert (German), on alleged infringement of the PE 378.477/REV. EU directive on the quality of water intended for human consumption FdR 657105 (Directive 98/83/EC) 40. N° 992/2005 by Willi Roerig (German), on behalf of the Works Council PE 386.437 of German Lufthansa AG, on EU security provisions for air travel FdR 656837 41. N° 35/2006 by M. K. B. Loohuis and G. Raaben (Dutch) on behalf of PE 386.438 Haaksbergen and Muiden municipal authorities, concerning compulsory FdR 656907 insurance for the owners and users of UMTS transmitters 42. N° 141/2006 by Jean Noël and Gaby Hantscher (French and German PE 386.440 respectively), concerning the failure of the German Inland Revenue FdR 656918 authorities to take account of child maintenance payments in France 43. N° 183/2006 by Salvatore Maio (Italian), on behalf of the CISL, PE 386.442 objecting to the dual taxation of public sector workers in Italy FdR 656920 44. N° 217/2006 by Rob Jansen (Dutch) concerning adjustment to benefit PE 386.443 payment rules in connection with European Year of Workers’ Mobility FdR 656921 45. N° 232/2006 by Harald Seiert (German) concerning common rules on PE 386.444 compensation and assistance for passengers in the event of denied FdR 656922 boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights 46. N° 284/2006 by Dave Houghton (British) concerning his rights as a PE 386.446 father FdR 656924 47. N° 338/2006 by Daniel Gyoere (German), on diabetes sufferers’ need PE 386.448 for animal insulin FdR 656926 48. N° 347/2006 by by Mr. Alexander Eske Broch (Danish), on breaches of PE 386.450 PE 6/7 OJ\ the EU legislation (Article 12 EC Treaty) by local police in Malaga FdR 656928 (Spain) 49. N° 389/2006 by Juan Donaire Merino (Spanish), on behalf of the PE 386.454 'Colectivo ecologista Riojano', on limited access to environmental FdR 656932 information allowed by the Government of La Rioja 50. N° 406/2006 by Marek Stepien (Polish), on alleged violations of the PE 386.455 main principles of franchising in connection with an agreement between FdR 656933 the firm of "Cyrus" in Szczecin and the French firm of “Groupe Casino” 51. N° 459/2006 by Rosa and José María de Ureña Francés (Spanish), on PE 386.459 the planned dual high-voltage power line ‘Castejón-Mururarte’ in the FdR 656938 province of Navarra 52. N° 493/2006 by Marco Silva (Portuguese), on misleading advertising PE 386.463 and violation of EC trade legislation by ECTACO United Kingdom FdR 656944 53.