ISSN 1725-2423 Official Journal C97E Volume 47 of the European Union 22 April 2004 English edition Information and Notices Notice No Contents Page I (Information) EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2003-2004 SESSION Sittings of 9 to 12 February 2004 Monday 9 February 2004 (2004/C 97 E/01) MINUTES PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING ... ....................................................................... 1 1. Resumption of session ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... 1 2. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 3. Membership of Parliament . .. .. .. .............................................................. 2 4. Documents received ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. 2 5. Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 6. Written declarations (Rule 51) . .................................................................... 13 7. Petitions ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... ... 13 8. Referral back to committee .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 9. Order of business . ................................................................................... 17 10. One-minute speeches on matters of political importance . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 11. Credit rating agencies (debate) .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. 19 12. Organisation of working time (debate) .. .. ... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... 19 EN (Continued) Notice No Contents (continued) Page 13. ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in 2003 (debate) . ..................................... 20 14. Private and state undertakings in developing countries (debate) . 20 15. Agenda for next sitting . .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... 21 16. Closure of sitting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 ATTENDANCE REGISTER .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 22 Tuesday 10 February 2004 (2004/C 97 E/02) MINUTES PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING ... ....................................................................... 23 1. Opening of sitting ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .............................................................. 23 2. Documents received ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. 23 3. Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (announcement of motions for resolutions tabled) . .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... ... 23 4. Asian bird flu (statement followed by debate) . ................................................. 24 5. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ***I (debate) .......................... 25 6. Agricultural incomes in the EU (debate) . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 7. Voting time ........................................................................................... 26 7.1. EU-Croatia agreement on transitional HGV points system * (Simplified procedure) (Rule 110a) (vote) .......................................................................................... 26 7.2. EU-Slovenia agreement on transitional HGV points system * (Simplified procedure) (Rule 110a) (vote) .......................................................................................... 26 7.3. EU-Swiss Confederation administrative arrangement on transitional HGV points system * (Simplified procedure) (Rule 110a) (vote) .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 7.4. EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia agreement on transitional HGV points system * (Simplified procedure) (Rule 110a) (vote) ............................................ 27 7.5. Vehicles hired without drivers ***I (Rule 110a) (vote) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 7.6. Convention on International Civil Aviation ***I (Rule 110a) (vote) . 28 7.7. Participation by new Member States in the EEA *** (Rule 110a) (vote) . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 7.8. Committee on monetary, financial and balance of payments statistics * (Rule 110a) (vote) .................................................................................................. 28 7.9. COM in pigmeat * (Rule 110a) (vote) ............................................................ 29 EN (Continued) Notice No Contents (continued) Page 7.10. Quarterly financial accounts for general government ***II (Rule 110a) (vote) ............. 29 7.11. Social Protection Committee * (Rule 110a) (vote) ... ... ... ... .................................. 29 7.12. Pollution of the Mediterranean * (Rule 110a) (vote) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 7.13. North-east Atlantic fisheries * (Rule 110a) (vote) .............................................. 30 7.14. Incidental catches of cetaceans * (Rule 110a) (vote) ........................................... 30 7.15. Protection of deep-water coral reefs off Scotland * (Rule 110a) (vote) . ................... 31 7.16. Transfer of direct actions from the Court of Justice to the Court of First Instance * (Rule 110a) (vote) .......................................................................................... 31 7.17. Statute of the Court of Justice * (Rule 110a) (vote) ........................................... 31 7.18. Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment * (Rule 110a) (vote) . 32 7.19. COM in flax and hemp grown for fibre * (Rule 110a) (vote) . 32 7.20. Defence of Mr Pannella's parliamentary immunity (Rule 110a) (vote) ...................... 32 7.21. Remote island communities and fisheries (Rule 110a) (vote) . ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 33 7.22. ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in 2003 (Rule 110a) (vote) ......................... 33 7.23. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ***I (vote) . 33 7.24. Preparations for the 60th session of the UN Commission on Human Rights (vote) ..... 34 8. Formal sitting . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 9. Voting time (continuation) . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 9.1. Credit rating agencies (vote) ....................................................................... 34 9.2. Private and state undertakings in developing countries (vote) . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 9.3. Integrated pollution prevention and control (vote) . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 9.4. Scientific and technical advice for Community fisheries (vote) ............................... 35 10. Explanations of vote .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 11. Corrections to votes .. ............................................................................... 36 12. Approval of Minutes of previous sittin .......................................................... 37 13. Agricultural incomes in the EU (continuation of debate) . ................................... 37 14. Agricultural research (debate) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 15. Recovery of the Northern hake stock * (debate) ............................................... 37 EN (Continued) Notice No Contents (continued) Page 16. Broad political framework for the next financial perspective: Making Europe prosper — policy agenda and budgetary means for an enlarged Union 2007-2013 (statement followed by debate) . ................................................................................ 38 17. Question Time (Commission) . ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. 38 18. Problems with salmon (statement followed by debate) ........................................ 40 19. Crisis in the steel sector (statement followed by debate) ...................................... 41 20. Demographic trends in the European Union (Oral question with debate) . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 21. Agenda for next sitting . .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... 42 22. Closure of sitting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 ATTENDANCE REGISTER .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 43 ANNEX 1 RESULTS OF VOTES ... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... 45 1. EU-Croatia agreement on transitional HGV points system * . 45 2. EU-Slovenia agreement on transitional HGV points system * ................................ 46 3. EU-Swiss Confederation administrative arrangement on transitional HGV points system * 46 4. EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia agreement on transitional HGV points system *