23.9.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 256 E/1 Monday 17 May 2010 IV (Notices) NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2010-2011 SESSION Sittings of 17 to 20 May 2010 STRASBOURG MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 17 MAY 2010 (2010/C 256 E/01) Contents Page 1. Resumption of the session . 2 2. Statements by the President . 2 3. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting . 2 4. Calendar of part-sessions for 2011 . 3 5. Composition of committees and delegations . 3 6. Composition of Parliament . 4 7. Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure . 4 8. Documents received . 5 9. Lapsed written declarations . 8 10. Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council . 8 11. Petitions . 8 12. Oral questions and written declarations (submission) . 10 13. Order of business . 11 14. One-minute speeches on matters of political importance . 12 C 256 E/2 EN Official Journal of the European Union 23.9.2010 Monday 17 May 2010 Contents (continued) Page 15. Equal treatment between men and women engaged in an activity in a self-employed capacity ***II (debate) . 12 16. Energy performance of buildings ***II (debate) . 13 17. Textile names and related labelling of textile products ***I (debate) . 13 18. New developments in public procurement (short presentation) . 14 19. EU Policy Coherence for Development and the ‘Official Development Assistance plus concept’ (short presentation) . 14 20. Penalties for serious infringements against the social rules in road transport (short presentation) 15 21. Agenda of the next sitting . 15 22. Closure of the sitting . 15 ATTENDANCE REGISTER . 16 MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 17 MAY 2010 IN THE CHAIR: Jerzy BUZEK President 1. Resumption of the session The sitting opened at 17.05. 2. Statements by the President The President made a statement on the occasion of the Sixth International Day Against Homophobia. The President referred to Europe Day and Parliament’s Open Days, which had seen over 33 000 visitors in Strasbourg and Brussels on 8 and 9 May 2010. The President informed the House that he had been present in Aachen on 13 May when Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk had been awarded the Charlemagne Prize. He had also attended the ceremony for the award of the European Charlemagne Youth Prize to a German project on 11 May 2010. The President pointed out that he had taken part in the Conference of Speakers of the European Union Parliaments in Stockholm from 13 to 15 May 2010. The President mentioned the recent general elections in Hungary and the United Kingdom. 3. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting The minutes of the previous sitting were approved. * * * 23.9.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 256 E/3 Monday 17 May 2010 The following spoke: Mario Mauro and Gianni Pittella, who pointed out that two Italian soldiers had been killed that day in an attack near Herat in Afghanistan; Geoffrey Van Orden, who echoed the sentiments expressed by the two previous speakers and went on to highlight the role of British soldiers involved in NATO’s mission in Afghanistan; and Jacky Hénin, who mentioned the victims of accidents at work. The President paid tribute to all the European soldiers fighting terrorism and violence in Afghanistan and throughout the world. 4. Calendar of part-sessions for 2011 The Conference of Presidents had presented its proposal for the calendar of part-sessions for 2011. The proposed dates were: 17 to 20 January 2 and 3 February 14 to 17 February 7 to 10 March 23 and 24 March 4 to 7 April 9 to 12 May 6 to 9 June 22 and 23 June 4 to 7 July 12 to 15 September 26 to 29 September 12 and 13 October 24 to 27 October 14 to 17 November 30 November and 1 December 12 to 15 December The deadline for tabling amendments was set at midday on Tuesday, 18 May 2010. The vote would take place on at midday on Wednesday, 19 May 2010. 5. Composition of committees and delegations The President had received the following requests for appointments from the PPE Group: Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): Véronique Mathieu to replace Jean-Pierre Audy C 256 E/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 23.9.2010 Monday 17 May 2010 Delegation for relations with the Mercosur countries: Jean-Pierre Audy to replace Véronique Mathieu Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly: Jean-Pierre Audy to replace Véronique Mathieu The appointments would be deemed ratified if there were no objections before the approval of these minutes. 6. Composition of Parliament Zoltán Balczó and Pál Schmitt had given written notice of the end of their mandate as Members of the European Parliament arising from their election to the Hungarian Parliament. Parliament took note and, in accordance with Article 7(2) of the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage and Rule 4(4), second subparagraph, of the Rules of Procedure, established that their seats had become vacant with effect from 14 May 2010. 7. Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure The President announced that on Wednesday, together with the President of the Council, he would sign the following acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 74): — Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 573/2007/EC estab­ lishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2008 to 2013 by removing funding for certain Community actions and altering the limit for funding such actions (00011/2010 - C7-0097/2010 - 2009/0026(COD)) — Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Asylum Support Office (00010/2010 - C7-0096/2010 - 2009/0027(COD)) — Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by energy-related products (recast) (00016/2010/LEX - C7-0124/2010 - 2008/0222(COD)) (vote scheduled for voting time on 19 May 2010) — Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the energy performance of buildings (recast) (00015/2010/LEX - C7-0123/2010 - 2008/0223(COD)) — Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 on the animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet animals (00007/2010(LEX) - C7-0122/2010 - 2009/0077(COD)) — Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 on the European Regional Development Fund as regards the eligibility of housing interventions in favour of marginalised communities (00006/2010(LEX) - C7-0121/2010 - 2009/0105(COD)) — Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Decision 79/542/EEC drawing up a list of third countries or parts of third countries and laying down animal and public health and veterinary certification conditions for importation into the Community of certain live animals and their fresh meat (00008/2010(LEX) - C7-0120/2010 - 2009/0146(COD)) 23.9.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 256 E/5 Monday 17 May 2010 8. Documents received The following documents had been received: 1) from committees 1.1) reports — ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1934/2006 establishing a financing instrument for cooperation with industrialised and other high-income countries and territories (COM(2009)0197 - C7- 0101/2009 - 2009/0059(COD)) - INTA Committee - Rapporteur: Helmut Scholz (A7- 0052/2010) — ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union (COM(2009)0510 - C7-0255/2009 - 2009/0138(COD)) - AGRI Committee - Rapporteur: Luís Paulo Alves (A7-0054/2010) — ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on reporting formalities for ships arriving in and/or departing from ports of the Member States of the Community and repealing Directive 2002/6/EC (COM(2009)0011 - C6-0030/2009 - 2009/0005(COD)) - TRAN Committee - Rapporteur: Dirk Sterckx (A7-0064/2010) — ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2003/71/EC on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading and 2004/109/EC on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market (COM(2009)0491 - C7-0170/2009 - 2009/0132(COD)) - ECON Committee - Rapporteur: Wolf Klinz (A7-0102/2010) — Report on the Commission Communication: Action plan on Organ Donation and Transplan­ tation (2009-2015): Strengthened Cooperation between Member States (2009/2104(INI)) - ENVI Committee - Rapporteur: Andres Perello Rodriguez (A7-0103/2010) — ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on standards of quality and safety of human organs intended for transplantation (COM(2008)0818 - C6-0480/2008 - 2008/0238(COD)) - ENVI Committee - Rapporteur: Miroslav Mikolášik (A7- 0106/2010) — ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers (COM(2008)0040 - C6-0052/2008 - 2008/0028(COD)) - ENVI Committee