ISSN 1725-2423 Official Journal C 187 E Volume 51 of the European Union 24 July 2008 English edition Information and Notices Notice No Contents Page IV Notices NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES European Parliament 2007-2008 SESSION Sittings of 3 to 6 September 2007 Monday 3 September 2007 (2008/C 187 E/01) MINUTES PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING . 1 1. Resumption of session . 1 2. Statement by the President . 1 3. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting . 2 4. Documents received . 2 5. Membership of Parliament . 7 6. Membership of committees and delegations . 8 7. Signature of acts adopted under codecision . 8 8. Communication of Council common positions . 8 9. Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council . 8 10. Petitions . 9 11. Transfers of appropriations . 14 12. Oral questions and written declarations (tabling) . 15 13. Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions . 16 14. Order of business . 16 15. One-minute speeches on matters of political importance . 16 EN (Continued) Notice No Contents (continued) Page 16. Forest fires in Greece, their consequences and conclusions to be drawn for prevention and preparedness measures (debate) . 16 17. Better Regulation — Better law-making 2005: subsidiarity and proportionality — Simplification of the regulatory environment — Use of ‘soft law’ (debate) . 17 18. EURES Activity Report 2004-2005: Towards a single European labour market (debate) . 18 19. Agenda for next sitting . 19 20. Closure of sitting . 19 ATTENDANCE REGISTER . 20 Tuesday 4 September 2007 (2008/C 187 E/02) MINUTES PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING . 22 1. Opening of sitting . 22 2. Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (announcement of motions for resolutions tabled) . 22 3. The Single Market Review (debate) . 23 4. Statute of the European Private Company, Company Law (debate) . 23 5. Risk of closure of Gdansk shipyard (debate) . 24 6. Announcement by the President . 24 7. Voting time . 25 7.1. NUTS — amending Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU ***I (Rule 131) (vote) . 25 7.2. Europol analysis files * (Rule 131) (vote) . 25 7.3. Natural disasters (vote) . 25 7.4. Better Regulation (vote) . 26 7.5. Better law-making 2005: subsidiarity and proportionality (vote) . 26 7.6. Simplification of the regulatory environment (vote) . 26 7.7. Use of ‘soft law’ (vote)................................................. 27 7.8. The Single Market Review (vote) . 27 8. Explanations of vote . 27 9. Corrections to votes and voting intentions . 27 10. Formal sitting — Portugal.................................................... 28 11. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting . 28 12. Membership of committees and delegations . 28 13. Presentation by the Council of the draft general budget — Budget 2008 . 28 14. Inland transport of dangerous goods ***I (debate) . 29 15. Freight transport logistics in Europe and sustainable mobility (debate) . 29 16. Single European Sky (debate) . 29 17. Question Time (Commission) . 30 18. Membership of Parliament . 31 19. Documents received . 31 20. Reducing alcohol-related harm (debate) . 32 21. Dehydrated preserved milk for human consumption * — Common organisation of the milk and milk products market * — Additional rules on the common organisation of the milk and milk products markets * (debate) . 33 EN (Continued) Notice No Contents (continued) Page 22. Agenda for next sitting . 33 23. Closure of sitting . 33 ATTENDANCE REGISTER . 34 ANNEX I RESULTS OF VOTES . 36 1. NUTS — amending Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU ***I . 36 2. Europol analysis files * . 36 3. Natural disasters . 37 4. Better Regulation . 38 5. Better law-making 2005: subsidiarity and proportionality . 38 6. Strategy for simplification of the regulatory environment . 38 7. Use of ‘soft law’ ........................................................... 38 8. The Single Market Review . 38 ANNEX II RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES . 42 1. Toubon report A6-0295/2007 — Amendment 2 . 42 2. Toubon report A6-0295/2007 — Amendment 3 . 43 3. Toubon report A6-0295/2007 — Amendment 13 . 45 4. Toubon report A6-0295/2007 — Paragraph 16/2 . 47 5. Toubon report A6-0295/2007 — Amendment 12/rev. 49 6. Toubon report A6-0295/2007 — Resolution . ..