<EntPE>EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT</EntPE>
1999 / / 2004<Commission>Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy</Commission>
PE/IX/PV/00-20
MINUTES
of the meeting of
Monday, 16 October 2000, from 3 pm. - 6.30 pm.
Tuesday, 17 October 2000, from 9 am. - 12.30 pm.
BRUSSELSMNU[BXL][LXM][STR]@MCITY@
On {16.10.2000}Monday, 16 October 2000, the meeting opened at 3.05 pm. with Alexander de Roo, vice chairmanMNU[CHA1][CHA2][CHA3][CHA4][CHA5][CHA6]@MCHO@, in the chair.
1. Adoption of draft agenda PE293.688
Adopted with modifications in the form shown in these minutes. Addition of the following items: Budget (14), Implications for Community renewable energy programmes of the Commission framework on state aids for the environment (8), and Medical devices from human blood and plasma (11).
Item 12 - Hiltrud Breyer's report on Water Policy: list of priority substances, protection of the ecosystem and human health is postponed.
Speakers: Trakatellis
Philip Rodway Bushill-Matthews complained that the meetings start late because of meetings of the political groups.
2. Approval of minutes of the meetings of:
28 and 29 August 2000 PE 293.662
11 and 12 September 2000 PE 293.675
18 and 19 September 2000 PE 293.676
The minutes were approved.
3. Chairman's announcements:
Visitors:
Monday 16 October 2000: 45 visitors invited by Rosemarie Müller.
25 visitors invited by Maria Martens.
Tuesday 17 October 2000: Tove Fergo, Karen Klint and Susanne Clemensen of the Danish Parliament.
38 visitors invited by Torben Lund.
30 visitors invited by Bernd Lange.
36 visitors invited by Gary Titley.
16 visitors invited by Per-Arne Arvidsson.
4. Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products (recast version)
***II T06652-( COD990244- A5-0156/00 ) PE293.679 (COD990244- C5-0431/00 )
Rapporteur: Jules MAATEN
Consideration of draft recommandation
Speakers: Rapporteur, Guido Sacconi, Maria Martens, John Bowis, Catherine Stihler, Dagmar Roth-Behrendt, Dorette Corbey, Torben Lund, Roger Helmer, Encarnación Redondo Jiménez, Hans Blokland, Chris Davies, Phillip Whitehead, Ria G.H.C. Oomen-Ruijten, Philip Rodway Bushill-Matthews, Eija-Riitta Anneli Korhola, John F. Ryan (Commission - SANCO), Matthew Moore (Legal Service).
Decision Deadline for tabling amendments 25 October 2000
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At 5 pm. Ria G.H.C. Oomen-Ruijten, vice chairman, took the chair
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5. Noise prevention: assessment and management of environmental noise
***I T06945-( COD000194- COM(00)0468 - C5-0411/00 ) PE293.682
Rapporteur: Alexander de Roo
Consideration of draft report
Speakers: Rapporteur, Ria G.H.C. Oomen-Ruijten, Erik Meijer, Karin Scheele, Bernd Lange, Carlo Fatuzzo, Jules Maaten, Riitta Myller, Dorette Corbey, Ria G.H.C. Oomen-Ruijten, Hans Blokland, Torben Lund, Philip Rodway Bushill-Matthews, Frédérique Ries, Brian Ross (Commission - ENVI)
Decision: The deadline for tabling amendments was extended until 6 November 2000.
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At 5.30 pm. Caroline F. Jackson, chairman, took the chair
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6. Proposal for a motion for a resolution on the Commission's strategy on The Hague Conference on Climate Change [COP6]
PE293.686
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Rapporteur: Caroline F. Jackson
Adoption of motion for a resolution
Speakers: Rapporteur, Chris Davies, Dorette Corbey, Alexander de Roo, Per-Arne Arvidsson, Riitta Myller, Bernd Lange, Hans BloklandFull name
Amendments adopted: 1, 3 , 4, 5, 8, 9 10
Amendments rejected: 6
Amendments withdrawn: 2, 7
Decision: The draft resolution as amended was adopted unanimously.
The meeting adjourned at 6.00 pm.
Tuesday, 17 October 2000
The meeting resumed at 9.05 am.
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7. Appointment of rapporteurs and draftsmen - decisions on procedure
PE293.688/ANN
See annex 1.
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8. Implications for Community renewable energy programmes of the Commission framework on state aids for the environment
Exchange of views with Commission representative Loretta Dormal-Marino, (Commission - COMP) on new framework on state aids.
Speakers: Loretta Dormal-Marino (Commission), Karl-Heinz Florenz, Bernd Lange, Hiltrud Breyer, David Robert Bowe, Hans Blokland, Caroline F. Jackson
Decision: 1) The chairman will write to Commissioner Monti to request that the Commission proposal is made available to the Committee without delay before the decision by the college of the Commission.
2) She will contact the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs to find out how they pursue the matter and whether a joint meeting should be held by ENVI and ECON with Commissioner Monti.
9. Consumer protection: general product safety PE293.670
***I T06797-( COD000073- COM(00)0139 - C5-0224/00 ) PE293.670/AM
Rapporteur: Laura González Álvarez
Vote on and adoption of draft report
Speakers: Rapporteur, Marialiese Flemming, John Bowis, Roger Helmer, Phillip Whitehead, Chris Davies, Avril Doyle, Erik Hansson (Commission - SANCO), Caroline F. Jackson.
Amendments adopted: 23, 26, 1, 3, INDU 2, 6, 27, 7, 33, 8 (first part), 9, 10, 11, 12, 41, 42, 43, 14, 47, 49 (second part) 15, 54, 16, INDU 13, INDU 14, 18, 19, 61, 20 (first part), 64, 21, 65.
Amendments rejected: 22, INDU 1, 24, 25, 2, 4, 5, INDU 3, 28, 30, INDU 4, 31 (part 2), INDU 4, 30, 8 (second part), LEGA 2, 35, INDU 5, 36, 37, INDU 7, 38, INDU 8, 39, 44, 45 (para 1), 45 (para 2), 45 (para 3), 13, 46, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55, INDU 11, INDU 12, 56, INDU 15 (part 1, 2, 3), 59, LEGA 5, 60, 20 (second part), 63 (part 2), 66.
Amendments withdrawn: 34, 48.
Amendments falling: Oral am. to recital 6, 29, 31 (part 1), 32, INDU 4, LEGA 1, LEGA 3, INDU 6, 40, LEGA 4, INDU 10 (part 1) 17, 57, 58, 63, LEGA 6, INDU 16 (part 1, 2), 62, LEGA 6.
Decision: The draft report as a whole was adopted by 45 votes to 3 with one abstention
10. Consumer, health and environmental protection: the precautionary principle
T06731-( COS002086- COM(00)0001 - C5-0143/00 ) PE293.658
PE293.658/AM
Rapporteur: Béatrice PatrieFull name
Vote on and adoption of draft report
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Speakers: Rapporteur, Avril Doyle, Patricia McKenna, Dagmar Roth-Behrendt, Caroline F. Jackson, Chris Davies, Evelyne Gebhardt on behalf of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market.
Decision: Vote postponed to 21 November 2000.
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11. Medical devices incorporating stable substances derived from human blood or plasma
***I T06880 - (COD950013B - A5-0268/00) (COD 950013B - C5-0331/00)
PE 293.653/DEF
Rapporteur: Antonios Trakatellis
Exchange of views
On 10 October Mr Trakatellis' recommendation in second reading on this directive, to which no amendments were tabled, was adopted [Rule 114 (procedure without debate)]. The Council contacted the rapporteur to point out that the Council Common Position contains a material error.
Speakers: Rapporteur, Caroline F. Jackson
Decision: The ENVI committee decided to confirm its previous position.
12. Directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to food supplements
***I T06805- COD000080- COM(00)0222 - C5-0234/00 ) PE293.684
Rapporteur: Emilia Franziska Müller
Consideration of draft report
Speakers: Rapporteur, Dagmar Roth-Behrendt, Dorette Corbey, Pietro-Paolo Mennea, Giuseppe Nisticò, Carlo Fatuzzo, John Bowis, Marianne L.P. Thyssen, Frédérique Ries, Georgios Mathioudakis (Commission - SANCO), Caroline F. Jackson.
Full name
Decision: The deadline for tabling amendments was extended until 6 December 2000.
13. Foodstuffs for human consumption: food additives other than colours
and sweeteners (amendment of Directive 95/2/EC)
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Rapporteur: Paul A.A.J.G. Lannoye
Consideration of draft recommandation
Speakers: Rapporteur, Phillip Whitehead, Marianne L.P. Thyssen, Per-Arne Arvidsson, Mr Neubauer (Commission - SANCO), Caroline F. Jackson
Full name
Decision: Deadline for tabling amendments: 27 October 2000
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14. Budget 2001
David Robert Bowe gave an explanation on the vote in BUDG and decision was made to retable the amendments on the Agencies in Plenary
Speakers: Rapporteur, Mrs Kent (Commission - ENVI), Caroline F. Jackson, Chris Davies
15. Any other business
The meeting closed at 12.30 pm.
16. Date of next meeting
in Strasbourg:
Tuesday, 24 October 2000 at 5.30 pm.
ANNEX I
Appointment of rapporteurs and draftsmen - Decisions on procedure
I. NOMINATION OF RAPPORTEURS AND DRAFTSMEN
New communications from the Commission
(i) Bringing our needs and responsibilities together - Integrating environmental issues with economic policy
Decision: A report should be drawn up, but the Commission should clarify the scope of this paper. If possible, rapporteur to be nominated on 20 November, when committee should also consider how to handle other integration papers.
(ii) Progress Report on the network for the epidemiological surveillance and control of communicable diseases in the Community
Decision: No specific report, but take account of it in Mr Trakatellis' report on the Health Action Programme.
II. LEGISLATIVE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE ARISEN
(i) Reconsultation on "Breakfast" Directives
Decision: Subject to receiving the full texts, the letter of the Council should be considered as a full reconsultation of the EP and the Parliament should thus give its opinion on the whole of the texts and not just on the matter of comitology.
(ii) Legal problems posed by Commission proposal extending certain programmes of Community action in the field of public health
Decision: Committee to continue its work on the basis of the Commission's original proposal.
III. COMMITTEE DELEGATIONS IN 2001
(i) Normal delegation visits:
- earlier proposal to send delegation to Poland formally confirmed by the coordinators (probably in the spring, large delegation of up to maximum permitted level of 12 members);
- there should be a second delegation sent to another candidate country (a smaller delegation of up to 6 members, country to be decided later);
- remaining 7 places for committee delegation visits in 2001 to be used for other delegations outside the enlargement context, probably in the context of the committee's oversight reports for 2001.
(ii) Delegation visits to the decentralised agencies (in addition to the normal quota of committee delegation visits)
Coordinators decided that there should be delegation visits in 2001 both to the European Environmental Agency in Copenhagen (possibly in the spring) and to the Veterinary Office in Ireland (possibly in the summer).
IV. HANDLING OF ENLARGEMENT ISSUES IN 2001
Decision: Committee to establish working group on enlargement, to be chaired by the Committee Chairman, to consist of this year's rapporteurs on enlargement, as well as members from hitherto unrepresented groups (Liberals have already indicated the name of Mr Olsson to participate in this group, Socialists to provide name(s) later).
V. COMMITTEE HEARINGS IN 2001
Coordinators recommended that there should be no large-scale formal hearings in the course of 2001, but that the committee should retain the option of holding, possibly even at relatively short notice, smaller-scale hearings on specific legislative proposals. These might have to be decided upon only in the course of the coming year.
VI. COMMITTEE WORKING METHODS
Discussion postponed to the next coordinators meeting on 20-22 November.
VII. ANY OTHER BUSINESS
(i) Background notes from Directorate-General for studies - Political groups asked to suggest, within the next two weeks, ideas for short background studies to be submitted to the Directorate-General for Studies.
(ii) Seminar on codecision of 6-7 November - Coordinators informed of this seminar.
(iii) Waste statistics - Committee to consider, in view of the major changes being suggested by the Council to the Commission's proposal, and in light of some forthcoming contacts with the Council by the rapporteur, Mr Blokland, whether to request the Commission to put forward a new proposal on this matter.
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PRESENTI/PRESENTIELIJST/LISTA DE PRESENÇAS/LÄSNÄOLOLISTA/DELTAGARLISTA
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Närvarande / Formandskabet/Vorstand/Προεδρείο/Bureau/Ufficio di Presidenza/Mesa/Puheenjohtajisto/J.L. Presidium: (*)
Caroline F. Jackson (P), Alexander de Roo (VP), Ria G.H.C. Oomen-Ruijten (VP)Full name
Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Μέλη/Members/Diputados/Députés/Deputati/Leden/Deputados/Jäsenet/
Ledamöter:
Per-Arne Arvidsson, Maria del Pilar Ayuso González (1), Hans Blokland, David Robert Bowe, John Bowis, Hiltrud Breyer (2), Dorette Corbey , Chris Davies, Avril Doyle, Jim Fitzsimons (2), Marialiese Flemming, Karl-Heinz Florenz, Cristina García-Orcoyen Tormo, Laura González Álvarez, Roger Helmer, Anneli Hulthén, Marie Anne Isler Béguin (2), Christa Klaß, Eija-Riitta Anneli Korhola, Hans Kronberger, Bernd Lange, Torben Lund, Jules Maaten (1), Minerva Melpomeni Malliori, Patricia McKenna, Jorge Moreira Da Silva (1), Emilia Franziska Müller, Rosemarie Müller (2), Riitta Myller (1), Giuseppe Nisticò, Mihail Papayannakis, Béatrice Patrie, Marit Paulsen, Frédérique Ries, Dagmar Roth-Behrendt, Guido Sacconi, Karin Scheele, Horst Schnellhardt, Inger Schörling, Jonas Sjöstedt, María Sornosa Martínez (2), Catherine Stihler, Nicole Thomas-Mauro (1), Antonios Trakatellis, Phillip WhiteheadFull name
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Membri supplenti/Plaatsvervangers/Membros suplentes/Varajäsenet/Suppleanter:
Philip Rodway Bushill-Matthews, Jillian Evans, Carlo Fatuzzo, Koldo Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso (1), Mary Honeyball, Hedwig Keppelhoff-Wiechert (2), Paul A.A.J.G. Lannoye (2), Maria Martens (1), Erik Meijer, Pietro-Paolo Mennea, Fernando Pérez Royo (1), Encarnación Redondo Jiménez, Amalia Sartori (2), Ursula Schleicher (2), Renate Sommer, Dirk Sterckx, Robert William Sturdy (1), Marianne L.P. Thyssen, Joaquim Vairinhos (2), Kathleen Van Bremp
Art. 162,6 / Evelyne Gebhardt (2)
Art. 166,3 / Francesco Fiori (1), Véronique Mathieu (2), Nuala Ahern (2)
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