European Parliament 2014-2019 Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety VI_PV(2016)0223_1 MINUTES Meeting of 23 February 2016, 09.00-12.30 and 15.00-18.30 BRUSSELS The meeting opened at 9.10 on Tuesday, 23 February 2016, with Giovanni La Via (Chair) presiding. 1. Public hearing on Real Driving Emissions Tests VI/8/05554 Speakers: Françoise Grossetête, Matthias Groote, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, Merja Kyllönen, Bas Eickhout, Eleonora Evi, Mireille D'Ornano, Miriam Dalli, Ivo Belet, Seb Dance, Christine Revault D'Allonnes Bonnefoy, Tibor Szanyi, Jytte Guteland, Mr Alois Krasenbrink (JRC), Mr Jürgen Resch (DUH), Mr Dirk Bosteels (AECC), Mr Erik Jonnaert (ACEA), Mr Chris Carroll (BEUC) 2. Adoption of agenda VI_OJ (2016)0223_1 The agenda was adopted in the form shown in these minutes. 3. Chair's announcements The Chair made the following announcements: Interpretation status: corresponded to the standard linguistic profile of the committee: 21 languages were available except for Estonian, Maltese and Gaelic. Web streaming: The Chair announced that as usual, the meeting file was available electronically via the e-meeting application and that it would be web streamed. 4. Chair's announcements concerning coordinators recommendations of 17 February 2016 The Chair informed the Committee that the coordinators recommendations of 17 PV\1087605.doc PE578.534v01-00 United in diversity
February had been circulated electronically. As no objections were raised, they were deemed approved (see Annex I). 5. Report back on ongoing interinstitutional negotiations VI/8/02915 The Chair reported back, pursuant to Rule 73, on the following: Medical Devices and In-vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices 6. Exchange of views with Ms Andrea AMMON, acting Director of ECDC Speakers: Andrea Ammon (ECDC), Kateřina Konečná, Soledad Cabezón Ruiz, José Inácio Faria, Mireille D'Ornano, Christel Schaldemose, Jacques Scheres (European Parliament representative on the Management Board of ECDC) 7. Implementation report on the Energy Efficiency Directive (2012/27/EU) VI/8/03963 2015/2232(INI) Rapporteur for the opinion: Peter Liese (PPE) PE 576.724v02-00 Responsible: ITRE Markus Pieper (PPE) Consideration of a draft opinion Speakers: Peter Liese, Soledad Cabezón Ruiz, Ian Duncan, José Inácio Faria, Kateřina Konečná, Davor Škrlec, Piernicola Pedicini, Sylvie Goddyn, Paul Hodson (European Commission) Decision: Deadline for amendments: 2 March 2016, 12.00 Vote in VI: 26 April 2016 Vote in ITRE: 24 May 2016 Vote in plenary: July 2016 The meeting adjourned at 12.40 and resumed at 15.05 with Giovanni La Via (Chair) presiding. *** Electronic vote *** *** *** 8. Mandatory indication of the country of origin or place of provenance for certain foods VI/8/05466 RE PE575.147v01-00 QO PE575.145v01-00 PE578.534v01-00 2/20 PV\1087605.doc
Co-rapporteurs: Renate Sommer (PPE), Glenis Willmott (S&D), Julie Girling (ECR), Anneli Jäätteenmäki (ALDE), Lynn Boylan (GUE/NGL), Michèle Rivasi (Verts/ALE), Piernicola Pedicini (EFDD), Matteo Salvini (F) Adoption of questions for oral answer Decision: The oral question was adopted (in favour: 56, against: 2, abstentions: 0) 9. Zika virus outbreak VI/8/05682 PE 576.906v01-00 Co-rapporteurs: Annie Schreijer-Pierik (PPE), Matthias Groote (S&D), Bolesław G. Piecha (ECR), José Inácio Faria (ALDE), Kateřina Konečná (GUE/NGL), Martin Häusling (Verts/ALE), Piernicola Pedicini (EFDD), Joëlle Mélin (F) Adoption of question for oral answer Decision: The oral question was adopted (in favour: 58, against: 0, abstentions: 0) *** End of electronic vote *** 10. Mandatory indication of the country of origin or place of provenance for certain foods VI/8/05683 PE 576.147v01-00 Co-rapporteurs: Glenis Willmott (S&D), Julie Girling (ECR), Anneli Jäätteenmäki (ALDE), Lynn Boylan (GUE/NGL), Michèle Rivasi (Verts/ALE), Piernicola Pedicini (EFDD), Matteo Salvini (F) Consideration of motion for a resolution Speakers: Glenis Willmott, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Michèle Rivasi, Piernicola Pedicini, Renate Sommer, Gilles Pargneaux, Françoise Grossetête, Jan Huitema, Christofer Fjellner, Mireille D'Ornano, Herbert Dorfmann, Clara Eugenia Aguilera García, Elisabeth Köstinger, Soledad Cabezón Ruiz, Dubravka Šuica, Stefan Eck, Esther Herranz García, Annie Schreijer-Pierik, Sabine Juelicher (European Commission) Decision: Deadline for amendments: 1 March 2016, 12.00 Vote in VI: 22 March 2016 Vote in Plenary: April II or May I (tbc) 11. Implementation of health legislation VI/8/05541 Exchange of views with Commission representatives on cross-border healthcare Speakers: Andrzej Rys ( DG SANTE), Françoise Grossetête, Annie Schreijer-Pierik, PV\1087605.doc 3/20 PE578.534v01-00
Michèle Rivasi, José Inácio Faria, Françoise Grossetête on behalf of Alojz Peterle, Piernicola Pedicini, Christel Schaldemose At 16:10 Gilles Pargneaux (4 th Vice President) took the chair; at 16:15 Giovanni La Via (Chair), took the chair. 12. Zika virus outbreak *** *** VI/8/05682 PE 576.906v01-00 Co-rapporteurs: Annie Schreijer-Pierik (PPE), Matthias Groote (S&D), Bolesław G. Piecha (ECR), José Inácio Faria (ALDE), Kateřina Konečná (GUE/NGL), Martin Häusling (Verts/ALE), Piernicola Pedicini (EFDD), Joëlle Mélin (F) Consideration of motion for a resolution Speakers: Annie Schreijer-Pierik, Matthias Groote, José Inácio Faria, Bolesław G. Piecha, Kateřina Konečná, Martin Häusling, Piernicola Pedicini, Gilles Pargneaux, Younous Omarjee, Sylvie Goddyn, Zoltán Balczó, Michèle Rivasi, José Inácio Faria, John F. Ryan (European Commission), Roberto Bertollini (WHO), Andrea Ammon (ECDC) Decision: Vote in VI: 22 March 2016 Vote in Plenary: April I 2016 *** At 18:05 Gilles Pargneaux (4 th Vice President) took the chair. 13. Any other business None 14. Next meetings *** 16-17 March 2016 (Brussels) The meeting closed at 18.15 *** *** PE578.534v01-00 4/20 PV\1087605.doc
ПРИСЪСТВЕН ЛИСТ/LISTA DE ASISTCIA/PREZČNÍ LISTINA/DELTAGERLISTE/ ANWESHEITSLISTE/KOHALOLIJATE NIMEKIRI/ΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΠΑΡΟΝΤΩΝ/RECORD OF ATTDANCE/ LISTE DE PRÉSCE/POPIS NAZOČNIH/ELCO DI PRESZA/APMEKLĒJUMU REĢISTRS/DALYVIŲ SĄRAŠAS/ JELLÉTI ÍV/REĠISTRU TA' ATTDZA/PRESTIELIJST/LISTA OBECNOŚCI/LISTA DE PRESÇAS/ LISTĂ DE PREZŢĂ/PREZČNÁ LISTINA/SEZNAM NAVZOČIH/LÄSNÄOLOLISTA/DELTAGARLISTA Бюро/Mesa/Předsednictvo/Formandskabet/Vorstand/Juhatus/Προεδρείο/Bureau/Predsjedništvo/Ufficio di presidenza/prezidijs/ Biuras/Elnökség/Prezydium/Birou/Predsedníctvo/Predsedstvo/Puheenjohtajisto/Presidiet (*) Giovanni La Via (P), Daciana Octavia Sârbu (VP), Pavel Poc (VP) (2), Gilles Pargneaux (VP) (2), Членове/Diputados/Poslanci/Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Parlamendiliikmed/Μέλη/Members/Députés/Zastupnici/Deputati/Deputāti/Nariai/ Képviselõk/Membri/Leden/Posłowie/Deputados/Deputaţi/Jäsenet/Ledamöter Marco Affronte (2), Margrete Auken (2), Pilar Ayuso, Zoltán Balczó, Catherine Bearder, Ivo Belet, Simona Bonafè (2), Biljana Borzan (2), Cristian-Silviu Bușoi (2), Soledad Cabezón Ruiz, Nessa Childers (2), Birgit Collin-Langen (1), Miriam Dalli, Seb Dance, Angélique Delahaye, Mireille D'Ornano, Ian Duncan (1), Stefan Eck, Bas Eickhout (1), Eleonora Evi (1), José Inácio Faria, Karl-Heinz Florenz, Francesc Gambús (2), Elisabetta Gardini (2), Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy (1), Jens Gieseke, Sylvie Goddyn, Matthias Groote, Françoise Grossetête, Andrzej Grzyb, Jytte Guteland, György Hölvényi (2), Anneli Jäätteenmäki (2), Karin Kadenbach, Kateřina Konečná, Peter Liese, Norbert Lins, Susanne Melior (2), Miroslav Mikolášik (1), Massimo Paolucci (2), Piernicola Pedicini, Bolesław G. Piecha, Marcus Pretzell (2), Frédérique Ries (2), Michèle Rivasi (2), Annie Schreijer-Pierik (2), Davor Škrlec (1), Renate Sommer (2),, Dubravka Šuica (1), Tibor Szanyi, Estefanía Torres Martínez (2), Nils Torvalds (2), Glenis Willmott (2), Jadwiga Wiśniewska (2), Damiano Zoffoli Заместници/Suplentes/Náhradníci/Stedfortrædere/Stellvertreter/Asendusliikmed/Αναπληρωτές/Substitutes/Suppléants/Zamjenici/ Supplenti/Aizstājēji/Pavaduojantysnariai/Póttagok/Sostituti/Plaatsvervangers/Zastępcy/Membros suplentes/supleanţi/náhradníci/ Namestniki/Varajäsenet/Suppleanter Clara Eugenia Aguilera García (2), Renata Briano (2), Soledad Cabezón Ruiz, Mark Demesmaeker (2), Herbert Dorfmann (2), Fredrick Federley (1), Luke Ming Flanagan (1), Christofer Fjellner (2), Lampros Fountoulis (2), Martin Häusling (2), Esther Herranz García (2), Elena Gentile (2), Jan Huitema (2), Elisabeth Köstinger, Andrey Kovatchev (2), Merja Kyllönen, Gesine Meissner (2), Ulrike Müller (2), Younous Omarjee (2), Gabriele Preuß (1), Jasenko Selimovic (1), Christel Schaldemose, Bart Staes (1), Keith Taylor (2), Claude Turmes (1), Carlos Zorrinho (2) 200 (2) Olle Ludvigsson (1), Georg Mayer (1), Julia Reda (1), Christine Revault D'Allonnes Bonnefoy (1), Massimiliano Salini (1), Jean-Luc Schaffhauser (2) 206 (3) 53 (6) (Точка от дневния ред/punto del orden del día/bod pořadu jednání (OJ)/Punkt på dagsordenen/tagesordnungspunkt/ Päevakorra punkt/ημερήσια Διάταξη Σημείο/Agenda item/point OJ/Točka dnevnog reda/punto all'ordine del giorno/darba kārtības punkts/darbotvarkės punktas/napirendi pont/punt Aġenda/Agendapunt/Punkt porządku dziennego/ponto OD/Punct de pe ordinea de zi/bod programu schôdze/točka UL/Esityslistan kohta/föredragningslista punkt) PV\1087605.doc 5/20 PE578.534v01-00
Наблюдатели/Observadores/Pozorovatelé/Observatører/Beobachter/Vaatlejad/Παρατηρητές/Observers/Observateurs/Promatrači/ Osservatori/Novērotāji/Stebėtojai/Megfigyelők/Osservaturi/Waarnemers/Obserwatorzy/Observadores/Observatori/Pozorovatelia/ Opazovalci/Tarkkailijat/Observatörer По покана на председателя/por invitación del presidente/na pozvání předsedy/efter indbydelse fra formanden/auf Einladung des Vorsitzenden/Esimehe kutsel/με πρόσκληση του Προέδρου/At the invitation of the Chair(wo)man/Sur l'invitation du président/ Na poziv predsjednika/su invito del presidente/pēc priekšsēdētāja uzaicinājuma/pirmininkui pakvietus/az elnök meghívására/ Fuq stedina taċ-'chairman'/op uitnodiging van de voorzitter/na zaproszenie Przewodniczącego/A convite do Presidente/La invitaţia preşedintelui/na pozvanie predsedu/na povabilo predsednika/puheenjohtajan kutsusta/på ordförandens inbjudan Alois Krasenbrink (Joint Research Centre - JRC), Jürgen Resch (Institute Manager, Deutsche Umwelthilfe - DUH), Dirk Bosteels (Association for Emissions Control by Catalyst - AECC), Erik Jonnaert (European Automobile Manufacturers' Association - ACEA), Chris Carroll (BEUC), Andrea Ammon (ECDC) Съвет/Consejo/Rada/Rådet/Rat/Nõukogu/Συμβούλιο/Council/Conseil/Vijeće/Consiglio/Padome/Taryba/Tanács/Kunsill/Raad/ Conselho/Consiliu/Svet/Neuvosto/Rådet (*) Комисия/Comisión/Komise/Kommissionen/Kommission/Euroopa Komisjon/Επιτροπή/Commission/Komisija/Commissione/Bizottság/ Kummissjoni/Commissie/Komisja/Comissão/Comisie/Komisia/Komissio/Kommissionen (*) Paul Hodson (DG ER), Sabine Juelicher (DG SANTE), John F. Ryan (DG SANTE), Andrzej Rys ( DG SANTE) Други институции/otras instituciones/ostatní orgány a instituce/andre institutioner/andere Organe/Muud institutsioonid/ Άλλα θεσμικά όργανα/other institutions/autres institutions/druge institucije/altre istituzioni/citas iestādes/kitos institucijos/ Más intézmények/istituzzjonijiet oħra/andere instellingen/inne instytucje/outras Instituições/Alte instituţii/iné inštitúcie/muut toimielimet/andra institutioner/organ Други участници/otros participantes/ostatní účastníci/endvidere deltog/andere Teilnehmer/Muud osalejad/επίσης Παρόντες/Other participants/autres participants/drugi sudionici/altri partecipanti/citi klātesošie/kiti dalyviai/más résztvevők/parteċipanti ohra/andere aanwezigen/inni uczestnicy/outros participantes/alţi participanţi/iní účastníci/drugi udeleženci/muut osallistujat/övriga deltagare Roberto Bertollini (WHO), Jacques Scheres (European Parliament representative on the Management Board of ECDC) PE578.534v01-00 6/20 PV\1087605.doc
Секретариат на политическите групи/secretaría de los Grupos políticos/sekretariát politických skupin/gruppernes sekretariat/ Sekretariat der Fraktionen/Fraktsioonide sekretariaat/γραμματεία των Πολιτικών Ομάδων/Secretariats of political groups/secrétariat des groupes politiques/tajništva klubova zastupnika/segreteria gruppi politici/politisko grupu sekretariāts/frakcijų sekretoriai/ Képviselőcsoportok titkársága/segretarjat gruppi politiċi/fractiesecretariaten/sekretariat Grup Politycznych/Secr. dos grupos políticos/secretariate grupuri politice/sekretariát politických skupín/sekretariat političnih skupin/poliittisten ryhmien sihteeristöt/ Gruppernas sekretariat PPE S&D ECR ALDE GUE/NGL Verts/ALE EFDD F NI Spela Celik, Vittoria Venezia Andrew Flagg, Agnieska Gregorczyk, Majella Mc Cone Massimiliano Rizzo Wilhelm Bargum Tiina Hartman, Maria Manta, Sylva Nenickova Terhi Lehtonen Кабинет на председателя/gabinete del Presidente/Kancelář předsedy/formandens Kabinet/Kabinett des Präsidenten/Presidendi kantselei/γραφείο Προέδρου/President's Office/Cabinet du Président/Ured predsjednika/gabinetto del Presidente/Priekšsēdētāja kabinets/pirmininko kabinetas/elnöki hivatal/kabinett tal-president/kabinet van de Voorzitter/Gabinet Przewodniczącego/Gabinete do Presidente/Cabinet Preşedinte/Kancelária predsedu/urad predsednika/puhemiehen kabinetti/talmannens kansli Кабинет на генералния секретар/gabinete del Secretario General/Kancelář generálního tajemníka/generalsekretærens Kabinet/ Kabinett des Generalsekretärs/Peasekretäri büroo/γραφείο Γενικού Γραμματέα/Secretary-General's Office/Cabinet du Secrétaire général/ured glavnog tajnika/gabinetto del Segretario generale/ģenerālsekretāra kabinets/generalinio sekretoriaus kabinetas/ Főtitkári hivatal/kabinett tas-segretarju Ġenerali/Kabinet van de secretaris-generaal/gabinet Sekretarza Generalnego/Gabinete do Secretário-Geral/Cabinet Secretar General/Kancelária generálneho tajomníka/urad generalnega sekretarja/pääsihteerin kabinetti/ Generalsekreterarens kansli Генерална дирекция/dirección General/Generální ředitelství/generaldirektorat/generaldirektion/peadirektoraat/γενική Διεύθυνση/ Directorate-General/Direction générale/glavna uprava/direzione generale/ģenerāldirektorāts/generalinis direktoratas/főigazgatóság/ Direttorat Ġenerali/Directoraten-generaal/Dyrekcja Generalna/Direcção-Geral/Direcţii Generale/Generálne riaditeľstvo/generalni direktorat/pääosasto/generaldirektorat DG PRES DG IPOL DG EXPO DG EPRS DG COMM DG PERS DG INLO DG TRAD DG INTE DG FINS DG ITEC DG SAFE PV\1087605.doc 7/20 PE578.534v01-00
Правна служба/servicio Jurídico/Právní služba/juridisk Tjeneste/Juristischer Dienst/Õigusteenistus/Νομική Υπηρεσία/Legal Service/ Service juridique/pravna služba/servizio giuridico/juridiskais dienests/teisės tarnyba/jogi szolgálat/servizz legali/juridische Dienst/ Wydział prawny/serviço Jurídico/Serviciu Juridic/Právny servis/oikeudellinen yksikkö/rättstjänsten Секретариат на комисията/secretaría de la comisión/sekretariát výboru/udvalgssekretariatet/ausschusssekretariat/komisjoni sekretariaat/γραμματεία επιτροπής/committee secretariat/secrétariat de la commission/tajništvo odbora/segreteria della commissione/ Komitejas sekretariāts/komiteto sekretoriatas/a bizottság titkársága/segretarjat tal-kumitat/commissiesecretariaat/sekretariat komisji/ Secretariado da comissão/secretariat comisie/sekretariat odbora/valiokunnan sihteeristö/utskottssekretariatet Sabina Magnano, Hans-Christian Eberl, Nora Hahnkamper-Vandenbulcke, Emilia Romano, Jos Vervloet, Tihana Vujatovic Сътрудник/Asistente/Asistent/Assistent/Assistenz/Βοηθός/Assistant/Assistente/Palīgs/Padėjėjas/Asszisztens/Asystent/Pomočnik/ Avustaja/Assistenter Margareta Broodcoorens * (P) = Председател/Presidente/Předseda/Formand/Vorsitzender/Esimees/Πρόεδρος/Chair(wo)man/Président/Predsjednik/Priekšsēdētājs/ Pirmininkas/Elnök/'Chairman'/Voorzitter/Przewodniczący/Preşedinte/Predseda/Predsednik/Puheenjohtaja/Ordförande (VP) = Заместник-председател/Vicepresidente/Místopředseda/Næstformand/Stellvertretender Vorsitzender/Aseesimees/Αντιπρόεδρος/ Vice-Chair(wo)man/Potpredsjednik/Vice-Président/Potpredsjednik/Priekšsēdētāja vietnieks/pirmininko pavaduotojas/alelnök/ Viċi 'Chairman'/Ondervoorzitter/Wiceprzewodniczący/Vice-Presidente/Vicepreşedinte/Podpredseda/Podpredsednik/ Varapuheenjohtaja/Vice ordförande (M) = Член/Miembro/Člen/Medlem./Mitglied/Parlamendiliige/Μέλος/Member/Membre/Član/Membro/Deputāts/Narys/Képviselő/ Membru/Lid/Członek/Membro/Membru/Člen/Poslanec/Jäsen/Ledamot (F) = Длъжностно лице/funcionario/úředník/tjenestemand/beamter/ametnik/υπάλληλος/official/fonctionnaire/dužnosnik/ Funzionario/Ierēdnis/Pareigūnas/Tisztviselő/Uffiċjal/Ambtenaar/Urzędnik/Funcionário/Funcţionar/Úradník/Uradnik/Virkamies/ Tjänsteman PE578.534v01-00 8/20 PV\1087605.doc
Annex I EUROPEAN PARLIAMT COMMITTEE ON THE VIRONMT, PUBLIC HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY CO-ORDINATORS' MEETING - not to be treated in full committee - IN CAMERA Wednesday, 17 February 2016, 15.00-16.30 Room JAN 4Q2 Coordinators Results 23.02.2016 Present: Mr La Via, Chair Mr Liese, Coordinator of the EPP group Mr Groote, Coordinator of the S&D group Ms Girling, Coordinator of the ECR group Mr Gerbrandy, Coordinator of the ALDE group Ms Konečná, Coordinator of the GUE/NLG group Mr Eickhout, Coordinator of the Greens/EFA group Mr Pedicini, Coordinator of the EFDD group Ms D'Ornano, Coordinator of the F group 1. ADOPTION OF DRAFT AGDA The draft agenda was adopted in the form shown in these minutes. 2. CHAIR S ANNOUNCEMTS 2.1 Main items discussed at last CCC meeting The main items on the last CCC agenda were an exchange of views with Mr Verhofstadt, Chair of the ALDE Group, in charge of negotiations on the Inter-institutional Agreement (IIA) on Better Law-Making and an exchange of views with Commission VP Ansip on the Digital Single Market. 2.2 Appointments in EFSA Management Board Under Article 25 of EFSA founding Regulation, members of EFSA Management Board are appointed by the Council in consultation with the European Parliament, from a list drawn up by the Commission. The Commission sent to the Council on 15 January a list of candidates with a view to renew half of the management board (7 Members) by 30 June 2016. The item will be in the March coordinators' meeting agenda for decision. 2.3 Appointment of civil society representatives in EMA Management Board PV\1087605.doc 9/20 PE578.534v01-00
The EP is consulted by the Council regarding the appointment of four members of civil society representatives of the EMA Management Board. Coordinators will decide on this issue at their next meeting. 2.4 New breeding techniques Coordinators had decided on 23 November to hold an exchange of views with the Commission on this issue, as soon as the Commission legal opinion would be available. It is understood that this legal opinion is now planned for the second quarter 2016. 3. DECISIONS ON PROCEDURE Reports Items 1-2 treated jointly 1. Regulation on mercury and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1102/2008 VI/8/05656 ***I 2016/0023(COD) COM(2016)0039 C8-0021/2016 Responsible : Opinions: VI INTA - ITRE - JURI 2. Minamata Convention on Mercury VI/8/05661 *** 2016/0021(NLE) COM(2016)0042 Responsible : Opinions: VI INTA - ITRE GUE/NGL rapporteur (3 points) * * * Own-initiative reports 3. Access to medicines To seek authorisation to draw up an INI report on "EU options for improving access to medicines", which will focus on issues within EU competence. S&D rapporteur (1 point). 4. Palm Oil and deforestation of rainforests PE578.534v01-00 10/20 PV\1087605.doc
Postponed until after the Public Hearing on the same topic * * * Legislative opinions 5. Approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (TV/JV) VI/8/05639 - ***I 2016/0014(COD) COM(2016)0031 C8-0015/2016 Responsible : IMCO EPP rapporteur for opinion (1,5 points). Request application of Rule 54 with VI exclusive competence for articles 91-94 of the proposal (and corresponding parts as referred in the correlation tables) and shared competences. Items 6-7 treated jointly 6. Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and its Member States, of the one part, and the SADC EPA States, of the other part VI/8/05599 2016/0005(NLE) COM(2016)0018 Responsible : INTA 7. Proposal for a Council decision on the signing and provisional application of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the SADC EPA States, of the other part COM(2016)0008 No opinion Non-legislative opinions * * * 8. TRAN Strategic INI report on "An Aviation Strategy for Europe" S&D rapporteur for opinion (0,5 points) PV\1087605.doc 11/20 PE578.534v01-00
9. JURI/AFCO INI report on "Interpretation and implementation of the Inter- Institutional Agreement on Better Law-Making" VI/8/05353 Responsible : AFCO JURI Chair rapporteur for opinion (0 points) 10. VI opinion to the EMPL INI implementation report on the Concluding Observations of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities S&D rapporteur for opinion (0,5 points) * * * Documents received for information 11. Proposal for a Council decision amending Decision No 529/2013/EU to include reference levels for forest management, minimum values for the definition of forest and base year of emissions for the Republic of Croatia (ES) 2015/0315 (NLE), COM(2015)687 : No action needed. 12. Proposal for a Council decision on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, at the Seventh Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on mercury and at the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the Minamata Convention on Mercury with regard to the provisional and subsequent final adoption of guidance referred to in its Article 8, paragraphs 8 and 9 (HCE) COM(2016)0003 No action needed. Other documents received * * * 13. COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMT STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC to enhance cost-effective emission reductions and low-carbon investments {COM(2015)337 final} SWD(2015)0297 PE578.534v01-00 12/20 PV\1087605.doc
14. Commission staff working document Inventory of Union and Member State incentives to support research into, and the development and availability of, orphan mecidinal products state of play 2015 SWD(2016)0013 15. Commission staff working document: executive summary of the impact assessment: Ratification and Implementation of the Minamata Convention on Mercury accompanying the document: proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on mercury, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1102/2008 SWD(2016)0014 16. COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMT IMPACT ASSESSMT Ratification and Implementation by the EU of the Minamata Convention on Mercury Accompanying the document Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on mercury, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1102/2008 SWD(2016)0017 17. Commission staff working document Implementation Plan Accompanying the document Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on mercury, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1102/2008 SWD(2016)0018 Other issues 18. Wildlife crime * * * To invite the authors of the study on wildlife crime to present it in a forthcoming VI meeting; To request authorisation to draw-up an INI report on the basis of the Commission Action Plan. To draft an OQ and resolution to define Parliament's position ahead of CITES COP17 (see item 4.1.1). 19. Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development A. DEVE own-initiative report on "The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition" No opinion B. EU implementation of the SDGs PV\1087605.doc 13/20 PE578.534v01-00
To wait for the Commission document before deciding on the next steps. The Chair was also mandated to take informal contacts with the DEVE Chair in view of possible DEVE initiatives on the topic. 4. DECISIONS ON URGT MATTERS 4.1 VI missions for the second semester 2016 4.1.1 Missions inside and outside the EU Coordinators decided to organise the following missions in the second semester : China/ETS: September or November turquoise weeks; Essen (climate/sustainability local experiences): September or November turquoise weeks; CITES COP17, Johannesbourg: 3 days + travel in week of 24 September Taranto, ILVA: 13-15 July (interpretation only IT/) The exact dates and size of the missions will be decided in written procedure or at the next coordinators' meeting. In addition, it was decided to request exceptionally authorisation to send a delegation of 3 Members to the ICAO High-level Meeting on a Global Market-Based Measure (MBM) Scheme, 11-13 May 2016, Montréal, Canada, although this meeting overlapping with the May part-session. 4.1.2 Visits to the Agencies ECDC, delegation composed as follows: 1 GUE/NGL, 1 EPP, 1 S&D. The exact date will be decided in written procedure or at the next coordinators' meeting. 4.2 Joint Public Hearing with ITRE on mhealth To reschedule the hearing in order for it to take place during ITRE meeting time; 4.3 Appointment of EP representatives in EMA Management Board A decision on the EP representative will be taken at next coordinators' meeting on the basis of the proposals put forward by the political groups. 4.4 State of play of cooperation with ITRE on INI report on renewables PE578.534v01-00 14/20 PV\1087605.doc
Coordinators rejected ITRE informal proposal for application of Rule 53+ on the three pending files and mandated the Chair to reply accordingly to the ITRE Chair and ask that the matter be referred to the Conference of Presidents for decision. 5. DECISIONS RELATED TO NON LEGISLATIVE MATTERS 5.1 Participation to COP22 on climate change in Marrakesh, 7-18 November 2016 Postponed to next meeting 5.2 Follow-up to the VI delegation to CAEP10 in Montreal and the upcoming expiry of ETS "Stop the Clock" in December 2016 To have a report back by the EP delegation to CAEP10 during the March VI Committee; 5.3 Next exchanges of views with the European Commission on REFIT activities To organise exchange of views on the REFIT activities - which will be finalised by Q2 2016 - on: - EU legislation and policies relevant to the chemicals sector (cumulative cost assessment) (finalised, report awaiting publication) - Fuel Quality Directive 2009/30/EC (to be finalised Q2 2016) - Birds directive 2009/147/EEC and Habitats directive 92/43/EEC (to be finalised Q2 2016) To come back to the other proposals, which concerns REFIT activities, which will be finalised later in 2016 or in 2017, at a next coordinators' meeting. 5.4 2016 VI annual scrutiny plan To ask the secretariat and the political groups advisors to make a technical proposal putting together the inputs received, in view of a discussion and decision by the coordinators at their next meeting. 5.5 Possible presentation of ECA special report on Danube water quality postponed to next meeting 5.6 Oral Question and resolution on Transfats PV\1087605.doc 15/20 PE578.534v01-00
postponed to next meeting 6. PROPOSALS FOR DECISION WITHOUT DEBATE 6.1 Decisions on procedure 6.1.1 Motions for resolution Rule 133 1. Motion for a European Parliament resolution on protecting mountain ecosystems by Aldo Patriciello - B8-0013/2016 2. Motion for a European Parliament resolution on the importance of school fruit and milk schemes by Aldo Patriciello - B8-0016/2016 3. Motion for a European Parliament resolution on the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) by Aldo Patriciello - B8-0037/2016 4. Motion for a European Parliament resolution on compulsory removal and disposal of asbestos roofing and other asbestos-containing material from buildings by Gianluca Buonanno B8-0126/2016 5. Motion for a European Parliament resolution on the labelling of meat from animals killed in ritual slaughter by Louis Aliot, Gilles Lebreton, Edouard Ferrand, Philippe Loiseau, Mireille d'ornano, Sylvie Goddyn, Jean-François Jalkh, Mylène Troszczynski - B8-0127/2016 6. Motion for a European Parliament resolution on protecting EU citizens against garlic bleached with methyl bromide by Franz Obermayr B8-0129/2016 7. Motion for a European Parliament resolution on the need to clean up the sea by Aldo Patriciello B8-0138/2016 8. Motion for a European Parliament resolution on the safety of blood transfusions by Aldo Patriciello B8-0142/2016 9. Motion for a European Parliament resolution on legislation to combat indiscriminate wastage of food by Gianluca Buonanno B8-0200/2016 10. Motion for a European Parliament resolution on eradicating asbestos by Isabella Adinolfi B8-0213/2016 11. Motion for a European Parliament resolution on waste disposal in Campania, Italy by Isabella Adinolfi B8-0215/2016 No follow-up needed. The Chair will reply accordingly to the author(s) of the motions for resolution. 6.1.2 Short-list of candidates for INI reports To take note of the issue currently on the short-list. 6.2 Public Hearing on Palm Oil and Deforestation To endorse the title and the draft programme for the public hearing, agreed at technical level 6.3 VI Public Hearings in the second semester 2016 PE578.534v01-00 16/20 PV\1087605.doc
To mandate the Chair to inform the CCC that authorisation for Public Hearings will be requested, if necessary, on an ad-hoc individual basis. 6.4. Petitions for opinion None 6.5 Possible participation of an VI Member as high-level speaker to the Maritime Day 2016 in Turku, Finland on 18-19 May A deadline was fixed for 24 February closure of business for political groups to put forward proposals of interested Members. The final choice will have to be coordinated with the two other Committees concerned. 6.6 Nomination of representatives to the French National Council of the Sea and Coastal Regions A deadline was fixed for 24 February closure of business for political groups to put forward proposals. The final choice will have to be coordinated with the two other Committees concerned. 6.7 Hearing of the candidate for function of Executive Director of ECDC - Decision on procedure Background The Chair of the ECDC Management Board has informed President Schulz that the MB will nominate the ECDC Director at its meeting of 8-10 March 2016. Article 17(2) of ECDC s Founding Regulation provides that Before appointment, the candidate nominated by the Management Board shall be invited without delay to make a statement before the European Parliament and to answer questions put by members of that Institution. Pending the decision of the MB, the hearing of the nominee in the VI Committee is therefore preliminarily scheduled for Monday, 21 March at 3.00 pm. Procedure The format for the hearing would follow the one applied in previous such hearings, most recently the Executive Director of EMA in October 2015. The hearing (approx. 2 hours) will be organised as follows: PV\1087605.doc 17/20 PE578.534v01-00
After the 3-minute introduction by the Chairman of the committee, the candidate will be asked to make an opening statement of no more than 10 minutes. The statement will be followed by a first round of questions from coordinators (40min) and one round of questions from VI Members (60min) - the two rounds will cover a total of 20 questions: o The format of each question will be as follows (5 minutes per block of question): - 1-minute initial question 2-minute answer - 45-second follow-up question 1-minute answer 1 o If a speaker is not present, the question will lapse. At the end of the hearing, the candidate will present 5-minute final statement and the committee Chairman will make conclusive remarks in another 2 minutes. After the hearing the coordinators will evaluate the performance of the candidate and a letter containing the Committee's views will then be sent to Mr Schultz, the President of the Parliament. This letter shall be sent as quickly as possible. It is then envisaged that President Schulz, after consulting the Conference of Presidents, will transmit Parliament's final judgement on the candidate to Mr Reynders, Chair of the ECDC Management Board. Nota: groups will be requested to send their list for speakers by Thursday, 17 March at noon. The list of speakers will be distributed on Friday 18 March. Material for the hearing will include: The candidate's CV; A copy of his/her application form [not publicly available]; His/her declaration of interests ; A detailed motivation letter [not publicly available]; Taking into account the D'hondt system, the questions will be divided as follows: Total: EPP: 6 S&D: 5 ECR: 2 ALDE: 2 GUE/NGL: 1 1 On the basis of past experience the remaining 15 seconds should be used as a buffer for 'giving the floor' operations and for overshooting statements. Indeed the chairman has to give the floor to each of the speakers every time they speak. In other words, this operation has to be carried out 4 times per 5-minute block. Assuming that these 4 operations take 10 seconds in total, multiplied by 21 questions, at least 4 minutes have to be set aside for 'giving the floor' operations in the course of a hearing. PE578.534v01-00 18/20 PV\1087605.doc
Greens: 1 EFDD: 1 F: 1 NA: 1 Round 1-8 Qs - political group coordinators or representatives in the above order Round 2-12 Qs - EPP 5, S&D 4, ECR 1, ALDE 1, NI 1 - mixed order Coordinators endorsed the format for the hearing 6.8 Use of VI expertise budget - Proposed workshop by Health Working Group on " EU's pesticides risk assessment system: the case of glyphosate" To authorise the use of the expertise budget for the workshop on "EU's pesticides risk assessment system: the case of glyphosate" foreseen on Tuesday, 19 April, 12.30-14:45 7. POINTS FOR INFORMATION 7.1 On-going INI reports in VI The file included the list of on-going INI reports. 7.2 Petitions for information Petition 0723/2014 by M-J F. (Portuguese / Canadian) on Food safety and Free trade agreements. Petition 1129/2014 by Joanna Swabe (British), on behalf of the organisation Human Society International, on the safety of horsemeat imported from outside the EU. Petition No 0187/2015 by Sjoerd Wartena (Dutch), on behalf of several organisations, on the protection and administration of European agricultural land as shared wealth. Petition No 1581/2014 by Luca Bucchini (Italian), on food control legislation. Petition No 0537/2015 by Jens Genzer (German) on the pressure by the EU Council on the United Nations to establish a world environmental organisation as part of the UN. 7.3 Rolling check-list on reporting and review clauses in EU legislation The updated rolling check-list was included in the file. 7.4. ECJ case law of interest for VI Judgment of 15 December 2015 in Joined Cases C-132/14 to C-136/14 Parliament and Commission v Council - Measures aimed at facilitating the full application of the EU acquis to Mayotte are validly based on Article 349 TFEU Judgment of 17 December 2015 in Case C-157/14 Neptune Distribution - The Court of Justice confirms the validity of Directive 2009/54/EC on natural mineral waters Order of 17 December 2015 In Case C-580/14 Bitter - The Court upholds the validity of the provision of the Emissions Trading Directive foreseeing a lump- PV\1087605.doc 19/20 PE578.534v01-00
sum fine to ensure the effectiveness of the obligation to surrender emissions allowances, as it complies with the principle of proportionality 8. ANY OTHER BUSINESS None 9. NEXT COORDINATORS' MEETING PE578.534v01-00 20/20 PV\1087605.doc