DRAFT AGENDA EN EN

European Parliament 

2014 - 2019 

Committee on Petitions 

PETI_OJ(2017)261_1 

DRAFT AGENDA 

Meeting 

Monday 23 January 2017, 15.00 – 18.30 

Tuesday 24 January 2017, 9.00 – 12.30 and 15.00 – 18.30 

Brussels 

Room ASP A3G-3 

from 15:00 to 15:30 

Constitutive meeting 

Opening of the meeting with the provisional Chair 

1. Election of the Chair 

With the newly elected Chair 

2. Election of the 1st Vice-Chair 

3. Election of the 2nd Vice-Chair 

4. Election of the 3rd Vice-Chair 

5. Election of the 4th Vice-Chair 

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Ordinary committee meeting 

at 15:30 

2. Adoption of draft agenda (1) OJ– PE 597.493 

FdR 1114443 

3. Approval of minutes of the meeting of: 

9-10 November 2016 

28-29 November 2016 

PV– PE 592.362 

FdR 1107734 

PV– PE 594.182 

FdR 1110559 

+ annexes 

4. Chair's announcements 

5. Any other business 

In the presence of the European Commission 

A. Petitions for discussion in committee on the basis of the Commission's written reply 

or other documents received 

Environment 

6. Petition 0618/2013 by Alessandro Cannavacciuolo (Italian) 

concerning the environmental situation in Acerra in Campania 

(Italy) 

CM– PE 535,913/REV 

FdR 1099674 

Energy - Health 

7. Petition 0465/2016 by Emanuele Lupo (Italian) regarding a main 

power line in Montalto Uffugo (Italy) 

(in the presence of the petitioner) 

sir465-16 

8. Petition 1332/2016 by Clara Eugenia Ros Barrachina (Spanish) on 

behalf of the Platform against the very high voltage of Castellon, 

on the La Plana-Morella high voltage electricity project (Spain) 


sir1332-16 

_________________________ 

(1) In accordance with the committee’s Guidelines 2016, items in sections B of the draft agenda will not be 

discussed during the current meeting. However any PETI Member may ask before the end of the meeting for an 

item in section B to be kept open; it will then be automatically included in the Coordinators’ agenda for a 

decision on its further treatment at a subsequent Coordinators’meeting. 

EN 

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from 16:30 to 18:30 

(in camera) 

9. Coordinators' meeting 

* * * 

Tuesday 24 January 2017 

at 9:00 

10. Chair's announcements concerning Coordinators' decisions 

*** Voting time *** (electronic vote) 

11. Opinion on the Approximation of the laws, regulations and 

administrative provisions of the Member States as regards the 

accessibility requirements for products and services (COM(2015) 

615 final) 

(2015/0278(COD)) 

(for IMCO) 

Rapporteur : KUNEVA (GUE) 

(deadline for AM : 27.10.2016 at 15:00 / vote: 24.01.2017) 

- adoption of a draft opinion 

12. Opinion on the interpretation and implementation of the 

interinstitutional agreement on Better Law-Making 

(2016/2018(INI)) 

(for JURI) 

Rapporteur : MARIAS (ECR) 

(deadline for AM : 21.11.2016 at 15:00 / vote : 24.01.2017) 


13. Opinion on Permitted uses of works and other subject-matter 

protected by copyright and related rights for the benefit of persons 

who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise print disabled and 

amending Directive 2001/29/EC on the harmonisation of certain 

aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society 

(COM(2016)596) 

(2016/0278(COD)) 

(for JURI) 

Rapporteur : ESTARAS FERRAGUT (EPP) 



PA– PE 583.968 v.02 

FdR 1107174 

AM– PE 593.823 

FdR 1108427 

PA– PE 582.235 

FdR 1093960 

AM– PE 594.137 

FdR 1110312 

PA– PE 595.393 

FdR 1110851 

AM– PE 595.659 

FdR 1112415 

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14. Opinion on Cross-border exchange between the Union and third 

countries of accessible format copies of certain works and other 

subject-matter protected by copyright and related rights for the 

benefit of persons who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise 

print disabled (COM(2016)595) 

(2016/0279(COD)) 

(for JURI) 

Rapporteur : AUKEN (GREENS) 



PA– PE 595.392 

FdR 1110850 

AM– PE 595.658 

FdR 1112414 

*** End of voting *** 

15. Short motion for a resolution 

on Freedom of movement, based on petitions received 

- consideration of a draft resolution 

RE– PE 

FdR 

Internal market - Health 

16. Petition 1281/2015 by K.L. (Greek) on behalf of the Pan-Hellenic 

Association of Pharmacists, on the Commission’s position in 

relation to the adoption of Greek legislation changing the 

ownership structure of pharmacies 

and 

Petition 1387/2015 by A.P. (Greek) on behalf of the Pan-Hellenic 

Pharmaceutical Association, on the recent Greek law which 

introduces changes to the system of pharmacy ownership and 

allegedly violates EU law 

and 

Petition 1428/2014 by A. T. (Greek) on infringement by the 

European Commission under the Memorandum of Understanding 

with Greece of judgments on pharmacies delivered by the Court of 

Justice of the European Union 

CM– PE 587,568 

FdR 1102184 

CM– PE 571,548 

FdR 1077768 

Health 

17. Petition 480/2016 by M.H.-D. (Polish) on standards and 

organisation of treatment of children with cleft lip and palate 


sir480-16 



Fishery 

18. Petition 0915/2015 by Jose Ortega Ortega (Spanish) on behalf of 

the Federation of Fishermen's Associations (Comisión inter 

federativa de la Cofradía de pescadores) of the Valencian 

Community against the new policy on discards, that obliges 

fishermen to unload all of their catch 


CM-PE 587,586 

FdR 1102203 

opinionPECH 

19. Petition 1938/2012 by Danny Byrne (Irish) on discrimination by 

the Irish authorities in implementing the Lost at Sea Scheme 

(possibly in the presence of the petitioner) 

CM-PE 527,897 

FdR 1015887 

Transport 

20. Petition 1215/2015 by J.D.R (Spanish) on behalf of the ALVIA 

Victims’ Association, on the safety of high-speed rail services in 

Spain 


and 

Petition 1216/2015 by J.D.R (Spanish) on behalf of the ALVIA 

Victims’ Association, on access to information regarding the train 

disaster at Santiago de Compostela 


(in the presence of the European Union Agency for Railways) 

sir1215-15 

sir1216-15 

Lt-European 

RailwayAgency 

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at 15:00 

Migration 

21. Petition 1247/2016 by Paula Schmid Porras (Spanish), on behalf 

of NGO Professional Emergency Aid (PROEM-AID), concerning 

the criminalisation of persons engaging with migrants in an 

irregular situation and the criminalisation of humanitarian 

assistance at sea 

(in the presence of petitioners) 

sir1247/2016 


EN

Fundamental Rights 

22. Petition 0927/2015 by Ilhan Kyuchyuk (Bulgarian) bearing 85 

signatures, on alleged violation of the electoral rights in Bulgaria 

through prohibition of the use of other languages except Bulgarian 

during election campaigns 

(possibly in the presence of the petitioner) 

CM– PE 576.784 

FdR 1085279 

LT-Timmermans 

Environment 

23. Petition 1168/2016 by Isabel Rubio Perez (Spanish), on behalf of 

Ecologistas en accion de la Region Murciana, on the preservation 

of the “Mar Menor” (Spain) 


and 

Petition 0886/2016 by T.M.M. (Spanish) on the declining state of 

the ecosystem in Mar Menor lagoon, Murcia 

sir1168-16 

sir886-16 

Environment - mining 

24. Petition 0544/2015 by Stefan Semken (German) on a ban on the 

use of cyanide in gold-mining 

CM– PE 587,542 

FdR 1102153 

25. Petition 0917/2013 by Sotirios Adamopoulos (Greek) concerning 

gold mining in Skouries (Chalkidiki) and the resultant 

environmental pollution 

and 

CM– PE 532,572 

FdR 1028737 

Petition 0001/2016 by Ismael Antonio López Pérez (Spanish) on CM– PE 587,774 

deforestation caused by the Skouries mine in Halkidiki, Greece FdR 1103255 


26. Petitions 0768/2012 and 976/2013 by Ana Martina Varela Velo 

(Spanish) on open-cast gold mining activities projected in the 

municipality of Cabana (La Coruña, Galicia) 


27. Petition 1735/2013 by by Walter Berchter (German) on the 

pollution of two rivers in Germany 

and 

Petition 0533/2014 by L.B. (German) on tightening up the 

directives concerning the potash industry 

28. Petition 1390/2011 by Ion Vilceanu (Romanian), bearing 21 

signatures, on the alleged pollution caused by mining work in Rosia 

Jiu village, Gorj, Romania 

CM– PE 508,107/REV 

FdR 1018609 

sir976-13 

CM– 

PE 544,236/REV.III 

FdR 1102129 

CM– PE 494,740 

FdR 911578 



29. Petition 1245/2013 by Angel Suarez Suarez (Spanish), Mayor of 

the municipality of La Robla, on the use of EU funds 

and 

Petition 1490/2013 by Juan Alonso Garcia (Spanish), on coal 

mines in Spain 

CM– PE 537,232 

FdR 1032510 

* * * 

B. Petitions which it is proposed to close in the light of the Commission's written reply 

or other documents received 

30. Petition 0301/2008 by Rosa Maria Fernandez Jiménez (Spanish), on 

behalf of Plataforma para la defensa del agua del valle de Lecrin en 

Sierra Nevada de Durcal (Granada), bearing 4 signatures, on alleged 

breaches of EC Water Framework Directive in connection with the 

building and functioning of the water bottling plant "Aguas Minerales de 

Sierra Nevada S.L." 

31. Petition 0405/2010 by Gonzalo Canales Celada (Spanish), on behalf of 

the Cantabrian Association for the Conservation of Natural Resources, 

regarding urban development in Cantabria 

32. Petition 1064/2011 by Ramón Rodríguez Viñals (Spanish), on behalf of 

Patrimonio Natural y Cultural de Extremadura - PANACEX, on the lack 

of strategic impact assessment for planned wind farms in Extremadura 

33. Petition 1353/2011 by D.D. (Bulgarian), on the construction of a landfill 

site in the Yambol region, Bulgaria 

34. Petition 0359/2012 by Maria Elena Solís Yánez (Spanish), on the 

authorisation of oil prospecting in Fuerteventura and Lanzarote (Canary 

Islands), allegedly infringing the Environmental Impact Assessment 

Directive and the Habitats Directive 

and 

Petition 0559/2012 by Pedro Hernández Camacho (Spanish), bearing 177 

signatures, on the authorisation of oil prospecting in Fuerteventura and 

Lanzarote (Canary Islands), allegedly infringing the Environmental 

Impact Assessment Directive and the Habitats Directive 

CM-PE 

416,483/REV.II 

FdR 859588 

CM-PE 450,818 

FdR 834600 

CM-PE 

491,004/REV.II 

FdR 1108858 

CM-PE 

498,098/REV.III 

FdR 1111693 

CM-PE 

500,687/REV.IV 

FdR 1111696 


EN

35. Petition 1156/2013 by Konstantinos Giannopoulos (Greek), on Child 

custody 

36. Petition 1162/2013 by Eduardo Saez Maldonado (Spanish), on behalf of 

the ‘Plataforma en defensa de la salud’ (health protection platform) on a 

reforestation plan in the region of Malaga, Spain 

37. Petition 1674/2013 by Peter McHugh (Irish), bearing 2 signatures, on 

Agricultural subsidies 

38. Petition 2547/2013 by J.C. F.C. (ES), on a 40% spike on the electricity 

bill´s fixed-costs in Spain. 

39. Petition 0240/2014 by Francisco Verdún Pérez(Spanish), on the 

obligation of European football clubs, and particularly Malaga Football 

Club, to be subject to the jurisdiction of the CAS and the regulations of 

UEFA and FIFA 

40. Petition 0529/2014 by G. D. S. (Italian) on his energy bill and the 

practices of his electricity supplier 

41. Petition 0532/2014 by Claudio Antoni Ferranti (Italian) on the 

employment of ʽsocially useful workersʼ (known as LSU) by the Sicilian 

regional authorities 

42. Petition 1270/2014 by Jan Luteran (Slovak) on manipulation with the 

Slovak TV licenses 

43. Petition 1405/2014 by R. V. (Portuguese) on an alleged breach of 

privacy and publication of private data without prior authorisation by the 

Spanish public authorities 

44. Petition 1802/2014 by Maria Teresa Bellostra Lacambra (Spanish), on 

behalf of the association of local residents affected by the Janovas dam 

project in Huesca, on compulsory purchases made because of the plan to 

CM-PE 

537,224/REV.III 

FdR 1108917 

LT-HU 

LT-Cyprus 

LawOffice 

LT-Eurojust 

CM-PE 

541,563/REV 

FdR 1108918 

sir1674-13 

opinionIRL- 

1674-13 

CM-PE 

549,083/REV 

FdR 1111699 

CM-PE 595,502 

FdR 1111703 

CM-PE 593,893 

FdR 1108919 

CM-PE 

557,395/REV 

FdR 1102135 

CM-PE 

572,921/REV 

FdR 1103132 

opinionSKDataP 

rotection 

opinionLuxData 

Protection 

opinionSKTrade 

Inspection 

CM-PE 595,508 

FdR 1111709 

CM-PE 

580,629/REV 

FdR 1111710 



create a reservoir 

45. Petition 2046/2014 by D. C. L. (Spanish) on a breach of Directive 

2008/1/CE by the Council of Infrastructures, Land planning and 

Environment of Valence 

46. Petition 2705/2014 by Krzysztof Jurgiel (Polish) with 2 796 signatures 

on discriminatory practices when allocating European funds between 

regions in Poland 

47. Petition 0068/2015 by A. F. (Greek), on the support for vehicles which 

use alternative forms of energy 

48. Petition 0085/2015 by Roger Boaden (British), on Britain’s winter fuel 

payment. 

49. Petition 0092/2015 by D.Z. (Hungarian) on the inclusion of the "Cardiac 

surgery" category in the Directive 2005/36 on the recognition of 

professional qualifications 

50. Petition 0453/2015 by P.V. (Belgian) bearing 10 signatures, on 

Luxembourg’s application of the 2014-2020 EU guidelines on State aid 

for environmental protection and energy 

51. Petition 0503/2015 by E.A. (Nigerian) on the denial by British Airways 

to board a flight 

52. Petition 0867/2015 by M.C. (British) on the treatment of immigrants in 

Greece and the position of orphans in Greece 

53. Petition 0882/2015 by G. P. (German) on the influx of asylum-seekers 

into Germany 

54. Petition 0892/2015 by Jarl Christer De Lange (Dutch) on an 

infringement of the right to freedom of movement of an EU citizen 

55. Petition 1103/2015 by B. M. (French) on behalf of the Egalité Retraite 

collective, on discrimination of some groups of French civil servants 

with regard to pensions 

56. Petition 1139/2015 by U. S. (German) on formaldehyde in cosmetic 

products 

57. Petition 1226/2015 by Anna Dorotea Privitera (Italian) on the school 

reform in Italy and the breach of fundamental rights 

CM-PE 

580,635/REV 

FdR 1111712 

CM-PE 575,010 

FdR 1082435 

opinionPL-2705- 

14 

CM-PE 

578,605/REV 

FdR 1105496 

opinionEL-68- 

15 

CM-PE 587,537 

FdR 1102148 

CM-PE 

576,774/REV 

FdR 1111719 

CM-PE 580,747 

FdR 1092219 

CM-PE 593,911 

FdR 1109039 

CM-PE 595,527 

FdR 1111734 

CM-PE 595,530 

FdR 1111742 

CM-PE 595,533 

FdR 1111746 

CM-PE 

587,600/REV 

FdR 1109051 

CM-PE 593,915 

FdR 1109052 

CM-PE 587,570 

FdR 1102186 


EN

and 

Petition 1270/2015 by G.S. (Italian) on the reform of the school system 

in Italy and a breach of fundamental rights 

and 

Petition 1271/2015 by V.A. (Italian) on the reform of the school system 


and 

Petition 1272/2015 by A.R. (Italian) on the reform of the school system 


and 

Petition 1307/2015 by Loredana Milazzo (Italian) on the reform of the 

school system in Italy and a breach of fundamental rights 

and 

Petition 1318/2015 by G.M.B. (Italian) on the reform of the school 

system in Italy and a breach of fundamental rights 

and 

Petition 1319/2015 by D.S. (Italian) on the reform of the school system 


and 

Petition 1388/2015 by Luisa Cantarella (Italian) on the reform of the 


and 

Petition 1409/2015 by Maria Finocchiaro (Italian) on the reform of the 


58. Petition 1285/2015 by G. G. P. (Italian) on the lack of a strategic 

environmental assessment for the gas network in Italy 

59. Petition 1330/2015 by Samuel Martin Sosa (Spanish), on behalf of 

Ecologists in Action, about the presence of lindane in the Borobia mine, 

Soria (Spain) 

60. Petition 1340/2015 by Jean- Claude Schiocchet (French) on behalf of 

SARL Schiocchet and associates, on anti-competitive behaviour with 

regard to the transportation of cross-border workers 

61. Petition 1362/2015 by Michael Uhlig (German) on a ban on building in 

Natura 2000 areas in Germany 

62. Petition 1420/2015 by Charis Fereos (Cypriot), on behalf of the 

Movement for the Defence of the Pan-Cypriot High School, on the 

review of the plans to renovate and expand the Pan-Cypriot High School 

in Nicosia with a view to protecting and preserving its architectural 

character 

63. Petition 1428/2015 by A. W. (Polish) on the alleged non-fulfilment by 

the UK authorities of obligations arising from Council Regulation 4/2009 

CM-PE 593.917 

FdR 1109055 

CM-PE 587,763 

FdR 1103242 

LT ESregional 

CM-PE 589,469 

FdR 1105557 

CM-PE 593.905 

FdR 1109026 

CM-PE 593,852 

FdR 1108760 

CM-PE 595,537 

FdR 1111750 

64. Petition 0016/2016 by B. R. (German) on compliance of the German CM-PE 593,943 



efugee policy with EU law FdR 1109099 

65. Petition 0066/2016 by Gerhard Huber (German) on the alleged invasion 

of Europe by refugees 

66. Petition 0167/2016 by F. D'A. (Italian) on the alleged failure by the 

Italian State to apply Directive 1999/70/EC to the Italian civil service 

67. Petition 0178/2016 by I.R (Romanian) regarding alleged breaches of the 

law on working time in Romania 

68. Petition 0187/2016 by R. S. (German) regarding the production and 

labelling of olive oil 

69. Petition 0195/2016 by Ο.Β. (German) on the detailed labelling of 

ingredients in food products and its EU-wide standardisation 

70. Petition 0196/2016 by Η.Η. (German) on an EU-wide speed limit of 85 

km/h for heavy goods vehicles 

71. Petition 0197/2016 by Rosmarie Hennecke Gramatzki (German) on the 

conservation of various wetlands in the Strait of Gibraltar 

72. Petition 0202/2016 by S. B. (German) on separating certain ranges of 

services provided by chimney sweeps 

73. Petition 0204/2016 by Francesco Orbitello (Italian) regarding the 

recognition of his Italian diploma in other Member States 

74. Petition 0210/2016 by D.G. (Irish) on the establishment of an education 

unit to meet the needs of certain counties 

75. Petition 0223/2016 by David Trueba Lopez (Spanish) on the age limit for 

receiving aid to buy a fishing boat in Spain 

CM-PE 593,922 

FdR 1109074 

CM-PE 593,931 

FdR 1109085 

CM-PE 593,932 

FdR 1109086 

CM-PE 593,933 

FdR 1109087 

CM-PE 595,550 

FdR 1111764 

CM-PE 593,934 

FdR 1109089 

CM-PE 595,552 

FdR 1111766 

CM-PE 593,935 

FdR 1109090 

CM-PE 595,556 

FdR 1111769 

CM-PE 593,936 

FdR 1109092 

CM-PE 595,555 

FdR 1111789 

76. Petition 0224/2016 by P. A. (Italian) on cruelty to dogs in China CM-PE 593,938 

FdR 1109094 

77. Petition 0236/2016 by M. O. (Polish)on an alleged violation of the 

Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive in Lower Austria 

78. Petition 0242/2016 by R.S. (Lithuanian) on the status of the Welsh 

language in Britain 

79. Petition 0276/2016 by Christos Taklis (Greek) on the risk posed to 

animals by the fences that have been erected to prevent migration flows 

to Europe 

CM-PE 593,940 

FdR 1109096 

CM-PE 595,551 

FdR 1111765 

CM-PE 595,543 

FdR 1111756 

80. Petition 0294/2016 by D. A. (Italian) on the use of European funds for CM-PE 595,539 


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the restructuring of the sugar beet sector in Italy FdR 1111752 

81. Petition 0298/2016 by M. J. (British) on behalf of Serbian Animal 

Voice, on the transportation of live animals 

CM-PE 595,538 

FdR 1111751 

82. Petition 0302/2016 by H. L. (Austrian) on the liability of banks CM-PE 595,536 

FdR 1111749 

83. Petition 0323/2016 by U. S. (Finnish), on behalf of the City of Helsinki 

Public Works Department and several other Finnish municipal services 

and authorities, bearing 5 signatures, on energy performance certificates 

in public service buildings in the EU Member States 

84. Petition 0340/2016 by Z.Z. (Bulgarian) on efforts to save Park Bedechka 

in Bulgaria 

85. Petition 0358/2016 by J. D. (Belgian) on the application of Directive 

2011/96/EU regarding a common system of taxation for parent 

companies and subsidiaries of different Member States 

86. Petition 0361/2016 by M. V. (German) on licence fees collected for 

watching and listening to broadcasts on radio and television in Germany 

87. Petition 0378/2016 by Y.M.S.H.G. (Spanish) on the firing range in 

Bardenas Reales, Navarre 

88. Petition 0385/2016 by Robert Claesen (Belgian) on noise pollution from 

the Terlaemen racetrack (Belgium) 

89. Petition 0399/2016 by John Stifel (German) on behalf of the association 

named Children’s Health Support e.V., on the establishment of a system 

for the distribution of asylum seekers in all EU Member States 

90. Petition 0412/2016 by R. N. (Irish) and 13 000 signatures: unjustified car 

tax in Ireland 

91. Petition 0425/2016 by D. E. V. (Portuguese) on behalf of the Union of 

Portuguese Opticians and Optometrists (UPOOP) on unfair competition 

from the Union of Bank Workers from the south and the Islands 

92. Petition 0438/2016 by James McLellan (British), on behalf of the 

association for the halting of hunting for dolphins in the Faroe Islands, 

with 147 149 signatories, alleging that Denmark is infringing 

international agreements on the protection of animals in the Faroe 

Islands 

93. Petition 0457/2016 by Rosette Rovers (Dutch) on the international 

adoption of an adult person 

CM-PE 595,534 

FdR 1111747 

CM-PE 595,532 

FdR 1111744 

CM-PE 595,531 

FdR 1111743 

CM-PE 595,529 

FdR 1111741 

CM-PE 595,526 

FdR 1111733 

CM-PE 595,525 

FdR 1111732 

CM-PE 595,523 

FdR 1111730 

CM-PE 595,522 

FdR 1111729 

CM-PE 595,520 

FdR 1111726 

CM-PE 595,518 

FdR 1111724 

CM-PE 595,516 

FdR 1111722 



94. Petition 0475/2016 by Gabriela Papadopova (Bulgarian) on behalf of 

several animal protection societies, bearing 464 signatures, on stray dog 

neglect in Bulgaria 

95. Petition 0483/2016 by L.L. (Polish) on impact of a smelter and other 

industrial installations on air quality, environment and health of 

inhabitants of Dąbrowa Górnicza 

96. Petition 0541/2016 by I. I. (Romanian) on behalf of the Electronic 

Register of Domestic Animals and Pets on negligence by the authorities 

with regard to vaccinating dogs against rabies 

97. Petition 0575/2016 by Mahi Klosterhalfen (German) on behalf of Albert 

Schweizer Stiftung on ending mass and intensive livestock farming by 

2020 

CM-PE 595,515 

FdR 1111721 

CM-PE 595,514 

FdR 1111790 

CM-PE 595,513 

FdR 1111718 

CM-PE 595,512 

FdR 1111717 

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98. Date and place of next meeting 

28.02.2017 , 15.00 – 18.30 


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