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Recommendation for second reading (A5-0038/2002) by Helle Thorning-Schmidt, on behalf of the Committee on
Employment and Social Affairs, on the Council common position for adopting a European Parliament and Council
directive on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising
from physical agents (Noise) (Seventeenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive
89/391/EEC) (10479/1/2001 – C5-0546/2001 – 1992/0449A(COD))
Before the vote:
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Lamy, Commission. – Monsieur le Président, la Commission sur ce rapport accepte totalement les amendements 1, 2, 6, 7,
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18, 20, 22. Ces amendements en effet améliorent à notre sens la qualité du texte ou clarifient son
sens.
Nous acceptons, en partie, les amendements 4, 15, 16 et 19 et nous rejetons les amendements 3, 5, 13, 21 ainsi que 23 et
25.
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Thorning-Schmidt (PSE), ordfører. - Hr. formand, det drejer sig i virkeligheden ikke om selve betænkningen men faktisk
en kommentar til forretningsordenen. I går da vi debatterede dette spørgsmål, spurgte jeg formanden, om vi kunne afvikle
forhandlingen på en anderledes måde og måske få en mere livlig debat, ved at jeg talte i fire minutter og derefter afrundede
debatten med et minut af min taletid. Formanden var meget venlig og sagde, at det kunne vi godt gøre, og det hele gik
ganske fint.
Mit spørgsmål til Dem, hr. formand, er, om De vil instruere mødetjenesten om, at det faktisk er en fremgangsmåde, som
man kan benytte hér i Parlamentet, og at den støttes af formandskollegiet med henblik på at skabe en mere livlig debat. Da
jeg spurgte mødetjenesten, om det kunne lade sig gøre, sagde de faktisk nej til, at man kunne forhandle på den måde. Så
jeg vil bede Dem om, hr. formand, at instruere mødetjenesten om, at det er en fremgangsmåde, vi benytter hér i
Parlamentet. Det skaber livligere debatter, og der er i forretningsordenen intet til hinder for, at man benytter den
fremgangsmåde.
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President. - This is not a matter I can deal with at the moment. The President has, along with the group chairmen, initiated
a debate on how we can make the plenary more interesting. That is the right place for that question to be raised. In
addition, as all Members know, Mr Corbett has produced an excellent report on how we might enhance the working
methods of this House. This matter will also be dealt with in that report.
(The President declared the common position approved as amended)
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Recommendation for second reading (A5-0044/2002) by Emilia Franziska Müller, on behalf of the Committee on
the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy, on the Council common position for adopting a European
Parliament and Council directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to food
supplements (12394/2/2001 – C5-0640/2001 – 2000/0080(COD))
Before the vote:
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Jackson (PPE-DE). - Mr President, I rise on a point of order as the chairman of the committee which is bringing this
report to Parliament, and particularly on behalf of the rapporteur. Members of this Parliament will be aware of the very
high degree of public interest in this issue and of the lobbying to which we have all been subjected. I am not against that
lobbying - a lively parliament should welcome lobbying from all sides.
(Applause)
But the situation regarding this particular directive is unusual and serious. Firstly, the rapporteur, Mrs Müller, who has
done her job very gallantly, has been subjected to unacceptable harassment and threats. Lies have been disseminated as to
her motivation. Secondly, the people in question, led by Dr Rath from Germany, have practised deception on Parliament.
They gained entry as a news team to the committee meeting when her report was adopted, and used the material to make a
video that caricatures the views of the Committee on the Environment and its rapporteur.
Mr President, I ask you to consider what can be done about this. I would like to ask the Presidency to find a means of
dealing with such excessive, fraudulent and oppressive approaches.
(Loud applause)