Official Journal of the European Communities Debates of the European Parliament 1979-1980 Session. Report of Proceedings from 23 to 27 April 1979

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ISSN 0378-5041
Official Journal Annex
of the
European Communities
No 242
April 1979
Debates of the European Parliament English edition
1979-1980 Session
Report of Proceedings
from 23 to 27 April 1979
Europe House, Strasbourg
Monday, 23 april 1979 Contents
Resumption of session, p. 2 — Tribute to Jean Monnet, p. 2 — Tribute, p. 2 —
Membership of committees, p. 2 — Petitions, p. 2 — Documents, p. 3 — Texts of
treaties, p. 8 — Referral to committee, p. 9 — Statement concerning motion for a
resolution Doc. 626/78, p. 9 — Urgent procedure, p. 9 — Welcome, p. 9 — Provi­
sional preliminary draft estimates of Parliament, p. 9 — Order of business, p. 10 —
Speaking-time, p. 15 — Tabling of amendments, p. 16 — Procedure without
report, p. 16 — Action taken on opinions of Parliament, p. 16 — Youth policy, p.
16 — Urgent procedure, p. 22 — Second European Social Budget, p. 22 — Next
sitting, p. 26 — Annex, p. 27.
Tuesday, 24 april 1979 28
Minutes, p.9 — Documents, p.9 — Urgent procedure, p. 29 — Draft amending
and supplementary budget No 1 for 1979, p. 31 — Interest rebates for loans with a
structural objective, p. 48 — Urgent procedure, p. 50 — Votes, p. 50 — Interest
rebates for loans with a structural objective (resumption), p. 50 — Loans for
promoting investment, p. 54 — Staff Regulations of Officials of the Communities,
p. 56 — Administrative expenditure of Parliament during the 1978 financial year,
p. 61 — Non-quota section of the Regional Fund, p. 62 — Coal and coke for the
iron and steel industry, p. 64 — Community participation in space research, p. 69
— Operation of the Euratom inspectorate, p. 75 — Accident at Harrisburg, p. 81
— Urgent procedure, p. 86 — Next sitting, p. 86.
Wednesday, 25 april 1979 87
Minutes, p.9 — Documents, p.9 — Urgent procedure, p. 90 — Relations
between the Community and the USA, p. 90 — Welcome, p. 97 — Agenda, p. 9
— Action in favour of consumers, p. 97 — Actions in the iron and steel sector and
(Continued overleaf) NOTE TO READER
Appearing at the same time as the English edition are editions in the five other official
languages of the Communities : Danish, German, French, Italian and Dutch. The English
edition contains the original texts of the interventions in English and an English transla­
tion of those made in other languages. In these cases there are, after the name of the
speaker, the following letters, in brackets, to indicate the language spoken : (DK) for
Danish, (D) for German, (F) for French, (I) for Italian and (NL) for Dutch.
The original texts of these interventions appear in the edition published in the language
spoken.
other industries, p. 103 — Urgent procedure, p. 115 — Question Time, p. 116 —
Contents (continued)
Actions in the iron and steel sector and other industries (resumption), p. 123 —
Votes, p. 126 — Actions in the iron and steel sector and other industries (resump-
tion),'p. 129 — Code of conduct for Community companies with subsidiaries in
South Africa, p. 136 — Peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, p. 149 — Next
sitting, p. 156 — Annex, p. 157.
160 Thursday, 26 april 1979
Minutes, p. 162 — Urgent procedure, p. 162 — UNCTAD (fifth conference), p. 162
Liability for defective products, p. 167 — Pharmaceutical preparations, p. 184 —
Question Time (concluded), p. 189 — Accession to the European Convention on
Human Rights, p. 198 — Votes, p. 199 — Accession to the Europeann
on Human Rights (resumption), p. 201 — Expulsion from Malta of Mr von Hassel,
p. 210 — Community system of information on accidents, p. 214 — Organ banks,
p. 215 — Food aid, p. 217 — Next sitting, p. 219 — Annex, p. 220.
230 Friday, 27 april 1979
Minutes, p. 232 — Procedure without report, p. 232 — Votes, p. 232 — Visit to
Japan, p. 233 — Equipment and measurements, p. 237 — Own-account carriage of
goods'by road, p. 238 — Exchange losses, p. 239 — Simpler Community regula­
tions, p. 240 — Fisheries agreement between Canada and the EEC, p. 241 — For-
estry'policy, p. 242 — Fruit and vegetables, p. 243 — EEC-Norwegian fishing rela­
tions, p. 244 — Humanitarian aid for the population of Uganda, p. 245 — Acci­
dents at work, p. 246 — Earthquake in Yugoslavia, p. 247 — African swine fever in
Malta, p. 248 — African swine fever in Spain, p. 248 — Foot-and-mouth disease in
South-East Europe, p. 248 — Classical swine fever, p. 248 — Votes, p. 248 — Next
part-session, p. 250 — Minutes, p. 250 — Adjournment, p. 250.
Resolutions adopted at sittings of 23 to 27 April 1979 appear in the Official Journal of
the European Communities C 127 of 21. 5. 1979. Sitting of Monday, 23 April 1979
SITTING OF MONDAY, 23 APRIL 1979
Contents
15. Deadline for tabling amendments 16 1. Resumption of the session 2
16. Procedure without report 1
2. Tribute to Jean Monnet
17. Action taken by the Commission on the
3. Tribute
opinions and proposals of Parliament ... 16
4. Membership of committees
18. Youth polity in the Community —Joint
debate on a report by Mrs Cassanmagnagu 5. Petitions . -.
Cerretti, on behalf of the Committee un
6. Documents received 3 Social Affairs, Employment and Education
(Doc. 91/97) and an oral question by Mr
7. Texts of treaties forwarded by the Council 8
Schreiber and others (Doc. 60/79) 16
8. Referral to committee 9 Mrs Cassanmagnago Cerretti, rapporteur if,
9. Statement by the President concerning Mr Schreiber, author of the question .... I7
motion for a resolution Doc. 626/78 .... 9 Mr Caro, on behalf of the Christian-
Democratic Group (EPP) ; Mrs Squarcia-
10. Urgent procedure
lupi, on behalf of the Communist and
Allies Group ; Mr Vredeling, Vice-Presi­11. Welcome
dent of the Commission |H
12. Provisional preliminary draft estimates of
19. Urgent procedure 22 Parliament
20. Second European Social Budget (1976/ 13. Order of business 10
1980) — Report by Mr Wawrzik on
Procedural motion : Lord Bruce of
behalf of the Committee on Social Affairs
Donington
Employment and Education (Doc. 25/79)
Lord Reay; Mr Spénale; Lord Reay; Mr
Mr Wawrzik, rapporteur 2Klepsch; Lord Reay; Lord Bessborough;
Lord Ardwick; Mr Klepsch; Mr Bange­ Mr Vredeling, Vice-President of the
Commission, Mr Vandewie/e ; Mr Vred­mann ; Mr Klepsch ; Lord Bessborough ;
eling 23 Mr Bangemann ; Mr Broeksz ; Mr Baas;
Lord Kennet ; Mr Klepsch 11
21. Agenda for next sitting6
Annex7 14. Limitation of speaking time5 Debates of the European Parliament
IN THE CHAIR : MR COLOMBO journey is uncertain. The building of Europe, like all
peaceful revolutions, takes time.'
President
I invite you to observe a moment's silence.
(The House, standing, observed one minute's silence.)
(Tin sitting was opened at ">.IQ p.m.)
3. Tribute
President. — The sitting is open.
President. — On 18 April Mr Brosnan, a member of
1. Resumption of the session the European Parliament since 1977, passed away.
Mr Brosnan had been a member of the Irish Parlia­
President. — I declare resumed the session of the
ment since 1969 and belonged to the Fianna Fail
European Parliament adjourned on 16 March 1979.
party.
A member of the Group of European Progressive
2. Tribute to Jean Monnet Democrats, Mr Brosnan participated actively in the
work of the Legal Affairs Committee, the Committee
President. — On 16 March 1979 one of the spiritual on Regional Policy and the Consultative Assembly of
fathers of Europe, Jean Monnet, passed away. In this the ACP-EEC Convention.
House, honourable colleagues, ladies and gentlemen,
I invite you to observe a few moments' silence in
let us give our heart-felt tribute to the memory of one
memory of our late colleague.
of the most illustrious Europeans whose character and
(The House, standing, observed one minute's silence) whose work so profoundly marked the birth and deve­
lopment of the European Community.
A valiant defender of the principles of freedom and 4. Membership of committees
democracy, he put himself at the service of his
country and its allies during the first and second President. — I have received from the Christian-
world wars in the fight against dictatorship. After the Democratic Group (EPP) a request for the appoint­
second world war he dedicated all his energies to the ment of Mr André Fosset to the Political Affairs
unification of Europe, conscious of the need to Committee and the Committee on Regional Policy,
remove all the old differences, particularly between Regional Planning and Transport.
France and Germany, to build a Community based on
I have also received a request from the European
the common inheritance of all its peoples : the
Conservative Group for the appointment of Lord
freedom and democracy of our continent.
Bethell to the Political Affairs Committee to replace
Together with the other founding fathers he was a tire­ Lord Reay.
less inspiration for the creation of the first European
As there are no objections, the appointment is ratified.
Community, the Iron and Steel Community. Having
served as the first president of the High Authority of
the Iron and Steel Community, Jean Monnet untir­ 5. Pe