DRAFT AGENDA

Tuesday 24 February 2009, 09.00 – 12.00 and 12.00 – 12.30 (coordinators´ meeting) and 15.00 – 18.30
Wednesday 25 February 2009, 09.00 – 12.30
Room: P1A002

1. Adoption of agenda

2. Chairman´s announcements

3. Approval of minutes of meeting of:
• 19–20 January 2009 PV – PE420.038v01-00
• 2 February 2009 PV – PE420.042v01-00

With the Council and Commission

Possibly

4. Community statistics relating to external trade with non-member countries
INTA/6/72655
***I 2007/0233(COD) COM(2007)0653 – C6-0395/2007
Rapporteur:
Helmuth Markov (GUE/NGL)
PR – PE419.894v01-00
Responsible:
INTA –
• Consideration of common position
• Consideration of draft recommendation for second reading

5. Approving the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products
INTA/6/69603
* 2008/0202(CNS) 15472/2008 – C6-0028/2009
Rapporteur:
Béla Glattfelder (EPP–ED)
PR – PE419.905v01-00
Responsible:
INTA –
Opinions:
AGRI – Decision: no opinion
• Consideration of draft report

6. Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement between the EC and Syria
INTA/6/71296
*** 2008/0248(AVC) COM(2008)0853
Draftsman:
Zbigniew Zaleski (EPP–ED)
Responsible:
AFET –
Opinions:
INTA –
• First exchange of views

Possibly

7. Stepping-stone Economic Partnership Agreement between the EC and Cà´te d'Ivoire
INTA/6/66015
*** 2008/0136(AVC) COM(2008)0439
Rapporteur:
Erika Mann (PSE)
PR – PE420.085v01-00
Responsible:
INTA –
Opinions:
DEVE –
Johan Van Hecke (ALDE)
PA – PE418.111v01-00
• Consideration of draft recommendation (assent)

8. Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament : Report form the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the implementation of the macro financial assistance to third countries in 2007
COM(2008)0520
- Exchange of views with representatives of the Commission

9. Recent developments in the WTO Dispute settlement
INTA/6/33096
• Exchange of views with representatives of the Commission
10. Delegation visit to Greece, 21-23 January 2009
INTA/6/72615
CM – PE420.041v01-00
• Presentation of report of delegation

11. Presentation of a study by Lorand Bartels on "The application of human rights conditionality in the EU's bilateral trade agreements and other trade arrangements with third countries"

24 February 2009, 12.00 – 12.30

In camera
12. Coordinators´ meeting

24 February 2009, 15.00 – 18.30

13. Chair´s announcements concerning coordinators´ recommendations

*** Electronic vote *** Starting at 15.00

14. Economic Partnership Agreement between the EC and Cariforum
INTA/6/71258
Rapporteur:
David Martin (PSE)
RE – PE416.573v01-00
QO – PE418.134v01-00
QO – PE416.637v01-00
AM – PE419.917v01-00
AM – PE419.919v01-00
• Adoption of question for oral answer and of motion for a resolution further to a question for oral answer
• Deadline for tabling amendments : 22 January 2009, 12.00

15. Economic Partnership Agreement between the EC and Cariforum
INTA/6/61756
*** 2008/0061(AVC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  05211/2009. . . . . . . .  – C6-0054/2009
Rapporteur:
David Martin (PSE)
PR – PE416.606v01-00
DT – PE416.546v01-00
Responsible:
INTA* –
Opinions:
DEVE* –
Jürgen Schröder (EPP–ED)
AM – PE416.673v01-00
AD – PE415.304v02-00
• Adoption of draft recommendation (assent)

16. Stepping-stone Economic Partnership Agreement between the EC and Ivory Coast
INTA/6/71261
Rapporteur:
Erika Mann (PSE)
RE – PE418.023v01-00
AM – PE419.862v02-00
AM – PE419.863v02-00
QO – PE418.022v01-00
• Adoption of question for oral answer and of motion for a resolution further to a question for oral answer
• Deadline for tabling amendments : 22 January 2009, 12.00

17. Stepping-stone Economic Partnership Agreement between the EC and Central Africa
INTA/6/71241
Rapporteur:
Kader Arif (PSE)
QO – PE418.122v01-00
RE – PE416.677v01-00
AM – PE419.888v01-00
AM – PE418.455v02-00
QO – PE416.694v01-00
• Adoption of question for oral answer and of motion for a resolution further to a question for oral answer (Cameroon)
• Deadline for tabling amendments : 22 January 2009, 12.00

18. Economic Partnership Agreement between the EC and Ghana
INTA/6/71263
Rapporteur:
Christofer Fjellner (EPP–ED)
AM – PE418.408v01-00
QO – PE418.042v01-00
RE – PE418.013v01-00
QO – PE418.012v01-00
AM – PE418.407v01-00
• Adoption of question for oral answer and of motion for a resolution further to a question for oral answer
• Deadline for tabling amendments : 22 January 2009, 12.00

19. Interim Economic Partnership Agreement between EC and SADC States
INTA/6/71262
Rapporteur:
Robert Sturdy (EPP–ED)
AM – PE418.437v01-00
RE – PE418.096v01-00
AM – PE418.438v01-00
QO – PE418.097v01-00
• Adoption of question for oral answer and of motion for a resolution further to a question for oral answer
• Deadline for tabling amendments : 22 January 2009, 12.00

20. Economic Partnership Agreement between the EC and the East African Community
INTA/6/71260
Rapporteur:
Helmuth Markov (GUE/NGL)
AM – PE419.846v01-00
RE – PE416.623v01-00
QO – PE418.121v01-00
QO – PE418.120v01-00
AM – PE419.847v01-00
• Adoption of question for oral answer and of motion for a resolution further to a question for oral answer
• Deadline for tabling amendments : 22 January 2009, 12.00

21. Interim agreement establishing a framework for an Economic Partnership Agreement between Eastern and Southern Africa States and the EC
INTA/6/71259
Rapporteur:
Daniel Caspary (EPP–ED)
QO – PE418.103v01-00
QO – PE418.099v01-00
AM – PE418.429v01-00
RE – PE418.107v01-00
AM – PE418.399v01-00
• Adoption of question for oral answer and of motion for a resolution further to a question for oral answer
• Deadline for tabling amendments : 22 January 2009, 12.00

22. Interim Partnership Agreement between the EC and the Pacific States
INTA/6/71239
Rapporteur:
Glyn Ford (PSE)
RE – PE416.539v01-00
QO – PE416.528v01-00
AM – PE419.849v01-00
• Adoption of question for oral answer and of motion for a resolution further to a question for oral answer
• Deadline for tabling amendments : 22 January 2009, 12.00

*** End of electronic vote ***

25 February 2009, 09.00 – 12.30

Possibly continuation of votes

23. Any other business

24. Date of next meeting
• Thursday 5 March 2009, 09.00 – 12.30 (Brussels)