Mr President, I am voting in favour of the adoption of Mrs Kallenbach's report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 91/477/EEC on control of the acquisition and possession of weapons - C6-0081/2006 -.
More recent developments, like the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament, and of the Council amending Directive 98/70/EC relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels, does not change this target, but addresses sustainability criteria for the production of biofuels.
Mr President, the subject of the proposal for a directive, as we all know, was scientific research.
The Proposal of Cross-Border Healthcare Directive states that patients should be fully informed about the various options regarding diagnosis and treatment in order to make a conscious choice between the various options [20].
On 23 January 2008 shortly after the EAC's report, the European Commission published its proposal for a directive on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources [ 26] that sides firmly with the conclusions of the Royal Society.
The second is a proposal for a directive drafted in 2003 aimed at replacing a directive dating from 1988.
Telemedicine is also recognised in the proposal for a Directive on the Application of Patients' Rights in Cross-Border Healthcare [1, 21, 25].
Let me give a specific example: in the last parliamentary term the Commission, in its wisdom, thought it necessary to protect animals in zoos by coming forward with a proposal for a directive on the position of animals in zoos.
Relevant recent developments were the adoption of regulation 1907/2006 (REACH), formally adopted on 18 December 2006, the proposal for a directive setting environmental quality standards for priority substances under the water framework directive (2006) or the new pesticide regulation 1107/2009 EEC [14, 15] (to be applied in the European Union from 14 June 2011).
This proposal for a directive guarantees a minimum level of checks with regard to driving times and rest periods in the road transport sector.
With this 'Monti package' and the proposal for a directive on services, however, the Commission is dealing with the issue of public services.
