EUROPEAN PARLIAMT 2014-2019 Special Committee on tax rulings and other measures similar in nature or effect TAXE_PV(2015)0505_1 MINUTES Meeting of 5 May 2015, 09.00-12.30 and 15.00-18.30 BRUSSELS The meeting opened at 09.10 on Monday, 5 May 2015, with Alain Lamassoure (Chair) presiding. 1. Adoption of agenda TAXE_OJ (2015)0505_1 Decision: The draft agenda was adopted as shown in these minutes. 2. Chair's announcements Interpretation status Interpretation was available in the following languages: CS, DE, EL,, ES, ET, FR, HU, IT, LT, NL, PL, PT, RO. Electronic meeting file/web streaming The meeting file was available electronically via the e-meeting application and the meeting was web streamed. 3. Approval of minutes of the meeting of: 16 April 2015 PE 554.964v01-00 Decision: The minutes were approved. 4. Exchange of views with Margrethe Vestager, Commissioner for Competition 09.00-11.00 Speaker: Margrethe Vestager PV\1060595.doc PE557.136v01-00 United in diversity
Alain Lamassoure, Elisa Ferreira, Michael Theurer, Luděk Niedermayer, Peter Simon, Bernd Lucke, Marian Harkin, Miguel Viegas, Sven Giegold, Marco Zanni, Markus Ferber, Jeppe Kofod, Eva Paunova, Pervenche Beres, Brian hayes, Ramon Jauregui, Tom Vandenkendelaere 5. Exchange of views with Dr Wolfgang Nolz, Chair of Code of Conduct Working Group of the Council, 11.00 to 12.30 Speaker: Dr. Wolfgang Nolz Alain Lamassoure, Elisa Ferreira, Michael Theurer, Luděk Niedermayer, Ana Gomes, Bernd Lucke, Cora Van Niewenhuizen, Fabio de Masi, Eva Joly,Marco Valli, Bernard Monot, Tom Vandenkendelaere, Anneliese Dodds, Thomas Mann, Paul Tang, Luděk Niedermayer, Alfred Sant. 6. Exchange of views with stakeholders, 15.00 to 18.30 Speakers: Jane McCormick, KPMG, Senior Tax Partner Head of EMA Tax, Chris Sanger, Ernst & Young Partner, Ernst&Young Global Head of Tax Policy, Prof. Dr. Stef van Weeghel, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, PwC Partner, Global Tax Policy Leader Bill Dodwell, Deloitte Touche Head of Tax Policy of Deloitte UK. Alain Lamassoure, Elisa Ferreira, Michael Theurer, Danuta Hübner, Peter Simon, Bernd Lucke, Cora Van Niewenhuizen, Miguel Viegas, Molly Scott Cato, Marco Zanni, Eva Joly, Sotiros Zarianopoulos, Pervenche Berès, Ana Gomes. 7. Any other business None 8. Next meetings 11 May 2015 - Brussels The meeting closed at 18.35. PE557.136v01-00 2/8 PV\1060595.doc
ПРИСЪСТВЕН ЛИСТ/LISTA DE ASISTCIA/PREZČNÍ LISTINA/DELTAGERLISTE/ ANWESHEITSLISTE/KOHALOLIJATE NIMEKIRI/ΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΠΑΡΟΝΤΩΝ/RECORD OF ATTDANCE/ LISTE DE PRÉSCE/POPIS NAZOČNIH/ELCO DI PRESZA/APMEKLĒJUMU REĢISTRS/DALYVIŲ SĄRAŠAS/ JELLÉTI ÍV/REĠISTRU TA' ATTDZA/PRESTIELIJST/LISTA OBECNOŚCI/LISTA DE PRESÇAS/ LISTĂ DE PREZŢĂ/PREZČNÁ LISTINA/SEZNAM NAVZOČIH/LÄSNÄOLOLISTA/DELTAGARLISTA Бюро/Mesa/Předsednictvo/Formandskabet/Vorstand/Juhatus/Προεδρείο/Bureau/Predsjedništvo/Ufficio di presidenza/prezidijs/ Biuras/Elnökség/Prezydium/Birou/Predsedníctvo/Predsedstvo/Puheenjohtajisto/Presidiet (*) Alain Lamassoure (P), Eva Joly,(VP), Bernd Lucke (VP). Членове/Diputados/Poslanci/Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Parlamendiliikmed/Μέλη/Members/Députés/Zastupnici/Deputati/Deputāti/Nariai/ Képviselõk/Membri/Leden/Posłowie/Deputados/Deputaţi/Jäsenet/Ledamöter Fabio De Masi, Anneliese Dodds, Markus Ferber, Elisa Ferreira, Ashley Fox, Sven Giegold, Danuta Maria Hübner, Petr Ježek, Ramón Jáuregui Atondo, Othmar Karas, Jeppe Kofod, Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Philippe Lamberts, Marju Lauristin, Fulvio Martusciello, Emmanuel Maurel, Morten Messerschmidt, Bernard Monot, Luděk Niedermayer, Evelyn Regner, Peter Simon, Theodor Dumitru Stolojan, Paul Tang, Michael Theurer, Miguel Viegas, Marco Zanni, Sotirios Zarianopoulos, Esther de Lange, Cora van Nieuwenhuizen Заместници/Suplentes/Náhradníci/Stedfortrædere/Stellvertreter/Asendusliikmed/Αναπληρωτές/Substitutes/Suppléants/Zamjenici/ Supplenti/Aizstājēji/Pavaduojantysnariai/Póttagok/Sostituti/Plaatsvervangers/Zastępcy/Membros suplentes/supleanţi/náhradníci/ Namestniki/Varajäsenet/Suppleanter Pervenche Berès, Ana Gomes, Marian Harkin, Brian Hayes, Gunnar Hökmark, Cătălin Sorin Ivan, Barbara Kappel, Ivana Maletić, Thomas Mann, Ernest Maragall, Eva Paunova, Alfred Sant, Andreas Schwab, Molly Scott Cato, Tibor Szanyi, Marco Valli, Tom Vandenkendelaere 200 (2) 206 (3) Georgi Pirinski. 53 (6) (Точка от дневния ред/punto del orden del día/bod pořadu jednání (OJ)/Punkt på dagsordenen/tagesordnungspunkt/ Päevakorra punkt/ημερήσια Διάταξη Σημείο/Agenda item/point OJ/Točka dnevnog reda/punto all'ordine del giorno/darba kārtības punkts/darbotvarkės punktas/napirendi pont/punt Aġenda/Agendapunt/Punkt porządku dziennego/ponto OD/Punct de pe ordinea de zi/bod programu schôdze/točka UL/Esityslistan kohta/föredragningslista punkt) PV\1060595.doc 3/8 PE557.136v01-00
Наблюдатели/Observadores/Pozorovatelé/Observatører/Beobachter/Vaatlejad/Παρατηρητές/Observers/Observateurs/Promatrači/ Osservatori/Novērotāji/Stebėtojai/Megfigyelők/Osservaturi/Waarnemers/Obserwatorzy/Observadores/Observatori/Pozorovatelia/ Opazovalci/Tarkkailijat/Observatörer По покана на председателя/por invitación del presidente/na pozvání předsedy/efter indbydelse fra formanden/auf Einladung des Vorsitzenden/Esimehe kutsel/με πρόσκληση του Προέδρου/At the invitation of the Chair(wo)man/Sur l'invitation du président/ Na poziv predsjednika/su invito del presidente/pēc priekšsēdētāja uzaicinājuma/pirmininkui pakvietus/az elnök meghívására/ Fuq stedina taċ-'chairman'/op uitnodiging van de voorzitter/na zaproszenie Przewodniczącego/A convite do Presidente/La invitaţia preşedintelui/na pozvanie predsedu/na povabilo predsednika/puheenjohtajan kutsusta/på ordförandens inbjudan Bill Dodwell, Wolfgang Nolz, Jane McCormick, Chris Sanger, Margrethe Vestager, Stef van Weeghel. Съвет/Consejo/Rada/Rådet/Rat/Nõukogu/Συμβούλιο/Council/Conseil/Vijeće/Consiglio/Padome/Taryba/Tanács/Kunsill/Raad/ Conselho/Consiliu/Svet/Neuvosto/Rådet (*) Murphy, Negroni Комисия/Comisión/Komise/Kommissionen/Kommission/Euroopa Komisjon/Επιτροπή/Commission/Komisija/Commissione/Bizottság/ Kummissjoni/Commissie/Komisja/Comissão/Comisie/Komisia/Komissio/Kommissionen (*) Benoliel, Bonnenfant, Dyrskjot, Lienemeyer, Laser, Mes, Molnar, Negenman, Satuly, Soukup, Wenner Други институции/otras instituciones/ostatní orgány a instituce/andre institutioner/andere Organe/Muud institutsioonid/ Άλλα θεσμικά όργανα/other institutions/autres institutions/druge institucije/altre istituzioni/citas iestādes/kitos institucijos/ Más intézmények/istituzzjonijiet oħra/andere instellingen/inne instytucje/outras Instituições/Alte instituţii/iné inštitúcie/muut toimielimet/andra institutioner/organ Други участници/otros participantes/ostatní účastníci/endvidere deltog/andere Teilnehmer/Muud osalejad/επίσης Παρόντες/Other participants/autres participants/drugi sudionici/altri partecipanti/citi klātesošie/kiti dalyviai/más résztvevők/parteċipanti ohra/andere aanwezigen/inni uczestnicy/outros participantes/alţi participanţi/iní účastníci/drugi udeleženci/muut osallistujat/övriga deltagare PE557.136v01-00 4/8 PV\1060595.doc
Секретариат на политическите групи/secretaría de los Grupos políticos/sekretariát politických skupin/gruppernes sekretariat/ Sekretariat der Fraktionen/Fraktsioonide sekretariaat/γραμματεία των Πολιτικών Ομάδων/Secretariats of political groups/secrétariat des groupes politiques/tajništva klubova zastupnika/segreteria gruppi politici/politisko grupu sekretariāts/frakcijų sekretoriai/ Képviselőcsoportok titkársága/segretarjat gruppi politiċi/fractiesecretariaten/sekretariat Grup Politycznych/Secr. dos grupos políticos/secretariate grupuri politice/sekretariát politických skupín/sekretariat političnih skupin/poliittisten ryhmien sihteeristöt/ Gruppernas sekretariat PPE S&D ALDE ECR Verts/ALE GUE/NGL EFDD NI Dauksts Larsen, Solli Arvola, Syska Schmitt Gross Curri Кабинет на председателя/gabinete del Presidente/Kancelář předsedy/formandens Kabinet/Kabinett des Präsidenten/Presidendi kantselei/γραφείο Προέδρου/President's Office/Cabinet du Président/Ured predsjednika/gabinetto del Presidente/Priekšsēdētāja kabinets/pirmininko kabinetas/elnöki hivatal/kabinett tal-president/kabinet van de Voorzitter/Gabinet Przewodniczącego/Gabinete do Presidente/Cabinet Preşedinte/Kancelária predsedu/urad predsednika/puhemiehen kabinetti/talmannens kansli Кабинет на генералния секретар/gabinete del Secretario General/Kancelář generálního tajemníka/generalsekretærens Kabinet/ Kabinett des Generalsekretärs/Peasekretäri büroo/γραφείο Γενικού Γραμματέα/Secretary-General's Office/Cabinet du Secrétaire général/ured glavnog tajnika/gabinetto del Segretario generale/ģenerālsekretāra kabinets/generalinio sekretoriaus kabinetas/ Főtitkári hivatal/kabinett tas-segretarju Ġenerali/Kabinet van de secretaris-generaal/gabinet Sekretarza Generalnego/Gabinete do Secretário-Geral/Cabinet Secretar General/Kancelária generálneho tajomníka/urad generalnega sekretarja/pääsihteerin kabinetti/ Generalsekreterarens kansli Генерална дирекция/dirección General/Generální ředitelství/generaldirektorat/generaldirektion/peadirektoraat/γενική Διεύθυνση/ Directorate-General/Direction générale/glavna uprava/direzione generale/ģenerāldirektorāts/generalinis direktoratas/főigazgatóság/ Direttorat Ġenerali/Directoraten-generaal/Dyrekcja Generalna/Direcção-Geral/Direcţii Generale/Generálne riaditeľstvo/generalni direktorat/pääosasto/generaldirektorat DG PRES DG IPOL DG EXPO DG EPRS DG COMM DG PERS DG INLO DG TRAD DG INTE DG FINS DG ITEC DG SAFE Pählsson Bluhm, Weber Peccarisi PV\1060595.doc 5/8 PE557.136v01-00
Правна служба/servicio Jurídico/Právní služba/juridisk Tjeneste/Juristischer Dienst/Õigusteenistus/Νομική Υπηρεσία/Legal Service/ Service juridique/pravna služba/servizio giuridico/juridiskais dienests/teisės tarnyba/jogi szolgálat/servizz legali/juridische Dienst/ Wydział prawny/serviço Jurídico/Serviciu Juridic/Právny servis/oikeudellinen yksikkö/rättstjänsten Mc Dowell Секретариат на комисията/secretaría de la comisión/sekretariát výboru/udvalgssekretariatet/ausschusssekretariat/komisjoni sekretariaat/γραμματεία επιτροπής/committee secretariat/secrétariat de la commission/tajništvo odbora/segreteria della commissione/ Komitejas sekretariāts/komiteto sekretoriatas/a bizottság titkársága/segretarjat tal-kumitat/commissiesecretariaat/sekretariat komisji/ Secretariado da comissão/secretariat comisie/sekretariat odbora/valiokunnan sihteeristö/utskottssekretariatet Palumbo, Javelle, Lefort, Nieminen, Saarela, Scheuren, Wets. Сътрудник/Asistente/Asistent/Assistent/Assistenz/Βοηθός/Assistant/Assistente/Palīgs/Padėjėjas/Asszisztens/Asystent/Pomočnik/ Avustaja/Assistenter Patyi-Horvath * (P) = Председател/Presidente/Předseda/Formand/Vorsitzender/Esimees/Πρόεδρος/Chair(wo)man/Président/Predsjednik/Priekšsēdētājs/ Pirmininkas/Elnök/'Chairman'/Voorzitter/Przewodniczący/Preşedinte/Predseda/Predsednik/Puheenjohtaja/Ordförande (VP) = Заместник-председател/Vicepresidente/Místopředseda/Næstformand/Stellvertretender Vorsitzender/Aseesimees/Αντιπρόεδρος/ Vice-Chair(wo)man/Potpredsjednik/Vice-Président/Potpredsjednik/Priekšsēdētāja vietnieks/pirmininko pavaduotojas/alelnök/ Viċi 'Chairman'/Ondervoorzitter/Wiceprzewodniczący/Vice-Presidente/Vicepreşedinte/Podpredseda/Podpredsednik/ Varapuheenjohtaja/Vice ordförande (M) = Член/Miembro/Člen/Medlem./Mitglied/Parlamendiliige/Μέλος/Member/Membre/Član/Membro/Deputāts/Narys/Képviselő/ Membru/Lid/Członek/Membro/Membru/Člen/Poslanec/Jäsen/Ledamot (F) = Длъжностно лице/funcionario/úředník/tjenestemand/beamter/ametnik/υπάλληλος/official/fonctionnaire/dužnosnik/ Funzionario/Ierēdnis/Pareigūnas/Tisztviselő/Uffiċjal/Ambtenaar/Urzędnik/Funcionário/Funcţionar/Úradník/Uradnik/Virkamies/ Tjänsteman PE557.136v01-00 6/8 PV\1060595.doc
[A_ANNEX] Results of the TAXE Coordinators' meeting of 16 April 2015 Presence : TAXE Bureau: Mr Lamassoure, Chair Mr Lucke, ECR Group - 1st Vice-Chair Ms Matias, GUE/NGL Group - 2nd Vice-Chair Ms Joly, Greens/EFA Group - 3rd Vice-Chair TAXE Coordinators: Mr Balz, Coordinator of the EPP Group Mr Simon, Coordinator of the S&D Group Mr Messerschmidt, Coordinator (and shadow) of the ECR Group Mr Theurer, on behalf of Ms Goulard, Coordinator of the ALDE Group Mr Viegas, Coordinator of the GUE/NLG Group Mr Giegold, Coordinator of the Greens/EFA Group Mr Zanni, Coordinator (and shadow) of the EFDD Group Co-Rapporteurs Ms Ferreira, S&D Group - Co-rapporteur Mr Theurer, ALDE Group - Co-rapporteur Apologies: Ms Goulard, Coordinator of the ALDE Group 1. Adoption of the draft agenda The draft agenda was adopted in the form shown in these minutes. 2. Chair's announcements The chairman made the following announcements: - Commissioner Vestager and Code of Conduct Group Chair Dr Nolz will attend the TAXE meeting of 5 May - The request of authorisations of TAXE missions to BE, NL, LU, IE, UK, CH have been sent to the EP President, with each delegation consisting of one representative per group, plus TAXE Chair. The visits should be organised in order to meet Finance Ministers, national parliament and stakeholders. Groups gave mandate to the Chair and the co-rapporteurs to submit suggestions for contacts to meet during these visits, and shall be consulted on the draft programmes. PV\1060595.doc 7/8 PE557.136v01-00
Groups requested to enlarge the delegations in the work places (BE, LU), and to open the other visits to members travelling on their own budget, if possible under the rules. In that case, it was agreed these enlarged delegations should reflect the political balance between the groups. - The request of authorisations of hearings on 11 May and 1 June has also been sent to the EP President. - The Chair will send letters to national parliaments to enquire about their legislative work in the area of combating aggressive tax planning, and to invite them to the interparliamentary meeting foreseen on 17 June. - The Chair will send letters to Member States' Finance Ministers, to give them the opportunity to appear before TAXE to outline their measures to combat aggressive tax planning. - The Chair debriefed members on his recent visit to Washington and suggest to organise a video-conference with the US authorities at a later stage. 3. Decisions on documents to be requested from Commission, Council and Members States A draft list of documents to be requested from Commission, Council and Members States was circulated. Decision: It was agreed to finalise the list by written procedure, and to send the requests by the end of the week. 4. Decision on setting up of a dedicated mailbox/cloud Decision : Following a discussion on the note of the EPO s legal service, it was decided to drop the creation of a dedicated e-mailbox/cloud. The TAXE existing website will be uploaded with all possible documents of the committee and anyone would be able to send comments via the ordinary email address. 5. TAXE roadmap: state of play The Chair asked members for their feedback on the updated TAXE roadmap as circulated. The Greens requested to extend the lists of invitees, to notably company representatives and former national finance ministers. Decision: No formal decision was taken on this point as the roadmap is considered work in progress. Coordinators will be informed on further developments. 6. Any other business None PE557.136v01-00 8/8 PV\1060595.doc