The debate was opened by Scottish Conservative MEP Struan Stevenson, the rapporteur - or MEP - in charge of the report.
However German MEP Elmar Brok, who is the rapporteur on links between EU institutions and national parliaments said MPs would continue to have scrutiny.
If the rapporteur decides an application meets European health and safety requirements, it is sent to the European Commission and the other 14 member states.
He has been in the spotlight in Brazil in the last two months as the rapporteur of the case against some of former President Lula's key aides.
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The special rapporteur called on the Bahraini government to "honour its commitments" and spoke of his "compassion with the people of Bahrain who were expecting my visit, and in particular, victims of torture and ill-treatment and their families".
The meeting, organized by UNESCO, brought together representatives from 15 United Nations bodies, including Frank Larue, the UN Special Rapporteur for the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion, and Christof Heyns, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions.
Asma Jahangir's work extends internationally through her roles as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions.
According to the description of the UN Special Rapporteur on the protection and promotion of the right to freedom of expression and opinion, journalists are individuals who observe and describe events, document and analyse events, statements, policies, and any propositions that can affect society, with the purpose of systemizing such information and gathering of facts and analyses to inform sector of society or society as a whole.
The Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression in Africa as well as the head of the Human Rights desk of the African Union are also expected to attend the conference.
Despite the government's claims to the contrary, human-rights groups say torture is still widespread, and that none of the UN rapporteur's recommendations has been fully implemented though the government has issued an action plan.
Opening the debate, the Parliament's rapporteur on the draft law, Spanish centre-right MEP Alejo Vidal-Quatras, said it would increase protection for EU citizens.
The parliament's rapporteur on the proposed directive, German centre-right MEP Elisabeth Jeggle, said it would be a "quantum leap forward" in animal protection.
Opening the debate on 21 September 2010, the Parliament's rapporteur on the directive, British Labour MEP Linda McAvan highlighted the devastating side-effects of thalidomide.
The parliament's rapporteur on the energy strategy - Polish centre-right MEP Lena Kolarska-Bobinska - said cross-border energy infrastructure such as grids and pipelines needed to be extended.
Opening the debate on 17 May 2010, the Parliament's rapporteur on the law, Luxembourg centre-right MEP Astrid Lulling said she had been calling for revision to equal treatment laws since the 1980s, when equality laws were first published.
Opening the debate, the Parliament's rapporteur on the agreement - Italian social democrat Francesca Balzani - said the agreement was a "good compromise", but said that ACP and banana producing regions of the EU could not be allowed to be exposed to "unfettered competition".
The Parliament's original rapporteur on the issue was former Green MEP Caroline Lucas.
The European Parliament's rapporteur on the agreements, British labour MEP David Martin broadly welcomed them, saying that two countries had two exports primarily destined for the EU market, namely tuna and sugar.
The European Parliament's rapporteur on the issue, British Liberal Democrat MEP George Lyon, said that market volatility needed to be dealt with, but that that shouldn't mean a return to "widescale management" of the markets.
Professor Martin Price, Chair of the UK MAB Committee and UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Mountain Development at the University of the Highlands and Islands, played a key role in the development of the strategy, acting as Rapporteur of the ICC Session and participating in an ad hoc working group comprised of representatives from 20 countries.
Baroness Emma Nicholson, the European Parliament rapporteur for Romania, has proposed that the EU suspend the country's membership negotiations until it does more to tackle corruption and improve the rights of children.
Ms Pillay said she had called on Pakistan to invite the UN Special Rapporteur on Summary or Arbitrary Executions to investigate some of the incidents.
The UN has appointed a special rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, who has sharply criticised the direct and indirect effects of biofuels on the poor.
" A report by the UN Special Rapporteur on Sudan last October reinforces these assessments, "The oil issue and the extremely volatile situation prevailing in western Upper Nile are clearly at the core of the armed conflict in the Sudan and have particularly dire consequences for peace.
Opening the debate, rapporteur Karl-Heinz Florenz said there were very disparate recycling levels across the EU, with northern European countries having recycling rates almost sixteen times higher than some southern and eastern countries.
The United Nations, in a news release, said the statements also reflect the position of Margaret Sekaggya, special U.N. rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders.
Another high-impact visit, well reported by the press, was that of the UN special rapporteur on human rights, Tomas Quintana, from 21-25 August.
Marzuki Darusman is currently the UN Special Rapporteur on North Korea.
The UN special rapporteur said that as a matter of international law, drone strikes were only lawful if they took place at the express request of the country concerned.
At the Human Rights Council we also led efforts to establish a Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights Situation in Iran and International Commissions of Inquiry for Syria and Libya.
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