Select Committee on European Legislation Fourth Report




17a.We have given further consideration to the following on the basis of a Supplementary Explanatory Memorandum. We maintain our opinion that the further information provided does not raise questions of legal or political importance[34]:--

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

(17408)
9572/96
COM(96)352
Draft Directive amending for the third time Directive 88/344/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States on the extraction solvents used in the production of foodstuffs and food ingredients.

17b.We have given further consideration to the following on the basis of a Supplementary Explanatory Memorandum. We maintain our opinion that the further information provided does not raise questions of legal or political importance[35]:--

Department of Trade and Industry

(16661)
12489/95
COM(95)616
Draft Decision authorising provision application on behalf of the EU of the International Rubber Agreement, 1995.

17c.We have given further consideration to the following on the basis of a Supplementary Explanatory Memorandum. We maintain our opinion that the further information provided does not raise questions of legal or political importance[36]:--

Department of Trade and Industry

(16787)
12255/95
COM(95)440
Draft Decision on the conclusion by the European Communities of the Energy Charter Treaty and of the Energy Charter Protocol on energy efficiency and related environmental aspects.

17d.We consider that the following do not raise questions of legal or political importance:--

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

(17580)
10502/96
COM(96)489
Draft Regulation introducing arrangements for the management of fishing effort in the Baltic Sea.

(17595)
10929/96
COM(96)506
Draft Directive amending the Annex to Directive 91/492/EEC laying down the health conditions for the production and placing on the market of live bivalve molluscs.

(17615)--
--
Draft Directive amending Directive 79/112/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs.

(17616)--
--
Draft Decision on the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Community and the United Mexican States on the mutual recognition and protection of geographical indications and traditional designations for spirit drinks.

(17617)--
--
Draft Decision amending Decision 95/408/EC of 22 June 1995, on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States are authorised to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs.

Department for Education and Employment

(17515)
10245/96
COM(96)428
Commission Report: Evaluation of the first phase of TEMPUS 1990/91 and 1993/94.
(17556)
10662/96
COM(96)485
Commission Report: Employment in Europe 1996.

(17618)--
--
Draft Decision setting up an Employment and Labour Market Committee.

(17619)--
--
Draft Resolution on Mainstreaming Equal Opportunities for Men and Women into the European Structural Funds.

(17623)--
--
Draft Recommendation on the balanced participation of women and men in the decision-making process.
Department of the Environment

(17601)--
--
Draft Directive on the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances (SEVESO II)

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

(17566)
10349/96
COM(96)472
Draft Decision on the ratification by the European Community of the Agreement for the implementation of the provisions of the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the conservation and management of straddling stocks (fish stocks which are found both inside and outside an exclusive economic zone or in the exclusive economic zone or in the exclusive economic zones of more than one coastal state) and highly migratory fish stocks.
(17575)--
SEC(96)1779
Commission Report: The Commission's Work Programme for 1996.

Department of Trade and Industry

(17530)
10395/96
COM(96)339
Commission Communication on the nuclear industries in the European Union (an illustrative nuclear programme according to Article 40 of the Euratom Treaty).
(17570)
10562/96
COM(96)456
Draft Decision on the adoption of a multi-annual programme to promote the linguistic diversity of the Community in the information society (The Multilingual Information Society (MLIS) Programme).

H M Treasury

(17597)
10924/96
COM(96)501
Commission Report on the implementation of European Investment Bank loans for projects in Central and Eastern European countries (Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Romania, Bulgaria, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania and Albania).


34.  (17408) 9572/96; see HC 51-xxix (1995-96), paragraph 36a (16 October 1996). Back

35.  (16661)--; see HC 51-iv (1995-96), paragraph 28 (13 December 1995). Back

36.  (16787) 12255/95; see HC 51-viii (1995-96), paragraph 11b (31 January 1995). Back

 


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