Select Committee on European Scrutiny Fourth Report

22. We consider that the following documents do not raise questions of sufficient legal or political importance to warrant a substantive report to the House : —

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

(23896) 13259/02 COM(02) 561	Draft Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No. 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs.
(24001) 14455/02 COM(02) 607	Draft Council Decision on the conclusion of a Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States and the Republic of Slovenia to take account of the outcome of negotiations between the parties on new mutual agricultural concessions.
(24023) 14758/02 COM(02) 648	Commission Report on the impact on EAGGF Guarantee Section expenditure in 2002 of movements in the euro/dollar exchange rate — 2002 financial year.
(24024) 14770/02 COM(02) 643	Draft Council Decision on the conclusion of a Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States and the Republic of Latvia to take account of the outcome of negotiations between the parties on new mutual agricultural concessions.
(24037) 14918/02 COM(02) 657	Draft Council Decision on the conclusion of a Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States and the Czech Republic, to take account of the outcome of negotiations between the parties on new mutual agricultural concessions.

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

(23910) — —	Draft Council Decision concerning the conclusion of Agreements under Article 24 between the European Union and non­EU third country contributors to the European Union Police Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(24052) — —	Common Position and Draft Council Regulation extending the embargo on the export of rough diamonds from Sierra Leone.
(24053) — —	Draft Council Regulation concerning restrictive measures in respect of Somalia.

  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

(24013) 14450/02 COM(02) 529	Draft Directive on the inspection and verification of good laboratory practice.
(24014) 14500/02 COM(02) 530	Draft Directive on the harmonisation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the application of the principles of good laboratory practice and the verification of their applications for tests on chemical substances.

HOME OFFICE

(23981) 13997/02 —	Draft Council Decision on declassifying the Schengen consultation network (technical specifications).
(23987) — —	Draft Agreement between Europol and the Russian Federation.
(23996) 13873/02 —	Draft Council Act amending the Staff Regulations applicable to Europol employees.

  OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS

(24000) 14413/02 COM(02) 641

Amended draft Regulation concerning Community Statistics in Income and Living Conditions.

  DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY

(23959) 13878/02 COM(02) 588	Draft Council Decision on the signature on behalf of the Community of an Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States and the Slovak Republic on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products and Draft Council Decision on the conclusion of an Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States and the Slovak Republic on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products.
(23980) 14258/02 COM(02) 584	Draft Regulation on the production of annual Community statistics on steel for the reference years 2003­2009.
(24008) 14274/02 COM(02) 615	Draft Council Decision on the Community position in relation to the establishment of a Joint Consultative Committee to be decided on by the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and Lithuania.
(24016) 14565/02 COM(02) 627	Draft Council Decision on trade in certain steel products between the European Community and Ukraine.
(24026) — COM(02) 602	Commission Opinion pursuant to Article 251 (2), third subparagraph, point (c) of the EC Treaty, on the European Parliament's amendments to the Council's common position regarding the draft Directive modifying Directive 94/25/EC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to recreational craft.
(24029) — —	Draft Council Resolution on Community Consumer Policy Strategy 2002-2006.
(24054) — —	Draft Council Decision on the position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States and the Slovak Republic and which entered into force on 1 February 1995, extending the double­checking system for the period from the date of entry into force of the decision of the Association Council up to the date of accession by the Slovak Republic to the European Union, concerning the export of certain steel products from the Slovak Republic to the Community; and Draft Council Regulation concerning the export of certain steel products from the Slovak Republic to the Community for the period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation up to the date of accession by the Slovak Republic to the European Union (extension of the double-checking system).
(24055) — —	Draft Council Decision on the position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council established under the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States and Poland which entered into force on 1 February 1994, extending the double­checking system for the period from the date of entry into force of the decision of the Association Council up to the date of accession by Poland to the European Union, concerning the export of certain steel products from Poland to the Community; and Draft Council Regulation concerning the export of certain steel products from Poland to the Community for the period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation up to the date of accession by Poland to the European Union (extension of the double-checking system).
(24056) — —	Draft Council Decision on the position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States and Romania, extending the double­checking system for the period from the date of entry into force of the decision of the Association Council up to the date of accession by Romania to the European Union, concerning the export of certain steel products from Romania to the European Communities; and Draft Council Regulation concerning the export of certain steel products from Romania to the Community for the period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation up to the date of accession by Romania to the European Union (extension of the double-checking system).
(24057) — —	Draft Council Decision on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Russian Federation establishing a double­checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products from the Russian Federation to the European Community; and Draft Council Regulation on administering the double­checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products from the Russian Federation to the European Community.
(24058) — —	Draft Council Decision on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Republic of Kazakhstan establishing a double­checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products from the Republic of Kazakhstan to the European Community; and Draft Council Regulation on administering the double­checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products from Kazakhstan to the European Community.

  DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT

(23977) 14117/02 COM(02) 567	Draft Council Decision on the position of the European Community on the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the approval of uniform provisions concerning the approval of (I) Specific LPG retrofit systems to be installed in motor vehicles for the use of LPG in their propulsion system (II) Specific CNG retrofit systems to be installed in motor vehicles for the use of CNG in their propulsion system.
(23995) 13311/02 —	Draft Directive on occurrence reporting in civil aviation — Outcome of the European Parliament's second reading (Strasbourg, 21­24 October 2002).
(23999) 11645/02 —	Amended draft Regulation amending Council Regulation (EEC) No.3922/91 on the harmonisation of technical requirements and administrative procedures in the field of civil aviation — Outcome of the European Parliament's first reading (Strasbourg, 2­5 September 2002).

  HM TREASURY

(23962) 13860/02 COM(02) 617

Draft Council Regulation adjusting with effect from 1 July 2002 the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Communities and the weightings applied thereto.

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Prepared 6 January 2003