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Numbering of documents
Three separate numbering systems are used in this
Report for European Union documents:
Numbers in brackets are the Committee's own reference
numbers.
Numbers in the form '5467/03' are Council of Ministers
reference numbers. This system is also used by UK Government
Departments, by the House of Commons Vote Office and for proceedings
in the House.
Numbers preceded by the letters COM or SEC are Commission
reference numbers.
Where only a Committee number is given, this usually
indicates that no official text is available and the Government
has submitted an 'unnumbered Explanatory Memorandum' discussing
what is likely to be included in the document or covering an unofficial
text.
Abbreviations used in the headnotes and footnotes
| EC | (in 'Legal base') Treaty establishing the European Community
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| EM | Explanatory Memorandum (submitted by the Government to the Committee)
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| EP | European Parliament |
| EU | (in 'Legal base') Treaty on European Union
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| GAERC | General Affairs and External Relations Council
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| JHA | Justice and Home Affairs
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| OJ | Official Journal of the European Communities
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| QMV | Qualified majority voting
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| RIA | Regulatory Impact Assessment
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| SEM | Supplementary Explanatory Memorandum
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Euros
Where figures in euros have been converted to pounds sterling,
this is normally at the market rate for the last working day of
the previous month.
Further information
Documents recommended by the Committee for debate, together with
the times of forthcoming debates (where known), are listed in
the European Union Documents list, which is in the House of Commons
Vote Bundle on Mondays and is also available on the parliamentary
web-site.
Documents awaiting consideration by the Committee are listed
in 'Remaining Business': www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/european_scrutiny.cfm.
The web-site also contains the Committee's Reports.
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk of the European
Scrutiny Committee, House of Commons, 7 Millbank, London SW1P
3JA. The telephone number for general enquiries is 020 7219 3292/5465.
The Committee's e-mail address is escom@parliament.uk
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