Notes
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 "5467/05" 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
website. Documents awaiting consideration by the Committee are
listed in "Remaining Business": www.parliament.uk/escom.
The website also contains the Committee's Reports.
Letters sent by Ministers to the Committee about documents are
available for the public to inspect; anyone wishing to do so should
contact the staff of the Committee ("Contacts" below).
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 email address is escom@parliament.uk
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