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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