The Work of the Committee in 2008-09 - European Scrutiny Committee Contents

 
 

 
Appendix


Scrutiny Overrides: January - June 20091
 Doc Ref  Title  Date of Doc  Date of Deposit  Date of EM  Date of over-ride  Lead Dept  Lords: Reports and correspondence  Commons: Reports and correspondence  
1  16271/08  Council decision concerning the placing on the market, in accordance with Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of a carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L., lin 123.8.12) genetically modified for flower colour  24.11.08  28.11.08  17.12.08  19.1.09

Ag & Fish Council  

DEFRA  20.1.09: Cleared without reference to Sub-Committee  No override

14.1.09: Cleared as politically important (Report 3, 08-09)  

2  5223/09  Council Decision granting mutual assistance for Latvia  12.1.09  13.1.09  15.1.09  20.1.09

Ecofin  

HMT  15.1.09: Ian Pearson to Lord Roper

27.1.09: Sifted to Sub-Committee A

20.3.09: Cleared  

15.1.09: Ian Pearson to Michael Connarty

21.1.09: Cleared as politically important (Report 5, 08-09)  

3  5223/09  Council decision providing EU medium-term financial assistance for Latvia  12.1.09  13.1.09  15.1.09  20.1.09

Ecofin  

HMT  15.1.09: Ian Pearson to Lord Roper

27.1.09: Sifted to Sub-Committee A

20.3.09: Cleared  

15.1.09: Ian Pearson to Michael Connarty

21.1.09: Cleared as politically important (Report 5, 08-09)  

4  5981/09  Council Recommendation on the 2009 up-date of the broad guidelines for the economic policies of the Member States and the Community and the implementation of Member States' employment policies  2.2.09  5.2.09  16.2.09  9.3.09

ESPHCA  

HMT  24.2.09: Sifted to Sub-Committee A

6 3.09: Angela Eagle to Lord Roper

18.3.09: Cleared  

No override

25.2.09: Cleared as politically important (Report 9, 08-09)  

5  Unnumbered EM  Council Joint Action appointing the European Union's Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina.    12.3.09  11.3.09  FCO  17.3.09: Sifted to Sub-Committee B

19.3.09: Caroline Flint to Lord Roper

24.3.09: Lord Roper to Caroline Flint  

No override

2.3.09: Debated in European Committee and also cleared in correspondence before the Council  

6  5972/09  Regulation of the EP and of the Council establishing a programme to aid economic recovery by granting Community financial assistance to projects in the field of energy  30.1.09  4.2.09  12.2.09  20.3.09

GAERC  

BIS  24.2.09: Sifted to Sub-Committee B

3.3.09 & 23.3.09 : Lord Roper to Mike O'Brien

13.3.09, 25.3.09 and 7.4.09: Mike O'Brien to Lord Roper

25.3.09: Cleared  

No Override

18.3.09:Cleared as politically important (Report 12, 08-09)  

7  7481/09  Council Decision on the establishment of the Community position to be adopted in the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission  8.3.09  17.3.09  19.3.09  23.3.09

Ag & Fish Council  

DEFRA  26.3.09: Huw Irranca-Davies to Michael Connarty

24.3.09: Cleared  

26.3.09:Huw Irranca-Davies to Lord Roper

25.3.09: Cleared as not important (Report 13, 08-09)  

8  7616/08  Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/35/EC on ship-source pollution and on the introduction of penalties for infringements  13.3.08  19.3.08  30.4.08  29.4.08

Coreper

First reading agreement  

MOJ  13.5.08: Sifted to Sub-Committee E

5.6.09: Lord Roper to Lord Bach

No override  

10.6.09: Cleared as legally and politically important (Report 21, 08-09)

1.7.09: Lord Bach gave evidence to the Committee about agreement before completion of scrutiny  

9  8642/09  Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 332/2002, establishing a facility providing medium-term financial assistance for Member States' balances of payments  14.4.09  15.4.09  24.4.08  5.5.09

Ecofin  

HMT  12.5.09: Sifted to Sub-Committee A

5.7.09: Ian Pearson to Lord Roper

15.7.09: Lord Roper to Ian Pearson  

6.5.09: Cleared as politically important (Report 18, 08-09)  
10  9052/09  Recommendation for a Council Decision Granting mutual assistance for Romania  24.4.09  6.5.09  28.4.09  5.5.09

Ecofin  

HMT  28.4.09: Ian Pearson to Lord Roper

12.5.09: Sifted to Sub-Committee A  

28.4.09: Ian Pearson to Michael Connarty

6.5.09: Cleared as politically important (Report 9, 08-09)  

11  9052/09  Proposal for a Council Decision Providing EU medium-term financial assistance for Romania  24.4.09  6.5.09  28.4.09  5.5.09

Ecofin  

HMT  28.4.09: Ian Pearson to Lord Roper

12.5.09: Sifted to Sub-Committee A  

28.4.09: Ian Pearson to Michael Connarty

6.5.09: Cleared as politically important (Report 9, 08-09)  

12  12259/08  Council Regulation on the Community legal framework for a European Research Infrastructure (ERI)  29.7.08  7.8.08  30.9.08  28.5.09

Comp Council (Political Agreement)  

DIUS  21.10.08: Sifted to Sub-Committee B

28.10.08: Lord Grenfell to Lord Drayson

30.11.08, 11.12.08, 19.5.09: Lord Drayson to Lord Roper

8.12.08 & 3.6.09: Lord Roper to Lord Drayson  

17.12.08: Not cleared, politically important (Report 2, 08-09)  
13  9537/09  Proposal from the Commission for a Council Decision on the establishment of the Community position to be adopted I the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation (NASCO)  6.5.09  8.5.09  27.5.09  28.5.09

Ag & Fish Council  

DEFRA  2.6.09: Sifted to Sub-Committee D

11.6.09: Lord Roper to Huw Irranca-Davies -Cleared

Recess  

3.6.09: Cleared as not important (Report 20, 08-09)

Recess  

14  10261/09  Council Decision concerning the non-inclusion of Paraffin oils CAS 64742-46-7, CAS 72623-86-0 and CAS 97862-82-3 in Annex 1 to council directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing those substances  27.5.09  1.6.09  18.6.09  25.6.09

Environment Council  

DEFRA  28.06.09: Dan Norris to Lord Roper

30.6.09: Sifted to Sub-Committee D

8.7.09: Lord Roper to Dan Norris  

No override

24.6.09: Cleared as not important (Report 23, 08-09  

15  10263/09  Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the non-inclusion of Paraffin oils CAS 8042-47-5 in Annex 1 to council directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing that substances  27.5.09  1.6.09  18.6.09  25.6.09

Environment Council  

DEFRA  28.06.09: Dan Norris to Lord Roper

30.6.09: Sifted to Sub-Committee D

8.7.09: Lord Roper to Dan Norris  

No override

24.6.09: Cleared as not important (Report 23, 08-09  

1. Source: Cabinet Office

Scrutiny Overrides: July - December 20081
 Doc Ref  Title  Date of Doc  Date of Deposit  Date of EM  Date of

over-ride  

Lead Dept  Lords: Reports and correspondence  Commons: Reports and correspondence  
1  No Document  Council decision on signing of EU/Australia Passenger Name Record (PNR) Agreement   Doc not deposited   30.6.08  HO  26.10.08: Lord Grenfell to Meg Hillier

26.11.08: Lord Grenfell to Meg Hillier

9.12.08: Meg Hillier to Lord Roper  

 
2  11369/08  Council Regulation instituting a temporary specific action aiming to promote the restructuring of the EU fishing fleets affected by the economic crisis  8.7.08  11.7.08  10.7.08  15.7.08

Ag & Fish Council  

DEFRA  No override

10.7.08: Jonathan Shaw to Lord Grenfell

11.7.08: Lord Grenfell to Jonathan Shaw

15.7.08: Sifted to Sub-Committee D

10.10.08: Cleared  

10.7.08 & 29.7.08: Jonathan Shaw to Michael Connarty

31.10.08: Huw Irranca-Davies to Michael Coonarty

16.7.08 & 10.9.08: Michael Connarty to Jonathan Shaw

12.11.08: Michael Connarty to Huw Irranca-Davies

12.11.08: Cleared: politically important (Report 39, 07-08)  

3  12669/08  Communication from the Commission to the Council on the opening of consultations with Mauritania under Article 96 of the Cotonou Agreement  4.9.08  10.9.08  12.9.08  15.9.08

GAERC  

FCO  12.9.08: Jim Murphy to Lord Grenfell

14.10.08: Lord Grenfell to Caroline Flint

Recess  

12.9.08: Jim Murphy to Michael Connarty

8.10.08: Cleared: politically important (Report 33, 07-08)

Recess  

4  Unnumbered EM  Council Joint Action on the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia)    15.9.08  15.9.08 GAERC  FCO  12.8.08 & 24.9.08: Jim Murphy to Lord Grenfell

30.9.08: Sifted to Sub-Committee C

9.10.08: Cleared

Recess  

12.8.08 & 24.9.08: Jim Murphy to Lord Grenfell

8.10.08: Cleared: politically important (Report 33, 07-08)

Recess  

5  Unnumbered EM  Decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the EU and the Republic of Croatia on the participation of the Republic of Croatia in the EU military operation in the Republic of Chad and the Central African Republic (Operation EUFOR Tchad/RCA)    16.9.08  15.9.08

GAERC  

FCO  30.9.08: Sifted to Sub-Committee C

9.10.08: Cleared

Recess  

8.10.08: Cleared: not important (Report 33, 07-08)

Recess  

6  Unnumbered EM  Joint Action amending Joint Action 2008/736/CFSP concerning the EU monitoring mission in Georgia, EUMM Georgia    24.9.08  25.9.08 Written Procedure  FCO  24.9.08: Jim Murphy to Lord Grenfell

30.9.08: Sifted to Sub-Committee C

9.10.09: Cleared

Recess  

24.9.08: Jim Murphy to Michael Connarty

8.10.08: Cleared: not important (Report 33, 07-08)

Recess  

7  Unnumbered EM  Joint Action appointing the EU Special Representative for the crisis in Georgia    24.9.08  25.9.08 Written Procedure  FCO  24.9.08: Jim Murphy to Lord Grenfell

7.10.08: Sifted to Sub-Committee C

9.10.08: Cleared

Recess  

24.9.08: Jim Murphy to Michael Connarty

8.10.08: Cleared: not important (Report 33, 07-08

Recess  

8  Unnumbered EM  Decision concerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the EU and the Republic of Croatia on the participation of the Republic of Croatia in the EU Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX KOSOVO)    2.10.08  25.9.08

JHA  

FCO  30.9.08: Jim Murphy to Lord Grenfell

7.10.08: Sifted to Sub-Committee C

9.10.08: Cleared

Recess  

30.9.08: Jim Murphy to Michael Connarty

8.10.08:Michael Connarty to Caroline Flint

8.10.08: Cleared as not important

Recess  

9  14486/07  Directive of the EP and of the Council on the civil liability and financial guarantees of shipowners  29.10.07  15.11.07  22.11.07  9.10.08

TTE Council  

DFT  27.11.07: Sifted to Sub-Committee E

28.10.08: Jim Fitzpatrick to Lord Grenfell

24.11.08: Lord Grenfell to Jim Fitzpatrick

21.1.09: Jim Fitzpatrick to Lord Roper

12.2.09: Lord Roper-Jim Fitzpatrick clearing proposal

Recess  

No override

8.10.08: politically important and not cleared but Committee happy for Government to support proposal in Council without this being a breach of the reserve resolution (Report 34, 07-08)  

10  Unnumbered EM  Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the EU and the Russian Federation on the participation of the Russian Federation in the EU military operation in the Republic of Chad and the Central African Republic (EUFOR)    8.10.08  13.10.08

GAERC  

FCO  07.10.08: Caroline Flint to Lord Grenfell

14.10.08: Sifted to Sub-Committee C

16.10.08: Cleared by Sub-Committee C

Recess  

No Override

8.10.08 Cleared: not legally or politically important (Report 33, 07-08)  

 Doc Ref  Title  Date of Doc  Date of Deposit  Date of EM  Date of

over-ride  

Lead Dept  Lords: Reports and correspondence  Commons: Reports and correspondence  
11  12720/08  Council Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea for 2009  9.9.08  16.9.08  21.10.08  27.10.08

Ag & Fish Council  

DEFRA  28.10.08: Cleared at sift  No Override

22.10.08: Cleared: not important (Report 36, 07-08)  

12  13533/08  Council Regulation fixing for 2009 and 2010 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks  2.10.08  7.10.08  20.10.08  28.10.08

Ag & Fish Council

Political agreement  

DEFRA  21.10.08: Sifted to Sub-Committee D

23.10.08: Lord Grenfell to Huw Irranca-davies

26.10.08: Huw Irranca-Davies to Lord Grenfell

5.11.08: Cleared  

No override

22.10.08: Cleared: not important (Report 36, 07-08)  

13  6615/08  Council Directive concerning the general arrangements for excise duty  19.2.08  21.2.08  1.3.08  4.11.08

Ecofin

General approach  

HMT  11.3.08: Sifted to Sub-Committee A

4.4.08: Lord Grenfell to Jane Kennedy

30.10.08: Stephen Timms to Lord Grenfell

11.11.08: Lord Grenfell to Stephen Timms

26.1.09: Stephen Timms to Lord Roper

10.2.09: Cleared  

12.3.08: politically important and not cleared (Report 17, 07-08)

30.11.08: Stephen Timms to Michael Connarty

5.11.08: Cleared (Report 38, 07-08)  

 Doc Ref  Title  Date of Doc  Date of Deposit  Date of EM  Date of

over-ride  

Lead Dept  Lords: Reports and correspondence  Commons: Reports and correspondence  
14  14949/08  Council Decision Granting mutual assistance for Hungary Proposal for a Council Decision Providing EU medium-term financial assistance for Hungary  31.10.08  5.11.08  3.11.08  4.11.08

Ecofin  

HMT  3.11.08, 14.11.08 & 12.12.08: Ian Pearson to Lord Grenfell

11.11.08: Sifted to Sub-Committee A

27.11.08: Lord Grenfell to Ian Pearson  

3.11.08: Ian Pearson to Michael Connarty

5.11.08: Michael Connarty to Ian Pearson

5.11.08: Cleared: politically important (Report 38, 07-08)  

15  Unnumbered EM  Common Position amending and extending Common Position 2007/734/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Uzbekistan    23.10.08  10.11.08

GAERC  

FCO  No override

28.10.08: Sifted to sub-Committee C

30.10.08: Cleared  

29.10.08: politically important and not cleared

4.11.08: Caroline Flint to Michael Connarty

4 .2.09: Oral evidence from Caroline Flint  

16  Unnumbered EM  Common Position amending and extending Common Position 2006/276/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against certain officials of Belarus    28.10.08  10.11.08

GAERC  

FCO  No override

4.11.08: Sifted to Sub-Committee C

8.11.08: Cleared  

29.10.08: politically important and not cleared

4.11.08: Caroline Flint to Michael Connarty

4.2.09: Oral evidence from Caroline Flint  

17  7676/08  Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No.423/2004 as regards the recovery of cod stocks and amending Regulation (EEC) No.2847/93  2.4.08  4.4.08  25.4.08  20.11.08

Ag &Fish Council  

DEFRA  No override

13.5.08: Sifted to Sub-Committee D

13.11.08: Cleared  

10.11.08 & 22.11.08: Huw Irranca-Davies to Michael Connarty

26.11.08: Michael Connarty to Huw Irranca-Davies

26.1.09: Cleared by debate in Standing Committee  

18  Unnumbered EM  Council Decision on the independent enquiry into the conflict in Georgia    15.12.08  2.12.08

Ecofin  

FCO  1.12.08: Caroline Flint to Lord Grenfell

13.1.09: Sifted to Sub-Committee C

15.1.09: Cleared  

1.12.08: Caroline Flint to Michael Connarty

14.1.09: Cleared: politically important (Report 3, 08-09)  

19  16507/08  Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1579/2007 fixing the fishing opportunities and the conditions relating thereto for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Black Sea for 2008  1.12.08  3.12.08  5.12.08  4.12.08 Environment Council  DEFRA  5.12.08: Huw Irranca-Davies to Lord Roper

16.12.08: Sifted to Sub-Committee D

17.12.08: Cleared  

5.12.08: : Huw Irranca-Davies to Michael Connarty

17.12.08:Cleared: not important (Report 2, 08-09)  

20  16794/08  Recommendation from the Commission to the Council authorising the Commission to open negotiations on behalf of the Community with a view to concluding a Fisheries Partnership Agreement with the Republic of Guinea  3.12.08  4.12.08  5.12.08  8.12.08 GAERC  DEFRA  5.12.08: Huw Irranca-Davies to Lord Roper

16.12.08: Sifted to Sub-Committee D

17.12.08: Cleared  

5.12.08: : Huw Irranca-Davies to Michael Connarty

17.12.08:Cleared: not important (Report 2, 08-09)  

21  16028/08  Council regulation fixing for the 2009 fishing year the guide prices and Community producer prices for certain fishery products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000  25.11.08  1.12.08  5.12.08  8.12.08 GAERC  DEFRA  05.12.08: Huw Irranca-Davies to Lord Roper

16.12.08: Sifted to Sub-Committee D

17.12.08: Cleared  

05.12.08: : Huw Irranca-Davies to Michael Connarty

17.12.08:Cleared: not important (Report 2, 08-09)  

22  Unnumbered EM  Council Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP on a EU military operation to contribute to the deterrence prevention and represion of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast     8.12.08

GAERC  

FCO  18.12.08:Caroline Flint to Lord Roper

20.1.09: Sifted to Sub-Committee C

29.1.09: Cleared  

18.12.08: Caroline Flint to Michael Connarty

14.1.09: Michael Connarty to Caroline Flint

21.1.09: Cleared: politically important (Report 5, 08-09)  

23  15105/1/08  Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 332/2002 establishing a facility providing medium-term financial assistance for Member States' balances of payments  5.11.08  7.11.08  14.11.08  2.12.08

Ecofin  

HMT  25.11.08: Sifted to Sub-Committee A

10.12.08: Lord Roper to Ian Pearson

19.12.08: Ian Pearson to Lord Roper  

No override

26.11.08: Cleared: politically important to a debate on the response to the financial crisis which was debated on the floor of the House on 20 January 2009 (Report 40, 07-08)  

24  11107/08  Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2015/2006 and (EC) No 40/2008, as regards fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks  24.6.08  1.7.08  7.7.08  18.12.08

Ag & Fish Council  

DEFRA  No override

8.7.08: Cleared  

10.7.08: Jonathan Shaw to Michael Connarty

16.7.08: Michael Connarty-Jonathan Shaw

16.7.08: Cleared as not important (Report 30, 07-08)  

25  9342/08  Council Regulation establishing a multi-annual plan for the stock of herring distributed to the West of Scotland and the fisheries exploiting that stock  14.5.08  20.5.08  2.6.08  18.12.08

Ag & Fish Council  

DEFRA  No override

10.6.08: Sifted to Sub-Committee D

10.12.08: Oral evidence from Huw Irranca-davies

10.12.08: Cleared  

10.12.08: politically important and not cleared (Report 1, 08-09)

11.1.09: Huw Irranca-Davies to Michael Connarty

21.1.08: Michael Connarty to Huw Irranca-Davies

21.1.09: Cleared as politically important and relevant to the fisheries debate on 26 January 2009 (Report 5, 08-09)  

26  15578/08  Council Regulation fixing for 2009 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters, and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required  12.11.08  17.11.08  28.11.08

4.12.08 Supp EM  

18.12.08

Ag & Fish Council  

DEFRA  No override

9.12.08: Sifted to Sub-Committee D

10.12.08: Oral evidence from Huw Irranca-davies

10.12.08: Cleared  

10.12.08: Recommended for debate (Report 1, 08-09)

11.1.09: Huw Irranca-Davies to Michael Connarty

21.1.08: Michael Connarty to Huw Irranca-Davies

26.1.09: Debated in European Committee  

27  Unnumbered EM  Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the EU and the Somali Republic on the status of the EU led naval force in the Somali Republic in the framework of the EU military operation Atalanta     22.12.08

Written Procedure  

FCO  18.12.08:Caroline Flint to Lord Roper

20.1.09: Sifted to Sub-Committee C

29.1.09: Cleared  

18.12.08: Caroline Flint to Michael Connarty

14.1.09: Michael Connarty to Caroline Flint

21.1.09: Cleared: politically important (Report 5, 08-09)  

28  Unnumbered EM  Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the EU and the Republic of the Djibouti on the status of the EU led forces in the Republic of the Djibouti in the framework of the EU military operation Atalanta     22.12.08

Written Procedure  

FCO  18.12.08:Caroline Flint to Lord Roper

20.1.09: Sifted to Sub-Committee C

29.1.09: Cleared  

18.12.08: Caroline Flint to Michael Connarty

14.1.09: Michael Connarty to Caroline Flint

21.1.09: Cleared: politically important (Report 5, 08-09)  

1. Source: Cabinet Office




 

 
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