Documents considered by the Committee on 15 December 2010 - European Scrutiny Committee Contents

22 Documents not raising questions of sufficient legal or political importance to warrant a substantive report to the House

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES

(32309) 15910/10 COM(10) 637

Draft Council Regulation imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of high tenacity yarn of polyesters originating in the People's Republic of China and terminating the proceeding concerning imports of high tenacity yarn of polyesters originating in the Republic of Korea and Taiwan.

OTHER

(32182) 16200/10 SEC(10) 1291	Commission Staff Working Paper: 'Cohesion Policy: Responding to the economic crisis'—A review of the implementation of cohesion policy measures adopted in support of the European Economic Recovery Plan.
32198 16305/10 COM(10) 632	Commission Communication—Annual Report on research and technological development activities of the European Union in 2009.
(32206) 16377/10 COM(10) 633	Draft Council Decision on the signing, on behalf the European Union, of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, extending the provisions of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles.
(32241) — COM(10) 649	Draft Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 55/2008 introducing autonomous trade preferences for the Republic of Moldova.
(32243) 16728/10 —	Report on the annual accounts of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the financial year 2009 together with the Centre's replies.
(32244) 16730/10 —	Report on the annual accounts of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the financial year 2009 together with the Foundation's replies.
(32246) 16732/10 —	Report on the annual accounts of the European Training Foundation for the financial year 2009 together with the Foundation's replies.
(32265) 16751/10 —	Report on the annual accounts of the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation for the financial year 2009 together with the Agency's replies.
(32268) 16754/10 —	Report on the annual accounts of the Research Executive Agency for the financial year 2009 together with the Agency's replies.
(32269) 16755/10 —	Report on the annual accounts of the European Research Council Executive Agency for the financial year 2009 together with the Agency's replies.
(32284) 16118/10 COM(10) 694	Draft Council Decision establishing the European Union position in the WTO General Council with regard to a decision on a Transparency Mechanism for Preferential Trade Arrangements.
(32296) 17143/10 —	Report on the annual accounts of the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy for the financial year ended 31 December 2009 together with the replies of the Joint Undertaking.
(32300) 17147/10 —	Report on the annual accounts of the Innovative Medicines Initiative Joint Undertaking for the financial year ended 31 December 2009 together with the replies of the Joint Undertaking.

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

(32264) 16750/10 —

Report on the annual accounts of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency for the financial year 2009 together with the Agency's replies.

Department for Energy and Climate Change

(32242) 16727/10 —

Report on the annual accounts of the Euratom Supply Agency for the financial year 2009 together with the Agency's replies.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

(32191) 16151/10 COM(10) 651	Report from the European Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 734/2008 on the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems in the high seas from the adverse impacts of bottom fishing gears.
(32239) 16839/10 COM(10) 635	Draft Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals (Codification).
(32245) 16731/10 —	Report on the annual accounts of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2009 together with the Agency's replies.
(32262) 16748/10 —	Report on the annual accounts of the Community Fisheries Control Agency for the financial year 2009 together with the Agency's replies.
(32263) 16749/10 —	Report on the annual accounts of the European Chemicals Agency for the financial year 2009 together with the Agency's replies.
(32270) 16756/10 —	Report on the annual accounts of the Community Plant Variety Office for the financial year 2009 together with the Office's replies.
(32287) 17003/10 COM(10) 693	Draft Council Regulation (EU) fixing for 2011 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks applicable in the Black Sea.
(32288) 17020/10 COM(10) 689	Draft Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Seychelles.
(32289) 17021/10 COM(10) 690	Draft Council Decision on the conclusion of a new Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Seychelles.
(32290) 17022/10 COM(10) 691	Draft Council Regulation concerning the allocation of fishing opportunities under the Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Seychelles.

Food Standards Agency

(32254) 16740/10 —

Report on the annual accounts of the European Food Safety Authority for the financial year 2009 together with the Authority's replies.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

(32212) 16453/10 SEC(10) 1428	Commission Staff Working Document on the Directorate-General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection - ECHO - Operational Strategy 2011.
(32324) — —	Council Decision in support of United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs activities to implement the United Nations Programme of Actions to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects.
(32325) — —	Council Decision concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of Congo and repealing Common Position 2008/369/CFSP.
(32326) — —	Council Decision concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and repealing Common Position 2006/795/CFSP.

Department of Health

(32247) 16733/10 —	Report on the annual accounts of the European Medicines Agency for the financial year 2009 together with the Agency's replies.
(32248) 16734/10 —	Report on the annual accounts of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2009 together with the Centre's replies.
(32257) 16743/10 —	Report on the annual accounts of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control for the financial year 2009 together with the Centre's replies.
(32266) 16752/10 —	Report on the annual accounts of the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers for the financial year 2009 together with the Agency's replies.

Home Office

(32255) 16741/10 —	Report on the annual accounts of Eurojust for the financial year 2009 together with Eurojust's replies.
(32259) 16745/10 —	Report on the annual accounts of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States for the financial year 2009 together with the Agency's replies.
(32260) 16746/10 —	Report on the annual accounts of the European Police College for the financial year 2009 together with the College's replies.

Ministry of Justice

(32250) 16736/10 —

Report on the annual accounts of the European Fundamental Rights Agency for the financial year 2009 together with the Agency's replies.

HM Revenue and Customs

(32229) 16694/10 COM(10) 668

Commission Communication to the European Parliament and the Council on the strategy to prepare certain neighbouring countries for accession to the 1987 EC-EFTA Conventions on a common transit procedure and the simplification of formalities in trade in goods.

Department for Transport

(32207) 16171/10 COM(10) 655	Draft Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee: Monitoring the CO2 emissions from new passenger cars in the EU: data for 2009
(32252) 16738/10 —	Report on the annual accounts of the European Maritime Safety Agency for the financial year 2009 together with the Agency's replies.
(32253) 16739/10 —	Report on the annual accounts of the European Aviation Safety Agency for the financial year 2009 together with the Agency's replies.
(32258) 16744/10 —	Report on the annual accounts of the European Railway Agency for the financial year 2009 together with the Agency's replies.
(32261) 16747/10 —	Report on the annual accounts of the European GNSS Supervisory Authority for the financial year 2009 together with the Authority's replies.

HM Treasury

(32240) 16841/10 COM(10) 641	Amended Draft Council Directive on the structure and rates of excise duty applied to manufactured tobacco (Codification).
(32272) 16844/10 + ADD 1 COM(10) 667	Commission Communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Central Bank, the European Economic And Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the Eleventh Report on the practical preparations for the enlargement of the euro area.
(32286) 16954/10 —	Opinion of the European Central Bank of 19 November 2010 on a Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No.1060/2009 on credit rating agencies.
(32316) 17489/10 COM(10) 707	Draft Council Implementing Decision amending Decision 2007/884/EC authorising the United Kingdom to apply a measure derogating from Articles 26(1)(a), 168 and 169 of Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax.

Department for Work and Pensions

(32102) 15519/10 COM(10) 510	Draft Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on rear-mounted roll-over protection structures of narrow-track wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors (Codification) (Text with EEA relevance).
(32236) 16787/10 COM(10) 610	Draft Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on roll-over protection structures mounted in front of the driver's seat on narrow-track wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors (Codification).
(32249) 16735/10 —	Report on the annual accounts of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2009 together with the Agency's replies.

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Prepared 17 January 2011