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
EM Explanatory Memorandum (submitted by the Government
to the Committee)
EP European Parliament
EU (in "Legal base") Treaty
on European Union
GAERC General Affairs and External Relations
Council
JHA Justice and Home Affairs
OJ Official Journal of the European Communities
QMV Qualified majority voting
RIA Regulatory Impact Assessment
SEM Supplementary Explanatory Memorandum
TEU Treaty on European Union
TFEU Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union
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 published
in the House of Commons Vote Bundle each Monday, 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.
Explanatory Memoranda (EMs) can be downloaded from
the Cabinet Office website: http://europeanmemorandum.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/search.aspx.
Letters sent by Ministers to the Committee relating
to European documents are available for the public to inspect;
anyone wishing to do so should contact the staff of the Committee
("Contacts" below).
Staff
The staff of the Committee are Alistair Doherty (Clerk),
David Griffiths (Clerk Adviser), Terry Byrne (Clerk Adviser),
Leigh Gibson (Clerk Adviser), Peter Harborne (Clerk Adviser),
Paul Hardy (Legal Adviser) (Counsel for European Legislation),
Lis Partridge (Assistant to the Clerk), Hannah Lamb (Senior Committee
Assistant), Shane Pathmanathan (Committee Assistant), Jim Camp
(Committee Assistant), Anna Browning (Committee Assistant), Julie
Evans (Committee Support Assistant), and Paula Saunderson (Office
Support Assistant).
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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