Commons European Business Order Paper
Tuesday 22 October 2013 (No. 59)

The following list consists of European Union Documents to be considered in European Committees or on the floor of the House. The dates appointed for consideration are provisional.

For information on the work of the European Scrutiny Committee see: www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/european-scrutiny-committee.

FLOOR OF THE HOUSE

1. SYRIA: A COMPREHENSIVE EU APPROACH

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Document No. 11482/13, a Joint Commission and High Representative Communication: Towards a comprehensive EU approach to the Syrian crisis

Relevant documents:

13th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xiii, Chapter 2

2. REFORM OF EUROJUST AND THE EUROPEAN PUBLIC PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE

To be considered on Tuesday 29 October

European Union Document No. 12566/13, a draft Regulation on the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Co-operation (Eurojust), No. 12551/13, a Commission Communication on better protection of the Union’s financial interests: Setting up the European Public Prosecutor’s Office and reforming Eurojust, and No. 12558/13 and Addenda 1 and 2, a draft Regulation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office

Relevant documents:

15th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xv, Chapters 2&3

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE A

No outstanding debates

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE B

1. ESTABLISHING A NEW SCHENGEN EVALUATION MECHANISM

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Document No. 11846/12, a draft Council Regulation on the establishment of an evaluation mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis

Relevant documents:

13th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xiii, Chapter 4

2. A DECENT LIFE FOR ALL: ENDING POVERTY AND GIVING THE WORLD A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Document No. 7075/13, a Commission Communication: A decent life for all: ending poverty and giving the world a sustainable future

Relevant documents:

14th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xiv, Chapter 1

3. STATISTICS

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

Nick Hurd

That the Committee takes note of European Union Documents No. 9122/12, a draft Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No. 223/2009 on European statistics, No. 14230/12, European Court of Auditors Special Report No. 12/2012: Did the Commission and Eurostat improve the process for producing reliable and credible European Statistics?, and No. 15976/12, a European Central Bank Opinion on the draft Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No. 223/2009 on European statistics (CON/202/84); notes the success that the UK has achieved so far against its negotiating objectives in Council negotiations on amendments to Regulation (EC) No. 223/2009; and supports the Government’s view that it should approve any final compromise text which ensures those objectives and improves the legal framework for the production of reliable and credible European Statistics.

Relevant documents:

13th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xiii, Chapter 5

4. RELATIONS BETWEEN THE EU AND THE OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES

To be considered on Wednesday 23 October at 2.30pm

Mark Simmonds

That the Committee takes note of European Union Documents No. 12732/12 and Addenda 1 and 2, a draft Council Decision on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union; notes the progress that the UK has achieved against its key negotiating priorities in Council negotiations; and further notes the trade advantages and access to European Union funds that the Decision provides.

Relevant documents:

14th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xiv, Chapter 3

18th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xvii, Chapter 1

5. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Document No. 12772/13 and Addenda 1 to 5, a Commission Report to the European Parliament and the Council on the protection of the European Union’s financial interests: Fight against fraud 2012 Annual Report

Relevant documents:

17th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xvi, Chapter 1

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE C

1. FINANCIAL AUDITS

To be considered on Wednesday 30 October at 2.30pm

Jo Swinson

That the Committee takes note of European Union Documents No. 16971/11 and Addenda 1 and 2, a draft Directive amending Directive 2006/43/EC on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts, and No. 16972/11 and Addenda 1 and 2, a draft Regulation on specific requirements regarding statutory audit of public-interest entities; and supports the Government’s view that many of the concerns about the proposals have now been addressed in the compromise text that formed the basis for a Council mandate for the informal trilogue negotiations, which the Council is now taking forward with the European Parliament and Commission.

Relevant documents:

8th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-viii, Chapter 1

2. REGULATION OF TOBACCO AND RELATED PRODUCTS

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Document No. 18068/12 and Addenda 1 to 7, a draft Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products

Relevant documents:

13th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xiii, Chapter 1