Commons European Business Order Paper
Monday 28 October 2013 (No. 63)

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.

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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

James Brokenshire

That this House takes note of European Union Documents No. 12566/13, a draft Regulation on the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Co-operation (Eurojust), and No. 12558/13 and Addenda 1 and 2, a draft Regulation on the establishment of a European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO); agrees with the Government that the UK should not opt in to the draft Regulation on the Eurojust at this time and should conduct a thorough review of the final agreed text to inform active consideration of opting into the Eurojust Regulation, post adoption, in consultation with Parliament; and further agrees with the Government that the UK should not participate in the establishment of any European Public Prosecutor’s Office.

Relevant documents:

15th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xv, Chapters 1 and 2

19th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xviii, Chapters 6 and 7

3. REGULATION OF NEW PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Document No. 13857/13 and Addenda 1 and 2, a draft Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on new psychoactive substances, and No. 13865/13 and Addenda 1 and 2, a draft Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA of October 2004 laying down minimum provisions on the constituent elements of criminal acts and penalties in the field of illicit drug trafficking as regards the definition of drug

Relevant documents:

19th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xviii, Chapter 8

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. 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

5. REFORM OF THE EU’s STAFF REGULATIONS

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Document No. 18638/11, a draft Regulation amending the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of other Servants of the European Union

Relevant documents:

19th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xviii, Chapter 4

6. THE EU AND UKRAINE

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

Unnumbered Explanatory Memorandum submitted by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, dated 9 October 2013, on a draft Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States and Ukraine, with the exception of the provisions relating to the treatment of third-country nationals legally employed as workers in the territory of the other party, a draft Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States and Ukraine as regards the provisions relating to the treatment of third-country nationals legally employed as workers in the territory of the other party, a draft Council Decision on the conclusion of the Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States and Ukraine, with the exception of the provisions relating to the treatment of third-country nationals legally employed as workers in the territory of the other party, and a draft Council Decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States and Ukraine as regards the provisions relating to the treatment of third-country nationals legally employed as workers in the territory of the other party

Relevant documents:

19th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xviii, Chapter 5

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

19th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xviii, 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

3. EU REGULATORY FITNESS AND EFFECTIVE EVALUATION

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Document No. 13920/13, a Commission Communication: Regulatory Fitness and Performance (REFIT)–Results and Next Steps, and No. 13921/13, a Commission Communication: Strengthening the foundations of Smart Regulation–improving evaluation

Relevant documents:

19th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xviii, Chapters 2 and 3