Commons European Business Order Paper
Monday 16 December 2013 (No. 93)

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. RELATIONS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

Mr David Lidington

That this House takes note of European Union Documents No. 12989/13, the 2012 Annual Report from the Commission on relations between the European Commission and national parliaments, and No. 13002/13, the Commission Annual Report on subsidiarity and proportionality; recognises the importance of the principle of subsidiarity and the value of stronger interaction between national parliaments and the EU Institutions; and welcomes the Government’s commitment to increasing the power of national parliaments in EU decision-making by strengthening and, where possible, enhancing current provisions.

2. COMMISSION WORK PROGRAMME 2014

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Document No. 15521/13 and Addendum, a Commission Communication: Commission Work Programme 2014

Relevant documents:

25th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xxii, Chapter 2

3. THE EU’S COMMON SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY

Unnumbered European Union Document, the High Representative’s Report on the Common Security and Defence Policy ahead of the December 2013 European Council Discussion on Defence

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE A

1. AVIATION AND THE EU EMISSION TRADING SYSTEM

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Document No. 15051/13 and Addendum, a Draft Directive amending Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community, in view of the implementation by 2020 of an international agreement applying a single global market-based measure to international aviation emissions

Relevant documents:

23rd Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xxi

2. SAFETY OF NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Document No. 15030/13, a draft Council Directive amending Directive 2009/71/EURATOM establishing a Community framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations

Relevant documents:

23rd Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xxi

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. 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

3. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

Unnumbered European Union Documents, the European Court of Auditors Annual Report concerning the financial year 2012 and the European Court of Auditors Annual Report on the activities funded by the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth European Development Funds (EDFs), together with 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, already referred on 9 October 2013

Relevant documents:

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

26th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xxiii

4. 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

22nd Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xx, Chapter 3

5. EUROPEAN INVESTIGATION ORDER

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Document No. 18918/11, a Draft Directive regarding the European Investigation Order in criminal matters–Text agreed as general approach

Relevant documents:

22nd Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xx, Chapter 7

6. ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION

To be considered on Monday 16 December at 4.30pm

Esther McVey

That the Committee takes note of European Union Document No. 14102/13, a Commission Communication: Strengthening the social dimension of the Economic and Monetary Union; and supports the Government’s position that any measures to increase social and employment co-ordination should be voluntary for Member States outside the Eurozone.

Relevant documents:

22nd Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xx, Chapter 2

7. EU SUPPORT FOR GOVERNANCE IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

Unnumbered European Union Document, the European Court of Auditors Special Report No. 9/2013–EU support for governance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (pursuant to Article 287(4), second subparagraph, TFEU)

Relevant documents:

23rd Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xxi

8. EUROPEAN EXTERNAL ACTION SERVICE

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

Mr David Lidington

That the Committee takes note of Unnumbered Explanatory Memorandum dated 27 August 2013, submitted by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, on the European External Action Service; and supports the Government’s approach of working to ensure the EEAS supports and complements UK international objectives.

Relevant documents:

23rd Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xxi, Chapter 4

9. EUROPEAN DEFENCE

European Union Document No. 12773/13 and Addendum, a Commission Communication: Towards a more competitive and efficient defence and security sector

10. EUROPEAN SEMESTER

European Union Documents No. 15808/13, a Commission Report: Alert Mechanism Report 2014, No. 15803/13, a Commission Communication: Annual Growth Survey 2014, and No. 16348/13, a Draft Joint Employment Report accompanying the Commission Communication on the Annual Growth Survey 2014

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE C

1. REGULATION OF TOBACCO AND RELATED PRODUCTS

To be considered on Monday 16 December at 4.30pm

Jane Ellison

That the Committee takes note of 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; welcomes the success of the Government so far in securing agreement for top priority issues such as the prohibition of characterising flavours, including menthol, in tobacco products; supports the Government’s continued pursuit of its key negotiating objectives during Trilogue negotiations, primarily a text which provides adequate flexibility for Member States to go further in certain key areas of public health policy, including packaging, where the evidence supports this and it is justified by the Treaty; further notes that the Government recognises the importance of further strengthening the internal market, taking into account a high level of health protection; and supports the Government’s view that the proposed Directive is good for public health and will be a positive measure in the Government’s efforts to reduce the number of children and young people who take up smoking in the UK.

Relevant documents:

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

22nd Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xx, Chapter 1

26th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xxiii

2. EU REGULATORY FITNESS AND EFFECTIVE EVALUATION

To be considered on Tuesday 7 January at 8.55am

Michael Fallon

That the Committee takes note of 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; welcomes the Commission’s commitments to lessening the burden of EU regulation on business and its plans to improve its evaluation procedures; and supports the Government’s efforts to press the Commission for further and faster progress in reducing EU regulatory burdens on business and eliminating barriers to growth.

Relevant documents:

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

3. A EUROPE FOR CITIZENS PROGRAMME 2014-20

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Document No. 18719/11 and Addenda 1 and 2, a draft Council Regulation establishing for the period 2014–2020 the programme Europe for Citizens

Relevant documents:

25th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xxii, Chapter 1