Select Committee on European Union Progress of Scrutiny Sixteenth Report

PART II : DOCUMENTS WHICH HAVE CLEARED SCRUTINY IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS

i.  Documents cleared from scrutiny by the Chairman of the Committee on 17, 23 and 30 October 2007.

Documents deposited under Titles V or VI of the Treaty on European Union (the Inter-governmental Pillars) are marked (P).

NOTE: Documents cleared as un-numbered documents, on the basis of the Government explanatory memorandum alone, are included in this list. After the document has been deposited in Parliament they are shown in this list with an asterisk (*) with a note indicating when they were cleared.

Cleared in Chairman's sift of 17 October 2007:

Unnumbered	Council Decision amending and extending Council Decision 2007/244/CFSP on the European Union civilian-military supporting action to the African Union missions in Sudan and in Somalia (FCO) [10.10.07]
12432/07 COM (07) 481	Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1487/2005 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain finished polyester filament fabrics originating in the People's Republic of China (BERR)
12461/07 COM (07) 446	A proposed directive of the European Parliament and of the Council 2007/0164 (COD) dated 28 August 2007 concerning non-automatic weighing instruments (Codified Version) (DIUS)
12590/07 + ADD 1 COM (07) 493	Report from the Commission on the implementation of macro-financial assistance to third countries in 2006; Accompanying document - Commission staff working document (HM Treasury)
12602/07 + ADD 1 COM (07) 486	Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the Borrowing and Lending Activities of the European Communities in 2006 (DfID)
13090/07 COM (07) 505	Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee - Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies: An action plan for Europe 2005-2009. First Implementation Report 2005-2007 (DIUS)
13117/07 + ADD 1 13118/07 + ADD 1 COM (07) 537 COM (07) 538	Report from the Commission to the Council on the follow-up to 2005 Discharge Decisions (Summary) - Council Recommendations; Report from the Commission to the European Parliament on the follow-up to 2005 Discharge Decisions (Summary) - European Parliament Resolutions (HM Treasury)
13135/07 + ADD 1 COM (07) 545	Commission working paper - EU Report on Policy Coherence for Development (DfID)
13173/07 COM (07) 542	Report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Second Report on the Implementation of Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002 on civil aviation security (Transport)
13236/07 COM (07) 533	Communication from the Commission on the Annual Report on the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 866/2004 of 29 April 2004 and the situation resulting from its application (FCO)

CLEARED IN CHAIRMAN'S SIFT OF 23 OCTOBER 2007:

Unnumbered	General Budget of the European Communities 2007: Transfers of Appropriations. Third Quarterly Report of transfers of appropriations within the general budget for the financial year 2007 (HM Treasury) [16.10.07]
Unnumbered	Draft Instrument concerning a proposal for a Council Regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products (BERR)
Unnumbered	Draft Instrument concerning a proposal for a Council Regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 temporarily suspending the autonomous common customs tariff duties on certain industrial, agricultural and fishery products (BERR)
Unnumbered	Common Position concerning the temporary reception by Member States of the European Union of certain Palestinians (FCO) [18.10.07]
Unnumbered	Council Joint Action amending Joint Action 2004/570/CFSP on the European Union military operation (ALTHEA) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (FCO) [18.10.07]
12484/07 COM (07) 490	Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 367/2006 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film originating in India (BERR)
13092/07 COM (07) 536	Annual Report 2006-07 on the implementation of Community Assistance under Council Regulation (EC) No 389/2006 of 27 February 2006 establishing an instrument of Financial Support for encouraging the Economic Development of the Turkish Cypriot Community (HM Treasury)
13268/07	Special Report No 4/2007 on physical and substitution checks on export refund consignments (DEFRA)
13346/07 + ADD 1 COM (07) 554	Report on the implementation of the Action Plan "Promoting language learning and linguistic diversity" (DCFS)
13417/07 COM (07) 556	Final Report of the Sector Inquiry on business insurance and accompanying Commission staff working document (HM Treasury)
13650/07 COM (07) 570	Draft Instrument concerning a proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulations (EC) 2015/2006 and (EC) No 41/2007, as regards fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks (DEFRA)

CLEARED IN CHAIRMAN'S SIFT OF 30 OCTOBER 2007:

Unnumbered	Council Common Position renewing restrictive measures against Uzbekistan (FCO) [30.10.07]
COM (07) 405	First Report to the European Parliament Securities Committee and to the European Parliament on convergence between international financial reporting standards (IFRS) and third country national generally accepted accounting principles (GAAPs) (HM Treasury)
12618/07 + ADD 1 COM (07) 469	Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on existing legal provisions, systems and practices in Member States and at Community level relating to liability in the food and feed sectors and on feasible systems for financial guarantees in the feed sector at Community level in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 January 2005 laying down requirements for feed hygiene (FSA)
12769/07 COM (07) 513	Proposal for a Council Regulation imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of persulphates originating in the United States of America, the People's Republic of China and Taiwan (BERR)
12907/07 COM (07) 495	Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of a Protocol amending the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part, to take account the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania (Transport)
12918/07 COM (07) 511	Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on public-private dialogue in security research and innovation ( Home Office)
12928/07 SEC (07) 1184	Commission staff working document - "Annual Report to the Council and the European Parliament on the activities of the Eurodac Central Unit" (Home Office)
12992/07 COM (07) 509	Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 95/50/EC as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (Transport)
13427/07 COM (07) 552	Document concerning a report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the implementation of Decision 1445/2000/EC on the application of aerial survey and remote-sensing techniques to agricultural statistics (DEFRA)
13466/07 COM (07) 524	Third Report from the Commission Based on Article 11 of the Council Framework Decision of 29 May 2000 on increasing protection by criminal penalties and other sanctions against counterfeiting in connection with the introduction of the euro (Ministry of Justice)
13530/07 + ADD 1, 2 COM (07) 359	Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 76/769/EEC as regards restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations 2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethanol, 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol, methylenediphenyl diisocyanate, cyclohexane and ammonium nitrate (amendment of Council Directive 76/769/EEC ) (BERR)
13559/07 COM (07) 567	Draft Instrument concerning a proposal for a Council Regulation adopting autonomous and transitional measures to open Community tariff quotas for the import of sausages and certain meat products originating in Switzerland (DEFRA)
13677/07 + ADD 1 COM (07) 562	Document concerning the 36th financial report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section - 2006 financial year; Commission staff working document (DEFRA)
13705/07 13718/07 COM (07) 572 COM (07) 578	Draft Instrument concerning a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 on the animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet animals as regards the extension of the transitional period; Document concerning a Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council in connection with Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet animals (DEFRA)
13811/07	Special Report No 5/2007 on the Commission's Management of the CARDS programme (DFID)
13854/07 COM (07) 590	Proposal for a Decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, amending the decision No 2005/446/EC of 30 May 2005 setting the deadline for the commitment of the funds of the 9th European Development Fund (EDF) (DFID)
13902/07 COM (07) 588	Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the driver-perceived noise level of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (Codified Version) (DWP)

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