PART II : DOCUMENTS WHICH HAVE CLEARED SCRUTINY
IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS
i. Documents cleared from scrutiny by the
Chairman of the Committee on 19 December 2006, 16 and 23 January
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
19 December 2006:
| Unnumbered | Commission Decision of 20 October 2006 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of recordable digital versatile discs (DVD+/-R) originating in the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan (DTI) [13.12.06]
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| Unnumbered | Treaty concerning a European Vehicle and Driving Licence information system (EUCARIS) (Department for Transport) [14.12.06]
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| 13766/06 | Proposal for a Council Regulation extending the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 769/2002 on imports of coumarin originating in the People's Republic of China (PRC) to imports of coumarin consigned from Indonesia or Malaysia, whether declared as originating in Indonesia or Malaysia or not (DTI)
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| 14918/06 + ADD 1 | Document concerning a Report from the Commission on progress towards achieving the Kyoto objectives (required under Article 5(3) of Decision 280/2004/EC concerning a mechanism for monitoring Community greenhouse gas emissions and for implementing the Kyoto Protocol; Commission Staff Working Document (Defra)
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| 15307/06 | Report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Report on the Second External Interim Evaluation of the Culture 2000 Programme (DCMS)
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| 15510/06 ADD 1 + 2 | A strategic review of Better Regulation in the European Union; First progress report on the strategy for the simplification of the regulatory environment; Measuring administrative costs and reducing administrative burdens in the European Union (Cabinet Office)
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| 15669/06 + ADD 1 | Commission Communication regarding the competitiveness of the European economy - "Economic Reform and Competitiveness: key messages form the European Competitiveness Report"; Staff Working Document, the European Competitiveness Report 2006 (DTI)
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| 15742/06 | Commission Staff Working Document: Third Annual Report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the AGIS programme - Year 2005 (Home Office)
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| 15821/06 | Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the Implementation of the Public Health Programme in 2005 (Department of Health)
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| 15943/06 | Proposal for a Council Decision authorising Romania to apply a reduced rate of VAT to certain labour-intensive services referred to in article 28(6) of Directive 77/388/EEC (HM Treasury)
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| 15948/06 | Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council applying rules of competition to transport by rail, road and inland waterway (Codified version) (Department of Transport)
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| 15977/06 + ADD 1 | Report from the Commission - 17th Annual Report on Implementation of Structural Funds (2005) (DTI)
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| 16053/06 | Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work (codified version) (DWP)
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| 16179/06 16181/06 + ADD 1 | Draft Instrument concerning a proposal for a Council Regulation introducing a scheme to compensate for the additional costs incurred in the marketing of certain fishery products from the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands and the French departments of Guiana and Reunion from 2007 - 2013; Draft Instrument concerning a Report from the Commission on the implementation of the measures provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 2328/2003 of 22 December 2003 introducing a scheme to compensate for the additional costs incurred in the marketing of certain fishery products from the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands; Document concerning a Staff Working Document - Annexes to the Report from the Commission on the implementation of the measures provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 2328/2003 of 22 December 2003 introducing a scheme to compensate for the additional costs incurred in the marketing of certain fishery products from the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands, and the French departments of Guiana and Reunion, as a result of those regions' remoteness (Defra)
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| 16293/06 | Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (COM(2006)745) concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicals (DWP)
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| 16296/06 | Report from the Commission on the operation of Regulation No 304/2003/EC concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicals (DWP)
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| 16305/06 | Report on the annual accounts of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2005 together with the Agency's replies (DWP)
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| 16317/06 | Report on the annual accounts of the European Aviation Safety Agency for the financial year 2005 together with the Agency's replies (Department of Transport)
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| 16323/06 | Document concerning a report on the annual accounts of the Community Plant Variety Office for the financial year 2005, together with the Office's replies (Defra)
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| 16424/06 | Communication from the Commission to the Council: In accordance with Article 19(1) of Council Directive 2003/96/EC (taxation of industrial uses of LPG and taxation of coal) (HM Treasury)
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Cleared in Chairman's sift of
16 January 2007:
| 5214/06 | Proposal for a Council Regulation imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of tartaric acid originating in the People's Republic of China (DTI)
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| 11526/06 | Communication from the European Commission to the Council: Second Annual Report on Migration and Integration (Home Office)
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| 13275/06 ADD 2 | Draft Commission decision terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of recordable compact discs (CD+/-R) originating in the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong and Malaysia (DTI)
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| 14069/06 | Proposal for a Council Regulation terminating the new exporter review of Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2005 imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of synthetic staple fibres of polyester (PSF) originating, inter alia, in the People's Republic of China (DTI)
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| 15990/06 | Proposal for a Council Regulation amending the Financial Regulation applicable to the 9th European Development Fund (DfID)
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| 16011/06 | Commission Communication concerning the review of Directive 94/19/EC on Deposit Guarantee Schemes (HM Treasury)
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| 16090/06 | Proposal from the European Commission to the Council to modify the directives for the negotiations of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) with African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries and regions (DTI)
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| 16228/06 | Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Directive 71/304/EEC concerning the abolition of restrictions on freedom to provide services in respect of public works contracts and on the award of public works contracts to contractors acting through agencies or branches (DTI)
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| 16306/06 | Document concerning a Report on the annual accounts of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2005 together with the Agency's replies (Defra)
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| 16309/06 | Report on the annual accounts of the European Maritime Safety Agency for the financial year 2005 together with the Agency's replies (Department for Transport)
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| 16310/06 | Report on the annual accounts of Eurojust for the financial year 2005 (Home Office)
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| 16311/06 | Report on the annual accounts of the European Food Safety Authority for the financial year 2005, together with the Authority's replies dated 6 December 2006 (FSA)
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| 16314/06 | Court of Auditors report on the financial statements for 2005 of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA), together with the EMEA's response (Department of Health)
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| 16316/06 | Court of Auditors report on the Financial Statements of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the Financial Year 2005 (Department of Health)
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| 16319/06 | Report on the Annual Accounts of the Euratom Supply Agency for the Financial Year 2005 (DTI)
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| 16320/06 | Report from the Council Secretariat to the President of the Council on the annual accounts for the European Network and Information Security Agency for the Financial Year 2005 together with the Agency's replies (DTI)
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| 16321/06 | Court of Auditors Report on the Financial statements of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) for the Financial Year 2005 (Department of Health)
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| 16322/06 | European Court of Auditors Report on the annual accounts of the Office of Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) for the financial year ending 31 December 2005 (DTI)
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| 16358/06 | Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - General Report on Pre-accession Assistance (PHARE - ISPA - SAPARD) in 2005 (DfID)
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| 16404/06 | Council Decision on the signature of a Protocol between the European Community, Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State, in Switzerland or Liechtenstein; A Council Decision on the conclusion of a Protocol between the European Community, Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the Sated responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State, in Switzerland or Liechtenstein (Home Office)
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| 16406/06 | A Council Decision on the signature of a Protocol between the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Switzerland; A Council Decision on the conclusion of a Protocol between the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Switzerland (Home Office)
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| 16481/06 + ADD 1 | Document concerning the Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the implementation of Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste and its impact on the environment, as well as on the functioning of the Internal Market; Commission staff working document annex to the Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the implementation of Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste and its impact on the environment, as well as on the functioning of the Internal Market (Defra)
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| 16506/06 + ADD 1 | Report from the Commission based on Article 9 of the Council Framework Decision of 28 November 2002 on the strengthening of the penal framework to prevent the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence (Home Office)
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| 16521/06 | Proposal for a Council Decision on the signature and provisional application of the Second Additional Protocol to the Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement between the European community and its Member States, of the one part, and the United Mexican States, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union; Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of a Second Additional Protocol to the Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement between the European community and its Member States, of the one part, and the United Mexican States, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (FCO)
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| 16565/06 | Court of Auditors report on the annual accounts of the European Schools for the financial year 2005, together with Schools' replies (DfES)
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| 16720/06 | State Aid Scoreboard - Autumn 2006 update (DTI)
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| 16757/06 16758/06 | Communication from the Commission to the Council in accordance with Article 19(1) of Council Directive 2003/96/EC (Ambulant Vendors); Communication from the Commission to the Council in accordance with Article 19(1) of Council Directive 2003/96/EC (Regional Derogations) (HM Treasury)
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| 16759/06 | Proposal for a Council Decision extending the application of Decision 2000/91/EC authorising the Kingdom of Denmark and the Kingdom of Sweden to apply a measure derogating from Article 17 of the Sixth Council Directive (77/388/EEC) on the harmonisation of the laws of Member States relating to turnover taxes (HM Treasury)
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| 16820/06 | Draft Instrument concerning a proposal for a Council Regulation amending annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (DTI)
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Cleared in Chairman's sift of
23 January 2007:
| Unnumbered | Draft Common Position extending and amending a visa ban against extremists in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FCO) [19.01.07]
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| Unnumbered | Council Decision implementing Joint Action 2005/557/CFSP on the European Union civilian-military supporting action to the African Union mission in the Darfur region of Sudan (FCO) [10.01.07]
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| 14793/06 | Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the application of Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin (Department for Communities and Local Government)
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| 15363/06 15001/06 | Progress reports on the implementation of the strategy for the external dimension of JHA: Global Freedom, Security and Justice (Home Office)
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| 16307/06 | Report on the annual accounts of the European Training Foundation for the financial year 2005 together with the Foundation's replies (DfES)
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| 16308/06 | Court of Auditors' Report on the annual accounts of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working conditions for the financial year ended 31 December 2005 together with the Foundations' replies (DTI)
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| 16312/06 | Report on the annual accounts of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the financial year 2005 together with the Centre's replies (DfES)
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| 16347/06 | Document concerning a Communication from the Commission to the Council and to the European Parliament on the assessment of national allocation plans for the allocation of greenhouse gas emission allowances in the second period of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme accompanying Commission Decisions of 29 November 2006 on the national allocation plans of Germany, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Slovakia, Sweden and the United Kingdom in accordance with Directive 2003/87/EC. Directive 2003/87/EC ("the Directive") that established the EU ETS (Defra)
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| 16498/06 + ADD 1 | Report from the Commission - Convergence Report December 2006; Commission staff working document - Technical Annex; European Central Bank - convergence Report December 2006 (unnumbered document) (HM Treasury)
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| 16667/06 + ADD 1 | Document concerning a Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee of the Regions - SAPARD annual report - year 2005; Document concerning a Commission staff working document - annex to the SAPARD annual report - year 2005 (DEFRA)
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| 16954/06 | Proposal for a Council Regulation laying down the weightings applicable from 1 July 2006 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Communities serving in third countries and of certain officials remaining in post in the two new Member States for a maximum period of nineteen months after accession (HM Treasury)
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| 16957/06 | Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing and conclusion on behalf of the European Community of the 2006 International Tropical Timber Agreement (DfID)
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| 16983/06 | Report for 2006 on the implementation of Regulation (EC) no 450/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Office for National Statistics)
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| 17007/06 | Draft Instrument concerning a report from the Commission to the Council on the quota system for the production of potato starch; Draft Instrument concerning a proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 establishing a quota system in relation to the production of potato starch (DEFRA)
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| 17033/06 | Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament: Biennial report on the Special Framework of Assistance for traditional ACP suppliers of Bananas (DfID)
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| 17056/06 | Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the implementation of the measures introduced by Directive 2002/2/EC amending Directive 79/373/EEC on the circulation of compound feedingstuffs (Food Standards Agency)
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| 17065/06 | Proposal for a Council Directive concerning indirect taxes on the raising of capital (recast version) (HM Treasury)
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| 17095/06 | Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - third monitoring report on steel restructuring in the Czech Republic and Poland; Staff working document - annex B to the Report (DTI)
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