Select Committee on European Union Progress of Scrutiny Fourth Report

SUB-COMMITTEE E

LAW AND INSTITUTIONS

MEMBERSHIP: Chairman: Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood

Lord Bowness

Co-opted Members:

Lord Borrie, Lord Burnett, Lord Clinton-Davis, Lord Jay of Ewelme, Baroness Kingsmill, Lord Leach, Lord Lester of Herne Hill, Lord Lucas, Lord Norton of Louth.

Co-opted for inquiries into an EU Competition Court and European Supervision Order: Lord Mance.

(For further information please contact the Clerk, Susannah Street (020 7219 3194)

i.  Documents awaiting consideration by the Sub-Committee

*17013/06	Supplement to the discussion paper on the treatment of questions referred for a preliminary ruling concerning the area of freedom, security and justice (FCO)
	Sifted 6 February 2007
*5204/07 5214/07 + ADD 1,2,3 COM (06) 791 COM (06) 790	Proposal from the European Commission for a Council Directive amending Directive 93/109/EC of 6 December 1993 as regards certain detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for citizens of the Union residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals; Associated communication from the Commission on the participation of European Union citizens in the Member State of residence (Directive 93/109/EC) and on the Electoral arrangements (Decision 76/787/EC as amended by Decision 2002/772/ EC, EURATOM); Commission staff working documents supporting main Commission communication (DCA)
	Sifted 6 February 2007

ii.  Awaiting the outcome of Correspondence with Ministers, or held under scrutiny

5189/04 Jur 14	Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the Community Patent Court and concerning appeals before the Court of First Instance (DTI) (COM(03) 828)
	Sifted 24 February 2004 Letters to the Government 11 Mar, 21 Apr 04 Letter to the Chairman 28 Mar 04
5190/04 Jur 15	Proposal for a Council Decision conferring jurisdiction on the Court of Justice in disputes relating to the Community patent (DTI) (COM(03) 827)
	Sifted 24 February 2004 Letters to the Government 11 Mar, 21 Apr 04 Letter to the Chairman 28 Mar 04
13852/04 + Add 1 Justciv 159	Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain aspects of mediation in civil and commercial matters, (COM(04) 718); and Add 1: Commission Staff Working Paper - Annex, (SEC(04) 1314) (DCA)
	Sifted 16 November 2004 Letters to the Government 16 Dec, 28 Feb 05, 20 Oct, 17 Nov, 26 Jan 06 Letters to the Chairman 26 Jan 05, 5 Aug, 8 Nov, 5 Jan 06
7032/05	Draft Interinstitutional Agreement on the operating framework for the European Regulatory Agencies (FCO) (COM(05) 59)
	Sifted 5 April 2005 Letters to the Government 13 Jun, 13 October, 10 Jul 06, 12 Oct 06 Letters to the Chairman 19 Jul, 25 Jul 06
12467/05	Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the signing on behalf of the European Community, of the Council of Europe Convention No 198 on laundering, search, seizure and confiscation of the proceeds from crime and on the financing of terrorism (Home Office)
	Sifted 25 October 2005 Letters to the Government 10 Nov, 19 Jan 06, 2 Mar 06 Letters to the Chairman 15 Dec, 9 Feb 06
15432/05	Proposal for a Council Framework Decision on certain procedural rights during criminal proceedings throughout the European Union. (Home Office)
	Sifted 28 February 2006 Letters to the Government 23 Mar, 18 May 06 Letters to the Chairman 25 Apr, 14 Jul 06 For scrutiny of previous text see document 10880/05 Droipen 34. Report published 16 Jan 07: HL Paper 20, EU 2nd Report- awaiting Government Response
15629/05 + Add 1	Council Decision on the setting up of a European Anti-Corruption Network. (Home Office)
	Sifted 30 March 2006 Letters to the Government 24 Apr, 13 Jul, 12 Oct 06, 30 Nov 06 Letters to the Chairman 30 Jun, 1 Aug 06, 15 Nov 06
5199/06	Draft Council Regulation on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of Decisions and cooperation in matters relating to maintenance obligations (DCA)
	Sifted 14 February 2006 Letters to the Government 2 Mar, 8 Jun 06 Letter to the Chairman 16 May 06
5203/06	Proposal for a Regulation on the Law applicable to contractual obligations (ROME I) (DCA)
	Sifted 14 February 2006 Letters to the Government 9 Mar, 27 Apr, 8 Jun, 19 Oct 06 Letters to the Chairman 30 Mar, 16 May 06
5463/06	Proposal for a Council Framework decision on the organisation and content of the exchange of information extracted from criminal records between member states. (Home Office)
	Sifted 30 March 2006. Letters to the Government 27 Apr, 29 Jun, 26 Oct 06 Letters to the Chairman 15 Jun, 25 Jul 06, 7 Feb 07
5907/06	Proposal for a Directive on the civil liability and financial securities of ship owners (presented by the Commission) (Transport)
	Sifted 28 February 2006 Letter to the Government 23 Mar 06
6622/06	Amended proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on the Law applicable to Non-Contractual Obligations (ROME II) (DCA)
	Sifted 14 March 2006 Letters to the Government 23 Mar, 27 Apr, 25 May 06, 14 Dec 06 Letters to the Chairman 25 Apr 06, 15 Feb 07
7258/06	Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 91/477/EC on control of the acquisition and possession of weapons (Home Office)
	Sifted 27 June 2006 Letters to the Government 6 Jul, 12 Oct 06, 23 Nov 06, 11 Jan 07 Letters to the Chairman 24 Jul, 31 Oct 06, 12 Dec 06,
8866/06	European Parliament and Council Directive on Criminal Measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (Home Office)
	Sifted 25 May 2006 Letters to the Government 8 June (awaiting RIA), 25 Jul, 19 Oct 06, 30 Nov 06 Letters to the Chairman Jul, 22 Aug, 9 Nov 06
11222/06 COM (2006) 331	Communication from the Commission on implementing the Hague Programme: The Way Forward (Home Office)
	Sifted 24 October 2006 (also sifted to Sub-Committee F) Letter to the Government 23 Nov 06 Letter to the Chairman 8 Feb 07
11223/06 + ADD 1	Communication from the Commission on evaluation of EU Policies on Freedom Security and Justice (Home Office)
	Sifted 24 October 2006 (also sifted to Sub-Committee F) Letter to the Government 23 Nov 06 Letter to the Chairman 8 Feb 07
11228/06 + ADD 1 & 2	Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament: Report on the implementation of the Hague Programme for 2005 (Home Office)
	Sifted 24 October 2006 (also sifted to Sub-Committee F) Letter to the Government 23 Nov 06 Letter to the Chairman 8 Feb 07
11243/06	Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and Council on judicial training in the European Union (DCA)
	Sifted 25 July 2006 Letter to the Government 12 Oct 06, 11 Jan 07 Letter to the Chairman 30 Nov 06
11356/06	Communication from the Commission on adaptation of the provisions of Title IV of the Treaty establishing the European Community relating to the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice with a view to ensuring more effective judicial protection (Home Office)
	Sifted 25 July 2006. Letters to the Government 20 Jul, 12 Oct 06, 11 Jan 07 Letters to the Chairman 15 Aug 06, 12 Dec 06, 30 Jan 07
11434/06 13524/06	Draft Framework Decision on the recognition and enforcement of prohibitions arising from convictions for sexual offences committed against children (Home Office)
	Sifted 28 November 2006 Letters to the Government 14 Dec 06, 2 Feb 07 Letters to the Chairman Jan 07 (holding reply), 18 Jan 07
11453/06	Commission working document on the feasibility of an Index of Third-Country nationals convicted in the European Union (Home Office)
	Sifted 6 September 2006 Letters to the Government 26 Oct 06, 11 Jan 07 Letter to the Chairman 7 Dec 06
11817/06	Green Paper on conflict of Laws in matters concerning matrimonial property regimes, including the question of jurisdiction and mutual recognition (DCA)
	Sifted 6 September 2006 Letter to the Government 19 Oct 06
11818/06 + ADD 1 + ADD 2	Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 as regards jurisdiction and introducing rules concerning applicable law in matrimonial matters (DCA)
	Sifted 6 September 2006 Letter to the Government 2 Nov 06 Report published 7 Nov 06: HL Paper 272, EU 52nd Report - awaiting Government Response
12345/06	Explanatory Memorandum on the communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee: Developing a comprehensive and coherent EU strategy to measure Crime and Criminal Justice: An EU action plan 2006-2010 (Home Office)
	Sifted 10 October 2006 Letters to the Government 2 Nov 06, 7 Dec 06, 18 Jan 07 Letters to the Chairman 20 Nov 06, 29 Dec 06
13116/06	Proposal for a Council Framework on certain procedural rights in criminal proceedings throughout the European Union (Office of Criminal Justice Reform)
	Sifted 31 October 2006 Previous Report published 16 Jan 07: HL Paper 20, EU 2nd Report - awaiting Government Response
13272/06	Treatment of questions referred for preliminary ruling concerning the area of freedom, security and justice (FCO)
	Sifted 28 November 2006 Letter to the Government 14 Dec 06 Letter to the Chairman 14 Jan 07
14240/06	Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Statistical Advisory Board (HM Treasury)
	Sifted 6 December 2006 Letter to the Government 14 Dec 06
15536/06	Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Community Statistical Programme 2008-2012 (ONS)
	Sifted 12 December 2006 Letter to the Government 11 Jan 07

iii  Documents under scrutiny

In connection with the Sub-Committee's inquiry into: European supervision order in pre-trial procedures between Member States of the European Union

12367/06	Proposal for a Council Framework Decision on the European supervision order in pre-trial procedures between Member States of the European Union (Home Office)
	Sifted 10 October 2006 Considered at meeting on 25 Oct 06 Call for evidence published

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