House of Lords - European Union Progress of Scrutiny

Select Committee on European Union Progress of Scrutiny Sixth 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 6 and 13 March 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 6 March 2007:

Unnumbered Draft Common Position renewing restrictive measures against certain officials of Belarus (FCO) [02.03.07]

COM (06) 776 Proposal for a Council Decision on a Community position in the Association Council on the implementation of Article 84 of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Tunisian Republic, of the other part (FCO)

6205/07 COM (07) 49 Report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on equality between women and men - 2007 (DCLG)

6300/07 COM (07) 42 Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 introducing exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the European Union's Stabilisation and Association process (FCO)

6461/07 COM (07) 38 Proposal for a Council Decision on a Community position within the EU-Mexico Joint Committee relating to Annex III to Decision No 2/2000 of the EU-Mexico Joint Council of 23 March 2000, concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation (DTI)

6464/07 COM (07) 58 Draft Instrument concerning: A proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2001/114/EC relating to certain partly or wholly dehydrated preserved milk for human consumption; Proposal for a Council Directive amending Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products; Proposal for a Council Directive amending Regulation (EC) No 2597/97 laying down additional rules on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products for drinking milk (Defra)

Cleared in Chairman's sift of 13 March 2007:

Unnumbered Draft Joint Action extending the mandate of a team to contribute to the preparation of the establishment of a possible International Civilian Mission (ICM) in Kosovo, including a European Union Special Representative (EUSR) component (FCO) [8.03.07]

5261/07 + COR 1 COM (06) 900 Explanatory Memorandum common to the 26 Acts to be adapted as a matter of urgency to Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers, as amended by Council Decision 2006/512/EC of 17 July 2006 (FCO) (The EMs for each measure are listed below with Council number underlined)

5094/07 COM (06) 907 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/32/EC establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-using products, and Council Directive 92/42/EEC and Directives 96/57/EC and 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (DEFRA)

5115/07 COM (06) 904 Proposal For A Regulation Of The European Parliament And Of The Council Amending Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 Establishing A Community Code On The Rules Governing The Movement Of Persons Across Borders (Schengen Borders Code), As Regards The Implementing Powers Conferred On The Commission (Home Office)

5158/07 COM (06) 908 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (DEFRA)

5185/07 COM (06) 901 5186/07 COM (06) 902 Proposal For A Directive Of The European Parliament And Of The Council Amending Directive 2006/49/Ec On The Capital Adequacy Of Investment Firms And Credit Institutions, As Regards The Implementing Powers Conferred On The Commission; Pro Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2006/48/EC relating to the taking up and pursuit of the business of credit institutions, as regards the implementing powers conferred to the Commission (HM Treasury)

5187/07 COM (06) 905 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/68/EC relating to reinsurance, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (HM Treasury)

5188/07 COM (06) 906 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/60/EC on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering and terrorist financing, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (HM Treasury)

5189/07 COM (06) 909 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 04/109/EC r elating to the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (HM Treasury)

5190/07 COM (06) 910 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending directive 2004/39/ec relating to markets in financial instruments as regards the implementing powers conferred on the commission (HM Treasury)

5191/07 COM (06) 911 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2004/109/EC relating to the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (HM Treasury)

5192/07 COM (06) 913 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/6/EC on insider dealing and market manipulation (market abuse), as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (HM Treasury)

5193/07 COM (06) 916 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2002/87/EC relating to the supplementary supervision of credit institutions, insurance undertakings and investment funds in a financial conglomerate as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (HM Treasury)

5194/07 COM (06) 917 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2002/83/EC relating to life assurance, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (HM Treasury)

5195/07 COM (06) 924 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 92/49/EEC on the co-ordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to direct insurance other than life assurance, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (HM Treasury)

5196/07 COM (06) 925 Proposal for a directive amending Directive 91/675/EEC setting up a European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Committee, as regards the powers conferred to the Commission (HM Treasury)

5197/07 COM (06) 926 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 85/611/EEC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS), as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (HM Treasury)

5207/07 COM (06) 912. Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 on genetically modified food and feed, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (FSA)

5220/07 COM (06) 903 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2006/43/EC on statutory audit of annual accounts and consolidated accounts, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (DTI)

5221/07 COM (06) 918 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 on the application of international accounting standards as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (DTI)

5224/07 COM (06) 923 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 98/8/EC concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market, as regards the implementing powers conferred to the European Commission (DWP/HSE)

5247/07 COM (06) 921 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, as regards the implementing powers conferred to the Commission (DEFRA)

5248/07 COM (06) 914 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and the Council Amending Directive 2002/96/EC on the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), as Regards the Implementing Powers Conferred to the Commission (DTI)

5249/07 COM (06) 922 A proposed Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles in respect of the implementing powers conferred therein on the Commission (DTI)

5250/07 COM (06) 920 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2001/18/EC concerning the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms, as regards the implementing powers conferred to the Commission (DEFRA)

5304/07 COM (06) 919 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2001/83/ec on the community code relating to medicinal products for human use, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the commission (Department of Health)

5403/07 COM (06) 915 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and the Council Amending Directive 2002/95/EC on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment, as Regards the Implementing Powers Conferred to the Commission (DTI)

5748/07 + ADD 1 COM (07) 56 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee on scientific information in the digital age: access, dissemination and preservation (DTI)

5867/07 COM (07) 28 A Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Communication on the implementation of the multiannual Community Programme to make digital content in Europe more accessible, usable and exploitable (The eContentplus Programme) (DTI)