Examination of Witnesses (Questions 140-141)
Mr Joaquin Bayo Delgado and Mr Hielke Hijmans
22 MARCH 2007
Q140 Chairman: Yes.
Mr Delgado: No, we have not been consulted as
yet.
Mr Hijmans: It is also not a formal proposal.
We have been consulted on the Commission proposal, we have even
issued two opinions because we find it so important which is quite
irregular. But, now this new text is a discussion text which will
be discussed in the Council. It is not a formal proposal even
but it is the basis for further discussion. The German Presidency
hopes in this way to get these negotiations which were completely
blocked back to life again.
Q141 Chairman: I take it it
will not come to a decision without full consultation with you?
Do I take it correctly?
Mr Delgado: As I said, in any case we are always
keen to give advice in this respect.
Chairman: Mr Delgado and Mr Hijmans,
thank you very much indeed. I am sorry, I have skipped a few questions,
I am afraid, but time is pressing on and we must not keep you
longer than we promised. I am very grateful to you both for coming
to give evidence to us. It is very nice to see you. Please give
our greetings to Mr Hustinx. I wish you good luck, and thank you
again for your reports.
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