House of Lords - European Union Progress of Scrutiny

Select Committee on European Union Progress of Scrutiny First 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 13 and 20 November 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 13 November 2007:

Unnumbered Council Joint Action on the European Union Police Mission (EUPM) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) (FCO) [31.10.07]

Unnumbered Council Joint Action amending and extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina Extension of Joint Action 2006/623/CFSP (FCO) [31.10.07]

Unnumbered Joint Action extending the mandate of a team to contribute to the preparations of the establishment of a possible International Civilian Office (ICO) in Kosovo, including a European Union Special Representative (EUSR) component (FCO) [31.10.07]

Unnumbered Council Joint Action amending and extending Joint Action 2005/190/CFSP on the European Union Integrated Rule of Law Mission for Iraq, EUJUST LEX (FCO) [7.11.07]

COM (07) 461 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament. Overview of third country trade defence actions against the Community; Commission staff working document Annex to the report on third country anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard action against the Community (2006) (BERR)

COM (07) 548 Report from the Commission on the application in 2005 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (FCO)

13567/07 SEC (07) 1284 Staff working document - Progress towards the Lisbon objectives in Education and Training 2007 - Report based on benchmarks and indicators (DIUS)

13627/07 COM (07) 563 Proposal for a Council Decision on the appointment of the Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe (FCO)

13640/07 COM (07) 597 Communication from the Commission to the Council concerning the European Community's participation in the fifth Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (Warsaw, 5-7 November 2007) (Forestry Commission)

13664/07 COM (07) 592 Commission Communication - "Small and medium-sized enterprises - Key for delivering more growth and jobs. A mid-term review of Modern SME policy" (BERR)

13712/07 13704/07 COM (07) 580 COM (07) 579 Draft Instrument concerning a Proposal for a Council Regulation on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau; Draft Instrument concerning a Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters on the provisional application of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau for the period 16 June 2007 to 15 June 2011 (DEFRA)

13847/07 COM (07) 585 Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a Community procedure for administering quantitative quotas (Codified version) (BERR)

13901/07 COM (07) 587 Proposal for a Council Directive on the structure and rates of excise duty applied to manufactured Tobacco (Codified Version) (HM Treasury)

13943/07 COM (07) 636 Recommendation for a Council Decision on the European Capital of Culture event for 2011. (DCMS)

13957/07 + ADD 1 COM (07) 622 Report from the Commission on the implementation in 2003-04 of Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport (23rd report from the Commission on the implementation of the social legislation relating to road transport); Commission staff working document (Transport)

14047/07 COM (07) 596 Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken by the Community concerning the proposal to amend the Customs Convention on the International Transport of goods under cover of TIR carnets (TIR Convention 1975) (HM Revenue and Customs)

14074/07 COM (07) 617 Report from the Commission - Quality of petrol and diesel fuel used for road transport in the European Union: Fourth annual report (Reporting year 2005) (Transport)

14110/07 + ADD 1, 2 2007/212 (COD) Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council to amend Council Directives 76/768/EEC, 88/378/EEC, 1999/13/EC and Directives 2000/53/EC, 2002/96/EC and 2004/42/EC in order to adapt them to Regulation (EC) *** on Classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, and amending Directive 67/548/EEC and Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (DWP)

14128/07 14128/1/07 COM (07) 612 Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing and provisional application of a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, 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 and Commission Decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European union (FCO)

14198/07 COM (07) 576 Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the conclusion of an Agreement renewing the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European community and the Government of the Republic of India (DIUS)

14231/07 + ADD 1, 2 COM (07) 605 Draft Instrument concerning a Proposal for a Council Regulation on the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems in the high seas from the adverse effects of bottom fishing gears; Commission staff working document - impact assessment; Commission staff working document - summary of the impact assessment on possible initiatives to protect vulnerable deep sea ecosystems from the adverse impacts of bottom fishing gears, providing a response to the call for urgent action by the U.N. General Assembly (DEFRA)

14232/07 + ADD 1 COM (07) 604 Document concerning a Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament , the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Destructive fishing practices in the high seas and the protection of vulnerable deep sea ecosystems; Commission staff working document (DEFRA)

14235/07 2007/213 (COD) Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council to amend Regulation (EC) 648/2004 in order to adapt it to Regulation (EC) *** on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, and amending Directive 67/548/EEC and Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (DWP)

14238/07 + ADD 1 COM (07) 642 Document concerning a Communication form the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - Progress Report on the Sustainable Development Strategy 2007; Staff working document - Accompanying document (DEFRA)

14496/07 COM (07) 623 Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing of a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 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 and Commission Decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (FCO)

CLEARED IN CHAIRMAN'S SIFT OF 20 NOVEMBER 2007:

Unnumbered Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing and the provisional application of a bilateral agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and Republic of Belarus on trade amending the agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus on the trade in textile products (BERR) [12.11.07]

Unnumbered Council Common Position on participation by the European Union in the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organisation (FCO) [ Nov 07]

12454/07 COM (07) 470 Proposal for a Council Decision on the approval , on behalf of the European Community, of the first and second amendments to the UN/ECE Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary context (DCLG)

14000/07 COM (07) 591 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Reassessing the regulatory social framework for more and better seafaring jobs in the EU (First phase consultation of the social partners at Community level provided for in Article 138(2) of the Treaty) (DfT)

14087/07 + ADD 1 COM (07) 618 A report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the implementation of Directive 2000/53/EC on End-of-Life Vehicles for the period 2002-2005 (BERR)

14171/07 + OTNYR COM (07) 626 Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2205 imposing restrictive measures in respect of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FCO)

14355/07 COM (07) 594 Draft Instrument concerning a Proposal for a Council Decision adapting Annex VIII to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania (DEFRA)

14399/07 COM (07) 629 Draft Instrument concerning a proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) 3491/90 on imports of rice originating in Bangladesh (DEFRA)

14515/07 COM (07) 669 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2004/40/EC on minimum health and safety arrangements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields) (eighteenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (DWP)

14519/07 COM (07) 492 Sixth Report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the application of Directive 89/552/EEC "Television without Frontiers" (DCMS)

14588/07 14589/07 COM (07) 648 COM (07) 652 Draft Instrument concerning a Proposal for a Council Regulation on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and Cote d'Ivoire; Draft Instrument concerning a Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the provisional application of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire on fishing in Cote d'Ivoire's fishing zones for the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2013 (DEFRA)

14653/07 14654/07 COM (07) 664 COM (07) 665 Draft Instrument concerning a Proposal for a Council Regulation on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the amendments to the Protocol setting out, for the period from 18 January 2005 to 17 January 2011, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Seychelles; Draft Instrument concerning a Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Community, and the provisional application of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the amendments to the Protocol setting out, for the period from 18 January 2005 to 17 January 2011, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Seychelles (DEFRA)

14838/07 COM (07) 507 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on Strategy for the Outermost Regions: Achievements and Future Prospects (FCO)