SUB-COMMITTEE D
ENVIRONMENT AND AGRICULTURE
MEMBERSHIP: Chairman:
Lord Sewel
Lord Plumb
Co-opted Members:
Earl of Arran, Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe,
Viscount Brookeborough, Lord Cameron of Dillington, Earl of Dundee,
Lord Greaves, Baroness Jones of Whitchurch, Lord Palmer, Baroness
Sharp of Guildford, Viscount Ullswater.
(For further information please contact
the Clerk, Julia Labeta,
020 7219 3015)
I. DOCUMENTS AWAITING CONSIDERATION BY THE SUB-COMMITTEE
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| *8823/08 COM (08) 210 | Draft Instrument concerning a Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning crop statistics (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 20 May 2008 To be considered at meeting on 11 Jun 08
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II. DOCUMENTS HELD UNDER SCRUTINY AWAITING THE OUTCOME OF
CORRESPONDENCE WITH MINISTERS
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| 12200/04 Env 456 COM(04) 532
| Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council introducing humane trapping standards for certain animal species (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 2 November 2004
Letters to the Government 20 Dec, 17 Mar 06
Letters to the Chairman 4 Feb 05, 14 Apr 06
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| 14181/04 COM(04) 724 |
Proposal for a Council Regulation on electronic recording and reporting of fishing activities and on means of remote sensing (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 7 December 2004
Letters to the Government 26 Jan 05, 17 Mar 06, 10 Jul 06
Letters to the Chairman 28 Feb 05, 22 Feb 06, 14 Jun , 3 Nov 06, 28 Nov 06
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| 14686/04 COM(04) 716 |
Proposal for a Council Directive on the supervision and control of shipments of radioactive waste and spent fuel (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 11 January 2005
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| 10822/05 + Add 1 | Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee - launching a debate on a Community approach towards eco-labelling schemes for fisheries products, (COM(05) 275); : Commission Staff Working Document - Annex with Impact Assessment, (SEC(05) 840) (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 19 July 2005 (sifted to G originally)
Letter to the Government 13 Oct 05 Letter to the Chairman 8 Jun 07
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| 11408/05 COM (05) 322 |
Communication from the Commission - "TSE Roadmap" (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 6 December 2005
Letter to the Chairman 22 May 06 [+ full RIA]
Letter to the Government 15 Jun 05
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| 5058/06 COM (05) 673 |
Draft Instrument concerning a Proposal for a Council Directive on the supervision and control of shipments of radioactive waste and spent fuel (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 31 January 2006
(Awaiting RIA) Letter to the Chairman 9 Nov 06
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| 5403/06 SEM COM (05) 714 | Supplementary Explanatory Memorandum. Draft Instrument concerning a Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a management plan for fisheries exploiting stocks of plaice and sole in the North Sea (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 25 May 2006
Letters to the Government 15 Jun 06, 2 May 07 Letters to the Chairman 26 Mar 07, 16 May 07
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| 9898/06 COM (06) 246 |
Document concerning a Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on improving consultation on Community fisheries management (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 20 June 2006 Letter to the Government 20 Jul 06
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| 10016/06 COM (06) 238 |
Draft Instrument concerning a Proposal for a Council Decision laying down the amount of Community support to rural development for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013, its annual breakdown and the minimum amount to be concentrated in regions eligible under the Convergence Objective (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 13 June 2006
Letters to the Government 15 Jun, 20 Jul 06 Letter to the Chairman 28 Jun 06
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| 11640/06 COM (06) 78 |
Council Decision regarding the placing on the market in accordance with Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of oilseed rape products (Brassica napus L., lines Ms8 Rf3 and Ms8xRf3) genetically modified for tolerance to the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 17 January 2006
Letter to the Government 16 Feb 06
Letters to the Chairman 27 Mar, 4 Oct 06
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| 12917/06 COM (06) 499 |
Document concerning a communication from the Commission to the Council - Fishing Opportunities for 2007: Policy Statement from the European Commission (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 24 October 2006 (Awaiting revised EM)
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13401/06 + ADD 1, 2 13388/06 COM (06) 231 COM (06) 232
13401/06 SEM + ADD 1, 2 13388/06 SEM COM (06) 231 COM (06) 232
| Document concerning a Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection; Staff Working Document - Impact Assessment of the Thematic Strategy on Soil Protection; Summary of Impact Assessment; Draft Instrument concerning a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the protection of soil and amending Directive 2004/35/EC; SUPPLEMENTARY EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM Document concerning a Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection; Staff working document - Impact Assessment of Thematic Strategy on Soil Protection; Commission staff working document - Summary of the Impact Assessment; Draft Instrument concerning a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the protection of soil and amending Directive 2004/35/EC (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 24 October 2006 SEM sifted 16 May 2007 Letters to the Government 22 Nov 06, 27 Jun 07, 13 Dec 07 - Jonathon Shaw MP, Minister for Marine, Landscape and Rural Affairs and Minister for South East Letters to the Chairman 23 Jul 07, 30 Nov 07, 14 Jan 08 Request to be kept informed of developments
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| 16738/06 + ADD 1, 2 COM (06) 778
| Draft Instrument of 13 December 2006 concerning a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning statistics on plant protection products; Commission Staff Working document - Impact Assessment; Commission Staff Working document - Summary of Impact Assessment (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 27 February 2007 Letter to the Government 26 Mar 07 Letter to the Chairman 2 Oct 07
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| 16833/07 16832/07 COM (07) 821 COM (07) 823
| Draft Instrument concerning a Council Decision establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Community with regard to proposals for amendments to the Schedule of the International Convention on the Regulation of Whaling; Document concerning a Communication form the European Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council on Community action in relation to whaling (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 29 January 2008 Letter to the Government 7 Feb 08 -16832/07 Cleared from Scrutiny, 16833/07 Retained under Scrutiny, 26 Mar 08, 15 May 08 - Jonathon Shaw MP, Minister for Marine, Landscape and Rural Affairs and Minister for the South East Letter to the Chairman 13 Mar 08, 24 Apr 08 Request to be updated on position in Council as negotiations continue
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| 16902/06 COM (06) 798 |
Draft Instrument concerning a proposal for a Council Regulation opening tariff quotas for imports into Bulgaria and Romania of raw cane sugar for supply to refineries in the marketing years 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2008/09 (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 30 January 2007 Letter to the Government 21 Feb 07 Letter to the Chairman 8 Mar 07
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| 8653/07 + ADD 1, 2 COM (07) 194
| Draft Instrument concerning a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down Community procedures for the establishments of residue limits of pharmacologically active substances in foodstuffs of animal origin, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90; Commission staff working document - Executive summary of the impact assessment; Commission staff working document - Impact assessment (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 5 June 2007 Letter to the Government 27 Jun 07 Letters to the Chairman 26 Jul 07, 8 Oct 07
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| 11182/07 COM (07) 330 | Proposal for a Council Regulation concerning authorisations for fishing activities of Community fishing vessels outside Community waters and the access of third country vessels to Community waters (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 25 July 2007 Letter to the Government 10 Oct 07, 15 May 08 - Jonathan Shaw MP, Minister for Marine, Landscape and Rural Affairs and Minister for South East Letter to the Chairman 6 May 08 Request for clarification regarding concerns about Article 13 and for notification of outcome of discussion on Article 12
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| 13994/07 COM (07) 595 | Draft Instrument concerning a Proposal for a Council Regulation authorising the Commission to approve modifications to protocols of fisheries partnership agreements concluded between the European Community and third countries (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 27 November 2007 Letter to the Government 14 Dec 07, 7 Mar 08 - Jonathan Shaw MP, Minister for Marine, Landscape and Rural Affairs and Minister for South East Letter to the Chairman 21 Feb 08 Request for further updates as negotiations progress
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| 14236/07 + ADD 1, 2 , 3 14237/07 COM (07) 602 COM (07) 601
| Draft Instrument concerning a Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing; Commission staff working document accompanying document to the Proposal; Commission staff working document - impact assessment; Commission staff working document - summary of impact assessment; 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 on a new strategy for the Community to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 13 November 2007 Letters to the Government 21 Nov 07, 2 Apr 08 Jonathon Shaw MP, Minister for Marine, Landscape and Rural Affairs and Minister for South East Letter to the Chairman 18 Mar 08 Request for further updates on negotiations
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| 5088/08 + ADD 1, 2 COM (07) 844
| Draft Instrument concerning a proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emission (integrated pollution prevention and control) (Recast); Commission staff working document - Impact Assessment; Commission staff working document - Summary of Impact Assessment (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 22 January 2008 Letter to the Government 7 Feb 08, 10 Mar 08 - Joan Ruddock MP, Minister for Climate Change, Biodiversity and Waste Letter to the Chairman 22 Feb 08, 10 Mar 08
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| 6459/08 COM (08) 70 | Document concerning a Recommendation from the Commission to the Council on the participation of the European Community in negotiations towards a legally binding instrument on mercury further to Decision 24/3 of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 11 March 2008 Letters to the Government 2 Apr 08, 2 May 08 - Phil Woolas MP, Minister for the Environment Letter to the Chairman 22 Apr 08 Request for clarification of the shared competence areas and further information as the discussion progress
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| 7296/08 + ADD 1, 2 COM (08) 124
| Proposed Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on the placing on the market and use of feed (FSA)
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| Sifted 26 March 2008 Letter to the Government 2 May 08 Request to be kept updated on the progress of negotiations
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| *7676/08 + ADD 1, 2 COM (08) 162
| Draft Instrument concerning a proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 423/2004 as regards the recovery of cod stocks and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93; Commission staff working document - Impact Assessment regarding the Commission's proposal establishing revised measures for the recovery of cod stocks; Commission staff working document - Summary of the Impact Assessment (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 13 May 2008 Letter to the Government 21 May 08 - Jonathan Shaw MP, Minister for Marine, Landscape & Rural Affairs and Minister for the South East Awaiting Impact Assessment, information on developments in Council and completion of Government Inquiry
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| *8252/08 + ADD 1 COM (08) 174
| Draft Instrument concerning a proposal for a Council Decision establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the European Community on the Interpretation of Article 14 of the Aarhus Convention (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 13 May 2008 Letter to the Government 21 May 08 - Phil Woolas MP, Minister for the Environment Request for further information
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III. DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY:
IN CONNECTION WITH THE SUB-COMMITTEE'S REPORT PUBLISHED 6 JUL
06: "NUCLEAR SAFETY AND WASTE: THE ROLE OF THE EU"
37TH REPORT, SESSION 2005-06, HL PAPER 211
GOVERNMENT RESPONSE 29
AUG 06
DEBATED ON 18 JAN 07
| 12386/04 Part 1 COM (04) 526
12386/04 Part 2 COM (04) 526
| Amended proposal for a Council Directive (Euratom) laying down basic obligations and general principles on the safety of nuclear installations (DTI, now BERR);
Amended proposal for a Council Directive (Euratom) on the safe management of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 19 October 2004 Part 2 Sifted 26 October 2004
Letter to the Government (Defra & DTI) 13 Feb 06
Letters to the Chairman 6 Mar 06 (Defra), 7 Mar 06 (DTI), 21 Feb 07 (Defra)
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| 14074/04 COM (04) 719 |
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council Report on the use of financial resources earmarked for the decommissioning of nuclear power plants (DTI, now DIUS)
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| Sifted 30 November 2004
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IN CONNECTION WITH THE SUB-COMMITTEE'S REPORT TO BE PUBLISHED
6 MAR 08 "THE FUTURE OF
THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY"
7TH REPORT, SESSION 2007-08, HL PAPER 54
| 15351/07 COM (07) 722
| Document concerning a Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Preparing for the "Health Check" of the CAP reform (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 18 December 2007 Letter to the Government 16 Jan 08 Letter to the Chairman May 08 - Government Response Debate due 5 Jun 08
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IN CONNECTION WITH THE SUB-COMMITTEE'S INQUIRY INTO THE "COMMISSION'S
CLIMATE CHANGE PACKAGE " DUE TO BEGIN
IN JUNE
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| 5835/08 + ADD 1, 2 COM (08) 18
| Commission Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the geological storage of carbon dioxide and amending Council Directives 85/377/ECC, 96/61/E, Directives 2000/60/EC, 2001/80/EC, 2004/35/EC, 2006/12/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 (BERR)
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| Sifted 26 February 2008 Letter to the Government 20 Mar 08, 15 May 08 - Malcolm Wicks MP, Minister of State for Energy Letter to the Chairman 28 Apr 08 (including partial Impact assessment) Awaiting outcome of consultations, updated impact assessment and further information on progress of negotiations
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| 5849/08 + ADD 1 COM (08) 17
| Draft Instrument concerning a Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emission to meet the Community's greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments up to 2020; Commission staff working document accompanying the Package of Implementation measures for the EU's objectives on climate change and renewable energy for 2020 - Impact Assessment (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 26 February 2008 Letter to the Government 20 Mar 08 - Phil Woolas MP, Minister for Environment Awaiting information on progress of negotiations
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| 5862/08 + ADD 1, 2, 3 COM (08) 16
| Draft Instrument concerning a Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC so as to improve and extend the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading system of the Community; Commission staff working document - Impact Assessment; Commission staff working document - Summary of Impact Assessment; Commission staff working document accompanying the package of Implementation measures for the EU's objectives on climate change and renewable energy for 2020 - Impact Assessment (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 26 February 2008 Letter to the Government 20 Mar 08, 21 May 08 - Phil Woolas MP, Minister for Environment/ Jim Fitzpatrick MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport Letter to the Chairman 3 Apr 08 Awaiting impact assessment and response to various points
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| 5866/08 COM (08) 30 | Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee of the Regions - 20 20 by 2020 - Europe's climate change opportunity (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 26 February 2008 Letter to the Government 20 Mar 08, 21 May 08 - Phil Woolas MP, Minister for Environment/ Jim Fitzpatrick MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport Letter to the Chairman 3 Apr 08
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IV. DOCUMENTS CLEARED FROM SCRUTINY, AWAITING OUTCOME OF CORRESPONDENCE
WITH MINISTERS
| 11896/06 + ADD 1 COM (06) 373
| Draft Instrument concerning a proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for Community action to achieve a sustainable use of pesticides; Document concerning the commission Staff Working Paper - Accompanying the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for Community action to achieve a sustainable use of pesticides - The impact assessment of the thematic strategy on the sustainable use of pesticides (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 10 October 2006 Letter to the Government 2 Nov 06, 28 Nov 07 - Cleared from Scrutiny - Philip Woolas MP, Minister for the Environment Letter to the Chairman 14 Mar 07, 20 Nov 07 Awaiting update following adoption of the Common Position
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| †5877/07 + ADD 1, 2 COM (07) 31
| Draft Instrument of 31 January 2007 concerning a Proposal for a Council Directive on the marketing of fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit production (Recast version); Staff Working document - Impact Assessment; Staff Working document - Summary Impact Assessment (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 27 February 2007 Letter to the Government 19 Mar 07, 15 May 08 - Cleared from Scrutiny - Lord Rooker, Minister for Sustainable Farming and food and Animal Welfare Letters to the Chairman 12 Dec 07, 8 May 08 Request for response to concerns about some aspects of the proposal
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| 15874/07 COM (07) 759 | Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing for 2008 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 11 December 2007 Letter to the Government 13 Dec 07 - Cleared from Scrutiny - Jonathan Shaw MP, Minister for Marine, Landscape and Rural Affairs and Minister for South East Letter to the Chairman 22 Jan 08 Request for further information on alternative management measures and levels of consultation on UK negotiating line
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| 16570/07 COM (07) 782 | Draft Instrument concerning a Proposal for a Council Decision on the termination of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution under the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 22 January 2008 Letters to the Government 30 Jan 08, 7 Mar 08, 2 Apr 08 - Cleared from Scrutiny - Jonathan Shaw MP, Minister for Marine, Landscape & Rural Affairs and Minister for the South East - Letters to the Chairman 21 Feb 08, 26 Mar 08 Awaiting new proposal
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| 5946/08 COM (08) 47 | Draft Instrument concerning a proposal for a Council Decision authorising the placing on the market of food and feed products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified maize line GA21 under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (FSA)
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| Sifted 11 March 2008 Letter to the Government 26 Mar 08 - Cleared from Scrutiny - Dawn Primarolo MP, Minister of State for Public Health - Letter to the Chairman 6 May 08
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| 7154/08 + ADD 1
| Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on innovative and sustainable forest-based industries in the EU - A contribution to the EU's Growth and Jobs Strategy (Forestry Commission)
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| Sifted 26 March 2008 Letter to the Government 2 May 08 - Cleared from Scrutiny Request for clarification of various points
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| *8450/08 + ADD 1 COM (08) 187
| Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - The role of the CFP in implementing an ecosystem approach to marine management; Commission staff working document accompanying Communication (DEFRA)
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| Sifted 13 May 2008 Letter to the Government 21 May 08 - Cleared from Scrutiny - Jonathan Shaw MP, Minister for Marine, Landscape & Rural Affairs and Minister for the south East Request for further comments
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v. Reports awaiting Government
Response:
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| DEFRA | Water Framework Directive (27th Report, Session 2006-07, HL Paper 136) Response due 19 Sep 07
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