Europaudvalget 2001-02 (2. samling)
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8. januar 2002
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COUNCIL OF
THE EUROPEAN UNION
Brussels 21 December 2001
SN 4944/2/01
REV 2
LIMITE
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PROVISIONAL AGENDAS
FOR COUNCIL MEETINGS
PREPARED BY COREPER (PART 2)
DURING THE SPANISH PRESIDENCY
(First half of 2002)
Spanish Presidency
Draft Work Programme for Council meetings
prepared by COREPER (Part 2)
DATE
COUNCIL
FEBRUARY
JANUARY
MARCH
11/12.03.02
APRIL
15/16.04.02
MAY
13.05.02
JUNE
10/11.06.02
17/18.06.02
24.06.02 (poss.)
GENERAL AFFAIRS
28/29.01.02
18/19.02.02
DEVELOPMENT
30.05.02
07.05.02
ECOFIN
22.01.02
12.02.02
28.02.02
01.03.02
05.03.02
04.06.02
JHA AND CIVIL
PROTECTION
25.04.02
26.04.02 (poss..)
13.06.02
14.06.02 (poss..)
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
GENERAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL
BRUSSELS – 28 and 29 JANUARY 2002
1. Work programme for the Presidency and for the Commission.
2. European Parliament Resolutions, Decisions and Opinions.
Horizontal Questions
3. Progress of work in other Council configurations.
4. (poss.) Protocol on the financial consequences of the expiry of the ECSC Treaty: state of play.
5. Enlargement: Presidency's work programme.
6. (poss.) Relations with Russia: Kaliningrad.
External relations and European Security and Defence Policy
7. Study of Union priorities in the area of conflict prevention.
8. Annual review of the effectiveness of common strategies.
9. (poss.) Relations with third countries from the point of view of combating terrorism.
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10. Afghanistan.
11. Middle East.
12. (poss.) Succession of the International Police Task Force.
13. Other CFSP/ESDP topics.
Probable "A" items
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Work plan for applying the Common Strategy on the Mediterranean.
Work plan for applying the Common Strategy with Russia.
Work plan for applying the Common Strategy with Ukraine.
Afghanistan: derogation from the Common Position
Extension of the Common Position and Regulation on Sierra Leone.
• (poss.) Revision of the Common Position regarding European Union support for applying the Lusaka ceasefire agreement and the peace process in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Approval of the Union position for the Association Council with Tunisia.
Approval of the Union position for the Cooperation Council with Uzbekistan.
In the margins of the Council
– Association Council with Tunisia.
– Cooperation Council with Uzbekistan.
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
GENERAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL
BRUSSELS – 18 and 19 FEBRUARY 2002
1. European Parliament Resolutions, Decisions and Opinions.
Horizontal questions
2. Progress of work in other Council configurations.
3. (poss.) Preparation of the Barcelona European Council.
4. (poss.) Enlargement.
5. (poss.) Common electoral procedure.
6. (poss.) Iran: adoption of brief to negotiate a trade and cooperation agreement.
7. (poss.) Directives for negotiating a Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Albania: adoption
8. Update of the second economic and social cohesion report: presentation by the Commission.
External relations and European Security and Defence Policy
9. Debate on the effectiveness of the Union's external actions.
10. (poss.) Relations with third countries from the point of view of combating terrorism (depending
on whether this has been discussed by the January
General Affairs Council or not).
11. CFSP/ESDP topics.
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Probable "A" items
• (poss.) Security agreement with NATO.
• Decision on CME02 and CMX03 exercises.
• (poss.) Small arms and light weapons: new initiative in Mozambique for implementing Joint Action 1999/34/PESC.
• Renewal/extension of the mandate for the EU special representative in the FYROM (Mr Leroy).
• Approval of the Union position for the EU-GCC Joint Council.
• Approval of the Union position for the EU-Mexico Joint Council.
• Approval of the Union position for the Association Council with Estonia.
• Approval of the Union position for the Association Council with Latvia.
• Approval of the Union position for the Association Council with Lithuania.
• Seventh High-Level Meeting on Drugs between the European Union and the Andean Community.
Presidency conclusions.
In the margins of the Council
– EU-Mexico Joint Council.
– Association Council with Estonia.
– Association Council with Latvia.
– Association Council with Lithuania.
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
GENERAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL
BRUSSELS – 11 and 12 MARCH 2002
1. European Parliament Resolutions, Decisions and Opinions.
Horizontal questions
2. Progress of work in other Council configurations.
3. Preparation of the Barcelona European Council.
4. (poss.) Enlargement.
5. (poss.) Policy debate on Economic Partnership Agreements with the ACP countries.
6. ASEM: information on the Asia-Europe meeting of Home Affairs Ministers.
7. (poss.) Switzerland: policy debate on new negotiations.
External relations and European Security and Defence Policy
8. CFSP/ESDP topics.
Probable "A" items
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Strategy on integrating environmental concerns into General Affairs Council policies.
• (poss.) Authorising the signature of the Association Agreement with Algeria.
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• (poss.) Authorising the signature of the Association Agreement with Lebanon.
• (poss.) Switzerland: Decision on the conclusion of new agreements.
• Extension of the Joint Action on the European Union contribution to combating the destabilising accumulation and spread of small arms and light
weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean.
• (poss.) Georgia: extension of the Joint Action on the OSCE Monitoring Mission.
• Cocoa: position in the ICCO Council.
• Council conclusions on radioactive waste.
• Action plan on radioactive residues.
• Directive for negotiating a cooperation agreement between China and Euratom.
• Article 4 of the EU Treaty: Progress report by the Union (approval).
• Approval of the Union position for the Association Council with Jordan.
• Approval of the Union position for the Cooperation Council with Ukraine.
• Approval of the Union position for the Association Council with Romania.
• Approval of the Union position for the Association Council with Slovakia.
• Approval of the Union position for the meeting of the European Economic Area Council.
In the margins of the Council
– Cooperation Council with Ukraine.
– Association Council with Romania.
– Association Council with Slovakia.
– European Economic Area Council.
– Association Council with Jordan.
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
GENERAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL
LUXEMBOURG – 15 and 16 APRIL 2002
1. European Parliament Resolutions, Decisions and Opinions.
Horizontal questions
2. Progress of work in other Council configurations.
3. (poss.) Enlargement.
4. (poss.) Outermost Regions.
5. (poss.) Agricultural negotiations with CCEE.
6. (poss.) Statute for Members of the European Parliament.
7. Statute of Community officials: presentation by the Commission and procedural decision.
External relations and European Security and Defence Policy
8. (poss.) Preparation of the EU-LAC Summit.
9. (poss.) Financing for ESDP operations.
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10. Other CFSP/ESDP topics.
11. Barcelona process: preparation of the Euro-Mediterranean meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers (Valencia, 22 April).
12. Preparation of the EU/Canada summit.
Probable "A" items
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(poss.) Conflict prevention in Africa: Extension of Common Position.
• Extension of Common Position on Burma.
• ESDP Exercises programme 2003/2007.
• (EXSPEC) exercise specifications for CME 03.
• European Parliament annual report on CFSP financing.
• Lead and zinc: preparation of International Lead and Zinc Study Group meeting.
• Nickel: preparation of International Nickel Study Group meeting.
• Prevention of recreational drug abuse. Draft Resolution.
• Coordination and Cooperation Mechanism on Drugs between the European Union and Latin America/Caribbean. Presidency conclusions.
• Approval of the Union position for the Association Council with Slovenia.
• Approval of the common position for the Association Council with Turkey.
• Approval of the Union position for the Cooperation Council with Russia.
• Approval of the Union position for the Cooperation Council with Moldova.
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In the margins of the Council
– Cooperation Council with Russia.
– Association Council with Turkey.
– Association Council with Slovenia.
– Cooperation Council with Moldova.
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
GENERAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL
BRUSSELS – 13 MAY 2002
1. European Parliament Resolutions, Decisions and Opinions.
Horizontal questions
2. Progress of work in other Council configurations.
3. Enlargement.
4. Policy debate on the course of negotiations in the new WTO Round.
5. (poss.) Andorra: approval of a brief to negotiate new agreements with the European Community.
6. (poss.) Briefs to negotiate Economic Partnership Agreements with the ACP States.
External relations and European Security and Defence Policy
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7. Preparation of the EU-LAC Summit and of meetings in the margins of the Summit.
8. (poss.) Preparation of Summit with Russia.
9. (poss.) Mechanism for reviewing the stabilisation and association process.
10. ESDP Göteborg mandate: capacity objectives in the areas of civil protection and strengthening the rule of law.
11. Middle East.
12. Other CFSP/ESDP topics.
13. ASEM: Preparation of the ministerial meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers.
Probable "A" items
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Evaluation of the Common Position on democracy, human rights, the rule of law and good governance in Africa.
• Conflict prevention in Africa: Annual report on the implementation of Common Position 2001/374.
• (poss.) Extension of Common Position 2001/357 on the arms embargo to Liberia.
• Annual revision of Common Position 2001/373 on Nigeria.
• Common Position with a view to the ACP-EC Cooperation Committee meeting on financing development.
• Rules of Procedure for the EDF Committee.
• Coffee: preparation of the ICO Council.
• Tropical timber: preparation of the ITTO Council.
• Draft Council Decision amending Article 20 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice: definitive adoption.
• Draft amendment to Articles 29 and 104 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice: definitive adoption.
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
GENERAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL
LUXEMBOURG – 10 AND 11 JUNE 2002
1. European Parliament Resolutions, Decisions and Opinions.
Horizontal questions
2. Progress of work in other Council configurations.
3. (poss.) Preparation of the Seville European Council.
4. Enlargement.
5. Briefs to negotiate the Economic Partnership Agreements with the ACP States.
External Relations and European Security and Defence Policy
6. ESDP progress report.
7. Other CFSP/ESDP topics.
8. United States: preparation of the Summit
Probable "A" items
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• ACP/EC Ministers Council: Community position.
• Report by the Presidency on the implementation of the European Programme for the Prevention of Conflicts.
• (poss.) Review of the Common Position of 11 June 2001 on the International Criminal Tribunal.
• Evaluation of the Common Position on Cuba.
• Annual evaluation of the Common Position on Angola.
• (poss.) Council Decision implementing Joint Action 1999/878/CFSP with a view to contributing to the European Union Co-operation Programme
for Non-proliferation and Disarmament in the Russian Federation.
• Small arms and light weapons: second annual report on the implementation of Joint Action 1999/34/CFSP and the EU Programme on illicit
trafficking in conventional arms.
• (poss.) Agricultural negotiations with Jordan.
• Annual report on the implementation on the Common Strategy on Russia.
• (poss.) Financial Regulation of the 9th EDF: adoption.
• Olive oil: preparation of the IOOC Council.
• Sugar: preparation of the ISO Council.
• Cereals: preparation of the IGC Council.
• Copper: preparation of the CISG meeting.
• Directives for concluding the Cooperation Agreement between EURATOM and Uzbekistan.
• EURATOM-Japan Cooperation Agreement
• Accession of candidate countries to the European Drugs Strategy (2000-2004). Draft Declaration.
• Meeting of National Drugs Coordinators. Salamanca, 21-22 May 2002. Presidency conclusions.
• European Conference on Drugs, Madrid, 23-25 May 2002. Presidency conclusions.
• (poss.) Switzerland: Decision on concluding new agreements.
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In the margins of the Council
– Conferences on accession with the candidate countries (Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Cyprus, Estonia, Malta, Lithuania, Latvia,
Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria).
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
GENERAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL
LUXEMBOURG – 17 AND 18 JUNE 2002
1. European Parliament Resolutions, Decisions and Opinions.
Horizontal questions
2. Progress of work in other Council configurations.
3. Preparation of the Seville European Council.
External Relations and European Security and Defence Policy
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4. CFSP/ESDP topics.
5. (poss.) Association and Stabilisation Agreement with Albania: signing.
Probable "A" items
• (poss.) Functional immunities for military staff and other participants in operations in the context of crisis management.
• (poss.) Council Decision authorising EURATOM to accede to the Joint Convention on Spent Fuel Management and Radioactive Waste Management.
• Amendment of Regulation No 3227/76 concerning the application of the provisions on Euratom safeguards.
• Directive on highly active radioactive sources.
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
GENERAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL
LUXEMBOURG – 24 JUNE 2002
Note:
This meeting of the General Affairs Council would only be called if it were necessary to close a file urgently or give an immediate
follow-up to a decision of the Seville European Council.
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
BRUSSELS – 30 MAY 2002
1. Democracy and rule of law in development cooperation.
2. Education and reducing poverty.
3. Coherent focus of support for private sector development.
4. Information technology and communication and development.
5. Strategy on health, AIDS and population.
6. Review of the Commission's Action Plan on Development Policy.
7. Water management in developing countries.
8. Communication on the external dimension of the sustainable development strategy (preparation of the Rio + 10, Earth Summit).
9. Regulation on the fight against AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.
10. Regulation on reproductive health.
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11. (poss.) Extension of the Regulation on decentralised cooperation.
12. (poss.) Development matters relating to the preparation of and follow-up to international Conferences: the Conference on Development
Financing and the Cairo Summit Review Conference.
13. (poss.) Negotiating EPAs with the ACP States: contribution by the Development Council.
14. (poss.) Countries in conflict.
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL
BRUSSELS - 22 JANUARY 2002
1. Presidency and Commission work programmes: presentation and open debate.
2. Stability and Growth Pact.
– Examination of the updated stability and convergence programmes.
3. Report on policies to promote research and development.
4. Report on the transition to the euro.
For the record
Euro Group (21 February)
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL
BRUSSELS – 12 FEBRUARY 2002
1. Preparation of the Barcelona European Council (15 and 16 March).
– Commission report on the functioning of product and capital markets (Cardiff Report)
– Broad Economic Policy Guidelines (BEPGs).
= Preliminary discussion (based primarily on the Commission synthesis report and on contributions from other configurations of the Council).
2. Stability and Growth Pact.
– Examination of the updated stability and convergence programmes.
3. (poss.) Report on increasing the rate of employment and extending working life.
4. (poss.) Report on the transition to the euro.
5. VAT and electronic commerce: political agreement.
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For the record
Euro Group (11 February)
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL
BRUSSELS – 5 MARCH 2002
1. Preparation of the Barcelona European Council.
– Broad Economic Policy Guidelines (BEPGs). Key issues paper.
– Council Report on economic reform: (report by the Economic Policy Committee).
– Financial Services Action Plan, medium-term review.
– Interim EPC/CPS report on guidelines for health care and care for the elderly.
– Interim report on the comparative advantages of the various pension systems (EPC).
2. Stability and Growth Pact.
– Examination of the updated stability and convergence programmes.
3. Community budget.
– Discharge procedure in respect of the implementation of the 2000 budget.
= Council Recommendation.
– Council priorities for the 2003 budget.
= Council conclusions.
4. (poss.) Report on the transition to the euro.
5. Report on globalisation.
6. Tax issues
• Tax package
– Savings taxation:
= Political agreement on the exchange of information form.
= Report on dependent or associated territories.
= Report on negotiations with third States.
– Code of conduct:
= Progress report.
• Administrative cooperation on tax matters: general debate.
For the record
Euro Group (4 March)
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PROVISIONAL AGENDA
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL
BRUSSELS – 7 MAY 2002
1. Follow-up to the conclusions of the Barcelona European Council.
2. General economic policy guidelines.
• Commission recommendation.
3. Directives and reports in the financial services area.
• Directive on holdings
• Policy debate. Political agreement.
– Directive on complementary pension funds.
4. Preliminary draft Community budget for 2003.
5. Taxation
• VAT for travel agencies
• Policy debate
6. Controlling cross border traffic in means of payment and cash.
7. Amendment of the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation No 58/97 concerning structural business
statistics
For the record.
– Euro Group – (6 May)
– Troika + Parliament
– Macroeconomic dialogue at political level
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL
LUXEMBOURG – 4 JUNE 2002
1. Preparation of the Seville European Council
• Council report on Broad Economic Policy Guidelines.
2. Financial Regulation
– Progress report and policy debate.
3. (poss.) Protection of financial interests.
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4. Macro-financial assistance
• Policy debate.
5. (poss.) Directive on prospectuses
• Policy debate. Political agreement.
6. Sixth half-yearly Commission report on the Financial Services Action Plan.
7. Tax matters
• Tax package: situation report.
• Savings taxation.
• Report on dependent or associated territories.
• Report on negotiations with third States.
• Code of conduct: progress report.
◦ Taxation of biofuels. Political agreement.
• Administrative cooperation in tax matters: report to the Seville European Council.
For the record.
– Euro Group (3 June)
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– EIB meeting
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL
SEVILLE – 21/22 JUNE 2002
1. Broad Economic Policy Guidelines
• Adoption.
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
JUSTICE, HOME AFFAIRS AND CIVIL PROTECTION COUNCIL
BRUSSELS – 28 FEBRUARY AND 1 MARCH 2002
HOME AFFAIRS
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1. (poss.) Amendment of the Europol Convention.
2. The fight against drugs:
• illicit diversion of precursors
• draft Recommendation on the link between drug trafficking and the assets of criminal organisations
3. (poss.) Legal personality of CEPOL.
4. Introduction of the single currency: Presidency report.
5. Action plan on preventing and combating illegal immigration.
6. (poss.) Draft Council Decision amending Articles 40 and 41 of the Schengen Convention (Joint Committee).
JUSTICE
7. Framework Decision on the freezing of assets and means of proof: adoption.
8. Preliminary draft Model Agreement to be concluded on the basis of Articles 24 and 38 of the TEU concerning international cooperation in
criminal matters: adoption.
9. Relations between the United States and the EU: negotiating brief for a convention on judicial cooperation in criminal matters.
Probable "A" items
• Framework Decision on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures.
• Framework Decision on terrorism.
• Framework Decision on trafficking in human beings.
• Negotiating brief for the meeting of the Special Commission of the Hague Conference on the draft Convention on jurisdiction and the recognition
and enforcement of foreign judgments in civil and commercial matters.
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• Council Decision authorising the Member States to sign and ratify in the interest of the European Community the International Convention on Civil
Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001 (the Bunkers Convention).
• (poss.) Council Decision setting up national football information centres.
• European Crime Prevention Network: Presidency report.
• Handbook of good practice for obtaining European Union laissez-passer with a view to repatriation.
• Handbook of good practice relating to the Schengen acquis.
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
JUSTICE, HOME AFFAIRS AND CIVIL PROTECTION COUNCIL
LUXEMBOURG – 25  AND 26 APRIL 2002
HOME AFFAIRS
1. Draft Council Decision setting up a European Institute for Police Studies.
2. Proposal for a Directive establishing minimum standards for the reception of asylum-seekers in the Member States.
3. Proposal for a Decision on issuing group visas at the border to seamen in transit and adoption of a uniform format for such visas.
4. (poss.) Proposal for a Council Regulation introducing a uniform format for residence permits for third-country nationals.
5. (poss.) Draft Council Decision amending Articles 40 and 41 of the Schengen Convention (Joint Committee).
JUSTICE
6. Framework Decision on combating the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography: adoption.
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7. Proposal for a Council Framework Decision laying down minimum provisions on the constituent elements of criminal acts and penalties in
the field of drug trafficking: adoption.
8. EUROJUST. Adoption of its Rules of Procedure.
9. (poss.) Parental responsibility
Probable "A" items
• Lugano: revised negotiating brief.
• Draft Council Resolution adopting a Handbook of best practice on Community policing.
• Draft Council Decision setting up a European network for the protection of public figures.
• Draft Council Decision setting up a network of contact points on private security in EU Member States.
• Conclusions of the seminar on the use of new technologies associated with illicit drug trafficking: Presidency report.
• Conclusions of the seminar on money laundering and drug trafficking: Presidency report.
• Submission of the Raxen document.
• Conclusions of the seminar on the setting up of joint investigative teams active in the fight against terrorism: Presidency report.
• (poss.) Exchange of information on acts committed by violent radical groups. Draft Recommendation.
• Approval of the 2001 justification of costs for C.SIS, SF II, SISNET and HELP-DESK.
• Meeting of liaison officers of the Member States based in Russia: Presidency report.
• Conclusions of the meeting of the Task Force of European Chief Police Officers on 9 and 10 April 2002: Presidency report.
• Updating the remuneration of Europol staff.
• Updating the Europol Financial Regulation.
• Public access to Europol documents.
• Adoption of the 2003 CEPOL budget.
• Adoption of CEPOL'S 2003 work programme.
• Information exchange and cooperation in the detection of false documents with EUROPOL, INTERPOL, the United States and Canada: Presidency
report.
• (poss.) Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1683/95 laying down a uniform format for visas.
• (poss.) Proposal for a Council Regulation on a uniform format for forms for affixing the visa issued by Member States to persons holding travel
documents not recognised by the Member State drawing up the form.
• Creation of a database of European Union visas: Presidency report.
• Creation of a Joint Consular Office for Visas: Presidency report.
• (poss.) Draft Council Declaration on the need to increase Community aid for civil protection in the outermost regions of the European Union.
• (poss.)Draft Council Declaration on the need to standardise audible public warning and alarm systems in the European Union.
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
JUSTICE, HOME AFFAIRS AND CIVIL PROTECTION COUNCIL
LUXEMBOURG –13 AND 14 JUNE 2002
HOME AFFAIRS
1. Fight against terrorism
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2. Fight against drugs:
– draft Recommendation adopting an action protocol on taking samples of drugs.
– (poss.) cooperation on the prevention of drug trafficking on the high seas.
3. Draft Regulation as an alternative to the Dublin Convention establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for
examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national.
4. Study on the creation of a database of European Union visas.
5. Proposal for a Directive on long-term legal residents.
6. Risk-evaluation exercise at European Union airports: Presidency report.
7. SIS. New functionalities (Joint Committee).
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8. Framework Decision on racism and xenophobia.
9. Draft Framework Decision on mutual recognition and the enforcement of judicial decisions imposing financial penalties.
10. Regulation on parental responsibility: adoption.
11. Regulation on mutual recognition and the enforcement of judgments relating to uncontested claims (European Enforcement Order): policy
debate on the main issues.
12. (poss.) Directive/Regulation on the right to free legal assistance
Probable "A" items
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Security surrounding meetings of the European Council and other similar events.
Access by Europol to the SIS database.
Conclusions of the seminar on trafficking in hashish: Presidency report.
Conclusions of the seminar with the candidate countries on combating terrorism: Presidency report.
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Adoption of the SIS II Financial Regulation.
2001 annual report on organised crime in the European Union .
Evaluation of the compliance with and application of the instruments for combating organised crime: Presidency report.
Adoption of the 2003 Europol budget.
Adoption of Europol's work programme for 2003.
Adoption of Europol's financial five-year plan, 2003-2008.
Report on Europol's activities in 2001.
Adoption of the technical glossary of authentic and false documents.
Schengen evaluation report on France.
(poss.) Draft Council Declaration on the need to include civil protection aspects in regional planning and land use policies.