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Europaudvalget 2003-04
EUU Alm.del Bilag 86
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Medlemmerne af Folketingets Europaudvalg

og deres stedfortrædere

Bilag

Journalnummer

400.C.2-0

Kontor

EUK

27. oktober 2003

Til underretning for Folketingets Europaudvalg vedlægges dokument CIG

37/03 og CIG 38/03.

Officielle dokumenter til regeringskonferencen offentliggøres på

regeringskonferencens hjemmeside, hvor også danske oversættelser løbende

bringes. Regeringskonferencens hjemmeside er

http://ue.eu.int/igc.

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CONFERENCE

OF THE REPRESENTATIVES

OF THE GOVERNMENTS

OF THE MEMBER STATES

Brussels, 24 October 2003

CIG 37/03

PRESID 3

NOTE

from:

dated:

to:

Subject:

Presidency

24 October 2003

Delegations

IGC 2003

–

Non-institutional issues; including amendments in the

economic and

financial field

Delegations will find attached a complete list, arranged by subject, of the

non-institutional issues which have been submitted by delegations in response

to the request from the Presidency. This list will constitute the basis for the

discussions at the meeting of Ministers in Brussels on 27 October 2003. In this

context, the Presidency reminds delegations that in order to keep the

discussions on the right track, a high degree of self-discipline is needed.

The list is organised according to subject under broad headings. It does not

include points relating to the scope of Qualified Majority Voting, since these

are the subject of a separate document.

Several delegations have raised the issue of defence. However this has been

identified as one of several key issues on which the Presidency has already

scheduled separate discussions.

A series of points have been included relating to the Union's

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finances/budget and to economic and financial policy. Many of these

points have been the subject of discussions by ECOFIN Ministers: they

are marked with an asterisk (

). A large number of delegations have

indicated that they are prepared to accept them as a whole. Where

delegations have indicated that they attached particular importance to

certain points, this has been specified. Other delegations do not feel at

ease with the initiative of the ECOFIN Council and are not ready to

accept the ECOFIN Ministers' package as a whole as there is a risk that it

would undermine, in particular, the overall institutional balance. Some of

them would however be able to accept some of the points.

Several delegations referred in their submissions to issues which they did not

intend to raise themselves, but on which they would support others. These

have therefore only been included in the list if they were raised by other

delegations.

______________________

Preamble

1. Name of the Treaty:

should be Constitutional Treaty for the EU (SK)

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2. Preamble: include a reference to Christian inheritance of Europe

(ESP,

IRL,

MT, PL, PT, SK, LT; CZ

wishes to enlarge even more this proposal to a

reference to Ancient Greek philosophy, Roman law, Jewish and Christian roots and

rationalism.

T and

opposed to such a mention.)

General

3. Union's values: include new values

(Art. 2):

Rights of national and ethnic minorities

(HU).

and

opposed to such a

mention.

Equality between men and women

(SW)

4. Union's objectives(Art.

3):

Include new objectives:

economic and monetary Union and policies for

economic and social cohesion (Art. 3.2) as well as public health (Art. 3.3) (GR)

Scope of application of Union's objectives (Art. 3):

include a sentence "in

accordance with this Constitutional Treaty" or a similar one to avoid

misunderstandings relating to its scope of application (Art. 3.2) (PT)

5. Primacy of EU law:

Doubts over formulation (UK)

6. Accession to the ECHR

(Art. 7.2):

include a firmer intention of accession

(

CZ)

7. Union's exclusive competencies(Art.

12):

Conclusion of international agreements:

need to examine it in depth in light of

existing case law (Art. 12) (IRL,

FIN, SW, UK)

Since competition policy is an exclusive competence, a provision should be

included to put an obligation on the Commission to take into account the

geographical dimension for certain island nations with small populations, which

does not allow them to take full advantage of the internal market possibilities and

to compete on an equal footing with other MS (Art. 12.1) (CY)

8. Competencies: tourism

include as an area of shared competencies

(Art. 13) (GR)

include as an area of supporting, co-ordinating or complementary actions

and establish relevant legal basis

(Art. 16 and related) (ESP,

F, LV, MT, PL,

PT, LT, CY, SK)

9. Include a new principle common to Union's legal acts(Art.

37.2): principle

that the laws should be written in a manner that makes it possible for ordinary

citizens to understand them (SW)

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10. Introduction of equality between MS as another principle of democratic

equality

(Art. 44) (PT,

SL)

11. Need precision on the definition of "significant number of MS" as regards

"civic initiative"

(Art. 46) (SK)

12. European Ombudsman

(Art. 48 and related):

0 Election

(instead of appointment) of the European Ombudsman (Art. 48) (

GR)

1 Foresee a provision allowing the cooperation of the European

Ombudsman with ombudsmen and similar bodies in the MS (Art.

III-237) (GR)

13. Charter of Fundamental Rights (Part II): stronger and clearer reference or a

more secure legal status of the Explanations and publication thereof

(NL,

UK)

14. Non-discrimination (Art. II-21):

needs clarification (UK)

15. Insert a horizontal clause

ensuring that social objectives are taken into account in

all Union policies (create a new Article) (B)

16. Services of general economic interest

(Art. III-6):

2 revert to existing terminology (ESP)

3 deletion of the full sentence in art III- 6 mentioning a European law (NL,

ESP, FIN)

4 include a reference to the central role of local and regional authorities in

providing these services (AUT)

5 a reference should be made to economic cohesion alongside social and

territorial cohesion (PT)

6 as long as the concept is not defined, there should not be a legal basis (SW

)

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17. Transparency:

extension of the general rules to all institutions including the ECB

and ECJ (Art. III-305) (SW)

18. Data protection:

the scope of Union rules should not extend to JHA and CFSP

matters (UK)

The Union's finances/budget

19. Own resources

(Art. 53):

request for a real system of own resources (B)

request unanimity for adoption of modalities (in

particular CZ, SK, UK, PT)

delete paragraph 1 concerning necessary means (UK)

20. Budgetary and financial principles

(Art. 52):

Change the instrument from the European law into the European law of the

Council of Ministers as regards conditions of authorisation of expenditures shown

in the budget for the annual budgetary period (Art. 52.3) and as regards the act in

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accordance with which a binding legal act for Union action and for the

implementation of expenditure must be adopted (Art. 52.4). Amend Article III-318

accordingly.

Include a reference to expenditure ceiling (alongside own resources)of the

multiannual financial framework [as the limit within which the Union may adopt an

act having implications for the budget]

(Art. 52.5)

21. Budgetary procedure:

Change the procedure – where the Conciliation Committee does not approve a

joint text or if the Council of Ministers rejects the joint text, a budget providing, in

the case of each budget item which is subject to disagreement, for the lowest

amount proposed either by the Council or the Parliament or, where it is higher, the

figure in the budget law for the previous year shall be adopted.

(Art. III-310.8) (

NL, CZ, LV, ESP, F, UK, IRL, PT, SW, DK)

Add a 7 days deadline for the EP or the Council for the adoption of the common

project (F)

22. Multiannual financial framework

(Art. 54 and related):

oppose to QMV together with the consent of the EP as regards the adoption of the

multiannual financial framework. Propose unanimity after consultation of the EP

(NL,

CZ, SK, LV)

include a provision specifying that the last Financial Perspective before entry into

force of the Constitution shall be treated as the multiannual financial framework

which has been adopted in accordance with Article I-54.

(Art. III-308) (SW)

include in the financial perspective general orientations for the use of credits within

categories of expenses (Art. III-308) (ESP)

23. Economic, social and territorial cohesion

(Art. III-119): amend in order to

ensure coherence with provision on financial perspective i.e. Option 1: the Council

acts unanimously until 1 January 2007 in case the multiannual framework

2007-2013 is adopted. If not the Council acts unanimously until the date of its

adoption. Option 2: use the same formulation as in the case of the provisions on

financial perspective i.e.: the Council acts unanimously when adopting laws relating

to first funds following the entry into force of the Constitution (Art. III-119) (ESP)

Economic and financial policy

General Issues

24. Union's objectives(Art.

Include new objective (further specify the objective of economic growth):

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add to the objective of balanced economic growth, that it should be

non-inflationary (Art. 3.3) (PT)

25. Bolster the position of the Commission with regard to Broad Economic

Policy Guidelines and to the Stability and Growth Pact

(NL)

26. Economic governance:

7 reinforcement of all instruments which will allow high growth and an

enhanced social cohesion (this includes better coordination of economic

and social policies, extension of the scope of QMV in the field of

taxation and social policy as well as the institutionalisation of the

Tripartite Social Summit) (F)

8 delete Union's competence for promoting and co-ordination of economic

and employment policies of the MS and replace it with a stipulation that

MS shall coordinate their economic policies within the Union (Art. 11) (

UK)

9 redraft Article in the sense that Member States shall conduct their

economic policies, regarding them as a matter of common concern, with

a view to contributing to the achievement of the objectives of the Union,

and co-ordinate them within the Union, in the context of the broad

economic policy guidelines and the surveillance of their

implementation.(Art. 14) (UK)

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27. Economic policy

(Art. 71 and Art. 76):

"direct" warning": delete non-consistency with the broad economic policy

guidelines from the scope of Commission's warning and revert into a

recommendation of the Commission to the Council of Ministers

(Art. 71.4) (IRL,

CZ, ESP, UK)

Broad economic policy guidelines (Art. III-71 (2) and (4)): adoption of broad

guidelines on a proposal from the Commission and after EP consultation (Art.

III-71(2)); adoption Council recommendations to the Member State concerned in

the multilateral surveillance process on a proposal from the Commission, instead of

a recommendation (Art. III-71.4) (CION)

–

Multilateral surveillance:

Change wording of paragraph 3 alinéa 2: talk about "measures" taken by MS

rather than "steps"

(Art. 71.3)

Replace the legislative procedure by consultation procedure as regards the

establishment of detailed rules for the multilateral surveillance procedure * (Art.

71.6) (NL,

CZ, ESP, FIN)

Change the procedure as regards excessive deficit: the Commission should

address its opinion not to the MS concerned but to the Council of Ministers

(Art. III-76.5) (CZ,

ESP, PT, DK)

Change the procedure as regards recommendation addressed by the Council of

Ministers to a MS after existence of excessive deficit has been decided: replace a

proposal from the Commission by a recommendation from the Commission

(Art. III-76.6) (CZ,

ESP, UK, PT, DK)

Change wording of paragraph 6: talk about "measures" taken by MS rather than

"steps" for deficit reduction

(Art. 76.9)

–

28. Re-establish the reference to the European Monetary System

(Art.

III-92.1(c))

29. Establish a reference to the Exchange Rate Mechanism II

(PL) (Art.

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III-92(d))

Institutional issues

30. The European Central Bank

(Art. 29):

Include a specific reference to the Eurosystem [wherever the Convention wording

refers to European Central Bank together with the national central banks of the

MS, which have adopted the euro and alongside the European System of Central

Banks as regards the way of its governing and its objective]

(Art. 29.1, Art. 29.2) (

CION)

Include a specific reference to the independence of national central banks and use a

more precise wording concerning issue of banknotes and coins denominated in

euro

(Art. 29.3) (CION)

possibility for the European Council on a proposal from the Commission or a

recommendation of the ECB to revise composition, decision-making rules and

tasks of the Governing Council and Executive Board (enabling clause for revision

of Art. III-84 and Art. 10-12 and 43 of the Statute of the ESCB and the ECB) (

CION)

31. Specific tasks of the ECB

(Art. III-77.6): change the procedure from legislative

procedure with consultation of the ECB into the current procedure (unanimity,

consultation of the ECB and consent of the EP) (IRL,

PL, ESP, UK, FIN –

consultation of the EP)

32. Decision-making in the Governing Council of the ECB

(III-79.3): decisions

shall be adopted by QMV according to the system of weighting of votes same as in

the European Council and the Council of Ministers (PL)

33. Statute of the ECB and ESCB:

Change voting rules: reduce the number of

"voting" governors to nine. The governors shall select the nine "voting" among

themselves for a term of 2 years by secret ballot (FIN)

34. Appointment of members of the ECB

(Art. III-84.2): replace common accord

by the European Council acting by qualified majority

(CION) or by majority of

its members (and change statute accordingly) (FIN) (PT

opposed)

35. Re-establish the Economic Policy Committee

(create a new Art. III-86a)

36. Enabling clause to change the statute of the EIB

(Art. III-299): delete (ESP,

CION)

External issues

37. Urgent financial aid for non-developing countries

(Art. III-222):

Include a European law of the Council of Ministers setting a framework for urgent

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financial aid

Include a declaration stipulating that for the purposes of applying balance of

payments aid to third countries, the Council shall act in the composition of

Economic and Finance Ministers

38. International agreements (foreign exchange regime matters)

(Art.

III-228.3): revert to current wording (agreements concerning monetary or foreign

exchange regime matters)

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Eurozone issues

39. External representation of the eurozone

(Art. III-90):

redraft Article to bring it more closely in line with the current text

(ESP)

prefers to talk about representation of common positions (IRL)

40. Decision-making process for the eurozone

(eurozone ministers) (Art. III-91):

Enlarge the scope of provisions which shall not apply to MS with a derogation to:

decisions establishing common positions as regards issues of particular relevance to

economic and monetary union within the competent financial institutions and

conferences (Article III-90(1)); measures to ensure unified representation within

the international financial institutions and conferences

(Art. III-90(2)) (Art.

III-91.2) (in

particular ESP, B) (UK opposed)

Enlarge the scope of measures adopted by the representatives of the MS without

derogation to: surveillance recommendations relating to Member States

participating in the euro area – including on stability programs and early warnings,

measures on excessive deficits relating to Member States participating in the euro

area (Art. III-76(6)-(8) and (11)), and the lifting of a country's derogation

(Art.

III-92(2).(Art. III-91.4) (AUT,

ESP, F, B) (UK, PL, HU opposed)

Reorganisation of certain Articles concerning economic governance of the euro

zone, in particular Section 3bis (Art. III-88): (CION)

Ecofin Council, in the composition of ministers of MS whose currency is the euro,

to adopt provisions which do not apply to MS with a derogation (Art. III-90) (

CION)

Ecofin Council, in the composition of ministers of MS whose currency is the euro,

to adopt BEPG which concern the euro area generally, to adopt surveillance

recommendations addressed to a MS whose currency is the euro (including

opinions on stability programmes and early warnings), to adopt decisions,

recommendations and other measures related to the excessive deficit procedure

and addressed to a MS whose currency is the euro; and to adopt decisions to

abrogate derogation for MS meeting the necessary conditions for adopting the euro

(Art. III-91) (CION)

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41. Eurogroup protocol

(Art. 1):

–

Include participation of the Commission in the meetings and in its preparation

(Art. 1) (ESP,

PT, CION, B, GR)

Delete special arrangements for the Presidency of the eurogroup (FIN, IRL) and

delete the specification of the "informal" character of eurogroup ministers

meetings (FIN)

mirror term of office of Eurogroup President on term of office Council

presidencies (Protocol on Eurogroup, Art. 2) (CION)

Other issues

–

42. Delegated regulations

(Art. 35): allow the MS to impose certain

requirements as regards the

exercise of delegated powers [by including a

provision stipulating that laws and framework laws shall lay down in advance rules

and general principles for the mechanisms for assistance by the MS with delegated

regulations of the Union] (application of the Lamfalussy process for harmonising

financial services legislation) (IRL,

ESP, FIN)

43. Staff regulation

: Change the instrument from a European law into the European

law of the Council of Ministers (Art. III-333)

JAI

p. m.: proposals relating to the scope of QMV are contained in a separate document

1. General provisions:

Article III 158

needs clarification (B)

Article III 161

10 delete reference to special evaluation (CZ)

Article III 162

11 clarify position and competences of standing committee (PL)

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44. Asylum and immigration

Article III 167

12 mention high ambitions of Union; MS must be allowed to retain national

legislation providing greater protection (SW)

13 should refer to minimum standards for common asylum system (LV)

14 need to clarify scope of Article in relation to existing asylum systems (NL

)

Article III 168

15 clarify EU's competences for concluding readmission agreements (CZ)

45. Judicial Cooperation in civil matters

Article III 170

16 list of objectives for laws and framework laws should be as exhaustive as

in current TEC 65 (PL)

17 difficulties over scope, and possible cost implications, of these provisions

(UK)

18 harmonisation should only be possible where necessary for functioning of

internal market (SK)

19 need to review drafting (IRL)

46. Judicial Cooperation in criminal matters

Article III 171

20 difficulties over scope (UK)

21 require further detail on how to settle conflicts of jurisdiction/doubts over

the need for framework rules establishing minimum rules on rights of

individuals in criminal procedure (PL)

22 need to review drafting (IRL,

B, SK)

Article III 172

23 propose deleting paragraph on minimum rules (PL,

FIN)

24 need to review drafting (IRL,

SK, [EE], LT)

25 want clarification on scope, timing (DK)

26 supplement the list of areas of crimes and specify that the Council of

Ministers may only adopt a European decision identifying other areas of

crime on the basis of developments in serious cross-border crime (FIN)

Article III 174

27 opposed to prosecutions being initiated by Eurojust at European level in

national courts (UK,

AUT)

28 redraft paragraph 3 to clarify that Eurojust does not carry out formal acts

of judicial procedure (PL)

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29 need to review drafting (IRL)

Article III 175

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30 opposed to public prosecutor (UK,

IRL, SK, FIN)

31 concerns over public prosecutor as drafted – need to limit tasks (AUT,

CZ, LV)

32 would like to see role further developed (NL)

47. Police Cooperation

Article III 176

33 need to review drafting (IRL)

Article III 177

34 need to review drafting (IRL)

48. Scope of ECJ jurisdiction (Article III-283)

delete reference to "where such action is a matter of national law" (PT)

concerned by scope of ECJ's jurisdiction over judicial cooperation in criminal

matters and police cooperation (UK)

49. External Relations (JHA):

need to stipulate clearly the possibility of Member

States to maintain and conclude bilateral agreements in this area (NL)

External

p. m.: proposals related to the scope of QMV are contained in a separate document

50. External action; principles and objectives:

add a reference to the Helsinki Final

Act and objectives of the Paris Charter including those of external borders (Art.

III-193) (GR)

51. Common commercial policy:

35 the reference to foreign direct investments should be deleted; in fact, such

reference would be better placed on the chapter on movement of capitals

and payments (Art. III-216) (PT);

IRL

wants clarification of concept of

foreign direct investment

36 reference to the possibility of Member States concluding bilateral

agreements with third parties should be inserted (PT,

EE);

37 Role of the EP: revert to the current treaty (no legislative procedure for

implementation) (Art. III-217.2) (SW)

Need to review drafting (FIN)

52. International agreements:

exclude trade agreements from the scope of the EP

consent. The Council should act after consultation of the EP (Art. III-227§7, p.(e))

(ESP)

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Other policies

53. Solidarity clause:

request for clarification (Art. 42) (IRL)

54. Social security for employed and self–employed migrant workers

(Art.

III-21):

does not sufficiently take into account specificities of national situations (LUX)

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include possibility of extending the scope of laws or framework laws to application

of measures to other European citizens or their family members (CION)

55. Health services:

include a new paragraph stipulating that provisions of this

subsection (i.e. freedom to provide services) shall not encroach upon MS'

responsibilities for the organisation and delivery of health services (FIN)

56. Include a new Article (III-35bis) on sympathetic action:

a right for the trade

unions to take sympathetic action across national borders within the Union. The

right should however only be applicable if the primary conflict is allowable in the

Member State where it is taken. (SW)

57. Capital and payments: freezing of assets: need for precision in Art. III-49:

38 Delete Article (SW)

39 Precise that European law "defines" and not "may define" (ES)

40 Specify that measures aimed at in this Article are administrative measures(

ES)

41 Foresee that regulations or decisions include lists of natural or legal

persons, groupings or non–state entities aimed at by these measures(ES)

58. State aids: the scope of Articles III-56.2 (c) on and Article III-141 should be

extended

to all the areas affected by the division of Europe after the Second

World War (PL)

59. State aids in culture:

modify provisions that ensure compatibility of state aids in

the field of culture – moving this provision from paragraph 3 to paragraph 2 (Art.

III-56) (B)

60. Administrative cooperation and combating tax fraud:

42 need for clarification (Art. III-63) (LUX)

43 favour deletion of both Arts III-62 and III-63 (EE)

61. Intellectual property: include a new specific legal base – legislative

procedure

(Art. III-68) (SW)

62. Economic, social and territorial cohesion

44 islands: considers clarification and enhancing the content of these

provisions with respect to islands (GR); asks for recognition of specific

difficulties of less favoured islands presenting a permanent handicap

and demographic disparities in order to implement specific measures (F

); include a new legal basis for cross-border cooperation with third

countries (Art. III-116) (FIN,

LT)

45 delete the reference to territorial cohesion in Art. III-116 and introduce

this notion elsewhere in the treaty (NL)

46 ERDF should promote cooperation between the regions of the Union and

neighbouring countries (Art. III-118) (FIN,

LT)

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63. Structural funds (Art. III-119):

amend in order to ensure coherence with the decision-making provisions on

financial perspective (ESP,

PT)

64. Agriculture:

redraft Art. III-123 to take account of CAP reform (SW,

CION)

change the instrument from European laws and framework laws into European

laws and framework laws of the Council of Ministers which should cover the

establishment of the common organisation of the market as well as the

establishment of their horizontal rules and the rules on rural development

financed by the EAGGF and FIFG (Art. III-127§2 (FIN)

include a consultation of the EP relating to regulations and decisions on fixing

prices, levies, aid and quantitative limitations and on the fixing and allocation of

fishing opportunities (Art. III-127§3) (CION)

remove fixing prices, levies, aid and quantitative limitations from the scope of

European regulations or decision and add the utilising of fishing opportunities,

including control and enforcement (Art. III-127§3) (FIN)

include a provision allowing the Commission to adopt implementing acts relating

to laws, framework laws, regulations and decisions foreseen in § 2 and § 3 (Art.

III-127) (CION)

opposed to proposal to extend co–decision to agriculture (Art. III-127) (UK)

65. Fisheries:

request for explicit recognition of FIFG (LV,

FIN)

66. Environment:

47 add biodiversity as one of the central goals of the Union's environmental

policy (III-129) (NL)

48 introduction of the principle of "substitution" and of the "precautionary

principle" (SW)

67. Consumer policy:

need for clarification if the Treaty provides a sufficient legal

basis to implement the Consumer Policy Strategy. Delete paragraph 5 (Art. III-132)

(SW)

68. Transport (Art. III-134)

restore provisions of Art. 71.2 TEC (derogation clause) (

GR, PT)

69. Energy:

stipulate more clearly national sovereignty over energy resources (NL)

70. Research and technological development, and space

include a reference to the preservation of the acquis of the European Space Agency

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(Art. III-146a ) (PT)

concrete proposal aiming at reflecting the shared nature of competencies (Art.

III-146 and Art. III-149) (CION)

71. Internal market:

Characteristics of alcohol and tobacco must be taken into account when shaping

policies on free movement of goods(SW)

72. Public health:

Enlarge the scope of Union action in the field of public health to the

following measures promoting:

surveillance, alert and combating serious

accidental or intentional threats on health when they can have a European

dimension, development and cooperation of MS aiming at improving

complementarity of their provision of health care and structures, in particular in

bordering regions and allow patients from one MS to take advantage of quality care

delivered in another MS, in respect of the rules of organisation and management of

each national health system (Art. III-179§1) (F)

Enlarge the scope of measures supporting objectives in the field of public

health (adopted by QMV) to:

0 measures to fight against major health scourges affecting more than

one Member State, including communicable diseases and the

release of biological or chemical agents with intent to cause harm;

preventative measures against serious causes of danger to human

health or of human disease or illness, when there is a significant

impact at European level. (Art. III-179§4) (CION)

measures establishing high norms of quality and security for blood

products and medical use provisions and measures relating to

products with harmful effect, serious and recognised on health,

with direct aim of the protection of public health (Art. III-179§4) (

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Include a reference to Article 16, point a) (Art. III-179§5) (CION) [DONE]

Include reference to the organisation and delivery of pharmaceutical care and to

competence concerning narcotic and psychotropic substances (LV)

73. Culture:

49 include a reference to the pluralism of media (Art. III-181) (

PL)

50 establish and include definition of the sustainable development into the

elements of cultural heritage and cultural activity (Art. III-181) (

PL)

51 supplement the objectives of environment protection by preserving

cultural landscape (PL)

Enhanced cooperation

74. Enhanced cooperation

(Art. 43 and related):

increase the threshold of MS needed for the authorisation of an enhanced

cooperation from one third to half of MS (Art. 43) (HU,

CZ, SL)

delete the "passerelle" (Art. III-328) (ESP,

PL); UK also

has doubts,

need to keep the "emergency break" in CFSP as in the current Treaty (IRL)

52 insist on the obligation for the CION and MS participating in enhanced

cooperation to promote further participation in it of other MS (Art.

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III-324§1, all. 2) (HU)

Revision of Treaties

75. Revision procedure (Art. IV-7):

Lighter procedure of revision of part III (not modifying distribution of

competencies) (GR,

CION)

Convention method: remove need for consent of the EP for not convening a

Convention and replace with information of the EP by the European Council

(Art. IV-7§2) (ESP)

equality of MS must be reflected in modalities for possible future revision (LUX

)

in favour of full revision procedure for all possible changes from unanimity to

QMV (ie not just for general passerelle clause) (EE)

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