Scrutiny
The next item on the agenda is scrutiny of documents. Before I continue, I ask Christine Boch whether there is anything that she particularly wishes to bring to our attention this morning.
Christine Boch (Scottish Parliament Directorate of Legal Services):
No.
I should inform members that the following two documents on page 1 of the sift recommendation note have been wrongly classified as priority documents:
SP 2295 (EC Ref No 8812/01 COM(2001) 247 final)
SP 2364 (EC Ref No 9874/01 COM(2001) 326 final)
We asked the Executive to confirm whether it would keep us informed about progress and developments on those documents. As we have received that confirmation, I suggest that the recommendation for those documents be changed to no further action.
Do members agree to that suggestion?
Members indicated agreement.
The recommendation for the list of documents on page 1, as revised, is for priority scrutiny. Those documents are:
SP 2225 (EC Ref No 7408/1/01 EUROJUST 7 REV 1)
SP 2510 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 309 Volume IV)
SP 2513 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 309 Volume I)
SP 2514 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 309 Volume II)
SP 2516 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 309 Volume VI)
SP 2517 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 309 Volume V)
SP 2518 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 309 Volume III)
SP 2538 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 428)
Is that recommendation agreed to?
Members indicated agreement.
The recommendation for the document mentioned on page 2 is for referral to nominated committees. The document is:
SP 2574 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 370 final)
That document will be referred to the Transport and the Environment Committee. Are members all agreed?
Members indicated agreement.
We are still waiting for more information on the documents listed on pages 3 and 4. The recommendation is that decision on the following documents be deferred:
SP 2400 (EC Ref No 10372/01 COM(2001) 259 final)
SP 2496 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 425)
SP 2499 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 433)
SP 2502 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 493)
SP 2507 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 366)
SP 2523 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 182)
SP 2534 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 450)
SP 2546 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 438)
SP 2575 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 506)
SP 2576 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 512)
SP 2577 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 511)
SP 2579 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 415)
SP 2591 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 508)
SP 2594 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 505)
SP 2598 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 438)
SP 2599 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 414)
SP 2606 (EC Ref No SEC(2001) 1398)
SP 2621 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 522 final/2)
SP 2458 (EC Ref No 11161/01 COM(2001) 410 final)
SP 2467 (EC Ref No 10536/01 COR 1 ENFOPOL 71)
SP 2468 (EC Ref No 11088/01 ENFOPOL 82)
SP 2473 (EC Ref No 11199/01 WTO 82)
Is that recommendation agreed to?
Members indicated agreement.
The recommendation for the list of documents on page 5 is that we copy them to other committees for their interest. Those documents, one of which will go to the Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee and two of which will go to the Equal Opportunities Committee, are:
SP 2508 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 454)
SP 2622 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 529 final)
SP 2487 (EC Ref No PE-CONS 3627/1/1)
Is that recommendation agreed to?
Members indicated agreement.
Pages 6 to 15, as revised, list the documents for which the recommendation is for no further action. The documents are:
SP 2129 (EC Ref No 7408/01 EUROJUST 7)
SP 2295 (EC Ref No 8812/01 COM(2001) 247 final)
SP 2310 (EC Ref No 9044/01 COM(2001) 221 final)
SP 2364 (EC Ref No 9874/01 COM(2001) 326 final)
SP 2489 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 513)
SP 2490 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 408)
SP 2491 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 467)
SP 2492 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 470)
SP 2493 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 491)
SP 2494 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 384)
SP 2495 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 488)
SP 2497 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 443)
SP 2498 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 444)
SP 2500 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 495)
SP 2501 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 515)
SP 2503 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 441)
SP 2504 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 420)
SP 2505 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 386)
SP 2506 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 514)
SP 2509 (EC Ref No 10954/01)
SP 2511 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 522)
SP 2512 (EC Ref No 10710/01)
SP 2515 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 222)
SP 2519 (EC Ref No 11990/01)
SP 2520 (EC Ref No 10463/01)
SP 2521 (EC Ref No 10899/01)
SP 2522 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 422)
SP 2524 (EC Ref No 9093/4/01)
SP 2525 (EC Ref No SEC(2001) 1307)
SP 2528 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 456 final)
SP 2529 (EC Ref No 11670/01)
SP 2530 (EC Ref No 9093/2/01)
SP 2531 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 487)
SP 2532 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 471)
SP 2533 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 469)
SP 2535 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 437)
SP 2536 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 431)
SP 2537 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 432)
SP 2539 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 417)
SP 2540 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 400)
SP 2541 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 381)
SP 2542 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 435)
SP 2543 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 464)
SP 2544 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 519)
SP 2545 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 492)
SP 2547 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 449)
SP 2548 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 452)
SP 2549 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 485)
SP 2550 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 479)
SP 2551 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 474)
SP 2552 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 498)
SP 2553 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 486)
SP 2554 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 457)
SP 2555 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 453)
SP 2556 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 458)
SP 2557 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 459)
SP 2558 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 460)
SP 2559 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 472)
SP 2560 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 463)
SP 2561 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 497)
SP 2562 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 484)
SP 2563 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 499)
SP 2564 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 461)
SP 2565 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 476)
SP 2566 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 482)
SP 2567 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 462)
SP 2568 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 477)
SP 2569 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 455 final)
SP 2570 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 481 final)
SP 2571 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 489)
SP 2572 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 439 final)
SP 2573 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 475)
SP 2578 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 480)
SP 2580 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 440)
SP 2581 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 524 final)
SP 2582 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 507)
SP 2583 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 503)
SP 2584 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 503)
SP 2585 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 397)
SP 2586 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 500)
SP 2587 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 423)
SP 2588 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 448)
SP 2589 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 446)
SP 2590 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 473)
SP 2592 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 501)
SP 2593 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 516)
SP 2596 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 385)
SP 2597 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 521)
SP 2600 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 502)
SP 2601 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 401)
SP 2602 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 490)
SP 2603 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 418)
SP 2604 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 442)
SP 2605 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 508)
SP 2607 (EC Ref No 11685/2/01)
SP 2608 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 341)
SP 2609 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 494)
SP 2610 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 407)
SP 2611 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 421)
SP 2612 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 434)
SP 2613 (EC Ref No 12022/01)
SP 2614 (EC Ref No 12142/01)
SP 2615 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 523)
SP 2616 (EC Ref No ECOFIN/532/01-EN)
SP 2617 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 517)
SP 2618 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 518)
SP 2619 (EC Ref No 11658/01)
SP 2620 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 551)
SP 2242 (EC Ref No 6873/01 COM(2001) 166 final)
SP 2332 (EC Ref No 8632/01 ADD 1 REV 1)
SP 2482 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 387 11007/01)
SP 2483 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 451 11256/01)
SP 2484 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 445 11290/01)
SP 2485 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 436)
SP 2486 (EC Ref No COM(2001) 447 11355/01)
SP 2207 (EC Ref No 8242/01 DROIPEN 39)
SP 2208 (EC Ref No 8115/01 DROIPEN 37)
SP 2466 (EC Ref No 10912/01)
Is that recommendation agreed to?
Members indicated agreement.
We are slightly ahead of schedule. Although Elspeth Attwooll and Alain Lamassoure are here, I do not know whether Neil MacCormick and David Martin have arrived. We will therefore take a five-minute break.
Meeting adjourned.
On resuming—