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Chamber and committees

European Committee, 03 Oct 2000

Meeting date: Tuesday, October 3, 2000


Contents


Scrutiny

The Deputy Convener:

Item 4 on the agenda is scrutiny of EC/EU documents. This takes us back by some months. It is quite a while since we carried out scrutiny, and I remind members that we put this on hold partly because, at the time, we were in the thick of our inquiry into structural funds. As a result, the list of documents that have been distributed goes back as far as 2 May. The clerks to the committee and the legal office advisers have been monitoring documents as they arrived to ensure that we did not miss anything important.

As there are many documents, I will ask members to approve the recommendations that are contained in the recommendation paper. I remind members that the passage of time means that some documents will have become dated. Although members may be interested in, or want copies of, some papers, they should avoid the notion of sticking up their hands to ask for copies of this or that paper. They should ask for copies at the end of the meeting.

SP 1155 and SP 1254 are relevant to the water framework directive on which Maureen Macmillan is a reporter. The clerks and the legal adviser are monitoring SP 1231, which could have important ramifications. SP 1016 was dealt with as part of Maureen Macmillan's inquiry into infectious salmon anaemia.

Nothing has been identified in the priority scrutiny category.

Tavish Scott (Shetland) (LD):

The nicely coloured salmon-pink legal advice notes that were circulated covered SP 983 and SP 1092, but those items are not detailed in the white swatch of papers. I would like to ask about SP 983 and SP 1092, but do not know when I should do so.

Irene Oldfather:

On a point of clarification, how do the legal notes relate to the recommendation document? I have not worked out the relationship between them. For example, we have a legal note on SP 968, which is contained somewhere deep within the recommendation document.

The clerk will explain how the papers were put together. We should bear in mind that it is some time since we carried out this process, so it may be more complicated today than it would otherwise be.

Stephen Imrie:

Mr Scott can find the recommendation on SP 1092 on page 3 of the sift scrutiny recommendation note. It is recommended that the committee defer that document. The rationale for that recommendation is that we are seeking further clarification of the Executive's view on the multi-annual guidance programmes. Members might want to consider SP 1092 at a subsequent meeting. We are also seeking information from the Executive on SP 983.

Did Irene Oldfather refer to SP 1016?

Irene Oldfather:

No. I mentioned SP 968, on which it is suggested that no further action be taken and that a copy be given to the committee. How do we select the documents on which we will receive legal advice notes? What is the relationship between the legal advice notes and the recommendation paper? The legal advice notes cover different categories of recommendation, including defer and no further action. It is not clear why we have information on some documents but not on others.

Stephen Imrie:

The private legal notes provide members with advice on documents in a brief and consistent format. They cover a range of categories of recommendation. We will almost always give members a private legal note if the convener's recommendation is that a document be taken for priority or routine scrutiny. The information is intended to assist members' decision.

Quite often, members are given a private legal note when a document is to be deferred; usually the note is provided to give some advice on why the convener, with our assistance, is suggesting that the document be deferred. On occasion, members may be given legal notes on documents for which no further action is proposed. That is done to provide background information or a point that members might like to take on board. It is not necessarily done because the document itself is important, in the sense that members might want to take further action on it, but because there is something of note—perhaps an example of funding opportunities.

Are members clearer about the process?

It would help us if such private papers could have something at the beginning to state their purpose.

I endorse that. I could not see the connection. A sentence that explained why we were being given the documents would be helpful.

SP 983 and SP 968 were not actually in the sift papers; that contributed to the problem.

SP 968 is in the papers, but under the category of recommended for no further action.

A number of points have been made on making it easier to correlate the different documents. We will return to our work plan at a later stage.

Stephen Imrie:

We will take up those suggestions and see whether we can correlate the legal notes with the categories on the scrutiny recommendation note so that it is clear under which category the legal notes fall.

Nothing is recommended for priority scrutiny or for routine scrutiny. Is that agreed?

Members indicated agreement.

We have a number of items—

When we are going through those items that we are considering deferring, can we agree at that stage to categorise something for priority scrutiny, if it seems important?

The Deputy Convener:

My understanding is that that is the reason for looking at items where we need more information and which we may want to bring back. Pages 3, 4 and 5 contain a number of items on which we are awaiting further information and on which we will take a decision at a future meeting.

Bruce Crawford:

I am sure that all committee members have had a letter from the Post Office about the liberalisation of post office services, so on SP 1297 I think we should take the decision today that, although we are awaiting further information, we want it to come back for further consideration. There is a deadline, in that a directive will be debated in the European Parliament on 22 December. That does not leave us a lot of time to consider the implications, how we will take them forward and whether we want to lobby on it.

The Deputy Convener:

That is helpful. Irene Oldfather raised that issue at an earlier meeting. When we discuss our work plan, we should bear that in mind because, given that we cannot do everything, we must prioritise.

The recommendation for the following documents is that we defer them until we have further information:

SP 1039 (EC Ref No 7908/00 COM(2000) 177 final 2000/82 (CNS))

SP 1056 (EC Ref No 7939/00 COM(2000) 205 final)

SP 1158 (EC Ref No 9439/00 COM(2000) 278 final)

SP 1235 (EC Ref No 10060/00 COM(2000) 320 final)

SP 1300 (EC Ref No Brussels 26/07/00 COM(2000) 495 final)

SP 1006 (EC Ref No 7952/00 DROIPEN 14)

SP 1041 (EC Ref No 8134/00 COM(2000) 256 final)

SP 1066 (EC Ref No 8330/00 COM(2000) 239 final)

SP 1091 (EC Ref No 8134/00 COM(2000) 256 final)

SP 1092 (EC Ref No 7426/00 COM(2000) 272 final)

SP 1136 (EC Ref No 8261/00 COM(2000) 273 final)

SP 1144 (EC Ref No 8938/00)

SP 1146 (EC Ref No 8777/00)

SP 1169 (EC Ref No 8264/00 COM(2000) 338 final)

SP 1192 (EC Ref No 9386/00)

SP 1224 (EC Ref No 9737/00)

SP 1225 (EC Ref No 9440/00 COM(2000) 378 final)

SP 1236 (EC Ref No 10233/00 COM(2000)431 final)

SP 1240 (EC Ref No 10004/00 COM(2000) 402 final COD 2000/0169)

SP 1242 (EC Ref No 9828/00 COM(2000) 364 final)

SP 1249 (EC Ref No 9903/00)

SP 1255 (EC Ref No 9896/00)

SP 1259 (EC Ref No 10354/00)

SP 1260 (EC Ref No 10355/00)

SP 1271 (EC Ref No 9984/00 COM(2000) 383 final)

SP 1276 (EC Ref No 10346/00 COM(2000) 276 final COD 2000/0117)

SP 1277 (EC Ref No 10345/00 COM(2000) 275 final COD 2000/0115)

SP 1279 (EC Ref No 10419/00 COM(2000) 411 final CNS 1999/0091)

SP 1292 (EC Ref No 10518/00 COM(2000) 437 final)

SP 1293 (EC Ref No 10526/00 COM(2000) 435 final)

SP 1294 (EC Ref No 10392/00 COM(2000) 433 final)

SP 1297 (EC Ref No 10544/00 COM(2000) 319 final COD 2000/0139)

SP 1298 (EC Ref No 10427/00 COM(2000) 438 final)

SP 962 (EC Ref No 7422/00 COM(2000) 190)

SP 1021 (EC Ref No 8075/00 COM(2000) 238 final)

SP 1250 (EC Ref No 9964/00 COM(2000) 379 final)

SP 972 (EC Ref No 6920/00)

SP 1190 (EC Ref No 9720/00)

Is that agreed?

Members indicated agreement.

The Deputy Convener:

The recommendation for the following documents is that this committee take no further action but that we copy the documents to other named committees for information.

SP 1103 (EC Ref No 8799/00 COM(2000) 301 final)

SP 1273 (EC Ref No 10382/00 COM(2000) 334 final)

SP 1176 (EC Ref No 9339/00)

SP 1097 (EC Ref No 8557/00 COM(2000) 284 final)

SP 968 (EC Ref No 6715/00 COM(2000) 79)

SP 1199 (EC Ref No 9824/00 COM(2000) 376 final)

SP 1098 (EC Ref No 8568/00 COM(2000) 266 final)

SP 1095 (EC Ref No 8307/00 COM(2000) 257 final)

SP 1065 (EC Ref No 8309/00)

SP 1099 (EC Ref No 8585/00 COM(2000) 139 final)

SP 1109 (EC Ref No 8305/00)

SP 1122 (EC Ref No 8882/00 COM(2000) 179 final)

SP 1222 (EC Ref No 9578/00 COM(2000) 368 final)

SP 1226 (EC Ref No 9448/00)

SP 1233 (EC Ref No 10003/00 COM(2000) 400 final)

SP 1274 (EC Ref No 10131/00 COM(2000) 428 final 1999/0244 (COD))

SP 983 (EC Ref No 7245/00 COM(2000) 142)

SP 1013 (EC Ref No 7946/00 COM(2000) 236 cod 98/0249)

SP 1023 (EC Ref No 8136/00 COM(2000) 247 final)

SP 1096 (EC Ref No 8525/00 COM(2000) 222 final)

SP 1216 (EC Ref No 8756/00 COM(2000) 285 final)

Is that agreed?

Members indicated agreement.

The Deputy Convener:

For the following long list of documents, the recommendation is for no further action. The list runs from page 8 to page 28 of the recommendation note. Anybody can, of course, get a copy of any of the documents for their own interest.

SP 978 (EC Ref No 7789/00 COM(2000) 193 2000/76 (CNS))

SP 1017 (EC Ref No 7424/00 COM(2000) 229 final)

SP 1272 (EC Ref No 9907/00 COM(2000) 391 final)

SP 1275 (EC Ref No 8871/00 COM(2000) 303 final)

SP 1269 (EC Ref No 10424/00 COM(2000) 427 final COD 2000/0175)

SP 1270 (EC Ref No 10417/00 COM(2000) 280 final COD 98/0289)

SP 1177 (EC Ref No 8529/00)

SP 1165 (EC Ref No 9679/00)

SP 1117 (EC Ref No 8324/00)

SP 1100 (EC Ref No 8712/00 COM(2000) 293 final)

SP 1049 (EC Ref No 8112/1/00)

SP 1044 (EC Ref No 8141/00 COM(2000) 251 final)

SP 1045 (EC Ref No 7846/00)

SP 1299 (EC Ref No 6232/00 COM(2000) 42 final 2000/0040 (COD))

SP 976 (EC Ref No 7079/00 COM)

SP 991 (EC Ref No 7172/00 COM(2000) 149)

SP 992 (EC Ref No 10317/99)

SP 1018 (EC Ref No 7381/00)

SP 1025 (EC Ref No 7369/00)

SP 1026 (EC Ref No 7371/00)

SP 1027 (EC Ref No 8453/00)

SP 1028 (EC Ref No 8235/00 COM(2000) 207 final)

SP 1029 (EC Ref No 8236/00 COM(2000) 208 final)

SP 1030 (EC Ref No 8237/00 COM(2000) 209 final)

SP 1031 (EC Ref No 8238/00 COM(2000) 210 final)

SP 1032 (EC Ref No 8239/00 COM(2000) 211 final)

SP 1033 (EC Ref No 8240/00 COM(2000) 215 final)

SP 1034 (EC Ref No 8241/00 COM(2000) 217 final)

SP 1035 (EC Ref No 8242/00 COM(2000) 218 final)

SP 1036 (EC Ref No 3618/00)

SP 1040 (EC Ref No 8130/00 COM(2000) 246 final)

SP 1042 (EC Ref No 8140/00 COM(2000) 244 final)

SP 1043 (EC Ref No 8141/00 COM(2000) 251 final)

SP 1047 (EC Ref No 8112/00)

SP 1048 (EC Ref No 7571/1/00)

SP 1050 (EC Ref No 7370/00)

SP 1051 (EC Ref No 7123/00 COM(2000) 111 final 2000/0062 (COD))

SP 1052 (EC Ref No 7369/1/00)

SP 1053 (EC Ref No 7793/00 COM(2000) 235 final)

SP 1054 (EC Ref No 7815/00 COM(2000) 250 final)

SP 1055 (EC Ref No 7881/00 COM(2000) 249 final)

SP 1057 (EC Ref No 8076/00 COM(2000) 288 final)

SP 1058 (EC Ref No 8169/00 COM(2000) 186 final)

SP 1059 (EC Ref No 8214/00 COM(2000) 255 final—2000/0105 (ACC))

SP 1061 (EC Ref No 8243/00 COM(2000) 228 final)

SP 1062 (EC Ref No 8244/00 COM(2000) 232 final)

SP 1063 (EC Ref No 8245/00 COM(2000) 258 final)

SP 1064 (EC Ref No 8303/00 COM(2000) 265 final)

SP 1071 (EC Ref No 8455/00)

SP 1072 (EC Ref No 8402/00 SEC(2000) 720 final)

SP 1073 (EC Ref No 8304/00 COM(2000) 263 final)

SP 1074 (EC Ref No 8406/00 COM(2000) 241 final)

SP 1082 (EC Ref No 8287/00 COM(2000) 253 final)

SP 1083 (EC Ref No 8286/00 COM(2000) 252 final)

SP 1084 (EC Ref No 8285/00 COM(2000) 245 final)

SP 1085 (EC Ref No 8283/00 COM(2000) 234 final)

SP 1086 (EC Ref No 8282/00 COM(2000) 233 final)

SP 1087 (EC Ref No 8281/00 COM(2000) 227 final)

SP 1088 (EC Ref No 8280/00 COM(2000) 226 final)

SP 1089 (EC Ref No 8279/00 COM(2000) 225 final)

SP 1090 (EC Ref No 8278/00 COM(2000) 221 final)

SP 1093 (EC Ref No 7050/00 COM(2000) 143 final)

SP 1094 (EC Ref No 8350/00 COM(2000) 274 final)

SP 1098 (EC Ref No 8568/00 COM(2000) 266 final)

SP 1101 (EC Ref No 8783/00 COM(2000) 119 final)

SP 1102 (EC Ref No 8795/00 COM(2000) 262 final)

SP 1107 (EC Ref No 8875/00 COM(2000) 299 final)

SP 1108 (EC Ref No 7512/00)

SP 1110 (EC Ref No 8414/2/00)

SP 1111 (EC Ref No 8441/00 SEC(2000) 763)

SP 1112 (EC Ref No 8284/00 COM(2000) 240 final)

SP 1113 (EC Ref No 8889/00 SEC(2000) 765 final)

SP 1115 (EC Ref No 8271/00)

SP 1116 (EC Ref No 8084/00 COM(2000) 269 final)

SP 1118 (EC Ref No 9165/00)

SP 1119 (EC Ref No 9017/00)

SP 1120 (EC Ref No 8716/00)

SP 1121 (EC Ref No 8218/00 COM(2000) 231 final)

SP 1123 (EC Ref No 8856/00 SEC(2000) 879)

SP 1124 (EC Ref No 8872/00 COM(2000) 324 final)

SP 1125 (EC Ref No 9175/00 COM(2000) 331 final)

SP 1126 (EC Ref No 7783/00 COM(2000) 169 final)

SP 1127 (EC Ref No 9072/00 COM(2000) 325 final)

SP 1128 (EC Ref No 9022/00 COM(2000) 318 final)

SP 1129 (EC Ref No 9042/00 COM(2000) 311 final)

SP 1130 (EC Ref No 9018/00 COM(2000) 316 final)

SP 1131 (EC Ref No 9143/00 COM(2000) 310 final)

SP 1132 (EC Ref No 9122/00 COM(2000) 308 final)

SP 1133 (EC Ref No 8917/00 COM(2000) 321 final)

SP 1134 (EC Ref No 9044/00 COM(2000) 294 final)

SP 1135 (EC Ref No 8824/00 COM(2000) 295 final)

SP 1138 (EC Ref No 8930/00 COM(2000) 326 final)

SP 1139 (EC Ref No 8796/00 SEC(2000) 844)

SP 1140 (EC Ref No 9089/00 COM(2000) 346 final)

SP 1141 (EC Ref No 9097/00 COM(2000) 330 final)

SP 1142 (EC Ref No 9098/00 COM(2000) 333 final)

SP 1145 (EC Ref No 9321/00 COM(2000) 332 final)

SP 1147 (EC Ref No 9514/00)

SP 1148 (EC Ref No 8872/00 COM(2000) 324 final)

SP 1150 (EC Ref No 8872/00 COM(2000) 324 final—vol II)

SP 1151 (EC Ref No 8634/00)

SP 1152 (EC Ref No 8145/00 COM(2000) 242 final)

SP 1153 (EC Ref No 8934/00 COM(2000) 336)

SP 1154 (EC Ref No 9124/00 COM(2000) 329 final)

SP 1155 (EC Ref No 9350/00 COM(2000) 219 final)

SP 1156 (EC Ref No 9031/00)

SP 1157 (EC Ref No 9262/00 COM(2000) 313 final)

SP 1159 (EC Ref No 9478/00 COM(2000) 354 final)

SP 1160 (EC Ref No 9385/00 COM(2000) 343 final)

SP 1161 (EC Ref No 9395/00 COM(2000) 337 final)

SP 1162 (EC Ref No 2000/0125 (CNS) COM(2000) 317 final)

SP 1163 (EC Ref No 7978/1/00)

SP 1164 (EC Ref No 89379826/00)

SP 1166 (EC Ref No 9309/00 COM(2000) 289 final)

SP 1168 (EC Ref No 9463/00 COM(2000) 356 final)

SP 1170 (EC Ref No 9337/00 COM(2000) 348 final)

SP 1171 (EC Ref No 9264/00 COM(2000) 328 final)

SP 1172 (EC Ref No 9347/00 COM(2000) 340 final)

SP 1174 (EC Ref No 9034/00)

SP 1175 (EC Ref No 9149/00)

SP 1178 (EC Ref No 9091/00)

SP 1179 (EC Ref No 9150/00)

SP 1180 (EC Ref No 8986/00)

SP 1181 (EC Ref No 9366/00 COM(2000) 349 final)

SP 1182 (EC Ref No 9483/00 COM(2000) 292 final)

SP 1183 (EC Ref No 8296/00)

SP 1184 (EC Ref No 8297/00)

SP 1185 (EC Ref No 9446/00 COM(2000) 283 final)

SP 1186 (EC Ref No 9213/00 COM(2000) 304 final)

SP 1187 (EC Ref No 9477/00 COM(2000) 281 final)

SP 1188 (EC Ref No 9844/00 COM(2000) 382 final)

SP 1189 (EC Ref No 9094/00)

SP 1191 (EC Ref No 9870/00 COM(2000) 415 final)

SP 1193 (EC Ref No 8417/00)

SP 1194 (EC Ref No 9888/00 SEC(2000) 1034 final)

SP 1195 (EC Ref No 9886/00 COM(2000) 380 final)

SP 1196 (EC Ref No 9871/00 COM(2000)314 final)

SP 1197 (EC Ref No 9853/00 COM(2000) 302 final)

SP 1198 (EC Ref No 9826/00 COM(2000) 365 final)

SP 1200 (EC Ref No 9744/00 SEC(2000) 934)

SP 1201 (EC Ref No 9819/00 COM(2000) 410 final)

SP 1202 (EC Ref No 9774/00 COM(2000) 369 final)

SP 1203 (EC Ref No 9773/00 COM(2000) 260 final)

SP 1204 (EC Ref No 9744/00 COM(2000) 367 final)

SP 1205 (EC Ref No 9740/00 SEC(2000) 1052)

SP 1206 (EC Ref No 9743/00 COM(2000) 375 final)

SP 1207 (EC Ref No 9710/00 COM(2000) 370 final)

SP 1208 (EC Ref No 9721/00 COM(2000) 371 final)

SP 1210 (EC Ref No 9607/00 COM(2000) 366 final)

SP 1211 (EC Ref No 9683/00 COM(2000) 344 final)

SP 1212 (EC Ref No 9655/00 COM(2000) 395 final)

SP 1213 (EC Ref No 9645/00 COM(2000) 373 final)

SP 1214 (EC Ref No 9637/00 COM(2000) 359 final)

SP 1215 (EC Ref No 9634/00 COM(2000) 363 final)

SP 1217 (EC Ref No 9431/00)

SP 1218 (EC Ref No 9560/00)

SP 1219 (EC Ref No 9556/00 COM(2000) 362 final)

SP 1220 (EC Ref No 9562/00 COM(2000) 361 final)

SP 1221 (EC Ref No 9575/00 COM(2000) 357 final)

SP 1223 (EC Ref No 9639/00)

SP 1227 (EC Ref No 9712/00)

SP 1228 (EC Ref No 9965/00)

SP 1229 (EC Ref No 10237/00 COM(2000) 422 final)

SP 1230 (EC Ref No 10271/00 COM(2000) 416 final)

SP 1231 (EC Ref No 10020/00 COM(2000) 358 final)

SP 1232 (EC Ref No 8638/00 COM(2000) 335 final)

SP 1234 (EC Ref No 10277/00 COM(2000) 388 final—2000/0166 (ACC))

SP 1237 (EC Ref No 9841/00 SEC(2000) 1095 final)

SP 1238 (EC Ref No 9979/00 COM(2000) 425 final)

SP 1239 (EC Ref No 9956/00 COM(2000) 398 final COD 2000/0162)

SP 1241 (EC Ref No 9959/00 COM(2000) 404 final)

SP 1243 (EC Ref No 9911/00 COM(2000) 397 final)

SP 1244 (EC Ref No 10253/00 COM(2000) 426 final COD 2000/0170)

SP 1245 (EC Ref No 9843/00)

SP 1246 (EC Ref No 9408/00 SEC(2000) 885 final)

SP 1247 (EC Ref No 8777/00)

SP 1248 (EC Ref No 9693/00 COM(2000) 406 final)

SP 1251 (EC Ref No 10094/00 COM(2000) 350 final)

SP 1252 (EC Ref No 10184/00 COM(2000) 396 final)

SP 1253 (EC Ref No Brussels, xxx COM/2000/430 final)

SP 1254 (EC Ref No PE-CONS 3639/00 ENV 221 CODEC 513)

SP 1256 (EC Ref No 10196/00 COM(2000) 418 final)

SP 1257 (EC Ref No 10204/00 COM(2000) 421 final)

SP 1258 (EC Ref No 10216/00 COM(2000) 424 final)

SP 1261 (EC Ref No 10064/00)

SP 1262 (EC Ref No 8158/00 COM(2000) 270 final)

SP 1263 (EC Ref No SEC(2000) 1078 final)

SP 1264 (EC Ref No 9566/00 COM(2000) 390 final)

SP 1265 (EC Ref No 9572/00 COM(2000) 403 final)

SP 1266 (EC Ref No 9569/00 COM(2000) 389 final)

SP 1267 (EC Ref No SEC(2000) 1103 final)

SP 1268 (EC Ref No 9692/00 COM(2000) 408 final)

SP 1278 (EC Ref No 9975/00 SEC(2000) 1099 final)

SP 1280 (EC Ref No 10568/00 COM(2000) 454 final)

SP 1281 (EC Ref No 10135/00)

SP 1282 (EC Ref No 9242/00 COM(2000) 341 final)

SP 1283 (EC Ref No 9656/00 COM(2000) 436 final)

SP 1284 (EC Ref No Brussels, 19.05.2000 SEC(2000) 772 final)

SP 1285 (EC Ref No Brussels, 19.05.2000 SEC(2000) 847 final)

SP 1286 (EC Ref No Brussels, 24.05.2000 SEC(2000) 903 final)

SP 1287 (EC Ref No Brussels, 29.05.2000 SEC(2000) 912 final)

SP 1288 (EC Ref No Brussels, 22.06.2000 SEC(2000) 1045 final)

SP 1289 (EC Ref No Brussels, 26.06.2000 SEC(2000) 1055 final)

SP 1290 (EC Ref No Brussels, 27.06.2000 SEC(2000) 1046 final)

SP 1291 (EC Ref No 10654/00)

SP 1295 (EC Ref No 10541/00 COM(2000) 323 final CNS 2000/128)

SP 1296 (EC Ref No 10644/00 COM(2000) 456 final)

SP 961 (EC Ref No 7362/00)

SP 963 (EC Ref No 7577/00 COM(2000) 137)

SP 964 (EC Ref No 7640/00 COM(2000) 181)

SP 965 (EC Ref No 7716/00 COM(2000) 189 COD 2000/0077)

SP 966 (EC Ref No 7782/00 COM(2000) 102)

SP 967 (EC Ref No 7829/00 COM(2000) 194)

SP 971 (EC Ref No 7632/00 COM(2000) 176 1998/0071)

SP 973 (EC Ref No 7631/00 COM(2000) 172 AVC 2000/0075)

SP 974 (EC Ref No 7516/00)

SP 975 (EC Ref No 6302/00 COR 1)

SP 977 (EC Ref No 7751/00 COM(2000) 196)

SP 979 (EC Ref No 7830/00 COM(2000) 201)

SP 980 (EC Ref No 7485/00 COM(2000) 180)

SP 981 (EC Ref No 7080/00 COM(2000) 135)

SP 982 (EC Ref No 7178/00)

SP 984 (EC Ref No 7171/00 COM(2000) 148)

SP 985 (EC Ref No 7790/00 SEC(2000) 573)

SP 986 (EC Ref No 7906/00 COM(2000) 223 1998/0333 (COD))

SP 987 (EC Ref No 7695/00)

SP 988 (EC Ref No 7728/00)

SP 989 (EC Ref No 7581/00 COM(2000) 187)

SP 990 (EC Ref No 7865/00 SEC(2000) 489)

SP 993 (EC Ref No 7415/00 COM(2000) 136)

SP 995 (EC Ref No 7414/00 COM(2000) 160 AVC 2000/0051)

SP 996 (EC Ref No 7214/00 COM(2000) 166)

SP 997 (EC Ref No 7023/00 COM(2000) 132)

SP 998 (EC Ref No 7792/00 COM(2000) 199)

SP 999 (EC Ref No 7008/00 COM(2000) 175)

SP 1000 (EC Ref No 7872/00 AUDIO 17 ECO 92)

SP 1001 (EC Ref No 7957/00 COM(2000) 138 2000/0053 (ACC))

SP 1002 (EC Ref No 7302/00 SEC(2000) 481)

SP 1003 (EC Ref No 7769/00 UEM 70)

SP 1004 (EC Ref No 7917/00 COR 1 (en) COM(2000) 167)

SP 1005 (EC Ref No 7828/00 COM(2000) 214)

SP 1007 (EC Ref No SEC(2000) 233)

SP 1008 (EC Ref No 7420/00 COM(2000) 220)

SP 1009 (EC Ref No 7873/00)

SP 1010 (EC Ref No 7917/00 COM(2000) 167)

SP 1011 (EC Ref No 7193/00 COM(2000) 171)

SP 1012 (EC Ref No 7636/00 COM(2000) 188)

SP 1014 (EC Ref No 7965/00 COM(2000) 216)

SP 1015 (EC Ref No 6283/2/00 REV 2 MIGR 18)

SP 1016 (EC Ref No 7818/00 COM(2000) 213)

SP 1019 (EC Ref No 8121/00 COM(2000) 248 final)

SP 1020 (EC Ref No 7964/00)

SP 1022 (EC Ref No 8092/00 COM(2000) 230 final)

SP 1024 (EC Ref No 8144/00 COM(2000) 237 final)

SP 1060 (EC Ref No 8221/00 COM(2000) 259 final)

SP 1067 (EC Ref No 8333/00 COM(2000) 212 final)

SP 1068 (EC Ref No 8349/00 COM(2000) 277 final)

SP 1069 (EC Ref No 8396/00 COM(2000) 118 final)

SP 1070 (EC Ref No 8473/00 COM(2000) 271 final)

SP 1075 (EC Ref No 8252/00 COM(2000) 198 final)

SP 1076 (EC Ref No 8310/00)

SP 1077 (EC Ref No 8362/00 COM(2000) 243 final)

SP 1078 (EC Ref No 8361/00 COM(2000) 185 final)

SP 1079 (EC Ref No 8407/00 COM(2000) 261 final)

SP 1080 (EC Ref No 8815/00 COM(2000) 297 final)

SP 1081 (EC Ref No 8499/00 COM(2000) 267 final)

SP 1104 (EC Ref No 8563/00 COM(2000) 309 final)

SP 1105 (EC Ref No 8843/00 COM(2000) 298 final)

SP 1106 (EC Ref No 8890/00 COM(2000) 264 final)

SP 1143 (EC Ref No 9312/00 COM(2000) 279 final)

SP 1167 (EC Ref No 9102/00 COM(2000) 353 final)

SP 969 (EC Ref No 7743/00)

SP 970 (EC Ref No 7890/00)

SP 994 (EC Ref No 7293/00)

SP 1173 (EC Ref No 7653/00)

Is the recommendation for those documents agreed?

Members indicated agreement.

The Deputy Convener:

Thank you. I want also to record our thanks to the clerks and to the legal adviser for dealing with a number of matters during the time that the committee has not been scrutinising the papers regularly. As members can see, a huge amount of paperwork comes in. It is simply not possible for us to go through all the documents in detail. We rely on the assistance of the clerks and the legal adviser to identify the areas that the committee wants to pick up at a future date.

We have completed the business that will be held in public. As agreed at the beginning of the meeting, we now move into private session to deal with the rest of the agenda. I bid goodbye to the people in the public gallery. I hope that they have enjoyed a riveting afternoon.

Meeting continued in private until 16:25.