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400.C.2-0

EUK

13. juli 2004

Til underretning for Folketingets Europaudvalg vedlægges de foreløbige dagsordener for rådsmøder, der forberedes af De faste repræsentanters Komité (del 2) under det nederlandske formandskab.

COUNCIL OF

THE EUROPEAN UNION

Brussels, 30 June 2004

11015/04

POLGEN 32

NOTE

from :

Presidency

to :

Delegations

Subject :

Dutch Presidency – provisional agendas for Council meetings prepared by Coreper (Part 2)

In accordance with Article 2, paragraph 6, of the Council's rules of procedure, the Presidency attaches for information the indicative provisional agendas for Council meetings prepared by the Permanent Representatives Committee (Part 2) for the period up to 31 December 2004.

________________________

Dutch Presidency

Draft Work Programme for Council meetings

prepared by COREPER (Part 2)

COUNCIL

DATE

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

GENERAL AFFAIRS AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS

12/13.07.04

13/14.09.04

11/12.10.04

02.11.04

22/23.11.04

13/14.12.04

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS

05.07.04

16.07.04

21.10.04

16.11.04

25.11.04

07.12.04

JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS

19.07.04

25/26.10.04

02/03.12.04

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

GENERAL AFFAIRS AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS COUNCIL

BRUSSELS – 12/13 JULY 2004

Session on General Affairs

1. Work Programme of the Dutch Presidency

Session on External Relations

1. WTO/DDA

2. Iraq

3. ASEM

4. Western Balkans

5. Afghanistan

6. Sudan

7. (poss.) Indonesia

8. (poss.) European Neighbourhood Policy

9. ESDP

Likely to become "A" items

  • Progress of work in other Council configurations
  • Exercise Programme 2005-2009
  • (poss.) Joint Action on WMD Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the Russian Federation
  • (poss.) Renewal of Council Decision on small arms and light weapons in Latin America
  • Adoption of "EU Priorities for UNGA 59"
  • Transparency
  • open debates on acts adopted in accordance with the co-decision procedure (Art. 251 TEC) and Art. 8.1.a of the Council's Rules of Procedures
  • (poss.) Relations with Ukraine
  • Presidency work plan on the implementation of the Common Strategy
  • Relations with Kazakhstan
  • establishment of the position of the EU for the sixth Cooperation Council on 13 July 2004
  • Relations with Kyrgyzstan
  • establishment of the position of the EU for the sixth Cooperation Council on 13 July 2004

In the margins of the Council

  • Troika EU – OSCE
  • Cooperation Council with Kyrgyzstan
  • Cooperation Council with Kazakhstan

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

GENERAL AFFAIRS AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS COUNCIL

BRUSSELS – 13/14 SEPTEMBER 2004

Session on General Affairs

1. Resolutions, opinions and decisions adopted by the European Parliament at its period of session in Strasbourg on 20-23 July 2004

2. (poss.) Nomination of Members of the Commission

Session on External Relations

1. Afghanistan

2. ASEM

3. Western Balkans

4. (poss.) Effective Multilateralism/UN

5. (poss.) EU – South-Korea

6. (poss.) Budgetisation of the EDF

7. (poss.) Iran

Likely to become "A" items

  • Progress of work in other Council configurations
  • Africa
  • review of Common Position on Human Rights
  • Non-Proliferation
  • (poss.) Council Regulation on the implementation of concessions further to the conclusion of the GATT Article XXIV.6 negotiations
  • Relations with FYROM
  • establishment of the position for the Stabilisation and Association Council on 14 September
  • (poss.) ESDP
  • (poss.) EU Training Concept in ESDP
  • ICTY
  • Relations with Georgia
  • establishment of the position of the EU for the 6th Cooperation Council on 14 September 2004
  • Relations with Armenia
  • establishment of the position of the EU for the 6th Cooperation Council on 14 September 2004
  • Relations with Azerbaijan
  • establishment of the position of the EU for the 6th Cooperation Council on 14 September 2004

In the margins of the Council

  • Cooperation Council with Georgia
  • Cooperation Council with Armenia
  • Cooperation Council with Azerbaijan
  • Stabilisation and Association Council with FYROM

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

GENERAL AFFAIRS AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS COUNCIL

LUXEMBOURG – 11/12 OCTOBER 2004

Session on General Affairs

1. Resolutions, opinions and decisions adopted by the European Parliament at its period of session in Strasbourg on 13-16 September 2004

2. Preparation of the European Council (5 November)

3. Enlargement

4. (poss.) Terrorism

5. (poss.) Financial Framework for 2007-2013

Session on External Relations

1. Iran

2. EU – India

3. Human rights

4. Strategic Partnership on the Middle East and the Mediterranean

5. (poss.) Transatlantic Relations

Likely to become "A" items

  • Progress of work in other Council configurations
  • Angola
  • review of Common Position
  • Non-Proliferation
  • revision of Code of Conduct on arms exports
  • Cambodia
  • renewal of the Council Decision on small arms and light weapons in Cambodia
  • Preparation of the 3rd EU – Jordan Association Council
  • establishment of the EU Common Position
  • Relations with Mercosur
  • establishment of EU Common Position for the Cooperation Council
  • (poss.) Preparation accession conference Romania
  • (poss.) Preparation accession conference Bulgaria

In the margins of the Council

  • Association Council with Jordan
  • (poss.) Accession conference Bulgaria
  • (poss.) Accession conference Romania
  • Cooperation Council with Mercosur
  • 12.30 – 13.00 hours: Signature of the PCA with Tajikistan (all Member States)

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

GENERAL AFFAIRS AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS COUNCIL

BRUSSELS – 2 NOVEMBER 2004

Session on General Affairs

1. Resolutions, opinions and decisions adopted by the European Parliament at its period of session in Strasbourg on 13-14 October 2004

2. Preparation of the European Council (5 November)

Session on External Relations

1. EU – Russia

2. (poss.) Ukraine

3. (poss.) Belarus

4. Western Balkans

5. European Neighbourhood Policy

Likely to become "A" items

  • Progress of work in other Council configurations
  • Nigeria
  • review of Common Position
  • EEA Council
  • establishment of the EU position for the 22nd meeting of the EEA Council

In the margins of the Council

  • EEA Council + political dialogue

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

GENERAL AFFAIRS AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS COUNCIL

BRUSSELS – 22/23 NOVEMBER 2004

Session on General Affairs

1. Resolutions, opinions and decisions adopted by the European Parliament at its period of session in Strasbourg on 25-28 October 2004

2. Preparation of the European Council (17 December)

3. (poss.) Follow-up of the IGC

4. (poss.) Enlargement

Session on External Relations

1. MEPP

2. EU – Canada

3. EU – China

4. Euromed Ministerial meeting

5. Western Balkans

6. Human rights

7. ESDP

= Military Capabilities (Headline Goal 2010; Battle Groups; ECAP)

= European Defence Agency

= Operations

= Civil Capabilities

8. Africa

9. Effectiveness of EU external action

10. Revision of the Cotonou Agreement

11. (poss.) Budgetisation of the EDF

12. (poss.) Economic Cooperation and Development Instrument

13. (poss.) Peace and Security Instrument

14. Public-Private Partnerships

15. Millennium Development Goals:

= Progress report on the EU contribution to the 2005 UN review of the MDGs (public debate)

= Follow-up to the International Conference on Population and Development

(Cairo + 10)

= HIV/Aids and other major poverty diseases

16. Monterrey follow-up

17. Annual Report on EC Development Policy

18. Progress report on commodities and cotton

Likely to become "A" items

  • Progress of work in other Council configurations
  • Preparation of the EU – Bulgaria Association Council
  • (poss.) Preparation of the Accession conference with Romania
  • (poss.) Preparation of the Accession conference with Bulgaria
  • (poss.) Preparation of the EU – Western Balkans Forum
  • (poss.) Council Conclusions on reproductive health, including HIV/Aids
  • Joint Action launching the follow-up to SFOR
  • Rwanda
  • review of Common Position
  • (poss.) Joint Action EUPOL Proxima
  • (poss.) Decision HoM EUPOL Proxima
  • (poss.) Decision concerning the implementation of Joint Action 2002/210/CFSP (European Police Mission) - Budget 2005
  • (poss.) Temporary reception by Member States of the EU of certain Palestinians
  • (poss.) Joint Action 2002/210/CFSP (Integrated Police Unit Kinshasa)
  • EU Annual Report on Human Rights
  • (poss.) Afghanistan
  • (poss.) Land reform in developing countries
  • Relations with South-Africa
  • preparation of the EU-position for the Cooperation Council

In the margins of the Council

  • Military Capabilities Commitment Conference
  • Civil Capabilities Commitment Conference
  • EU – Western Balkans Forum
  • Ministers of Defence: EU + 5
  • Political dialogue with the Palestinian Authority
  • EU – Turkey Troika
  • Accession conference with Bulgaria
  • Accession conference with Romania
  • EU – Bulgaria Association Council
  • Cooperation Council with South-Africa

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

GENERAL AFFAIRS AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS COUNCIL

BRUSSELS – 13/14 DECEMBER 2004

Session on General Affairs

1. Resolutions, opinions and decisions adopted by the European Parliament at its periods of session in Strasbourg on 15-18 November and in Brussels on 1-2 December 2004

2. Preparation of the European Council (17 December)

3. Enlargement

4. Terrorism

5. Financial Framework for 2007-2013

Session on External Relations

1. European Security Strategy

2. ESDP

3. MEPP

5. Non proliferation

Likely to become "A" items

  • Progress of work in other Council configurations
  • (poss.) Liberia
  • (poss.) Haiti
  • (poss.) Council Decision on the extension of the mandate of the European Reconstruction Agency
  • (poss.) Joint Action EUMM
  • (poss.) Decision Head of Mission EUMM
  • (poss.) Decision on small arms and light weapons in South Eastern Europe
  • (poss.) Athena mechanism
  • Adoption of the Council report to the European Council on the implementation of the Common Strategy on Ukraine
  • (poss.) Preparation of the 5th Association Council with Israel
  • adoption of the EU Common Position
  • (poss.) Preparation of the Accession Conference with Romania
  • (poss.) Preparation of the Accession Conference with Bulgaria

In the margins of the Council

  • Association Council with Israel
  • Accession conference with Romania
  • Accession conference with Bulgaria

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL

BRUSSELS – 5 JULY 2004

1. Presidency work programme: presentation

2. Stability and Growth Pact

  • Council Opinions on the Convergence Programmes of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia
  • Implementation of the Excessive Deficit Procedure (Czech Republic, Cyprus, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Greece and Slovakia)
  • Early warning procedure for Italy (Treaty Article 99(4))

3. (poss.) International Accounting Standards (IAS)

  • information by the Commission

4. Fight against terrorism

  • presentation by Mr De Vries

5. A.O.B.

o

o o

p.m. Eurogroup 5 July 2004 (10.00h)

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL

BRUSSELS – 16 JULY 2004

1. Preparation of the conciliation meeting with the European Parliament

2. Establishment by the Council of the draft budget of the European Union for 2005

  • first reading

o

o o

p.m. Conciliation meeting with the European Parliament prior to the Council's first reading

N.B.: The precedent has been established that Conciliation takes place on the same day as the Council meeting rather than the evening before

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL

LUXEMBOURG – 21 OCTOBER 2004

1. (poss.) Council decision appointing the President and other Members of the Commission

2. (poss.) Stability and Growth Pact

3. Excise duties

  • Directive 92/12: progress report
  • Alcohol excises: Commission report

4. VAT

  • Place of supply: political orientation

5. Interest and royalties directive

6. Financial Framework for 2007-2013

7. Risk Capital Action Plan

8. Regulatory Reform Initiative

  • methodology for measuring administrative burden on business

o

o o

p.m. Eurogroup 20 October 2004 (19.00h)

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL

BRUSSELS – 16 NOVEMBER 2004

1. (poss.) Stability and Growth Pact

2. Financial Services Action Plan

  • progress report

3. Clearing and settlement

4. 8th Company Law Directive

5. Tax issues

  • (poss.) Mergers: political agreement
  • VAT Reduced Rates

6. Financial Framework for 2007-2013

o

o o

p.m. Eurogroup 15 November 2004 (19.00h)

Troika with EP 15 November

EFTA lunch

(poss.) Ministerial dialogue with Candidate countries

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL

BRUSSELS – 25 NOVEMBER 2004

1. Annual report of the Court of Auditors

2. Preparation of the conciliation meeting with the European Parliament

3. Letter of amendment to the preliminary draft budget for 2005

  • first reading

4. Draft EU Budget for 2005 as amended and accompanied by proposals for modifications by the European Parliament

  • second reading

o

o o

p.m. Conciliation meeting with the European Parliament prior to the Council's second reading

N.B.: The precedent has been established that Conciliation takes place on the same day as the Council meeting rather than the evening before

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL

BRUSSELS – 7 DECEMBER 2004

1. (poss.) Stability and Growth Pact

2. Review of the Lamfalussy approach, including the mandate of the Interinstitutional monitoring committee

(called for by the Stockholm European Council)

3. Common approach on the third Money Laundering Directive

4. Common approach on CAD 3

5. Tax issues

  • Code of conduct: report
  • VAT

= one stop shop

= anti-avoidance (rationalisation of Article 27 derogations)

6. EU transfer pricing forum – Accession Treaty - Adoption

7. Financial Framework for 2007-2013

o

o o

p.m. Eurogroup: 6 December 2004 (19.00h)

(poss.) Macroeconomic Dialogue at political level (to be confirmed)

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS COUNCIL

BRUSSELS – 19 JULY 2004

1. Multi-annual Programme Justice and Home Affairs

  • orientation debate

= (poss.) Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the assessment of the Tampere programme and future orientations (COM(2004)401)

2. Terrorism

  • follow up European Council conclusions of 17-18 June

= Communication on access to information by law enforcement agencies: presentation by the Commission

3. (poss.) Communication on the establishment of a single procedure for the processing of applications for protection in the Member States

  • presentation by Commission

4. (poss.) Annual report on migration and integration in Europe

  • presentation by Commission

5. (poss.) Communication on common readmission/return policy

  • presentation by Commission

6. Any Other Business

  • measures taken by Greece for the security of Olympic Games, especially against any terrorist attacks: information

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS COUNCIL

LUXEMBOURG – 25/26 OCTOBER 2004

1. Multi-Annual Programme Justice and Home Affairs

  • adoption

2. Terrorism

3. Proposal for a Council Decision on the exchange of information and cooperation concerning terrorist offences

4. Development of a strategy on the combating organised crime

  • political agreement

5. Proposal for a Council Decision on the information exchange, risk-assessment and the control on new narcotic drugs and new synthetic drugs

6. Proposal for a Council Framework Decision concerning the storage of traffic data

7. Revision of the 1990 Council of Europe Convention on Money Laundering concerning the Additional Protocol to the Convention of the Council Convention on Money Laundering of the Council of Europe

  • adoption

8. (poss.) Choice of court clauses

  • political agreement

9. Green paper on economic migration

  • presentation by Commission

10. (poss.) European Payment Order

  • orientation

11. (poss.) Community readmission agreements

  • orientation

12. (poss.) Modification of Regulation EC 539/2001 on visa reciprocity

  • orientation

13. (poss.) Preparation of the Interministerial Conference on integration

  • orientation

14. (poss.) Proposal for a Council Directive on a specific procedure for admitting third-country nationals for purposes of scientific research

  • political agreement

15. (poss.) Proposal for a Council Framework Decision to strengthen the criminal law framework for the enforcement of the law against ship source pollution

16. (poss.) Proposal for a Council Framework Decision on the European Evidence Warrant for obtaining objects, documents and data for use in proceedings in criminal matters

17. (poss.) Draft Council Directive on minimum standards for return procedures and mutual recognition of expulsion decisions

  • presentation by Commission

18. (poss.) Draft Regulation on the establishment and operation of VIS

  • presentation by Commission

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS COUNCIL

BRUSSELS – 2/3 DECEMBER 2004

1. Community readmission agreements

  • political agreement

2. Terrorism

3. Exchange of information and intelligence between intelligence authorities and police (incl. contra strategy recruitment)

  • political agreement

4. Management report SIS II

  • progress report

5. Council Decision on the partial application of the Schengen acquis in the UK

  • political agreement

6. Evaluation of the 2002-2004 Drugs Action Plan

  • adoption

7. Strategy on Drugs 2005-2012

  • political agreement

8. Decision on cross-border police cooperation

  • political agreement

9. Proposal for a Council Framework Decision on data retention

10. Future of CEPOL

11. Draft Council Framework Decision on procedural rights in criminal proceedings

  • progress report

12. Introduction of the common application of biometrics in visa and in residence permits

  • political agreement

13. Amended proposal for a Council Directive on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status

  • formal adoption

14. Conclusions on "Access to durable solutions for refugees"

  • political agreement

15. Proposal for a Council Regulation on the establishment of a regime of local border traffic at the external borders of the Member States and proposal for a Council Regulation on the establishment of a regime of local border traffic at the temporary external land borders between Member States

  • political agreement

16. (poss.) Common principles of integration + handbook on integration

  • orientation

17. (poss.) Council Framework decision on the European Evidence Warrant

  • orientation

18. (poss.) Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Rome II)

  • orientation

19. (poss.) European Payment Order

  • orientation

20. (poss.) Draft Council Directive on minimum standards for return procedures and mutual recognition of expulsion decisions

  • orientation

21. (poss.) Evaluation of joint flights for the removal of third country nationals illegally present in the territory of two or more Member States

  • orientation

22. (poss.) Draft Regulation on the establishment and operation of VIS

  • orientation

23. (poss.) Annual report on illegal immigration

  • orientation

24. (poss.) Conclusions on links between legal and illegal immigration

  • orientation

25. (poss.) Council Regulation establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (recast of Common Manual)

  • orientation

26. (poss.) First report on the monitoring and evaluation of cooperation with third countries in the area of illegal immigration

  • orientation

27. (poss.) Communication on the implementation of the Council conclusions on migration and development policy

  • orientation

28. (poss.) Proposal for a Council Directive on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purpose of paid employment and self-employed economic activities

  • presentation by Commission

29. (poss.) Communication on the establishment of a single procedure for the processing of applications for protection in the Member States

  • presentation by Commission