Treaty on European Union

AN CONRADH AR AN AONTAS EORPACH:

DOICIMÉID A FUARTHAS DE BHUN PRÓTACAIL MAIDIR LE RÓL NA bPARLAIMINTÍ NÁISIÚNTA SAN AONTAS EORPACH

2 MÁRTA – 8 MÁRTA 2020

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TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION:

DOCUMENTS RECEIVED PURSUANT TO PROTOCOL ON THE ROLE OF NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

2 MARCH – 8 MARCH 2020

2 March – 8 March 2020

INTRODUCTION

With the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty and the recognition of the desire to encourage greater involvement of national Parliaments in the activities of the European Union and to enhance their ability to express their views on draft legislative acts of the European Union as well as on other matters which may be of particular interest to them, the Protocol on the enhanced Role of National Parliaments provides the following under Title I, Information for National Parliaments:

Article 1:

• Commission consultation documents (green and white papers and communications) shall be forwarded directly by the Commission to national Parliaments upon publication. The Commission shall also forward the annual legislative programme as well as any other instrument of legislative planning or policy to national Parliaments, at the same time as to the European Parliament and the Council; Article 2: • Draft legislative acts1 sent to the European Parliament and to the Council, originating from the Commission, initiated by the European Parliament or a group of Member States, requested by the Court of Justice, recommended by the European Central Bank or requested by the European Investment Bank; Article 5: • The agendas for and the outcome of meetings of the Council, including the minutes of meetings where the Council is deliberating on draft legislative acts, shall be forwarded directly to national Parliaments, at the same time as to Member States' governments; and Article 6: • Initiatives of the European Council under the simplified procedure for Treaty revisions in accordance with the first or second subparagraphs of Article 48(7)2 of the Treaty on European Union; Article 7: • The Court of Auditors shall forward its annual report to national Parliaments, for information, at the same time as to the European Parliament and to the Council.

While the Standing Orders of both Houses provide that EU documents referred to above automatically stand referred to the relevant Committee each member of the Houses can be considered to be entitled, as of right, to notice of the documents, given that the role is conferred on “National Parliaments” by the Treaty.

Clerk Clerk Dáil Éireann Seanad Éireann

1 ‘draft legislative acts' shall mean proposals from the Commission, initiatives from a group of Member States, initiatives from the European Parliament, requests from the Court of Justice, recommendations from the European Central Bank and requests from the European Investment Bank for the adoption of a legislative act. 2 Article 48(7) states that if a national parliament makes known its opposition within six months of the date of notification its opposition to a European Council proposal to amend the Treaties under the simplified revision procedure, the decision will not be adopted.

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CONTENTS

Document Received Page Number Article 1: 1.1 Commission consultation documents (green and white papers, 3 communications, reports and staff working documents)

Commission consultation documents (Green and white papers and communications) shall be forwarded directly by the Commission to national Parliaments upon publication. The Commission shall also forward the annual legislative programme as well as any other instrument of legislative planning or policy to national Parliaments, at the same time as to the European

Parliament and the Council 1.2 Reasoned Opinions of National Parliaments on the application of the principles of Subsidiarity and Proportionality in non-legislative acts

Article 2:

2.1 Draft legislative acts 4

(a) Draft legislative Acts received and accompanying documents

(b) Letters received in relation to draft legislative acts confirming the 6 date from which the eight-week period commences concerning the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality

2.2 Documents relevant to the ongoing negotiation of Draft legislative acts

(a) Communications published pursuant to Article 294 TFEU concerning the ordinary legislative procedure e.g. positions adopted at first reading (b) Reasoned Opinions of National Parliaments on the application of the principles of Subsidiarity and Proportionality in draft legislative acts

Article 5: Agendas for and the outcome of meetings of the Council, including the 7 minutes of meetings where the Council is deliberating on draft legislative acts

Other Documents received: Documents received regarding amendments to the Treaties pursuant to Art 8 48 (2) of the Treaty on European Union3

3 Documents not covered by the Protocol on the enhanced Role of National Parliaments 2

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All COM and SWD documents referenced can be accessed through IPEX

ARTICLE 1

1.1 Commission consultation documents (green and white papers, communications, reports and staff working documents) Document Document Title Date Number Transmitted

COM(2020)74 REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN 02/03/2020 PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL On the exercise of the power to adopt delegated acts conferred to the Commission pursuant to Directive (EU) 2015/2203 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to caseins and caseinates intended for human consumption and repealing Council Directive 83/417/EEC COM(2020)150 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE 02/03/2020 EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK AND THE EUROGROUP 2020 European Semester: Assessment of progress on structural reforms, prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances, and results of in-depth reviews under Regulation (EU) No 1176(2011) SWD(2020)507 COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Country 02/03/2020 Report Greece 2020 Accompanying the document COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK AND THE EUROGROUP 2020 European Semester: Assessment of progress on structural reforms, prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances, and results of in-depth reviews under Regulation (EU) No 1176/2011 {COM(2020)150 final} COM(2020)77 REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN 04/03/2020 PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL on the exercise of delegation of powers to the Commission to adopt delegated acts pursuant to Article 18(2) of Directive 2014/45/EU, Article 7(2) of Directive 1999/37/EC and Article 22(2) of Directive 2014/47/EU

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COM(2020)83 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE 04/03/2020 EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT pursuant to Article 294(6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union concerning the position of the Council on the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency and other essential parameters and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1222/2009 SWD(2020)53 COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Analysis by 04/03/2020 the Commission services of the budgetary situation in Romania Accompanying the document Recommendation for a COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION with a view to bringing an end to the situation of an excessive government deficit in Romania {COM(2020)91 final} COM(2020)152 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE 05/03/2020 EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 COM(2020)101 REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN 05/03/2020 PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS on the implementation of the EU Action Plan 2017-2019 on tackling the gender pay gap SWD(2020)101 COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT 05/03/2020 Implementation of the measures set out in the EU Action Plan 2017-2019 on tackling the gender pay gap Accompanying the document REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS on the implementation of the EU Action Plan 2017- 2019 on tackling the gender pay gap {COM(2020)101 final}

1.2 Reasoned Opinions of National Parliaments on the application of the principles of Subsidiarity and Proportionality in draft non-legislative acts Document Document Title Date Number ______Received

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ARTICLE 2 2.1 Draft legislative acts and accompanying documents (a) Draft legislative Acts received and accompanying documents Proposal Proposal Title Date Number Transmitted

COM(2020)87 Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION amending 04/03/2020 Regulation (EU) 2019/1838 as regards certain fishing opportunities for 2020 in the Baltic Sea and other waters, and correcting and amending Regulation (EU) 2020/123 as regards certain fishing opportunities for 2020 in Union and non-Union waters COM(2020)78 Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 04/03/2020 AND OF THE COUNCIL on a European Year of Rail (2021)

COM(2020)91 Recommendation for a COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION 04/03/2020 with a view to bringing an end to the situation of an excessive government deficit in Romania COM(2020)89 Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the existence of an 04/03/2020 excessive deficit in Romania

COM(2020)80 Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN 04/03/2020 PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (European Climate Law) COM(2020)92 Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the extension of the 05/03/2020 entitlement for co-productions as provided for in Article 5 of the Protocol on Cultural Cooperation to the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part

(b) Letters received in relation to draft legislative acts confirming the date from which the eight-week period commences concerning the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality Proposal Proposal Title Date of Number Letter

2.2 Documents received relevant to the ongoing negotiation of Draft legislative acts (a) Communications published pursuant to Article 294 TFEU concerning the ordinary legislative procedure e.g. outcomes/positions adopted at first reading Document Document Title Date Number Received

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(b) Reasoned Opinions of National Parliaments on the application of the principles of Subsidiarity and Proportionality in draft legislative acts Document Document Title Date Number Received

COM (2019) 580 REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE 04/03/2020 COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 as ST 6536/20 regards financial discipline as from financial year 2021 and Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 as regards flexibility between pillars in respect of calendar year 2020 [13644/19 + ADD 1 - COM (2019) 580 final] - Opinion on the application of the Principles of Subsidiarity and Proportionality {Senate of Romania} COM(2019) 330 Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 04/03/2020 AND OF THE COUNCIL on the Strategic Innovation Agenda of COM(2019) 301 the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) 2021-2027: Boosting the Innovation Talent and Capacity of ST 6538/20 Europe [doc. 11227/19 - COM(2019) 330 FINAL]

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (recast) [doc. 11228/19 - COM(2019) 331 FINAL]

- Opinion on the application of the Principles of Subsidiarity and Proportionality {Italian Chamber of Deputies} COM (2019) 581 REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE 04/03/2020 COUNCIL laying down certain transitional provisions for the ST 6569/20 support by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) in the year 2021 and amending Regulations (EU) No 228/2013, (EU) No 229/2013 and (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards resources and their distribution in respect of the year 2021 and amending Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 as regards their resources and application in the year 2021 [13643/19 + ADD 1 - COM (2019) 581 final] - Opinion on the application of the Principles of Subsidiarity and Proportionality {Senate of Romania}

2 March – 8 March 2020

ST 6596/20 Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 05/03/2020 AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing rules on support for COM(2018) 392 strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the Common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and COM(2018) 393 financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund

(EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural COM(2018) 394 Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council [9645/18 - COM (2018) 392 final] Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 [9634/18 - COM (2018) 393 final] Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products, (EU) No 1151/2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs, (EU) No 251/2014 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of aromatised wine products, (EU) No 228/2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union and (EU) No 229/2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in favour of the smaller Aegean islands [9556/18 - COM (2018) 394 final] {Opinion of the Greek Parliament on the new Common Agricultural Policy}

ARTICLE 5 The agendas for and the outcome of meetings of the Council

Agenda Title

CM 1689/20 NOTICE OF MEETING AND PROVISIONAL AGENDA COUNCIL OF 02/03/2020 THE EUROPEAN UNION (Economic and Financial Affairs) Europa building, Brussels 17 March 2020 (10.00) CM 1719/20 NOTICE OF MEETING AND PROVISIONAL AGENDA COUNCIL OF 02/03/2020 THE EUROPEAN UNION (Foreign Affairs) Zagreb 6 March 2020 (9.15) CM 1720/20 NOTICE OF MEETING AND PROVISIONAL AGENDA COUNCIL OF 02/03/2020 THE EUROPEAN UNION (Justice and Home Affairs) Europa building, Brussels 4 March 2020 (17.00) ST 6182/20 PROVISIONAL AGENDA COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 03/03/2020 (Environment) Europa building, Brussels 5 March 2020 (9.30) ST 6467/20 PROVISIONAL AGENDA COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 04/03/2020 (Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs) Europa building, Brussels 6 March 2020 (10.00) ST 6182/1/20 PROVISIONAL AGENDA COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 04/03/2020 REV1 (Environment) Europa building, Brussels 5 March 2020 (9.30) 7

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ST 6509/20 PROVISIONAL AGENDA COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 04/03/2020 (Justice and Home Affairs) Europa building, Brussels 4 March 2020 (17.00) CM 1657/20 NOTICE OF MEETING AND PROVISIONAL AGENDA COUNCIL OF 04/03/2020 THE EUROPEAN UNION (Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs) Europa building, Brussels 19 March 2020 (9.00) CM 1710/20 NOTICE OF MEETING AND PROVISIONAL AGENDA COUNCIL OF 05/03/2020 THE EUROPEAN UNION (Agriculture and Fisheries) Europa building, Brussels 23 March 2020 (10.00) ST 6513/20 PROVISIONAL AGENDA COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 05/03/2020 (Foreign Affairs) Zagreb, 6 March 2020 (9.15) CM 1772/20 NOTICE OF MEETING AND PROVISIONAL AGENDA COUNCIL OF 06/03/2020 THE EUROPEAN UNION (Foreign Affairs) Europa building, Brussels 23 March 2020 (9.30) Outcome Title ST 6138/20 OUTCOME OF THE COUNCIL MEETING 3749th Council meeting 02/03/2020 Economic and Financial Affairs Brussels, 18 February 2020 ST 6247/20 OUTCOME OF THE COUNCIL MEETING 3752nd Council meeting 06/03/2020 General Affairs Brussels, 25 February 2020

Other Documents Received Documents received regarding amendments to the Treaties pursuant to Art 48(2) of the Treaty on European Union Document Document Title Date Received Number D303394 Letter to Clerk of the Dáil from the Deputy Secretary-General 02/03/2020 of the European Parliament, along with texts adopted by the European Parliament at its part-session of 29-30 January 2020.

D303389 Letter to Clerk of the Seanad from the Deputy Secretary- 02/03/2020 General of the European Parliament, along with texts adopted by the European Parliament at its part-session of 29-30 January 2020. N/A Notification of roadmaps published by the European 03/03/2020 Commission • Business and Industry • Single market

N/A Notification of public consultations launched by the European 04/03/2020 Commission • Public Health • Food Safety

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ST 6212/20 LEGISLATIVE ACTS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS: 04/03/2020 CORRIGENDUM/RECTIFICATIF Subject: Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 of 13 July 2015 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (codification) (Official Journal of the European Union L 248 of 24 September 2015) N/A Notification of public consultations launched by the European 06/03/2020 Commission • Consumers • Climate Action

N/A Notification of roadmaps published by the European 06/03/2020 Commission • Consumers • Justice and Fundamental Rights

C(2020)1298) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/396 of 4 March 06/03/2020 2020 on the proposed citizens’ initiative entitled ‘Voters Without Borders, Full Political Rights for EU Citizens’ (notified under document C(2020) 1298)

ST 6506/20 From: General Secretariat of the Council 04/03/2020 To: National Parliaments Subject: Council Implementing Decision setting out a recommendation on addressing the deficiencies identified in the 2019 evaluation of France on the application of the Schengen acquis in the field of management of the external air borders (Border Crossing Points Orly Airport Paris and Nice Airport) ST 6510/20 From: General Secretariat of the Council 04/03/2020 To: National Parliaments Subject: Council Implementing Decision setting out a recommendation on addressing the deficiencies identified in the 2019 evaluation of the Czech Republic on the application of the Schengen acquis in the field of Schengen Information System ST 6507/20 From: General Secretariat of the Council 04/03/2020 To: National Parliaments Subject: Council Implementing Decision setting out a recommendation on addressing the deficiencies identified in the 2019 evaluation of the Czech Republic on the application of the Schengen acquis in the field of police cooperation