COUNCIL CONSEIL OF EUROPE DE L'EUROPE

COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS

CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)371 and 372

CONCLUSIONS

OF THE

371st MEETING OF THE MINISTERS' DEPUTIES

HELD IN STRASBOURG ON 2 AND 3 MAY 1984

AND OF THE

372nd MEETING OF THE MINISTERS' DEPUTIES

HELD IN STRASBOURG FROM 14 TO 17 MAY 1984

The Conclusions of the extraordinary meeting of the Ministers' Deputies held in Strasbourg on 24 May 1984 (CM/Del/Concl(84) Ext 24/5) are reproduced at the end of this volume.

STRASBOURG

Confidential CM/Del/Concl(84)371

CONCLUSIONS OF THE 371st MEETING OF THE MINISTERS' DEPUTIES (held in Strasbourg on 2 and 3 May 1984)

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SUMMARY

Page 1. Adoption of the agenda 5 Political and general policy questions 2. Committee of Ministers - Preparation of the 74th Session (10 May 1984) 7 3. Staff questions 11 4. Situation in Cyprus 13 5. Conferences of Specialised Ministers 15 Human Rights 6. Election of 9 members of the European Commission of Human Rights in respect of Austria, Belgium Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom 17 Economic and social questions 7. European Pharmacopoeia - Interview with the Chairman of the European Pharmacopoeia Commission 19 8. Organisation and themes of the 3rd Conference of European Ministers of Labour - Assembly Recommendation 980 23 9. Preparation of forthcoming meetings 25 10. Other business a. Dialogue with the Secretary General 27 CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Dec(84)371 - ii -

APPENDIX I 371st meeting of the Ministers' Deputies (A level) (Strasbourg, 2 May 1984 (3 pm) - 3 May 1984) - Agenda al APPENDIX II Provisional agenda for the 74th Session of the (item 2) Committee of Ministers, to be held on Thursday, 10 May 1984 at 9.30 am, at the Council of Europe, Palais de l'Europe, Strasbourg a3 APPENDIX III 372nd meeting of the Ministers' Deputies (A level) (Strasbourg, 14(3pm) - 18 May 1984) - Draft agenda a7 APPENDIX IV 373rd meeting of the Ministers' Deputies (A level) (Strasbourg, 28 (3pm) - 30 May 1984 - Draft agenda a11 APPENDIX V Statement by Professor Moreau, Chairman of the (item 7) European Pharmacopoeia Commission a13 CONFIDENTIAL - 1 - CM/Del/Concl(84)371

The 371st meeting of the Deputies was opened on Wednesday, 2 May 1984 at 3 pm, under the Chairmanship of Mr. K. Willumsen, Deputy for the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark.

PRESENT AUSTRIA Mr. H.G. Knitel Mr. N. Scherk BELGIUM Mr. A. Vranken Mr. J. Aelvoet CYPRUS Mr. A. Pouyouros Mr. N. Yiannakis DENMARK Mr. K. Willumsen, Chairman Mrs. J. Rechnagel FRANCE Mr. R. Doise, Vice Chairman Mr. B. Widemann Mr. D. Labrosse FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY Mr. K.A. Hampe Mr. P. Platte GREECE Mr. N. Diamantopoulos Mr. D. Constantinou ICELAND Mrs B Asgeirsdottir IRELAND Mr. M. Flynn ITALY Mr. P.M. Antici Mr. A. Graffini LIECHTENSTEIN HSH Prince Nicholas of Liechtenstein Mr. D. Ospelt LUXEMBOURG Mr. J. Hostert MALTA - CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)371 - 2 -

NETHERLANDS Mr. C. Schneider Mr. P.H. Le Clercq NORWAY Mr. E. Winsnes Mr. L.A. Ulland PORTUGAL Mr. J. Pereira Bastos Mr. J. da Rocha Páris SPAIN Mr. F. Baeza Mr. N. Ferrer Colom SWEDEN Mr. B. Arvidson Miss L. Karlsson SWITZERLAND Mr. T. Raeber Mrs. I. Apelbaum TURKEY Mr. S. Korkud Mr. S. özsoy Mr. K. Gür UNITED KINGDOM Mr. C.D. Lush Miss A. Stoddart CONFIDENTIAL - 3 - CM/Del/Concl(84)371

Opening the meeting, the Chairman deplored the fact that yet again a Turkish national, the husband of a Turkish diplomat, had been the victim of a terrorist attack in Teheran. He asked the Turkish delegation to transmit the Committees's sympathy and condolences to its authorities and to the victim's family. The Representative of Turkey thanked the Chairman for his kind words which he would certainly pass on. Later in the meeting, the Representative of France referred to the invitation sent to him in his capacity as future Chairman of the Deputies to take part in the fourth Conference of European Ministers responsible for Cultural Affairs, to be held in Berlin from 23 - 25 May 1984. Being unable to accept this invitation, he wondered whether the Representative of Switzerland, the Chairman of the Working Party on Cultural Co-operation, could perhaps replace him. The Representative of Switzerland said he was prepared to represent the Committee at the Conference if his colleagues agreed. The Chairman noted that the Deputies did agree. At the conclusion of the meeting, the last that he had chaired, the Chairman wished to thank everyone who had helped to make his job easier - he was able to say that being in the Chair had also been a pleasure. Admittedly, there had been disagreements. But was it not the privilege of a democratic institution to give expression to disagreement? And what was surprising about the existence of disagreement between 21 States, when one thought of the arguments that took place at local level within each country? Luckily there was no "Big Brother" in our countries to impose solutions on us. He thanked the Secretary General, the Deputy Secretary General and the entire Secretariat for their assistance. He thanked especially Mr Hans-Peter Furrer and Mr Len Davies and the other members of the Secretariat of the Committee of Ministers, whose dedication he had witnessed. He also paid tribute to the interpreters without whom his task would have been so much more difficult. He also thanked all his colleagues for their friendly co-operation. Finally, he extended his best wishes to his successor. Mr Doise thanked the Chairman for his remarks. He also paid tribute to the qualities which the Chairman had shown in carrying out the heavy responsibility of Chairmanship: punctuality, firmness and skill, thanks to which the Committee was able to carry out its job. He had been a good helmsman who had been able to avoid the sandbanks, and as he had now reached port, he wished him on behalf of all his friends success in the continuation of his career. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)371 - 4 -

The Secretary General also paid tribute to the Chairman who had had the difficult task of conducting the budgetary discussions as the representative of a country where austerity was an absolute priority. He thanked him for his co-operation and wished him the ultimate success that his Chairmanship deserved on 10 May at the ministerial session.

The Chairman thanked the two speakers and expressed his best wishes for the Council of Europe's future. State of votes ad referendum 370/23 Cultural and social problems of populations of nomadic origin Written questions Nos 267, 269, 270 and 271 by Mr Ramirez. The Greek delegation which had approved ad referendum the reply to Written Question No 274 (decision ii, item 23) had informed the Secretariat that it was withdrawing this reservation. The reply could therefore be communicated to Assembly. CONFIDENTIAL - 5 - CM/Del/Concl(84)371 Item 1

1. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

The Representative of Turkey said that as far as item 4 was concerned (Situation in Cyprus) the position of his delegation remained unchanged with regard to both the substance and the form. Decision

The Deputies adopted the agenda for their 371st meeting (2 - 3 May 1984 - A level) as it appears at Appendix I to these Conclusions, subject to the postponement of item 6 to their 372nd meeting (14-18 May 1984 - A level).

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2. COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS Preparation of the 74th Session (10 May 1984) (Concl(84)370/4, CM(84)35, 36, 94, 95, 99 and 100)

74th Session of the Committee of Ministers The Deputies discussed the preliminary draft annotated agenda of the 74th Session of the Committee of Ministers (CM(84)100) prepared by the Secretariat in the light of views expressed at previous meetings. The Chairman said that his Minister would send a message (CM(84)108) commenting on his intentions concerning the conduct of the Session. Although some thought had been given to holding discussions on relations between the Council of Europe and the European Communities under Item 2 of the 74th Session, the Chairman said that the Deputies had not yet fully examined the working party's report on the role of the Council of Europe (CM(84)63). Accordingly it was preferable to deal with the matter at a later stage, probably at the 75th Session of the Committee of Ministers, in November 1984. Referring to Item 5 "North/South questions", the Chairman said that his Minister would introduce this item and refer, inter alia, to the final Declaration adopted at the Conference "North/South: Europe's role", organised by the Assembly in Lisbon from 9 - 11 April 1984. As regards the dates of forthcoming sessions, the Chairman noted that there were no objections to recommending holding the 76th Session on 25 April 1985 during the first part of the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly. In reply to a question by the Representative of Switzerland, the Chairman said that the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers would like to follow the order as presented in CM(84)100, unless there were delegations which expressed a wish to change that order. For example, he wondered if the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkey would wish to make his statement in the morning of 10 May 1984 as had been the case on previous occasions. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)371 - 8 - Item 2

The Representative of Turkey said that the previous practice could be followed and his Minister could make his statement in the morning. The Chairman said that his Minister would mention this when he introduced the agenda of the Session. The Representative of the United Kingdom noted that the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers would meet the Press first at about 12.45 pm and then later on at the Press Conference at 4.30 pm. He wondered whether two press interviews were necessary. The Chairman said that his Minister had decided to follow the example of the previous session. At a later stage in the meeting the Chairman noted that no-one had advised him against holding the 74th Session of the Committee of Ministers even if a strike were called by the General Meeting of Staff for 10 May 1984. In reply to a number of questions, the Secretary General repeated the assurances he had given at the Deputies' 369th meeting (March 1984) about the requisitioning of staff (see the confidential Addendum to the Conclusions of that meeting, distributed to Heads of Delegation only). Informal meeting of Ministers The Chairman said that his Minister had sent a telex to his colleagues on 2 May 1984 concerning the informal meeting of the Ministers on 9 May 1984. His Minister had suggested the following themes for discussion at the informal meeting: - East/West relations - Progress of European co-operation The first theme would be centred more particularly on the Stockholm Conference on Confidence- and Security-building Measures and Disarmament in Europe, the second theme could deal inter alia with the question of complementarity and co-ordination of the cultural activities within various fora. Meeting of Political Directors The Representative of France proposed on behalf of the Ten the following subjects for the meeting of Political Directors on 9 May 1984: - Stockholm Conference on Confidence- and Security-building Measures and Disarmament in Europe. CONFIDENTIAL - 9 - CM/Del/Concl(84)371 Item 2

- Latin America; general problems in the area and more particularly: a. Central America and the Contadora group. b. Human rights situation in the southern cone. - Middle East a. Lebanon. b. The Arab/Israeli conflict. c. The Iran/Iraq conflict. The Chairman confirmed that at that stage no other proposals for subjects had been received. The Representative of Austria said that his authorities approved the proposals made by the Representative of France. However, he hoped that participants would be free to raise other subjects in the course of the meeting, if necessary - more or less under "Other Business". Decision The Deputies approved the provisional agenda and provisional annotated agenda for the 74th Session of the Committee of Ministers, as they appear at Appendix II to these Conclusions,

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3. STAFF QUESTIONS (Concl(84)369/6, 370/37b)

This item was discussed in restricted session (see the Addendum to these Conclusions, which has been distributed to Heads of Delegation only). Decisions The Deputies 1. requested the Co-ordinating Committee of Government Budget Experts (CCG) to consider at its next session very carefully indeed the data submitted to it concerning the trends and levels of salaries in the Co-ordinated Organisations (and in particular the Council of Europe) and in the European Communities with a view to avoiding a widening of the disparities between those salaries; 2. agreed to examine the CCG's conclusions, together with the Secretary General and after being informed of the views expressed by the staff of the Council of Europe on those conclusions, in the perspective of the next salary adjustments.

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4. SITUATION IN CYPRUS (Concl(84)370/7)

No delegation wished to make a statement under this item.

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5. CONFERENCES OF SPECIALISED MINISTERS (Concl(84)370/8, CM(78)62, CM(84)30 rev.)

The Secretary General said that he had nothing further to report, for the time being, on the state of preparation of Conferences of Specialised Ministers.

CONFIDENTIAL - 17 - CM/Del/Concl(84)371 Item 6 6. ELECTION OF 9 MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN RESPECT OF AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, DENMARK, THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, PORTUGAL, SPAIN AND THE UNITED KINGDOM (CM(84)85 and Add. of ...)

The Representative of Switzerland, seconded by the Representative of France, asked for this item to be postponed until the 372nd meeting, because document CM(84)85 containing the lists of candidates and their curricula vitae had arrived too late for delegations to examine them. The Representative of the United Kingdom wondered whether postponing this item until the next meeting might not cause problems, since the terms of office of the serving members expired on 17 May 1984. He inquired as to the date of the Commission's next meeting. The Secretary to the Committee recalled that according to Article 22 paragraph 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights, "the members of the Commission shall hold office until replaced". So no seat would be left empty. In any event, the Commission member in respect of Norway could not be elected during the present meeting, as the Assembly Bureau had not yet forwarded the list of candidates for that country. The Commission was to hold its next sessions from 7-18 May and from 2-13 July. Decision The Deputies agreed to postpone consideration of this item until their 372nd meeting (14-18 May 1984 - A level) (see item 1 above).

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7. EUROPEAN PHARMACOPOEIA Interview with the Chairman of the European Pharmacopoeia Commission (Concl(83)365/23)

The Chairman welcomed Professor Moreau, the Chairman of the European Pharmacopoeia Commission and said that it was an honour and a pleasure to meet him. Professor Moreau, who was attached to the University of Paris - V, had been a French delegate to the European Pharmacopoeia Commission and the Chairman of the French Pharmacopoeia Commission. He recalled that at the 365th meeting of the Deputies (November/ December 1983, item 23), the Representatives on the Committee of Ministers of the 15 member States of the Council of Europe Parties to the Convention on the Elaboration of a European Pharmacopoeia had decided to invite Professor Moreau for a hearing to discuss the functioning and work of the European Pharmacopoeia Commission. It had been said that reference might also be made in this context to the more specific question of urgent replacements of technical equipment for the European Pharmacopoeia laboratory. Professor Moreau made a statement the text of which is reproduced at Appendix V to these Conclusions. The Chairman expressed his gratitude to Professor Moreau for the illuminating information he had given. The European Pharmacopoeia Convention was an important instrument of which the Council of Europe was proud. The Representative of France congratulated Professor Moreau on the statement he had made. The European Pharmacopoeia was one of those fields where the Council of Europe was doing concrete, technical work. It was a pity that its work was not well known to the public. One could perhaps envisage organising visits to the European Pharmacopoeia in order to inform the public and the press better about its work and achievements. He asked when the revision of the first edition undertaken by the European Pharmacopoeia Commission would be completed. Could the procedure of revision be accelerated? Professor Moreau said that the revision of the monographs entailed a lot of work. The revision itself should be completed by the end of 1984; the monographs would then have to be adopted by the European Pharmacopoeia Commission and published. The 9th and 10th fascicules of the second edition would be ready in 1985 and submitted to the CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)371 - 20 - Item 7 governments of the States Parties to the Convention on the Elaboration of a European Pharmacopoeia at the Public Health Committee (CD-P-SP) with recommendations to fix dates within 18 months - 2 years for the application of these monographs. Therefore, he expected that the procedure of the revision of the monographs, as well as their implementation, would be completed in or about January 1987. As regards the question of informing the public and the press about the work of the European Pharmacopoeia Commission, he agreed that this was an important matter which should be given serious consideration. He recalled that a working party of the European Pharmacopoeia Commission had examined this matter and given some thought to it with a view to better informing the public and the press on the work and the achievements of the Commission. The Representative of Portugal thanked Professor Moreau for the information he had given and said that he had taken note of the wish expressed by Professor Moreau that Portugal should become a Party to the Convention on the Elaboration of a European Pharmacopoeia in the near future. The Representative of Spain likewise thanked Professor Moreau for the statement and also for the references he had made to Spain and South American countries. Spain intended to sign the Convention on the Elaboration of a European Pharmacopoeia before the end of 1984. Professor Moreau said that it was his wish to see Spain and Portugal sign the Convention before the end of his chairmanship. The Representative of the Netherlands, supported by the Representatives of Switzerland and Norway, expressed his gratitude to Professor Moreau for the detailed information he had given on the work of the European Pharmacopoeia Commission. Their delegations attached great importance to the European Pharmacopoeia Commission. They recalled that at the Deputies' 365th meeting they had stressed the importance of the work of the European Pharmacopoeia, and that its laboratory could not function without properly functioning equipment. The question of the replacement of technical equipment of the European Pharmacopoeia laboratory was a matter that required continuous attention on the part of the representatives on the Committee of Ministers of member States Parties to the Convention on the Elaboration of the European Pharmacopoeia. The Representative of Sweden thanked Professor Moreau and expressed his agreement with the other Representatives that the laboratory of the European Pharmacopoeia should have at its disposal properly functioning equipment. He understood that the budgetary appropriations at the disposal of the European Pharmacopoeia were sufficient for the time being. The Swedish expert on the European Pharmacopoeia Commission was satisfied with the latter's work. It had come to his attention that the European Communities might design a plan in order to prepare their own specifications for medicinal substances in case the European Pharmacopoeia Commission had not enough facilities to do so; such a development was, needless to say, not very constructive. He asked Professor Moreau what his personal opinion was on this matter. Professor Moreau said that the budgetary means at the disposal of the European Pharmacopoeia Commission were rather limited but its needs were enormous. If the European Communities were to prepare - 21 - CM/Del/Concl(84)371 Item 7 their own monographs, they would then be tempted to prepare and lay down their own standards. Therefore the European Pharmacopoeia Commission should be accorded all budgetary appropriations to prepare its monographs and keep them up to date.

After the meeting with Prof. Moreau, the Director of Economic and Social Affairs, in reply to a question put by the Chairman, said that the European Pharmacopoeia Commission had for the time being no immediate need for further budgetary appropriations. In the event of a major breakdown of the equipment of the laboratory, however, the Secretariat would have to proceed urgently either to having repairs done or to purchasing new equipment. He proposed that the Secretariat reflect on this matter and the Deputies examine it at their 378th meeting, in November/December 1984, during the preparation of the 1985 budget. The Representative of the United Kingdom wondered if the opinion of the Budget Committee could be sought on this matter. The Director of Administration and Finance recalled that the Budget Committee had examined this matter and recommended against the setting up of a contingency fund. The reason given was that the Committee of Ministers could exercise better control when expenditure came under the budget rather than a fund. If, however, the Deputies so wished, the opinion of the Budget Committee could be sought again. He recalled that the Secretariat had bought all the equipment that the European Pharmacopoeia laboratory had required; as far as 1984 was concerned, the Committee of Ministers had voted for all budgetary appropriations (FF593,000) which had represented an increase of FF243,000. He agreed with the Director of Economic and Social Affairs that at present there was no immediate need for further budgetary appropriations. If an unexpected breakdown should occur that brought the laboratory to a standstill, the Secretariat, in accordance with the Financial Regulations, could buy new equipment without prior approval of the Committee of Ministers on the understanding that such an emergency purchase would subsequently be explained to and ratified by the Committee of Ministers. Decision The Representatives on the Committee of Ministers of the 15 member States of the Council of Europe which are Parties to the Convention on the Elaboration of a European Pharmacopoeia (1) agreed to resume consideration of the question of the technical equipment of the European Pharmacopoeia at A level at the 378th meeting of the Deputies (November/December 1984 - A and B levels).

(1) Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

CONFIDENTIAL - 23 - CM/Del/Concl(84)371 Item 8 8. ORGANISATION AND THEMES OF THE 3RD CONFERENCE OF EUROPEAN MINISTERS OF LABOUR - ASSEMBLY RECOMMENDATION 980 (Concl(84)370/3)

The Representative of Belgium, recalling the statement he had made at the 370th meeting of the Deputies (April 1984, item 3), said that the Committee of Senior Officials responsible for the preparation of the 3rd Conference of European Ministers of Labour which would hold its first meeting on 16 - 18 May 1984 could be unofficially approached by the Secretariat with a view to seeking their opinion on paragraph 5 (a) of Assembly Recommendation 980. The Deputies could subsequently take a decision regarding the advisability of bringing Recommendation 980 to the attention of the Committee of Senior Officials. The Representative of Switzerland, supported by the Representatives of Spain and Portugal, thought that following the explanations given by the Director of Economic and Social Affairs at the 370th meeting as to what was actually meant in paragraph 5 (a) of Recommendation 980 (ie not the physical presence of the Ministers of Economic Affairs at the Conference, but that the Conference should be prepared in concert with the Ministers of Economic Affairs with a view to co-ordination at national level) the matter had been settled. The Representative of Austria failed to see the wisdom of consulting, even unoffically, the Committee of Senior Officals on the content of a paragraph in which the Assembly asked the Committee of Ministers to invite that very committee to take some action. Furthermore, he recalled that no objection had been raised at the 370th meeting to the content of paragraph 5 (b) of Recommendation 980. The Representative of Belgium was opposed to the organisation of a Conference which would change its character with the involvement of the Ministers of Economic Affairs. Ministers of Labour could of course consult whomever they wished; however, like the previous two Conferences the 3rd Conference should be purely a Conference of Ministers of Labour. He would not object to Recommendation 980 being brought to the attention of the Committee of Senior Officials on the understanding that paragraph 5 (a) of the text be considered as aiming at ensuring co-ordination at national level with the Ministers of Economic Affairs. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)371 - 24 - Item 8

The Representative of Austria said that he could agree to the Belgian proposal. The Representative of Sweden said that Assembly Recommendation 980 was a public document and that it was almost certainly already known to the Senior Officials. Whilst he understood the difficulties encountered by the Representative of Belgium, he thought that one need not worry too much about the matter. Decisions The Deputies 1. asked the Secretary General to bring Recommendation 980 to the attention of the Committee of Senior Officials responsible for the 3rd Conference of European Ministers of Labour, on the understanding that paragraph 5 (a) of the text should be considered as aiming at ensuring co-ordination at national level with the Ministers of Economic Affairs in the preparation of the Conference, 2. adopted the following reply to Assembly Recommendation 980: "The Committee of Ministers has examined Assembly Recommendation 980 on the organisation and the themes of the 3rd Conference of European Ministers of Labour. It has asked the Secretary General to bring Recommendation 980 to the attention of the Committee of Senior Officials responsible for the 3rd Conference of European Ministers of Labour which will be holding its first meeting from 16 to 18 May 1984. It was understood that paragraph 5 (a) of the text was aimed at ensuring co-ordination at national level with the Ministers of Economic Affairs in the preparation of the Conference." CONFIDENTIAL - 25 - CM/Del/Concl(84)371 Item 9

9. PREPARATION OF FORTHCOMING MEETING

The Representative of Portugal, referring to the proposals made by the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers at the 73rd Session (24 November 1983) concerning Balanced Development in Europe (CM(83)198) recalled that, at the 367th meeting of the Deputies, his delegation had expressed its satisfaction with these proposals describing them as realistic and modest. He himself had proposed asking the Chairman of the Deputies to sound out delegations on the way in which these proposals, in particular those in paragraph 11 of CM(83)198, could be implemented. The Deputies had so decided. The Representative of Portugal asked the Chairman if he could announce the results of those enquiries. The Chairman said that he had envisaged the composition of a working party which would study and report on this matter. He would nevertheless like to confer with his successor, the Representative of France, before precise proposals were made. Accordingly he proposed the inclusion of an appropriate item at the Deputies' 374th meeting, in June. The Representative of Portugal, pointing out: that his delegation felt strongly about this question, stated that he was surprised and disappointed that no real progress had been made over the previous six months. He hoped it would be possible to press ahead during the forthcoming Chairmanship. Referring to the draft agenda for the 372nd meeting (14-18 May 1984 - A level), which had been provisionally approved at the previous meeting (Concl(84)370/36), the Secretary to the Committee said that following proposals to defer consideration of items 21 (Air pollution and acid rain - Assembly Recommendation 977) and 22 (Future of health structures - Assembly Recommendation 979) until June, these postponements would be indicated in the Notes on the agenda for the next meeting. The Representative of the United Kingdom requested that the first of those items be discussed at A level in June in view of its importance. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)371 - 26 - Item 9

Decisions The Deputies 1. decided to hold their 372nd meeting at A level only, and that it shall open at A level at 3 pm on Monday, 14 May 1984; 2. approved the draft agendas for - their 372nd meeting (14-18 May 1984 - A level), as it appears at Appendix III to these Conclusions; - their 373rd meeting (28-30 May 1984 - A level), as it appears at Appendix IV to these Conclusions. CONFIDENTIAL - 27 - CM/Del/Concl(84)371 Item 10a

10. OTHER BUSINESS a. Dialogue with the Secretary General

1. The 18th Art Exhibition in Istanbul on the Anatolian Civilisations The Secretary General said that, before entering into the details of the Dialogue, he would like to tell the Deputies that there was now being distributed a book of press cuttings on the 18th Art Exhibition in Istanbul on the Anatolian Civilisations, compiled by the Directorate of Press and Information Services in co-operation with the Turkish authorities. It was impressive evidence of the worldwide coverage given to the exhibition. Through Mr Korkud, the Turkish Ambassador, he would like to congratulate the Turkish authorities on this success and thank them on behalf of the Council of Europe for their excellent co-operation. The Representative of Belgium congratulated the Turkish authorities for the early publication of the catalogue of the 18th Art Exhibition on the Anatolian Civilisations. That catalogue was one of the best he had ever seen. He wondered as to when the Portuguese authorities would publish the catalogue of the 17th Art Exhibition organised in Portugal in May 1983. The Representative of Portugal said that 3 catalogues out of 5 had already been issued; he expected that the last 2 catalogues would soon be published. The Representative of Turkey thanked the Representative of Belgium for the words of appreciation which the latter had expressed. Furthermore he thanked the Secretariat for issuing the book of press cuttings which had been distributed that morning. 2. Visit to the Council of Europe by the President of the Portuguese Republic The Secretary General said that as the Deputies already knew, Mr Antonio Ramalho Eanes, President of the Republic of Portugal would be visiting the Council of Europe on Wednesday 9 May 1984. This visit was one of a series to the Council by Heads of State and Government of member countries. President Eanes would arrive on the afternoon of Tuesday 8 May 1984 and be met at Entzheim airport by the President of the Assembly and the Secretary General. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)371 - 28 - Item 10a

The arrival at the Palais de l'Europe was scheduled for the next day, Wednesday 9 May 1984, at 10 am. President Eanes would be welcomed by the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers, the President of the Assembly and the Secretary General. He would then hold meetings with the Chairman and President of the two Organs of the Council of Europe and later with the Secretary General. After the meeting with Mr Ellemann-Jensen at about 10.55 am the Permanent Representatives to the Council of Europe would be presented to President Eanes. At 11.40 am the President of the Republic of Portugal would address the Assembly. At 1 pm there would be a brief ceremony for the presentation to the Council of Europe of two model caravels which would constitute a permanent memento of the European Art Exhibition on the "Portuguese Discoveries". They would later be placed in the entrance hall of the Palais de l'Europe so as to be accessible to the greatest possible number of visitors. He wished here and now to thank the Portuguese authorities and the organisers of the Lisbon Exhibition for this generous gesture to the Organisation. President Eanes' programme included a visit in the afternoon to the Human Rights Building for an informal meeting with the Presidents and several members of the Court and Commission of Human Rights and the official programme would close with a visit to the European Youth Centre. As in the past the Council of Europe had a duty to provide a fitting reception for this distinguished visitor without, however, incurring excessive expenditure which would be out of place in the Organisation's present difficult budget situation. The Chairman of the Committee of Ministers and the President of the Assembly would therefore give a lunch in honour of the President of the Republic of Portugal in the Restaurant des Politiques to which the Permanent Representatives, the Portuguese Parliamentary Delegation to the Assembly and a number of other members of the Assembly and distinguished guests would be invited. The complete programme of President Eanes' visit would be supplied to the Deputies by the Protocol service at the end of the week. The Representative of Portugal expressed his gratitude to the Secretary General for the information he had given. He also expressed appreciation for the help and assistance given by the Head of Protocol of the Council of Europe for President Eanes' visit. 3. The International Association of French-speaking Parliamentarians The Secretary General said that on 17 and 18 April 1984 the Second European Regional Assembly of the International Association of French-speaking Parliamentarians had been held in the Palais de l'Europe. The Secretary General had had the honour of opening the Assembly with a brief account of the Council of Europe's recent CONFIDENTIAL - 29 - CM/Del/Concl(84)371 Item 10a activities. During its proceedings in Strasbourg the Association, to which some members of the Assembly also belonged, concentrated particularly on the two following themes: - the role and operation of committees in European parliamentary systems, and - the preparations of the Lome III Agreements. In the autumn the Association intended to organise further training courses in Europe for the Secretaries General of the new parliamentary assemblies in its African and Pacific member States. These courses would be held in the national parliaments of the European member countries of the Association. The Association expressed the wish that a trainee should also come to the Council of Europe Assembly. The Secretary General welcomed this proposal which would contribute to developing co-operation with the International Association of French-speaking Parliamentarians. The Representatives of France and Belgium said that they welcomed the holding of the Second European Regional Assembly of the International Association of French-speaking Parliamentarians in Strasbourg. Both the French and the Belgian Parliamentarians who had attended the meeting had also expressed their satisfaction with the organisation of this session in Strasbourg. 4. Events planned for the Europe Days on 4 and 5 May 1984 The Secretary General recalled the statement by the Deputy Secretary General during the Dialogue in March at the 368th meeting (March 1984, item 24a) concerning the events planned in the Palais de l'Europe on 4 and 5 May 1984. He had the pleasure of confirming that Mme Edwige Avice, the French Minister for Leisure Activities, Youth and Sport, would act together with the President of the Assembly, Mr Ahrens, as co-chairman of the dialogue between about 600 secondary schoolchildren and students and members of the Assembly on "Parliamentary democracy: rejection, indifference or participation? Young people reply to the Council of Europe". He confirmed that those taking part in the "political morning" on 5 May 1984 on the theme "What kind of Europe for the coming generation?" would be attended as planned by the President of the Assembly, Mr Ahrens, Mr Pflimlin, as Vice-President of the European Parliament, and Mr Rudolff as Mayor of Strasbourg, the two Secretaries General and the Director of the European Youth Centre. The Round Table with journalists and the discussion with the young people which was to follow would be presided over by Mr Paul Hodgson, a BBC journalist and President of the European Association of Journalists. He thanked in advance all the Permanent Delegations which had given the Secretariat so much useful assistance in organising the programme for the 15 secondary school classes taking part in the events on 4 and 5 May 1984. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)371 - 30 - Item 10a

The Representative of Belgium, supported by the Representatives of the Netherlands and Greece, said that his delegation welcomed the organisation of the events planned for the Europe Days on 4 and 5 May 1984. He regretted, however, the way in which the Permanent Representatives had been pressed to organise dinners and/or receptions on that occasion for the pupils and students coming from the member States. Personally he would have difficulty in offering a dinner to more than 30 pupils and in keeping them at his residence until midnight. On the other hand, he could offer a reception for them. Furthermore, he regretted the way in which the Secretariat had practically imposed on him the names of the persons to be invited. The Chairman agreed with the Representative of Belgium. In reply to the Representative of Spain, the representative of the Secretariat recalled that the Public Relations Service of the Directorate of Press and Information Services had issued a circular letter in August 1983 containing information about its plan to organise a meeting of young people in May 1984 which would be a follow-up to the Strasbourg Conference on Parliamentary Democracy. Classes had been invited from member States which had responded to the circular letter of the Secretariat. In reply to the Representative of Austria, the representative of the Secretariat said that places were reserved for Permanent Representatives and they would of course be most welcome at events to be held on 4 and 5 May 1984. Finally, the representative of the Secretariat expressed his gratitude to all Permanent Representatives who had offered to organise a dinner or a reception for the pupils and students during the events of 4 and 5 May 1984. 5. Fourth European Ministerial Conference on the Environment The Deputy Secretary General said that he had attended the Fourth Ministerial Conference on the Environment in Athens on 25-27 April 1984. The Conference had been a real success as was shown by the high level of the contributions and the abundance of ideas and suggestions it produced. The presence of delegations from all member States of the Council of Europe and from Finland, the fact that 18 of them were CONFIDENTIAL - 31 - CM/Del/Concl(84)371 Item 10a led by Ministers and the participation of numerous representatives of intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations, the media and interested circules clearly proved this to be the case. The Deputies would recall that at some stages of the preparation of the Conference it had been feared that the similarity of the themes to be discussed at the Sixth CEMAT at Torremolinos and the Athens Conference might adversely affect the success of the latter. This had certainly not been the case. In his opening address the Deputy Secretary General had stated (as he had done at Torremolinos) that the similarity of the themes should be regarded as dovetailing and not evidence of competition or overlapping. Everyone would be satisfied that environmentalists and regional planners each had their own responsibility and individual point of view on the planning of the coastal regions in a manner that respected the ecological balance. He hoped that the co-operation initiated at these two ministerial conferences would continue and be extended in the future. The same hope was expressed in one of the Resolutions of the Conference. The Ministers had adopted an important Resolution on policy and legislation relating to the planning and management of coastal regions, river banks and lake shores to which were appended guidelines for action prepared by the Greek delegation, which laid down the principles for a comprehensive protection policy for the coastal regions and in particular the natural heritage. The Ministers had also held an exchange of views in camera on topical problems. A very fruitful colloquy with a large delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly led by its President Mr Ahrens related essentially to the following subjects: acid rain, dumping toxic waste in the sea and the implementation of the Bern Convention. On this last point the Conference brought some very welcome developments which permitted the Council of Europe to hope that its provisions would very soon cover all its member States. In this connection the Deputies would certainly be interested to learn that Finland, too, had decided to ratify the Convention. The Ministers had also accepted invitations from Portugal and Belgium for holding the Fifth and Sixth Ministerial Conferences. Before concluding he expressed one regret (and he knew his point of view was shared by Mr Diamontopoulos) and that was not to have brought in his luggage when leaving Strasbourg a little of the sun and warmth which the Deputies had enjoyed in so large a measure. But though Apollo's chariot had deserted the Acropolis the sun was shining in the hearts of the hosts and the warmth of their welcome very soon made him forget the grey sky. Through Mr Diamontopoulos, who personally played such an important part in preparing the conference, he thanked the Greek Government and in particular the brilliant and efficient Conference Chairman, Mr Tritsis, and all the Greek authorities who had spared no efforts to make the Conference a great success. He assured the Deputies that they had certainly succeeded in doing so. The Representative of Greece expressed his gratitude to the Deputy Secretary General for the warm words which he would not fail to transmit to his authorities and in particular to Mr Tritsis. Furthermore, he expressed his gratitude to the Secretariat for its contribution. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)371 - 32 - Item 10a

6. Europa Nostra Conference - Edinburgh (28 April - 2 May 1984) The Deputy Secretary General said that he had scarcely arrived back from Athens when he had left for Edinburgh where he arrived on Sunday, 29 April 1984 to attend the meeting of Europa Nostra on 30 April and 1 May 1984. This meeting ended on 2 May 1984 after three days of discussion with the adoption of several Resolutions. After the departure of its President, Lord Duncan Sandys, for health reasons and the election of Mr Hans de Koster, the former President of the Assembly, Europa Nostra was going through a period of transition. All participants were aware of the importance of the special relationship between the Council of Europe and Europa Nostra which was considered as a projection at the non-governmental level of the Council of Europe's work for the conservation of the European cultural heritage. That was why the Assembly's Rapporteur, who was at present Mr Oliver Flanagan, and the Deputy Secretary General himself had once more been co-opted as members of the Executive Committee, which was the governing body of that Organisation. The Right Honourable George Younger, Secretary of State for Scotland, The Right Honourable Tom Morgan, Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh, and the Deputy Secretary General himself had addressed the opening sitting before presenting the Europa Nostra 1983 Diploma to Edinburgh's "Lister Site". He wished to ask the Representative of the United Kingdom kindly to convey his thanks to his authorities for the welcome they had given him and all those attending the Conference. 7. "Restaurant des Politiques" of the Council of Europe The Representative of Ireland referred to certain difficulties in making lunch arrangements in the Council of Europe's restaurant and asked the Secretariat to look into the matter. The Chairman noted that the Head of Protocol would consider this matter with a view to finding a satisfactory solution. CONFIDENTIAL - a1 - CM/Del/Concl(84)371

APPENDIX I 371ST MEETING OF THE MINISTERS' DEPUTIES (A level) Strasbourg, 2 May 1984 (3 pm) - 3 May 1984

AGENDA

1. Adoption of the agenda (Notes No. 4929 of 2.5.84) Political and general policy questions 2. Committee of Ministers - Preparation of the 74th Session (10 May 1984) - (Concl(84)370/4, CM(84)35, 36, 74, 94 of 19.4.84, 95 of 2.5.84, 99 of 27.4.84 and 100 of 27.4.84) (Notes No. 4930 of 27.4.84) 3. Staff questions - (Concl(84)369/6, 370/37b) (Notes No. 4931 of 27.4.84) 4. Situation in Cyprus - (Concl(84)370/7) (Notes No. 4932 of 26.4.84) 5. Conferences of Specialised Ministers - (Concl(84)370/8, CM(78)62, CM(84)30 rev.) (Notes No. 4933 of 26.4.84) Human Rights 6. Election of 9 members of the European Commission of Human Rights in respect of Austria, Belgium Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom - (CM(84)85 of 27.4.84 and Add. of ...) (Notes No. 4934 of 27.4.84) Economic and social questions 7. European Pharmacopoeia - Interview with the Chairman of the European Pharmacopoeia Commission - (Concl(83)365/23) (Notes No. 4926 of 12.4.84) 8. Organisation and themes of the 3rd Conference of European Ministers of Labour - Assembly Recommendation 980 - (Concl(84)370/3) (Notes No. 4928 of 27.4.84) 9. Preparation of forthcoming meetings (Notes No. 4935 of 3.5.84) 10. Other business a. Dialogue with the Secretary General

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APPENDIX II (item 2)

A. PROVISIONAL AGENDA for the 74th Session of the Committee of Ministers, to be held on Thursday, 10 May 1984 at 9.30 am, at the Council of Europe, Palais de l'Europe, Strasbourg (1)

1. Adoption of the agenda. 2. Progress of European co-operation. 3. Political exchanges of views on East/West relations and any other political subjects of topical interest. 4. Human rights. 5. North/South questions. 6. United Nations. 7. Other business a. Turkey - Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkey 8. Dates of forthcoming Sessions. 9. Final communique.

(1) Postal address: Council of Europe 67006 Strasbourg Cedex, France Telephone: (88) 61.49.61 Telegram: Europa Strasbourg Telex: Strasbourg 870943 CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)371 - a4 - Appendix II

B. PROVISIONAL ANNOTATED AGENDA FOR THE 74TH SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS

1. Adoption of the agenda The Chairman has sent a message (CM(84)108) commenting on his intentions concerning the conduct of the meeting. 2. Progress of European co-operation Written reports by the Minister for European Affairs of France, on behalf of the Council of the European Communities, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden, on behalf of the EFTA Council, and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe appear in CM(84)93, CM(84)94 and CM(84)95 respectively. The Minister for European Affairs of France will make a statement dealing in particular with European political co-operation and relations between the European Community and the Council of Europe. The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden will make a statement with reference to his report on behalf of EFTA. He will mention in particular the joint Declaration adopted at the end of the meeting at ministerial level on 9 April 1984 between the European Community and the EFTA States. The Secretary General will comment briefly on his written report. He will also refer to the joint Declaration of 9 April 1984 as well as to the general question of relations between the Council of Europe and the European Communities which is under study by the Ministers' Deputies on the basis of the report of their working party on the role of the Council of Europe in the process of European unification. 3. Political exchanges of views on East/West relations and any other political subjects of topical interest In the light of a statement by the Chairman, referring inter alia to the discussions in the informal meeting of Ministers on 9 May 1984, Ministers may wish to identify those elements which should be included in the final communique. It is expected that special reference will be made to the Stockholm Conference on Confidence- and Security-building Measures and Disarmament in Europe, the second phase of which will have opened on 8 May 1984. 4. Human rights At its 73rd Session, held on 24 November 1983, the Committee of Ministers examined the report which had been submitted by the Senior Officials to examine subjects which could be dealt with by a Ministerial Conference on Human Rights, following their second meeting. The Ministers decided to ask the Senior Officials to continue their examination, taking account inter alia the Ottawa meeting of experts on human rights, in the CSCE framework, scheduled for May 1985, and to report back at a forthcoming Session of the Committee of Ministers. The Senior Officials' report is contained in CM(84)74. CONFIDENTIAL - a5 - CM/Del/Concl(84)371 Appendix II

5. North/South questions The Chairman will introduce this item and refer, inter alia, to the Final Declaration adopted at the Conference "North/South: Europe's role" organised by the Assembly in Lisbon from 9 to 11 April 1984 (CM(84)99). 6. United Nations The report by the Chairman of the Deputies on the latest exchange of views on the United Nations, with the participation of experts, which took place on 27 January 1984, is contained in CM(84)36. 7. Other business a. Turkey - Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkey 8. Dates of forthcoming Sessions The date of the 75th Session has been fixed for Thursday, 22 November 1984. It is proposed that the 76th Session be held on Thursday, 25 April 1985. 9. Final communique The draft communique will be prepared by a drafting group comprising the Permanent Representatives of France, Spain and Switzerland and a member of the Chairman's delegation, assisted by the Director of Political Affairs and the Director of Press and Information Services. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)371 - a6 - Appendix II C. PROGRAMME

Wednesday, 9 May 1984 6.00 pm Informal meeting of Ministers (Room 13) 6.00 pm Meeting of Political Directors (Room 14) 9.00 pm approx. Dinner at the Zimmer Restaurant, La Wantzenau (Host: Secretary General)

Thursday, 10 May 1984 9.30 am Opening of the Session 1.15 pm Lunch in the Council of Europe Restaurant (Host: Chairman of the Committee of Ministers) 3.15 pm Resumption of the Session 4.30 pm Chairman's Press conference (Room 11) 6.15 pm End of Session 8.30 pm Buffet-dinner at Chateau de Portales (Host: Chairman of the Committee of Ministers) CONFIDENTIAL - a7 - CM/Del/Concl(84)371

APPENDIX III 372ND MEETING OF THE MINISTERS' DEPUTIES (A level) Strasbourg, 14(3 pm) - 18 May 1984 DRAFT AGENDA

1. Adoption of the Agenda (Notes No. 4936 of ...) Political and general policy questions 2. Exchange of views with Mr R Dumas, French Minister for European Affairs (Notes No. 4937 of ...) 3. Committee of Ministers - Follow-up to the 74th Session (CM(84)PV 1 and 2 prov.) (Notes No. 4938 of ...) 4. Consultative Assembly - First part of the 36th Ordinary Session (Strasbourg, 7-11 May 1984) a. Texts adopted (Notes No. 4939 of ...) b. Parliamentary questions for oral answer by the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers (Notes No. 4940 of ...) 5. European Music Year 1985 (Concl(84)370/9, CM(83)227 and CM(84)81) (Notes No. 4941 of ...) 6. Situation in Cyprus - (Concl(84)371/3) (Notes No. 4942 of ...) 7. Conferences of specialised Ministers - (Concl(84)371/4) (Notes No. 4943 of ...) 8. Situation of the German ethnic minority in the Soviet Union - Assembly Recommendation 972 - (Concl(83)364/4, CM(84)87 of 18.4.84) (Notes No. 4944 of ...)

NB In accordance with the deadline rules for despatch of reference documents and Notes on the Agenda, the date limits are 16 and 27 April 1984. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)371 - a8 - Appendix III

Human Rights 9. Draft Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms concerning the Extension of the List of Civil and Political Rights set forth in the Convention - (Concl(84)368/11, CM(82)230 Addendem I, CM(84)37 and Add., 84 and Assembly Opinion No. 116) (Notes No. 4945 of ...) 10. Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Le Compte, Van Leuven and de Meyere - Application of Article 54 of the European Convention on Human Rights (Concl(83)366/10, Letters HD/C38 of 1.7.81 and HD/C83 of 28.10.82). (Notes No. 4946 of ...) 11. Judgments of the European Court of Human rights in the case of Albert and Le Compte - Application of Article 54 of the European Convention on Human Rights (Concl(84)366/13, Letters HD/C12 of 1.3.83 and HD/C88 of 16.11.83) (Notes No. 4947 of ...) 12. Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Van Droogenbroeck - Application of Article 54 of the European Convention on Human Rights - (Concl(84)361/18, Concl(84)366/11, Letters HD/C54 of 30.6.82 and HD/C26 of 4.5.83) (Notes No. 4948 of ...) 13. Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Eckle - Application of Article 54 of the European Convention on Human Rights - (Concl(83)363/15, Letters HD/C 60 of 27.7.82 and HD/C43 of 30.6.83) (Notes No. 4949 of ...) 14. Zamir against the United Kingdom - Decision to be taken under Article 32 of the European Convention on Human Rights (Notes No. 4950 of ...) 15. T against the United Kingdom - Decision to be taken under Article 32 of the European Convention on Human Rights (Notes No. 4951 of ...) 16. C. Medway and Ball against the United Kingdom - Application of Article 32 of the European Convention on Human Rights (Concl(84)370/15, Letter HD/C87 of 15.11.83) (Notes No. 4952 of ...) 17. Handbook on Human Rights and the Police - (Concl(84)370/17) (Notes No. 4953 of ...) 18. Steering Committee on the Mass Media (CDMM) - Report of the 7th meeting (Strasbourg, 13-16 March 1984) - (CM(84)91 of 18.4.84) (Notes No. 4954 of ...) CONFIDENTIAL - a9 - CM/Del/Concl(84)371 Appendix III

19. Satellite and cable television - Written Question No. 272 by Mr Ramirez - (Concl(84)370/20 CM(84)59 and Add. and CM(84)...) (Notes No. 4955 of ...) Legal Questions 20.(1) Committee for equality between women and men (CAHFM) - Report of the 3rd meeting (Strasbourg, 7-10 February 1984) (CM(84)89 of 19.4.84) (Notes No. 4956 of ...) Economic and Social questions 21. Air pollution and acid rain - Assembly Recommendation 977 (Concl(84)367/9a) (Notes No. 4957 of ...) 22. Future of health structures - Assembly Recommendation 979 (Concl(84)370/3) (Notes No. 4958 of ...) Education, Culture and Sport 23. Ad hoc Committee of Experts on earthquake research (CAHRT) Report of the 4th meeting (Strasbourg, 19-20 December 1983) (Concl(84)370/25, CM(84)54 and Add.) (Notes No. 4959 of ...) Environment and Local Authorities 24. Standing Conference of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe (CLRAE) - Texts adopted at the 18th Session (Strasbourg, 18-20 October 1983) and Assembly Opinion No. 118 (1984) - (Concl(84)370/3 and 32, CM(83)201) (Notes No. 4960 of ...) 25. Rules for technical assistance relating to the integrated conservation of the cultural heritage of monuments and sites (Concl(84)370/33) (Notes No. 4961 of ...)

26. Preparation of forthcoming meetings (Notes No. 4962 of ...) 27. Other business a. Dialogue with the Secretary General b. Election of 9 members of the European Commission of Human Rights in respect of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom - (Concl(84)371/6, CM(84)85 of 27.4.84 and Corr. of ... and Add. of ...)

(1) Including draft Recommendation No. R... on equality between women and men in the media.

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APPENDIX IV 373RD MEETING OF THE MINISTERS' DEPUTIES (A level)

Strasbourg, 28 (3 pm) - 30 May 1984

DRAFT AGENDA

1. Adoption of the agenda 2. The working methods in the Council of Europe - Report of the Ministers' Deputies' working party - (Concl(84)369/2, CM(84)55 and Addendum) 3. Role of the Council of Europe in the process of European unification - Report of the Ministers' Deputies' working party - (Concl(84)369/3, CM(84)63) 4. Human Rights Questions - 2nd Interim Report of the Ministers' Deputies' working party - (Concl(84)369/4, CM(84)75) 5. Cultural Co-operation - Oral statement of the Chairman of the Ministers' Deputies' working party on the progress of its work - (Concl(84)369/5) 6. Any other business

CONFIDENTIAL - a13 - CM/Del/Concl(84)371 APPENDIX V (item 7)

STATEMENT BY PROFESSOR MOREAU, CHAIRMAN OF THE EUROPEAN PHARMACOPOEIA COMMISSION

"Mr Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, I should like first of all, to thank you for giving me this opportunity of talking to you about the European Pharmacopoeia. In the time available to me I will not be able to go into considerable detail and will confine myself to dealing with some of the most prominent features of this Pharmacopoeia. I will start with a definition of the term "Pharmacopoeia". A Pharmacopoeia is a compilation of standards intended to ensure the high quality of the medicinal substances concerned. Its specifications are mandatory in a given political territory. For a long time, Pharmacopoeias were only applicable in a given national territory but in the last thirty years or so, the desire to harmonise the different systems for testing, distributing and using medicinal substances, has led to the elaboration of Pharmacopoeias of multinational scope. Of all these projects, most of which originated in Western Europe, the European Pharmacopoeia is undoubtedly the most successful. I will now rapidly outline the particular circumstances in which it was born. The free movement of medicinal substances within Europe obviously implied the need to unify the standards of the different national Pharmacopoeias. Accordingly, on 22 January 1963, the European Economic Community (EEC) expressed its intention to elaborate a Pharmacopoeia for the six countries of the Common Market. France, which as far back as 1951, had already made a proposal to this effect within the Brussels Treaty, now resubmitted this proposal to the Council of Europe Sub-Committee on Pharmaceutical Questions, which took up the proposal and, with the agreement of the EEC, prepared a draft Convention on the elaboration of a European Pharmacopoeia. This was adopted following meetings held in Rome and in Paris in July and October 1963 respectively and the Convention was signed in Strasbourg on 22 July 1964 by the States which, within the Council of Europe, constituted the group known as "Partial Agreement". These were the six founder countries of the Common Market plus the United Kingdom and Switzerland. It is important to remember this dual origin of the European Pharmacopoeia: it was elaborated by the Council of Europe, an organisation concerned with social and political affairs, but it could equally have been elaborated by the EEC, an organisation mainly concerned with economic problems. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)371 - a14 - Appendix V

Hence the EEC takes the closest interest in the European Pharmacopoeia. Indeed, EEC directives dealing with pharmaceutical specialties require that the substances used comply with the specifications of the European Pharmacopoeia whenever the corresponding monograph exists. In this way, the European Phamacopoeia enjoys an official status in relation to the Community. In other words, any EEC member State, irrespective of whether it is or not a Party to the European Pharmacopoeia Convention, is required to apply the standards of this Pharmacopoeia. Thus, for instance, Greece, which has not acceeded to the Convention, must nevertheless, as a member of the EEC, apply the European Pharmacopoeia. It is also worth noting that for some years now an EEC observer has regularly participated in the Sessions of the European Pharmacopoeia Commission. Another common interest of the EEC and the European Pharmacopoeia Commission is the question of veterinary vaccines. The EEC Commission establishes directives for the protection of the health of animals used as foodstuffs for man. In this connection, it organises campaigns for the eradication of animal diseases: the specifications of the vaccines used for this purpose are established by our Pharmacopoeia Commission. Once the Convention was signed, in order not to delay its coming into force, it was decided to apply it provisionally as soon as it was signed by all the Contracting Parties, about twenty years ago. It was only ten years ago (1 June 1974) that it came definitively into force. This made it possible for other Council of Europe countries ie Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Norway in 1975, Cyprus in 1976, Austria in 1978 and Ireland in 1979, to add their number to the original eight. As from 1 June 1980, the Convention was opened for signature to States not members of the Council of Europe. In 1982 Finland was the first such country to avail itself of this possibility. Thus, there are now sixteen countries which apply in their respective territories the standards of the European Pharmacopoeia. In reality, however, the latter's field of application goes far beyond these European limits: for instance, all the former Commonwealth countries using the British Pharmacopoeia automatically apply the standards of the European Pharmacopoeia since these are included in the former. Similarly, the territories of the former French Empire and the former colonies of the Netherlands apply the same standards through the Pharmacopoeias of the two countries in question. This means that this Pharmacopoeia now also covers most of the Afrian continent. A number of other countries collaborate by sending observers to the Sessions of our Commission. I am referring to Spain and Portugal and, if my information is correct, Spain may apply for accession to the Convention next year and Portugal shortly after. This I regard as very important since the translation of the European Pharmacopoeia into Spanish and Portuguese could lead to a wide dissemination of the pharmacopoeia in South America. This is not a dream and, indeed, the possibility of such an extension might well arise in 1992 in connection with the important Spanish-Latin American ceremonies scheduled to take place that year to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the discovery of the New World. CONFIDENTIAL - a15 - CM/Del/Concl(84)371 Appendix V

Thus the European Pharmacopoeia, now firmly established in Europe, is acquiring world-wide importance. It should be further noted that the European Pharmacopoeia Commission enjoys a fruitful relationship with WHO, particularly in the field of reference substances and of biological products, notably and immunosera. Over and above its political significance the importance of the European Pharmacopoeia lies in the field of the protection of public health. From its inception, the Commission agreed that the European Pharmacopoeia must not consist of a compilation of already existing tests but must be based on experimental research and a critical analysis of results as well as on accurate data supplied by all the national control bodies for medicinal substances, by industry and those taken from the last scientific publications. The application of such a methodology for the preparation of draft monographs has stimulated research throughout Europe in the Universities, control bodies and industrial laboratories. This has also encouraged the development of collaborative studies, with very favourable consequences for analytical research in the pharmaceutical field. Thus, new methods have been developed, enabling obsolete methods to be replaced by up-to-date ones. As a result the methods for testing medicinal substances have been unified and their value considerably improved. The pharmaceutical industry, which has greatly contributed to the spread of the methods and the establishment of specifications has in many instances had to modify its production programmes accordingly in order to imporve the quality of its products. It can therefore be said that the European Pharmacopoeia has been a powerful tool for imporving the quality of medicinal substances and the reliability of the tests to which they are subjected. There is another particular feature of the work of the European Pharmacopoeia Commission that I would like to mention. As Mr Alfred Wacker said on the occasion of the ceremony held to commemorate the 50th Session of the Commission, a special feature of this Pharmacopoeia is that in some respects the organs set up under the Convention, unlike the other organs of the Council of Europe, enjoy supranational legislative powers. The Commission's decisions are immediately applicable in all the member States without having to be approved subsequently by national organs. Such mandatory provisions confer very strict obligations upon the Commission. In particular it must display a high degree of efficienty in supplying the national authorities with duly verified texts which can be used directly without giving rise to any difficulties of application or interpretation. This can only be achieved thanks to the sustained efficiency of the Technical Secretariat whether on the daily administrative level (Sessions of the Commission, meetings of the Groups of Experts, publication of texts ...) or on the technical level by the permanent availability of a suitably equipped and staffed laboratory. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)371 - a16 - Appendix V

As regards the role of this laboratory, another factor should be mentioned which has influenced the methodology of the European Pharmacopoeia, namely the use of reference substances. In many monographs, reference is made to the use of such a substance in order to obtain the most reliable results by a given analytical method, whether for an indentification, for limiting an impurity or for an assay. While this methodology greatly improves the reliability of testing methods, it involves a number of constraints. There is first of all the preparation of these substances, which must be of the highest quality and fully adequate to the purpose. If this has been achieved it is only thanks to international co-operation between industry, control laboratories and, of course, the Pharmacopoeia. The Secretariat has a current stock of 150 different reference substances and in 1983 nearly 4,000 samples were sent out to laboratories all over the world. It should be realised that these reference substances are essential for the application of the monographs. They must be very carefully selected to start with and thereafter must be distributed in their initial state. Hence it is absolutely necessary to monitor them continuously in order to supply only products of the highest and most constant quality. In this respect, the Pharmacopoeia Laboratory, which supplies and monitors these substances has an extremely important role to play and for this it requires up-to-date high performance equipment. One of the major worries of the Commission is that an essential piece of equipment may suddenly break down, to the detriment of the continuous monitoring of the quality of the reference substances. To provide for such mishaps, it is imperative that the technical secretariat should have the necessary administrative powers to carry out the necessary repair in a few hours or, even, if necessary, to replace the defective apparatus. In conclusion, I would like to outline the result of the work done by the European Pharmacopoeia Commission in the twenty years since its inception. There are now two editions of the European Pharmacopoeia. The first consists of three volumes and two supplements, published between 1969 and 1977, roughly at the rate of one every two years. The 2nd Edition currently consists of two large files in which are inserted the loose leaves published from time to time in the form of soft-cover fascicules: - Part I, consisting of the general and analytical methods, the reagents and the annexes, was published in 1980; - the monographs, which make up Part II, are published at the rate of two fascicules a year. Each of these contains about sixty monographs and in some cases new or modified general methods. Fascicule 1 appeared in 1980 and fascicule 7 came out a few days ago. CONFIDENTIAL - a17 - CM/Del/Concl(84)371 Appendix V

The two editions are jointly in force but the revision of the monographs of the 1st Edition is proceeding rapidly and should be completed this year, which will make it possible rapidly to suppress the 1st Edition. I feel that the development of the European Pharmacopoeia can be held up as an example. It shows that even when major interests are at stake, the goodwill, mutual respect, technical ability and enthusiasm of experts who, let us not forget, work for the Pharmacopoeia on an unpaid basis, makes it possible to overcome many difficulties. This has been achieved in the field of public health, a field of major concern to everyone. Why not in other fields?"

Confidential CM/Del/Concl(84)372

CONCLUSIONS OF THE 372nd MEETING OF THE MINISTERS' DEPUTIES (held in Strasbourg from 14 to 17 May 1984)

CONFIDENTIAL - i - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Page 1. Adoption of the Agenda 5 Political and general policy questions 2. Exchange of views with Mr R Dumas, French Minister for European Affairs 7 3. Committee of Ministers - Follow-up to the 74th Session 19 4. Consultative Assembly - First part of the 36th Ordinary Session (Strasbourg, 7-11 May 1984) a. Texts adopted 23 b. Parliamentary questions for oral answer by the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers 25 5. European Music Year 1985 27 6. Situation in Cyprus 31 7. Conferences of Specialised Ministers 33 8. Situation of the German ethnic minority in the Soviet Union Assembly Recommendation 972 37 Human Rights 9. Draft Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms concerning the Extension of the List of Civil and Political Rights set forth in the Convention 39 10. Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Le Compte, Van Leuven and de Meyere - Application of Article 54 of the European Convention on Human Rights 45 11. Judgments of the European Court of Human rights in the case of Albert and Le Compte - Application of Article 54 of the European Convention on Human Rights 47 12. Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Van Droogenbroeck - Application of Article 54 of the European Convention on Human Rights 49 CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - ii -

13. Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Eckle - Application of Article 54 of the European Convention on Human Rights 51 14. Zamir against the United Kingdom - Decision to be taken under Article 32 of the European Convention on Human Rights 53 15. T against the United Kingdom - Decision to be taken under Article 32 of the European Convention on Human Rights 55 16. C., Medway and Ball against the United Kingdom - Application of Article 32 of the European Convention on Human Rights 57 17. Handbook on Human Rights and the Police 59 18. Steering Committee on the Mass Media (CDMM) Report of the 7th meeting (Strasbourg, 13-16 March 1984) 61 19. Satellite and cable television - Written Question No. 272 by Mr Ramirez 67 Legal Questions 20. Committee for equality between women and men (CAHFM) - Report of the 3rd meeting (Strasbourg, 7-10 February 1984) 69 Economic and Social questions 21. Air pollution and acid rain - Assembly Recommendation 977 73 22. Future of health structures - Assembly Recommendation 979 75 Education, Culture and Sport 23. Ad hoc Committee of Experts on Earthquake Research (CAHRT) Report of the 4th meeting (Strasbourg, 19-20 December 1983) 77 Environment and Local Authorities 24. Standing Conference of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe (CLRAE) - Texts adopted at the 18th Session (Strasbourg, 18-20 October 1983) and Assembly Opinion No. 118 (1984) 79 25. Rules for technical assistance relating to the integrated conservation of the cultural heritage of monuments and sites 87 26. Preparation of forthcoming meetings 89 CONFIDENTIAL - iii - CM/Del/Concl(84)372

27. Other business a. Dialogue with the Secretary General 91 b. Election of 9 members of the European Commission of Human Rights in respect of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom 99 c. European Health Committee (CDSP) - Request for Assembly participation 101 d. Ministerial Conference on Research (Paris, September 1984) 103 APPENDIX I 372nd meeting of the Ministers' Deputies (A level) Strasbourg, 14(3 pm) - 18 May 1984 - Agenda a1 APPENDIX II 374th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies (A and B levels) Strasbourg, 14-22 June 1984 - Draft agenda a5 APPENDIX III DECISION NO. CM/326/170584 (item 18) Admission of observers (CDMM) a13 APPENDIX IV DECISION NO. CM/327/170584 (item 20) Ad hoc terms of reference (MM-PO) a15 APPENDIX V DECISION NO. CM/328/170584 (item 20) Ad hoc terms of reference (CAHFM) a17 APPENDIX VI RESOLUTION DH(84)2 - Election of members of the (item 27b) European Commission of Human Rights a19 APPENDIX VII Statement by Mr. Bernard Dupont a21 (item 24)

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The 372nd meeting of the Deputies was opened on Monday, 14 May 1984 at 3 pm, under the Chairmanship of Mr. R. Doise, Deputy for the Minister for External Relations of France.

PRESENT AUSTRIA Mr. H.G. Knitel Mr. N. Scherk BELGIUM Mr. A. Vranken Mr. P. Jottard Mr. J. Aelvoet CYPRUS Mr. A. Pouyouros Mr. N. Yiannakis DENMARK Mrs. J. Rechnagel FRANCE Mr. R. Doise, Chairman Mr. B. Widemann Mr. D. Labrosse FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY Mr. K.A. Hampe, Vice-Chairman Mr. K. Timmermann Mr. P. Platte GREECE Mr. N. Diamantopoulos Mr. D. Constantinou ICELAND - IRELAND Mr. M. Flynn ITALY Mr. P.M. Antici Mr. A. Graffini Mr. G. Deodato LIECHTENSTEIN HSH Prince Nicholas of Liechtenstein Mr. D. Ospelt LUXEMBOURG Mr. J. Hostert MALTA - CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - 2 -

NETHERLANDS Mr. C. Schneider Mr. P.H. Le Clercq NORWAY Mr. E. Winsnes Mr. L.A. Ulland PORTUGAL Mr. J. Pereira Bastos Mr. J. da Rocha Páris SPAIN Mr. F. Baeza Mr. N. Ferrer Colom Mr. J. Garcia Casas SWEDEN Mr. B. Arvidson SWITZERLAND Mr. T. Raeber Mrs. I. Apelbaum TURKEY Mr. S. Korkud Mr. S. Ozsoy Mr. K. Gür UNITED KINGDOM Mr. C.D. Lush Miss A. Stoddart CONFIDENTIAL - 3 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372

When opening the meeting, the Chairman said that: he would not deliver the customary message at the beginning of his term of office as Chairman of the Deputies since the Minister for European Affairs of France would be doing so in person (see item 2 of the agenda). Nevertheless, even at that stage he was able to assure the Committee of the interest displayed by the French Government in the work of the Council of Europe and his own personal interest in the Deputies' work to which he would devote himself wholeheartedly. After paying tribute to Mr A.H. Robertson, a former Director of Human Rights of the Council of Europe, who had passed away on 4 May 1984, the Chairman said that he intended to send a letter of condolence to Mr Robertson's widow and children on behalf of the Committee. Lastly he announced that the Icelandic and Maltese delegations had sent apologies for their absence from the meeting. At a later stage in the meeting, the Chairman noted that the Deputies agreed to accept an invitation from the President of the Assembly to the effect that their outgoing Chairman, the Representative of Denmark, should represent the Deputies at the meeting of the Steering Committee of the Strasbourg Conference on parliamentary democracy, in Paris on 29 May 1984. Lastly, the Chairman said that he had received a letter from the President of the Assembly enclosing a letter from Mr R. Beix, the Chairman of the Assembly's Budget and Intergovernmental Work Programme Committee, concerning the harmonisation of the salaries of staff members with those of other European organisations. A copy of the correspondence would be sent to all delegations which would undoubtedly wish to bear it in mind when examining the follow-up to the decisions taken by the Deputies at their 371st meeting (2 - 3 May 1984) under item 3 of the agenda: "Staff questions". State of votes ad referendum 370/*20: Satellite and cable television and television advertising - Written Questions Nos 272 and 273 by Mr Ramirez. The Delegation of the Federal Republic of Germany, which had approved ad referendum the reply to Written Question No 273, confirmed that it had been able to withdraw its reservation.

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1. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

The Secretary to the Committee recalled that, at the previous meeting (Concl(84)371/9), it had been decided to defer item 21 (Air pollution and acid rain - Assembly Recommendation 977) until the 374th meeting (14-22 June 1984) for consideration at A level and item 22 (Future of health structures - Assembly Recommendation 979) until the same meeting for examination at B level. In view of the fact that it had not been possible to prepare the documentation for item 25 (Rules for technical assistance relating to the integrated conservation of the cultural heritage of monuments and sites) in time, that item might also be deferred until the 374th meeting, for examination at A level. The Representative of Turkey said that as far as item 6 was concerned (Situation in Cyprus) the position of his delegation remained unchanged, with regard to both the substance and the form. Decision The Deputies adopted the agenda for their 372nd meeting (14 - 18 May 1984 - A Level) as it appears at Appendix I to these Conclusions, subject to the postponement of items 14, 15, and 16 until a subsequent meeting, and postponement until their 374th meeting (June 1984 - A and B levels) of items 21 (A level), 22 (B level) and 25 (A level).

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2. EXCHANGE OF VIEWS WITH MR. R. DUMAS, FRENCH MINISTER FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS

Mr. Roland Dumas, Minister for European Affairs of France, made the following statement: "Mr. Secretary General, your Excellencies, Upon opening the French chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers, I should like to tell you that in this difficult period through which our continent is passing the Council of Europe will play a part of enormous significance. It represents democratic Europe in its totality, yet with all its diversity, furthermore with all its strength and all its richness: the richness which stems from an indissoluble attachment to fundamental values: personal liberty, political liberties, the rule of law, democratic pluralism. Human rights have issued from this common heritage, and in their turn they are the wellsprings of our political activity. They commit us, the 21, to take up the challenges which our societies must face. Adherence to these basic principles lends us great moral authority in the outside world. On the occasion of this 35th anniversary of the Council of Europe, the achievement of maturity by our Organisation calls for an inward look. What can the Europe of today do? What is expected of it, both outside and among the member States? What does it represent for the younger generation which will be at the helm in the year 2000? At this moment France presides over the Ten and the 21. It is thus well placed to assess the state of relations between the Council of Europe and the European Communities. Each organisation has a vital role to play, and we should be gratified that these entities supplement and enrich one another. There remains so much for us to do in building Europe that it could not be otherwise. Let me speak, if I may, of the six months to come. I shall start with something which is of particular concern to me: 'human rights and fundamental freedoms'. France, during its period of office, intends to pursue this long-term undertaking, which does honour to this assembly. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - 8 - Item 2

We shall do so in the spirit which François Mitterrand himself recalled last year in this very place, or but yesterday in Oslo: 'There can be no unassailable achievements in this sphere'. In this connection I pay tribute to the work of the Steering Committee for Human Rights. Let us ensure that the current démarches aimed at improving the machinery of the Commission are encouraged. A similar intention will apply to the draft Protocol to the European Convention, relating to the extension of civil and political rights. This draft will provide new legal guarantees and will bring about equal access to the public service. The text is in your hands: the Assembly has expressed a favourable opinion. Let us continue our labours in this direction. Turning to the proposed 'Ministerial Conference on Human Rights', stemming from the initiative of Mr. Pahr, I am pleased that the Committee of Ministers should have approved it last week and that the Conference may convene already in 1985. Let us also give our attention to the idea of providing international guardians of human rights wherever the need arises. Thought should be directed to the future operation of the machinery of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Liberties, on the basis of the exercise of individual appeal. May I stress the courage which this Conference will require in order to resolutely confront the problems arising from the development of science and technology. The physical and intellectual integrity of the human being must enjoy protection in the face of the progress of biology, medicine and biochemistry. The Council of Europe has concerned itself with this matter by drafting a model Convention on the protection of individuals in connection with the automatic processing of personal data. But should we stop there? Let us heed the warnings of Alvin Toffler on the dangers and hazards of the 'third wave', the technological era following the age of agrarian civilisation and that of the industrial revolution. Let us together define what will be the 'third generation of human rights': computerisation, robotisation are rocking our whole world and it is our mission to establish a new balance. Let us also concern ourselves with the draft 'European Convention on Torture' which the Assembly has already adopted following the report of Senator Berrier. CONFIDENTIAL - 9 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Item 2

Human rights need to be publicised. I should like us to study all their implications, particularly in the field of education. Hence the importance which we attach to the holding in July 1985 of the European seminar planned by the Council for Cultural Co-operation whose terms of reference will be to discuss this matter.

While in many fields the Europe of the 21 must expand its co-operation in order to strengthen its existence, it must also take care to preserve its life as such. There is an ever-growing scourge which jeopardises the very being of its youth: the scourge of drugs. Applying its own way and means, every country is launching an attack on this gangrene; according to his own susceptibility and his own culture, each of us considers one or other aspect of the problem to be more or less vital. Some of us believe that action should be taken at the source of supply of narcotic drugs: the methods advocated may be restrictive, even coercive or punitive. Others of us believe that in order to protect the public from these 'artificial paradises', stress must be laid on prevention, the phenomen being then dealt with by medical or social research. The complexity of the problem renders the search for a single solution illusory. Punishment is essential in order to halt trafficking, but social treatment is necessary in order to assist the victims. The countries of Europe have long been aware of the universal nature of the problem. We fully appreciate our inability to deal with this social deviance alone. Whether at the level of supply or of demand, it will be possible first to check and then to achieve the continent-wide reduction of this scourge only by co-operation both close and many-sided. The Council of Europe is accommodating already a French initiative: 'the Pompidou Group'. This institution, in which unfortunately not all the member States of the Council yet participate, labours with steadfastness and perseverance. I wish to pay tribute to it. Its resources, both financial and human, are extremely limited and it is my wish that, under French chairmanship, an effort will be made to assist it in its work. We must go further than this, and if possible in concert. It is certainly within your competence and indeed part of your responsibility to discuss and to conceive bold solutions for the two special problems with which our countries are confronted in this field today: the sources of finance which traffickers find within various national regulations, and the juridical and penal void which exists on the high seas and permits free and untrammelled circulation of narcotic drugs. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - 10 - Item 2

The first stage on this long and difficult road will be deep and collective thought, from which practical and acceptable solutions will then emerge. Affirming its place in this campaign, the Council of Europe will project a valuable, realistic and human image among people too often ignorant of the high quality of the matters debated in this forum. France will lend you its entire support. Such was the wish of President Mitterrand who, as early as April 1983, called upon the state to mobilise its forces in combatting drug addiction. France is proud to welcome in Paris, in September 1984, the Ministerial Conference on drug addiction sponsored by the Council of Europe.

In the social field, France attaches great importance to the work of the Council of Europe. There are two reasons for this. Economic growth is not an end in itself. The quest for greater social justice must remain a basic priority for all our member States. Proclaiming and respecting economic and social rights follows naturally from recognition of the individual rights guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights. I think I have already made this point. In the next six months, I should like to see priority given to three activities: - First, the up-dating of the European Social Charter. Work on the Protocol to the European Social Charter, recognising new economic and social rights, must be actively pursued. - Secondly, substantial improvement of the machinery for supervision of the Social Charter is an essential step towards achieving as broad a European social area as possible, the aim being to make supervision effective. The authority of the Committee of Independent Experts should be strengthened and the Committee of Ministers urged to play its full and proper role. - Finally, the revitalisation of the social dialogue in Europe, which is necessary for two reasons. The first reason resides in the necessity of harnessing all the social forces in our countries in a collective effort. Employers and employees must not be excluded from the decisions taken in the Council of Europe, which can itself benefit by their experience. The second is connected with the establishment of a Liaison Committee with both sides of industry, making it possible to associate them closely with the activities of the Council of Europe. So that the dialogue which has now been initiated can develop fruitfully, it is vital that both sides of industry should play a part in preparing the social sector of the 3rd Medium-Term Plan. CONFIDENTIAL - 11 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Item 2

France, as serving Chairman, suggests that you consider a third theme in the social field, the question of migrant workers, which concerns both emigration and immigration countries. We are pleased that the Council of Europe has also decided to study all of these problems. There is every reason to welcome the Colloquy held under Council of Europe auspices on: 'Aliens in Europe - a threat or an asset?'. This theme reflects three very real matters of concern: cohabitation of the various communities and the final integration of immigrants; proper control of lawful immigration to prevent unlawful migration; and finally, vocational integration of migrants wishing to return to their own countries, particularly with the help of the Resettlement Fund, which is already playing a useful and important role in this area. Before concluding on this subject, I should like to express the wish that, during France's term of office, everything may be done to ensure that the Council of Europe prize for the best television programme promoting inter-cultural understanding, first proposed by Mr. Karasek, may in fact see the light and be awarded to the most deserving programme.

Europe is still forging its cultural identity. Our 21 States have not come together solely on the basis of a geographical criterion. Europe has assumed its present form in accordance with cultural norms which have taken shape and then evolved throughout our shared history. National cultures have never ceased to interact and it is on a truly continental scale that the great cultural movements which have marked our civilisation have developed. Christianity and Christian values, the renaissance and renaissance humanism and, nearer our own time, democracy and democratic freedoms are all cultural strains which have seen the light in Europe and are deeply rooted in our countries. The Council of Europe is at home in this process of cultural innovation and integration. If it has shown some jealousy of specific EEC initiatives in this area, this is perhaps because it has not dared to look the full importance and extent of its mission in the face. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - 12 - Item 2

Europe of the 21 remains the melting-pot in which our cultural identity is forged. I pay a very special tribute to the work which the Council of Europe has done in the field of education. I also hope that your work will lead on to new cultural initiatives in sectors which are still too generally ignored. The economic crisis has made us aware of the need to integrate scientific, technical and industrial achievements in our culture. This is a very real challenge which faces our governments today - a challenge in keeping with the geographical scope of our continent and the temporal sweep of our history. Let us find political correlatives for - let us, in other words, master - this vast field of intellectual enquiry which is opening up before us today. The Conference of Ministers responsible for Youth Affairs, which is to be held next year, will give the young people of our continent that confidence which they all too frequently lack. Who is better equiped than the Council of Europe to ensure that our countries can rely on that shared scientific and technical expertise, on that willingness to innovate which industrial development and the changes that go with it require? When he visited the Assembly, the President of the French Republic suggested that Europe should give its scientists the scope which they need for research and self-expression. This idea will lie behind the Ministerial Conference on Research, which is to be held in Paris on 17 September 1984. I would already invite the Council of Europe to examine the conclusions of this Conference and to do everything necessary to give practical expression to the decisions which it reaches. Thus these initiatives which hold out so much promise will stand some chance of proving generally beneficial and, in particular, of promoting science and research.

The suggestions which I have just made have certain technical implications which will have to be studied by the committees of experts concerned. But they also deserve a political hearing, so that the Ministers in question can provide the necessary impetus, can co-ordinate and synthesise. At its future meetings, the Committee should bear these responsibilities more firmly in mind. These proposals must by no means make us forget that political dialogue of the 21 to which my Government attaches great importance. CONFIDENTIAL - 13 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Item 2

We belong to different groups, but we share the same democratic principles. Some of us belong to the European Communities, others to the European Free Trade Association. Some of us are members of the Atlantic Alliance, others are neutral or non-aligned. The dialogue of the 21 is necessary. It leads to exchanges of views, which we consider very useful, on the major subjects of international concern. During its term of office, France intends to pursue this dialogue. We shall also take care that the political dialogue on North/South issues continues. At the recent Conference in Lisbon, I was able to form an accurate impression of the role which our Organisation must play here. A meeting of the 21, with the participation of senior officials responsible for North/South questions, is proposed before the next meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. If we are to succeed in our task, it is essential that there should be close contacts between the Assembly and the Committee of Ministers. These contacts must be intensified. In this way, Mr. Secretary General, your Excellencies, by combining our energies, our talents, our imagination, we shall be able to give the necessary impetus to the projects which I have just outlined for the Council of Europe. I know that I can count on the expertise of the Secretariat and the two Secretaries General who will be successively in office during these six months, and I thank them in advance for their support. I invite you to join the French presidency in living through a new phase in the grand adventure of Europe." The Secretary General expressed his warm thanks to Mr. Dumas for making a special journey to Strasbourg to address the Ministers' Deputies. This was a most important gesture towards the Organisation and the Secretariat. He had taken careful note of the points made in the Minister's speech, in particular those which laid stress on the role of the Organisation in defending common values; the complementarity between the Council of Europe and the European Communities; the fight against drug abuse; the priority accorded to the social field and promoting relations with both sides of industry; the importance of culture, education and research on which President Mitterrand had commented when he addressed the Assembly in September 1982; and finally the importance of pursuing the political dialogue amongst the wider circle of the 21. The Secretariat would study the text of the speech in great detail. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - 14 - Item 2

The Representative of Portugal thanked the Minister for the opportunity of engaging in an exchange of views with the Ministers' Deputies. France had proposed at the 72nd Session of the Committee of Ministers that there should be exchanges of views, with the participation of experts, on North/South questions. It was particularly gratifying therefore that Mr. Dumas had taken part in the closing ceremony of the Lisbon Conference on "North/South: Europe's role" in a triple capacity: that of Vice-Chairman of the Committee of Ministers, Chairman of the Council of the European Communities and as French Minister for European Affairs. The final Declaration adopted at the Lisbon Conference had already been included on the agenda of the 74th Session of the Committee and had given rise to further proposals. First, a second exchange of views, with the participation of experts, on North/South questions to be debated at the United Nations General Assembly. Secondly, the proposal that the Council of Europe should take measures to heighten public awareness of the intimacy with which Europe's economic fate is linked with that of the developing countries, and thirdly the holding of round tables with the participation of a limited number of important decision-makers from developed and developing countries to assist the creation of a greater measure of international consensus concerning North/South relations. With regard to the last proposal as it had been presented by the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers during the 74th Session, he would appreciate hearing whether, having regard to the special situation of countries like Portugal, the Minister would like to comment on their eventual participation in the round tables mentioned. Mr. Dumas paid tribute to Portugal's role in organising the Lisbon Conference and stressed the significance of that gesture in promoting good relations between the developed and developing world. The great wealth of experience that Portugal had acquired throughout its history in developing these relations would be most valuable for all member States of the Council of Europe. As for the proposal to hold round tables, he said that the Chair would support this initiative. Indeed, it was essential to bring developed and third world countries closer together, as well as those countries which were in an intermediate stage of development. Dialogue with the Third World had prospered over the years in the European Community: the negotiations with the ACP countries had already borne fruit in the shape of the Lome Conventions. Widening the dialogue could only be beneficial. The Representative of Switzerland referred to the report of the Deputies' working party on the role of the Council of the Europe in European unification (CM(84)63) and in particular to that part dealing with relations between the Council of Europe and the European Communities. The results of the Deputies' reflections would be submitted to Ministers at their 75th Session, in November 1984. A complicating factor in discussions concerning relations between the two institutions was how to discuss matters in the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe where there was a Community interest and when the ten member States of the Community did not as such represent the Community. How could the Community make its presence felt and speak as such within the Ministers' Deputies of the Council of Europe? CONFIDENTIAL - 15 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Item 2

Mr. Dumas replied that France had a privileged position now that it held the presidency of the Ten and of the 21. He was accordingly very conscious of the need for dialogue between the two institutions to avoid the creation of a gap. Indeed, it was most important to reflect on ways of avoiding any sort of confrontation between the two organisations which would be harmful to European co-operation as a whole. The free discussion that went on in the Committee of Ministers should continue without regard to the various groupings to which members belonged. But co-operation was indispensable and a source of mutual enrichment. In his opinion, it would not be primarily through its member States that the Community could reflect its achievement and project its standpoint in intergovernmental organisations such as the Council of Europe. It was rather through a more independent body with a wider outlook that the Community would be better able to speak with a single voice. He had seen for himself the way in which the Secretariat of the Council of Ministers of the European Communities had been able to assume such a role and perhaps the Commission could help to achieve the aim described by the Representative of Switzerland. The Representative of the Netherlands said that he had seen a press report according to which the French President, Mr. Mitterrand, in his contacts with the Soviet Union would speak on behalf of the presidency of the Ten and also on behalf of the Council of Europe in such human rights affairs as that concerning Mr. Sakharov. He was gratified to know the way in which the French presidency intended to assume its duties and wished to express his warm congratulations on any initiatives that were taken. The Representative of Austria expressed his thanks to Mr. Dumas for his statement and for outlining the Chairman's intentions during his term of office. The former Foreign Minister of Austria, Mr. Pahr, had stressed the need to strengthen the political role of the Committee of Ministers and Mr. Dumas' statement corresponded perfectly to that aim. Referring to a speech delivered in the French National Assembly on 26 April on European co-operation by Mr. Dumas, he said the main place had been assigned to the European Community, with the Council of Europe being mentioned only in a summary way. On that occasion human rights, education and culture and North/South questions had been mentioned. Now the Minister had added the fight against drug abuse and the social field. He assured the Minister that his authorities would study all those proposals in a positive and favourable spirit and that his delegation would make every effort to help the Chair in achieving the objectives set. In particular they were grateful for its understanding for the interests of the non-Community members of the Organisation and the advisability of synchronising action between the Ten and the 21. That being said, he wondered if the Minister would comment on that part of his speech of 26 April in which he had said CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - 16 - Item 2 the French presidency would assert the Communities' views in the Council of Europe and the statement made by the President of the Council of the Communities, Mr. Genscher, on 12 April 1983 before the European Parliament, who had said that the Ten had not to embark on activities which could be carried out within the framework of the Council of Europe. Mr. Dumas said that there seemed to be a divergence between the two quotations but this divergence was more apparent than real. He wished to place the emphasis on the complementary nature of the two institutions. As an example he referred to a meeting of the Council of the Communities when, as President, he had allowed a statement to be made on drug abuse. An improvised yet nonetheless serious debate had followed. In his opinion this showed that all European institutions had a duty to reflect on the serious problems and currents of ideas in European society and to present concrete ways of dealing with them. The construction of Europe was not merely an academic process. It was through the European assemblies that Europeans would become more aware of the European dimension of problems and of European solutions to them. It was therefore in the context of complementarity that Mr. Genscher's statement should be seen. The European Community disposed of different means of achieving its goals but the Council of Europe could and should supplement the work of the Communities in certain areas and vice versa. The Representative of Ireland asked the Chair if it envisaged the possibility of speaking with one voice on human rights violations in various parts of the world bearing in mind the Organisation's rules of procedure. Mr. Dumas recalled France's commitment to the construction of Europe, which unfortunately could not be achieved over night. Real progress had been made on the political front in the Ten and he drew attention, inter alia, to the stands which had been taken on the Middle East. If the Council of Europe could also make its contribution to the construction of Europe in the political field by reaching common stands, this was to be welcomed. If the Committee of Ministers could draw attention to serious violations of human rights in all regions of the world, the Chair would play an active role in speaking out against those violations but it would not deviate from the Organisation's rules; where unanimity was called for, that unanimity should be clearly expressed. The Representative of Italy expressed his thanks for the Minister's courteous gesture of addressing the Deputies and for the useful suggestions which had been made. Noting in particular the attention which had been been paid to the social field, he hoped that work concerning the problems of migrant workers in host countries could be speeded up. He also welcomed the Minister's reference to enhancing the role of the Council of Europe in fostering political CONFIDENTIAL - 17 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Item 2 dialogue. In this context he welcomed the proposal to hold a further exchange of views on North/South questions before the opening of the United Nations General Assembly in September. Would the Chair support further exchanges of views in the Committee of Ministers, with the participation of experts, on East/West relations and in particular on the Stockholm Conference on Disarmament in Europe, if circumstances permitted? Mr. Dumas stressed the importance he attached to political dialogue in the Council of Europe. Progress had already been made on North/South questions and further progress could be made on the follow-up to be given to the Lisbon Declaration which had already made its mark on decision-makers in the Third World. He agreed with the Representative of Italy that there should be further discussions on East/West relations in the Committee of Ministers. In addition more thought should be given to the practical means of expressing the common viewpoint of the 21. For instance, this could be done on the occasion of bilateral contacts. He drew attention in this context to the statements the President of the French Republic had made during his visit to Oslo. The Representative of Norway referred to Assembly Resolution 805 on European co-operation in the 1980s and the proposal made therein to set up a commission of prominent statesmen from Community and non-Community countries to work out future perspectives beyond the present decade. He asked for the Minister's reaction to this proposal. Mr. Dumas said that the contruction of Europe would take time but the European institutions could accelerate the movement of history. It was in this spirit that he was favourable to the initiative taken by the Assembly's General Rapporteur, Mr. Lied, in suggesting the creation of the commission of prominent statesmen. He already knew the name of the French member who had been sounded out, but it would be premature to reveal it at the present time. The Representative of the United Kingdom expressed his thanks to the Minister for addressing the Deputies personally. He was also glad to know that the French President was ready and willing to be described as the President of the Council of Europe. Referring to Assembly Recommendation 982 on the defence of democracy against terrorism in Europe, he said that the United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs had taken an initiative in Brussels to reinforce co-operation amongst the Ten with regard to terrorism. What were the Minister's views on the role of the Council of Europe in this matter? Mr. Dumas said that the Chair would participate fully in the reflection on measures to deal with the scourge of terrorism which was the common lot of European democratic countries. He knew all too well that the United Kingdom, amongst others, had painful experience of the ravages of this scourge. It would indeed be useful to discuss the question of terrorism in the wider circle of the 21 but the CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - 18 - Item 2 difficulties involved should not be underestimated. What was important was to find the balance between prevention and falling into the trap of failing to respect to fundamental freedoms which were the heritage of member States of the Council of Europe. In France, for example, there was a long tradition of the right of asylum which was regarded by the French Government as an essential element in the balance. The right to habeas corpus was another important element. The Representative of Spain expressed his gratitude to the Minister for addressing the Deputies and said that he would have put the same question as his United Kingdom colleague. He wished to thank the Minister for his reply which he regarded as holding out hope for the future. Perhaps it would be possible in the future to work out steps to counter terrorism which would mirror the success in the fight against drug abuse. The Representative of Luxembourg, thanking the Minister for his statement, said how pleased he was to note that there was a large measure of convergence between the French and Luxembourg views on future priorities. Referring to European Music Year 1985, he said that this was a felicitous initiative taken by the Council of Europe and the European Communities which could be taken as an example for future joint ventures. One such idea had been put forward on a number of occasions by his delegation and that was the designation of a "European Contemporary Painting Year". He asked for the Minister's reaction to this idea, bearing in mind that if if were not taken up by the 21, it could well be pursued in the Ten. Mr. Dumas also wished to pay tribute to European Music Year and agreed that it was a fine illustration of what the Ten and the 21 could do in concert. The French Government attached great importance to the cultural field and had recently doubled the national cultural budget with a view to decentralising the administration of cultural activities and taking culture to all levels of the public. He saw the Council of Europe as an important instrument in spreading the European cultural heritage throughout the whole of the geographical area it covered. The Minister had personal experience of the difficulties involved in moving works of art from one country to another and, although he thought the suggestion by the Luxembourg Representative to be worthy of further study, the financial and technical problems which would arise should also be borne in mind. The Representative of Belgium, speaking on behalf of his colleagues, thanked the Minister for addressing the Deputies and for presenting his Government's priorities for his chairmanship. The outline of his statement responded to a large extent to his Government's preoccupations. The Minister's presence was an exceptional gesture. Since he had been appointed Permanent Representative in 1978 there had been only one previous example, that of Mr. Aubert, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, who had addressed the Deputies in 1981. The presence of a Minister at a meeting of the Deputies was a source of comfort and encouragement to delegations and the Secretariat alike; he hoped that this type of dialogue could continue in the future. CONFIDENTIAL - 19 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Item 3

3. COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS Follow-up to the 74th Session (CM(84)PV 1 and 2 prov.)

The Chairman asked delegations for comments on the follow-up to the 74th Session of the Committee of Ministers (10 May 1984) in the light of the minutes of the Session appearing in CM(84)PV 1 and 2 prov. Progress of European co-operation The Chairman noted that no reference would be made in decision 1 below to the report of the Ministers' Deputies' working party on working methods. The preparation of specific follow-up action on the relevant parts of the final communique of the 74th Session would be concentrated in the study of the report of the Ministers' Deputies' working party on the role of the Council of Europe in the process of European unification. The Representative of Switzerland said that his authorities were not in favour of routine maintenance of such items as "Progress of European co-operation" on the agenda of ministerial sessions. An effort should be made to identify particularly important topical matters to which Ministers could turn their attention. Furthermore, he said that if follow-up action was proposed for the November Session of the Committee of Ministers on the basis of the working party's report on the role of the Council of Europe there was a risk of duplication with the recommendations of the commission of prominent statesmen from Community and non-Community countries, the creation of which had been proposed in Assembly Resolution 805 on European co-operation in the 1980s. The Chairman said that the first remark of the Representative of Switzerland would be taken into account in the preparation of the 75th Session of the Committee of Ministers. As for his remark concerning the commission of prominent statesmen, he said that there was little risk of duplication in view of the fact that the commission, if created, would have terms of reference to look at the perspectives of European co-operation beyond the present decade whereas the Deputies' working party dealt more particularly with co-operation in the 1980s. Human Rights The Representative of Austria welcomed the acceptance of the principle of holding a Ministerial Conference on Human Rights which the Committee of Ministers had given at its 74th Session. During that Session certain delegations had laid emphasis on the need for the Conference to be well prepared. He shared that concern and accordingly proposed that the Committee of Senior Officials responsible for preparing the Conference should start work without delay, that was to say before the summer break. He suggested 28 and 29 June 1984 as dates for the first meeting of the Committee of Senior Officials. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - 20 - Item 3

The Chairman noted that at least two delegations would have difficulty in complying with the suggested dates for the first meeting of the Committee of Senior Officials. However, the wording of decision (2) below should be maintained, it being understood that, if the Secretary General had difficulty in finding suitable dates, he should inform the Deputies accordingly at their next meeting. He noted that there was agreement to make available to the Senior Officials the appropriate extracts from the minutes of the 74th Session concerning the Ministerial Conference (paragraphs 213 to 245 of CM(84)PV 1 prov.). The Representative of Austria referred to the letter of the President of the Assembly dated 8 May 1984 forwarding a letter dated 7 May 1984 from the Chairman of the Assembly's Legal Affairs Committee concerning the preparation for the meeting of human rights experts to be held in Ottawa in May 1985 in the framework of the CSCE and enclosing Assembly Recommendation 973 on the CSCE meeting in Madrid and the motion for a Recommendation on a European Convention for the protection of the exercise of human rights and fundamental freedoms (Doc. 4974). Copies of those letters had been distributed to delegations on 14 May 1984. In his opinion the Chairman could in his reply to the letter draw on the information contained in the report submitted to Ministers by the Senior Officials responsible for examining the subjects which could be dealt with by a Ministerial Conference on Human Rights (CM(84)74). In that report several delegations had stressed that any link between the Ministerial Conference on Human Rights and the Ottawa meeting should be an indirect one and in particular that there should be no reference to that meeting in the Conference programme. The Representative of Luxembourg on the other hand agreed with the proposals contained in the letters from the Assembly and would welcome further discussion on the matter. The Chairman noted that there was agreement on decision (3) below: the Deputies would resume consideration of this matter at their 374th meeting (June 1984) in the framework of the follow-up to the 74th Session of the Committee of Ministers and in the light of a draft reply to be prepared by the Secretariat. United Nations The Representative of Switzerland said that his authorities were not in favour of maintaining this routine item on the agenda of future ministerial sessions. Here again, an effort should be made to concentrate on specific matters of topical interest. Meeting of Political Directors The Representative of Switzerland said that in future Political Directors should focus their discussions on questions of a European character or ones that were of direct concern to Europe. CONFIDENTIAL - 21 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Item 3

Decisions The Deputies 1. agreed to consider, in the framework of their examination of the report of their working party on the role of the Council of Europe in the process of European unification (373rd meeting, May 1984), those parts of the final communiqué of the 74th Session which read as follows: "Ministers agreed to take account of (the joint: Declaration adopted by Ministers from Community and EFTA States on 9 April 1984) in the framework of their on-going study of the role of the Council of Europe in the process of European unification." "Ministers instructed their Deputies to submit their proposals concerning the role of the Council of Europe in the process of European unification and on strengthening and enlargening co-operation between the Council of Europe and the European Communities for their 75th Session in November 1984 and to make suggestions for the possible implementation of those proposals."; 2. instructed the Secretary General to convene the first meeting of the Committee of Senior Officials responsible for preparing the Ministerial Conference on Human Rights before the summer break and to sound out delegations with a view to fixing the exact date of that meeting; 3. agreed to resume consideration, at their 374th meeting (June 1984), of the letter from the President of the Assembly of 8 May 1984 forwarding a letter from the Chairman of the Assembly's Legal Affairs Committee concerning the preparation for the meeting of human rights experts to be held in Ottawa in May 1985 in the framework of the CSCE; 4. agreed to decide on the arrangements for their study of the final Declaration adopted at the Conference "North/South: Europe's role" organised by the Assembly in Lisbon in April 1984 at one of their forthcoming meetings; 5. agreed to fix 21 June 1984 as the provisional date of their next exchange of views, with the participation of experts, on the United Nations, subject to confirmation at the opening of their 373rd meeting (May 1984); 6. agreed to consider, at their 374th meeting (June 1984), the question of holding in September 1984 an exchange of views with the participation of experts on the North/South questions to be debated in 1984 at the United Nations General Assembly and other United Nations fora.

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4. CONSULTATIVE ASSEMBLY First part of the 36th Ordinary Session (Strasbourg, 7 - 11 May 1984) a. Texts Adopted

Recommendation 981 (1984) on employment in Europe and Recommendation 982 (1984) on the defence of democracy against terrorism in Europe Decision The Deputies agreed to examine these Recommendations at A level at their 375th meeting (September 1984 - A and B levels). Recommendation 983 (1984) on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and Recommendation 984 (1984) on the acquisition by refugees of the nationality of the receiving country Decision The Deputies agreed to examine these Recommendations at B level at their 375th meeting (September 1984 - A and B levels). Resolution 817 (1984) on ecologist movements in Europe Resolution 820 (1984) on relations of national parliaments with the media Resolution 821 (1984) on the activities of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) in the period July 1981 to December 1983 and Resolution 822 (1984) on the situation in Turkey Decision The Deputies took note of these Resolutions.

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The Chairman invited comments on the replies given to parliamentary questions by the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers, Mr. Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark, at the first part of the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly on 9 May 1984 (AS(36)CR5). Question No. 1 by Mr. Jager on the CSCE The Chairman noted that the reply given by Mr. Ellemann-Jensen could be borne in mind in the reply to be given to the letter from the President of the Assembly of 8 May 1984 forwarding a letter from the Chairman of the Assembly's Legal Affairs Committee on the meeting of human rights experts to be held in 1985 in Ottawa in the framework of the CSCE (see item 3 of the agenda of the present meeting). Question No 7 by Lord Kinnoull on abuse of diplomatic privileges The Chairman said that the question raised by Lord Kinnoull and the reply given could be referred to in the course of the Deputies' next exchange of views in June, with the participation of experts, on the United Nations. Question No. 11 by Mrs. Hubinek on the proposed construction of a power station in Austria The Representative of Austria said that the Standing Committee of the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (T-PVS), mentioned by Mr. Ellemann-Jensen in his reply, had already received relevant information from his authorities concerning the subject raised by Mrs. Hubinek. Question No 16 by Sir Geoffrey Finsberg on Written Questions The Chairman noted that the time taken by the Committee of Ministers to reply to Written Questions from members of the Assembly would be further discussed when the Deputies considered the report of their working party on working methods.

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5. EUROPEAN MUSIC YEAR (1985) (Concl(84)370/9, CM(83)227 and CM(84)81 and Add.)

The Secretary General made the following statement: "As agreed, the Budget Committee considered at its Session last April the question of how European Music Year 1985 was to be financed. From ensuing discussions in your Committee and also in the Budget Committee it is apparent that no one has questioned the sum of FF1,500,000 for the Council of Europe's contribution. For the sake of comparison, I would recall that the contribution which the Commission of the Communities has entered in its draft 1985 budget is approximately FF3,500,000. Bearing in mind what was said at your 370th meeting, and in particular the suggestions concerning the Cultural Fund's contribution, I have made the following alterations to my original proposals for financing set out in paragraph 9 of CM(84)81: - one half of the Council of Europe's contribution, ie FF750,000, to be provided under appropriations in Vote II of the budget with no specific increase for European Music Year compared with 1984; - FF400,000 by renewing the special appropriations granted in 1984; - FF350,000 through an exceptional ad hoc contribution from the Cultural Fund in addition to the specific activities of the CDCC programme devoted to music, which work out at some FF400,000 (Conference on music education; commissioning compositions; work relating to culture industries); the Bureau of the CDCC has indicated approval of my proposal; - the other half (FF750,000) could be financed from the unexpended balance for 1983. States electing to make a specific contribution in preference to authorising a corresponding sum to be taken from their share of the unexpended balance could of course opt for that arrangement. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - 28 - Item 5

The Budget Committee is agreeable to funding being carried out in accordance with the first part of the proposal, ie one half of the contribution to be covered by means of Vote II, but when it comes to the other half, has recommended, in view of the non-recurring nature of the expenditure, including a specific appropriation of FF750,000 under Vote VIII of the budget, 'Exceptional expenditure', adding that the sum would be regarded as an element in the calculation of real growth. I accordingly invite your Committee to take a general decision on the Council of Europe's grant to European Music Year, to be financed as proposed by myself in the Addendum to CM(84)81, or in accordance with the recommendations of the Budget Committee set out in paragraph 12 of its report (Appendix II to the Addendum to CM(84)81)." The Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany made the following statement: "We are in agreement with European Music Year being financed by means of the contribution of FF400,000 under Vote II of the budget, and also the special grant of FF350,000 from the Cultural Fund. We consider that the remainder, ie FF750,000, should come from Vote II, under which certain activities not having priority should be dropped; this appears to us perfectly feasible. Financing by means of an unexpended balance is not acceptable to our authorities. This attitude should not come as a surprise either to the Committee or to the Secretariat, in the light of the statements by this delegation at the 74th Session of the Committee of Ministers." The Representative of France said that his authorities were not in favour of making use of part of the unexpended balance at the end of the 1984 financial year for helping to finance European Music Year for reasons of budgetary orthodoxy. They agreed to the first part of the Secretary General's proposals and did not rule out the possibility of voluntary contributions which could be included in Vote VIII under "Exceptional expenditure". Whatever the financing arrangements the Deputies were to decide on, the amount entered in the 1985 budget should be regarded as an element in the calculation of real growth. The Representative of the United Kingdom agreed that the Council of Europe's financial contribution in 1985 to European Music Year should be fixed at FF1.5 million. That amount should be taken into account when calculating real growth in 1985 compared with 1984. He could not agree to making use of part of the unexpended balance at the end of 1984 for financing European Music Year. He added that an increased contribution should be made from the Cultural Fund and proposed that the figure envisaged should be increased from FF350,000 to FF750,000. That figure was after all a small proportion of the total annual grant received by the Fund under Vote II of the budget. CONFIDENTIAL - 29 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Item 5

The Representative of the Netherlands also agreed with the figure of FF1.5 million which should be financed from various parts of the budget and form part of any real growth over the 1984 budget. He agreed with his United Kingdom colleague that the Cultural Fund should make a larger contribution than the FF350,000 presently envisaged. Finally, he said that he could not support the idea of voluntary contributions from member States. It should be remembered that ten member States were already making a contribution to the financing of the Year through the Commission of the European Communities. The Representative of Sweden supported the proposal of the Budget Committee which had argued on the basis of budgetary principles. The Representative of Belgium was in favour of all solutions provided that the unexpended balance at the end of the 1984 financial year was not used for financing the Year. That balance should be returned to governments. The Representative of Switzerland supported the proposals by the Secretary General, stressing the exceptional nature of the expenditure involved. In particular he drew attention to the harm that could be done to the programme of intergovernmental activities if the whole of this amount were to be counted as real growth and included in Vote II. The Representative of Austria also wished to support the first two of the Secretary General's proposals. Referring to the proposal for using the unexpended balance for 1984, however, he said that his authorities could not agree. They would rather have the balance of FF750.000 included in the budget under Vote VIII - Exceptional expenditure on the understanding that this amount would not be deducted from Vote II - Intergovernmental Programme of Activities. This idea could be regarded as a sort of voluntary contribution while at the same time guaranteeing the financing of EMY. In fact, according to the apportionment of that balance, the scale of contributions would be less than some of the voluntary contributions which were already envisaged by certain member States. The Representative of Italy said that he was ready to accept the proposals by the Budget Committee. What was important was to know beforehand what the Council of Europe's total contribution to the Year would be to enable the necessary planning to be set in train. If the idea of voluntary contributions were followed, it would not be possible to fix a definite figure in advance. The Director of Administration and Finance suggested draft decisions along the lines of those subsequently adopted (see below). The wording of paragraph 3 would give the Council for Cultural Co-operation (CDCC) the opportunity of seeing if a further effort could be made to increase the contribution to the Year from the Cultural Fund and enable a corresponding reduction to be made in Vote VIII. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - 30 - Item 5

The Representative of Switzerland said that he had noted that only one delegation had spoken in favour of an increased contribution from the Cultural Fund. The Chairman called for a vote on the draft decisions, which gave the following result: 16 votes in favour, 1 against, 2 abstentions. The Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany repeated his view that the Council of Europe's contribution to the financing of the Year should be covered entirely from Vote II of the 1985 budget. The Representative of Portugal said that he was against an increased contribution from the Cultural Fund and spoke in favour of the proposals which were already on the table, including the possibility of voluntary contributions. He had noted that a number of delegations had spoken against the use of the unexpended balance at the end of a financial year for specific projects to be undertaken in the following year. He was willing to accept the Budget Committee's opinion on this matter in respect of European Music Year but that position should not prejudice the proposals which had been made by the Ministers' Deputies' working party on working methods concerning the general question of the unexpended balance. The Representative of Spain also spoke against increasing the contribution to be made from the Cultural Fund. He added that Spain would maintain its voluntary contribution already announced. The Representative of the United Kingdom, supported by the Representative of Belgium, said that if the CDCC were to decide not to increase its contribution to the financing of the Year, the Committee of Ministers could then reduce its grant to the Cultural Fund under Vote II and make a corresponding increase in Vote VIII of the 1985 budget (Exceptional expenditure). Decisions The Deputies 1. agreed to make provision for a sum of FF 1.5 million in the 1985 budget in respect of the Council of Europe contribution to European Music Year 1985; 2. instructed the Secretary General to inform the European Organising Committee for European Music Year 1985 of this decision immediately; 3. requested the Council for Cultural Co-operation (CDCC) to take account of the views expressed at the present meeting on the question of financing arrangements for the contribution referred to under 1 above; 4. also requested the Secretary General to take account of these views in the framework of the preparation of the draft 1985 budget. CONFIDENTIAL - 31 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Item 6

6. SITUATION IN CYPRUS (Concl(84)371/4)

No delegation wished to make a statement under this item.

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7. CONFERENCES OF SPECIALISED MINISTERS (Concl(84)371/5)

The Secretary General referred to the following Conferences of Specialised Ministers: 1. The 19th session of the Conference of European Ministers responsible for Family Affairs would be held at Valetta (Malta) from 18 to 20 June 1985. The Committee of Liaison Officers had held its first preparatory meeting in Vaduz from 2 to 4 May 1984 at the invitation of the Liechtenstein Government. On that occasion, they had slightly modified the theme of the Conference, which would now be: "The effects on the family of the economic crisis and particularly unemployment" instead of "The economic crisis and the family". The Committee of Liaison Officers intended to collect information on the socio-psychological and socio-economic effects of the crisis both on individual members of families and on the family unit and to analyse the action taken to mitigate the difficulties encountered by families. The Secretary General took this opportunity of thanking the Liechtenstein authorities for the warm welcome which they had extended to the members of the committee and the representatives of the Secretariat. The Representative of Liechtenstein thanked the Secretary General for his kind words which he would not fail to transmit to his authorities. His government had been very pleased to host the meeting of the Committee of Liaison Officers which had made a great impact in Liechtenstein. 2. The 4th Conference of European Ministers with responsibility for Cultural Affairs would be held at the Reichstag in Berlin from 23 to 25 May 1984. At an extraordinary meeting convened in Strasbourg on 4 May 1984 at the initiative of the German presidency of the Conference, a revised version of the session document, "Culture and Communication Technologies" had been prepared, chiefly for the purpose of taking into account the views expressed on the initial document by the Steering Committee on the Mass Media (CDMM). CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - 34 - Item 7

Preliminary draft resolutions had been drafted on: - The European Declaration of Cultural Objectives, - European cultural co-operation, and - Cultural development and migration. The draft resolution on "Culture and Communication Technologies" would be finalised following the Ministers' debate on this theme. An official ceremony to mark the solemn adoption of the European Declaration of Cultural Objectives would be held on Thursday morning, 24 May 1984, in the plenary chamber of the Reichstag in the presence of distinguished guests and press representatives. Mr Ahrens, President of the Assembly, would address the Conference on its first day; the Secretary General would himself speak at the public session. 3. Conference of European Ministers responsible for Youth At the meeting which it had held in Strasbourg from 2 to 4 May 1984, the ad hoc Committee of Experts on Youth Questions (CAHJE) had begun to prepare this Conference. It had examined the themes proposed by the Secretariat in CM(84)32 and had agreed to accept them with slight re-phrasing. The central theme would be "The participation of young people in society", and there would be three sub-themes: i. The situation of young people in Europe (social and vocational integration; participation in cultural, social and political life; the effects of unemployment on the personality of the young); ii. The development of associations (participation of the young in the structures and machinery of society; the role of youth associations in democratic life); iii. The aims of international co-operation in the youth field (information; mobility; participation of the young in the development and implementation of the Council of Europe's objectives). As for the date of the Conference, the CAHJE proposed that the period from 15 October to 15 December 1985 be chosen, the exact date being decided, if possible, at it next meeting. So that the necessary thorough preparations could be made, the CAHJE had requested authorisation for two meetings in 1984, as well as 1985. This request, and the other points which the Secretary General had mentioned, were included in the report of the meeting on 2-4 May 1984. This would be sent to the Deputies as soon as possible and was scheduled for discussion at the 374th meeting {June 1984 - A and B levels). CONFIDENTIAL - 35 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Item 7

The Representative of Belgium noted that the CAHJE had proposed that the period from 15 October to 15 December 1985 be chosen as the date of the Conference. He recalled that there were already several Conferences to be held next year and said that the organisation of yet another Conference in 1985 might render life difficult for delegations. The Secretary General said that the United Nations had declared 1985 as Youth Year and the holding of the Conference of Ministers responsible for Youth in 1985 could be regarded as a contribution to the year.

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8. SITUATION OF THE GERMAN ETHNIC MINORITY IN THE SOVIET UNION Assembly Recommendation 972 (Concl(83)364/4, CM(84)87)

The Representative of Greece supported the draft reply to Assembly Recommendation 972 (CM(84)87) and added that in the Soviet Union there was a problem similar to the German ethnic minority, viz the "Pontii" population which was of Greek origin. Decision The Deputies adopted the following reply to Assembly Recommendation 972 on the situation of the German ethnic minority in the Soviet Union: "The Committee of Ministers, following examination of Recommendation 972 on the situation of the German ethnic minority in the Soviet Union, forwarded it to member governments to enable them to take it into account in their bilateral contacts with the Soviet Union and at future meetings organised in the framework of the CSCE and of the United Nations. In so doing, it also drew attention to the advisability of widening any action taken to cover the situation of other minorities living in the Soviet Union. Furthermore, Recommendation 972 was included in the files for the Ministers' Deputies' exchanges of views, with the participation of experts, on the United Nations and the CSCE which were held respectively in January 1984 and April 1984".

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9. DRAFT PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS CONCERNING THE EXTENSION OF THE LIST OF CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS SET FORTH IN THE CONVENTION (Concl(84)368/11, CM(82)230 Addendum I, CM(84)37 and Add., 84 and Assembly Opinion No. 116)

The Representative of France said that his authorities considered that the objections raised by the German delegation at the Deputies' 368th meeting deserved detailed examination. As this had not been completed, he asked that no decision be taken at the present stage. The Director of Human Rights said that the proposals for amendments to the draft Protocol collected in CM(84)37 and Addendum had been amply discussed. The Committee of Ministers should now be in a position to settle these questions. With regard to the amendment proposed by the Netherlands delegation, he reiterated the comments he himself had made at the 367th meeting (February 1984, item 11). He had said at the time that this proposal was not new and had been rejected by the experts. With regard to the arguments submitted by the Federal Republic of Germany at the 368th meeting (March 1984, item 11) on the implications of the Court's judgment in the Oztürk case, the Secretariat had made a detailed reply in CM(84)84. He then reported on his sounding out of the Steering Committee on Human Rights (CDDH) in accordance with the instructions which the Committee of Ministers had given him at the Deputies' 368th meeting (item 5a of the CDDH meeting report - CM(84)102). He continued with a reminder of the project's original purpose, which was to catch up on the progress made in standards at world level, as exemplified in the United Nations Convenant on Civil and Political Rights. The result of the work done to that end might seem modest. It was especially surprising that Council of Europe member States which had ratified the Covenant had difficulty in accepting this draft Protocol when its provisions were in many cases more restrictive than the corresponding provisions of the Covenant. In this connection, he quoted paragraphs 5 and 7 of Article 14 of the Covenant, which corresponded to Articles 2 and 4 of the draft Protocol. In conclusion, it would be highly desirable if, after the many years of work which had been devoted to it, the draft Protocol were finalised in the near future. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - 40- Item 9

The Representative of the United Kingdom regretted that the Director of Human Rights had confined himself to an oral statement when the relevant extracts from the report of the CDDH meeting held from 19 to 23 March could have been sent to the delegations. Admittedly, opinions had been divided between those who thought that nothing should be referred back to the CDDH, those who thought that Articles 2 and 4 should be re-examined, and those who wanted all proposals referred to them. Eight experts wanted to look at Articles 2 and 4 and only three did not. The adoption of the final clauses and the status of the explanatory report, on which it was proposed that the Committee of Ministers express an opinion, were highly technical matters. If the most important questions were to be referred to the CDDH, then so should the minor ones. Two amendments proposed concerned Article 2, so could not be considered until the CDDH had decided on how that Article should be amended. A committee of experts should submit a full text and the Committee of Ministers should on no account be turned into a working party of such a committee. The compendium of rules of procedure of the Committee required it only to look at amendments of major political importance and to refer others back to steering committees. The Representative of the Netherlands, referring to the CDDH meeting report, from which it emerged that eight experts were in favour of a reference to the CDDH, and bearing in mind the technicality of the amendments proposed, asked for the text as a whole to be referred back to the CDDH. The Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany, reminding the Committee of the difficulty his authorities had in approving the draft Protocol, said that it would be preferable to adopt the proposal made by the Representatives of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. He also drew attention to the proposal he had made at the 368th meeting that the CDDH be asked to reconsider Articles 2 and 4 in the light of the Oztürk judgment. His authorities considered that interpretation of the Protocol would pose problems. Articles 2 and 4 could indeed be dealt with separately. The CDDH had been unable to examine these provisions in depth as the Oztürk judgment had not been available. The CDDH seemed the body best qualified to examine these articles in the light of the Oztürk judgment. The interpretation given by the Secretariat in CM(84)84 might usefully be communicated to it for that purpose. The Representative of Switzerland thanked the Secretariat for document CM(84)84 and for the oral statement which had just been made. The problems raised by the Federal Republic of Germany warranted careful study. She said that her delegation had been against referring the draft Protocol back to the CDDH on the grounds that the problems remaining to be solved were of a political nature and that the CDDH had been unable to solve them. But the new argument put forward by the Federal Republic of Germany had legal value and it would be justifiable to refer that point to the CDDH. CONFIDENTIAL - 41 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Item 9

The Representative of Sweden agreed with this point of view. As many delegations had not had an opportunity to study the report of the last CDDH meeting it would, however, be preferable to postpone any decision until the meeting in June. As to the questions of the "à la carte" system and the status of the explanatory report it was for the Committee of Ministers to make a decision. The Representative of Denmark was unable to endorse the interpretation given by the Federal Republic of Germany and thought it unnecessary to refer the draft Protocol back to the CDDH. The Representative of Portugal thought that only the new technical aspects arising out of the Oztürk judgment should be reconsidered by the CDDH. The Representative of Ireland, supported by the Representatives of Norway and Spain, said that the text as submitted was acceptable to his authorities. This text was already the result of lengthy negotiations and he was against reopening the discussion. He was in favour of the text being examined by the Committee of Ministers as soon as possible. He was also in favour of the inclusion of an Article 7 bis making the explanatory report an integral part of the Protocol. The Representative of Austria said that his authorities, after close examination, could accept neither the amendments proposed by the Netherlands nor the arguments submitted by the Federal Republic of Germany. They could accept the draft Protocol in the form in which it had already been submitted to the Committee of Ministers a year and a half previously. The Representative of Luxembourg said that he had raised a question concerning Article 2 which had not been answered: should provision be made for two degrees of jurisdiction only in the case of minor offences. Furthermore, he was thoroughly opposed to the idea of giving the explanatory report a place in the text of the Protocol, knowing no previous example of such a practice. The Representative of Belgium said that, whatever solution was adopted, the aim should be to have the Protocol ratified by as many States as possible. The Representative of Italy said that his authorities wanted the draft Protocol to be examined by the Committee of Ministers. They could not accept the amendment proposed by the Assembly to Article 2, paragraph 2 as there was no remedy against some judgments of the Italian Constitutional Court. The Director of Human Rights, answering the Representative of the United Kingdom, said that the CDDH's report had been sent to all delegations on 2 May 1984. Furthermore, he did not agree with the United Kingdom Representative's interpretation of the CDDH's reaction, which had by no means been clear-cut. In reply to the Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany, he pointed out that the Oztürk judgment had been distributed to the members of the CDDH. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - 42 - Item 9

With regard to the introduction of the so-called "a la carte" system and the status of the explanatory report, he said that the CDDH had taken the view that it was for the Committee of Ministers to decide. He added that the Committee of Ministers had already completed draft Conventions several times and quoted the examples of Protocol No. 6 on the abolition of the death penalty and the Convention on the Legal Status of Migrant Workers. With regard to the status of the explanatory report, he reminded the Committee of the Council of Europe's established practice and drew attention to Article 31, paragraph 2 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties. In reply to the Luxembourg Representative, he repeated what he had already said at the 366th meeting (January 1984, item 16), namely that the CDDH had been aware of the problem but, because of the diversity of national systems, had not thought it possible to establish a general system of two degrees of jurisdiction, even for serious offences tried in assize courts. With regard to the proposal that the text be referred back to the CDDH, he said that it had been rejected by a very large majority in a vote taken at the 366th meeting. The only new element which had arisen since then had been the statement by the Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany at the Deputies' 368th meeting. In CM(84)84 the Secretariat had replied in detail to the arguments put forward by the Federal Republic of Germany after the Oztürk judgment, which, in the Secretariat's opinion, were based on misunderstandings and a misinterpretation of that judgment. The Committee of Ministers should also be able to comment on this point. In the circumstances, there seemed to be no justification for the Committee of Ministers reconsidering its earlier decision. If it did embark upon this course, it would be necessary to specify whether the whole of the draft Protocol was to be referred back to the CDDH, or only Articles 2 and 4. Furthermore, the Committee of Ministers should first clarify the questions of a political nature which had been laid before it: the "a la carte" system and the status of the explanatory report. The decision it took on this might have a bearing on the matters to be re-examined by the CDDH. He agreed with the Representative of Belgium on the desirability of ratification by as many States as possible. Given that some provisions of the draft Protocol were more restrictive than the corresponding provisions of the Covenant, it would be surprising if countries which had accepted the latter and prided themselves on being champions of human rights were unable to accept them in the context of the European Convention on Human Rights. The Representative of Luxembourg considered that the proposed Article 7 bis departed from the Vienna Convention. Opinions differed as to the status of "travaux preparatoires". The inclusion of such an Article would be an admission that the Protocol itself was insufficiently clear. CONFIDENTIAL - 43 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Item 9

Summing up the discussions, the Chairman proposed resuming consideration of the question in June. He appealed to delegations to come to the meeting with precise instructions, especially on the questions of the "à la carte" system and the explanatory report, so that some progress could be made in the examination of the draft Protocol. Decision The Deputies agreed to resume consideration of this item at A level at their 374th meeting (June 1984 - A and B levels).

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The Representative of Belgium said that this case which was similar to that of Albert and Le Compte (item 11 of the agenda of the present meeting) was still under consideration by the Belgian government. Decision The Deputies agreed to resume consideration of this item at one of their forthcoming meetings, at the same time as the case of Albert and Le Compte (item 11 of the agenda of the present meeting).

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11. JUDGMENTS OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE CASE OF ALBERT AND LE COMPTE Application of Article 54 of the European Convention on Human Rights (Concl(84)366/13, Letters HD/C12 of 1.3.83 and HD/C88 of 16.11.83)

The Representative of Belgium said that these judgments were still under consideration by the Belgian government (see also item 10 of the agenda of the present meeting). Decision The Deputies agreed to resume consideration of this item at one of their forthcoming meetings, at the same time as the case of Le Compte, Van Leuven and De Meyere (item 10 of the agenda of the present meeting).

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12. JUDGMENTS OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE CASE OF VAN DROOGENBROECK Application of Article 54 of the European Convention on Human Rights (Concl(83)361/18, Concl(84)366/11, Letters HD/C54 of 30.6.82 and HD/C26 of 4.5.83)

The Representative of Belgium said that the competent Belgian authorities were examining the question of modification of the legislation and that the procedure for paying the sum granted by the Court had started. Decision The Deputies agreed to resume consideration of this item at one of their forthcoming meetings.

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13. JUDGMENTS OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE CASE OF ECKLE Application of Article 54 of the European Convention on Human Rights (Concl(83)363/15, Letters HD/C60 of 27.7.82 and HD/C43 of 30.6.83)

The Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany recalled the statement he had made at the 363rd meeting and said that the position of his authorities had not changed. The Director of Human Rights said that at the 363rd meeting the Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany had stated that the sums awarded to the applicants by the European Court in respect of costs and expenses had been confiscated by the German authorities. In his statement the Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany had added that, should the applicants not agree with the legal opinion of his authorities, they might file an application with the European Commission of Human Rights in order to obtain an interpretation of the judgment as in the Ringeisen case. The Director of Human Rights added that he had just been informed that the European Commission of Human Rights had considered on 12 May 1984 a request by Mr and Mrs Eckle to submit to the European Court of Human Rights a request for the interpretation for the operative provisions of the judgment given by the Court on 21 June 1983 under Article 50 of the Convention. After deliberation, the Commission had decided not to request the Court for an interpretation of its judgment under Rule 56 of the Rules of Court as no ground had been disclosed on which such a request could be justified. The Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany said that he was not aware of the decision of the Commission and proposed postponement of the item. Decision The Deputies agreed to resume consideration of this item at one of their forthcoming meetings.

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14. ZAMIR AGAINST THE UNITED KINGDOM Decision to be taken under Article 32 of the European Convention on Human Rights

Decision The Deputies agreed to postpone consideration of this item until a subsequent meeting (see item 1 above).

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15. T AGAINST THE UNITED KINGDOM Decision to be taken under Article 32 of the European Convention on Human Rights

Decision The Deputies agreed to postpone consideration of this item until a subsequent meeting (see item 1 above).

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16. C., MEDWAY AND BALL AGAINST THE UNITED KINGDOM Application of Article 32 of the European Convention on Human Rights (Concl(84)370/15, Letter HD/C87 of 15.11.83)

Decision The Deputies agreed to postpone consideration of this item until a subsequent meeting (see item 1 above).

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17. HANDBOOK ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE POLICE (Concl(84)370/17)

The Representative of Belgium said he agreed with the proposal to authorise publication of the text "Human Rights and the Police" (H(84)2), and to release the FF 50,000 frozen under Sub-head 25 of the 1984 ordinary budget for this purpose. The Representative of France, having received an assurance that his suggested amendments had been incorporated, said that the text was acceptable to his authorities, with the proviso that the following declaration by the French Government was included in the minutes of the meeting: "In the view of the French Government, the provisions concerning 'jurisdiction of the State' must be confined to the interpretation given by the Commission in its judgment on case No. 8916/80. The concept of 'jurisdiction of the State' within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention did not provide a basis for an extensive interpretation conferring on that State a right of sovereignty over the foreign territory permitting it to carry out arrests on its own account." The Representative of Spain said that his authorities wished the term "handbook" to be maintained, stressing its importance for those would be receiving the publication. The Representatives of the Federal Republic of Germany and Turkey were opposed both to the document H(84)2 being published and to FF 50,000 being unfrozen. A vote was taken on the decision set out below, with the following result: 15 in favour, 2 against, 2 abstentions.

Decision The Deputies authorised publication of the text in document H(84)2 entitled: "Human Rights and the Police" and released the sum of FF 50,000 frozen under Sub-head 25 of the 1984 ordinary budget (printing, publications and publicity).

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18. STEERING COMMITTEE ON THE MASS MEDIA (CDMM) Report of the 7th meeting (Strasbourg, 13-16 March 1984) (CM(84)91)

The Representative of Austria, referring to the request of the Commission of the European Communities for observer status with the Steering Committee on the Mass Media (CDMM), said that his authorities supported the stand taken by the CDMM on this matter as reported in paragraph 6 of CM(84)91, where the CDMM had recommended that the Committee of Ministers give a favourable reply to the request, but at the same time "wished to emphasise that reciprocal treatment should be accorded to Council of Europe observers in relation to relevant activities organised by the European Communities". Naturally, there could not be reciprocity in the strict sense of the term, but on the other hand closer association of the European Communities with the work of the CDMM must not be unilateral. He added that he would be interested to see the Green Book on broadcasting in Europe to which the Secretary General of the Commission of the European Communities had referred in his letter of 13 February 1984 requesting observer status with the CDMM. The Chairman pointed out that the CDMM had itself "agreed that those members of the CDMM coming from Community States should take appropriate action at national level in support of (the) demand for reciprocal treatment" (CM(84)91 para. 6). The Secretariat representative said that the Green Book had not yet been published. On the question of reciprocity, he said the Secretariat would ensure that, in the event of the Deputies agreeing to the request of the Commission of the European Communities for observer status with the CDMM, the need to improve access for Council of Europe observers to Community activities would be spelled out in the letter to be sent to the Secretary General of the Commission of the European Communities informing him of the decision. The Representative of Portugal made the following statement: "Matters concerning the preparation of the 4th Conference of European Ministers of Culture, in Berlin, were discussed at our 367th and 368th meetings, and therefore my delegation does not intend to dwell on them further. I should, however, like to refer to the views of the Steering Committee on the Mass Media (CDMM), as set out at Appendix III to document CM(84)91 (CDMM(84)4), in order to make a number of CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - 62 - Item 18 comments and ask a question. Paragraph 1 of that document states that "the CDMM regretted that there had not been consultation within the Council of Eurofpe in good time on the important questions for the future development of the mass media dealt with in document CMC(84)3". I note that remark with surprise, the more so since on page 10 of document CM(84)91 we read the following: "The Deputy to the Director of Human Rights stated that as a general rule the intergovernmental committees in the Council freely exchanged their documents for information and comment. There were only rare exceptions to this rule, concerning highly confidential matters; eg the Pompidou Group. It was one of the great advantages of the Council of Europe that it dealt with many questions, which meant that experts working in a given field had the possibility of enriching their work by obtaining contributions from other sectors. With regard to the co-operation between the mass media and culture sectors, there had even been specific undertakings on this matter given in 1981". The fact is that, since this Committee decided that the CDMM should have an opportunity to express its views, we are forced to conclude, in the face of this commentary included in an official document, that it is apparently easier to know how to lose (as the Portuguese and Spanish delegations did when they democratically accepted such a decision) than to know how to win, as can be seen from the resentment expressed by the CDMM even after its demands had been satisfied. The content of paragraph 2 seems to us even more serious because it says that "as to the methodology of the paper, the CDMM wondered if it was appropriate to confront Ministers with a long list of questions, at least some of which implied their answer; it was doubted whether such an approach would facilitate the reaching of clear and practical conclusions". We are surprised that a committee of technical experts - which is called upon as such to express its opinion on matters relating to its specific field - should decide to give Senior Officials, who had received from their Ministers the mandate to prepare a conference, its opinion on where they should put the question marks in the sentences of their draft discussion paper. The more so in that in the report of the second meeting of Senior Officials, CMC-HF(83)13, it is already possible to read the following in that connection on page 4, "regarding the form of the discussion paper, a number of delegations would prefer it to contain assertions, even if they were deliberately somewhat provocative, rather than questions; but other delegations stressed that it might be a tricky and difficult undertaking to present a document of this sort". My delegation believes that the CDMM's criticism of the "methodology" of the Senior Officials constitutes an unacceptable interference by that committee in a field which does not concern its special sector and is indeed solely a matter for the Committee of Senior Officials. Paragraph 3 raises a far more disturbing question as far as my delegation is concerned. When referring to what it calls "cultural protectionism", the CDMM submits that "these (the arts and related disciplines) are regarded as precious and hence in need of constant protection. This protectionist approach which runs through the whole CONFIDENTIAL - 63 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Item 18 paper contrasts vividly with the philosophy of the member States in favour of freedom of expression and information, regardless of frontiers, as set out in particular in the European Convention on Human Rights and reaffirmed in the Declaration on the Freedom of Expression and Information of 1982". Moreover it implies that the Senior Officials are guilty of subscribing to "cultural protectionism". The reference to the European Convention on Human Rights is made in such a way that it might mislead the uninformed reader. Article 10 of the Convention in fact states that "everyone has the right to freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers". But in the same paragraph we read: "This Article shall not prevent States from requiring the licensing of broadcasting, television or cinema enterprises". And paragraph 2 of the same Article adds that "the exercise of these freedoms, since it carries with it duties and responsibilities, may be subject to such formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society, in the interests of national security, territorial integrity or public safety, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, etc". My delegation is of the opinion that the use of such procedures, invoking the standards of a Convention which do not correspond to the conclusions flowing from them, is dangerous and inopportune. During our work this morning, reference was made to the priority that our Ministers decided last week to attach to the Hampe report on the Council of Europe's role in the process of European unification (1). That report contains a very interesting chapter on the role of the Conferences of Specialised Ministers in the unification of the continent, on which I should like to congratulate the Ambassador, Mr Hampe, in person. On page 8 of the report it is stated that "by closely following all aspects of the preparation of the Conferences and the proceedings themselves, it (the Committee) should play a co-ordinating role". In that connection and in conclusion I should like to ask the following question: Yesterday under item 7 of the agenda, the Secretary General referred to document CMC(84)3 revised, which allegedly "took into account the views" of the CDMM. I have been able to establish that that document - dated 4 May, the very day on which the Senior Officials met to examine the CDMM's views - contains only minor stylistic changes in relation to the earlier document, dated March and bearing the same number. None of the CDMM's views on the substance of the matter have been accepted. With regard to the

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preparation of the Conference, which both this Committee and the Hampe working party claim is within their province, we are forced to conclude that it will be at the Conference itself that the Ministers, availing themselves of their decision-making power, will take a decision about the principles they intend to choose. Furthermore that has been the Portuguese delegation's attitude from the outset." The Chairman noted that the comments of the Representative of Portugal concerned the future rather than the specific decision that the Deputies were being asked to take at the present meeting to note that the CDMM's views had been conveyed to the Committee of Senior Officials preparing the 4th Conference of European Ministers responsible for Cultural Affairs. The Representative of the United Kingdom said that his delegation had taken note with considerable satisfaction of the CDMM's decision not to propose to the Committee of Ministers for the time being any reporting exercises concerning Recommendations to member States (see point (vi) of the list of items submitted by the CDMM to the Committee of Ministers for decision on page 4 of CM(84)91). Decisions The Deputies 1. agreed to the request of the Commission of the European Communities for observer status with the Steering Committee on the Mass Media (CDMM), and accordingly adopted Decision No. CM/326/170584 as it appears at Appendix III to these Conclusions; 2. noted that the CDMM's views (Appendix III to CM(84)91) on the document "Culture and Communication Technologies" have been conveyed to the Committee of Senior Officals preparing the 4th Conference of European Ministers responsible for Cultural Affairs (Berlin, 23 - 25 May 1984); 3. took note of the CDMM's decision to take steps for the preparation of a draft Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers on the leasing of satellite channels for television purposes; 4. authorised publication in the series "Mass Media Files" of the study on "The Private Copying of Sound and Audiovisual Recordings", prepared by the International Federation of Phonogram and Videogram Producers (IFPI); CONFIDENTIAL - 65 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Item 18

5. endorsed the appeal which the CDMM launched to 5 member States (1), Parties to European Agreement on the Protection of Television Broadcasts, to ratify in good time before 31 December 1984 the Additional Protocol of 21 March 1983 to the said Agreement (cf paragraphs 94 and 95 of CM(84)91); 6. having regard to decisions 1 to 5 above, took note of the report of the 7th meeting of the Steering Committee on the Mass Media (CDMM) (CM(84)91) as a whole.

(1) Cyprus, Belgium, Federal Republic of Germany, Spain and Turkey.

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19. SATELLITE AND CABLE TELEVISION Written Question No. 272 by Mr Ramirez (Concl(84)370/20 CM(84)59 and Add. and CM(84)101)

The Representative of Luxembourg referred to the second paragraph of the draft reply to Written Question No. 272 (CM(84)101) where it was stated that the reception of foreign television programmes through the intermediary of cable distributors was "generally subject to certain restrictions or regulations". He felt that a clearer distinction should be made between the regulation of national cable subscriber services on the one hand, and on the other the question of possible exclusion by regulation of distribution by cable services of certain programmes of foreign origin. In the latter connection, he felt that if the member States were prepared to accept certain restrictions or regulations concerning cable distribution of programmes either from terrestrial stations or fixed-service satellites, such restrictions or regulations should in no case leave open the possibility of censoring programmes from abroad. The Secretary to the Committee confirmed that it had not been the Secretariat's intention when preparing the draft reply to include in it the implication that cable distribution could be used as a pretext for censoring foreign television programmes. He suggested that the text of the reply might be made clearer in this respect by replacing the expression "subject to certain restrictions or regulations" by "subject to regulation". Decision The Deputies adopted the following reply to Written Question No 272 by Mr Ramirez on satellite and cable television: "On the assumption that the expression 'free transmission' means 'freedom to transmit' (and not transmission free of charge), the Committee of Ministers can state that there are no legal obstacles to the freedom of broadcasters to transmit television programmes that can be received in other countries, except (i) compliance with the technical provisions laid down in the Radio Regulations of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and (ii) clearance of copyright and neighbouring rights involved in the programmes broadcast. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - 68 - Item 19

Regarding reception of foreign television programmes, there is no interference with the freedom of individuals to tune in to terrestrial broadcasts from other countries or direct satellite broadcasts from other countries when the signal covers their place of residence. The reception of such programmes through the intermediary of cable distributors, either from terrestrial stations or from fixed-service satellites, is generally subject to regulation. In several member States these provisions have been or are being revised, generally in a liberal sense. Details on the law relevant to this question are contained in a report "Television by Satellite and Cable" which was recently drawn up by a working party of the Committee of Legal Experts in the Media Field (MM-JU) and will be considered by that committee at its next meeting (September 1984) with a view to its adoption. The question of technical standards for satellite broadcasting and their compatibility at the European level is at present being studied, from both the technical and the policy-making angles, by the Committee of Experts on Media Policy (MM-PO). The MM-PO is also drawing up a draft Recommendation to member States on conditions concerning the leasing of satellite channels for television purposes. The Committee of Ministers will keep the Assembly informed of the progress of this work. Finally, while it should be stated that at the intergovernmental level no television project proper to the Council of Europe is being contemplated at present, both for financial reasons and out of respect for the independence of broadcasters and broadcasting providers, the Committee of Ministers has nevertheless recently given the Steering Committee on the Mass Media (CDMM) new terms of reference, inter alia, to encourage and support, as far as possible, the use of satellite broadcasting for programmes having a specific European dimension'." The Representative of the Italy approved the foregoing reply ad referendum. CONFIDENTIAL - 69 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Item 20

20. COMMITTEE FOR EQUALITY BETWEEN WOMEN AND MEN (CAHFM) Report of the 3rd meeting (Strasbourg, 7-10 February 1984) (CM(84)89 and Add. I and II)

1. Draft Recommendation on equality between women and men in the media (Addendum I to CM(84)89) The Representative of Italy said that his authorities had some misgivings about this draft Recommendation, concerning not its purpose but the means it proposed. They considered the text too declaratory and wondered whether a Recommendation of this kind could have the desired effect. He was therefore in favour of consulting the Committee of Experts on Media Policy (MM-PO). The Representative of Switzerland endorsed the statement by the Representative of Italy, agreeing that the draft Recommendation contained some passages which raised problems. With regard especially to paragraph 5 of the Recommendation (p. 3 of Addendum I to CM(84)89) proposing the development of "adult education programmes ... particularly for sections of the population that are isolated from the major currents of public life, for example rural women and rural migrants", he wondered whether the needs were the same for all categories of women and whether, if this proposal were adopted, there would not in fact be a risk of creating needs where none existed. With regard to the media campaigns referred to in paragraph 11 and the recommendation that they should be exclusive of any sexual stereotyping and banish all exploitation of the bodies of women and men for advertising purposes, it was not easy to identify either the distinction between representation and exploitation or the stereotypes that were to be eliminated. The Representative of Austria reiterated his authorities' support for the work of the CAHFM, pointing out that: a State Secretary dealt specifically with matters relating to equality between men and women in Austria. His authorities approved the draft Recommendation and considered it an appropriate follow-up to the Seminar on the Contribution of the Media to the Promotion of Equality between Women and Men held in 1983. The Representatives of Spain, Turkey, Sweden, Norway and Denmark endorsed the statement by the Representative of Austria. The Chairman asked whether there were any objections to seeking the opinion of the MM-PO. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - 70 - Item 20

The Director of Legal Affairs said that the seminar on whose conclusions the Recommendation was based had been organised jointly by the CAHFM and the Steering Committee on the Mass Media (CDMM). The general Rapporteur had been Mr Blin, then Chairman of the MM-PO and now Chairman of the CDMM. Seven people appointed by the CDMM had taken part in the seminar together with other media specialists. It therefore seemed unnecessary to consult the MM-PO. In reply to the comment by the Representative of Switzerland on paragraph 5 of the draft Recommendation, he said that the purpose of this proposal was not to create needs but to contribute to the education of certain sections of the population in the light of their specific needs. The Representative of the United Kingdom agreed with the Representative of Italy that the MM-PO should be consulted. He added that the English version of the text of the Recommendation was barely intelligible. The Chairman concluded that the draft Recommendation would be sent ot the MM-PO together with the comments made at the current meeting. 3. CAHFM's request to be consulted on the proposal for a European campaign for the countryside The Representative of Sweden, noting that the Deputies had already sought the opinion of four committees, wondered whether it was advisable to extend the consultation process to other committees. The Chairman said that, as the Bureau of the CAHFM would be meeting on 4 and 5 September 1984, no delay would be caused if it were consulted. Furthermore, the CAHFM had already made this request at the end of its 2nd meeting (June 1983). 5. Question of principle relating to the organisation of a Ministerial Conference on equality between women and men The Representative of France, referring to pages 13-14 of CM(84)89, submitted to the Committee his Government's proposal that a Ministerial Conference on equality between women and men be convened in Strasbourg and that the CAHFM be entrusted with preparing it. The holding of such a Conference seemed particularly timely at the close of the United Nations Decade for Women and with a view to the 3rd Medium-Term Plan, as it could give some guidance as to the activities to be included in it. The Representative of Ireland said that this proposal had been favourably received by his authorities, especially with a view to the choice of activities for inclusion in the 3rd Medium-Term Plan. The Representatives of Norway, Spain and Denmark supported the French proposal. The Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany said that his authorities could agree in principle to the holding of the Conference only when it knew the themes proposed for it. CONFIDENTIAL - 71 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Item 20

The Representative of the United Kingdom had doubts about the utility of such a Conference and wanted to know what objective it was proposed to assign to it before commenting. The Director of Legal Affairs drew attention to the proposals set out on page 14 of CM(84)89. Those proposals could be worked out in greater detail by the enlarged Bureau of the CAHFM (September 1984 and January 1985) and submitted to the CAHFM itself, meeting as a preparatory committee, at the end of its special meeting in spring 1985. The Chairman said that there did not seem to be any major objection to that procedure and proposed resuming consideration of it at the 374th meeting (June 1984). Decisions The Deputies 1. adopted Decision No CM/327/170584 assigning ad hoc terms of reference to the Committee of Experts on Media Policy (MM-PO), as it appears at Appendix IV to these Conclusions, and instructed the Secretariat to inform the MM-PO, for the purposes of its execution of those terms of reference, of the comments made at the present meeting with regard to the draft Recommendation; 2. instructed the Secretary General to inform the committees of experts concerned of the comments, suggestions and requests submitted by the CAHFM with regard to the Council of Europe activities for the promotion of equality between women and men; 3. adopted Decision No CM/328/170584 assigning ad hoc terms of reference to the Bureau of the CAHFM, as it appears at Appendix V to these Conclusions; 4. agreed to reach a decision on the CAHFM's request to be consulted on the draft Recommendation on violence in the family when examining the meeting report of the European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC); 5. took note of the French plan to organise a ministerial conference on equality between women and men, and agreed to resume consideration of the question of principle relating to the organisation of such a conference at A level at their 374th meeting (June 1984 - A and B levels); CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - 72 - Itelm 20

6. agreed in principle, subject to the decisions to be taken on the 1985 budget, with the proposals of the CAHFM to hold a special meeting in 1985 to prepare the World Conference to review and appraise the achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women (1985) and, in connection with this special meeting, to hold an exchange of views on the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women to be attended by the experts of the member states who are members of the committee set up for this purpose under the Convention; 7. took note of the proposal to organise in 1986, possibly jointly with the Standing Conference of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe (CLRAE), a seminar on equality between women and men and policy-making at local level; 8. agreed to examine when settling the list of Committee of Ministers Recommendations to member states with regard to which governments will be requested to report on the steps they have taken, the desirability of selecting Recommendation No R(81)6 on the participation of women and men in an equitable proportion in committees and other bodies set up in the Council of Europe; 9. took note of the comments by the CAHFM on the employment situation within the Secretariat as regards equality of sexes (page 21 of CM(84)89); 10. having regard to decisions 1 to 9 above, took note of the report of the third meeting of the CAHFM (CM(84)89 and Add. I and II) as a whole. CONFIDENTIAL - 73 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Item 21 21. AIR POLLUTION AND ACID RAIN Assembly Recommendation 977 (Concl(84)367/9a) Decision The Deputies agreed to postpone consideration of this item until their 374th meeting (June 1984 - A and B levels, for consideration at A level) (see item 1 above).

CONFIDENTIAL - 75 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Item 22 22. FUTURE OF HEALTH STRUCTURES Assembly Recommendation 979 (Concl(84)370/3) Decision The Deputies agreed to postpone consideration of this item until their 374th meeting (June 1984 - A and B levels, for consideration at B level) (see item 1 above).

CONFIDENTIAL - 77- CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Item 23 23. AD HOC COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON EARTHQUAKE RESEARCH (CAHRT) Report of the 4th meeting (Strasbourg, 19-20 December 1983) (Concl(84)370/25, CM(84)54 and Add.)

The Representative of Belgium stated that in view of the delays in distributing the reference documents, he had no instructions on this item. The Representatives of Turkey and Switzerland were prepared to agree to the Secretariat's proposals specifying the items submitted for decision to the Committee of Ministers in the report of the Ad Hoc Committee of Experts on Earthquake Research (CAHRT) (CM(84)54). The Representative of Portugal stressed the importance of the CAHRT's activities which were not only useful in countries where seismic catastrophies occurred but also were of considerable scientific interest. His delegation insisted that the work should not be interrupted and that the results already achieved should continue to be used. He agreed with the proposals of the Secretariat and recalled that at the 73rd Session of the Committee of Ministers, on 24 November 1983, Mr Iacovou, the Chairman-in-Office of the Committee of Ministers, had discussed the importance of training for balanced development in Europe. That statement applied particularly to the scientific area in question. If the Committee did not take a decision on the liaison system proposed by the Secretariat, he intended asking his authorities, if a Portuguese expert took part in the June meeting in Helsinki, to cover the costs involved in order not to interrupt the operation of the liaison group. The Representatives of Sweden and Netherlands requested clarification on the mission of the liaison group. Although they understood why the liaison group should go to Helsinki to take part in the COST meeting in June 1984, they did not see why it had to visit all the test zones mentioned by the Secretariat. The Representative of Italy, while stressing the importance of the activities devoted to earthquakes, said that he had not had time to make his authorities aware of this matter. However, if the Secretariat said that the special training and information team would not have a financial effect on the Council of Europe's budget, the costs would nonetheless have to be borne by the governments. The Representative of Belgium recalled that at the previous meeting, he had stated that it would be better to wait for the reaction of the COST before taking a decision on the various items raised in the CAHRT report. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - 78 - Item 23

The representative of the Directorate of Education, Culture and Sport said that the importance of setting up the liaison group was due to the fact that the research planned in the test zones was carried out on the basis of national research programmes and bilateral and multilateral co-operation agreements. However, it was essential, for the purposes of these co-ordinated programmes, that the format for collecting and processing data be harmonised in order to facilitate and implement the exchange of scientific information between researchers working on the test zones. The two specialists envisaged for the liaison group should make sure of this harmonisation of data, exchange of information and co-operation between research teams already working in the test zones. Its role was therefore very important at the present stage of the programme and it was fundamental that it start its work as quickly as possible, particularly as the COST's decision on bearing the costs of the European research programme would not be taken very soon (end of 1984-beginning of 1985). The training programmes connected to the research programme did not need a special budget. They could be implemented under the programme for the development of post-graduate training of the Standing Conference on University Problems (CC-PU) and decided by the Council for Cultural Co-operation (CDCC). The Chairman noted that the Deputies were not yet in a position to take a final decision; however, aware of the disadvantages of interrupting the work on earthquakes, they agreed that two CAHRT experts should take part in the COST meeting in Helsinki in June 1984. According to the Secretariat's calculations, the cost of these missions would be FF 18,000, which would not have an effect on the budget, as the Secretary General had stated that he could find FF 20,000 to cover this activity in Vote II. Decisions The Deputies 1. authorised the Secretary General to incur the expenditure to cover the cost of travel and subsistence for Prof. L. Mendes Victor and Prof. J. Bonnen to attend the COST meeting in Helsinki in June 1984; 2. agreed to resume consideration of this item at A level at their 374th meeting (June 1984 - A and B levels). CONFIDENTIAL - 79 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Item 24

24. STANDING CONFERENCE OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES OF EUROPE (CLRAE) Texts adopted on at the 18th Session (Strasbourg, 18-20 October 1983) and Assembly Opinion No 118 (1984) (Concl(84)370/3 and 32, CM(83)201)

Exchange of views with Mr Dupont, the Acting President of the CLRAE The President of the CLRAE presented to the Deputies a statement on the texts adopted at the 18th session of the CLRAE (Strasbourg, 18-20 October 1983) and matters currently of concern to the CLRAE. The text of the statement is reproduced at Appendix VII to these Conclusions. The Chairman invited the Deputies to hold an exchange of views with the President of the CLRAE. The Representative of Portugal warmly thanked the CLRAE for the assistance it had granted to the Portuguese municipalities in the Lisbon region which had suffered from floods. He stressed the importance of CLRAE Resolution 145 on local and regional authorities and the challenge of unemployment as well as that of Resolution 144 on young people in towns. He therefore wondered whether the latter text should not also be sent to the organs of the Resettlement Fund. He also stressed the importance that should be attached to local and regional authorities, which because of the place they occupied were able to bring all the Council of Europe's work to the notice of the people of Europe as a whole, particularly in the cultural field. The Representative of Sweden referred to the importance of the CLRAE for a country such as his own which was far from the centre of Europe. He regretted the fact that the plenary sessions of the CLRAE took place only once a year, thus making it impossible for most of the delegates, apart from those engaged in committee work, to participate more than once a year in European work of interest to local authorities. What response had there been in the European Communities to the frequent transmission of texts adopted by the CLRAE? Had there been any official reactions? CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - 80 - Item 24

He also drew attention to the lenghy procedure for the examination of texts adopted by the CLRAE and asked the President of the CLRAE whether it would not be possible to restrict the number of texts adopted rather more by combining the subjects dealt with in order to facilitate swifter reaction. Furthermore he supported the request by the President of the CLRAE that all the budgetary sub-heads devoted to the operation of the CLRAE be regarded as a single budgetary package, thus facilitating transfers from one sub-head to another. The Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany, who was Chairman of the working party of Deputies on the role of the Council of Europe in the process of european unification, regretted that most members of the working party had been unable to accept his suggestion that a paragraph on the political importance of the CLRAE be included in the report because they feared it would overburden it. He hoped that the Committee of Ministers would be ready to reconsider the matter when it discussed the working party's report. The Representative of Ireland noted the CLRAE's work on marine pollution with satisfaction and emphasised in that context the importance of Resolution 147 on the dumping of radioactive waste at sea. The dumping of nuclear waste concerned not only Ireland and coastal countries; people in all the member states were anxious to be able to eat healthy fish and bathe from unpolluted beaches. In that context he wondered whether the problem had been discussed further at the Conference of Island Regions in the Azores, whether the CLRAE would be sending representatives to the Assembly hearing in Stockholm in the autumn of 1984 and whether it intended to continue its work in that field. The Representative of Italy thanked the CLRAE on behalf of his government for the considerable amount of aid granted to a number of municipalities which had been the victims of earthquakes in Italy. The Italian authorities were alive to the ideas set out by the President of the CLRAE because local and regional authorities occupied an increasingly important place in the life of the Italian people. He pointed out that the Conference of European Ministers with responsibility for Local Government, which would be meeting in Rome in November 1984, would be asked to take a decision on the draft European Charter for local self-government proposed by the CLRAE in its Resolution 126. CONFIDENTIAL - 81 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Item 24

He then emphasised the important part that the CLRAE could play in respect of the European Community and asked the President to spell out the ideas contained in Resolution 141 on the regional policy of the member states of the Council of Europe and the European institutions calling for the institutionalisation of the "Consultative Committee" (Section VII). He also asked what follow-up the CLRAE intended to give to the Conference of Regions of the European Community, Portugal and Spain, organised in January 1984 by the European Parliament in Strasbourg. What ideas did the CLRAE have about strengthening its links with the European Community? Was the aim to seek practical and pragmatic solutions or was it to secure institutionalisation, which seemed to call for the revision of the Treaties of the European Communities? The Representative of Switzerland said that the coexistence of delegations of regions and municipalities in the Council of Europe and the Community raised a very real and complex problem. For his part he was ready to examine it in the Committee of Ministers, but he thought that such an examination should be carefully prepared and that representatives of the Community, ie the European Commission and perhaps the Council of Ministers, should be associated in it. He supported the request by the President of the CLRAE for a more flexible use of the financial resources made available under Vote V of the Budget and asked the Secretariat to present the draft Budget in such a way that Vote V could be regarded as a package. He also stressed that the CLRAE depended to a large extent on the national governments. He felt that it would be possible for local and regional authorities to play a more important part in the field of European integration. Thus, in order to reduce a little the CLRAE's dependence on the governments of the Council of Europe member States, the regions and municipalities might possibly be permitted to contribute directly to the financing of the CLRAE's expenditure. The President of the CLRAE thanked the Representative of Portugal for his statement and said that, in the view of the CLRAE, certain parts of Resolution 144 were closely bound up with Resolution 145 in so far as young people were particularly affected by the problem of unemployment. He therefore endorsed the request that Resolution 144 be transmitted to the organs of the Resettlement Fund. With regard to the question by the Representative of Sweden concerning the frequency of CLRAE sessions, the President of the CLRAE said that it would be difficult, given the budgetary resources and staff available, to hold sessions more than once a year. On the other hand it would be possible to consider within the CLRAE the possibility of organising mini sessions away from Strasbourg, as was the practice in the Council of Europe Assembly. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - 82 - Item 24

With regard to the response by the European Community to the texts adopted by the CLRAE, he said that the competent bodies of the Community increasingly not only sent an acknowledgment of CLRAE texts but also referred to them in official documents of the Community which were submitted for examination to various committees. That also applied to the European Parliament which had asked on several occasions that certain of its Resolutions be transmitted to the CLRAE. He agreed that it was important for the CLRAE to follow the work of the European Community and thought that the setting up of a second conference at the level of the European Community would constitute a very real danger. Replying more particularly to the questions raised by the Representative of Italy, the President of the CLRAE also stressed that contacts with the European Community should above all be envisaged by the local and regional authorities in a pragmatic spirit. Local and regional authorities should be free to discuss all matters concerning them at European Community level, and there should be an opportunity to discuss matters among the Ten in a concrete manner, even within the Council of Europe. To that end, the CLRAE should also be able to take part in the work of the "Consultative Committee" where it was a rule that members should also be members of the national delegations of the 10 countries concerned on the CLRAE. It was indeed that idea which gave the "Consultative Committee" a certain institutional basis. With regard to the Conference of Regions organised by the European Parliament, the CLRAE had asked Mr Pancheri to prepare a report on the matter which would be discussed at its next session. He thought that the main aim would be to strengthen links between the Council of Europe and the European Community without creating a new organ. When replying to the Representative of Switzerland, the President of the CLRAE thanked him for his support for the strengthening of links between the CLRAE and the European Community. He was convinced that it would be useful to have a discussion on the matter at the level of the Ministers' Deputies in the presence not only of Representatives of the Assembly and the CLRAE but also of the Commission and the Council of Ministers of the Community. In answer to the Representative of Sweden, the President of the CLRAE said that because of the multiple powers of the municipalities and regions, the CLRAE was forced to deal with many matters at a time when they were particularly topical, as had been the case last year with the issue of unemployment. The representatives of the municipalities and the regions were anxious to be able to discuss these matters whilst they were topical and to have a dialogue at European level. In so far as the CLRAE held only one session a year it would be difficult to set these matters aside in order to deal with them later. There would then be a danger that discussion within the CLRAE would take place at a time when other bodies had already examined these problems without being able to take the opinion of the European local and regional authorities into consideration. CONFIDENTIAL - 83 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Item 24

In reply to the Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany, the President of the CLRAE reiterated the conviction he had acquired in his political life as a mayor and cantonal official and as a national deputy that the future of democracy depended on strong local and regional authorities. He hoped that the close link between local and regional elected representatives and the population would never be forgotten. He also recalled that the Council of Europe often had considerable difficulty in getting across its message to the people of Europe and that the local and regional representatives could play an extremely important part in that task. If that fact were forgotten it might mean the end of the Council of Europe and the European idea in general. In reply to the Representative of Ireland, the President of the CLRAE said that local and regional authorities in the countries most concerned by marine pollution were constantly bringing this matter to the notice of the organs of the CLRAE and of the ad hoc conferences which it organised, such as that of the island regions, so that it would be kept under constant consideration until adequate solutions were found. He took the opportunity to remind the Deputies that the CLRAE's resources relating to liaison missions by its members as well as those of its Secretariat were extremely limited and in most cases did not make it possible for the CLRAE to be appropriately represented at certain European conferences or activities such as the Assembly hearing shortly to be held in Stockholm on the nuclear pollution of the sea. The President of the CLRAE thanked the Representatives of Sweden and Switzerland for their statements in favour of an overall budgetary package for the CLRAE and expressed the hope that this problem would be solved in the 1985 Budget. With regard to the financing of the CLRAE by the municipalities and regions, he said that in the eyes of the Conference such financing could only supplement the Council of Europe budget. The latter should in any case continue to provide for the institutional operation of the CLRAE. Supplementary financing would concern solely subsidiary projects or programmes relating for instance to information and documentation. Indeed, the normal operation of the CLRAE should continue to be paid for by the Council of Europe directly unless the Assembly's example were followed whereby members' travelling expenses were defrayed directly by their governments. At the end of the debate, the Chairman thanked the President of the CLRAE for presenting to the Deputies the texts adopted by the CLRAE and matters of concern to it. The Deputies should bear in mind the important political part played by local and regional authorities in promoting the Council of Europe and the European idea. He was CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - 84 - Item 24 convinced that the commitment and conviction of the President of the CLRAE in favour of the role played by the local and regional authorities of Europe would prompt the Ministers' Deputies to give serious thought to the matter during their discussions on the texts adopted by the CLRAE and other subjects referred to on the occasion of this exchange of views.

When discussion on this item was resumed and in reply to an observation by the Representative of Belgium concerning the belated examination by the Deputies of the texts adopted by the CLRAE in October 1983, the Chairman recalled that at their 351st meeting (October 1982, item 23) the Deputies had decided to introduce, on an experimental basis, an accelerated procedure for the examination of texts adopted by the CLRAE. However, the Assembly had adopted a negative attitude in this matter, since such a procedure was likely to diminish the interest of the opinion that the Assembly was called upon to formulate on CLRAE texts. On a proposal by the Representative of the United Kingdom, the Chairman said that the Deputies would take a decision at this meeting only on proposals concerning the transmission to Council of Europe bodies of texts adopted by the CLRAE, and any other decision would be deferred until the next meeting. In reply to a question by the Representative of Ireland, the Secretary to the Committee said that, for the time being, the Secretariat had not proposed that Resolution 147 on the dumping of radioactive waste at sea be transmitted to one or other of the Council of Europe committees of experts on the ground that at present no committee was specially competent in the matter. However, the question could be raised again at the Deputies next meeting when they examined the Secretariat's proposals concerning the concrete follow-up to that Resolution. The Representative of Belgium regretted that, like the other delegations, he had not been invited to the hearing on minority and regional languages and cultures which had just been held in the context of the CLRAE or to the reception given on that occasion by the President of the CLRAE on the eveining of 15 May. CONFIDENTIAL - 85 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Item 24 Decisions The Deputies a. agreed to forward the following texts adopted by the Standing Conference of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe (CLRAE) at its 18th Session to the bodies indicated below of the Council of Europe or connected with it: 1. to the Steering Committee for Regional and Municipal Matters (CDRM) a. Resolution 137 of the CLRAE and paragraph 8A of Assembly Opinion No 118, so that it may take them into consideration in the course of its work; b. Resolution 142 of the CLRAE and paragraph 8G of Assembly Opinion No 118 for information; 2. to the Council for Cultural Co-operation (CDCC) Resolution 144 of the CLRAE, in particular paragraph A, and paragraph 81 of Assembly Opinion No 118, so that it may take them into consideration in the course of its work; 3. to the Steering Committee for Regional Planning (CDAT) Resolution 145 of the CLRAE, in particular paragraph C-I-4, so that it may take them into consideration in the course of its work; 4. to the Governing Boards of the European Youth Centre (EYC) and the European Youth Foundation (EYF) Resolution 144 of the CLRAE for information; 5. to the Committee of Senior Officials responsible for preparing the European Conference of Ministers responsible for Regional Planning Resolution 141 of the CLRAE, in particular Section II, and paragraph 8F of Assembly Opinion No. 118, for information; 6. to the Committee of Senior Officials responsible for preparing the 3rd Conference of European Ministers of Labour Resolution 145 of the CLRAE, in particular paragraph C-I-3, for information; 7. to the Governing Body of the Resettlement Fund Resolution 144 of the CLRAE, in particular paragraph E-2, and Resolution 145, in particular paragraph C-I-5, for information; b. agreed to resume consideration of this item at A level at their 374th meeting (June 1984 - A and B levels).

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25. RULES FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE RELATING TO THE INTEGRATED CONSERVATION OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF MONUMENTS AND SITES (Concl(84)370/33)

Decision The Deputies agreed to postpone consideration of this item until their 374th meeting (June 1984 - A and B levels, for consideration at A level) (see item 1 above).

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26. PREPARATION OF FORTHCOMING MEETINGS

The Representative of Cyprus drew the attention of the Committee to the Cyprus against Turkey case included on the draft agenda for the 374th meeting in June (item 14) and expressed the hope that, in view of its importance both from the human rights and from the political points of view, this item would be considered by the governments in an appropriate manner consonant with the importance of the subject. When the Representative of Austria proposed that some of the cases submitted to the Committee of Ministers in pursuance of Article 32 or 54 of the European Convention on Human Rights be examined at B level for as long as such cases gave rise neither to concrete measures nor to decisions, the Secretary to the Committee pointed out that several delegations from the countries concerned had asked in the past that all these cases be dealt with at A level. Furthermore, it was normally not possible to foresee at the time when the draft agenda for a future meeting was being drawn up whether a given case would or would not be ripe for a decision. In respect of the exchange of views with Mr Emile Noel, the Secretary General of the Commission of the European Communities (item 3 of the draft agenda for the 374th meeting), the Chairman noted the Deputies' agreement that this meeting should take place on Friday 15 June 1984 in the afternoon. In view of the meeting of the organs of the Resettlement Fund in Turkey and the participants' return dates to Strasbourg, the Chairman noted that it had been agreed that the 374th meeting should begin on Thursday 14 June at 10 am at A level. Decisions The Deputies 1. approved the draft agenda for their 374th meeting (June 1984 - A and B levels), as it appears at Appendix II to these Conclusions; 2. decided that their 374th meeting shall open at A level at 10 am on Thursday, 14 June 1984 rather than at 3 pm on Wednesday, 13 June as previously scheduled.

CONFIDENTIAL - 91 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Item 27a 27a. OTHER BUSINESS a. Dialogue with the Secretary General

1. Visit by the Jordanian Ambassador 2. Visit by the Lebanese Ambassador The Secretary General said that he had held talks with the Jordanian Ambassador to the European Communities on 7 May 1984. The Ambassador had visited Strasbourg during the May session to explore the possibility of establishing contacts and some form of co-operation between the two parliamentary chambers of Jordan and the Assembly. Since the recent resumption of parliamentary life in Jordan, a wish had been expressed for permanent relations with the European Parliament and the Council of Europe Assembly. Jordan felt that contacts of this kind would assist the development of parliamentary democracy. Its interest in co-operation with the Assembly and its committees was not merely a political one, but included a desire to follow the Assembly's work in other fields, such as human rights, democracy, culture and the arts. The Ambassador had also discussed these matters with the President and other members of the Assembly. The Representative of Turkey said that the démarche made by the Jordanian Ambassador was an important one which deserved the attention of the Committee of Ministers. The Secretary General said that he had received the Lebanese Ambassador to the European Communities on 8 May 1984. The Ambassador's main purpose in coming to Strasbourg had been to focus the attention of the whole of democratic Europe on the dramatic situation in his country which, following the withdrawal of the multilateral force, felt itself isolated and exposed to the political whims of the two super-powers. His government was calling on Europe to play an active political part in securing a peaceful solution to the Lebanese crisis. The Ambassador had also spoken to the President of the Assembly and the leaders of the various political groups. Like the Committee of Ministers in its final Communique of 10 May 1984, the Assembly had expressed during last week's session its views through several of its members, in a Written Declaration and in a motion for a Resolution on the situation in Lebanon, and had recalled its constant commitment to the unity, sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of that country. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - 92 - Item 27a

The Representative of Switzerland asked the Secretary General what his reaction had been to the Jordanian and Lebanese Ambassadors. The Secretary General said that he had given general procedural information to the Jordanian and Lebanese Ambassadors and advised them to meet the President of the Assembly as well as the political groups. The Clerk of the Assembly confirmed that the Jordanian and the Lebanese Ambassadors had had contacts with the President of the Assembly, the Chairman of the Political Affairs Committee and with political groups. They had expressed the desire of their countries to have closer contacts with European countries and to establish institutional relations with the Assembly. The Lebanese Government was particularly concerned that, in the present crisis, following the dispersion of the international peace-keeping force, the member States of the Council of Europe should continue to take a close political interest in the future of their country. Following the contacts the Ambassadors had had with political groups in the Assembly, two motions for Resolutions had been tabled on the Middle East question. These had been immediately referred to the Political Affairs Committee of the Assembly which would consider them soon. The Committee would hold its next meeting on 30 May 1984 and would no doubt give urgent consideration to the two motions. A Written Declaration on the Lebanon had also been tabled by some 25 members of the Assembly, including the leaders of all but one of the political groups. Finally, he said that the Jordanian Ambassador had been told that it was impossible for the time being to grant observer status to Jordanian parliamentarians. The Representative of Switzerland wondered why it was impossible to grant observer status to the Jordanian parliamentarians. The Clerk of the Assembly said that the Assembly had in the past, in conformity with its Rules of Procedure (Rule 54), admitted as observers official Representatives of non-member States of the Council of Europe appointed with the approval of their national parliaments. The important criterion that governed the granting of observer status was the existence of a democratic structure in the applicant State. On the basis of Rule 54, Israeli parliamentarians had been admitted as observers to the Assembly. However, in 1965, the Standing Committee, acting on behalf of the Assembly, in accordance with Rule 42 paragraph 4, modified this Rule and decided that the status of observer to the Assembly "shall be granted only to official representatives of democratic European non-member States, appointed with the approval of their parliament". In 1973 the Lebanese Government made a request that its parliamentarians be admitted as observers to the Assembly; the modified Rule to which he referred above had subsequently been reconsidered in order to render possible the granting of observer status to the Lebanese parliamentarians. However, civil war had broken out in the Lebanon and since then the Lebanese request had not been given further consideration, nor had the rules so far been changed. CONFIDENTIAL - 93 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Item 27a

At present Jordan could not be considered as a fully democratic country and this was the main reason it would be impossible to admit Jordanian parliamentarians to the Assembly as observers. 3. Visit by Mr Janos Peter The Secretary General said that, at the Deputies' previous meeting (2-3 May 1984, item 10(a)), he had informed them of the impending visit of Mr Janos Peter, President of the Association of Political Sciences of Hungary and Vice-Chairman of the Hungarian Parliament. The visit had gone extremely well. Mr Peter had talked to the President and other members of the Assembly and had held a highly interesting exchange of views with members of the Committee on Relations with European non-member countries and the Political Affairs Committee. After his interview with the Secretary General, Mr Peter had met representatives of the Directorate of Education, Culture and Sport (DECS), the Directorate of Legal Affairs (DAJ), the Directorate of Environment and Local Authorities (DELA) and the European Youth Centre, as well as the Executive Secretary for European Music Year. Finally, several Permanent Representatives had been able to meet Mr Peter at a reception held on the the evening of 10 May 1984. It was, of course, too early to draw definite conclusions from this first official contact with Hungary. Mr Peter had extended an oral invitation to Mr Hugosson, Chairman of the Committee on Relations with European non-member countries, to visit Hungary. In conversation with the DECS representatives, he had also confirmed that Hungary intended to invite the "Fourth All-European Conference of Directors of Educational Research Institutions" to meet in Hungary. The third Conference, organised in co-operation with UNESCO, had been held at Neusiedl in Austria the previous December. He thought that Mr Peter's visit had proved highly useful and hoped that: it would yield other practical consequences in the future. The Representative of Greece wondered if there had been contacts with East European countries in the past. The Secretary General recalled that Mr Smithers, one of the former Secretaries General, had paid a visit to Poland before the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union in 1968. During his own term of office, there had been no such contacts with East European countries. The Clerk of the Assembly said that the representatives of the Assembly had not been totally satisfied with Mr Peter's visit. On the other hand the Hungarian delegation had been surprised to note that their authorities were involved, as observers, in several intergovernmental activities of the Council of Europe. 4. Events around 4-5 May 1984 The Secretary General said that the two days of meetings with hundreds of young people who had come to Strasbourg on the occasion of the Organisation's 35th anniversary had proved a happy initiative and had been remarkably successful. The two days had been devoted, not to pious commemoration and solemn speeches, but to passionate debate and discussion, from which lessons for the future should be learned. They had marked the beginning of a dialogue between young people and politicans which had plainly been lacking hitherto at both European CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - 94 - Item 27a and national levels. The Council of Europe undoubtedly had a major role to play in encouraging this dialogue, while remaining true to its primary task of developing and strengthening a sense of European identity. The Secretary General was particularly grateful to Mrs Edwige Avice, the French Minister responsible for leisure, youth and sport, and to the President, Mr Ahrens, for agreeing to engage in frank dialogue with young people, many of whom took a sceptical and critical view of the realities of European politics. He welcomed the fact that the President of the Assembly had already taken personal steps in the Assembly to ensure that meetings of this kind with young people became a regular event, and he himself intended to consider how the relevant Assembly committees, the European Youth Centre, the Secretariat departments concerned with Europe Day and the Public Relations Service could co-ordinate their efforts to implement this project. He concluded by congratulating the staff member in charge of Public Relations, Mr Lothar Hertwig, and his assistants on the success of this initiative. Funds had been severely limited, but his patience and dedication had resulted in an original event to mark Europe Day this year. The Representative of Liechtenstein congratulated the Secretary General on the initiative taken to commemorate the 35th anniversay of the Council of Europe. In spite of the criticisms that had been voiced against his country, the participants from Liechtenstein had expressed their satisfaction with the events organised for 4-5 May 1984. The Representative of the Netherlands thanked the Secretary General for the information he had given and expressed his agreement with Mr Ahrens that events organised for 4-5 May 1984 had provided a "refreshing experience for parliamentarians". In spite of the success of the initiative, there had been certain shortcomings: documents concerning the events of 4-5 May 1984 had been issued late; in fact one student from the Netherlands had received them only two days before he had come to Strasbourg. As regards the selection of schools from member States, he recalled that the Deputies had been assured by the Secretariat that this was done through the Permanent Representations in Strasbourg. This was however not the case as far as the Netherlands was concerned; neither the Permanent Representation in Strasbourg nor his authorities in The Hague had played a role in the selection of the Dutch school which had participated in the events of 4-5 May. Furthermore, students had complained that only seven or eight parliamentarians had attended the events. When he had asked Dutch parliamentarians as to why there had not been greater participation, he had been told that they did not know anything about the organisation of these events. The Representative of Switzerland also congratulated the Secretary General and his collaborators. He said that consideration should be given to the proposal that had been made that such events should be organised not once every 35 years but every year to commemorate the anniversary of the setting up of the Council of Europe. CONFIDENTIAL - 95 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Item 27a

Furthermore, he said that if the students had had more time at their disposal they could have prepared their own questions (rather than having questions prepared for them by adults) and expressed themselves spontaneously. He noted that the aim of these events was to motivate governments, parliamentarians and the Secretariat with regard to the problems that Europe would be facing in the years ahead and to make young people aware of the responsibilities they would soon be shouldering. The Representative of Sweden thanked the Secretary General and the City of Strasbourg for the organisation of the events which were more than successful as the publicity in his country had clearly shown. He noted however that the questions put by the participants had been prepared for them well before 4-5 May 1984; he expressed the hope that on future occasions the students could prepare and send in their own questions themselves. He agreed with the Representative of Switzerland that follow-up should be given to the organisation of such events. The Representative of Austria also thanked the Secretary General and his staff. Furthermore, he expressed his gratitude to the Representative of Switzerland and his colleagues for having organised a dinner for the German-speaking students during the events of 4-5 May 1984. He thought that it was a good idea to establish a dialogue with young people and that this was something to be done on a regular basis. In view of the success of the events, he wondered if the Council of Europe could give consideration to the idea of the twinning of schools. Such an initiative should not necessitate extraordinary budgetary appropriations. Finally the Representative of Austria wondered if the Directorate of Press and Information Services intended to issue a booklet of press cuttings on the events of 4-5 May as it had done following the Colloquy on Orwell. The Secretary General agreed with the Representative of the Netherlands as regards the attendance by the parliamentarians at the events of 4-5 May. He pointed out that it had been the first meeting of its kind that had been organised in the Council of Europe and that the Secretariat would no doubt learn a lot from its first experience. He further agreed with the Representative of Switzerland that the aim of the initiative was to motivate opinion with regard to the problems that Europe would be facing. As regards the question of twinning of schools proposed by the Representative of Austria, he recalled that a similar proposal had been made by the Standing Conference of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe but had had to be abandoned in view of the budgetary difficulties. He expressed the hope that his successor, the Secretary General elect, would pursue this idea in future. The Secretariat representative thanked the Deputies for the contribution they had made towards the organisation of the events, in particular the receptions and dinners offered by them to the participants. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - 96 - Item 27a He recalled that the budgetary means as well as the staff at the disposal of the organisers had been limited. The permanent staff of the Directorate of Press and Information Services had been assisted by the trainees in the Directorate during the organisation of the events. He recalled that the Public Relations Service of the Directorate of Press and Information Services had issued a circular letter in August 1983 containing information about its plan to organise a meeting of young people in May this year and indicating that the debates would be a follow-up to the Strasbourg Conference on Parliamentary Democracy. One student and one teacher had been invited from the participating States to follow the proceedings of the Strasbourg Conference on Democracy who subsequently worked on the documents of the Assembly and prepared their own documents for the events of 4-5 May. Most of the documents prepared had been in the original language of the participants which evidently required translation. The Directorate of Press and Information Services had helped in this respect. As regards the attendance of representatives of the Assembly, he recalled that the Directorate of Press and Information Services had asked the Assembly Committee on Parliamentary and Public Relations to inform the parliamentarians about the organisation of the events. It had stressed that the participation of parliamentarians should respect the essential nature of the event: a discussion among the youth of Europe. As for the question put by the Representative of Austria, he said that in view of the success of the events the Directorate of Press and Information Services would consider issuing a booklet of press cuttings. As regards the twinning of schools he had been informed that the Assembly intended to give consideration to this matter. The Chairman congratulated the Secretary General and in particular Mr Hertwig and Mrs Clark from the Public Relations Service on the success of this initiative. Speaking as the Representative of France, he said that Mrs Avice, the French Minister responsible for leisure, youth and sport had expressed her satisfaction with the organisation of the event. He thought that the initiative taken by the Council of Europe to organise the event on the occasion of the commemoration of the Council of Europe's 35th anniversary corresponded to the vocation of the Organisation with which youth should be associated. Needless to say, the operation had been conducted and accomplished in difficult circumstances which was all the more reason to congratulate the Secretariat. 5. Other matters discussed under this item The Representative of the United Kingdom said that during the week of 7-11 May 1984, Sir Peter Smithers, one of the former Secretaries General of the Council of Europe, had been awarded a medal by the Council of Europe. However, the Permanent Representations, in particular the Permanent Representative of the country of origin of Sir Peter, had not been invited to attend the ceremony or even informed. He asked the Secretary General what the medal was that had been awarded to Sir Peter Smithers. CONFIDENTIAL - 97 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Item 27a

Furthermore, he said that Mr A H Robertson, a former Director for Human Rights, had died at the beginning of May. The Secretary General said that the ceremony to award a medal to Sir Peter Smithers had been organised by the Assembly and that he, the Secretary General, had not been the organiser of that event. He had in fact attended the ceremony as a guest of the Assembly at which the President of the Assembly had awarded a medal to Sir Peter as a former parliamentarian but not as a former Secretary General of the Council of Europe. He said that following the death of Mr Robertson he had sent a letter of condolence to his widow. The Chairman noted that everybody had been saddened by Mr Robertson's death. He would himself send a letter of condolence to Mrs Robertson on behalf of the Committee of Ministers. The Representative of Belgium, supported by the Representatives of Spain and Austria, recalled that a meeting was being held on the premises of the Council of Europe during that same week on the question of minority languages which was a very delicate issue in most of the member States of the Council of Europe, in particular in Belgium. The meeting had been organised by the Standing Conference of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe (CLRAE). There were participants from Belgium but he, as the Permanent Representative of Belgium, did not know anything about it. He failed to understand the reason why the Deputies had not been informed of the meeting. The Secretary General confirmed that a meeting organised by the CLRAE was being held in the Council of Europe on minority languages. The Representative of Belgium could perhaps put this question to Mr Dupont, Vice-Chairman of the CLRAE, who would be addressing the Deputies the same day. The Representative of Austria further said that he had not been informed in time of the award of the 1983 Museum Prize to the Landesmuseum Joanneum of Graz. The Secretary General said that the Assembly's Committee on Culture and Education was the responsible body for the European Museum Prize award and for the organisation of the ceremony. In reply to the questions put by the Representatives of Austria, Switzerland and the United Kingdom concerning the difficulties encountered by Permanent Representations during the part-session of the Assembly on 7-11 May 1984, the Head of Protocol said that the week of 7-11 May had been one during which several very important events had taken place; President Eanes of Portugal had paid a visit to the Council of Europe, the Swedish Minister for Commerce had attended the Assembly debate on the EFTA report, the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers had addressed the Assembly and presented the CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - 98 - Item 27a

Statutory Report, and the 74th Session of the Committee of Ministers had been held. The Protocol Service served the two Organs of the Council of Europe, the Secretary General as well as all Conferences of Specialised Ministers, colloquies, etc. It had done its best to meet all requirements in spite of the very limited staff and other means at its disposal. Certain delays had occurred however in sending out invitations, in particular those from the Mayor of Strasbourg to Permanent Representations which were needless to say matters beyond the control of the Protocol Service. The Representative of the United Kingdom said that he understood the difficulties of the Head of Protocol. He thought that there were certain gaps in the communications system of the Secretariat. He thought that the office of the Clerk of the Assembly could give more advance notice to Permanent Representations on the various events organised during such periods. The Representative of Italy wondered if the Secretariat could not issue at the end of each week a short note on the events to be organised during the following four-week period. This would greatly facilitate the Permanent Represenatations' planning and avoid last-minute difficulties of an organisational character. The Chairman noted that the Secretariat would look into the matters raised by the Representatives of Austria, Italy, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. CONFIDENTIAL - 99 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Item 27b b. Election of nine members of the European Commission of Human Rights in respect of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom (Concl(84)371/6, CM(84)85 and Corr. and Add.)

Decisions The Deputies, having voted in accordance with Article 21 of the European Convention on Human Rights, 1. declared elected or re-elected the following candidates as members of the European Commission of Human Rights with effect from 18 May 1984 for a term of office which will expire on 17 May 1990: Mr. Felix ERMACORA (in respect of Austria) Mr. Hugo VANDENBERGHE (in respect of Belgium) Mr. Carl Aage NØRGAARD (in respect of Denmark) Mr. Jochen FROWEIN (in respect of the Federal Republic of Germany) Mr. Henricus SCHERMERS (in respect of the Netherlands) Mrs. Gro Hillestad THUNE (in respect of Norway) Mr. Jorge CAMPINOS (in respect of Portugal) Mr. Juan Antonio CARILLO SALCEDO (in respect of Spain) Mr. Alexander ANTON (in respect of the United Kingdom); 2. adopted accordingly Resolution DH(84)2 as it appears at Appendix VI to these Conclusions.

CONFIDENTIAL - 101 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Item 27c c. European Health Committee (CDSP) Request for Assembly participation

In his capacity as the Chairman of the Deputies' Working Party on the working methods of the Council of Europe, the Representative of Sweden referred to the letter of 3 May 1984 from Mr. Ahrens President of the Assembly, transmitting to the Chairman of the Deputies the letter from Lord Hughes (Chairman of the Assembly Committee on Social and Health Questions) requesting Assembly representation on an ad hoc basis, at the meeting of the European Health Committee (CDSP) to be held on 18 - 20 June 1984. He pointed out that Lord Hughes had expressed the particular desire of his committee to be present during the examination of the draft texts on the legal duties of doctors vis-a-vis their patients. The Deputies' working party on working methods had considered the question of permanent representation of the Assembly in committees of governmental experts (see CM(84)55 paragraphs 96 - 99) for which one needed to seek the opinion of the steering committee concerned. As far as Lord Hughes' request was concerned it was evident from his letter that the Assembly committee had expressed a desire to be represented on an ad hoc basis at the forthcoming meeting of the CDSP. In this context he recalled that in paragraph 99 of CM(84)55 the Deputies' working party on working methods had in fact come out in favour of ad hoc arrangements whereby representatives of the Assembly could be informed of the aspects of the work going on in the expert committees and be given the opportunity to state their views. The Representative of Belgium said that his delegation was not opposed to Lord Hughes' request on the understanding that the Assembly committee would be represented at the meeting of the CDSP only during the examination of the draft Recommendation on the legal duties of doctors vis-a-vis their patients and the explanatory memorandum related thereto. The Representative of Austria was in favour of the request made by Lord Hughes and said that the Deputies agreement to the representation of the Assembly committee at the meeting of the CDSP would further contribute to the improvement of relations between the two organs of the Council of Europe. In reply to the Representative of Greece who wondered as to how the Assembly knew about the examination of the texts in question by the CDSP at its forthcoming meeting, the Director of Economic and Social Affairs said that the draft Recommendation and the explanatory report in question had been prepared by the Committee of Experts on legal problems in the medical field (CJ/SP-ME), a sub-committee composed of lawyers and doctors answerable to the CDSP and the European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ). Assembly representatives attended meetings of the CDCJ on a permanent basis and were thus aware of the state of progress of this activity. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - 102 - Item 27c

Decision The Deputies agree to the request made by Lord Hughes, Chairman of the Assembly Committee on Social and Health Questions, for that committee to be represented on an ad hoc basis at the meeting of the CDSP on 18-20 June 1984 during the examination of the report on legal problems in the medical field. CONFIDENTIAL - 103 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Item 27d d. Ministerial Conference on Research (Paris, September 1984)

The Chairman recalled that at their 368th meeting (March 1984, item 24e) the Deputies had already taken a stand on attendance at meetings of the Committee of Senior Officials responsible for the preparation of the Ministerial Conference on Research. Since then the Deputy Permanent Representative of Austria had informed the Secretariat that his authorities would like the Chairman of the Committee of Senior Officials of European Co-operation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST) to be invited to participate in the preparation of the Ministerial Conference on Research as from the meeting of senior officials to be held on 18 and 19 June 1984. Decision The Deputies notedthat there was general consent within the Committee of Ministers as to the advisability of inviting the Chairman of the Committee of Senior Officials on Scientific and Technical Research (COST) to take part, as an observer, in the work of the Committee of Senior Officials responsible for preparing the Ministerial Conference on Research.

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APPENDIX I 372ND MEETING OF THE MINISTERS' DEPUTIES (A level) Strasbourg, 14(3 pm) - 18 May 1984 AGENDA

1. Adoption of the Agenda (Notes No. 4936 of 14.5.1984) Political and General Policy Questions 2. Exchange of views with Mr R Dumas, French Minister for European Affairs (Notes No. 4937 of 14.5.1984) 3. Committee of Ministers - Follow-up to the 74th Session (CM(84)PV 1 and 2 prov.) (Notes No. 4938 of 14.5.1984) 4. Consultative Assembly - First part of the 36th Ordinary Session (Strasbourg, 7-11 May 1984) a. Texts adopted (Notes No. 4939 of 14.5.1984) b. Parliamentary questions for oral answer by the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers (Notes No. 4940 of 14.5.1984) 5. European Music Year 1985 - (Concl(84)370/9, CM(83)227 and CM(84)81 and Add. of 9.5.84) (Notes No. 4941 of 10.5.84) 6. Situation in Cyprus - (Concl(84)371/4) (Notes No. 4942 of 8.5.84) 7. Conferences of Specialised Ministers - (Concl(84)371/5) (Notes No. 4943 of 8.5.84) 8. Situation of the German ethnic minority in the Soviet Union - Assembly Recommendation 972 - (Concl(83)364/4, CM(84)87 of 18.4.84) (Notes No. 4944 of 10.5.84) CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - a2 - Appendix I

Human Rights 9. Draft Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms concerning the Extension of the List of Civil and Political Rights set forth in the Convention - (Concl(84)368/11, CM(82)230 Addendem I, CM(84)37 and Add., 84 and Assembly Opinion No. 116) (Notes No. 4945 of 7.5.84) 10. Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Le Compte, Van Leuven and de Meyere - Application of Article 54 of the European Convention on Human Rights (Concl(83)366/10, Letters HD/C38 of 1.7.81 and HD/C83 of 28.10.82). (Notes No. 4946 of 7.5.84) 11. Judgments of the European Court of Human rights in the case of Albert and Le Compte - Application of Article 54 of the European Convention on Human Rights - (Concl(84)366/13, Letters HD/C12 of 1.3.83 and HD/C88 of 16.11.83) (Notes No. 4947 of 7.5.84) 12. Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Van Droogenbroeck - Application of Article 54 of the European Convention on Human Rights - (Concl(83)361/18, Concl(84)366/11, Letters HD/C54 of 30.6.82 and HD/C26 of 4.5.83) (Notes No. 4948 of 7.5.84) 13. Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Eckle - Application of Article 54 of the European Convention on Human Rights - (Concl(83)363/15, Letters HD/C 60 of 27.7.82 and HD/C43 of 30.6.83) (Notes No. 4949 of 7.5.84) 14. Zamir against the United Kingdom - Decision to be taken under Article 32 of the European Convention on Human Rights (Notes No. 4950 of 7.5.84) 15. T against the United Kingdom - Decision to be taken under Article 32 of the European Convention on Human Rights (Notes No. 4951 of 7.5.84) 16. C., Medway and Ball against the United Kingdom - Application of Article 32 of the European Convention on Human Rights (Concl(84)370/15, Letter HD/C87 of 15.11.83) (Notes No. 4952 of ...) 17. Handbook on Human Rights and the Police - (Concl(84)370/17) (Notes No. 4953 10.5.84) 18. Steering Committee on the Mass Media (CDMM) - Report of the 7th meeting (Strasbourg, 13-16 March 1984) - (CM(84)91 of 18.4.84) (Notes No. 4954 of 14.5.84) CONFIDENTIAL - a3 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Appendix I

19. Satellite and cable television - Written Question No. 272 by Mr Ramirez - (Concl(84)370/20, CM(84)59 and Add. and CM(84)101 of 9.5.84) (Notes No. 4955 of 9.5.84) Legal Questions 20.(1) Committee for equality between women and men (CAHFM) - Report of the 3rd meeting (Strasbourg, 7-10 February 1984) (CM(84)89 and Add. I and II of 19.4.84) (Notes No. 4956 of 9.5.84) Economic and Social questions 21. Air pollution and acid rain - Assembly Recommendation 977 (Concl(84)367/9a) (Notes No. 4957 of 10.5.84) 22. Future of health structures - Assembly Recommendation 979 (Concl(84)370/3) (Notes No. 4958 of 10.5.84 Education, Culture and Sport 23. Ad hoc Committee of Experts on Earthquake Research (CAHRT) Report of the 4th meeting (Strasbourg, 19-20 December 1983) (Concl(84)370/25, CM(84)54 and Add.) (Notes No. 4959 of 15.5.84) Environment and Local Authorities 24. Standing Conference of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe (CLRAE) - Texts adopted at the 18th Session (Strasbourg, 18-20 October 1983) and Assembly Opinion No. 118 (1984) - (Concl(84)370/3 and 32, CM(83)201) (Notes No. 4960 of 11.5.84) 25. Rules for technical assistance relating to the integrated conservation of the cultural heritage of monuments and sites (Concl(84)370/33) (Notes No. 4961 of ...) 26. Preparation of forthcoming meetings (Notes No. 4962 of 16.5.84)

(1) Including draft Recommendation No. R ... on equality between women and men in the media. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - a4 - Appendix I

27. Other business a. Dialogue with the Secretary General b. Election of 9 members of the European Commission of Human Rights in respect of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom - (Concl(84)371/6, CM(84)85 of 27.4.84 and Corr. of 8.5.84 and Add. of 8.5.84) (Notes No. 4963 of 8.5.84) c. European Health Committee (CDSP) - Request for Assembly participation (Notes No 4964 of 16.5.84) d. Ministerial Conference on Research (Paris, September 1984) (Notes No 4965 of 16.5.84) CONFIDENTIAL - a5 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372

APPENDIX II 374TH MEETING OF THE MINISTERS' DEPUTIES (A and B levels) Strasbourg, 14-22 June 1984 DRAFT AGENDA

1. Adoption of the Agenda (Notes No 4978 of ...) Political and General Policy Questions 2. Committee of Ministers - Follow-up to the 74th Session (CM(84)PV 1 and 2 prov.) (Notes No 4979 of ...) 3. Exchange of views with the Secretary General of the Commission of the European Communities - (Concl(83)361/5) (Notes No 4980 of ...) 4. United Nations - Exchange of views [Thursday, 21 June 1984(*)] (Notes No 4981 of ...) 5. Balanced development in Europe - (Concl(84)367/5, 371/9) (Notes No 4982 of ...) 6. Situation in Cyprus - (Concl(84)372/6) (Notes No 4983 of ...) 7. Conferences of Specialised Ministers - (Concl(84)372/7, CM(78)62, CM(84)30 rev.) (Notes No 4984 of ...)

(*) Subject to confirmation at the opening of the 373rd meeting, 28 May 1984.

NB In accordance with the deadline rules for the despatch of reference documents and Notes on the Agenda, the date limits are 16 and 25 May 1984. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - a6 - Appendix II

Human Rights 8. Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Campbell and Cosans - Application of Article 54 of the European Convention on Human Rights - (Concl(83)365/8, Letters HD/C22 of 15.3.82 and HD/C21 of 29.3.83) (Notes No 4985 of ...) 9. Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Foti and others - Application of Article 54 of the European Convention on Human Rights - (Concl(84)370/11, Letters HD/C92 of 21.12.82 and HD/C91 of 28.11.83) (Notes No 4986 of ...) 10. Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Silver and others - Application of Article 54 of the European Convention on Human Rights - (Concl(84)370/12, Letters HD/C24 of 8.4.83 and HD/C89 of 16.11.83) (Notes No 4987 of ...) 11. Judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Luberti - Application of Article 54 of the European Convention on Human Rights - (Concl(84)370/13, Letter HD/C21 of 6.3.84) (Notes No 4988 of ...) 12. Judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Goddi - Application of Article 54 of the European Convention on Human Rights - (Letter HD/C35 of 19.4.84) (Notes No 4975 of ...) 13. Dores and Silveira against Portugal - Decision to be taken under Article 32 of the European Convention on Human Rights (Concl(84)370/14, Letter HD/C84 of 9.11.83) (Notes No 4989 of ...) 14. Cyprus against Turkey - Decision to be taken under Article 32 of the European Convention on Human Rights - (Letter HD/C12 of 1.2.84) (Notes No 4990 of ...) 15. Bramelid and Malmström against Sweden - Decision to be taken under Article 32 of the European Convention on Human Rights (Letter HD/C23 of 9.3.84) (Notes No 4991 of ...) 16. Colloquy on "Human rights of aliens in Europe" (Funchal, 17-19 October 1983) - (Concl(84)370/18, CM(84)14) (Notes No 4992 of ...) CONFIDENTIAL - a7 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Appendix II

17. Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH) - Report of the 15th meeting (Strasbourg, 19-23 March 1984) - (CM(84)102) (Notes No 4993 of ...) 18. Draft Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms concerning the Extension of the List of Civil and Political Rights set forth in the Convention - (Concl(84)372/9, CM(82)230 Addendum I, CM(84)37 and Add., 84 and Assembly Opinion No. 116) (Notes No 4994 of ...) Legal Questions 19. Proposal to hold a Ministerial Conference on equality between men and women - (Concl(84)372/20, CM(84)89) (Notes No 4995 of ...) *20(1)European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC) - Report of the 8th meeting (Strasbourg, 2-6 April 1984) - (CM(84)107 and Add. 1 to VI) (Notes No 4996 of ...) *21(2)Ad hoc committee of experts on legal aspects of territorial asylum, refugees and stateless persons (CAHAR) - Report of the 15th meeting (Strasbourg, 26-30 March 1984) - (CM(84)120 of 22.5.84) (Notes No 4997 of ...) *22. Procedures for verifying applications for asylum - Written Question No. 275 by Mr Büchner - (CM(84)113 and Add. of ...) (Notes No 4998 of ...) *23. Committee of experts on the underwater cultural heritage (CAHAQ) - Report of the 5th meeting (Strasbourg, 19-23 March 1984) - (CM(84)86 and Add. I and II) (Notes No 4976 of ...)

* B level (1) Including - a draft Convention on offences relating to cultural property, - the following draft Recommendations: . on the criminal records and rehabilitation of convicted persons, . on the harmonisation of national legislation relating to firearms, . on violence in the family, . concerning information about the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons, . concerning foreign prisoners. (2) Including the draft Agreement on the responsibility for examining asylum requests, adopted provisionally by CAHAR. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - a8 - Appendix II Economic and Social Questions 24. European Social Charter - Appointment of five members of the Committee of Experts set up in pursuance of Article 25 of the Charter - (Concl(84)367/26, CM(84)21) (Notes No 4999 of ...) 25. Council of Europe relations with management and labour - Report of the 1st meeting of the Liaison Committee (Strasbourg, 12-13 March 1984) - (Concl(84)367/34d, CM(84)106) (Notes No 5000 of ...) *26. Steering Committee for Social Affairs (CDSO) - Report of the 15th meeting (Strasbourg, 9-13 April 1984) - (CM(84)103 and Add. I and II) (Notes No. 4974 of ...) *27. Steering Committee for Social Security (CDSS) - Report of the 21st meeting (Strasbourg, 26-30 March 1984) - (CM(84)109) (Notes No 5001 of ...) *28(3)Public Health Committee (Partial Agreement) (CD-P-SP) - Report of the 20th Session (Strasbourg, 10-12 April 1984) (CD-P-SP(84)4) (Notes No 5002 of ...) *29. Future of health structures - Assembly Recommendation 979 (Concl(84)370/3, CM(84)117 of ...) (Notes No 4977 of ...) Education, Culture and Sport 30. Ministerial Conference on Research (Paris, September 1984) - (Concl(84)367/3, 368/24e, 372/27d, CM(84)31 and Corr., CM(84)118 of ...) (Notes No 5003 of ...) 31. Ad hoc Committee of Experts on Earthquake Research (CAHRT) - Report of the 4th meeting (Strasbourg, 19-20 December 1983) (Concl(84)372/23, CM(84)54 and Add.) (Notes No 5004 of ...)

* B level (3) Including - Draft Resolution AP(84)... on the inclusion of packaging leaflets in pharmaceutical specialities of the nature of the information shown on such leaflets (formerly Resolution AP(74)7) - Revised draft Resolution AP(84)... concerning the transmission of the flavour of smoke to food. CONFIDENTIAL - a9 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Appendix II

*32. Draft Recommendation No. R(84)... on the situation of foreign students - (Concl(84)370/28, CM(84)65 Appendix F) (Notes No 5005 of ...) Youth 33. Ad hoc Committee of Experts on Youth Questions (CAHJE) - Report of the 3rd meeting (2-4 May 1984) - (CM(84)114 of 17.5.84) (Notes No 5006 of ...) Environment and Local Authorities 34. 4th European Ministerial Conference on the Environment (Athens, 25-27 April 1984) - (CM(84) ...) (Notes No 5007 of ...) 35. Air pollution and acid rain - Assembly Recommendation 977 (Concl(84)367/9a) (Notes No 5008 of ...) 36. Standing Conference of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe (CLRAE) *a. Date of the 20th Session (1985) - (CM(84)98) (Notes No. 4971 of 16.5.84) *b. Co-operation and technical assistance in the matter of training for local and regional government staff - Study concerning the advisability, details and financial implications of the CLRAE's proposals (Resolution 131) - (CM(84)105) (Notes No 4972 of 21.5.84) *c. Financial statement concerning aid for the distressed populations in Eastern Spain - (Concl(82)352/14b, CM(84)115 of 17.5.84) (Notes No. 4973 of 17.5.84) d. Texts adopted at the 18th Session (Strasbourg, 18-20 October 1983) and Assembly Opinion No 118 (1984) - (Concl(84)372/24, CM(83)201) (Notes No 4960 of 11.5.84 and Add. of ...)

* B level CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - a10 - Appendix II

*37(4)European Committee for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (CDSN) - Report of the 9th meeting (Strasbourg, 20-23 March 1984) - (CM(84)116 of 18.5.84) (Notes No 5009 of ...) *38(5)Steering Committee for Regional Planning (CDAT) - Report of the 4th meeting (Strasbourg, 2-4 April 1984) - (CM(84)110 and Add. of ...) (Notes No 5010 of ...) *39. Steering Committee for Regional and Municipal Matters (CDRM) Report of the 14th meeting (Strasbourg, 21-22 March 1984) (CM(84)112 of 17.5.84) (Notes No 5011 of ...) *40. Rules for technical assistance relating to the integrated conservation of the cultural heritage of monuments and sites (Concl(84)370/33, CM(84)...) (Notes No 4961 of ...) Administrative Questions 41. Council of Europe budgets a. 1984 budgetary situation - (CM(84) 77 and 96 paras. 4 to 11) (Notes No 5012 of ...) b. General outline of prospects for the 1985 budget - (CM(84) 78 and 96 paras 13 to 18) (Notes No 5013 of ...) 42. Financial Regulations - Closing date of the period complementary to the financial year - (CM(84)97) (Notes No 5014 of ...) 43. Personnel matters referred to the Budget Committee (CM(84) 79, 80, 96 paras. 19 and 20) (Notes No 5015 of ...) 44. Cost-of-living adjustment to remuneration and pensions with effect from 1 January 1984 - ...th Report of the Co-ordinating Committee of Government Budget Experts - (CM(84)...) (Notes No 5016 of ...)

* B level (4) Including draft Recommendation concerning the introduction of non-native species. (5) Including draft Recommendation on balanced regional development. CONFIDENTIAL - a11 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Appendix II

*45. Ad hoc measures to maintain temporarily basic salaries where the results of the application of the procedure at 1 July 1983 would lead to reductions - 199th Report of the Co-ordinating Committee of Government Budget Experts - (CM(84)...) (Notes No 5017 of ...) *46. 1984 Annual Review of the daily subsistence allowance rate for staff of the Co-Ordinated Organisations travelling on duty in Turkey - Addendum to the 197th Report of the Co-ordinating Committee of Government Budget Experts - (CM(84)76 Addendum) (Notes No 5018 of ...) *47. Rules for allowances for staff of the Co-ordinated Organisations travelling on duty - 200th Report of the Co-ordinating Committee of Government Budget Experts - (CM(84)...) (Notes No 5019 of ...) 48. Preparation of forthcoming meetings (Notes No 5020 of ...) 49. Other Business a. Dialogue with the Secretary General

* B level

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APPENDIX III (item 18)

DECISION NO. CM/326/170584

Admission of observers 1. Name of relevant committee: STEERING COMMITTEE ON THE MASS MEDIA (CDMM) 2. Name of international organisation: Commission of the European Communities 3. Date and author of request: Letter dated 13 February 1984 from the Secretary General of the Commission of the European Communities 4. Whether the observer may attend all plenary meetings, or in what circumstances he may attend: The Commission of the European Communities is admitted to all meetings of the CDMM 5. Period for which the decision is valid: Duration of the specific terms of reference of the CDMM (1986)

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APPENDIX IV (item 20) DECISION NO. CM/327/170584

Ad hoc terms of reference 1. Name of relevant committee: COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON MEDIA POLICY (MM-PO) 2. Source of terms of reference: Committee of Ministers 3. Completion date: July 1984 4. Terms of reference: To consider and if appropriate give an opinion on the draft Recommendation on equality between men and women in the media drawn up by the Committee for equality between women and men (CAHFM) following the seminar on "the Contribution of the Media to the Promotion of Equality between Women and Men" (21 - 23 June 1983):

5. Other committee(s) to be informed of terms of reference: Committee for equality between women and men (CAHFM)

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Ad hoc terms of reference 1. Name of relevant committee: BUREAU OF THE COMMITTEE FOR EQUALITY BETWEEN WOMEN AND MEN (CAHFM) 2. Source of terms of reference: Committee of Ministers 3. Completion date: September 1984 4. Terms of reference: To give an opinion on the aims, themes, preparation, holding and follow up to a possible European campaign for the countryside in the light of the opinions expressed by the Assembly (Recommendation 935) and the CLRAE (Resolution 132), the views expressed at the Ministers' Deputies 361, 362 and 363 meetings (respectively items 43, 46 and 26) and Secretariat document CM(83)29. 5. Other committee(s) to be informed of terms of reference: -

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APPENDIX VI (item 27b)

RESOLUTION DH(84)2

ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 17 May 1984 at the 372nd meeting of the Ministers' Deputies)

The Committee of Ministers, Having regard to Articles 19, 20, 21 and 22 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms; Considering that the terms of office of the members of the European Commission of Human Rights elected in respect of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom expire on 17 May 1984; Having regard to the list of candidates for vacant seats drawn up by the Bureau of the Consultative Assembly, in accordance with Article 21, paragraph 1, of the Convention, on the proposal of the Representatives to the Assembly of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom transmitted to the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers by the President of the Assembly; Having voted by secret ballot, Declares the following candidates elected or re-elected as members of the European Commission of Human Rights with effect from 18 May 1984 for a term of office which will expire on 17 May 1990: Mr. Felix ERMACORA (in respect of Austria) Mr. Hugo VANDENBERGHE (in respect of Belgium) Mr. Carl Aage NØRGAARD (in respect of Denmark) Mr. Jochen FROWEIN (in respect of the Federal Republic of Germany) Mr. Henricus SCHERMERS (in respect of the Netherlands) Mrs. Gro Hillestad THUNE (in respect of Norway) Mr. Jorge CAMPINOS (in respect of Portugal) Mr. Juan Antonio CARILLO SALCEDO (in respect of Spain) Mr. Alexander ANTON (in respect of the United Kingdom).

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APPENDIX VII (Item 24) STATEMENT BY MR BERNARD DUPONT Senior Vice-President and Acting President of the Standing Conference of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe (CLRAE) (16 May 1984, 11 am) Mr Chairman, I should like first of all to thank you for once again giving the President of the Conference an opportunity to come and present the resolutions adopted by the last session to you. First of all I ought to explain why I am presenting them instead of Mr Kiesl who had been elected President. As Mr Kiesl was not re-elected Mayor of Munich last April he thought it preferable to resign his office as President of our Conference when he stepped down as Mayor, although he was not obliged to do so under our Rules of Procedure. It was therefore up to me as senior Vice-President to act as President from 1 May. Mr MAVRELLIS, the Cypriot Minister of Communications and Public Works addressed our Conference as representative of the Committee of Ministers and we greatly appreciated his speech. Other eminent persons also addressed the Conference, emphasising its importance. I should like to mention first of all the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Mr Pierre Werner, who was representing the Conference of European Ministers of Culture. The European Communities were represented by Mr ESTGEN, Vice-President of the European Parliament, and by Mr CONTOGEORGIS, Commissioner responsible for Transport Policy, whose presence emhasised in particular the Communities' interest in our work. As well as hearing statements by the President of the Parliamentary Assembly and the Secretary General, we were also addressed by the OECD Deputy Secretary General, Mr Lemerle. Before I present the various resolutions to you, allow me to say a few words about certain passages of Assembly Opinion No. 118 which we have difficulty in understanding. I say this all the more freely as I am also a member of the Assembly although I did not take part in its discussions on the texts adopted by the Conference in order to preserve the complete independence of judgments on both sides. If the CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - a22 - Appendix VII

Conference decides to submit a number of opinions and proposals through your committee and through the Assembly to various bodies (eg various Council of Europe bodies, the ministerial conferences and the Community bodies) it does so precisely because Article 1 of the Charter provides first that the Conference shall make known its views on "measures which are likely to have repercussions on local and regional authorities". Furthermore, under Article 1 of the Charter, the Conference "may establish direct contacts with Community Institutions", which makes it perfectly normal that it should state its views on Community activites such as regional policy, transport and environment. In so doing, the Conference did nothing new or extraordinary at the last session to elicit further criticism from the Assembly. The views expressed by the CLRAE clearly show that the Conference does indeed take into account the work of other Council of Europe bodies. This does not mean that the Conference, on the one hand, and of course the Assembly, governments and the Committee of Ministers itself, on the other, have to share the same views. Indeed, it is natural that their views should differ and that is what makes our Conference unique. Allow me to make one more general comment about the procedure for examination of texts adopted. As part of the revision of the Charter, your Committee agreed upon a procedure which would enable it to speed up certain action on texts adopted by the Conference and in particular to speed up the forwarding of certain texts. This procedure was profitably implemented last year. The Conference is sad to see that this year those positive proposals have already been abandoned and that the resolutions of the Conference adopted in September and October of last year will be received by their addressees ten months after the session. I am convinced, Mr Chairman, that while we should not encroach on the prerogatives of the Assembly, the commitment of members of the Conference and the quality of their work - I should like to mention in particular its debate on the unemployment problem - deserve speedier transmission. Turning now to the resolutions, I should point out that the first two, Resolutions 137 and 138, were adopted by the Standing Committee. Resolution 137 contains our Conference's recommendations to governments on the creation and operation of institutions covering urban agglomerations and calls simply for transmission to governments. Resolution 138 concerns ways of reinforcing the CLRAE's information policy - a subject which, as you know, has been giving cause for concern for some time. The measures proposed concern especially the Conference itself, its members and their associations CONFIDENTIAL - a23 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Appendix VII and the Directorate of the Press and Information Services. Some of the measures have already been implemented, at least in part, as far as available resources allow. One comment made by the Assembly calls for clarification. The Conference wanted a symbol to be used on its publications, having heard a statement by a DPI representative regarding existing practice in certain parts of the organisation, such as the Centre for Nature Conservation, the work on monuments and sites, the European Campaign for Urban Renaissance etc. it was a question of a purely visual symbol to make the reader feel that he is dealing with a single series of documents. Incidentally I should like to emphasise the advantages for the Council of Europe of making good use of the excellent: channels for dissemination of information represented by local and regional authorities. Those channels can be used to disseminate information not only on activities of the CLRAE but also on those of other parts of the orgainisation. Local authorities, for example, are excellent places to distribute posters, reviews and other information to increase public awareness, and it should not be forgotten that it is often the local and regional authorities which are responsible for implementing the recommendations formulated at the Council of Europe in many sectors. Opinion No. 23 is principally concerned with a number of aspects of the European Community's transport policy. The opinion is intended to be forwarded to the competent Community authorities. The Committee of Ministers might perhaps like to take a closer interest in the Conference's work on the proposed "Europolis" line establishing a rapid link between the European capitals. Resolution 139 on the revision of the Rules of Procedure does not call for special comment since it involves simply adapting our Rules of Procedure to the changes in the Charter and introducing an urgent procedure on terms which had already been agreed with your Committee and the Director of Legal Affairs. With regard to Resolution 140 on the examination of the credentials of delegates to the Conference, it should be pointed out that the anticipated effects of greater strictness and transparancy in the appointment of the CLRAE members concerned by the changes in the Charter have not been achieved. There are two main reasons for this: - firstly, only 9 of the 21 countries have so far informed the Secretary General of their procedure as required by the Charter, and even in those cases the description of the procedure is very vague; - secondly, Article 2(a) of the Charter necessitates an explanatory text, to avoid the risk of each country and indeed each association thinking it has the authority to interpret the article as it sees fit. In this connection proposals will be submitted to you shortly, on the basis of consultations with the Directorate of Legal Affairs. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - a24 - Appendix VII Resolution 141 makes a whole range of regional planning policy and regional policy proposals directed to governments on the one hand and the competent bodies of the Council of Europe and the European Communities on the other. Resolution 142 puts forward a number of principles and requests regarding the working conditions of locally and regionally elected representatives, which we ask you to forward to governments. Resolution 143 is, in our opinion, particularly important even though it concerns only the alpine regions. As you are aware, the Conference has undertaken to promote international transfrontier co-operation on the basis of the Outline Convention. Co-operation between the alpine regions, which was recently also extended to the western Alps at the instigation of the Conference, is a good example of this and we think the time has come to establish a light structure applying to all the alpine regions. This resolution must be sent to the governments concerned by the Alps, including the Yugoslavian authorities, since the Republics of Slovenia and Croatia are involved in this co-operation. Resolution 144 concerns a problem which has become increasingly difficult to solve, particularly owing to the unemployment which has hit the young people of our countries. This resolution must be forwarded to governments. Next year - International Youth Year - the Conference intends to conduct an information campaign among local authorities concerning steps to be taken to cope with youth employment and concerning youth participation in town life. We have already contacted the European Youth Centre and the associations represented at it and those contacts have already shown the vital role of local authorities and regions in youth policy. We hope that in 1986 your Committee will grant us some funds, limited of course, but nevertheless symbolic of your support for our action to cope with one of the crucial problems facing our society. Resolution 145 is the product of very thorough work by all our Conference's committees on unemployment problems and in particular on the role of local and regional authorities. That work has already had some echoes in organisations such as the OECD and the European Communities. Moreover, our reports have been quoted by the Commission in an official statement to the Council of Ministers, this reflects the quality of our work. Many of our conclusions are directed towards the regional and local authorities themselves and are drawn directly from the experiences of a number of those authorities. Nevertheless, the resolution also includes recommendations to governments and the European institutions. The Conference intends to continue its activity by encouraging the exchange of experience between local and regional authorities in this field. CONFIDENTIAL - a25 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Appendix VII Resolution 146 contains a series of recommendations on the management of regional nature parks and proposals for co-operation directed at governments and the relevant Council of Europe bodies respectively. Resolution 147 expresses the concern on coastal local and regional authorities regarding an activity about which little is known and over which there is little control, namely the dumping of radioactive waste at sea. The resolution is aimed primarily at governments and the international organisations which specialise in this field but should, in the opinion of the Conference, also interest the Conference of European Ministers responsible for the Environment. Having spoken about the last session and all the resolutions adopted at it, I should like to raise a number of problems of great concern to us and which, in our opinion, are worth mentioning frankly before your Committee. The Conference rather has the impression that many of its proposals vanish without trace after their transmission to other organisations, committees of experts, etc. Certain of our committees have expressed concern about what action has been taken on certain texts. In some cases they have found no trace of them. In other cases it has become apparent that the Committee of Ministers has forwarded the texts to other committees but that the texts have not even been mentioned for information on those committees' agendas. The Committee of Ministers itself sometimes informs the Conference that a text has been forwarded for examination to a given committee or body but then no information filters through about action actually taken on it. Would it not be possible to review from time to time what action has been taken on our texts "in the second instance", as it were? We have heard, for example that our Resolutions 134 on the progress of european integration, and in particular the paragraphs on relations between the CLRAE and the European Communities, have been forwarded to your working party on the role of the Council of Europe and the European Community. Since then we have had no information on what the working party has done with the resolution, which nevertheless concerned essential points for the life of our Conference, as we shall see in a moment. Furthermore, the CLRAE - like the Assembly - attaches great importance to implementation of the Campaign for the Countryside, about which you consulted a number of steering committees. We know there are budgetary problems but it seems dangerous, after you have organised a Campaign for Urban Renaissance, to demonstrate to the rural world that the Council of Europe is uninterested in its fate. The Conference and the Assembly, I am sure, are prepared to make a special effort and participate in such a campaign with the means at their disposal. Certain steering committees are also interested, others less so. Let us let those who are interested in these problems attack them and let us combine our efforts. Experience has shown that joint action by several Council of Europe bodies can produce effective action. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)372 - a26 - Appendix VII

I should now like to come to a central section of my statement, concerning our links with the European Communities. I and other Presidents of the Conference have spoken to you about this problem regularly each year. We have kept you abreast of increasingly serious attempts to create a permanent body representing local and regional authorities at Community level. As far back as November 1980, I personally insisted on the need to preserve the unity of representation of the local and regional authorities of Europe, as the Council of Europe still has the privilege of being not only the guardian of human rights in Europe but also the guardian of our continents' local and regional freedoms. In my view, the process of Community integration, on the one hand, and the political and cultural commitment of all the European democratic countries gathered within the Council of Europe and our Conference on the other are complementary. It would be absurd if the efforts of the Community to re-launch European co-operation were to widen the economic gulf which already divides free Europe by institutionalising new impenetrable frontiers between the Community regions and the rest. You are undoubtedly aware that the European Parliament has convened, in the Assembly Chamber in this very building, the first Conference of Regions of the European Community and the Applicant Countries and that that Conference intends to arrange, within two years, the organised and permanent participation of the regions in the formulation of Community policies. We admittedly succeeded - not without difficulty - in assertng our existence and expressing our views at the Conference and in finding a place in the final text, which acknowledges the role of CLRAE and mentions co-operation between the CLRAE and the Community institutions on the basis of Article 230 of the Treaty of Rome. But the final declaration also calls for increased representation of the regions in the national delegations to the CLRAE and, by the same token, on the basis of personal unity, to the Consultative Committee of the Local and Regional Authorities of the member countries of the European Community. Official recognition of this Consultative Committee, which is at present without institutional status, is requested on the express condition that representation of the regions is increased in it. As you are aware, our Conference participates in this Consultative Committee fairly satisfactorily, with your approval. I think, Mr Chairman, that the time has come for the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, in which all the Community Governments are represented, to begin consideration of this matter which the CLRAE has already raised on several occasions. I mentioned Resolution 134 a moment ago but there were others before that. In this connection, I take the liberty of suggesting that this item be formally included in the agenda for your next meeting with the representative of the Commission and that the President of the CLRAE suchand the President of the Assembla y should be invitediscussion.d to take part in CONFIDENTIAL - a27 - CM/Del/Concl(84)372 Appendix VII

Our Conference has taken action to support regions hit by serious natural disasters. We have begun to make a preliminary assessment of this action which seems to be highly positive. We collected FF 1,830,000 for the victims of the earthquake in southern Italy in November 1980, over FF 430,000 for flood victims in Spain in October 1982 and we have already collected over FF 600,000 for the victims of the earthquake in eastern Anatolia in October 1983. We have thus collected a total of nearly FF 3,000,000, to be used for the reconstruction of local or regional public facilities. I think this action deserves emphasis and recognition from governments. We are now studying proposals for implementation of a project launched by Mr Kiesl to set up a special fund to support the work of our Conference. This ought to be the time, Mr Chairman, to speak about the budget, about our unsatisfied requests and those which we are to submit to you. I do not intend to go into that, though. Our budgetary requests will be submitted to you through the Secretary General in accordance with the usual procedure. Allow me nevertheless to say two things: - firstly, would it not be possible, at least once, to include our Conference among your budgetary priorities, indicating by such a decision that you wish to strengthen the position of the local and regional authorities at the Council of Europe? - secondly, can you assure us that the necessary flexibility will be given to the management of Vote V of the Budget so that the limited means at our disposal may at least be used in accordance with the development of our real needs, in other words that we may, if necessary, ask the Secretary General for the necessary rearrangements within our total budget? Our Conference is prepared to continue to play its full role at the Council of Europe - a role, moreover, which is gaining the CLRAE increasing recognition outside the Council of Europe. We are nevertheless counting on the Committee of Ministers not to discourage this progress and to give the Conference the necessary means, support and flexibility for the accomplishment of its mission, which for the moment is still unique in Europe. If it wishes to keep its special role in the field of local and regional authorities, the Council of Europe must make a practical demonstration of the importance it attaches to our Conference.

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CONCLUSIONS OF THE EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF THE MINISTERS' DEPUTIES HELD IN STRASBOURG ON THURSDAY 24 MAY 1984

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The extraordinary meeting of the Deputies was opened at 4 pm on Thursday, 24 May 1984 under the Chairmanship of Mr. R. Doise, Deputy for the Minister for External Relations of France.

PRESENT AUSTRIA Mr. H.G. Knitel BELGIUM Mr. A.J. Vranken Mr. J. Aelvoet CYPRUS Mr. A. Pouyouros Mr. N. Yiannakis DENMARK Mrs. J. Rechnagel FRANCE Mr. R. Doise, Chairman Mr. B. Widemann Mr. D. Labrosse FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY Mr. K. Timmermann GREECE Mr. N. Diamantopoulos Mr. D. Constantinou ICELAND apologised IRELAND apologised ITALY Mr. P.M. Antici Mr. A. Grafini LIECHTENSTEIN apologised LUXEMBOURG Mr. J. Hostert MALTA - NETHERLANDS Mr. C. Schneider NORWAY Mr. E. Winsnes Mr. L.A. Ulland CM/Del/Dec(84)Ext24/5 - 2 -

PORTUGAL Mr. J. Pereira Bastos Mr. J. da Rocha Páris SPAIN Mr. N. Ferrer Colom Mr. J. Garcia Casas SWEDEN Mr. B. Arvidson SWITZERLAND Mrs. I. Apelbaum TURKEY Mr. S. Korkud Mr. K. Gür UNITED KINGDOM Miss A. Stoddart - 3 - CM/Del/Concl(84)Ext24/5

THE SAKHAROV AFFAIR

Decision The Deputies, Upon the initiative of the French Chairmanship and congratulating the Chair on its initiative, Adopted on 24 May 1984 the following declaration and agreed to publish it: "The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Considering the distressing situation of Dr. and Mrs. SAKHAROV; Concerned by the alarming news about the couple's state of health; Echoing the feelings of public opinion in the member States of the Council of Europe, an institution which has a special role in the defence of human rights; Basing itself on humanitarian considerations; Referring to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to the Helsinki Final Act, Urgently calls on the Government of the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics to authorise Mrs. BONNER to receive treatment in the country of her choice and to improve the conditions in which the eminent Soviet scientist is living and being treated."