COUNCIL OF , 12 February 2007 THE

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PROVISIONAL AGENDA for : 2172nd MEETING OF THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE (Part 1) date : Wednesday 14 (10:15) February 2007

1. Adoption of the provisional agenda

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2. Replies to written questions put to the Council by Members of the (+) (a) n° P-5143/06 put by Cem Özdemir " EU police mission Proxima and the case of Khaled el Masri " 6047/07 PE-QE 100 (b) n° E-5237/06 put by Kyriacos Triantaphyllides " Working time in the United Kingdom " 6051/07 PE-QE 101 (c) n° E-5252/06 put by Raül Romeva i Rueda " Supervision of alien internment centres and other police premises where foreign nationals are deprived of their liberty " 6054/07 PE-QE 102 (d) n° E-5501/06 put by Eija-Riitta Korhola " Recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment " 6094/07 PE-QE 106 (e) n° E-5632/06 put by Georgios Karatzaferis " 'Pirate' flights from the UK to the occupied territories of Cyprus " 5491/07 PE-QE 43

6237/07 1 EN (f) n° E-5737/06 put by Michael Cashman, Sophia in 't Veld, Raül Romeva i Rueda and Alexander Stubb " Denial of the right to freedom of assembly for lesbians and gays in Moldova " 5598/07 PE-QE 56 (g) n° E-5755/06 put by Mario Mauro " Abolition by the Commission of tax relief on fuels in the Valle d'Aosta " 5564/07 PE-QE 54 (h) n° E-0029/07 put by James Hugh Allister " Child abductions by Jumait-Ul-Daawa " 5512/07 PE-QE 45 (i) n° E-0290/07 put by Georgios Karatzaferis " Threats made against a bishop by a self-styled mayor in the occupied territories of Cyprus " 6079/07 PE-QE 105 (j) n° E-0339/07 put by Georgios Karatzaferis " Turkish Cypriot press reports concerning the mayor of Seville " 6032/07 PE-QE 98 (k) n° E-0357/07 put by Lydie Polfer " The seat of the European Parliament in Strasbourg " 5972/07 PE-QE 91

3. Proposal for a Council Regulation laying down specific rules as regards the fruit and vegetable sector and amending certain Regulations - Optional consultation of the European Economic and Social Committee and of the Committee of the Regions (º) 6154/07 AGRIORG 6 AGRIFIN 11

4. Proposal for a Council decision appointing members of the European Social Fund Committee - Adoption 5662/07 SOC 29 + ADD 1 16601/06 SOC 605

5. Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (a) Appointment of Mr Ole BONDO CHRISTENSEN, to replace Mr Jonas BERING LIISBERG, Danish full Member, who has resigned ; (b) Appointment of Mr Valerio SPEZIALE, to replace Mr Paolo REBOANI, Italian full Member, who has resigned ; (c) Appointment of Mr Lorenzo FANTINI, to replace Ms Francesca PELAIA, Italian alternate Member, who has resigned ; (d) Appointment of Mr Orestis MESSIOS, to replace Mme Lenia SAMUEL, Cypriot full Member; who has resigned : (e) Appointment of Ms Yiota KAMBOURIDOU, to replace Mr Charalambos KOLOKOTRONIS, Cypriot alternate Member; who has resigned. 6126/07 SOC 53

6237/07 2 EN 6. Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants and amending Directive 79/117/EEC (LA) - Adoption 5257/07 ENV 19 ENT 4 6026/07 ENV 75 ENT 16

7. Proposal for a Council Decision on the position of the European Community in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the approval of partitioning systems to protect passengers against displaced luggage, supplied as non-original equipment - Adoption 7532/06 ENT 50 ECO 53 11523/06 ENT 103 ECO 127 OC 536 5986/07 ENT 14 ECO 19

8. Proposal for a Council Decision on the position of the European Community in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to the forward field of vision of the motor vehicle driver - Adoption 7860/06 ENT 59 ECO 56 11522/06 ENT 102 ECO 126 OC 535 5995/1/07 ENT 15 ECO 20

9. Code of Conduct between the Council, the Member States and the Commission for the participation of the Community and its Member States in meetings regarding the implementation of the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions - Endorsement 5914/07 CULT 8 COMER 17 COMPET 33 DEVGEN 17 MI 30

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10. Preparation of the Council meeting (Environment) on 20 February 2007

1. Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament Results of the review of the Community Strategy to reduce CO2 emissions from cars - Policy debate (Public debate, pursuant to Article 8(3) CRP (proposed by the Presidency)) 6176/07 ENV 89 ENT 18 COMPET 46 TRANS 37 ENER 65 6204/07 ENV 92 ENT 20 COMPET 48 TRANS 39 ENER 68

11. Preparation of the Council meeting "Competitiveness" (Internal Market, Industry and Research) on 19 February 2007

1. Industrial Policy / CARS 21 - Communication from the Commission on a Competitive Automotive Regulatory Framework for the 21st Century – Presentation by the Commission – Exchange of views 5746/07 COMPET 23 ECO 13 ENV 55 ENT 11 TRANS 22 ENER 41 RECH 24 5747/07 COMPET 24 ECO 14 ENV 56 ENT 12 TRANS 23 ENER 42 RECH 25

12. Preparation of the Council meeting (Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs) on 22 February 2007

1. Preparation of the Spring European Council

(a) Key Messages based on b) to e) - Adoption - Policy debate (Public debate, pursuant to Article 8(3) CRP (proposed by the Presidency)) 6096/07 SOC 51 ECOFIN 57 EDUC 27

(b) Communication from the Commission to the Spring European Council: - Implementing the renewed Strategy for growth and jobs: "A year of delivery" 5074/07 ECOFIN 5 UEM 4 AG 1 SOC 4 COMPET 2 RECH 2 ENER 4 MI 2 IND 2 EDUC 3 ENV 4

(c) Joint Employment Report 2006/2007 - Adoption 6076/07 SOC 48 ECOFIN 55 EDUC 29

6237/07 4 EN (d) Commission Recommendation for a Council Recommendation on the 2007 up- date of the broad guidelines for the economic policies of the Member States and the Community and on the implementation of Member States' employment policies - Political agreement 5074/07 ECOFIN 5 UEM 4 AG 1 SOC 4 COMPET 2 RECH 2 ENER 4 MI 2 IND 2 EDUC 3 ENV 4 ADD 2 6077/07 SOC 49 ECOFIN 64 + COR 1

(e) Joint Report on Social Protection and Social Inclusion - Adoption 5553/07 SOC 22 (x) 6097/07 SOC 52 ECOFIN 58 FSTR 3 EDUC 28 SAN 18 + ADD 1

(f) Report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on equality between women and men, 2007 6205/07 SOC 57

2. Preparation of the Tripartite Social Summit - Information from the Presidency

3. Work Programme of the Employment Committee 2007 - Information from the Chairman 6074/07 SOC 47 ECOFIN 54 + ADD 1 + ADD 2 + ADD 3

4. Work Programme of the Social Protection Committee for 2007 - Information from the Chairman 6142/07 SOC 54

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______(1) These items will be considered by the Mertens Group on 13 February 2007. (+) Item which may be adopted by silence procedure, in accordance with Article 12 (2) of the Council's Rules of Procedure. (°) Item on which a procedural decision may be adopted by COREPER, in accordance with Article 19(7)of the Council's Rules of Procedure. (x) Out of stock.

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