Scrutiny Overrides: January-June 2004

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1 N/A Renewal of Common 10.2.04 N/A 13.2.04 23.2.04 FCO 4.2.04: Denis MacShane 4.2.04: Denis MacShane Position concerning GAERC to Lord Grenfell to Jimmy Hood restrictive measures against the leadership 24.2.04: Cleared (Sift 25.2.04: Cleared (Report, of the separatist 1170) 03-04) regime in Transnistria (Recess 16-20 February) (Recess 16-20 February) 2 6013/04 Preliminary Draft 9.2.04 11.2.04 20.2.04 26.2.04 HMT 25.2.04: Ruth Kelly to No override 3 6014/04 Amending Budgets 5.2.04 9.2.04 20.2.04 Education, Lord Grenfell Nos 1 & 2 to the 2004 Youth & EC Budget Culture 2.3.04: Both docs Council Cleared (Sift 1171)

17 .3.04: Lord Grenfell to Ruth Kelly 4 8495/03 Decision of the 22.4.03 2.3.04 5.3.04 8.3.04 DCMS 8.3.04: Estelle Morris to 8.3.04: Estelle Morris to European Parliament Transport, Lord Grenfell Jimmy Hood and of the Council Telecomms & amending Decision Energy 17.3.04: Cleared (Report No 508/2000/EC Council 13, 03-04) establishing the "Culture 2000" 17.3.04: Michael programme (and Connarty to Estelle amended proposal, Morris 6222/04) 5 15185/03 proposal for a Council 20.11.03 25.11.03 5.2.04 22.3.04 FCO No override 25.02.04: Not cleared Regulation amending GAERC (Report 11, 03-04) the Staff Regulations of officials and the 17.03.04: For debate in Conditions of ESC B (Report 13, 03- Employment of other 04) servants of the European 16.3.04 & 19.3.04: Bill Communities Rammell to Jimmy Hood:

24.3.04: Michael Connarty to Bill Rammell

21.06.04: Written Ministerial Statement

23.06.04: Debate in ESC B

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6 12098/03 Regulation of the 29.8.03 8.9.03 28.9.03 30.3.04 Health 7.10.03: Sifted to Sub- No override European Parliament JHA Council Cttee D (Sift 1154) and of the Council establishing a 23.10.04, 5.4.04 & European Centre for 22.4.04: Lord Grenfell to Disease Prevention Melanie Johnson and control 20.1.04, 26.3.04 & 1.4.04: Melanie Johnson to Lord Grenfell 7 N/A Council Decision 6.4.04 N/A 7.4.04 21.4.04 FCO No override 20.4.04: Chris Mullins to concerning the Agri Council Jimmy Hood conclusion of a euro- Med agreement 21.4.04: Cleared (Report establishing an 17, 03-04) association agreement between 26.4.04: Jimmy Hood to the EC and Egypt. Chris Mullins (Signature of the Agreement had earlier (Recess 1-19 April) cleared scrutiny in June 2001 and no substantive changes were made to the text) 8 5916/04 Council Decision 5.2.04 9.2.04 24.2.04 26.4.04 FSA No override 10.3.04: For debate in authorising the Agri ESC C (Report 12, 03- placing on the market Council 04) of sweet corn from genetically modified 29.3.04: Debate cancelled maize line Bt11 as a novel food or novel 2.4.04: Melanie Johnson food ingredient under to Jimmy Hood Regulation (EC) No 258/97 21.4.04: Jimmy Hood to Melanie Johnson

26.4.04: Debated in ESC C

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9 7635/03 Regulation of the 20.3.04 25.3.04 1.4.03 26.4.04 DEFRA 8.4.03: Sifted to Sub- 21.5.03: Cleared (Report European Parliament 19.4.04 Agri Council Cttee D 22, 02-03) and of the Council on (Supp EM) maximum residue 28.4.03: Cleared 24.4.04: Alun Michael to levels of pesticides in Jimmy Hood. products of plant and 13.5.03 4.6.03 & 7.8.03: animal origin Lord Whitty to Lord 28.4.04: Cleared (Report Grenfell 18, 03-04)

10.7.03: Lord Grenfell to 28.4.04: Jimmy Hood to Lord Whitty Alun Michael

20.4.04: Supp EM sifted to Sub-Cttee D (Sift 1177)

14 5.04: Lord Whitty to Lord Grenfell

28.5.04: Cleared 10 8071/04 Council Regulation 2.4.04 7.4.04 28.4.04 26.4.04 DEFRA 28.4.04: Ben Bradshaw to 28.4.04: Ben Bradshaw to amending Regulation Agri Council Lord Grenfell Jimmy Hood (EC) No. 2287/2003 fixing for 2004 the 4.5.04: Cleared (Sift 5.5.04: Cleared (Report fishing opportunities 1179) 19, 03-04) and associated conditions for certain 5.5.04: Jimmy Hood to fish stocks and groups Ben Bradshaw of fish stocks

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11 8187/04 Council Decision on 26.4.04 25.6.04 13.07.04 29.4.04 DTI 29.4.04: Mike O’Brien to 29.4.04: Mike O’Brien to 12 8188/04 the conclusion of an 26.4.04 25.6.04 13.07.04 29.4.04 Lord Grenfell Jimmy Hood. Agreement between the EC and 13.7.04: Cleared (Sift 5.5.04: Jimmy Hood to Kazakhstan on 1188) Mike O’Brien quantitative limits in respect of the export 14.7.04: Cleared (Report of certain steel 27, 03-04) products from Kazakhstan

And

Council Regulation on administering the double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products from Kazakhstan to the EC 13 8208/04 Council Regulation 28.04.04 11.5.04 10.5.04 29.4.04 FCO 11.5.04: Cleared (Sift 18.5.04: Cleared (Report on a regime under JHA Council 1180) 20, 03-04) Article 2 of Protocol 10 to the 2003 Act of Accession (Cyprus)

(Previously submitted for scrutiny as doc 7174/04 which was cleared by both Committees. However, the proposal changed following the 24 April referendum on the UN Settlement Plan )

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14 7595/04 Council Directive on 23.3.04 30.3.04 19.4.05 29.4.04 HO 12.2.04: EUC Report (5th No override the obligation of JHA Council report, 03-04, HL29) carriers to communicate 20.4.04: Sifted to Sub- passenger data (5 Cttee F (Sift 1177) earlier versions of proposal deposited) 30.3.04, 1.4.04, 27.4.04, 11.5.04 & 22.6.04: Caroline Flint to Lord Grenfell

28.4.04, 6.5.04, 11.5.04 & 8.7.04: Lord Grenfell to Caroline Flint 15 N/A Joint Action regarding 12.5.04 N/A 10.5.04 17.5.04 FCO 11.5.04: Sifted to Sub- 18.5.04: Cleared (Report the provision of GAERC Cttee C (Sift 1180) 20, 03-04) equipment for the integrated police unit 7.6.04: Lord Grenfell to in Kinshasa, Denis MacShane Democratic Republic of Congo 12.6.04: Denis MacShane to Lord Grenfell

20.5.04: Denis MacShane appeared before Sub- Cttee C to give evidence about Current Developments in EU Foreign Policy 16 7571/04 Council Decision on 18.3.04 19.3.04 31.3.04 17.5.04 DCA 6.4.04: Sifted to Sub- No override the conclusion of an GAERC Cttee F (Sift 1176) Agreement between the EC and USA on 21.4.04, 6.5.04 & 7.6.04: the processing and Lord Grenfell to Lord transfer of PNR data Filkin by Air Carriers to the US authorities 11.5.04: Lord Filkin to Lord Grenfell

28.5.04: Cleared

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17 N/A Common position 30.4.04 N/A 6.5.04 17.5.04 FCO 11.5.04: Sifted to Sub- 18.5.04: Cleared (Report amending common 12.5.04 10.5.04 GAERC Cttee C (Sift 1180) 20, 03-04) position concerning the temporary 28.5.04: Cleared (Committee on overseas reception by Member visit) States of the EU of 7.6.04: Lord Grenfell to certain Palestinians Denis MacShane (two versions of text) 12.6.04: Denis MacShane to Lord Grenfell. 18 6415/04 Special Report No 17.2.04 25.2.04 8.3.04 24.5.04 DEFRA No override 24.3.04: Not cleared 14/2003 from the Agri Council (Report 14, 03-04) Court of Auditors concerning the 18.5.04 & 21.5.04: Lord measurement of farm Whitty to Jimmy Hood incomes by the Commission 19 N/A Joint Action on a 19.5.04 N/A 26.5.04 14.6.04 MOD No override 9.6.04: For debate in European Defence GAERC ESC B (Report 22, 03- Agency 04)

27.5.04, 10.6.04: & 16.6.04 Geoff Hoon to Jimmy Hood

16.6.04: Michael Connarty to Geoff Hoon.

21.6.04: Written Ministerial Statement

22.6.04: Debated in ESC B 20 9941/04 Council Decision on 27.5.04 7.6.04 8.6.04 11.6.04 DFT 15.6.04: Cleared (Sift 9.6.04: Not cleared signature and Transport. 1184) (Report 22, 03-04) provisional Telecomms & application of the Energy 21.6.04: David Jamieson 21.6.04: David Jamieson Agreement on the Council to Lord Grenfell to Jimmy Hood Promotion, Provision and Use of 14.7.04: Lord Grenfell to GALLILEO and GPS David Jamieson Satellite-based Navigation Systems and Related Applications.

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21 7312/03 Directive of the EP 12.3.03 19.05.03 27.5.03 11.6.04 DFT No override 18.6.03: Not cleared and of the Council on 24.5.04 Transport, (Report 25, 02-03) ship-source pollution (Supp EM) Telecomms & and on the Energy 22.7.03: David Jamieson introduction of Council to Jimmy Hood sanctions, including criminal sanctions, for 15.10.03: Not cleared pollution offences (Report 33, 02-03)