COUNCIL CONSEIL OF EUROPE DE L'EUROPE COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl (85) 383 CONCLUSIONS OF THE 383rd MEETING OF THE MINISTERS' DEPUTIES HELD IN STRASBOURG FROM 9 TO 11 APRIL 1985 STRASBOURG CONFIDENTIAL - i - CM/Del/Concl(85)383 SUMMARY Page 1. Adoption of the Agenda 5 Political and General Policy Questions 2. Consultative Assembly: a. Third part of the 36th Ordinary Session (Strasbourg, 28 January - 1 February 1985) - Parliamentary questions for oral answer by the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers 7 b. Texts adopted by the Standing Committee (Paris, 22 March 1985) 9 c. Texts adopted previously (Assembly Recommendations 992 on the Conference "North-South: Europe's role" (Lisbon, 9-11 April 1985) and 1005 on the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe and Human Rights (draft Convention)). 11 3. Committee of Ministers - Preparation of the 76th Session (24-25 April 1985) 15 4. Relations with Latin America 19 5. CSCE - Budapest Cultural Forum 21 6. Working methods of the Council of Europe - Report of the Ministers' Deputies' working party 23 7. Liaison Committees of the Council of Europe and the OECD - Joint Session of 27 February 1985 - Report drawn up by the Chairmen of the two Liaison Committees 25 CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(85)383 - ii - 8. Conferences of Specialised Ministers 29 9. Situation in Cyprus 31 Human Rights 10. Dores and Silveira against Portugal - Decision to be taken under Article 32 of the European Convention on Human Rights 33 11. Neubeck against the Federal Republic of Germany - Decision to be taken under Article 32 of the European Convention on Human Rights 37 Legal Questions 12. Ad hoc Committee of experts on ethical and legal problems relating to human genetics (CAHGE) - Report of the 3rd meeting (Strasbourg, 29 January - 1 February 1985) 39 Education, Culture and Sport 13. European Cultural Centre, Delphi 43 Environment and Local Authorities 14. Draft Convention for the Protection of the Architectural Heritage of Europe - Letter from the President of the Standing Conference of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe (CLRAE) 45 15. Preparation of forthcoming meetings 47 16. Other business a. Dialogue with the Secretary General 49 b. Problems of accommodation for the European Court of Human Rights and its Registry, the European Commission of Human Rights and its Secretariat and the Directorate of Human Rights 57 c. European Court of Human Rights - Election of a Judge in respect of Luxembourg 59 CONFIDENTIAL - iii - CM/Del/Concl(85)383 d. Recommendation No. R(85)...on legal duties of doctors vis-à-vis their patients - Re-opening of the discussion 61 e. Second Conference of European Ministers of Health (Stockholm, 16-18 April 1985) 63 f. Informal meeting of European Ministers of Justice (Edinburgh, 14 June 1985) 65 g. Invitation to the Chairman (at B level) of the Stimulating Committee on Information to address the Assembly's Committee on Parliamentary and Public Relations 67 APPENDIX 1 383rd meeting of the Ministers' Deputies (A level) (Strasbourg, 9-11 April 1985) - Agenda a1 APPENDIX 2 Provisional agenda for the 76th Session of the Committee of Ministers, to be held on Thursday 25 April at the Council of Europe Palais de l'Europe, Strasbourg a5 APPENDIX 3 384th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies (A level) (Strasbourg, 2-3 May 1985) Draft agenda all APPENDIX 4 Resolution DH(85)7 on Application Nos. 9345/81 (item 10) and 9346/81 concerning Dores and Silveira against Portugal a15 APPENDIX 5 Resolution DH(85)8 on Application No. 9132/80 (item 11) concerning Neubeck against the Federal Republic of Germany a17 CONFIDENTIAL - l - CM/Del/Concl(85)383 The 383rd meeting of the Deputies was opened at 3 pm on Tuesday, 9 April 1985, under the Chairmanship of Mr G. Knackstedt, Deputy for the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany. PRESENT AUSTRIA Mr. H.G. Knitel Mr. N. Scherk BELGIUM Mr. J.R. Vanden Bloock Mr. P. Jottard Mr. J. Aelvoet CYPRUS Mr. A. Pouyouros Mr. N. Yiannakis DENMARK Mr. E.V. Quaade Mrs. J. Rechnagel FRANCE Mr. H. Ourmet Mr. B. Widemann Mr. D. Labrosse FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY Mr. G. Knackstedt, Chairman Mr. H. Weisel GREECE Mr. N. Diamantopoulos, Vice-Chairman Mr. D. Constantinou Mrs. D. Mavroskelidi ICELAND IRELAND Mr. M. Flynn ITALY Mr. P.M. Antici Mr. A. Graffini Mr. L. Pivano LIECHTENSTEIN HSH Prince Nicholas of Liechtenstein LUXEMBOURG Mr. J. Hostert MALTA NETHERLANDS Mr. C. Schneider Mr. P.H. Le Clercq NORWAY Mr. R. Knoph Mr. L.A. Ulland CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(85)383 - 2 - PORTUGAL Mr. J. Pereira Bastos Mr. C. Pais SPAIN Mr. F. Baeza Mr. M. Viturro Mr. N. Ferrer Colom SWEDEN Mr. B. Arvidson Mr. F. Svedäng SWITZERLAND Mr. T. Raeber Mrs. R. Ledergerber TURKEY Mrs. F. Dinçmen Mr. S. 'Özsoy Mr. K. Gür UNITED KINGDOM Mr. C.D. Lush Miss A. Stoddart CONFIDENTIAL - 3 - CM/Del/Concl(85)383 At the end of the meeting the Representative of Greece, speaking as Vice-Chairman, on behalf of the Committee thanked Mr Knackstedt, who was acting as Chairman of the Ministers' Deputies for the last time. He had taken up the office of Chairman at the same time as that of Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany, and so had not had the opportunity of becoming familiar with the Committee's working methods through a term of office as Vice-Chairman. His experience as a journalist and diplomat had helped him to make good the shortcoming, however, and his dynamism and enthusiasm had proved immensely valuable for the work of the Committee. When he had taken up the office of Chairman he had said that he would like to make the Committee's work speedier and more efficacious, and had applied himself successfully to that task. He thanked Mr Knackstedt on behalf of all his colleagues and wished him every success in the ministerial session. The Secretary General, addressing Mr Knackstedt, referred to the period when he had made his acquaintance when he was serving as Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Madrid, at a difficult moment in the history of Spain. He had then had occasion to appreciate his commitment to the service of his country and international relations. He had consequently taken the assumption of office of Chairman of the Ministers' Deputies, virtually upon his arrival in Strasbourg, in his stride, dedicating to the task his sense of politics and humour. The experience had been an enriching one for him, he concluded. The Chairman thanked the Vice-Chairman and the Secretary General, thanking at the same time his colleagues and the Secretariat for their co-operation. His term of office as Chairman had provided him with the opportunity to familiarise himself with the Organisation's activities immediately. He had been anxious to change the Committee's working habits so as to achieve greater efficiency; if he had not been wholly successful here, he regretted it and once more appealed to his colleagues to use their best endeavours in that direction. He concluded by wishing the future Chairman, Mr Diamantopoulos, every success. Votes ad referendum 382/5 European cultural identity Draft Resolution The approval of the decision to submit the draft Resolution on European cultural identity for adoption to the 76th Session of the Committee of Ministers given by the delegation of France ad referendum could be regarded as having been confirmed, in the absence of any indication to the contrary on the part of that delegation. CONFIDENTIAL - 5 - CM/Del/Concl(85)383 Item 1 1. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA The Representative of Turkey said that as far as item 9 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 383rd meeting (9-11 April 1985 - A level) as it appears at Appendix 1 to these Conclusions. CONFIDENTIAL - 7 - CM/Del/Concl(85)383 Item 2a 2. CONSULTATIVE ASSEMBLY a. Third part of the 36th Ordinary Session (Strasbourg, 28 January - 1 February 1985) Parliamentary questions for oral answer by the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers (Concl(85)382/2, AS(36)CR 25 and Add.) Question No. 28 on introduction of compulsory visa requirements for Turkish nationals The Representative of Turkey said that her delegation interpreted the reply given by the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers to this question in the light of the conclusions reached and the decisions taken by the Deputies at their 379th meeting (January 1985, item 26). Question No. 32 on the Draft of a European Convention against torture In reply to the Representative of Switzerland, the Chairman said that the attention of the Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH) would be drawn to the reply given by the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers to this question. The Representative of Sweden, noting that 34 questions had been put to the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers at the 3rd part of the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly, thought that on future occasions Chairmen of the Committee of Ministers should endeavour to devote, as far as possible, more time to replying to the parliamentary questions put by the members of the Assembly. The Chairman agreed with the Representative of Sweden. CONFIDENTIAL - 9 - CM/Del/Concl(85)383 Item 2b b. Texts adopted by the Standing Committee (Paris, 22 March 1985) Opinion No. 121 (1985) on the 8th period of supervision of the application of the European Social Charter Decision The Deputies agreed to examine Assembly Opinion No. 121 at their 385th meeting (13-15 May 1985) together with Conclusions VIII of the Committee of Independent Experts and the 8th report of the Governmental Committee of the Charter (T-SG(84)17).