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2249^TH MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE OF PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES PART I (DEPUTIES) - 5 / 7 OCTOBER 2008

On 5 / 7 November 2008, Malta’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the European Union, Ms Theresa Cutajar, participated in the 2249^th meeting of the Permanent Representatives Committee Part I (Deputies).

The meeting discussed the following agenda items:

1.       Adoption of the agenda

I

2.       Replies to written questions put to the Council by Members of the European Parliament

(a)     No E-4939/08 by Koenraad Dillen and No E-5080/08 by Frank Vanhecke

“Iran calls for the banning of a conference on combating Islamisation due to be held in Cologne” and “Iran and Cities against Islamisation”

13954/08 PE-QE 687

(b)     No E-5003/08 by Emilio Menéndez del Valle

“No let-up in the high number of civilian deaths in Afghanistan”

13962/08 PE-QE 689

(c)     No E-5081/08 by Frank Vanhecke

“Freedom of the press in Albania”

14088/08 PE-QE 698

(d)     No E-5157/08 by Richard Corbett

“EU action regarding human rights in the Central Asian Republics”

13974/08 PE-QE 691

(e)     No E-5159/08 by Koenraad Dillen

“Freedom of the press and freedom of expression in Burundi”

14131/08 PE-QE 700

(f)      No E-5174/08 by Jim Higgins

“Belarus”

13970/08 PE-QE 690

(g)     No E-5186/08 by Graham Watson

“Euronews”

14179/08 PE-QE 705

(h)     No E-5200/08 by Cornelis Visser

“Danger to shipping posed by dumping of stone blocks in the sea area to the west of the island of Sylt”

14185/08 PE-QE 707

(i)      No E-5234/08 by Jim Higgins

“Country of Origin labelling system”

14173/08 PE-QE 702

(j)      No E-5235/08 by Marco Cappato

“Imprisonment of Emanuel Zeltser on false charges and resulting dangerous health problems in Minsk, Belarus”

13979/08 PE-QE 692

3.       Case before the Court of Justice

• Preliminary ruling in CaseC‑365/08, AGRANA Zucker GmbH

(Referring court: Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Austria))

Validity of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common     organisation of the markets in the sugar sector

-       Information note for the Permanent Representatives Committee (Part 1)

14790/08 JUR 450 AGRIORG 111 AGRIFIN 89 WTO 198

4.       Proposal for a Council Decision for the establishment of the Community position in the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)

-        Adoption

14864/08 PECHE 279

14863/08 PECHE 278

5.       Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities and the conditions relating thereto for certain fish stocks applicable in the Black Sea for 2009

-        Adoption

13846/08 PECHE 247

14694/08 PECHE 270

6.       Draft Commission Directive amending Directive 2006/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels

-        Decision not to oppose adoption

14647/08 TRANS 339 MAR 180

14874/08 TRANS 361 MAR 190

7.       Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings

-        Approval of the European Parliament’s amendments

PE-CONS 3658/08 DENLEG 89 CODEC 949

14751/08 CODEC 1424 DENLEG 133

8.       Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on food enzymes and amending Council Directive 83/417/EEC, Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, Directive 2000/13/EC and Council Directive 2001/112/EC

-        Approval of the European Parliament’s amendments

PE-CONS 3659/08 DENLEG 90 CODEC 950

14752/08 CODEC 1425 DENLEG 134

9.       Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives

-        Approval of the European Parliament’s amendments

PE-CONS 3660/08 DENLEG 91 CODEC 951

14753/08 CODEC 1426 DENLEG 135

+ ADD 1

10.     Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 1576/89 and (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 and Directive 2000/13/EC

-        Approval of the European Parliament’s amendments

PE-CONS 3661/08 DENLEG 92 CODEC 952

14755/08 CODEC 1427 DENLEG 136

11.     Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 80/181/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to units of measurement

-        Adoption

(a)     of the common position

11915/08 MI 257 ENT 180 CONSOM 92 CODEC 978

+ REV 1 (pt)

+ REV 2 (hu)

(b)     of the statement of the Council’s reasons

11915/08 MI 257 ENT 180 CONSOM 92 CODEC 978 ADD 1

14782/08 CODEC 1441 MI 400 ENT 261 CONSOM 158

II

12.     Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on type‑approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to emissions from heavy duty vehicles (Euro VI) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information

-        Presidency briefing on the outcome of the informal trialogue meeting

13.     Climate-energy legislative package

(a)     Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the geological storage of carbon dioxide and amending Council Directives 85/337/EEC, 96/61/EC, Directives 2000/60/EC, 2001/80/EC, 2004/35/EC, 2006/12/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006

-       Presidency briefing on the outcome of the informal trialogue meeting

(b)     Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources

-       Presidency briefing on the outcome of the informal trialogue meeting

(c)     Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC so as to improve and extend the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading system of the Community

-       Presidency briefing on the outcome of the informal trialogue meeting

(d)     Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, to meet the Community’s greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments up to 2020

-       Presidency briefing on the outcome of the informal trialogue meeting

14.     Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council setting emission performance standards for new passenger cars as part of the Community’s integrated approach to reduce CO₂ emissions from light duty vehicles

-        Presidency briefing on the outcome of the informal trialogue meeting

-        Preparation for the next informal trialogue meeting

13535/1/08 ENV 605 ENT 237 CODEC 1227 REV 1

15.     Maritime package (second reading)

(a)     Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations

(b)     Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations

(c)     Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on port State control (recast)

(d)     Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2002/59/EC establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system

(e)     Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of  the Council establishing the fundamental principles governing the investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector and amending Directives 1999/35/EC and 2002/59/EC

(f)      Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the liability of carriers of passengers by sea and inland waterway in the event of accidents

-       Presidency briefing on the outcome of the informal trialogue meetings

16.     Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the placing on the market and use of feed

-        Presidency briefing

17.     Amended proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems

-        Examination of the Presidency’s compromise text on certain amendments of the European Parliament

14414/08 SOC 612 CODEC 1349

15091/08 SOC 656 CODEC 1469

18.     Amended proposals for:

• a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation(EC) No883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems, and determining the content of Annex XI,
• a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the annexes to Regulation(EC) No883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems

-        Examination of the Presidency’s compromise text on certain amendments of the European Parliament

14412/08 SOC 611 CODEC 1348

15090/08 SOC 655 CODEC 1468

19.     Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 98/70/EC as regards the specification of petrol, diesel and gas‑oil and introducing a mechanism to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the use of road transport fuels and amending Council Directive 1999/32/EC, as regards the specification of fuel used by inland waterway vessels and repealing Directive 93/12/EEC

-        Presidency briefing on the outcome of the informal trialogue meeting

20.     Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EC) No 549/2004, (EC) No 550/2004, (EC) No 551/2004 and (EC) No 552/2004 in order to improve the performance and sustainability of the European aviation system

-        Examination of the key issues

11323/08 AVIATION 138 CODEC 906

14923/08 AVIATION 251 CODEC 1458

21.     Preparation for the Council meeting on “Transport, Telecommunications and Energy” on 27 November 2008

1.       Establishment of the provisional agenda

2.       Review of the EU regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services

• Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of electronic communications networks and services, and2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services

-        Political agreement

15379/07 TELECOM 150 MI 297 COMPET 391 CONSOM 132

CODEC 1294

14826/08 TELECOM 167 MI 404 COMPET 422 CONSOM 160

CODEC 1450

14827/08 TELECOM 168 MI 405 COMPET 423 CONSOM 161

CODEC 1451

-                Other Business

-                Fishing activities in the black sea

-                Update on proceedings at the European Parliament on the Working Time Directive and Temporary Agency Workers Directive

-                Basic security standards in civil aviation

Any further information may be obtained from the Permanent Representation of Malta to the European Union by contacting Mr Iain Galea on the following e-mail address: ian.p.galea [Email address: ian.p.galea #AT# gov.mt - replace #AT# with @ ]

DOI – 07.11.2008

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