COUNCIL OF

THE EUROPEAN UNION

 

GENERAL SECRETARIAT

 

Brussels,  2 July 2004

 

 

 

 

CM 2642/04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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COMMUNICATION

 

 

NOTICE OF MEETING AND PROVISIONAL AGENDA

 

 

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Subject:

2599th meeting of the COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

(Agriculture and Fisheries)

Date:           Monday 19 July 2004 at 11h.00

Venue:         Council Secretariat

                   JUSTUS LIPSIUS BUILDING

                   Rue de la Loi 175, 1048 BRUSSELS

 

 

 

1.      Adoption of the agenda

 

 

2.      Approval of the list of "A" items

 

 

3.      Presidency 's Work Programme

 

 

 

AGRICULTURE

 

 

4.      Agricultural researchCooperation in the field of agriculture related research

-               Exchange of viewsPresentation by Commission and Presidency

 

 

5.      Veterinary agreement between EC and the Russian Federation

-               Progress report

 

 

6.      Proposal for a Council Decision authorising the placing on the market of foods and food ingredients derived from genetically modified maize line NK 603 as novel foods or novel food ingredients under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council  (LA) (*)

(Legal basis proposed by the Commission :Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council

-               Adoption

doc. 11068/04 AGRI 179 DENLEG 41 MI 204 CONSOM 59 SAN 118 ENV 388

 

 

7.      Proposal for a Council Decision approving the accession of the European Community to the International Plant Protection Convention, as revised and approved by Resolution 12/97 of the Twenty-ninth Session of the FAO Conference in November 1997 (*)

(Legal basis proposed by the Commission : Article 37, in conjunction with Article 300(2), first sentence of the first subparagraph and Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the Treaty)

-               Adoption (possibly as an "A" item)

doc. 12302/03 AGRILEG 219 FAO 24

 

 

 

FISHERIES

 

 

8.      Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament:  Development of a Community Action Plan for the Management of European Eel (Anguilla anguilla)

doc. 13219/03 PECHE 229

-               Adoption of Council Conclusions

 

 

9.      Communication from the Commission on an integrated framework for fisheries partnership agreements with third countries

doc. 15243/02 PECHE 224

-               Adoption of Council Conclusions

 

 

10.  (poss.) Proposal for a Council Regulation on structural measures in the fisheries sector for the period 2007 to 2013 (LA)

-                   Presentation

 


AGRICULTURE

 

 

11.  (poss.) Proposal for a Council Regulation on support for Rural Development from the European Agricultural Fund of Rural Development (EAFRD) (LA) [1]

-               Presentation and Exchange of views

(public debate)

 

 

12.   (poss.) Communication of the Commission : The reform of the Common Agricultural Policy - accomplishing a sustainable agricultural model for Europe - Sugar Sector Reform

-               Presentation and Exchange of views

 

 

13.  (poss.) Rice : Proposals for Council decisions :

(a)    on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and India and Pakistan respectively pursuant to Article XXVIII of GATT 1994 relating to the modification of concessions with respect to rice provided for in Schedule CXL annexed to the GATT 1994

(b)   concerning the modification of certain concessions with respect to rice provided for in Schedule CXL annexed to the GATT 1994

=               Adoption

 

 

14.  Any other business

 

(a)    Implementation of the Action Plan on FLEGT (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade)

-               Information from the PresidencyCommission

 

(b)   Organisation of future work

 

 

 

 


(*)     Item on which a vote may be requested.

(LA)  Legislative Act.

 

 

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N.B.  Monday 19 July 2004 at 13.00, Council luncheon : topic:

"Doha Development Round"

- Current position"

 

 

 

 

NB:   Please send the Conferences Division a list of your delegates to this meeting as soon as possible:
E-mail address: conferences.participants@consilium.eu.int



[1]        This item will be dealt with at 15.00.