Joint Committee on Justice and Defence
Meeting 29th January 2014

Joint Committee on Justice and Defence

Meeting of 29th January 2014

DECISION LIST

for Schedule A and B

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Schedule A

Further Action Proposed

For Further scrutiny

2013/0812(COD) CEPOL 16378/13

COM(2013)821

COM(2013)822

COM(2013)824

Schedule B

Further Action Not Proposed

For no further scrutiny

COM(2013)580

COM(2013)853

COM(2013)862

COM(2013)870

COM(2013)872

COM(2013)873

COM(2013)875

COM(2013)876

COM(2013)877

COM(2013)878

Schedule A

(i) /

Further Action Proposed

1. /

For Further scrutiny

1.1 /

2013/0812(COD) CEPOL 16378/13

Initiative of Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision 2005/681/JHA establishing the European Police College (CEPOL).
Lead department / Department of Justice and Equality
Agreed decision:
Given that this proposal is subject to the procedure outlined in Protocol 21 TEU/TFEU and that the Committee may be referred the proposal for its consideration, prior to opt-in motions being considered by the Houses, it was agreed that this proposal warrants further scrutiny and that Committee will consider the proposal, if so referred.

COM(2013) 821, 822 and 824 taken together:

1.2 /

COM(2013)821

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the strengthening of certain aspects of the presumption of innocence and of the right to be present at trial in criminal proceedings {SWD(2013) 478 final}{SWD(2013) 479 final}{SWD(2013) 500 final}
Lead department / Department of Justice and Equality

and

1.3 /

COM(2013)822

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on procedural safeguards for children suspected or accused in criminal proceedings {SWD(2013) 480 final}{SWD(2013) 481 final} {SWD(2013) 492 final}
Lead department / Department of Justice and Equality
Other department / Department of Children and Youth Affairs

and

1.4 /

COM(2013)824

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on provisional legal aid for suspects or accused persons deprived of liberty and legal aid in European arrest warrant proceedings {SWD(2013) 476 final} {SWD(2013) 477 final} {SWD(2013) 499 final}
Lead department / Department of Justice and Equality
Agreed decision:
Given that the three proposals for directives are subject to the procedure outlined in Protocol 21 TEU/TFEU and the Committee may be referred one or more of the proposals for its consideration, prior to opt-in motions being considered by the Houses, it was agreed that these proposals warrant further scrutiny:
The Committee also agreed to seek additional information from the Department of Justice and Equality in relation to two related proposals for recommendations on a) procedural safeguards for vulnerable persons suspected or accused in criminal proceedings, and b) the right to legal aid for suspects or accused persons in criminal proceedings.
The Committee also agreed to seek additional information in relation to concerns expressed by another national parliament about COM(2013)821, as regards subsidiarity and to consider the three proposals COM(2013) 821, 822 and 824 again at the next meeting of the committee.

Schedule B (proposals taken together)

(ii) /

Further Action Not Proposed

2. /

For no further scrutiny

2.1 /

COM(2013)580

Proposal for a Council Decision on the repeal of Council Decision 2007/124/EC, Euratom
Lead department / Department of Justice and Equality

AND

2.2 /

COM(2013)853

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement
Lead department / Department of Justice and Equality

AND

2.3 /

COM(2013)862

Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Arrangement with the Swiss Confederation on the modalities of its participation in the European Asylum Support Office
Lead department / Department of Justice and Equality

AND

2.4 /

COM(2013)870

Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Arrangement with the Swiss Confederation on the modalities of its participation in the European Asylum Support Office
Lead department / Department of Justice and Equality

AND

2.5 /

COM(2013)872

Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Arrangement with the Principality of Liechtenstein on the modalities of its participation in the European Asylum Support Office
Lead department / Department of Justice and Equality

AND

2.6 /

COM(2013)873

Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Arrangement with the Principality of Liechtenstein on the modalities of its participation in the European Asylum Support Office
Lead department / Department of Justice and Equality

AND

2.7 /

COM(2013)875

Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Arrangement with the Republic of Iceland on the modalities of its participation in the European Asylum Support Office
Lead department / Department of Justice and Equality

AND

2.8 /

COM(2013)876

Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Arrangement with the Republic of Iceland on the modalities of its participation in the European Asylum Support Office
Lead department / Department of Justice and Equality

AND

2.9 /

COM(2013)877

Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Arrangement with the Kingdom of Norway on the modalities of its participation in the European Asylum Support Office
Lead department / Department of Justice and Equality

AND

2.10 /

COM(2013)878

Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Arrangement with the Kingdom of Norway on the modalities of its participation in the European Asylum Support Office
Lead department / Department of Justice and Equality
Agreed decision:
It was agreed that these proposals do not warrant further scrutiny.

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