Joint Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht
Meeting 4th December 2013

Joint Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht

Meeting of 4th December 2013

DECISION LIST

for Schedule A and B

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Schedule A

Further Action Proposed 3

For Further scrutiny 3

COM(2012)499 3

COM(2012)712 3

Further Action Not Proposed 4

For no further scrutiny 4

COM(2013)516 4

COM(2013)502 4

COM(2013)722 4

COM(2013)761 4

Schedule B

COM(2011)812 4

COM(2013)607 5

COM(2013)715 5

Schedule A

(i) /

Further Action Proposed

1. /

For Further scrutiny

1.1 /

COM(2012)499

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations
Lead department / Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Other departments / Department of Finance
Department of the Taoiseach

AND

1.2 /

COM(2012)712

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 as regards the financing of European political parties
Lead department / Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Other departments / Department of Finance
Department of the Taoiseach
Agreed decision:
It was agreed that a letter be sent to the Secretary General of the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government outlining the importance that the Committee attaches to these proposals and requesting regular updates as to their progress through the EU legislative process.
(ii) /

Further Action Not Proposed

2. /

For no further scrutiny

2.1 /

COM(2013)516

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 on shipments of waste 11/07/2013
Lead department / Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Agreed decision:
It was agreed that this proposal does not warrant further scrutiny.
2.2 /

COM(2013)502

Proposal for a Council Regulation on defining criteria determining when recovered paper ceases to be waste pursuant to Article 6 (1) of Directive 2008/98/EC on waste
Lead department / Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Agreed decision:
It was agreed that this proposal does not warrant further scrutiny.
2.3 /

COM(2013)722

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community, in view of the implementation by 2020 of an international agreement applying a single global market-based measure to international aviation emissions
Lead department / Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Other department / Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Agreed decision:
It was agreed that this proposal does not warrant further scrutiny.
2.4 /

COM(2013)761

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste to reduce the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags
Lead department / Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Agreed decision:
It was agreed that this proposal does not warrant further scrutiny.

Schedule B

2.5 /

COM(2011)812

Proposal for a Council Regulation on the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2014-2018) complementing the Horizon 2020 – The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation
Lead department / Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Other departments / Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

AND

2.6 /

COM(2013)607

Proposal for a Council Decision amending Decision 2007/198/Euratom establishing the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy and conferring advantages upon it
Lead department / Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Other department / Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

AND

2.7 /

COM(2013)715

Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2009/71/EURATOM establishing a Community framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations
Lead department / Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Agreed decision:
It was agreed that these proposals do not warrant further scrutiny.

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