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Subject: Summary of meeting of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) of the European Parliament, held in Brussels on 7 an 8 April 2008
The meeting was chaired by Mr Gérard DEPREZ (ALDE, BE) .
It should be noted that the preparation of a wind-up resolution on the EP debates on Visa Waiver
(EU/USA Troika meeting of 13 March 2008) and the exchange of views on the proposal for a
Council Directive on a single application procedure for a single permit for third-country nationals to
reside and work in the territory of a Member State and on a common set of rights for third-country
workers legally residing in a Member State were withdrawn from the agenda.
I. Consideration of reports as leading committee
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a)Proposal for a Council Directive on the conditions of entry and residence of third-
country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment 14490/07
2007/0228 (CNS)
Rapporteur:Ewa KLAMT (PPEDE, DE)
Exchange of views.
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b)Initiative of the Republic of Slovenia, the French Republic, the CzechRepublic, the
Kingdom of Sweden,the Slovak Republic, the United Kingdom and the Federal
Republic of Germany with a view to adopting a Council Framework Decision on the
enforcement of decisions rendered in absentia and amending Framework Decision
2002/584/JHA on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between
Member States, Framework Decision 2005/214/JHA on the application of the principle
of mutual recognition to financial penalties, Framework Decision 2006/783/JHA on the
application of the principle of mutual recognition to confiscation orders and
Framework Decision 2008/.../JHA on the application of the principle of mutual
recognition to judgments in criminal matters imposing custodial sentences or measures
involving deprivation of liberty for the purpose of their enforcement in the European
Union 6501/08
2008/0803 (CNS)
Rapporteur: Armando FRANÇA (PSE, PT)
Consideration of draft report.
Timetable:
Deadline for tabling amendments: 22 April 2008 c) Council Decision on the strengthening of Eurojust and amending Decision
2002/187/JHA
5613/08
2008/0804(CNS)
Rapporteur: Renate WEBER (ALDE, BE)
Consideration of draft report.
Timetable:
Deadline for tabling amendments: 22 April 2008
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d)Council Decision on the European Judicial Network
5620/08
2008/0802(CNS)
Rapporteur: Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN (GUE/NGL, DE)
Consideration of draft report.
Timetable:
Deadline for tabling amendments:22 April 2008
II. Consideration of a report as committee for opinion
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Code of
Conduct for computerised reservation systems
14526/07
2007/0243 (COD)
Draftsman:Philip BRADBOURN (PPEDE, UK)
Consideration of a draft opinion.
Timetable:
Deadline for tabling amendments: 11 April 2008
Vote in Committee 5-6 May 2008 III. Vote on reports as leading committee
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a)Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing
a Community Code on Visas 2006/0142 (COD)
11752/1/06
Rapporteur: Henrik LAX (ALDE, FI)
The draft report was adopted with compromise amendments 1, 2, 5, 6, 8-10, 13-40 and amendments
3, 5, 13, 17, 20-23, 31, 37-39, 41, 44, 47, 49, 52-59, 61, 62, 64-67, 72 and 77 (only an oral
amendment by the rapporteur), 78, 86, 93-94, 104, 106, 109, 110, 111 (both 110 and 111 only the
oral amendments by the rapporteur having been voted), 114, 118, 119, 122, 124 and an oral
amendment by the rapporteur to Art. 39.
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b)LIBE delegation visit to refugee centres in the UK (21 - 23 November 2007)
LIBE/6/60479
Rapporteur: Panayiotis DEMETRIOU (PPEDE, CY)
The draft delegation report was adopted unanimously.
IV. Round Table with National Parliaments "Public provocation to commit terrorist
offences", 7 April 2008
See separate report.
V. State of play and political perspectives on border controls, migration policies and security
in transports
Debate in the presence of Jacques BARROT, Vice-President of the Commission responsible for
transport and interim Commissioner in the area of justice, freedom and security.
VI. Data protection
Presentation by the Commission on the working programme and the main issues in the Working
Party on Article 29.
VII. Date and P lace of the next meeting 56 May 2008 in Brussels.
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For further information: Mr Küchler (tel. 8171)
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