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 COMMISSION OF TH E EUROP EAN COMMUNITIES  
Brussels, 26.1.2005 
COM(2005) 15 final 
  
COMMISSION WORK PROGRAMME FOR 2005 
Communic ation fro m the Presiden t  
in agreement w ith Vice-Pres ident Wallström 
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I INTRODUCTION 
2005 w ill be a pivota l year for th e European Union.  Europe needs to create m ore growth 
and jobs by injecting new vigour into the Lisb on strategy; it needs to provide the m eans to 
support prosperity, solidarity and security thro ugh agreem ent on the Fi nancial Perspectives; 
and it needs to enhance citizens'  freedom , secur ity and justice on a Eur opean scale through the 
implem entation of  the Hague programm e. Key decisions must be taken which will have a  
direc t impact on the  future of  the en larged Union . At the s ame tim e, the Constitu tion serves  as 
a rem inder to the Union of why it is here a nd where it is going. The European Comm ission 
has a cen tral role to dr ive this  agend a forward an d intends to  pursue these goals w ith energy 
and determination.  
The following features of the 2005 political climate are of particular significance: 
• Economic Grow th in Europe is stuck at a little ove r 2%. This is not enough to tackle 
unem ployment and ref lects bro ader weaknesses  in Europe’s  ability to b e com petitiv e and 
to prom ote the key drivers of growth. 
• Ratifica tion of the Constitution  will spark intense political debate in Mem ber States  
across the Union. This debate, lik e any debate on the future of  the Union, will clearly be 
the source of opposing views; but it will al so offer an opportunity to enhance public 
understanding of the Union. 
• The negotiations on the Financial Perspectives  give the U nion an opportunity to ensure  
that one of the key tools at its disposal, the EU budget, is directed to m aximise the 
effectivenes s of the Union’s output in accordan ce with its ob jectives ; 
• 2005 will be a crucial year to en sure proper functioning of the newly enlarged Union . 
This legis lative and W ork Programm e (hereaf ter the W ork Programme) concentrates on the 
contribution of the Commission as the body responsible for articulating the common 
European interest and giving polic y direction to the work of the Union. F rom the early days of 
the European project, the Comm ission’s right of initiative has been instrum ental in 
galvanising the Union to act in pursuit of common goals. 
The W ork Programm e accom panies the proposal for the Strategic Objectives for 200 5-2009. 
It is the first opportunity for th e new Comm ission to help set out a direction for Europe for the 
next five years. It lays out  how  and where the Commiss ion will act in pursuit of strategic  
priorities  over the coming year , in respect of both new an d ongoing actions. Annexed to the 
text is a list of  key new actions. 
The Comm ission takes a new approach to its W ork Program me this year: 
• The work programm e is more polit ically fo cused . 
• Particular attention is given to implementation . The Commission  is fully comm itted to  
delivering on the priority proposals listed in Annex I in the course of the year. 
• There should be a real em phasis on deliv ering through the highest standards of delivery  
and better regulation . Section III of the W ork Programm e lays out the Commi ssion’s 
inten tions in  more detail.  
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The W ork Programm e also serves the purpose of  helping a ll the EU institutions  to plan their  
work effectively. Since it sets out only the priorities am ongst the Co mmission’s new actions, 
the other institut ions w ill also re ceive a full  list of any  other act s aimed at t he inter-
institutional process over the n ext year.  This ref lects a welco me trend towards the  
coordination of the institutions’ work – a point  highlighted by the Euro pean Parliam ent in 
approving the new Commission. The Constitution will offer the logical nex t step by 
foreseeing a m ulti-ann ual, in ter-institutional programm e offering the  Union a common 
strategic vision. The Strategic Objectives 200 5-2009 proposed in parallel to this W ork 
Programm e by the Comm ission to the European Pa rliam ent and the Cou ncil as a jo int basis 
for the work of the institutions is insp ired by the provisions of the Constitution. 
II THE  COMMISSION’S  PRIORITIES  FOR  2005 
In February last year, the Annual Policy Strategy for 2005  set out the priorities  for action 
over the next year, and the key initiativ es required to m ake these a reality.   
The adoption of the Annual Policy Strategy each year provides an opportunity for an inter-
institutiona l dialogue  on the priorities for the year to com e. The European Parliam ent and the 
Council exam ine the Comm ission’s proposals in depth, and m ake suggestions for change. 
These reactions are pulled together in a stocktak ing exerc ise which allo ws the prior ities and  
key initiatives to be reworked as requir ed; and fed through into the W ork Programm e. 
Due to the institu tional changeover in 2004, a li ghter p rocedure th an us ual was ado pted for 
the dialogu e with the European Parliam ent. In April, the prior ities identif ied by the 
Comm ission received general support, with an addition al focus on security in the wake of the  
terrorist attacks in Madrid. C ouncil conclusions welcom ed the pr iorities and asked that the 
conclusions of the Spring European Council should be fully factored in. 
The views of the institutions have been take n fully into accou nt as the W ork Programm e has 
been developed. In particular, the Comm ission sh ares the ov erarching ob jective of prosperity 
and sustainable developm ent. It noted: 
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• a strong em phasis on the real im plem entation of the Lisbon strategy; 
• a particular focus on security, with the need to  manage the enlarg ed EU’s external b orders,  
to have a comm on approach towards m igrator y flows, and to exte nd efforts to fight 
terro rism; 
• strong supp ort for an ambitious Neighbourhood  Policy and  for a vigorous develop ment 
agenda. 
The fruits of this dialogue, and the exchange s with the othe r institutions since the new 
Comm ission cam e into office, have com e togeth er with the developm ent of the Strategic 
Objectives to highlight the key priorities for 2005: 
– The central objective is to enhance prosperity  through a new m omentum for growth 
and em ploym ent, based on stronger com petitiveness. 
– The separate objectives of solidarity and security  will be pursued as essential 
complements to prosperity. 
– Strength ened by its ne w continental leg itimacy, the Union will proje ct its intern al 
objectives through enhanced external responsibility. 
European citizen s expect and deserv e the Europ ean Union to play its part in im proving their 
quality of life.  
A key f actor to turn th is persp ectiv e into reality is  the overarch ing ob jectiv e of sustainable 
development . The European m odel is founded on the principle that actions that prom ote 
competitiveness, growth and jobs, as well as econom ic and social cohesion and  a healthy 
environm ent reinforce each other. Tackling clim ate change, for exam ple, is a prerequ isite for 
sustainable growth. 
For citizens,  freedom , security and justice are at the heart of their concerns. The Novem ber 
2004 European Council adopted the Hague Progra mme, which opens up a new stage in the  
developm ent of an area of freedom , security an d justice and serves as a detailed pro gramme 
of action. 
Finally, if the European Union is  to be closer to its citizens,  it also has a responsibility to 
communicate effectively. This was recognise d in the Novem ber 2004 European Council 
which welc omed the Comm ission’s  inten tion to presen t a com prehensive Communication 
strategy . 
 
Key on-going cross-cu tting action s 
• Negotiating the contribution of the next Financ ial Perspec tives and its u nderly ing policies 
to the objectives of the Union 2007-2013.  
• Guaranteeing the sm ooth functioning of the enla rged Europe and the full application of the 
polic ies and rules within all the Mem ber Sta tes 
 
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The following sections s ummarise: 
• the key goals under each objective; 
• a summ ary of the action s planned for adoption u nder each p riority; 
• a summary of other key ongoing Comm ission ac tivities which will contribute to the  
priorities in 2005.  
 
II.1 Prosperity 
An upturn in econom ic growth is the central  policy objective of the Commission. This m eans 
stepping up support for key drivers of growth lik e research and innovation; and tackling needs 
sector by sector, with a special focus on servic es. A new i mpetus to the European dim ension 
of com petitiveness will be given th rough the mid-term review  of the Lisbon strategy . The  
Spring European Council in March offers an opportunity for the EU and the Mem ber States to 
make real progress towards im proving the com petitiveness of the European m odel as the route 
to prosperity, em ployment, cohesion and e nvironm ental protection. But without prejudging 
the results of the review , the work of the Comm ission to pave the way towards a renewed 
Lisbon strategy can be m ade concrete through a se ries of precise actions seeking to address 
some of the key determ inants of a successful growth policy. 
• A sound m acroeconom ic fra mework is essential to the health of an econom y. Re form ing 
the Stability and Grow th Pact  will help to  ensure that stability is  assured  through a  
renewed agreem ent on the rules governing the P act. 
• The costs of poor infras tructure  to the European econom y are huge. The Trans-European 
Network needs to build on the Growth Init iative by ensuring that significant extra 
resources are m atched by new m easures to m ake the networks m ore ope rational and more 
coordinated.  More trans parency in the ener gy m arket would also he lp to ensu re bette r 
security of energy supply. 
• A new gene ration of research programmes will propose a step change to narrow th e gap 
between Europe’s research effort an d its major com petitors. The EU budget shou ld make a 
much greater con tribution to the agreed goal of  3% of GNP devoted to  research.  Research  
programm es should focus on areas where the E U can offer real added value: prom oting 
excellence and fostering collaboration on a Europ ean bas is, ensuring  the research potential 
of Europe as a whole is re alised, and offering econom ies of  scale, effectiveness and 
simplification. Creating a knowledge econom y in the EU also m eans achieving the EU’s 
goals for lifelong learning . 
• Innovation and entrepreneurship  are also critical to grow th and job creation. The Union 
needs to stim ulate these goals by pursuin g policies to catalyse innovation and 
entrepreneurship and by com plementing Me mber State action. A clim ate of innovation 
needs to be fostered which goes b eyond techn ological inn ovation to embrace new ways  
forward in areas like distribution, marketi ng and design. Europe can build on its leading 
edge in areas like eco-in novation to offer a r eal stimulus to growth and competitiv eness. 
• The European business environ ment need s to be m ore encourag ing to companies 
wishing to seek out new opportu nities. A properly functioni ng Internal Market is an 
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essential pr erequis ite to  growth and com petitiv eness. For the real ben efits of  the Single  
Market to be exploited to the full, barriers need  to be rem oved in key sectors like financial 
services and energy. Efficient m arkets and in centives to investm ent and innovation are 
crucial elements to ach ieve growth a nd job cr eation: ef fective  com petition  is one of  the key 
stimulants to this end. Environm ental technologies can boost the productivity and 
competitive ness of  European bu siness. A wider adop tion of  Information  and 
Communication Technologies  will boost growth by raising productivity, opening new 
markets and im proving public serv ices. A new comprehensive strategy  will be  prop osed 
for the European Information Society up to 2010.Tax policy needs to m ake life ea sier for 
companies and avoid the risk of double taxation. But such action will only be effective  
alongside better im plem entation of internal market legislation and a reduction in the 
regulatory burden. Proper procedures and rem edies are req uired to ens ure that rules on 
public procurem ent, copyright and in dustrial property are applied.  
 
 
Key ongoin g actions 
• Turning the Growth Initiative into co ncrete actio ns, in par ticular in inf rastructure 
• Advancing preparation of the inte rnationa l fusion energy in itiative ( ITER) 
• Final year for the Financia l Services Action Plan 2000-05 
• Developm ent of a European policy o n space 
• Further developm ent of policy in key Internal Market areas such as public procurem ent 
(defence an d public-priva te partnerships), in tellectual property and financial serv ices 
(clearing an d settlem ent) 
• Prom oting better econom ic governance and st rengthening the capacity  for m onitoring 
the m acroeconom ic and fiscal s ituation 
 
 
II.2 Solidarity  
Solidarit y is a cornersto ne of European citizen ship: 
• The social dimension  of the goal of creating more and better jobs needs to be prom oted 
through a new Social P olicy Agenda to cover the next five years. Specific work is also 
required to com bat discrim ination and prom ote gender equality, encourage labour m obility, 
anticipate th e prob lems associated  with rest ructuring, and to launc h a debate on how to 
tackle the problem  of the  Union’s ageing population. 
• The benefits of growth m ust touch all parts of the Union to be ef fective. This m eans 
refocusing and reworking cohesion policy  to en sure th at res ources are d irected no t only to 
regions  of g reatest need,  but also  to sectors whic h can of fer the be st growth poten tial to 
prom ote competitiv eness at region al leve l. At the sam e tim e, policies in are as like 
inform ation technology can help to a ddress exclusion by increasing access. 
• Being a European Citiz en implies participa ting in partnership. Citizenship entails m easures 
to nurtur e inter-cultural diversity  in Europe and beyond, and to stimulate active civic 
participation within the Union. A particular focus on youth  would help to reflect the 
disparate interests of this gr oup. In addition, regulation of the audio-visual sector  needs  
updating following the recent con sultation. 
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The sustainability  of our environm ent and our natural resources has long been acknowledged 
as a priority for the EU and is part of the solidarity between generations: 
• The enviro nmental ch allenges fa cing Europe  need a coordinate d EU-wide response. 
Them atic strateg ies are a new app roach to  environm ental policy to m aximise the inte r-
linkages within and between environm ent and ot her sectoral policy areas. They have been 
designed to ensure that all aspects of policy can be taken into account and a varied m enu of 
responses can be used to deal with resource us e, waste, pesticides, ai r, soil, and the urban 
and m arine environm ents. The EU must also en sure that the environm ental and social costs 
of different transpo rt choices is m ade m ore transparent, and give further encouragem ent to 
renewable energy. But it m ust also look ahead : we should already be considering what 
strategies will be requ ired to tackle clim ate change into the next decade. Planning now to 
adapt to clim ate change, including new initiativ es to enhance energy efficien cy, will help  
businesse s and citizens to adapt and to m itigate f uture ha zards. 
• Reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy  and the Comm on Fisheries Policy have 
already paved the way for a m ore sustainable management of n atural reso urces, 
increased com petitiv eness th rough  more m arket orientation in  line with the Lisbon 
strategy, an d enhanced support for vulnerab le comm unities.  This work needs to be spread 
into new areas, such as a new phase in sugar reform  and adaptation of the banana 
legis lation. A new strategy will offer an EU -wide coheren ce to ru ral developm ent and 
prom ote growth and prosperity for rural areas. Sim plified and im proved governance of 
fisheries policy shoul d com e through consolidating action in a single instrum ent. 
 
Key ongoin g actions 
• Launching of the new system  for em issions trading and im plementation of the Kyoto 
Agreem ent 
• First ye ar of  implem entation of  Common Agricultur al Policy  reform with the in trodu ction  
of the single far m paym ent  
• Paving the way for a Maritim e policy for the Union 
• Implementation of the EU Biodiversity Plan 
 
II.3 Security fo r European citiz ens 
Security is one of the prim ary expectations of European citizens. Action in the area of 
freedom , security and justice commands a  strong consensus. Risks from health or 
environm ental crises increasingly assum e a pa n-European dim ension. Action will be spread 
between the different elem ents of pol icy: 
• The free movement of persons within the U nion requir es a common approach to 
border control, asy lum and immigration . Comm on rules on legal m igration and return 
procedures would offer a level pl aying field for potential im migrants; an d it is  necessary to 
colle ct the data require d to targe t policy e ffectively. But border c ontrol is cos tly, and  
Mem ber States facing disproportionate obliga tions should have the load lightened by a  
system  of burden sharing. 
• The threat to s ecurity in a borderless  Europe must be faced by a coord inated 
response . Operational cooperation against terrorism  and organised crim e, as well as better  
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use of intelligence, would plug som e of the gaps. Comm unication woul d also be enhanced 
by better networking of national au thorities,  and by common access to  crim inal records.  
Cooperation between transport police also fl ows logically from  a unified transport 
network. The Union also has security responsib ilities with ef fects be yond its borders, such 
as effective custom s and other controls on dual-use goods. 
• Access to ju stice must be reinforced . This can be tackled by cooperation between judicial 
authorities, and by spreading th e area of justice to em brace issu es like d ivorce settlem ents, 
maintenance obligations,  success ions and wills. At the sam e time, individ ual rights  must b e 
protected and the Union should look ahead to th e proposed incorporation of the Charter of 
Funda mental Rights in to the Constitution. 
• The EU needs m echanism s in place to respond ra pidly to crisis and to  improve the safety 
for its citiz ens. Maritime and road safety, as w ell as air transport safety and sec urity 
require response at EU level. Radio active w aste needs to be well m anaged. Health  is also  
an area where coordination and exchange of be st practice can bring di rect benef its to th e 
citizen. Most of the  food safety  rules have already been put in  place, b ut their application 
must be enhanced by training and better contro ls and they need updating in the light of 
scientific evolution and consum er needs. Consumers  need b oth prop er protection  in areas  
like additives, and proper inform ation a bout welfare standards in food production. Animal 
health and w elfare  rules also need updating to refl ect new scientific knowledge and 
enhance welfare and health protection. 
• Security o f energy su pply should be prom oted through re ducing long-term  dependenc y 
on oil and gas im ports. 
Key ongoin g actions 
• Ensuring food safety and phytosanitary controls  as well as harm onised verification of the 
health of im ported animals and the safety of im ported food and feed 
• Preparing a new initiativ e on security  research 
• Preparation of the second phase of th e Common Asylum  System  (including 
implementation of European Refugee Fund II) 
• Strengthening common visa policy an d security of travel docum ents 
• Stepping up the fight against terrorism by reinforcing EU networks and capabilities 
 
II.4 E XTERNA L PRIOR ITIES 
The new dimension of the Union after en largement  suggests a pressing need to put in place 
a stable, comprehensive political  fram ework with the neighbouri ng countries of the south and 
the east: implem entation of this second sphere of prosperity and stability is the central 
external priority. This needs full implem entation of the Union’s new neighbourhood policy. 
At the same tim e, the stabilisation and a ssociation process should rem ain the policy 
cornerstone for the countries of the Western Balkans, and the accession process will continue 
with the p re-accession s trategy and opening of ne gotiations  with Turkey and an active phas e 
of negotiation with Croatia.  
The enlarg ed Union can and must also assume greater glob al responsibility . The 
Comm ission needs to p lay a gre ater role in promoting sustainable developm ent worldwide, 
notably  through the Millennium  Development Go als, and to take a lead in multilateral 
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governance and UN reform . The Union’s integrated  commercial policy a nd its vital role in 
prom oting developm ent will lead it to take on great er respon sibility in m ultilatera l institutions 
like the World Trad e Organisa tion. A coherent set of in strum ents and their im prove d 
coordination will strengthen the ab ility of  the Un ion to  respo nd ef fectively to c ivilian  crisis or 
post-conflict situations. The rapi d deploym ent of hum anitarian aid in the wake of the Tsunami  
disaster illustrated the contribution that the effective and rapid deploym ent of EU 
humanitarian aid and  other ass istance ca n m ake to delivering on the EU’s global  
responsibilities. One other wa y to achieve m aximum leverage for the action of the Union 
worldwide is by m aking m aximum use of the ex ternal dim ension of its internal policies. 
Following the longer-term  goals laid out in th e strategic objectives, the Comm ission intends 
to give special attention in 2005 to action in  two spheres: relations with its immediate 
neighbourhood , and the im perative for developm ent exem plified by Africa . 
• The European Neighbourhood Policy will s hare the benefits of the EU’s enlargem ent 
with neighbouring countries in strengthening stability, security and prosperity. In 2005, the 
Comm ission will extend  to new neighbouring c ountries tailored action plans establishing 
targets on the full range of pol itical, econom ic and social issu es, acting as a catalyst for 
econom ic and political refor m. For the Medi terran ean, th e Barcelona process will be 
reviewed a nd reworke d to ensu re that it remains the most ef ficient ins trument for 
partnership and dialogue, and offers a re gional perspective within the overall 
neighbourhood approach. 
• The process of enlargement  will c ontinue  with the regu lar strategy paper on progress in 
the enlargem ent process (m onitoring reports on  Bulgaria and Rom ania; progress reports 
with Croatia  and Turkey ). It will a lso repor t on the advanc ement of  the Stabilisa tion and 
Association  proces s with the W estern  Balk ans. Finally,  it will assess wheth er to 
recomm end that negotiations for accession be opened with the for mer Yugoslav Republic 
of Macedonia. 
• The Union will m ake a new develo pment polic y statem ent to pave the way f or enhance d 
effectivenes s in EU developm ent ef forts and will pr epare  for the global review  of the 
Millennium Development Goals  by the UN in September 2005 by m aking its own 
stocktaking and proposals on how to drive th e process forward. This should include a 
specific focus on sustainable financing for de velopm ent and ef fective multilatera lism. In 
addition, the Union should m ake effective use of its bilateral re lationships , such as  
realising the  full potentia l of the tr ansatlantic re lationship.  
• The Union will also co ntinue its e fforts to secure a succ essful outco me to the Doha 
Development Round , in particular through working for significant progre ss at the Hong 
Kong Ministerial m eeting, and by pursuing polic ies that promote developm ent objectives.. 
• The new developm ent policy statem ent and th e broad review of the Union’s progress 
towards the Millennium  Developm ent Goals should be com plemented by a specif ic 
strategy  for Africa . The specific problem s of Africa, in particular S ub-Saharan Africa, 
need to be recognised w ith a specific res ponse. A dedicated strate gy will help the EU’s  
efforts to of fer a step ch ange in  support to Af rica in  terms of both qua ntity and qu ality. I t 
must target the goal of a real partnershi p based on a m ature trading and political 
relationship. 
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Key ongoin g actions 
• Implementing a new EU neighbourhood policy through action plans already adopted  
• Stabilisa tion and association in th e Western Ba lkans 
• Preparation for the acces sion of Romania and Bulgaria 
• Implementing the pre-accession strategy and accession negotiations with Turkey and 
Croatia  
• Negotiation on stream lined package of exte rnal r elations in strum ents within the 
Financial Perspectives p ackage 
• Collaboratin g with the U S on the Middle East Peace Proce ss 
• Pursuit of  curren t reg ional or b ilateral negotiations (Mercosur, GCC) and other  
initiatives to  streng then trade r elations (United States, Canada, ASEAN) 
• Implementation of the European Security Strategy and further steps in European 
Security and  Defence Policy 
• Helping ACP partners to absorb the c onsequences of the EU sugar reform . 
• Ongoing negotiation of Multi lateral Environm ental Agreem ents, including ongoing 
climate change negotiations 
 
III. DELIVERY  AND  BETTER  REG ULATION 
High standards for in E U governance and regula tion are essential for the EU policy delivery 
to be both credib le and  legitim ate. In par ticular, better regulation and improved quality of  
legis lation contr ibutes direc tly to stim ulating growth, co mpetitiv eness and em ploym ent, 
whilst ensuring adequate protection for citizens and the environm ent. In recognition of the 
importance of better reg ulation, the Comm ission will relaun ch in  the first quarter of 2005 its 
strategy to simplify and improve  the regulatory environm ent. 
• Subsidiarity and pro portionality The Comm ission’s work will be  tested ag ainst the  
requirem ents of subsidiarity and proportional ity: the EU should only act when necessary 
and in the lightest form  possi ble. The Commission notes the sp ecial role which would be 
given to na tional par liaments in the C onstitu tion in respec t of subsidia rity. 
• Value for money and accountability The EU Budget should only be used when it can 
offer better value for money than spending at na tional level. Spending mu st also b e clearly  
accountab le, with effective inter-ins titutional mechanism s in place to m ake this work. 
Adequate audit and control syst ems must be put in place,  with a roadm ap aim ing at a 
positiv e declaration of  assurances  from the European Court of  Auditors.  In order  to protect 
the financial interests of the Union, fra ud deterrence should be enhanced through more 
transparency and cooperation. 
• Consultation It can be noted that a large num ber of the proposals to be adopted this year 
are designed to launch consultations. The Comm ission is convinced that the full  
participa tion of civil soc iety and o ther interes ted parties in the preparation of policy has a 
real im pact on the quality and  effectiveness of  policy.  When consulting  interes ted parties 
the Comm ission will, as much as possible, apply the m inimum standards f or consulta tion1. 
                                                 
1 CO M(2002) 704 final. 
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• Impact a ssessment The Comm ission consid ers im pact as sessm ent to  be a  vital tool in 
helping to ensure that policy is made in full knowledge of the facts and continues to 
develop its practices to this end.2 The im pact assessm ent process guides the policy-m aking 
process through an open analysis of the options  and provides a discip line to ensure that 
econom ic, social and environm ental factors are fully taken into account. It then provides a 
clear and accessible public explanation of  why a proposal is being m ade. Im pact 
assessm ent has therefore been m ade a standard  feature of all the proposals in the W ork 
Programm e. In this co ntext, the Comm ission will ensur e that the impact asses sments 
adequately take in to account com petitiv eness.  The only  cases where an impact ass essment 
is not necessary is for Green Papers and cons ultations with  the so cial partne rs. In these  
cases, an impact ass essment will f ollow at a la ter stag e if the initia tive is to be pursu ed. 
• Transposition and implementation The Commission will saf eguard the leg islative 
process  in its en tirety.  It will inten sify its  efforts im plem ent th e new approach  to the 
applic ation  of Community law3, in particular through prev entative m easures and the  
rigorous treatm ent of infr ingem ent when necess ary. 
• Simplifica tion In the context of its June 2002 Acti on Plan “Sim plifying and im proving the 
regulatory environm ent”,4 in February 2003, the Comm ission proposed a fra mework action 
for “Updating and simplifying the Comm unity acquis ”,5 aim ed at s ecuring  a clear,  
understandable, up-to-date and us er-friendly body of EC se conda ry law  to the benefit of 
citizens, eco nomic operators and p ublic adm inistrations. In early 2005, the Comm ission 
will be rep orting com prehensiv ely on the im plementation of the 2003 fra mework for  
simplification and set out its in tentions for the future work to sim plify existing legislation, 
up-dating its rolling programm e for sim plification. The Council endorsed in November  
2004 a list of priorities for sim plification ba sed on suggestions from  Member States and 
invited the Comm ission to ta ke any appropriate action6. The Comm ission is comm itted to 
respond to the priorities proposed by th e Council by March 2005 but  the present work 
programm e for 2005 already contains the Co mmission’s response on som e of Council’s 
priorities7.  
 
The im plementation of the Comm ission’s c odification programm e was  delayed in 2004 
due to translation bottlenecks in the New M ember States, but it is set to resu lt in a 
significant increase in new legislative proposal s for codification in the course of 2005.  
 
Annex 3 provides an indication of planne d proposals with im portant sim plification 
implications . 
                                                 
2 Commissio n Staff Work ing Paper, Im pact Assessm ent: Nex t Step s – In support of competitiv eness and  
sustain able develo pment, SEC (2004) 1377 of 21 October 200 4. 
3 COM(2002) 725 final, 20.12.2002. 
4 COM(2002) 278 final, 6.6.2002. 
5 COM(2003) 71 final, 11.2.2003. The framework sets out  six lines of act ion: simplification, 
consolidation, codification, repeal, declaration of obsolescence and organisation and presentation of the 
acquis. 
6 The list of proposals i nclude th e followi ng pri orities : Plant protection produ cts ; Annual  accounts ; 
Twelfth company law d irectiv e ; Waste oils ; Waste directive ; Haza rdous waste ; Incineration of 
waste ; Food labelling ; International vs. EU m otor vehicles ru les ; Constru ction products ; Med ical 
devices  ; Pre ssure vessels ; Health and Sa fety at work  ; Stru ctural bu siness statistics. 
7 It shou ld be noted that the pursuit of Coun cil’s si mplificatio n priorities do  not always requ ire leg islativ e 
initiativ es fro m the Commissi on. 
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ANNE X I PROP OSAL S TO BE ADOPTE D UNDER THE  WORK P ROGR AMME 
ANNE X II PROP OSAL S AWAITING ACTION BY T HE LEGISLATI VE AUTHORITY 
ANNEX III SIMPLIFICATION 
 
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ANNEX I  
 
PROPOSALS TO BE ADOPTED UNDER T HE WORK PROGRAMME  
 
 
 
I PROSPERI TY 
 
Title Descripti on of scop e and objectives Type of  proposal 
or act 
Commission C ommunication on t he future 
of State aid policy Consultatio n do cument on the future State aid policy. The do cument will present reflex ions for the 
future State aid  policy an d will ask  for commen ts fro m all interested p arties. In  light of th ese 
comments, the  Commission will modify the existing rules. These modifications will take place 
between 2005 and 2008. 
 Non-legislative 
action / Other 
Propo sition d’un  règlement du  conseil 
révoquant le Règlement 4056/86 Proposal to repeal the currently appl icable provisions of Council Regulation 4056/86, applying the EC  
competitio n rules to the maritime tran sport secto r 
 Legislativ e 
Proposal /  
Regulation 
Livre vert sur les dem andes de d ommages 
et intérêts pour les violations du droit 
européen  de concurrence (Articles 81 et 82 
du Traité). Private enfo rcemen t of the EU co mpetitio n rules is lag ging far behind public en forcem ent. Th e lack  of 
a clear set of rules for claim s of dam ages in the E U Mem ber States has a s a conse quenc e that the re is 
prese ntly virtually no successful private litigation fo r dam ages resulting from  infringem ents of the EU 
competitio n rules.  
 
The Green Paper will be used as th e springbo ard for lau nching a general policy rev iew and to con sult Non-legislative 
actio n / Green 
Pape r 
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stakeh olders, a prerequisite to the launching of any formal proposal  in this area. A ny formal prop osal 
would have as its main objective a higher lev el of co mpliance with the EU co mpetitio n rules. 
 
Communication on the strengthening of 
econom ic gove rnance This co mmunicatio n will p rovide elem ents to streng then the EU framewo rk in order to 1) better 
combine discipline with  econ omic growth consideration s 2) focus more on the sustainability o f the 
member State's public finances, 3) improve implementation. 
 Non-legislative 
actio n /  
Commis sion 
Communication 
Propo sition de modificatio n du règlement 
1467/97 et/o u 1466/97 sur le Pacte d e 
Stabilité et d e Croissance In its June 2004 Communication an d its September 20 04 Communication, the Commission c onsidered 
several elem ents for streng thening the SGP: (i) placing more focus on debt and sustainability in  the 
surveillan ce of b udgetary p ositions; (ii) allo wing  for more co untry-sp ecific circu mstances in defining 
the m edium-term objectiv es o f “close to balance or in  surp lus”; (iii) co nsidering  econo mic 
circum stances and developments in the implementation of the E xcessive De ficit Procedure; (iv) 
ensuring e arlier actions t o correct inadequate bu dgetary devel opments.
The e xercise of revisiting the SGP is meant to adjust the existing framewor k, strengthening and 
clarifyin g it fo llowing the adoption of a n ew Communicatio n on the streng thening of eco nomic 
governance (2 005/ECFIN/21). Legislativ e 
Proposal 
Proposition d e Règlement du Parl ement 
européen et du Conseil établissant des  
procédures pour l 'autorisation, l a 
supervision et la vigilance conce rnant les 
produits d'ingénierie tissu laires hu mains. 
 The proposal will estab lish specific pro cedu res and  requirements for th e authorisation , supervision and 
vigilance of human tissue engi neere d products. Objective is to ensure the free m ovem ent of t hese 
products, wh ile gu aranteeing  a high level of safety fo r patients and medical practitio ners Legislativ e 
Proposal /  
Regulation 
Innover pour l a compétitiv ité de l'Europe' - 
plan d'action pour l'innovation Suite à la Co mmunicatio n COM(2 003)112 final sur la Po litique de l'Innovation et aux  conclusions du 
Conseil Co mpétitiv ité d u 13 mai 2003, un p lan d'actio n en faveur de l'innovation sera étab li afin  
d'accroître la perform ance com pétitive des entre prises européennes en s'appuyant sur des actions 
communautaires, n ationales, lo cales ainsi que sur la mobilisatio n transnationale des acteu rs priv és. 
 Non-legislative 
actio n /  
Commis sion 
Communication 
Modification d e la d irectiv e su r les 
instruments médicaux. The objective i s mainly  - as an nounce d in the Commission’s Communication on Medical Devi ces of 
July 2, 2003  COM 2003/0386 - to ensure, through regulatory clarificatio n, a b etter imp lementation of 
the curren t directiv es, particu larly in  the field  of conformit y assessm ent and  clin ical evaluation, to Legislativ e 
Propo sal / Decisio n 
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provide m ore legal certainty by creating a mechan ism to take decisio ns on the qualificatio n of 
products under the directive, and t o provide, and i ncrease transparency  of devi ce ap proval by Notified 
Bodies 
. 
Programme-cad re pou r la Com pétitivité et 
l'Innovation  The framework  will in clude elem ents focu ssing  on: improving the bu siness en viron ment and 
entre preneurs hip; SMEs acce ss to i nvestm ent capita l; ICT  mastery and use; innovation includi ng eco-
innovation and the sustainable use  of resources. 
 Legislativ e 
Propo sal / Decisio n 
Communication reporting on the public 
consultation on the sc ope of universal  
service This Co mmunicatio n constitutes th e Commission's Repo rt to the European Parlia ment and the Council 
on its review of the scope of Universal service, required by Art 15(2) of the Universal  Service 
Directiv e 2002/22/EC. 
 Non-legislative 
actio n /  
Commis sion 
Communication 
Communicatio n on i2010  (European 
Information So ciety  2010) The eEu rope initiativ e has mad e a major con tribution to advancing the information society in  Europe.  
This initiativ e run s to the end of 2005, and  there is a n eed now to plan follo w-on  activ ities.  Th e form 
and content of a future eEurop e initiativ e req uires ex tensive d iscussion  over the coming months in the 
context of the mid-term revi ew o f the Lisbon strategy and on the basis of cons ultations with a wi de 
range of stakeholders.  This Communicatio n will reflect th e results of these con sultatio ns. Non-legislative 
actio n /  
Commis sion 
Communication 
Propo sition de Directiv e sur les Serv ices de 
Paiement dans le Marché Intérieur Today the legal fram ework is fragmented and mostly based on national rules. Thi s Legal Fram ewor k 
for Paym ents is necessary in order to c omplement the initiatives launche d by indust ry (e.g. Europea n 
Paym ent Council) on t he payments infrastructures. It will guara ntee an adequate level of c ustomer 
protectio n, and en sure leg al certain ty for all parties. It will p rovide a p assport to  payment institutions. 
It is p art of the simplificatio n exercise sin ce it w ill repeal  previous EU t exts (Di rective 97/5/EC and 
Recom mendation 97/489/EC) and harm onise in a codi fied way core pieces of l egislation on payments 
in the Internal Mark et. 
 Legislativ e 
Proposal /  
Directive 
 
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Propo sition de d irectiv e du  Parlem ent 
européen et du C onseil m odifiant les 
directives 8 9/665/CEE et  92/ 13/CEE 
portant co ordination des  di spositions 
législatives, ré glementaires  et 
administrativ es relativ es à l’ap plication  des 
procé dures de recours e n matière de 
passat ion des m archés pu blics 
 L’objectif est d’e ncourager dava ntage les ent reprises communaut aires à so umission ner da ns 
n’importe quel Etat membre de l ’Union, en leur donnant la certitude q u’elles po urront, si nécessai re, 
enga ger des re cours efficaces  dans le cas où leurs in térêts auraient été lésés lors de procédures de  
passat ion de m archés  de travaux, de fournitures ou de services.  Legislative Proposal / 
Directive 
Livre Vert sur les o bstacles à l’in tégration 
du m arché du Crédit Hypothécaire da ns 
l’Union Européenne . 
 The Green  Paper will examine the obstacles to  integration  and pro pose policy so lutions. It will b e of 
a con sultativ e nature. Non-legislative 
action / Gree n Pape r 
Proposition  de Décision  du Con seil 
instituant un pan el en charge d es reco urs 
contre de déci sions de l’OHMI aup rès du 
Tribu nal de Première Instance According to Article 225A of the Treaty, judicial panels may be creat ed to hear and determine at 
first instance c ertain classes of action or proceed ing brought in s pecific  areas. The appeals lodge d 
against deci sions of the Boards of A ppeal  of the Office for Harm onizat ion i n the Internal Market 
(Trade M arks and Desi gns) represe nt almost 30%  of the cases to  be dealt with  by the Court of Fi rst 
Insta nce. T he cons eque nce of this is the congestion of th e Court o f First Instan ce, wh ich entails th at 
proceedings are slow ed dow n. 
 Legislative Proposal / 
Decision 
Proposition de directive conce rnant la 
gestion  collectiv e des droits d'auteur et 
droits vo isins dan s le m arché intérieur The proposal will fo cus on the management of collectin g societies in  order to  set up a lev el playing  
field which will en hance the trust into collectin g societies from rightholders an d commercial u sers. 
Rightholders sh ould therefore see th eir rig hts protected in a better way and comm ercial users s hould 
be gra nted licenses on a m ore trans parent basis, within the In ternal Mark et. 
The purpo se is not to harmonise all the rules gov erning collecting  societies but to  impose 
obligation s necessary to  the sm ooth functioning of th e Internal Mark et with out prej udging the leg al 
mechanism s to be us ed by Me mber States in or der to implement them. A Directiv e seem s the most 
appropriate wa y to reac h that target. 
 Legislative Proposal / 
Directive 
EN 16   EN 
Livre Vert s ur l'Intégratio n des Se rvices  
Financi ers: Horizon 2005-2010 Following  the fin alisation  of th e Fin ancial Serv ices Action Plan 200 0-2005 (FSAP), th is Green 
Paper will op en a  wide-rang ing pub lic con sultatio n on the future strateg y and policy d irectio n in th e 
area o f financial servi ces in order to continuously ensure the b enefits o f an integrated  capital market 
in the EU. Th is will b e followed up by a Commu nicatio n later in  the year. 
 Non-legislative 
action/Green Paper 
Communication de l a Commission su r les 
résultats de la  consultation lancée pa r le 
Livre Vert sur les Marchés Publics de la 
défense  The G reen paper on defence p rocurem ent of Se ptember 200 4 [COM (2004)608] consulted 
stakeholders on the need t o take a Commu nity in itiative in order to improve cross-border 
competitio n in certain  typ es o f d efence pro curement.
The Comm ission s hall communicate to the Council, to  the EP and  to stak eholders the outcome of 
this con sultatio n, and publicly ann ounce the concrete action(s) t hat it in tends to take as a follow-up 
(if any).  Non-legislative 
action / Commission 
Communication 
 
Proposition de di rective conce rnant 
l'exercice de droit de  vote des actio nnaires 
dans les e ntreprises c otées 
 Creatio n of an in tegrated legal fram ework to facilitate ef ficien t sharehold er communicatio n and 
decision -making (particip ation  to m eetin gs, exercise of voting rights, cross-border voting) Legislative Proposal / 
Directive 
CE: Proposition de Déci sion du Parl ement 
européen et du Conseil relative au  septième  
Programme-cadre  pl uriannuel de l a 
Communaut é eu ropéenne p our l a 
reche rche, le développem ent techn ologique 
et les act ivités de démonstration, visant à 
contribuer à  la création de l' Espace  
Européen de la R echerche (2007-2013) 
 
Eurat om: Proposition de Décision du 
Conseil relativ e au sep tième Prog ramm e-
cadre  pluriannuel de l a Communaut é 
européenne  de l' énergie atom ique 
(EUR ATOM) pour des activités d e 
reche rche etc 
 These proposals conce rn the EU F ramewor k Programmes fo r resea rch funding for the period 2007- 
2013.  The research programmes will b e designed and intended to reinforce th e momentum toward s 
the realisatio n of a kno wled ge-based soc iety, building on the European Researc h Area .  T he 
proposals, con taining the main orien tation s will b e further detailed  in a set o f proposals for sp ecific 
programm es and rules for p articip ation. The o verall ai m is to maintain and reinforce mo mentum in 
creating an effective knowle dge-base d econom y Legislative Proposal / 
Decision 
EN 17   EN 
Communication de l a Commission a u 
Parlem ent européen et au  Conseil: mieux 
légiférer pour la compétitiv ité The document will tak e stock of the progress alread y acco mplished in th e Better Reg ulation area, set  
targets that need to be followed both at the Community and Member St ates levels to enhance  
regulatory m anagement practices an d launch a series  of new action s that will co ntribute to further 
estab lished the lead ership role of the Co mmission in pursuing the Co mmunity’s Bet ter Reg ulation  
strategy. 
 Non-legislative 
action / Commission 
Communication 
Communication/Recom mendat ion de l a 
Commission co ncernant l'application 
expé rimentale de la "taxation au pay s de 
résid ence" pour les p etites et  moyennes 
entreprises dans l'Un ion européen ne The c oncept  of "Hom e State Taxatio n" provides in simple ter ms that th e profits of a group of 
companies active in m ore than one Mem ber State sh ould be computed according to the rul es of one 
company tax system only, the system  of the Hom e State o f the parent company of the group. Each  
participating Member St ate would continue, however, to tax at its own cor porate tax rate its share of  
the p rofits o f th e group ’s b usiness activ ities in  th at State.
 
This a pproach addresse s precisely the tax issu es which h amper SMEs m ost in  their cro ss-bord er 
activ ities: d isproportionately high tax  compliance co sts resu lting from the ad ministrativ e tax  
form alities, b ookkeeping requ irements etc.; cu rrent difficu lties with  the cro ss-border offsettin g of 
losses. 
 Non-legislative actio n / 
Commis sion 
Communication 
 
EN 18   EN 
 
Communication on  the ne w generat ion 
of tax and customs pro grammes The programmes Fiscalis 2003-2007 and C ustoms 200 7 expire at the end of 2007, while EM CS will 
expire at th e end of 2008. New programmes are going to be pr oposed to  improve secur ity, in crease th e 
fight against frau d throug h financing informatics n etworks to exch ange information between  tax and 
customs authorities. Th e new programm es will ex tend the ex isting programmes to  the new fin ancial 
perspectiv es period, and  will also  cover secu rity at th e external fron tier. 
 Non-legislative actio n / 
Commis sion 
Communication 
Proposition de règl ement du Parl ement 
européen et du C onseil m odifiant le 
règlement (CEE) n° 29 13/92 du Conseil 
établissant  le code d es do uanes 
communaut aire 
 Simplification des p rocédures douanières da ns un environnement informatisé. L'o bjectif est d e revo ir 
les procédures douanières en  vue de leur simplificatio n radicale au  moyen d'outils modernes y co mpris 
l'outil informatique. Legislativ e Propo sal / 
Regulation 
Council Di rectiv e to rest ructure the tax 
bases of the annual circulation a nd 
registration taxes i n order to make 
passe nger ca r taxation more C O2 
efficien t and  more co nsisten t with  the 
internal m arket and introduce a  
registration tax refund scheme 
 Ensure the smooth functioning of the Internal Market and avoid double payment of R egistration Tax. Legislative Proposal / 
Directive 
Communication au Parlement européen 
et au C onseil sur un ca dre c ommun de  
tarification d es infrast ructures de s 
transports av ec propositions relativ es au x 
charges aé roport uaires et pour l' usage  
des ports maritim es Document stratég ique relativ e à la  tarificati on des infrastru ctures et au x conditions de prise en  compte 
des coûts réell ement occasionné s par l' usage des in frastructures. Basée s ur la connaiss ance accum ulée 
aux niveaux européen et  nationaux, ce d ocument répo nd au so uci d'une tarification pl us juste, plus 
efficace, permettant de cont ribuer à une compétition plus équilibrée entre les m odes ainsi qu'au 
financem ent des dép enses d'infrastructures. La C ommunication inclura les dispositions m odales 
correspondant aux initiatives  rendues nécessaires à court te rme. Les étude s d'impact seront à prévoir 
seulement pour les textes législatifs qui  accompagner ont la communication de la Commission.  
 Non-legislative actio n / 
Othe r 
EN 19   EN 
Proposition c once rnant la structure de 
gestion du projet industriel SESAM E 
(entreprise commu ne) pour la réalisatio n 
technique du C iel unique. The Single European Sky legislation seeks  to consolidate air tra ffic service pr ovision  to be more 
efficient at the Europea n level and to acce lerate the deve lopm ent and im plementation of the future  
European ATM system. The p rogramme (SES AME – Si ngle Eur opea n Sky Implementation 
Programme) to d evelop the future system  will requ ire si gnifican t invo lvement at th e European lev el 
and is cu rrently esti mated  in the reg ion of 200M/year f rom 200 7 to 2017 and subsequent 
implementation investments could am ount to 5bn. A programme of such m agnitude, needi ng to be 
driven at th e European level, requires a ro bust an d effectiv e governance stru cture, ab le to mobilise an d 
direct th e necessary reso urces in  an efficien t and tran sparent way. Th e initiativ e seek s to make 
proposals to put in place the necessa ry gove rnance structures to ens ure that  the SESAM E (Single Sky 
implementation programme) can be pr operly funded and managed . 
 Legislativ e Propo sal / 
Directive 
EN 20   EN 
 
Bilan global à mi-parco urs de la mise en 
oeuvre des m esures préconisées da ns le 
Livre blanc "La p olitique européenne des 
transports à l'horizon 2010: l'heure des  
choix" 
 The Co mmission's White Paper estab lished a mid-term review in  2005 to check whether its objectiv es 
and preci se targets we re be ing at tained o r whet her a djustment need making.  As  the ori ginal 
instrument used was a  Communication from the Commission, the mid-term revi ew has t o be sam e 
kind of instrument. Non-legislative actio n / 
Commis sion 
Communication 
Communication de la Commission 
relativ e à l'ap plicatio n des articles 8 7 et 
88 due Traité CE sur les aides d'état dans  
le dom aine fe rroviaire L’objectif pour suivi par cette co mmunication (lignes directrices) est d’établir un cad re pour le 
financem ent étatique du secte ur ferroviaire fournissant  aux Etats membres et au x tiers les clarificatio ns 
et la tran sparence nécessa ires afin de faciliter l’app licatio n co rrecte d es règ les relativ es aux  aides 
d’Etat dans un envi ronnement concu rrentiel cohére nt à l’échelon europé en et  en conform ité avec le  
droit com munaut aire. 
 Non-legislative actio n / 
Commis sion 
Communication 
Comm unicatio n au Parlem ent Europée n 
et au Conseil sur la m ise en place d’un 
march é intérieu r de l’électricité et d u gaz 
naturel et le besoi n (eventuel) d'un 
paquet de mesures pour amélio rer son 
fonctionnem ent. 
 Prov iding a detailed  analysis o f the current situation with respect to the functioning of the electricity 
and gas m arket, identifying improvem ents and persi sting obstacles, as sessi ng the need for further 
measures. Non-legislative actio n / 
Commis sion 
Communication 
 
 
II  SOLIDARI TY 
 
Title  Descripti on of scop e and objectives Type of  proposal or act 
-Règlem ent du C onseil porta nt The aim of the reform  of the sugar CMO is to accom plish a sustaina ble a gricultural m odel in the  Legislativ e Propo sal /  
EN 21   EN 
organisation commune des marchés da ns 
le secteur sucre .
 
-Règlement du Consei l (CE) modifiant le 
règlement (CE) n° 1782/2003 du C onsei l 
du 29 sept embre 2003 établissant  des  
règles communes pour les régimes de 
soutien di rect dans l e cadre de l a 
politique agricole   sugar secto r in lin e with the principles and  objectiv es of C AP reform  (improved competitiv eness, 
great er market orientation and sustaina ble market bala nce) through  a combination of the  elements 
of p rice an d qu ota reduction an d rest ructuring instruments as wel l as by  integrating t he 
compensatio n for income losses du e to price cuts into the single farm paymen t.  
 Regulation 
Déci sion du Conseil sur l es orientations 
stratégiques de la Communaut é pour le 
dével oppement rural pour la période de 
programmation 20 07-2013 
 The strateg y document will set th e EU priorities in the main  policy fiel ds of competitiv eness of  
agriculture and  forestry, lan d management, env ironment, qu ality o f life and  eco nomic 
diversificatio n in rural areas. Legislative  Proposal  / 
Decision 
Règlement du Co nseil modifiant le 
règlement 404/93 p ortant sur  
l'organi sation com mune des m archés  
dans le secteur de la bana ne 
 Adaptation of the Common M arket Organisation for banana s, Council Regulation nº 404/93, 
taking int o account acces sion and in vie w of the "t ariff only" syste m to enter into force by January  
2006 at th e latest. Th e Coun cil regu lation will b e followed  by a Commiss ion regulation for 
application . Legislative  Proposal  / 
Regulation 
Communication de l a Commission sur  
les po litiques à l’ég ard  de la jeunesse Youth policy need s to be developed in an integrated and holistic direction, encompassing eac h 
young person' s life from  school to active c itizen ship a nd worki ng life, and e nabling a ll young 
people to ha ve access to t he full ra nge of tools an d faciliti es with which to make a succe ss of thei r 
lives. It wou ld bring together in  a coh erent whole the main policy in itiatives (so cial, ed ucation , 
citizen ship, mobility, h ealth , immig ration, entrep reneurship...), reb alancing policies giving greater 
priority to  issu es af fecting  youth, ad dressing the cro ss-cutting issu es, and   grounded  in an 
approach  base d on knowledge-base d policymaking.  One proposed approach  on these lines w ould 
be a European Pact  for Youth. 
 Non-legislative actio n / 
Commission C ommunication 
Proposition de d écision  du Par lement 
européen et  du Conseil établissant The Year will seek t o raise  the visibility and im portance of interc ultural dialogue  as a useful t ool 
for add ressing b oth internal and external ch allen ges. More sp ecifically, the Year will fo cus on Legislative  Proposal  / 
EN 22   EN 
l'Année eu ropée nne d u Di alogue 
intercu lturel 2 008 raisin g awareness o f the Europ ean citizen s on the importance o f intercu ltural d ialogue, iden tifyin g 
and dissem inating best  practices in the field of intercultural dialogue , strengthening co-operat ion, 
reflection and dialogue bet ween the act ors (at all levels) of intercultural dialogue a nd contributing 
to the Eur opean Neighbourhood policy. 
 Decision 
Propo sition de d écision  du Conseil 
établissant  un programme d'action 
communaut aire po ur la promotion de l a 
citoyenneté act ive Cette proposition introduit un  nouveau programm e d’actio n pou r faciliter la particip ation activ e 
des ci toyens au deve nir de l’Europe. Elle prend le relais d’un acte de base légale dont l’objectif 
est d e fonder, jusqu’en 2006 , l’octroi de subventions p our  la p romotion de la citoyenneté 
européenne.  
 
Conc rètem ent, le program me accorde ra un sou tien t ant à des initiatives connues comme  
l’organisatio n de jumelages de villes, qu’à des actio ns nouvelles co mme le d éveloppement de 
projets de rec herche-act ion, de panel s des citoyens et de m ise en réseau e ntre ass ociations , 
instituts, fon dations, commu nautés locales et v illes ou encore à de grand s évènemen ts qu i 
accorderaie nt une visibilité accrue  à la citoye nneté e uropée nne active  et au dialogue i nterculturel. 
 Legislative  Proposal  / 
Decision 
Propo sition pou r une décision du  Con seil 
établissant  une Année e uropéenne de la 
mobilité des trav ailleu rs 2006 – Vers un 
march é européen  du travail The decision  will d esignate 2006 as th e Eu ropean Year of Mob ility fo r work ers as a means of 
promoting geographical m obility with in and between Member States as a co ntribution to 
improving the  efficiency of European labour m arkets, econom ic performance, the professi onal 
prospects of workers an d the quality of liv ing and work ing conditions. 
 Legislative  Proposal  / 
Decision 
Livre vert sur la gest ion de l'évolution 
démographique dans l'Union européen ne The obj ectiv e of this Green  Paper will b e, on the one hand, to identify th e consequ ences o f the 
ageing of th e EU population on employment, social protectio n, migration. It will, o n the other 
hand look for mechanism s aimed at en suring intergenerational solidarity n ecessary to  guarantee 
EU internal  social cohe sion.
 
The Green  Paper will lau nch a bro ad debate an d will allo w to gather information and opinions 
from national and EU in stitutions as well as from the civ il society (inv olved NGO for ex ample). 
 Non-legislative actio n / 
Gree n Pape r 
Communicatio n établissan t un nouvel A prog ramm ing document outlining key initiativ es to  be d eployed over n ext 5 years to  work  Non-legislative actio n / 
EN 23   EN 
Agenda Social (2006-2010) 
 towards meeting em ployment and social goals in the context of the Lisbon Strategy. Commission C ommunication 
Communication sur les restructurations 
et l'emploi   La C ommission p résent era au cours du premier sem estre 2005 une Communication cou vrant 
d'une façon  cohérente les différe nts asp ects et les po litiques communautaires su sceptibles de 
contribuer à une gestion  plus positive et p lus anticipative des restru cturation s.  This 
Communicatio n will also  include the second  stag e consultation of social p artners on  corporate 
restructuri ng and Euro pean works  council s.
 
As a result of the first consultatio ns held in 2002 regarding corporate restr ucturing and in 2004 
regarding E uropean works councils, the social part ners have w orked on case st udies in orde r to 
identify b est practices and guidelines. Taking into account t hese results, the objective of the 
Com mission' s initiative is  to stimulate social dial ogue a nd propose ways  in orde r to provi de the  
best cond itions for anticipation  and managing change, in particular through  effectiv e transnation al 
information an d consultation of employees. 
 Non-legislative actio n / 
Commission C ommunication 
Intégration de s pers onnes exclues du 
marché de l 'emploi - 2èm e phase de 
consultation aux parte naires s ociaux Fin 2004, une prem ière com munication aura l ancé l a prem ière phas e des con sultations des  
partenaires sociau x et au tres acteu rs in stitutionnels et d e la so ciété civ ile p ortant su r des 
orientations pour les actio ns possibles de l'Un ion. Les prop ositions de cette d euxième étape de la 
procédure de consultation prendront en compte les résu ltats d e cette p remière con sultatio n. 
 Non-legislative actio n / 
Commission C ommunication 
Communicatio n sur "la lu tte co ntre la 
discrimination – approche  politique"  As a fo llow-up  to the 2004 Green  Pap er public con sultatio n document on "Equ ality and non-
discrim ination in an enlarged European Union", the new Commissio n will p resent its po licy 
approach in t he field of non-dis crimination for th e coming years. 
 Non-legislative actio n / 
Commission C ommunication 
Proposition de règl ement du Parl ement 
européen et du C onseil relatif aux 
mesures à prendre contre la pollution de 
l'air par l es émissions de s véhicules à 
moteur et abrogeant la  directive  
70/220/CEE ( y com pris l'introduction To lay down the technical requirements for the approval and free ci rculation of vehicles in the 
internal market; to  set e mission limits for light duty vehicles (“EUR O V”); to  define tech nical 
requirements conce rning hybrid vehicles and regene rating filters. Legislative  Proposal  / 
Regulation 
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d'exigence s d'émissions EURO V) 
 
Stratég ie th ématiq ue relativ e à la  
pollution de l'air The Th ematic Strateg y on Air Pollution will o utline the environmental objectiv es for air q uality 
and measures to be taken to achieve the meet th ese o bjectiv es. The Th ematic Strateg y will b e 
based on a long-term, strategic and integrated policy adv ice to  protect again st sign ificant n egative 
effect s of ai r pol lution on hum an heal th and t he envi ronment. 
 
In resp ect of the sim plificati on of ex isting  legislation, one of the measures t hat is envisaged for 
inclusion in t he strategy is the recasting/ merging of the air quality fram ework directive 
(96/62/EC) and the first three dau ghter directives (1 999/30/EC, 2000/69/EC, 2002/3/EC) and 
possible the Decisio n on the exchange of air quality m onitoring data (97/101/EC). 
 Legislative  Proposal  / 
Directive 
Stratég ie thématiq ue pou r la p révention 
et le recyclage des déchets This Communication fol lows the con sultation pa per C OM(2003)301 "Towa rds a t hematic 
strateg y on the prevention and recycling  of waste" . It will id entify m eans to further develop waste 
management policy an d will focus on the mean s to promote more su stainab le waste management, 
by minimising the environmenta l impacts of wa ste while  also taking into account econom ic and 
social considerations .
 
A leg islativ e propo sal am ending waste framework  legislatio n on sub stantive asp ects will b e part 
of the Strateg y package. Th is will also  be an opportun ity to simplify this leg islatio n by amending 
redundant and obsolete provisions. 
 Non-legislative actio n / 
Commission C ommunication 
Stratég ie th ématiq ue pour l’u tilisatio n 
durable des  ressources naturelles  Following on from the Co mmunicatio n (COM 2003 572)  Tow ards a th ematic str ategy on the 
sustain able use of natural resources, t he Strateg y will set out the Commu nity po licy o n the use of 
natural resources through the development of a  framewor k and measures t hat allow resources t o 
be used in a sustainable way without further harming the environment, whilst achi eving the 
objectives of the Lisbon strategy. Reduction of environmental impacts taking into account a life 
cycle approac h is am ong the strategic goals. Both institutions a nd stake holders have gi ven input to 
the development of t he strateg y. 
 Non-legislative actio n / 
Commission C ommunication 
Stratég ie thématique pour la The strateg y will b e designed  to ach ieve a good biological, ch emical and physical statu s in the Legislative  Proposal  / 
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conserv ation et la p rotection d u milieu 
marin marine en vironment. Rather than devel op policies for the different uses and users of the marine 
environment- fish ing sector, sh ipping, oil and  gas et c, the strateg y will loo k at a nu mber of policy 
areas from  the marine envi ronment perspectiv e to ensure that th e differen t policies and  legislativ e 
measures  del iver hi gh l evels of  envi ronmental protection.  
 
Communication + possible Framewor k Directive  
  Directive 
Communication vi sant à maîtriser 
l'impact du trans port aéri en sur le 
chan gement climatique 
 The Communicatio n will sug gest an  approach  and set out o ptions for eco nomic in strumen ts to 
reduce t he climate change impact of aviation.  Non-legislative actio n / 
Commission C ommunication 
Stratégie T hématique conce rnant 
l’Utilisatio n Durable des Pesticid es The Strateg y will propose a number of measures and initiativ es with  the objective of a red uction 
of the impacts of pest icides on human hea lth and t he environment in order t o achieve a more 
sustainable use  of pesticides as wel l as a si gnificant overall reduct ion in risks a nd of the use of 
pesticides co nsistent with the nece ssary  crop protection.  C ommunication wi th proposal for 
Fram ewor k Directive (Communication - option consultation ESC /CoR; Framewor k mandatory) 
 Legislative  Proposal  / 
Directive 
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Communicatio n – Mettre un term e a 
l'appauv rissem ent de l a biodiversité d'ici 
2010 The Communicatio n will lay d own a road map on priority o bjectiv es and  actio ns to meet the EU 
and global objectives, set  by heads o f state and g overnment, relating to halting (EU) a nd 
significantly reduci ng (global) the decl ine of biodiversity by 2010.  The European C ouncil 2003 
and 2004 has c alled for accelerated action in this  rega rd. ENV Council (28 June 2004) call ed for a 
report to C ouncil and Parliament as early as  possible in 2004, taki ng account of the  ongoing 
biodiversity policy revi ew process a nd in particular the ‘M essage fr om Malahide’ (w hich 
comprises stakehol der c onsensus on object ives and targets towards achieving the overall 2010 
objectiv e).  
 Non-legislative actio n / 
Commission C ommunication 
Stratég ie thématique pour les sols The Soil Strateg y will ad dress th e issu e of h ow to protect an d improve the quality o f European 
soils and how to use them  in a sustaina ble manner. B uilding on the anal ysis of t he cause s 
identified  in COM(2002)179, it will p resent a co st-effecti ve approach for soil pro tectio n in the 
short, m edium and long term. It will in clude the most su itable co mbinations of m easures at th e 
most appropriate lev el of intervention. The Directiv e (framewo rk) will address th e various soil 
issues descr ibed in th e Co mmu nication CO M(20 02) 179 .
 
Justification for rescheduling: Given that the strategy covers new area  of policy development it 
was t hought more ap propriate to subm it to the ne w Commission for decision. Impact assessm ent 
ongoing but was no t completed in time for adoption in 2004 . 
 Legislative  Proposal  / 
Directive 
Stratég ie th ématique pour
l'environnem ent urbain  The T hematic Strategy seeks to improve the environmental performance of  Europe’s towns and 
cities, an d secu re a h ealth y living environmen t for Europe’s urb an citizen s.  It will d o this by 
seeki ng to provide a c oordinated and coherent policy framework with mechani sms and s olutions 
for ad dressi ng the environmental prob lems in Europe’s urban areas.  It will fo cus on 4  priority 
areas – e nvironmental managem ent in urban a reas, s ustainable urban transport, sustainable 
construction and  sust ainable ur ban desi gn.
 Non-legislative actio n / 
Commission C ommunication 
Communication sur les stratégies de  
chan gement climatiques Reply to the Spring European Council 25/26 March 2004 who invited the Commission to com e up 
with an analysis of be nefits and costs of  m id and l ong-term  climate s trategies, incl. targets as  
input for h is co nsideration in  Sp ring 2005.
 Non-legislative actio n / 
Commission C ommunication 
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Justificatio n resch eduling: Communicatio n orig inally foreseen  for 2004 but was rescheduled to 
allow tim e for circu mstances to  change to facilitate en try in to force of Kyoto  Protocol. 
 
Proposition de règl ement du C onseil 
portant s ur le financem ent
Communaut aire po ur la mise en oe uvre 
de la Po litique Commune de la Pêch e  DG F ISH proposal for a Counci l Regulation on Community sup port measures fo r the 
implementation of th e CFP will b e the seco nd fisheries-sp ecific proposal in  the con text of th e 
financial perspectiv es 200 7-2013 following the adop tion by th e Co mmission in July 2004 of the 
proposal  on t he fut ure Eu ropean Fi sheries Fun d (See C OM(2004)497). 
The proposal will co ver the following domain s: external p olicy actio ns, scien tific adv ice, data 
collection, governance, cont ribution t o Me mber States’ control  expe nditure.
The pro posal will make a significan t con tribution to simplificatio n, since it will re-g roup into one 
single instru ment differen t legal instruments that now d eal with  some of the domains that will b e 
cove red (s uch as dat a col lection, g overnance , contribution to Member St ates’ cont rol 
expe nditure). 
 Legislative  Proposal  / 
Regulation 
Communicatio n on eAccessibilit y This co mmunicatio n addresses th e barriers created  by the application s of tech nology, in p articular 
for eld erly p eople and  people with  disabilities.  It will ou tline Eu ropean policies and  actio ns to 
prom ote accessibility, focusing on public proc urem ent, certi fication a nd legislation. 
 Non-legislative actio n / 
Commission C ommunication 
Directive du Parlem ent et du C onseil 
modifiant la directiv e 89 /552/CEE du 
Conseil et la d irectiv e 97/3 6/CE du  
Parlement europée n et du Consei l (TV 
sans fr ontières)  
 Establish a level playing fi eld for all services pr oviding audiovisual content by electronic means 
in a techno logically n eutral way. Legislative  Proposal  / 
Directive 
Stratég ie de la Communicatio n This d ocument will ai m at :
- providing a tool for improved coordination o f Communication st rategies of  the main EU 
institutional p layers.
- objectiv e: con tribute to a better im age and comm unication of the E U toward t he EU citizen. 
 Non-legislative actio n / 
Commission C ommunication 
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Communication de l a Commission pour 
un Instrument de S olidarité et de 
Réaction R apide, p ouvant aboutir (selon 
les résu ltats d e la Task -Force présidé par 
la DG. R EGIO et selon les décisions qui 
seron t prises p ar le co llège) à une 
Propo sition p our u ne/un
 
Déci sion/Règlement du C onseil sur un 
Instrument de Solidarité et de R éaction 
Rapide  Extract fro m CO M(20 04)487 fin al, h eading 3 : citizen ship:
 
"Actio n at Euro pean level will also  make possible a co mmo n approach to emergency situations. A 
solidarity an d rapid reactio n instrument will provide citizen s with a Europ ean response in  the 
event of m ajor disasters. The sco pe of the fo reseen  instrument will include bo th immed iate 
response (co-ordination and deployment of resources t o combat a di saster as t he event unfolds) 
and fi nancial assistance to c ope with em ergency situations i n the aftermath of an unforesee n 
crisis. It cou ld also address the n eed to cover preparedn ess measu res. The instrument will provide 
funding to give support to victim s of terrori sm; address civil prot ection requi rements; a nd react to 
public healt h crises, as  well a s the e ffects of other natural  disasters." 
 Non-legislative actio n / 
Commission C ommunication 
Propo sition po ur un  règ lement du 
Conseil institu ant l'In strument euro péen 
de Solidarité et de R éaction Rapide Extract fro m COM  (200 4)487 final, h eading 3 : citizen ship:
 
 "Action  at Europ ean level will also  make possible a co mmon approach to emergency situations. 
A so lidarity and  rapid reaction  instrument will p rovide citizen s with  a European respo nse in the 
event of m ajor disasters. The sco pe of the fo reseen  instrument will include bo th immed iate 
response (co-ordination and deployment of resources t o combat a di saster as t he event unfolds) 
and fi nancial assistance to c ope with em ergency situations i n the aftermath of an unforesee n 
crisis. It cou ld also address the n eed to cover preparedn ess measu res. The instrument will provide 
funding to give support to victim s of terrori sm; address civil prot ection requi rements; a nd react to 
public healt h crises, as  well a s the e ffects of other natural  disasters." Legislative  Proposal  / 
Regulation 
Propo sition de d écision  du Conseil 
portant Ori entations stratégiques de la 
Communaut é sur  la Cohésion 
 Définition des  priorités de l a Communau té en matière de cohési on écon omique, soci ale et 
territo riale. Legislative  Proposal  / 
Decision 
Gree n Pape r on a European E nergy 
Efficien cy In itiativ e The Green  Paper on energ y effici ency will set forth  policy o ptions and possible measures to be 
carried  out in the next five years and  their ex pected  resu lts. It will id entify market barriers wh ich 
prevent cap turing the existing 20% co st-effectiv e savings potential. Deliv ering this savin gs will 
contribute significan tly to  meeting our Kyoto commit ment, as well as to i mproving secu rity of 
supply, co mpetitiv eness and  employment in th e EU. The Green  paper will also  explain wh at we 
have done until now and  where we are as regards energy efficien cy. It will co ver the areas of heat, 
electricity and trans port and all the end-use  sectors. Non-legislative actio n / 
Gree n Pape r 
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Communication co ncernant un plan 
d'action pour la Biomass 
 To increase t he cont ribution of the biomass sect or to the EU-25 renewable ene rgy objective of 
12% by 2010 in the gro ss domestic en ergy consumption and future objectives fo r 202 0. Non-legislative actio n / 
Commission C ommunication 
Communication au PE et  le Consei l sur 
les  éne rgies renouvelables 
 Rapport complet sur l a directive 2001/77, art.4 basé s ur l'obligation de la Commission de bi en 
documenté sur le régime de soutien des é nergies ren ouvelables Non-legislative actio n / 
Commission C ommunication 
 
 
III SECURIT Y 
 
Title  Descripti on of scop e and objectives Type of  proposal or act 
Programme  cadre  Droits
fondam entaux et la Justice   To support the development and im plementation of judicial co operation  in civil and crimin al 
matters aiming at creating a true a rea of justi ce, pr ovide financial su pport to accom pany the 
inclusion of the charter of fundamental ri ghts in the Con stitution, in cluding promotion of the 
charter, su pport for democratic p articipation and  for the fight against v iolence and th e fight 
against drugs a s well as t he fight a gainst raci sm and anti-se mitis m. 
 Legislative Propos al / Fram ework  
decision  (JHA ) 
Programme cadre Séc urité et 
garantie des libertés To ensure an e ffective op erational coo peration in the fight against terro rism, including its 
consequ ences, o rganised crime and general crim e, to support the provision of i ntellig ence on a 
European scal e and t o strengthen the prevention of crime and t errorism, in orde r to promote 
secure so cieties b ased on the rule of law. 
 Legislative Propos al / Fram ework  
decision  (JHA ) 
Programme cadre Solidarité et To s upport the pri nciple of solidarity in managing people flows by ensuring a fair share of Legislative Propos al / Fram ework  
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gestion des m ouvem ents m igratoires responsibilities between Member States as conce rns the fina ncial burde n arising from  the 
introduction of  an in tegrated management of the Union’s ex ternal borders and f rom the 
implementation of com mon policies on asylum and i mmigration. 
 decision  (JHA ) 
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Communication de la Commission 
au Conseil et au Parlem ent 
Européen c oncerna nt le Plan 
d’act ion de l utte cont re la drogue 
(2005-2008) 
 The Action Plan should have  as a general  aim to address  the drugs problem in the EU. It should 
provide a gu ide to  all acto rs in settin g priorities in  the drugs policies area and ensure that they are 
implemented. Non-legislative action / Other 
Propo sition de directiv e du Conseil 
relatives à des norm es minimales en 
matière de pr océd ures de r etour et 
de reconnais sance m utuelle de  
procédures d'expulsion 
 Propo sal to  promote the estab lishment of commo n standards relating  to all p hases of return.  Basic 
requirements for the end ing of legal an d illegal resid ence in particular with  regard to expulsion ; 
minimum standar ds for detention and removal. Legislative Propos al / Directi ve 
Livre Vert sur les successi ons et  
testaments 
 The objectiv e is to  laun ch a wide consultatio n of in terested  subjects on legal and  practical issu es 
arisin g in international situations in th e area of succession s and wills.  Non-legislative actio n / Green 
Pape r 
Livre vert sur le droit applicable aux 
divorces There are curren tly n o Community ru les in  the field of app licab le law to d ivorces; this, put 
together wit h the  curren t jurisdiction rules of the “Brussels II” Regu lation , lead  to unsatisfacto ry 
situations. T he Green Pa per launches a wi de-range c onsultation on t he problems that may arise in 
this field and proposes possible rem edies.  
 Non-legislative actio n / Green 
Pape r 
Fundam ental Rights Agency  To enlarge the mandate of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia in order 
to create an  agen cy with  a mandate cov ering the fun damental rig hts. Its m ain task will certain ly be 
to collect and to treat d ata with  a view o f helping its stak eholders (namely the EU i nstitutio ns and 
the MS). 
 
The Agency will b e created by a Regu lation proposed by the co mmissio n. 
 Legislativ e Prop osal / Regu lation 
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The Ha gue Programme
“Strengthening Free dom, Securi ty 
and J ustice in the European Union”: 
an Action Plan   The E uropean Council of 4-5 N ovember 2 004 endorsed i n its Conclusions the “Hag ue 
Programme: st rengthe ning freedom , security and ju stice”. This Programme sets the pri orities in  
this policy area for the next  five  years. 
 
In the ligh t of th is Prog ramme, th e Euro pean  Coun cil in vited th e Commiss ion to presen t an 
Action Plan in 2005 with proposals for concret e actions and a t imetable fo r their adoption and 
implementation. 
 Non-legislative action / Other 
Propo sition de décision  relativ e à la 
créatio n d'un systè me in formatisé 
d'échan ge d'information s ur les 
condamnations pénales   
 La décision a ura pour objecti f de créer les ba ses néces saires à la mise e n place d' un mécanisme  
européen  informatisé perm ettant d'échan ger les informations c ontenues dans les registres 
nationaux. Legislative Proposal / Decision  
(CFSP/J HA) 
Council dec ision creat ing a  
European Law Enforce ment 
Netwo rk in th e figh t ag ainst 
terro rism (LEN) Pursuant to the Communication o f the European C ommission o n Prep aredness and t he 
Consequence Management in the Figh t again st Terro rism th e Co mmission proposes ad ditional 
measures t o strengthen the existing instruments on civil protection an d consequence m anagem ent. 
Terro rist attack  respon ses require that the pro tectio n of public health  and safety m ust also include 
traditional la w enforcem ent besi des t he prese nt civil protection sys tems. Law e nforcem ent 
authorities in Member States shou ld the refore have  acce ss to aler ts produce d by the  differe nt 
European alert systems managed by the Commission an d should also be able to input relevant 
information th ereto. 
 
The intention of the Commis sion is th erefo re to estab lish a law en forcemen t alert mechanism (the 
Law Enforcem ent Network, LEN ) to be h osted by Europol and connect ed wi th other European  
rapid alert and rapi d res ponse systems manage d by the Commission (notably ARGUS) whilst 
respecting national c ompetences. Participation of Europol will take place w ithin the limits of the  
Europol Convention.  Legislative Propos al / Decision 
Communication de la Commission 
sur les obligations alim entaires dans 
le b ut d’amélio rer l’ex écution 
effective de s décisions en matière  
alimentaire The proposals in tend to facilitate th e recov ery of maintenance obligations with in the Eu ropean 
Union. First of all, it  is a matter of allowing  a maintenance decision give n in a Me mber State to be 
recognised a nd enforceable in any other Member St ate wi thout any further procedure being 
required (ab olition of exequatur) an d improving coop eration  between national authorities. 
Secondly, it is a matter of sim plifying access of  citizens to enforcem ent proc edures of 
maintenance decisions i n any Member State by establishing minimum com mon st anda rds. Legislativ e Prop osal / Regu lation 
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Commissio n proposal fo r a Council 
Fram ework Decision on mutual 
recognition of non-custodial pre -
trial su pervision  measures 
 To enable Mem ber States to mutually recognise alternati ve measures  to pre-trial detention with a 
view to reinfo rce th e righ t to liberty an d the principle of innoce nce in a common area of free dom, 
security and justice Legislative Propos al / Fram ework  
decision  (JHA ) 
Proposal fo r a council fra mework 
decision on inform ation exchange  
under the prin ciple of av ailab ility 
 The Fram ewor k Deci sion shall lay down common st andards for the processing and protection of 
personal data in the course of activ ities u nder Title VI TEU. Legislative Propos al / Fram ework  
decision  (JHA ) 
Proposal fo r a Cou ncil fra mework 
decision on a dequate standards f or 
the tran sfer of p ersonal data fo r the 
purpose  of police and judicial co-
operation  in cri minal matters Personal data cann ot be s hared with the US A or a ny other third co untry unless t here i s an 
agreem ent in place. T he agree ment must ensure that the transm ission of personal data to the  
entities an d to the authorities o f third Stat es wh ich are not subject to the Cou ncil of Europ e 
Convention of 28.1.1981 may be e ffected only when an adequate level of data protection is 
ensured. The proposed decision would define exact ly what  is meant by "an ad equate level of data 
protection". 
 Legislative Propos al / Fram ework  
decision  (JHA ) 
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Livre vert sur l'établissem ent d'un 
Centre européen sur les migrations In 2002 a new bu dgetary lin e was in serted  in the bud get o f the Europ ean Communities fo r a 
pilot/preparatory actio n to establish a Eu ropean  Mig ration  Monitoring  Cen tre.  Th is actio n will b e 
drawing  to a clo se in 2005.  Th e Green  Paper will set ou t the European Commissio n's analysis o f 
the progress made so far i n estab lishing a Eu ropean Migration  Netwo rk (EM N) and  will seek  
views on the best way  forward including options for the form and st ructure. 
 Non-legislative actio n / Green 
Pape r 
Communication p ortant sur un 
programme d'action rel atif à 
l'immigration légale To list a seri es of proposals and m easures t o be put forward in the area of legal migration, as a  
follow up  to the "Stu dy on the lin ks between  legal and illeg al migration" (COM(20 04)412) and  of 
the G reen Pape r on ec onomic m igration (t o be  p ublished en d 2004).
 
Such measures coul d include : the revi sion of the 2001 proposal for a di rective on the adm ission 
of ec onomic migrant s (COM(2001)386); proposals on a comm on approach t o the issue of 
regularisation s, and on the pooling of inform ation on the leg al migration channels fo r third 
country nationals; the est ablishm ent of recr uitment and t raining ce ntres (including cultural and 
language train ing)in th e cou ntries of origin for skills wh ich are n eeded at EU level 
 Non-legislative actio n / 
Commission C ommunication 
Propo sition d e d irectiv e d u 
Parlem ent europée n et du Conseil  
relative aux mesures pénales visant 
à assurer le respect des droits de  
propriété in tellectu elle 
 Legislativ e initiativ e aiming at en suring that in  Member State all  serio us infri ngements of an 
intellectu al property righ t, as well as att empts at, p articipation in and instigation of su ch 
infringem ents, are treate d as a crim inal offe nce. Legislative Propos al / Directi ve 
Proposition d'u ne Décision -cadre 
sur la lu te con tre la co ntrefaço n L'object if poursuivi est de rapprocher les législations pénales des Etats membres et  d'améliorer la 
coopé ration judiciaire pour lutter plus efficace ment contre la cont refaçon, e n particulier lors que 
celle-ci est liée à la crim inalité organisée. La décision cadre a notamment pour objet d'harm oniser 
les seui ls minimaux des sa nctions pénales 
 Legislative Propos al / Fram ework  
decision  (JHA ) 
Communication sur un nouveau 1. Fi nancial Perspectives 2 007-2013 (C ommission Communication 20 04 – 487, headi ng 3 Legislative Propos al / Decision 
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programm e sur la san té et politique 
des co nsommateurs et  proposition 
pour une dé cision du Pa rlement 
européen et du Conseil "citizenship"): health and consum er policy programm e to r eplace th e exis ting instrum ents in this 
area. 
2. Current consumer pol icy strategy runs out at the end of 2006, financial instrument expires 
2007, co mbined i nstrument i s to be  l aunched by  t hen.
3. C urrent Pub lic Health  Prog ramme expires at the end of 2008.
 
New political  app roach for con sumer p olicy and  health , stream lining of in struments.
This is consisten t with the new Co mmission Health  strateg y, wh ich will tak e the form  of a 
Commission C ommunication.
If not don e, this will leav e consumer and  public h ealth policies without political and  financial 
programme in the medium term. 
 
Propo sition de directiv e du Conseil 
relativ e à d es mesu res
communaut aires de l utte cont re la 
grippe aviaire  To update Commu nity measures for the control of avian influ enza to  the cu rrent scien tific 
knowledge. To improve  the control of this very  important disease i n the Community. Current 
legislation (C ouncil Directive 92/40/EC) is obsolete and must be repl aced by  a new Directive, 
which takes into account the most updat ed scientific knowledge on disease control. 
 Legislative Propos al / Directi ve 
Communication et  pro position de  
directive concernant la protection 
des poulets d' élevage 
 Establishing minimum standa rds for the protection on farm of all chickens kept for the production 
of meat in the EU Legislative Propos al / Directi ve 
Directiv e du Co nseil su r les 
conditions de santé animale pour la 
mise su r le march é, l'importation et 
le tran sit des animaux d’aqu aculture 
et de leurs prod uits, ain si que sur les 
mesures m inimales pour la  
prévention et  le cont rôle de c ertaines 
malad ies The E U rules for placing on the m arket of aquac ulture anim als and minimum C ommunity 
measures fo r cont rol of certain fish and mollusc diseas es are lai d down in C ouncil  Directive s 
91/67/EEC , 93/53/EEC  and 95/70/EC respectively.  Th ese were drafted mainly to take into 
account t he European aquac ulture industry for salm onids a nd oysters. Si nce a doption, t he 
aquac ulture industry has developed significantly. New fish species, espe cially marine, are used, 
and enl argement has b rought new farm ing practices and more new fis h species. The im porta nce of 
farm ing mussels, cla ms and abalon es is continuously increasi ng.
 
Commission C ommunication (2 002)511 final on a st rategy for the sustainable devel opment of 
European Aquaculture: “There is a co ntinuous need for the Commission to regularly revi ew, 
update and simplify the ani mal heal th Community legislation for aquatic anim als and products 
with regard to ever c hanging devel opments, part icularly in the diversity of aquac ulture production Legislative Propos al / Directi ve 
EN 36   EN 
and in international practical ex perience  and scientific knowledge”. 
  
Communication de la Commission 
conce rnant un Pro gramme européen 
sur la Nutrition et la San té (Livre 
vert) 
 Tack ling the rise of obesity particu larly am ong young people. Non-legislative act ion /  Gree n 
Pape r 
Livre blanc su r "Une meilleu re 
formation p our des denrées 
alimentaires plus s ures" The hea rt of the problem is a lack of a har monised app roach t o the desi gn and devel opments of 
national control systems. The  WP on Food Safet y placed particular emphasi s on this and clearly 
indicates the need to a ddress  the issues with appropriate actions to achieve a high sta ndard of 
consum er protection across the EU. T he EP a nd the Co uncil, on  29 April 2004, adopted 
Regulation No 882/2004 on official control which identifies training as a key issue. Article 51 of 
the Regulation empowers  the Commission to devel op trainin g programmes fo r staff of com petent  
authorities of the Mem ber States, wh ich may b e open to  particip ants of th ird coun tries, i n 
particular developing coun tries.  This action  will d evelop  a White Pap er on a Community train ing 
strategy in the area c overed by Regulation 882/2004.  
 Non-legislative actio n / Wh ite 
Pape r 
Propo sition d'a mendement de la 
Directiv e 91 /414/CEE relativ e au 
classem ent sur l e marché des  
produits  de p rotection des  plantes Adaptation to techni cal progress a nd re-organisation of regulatory provisions c oncerning the 
placing of pl ant p rotection p roducts on t he m arket.
Commit ment of the Commissi on in its p rogress repo rt to Council and  European Parliam ent (COM 
444(2001)final. Legislative Propos al / Directi ve 
Proposition de la Commission p our 
un règlem ent établissant un paquet 
de m esures sur les agents  
alimentaires "amélio rants" •To recast a nd sim plify the exis ting food additives legi slation and update the e valuation a nd 
authorisation p rocedures (EFSA, co mitology)
 
• To harm onise the area of food enzy mes through the ne w proposed Community rules
 
• To modernise and  adapt the ex isting  legislatio n on flavo urings to tech nological an d scien tific 
devel opments and to establish clear eval uation and authorisation procedures (EFS A, comitology). 
 Legislativ e Prop osal / Regu lation 
EN 37   EN 
Règlement du C onsei l modifiant et 
mettan t à jour le règ lement CE N°  
1334/2000 instituant un  régime 
communaut aire de cont rôles des  
exportations de  bi ens et  
technologies à double usage . 
 Council Regulation (EC ) No 1334/2000 should be am ende d in order to take acco unt of the review 
of the operation of the Regulation a nd of its implementat ion by Member States, an d to take 
account of UN Security Counc il Resolution 1540 of 2005. Legislativ e Prop osal / Regu lation 
3ième paquet  po ur l a sécuri té 
mariti me (8 p ropositions
législativ es)  Les élém ents du paquet so nt les suivants : (1) - un e propositio n de règlemen t sur la respo nsabilité 
des Etats du  pavillon, (2) - une pro position lég islativ e sur le co ntrôle par l’Etat du  port, (3) - la 
modificatio n de la d irectiv e sur le su ivi du trafic, (4 ) - une proposition législativ e sur les en quêtes 
après accide nts, (5) - la responsa bilité et l’i ndem nisation des domm ages aux passa gers (6) la 
respon sabilité et l’in demnisation des do mmag es de pollution et (7) réform e des sociétés d e 
classification (8) l' extension des c ompétences de l'Agence européenne de sécu rité m aritime (4ième 
trimestre) 
 Legislativ e Prop osal / Regu lation 
Comm unicatio n au Parle ment 
européen et au Cons eil et 
proposition de règ lement relatif à  
l'extension des com pétences de  
l'Agence e uropéenne de la sécurité  
aérienne Ce paquet comprend une Communication et  une proposition de règlement. La C ommunication 
prése ntera les étapes d' extension des tâche s de l'Agence  de sécurité aérienne d' ici 2010 pour 
couvrir l'en semble du champ de la séc urité aérienne  (opérations a ériennes et licences de s 
équipage s de c onduite, gest ion du trafic aérien, aér oports). La C ommunication sera acc ompagnée  
par une proposition de r èglement qui concerne l a première étape de cet te extension (opérat ions 
aériennes et licences des é quipage s de conduite). Voir aussi 2004/TREN/010 pour la proposition 
législativ e 
 Non-legislative actio n / 
Commission C ommunication 
Comm unicatio n au Parle ment 
européen et au C onseil sur la  
trans parence et le fonctionnem ent 
du m arché eur opée n des 
hydrocarbures  
 Déterm iner les moyens par lesqu els l’UE peut viser à assu rer un e plus grande stab ilité d es prix 
pétroliers. Evalu er les év entuelles réformes n écessai res du sy stème eur opée n de stocks de 
sécurité. Non-legislative actio n / 
Commission C ommunication 
EN 38   EN 
 
Communication sur l a mise en 
oeuvre du Li vre Vert en m atière de 
sécuri té d' approvisionnement
énergétique  Dans l es quatre année s qui ont suivi l'adoption du Li vre Vert "Ve rs une stratégie europée nne de  
sécuri té d'approvisionnement énerg étique"(COM(2000)769 final du 29.11.2000) la Commission a 
fait la p roposition de la presque totalité d es initiativ es qui y étaien t identifiées. L'élarg issem ent, 
l'entrée en vi gueur du protocole de Kyoto, le renforcement des r elations avec  les pay s 
producteurs, no tammen t avec la Ru ssie, la  conjoncture du  marché internationale et la situ ation 
écon omique m ondiale rendent nécessai re une réévaluation de la sécurité d'approvisionnem ent 
énergétique de l 'Union européenne .  
  Non-legislative actio n / 
Commission C ommunication 
Communication concernant la sûreté 
dans les différents m odes de  
transport, y com pris la q uestion du 
financem ent. Les tran sports constitu ent une cib le potentielle pour des atten tats terroristes. Les atten tats d e New 
York et Washington en 2001, cont re le pétrolier Lim bourg en 2002, de M adrid en 2 004 ont mis en 
évidence la nécessi té de ren forcer les mesures de p rotection de tous les modes de t ransport. Une 
gamme de m esures  est néce ssaire, au niveau eu ropée n, national et des entreprises de transport. 
L'objet  de la Communication sera de présenter ces  mesures en m ettant en  évidence l'arti culation 
nécessai re entre les différents modes, ai res g éographiques et acteurs et  de donner des orientations 
sur la question du financem ent des m esures de sûreté. 
 Non-legislative actio n / 
Commission C ommunication 
Communication et  pro position de  
directive pour une meilleure sécu rité 
de transport et une plus gra nde 
sûreté  par la c réation d’un es pace de 
coopé ration policière et judiciaire  
dans les résea ux transeuropéens de 
transport 
 This is a pack age i ncluding a Communication and a proposal for a directive aiming at  improve d 
transport safety and i ncreased sec urity over Transeuropean Tra nsport Net works through the 
application of best  pract ice pre vention and enforcem ent methods t hrough inter-modal and  
internation al cooperatio n between po lice forces, i nspecto rates and  judicial au thorities respo nsible 
for diffe rent transport modes (nam ely road,  water a nd rail) . See als o item  2005/TREN+/ 041. Non-legislative actio n / 
Commission C ommunication 
Proposition d 'établissem ent d'une 
entre prise c ommune sur la base du 
traité EURATOM pou r organiser la 
reche rche dans le dom aine de la 
gestion des déc hets radioactifs  Propo sal to  set u p a Joint Und ertaking (i.e. company with  special statu s) under the provisions laid 
down in the Euratom Treaty in o rder t o co-ordinate and carry out R D&D on specific topics of 
importance for the advancem ent of radioactive waste managem ent in the EU. Legislative Propos al / Decision 
EN 39   EN 
 
 
 
EN 40   EN 
IV  EXTERNAL RES PONSIBILITY 
 
Title  Descripti on of scop e and objectives Type of  proposal or act 
Accelerating progress  towards  
achieving th e Millen nium
Devel opment Goal s - Proposals for 
EU co ntribution t o the UN 2005 
MDG Hig h Level Event  To gene rate debate, commitments, age nda building in the area  of finance f or development, 
cohe rence f or devel opment and specific actions  for Africa . 
 Non-legislative actio n / 
Commission C ommunication 
Communicatio n to the Council an d 
the European  Parliament "Towa rds 
Monter rey II - Rei nforced 
commitments as the contribution of 
the en larged EU to su stain able 
financing for development" Define EU co ntribution into the international processes on Fi nanci ng for De velopment leading 
into the sto cktaking event on th e Millen nium Dev elopment Goals (UN Major Event Sep tember 
2005):  
 
Propo sals for new po litical co mmitments by the EU that wi ll impact o n the g lobal pro cess, as EU 
collectiv ely is th e larg est p rovider of development assistan ce worldwid e; most prominent themes:
(1) further inc reased O DA levels towa rds achieving the internation ally ag reed 0.7% ODA/ GNI 
target o ver ti me, 
(2) im proved aid effective ness,
(3) In novative So urces  on  Fi nanci ng, 
(4) d ebt relief with in/ beyond the HIPC initiativ e for Heav ily Indebt Poor Countries   
 Non-legislative actio n / 
Commission C ommunication 
Communication sur une stratégie 
UE pour l'Afrique. -Importance st ratégique de s r elations U E-Afrique
-Développem ent accru des relations institutionnelles entre l' UE et l' UA et notam ment entre les 
deux C ommissions 
-Enga gement déliberé de l'UE à aider l' Afrique et  sou tenir les structu res co ntinentales (UE, 
NEP AD) 
-Enga gement de l'UE à faire un effort parti culier pour que l 'Afrique puisse attein dre les MD Gs, 
car les indicateurs et prévisions   sont  act uellement al armants 
-Eng agement de l'UE pou r aid er l'Afri que dans sa nouvelle politique de prévention et résolution 
des co nflits (Facilité d e Paix ,…
-Référe nce aux E PAs, EBA, et appui  à l'intégratio n régionale africaine (9èm e FED) et  rôle e ntre Non-legislative actio n / 
Commission C ommunication 
EN 41   EN 
commerce et Développem ent 
 
Proposition pour une no uvelle 
déclaration  sur la p olitiqu e de 
dével oppement de la CE Revised policy statement on the EC  Devel opment Policy setting objectives and key principles 
underlying the Community approach t o development co-operat ion. The devel opment policy 
statement is by definition an overarching document setting the general direction and objectives of 
EC d evelopment policy. It p rovides political g uidance and  defines some key principles un derlyin g 
the Community’s ap proach to development co -operation. Devel opment cooperation contributes to 
different degrees t o the various objectives of E U’s ext ernal action: from hum an ri ghts and 
democracy , to securi ty and world pea ce, to sustainable development, to a sound system of gl obal 
governance. In this fram ework development cooperation has a s pecific mission: eradi cating 
poverty. It is by focusing on its speci fic mission that it can maximise its cont ribution to the overall 
external actio n of th e Un ion. 
 Non-legislative actio n / 
Commission C ommunication 
Communication fr om t he
Commissio n to  Council an d 
Parliam ent on a Fram ework for 
accom panying measures for Sugar 
Protocol Countries affected by the  
reform of the EU sugar CM O  The reform  of the sugar CMO will su bstantially  reduce in ternal EU su gar prices. Th is will in turn 
affect ACP c ountries be nefiting from  prefe rential access to the EU market through t he Sugar 
Protocol.   Th e Co mmunication on the reform  of the sug ar CMO states th at the Commission will 
support the ad aptation  process o f affected  ACP countr ies an d India.  Th e proposal for 
accom panying measures aims at defini ng EC obj ectives, orientations and pri orities for t rade a nd 
devel opment support for affected co untries.  
 Non-legislative actio n / 
Commission C ommunication 
Mandate for n egotiatio ns with 
Croatia - Co mmissio n
communication fo r the opening of 
negotiatio ns with Croatia   Mandate for negotiations with Croatia: Commission com munication for the opening of 
negotiatio ns with Croatia  
 Non-legislative actio n / 
Commission C ommunication 
Streng then po litical an d cultural 
dialogue wi th Civil Soci ety between 
EU Mem ber States and T urkey Streng then political an d cultural d ialogu e with  Civil Society between EU Me mber States and 
Turkey 
The third pillar of the strateg y on Turk ey en tails a substan tial streng thening of political an d 
cultural d ialogu e. Th e Co mmission will p resent propo sals o n how to  support the political  and 
cultural dialogue bri nging people together from EU Mem ber States and Turkey. Civil Society Non-legislative actio n / 
Commission C ommunication 
EN 42   EN 
should play the most important role in this dialogue, which should be faci litated by the EU.  
 
Mandate for n egotiatio ns with 
Turkey This correspond s to the second  pillar of th e strateg y on Turk ey.  C ommis sion communicatio n for 
the ope ning of negotiations  with Turkey   and t he specific way of approac hing accession 
negotiatio ns with Turkey  
 Non-legislative actio n / 
Commission C ommunication 
Opinion on the Form er Yu goslav 
Republic of M acedonia Opinion on the Form er Yugosl av Republic of Macedonia.  Assessm ent by the Commiss ion 
whet her to rec ommend that negotiations for accession to the Europea n Union be ope ned with the 
Form er Yugoslav Re public of Macedonia 
 Non-legislative actio n / Opinion 
Revised Acce ssion Part nership fo r 
Turkey The Rev ised Accessio n Part nersh ip is represen ting the first p illar o f the strateg y drawn  up by the 
recommendation on Turk ey. In ord er to guarantee the sustainability an d irrev ersibility o f Turkey’s 
progress to  the con tinued fulfilment of the Copenhagen political criteria th e EU sho uld continue 
to monitor prog ress of th e political  reform s closely. Th is will b e done on the basis of a Rev ised 
Accession  Partnership settin g priorities fo r furth er reform s. 
 Legislative Propos al / Decision 
Draft Counci l decision for a 
European Par tnership for Croatia  European Partnership for Croatia in order to support effort to move cl oser to the European U nion. 
Draft Cou ncil decision  on principles, priorities fo r act ion and  cond itions contained  in the 
European  Part nership.  To set the framewor k for assi stance programming taking stock of the new 
status of C roatia as a ca ndidat e count ry. 
 Legislative Propos al / Decision 
2005 Enla rgem ent package:  
 
Strategy paper on progress in the 
enlargem ent proces s
 
Com prehen sive monitorin g reports 
for B ulgaria and R omania 
  
 2005 En largement p ackage:
 
Strategy pape r o n pr ogress i n t he enl argement pro cess
Comprehensive m onitoring reports fo r Bu lgaria and Ro mania
Regular re port o n C roatia’s progress t owards acc ession
Regular re port on T urkey’s  progress  towards acces sion / A ge neral re view of progress of the 
political refo rms.   Non-legislative action / Other 
EN 43   EN 
Regular report on C roatia’s progress 
towa rds accession 
 
Regular report on Tu rkey’s progress 
towa rds acce ssion / A gene ral 
review of progress of th e political  
reforms.  
 
Report for Western Balk ans - SAP 
 
Annual reports on the Stab ilisatio n 
and Associati on process (Alba nia, 
Bosnia and Herze govina, FY ROM, 
Serbia and Montenegro) Report for Western  Balk ans - SAP rep ort : Report on the state o f advancemen t of the Stab ilisatio n 
and As sociation Proc ess for Wester n Balkans. It aims to take st ock of the progress m ade by the 
individual countries and  by the reg ion as a whole with respect to  a certai n number of po litical an d 
econom ic criteria.
 
Annu al reports o n the stab ilisatio n and asso ciation process (Al bania, B osnia an d Herzeg ovina, 
FYROM , Serbia and Montenegro).  These a nnual reports  conce rn the  state of im plementation o f 
the stab ilisatio n and  asso ciatio n process and  will b e presen ted together with  the enlargement 
packa ge. They aim  to take st ock o f the progress m ade by  the individual count ries and by the 
region as a whole with  resp ect to  a certain  number of po litical an d econo mic criteria within the 
framework of the SA P.  
 Non-legislative action / Other 
Communication re garding t he 
opening of consultations o n joint 
ENP Actio n Plans with  Armenia, 
Azerbaija n and Georgia,
accom panied by 3 C ountry Re ports  On the basi s of Country Reports drawn up by the services, a nd its appraisal of the overall 
situation, the Commissio n may issue a reco mmen dation to  the Co uncil to  decide on the opening 
of bilateral co nsultatio ns with Ar menia, Aze rbaijan or Georgia on the establishment of joint ENP 
Actio n Plans. 
 Non-legislative actio n / 
Commission C ommunication 
Communicatio n on EU-US relatio ns Communicatio n will focus on deepening of econo mic partnership and on ways t o upgrade the 
fram ework of EU- US relatio ns.  
  Non-legislative actio n / 
Commission C ommunication 
Communication de la Commission 
sur le dixième anni versa ire d u To re view t he ten years of the Barcelona Process a nd make pr oposals for refocusing to be 
discuss ed at the Eur o-Mediterranean F oreign Af fairs Ministers' meeting in Lux embourg (29-30 Non-legislative actio n / 
EN 44   EN 
Processu s de Barcelone May) and at the Ministerial meeting in Barcelona (29/30 November) 
 
 Commission C ommunication 
Five Eur opean N eighbourhood 
Actio n Plan s with Eg ypt and  
Leba non; Armenia, Aze rbaijan an d 
Georgia, on  the basi s of Country 
Reports prese nted earlier Action Pl ans are t he key  instruments in the p rocess of bringing our neighbours closer to the 
Union. Action  Plans con tain a set o f jointly defined key priorities in  the following select ed areas:  
Political dialogue a nd reform ; trade and measures  preparing partners fo r gra dually obtaini ng a 
stake in the EU’s Internal Market; ju stice an d home affairs; energy, tra nsport, inform ation society, 
environment and researc h and innovation; and s ocial policy and pe ople-to-people contacts. Act ion 
Plans a re tailore d to re flect the s pecific state of relations  with each country, its needs and 
capacities, as well as th e interests of the EU  and  the partner co untry co ncerned. Th eir 
implementation will be monitored on a regu lar basis, and  the Action  Plan s adapted acco rdingly. 
 Agreem ent wit h third countries / 
Council Decisio n fo r th e 
concl usions of an agreem ent. 
A new a pproach t o the relations 
between the Eur opean Uni on and 
Latin-Am erica It is n ecessary  to update and to  revisit ou r strateg y toward s Latin  America. Th is shou ld include 
new app roaches to our relation s in ord er to bu ild an allian ce on global governance, to promote and 
defend the EU eco nomic interest in  the reg ion, to streng then the eco nomic growth  and sustain able 
devel opment including soci al cohesi on and to enable the EU to have a st rong partner in particular 
for reas ons of global peace and sec urity. The la st strategic EC Co mmunication re garding our 
relatio ns with Latin  America d ates ten years ago.  
 Non-legislative actio n / 
Commission C ommunication 
Propo sition de décision  du Conseil 
sur l es directives de négociation 
pour des  accords bilatéraux 
d'intégration écon omique sur l es 
services et l'in vestissem ent entre la 
Comm unauté et ses Etats Me mbres 
d'une pa rt et  les partenaires 
méditerranée ns d'autre part 
 The proposed Decision  will allo w the Co mmission to open negotiatio ns with the coun tries of t he 
Euromed process (ex cept Tu rkey) on  invest ment and trad e in serv ices an d will g ive the 
Commissio n negotiating  guidelin es fo r these n egotiation s.  Legislative Propos al / Decision 
EN 45   EN 
 
ANNEX II  
 
Legislative proposals aw aiting  action by the Legislator  
 
 
Economic a nd Financial Affair s 
− Proposal for renewal o f the Interinstitu tional Agreem ent on budgetary discip line and  
improve ment of the budgetary procedure. COM(2004)498  
− Proposal fo r a Council Decision  on the sy stem s of the European C ommunities'  own 
resources and Proposal for a Council Regula tion on the im plem enting m easures for the 
correction of budgetary im balances in accordance with Ar ticles 4 and 5 of the Council 
Decision o f (..) on the sys tem of  the E uropean C ommunities'  own reso urces.  
(2004/0170/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European P arliam ent and of the Council on m utual  
administrative ass istance for the  protection of  the f inanc ial interests o f the Community 
 against fraud and any other i llegal activities (2004/0172/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Parl iament and of the Council on the crim inal-
law protection of the community’s fina ncial interests COM(2001)272 - 2001/0115 (COD) 
− Proposal for a Council Regulation a mending Regulation (Euratom ) No 1074/1999 
concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF). 
(2004/0038/COD) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliam ent and of the Council am ending 
Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 concerning investigations conducted by the European 
Anti-Fraud Office (OLA F) (2004/0035/COD) 
− Comm ission proposal for a C ouncil Regulation laying down provisions on the European 
Regional Developm ent Fund, the European Soci al Fund and the Cohesion Fund to replace 
Council Regulation 1260/1999 (2004/0163/AVC) 
− Comm ission proposal for a Regulation of th e European Parliam ent and Council on the  
European Regional Developm ent F und to replace Regulation 1783/1999. 
(2004/0167/COD) 
− Comm ission proposal for a C ouncil Regulation  on the Cohe sion Fund to replace C ouncil 
Regulation 1264/1999 am ending Regulation 1164/ 1994 establishing the Cohesion Fund  
(2004/0166/CNS) 
− Comm ission proposal for a Re gulation of the European Parliament and C ouncil 
establishing a European Grouping on Cr oss-border cooperation (2004/0168/COD) 
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Taxation / Customs Union  
− Proposal for a Council Directive am ending Di rective 2003/49/EC on a common sys tem of 
taxation app licab le to in teres t and ro yalty payments m ade between asso ciated  com panies  
of different Mem ber States (2003/0331/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Council Directive am ending Di rective 90/434/EEC of 23 July 1990 on the  
common system  of taxation applicable to m ergers, divisions, transfers of assets and 
exchanges of shares concerning companies of  different Mem ber States  (2003/0239/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Council Directive am ending Dir ective 77/388/EEC as regards reduced rates 
of value added tax (2003/0169/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Council Directive am ending Di rective 77 /388/EEC as regards the p lace of  
supply of services (2003/0329/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Council Directive on the comm on system of value a dded tax (Recast) 
(2004/0079/CNS) 
− Travel agents  (2002/0041/CNS & 2003/0057/COD) 
− Postal services (2003/0091/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Council Directive am ending Re gulation (E C) No 1798/2003 as regards the 
introdu ction  of adm inistra tive cooperation arrangem ents in the context of the one-stop 
schem e and the refund procedure for value a dded tax. Sim plification of VAT obligations 
(one stop shop) (2004/0261/CNS & 2004/0262 /CNS) 
− Proposal for a Council Directiv e am ending Directive 92/12/EEC  (Articles 7 to 10) on the 
general arrangem ents for produc ts subject to exci se duty and on the holding, m ovem ent 
and m onitoring of such products (2004/0072 /C NS) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliam ent and of the Council am ending 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 esta blishing the Community Custom s Code 
(2003/167/C OD) 
 
General Affairs and External Relations – Development  
− Mandat d e négociatio ns en vue d’acco rds-cad res ind ividuels  de partenariat et d e 
coopération  avec la T haïland e, S ingapour, Indonésie, P hilippines, Malaisie,  Brunei 
SEC(2004) 1022 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliam ent and of the Council concerning 
Community cooperation with Asian and Latin American countries and am ending Council 
Regulation (EC) No 2258/96 (2002/0139/COD) 
− Communication from  the Commi ssion to the Council concerni ng the conclusion of an 
agreem ent for R&D co-operation in the peace ful uses of nuclear energy between the 
European A tomic Energy Comm unity (Eurat om) and the governm ent of the People's  
Republic of China COM(2004)755  
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− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliam ent and of the Council concerning 
Community cooperation with Asian and Latin American countries and am ending Council 
Regulation (EC) No 2258/96  (2002/0139/COD) 
− Proposal for a Council Regulation establis hing an Instrum ent for Pre-Accession 
Assistance (IPA) (2004/0222/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliam ent and of the Council laying down 
general provisions establishing a European  Neighbourhood and Part nership Instrum ent 
(2004/0219/COD) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the Eur opean Pa rliam ent and of the Council establishing a  
financing instrum ent for developm ent cooperation and econom ic coope ration 
(2004/0220/COD) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the Council es tablishing an Instrument for Stability 
(2004/0223/CNS) 
− Amended proposal for a Council Regulation con cerning trade in certain equipm ent and 
products which could be used for capital punish ment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or 
degrading treatm ent or punishm ent  COM(2004)731  
− Negotiating Directives f or MRA on pr ofessional qualifications SEC(2004)133  
− Proposal for a Council Decision on the applica tion of certain guidelines in the field of 
officially supported export credits  (2004/0101/ACC) 
− Proposal for a Council Regula tion concerning the establishm ent of a voluntary FLEGT 
licensing schem e for impor ts of timber in to the European Comm unity  (2004/0173/ACC) 
− Proposal for a Regulatio n of the European Pa rliam ent and of the Council on the access to 
Community External Assistance (2004/0099/COD) 
− Proposal for a Council Decision fixing the deadli ne for the commit ment of the funds of the  
9th European Development Fund (E DF) COM(2004)838-2 
 
Justice, Freedom and Security  
− Amended proposal for a Council Directive on m inimum standards on procedures in 
Mem ber States for granting and with drawing ref ugee status (2000/0238/CNS) 
− Communication from  the Comm ission to the European Parliam ent and the Council on the 
presentation of a proposal for a directive and tw o proposals for recommendations on the 
admission of third-country nati onals to carry out scientific  research in the Euro pean 
Community (2004/0061/CNS, 2004/ 0062/CNS & 2004/0063/COD) 
− Proposal for a Council Decisi on establishing a secure web- based Inform ation and Co-
ordination Network for Member States ’ Migration Managem ent Services  
(2003/0284/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Council Regulation am ending Re gulation (E C) No 539/2001 as regards the 
reciprocity m echanis m (2004/0141/CNS) 
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− Proposal for a Council D irective relating to the conditions  in which third-country nationals  
shall have the freedom to trav el in the te rritory of  the Member States for periods not 
exceeding three m onths, introducin g a specific travel au thorisation an d determ ining the  
conditions o f entry and move ment for peri ods not exceed ing six m onths (2001/0155/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Council Regulation establishi ng a Community Code on the rules governing 
the m ovement of persons acr oss borders  (2004/0127/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the Eur opean Parliam ent and of the Council am ending the 
Convention im plementing the Schengen Agre ement of 14 June 1985 on the gradual 
abolition of checks at common borders as regards acc ess to the Sche ngen Inform ation 
System  by the serv ices in the Mem ber St ates responsible for issuing registration 
certificates for vehi cles (2003/0198/COD) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliam ent and of the Council creating a 
European order for paym ent procedure  (2004/0055/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Parl iament and of the Council on certain aspects 
of mediation in civil and co mmercial m atters (2004/0251/COD) 
− Proposal for a Council Decision on the si gning by the European Comm unity of the 
Council of Europe Convention on cont act concerning children  COM(2002)520 
− Proposal for a Council Fram ewor k Decisi on on the European Evidence W arrant for 
obtain ing o bjects, docum ents and  data for use in  pro ceedings  in crim inal m atters 
(2003/0270/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliam ent and the Council on the law  
applicable to Non-contractua l obligations (2003/0168/COD) 
− Proposal for a Council Decision on the exch ange of inform ation extracted from the 
criminal record  (2004/0238/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Community, of 
the United Nations Convention ag ainst Corruption  COM (2003) 751 
− Proposal for a Council Fram ework Decision to strengthen the crim inal law fra mewor k for  
the enforcem ent of the law against ship source pollution  (2003/0088/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Council Fram ewor k Decision on attacks against inf ormation system s 
(2002/0086/CNS) 
− Report from the Comm ission to the Council Re port from  the Comm ission to the Council 
on controls on cross-border cash m ovements - Proposal for a Regulation of the Eur opean 
Parliam ent and of the Council on the pr evention of m oney laundering by m eans of 
custom s co-operation  (2002/0132/C OD) 
− Proposal for a Council Decision On the inform ation exchange, risk-assessm ent and the 
control on new narcotic drugs and ne w synthetic drugs   (2003/0215/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Council Decision  establishing the European Police College (CEPOL) as a 
body of the European Union ( 2004/0215/CNS) 
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Employment, Social P olicy, Health and Cons umers  
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliam ent and the Council on working 
conditions for tem porary workers Am ended pr oposal for a Directiv e of the European 
Parliam ent and the Council on worki ng conditions for tem porary workers 
(2002/0072/COD) 
− Proposition de directive du PE et du Conseil concernant les prescr iptions m inimales de 
sécurité de santé relatives à l'exposition des travailleurs aux risques  dus aux agents  
physiques (les rayonnem ents optiques) (1992/449/COD) 
− Proposal for a Decision of the European Pa rliament and of the Council am ending Council 
Decision 2001/51/EC establishing a Programm e relating to  the Community f ramework 
strategy on gender equ ality and Decision No 84 8/2004/EC of the European Parliam ent and 
of the Council es tablis hing a Community act ion programm e to promote organisations 
activ e at European level in the field o f equality between m en and wom en (2004/194/C OD) 
− Proposal for a Decision of the European Pa rliam ent and of the Council establishing a  
Community Programme for Employm ent and Social Solidarity – PROGRESS.  
(2004/0158/COD) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the Eur opean Parl iament and of the Council on the European 
Social Fund (2004/0165/COD)  
− Proposal for a Directive of the European  Parliam ent and of the Council on the  
implementation of the principle of equal oppor tunities and equal treatm ent of me n and 
wom en in matters of employm ent and occ upation (recast vers ion) (2004/0084/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European P arliam ent and of the Council amending 
Directive 2003/88/EC concerning certain aspe cts of the organisation of working tim e 
(2004/0209/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Pa rliament and of the Council concerning unfair 
business -to-consum er comm ercial practices in the In ternal Market and am ending  
directives 84/450/EEC, 97/7/EC and 98/27/EC  (the Unfair Comm ercial Practices 
Directive (2003/0134/C OD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European  Parliam ent and of the Council on the  
harm onisation of the laws, regulations and admi nistrative provisions of the Mem ber States 
concerning credit for consum ers (2002/0222/COD) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the EP and Counc il on nutrition and h ealth claim s made on 
foods (2003/0165/COD) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Pa rliam ent and of the Council on the addition 
of vitam ins and m inerals and of certain  other substances to  foods (2003/0262/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European P arliam ent and of the Council amending 
Directive 95/2/EC on food additives other th an colours and sweeteners and Directive 
94/35/EC on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs (2004/0237/COD) 
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−  Proposal for a Council Directive am ending Di rective 87/328/EEC as regards the storage 
of se men of bovine anim als intended fo r intra-Community trade (2004/0188/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European  parliam ent and of the Council am ending 
Regulation (EC) N° 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and 
eradication of certain transm issible s pongiform  encephalopathy’s (2004/0270/COD)  
− Proposal for a Council Decision  approving th e accession of the European Community to  
the International Conven tion for the Protection of New vari eties of Plants, as revised at 
Geneva on 19 March 1991 (2004/0275/CNS) 
 
Competitiveness (Internal Market, Industry and Research)  
− Proposal for a Directive of the Europ ean Par liament and  of th e Council o n the recogn ition 
of professional qualifi cations (2002/0061/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Parl iament and of the Council on services in the  
internal m arket (2004/0001/COD) 
− Proposal for a European Parliam ent and Counc il Regulation concerning sales prom otions 
in the Internal Ma rket (2001/0227/C OD) 
− Proposal for a Council R egulation on the Community Patent (2000/0177/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Decision establishing the Community Patent C ourt (2003/0324/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European  Parliam ent and of the Council on the  
patentability of com puter-im plemented inventions (2002/0047/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European P arliam ent and of the Council amending 
Directive 98/71/EC on the lega l protection of designs (repa irs clause)  (2004/0203/COD) 
− Proposal for a European Parliam ent and Counc il Regulation on com pulsory licensing of 
patents relating to the m anufact ure o f pharm aceutical produ cts fo r export to countries with 
public health problem s (004/0258/C OD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Par liament and of the Council am ending Council 
Directives 72/166/EEC, 84/5/EEC, 88/357/ EEC, 90/232/EEC and Directive 2000/26/EC 
on insurance against civil liability in resp ect of the use of m otor vehicles Proposal 
(2002/0124/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Parlia ment and of the Council on reinsurance and 
amending Council Directives 73/239/EEC, 92/ 49/EEC and Directives 98/78/E C and 
2002/83/EC (2004/0097/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European  Parliam ent and of the Council on the  
harm onisation of the laws, regulations and admi nistrative provisions of the Mem ber States 
concerning credit for consum ers (2002/0222/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Pa rliam ent and of the Council on cross border 
mergers of com panies with share capital (10th Company Law Direct ive) (2003/0277/COD) 
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− Proposal for a Directive of the European Par liament and of the Council am ending Council 
Directive 77/91/EEC, as regards the for mation of public lim ited liability com panies and 
the m aintenance and altera tion of their capital  (2nd Co mpany Law Directive) 
(2004/0256/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Par liament and of the Council relating to the 
taking up and pursuit of the bus iness of credit institutions (recast) - Vol I 2004/0155/C OD 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Pa rliament and of t he Council on the prevention 
of the use of the financial system  for th e purpose of m oney la unde ring, including terrorist 
financing (2004/0137/C OD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Parl iament and of t he Council on statutory audit 
of annual accounts and consolidated acco unts and am ending Council Directives 
78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC (8th Company Law Direct ive) (2004/0065/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Par liament and of the Council am ending Council 
Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC concerni ng the annual accounts  of certain types 
of com panies and consolidated accounts (account ing directives - direct ors' responsibilities, 
disclosure of group struct ure and relations and corp orate governance statem ent) 
(2004/0250/COD) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Pa rliam ent and of the Council concerning the 
Registration , Evaluation,  Authorisation and Re striction of Chem icals (Reach), es tablishing  
a European Chem icals Agency and am ending Directive 1999/45/EC and Regulation (EC) 
{on Persistent Organic Pollutants} (2003/256/COD)  
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Par liament and of the Council am ending Council 
Directive 67/548/EEC in order to adapt it to Regulation (EC) of the European Parliam ent 
and of the Council concerning the registrati on, evaluation, authorisatio n and restriction of  
chem icals (2003/257/COD)  
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliam ent and of th e Council relating to 
restrictions on the m arketing and use of certain polycyclic arom atic hydrocarbons in 
extender oils and tyres (twenty-seventh amendm ent of Council Directive 76/769/EEC)- 
(2004/36/C OD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliam ent and of th e Council relating to 
restrictions on the m arketing and use of toluene and trichlorobenzene (twenty-eighth 
amendm ent of Council Direct ive 76/769/EEC (2004/111/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Pa rliament and of the Council am ending, for the 
twenty-ninth tim e, Counc il Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of the laws, 
regulations and adm inistrative pr ovisions of the Mem ber States  relating to restrictions on 
the m arketing and use of certain dangerous substances and prepar ations (substances 
classified as carcinogen, muta gen or toxic to reproduc tion – c/m /r) (2004/0225/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Parl iament and of the Council relating to the use 
of frontal protection syst ems on m otor vehicles a nd a mending Council Directive 
70/156/EEC (2003/226/COD) 
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− Proposal for a Directive of the European Pa rliam ent and of the Council on the type-
approval of m otor vehicles with regard to their re-usability, recyclab ility and 
recoverability and am ending Council Directive 70/156/EEC (2004/53/COD) 
− Paediatrics (Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliam ent and of the Council on 
medicinal products for paediatric use and am ending Council Regulation (EE C) n° 
1786/92, Directive 2001/83/EC and Regula tion (EC) n° 726/2004 (2004/217/COD) 
− Draft Propo sal for a Directiv e of the European P arliam ent and of  the Cou ncil lay ing down 
rules on nom inal quantities for pre-packed  products, repealing C ouncil D irectives 
75/106/EEC and 80/232/EEC, and am ending Council Directive 76/211/EEC 
(2004/248/C OD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliam ent and of th e Council on the approval of 
motor vehicles and their trailers, and of syst ems, com ponent s and separate technical units 
intended for such vehicles (R ecast v ersion) (2003 /153/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Parl iament and of the Council On establishing a 
framework for the setting of Eco- design re quirem ents for Energy-Using Products and 
amending Council Directive 92/42/E EC (2003/172/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Par liament and of the Council am ending Council 
Directive 77/541/EEC on the approxim ation of th e laws of the Mem ber States relating to 
safety belts and restraint system s of motor vehicles (2003/130/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Par liament and of the Council am ending Council 
Directive 76/115/EEC on the approxim ation of th e laws of the Mem ber States relating to 
anchorages for m otor-vehicle  safety belts (2003/136/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Par liament and of the Council am ending Council 
Directive 74/408/EEC relating to m otor vehi cles with regards to the seats, thei r 
anchorages and head re straints (2003/128/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Pa rliament and of the Council on m achinery and 
amending Directive 95 /16/EC (2001/0004/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Pa rliam ent and of the Council am ending for the 
22nd tim e Directive 76/769/EEC on the approxi mation of the laws, regulations and 
administrative provision s of the Member States  relating to  restric tions on the m arketing 
and use of certain dangerous substances an d preparations (phthalates) and am ending 
Council Directive 88/378/ EEC on the approxim ation of the laws of the Mem ber States 
concerning the safety of toys (1999/0238/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European  Parliam ent and of the Council on the  
approxim ation of the laws of the Mem ber Stat es re lating to the m easures to be taken 
against the em ission of gaseous and partic ulate pollutan ts from compression ign ition 
engines f or use in vehic les, and the em ission of  gaseous pollutants f rom positiv e-ignition  
engines fuelled with natural gas o r liquefied  petroleum  gas for use in vehicles (R ecast 
version) (2003/205/COD) 
− Proposal for a Decision of the European Pa rliament and of the Council am ending Council 
Decision200 0/819/EC on a m ultiannual programme for enterprise and  entrepreneu rship, 
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and in particular for s mall and m edium-sized enterprises (SMEs) (2001-2005) 
(2004/0272/COD) 
 
Transport, tele commu nications a nd energy  
− Proposition de directive du Parlem ent europ éen et du Conseil m odifiant la directive 
1999/62/CE relative à la taxation des poids l ourds pour l’utilis ation de certaines 
infrastru ctures («Eurovignette» ): la Comm ission dem ande au Conseil d’arriver très 
prochainement à une positi on commune (2003/0175/COD) 
− Proposition de règlem ent du Parlement europé en et du Conseil m odifi ant le règlem ent 
CEE no 3922/91 du Conseil relatif à l’harm onisation de règles techniques et de procédures 
administratives dans le dom aine de  l’av iation c ivile: la Comm ission dem ande au Conseil 
d’arriver très prochainem ent à une position commune (2000/0069/COD) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Par liament and of the C ouncil determ ining the 
general rules for the granting of  community f inancia l aid in the field of the trans -european 
transport networks and energy and a mending council regulation (ec) n° 2236/95  
(2004/0154/COD) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliam ent and the Council on the 
implementation of the deploym ent and commerc ial operating phases  of the Eu ropean 
programm e of satellite radio na vigation (Galileo) (2004/0156/COD) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parl iament and of the Council establishing the 
second “Marco Polo” programm e for the gran ting of Community financial assistance to 
improve the environm ental perform ance of the freight trans port sys tem ("Marco  Polo II" ) 
(2004/0157/COD) 
− Proposal for a Council Regulation on the i mplem entation of Protocol No 9 on the 
Bohunice V 1 nuclear power plant in Slovakia,  as annexed to the Act concerning the 
conditions o f accession to th e Euro pean Unio n of the Czech Republic, Estonia, C yprus, 
Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Po land, Slovenia and Slovakia (Fonds de  
démantèlement) (2004/0221/CNS) 
Nuclear safety:  
− Proposition modifiée de directive (E uratom ) du C onseil définissant les obligations de base 
et les principes généraux dans le dom aine de la  sûre té des in stallations nucléaires 
(2003/0021/CNS) 
− Proposition modifiée de direc tive (Euratom ) du Conseil sur la gestion du com bustible 
nucléaire irradié et des déch ets radioactifs (2003/0022/CNS) 
3rd Railw ays package (4 items) :  
− Proposition de directive du Parlem ent europ éen et du Conseil m odifiant la directive 
91/440/CEE du Conseil relative au développem ent de chem ins de fer comm unautaires 
(2004/0047/COD) 
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− Proposition de directive du Parl ement européen et du Conseil relative à la certification du 
personnel de bord assurant la condu ite de locom otives et de trains  sur le réseau  ferroviaire 
de la Communauté (2004/0048/COD) 
− Proposition de règlem ent du Parlem ent européen et du Conseil sur les droits et obligations 
des voyageurs ferroviaires internationaux (2004/0049/COD) 
− Proposition de règlem ent du Parlem ent eu ropéen et du Consei l concernant les 
compensations en cas de non-respect des exig ences de qualité contr actuelles applicables  
aux services de fret fe rroviaire (2004/050/COD) 
− Proposal for a Decision of the European Pa rliam ent and of the Council establishing a  
multiannual Comm unity programme to m ake digi tal con tent in Europ e more access ible, 
usable and exploitable. (2004/0025/COD) 
− Proposal for a Decision of the European Par liament and of the Council on establishing a 
multiannual Comm unity programme on prom oting safer us e of Internet and n ew online 
technologies. (2004/0023/COD) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliam ent and of the Council am ending 
Council Regulation (E C) No 2236/95/EC laying down general rules f or the granting of 
Community financial aid in the field of trans-European  networks (2003/0086/COD) 
− Proposition de décision du PE et du Conseil por tant sur la m ise en œuvre d' un programme 
de soutien au secteur audiovisuel  européen (ME DIA 2007) (2004/0151/COD)  
− Proposition de recomm andation du PE et du Conseil sur le pa trimoine c inématographique 
et la com pétitiv ité des activités indus trielles conn exes (2004/0066/COD)  
− Proposition de recomm andation du PE et du Conseil sur la prot ection des m ineurs et de la 
dignité hum aine et le droit de réponse en lien avec la com pétitivité de l’in dustrie 
européenne des services audiovisu els et d’information (2004/0117/COD) 
 
Agriculture and Fisheries  
− Proposal for a Council Regulation on support for rural developm ent by the European 
Agricultural Fund for Rural De velopm ent (EAFRD. (2004/0161/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Council Regulation on the fina ncing of the common agricultural policy 
(2004/0164/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Council Regulation am ending Re gulation (E C) No 850/98 as regards the 
protection  of deep-water coral reefs  from  the effects of  trawling in  certain are as of the 
Atlantic Ocean  (2004/0020/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing  measures for the recovery of the sole 
stocks in the W estern Channel and the Bay of Biscay (2003/0327/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing m easures for the recovery of the Southern 
hake and N orway lobster stocks in the Cant abrian Sea and Western Ib erian p eninsu la and  
amending Regulation (E C) No 850/98 (2003/0318/CNS) 
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− Proposal for a Council Regulati on concerning m anage ment measures for the sustainable 
exploitation of fishery resour ces in th e Mediterranean Sea and a mending Regulations (EC) 
No 2847/93 and (EC) No 973/2001 (2003/0229/C NS) 
− Proposal for a Council Regula tion establishing a Community  Fisheries Control Agency 
and am ending Regulation (EC) No 2847/93 establis hing a control system  applicable to the 
Common Fisheries Policy (2004/0108/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Council R egulation on the European Fisheries Fund (2004/0169/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Council Regulatio n establishing a rebuilding pl an for Greenland halibut in 
the fram ework of the Northwest Atlantic  Fisheries Organisa tion (2004/0229/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Council Regulatio n concerning the electronic transm ission of inform ation 
on fishing activities and the use of ve ssel detection system s. (2004/0252/CNS) 
 
Education, Youth and Culture  
− Proposition de décision du PE et du Conseil établissant le programm e Culture 2007 (2007-
2013) (2004/150/COD) 
−   Proposition de décision du PE et  du Cons eil établissant le program me « Jeunesse en 
action » pour la péri ode 2007-2013 (2004/0152/COD) 
− Proposition de décision du PE et du Conseil établissant un program me d'action intégré 
dans le dom aine de l' éducati on et de la form ation tout au  long de la vie (2004/0153/C OD) 
−   Proposition de recomm andation du PE et du  Conseil concernant la poursuite de la 
coopération européenne visant la garantie de  la qualité dans l’enseignem ent supérieur 
(2004/0239/COD) 
− Proposition de décision du Parlem ent europ éen et du Conseil m odifiant la décision 
1419/1999/CE instituant une ac tion communautaire en fave ur de la m anifestation 
"Capitale européenne de la culture" pour les années 2005 à 2019 (2003/0274/COD) 
 
Environment  
− Proposal for a Directive of th e European Parliam ent and of the Council on the Protection 
of the Environm ent through Crim inal Law (COD/2001/76) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Parl iament and of the Council concerning the 
quality of bathing water (COD/2002/254)  
− Proposal for a Directive of the European P arliam ent and of the Council amending 
Directive 1999/32/EC as rega rds the sulphur content of  marine fuels - volum e ii 
(COD/2002/259)  
− Proposal for a Directive of the European  Parliam ent and of the Council on the  
manage ment of waste from th e extractive industries (COD/2003/107)  
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− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Par liament and of the Council on shipm ents of  
Waste (COD/2003/139)  
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliam ent and of th e Council on certain 
fluorinated greenhouse gases (COD/2003/189)  
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Parlia ment and of the Council relating to arsenic, 
cadm ium, mercury, nickel and polycyclic arom atic hydrocarbons in am bient air 
(COD/2003/164)  
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Pa rliam ent and of the Council am ending the 
Directive establishing a sche me for greenhouse gas em ission allowance trading within the 
Community, in respect of the Kyoto Pr otocol' s project m echanism s (COD/2003/173)  
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Par liament and of the Council on the protection 
of groundwater against pollution (COD/2003/210)  
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliam ent and of the Council on the 
application of the provisions  of the Århus Convention on A ccess to Infor mation, Public 
Participa tion in Dec ision-making and Access to  Justice in Environm ental Matters to EC  
institutions and bodies (COD/2003/242)  
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Pa rliam ent and of the Council on access to 
justice in environm ental m atters (COD/2003/246 )  
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Pa rliam ent and of the Council concerning the 
Registration , Evaluation,  Authorisation and Re striction of Chem icals (Reach), es tablishing  
a European Chem icals Agency and am ending Directive 1999/45/EC and Regulation (EC) 
{on Persistent Organic P ollutants} (COD/2003/256)   
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Par liament and of the Council am ending Council 
Directive 67/548/EEC in order to adapt it to Regulation (EC) of the European Parliam ent 
and of the Council concerning the registrati on, evaluation, authorisatio n and restriction of  
chem icals (COD/2003/257)   
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliam ent and of the Council am ending 
Regulation (EC) N° 1655/2000 concerning the F inancial Instrum ent for t he Environm ent 
(LIFE) (COD/2003/260)  
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Parl iament and of the Council on batteries and 
accum ulators and spent batteries and  accum ulators (COD/2003/282)  
− Proposal for a Directive of the E uropean Parliam ent an d of the Council introducing 
humane trapping standards for cer tain anim al species (COD/2004/183)  
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Parl iament and of the Council establishing an 
infrastructure for spatial inform ation in the Community (INSPIRE)  (COD/2004/175)  
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Pa rliam ent and of the Council concerning the 
Financial Instrum ent for the Environm ent (LIFE +) (COD/2004/218)  
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− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Pa rliam ent and of the Council concerning the 
estab lishm ent of a European Pollutant Re lease and Transfer Register and am ending 
Council Directives 91/689/EEC  and 96/61/EC (COD/2004/231).  
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ANNEX III  
 
SIMPLIFICATION8 
 
 
 
The following item s for adoption in the Work Programme would m ake a significant 
contribution to the programme of si mplification:  
 
 
Them atic Strategy on Air Pollution  
 
Them atic Strategy on Preventi on and Recycling of Waste 
 
                                                 
8 In February 2003, the Commission presented an ambitious Sim plificatio n Prog ramme (COM(2003) 71) 
designed to simplify and up-date the content of existing EU leg islation , and redu ce its vo lume. This 
initiativ e resu lted in a rolling programm e for simplificatio n which has been updated  by the Commissio n 
on regu lar basis. So me of the initiativ es listed in the presen t annex implement this sim plificat ion 
programm e. It should be recalled  also  that the Co uncil end orsed in Nove mber 20 04 a list o f priorities 
for sim plification based on suggestions from Member Stat es and i nvited the Commission to take any 
appropriate actio n. The Cou ncil list o f propo sals in clude the following  items: Plan t protectio n products; 
Annual accounts; Twelft h company law d irectiv e; Waste oils; W aste directive; Ha zardous waste; 
Incinerat ion of wast e; Food labelling; International vs. EU motor vehicles rules; Construction products; 
Medical devi ces; Pressu re ve ssels; Heal th and sa fety at work; Struct ural business statistics. The prese nt 
work programme fo r 2005 already con tains the Co mmission’s respo nse on some of Council’s priorities 
and it sh ould be noted th at the pu rsuit of Co uncil’s si mplificatio n prio rities do  not always requ ire 
legislativ e initiativ es fro m the Commissio n. 
 
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Proposal for a Council Regula tion on Community financing for the im plem entation of 
the Commo n Fisheries Policy 
 
Proposal for a directive on paym ents services in the Internal Market 
 
Council regulation am ending and updating the Community regim e for the control of 
exports of dual-use  items & technology 
 
Plant protection product directive 
 
Medical Devices d irective 
 
 
 
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