IT    IT  COMMISSIONE DELLE COMUNITÀ EUROPEE 
Bruxelles, 26.1.2005 
COM(2005) 15 definitivo 
  
PROGRAMMA DI LAVORO D ELLA COMMISSIONE PER IL 2005 
Comunicazione del Presidente 
d’intesa con la vicepresidente Wallström 
 
IT 2   IT I INTRODUZIONE 
Il 2005 rappresenta una data cruciale per l’Unione europea.  Nella necessità di stimolare la 
crescita e l’occupazione, l’Europa è chiamata  a rilanciare la strategia di Lisbona; sarà 
necessario raggiungere un’intesa sulle prospettive finanziarie per dotarsi dei mezzi necessari a 
garantire la prosperità, la so lidarietà e la sicurezza; bisogn erà assicurare maggiore libertà, 
sicurezza e giustizia su scala eu ropea tramite l’attuazione del programma dell’Aia. Occorrerà 
prendere decisioni fondamenta li che avranno ripercussioni dire tte sul futuro dell’Unione 
allargata. Allo stesso tempo, la costituzione  è lì a ricordare le ragioni e il cammino 
dell’Unione. Investita di un ruol o centrale nell’attuazione di questo programma di lavoro, la 
Commissione europea intende conseguire i suddetti obiettivi con energia e 
determinazione.  
I seguenti aspetti del panorama politico de l 2005 rivestono una particolare importanza: 
• la crescita economica europea è ferma a poco oltre il 2%; insufficiente a combattere la 
disoccupazione, questo risultato è inoltre rivelatore delle lacune europee in termini di 
capacità competitiva e di abilità a promuovere  i fattori determinanti della crescita; 
• la ratifica della costituzione susciterà un acceso dibattito politico negli Stati membri 
attraverso l’Unione, dibattito che, al pari di  ogni confronto sul futuro dell’Unione, darà sì 
adito a posizioni contrastanti , ma favorirà allo stesso te mpo una maggiore comprensione 
dell’Unione da pa rte dei cittadini; 
• i negoziati sulle prospettive finanziarie  sono l’occasione per l’Unione di fare in modo che 
il bilancio europeo, uno degli strumenti chiave  di cui essa dispone, sia finalizzato alla 
massima efficacia delle reali zzazioni comunitarie, alla lu ce degli obiettivi prefissati; 
• il 2005 segnerà una tappa decisiva per gara ntire il corretto funzionamento della nuova 
Unione allargata . 
Il presente programma legislativ o e di lavoro (denominato di seguito ‘programma di lavoro’) 
è incentrato sul contributo dell a Commissione in qualità di  organismo competente ad 
esprimere l’interesse comune europeo e a c onferire un orientamento  politico all’operato 
dell’Unione. Sin dagli albori del progetto europe o, la Commissione si è avvalsa del diritto di 
iniziativa che le è proprio per spronare  l’Unione a perseguire obiettivi comuni. 
Il presente documento accompagna la prop osta sugli obiettivi strategici 2005-2009 e 
rappresenta la prima occasione per la nuova  Commissione di cont ribuire a definire 
l’orientamento dell’Europa per il prossimo quinquennio. Esso illustra, per il prossimo anno, 
le modalità e gli ambiti di azione della  Commissione nel perseguire le priorità 
strategiche , nel rispetto delle azioni presenti e future. In allegato al testo, è fornito un elenco 
delle nuove azioni chiave. 
Il programma di lavoro della  Commissione per l’anno in cors o è caratterizzato da un nuovo 
approccio: 
• il suo orientamento è più marcatamente politico ;  
 
IT 3   IT • l’attuazione riveste una particolare attenzi one. La Commissione si impegna 
incondizionatamente a dare seguito, nel cors o dell’anno, alle proposte prioritarie elencate 
all’allegato I; 
• tenuto conto della necessità di una gestione efficiente e di una migliore 
regolamentazione , la sezione III del presente progr amma espone più dettagliatamente i 
propositi della Commissione. 
Il presente programma di lavoro intende inoltre e ssere di ausilio a tutte le istituzioni europee 
ai fini di una programmazione efficace. Da l momento che in questa sede vengono unicamente 
illustrate le priorità nell’ambito delle nuove azioni della Commissione, le altre istituzioni 
riceveranno, nel corso del prossimo anno, anch e un elenco completo di qualsiasi atto di 
rilievo ai fini del processo interistituzionale.  Questa iniziativa rispecchia un’evoluzione 
positiva verso il coordinamento del lavoro is tituzionale, punto sollevato dal Parlamento 
europeo al momento dell’approva zione della nuova Commissione. Il  prossimo passo logico è 
contemplato dalla costituzione: un programma pluriennale e inte ristituzionale che conferisca 
all’Unione una visione st rategica comune. Gli obiettiv i strategici 2005-2009 proposti, 
parallelamente al presente programma di la voro, dalla Commissione al Parlamento europeo e 
al Consiglio quale base comune per l’operato delle istituzioni prendono ispirazione dal dettato 
costituzionale. 
II LE PRIORITÀ DELLA COMMISSIONE PER IL 2005 
La strategia politica annuale per il 2005 , elaborata lo scorso febbrai o, indica le priorità da 
perseguire e le principa li iniziative in vista della loro realizzazione.  
Ogni anno, in occasione dell’adoz ione della strategia politica a nnuale, le priorità per l’anno 
successivo sono al centro di un dialogo interistituzionale . Il Parlamento europeo e il 
Consiglio sono chiamati a vagliare attentamente  le proposte della Commissione e a proporre 
eventuali modifiche. Le loro reazioni sono valu tate nell’ambito di un riesame della situazione 
in virtù del quale le priorità e le iniziative chiave vengono even tualmente ridefinite e inserite 
nel programma di lavoro. 
Nel 2004, a causa dell’avvicendament o istituzionale, il dialogo c on il Parlamento europeo ha 
seguito una procedura semplificata. In aprile, le priorità individuate  dalla Commissione hanno 
ricevuto generale consenso ed è stato posto l’ accento sul tema della sicurezza, all’indomani 
degli attentati terroristici di Ma drid. Nelle sue conclusioni, il Consiglio approvava le priorità e 
chiedeva che venisse data piena considerazione  alle conclusioni del Consiglio europeo di 
primavera. 
Nell’elaborare il presente programma di la voro, è stato tenuto pienamente conto della 
posizione delle istituzi oni. Condividendo nello sp ecifico i più vasti obiet tivi della prosperità e 
dello sviluppo sostenibile, la Commissione constatava: 
• la grande importanza data all’attuazione  effettiva della strategia di Lisbona; 
• la particolare attenzione accord ata al tema della sicurezza, con la necessità di gestire i 
confini esterni dell’UE allarg ata, di mettere a punto un appr occio comune in materia di 
flussi migratori e di intensificare gli sforzi mirati alla lotta al terrorismo; 
 
IT 4   IT • il sostegno forte dato ad una politica di vicinato ambiziosa e un programma risoluto a 
favore dello sviluppo. 
Alla luce dell’esito del menzionato dialogo , degli scambi con le altre istituzioni 
dall’insediamento della nuova Comm issione e della definizione degl i obiettivi strategici, per il 
2005 sono state individuate le se guenti priorità principali: 
– l’obiettivo centrale cons iste in un’accresciuta prosperità tramite un rilancio della 
crescita economica e dell’occupazione, f acendo leva su una maggiore competitività; 
– il perseguimento degli obiettivi distinti della solidarietà e della sicurezza  
rappresenta un complemento essenzia le ai fini della prosperità; 
– rafforzata in virtù di una nuova legittimità continentale , l’Unione proietterà all’ estero 
i propri obiettivi interni assume ndosi maggiori responsabilità. 
I cittadini europei nutrono la legittima aspetta tiva che, per quanto riguarda il miglioramento 
delle loro condizioni di v ita, l’Unione europea faccia la propria parte.  
Il più vasto obiettivo dello sviluppo sostenibile costituisce un fattore chiave per la 
realizzazione di questa previsione. Il modello europeo si fonda sul principi o secondo cui le 
azioni a favore della competitività, della cresci ta e dell’occupazione, nonché la coesione 
socioeconomica e la tutela dell’ambiente si rafforzano a vicenda. Si prendano i mutamenti 
climatici: non vi può essere crescita so stenibile se non si affronta il problema. 
La libertà, la sicurezza e la giustizia sono al centro delle preoccupazioni del cittadino. Il 
programma dell’Aia, ad ottato dal Consiglio europeo del novembre 2004, avvia una nuova 
fase nella creazione in uno spazio di libertà, si curezza e giustizia e presenta un piano d’azione 
dettagliato. 
Infine, se l’Unione vuole essere vicina ai cittadini, la sua co municazione deve essere efficace, 
come riconosciuto dal Consiglio europeo del novembre 2004 che ha accolto favorevolmente l’intenzione della Commissi one di presentare una strategia comunicativa globale.  
 
Principali azioni a carattere or izzontale attualmente in corso 
• Negoziati sulla contribuzione delle prossime prospettive fi nanziarie e delle relative 
politiche agli obiettivi de ll’UE per il periodo 2007-2013 
• Provvedimenti che garantiscano il buon funziona mento dell’Europa allargata e la piena 
applicazione delle politiche e delle normative in tutti gli Stati membri  
 
Le seguenti sezioni riassumono: 
• gli scopi fondamentali di  ciascun obiettivo; 
• in funzione di ogni priorità, le az ioni di cui è prevista l’adozione; 
 
IT 5   IT • le altre attività chiave della Commissione, attualmente in corso, che contribuiranno alle 
priorità per il 2005. 
II.1 Prosperità 
Il rilancio della crescita economica costituisce  l’obiettivo politico cardine della Commissione, 
il che implica un maggior sostegno ai fattori determinanti della crescita, quali la ricerca e 
l’innovazione, e l’individuazion e delle esigenze settore per settore, con una particolare 
attenzione a quello dei servizi. La valutazione intermedia della strategia di Lisbona 
consentirà di rilanciare la competitività su scal a europea. Il Consiglio europeo di primavera, 
programmato per marzo, offrirà all’UE e agli St ati membri l’opportunità di compiere passi 
avanti concreti in direzione del rilancio della  competitività del modello europeo quale strada 
per la prosperità, l’occupazione, la coesione e la protezione am bientale. Pur senza anticipare i 
risultati della valutazione, la Commissione può agire concretamente pr eparando il terreno in 
vista di un rilancio della stra tegia di Lisbona tramite una seri e di azioni specifiche volte ad 
individuare alcuni elemen ti di base di una politica di crescita vincente.  
• La prosperità economica è imprescindibile da un contesto macroeconomico sano. La 
riforma del patto di stabilità e di crescita  contribuirà a garantir e stabilità tramite un 
rinnovato accordo sulle regole che governano il patto stesso. 
• Lo scarso livello delle infrastrutture ha ripercussioni enormi in termini di costi per 
l’Europa. La rete transeuropea de ve far perno sull’iniziativa di  crescita affinché a ingenti 
risorse aggiuntive corrispondano nuove misure  volte a raggiungere un’operatività e un 
coordinamento maggiori delle reti. Un mercat o dell’energia più tras parente garantirebbe 
inoltre una maggiore sicurezza de ll’approvvigionamento energetico. 
• Un cambiamento fondamentale verrà proposto da una nuova generazione di programmi di 
ricerca  volti a colmare il divario tra l’impegno dell’Europa e quello dei sui principali 
concorrenti. Gli stanziamenti del bilancio comu nitario per la ricerca dovrebbero essere di 
molto superiori all’obiettivo stabilito del 3% del PNL. I programmi di ricerca dovrebbero 
far leva sui punti di forza reali dell’U E, promuovendo l’eccellenza e incentivando la 
collaborazione su scala europea, garantendo la realizzazione del potenziale di ricerca 
europeo nel suo insieme e offrendo economie di scala, efficacia e se mplificazione. Creare 
un’economia della conoscenza a liv ello comunitario permette  inoltre di perseguire 
l’obiettivo dell’ apprendimento permanente  su cui punta l’Unione. 
• L’innovazione e l’imprenditorialità  svolgono anch’esse un ruol o centrale ai fini della 
crescita e dell’occupazione. È necessario che l’Unione vi dia impulso tramite politiche 
volte ad attivare questi fattori e integra ndo l’operato degli Sta ti membri. È opportuno 
promuovere un clima innovativo che trascenda l’ innovazione tecnologica e si spinga lungo 
nuovi sentieri in aree quali la  distribuzione, il marketing e il design. L’Europa può far 
perno sulla sua posizione leader in settori quali l’ecoinnovazione per un reale rilancio della 
crescita e della competitività. 
• Quanto al mondo delle imprese europeo , è opportuno incoraggiare le  società alla ricerca 
di nuove opportunità. Il  corretto funziona mento del mercato in terno costituisce un 
prerequisito essenziale ai fini della crescita  e della competitività.  Per poter beneficiare 
appieno del potenziale del mer cato unico, occorre rimuovere g li ostacoli in settori quali i 
servizi finanziari e l’energia. La crescita e l’occupazione necessita no mercati efficienti e 
incentivi agli investimenti e all’innovazione; una competizione efficace costituisce, a tal 
 
IT 6   IT fine, un fattore determinante. Le tecnologi e ambientali possono dare impulso alla 
produttività e alla competit ività delle imprese europ ee. Un più vasto ricorso alle tecnologie 
dell’informazione e della comunicazione rilancerà la crescita grazie ad una maggiore 
produttività, all’apertura di nuovi sbocchi e al  miglioramento dei servizi pubblici. Per la 
società dell’informazione europea verrà propos ta una nuova strategia globale fino al 2010. 
Semplificare la vita alle aziende e evitare il rischio di doppia imposizione sono gli 
imperativi della politica fiscale. L’efficacia di una tale azione è tuttavia condizionata da 
una migliore applicazione de lla normativa sul mercato interno e da una riduzione degli 
oneri amministrativi. Occorrono inoltre proced ure e mezzi di ricorso adeguati a garantire 
l’applicazione della normativa in materia di appalti pubblici, diritto d’autore e proprietà 
industriale.    
Principali azioni in corso 
• Varo di azioni concrete nell’ambito dell’i niziativa per la cres cita, con particolare 
riguardo alle infrastrutture 
• Ulteriori preparativi per l’ITER (progetto internazionale sull’energia di fusione) 
• Compimento dell’ultimo anno del piano di azione per i servizi finanziari per il periodo 
2000-2005 
• Sviluppo di una politica spaziale europea 
• Ulteriore sviluppo delle politiche relative a se ttori chiave del mer cato interno quali gli 
appalti pubblici (difesa e partenariati pubblico- privati), proprietà intellettuale e servizi 
finanziari (liquidazione e compensazione) 
• Promozione di un miglior governo dell’econo mia e potenziamento della capacità di 
controllo della situazione  macroeconomica e fiscale  
 
II.2 Solidarietà 
La solidarietà è la pietra angolare de lla cittadinanza europea.  
• Una nuova programmazione della politica social e per il prossimo quinquennio è necessaria 
per promuovere la dimensione sociale inerente all’obiettivo di  creare nuovi e migliori 
sbocchi occupazionali. Occo rre inoltre un impegno precipuo per lottare contro la 
discriminazione e favorire l’uguaglianza tra i sessi, per promuovere la mobilità della 
manodopera, per prevenire le cons eguenze della ristru tturazione e per lanc iare un dibattito 
su come affrontare il problema dell’invecchiamento della popolazione europea. 
• Per essere efficace, la crescita deve andare a beneficio di tutto il territorio dell’Unione, il 
che implica un riorientamento e una rielaborazione della politica di coesione affinché le 
risorse vengano indirizzate non solo verso le regioni più bisognose ma anche verso settori 
dotati del miglior potenziale di crescita in gr ado di promuovere la competitività a livello 
 
IT 7   IT regionale. Al contempo, le politiche in setto ri quali quello inform atico possono aiutare a 
risolvere l’esclusione ampliando l’accesso. 
• Essere cittadino europeo significa partecipare al partenar iato. La cittadinanza europea 
presuppone misure volte a nutrire la diversità interculturale  entro e oltre l’Europa e a 
stimolare la partecipazione attiva della società civile all’interno dell’Unione. Un 
approfondimento particolare sui giovani consentirebbe di rivelare  i diversi interessi di 
questo gruppo. Inoltre, da quanto risulta da  una recente consultazione, è necessario 
aggiornare la regolamentazione dell’ audiovisivo . 
La preservazione  dell’ambiente e delle risorse naturali  costituisce da tempo una priorità per 
l’UE e rientra nel concetto di solidarietà intergenerazionale. 
• Le sfide ambientali dell’Europa necessitano una risposta concordata su scala 
comunitaria. Il nuovo approccio alla politi ca ambientale, inteso a massimizzare le 
interconnessioni al suo interno e tra l’ambiente  e gli altri ambiti strategici settoriali, si 
fonda sulle strategie tematiche . Queste ultime sono state con cepite in modo tale da tener 
conto dei diversi aspetti della politica e da mettere a disposizione una vasta gamma di 
misure per affrontare problematiche  quali l’utilizzo delle risorse, i rifiuti, i pesticidi, l’aria, 
i suoli, nonché gli habitat marini e urbani. L’UE deve impegnarsi a favore di una maggiore 
trasparenza dei costi sociali e ambientali legati alle diverse scelte in materia di trasporti e 
promuovere ulteriormente le fonti di ener gia rinnovabili. Essa de ve essere inoltre 
lungimirante, cominciando già da ora a prendere  in considerazione le possibili strategie per 
far fronte ai mutamenti climatici nella prossima decade. Programmare ora le misure di adeguamento al cambiamento climatico, comprese nuove iniziative mirate ad una maggiore efficienza energetica, consente  di facilitare l’adattament o della popolazione  e del mondo 
imprenditoriale e di attenuare i pericoli futuri.  
• La strada per una gestione più durevole delle risorse naturali  è stata già spianata dalle 
riforme della politica agricola comune e de lla politica comune de lla pesca, che hanno 
rilanciato la competitività tramite un maggior orientamento al mercato, conformemente alla 
strategia di Lisbona, e hanno fornito un maggi or sostegno alle comunità più esposte. 
L’impegno così profuso va ora esteso: occorrerà ad esempio avviare una nuova fase della 
riforma del settore dello zucchero e adeguare  la normativa in quello delle banane. Un 
nuovo approccio strategico garantirà la co erenza dello sviluppo agricolo su scala 
comunitaria, promuovendo al contempo la cresc ita e la prosperità delle zone rurali. Per 
quanto riguarda la politica della pesca, il raggr uppamento di tutte le azioni sotto un unico 
strumento dovrebbe garantire una ges tione migliore e più semplice.  
 
Principali azioni in corso 
• Varo di un nuovo sistema per lo scambio dei diritti di emissione e applicazione del 
protocollo di Kyoto 
• Primo anno di applicazione della riforma della  politica agricola comune e introduzione del 
regime di pagamento unico 
• Preparativi in vista di una politica marittima dell’Unione 
 
IT 8   IT • Attuazione del piano com unitario sulla biodiversità  
II.3 Sicurezza per i cittadini europei 
La sicurezza è una delle attese principali dei cittadini europei. Gli interventi nell’ambito della 
libertà, della sicurezza e della gi ustizia esigono un forte consens o. I rischi derivanti da crisi 
sanitarie o ambientali assumono una dimensione paneuropea. L’azione verrà ripartita tra i vari 
elementi della strategia: 
• La libera circolazione delle persone all’inte rno dell’Unione richiede un’impostazione 
comune in materia di controlli alle frontiere, asilo e immigrazione . Norme comuni 
sull’immigrazione legale e sulle procedure di r impatrio offrirebbero condizioni paritarie ai 
potenziali immigranti; occorre inoltre raccogliere i dati necessari per finalizzare 
efficacemente la strategia. Tuttavia, controllar e le frontiere costa, e gli oneri degli Stati 
membri su cui ricadono obblighi sproporzionati  dovrebbero essere a lleggeriti mediante un 
sistema di ripartizione. 
• I rischi per la sicurezza in un’Europa senza frontiere devono essere affrontati con 
un’azione coordinata . La cooperazione operativa nell a lotta al terrorismo e alla 
criminalità organizzata nonché un migliore us o dell’intelligence potrebbero colmare alcune 
lacune. La comunicazione risulterebbe rafforzat a dal miglioramento delle reti tra autorità 
nazionali e dall’accesso comune ai casellari giudiziari. La cooperazione tra le forze di 
polizia competenti per i trasporti discende logicamente da una rete unificata di trasporti. Inoltre, l’Unione ha competen ze in materia di sicu rezza che si riperc uotono oltre le sue 
frontiere, come ad esempio efficaci controlli doganali e di altro tipo sulle merci a duplice 
uso. 
• Deve essere rafforzato l’ accesso alla giustizia . Ciò è possibile mediante la cooperazione 
tra autorità giudiziarie e l’estensione dello sp azio di giustizia a ques tioni quali le procedure 
di divorzio, gli obblighi in materia di manten imento, le successioni. Allo stesso tempo, 
devono essere garantiti i diri tti dell’individuo e l’Unione dovrebbe adoperarsi a favore 
della prospettata inclusione della Carta de i diritti fondamentali nella Costituzione. 
• All’Unione occorrono meccanismi per poter reagir e rapidamente alle crisi e migliorare la 
sicurezza per i suoi cittadini. La sicurezza marittima e st radale, nonché quella del 
trasporto aereo  richiedono una risposta a livello co munitario. È necessaria una corretta 
gestione delle scorie radioattive . La sanità  è un altro settore in cui i cittadini possono 
trarre benefici diretti dal coordinamento e dallo scambio delle buone pratiche. La maggior 
parte delle norme in materia di sicurezza alimentare  è già stabilita, ma si deve potenziarne 
l’applicazione mediante la formazione e contro lli migliori; occorre inoltre aggiornare tali 
norme alla luce dei progressi scientifici e delle esigenze dei consumatori. I consumatori  
necessitano sia di adeguata tutela in ambiti qua li gli additivi, sia di adeguate informazioni 
sulle norme relative al benessere degli animal i applicabili alla pr oduzione alimentare. È 
necessario inoltre aggiornare le  norme di polizia sanitaria e quelle relative al benessere 
degli animali per rispecchiare  le nuove conoscenze scientific he e ai fini di maggiori 
garanzie in questo ambito. 
• La sicurezza dell’approvvigionamento energetico deve essere promossa riducendo la 
dipendenza a lungo termine dalle importa zioni di petrolio e di gas.  
 
IT 9   IT  
 
 
IT 10   IT Principali azioni in corso 
• Garantire la sicurezza alimentare e i controll i fitosanitari nonché la verifica armonizzata 
dello stato sanitario degli animali importati e della sicurezza dei prodotti alimentari e dei 
mangimi importati 
• Preparazione di una nuova iniziativa sulla ricerca in materia di sicurezza 
• Preparazione della seconda fase del regime  comune di asilo (e attuazione del Fondo 
europeo per i rifugiati II) 
• Rafforzamento della politica comune in materia di visti e della sicu rezza dei documenti di 
viaggio 
Intensificazione della lotta contro il terrorismo mediante rafforzamento delle capacità e delle 
reti UE 
 
II.4 P RIORITÀ ESTERNE  
La nuova dimensione dell’Unio ne dopo l’allargamento  rende urgente un quadro politico 
stabile e articolato con i paesi limitrofi meridionali e orientali; l’attuazione di questo secondo 
ambito di prosperità e stabilità costituisce la priorità esterna centrale. Ciò richiede la piena 
attuazione della nuova politica di vicinato  dell’Unione. Al contempo, il processo di 
stabilizzazione e di associazione  deve rimanere la pietra angol are delle politiche per i paesi 
dei Balcani occidentali; il processo di adesione proseguirà con la stra tegia di preadesione e 
l’avvio di negoziati con la Turchia nonché l’accelerazione dei negoziati con la Croazia.  
Inoltre, l’Unione allargata può e deve assumersi maggiori responsabilità globali . Occorre 
che la Commissione svolga a livello mondiale un ruolo più incisivo ne lla promozione dello 
sviluppo sostenibile, in particolare mediante  gli obiettivi di sviluppo del millennio, e che 
assuma un ruolo di primo piano nella governance  multilaterale e nella riforma dell’ONU. La 
politica commerciale integrata de ll’Unione e il suo ruolo basila re per la promozione dello 
sviluppo la condurranno a dover assumere maggiori  responsabilità nell’ambito di istituzioni 
multilaterali, quali l’Organizzazione mondiale del commercio. Un insieme coerente di 
strumenti e il loro maggiore coordinamento ra fforzeranno la capacità dell’Unione di reagire 
efficacemente a crisi di natura civile o a situazion i postbelliche. Il rapido spiegamento di aiuti 
umanitari dopo la tragedia de llo tsunami ha dimostrato quale contributo possono dare 
all’adempimento delle responsabilità globali dell’UE  la rapida ed efficace fornitura di aiuti 
umanitari ed altri interventi dell’UE. Un  altro modo per massimizzare l’effetto leva 
dell’azione UE a livello mondiale è quello di sfruttare al massimo la dimensione esterna delle 
sue politiche interne. 
Conformemente agli obiettivi a più lungo term ine stabiliti dalla st rategia, nel 2005 la 
Commissione intende rivolgere particolare attenzi one a due ambiti di attività: le relazioni con 
i paesi limitrofi  e l’imperativo di sviluppo rappresentato dall’ Africa.   
• La politica europea di vicinato porterà a condividere con i paesi limitrofi i benefici 
dell’allargamento dell’Unione in termini di ra fforzamento della stabilità, della sicurezza e 
 
IT 11   IT della prosperità. Nel 2005 la Commissione este nderà ai nuovi paesi lim itrofi piani d’azione 
su misura che stabiliscono obiettivi per l’inte ra gamma di questioni politiche, economiche 
e sociali e che fungono da catalizzatore per la riforma economica e politica. Per quanto 
riguarda il Mediterraneo, verrà rivisto e ridefinito il proce sso di Barcellona affinché 
rimanga lo strumento più efficace di parten ariato e dialogo e offra una prospettiva 
regionale all’interno dell’approccio generale. 
• Il processo di allargamento  continuerà con il periodico documento di strategia sui 
progressi in questo ambito (relazione di cont rollo sulla Bulgaria e la Romania; relazioni 
sullo stato di avanzamento per quanto riguarda la Croazia e la Turc hia). La Commissione 
riferirà inoltre sullo stato di avanzamento de l processo di stabilizzazione e associazione 
con i Balcani occidentali. Infine, valuterà l'oppor tunità di raccomandare  l'avvio di negoziati 
di adesione con l'ex Repubb lica iugoslava di Macedonia. 
• L’Unione farà una nuova dichiarazione sulla po litica di sviluppo per apri re la strada ad un 
più efficace impegno dell’UE in materia e si preparerà per il riesame globale degli 
obiettivi di sviluppo del millennio  previsto dall’ONU nel settembre 2005 facendo una 
propria rilevazione della situazi one ed elaborando proposte per fare avanzare il processo, 
con un’attenzione specifi ca al finanziamento sosten ibile dello sviluppo e a un 
multilateralismo effettivo. Inoltre, l’Unione  deve utilizzare efficacemente le sue relazioni 
bilaterali , ad esempio sfruttando appieno il poten ziale della relazion e transatlantica. 
• L’Unione proseguirà il suo impegno per garantire l’esito positivo del Doha Development 
Round , in particolare operando per compiere pr ogressi significativi in occasione della 
riunione ministeriale di Hong Kong e porta ndo avanti politiche che promuovano obiettivi 
di sviluppo. 
• La nuova dichiarazione sulla politica di sv iluppo e il riesame generale dei progressi 
compiuti dall’Unione verso la realizzazione degli obiettivi di sviluppo del millennio 
devono essere integrati da una strategia specifica per l’Africa . È necessario riconoscere 
con una risposta specifica i problemi propr i dell’Africa, in particolare di quella 
subsahariana. Una strategia ad hoc aiuterà l’ UE a modificare sostanzialmente il sostegno 
all’Africa, sia in termini di quantità che di qualità, con l’obiettivo di un vero partenariato 
fondato su relazioni politiche e commerciali mature.    
 
IT 12   IT Principali azioni in corso 
• Attuazione di una nuova pol itica UE di vicinato mediante piani d’azione già adottati  
• Stabilizzazione e associazione  nei Balcani occidentali 
• Preparazione all’adesione della Romania e della Bulgaria 
• Attuazione della strategia di preadesione e ne goziati di adesione con la Turchia e la 
Croazia  
• Negoziazione di un pacchetto ra zionale di strumenti per le relazioni esterne nell’ambito 
delle prospettive finanziarie 
• Collaborazione con gli Stati Uniti nell’ambito  del processo di pace in Medio Oriente 
• Prosecuzione degli attuali ne goziati regionali o bilatera li (Mercosur, Consiglio di 
cooperazione del Golfo) e altre iniziative pe r rafforzare le relazi oni commerciali (Stati 
Uniti, Canada, ASEAN) 
• Attuazione della strategia europea per la sicurezza e ulteriori passi nel quadro della 
politica europea di sicurezza e di difesa 
• Aiuto ai partner ACP affinché possano sostener e le conseguenze della riforma del settore 
UE dello zucchero 
Negoziazione di accordi ambientali multilaterali, compresi negoziati sui mutamenti climatici 
III. GESTIONE  EFFICIENTE  E MIGLIORE  REGOLAMENTAZIONE 
Affinché le politiche dell’UE siano credibili e legittime sono essenziali  elevati standard di 
governance e di regolamentazione. In particolar e, il miglioramento della regolamentazione e 
la maggiore qualità della legisl azione contribuiscono direttamente a incentivare la crescita, la 
competitività e l’occupazione, garantendo al c ontempo l’adeguata tutela dei cittadini e 
dell’ambiente. Riconoscendo l’importanza del miglioramento della regolamentazione, nel 
primo trimestre 2005 la Commissione rilancerà la sua strategia di semplificazione e di 
miglioramento del contesto normativo.  
• Sussidiarietà e proporzionalità. L’attività della Commissione verrà verificata rispetto ai 
requisiti di sussidiarietà e pr oporzionalità: l’UE deve intervenire soltanto se necessario e 
nella forma più lieve possibile. La Commissi one prende atto del ruolo speciale che la 
Costituzione attribuisce ai parlamenti nazionali per quanto riguarda la sussidiarietà. 
• Efficienza economica e dovere di rendere conto.  Il bilancio UE deve essere utilizzato 
soltanto qualora sia economicamente più effici ente della spesa a liv ello nazionale. Devono 
inoltre esistere una chiara responsabilità di sp esa ed efficaci meccanismi interistituzionali a 
garanzia di tale principio. Devono essere istituiti  adeguati sistemi di controllo e di audit, 
con una tabella di marcia finalizzata ad una dichiarazione di affidabilità positiva della 
Corte dei conti europea. Per tutelare gli intere ssi finanziari dell’Unio ne, occorre finanziare 
la lotta antifrode tramite una maggiore trasparenza e cooperazione. 
• Consultazione. Si può rilevare che molte delle propos te da adottare quest’anno sono 
destinate ad avviare consultazi oni. La Commissione è convinta che la pi ena partecipazione 
della società civile e delle altre parti alla prep arazione della strategia incida realmente sulla 
 
IT 13   IT sua qualità ed efficacia. Nel corso della c onsultazione delle pa rti interessate la 
Commissione applicherà, per quanto possibile, i requisiti minimi per la consultazione1. 
• Valutazione d’impatto. Considerando la valutazione d’impatto uno strumento 
fondamentale per garantire che la strategia sia elaborata c on cognizione di causa, la 
Commissione continua a mettere a punto delle prassi a tal fine2. Il processo di valutazione 
d’impatto guida quello decisionale tramite un’an alisi aperta delle opzioni e fornisce una 
disciplina per garantire la pien a considerazione dei fattori ec onomici, sociali e ambientali. 
Inoltre, fornisce una spiegazione pubblica chia ra e accessibile dei motivi per cui è stata 
elaborata una proposta. La valutazione d’impa tto è prevista quindi sistematicamente per 
tutte le proposte del programma di lavoro. In questo ambito, la Commissione garantirà che 
le valutazioni d’impatto tengano adeguatament e conto della competitiv ità. Gli unici casi in 
cui la valutazione d’impatto non è necessaria sono i libri verdi e le consultazioni con i 
partner sociali. In questi casi, la valutazi one d’impatto viene effettuata in una fase 
successiva se si decide di proseguire l’iniziativa. 
• Recepimento e attuazione. La Commissione salvaguarderà l’intero processo legislativo, 
intensificando l’impegno per attuare la nuova im postazione in materia di applicazione del 
diritto comunitario3, in particolare tramite misure preventive e, qualora necessario, il 
rigoroso trattamento delle violazioni.  
• Semplificazione. Nel contesto del suo piano d’azi one del giugno 2002 “Semplificare e 
migliorare la regolamentazione”4, nel febbraio 2003 la Commissione ha proposto 
un’azione quadro al fine di “Aggiornare e semplificare l’ acquis comunitario”5 per 
assicurare un corpus di norme del diritto comunitario derivato chiaro, comprensibile, aggiornato e accessibile, a beneficio dei cittadini, degli operato ri economici e delle 
pubbliche amministrazioni. All’in izio del 2005 la Commissione  riferirà esaurientemente 
sull’attuazione del quadro 2003 per la semplificazione  ed esporrà i suoi ulteriori progetti di 
semplificazione della legislazione vigente, aggiornando il suo program ma aperto per la 
semplificazione. Nel novembre 2004 il Consiglio ha approvato un elenco di priorità di semplificazione fondate sulle indicazioni degli Stati membri e ha invitato la Commissione 
a prendere le opportune iniziative
6. La Commissione si impegna a dare risposta alle priorità 
proposte dal Consiglio entro marzo 2005 ma il pr esente programma di lavoro contiene già 
la risposta della Commissione ad alcune di esse7.  
  
                                                
 
1 COM(2002) 704. 
2 Documento di lavoro dei servizi della Commissione, Impact Assessment: Next Steps – In support of 
competitiveness and sustainable development (Valutazione d’impatto: Prossime tappe – A sostegno della competitività e dello sviluppo sostenibile) - SEC(2004)1377 del 21.10.2004. 
3 COM(2002) 725 del 20.12.2002. 
4 COM(2002) 278 del 6.6.2002. 
5 COM(2003) 71 dell’11.2 .2003. Il documento prevede se i linee d’azione: semplificazione, 
consolidamento, codificazione, abr ogazione, dichiarazione di obso lescenza e presentazione dell’ acquis . 
6 Nell’elenco di proposte figurano le seguenti priorità : prodotti fitosanitari; conti annuali; 12a direttiva sul 
diritto societario; oli usati; direttiva sui rifiuti; rifiuti pericolosi; incenerimento dei rifiuti; etichettatura 
dei prodotti alimentari; norme internazionali e UE relative ai veicoli a motore; materiali da costruzione; 
apparecchiature mediche; recipien ti semplici a pressione; salute e sicurezza sul luogo di lavoro; 
statistiche strutturali sulle imprese. 
7 Occorre rilevare che la realizzazione delle priorità  di semplificazione del Consiglio non sempre richiede 
l’iniziativa legislativa della Commissione. 
 
IT 14   IT L’attuazione del programma di codificazione della Commissione ha subito ritardi nel 2004 
per problemi di traduzione nei nuovi Stati membri, ma è destinato a determinare un 
aumento considerevole delle nuove proposte le gislative di codificazione nel corso del 
2005.   All’allegato 3 figurano le proposte previste  che hanno importanti im plicazioni nell’ambito 
della semplificazione. 
 
IT 15   IT  
ALLEGATO I PROPOSTE DA  ADOTTARE NELL’AMBITO  DEL PROGRAMMA DI 
LAVORO 
ALLEGATO II PROPOSTE IN ATTESA DI INIZIATIVE DELL’AUTORITÀ 
LEGISLATIVA 
ALLEGATO III SEMPLIFICAZIONE 
 
IT 16   IT ANNEX I  
 
PROPOSALS TO BE ADOPTED UNDER THE WORK PROGRAMME  
 
  
I PROSPERITY 
 
Title Description of scop e and objectives Type of proposal 
or act 
Commission Communication on the future 
of State aid policy Consultation document on the future State aid policy. The document will present reflexions for the 
future State aid policy and will ask for comments from all interested parties. In light of these comments, the Commission will modi fy the existing rules. These modifications will take place 
between 2005 and 2008. 
 Non-legislative 
action / Other 
Proposition d’un règlement du conseil révoquant le Règlement 4056/86 Proposal to repeal the currently applicable provisions of Council Regulation 4056/86, applying the EC 
competition rules to the maritime transport sector 
 Legislative 
Proposal / 
Regulation 
Livre vert sur les demandes de dommages 
et intérêts pour les violations du droit 
européen de concurrence (Articles 81 et 82 
du Traité). Private enforcement of the EU competition rules is lagging far behind public enforcement. The lack of 
a clear set of rules for claims of damages in the EU  Member States has as a consequence that there is 
presently virtually no successful private litigation fo r damages resulting from infringements of the EU 
competition rules. 
 Non-legislative 
action / Green 
Paper 
 
IT 17   IT The Green Paper will be used as the springboard for launching a general policy review and to consult 
stakeholders, a prerequisite to the launching of any formal proposal in this area. Any formal proposal 
would have as its main objective a higher leve l of compliance with the EU competition rules. 
 
Communication on the strengthening of 
economic governance This communication will provide elements to strengthen the EU framework in order to 1) better 
combine discipline with economic growth considerations 2) focus more on the sustainability of the 
member State's public finances, 3) improve implementation. 
 Non-legislative 
action / 
Commission Communication 
Proposition de modification du règlement 
1467/97 et/ou 1466/97 sur le Pacte de 
Stabilité et de Croissance In its June 2004 Communication and its September 2004 Communication, the Commission considered 
several elements for strengthening the SGP: (i) placing more focus on debt and sustainability in the 
surveillance of budgetary positions; (ii) allowing for more country-specific circumstances in defining the medium-term objectives of “close to balance or in surplus”; (iii) considering economic 
circumstances and developments in the implementa tion of the Excessive Deficit Procedure; (iv) 
ensuring earlier actions to correct inadequate budgetary developments.
The exercise of revisiting the SGP is meant to adjust the existing framework, strengthening and 
clarifying it following the adoption of a new Communication on the strengthening of economic 
governance (2005/ECFIN/21). Legislative 
Proposal 
Proposition de Règlement du Parlement 
européen et du Conseil établissant des 
procédures pour l'autorisation, la 
supervision et la vigilance concernant les 
produits d'ingénierie tissulaires humains. 
 The proposal will establish specific procedures and re quirements for the authorisation, supervision and 
vigilance of human tissue engineered products. Objective is to ensure the free movement of these 
products, while guaranteeing a high level of safety for patients and medical practitioners Legislative 
Proposal / 
Regulation 
Innover pour la compétitivité de l'Europe' - 
plan d'action pour l'innovation Suite à la Communication COM(2003)112 final sur la Politique de l'Innovation et aux conclusions du 
Conseil Compétitivité du 13 mai 2003, un plan d'action en faveur de l'innovation sera établi afin 
d'accroître la performance compé titive des entreprises européennes en s'appuyant sur des actions 
communautaires, nationales, locales ainsi que sur la  mobilisation transnationale des acteurs privés. 
 Non-legislative 
action / 
Commission 
Communication 
Modification de la directive sur les The objective is mainly  - as announced in the Commission’s Communication on Medical Devic es of Legislative 
 
IT 18   IT instruments médicaux. July 2, 2003  COM 2003/0386 - to ensu re, through regulatory clarification, a better implementation of 
the current directives, particularly in the field of conformity assessment and clinical evaluation, to 
provide more legal certainty by creating a mechan ism to take decisions on the qualification of 
products under the directive, and to provide, and increase transparency of device approval by Notified 
Bodies 
. Proposal / Decision 
Programme-cadre pour la Compétitivité et 
l'Innovation  The framework will include elements focussing on: improving the business environment and 
entrepreneurship; SMEs access to investment capita l; ICT mastery and use; innovation including eco-
innovation and the sustainable use of resources. 
 Legislative 
Proposal / Decision 
Communication reporting on the public consultation on the scope of universal 
service This Communication constitutes the Commission's Report to the European Parliament and the Council 
on its review of the scope of Universal service, required by Art 15(2) of the Universal Service 
Directive 2002/22/EC. 
 Non-legislative 
action / 
Commission 
Communication 
Communication on i2010 (European Information Society 2010) The eEurope initiative has made a major contribution to advancing the information society in Europe.  
This initiative runs to the end of 2005, and there is a need now to plan follow-on activities.  The form 
and content of a future eEurope initiative requires extensive discussion over the coming months in the 
context of the mid-term review of the Lisbon strategy and on the basis of consultations with a wide range of stakeholders.  This Communication will reflect the results of these consultations. Non-legislative 
action / 
Commission 
Communication 
Proposition de Directive sur les Services de 
Paiement dans le Marché Intérieur Today the legal framework is fragmented and mostly based on national rules. This Legal Framework 
for Payments is necessary in order to complement the initiatives launched by  industry (e.g. European 
Payment Council) on the payments infrastructures. It will guarantee an adequate level of customer 
protection, and ensure legal certainty for all partie s. It will provide a passport to payment institutions. 
It is part of the simplification exercise since it w ill repeal previous EU texts (Directive 97/5/EC and 
Recommendation 97/489/EC) and harmonise in a codified way core pieces of legislation on payments 
in the Internal Market. 
 Legislative 
Proposal / 
Directive 
 
 
IT 19   IT  
Proposition de directive du Parlement 
européen et du Conseil modifiant les 
directives 89/665/CEE et 92/13/CEE portant coordination des dispositions 
législatives, réglementaires et 
administratives relatives à l’application des procédures de recours en matière de 
passation des marchés publics 
 L’objectif est d’encourager davantage les entreprises communautaires à soumissionner dans 
n’importe quel Etat membre de l’Union, en leur do nnant la certitude qu’elles pourront, si nécessaire, 
engager des recours efficaces dans le cas où leurs in térêts auraient été lésés lors de procédures de 
passation de marchés de travaux, de fournitures ou de services.  Legislative Proposal / 
Directive 
Livre Vert sur les obstacles à l’intégration 
du marché du Crédit Hypothécaire dans 
l’Union Européenne. 
 The Green Paper will examine the obstacles to integr ation and propose policy solutions. It will be of 
a consultative nature. Non-legislative 
action / Green Paper 
Proposition  de Décision du Conseil instituant un panel en charge des recours 
contre de décisions de l’OHMI auprès du 
Tribunal de Première Instance According to Article 225A of the Treaty, judicial panels may be created to hear and determine at 
first instance certain classes of action or proceed ing brought in specific ar eas. The appeals lodged 
against decisions of the Boards of Appeal of th e Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market 
(Trade Marks and Designs) represent almost 30% of the cases to be dealt with by the Court of First 
Instance. The consequence of this is the congestion of the Court of First Instance, which entails that 
proceedings are slowed down. 
 Legislative Proposal / 
Decision 
Proposition de directive concernant la 
gestion collective des droits d'auteur et 
droits voisins dans le marché intérieur The proposal will focus on the management of collecting societies in order to set up a level playing 
field which will enhance the trust into collecting so cieties from rightholders and commercial users. 
Rightholders should therefore see their rights prot ected in a better way and commercial users should 
be granted licenses on a more transparen t basis, within the Internal Market. 
The purpose is not to harmonise all the rules governing collecting societies but to impose 
obligations necessary to the smooth functioning of the Internal Market without prejudging the legal mechanisms to be used by Member States in or der to implement them. A Directive seems the most 
appropriate way to reach that target. Legislative Proposal / 
Directive 
 
IT 20   IT  
Livre Vert sur l'Intégration des Services 
Financiers: Horizon 2005-2010 Following the finalisation of the Financial Serv ices Action Plan 2000-2005 (FSAP), this Green 
Paper will open a  wide-ranging public consultation on the future strategy and policy direction in the 
area of financial services in order to continuously en sure the benefits of an integrated capital market 
in the EU. This will be followed up by a Communication later in the year. 
 Non-legislative 
action/Green Paper 
Communication de la Commission sur les 
résultats de la consultation lancée par le Livre Vert sur les Marchés Publics de la 
défense  The Green paper on defence procurement of September 2004 [COM (2004)608] consulted 
stakeholders on the need to take a Community initiative in order to improve cross-border competition in certain types of defence procurement.
The Commission shall communicate to the Council, to the EP and to stakeholders the outcome of 
this consultation, and publicly announce the concrete action(s) that it intends to take as a follow-up (if any).  Non-legislative 
action / Commission Communication 
 
Proposition de directive concernant l'exercice de droit de vote des actionnaires 
dans les entreprises cotées 
 Creation of an integrated legal framework to facilitate efficient shareholder communication and 
decision-making (participation to meetings, exer cise of voting rights, cross-border voting) Legislative Proposal / 
Directive 
CE: Proposition de Décision du Parlement européen et du Conseil relative au septième 
Programme-cadre pluriannuel de la 
Communauté européenne pour la 
recherche, le développement technologique 
et les activités de démonstration, visant à contribuer à la création de l'Espace 
Européen de la R echerche (2007-2013) 
 Euratom: Proposition de Décision du 
Conseil relative au septième Programme-
cadre pluriannuel de la Communauté européenne de l'énergie atomique 
(EURATOM) pour des activités de These proposals concern the EU Framework Programmes for research funding for the period 2007- 
2013.  The research programmes will be designed and intended to reinforce the momentum towards 
the realisation of a knowledge-b ased society, building on the European Research Area.  The 
proposals, containing the main orientations will be further detailed in a set of proposals for specific 
programmes and rules for participation. The overall aim is to maintain and reinforce momentum in 
creating an effective knowledge-based economy Legislative Proposal / 
Decision 
 
IT 21   IT recherche etc 
 
Communication de la Commission au 
Parlement européen et au Conseil: mieux légiférer pour la compétitivité The document will take stock of the progress already accomplished in the Better Regulation area, set 
targets that need to be followed both at the Community and Member States levels to enhance regulatory management practices and launch a series  of new actions that will contribute to further 
established the leadership role of the Commission in pursuing the Community’s Better Regulation 
strategy. 
 Non-legislative 
action / Commission Communication 
Communication/Recommendation de la 
Commission concernant l'application 
expérimentale de la "taxation au pays de résidence" pour les petites et moyennes 
entreprises dans l'Union européenne The concept of "Home State Taxatio n" provides in simple terms that the profits of a group of 
companies active in more than one Member State sh ould be computed according to the rules of one 
company tax system only, the system of the Home State of the parent company of the group. Each 
participating Member State would continue, however, to tax at its own corporate tax rate its share of 
the profits of the group’s business activities in that State.
 This approach addresses precisel y the tax issues which hamper SMEs most in their cross-border 
activities: disproportionately high tax compliance costs resulting from the administrative tax 
formalities, bookkeeping requirements etc.; current difficulties with the cros s-border offsetting of 
losses. 
 Non-legislative action / 
Commission 
Communication 
 
 
IT 22   IT  
Communication on the new generation 
of tax and customs programmes The programmes Fiscalis 2003-2007 and Customs 2007 expire at the end of 2007, while EMCS will 
expire at the end of 2008. New programmes are going to be proposed to improve security, increase the 
fight against fraud through financing informatics networks to exchange information between tax and customs authorities. The new programmes will exte nd the existing programmes to the new financial 
perspectives period, and will also cove r security at the external frontier. 
 Non-legislative action / 
Commission 
Communication 
Proposition de règlement du Parlement européen et du Conseil modifiant le 
règlement (CEE) n° 2913/92 du Conseil 
établissant le code des douanes communautaire 
 Simplification des procédures douanières dans un en vironnement informatisé. L'objectif est de revoir 
les procédures douanières en vue de leur simplification radicale au moyen d'outils modernes y compris 
l'outil informatique. Legislative Proposal / 
Regulation 
Council Directive to restructure the tax bases of the annual circulation and registration taxes in order to make 
passenger car taxation more CO2 
efficient and more consistent with the internal market and introduce a 
registration tax refund scheme 
 Ensure the smooth functioning of the Internal Market and avoid double payment of Registration Tax. Legislative Proposal / 
Directive 
Communication au Parlement européen 
et au Conseil sur un cadre commun de 
tarification des infrastructures des transports avec propositions relatives aux 
charges aéroportuaires et pour l'usage 
des ports maritimes Document stratégique relative à la tarification des infrastructures et aux conditions de prise en compte 
des coûts réellement occasionnés par l'usage des in frastructures. Basée sur la connaissance accumulée 
aux niveaux européen et nationaux, ce document répond au souci d'une tarification plus juste, plus efficace, permettant de contribuer à une compé tition plus équilibrée entre les modes ainsi qu'au 
financement des dépenses d'infrastructures. La Communication inclura les dispositions modales 
correspondant aux initiatives  rendues nécessaires à court terme. Les études d'impact seront à prévoir 
seulement pour les textes législatifs qui accompagneront la communication de la Commission.  
 Non-legislative action / 
Other 
 
IT 23   IT Proposition concernant la structure de 
gestion du projet industriel SESAME 
(entreprise commune) pour la réalisation technique du Ciel unique. The Single European Sky legislation seeks to cons olidate air traffic servi ce provision to be more 
efficient at the European level and to accelerate the development and implementation of the future 
European ATM system. The programme (SESAME – Single European Sky Implementation Programme) to develop the future system will require significant involvement at the European level and is currently estimated in the region of 200M /year from 2007 to 2017 and subsequent 
implementation investments could amount to 5bn . A programme of such magnitude, needing to be 
driven at the European level, requires a robust and effective governance structure, able to mobilise and 
direct the necessary resources in an efficient and transparent way. The initiative seeks to make 
proposals to put in place the necessary governance st ructures to ensure that  the SESAME (Single Sky 
implementation programme) can be properly funded and managed. 
 Legislative Proposal / 
Directive 
 
IT 24   IT  
Bilan global à mi-parcours de la mise en 
oeuvre des mesures préconisées dans le 
Livre blanc "La politique européenne des transports à l'horizon 2010: l'heure des 
choix" 
 The Commission's White Paper established a mid-term review in 2005 to check whether its objectives 
and precise targets were being attained or whether adjustment need making.  As the original 
instrument used was a Communication from the Commission, the mid-term review has to be same kind of instrument. Non-legislative action / 
Commission 
Communication 
Communication de la Commission relative à l'application des articles 87 et 
88 due Traité CE sur les aides d'état dans 
le domaine ferroviaire L’objectif poursuivi par cette communication (lignes directrices) est d’établir un cadre pour le 
financement étatique du secteur ferr oviaire fournissant aux Etats membre s et aux tiers les clarifications 
et la transparence nécessa ires afin de faciliter l’application co rrecte des règles relatives aux aides 
d’Etat dans un environnement concurrentiel cohérent  à l’échelon européen et  en conformité avec le 
droit communautaire. 
 Non-legislative action / 
Commission 
Communication 
Communication au Parlement Européen 
et au Conseil sur la mise en place d’un marché intérieur de l’électricité et du gaz 
naturel et le besoin (eventuel) d'un 
paquet de mesures pour améliorer son fonctionnement. 
 Providing a detailed analysis of the current situation with respect to the functio ning of the electricity 
and gas market, identifying improvements and persisting obstacles, assessing the need for further measures. Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
 
 
II  SOLIDARITY 
 
Title  Description of scop e and objectives Type of proposal or act 
 
IT 25   IT -Règlement du Conseil portant 
organisation commune des marchés dans 
le secteur sucre.  
-Règlement du Conseil (CE) modifiant le 
règlement (CE) n° 1782/2003 du Conseil du 29 septembre 2003 établissant des 
règles communes pour les régimes de 
soutien direct dans le cadre de la politique agricole  
 The aim of the reform of the sugar CMO is to accomplish a sustainable agricultural model in the 
sugar sector in line with the principles and objectives of CAP reform (improved competitiveness, 
greater market orientation and su stainable market balance) through  a combination of the elements 
of price and quota reduction and restructuring instruments as well as by integrating the 
compensation for income losses due to price cuts into the single farm payment.  Legislative Proposal / 
Regulation 
Décision du Conseil sur les orientations 
stratégiques de la Communauté pour le développement rural pour la période de 
programmation 2007-2013 
 The strategy document will set the EU priorities in the main policy fields of competitiveness of 
agriculture and forestry, land management, environment, quality of life and economic diversification in rural areas. Legislative Proposal / 
Decision 
Règlement du Conseil modifiant le règlement 404/93 portant sur 
l'organisation commune des marchés 
dans le secteur de la banane 
 Adaptation of the Common Market Organisation for bananas, Council Regulation nº 404/93, 
taking into account accession and in view of the "t ariff only" system to en ter into force by January 
2006 at the latest. The Council regulation will be followed by a Commission regulation for 
application. Legislative Proposal / 
Regulation 
Communication de la Commission sur les politiques à l’égard  de la jeunesse Youth policy needs to be developed in an integrated and holistic direction, encompassing each 
young person's life from school to active citizen ship and working life, and enabling all young 
people to have access to the full range of tools an d facilities with which to  make a success of their 
lives. It would bring together in a coherent whol e the main policy initiatives (social, education, 
citizenship, mobility, health, immigration, entrepre neurship...), rebalancing policies giving greater 
priority to issues affecting youth, addressi ng the cross-cutting issues, and  grounded in an 
approach based on knowledge-based policymaking.  One proposed approach on these lines would 
be a European Pact for Youth. 
 Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
 
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européen et du Conseil établissant 
l'Année européenne du Dialogue interculturel 2008 The Year will seek to raise the visibility and impor tance of intercultural dialogue as a useful tool 
for addressing both internal and external challenges. More specifically, the Year will focus on 
raising awareness of the European citizens on the importance of intercultural dialogue, identifying and disseminating best practices in the field of intercultural dialogue, strengthening co-operation, 
reflection and dialogue between the actors (at all levels) of intercultural dialogue and contributing 
to the European Neighbourhood policy. 
 Legislative Proposal / 
Decision 
Proposition de décision du Conseil établissant un programme d'action 
communautaire pour la promotion de la citoyenneté active Cette proposition introduit un nouveau programm e d’action pour faciliter la participation active 
des citoyens au devenir de l’Europe. Elle prend le relais d’un acte de base légale dont l’objectif 
est de fonder, jusqu’en 2006, l’octroi de subventions pour  la promotion de la citoyenneté européenne.  
 
Concrètement, le programme accordera un sou tien tant à des initiatives connues comme 
l’organisation de jumelages de villes, qu’à des actions nouvelles comme le développement de 
projets de recherche-action, de panels des citoye ns et de mise en réseau entre associations, 
instituts, fondations, communautés locales et villes ou encore à de grands évènements qui accorderaient une visibilité accrue à la citoyenneté européenne active et au dialogue interculturel. 
 Legislative Proposal / 
Decision 
Proposition pour une décision du Conseil 
établissant une Année européenne de la 
mobilité des travailleurs 2006 – Vers un 
marché européen du travail The decision will designate 2006 as the European Year of Mobility for workers as a means of 
promoting geographical mobility within and between Member States as a contribution to 
improving the efficiency of Eu ropean labour markets, economic performance, the professional 
prospects of workers and the quality of living and working conditions. 
 Legislative Proposal / 
Decision 
Livre vert sur la gestion de l'évolution 
démographique dans l'Union européenne The objective of this Green Paper will be, on the one hand, to identify the consequences of the 
ageing of the EU population on employment, social  protection, migration. It will, on the other 
hand look for mechanisms aimed at ensuring intergenerational solidarity necessary to guarantee 
EU internal social cohesion.
 
The Green Paper will launch a broad debate and will allow to gather information and opinions from national and EU institutions as well as from the civil society (involved NGO for example). Non-legislative action / 
Green Paper 
 
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Communication établissant un nouvel 
Agenda Social (2006-2010) 
 A programming document outlining key initiatives to be deployed over next 5 years to work 
towards meeting employment and social goals in the context of the Lisbon Strategy. Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
Communication sur les restructurations 
et l'emploi   La Commission présentera au cours du premier semestre 2005 une Communication couvrant 
d'une façon cohérente les différe nts aspects et les politiques communautaires susceptibles de 
contribuer à une gestion plus positive et plus anticipative des restructurations.  This 
Communication will also include the second stage consultation of social partners on corporate restructuring and Euro pean works councils.
 
As a result of the first consultations held in 2002 regarding corporate restructuring and in 2004 regarding European works councils, the social partners have worked on case studies in order to 
identify best practices and guidelines. Taking in to account these results, the objective of the 
Commission's initiative is to stimulate social dial ogue and propose ways in order to provide the 
best conditions for anticipation and managing change, in particular through effective transnational 
information and consultation of employees. 
 Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
Intégration des personnes exclues du marché de l'emploi - 2ème phase de 
consultation aux partenaires sociaux Fin 2004, une première communication aura lancé la première phase des consultations des 
partenaires sociaux et autres acteurs institutionnels et de la société civile portant sur des 
orientations pour les actions possibles de l'Unio n. Les propositions de cette deuxième étape de la 
procédure de consultation prendront en compte les résultats de cette première consultation. 
 Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
Communication sur "la lutte contre la discrimination – approche politique"  As a follow-up to the 2004 Green Paper public consultation document on "Equality and non-
discrimination in an enlarged European Union", the new Commission will present its policy approach in the field of non-dis crimination for the coming years. 
 Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
Proposition de règlement du Parlement européen et du Conseil relatif aux mesures à prendre contre la pollution de To lay down the technical requirements for the approval and free circulation of vehicles in the 
internal market; to set emission limits for light duty vehicles (“EURO V”); to define technical Legislative Proposal / 
Regulation 
 
IT 28   IT l'air par les émissions des véhicules à 
moteur et abrogeant la directive 
70/220/CEE (y compris l'introduction d'exigences d'émissions EURO V) 
 requirements concerning hybrid vehicles and regenerating filters. 
Stratégie thématique relative à la 
pollution de l'air The Thematic Strategy on Air Pollution will outline the environmental objectives for air quality 
and measures to be taken to achieve the meet these objectives. The Thematic Strategy will be based on a long-term, strategic and integrated po licy advice to protect against significant negative 
effects of air pollution on human health and the environment. 
 In respect of the simplification of existing legisla tion, one of the measures that is envisaged for 
inclusion in the strategy is the recasting/me rging of the air quality framework directive 
(96/62/EC) and the first three daughter directives (1999/30/EC, 2000/69/EC, 2002/3/EC) and possible the Decision on the exchange of air quality monitoring data (97/101/EC). 
 Legislative Proposal / 
Directive 
Stratégie thématique pour la prévention et le recyclage des déchets This Communication follows the consultation paper COM(2003)301 "Towards a thematic 
strategy on the prevention and recycling of waste" . It will identify means to further develop waste 
management policy and will focus on the means to promote more sustainable waste management, 
by minimising the environmenta l impacts of waste while also taking into account economic and 
social considerations.
 
A legislative proposal amending waste framework legislation on substantive aspects will be part of the Strategy package. This will also be an op portunity to simplify this legislation by amending 
redundant and obsolete provisions. 
 Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
Stratégie thématique pour l’utilisation durable des ressources naturelles  Following on from the Communication (COM 2003 572) Towards a thematic strategy on the 
sustainable use of natural resources, the Strategy will set out the Community policy on the use of 
natural resources through the development of a framework and measures that allow resources to 
be used in a sustainable way without further harming the environment, whilst achieving the objectives of the Lisbon strategy. Reduction of environmental impacts taking into account a life 
cycle approach is among the strategic goals. Both institutions and stakeholders have given input to 
the development of the strategy. Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
 
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Stratégie thématique pour la 
conservation et la protection du milieu 
marin The strategy will be designed to achieve a good biological, chemical and physical status in the 
marine environment. Rather than develop policies for the different uses and users of the marine 
environment- fishing sector, shipping, oil and gas et c, the strategy will look at a number of policy 
areas from the marine environment perspective to ensure that the different policies and legislative 
measures deliver high levels of environmental protection.  
 Communication + possible Framework Directive  
  Legislative Proposal / 
Directive 
Communication visant à maîtriser 
l'impact du transport aérien sur le changement climatique 
 The Communication will suggest an approach and set out options for economic instruments to 
reduce the climate change impact of aviation.  Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
Stratégie Thématique concernant l’Utilisation Durable des Pesticides The Strategy will propose a number of measures and initiatives with the objective of a reduction 
of the impacts of pesticides on human health and the environment in order to achieve a more sustainable use of pesticides as well as a significant overall reduction in risks and of the use of 
pesticides consistent with the necessary crop protection.  Communication with proposal for 
Framework Directive (Communication - option consultation ESC/CoR; Framework mandatory) 
 Legislative Proposal / 
Directive 
 
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Communication – Mettre un terme a 
l'appauvrissement de la biodiversité d'ici 
2010 The Communication will lay down a road map on priority objectives and actions to meet the EU 
and global objectives, set by heads of state and government, relating to halting (EU) and 
significantly reducing (global) the decline of biodiversity by 2010.  The European Council 2003 and 2004 has called for accelerated action in this  regard. ENV Council (28 June 2004) called for a 
report to Council and Parliament as early as  possible in 2004, taki ng account of the ongoing 
biodiversity policy review process and in particular the ‘Message from Malahide’ (which comprises stakeholder consensus on objectives and targets towards achieving the overall 2010 
objective).  
 Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
Stratégie thématique pour les sols The Soil Strategy will addre ss the issue of how to protect and improve the quality of Europe an 
soils and how to use them in a sustainable manner. Building on the analysis of the causes 
identified in COM(2002)179, it will present a cost -effective approach for soil protection in the 
short, medium and long term. It will include the most suitable combinations of measures at the most appropriate level of intervention. The Directive (framework) will address the various soil 
issues described in the Communication COM(2002) 179.
 Justification for rescheduling: Given that the strategy covers new area of policy development it 
was thought more appropriate to submit to the new Commission for decision. Impact assessment 
ongoing but was not completed in time for adoption in 2004. 
 Legislative Proposal / 
Directive 
Stratégie thématique pour l'environnement urbain The Thematic Strategy seeks to improve the environmental performance of Europe’s towns and 
cities, and secure a healthy living environment fo r Europe’s urban citizens.  It will do this by 
seeking to provide a coordinated and coherent policy framework with mechanisms and solutions 
for addressing the environmental problems in Eu rope’s urban areas.  It will focus on 4 priority 
areas – environmental management in urban areas, sustainable urban transport, sustainable construction and sustainable urban design.
 Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
Communication sur les stratégies de changement climatiques Reply to the Spring European Council 25/26 March 2004 who invited the Commission to come up 
with an analysis of benefits and costs of  mid and long-term climate strategies, incl. targets as 
input for his consideration in Spring 2005.
 Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
 
IT 31   IT Justification rescheduling: Communication origina lly foreseen for 2004 but was rescheduled to 
allow time for circumstances to change to facilitate entry into force of Kyoto Protocol. 
 
Proposition de règlement du Conseil 
portant sur le financement 
Communautaire pour la mise en oeuvre 
de la Politique Commune de la Pêche DG FISH proposal for a Council Regulation on Community support measures for the 
implementation of the CFP will be the second fisheries-specific proposal in the context of the 
financial perspectives 2007-2013 following the adoption by the Commission in July 2004 of the 
proposal on the future European Fisheries Fund (See COM(2004)497). The proposal will cover the following domains: external policy actions, scientific advice, data 
collection, governance, contribution to  Member States’ control expenditure.
The proposal will make a significant contribution to simplification, since it will re-group into one single instrument different legal instruments that now deal with some of the domains that will be 
covered (such as data collection, governance, contribution to Member States’ control 
expenditure). 
 Legislative Proposal / 
Regulation 
Communication on eAccessibility This communication addresses the barri ers created by the applications of technology, in particu lar 
for elderly people and people with disabilities.  It will outline European policies and actions to 
promote accessibility, focusing on public proc urement, certification and legislation. 
 Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
Directive du Parlement et du Conseil modifiant la directive 89/552/CEE du 
Conseil et la directive 97/36/CE du 
Parlement européen et du Conseil (TV 
sans frontières) 
 Establish a level playing field for all services providing audiovisual content by electronic means 
in a technologically neutral way. Legislative Proposal / 
Directive 
Stratégie de la Communication This document will aim at:
- providing a tool for improved coordination of Communication strategies of the main EU 
institutional players.- objective: contribute to a better image and communication of the EU toward the EU citizen. 
 Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
 
IT 32   IT Communication de la Commission pour 
un Instrument de Solidarité et de 
Réaction Rapide, pouvant aboutir (selon les résultats de la Task-Force présidé par 
la DG. REGIO et selon les décisions qui 
seront prises par le collège) à une Proposition pour une/un 
 
Décision/Règlement du Conseil sur un Instrument de Solidarité et de Réaction 
Rapide 
 Extract from COM(2004)487 final, heading 3: citizenship:
 
"Action at European level will also make possible a common approach to emergency situations. A solidarity and rapid reaction instrument will provide citizens with a European response in the 
event of major disasters. The scope of the foreseen instrument will include both immediate 
response (co-ordination and deployment of resources to combat a disaster as the event unfolds) and financial assistance to cope with emergency situations in the aftermath of an unforeseen 
crisis. It could also address the need to cover preparedness measures. The instrument will provide 
funding to give support to victim s of terrorism; address civil prot ection requirements; and react to 
public health crises, as well as the effects of other natural disasters." Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
Proposition pour un règlement du 
Conseil instituant l'Instrument européen 
de Solidarité et de Réaction Rapide Extract from COM (2004)487 final, heading 3: citizenship:
 
 "Action at European level will also make possible a common approach to emergency situations. 
A solidarity and rapid reaction instrument will provide citizens with a European response in the event of major disasters. The scope of the foreseen instrument will include both immediate 
response (co-ordination and deployment of resources to combat a disaster as the event unfolds) 
and financial assistance to cope with emergency situations in the aftermath of an unforeseen 
crisis. It could also address the need to cover preparedness measures. The instrument will provide 
funding to give support to victim s of terrorism; address civil prot ection requirements; and react to 
public health crises, as well as the effects of other natural disasters." Legislative Proposal / 
Regulation 
Proposition de décision du Conseil 
portant Orientations stratégiques de la 
Communauté sur la Cohésion 
 Définition des priorités de la Communauté en matière de cohésion économique, sociale et 
territoriale. Legislative Proposal / 
Decision 
Green Paper on a European Energy Efficiency Initiative The Green Paper on energy effici ency will set forth policy options and possible measures to be 
carried out in the next five years and their expected results. It will identify market barriers which 
prevent capturing the existing 20% cost-effective savings potential. Delivering this savings will 
contribute significantly to meeting our Kyoto commitment, as well as to improving security of 
supply, competitiveness and employment in the EU. The Green paper will also explain what we 
have done until now and where we are as regards ener gy efficiency. It will cover the areas of heat, Non-legislative action / 
Green Paper 
 
IT 33   IT electricity and transport and all the end-use sectors. 
  
Communication concernant un plan 
d'action pour la Biomass 
 To increase the contribution of the biomass sector to the EU-25 renewable energy objective of 
12% by 2010 in the gross domestic energy consumption and future objectives for 2020. Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
Communication au PE et le Conseil sur 
les  énergies renouvelables 
 Rapport complet sur la directive 2001/77, art.4 basé sur l'obligation de la Commission de bien 
documenté sur le régime de soutien des énergies renouvelables Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
 
 
III SECURITY 
 
Title  Description of scop e and objectives Type of proposal or act 
Programme cadre Droits 
fondamentaux et la Justice  To support the development and implementation of judicial cooperation in civil and criminal 
matters aiming at creating a true area of justi ce, provide financial support to accompany the 
inclusion of the charter of fundamental rights in the Constitution, including promotion of the 
charter, support for democratic participation and for the fight against violence and the fight 
against drugs as well as the fight against racism and anti-semitism. 
 Legislative Proposal / Framework 
decision (JHA) 
Programme cadre Sécurité et 
garantie des libertés To ensure an effective operational cooperation in the fight against terrorism, including its 
consequences, organised crime and general crime,  to support the provision of intelligence on a 
European scale and to strengthen the prevention of crime and terrorism, in order to promote 
secure societies based on the rule of law. Legislative Proposal / Framework 
decision (JHA) 
 
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Programme cadre Solidarité et 
gestion des mouvements migratoires To support the principle of solidarity in managing people flows by ensuring a fair share of 
responsibilities between Member States as conc erns the financial burden arising from the 
introduction of an integrated management of the Union’s external borders and from the implementation of common policies on asylum and immigration. 
 Legislative Proposal / Framework 
decision (JHA) 
 
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Communication de la Commission 
au Conseil et au Parlement 
Européen concernant le Plan d’action de lutte contre 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 guide to all actors in setting priorities in the drugs policies area and ensure that they are 
implemented. Non-legislative action / Other 
Proposition de directive du Conseil 
relatives à des normes minimales en 
matière de procédures de retour et 
de reconnaissance mutuelle de procédures d'expulsion 
 Proposal to promote the establishment of common standards relating to all phases of return.  Basic 
requirements for the ending of legal and illegal residence in particular with regard to expulsion; 
minimum standards for detention and removal. Legislative Proposal / Directive 
Livre Vert sur les successions et 
testaments 
 The objective is to launch a wide consultation of interested subjects on legal and practical issues 
arising in international situations in the area of successions and wills.  Non-legislative action / Green 
Paper 
Livre vert sur le droit applicable aux 
divorces There are currently no Community rules in the field of applicable law to divorces; this, put 
together with the  current jurisdiction rules of th e “Brussels II” Regulation, lead to unsatisfactory 
situations. The Green Paper launches a wide-range consultation on the problems that may arise in this field and proposes possible remedies.  
 Non-legislative action / Green 
Paper 
Fundamental Rights Agency To enlarge the mandate of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia in order 
to create an agency with a mandate covering the fundamental rights. Its main task will certainly be 
to collect and to treat data with a view of help ing its stakeholders (namely the EU institutions and 
the MS). 
 
The Agency will be created by a Regulation proposed by the commission. Legislative Proposal / Regulation 
 
IT 36   IT  
The Hague Programme 
“Strengthening Freedom, Security 
and Justice in the European Union”: an Action Plan  The European Council of 4-5 November 2004 endorsed in its Conclusions the “Hague 
Programme: strengthening freedom, security and ju stice”. This Programme sets the priorities in 
this policy area for the next five years.  
In the light of this Programme, the European Council invited the Commission to present an 
Action Plan in 2005 with proposals for concrete actions and a timetable for their adoption and implementation. 
 Non-legislative action / Other 
Proposition de décision relative à la 
création d'un système informatisé d'échange d'information sur les 
condamnations pénales   
 La décision aura pour objectif de créer les ba ses nécessaires à la mise en place d'un mécanisme 
européen informatisé permettant d'échanger les informations contenues dans les registres nationaux. Legislative Proposal / Decision 
(CFSP/JHA) 
Council decision creating a European Law Enforcement 
Network in the fight against 
terrorism (LEN) Pursuant to the Communication of the European Commission on Preparedness and the 
Consequence Management in the Fight against Terrorism the Commission proposes additional 
measures to strengthen the existing instruments on civil protection and consequence management. 
Terrorist attack responses require that the protectio n of public health and safety must also include 
traditional law enforcement besides the presen t civil protection systems. Law enforcement 
authorities in Member States shou ld therefore have access to aler ts produced by the different 
European alert systems managed by the Commission and should also be able to input relevant 
information thereto. 
 The intention of the Commission is therefore to establish a law enforcement alert mechanism (the 
Law Enforcement Network, LEN) to be hosted by Europol and connected with other European 
rapid alert and rapid response systems managed by the Commission (notably ARGUS) whilst respecting national competences. Participation of Europol will take place w ithin the limits of the 
Europol Convention.  Legislative Proposal / Decision 
Communication de la Commission 
sur les obligations alimentaires dans le but d’améliorer l’exécution The proposals intend to facilitate the recovery of maintenance obligations within the European 
Union. First of all, it is a matter of allowing a maintenance decision given in a Member State to be 
recognised and enforceable in any other Member State without any further procedure being Legislative Proposal / Regulation 
 
IT 37   IT effective des décisions en matière 
alimentaire required (abolition of exequatur) and improving cooperation between national authorities. 
Secondly, it is a matter of simplifying access of  citizens to enforcem ent procedures of 
maintenance decisions in any Member State by establishing minimum common standards. 
 
Commission proposal for a Council 
Framework Decision on mutual 
recognition of non-custodial pre-trial supervision measures 
 To enable Member States to mutu ally recognise alternative measures  to pre-trial detention with a 
view to reinforce the right to liberty and the principle of innocence in a common area of freedom, 
security and justice Legislative Proposal / Framework 
decision (JHA) 
Proposal for a council framework 
decision on information exchange under the principle of availability 
 The Framework Decision shall lay down common standards for the processing and protection of 
personal data in the course of activities under Title VI TEU. Legislative Proposal / Framework 
decision (JHA) 
Proposal for a Council framework decision on adequate standards for the transfer of personal data for the 
purpose of police and judicial co-
operation in criminal matters Personal data cannot be shared with the USA or any other third country unless there is an 
agreement in place. The agreement must ensure that the transmissi on of personal data to the 
entities and to the authorities of third States which are not subject to the Council of Europe 
Convention of 28.1.1981 may be effected only when an adequate level of data protection is 
ensured. The proposed decision would define exactly what is meant by "an adequate level of data protection". 
 Legislative Proposal / Framework 
decision (JHA) 
 
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Livre vert sur l'établissement d'un 
Centre européen sur les migrations In 2002 a new budgetary line was inserted in the budget of the European Communities for a 
pilot/preparatory action to establish a European Migration Monitoring Centre.  This action will be 
drawing to a close in 2005.  The Green Paper will set out the European Commission's analysis of the progress made so far in establishing a European Migration Network (EMN) and will seek 
views on the best way forward including options for the form and structure. 
 Non-legislative action / Green 
Paper 
Communication portant sur un 
programme d'action relatif à 
l'immigration légale To list a series of proposals and measures to be put forward in the area of legal migration, as a 
follow up to the "Study on the links between legal and illegal migration" (COM(2004)412) and of 
the Green Paper on economic migration (to be published end 2004).
 Such measures could include : the revision of the 2001 proposal for a directive on the admission 
of economic migrants (COM(2001)386); prop osals on a common approach to the issue of 
regularisations, and on the pooling of information on the legal migration channels for third country nationals; the establishment of recruitment and training centres (including cultural and 
language training)in the countries of origin  for skills which are needed at EU level 
 Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
Proposition de directive du Parlement européen et du Conseil 
relative aux mesures pénales visant 
à assurer le respect des droits de 
propriété intellectuelle 
 Legislative initiative aiming at ensuring that in Member State all serious infringements of an 
intellectual property right, as well as attempts at, participation in and instigation of such 
infringements, are treated as a criminal offence. Legislative Proposal / Directive 
Proposition d'une Décision-cadre 
sur la lute contre la contrefaçon L'objectif poursuivi est de rapprocher les législations pénales des Etats membres et d'améliorer la 
coopération judiciaire pour lutter plus efficacement contre la cont refaçon, en particulier lorsque 
celle-ci est liée à la criminalité organisée. La d écision cadre a notamment pour objet d'harmoniser 
les seuils minimaux des sanctions pénales 
 Legislative Proposal / Framework 
decision (JHA) 
 
IT 39   IT Communication sur un nouveau 
programme sur la santé et politique 
des consommateurs et proposition pour une décision du Parlement 
européen et du Conseil 1. Financial Perspectives 2007-2013 (Commission Communication 2004 – 487, heading 3 
"citizenship"): health and consum er policy programme to replace th e existing instruments in this 
area. 2. Current consumer policy strategy runs out at the end of 2006, financial instrument expires 
2007, combined instrument is to be launched by then.
3. Current Public Health Progra mme expires at the end of 2008.
 
New political approach for consumer policy and health, streamlining of instruments.
This is consistent with the new Commission Health strategy, which will take the form of a Commission Communication.
If not done, this will leave consumer and public health policies without political and financial 
programme in the medium term. 
 Legislative Proposal / Decision 
Proposition de directive du Conseil 
relative à des mesures 
communautaires de lutte contre la grippe aviaire To update Community measures for the control of avian influenza to the current scientific 
knowledge. To improve the control of this very important disease in the Community. Current 
legislation (Council Directive 92/40/EC) is obsolete and must be replaced by a new Directive, which takes into account the most updated scientific knowledge on disease control. 
 Legislative Proposal / Directive 
Communication et proposition de 
directive concernant la protection 
des poulets d'élevage 
 Establishing minimum standards for the protection on farm of all chickens kept for the production 
of meat in the EU Legislative Proposal / Directive 
Directive du Conseil sur les 
conditions de santé animale pour la 
mise sur le marché, l'importation et 
le transit des animaux d’aquaculture et de leurs produits, ainsi que sur les 
mesures minimales pour la 
prévention et le contrôle de certaines maladies The EU rules for placing on the market of  aquaculture animals and minimum Community 
measures for control of certain fish and mollusc diseases are laid down in Council Directives 
91/67/EEC, 93/53/EEC and 95/70/EC respectively.  These were drafted mainly to take into 
account the European aquaculture industry for salmonids and oysters. Since adoption, the 
aquaculture industry has developed significantly. New fish species, especially marine, are used, 
and enlargement has brought new farming practices  and more new fish species. The importance of 
farming mussels, clams and abalon es is continuously increasing.
 
Commission Communication (2002)511 final on a strategy for the sustainable development of 
European Aquaculture: “There is a continuous need for the Commission to regularly review, Legislative Proposal / Directive 
 
IT 40   IT update and simplify the animal health Community legislation for aquatic animals and products 
with regard to ever changing developments, partic ularly in the diversity of aquaculture production 
and in international practical expe rience and scientific knowledge”. 
  
Communication de la Commission 
concernant un Programme européen 
sur la Nutrition et la Santé (Livre vert) 
 Tackling the rise of obesity particularly among  young people. Non-legislative action / Green 
Paper 
Livre blanc sur "Une meilleure 
formation pour des denrées alimentaires plus sures" The heart of the problem is a lack of a harmonised approach to the design and developments of 
national control systems. The WP on Food Safety placed particular emphasis on this and clearly indicates the need to address the issues with a ppropriate actions to achieve a high standard of 
consumer protection across the EU. The EP a nd the Council, 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 develo p training programmes fo r staff of competent 
authorities of the Member States, which may be op en to participants of third countries, in 
particular developing countries.  This action will develop a White Paper on a Community training 
strategy in the area covered by Regulation 882/2004.  
 Non-legislative action / White 
Paper 
Proposition d'amendement de la Directive 91/414/CEE relative au 
classement sur le marché des 
produits  de protection des plantes Adaptation to technical progress and re-organisation of regulatory provisions concerning the 
placing of plant protection products on the market.
Commitment of the Commission in its progress report to Council and European Parliament (COM 
444(2001)final. Legislative Proposal / Directive 
Proposition de la Commission pour 
un règlement établissant un paquet 
de mesures sur les agents 
alimentaires "améliorants" •To recast and simplify the exis ting food additives legislati on and update the evaluation and 
authorisation procedures (EFSA, comitology)
 
• To harmonise the area of food enzymes through the new proposed Community rules 
• To modernise and adapt the existing legislation on flavourings to technological and scientific 
developments and to establish clear evaluation and authorisation procedures (EFSA, comitology). Legislative Proposal / Regulation 
 
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Règlement du Conseil modifiant et 
mettant à jour le règlement CE N°  
1334/2000 instituant un régime communautaire de contrôles des 
exportations de biens et 
technologies à double usage. 
 Council Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 should be amended in order to take account of the review 
of the operation of the Regulation and of its implementation by Member States, and to take 
account of UN Security Counc il Resolution 1 540 of 2005. Legislative Proposal / Regulation 
3ième paquet pour la sécurité 
maritime (8 propositions 
législatives) Les éléments du paquet sont les suivants : (1) - une proposition de règlement sur la responsabilité 
des Etats du pavillon, (2) - une proposition législativ e sur le contrôle par l’Etat du port, (3) - la 
modification de la directive sur le suivi du trafic, (4) - une proposition législative sur les enquêtes après accidents, (5) - la responsabilité et l’i ndemnisation des dommages aux passagers (6) la 
responsabilité et l’indemnisation des dommages de pollution et (7) réforme des sociétés de 
classification (8) l'extension des compétences de l'Agence européenne de  sécurité maritime (4
ième 
trimestre) 
 Legislative Proposal / Regulation 
Communication au Parlement 
européen et au Conseil et proposition de règlement relatif à 
l'extension des compétences de 
l'Agence européenne de la sécurité 
aérienne Ce paquet comprend une Communication et une proposition de règlement. La Communication 
présentera les étapes d'extension des tâches de  l'Agence de sécurité aérienne d'ici 2010 pour 
couvrir l'ensemble du champ de la sécurité aérienne (opérations aériennes et licences des 
équipages de conduite, gestion du trafic aérie n, aéroports). La Communication sera accompagnée 
par une proposition de règlement qui concerne la première étape de cette extension (opérations 
aériennes et licences des équipages de conduite). Voir aussi 2004/TREN/010 pour la proposition 
législative 
 Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
Communication au Parlement 
européen et au Conseil sur la 
transparence et le fonctionnement du marché européen des 
hydrocarbures  Déterminer les moyens par lesquels l’UE peut viser à assurer une plus grande stabilité des prix 
pétroliers. Evaluer les éventuelles réformes n écessaires du système européen de stocks de 
sécurité. Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
 
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Communication sur la mise en 
oeuvre du Livre Vert en matière de 
sécurité d'approvisionnement énergétique Dans les quatre années qui ont suivi l'adoption du Livre Vert "Vers une stratégie européenne de 
sécurité d'approvisionnement énergétique"(COM(2000)769 final du 29.11.2000) la Commission a 
fait la proposition de la presque totalité des initiatives qui y étaient identifiées. L'élargissement, l'entrée en vigueur du protocole de Kyoto, le renforcement des relations avec les pays 
producteurs, notamment avec la Russie, la conjoncture du marché internationale et la situation 
économique mondiale rendent nécessaire une réévaluation de la sécurité d'approvisionnement énergétique de l'Union européenne.  
  Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
Communication concernant la sûreté 
dans les différents modes de transport, y compris la question du 
financement. Les transports constituent une cible potentielle pour des attentats terroristes. Les attentats de New 
York et Washington en 2001, contre le pétrolier Limbourg en 2002, de Madrid en 2004 ont mis en évidence la nécessité de renforcer les mesures de protection de tous les modes de transport. Une 
gamme de mesures est nécessaire, au niveau européen, national et des entreprises de transport. 
L'objet de la Communication sera de présenter ces  mesures en mettant en  évidence l'articulation 
nécessaire entre les différents modes, aires géographiques et acteurs et de donner des orientations 
sur la question du financement des mesures de sûreté. 
 Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
Communication et proposition de directive pour une meilleure sécurité 
de transport et une plus grande 
sûreté par la création d’un espace de 
coopération policière et judiciaire 
dans les réseaux transeuropéens de transport 
 This is a package including a Communication and a proposal for a directive aiming at improved 
transport safety and increased security over Transeuropean Transport Networks through the 
application of best practice prevention and enforcement methods through inter-modal and 
international cooperation between police forces, inspectorates and judicial authorities responsible 
for different transport modes (namely road, water and rail). See also item 2005/TREN+/041. Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
Proposition d'établissement d'une entreprise commune sur la base du traité EURATOM pour organiser la 
recherche dans le domaine de la 
gestion des déchets radioactifs  Proposal to set up a Joint Undertaking (i.e. company with special status) under the provisions laid 
down in the Euratom Treaty in order to co-ordin ate and carry out RD&D on specific topics of 
importance for the advancement of radioactive waste management in the EU. Legislative Proposal / Decision 
 
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Title  Description of scop e and objectives Type of proposal or act 
Accelerating progress towards 
achieving the Millennium Development Goals - Proposals for 
EU contribution to the UN 2005 
MDG High Level Event 
 To generate debate, commitments, agenda building in the area of finance for development, 
coherence for development and specific actions for Africa. Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
Communication to the Council and 
the European Parliament "Towards 
Monterrey II - Reinforced commitments as the contribution of 
the enlarged EU to sustainable 
financing for development" Define EU contribution into the international processes on Financing for Development leading 
into the stocktaking event on the Millennium Development Goals (UN Major Event September 
2005):   
Proposals for new political commitments by the EU that will impact on the global process, as EU 
collectively is the largest provider of development assistance worldwide; most prominent themes:(1) further increased ODA levels towards achiev ing the internationally agreed 0.7% ODA/ GNI 
target over time, 
(2) improved aid effectiveness,(3) Innovative Sources on Financing, 
(4) debt relief within/ beyond the HIPC initiative for Heavily Indebt Poor Countries   
 Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
Communication sur une stratégie UE pour l'Afrique. -Importance stratégique des relations UE-Afrique
-Développement accru des relations institutionnelles entre l'UE et l'UA et notamment entre les 
deux Commissions -Engagement déliberé de l'UE à aider l'Afrique et  soutenir les structures continentales (UE, 
NEPAD) 
-Engagement de l'UE à faire un effort particulie r pour que l'Afrique puisse atteindre les MDGs, 
car les indicateurs et prévisions   sont actuellement alarmants 
-Engagement de l'UE pour aider l'Afrique dans sa nouvelle politique de prévention et résolution 
des conflits (Facilité de Paix,…-Référence aux EPAs, EBA, et appui à l'intégratio n régionale africaine (9ème FED) et rôle entre Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
 
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Proposition pour une nouvelle 
déclaration sur la politique de développement de la CE Revised policy statement on the EC Development Policy setting objectives and key principles 
underlying the Community approach to development co-operation. The development policy statement is by definition an overarching document setting the general direction and objectives of 
EC development policy. It provides political guidance and defines some key principles underlying 
the Community’s approach to development co-operation. Development cooperation contributes to different degrees to the various objectives of EU’s external action: from human rights and 
democracy, to security and world peace, to sustainable development, to a sound system of global 
governance. In this framework development cooperation has a specific mission: eradicating poverty. It is by focusing on its specific mission that it can maximise its contribution to the overall 
external action of the Union. 
 Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
Communication from the Commission to Council and 
Parliament on a Framework for 
accompanying measures for Sugar Protocol Countries affected by the 
reform of the EU sugar CMO The reform of the sugar CMO will substantially redu ce internal EU sugar prices. This will in turn 
affect ACP countries benefiting from preferential access to the EU market through the Sugar 
Protocol.   The Communication on the reform of the sugar CMO states that the Commission will 
support the adaptation process of affected ACP countries and India.  The proposal for accompanying measures aims at defining EC objec tives, orientations and priorities for trade and 
development support for affected countries. 
 Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
Mandate for negotiations with 
Croatia - Commission 
communication for the opening of negotiations with Croatia  
 Mandate for negotiations with Croatia: Commission communication for the opening of 
negotiations with Croatia  Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
Strengthen political and cultural 
dialogue with Civil Society between EU Member States and Turkey Strengthen political and cultural dialogue with Civil Society between EU Member States and 
Turkey The third pillar of the strategy on Turkey entails a substantial strengthening of political and 
cultural dialogue. The Commission will present proposals on how to support the political and 
cultural dialogue bringing people together from EU Member States and Turkey. Civil Society Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
 
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Mandate for negotiations with 
Turkey This corresponds to the second pillar of the strategy on Turkey.  Commission communication for 
the opening of negotiations w ith Turkey  and the specific way of approaching accession 
negotiations with Turkey  
 Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
Opinion on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Opinion on the Former Yugosl av Republic of Macedonia.  Assessment by the Commission 
whether to recommend that negotiations for accession to the European Union be opened with the 
Former Yugoslav Repu blic of Macedonia 
 Non-legislative action / Opinion 
Revised Accession Partnership for 
Turkey The Revised Accession Partnership is representing th e first pillar of the strategy drawn up by the 
recommendation on Turkey. In order to guarantee the sustainability and irreversibility of Turkey’s progress to the continued fulfilment of the Copenhagen political criteria the EU should continue 
to monitor progress of the political reforms closely. This will be done on the basis of a Revised 
Accession Partnership setting priorities for further reforms. 
 Legislative Proposal / Decision 
Draft Council decision for a 
European Partnership for Croatia  European Partnership for Croatia in order to support effort to move closer to the European Union. 
Draft Council decision on principles, priorities for action and conditions contained in the 
European Partnership.  To set the framework for assistance programming taking stock of the new status of Croatia as a candidate country. 
 Legislative Proposal / Decision 
2005 Enlargemen t package:  
 
Strategy paper on progress in the 
enlargement process  
Comprehensive monitoring reports 
for Bulgaria and Romania 2005 Enlargement package: 
 
Strategy paper on progress in the enlargement process
Comprehensive monitoring reports for Bulgaria and RomaniaRegular report on Croatia’s progress towards accession
Regular report on Turkey’s progress towards accession / A general review of progress of the 
political reforms.  Non-legislative action / Other 
 
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Regular report on Croatia’s progress 
towards accession  
Regular report on Turkey’s progress 
towards accession / A general review of progress of the political 
reforms.  
 
Report for Western Balkans - SAP 
 
Annual reports on the Stabilisation 
and Association process (Albania, Bosnia and Herze govina, FYROM, 
Serbia and Montenegro) Report for Western Balkans - SAP report : Report on the state of advancement of the Stabilisation 
and Association Process for Wester n Balkans. It aims to take stock of the progress made by the 
individual countries and by the region as a whole with respect to a certain number of political and 
economic criteria.
 
Annual reports on the stabilisation and associati on process (Albania, Bosn ia and Herzegovina, 
FYROM, Serbia and Montenegro).  These annual reports concern the state of implementation of 
the stabilisation and association process and will be presented together with the enlargement 
package. They aim to take stock of the progress made by the individual countries and by the 
region as a whole with respect to a certain num ber of political and economic criteria within the 
framework of the SAP.  
 Non-legislative action / Other 
Communication regarding the 
opening of consultations on joint 
ENP Action Plans with Armenia, 
Azerbaijan and Georgia, accompanied by 3 Country Reports 
 On the basis of Country Reports drawn up by the services, and its appraisal of the overall 
situation, the Commission may issue a recommendation to the Council to decide on the opening 
of bilateral consultations with Ar menia, Azerbaijan or Georgia on  the establishment of joint ENP 
Action Plans. Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
Communication on EU-US relations Communication will focus on deep ening of economic partnership and on ways to upgrade the 
framework of EU-US relations.  
  Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
 
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sur le dixième anniversaire du 
Processus de Barcelone To review the ten years of the Barcelona Process and make proposals for refocusing to be 
discussed at the Euro-Mediterranean Foreign Affairs Ministers' meeting in Luxembourg (29-30 
May) and at the Ministerial meeting in Barcelona (29/30 November) 
 
 Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
Five European Neighbourhood 
Action Plans with Egypt and Lebanon; Armenia, Azerbaijan and 
Georgia, on the basis of Country 
Reports presented earlier Action Plans are the key instruments in the process of bringing our neighbours closer to the 
Union. Action Plans contain a set of jointly defined key priorities in the following selected areas: Political dialogue and reform; trade and measures  preparing partners fo r gradually obtaining a 
stake in the EU’s Internal Market; justice and home  affairs; energy, transpor t, information society, 
environment and research and innovation; and so cial policy and people-to-people contacts. Action 
Plans are tailored to reflect the specific state of relations with each country, its needs and 
capacities, as well as the interests of the EU  and the partner country concerned. Their 
implementation will be monitored on a regular ba sis, and the Action Plans adapted accordingly. 
 Agreement with third countries / 
Council Decision for the conclusionsof an agreement. 
A new approach to the relations 
between the European Union and 
Latin-America It is necessary to update and to revisit our strategy towards Latin America. This should include 
new approaches to our relations in order to build an alliance on global governance, to promote and 
defend the EU economic interest in the region, to strengthen the economic growth and sustainable development including social cohesion and to enable the EU to have a strong partner in particular 
for reasons of global peace and security. The la st strategic EC Comm unication regarding our 
relations with Latin America dates ten years ago.  
 Non-legislative action / 
Commission Communication 
Proposition de décision du Conseil 
sur les directives de négociation pour des accords bilatéraux 
d'intégration économique sur les 
services et l'investissement entre la Communauté et ses Etats Membres 
d'une part et les partenaires 
méditerranéens d'autre part The proposed Decision will allow the Commission to  open negotiations with the countries of the 
Euromed process (except Turkey) on investment and trade in services and will give the Commission negotiating guidelines for these negotiations.  Legislative Proposal / Decision 
 
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IT 51   IT ANNEX II  
 
Legislative proposals awaiting  action by the Legislator  
 
Economic and Financial Affairs  
− Proposal for renewal of the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and 
improvement of the budgetary procedure. COM(2004)498  
− Proposal for a Council Decision on the sy stems of the European Communities' own 
resources and Proposal for a Council Regula tion on the implementing measures for the 
correction of budgetary imbala nces in accordance with Ar ticles 4 and 5 of the Council 
Decision of (..) on the system of the European Communities' own resources. 
(2004/0170/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Pa rliament and of the Council on mutual  
administrative assistance for the protection of the financial interests of 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 criminal-
law protection of the community’s fina ncial interests COM(2001)272 - 2001/0115 (COD) 
− Proposal for a Council Regulation ame nding 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 Parliament and of the Council amending 
Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 concerning investigations conducted by the European 
Anti-Fraud Office (OLA F) (2004/0035/COD) 
− Commission proposal for a C ouncil Regulation laying down provisions on the European 
Regional Development Fund, the European Soci al Fund and the Cohesion Fund to replace 
Council Regulation 1260/1999 (2004/0163/AVC) 
− Commission proposal for a Regulation of th e European Parliament and Council on the 
European Regional Development F und to replace Regulation 1783/1999. 
(2004/0167/COD) 
− Commission proposal for a C ouncil Regulation on the Cohe sion Fund to replace Council 
Regulation 1264/1999 amending Regulation 1164/ 1994 establishing the Cohesion Fund  
(2004/0166/CNS) 
− Commission proposal for a Re gulation of the European Parliament and Council 
establishing a European Grouping on Cr oss-border cooperation (2004/0168/COD) 
 
IT 52   IT Taxation / Customs Union  
− Proposal for a Council Directive amending Di rective 2003/49/EC on a common system of 
taxation applicable to interest and royalty payments made between associated companies 
of different Member St ates (2003/0331/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Council Directive amending Di rective 90/434/EEC of 23 July 1990 on the 
common system of taxation applicable to me rgers, divisions, transfers of assets and 
exchanges of shares concerning companies of  different Member States  (2003/0239/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Council Directive amending Dir ective 77/388/EEC as regards reduced rates 
of value added tax (2003/0169/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Council Directive amending Dir ective 77/388/EEC as regards the place of 
supply of services (2003/0329/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Council Directive on the comm on system of value added tax (Recast) 
(2004/0079/CNS) 
− Travel agents  (2002/0041/CNS & 2003/0057/COD) 
− Postal services (2003/0091/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Council Directive amending Re gulation (EC) No 1798/2003 as regards the 
introduction of administrative cooperation arrangements in the context of the one-stop 
scheme and the refund procedure for value a dded tax. Simplification of VAT obligations 
(one stop shop) (2004/0261/CNS & 2004/0262 /CNS) 
− Proposal for a Council Directiv e amending Directive 92/12/EEC  (Articles 7 to 10) on the 
general arrangements for produc ts subject to exci se duty and on the holding, movement 
and monitoring of such products (2004/0072 /CNS) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 esta blishing the Community Customs Code 
(2003/167/COD) 
 
General Affairs and External Relations – Development  
− Mandat de négociations en vue d’accords-cad res individuels de partenariat et de 
coopération avec la Thaïlande, Singapour, Indonésie, Philippines, Malaisie, Brunei 
SEC(2004) 1022 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning 
Community cooperation with Asian and Latin American countries and amending Council 
Regulation (EC) No 2258/96 (2002/0139/COD) 
− Communication from the Commi ssion to the Council concerni ng the conclusion of an 
agreement for R&D co-operation in the peace ful uses of nuclear energy between the 
European Atomic Energy Community (Eurat om) and the government of the People's 
Republic of China COM(2004)755  
 
IT 53   IT − Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning 
Community cooperation with Asian and Latin American countries and amending Council 
Regulation (EC) No 2258/96  (2002/0139/COD) 
− Proposal for a Council Regulation establis hing an Instrument for Pre-Accession 
Assistance (IPA) (2004/0222/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down 
general provisions establishing a European  Neighbourhood and Part nership Instrument 
(2004/0219/COD) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Pa rliament and of the Council establishing a 
financing instrument for development cooperation and economic cooperation 
(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 equipment and 
products which could be used for capital punish ment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or 
degrading treatment or punishment  COM(2004)731  
− Negotiating Directives for 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 establishment of a voluntary FLEGT 
licensing scheme for impor ts of timber into the European Community  (2004/0173/ACC) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Pa rliament 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 commitment of the funds of the 
9th European Development Fund (EDF) COM(2004)838-2 
 
Justice, Freedom and Security  
− Amended proposal for a Council Directive on minimum standards on procedures in 
Member States for granting and with drawing refugee status (2000/0238/CNS) 
− Communication from the Commi ssion to the European Parliament and the Council on the 
presentation of a proposal for a directive and two proposals for recommendations on the 
admission of third-country nati onals to carry out scientific  research in the European 
Community (2004/0061/CNS, 2004/0062/CNS & 2004/0063/COD) 
− Proposal for a Council Decisi on establishing a secure web- based Information and Co-
ordination Network for Member States ’ Migration Management Services  
(2003/0284/CNS) 
 
IT 54   IT − Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Re gulation (EC) No 539/2001 as regards the 
reciprocity mechanism (2004/0141/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Council Directive relating to the conditions in which third-country nationals 
shall have the freedom to trav el in the territory of the Me mber States for periods not 
exceeding three months, introducing a specific travel authorisation and determining the 
conditions of entry and movement for peri ods not exceeding six months (2001/0155/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Council Regulation establishi ng a Community Code on the rules governing 
the movement of persons acr oss borders  (2004/0127/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the 
Convention implementing the Schengen Agre ement of 14 June 1985 on the gradual 
abolition of checks at common borders as regards access to the Schengen Information 
System by the services in the Member St ates responsible for issuing registration 
certificates for vehi cles (2003/0198/COD) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council creating a 
European order for payment 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 matters (2004/0251/COD) 
− Proposal for a Council Decision on the si gning by the European Community of the 
Council of Europe Convention on cont act concerning children  COM(2002)520 
− Proposal for a Council Framework Decisi on on the European Evidence Warrant for 
obtaining objects, documents and data for use in proceedings in criminal matters 
(2003/0270/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament 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 information 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 Framework Decision to strengthen the criminal law framework for 
the enforcement of the law against ship source pollution  (2003/0088/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Council Framework Decision on attacks against information systems 
(2002/0086/CNS) 
− Report from the Commission to the Council Re port from the Commission to the Council 
on controls on cross-border cash movements - Proposal for a Regulation of the European 
Parliament and of the Council on the pr evention of money laundering by means of 
customs co-operation  (2002/0132/COD) 
− Proposal for a Council Decision On the information exchange, risk-assessment and the 
control on new narcotic drugs and ne w synthetic drugs   (2003/0215/CNS) 
 
IT 55   IT − Proposal for a Council Decision  establishing the European Police College (CEPOL) as a 
body of the European Union ( 2004/0215/CNS) 
 
IT 56   IT Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumers  
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and the Council on working 
conditions for temporary workers Amended pr oposal for a Directiv e of the European 
Parliament and the Council on worki ng conditions for temporary workers 
(2002/0072/COD) 
− Proposition de directive du PE et du Conseil concernant les prescr iptions minimales de 
sécurité de santé relatives à l'exposition des travailleurs aux risques dus aux agents 
physiques (les rayonnements optiques) (1992/449/COD) 
− Proposal for a Decision of the European Pa rliament and of the Council amending Council 
Decision 2001/51/EC establishing a Programme  relating to the Community framework 
strategy on gender equality and Decision No 84 8/2004/EC of the European Parliament and 
of the Council establishing a Community act ion programme to promote organisations 
active at European level in the field of equality between men and women (2004/194/COD) 
− Proposal for a Decision of the European Pa rliament and of the Council establishing a 
Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity – PROGRESS. 
(2004/0158/COD) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parl iament and of the Council on the European 
Social Fund (2004/0165/COD)  
− Proposal for a Directive of the European  Parliament and of the Council on the 
implementation of the principle of equal oppor tunities and equal treatment of men and 
women in matters of employment and occ upation (recast vers ion) (2004/0084/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending 
Directive 2003/88/EC concerning certain aspe cts of the organisation of working time 
(2004/0209/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Pa rliament and of the Council concerning unfair 
business-to-consumer commercial practices in the Internal Market and amending 
directives 84/450/EEC, 97/7/EC and 98/27/EC  (the Unfair Commercial Practices 
Directive (2003/0134/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European  Parliament and of the Council on the 
harmonisation of the laws, regulations and admi nistrative provisions of the Member States 
concerning credit for consumers (2002/0222/COD) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the EP and Counc il on nutrition and h ealth claims made on 
foods (2003/0165/COD) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Pa rliament and of the Council on the addition 
of vitamins and minerals and of certain  other substances to  foods (2003/0262/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament 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) 
 
IT 57   IT −  Proposal for a Council Directive amending Di rective 87/328/EEC as regards the storage 
of semen of bovine animals intended fo r intra-Community trade (2004/0188/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European  parliament and of the Council amending 
Regulation (EC) N° 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and 
eradication of certain transmissible 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 European Par liament and of the Council on the recognition 
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 market (2004/0001/COD) 
− Proposal for a European Parliament and Counc il Regulation concerning sales promotions 
in the Internal Ma rket (2001/0227/COD) 
− Proposal for a Council Regulation 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  Parliament and of the Council on the 
patentability of computer-imple mented inventions (2002/0047/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament 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 Parliament and Counc il Regulation on compulsory licensing of 
patents relating to the manufact ure of pharmaceutical products fo r export to countries with 
public health problems (004/0258/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Par liament and of the Council amending 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 motor 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/EC and 
2002/83/EC (2004/0097/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European  Parliament and of the Council on the 
harmonisation of the laws, regulations and admi nistrative provisions of the Member States 
concerning credit for consumers (2002/0222/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Pa rliament and of the Council on cross border 
mergers of companies with share capital (10th Company Law Direct ive) (2003/0277/COD) 
 
IT 58   IT − Proposal for a Directive of the European Par liament and of the Council amending Council 
Directive 77/91/EEC, as regards the formati on of public limited liability companies and 
the maintenance and alteration of their capital  (2nd Company 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/COD 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Pa rliament and of the Council on the prevention 
of the use of the financial system for th e purpose of money launde ring, including terrorist 
financing (2004/0137/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Parl iament and of the Council on statutory audit 
of annual accounts and consolidated acco unts and amending 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 amending Council 
Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC concerni ng the annual accounts  of certain types 
of companies and consolidated accounts (account ing directives - direct ors' responsibilities, 
disclosure of group struct ure and relations and corp orate governance statement) 
(2004/0250/COD) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Pa rliament and of the Council concerning the 
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Re striction of Chemicals (Reach), establishing 
a European Chemicals Agency and amending 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 amending Council 
Directive 67/548/EEC in order to adapt it to Regulation (EC) of the European Parliament 
and of the Council concerning the registrati on, evaluation, authorisatio n and restriction of 
chemicals (2003/257/COD)  
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of th e Council relating to 
restrictions on the marketing and use of certain polycyclic arom atic hydrocarbons in 
extender oils and tyres (twenty-seventh amendment of Council Directive 76/769/EEC)- 
(2004/36/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of th e Council relating to 
restrictions on the marketing and use of toluene and trichlorobenzene (twenty-eighth 
amendment of Council Direct ive 76/769/EEC (2004/111/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Pa rliament and of the Council amending, for the 
twenty-ninth time, Counc il Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of the laws, 
regulations and administrative pr ovisions of the Member States  relating to restrictions on 
the marketing 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 motor vehicles a nd amending Council Directive 
70/156/EEC (2003/226/COD) 
 
IT 59   IT − Proposal for a Directive of the European Pa rliament and of the Council on the type-
approval of motor vehicles with regard to their re-usability, recyclability and 
recoverability and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC (2004/53/COD) 
− Paediatrics (Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on 
medicinal products for paediatric use and amending Council Regulation (EEC) n° 
1786/92, Directive 2001/83/EC and Regula tion (EC) n° 726/2004 (2004/217/COD) 
− Draft Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down 
rules on nominal quantities for pre-packed  products, repealing Council Directives 
75/106/EEC and 80/232/EEC, and amen ding Council Directive 76/211/EEC 
(2004/248/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of th e Council on the approval of 
motor vehicles and their trailers, and of syst ems, components and separate technical units 
intended for such vehicles (R ecast version) (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 quirements for Energy-Using Products and 
amending Council Directive 92/42/EEC (2003/172/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Par liament and of the Council amending Council 
Directive 77/541/EEC on the approximation of th e laws of the Member  States relating to 
safety belts and restraint systems of motor vehicles (2003/130/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Par liament and of the Council amending Council 
Directive 76/115/EEC on the approximation of th e laws of the Member  States relating to 
anchorages for motor-vehicle  safety belts (2003/136/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Par liament and of the Council amending Council 
Directive 74/408/EEC relating to motor vehi cles with regards to the seats, their 
anchorages and head re straints (2003/128/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Pa rliament and of the Council on machinery and 
amending Directive 95 /16/EC (2001/0004/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Pa rliament and of the Council amending for the 
22nd time Directive 76/769/EEC on the approxi mation of the laws, regulations and 
administrative provisions of the Member States  relating to restric tions on the marketing 
and use of certain dangerous substances an d preparations (phthalates) and amending 
Council Directive 88/378/ EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States 
concerning the safety of toys (1999/0238/COD) 
− Proposal for a Directive of the European  Parliament and of the Council on the 
approximation of the laws of the Member Stat es relating to the measures to be taken 
against the emission of gaseous and partic ulate pollutants from compression ignition 
engines for use in vehicles, and the emissi on of gaseous pollutants from positive-ignition 
engines fuelled with natural gas or liquefied  petroleum gas for use in vehicles (Recast 
version) (2003/205/COD) 
− Proposal for a Decision of the European Pa rliament and of the Council amending Council 
Decision2000/819/EC on a multiannual programme for enterprise and entrepreneurship, 
 
IT 60   IT and in particular for small and medi um-sized enterprises (SMEs) (2001-2005) 
(2004/0272/COD) 
 
IT 61   IT Transport, telecommunications and energy  
− Proposition de directive du Parlement europ éen et du Conseil modifiant la directive 
1999/62/CE relative à la taxation des poids l ourds pour l’utilis ation de certaines 
infrastructures («Eurovignette»): la Commi ssion demande au Conseil d’arriver très 
prochainement à une positi on commune (2003/0175/COD) 
− Proposition de règlement du Parlement europé en et du Conseil modifiant le règlement 
CEE no 3922/91 du Conseil relatif à l’harmonisation de règles techniques et de procédures 
administratives dans le doma ine de l’aviation civile: la Commission demande au Conseil 
d’arriver très prochainement à une position commune (2000/0069/COD) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Par liament and of the C ouncil determining the 
general rules for the granting of  community financial aid in th e field of the trans-european 
transport networks and energy and amendi ng council regulation (ec) n° 2236/95  
(2004/0154/COD) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on the 
implementation of the deployment and commerc ial operating phases  of the European 
programme 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” programme for the gran ting of Community financial assistance to 
improve the environmental performance of the freight transport system ("Marco Polo II") 
(2004/0157/COD) 
− Proposal for a Council Regulation on the im plementation of Protocol No 9 on the 
Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant in Slovakia,  as annexed to the Act concerning the 
conditions of accession to the European Unio n of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, 
Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Po land, Slovenia and Slovakia (Fonds de 
démantèlement) (2004/0221/CNS) 
Nuclear safety:  
− Proposition modifiée de directive (Euratom) du C onseil définissant les obligations de base 
et les principes généraux dans le domaine de la sûreté des in stallations nucléaires 
(2003/0021/CNS) 
− Proposition modifiée de direc tive (Euratom) du Conseil sur la gestion du combustible 
nucléaire irradié et des déch ets radioactifs (2003/0022/CNS) 
3rd Railways package (4 items) :  
− Proposition de directive du Parlement europ éen et du Conseil modifiant la directive 
91/440/CEE du Conseil relative au développeme nt de chemins de fer communautaires 
(2004/0047/COD) 
− Proposition de directive du Parl ement européen et du Conseil relative à la certification du 
personnel de bord assurant la condu ite de locomotives et de trains  sur le réseau  ferroviaire 
de la Communauté (2004/0048/COD) 
 
IT 62   IT − Proposition de règlement du Parlem ent européen et du Conseil sur les droits et obligations 
des voyageurs ferroviaires internationaux (2004/0049/COD) 
− Proposition de règlement du Parlement 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 rliament and of the Council establishing a 
multiannual Community programme to make digi tal content in Europe more accessible, 
usable and exploitable. (2004/0025/COD) 
− Proposal for a Decision of the European Par liament and of the Council on establishing a 
multiannual Community programme on promoting safer use of Internet and new online 
technologies. (2004/0023/COD) 
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending 
Council Regulation (EC) No 2236/95/EC laying down general rules for 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 mise en œuvre d'un programme 
de soutien au secteur audiovisuel  européen (MEDIA 2007) (2004/0151/COD)  
− Proposition de recommandation du PE et du Conseil sur le pa trimoine cinématographique 
et la compétitivité des activités industrielles connexes (2004/0066/COD)  
− Proposition de recommandation du PE et du Conseil sur la prot ection des mineurs et de la 
dignité humaine et le droit de réponse en lien avec la compétitivité de l’industrie 
européenne des services audiovisu els et d’information (2004/0117/COD) 
 
Agriculture and Fisheries  
− Proposal for a Council Regulation on support for rural development by the European 
Agricultural Fund for Rural De velopment (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 amending Re gulation (EC) No 850/98 as regards the 
protection of deep-water coral reefs from the effects of trawling in certain areas of the 
Atlantic Ocean  (2004/0020/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing  measures for the recovery of the sole 
stocks in the Western Channel and the Bay of Biscay (2003/0327/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing measures for the recovery of the Southern 
hake and Norway lobster stocks in the Cant abrian Sea and Western Iberian peninsula and 
amending Regulation (EC) No 850/98 (2003/0318/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Council Regulati on concerning management measures for the sustainable 
exploitation of fishery resour ces in the Mediterranean Sea and amending Regulations (EC) 
No 2847/93 and (EC) No 973/2001 (2003/0229/CNS) 
 
IT 63   IT − Proposal for a Council Regula tion establishing a Community  Fisheries Control Agency 
and amending Regulation (EC) No 2847/93 establis hing a control system applicable to the 
Common Fisheries Policy (2004/0108/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Council Regulation on the European Fisheries Fund (2004/0169/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Council Regulatio n establishing a rebuilding pl an for Greenland halibut in 
the framework of the Northwest Atlantic  Fisheries Organisa tion (2004/0229/CNS) 
− Proposal for a Council Regulatio n concerning the electronic transmission of information 
on fishing activities and the use of ve ssel detection systems. (2004/0252/CNS) 
 
Education, Youth and Culture  
− Proposition de décision du PE et du Conseil établissant le programme Culture 2007 (2007-
2013) (2004/150/COD) 
−   Proposition de décision du PE et du Cons eil établissant le programme « 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 domaine de l'éducati on et de la formation tout au  long de la vie (2004/0153/COD) 
−   Proposition de recommandation du PE et du  Conseil concernant la poursuite de la 
coopération européenne visant la garantie de  la qualité dans l’enseignement supérieur 
(2004/0239/COD) 
− Proposition de décision du Parlement europ éen et du Conseil modifiant la décision 
1419/1999/CE instituant une ac tion communautaire en fave ur de la manifestation 
"Capitale européenne de la culture" pour les années 2005 à 2019 (2003/0274/COD) 
 
Environment  
− Proposal for a Directive of th e European Parliament and of the Council on the Protection 
of the Environment through Criminal 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 Parliament and of the Council amending 
Directive 1999/32/EC as rega rds the sulphur content of marine fuels - volume ii 
(COD/2002/259)  
− Proposal for a Directive of the European  Parliament and of the Council on the 
management of waste from th e extractive industries (COD/2003/107)  
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Par liament and of the Council on shipments of 
Waste (COD/2003/139)  
 
IT 64   IT − Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament 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, 
cadmium, mercury, nickel and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient air 
(COD/2003/164)  
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Pa rliament and of the Council amending the 
Directive establishing a sche me for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the 
Community, in respect of the Kyoto Pr otocol's project mechanisms (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 Parliament and of the Council on the 
application of the provisions  of the Århus Convention on A ccess to Information, Public 
Participation in Decision-making and Access to  Justice in Environmental Matters to EC 
institutions and bodies (COD/2003/242)  
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Pa rliament and of the Council on access to 
justice in environmental matters (COD/2003/246 )  
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Pa rliament and of the Council concerning the 
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Re striction of Chemicals (Reach), establishing 
a European Chemicals Agency and amending Directive 1999/45/EC and Regulation (EC) 
{on Persistent Organic Pollutants} (COD/2003/256)   
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Par liament and of the Council amending Council 
Directive 67/548/EEC in order to adapt it to Regulation (EC) of the European Parliament 
and of the Council concerning the registrati on, evaluation, authorisatio n and restriction of 
chemicals (COD/2003/257)   
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending 
Regulation (EC) N° 1655/2000 concerning the Fi nancial Instrument for the Environment 
(LIFE) (COD/2003/260)  
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Parl iament and of the Council on batteries and 
accumulators and spent batteries and accumulators (COD/2003/282)  
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament an d of the Council introducing 
humane trapping standards for cer tain animal species (COD/2004/183)  
− Proposal for a Directive of the European Parl iament and of the Council establishing an 
infrastructure for spatial informati on in the Community (INSPIRE)  (COD/2004/175)  
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Pa rliament and of the Council concerning the 
Financial Instrument for the Environment (LIFE +) (COD/2004/218)  
− Proposal for a Regulation of the European Pa rliament and of the Council concerning the 
establishment of a European Pollutant Re lease and Transfer Register and amending 
Council Directives 91/689/EEC  and 96/61/EC (COD/2004/231).  
 
IT 65   IT ANNEX III  
 
SIMPLIFICATION8 
The following items for adoption in the Work Programme would make a significant 
contribution to the programme of simplification:  
 Thematic Strategy on Air Pollution   Thematic Strategy on Preventi on and Recycling of Waste 
 Proposal for a Council Regula tion on Community financing for the implementation of 
the Common Fisheries Policy 
 Proposal for a directive on payments services in the Internal Market 
 Council regulation amending and updating the Community regime for the control of 
exports of dual-use  items & technology 
 
Plant protection product directive 
 Medical Devices directive 
                                                
 
8 In February 2003, the Commission presented an ambitious Simplification Programme (COM(2003) 71) 
designed to simplify and up-date the content of ex isting EU legislation, and reduce its volume. This 
initiative resulted in a rolling programme for simplification which has been updated by the Commission on regular basis. Some of the initiatives listed in the present annex implement this simplification 
programme. It should be recalled also that the Co uncil endorsed in November 2004 a list of priorities 
for simplification based on suggestions from Member States and invited the Commission to take any appropriate action. The Council list of proposals include the following items: Plant protection products; 
Annual accounts; Twelfth company law directive; Waste oils; Wast e directive; Hazardous waste; 
Incineration of waste; Food labelling; International vs. EU motor vehicles rules; Construction products; 
Medical devices; Pressure vessels; Health and safety at work; Structural business statistics. The present 
work programme for 2005 already contains the Commission’s response on some of Council’s priorities and it should be noted that the pursuit of Counc il’s simplification priorities do not always require 
legislative initiatives from the Commission.