PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Tuesday
22 July 1997
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the
Chair
| Mr Norman Baker
| Mrs Linda Gilroy
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| Ms Hazel Blears
| Ms Jennifer Jones
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| Mr Russell Brown
| Mr Jim Marshall
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| Mr Roger Casale
| Mr Bill Rammell
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| Mr William Cash
| Mr Anthony Steen
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| Mrs Margaret Ewing
| Mr Shaun Woodward
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The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report, proposed by
the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered,
That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 41.4 read
and agreed to.
Preamble to paragraph 42
read, as follows:
LAW OF THE SEA
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(17964)
6459/97
COM(97)37
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Proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion by the European Community of the UN Convention of 10 December 1982 on the Law of the Sea and the Agreement of 18 July 1994 on the application of Part XI thereof.
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Legal base:
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Articles 43, 113 and 130s(1) in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228(2) and the second sub-paragraph of Article 228(3); assent; qualified majority voting
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Document originated:
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26 February 1997
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Original language:
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French
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Forwarded to the Council:
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28 February 1997
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Circulated by the Council in the original language:
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5 March 1997
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Circulated by the Council in English:
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10 March 1997
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Deposited in Parliament:
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14 March 1997
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Department:
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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Basis of consideration:
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EM of 15 May 1997
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Previous consideration:
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None
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Committee's assessment:
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Legally and politically important
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Committee's decision:
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Cleared
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Question put, That the preamble
be read a second time.
The Committee divided.
| Ayes 9
| Noes 3
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| Mr Norman Baker
| Mr William Cash
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| Ms Hazel Blears
| Mr Anthony Steen
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| Mr Russell Brown
| Mr Shaun Woodward
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| Mr Roger Casale
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| Mrs Margaret Ewing
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| Mrs Linda Gilroy
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| Ms Jennifer Jones
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| Mr Jim Marshall
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| Mr Bill Rammell
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Paragraphs 42.1 to 99 read
and agreed to.
Resolved,
That the Report be the Second Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered,
That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday
30 July at Four o'clock.
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