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UN Conventions (Terrorism)
Sir John Stanley: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the (a) 12 UN conventions related to terrorism and (b) countries that have both signed and ratified all 12 conventions. [60778]
Mr. Mike O'Brien: The twelve UN conventions related to terrorism are:
- Convention and Certain Other Offences Committed on Board Aircraft (Tokyo 14/06/63)
Convention for the Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft (The Hague 16/12/70)
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Aircraft (Montreal 23/09/71)
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Internationally Protected Persons, Including Diplomatic Personnel (New York 14/12/73)
Convention Against the Taking of Hostages (New York 17/12/79)
Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials (Vienna 03/03/80)
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Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Aviation, complementary to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Aircraft (Montreal 24/02/88)
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (Rome 10/03/88)
Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Fixed Platforms on the Continental Shelf (Rome 10/03/88)
Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection (Montreal 01/03/91)
UN Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings (New York 15/12/97)
UN Convention for the Suppression of Financing of Terrorism (New York 09/12/99).
We have placed in the House Library details of the status of state's accession to each UN Convention or Protocol.
European Union Business
Kali Mountford: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the (a) forthcoming business in the Council of the European Union for June and (b) major European Union events for the period between 1 July and November. [61249]
Peter Hain: The information is as follows.
- 1. Adoption of the agenda
- 2. (poss.) Approval of the list of "A" items
- 3. Preparation of the Seville European Council
- Council report on Broad Economic Policy and Guidelines
- Council report on administrative co-operation in tax matters
- 4. (poss.) Recasting of the Financial Regulation
- 5. Macro-financial assistance
- Policy debate
- 6. Directive on prospectuses
- Policy debate
- 7. (poss.) Directive on Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision
- Political agreement
- 8. Sixth half-yearly Commission report on the Financial Services Action Plan
- 9. Tax Matters
- Tax Package
- Savings taxation
- Report on dependent or associated territories
- Report on negotiations with third States
- Code of Conduct: progress report
- (poss.) Taxation of biofuels
- Political agreement
- (poss.) Energy taxation
- Administrative co-operation in tax matters
- Council conclusions
- VAT treatment of cross-border motor vehicle leasing
- 10. Methods of evaluating output gaps
- 11. Advantages of the different types of pension schemes
- 12. Other business
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6–7 June—Industry and Energy Council—Brussels
- 1. Approval of provisional agenda
- 2. (poss.) Approval of the list of "A" items
- 3. Competitiveness and enterprise policy in the EU
- (a) Commission communication "Productivity: the key to competitiveness"—annual Commission report on competitiveness (2002)
- Presentation by the Commission and discussion
- Council conclusions
- (b) Communication from the Commission on the impact of the e-Economy on European businesses: economic analysis and political implications 14748/01 ECO 367
- Council conclusions
- (c) Report on the European Charter for Small Enterprises: Follow-up to the Barcelona European Council on 15 and 16 March 2002
- Presidency briefing 6125/02 ECO 38
- 4. Sustainable development
- (a) Strategy for chemicals
- Commission briefing
- (b) Contribution of enterprise policy to sustainable development
- Discussion
- Council conclusions
- 5. Steel
- (a) Expiry of the ECSC treaty
- Commission briefing
- (b) Situation on the world steel market
- Commission briefing
- 6. (poss.) Shipbuilding
- (a) Fifth report from the Commission to the Council on the situation in world shipbuilding
- Presentation by the Commission 8689/02 RC 6
- (b) Proposal for a Council regulation concerning a temporary defensive mechanism inn shipbuilding (LA)(*) (Articles 87(3) and 89 of the treaty) 11335/01 RC 14 WTO 83
- 7. Competition
- (a) Proposal for a Council regulation on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the treaty and amending regulations (EEC) No. 1017/68, (EEC) No. 2988/74, (EEC) No. 4056/86 and (EEC) No. 3975/87
- Progress report
- (b) XXXIst Commission report on Competition Policy 2001
- Presentation by the Commission 8455/02 RC 4
- 8. (poss.) Reduction/re-orientation of public aid, State-aid scoreboard—spring 2002 edition
- Presentation by the Commission
- 9. Life sciences and biotechnology—A strategy for Europe
- Council conclusions 6415/02 RECH 40 ENV 103 CONSOM 14 SAN 24 DEVGEN 15 MI 31 IND 23 AGRI 43 SOC 87 RELEX 27 EDUC 30 AG 6
- 10. Euromed—industrial cooperation
- Presidency briefing on the outcome of the Ministerial Conference in Malaga on 9 and 10 April 2002 7922/02 ECO 116 MED 30
- 11. G10 medicinal products
- Report from the High-Level Working Party on innovation and the supply of medicinal products
- Commission briefing
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- 12. Proposal for a Council regulation on state aid to the coal industry after the expiry of the ECSC treaty (LA) (*) (Articles 87 and 89 TEC)
- Political agreement
- 13. Internal market in electricity and gas
- (a) Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 96/92/EC and 98/30/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and natural gas (LA) (*) (Article 95 TEC)
- Political agreement
- (b) Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity (LA) (Article 95 TEC)
- Progress report
- 14. Proposal for an amendment to the Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision 1254/96/EC laying down a series of guidelines for trans-European energy networks (LA) (Article 196 TEC)
- General approach
- 15. Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of the use of biofuels for transport (LA) (Article 175 TEC)
- General approach
- 16. Energy Charter
- Progress report
- 17. Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council adopting a multi-annual programme for action in the field of energy: "Intelligent Energy for Europe" Programme (2003–2006) (LA) (Article 175 TEC)
- Presentation by the Commission
- 18. Security of energy supply
- Commission briefing on follow-up to consultations on the Green Paper on security of supply
- Other business
- 3—Brussels—Employment and Social Affairs Council
- 3—Brussels—Eurogroup (evening)
- 4—Brussels—ECOFIN
- 6–7—Brussels—Convention on the Future of Europe—Plenary Session
- 6–7—Madrid—EU-ASEM meeting (EU 15)
- 6–8—Brussels—Foreign Affairs (ASEM Ministers)
- 10–11—Brussels—General Affairs Council
- 10–11—Brussels—Agriculture Council
- 11—Brussels—Fisheries Council
- 13–14—Brussels—Justice and Home Affairs Council
- 17–18—Brussels—Transport and Telecommunications Council
- 17–18—Brussels—General Affairs Council
- 21–22—Seville—European Council
- 24—Brussels—General Affairs Council (evening)
- 24–25—Brussels—Convention on the Future of Europe—Plenary Session
- 24–25—Brussels—Environment Council
- 25—Brussels—ECOFIN
- 26—Brussels—Health Council
The following are the principal events in the EU between 1 July and November 2002. The list is based on the information available at the date of issue.
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