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2006/0281(COD) Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing: implementing powers conferred on the Commission

Progress: Procedure completed

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead LIBE BRADBOURN Philip (icon: PPE-DE PPE-DE)
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
EC Treaty (after Amsterdam) EC 047-p2, EC Treaty (after Amsterdam) EC 095

Events

2008/03/19
   Final act published in Official Journal
Details

PURPOSE: to amend Directive 2005/60/EC on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing by introducing a reference to the new regulatory procedure with scrutiny (comitology).

LEGISLATIVE ACT: Directive 2008/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/60/EC on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission.

CONTENT: Council Decision 1999/468/EC laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (comitology) has been amended by Council Decision 2006/512/EC ( CNS/2002/0298 ).

The amended Decision introduces a new regulatory procedure with scrutiny to be used for measures of general scope which seek to amend non-essential elements of a basic instrument, adopted under co-decision. This may include deleting some of those elements or supplementing the instrument, by the addition of new non-essential elements.

This procedure allows the legislator to oppose the adoption of "quasi-legislative" measures implementing a codecision-based instrument in cases where:

the draft may exceed the implementing powers provided for in the basic instrument; the draft is incompatible with the aim or the content of that instrument; or the draft fails to respect the principles of subsidiarity or proportionality.

In a joint statement, the three institutions agreed on a list of 26 basic instruments already in force to be adjusted without delay in accordance with the new regulatory procedure with scrutiny (see ACI/2006/2152 ). Each case has been assessed on the nature of the implementing powers conferred on the Commission and the specificity of each sector.

The purpose of this Directive, therefore, is to amend Directive 2005/60/EC on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing by introducing a reference to the new regulatory procedure with scrutiny.

By 31 December 2010, and thereafter at least every three years, the Commission shall review the provisions concerning its implementing powers and present a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the functioning of those powers and on the need for the Commission to propose possible amendments.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 20 March 2008.

2008/03/11
   CSL - Draft final act
Documents
2008/03/11
   CSL - Final act signed
2008/03/11
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2008/03/03
   EP/CSL - Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading
2008/03/03
   CSL - Council Meeting
2007/12/18
   EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
2007/11/14
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
2007/11/14
   EP - Decision by Parliament, 1st reading
Details

The European Parliament adopted a resolution drafted by Philip BRADBOURN (EPP-ED, UK) amending the Commission proposal aiming to align Directive 2005/60/EC on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing to the new regulatory procedure with scrutiny. The resolution was adopted by 621 votes in favour to 5 against with 20 abstentions.

Parliament made the following amendments:

- a new recital states that the Commission should, at regular intervals, evaluate the functioning of the provisions concerning the implementing powers conferred on it in order to allow the European Parliament and the Council to determine whether the extent of those powers and the procedural requirements imposed on the Commission are appropriate and ensure both efficiency and democratic accountability;

- by 31 December 2010, and thereafter at least every 3 years, the Commission shall review the provisions concerning its implementing powers and present a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the functioning of those powers. The report shall examine, in particular, the need for the Commission to propose amendments to the Directive in order to ensure the appropriate scope of the implementing powers conferred on the Commission. The conclusion as to whether an amendment is necessary or not shall be accompanied by a detailed statement of reasons. If necessary, the report shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal to modify the provisions conferring implementing powers on the Commission.

Documents
2007/06/11
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
2007/06/11
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading
Documents
2007/06/05
   EP - Vote in committee, 1st reading
Details

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs unanimously adopted the report by Philip BRADBOURN (EPP-ED, UK) amending, at first reading of the codecision procedure, the Commission proposal aiming to align Directive 2005/60/EC on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing to the new comitology procedure, regulatory procedure with scrutiny.

This new comitology procedure shall apply to certain aspects of the directive, however, MEPs considered it necessary to table the following amendments:

- a new recital it states that Directive 2005/60/EC provides for a regular report on its implementation to be drawn up by the Commission. That report may be accompanied by a legislative proposal introducing the necessary modifications to that Directive;

- Article 42 shall now state that by 15 December 2009, and at least at three-yearly intervals thereafter, the Commission shall draw up a report on the implementation of this Directive with, if appropriate, a legislative proposal introducing the necessary modifications to Directive 2005/60/EC in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty and submit it to the European Parliament and the Council. In the first such report, the Commission shall include a specific examination of the treatment of lawyers and other independent legal professionals.

2007/05/09
   EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2007/03/20
   EP - BRADBOURN Philip (PPE-DE) appointed as rapporteur in LIBE
2007/03/14
   ESC - Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report
Documents
2007/02/15
   ECB - European Central Bank: opinion, guideline, report
Details

The European Central Bank adopted an Opinion at the request of the Council of the European Union on eight proposals amending Directives 2006/49/EC, 2006/48/EC, 2005/60/EC, 2004/109/EC, 2004/39/EC, 2003/71/EC, 2003/6/EC and 2002/87/EC, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission.

The ECB welcomes the new agreement on comitology reached between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, which is of great importance for the continued functioning of the Lamfalussy process.

The ECB has no specific comments on the proposals which are in line with the joint statement of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the introduction of the new ‘regulatory procedure with scrutiny’ into the comitology framework).

Having regard to the importance of the role played by implementing measures in EU legislation in the financial services field, the ECB takes this opportunity to underline the importance of its advisory role under Article 105(4) of the Treaty, which requires the ECB to be consulted ‘on any proposed Community act in its fields of competence’.

As recently noted, the ECB considers that proposed Level 2 acts constitute “proposed Community acts” within the meaning of Article 105(4) of the Treaty’. Therefore the Treaty provision which requires the ECB to be consulted on any proposed Community act in its field of competence includes an obligation for it to be consulted on these implementing acts.

It should be noted that the lack of consultation between Community institutions has been the subject of several judgments by the Court of Justice. As far as Article 105(4) of the Treaty is concerned, in Case C-11/00 Commission v European Central Bank [2003] ECR I-7147, Advocate General Jacobs emphasised that: ‘Consultation of the ECB on proposed measures in its field of competence is a procedural step, required by a provision of the Treaty, which is clearly capable of affecting the content of the measures adopted. Failure to comply with such requirement must, in my view, be capable of leading to the annulment of the measures adopted’,

2007/01/17
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading
2006/12/22
   EC - Legislative proposal
Details

PURPOSE: to amend Directive 2005/60/EC on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing by introducing a reference to the new regulatory procedure with scrutiny (comitology).

PROPOSED ACT: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council.

CONTENT: Council Decision 1999/468/EC laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission has been amended by Council Decision 2006/512/EC ( CNS/2002/0298 ).

The amended Decision introduces a new regulatory procedure with scrutiny to be used for measures of general scope which seek to amend non-essential elements of a basic instrument, adopted under co-decision, including by deleting some of those elements or by supplementing the instrument by the addition of new non-essential elements.

This procedure allows the legislator to oppose the adoption of "quasi-legislative" measures implementing a codecision-based instrument when it considers that the draft exceeds the implementing powers provided for in the basic instrument, or that the draft is incompatible with the aim or the content of that instrument or fails to respect the principles of subsidiarity or proportionality.

In a joint statement, the three institutions agreed on a list of 26 basic instruments already in force to be adjusted without delay in accordance with the new regulatory procedure with scrutiny (see ACI/2006/2152 ). Each case has been assessed on its own merits, notably in view of the nature of the implementing powers conferred on the Commission and the specificity of each sector.

Lastly, in accordance with the abovementioned statement, the Commission is proposing to repeal any provisions of these instruments that provide for a time-limit on the delegation of implementing powers to the Commission.

2006/12/21
   EC - Legislative proposal published
Details

PURPOSE: to amend Directive 2005/60/EC on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing by introducing a reference to the new regulatory procedure with scrutiny (comitology).

PROPOSED ACT: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council.

CONTENT: Council Decision 1999/468/EC laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission has been amended by Council Decision 2006/512/EC ( CNS/2002/0298 ).

The amended Decision introduces a new regulatory procedure with scrutiny to be used for measures of general scope which seek to amend non-essential elements of a basic instrument, adopted under co-decision, including by deleting some of those elements or by supplementing the instrument by the addition of new non-essential elements.

This procedure allows the legislator to oppose the adoption of "quasi-legislative" measures implementing a codecision-based instrument when it considers that the draft exceeds the implementing powers provided for in the basic instrument, or that the draft is incompatible with the aim or the content of that instrument or fails to respect the principles of subsidiarity or proportionality.

In a joint statement, the three institutions agreed on a list of 26 basic instruments already in force to be adjusted without delay in accordance with the new regulatory procedure with scrutiny (see ACI/2006/2152 ). Each case has been assessed on its own merits, notably in view of the nature of the implementing powers conferred on the Commission and the specificity of each sector.

Lastly, in accordance with the abovementioned statement, the Commission is proposing to repeal any provisions of these instruments that provide for a time-limit on the delegation of implementing powers to the Commission.

Documents

Activities

Votes

Rapport Bradbourn A6-0225/2007 - résolution #

2007/11/14 Outcome: +: 621, 0: 20, -: 5
DE FR IT GB ES PL PT RO BE HU EL CZ NL AT BG SE LT IE FI SK LV SI EE LU MT CY DK ??
Total
85
66
61
61
46
44
21
23
20
20
22
20
20
17
17
15
12
12
12
13
8
6
6
6
5
4
3
1
icon: PPE-DE PPE-DE
241
2

Slovenia PPE-DE

3

Estonia PPE-DE

For (1)

1

Luxembourg PPE-DE

3

Malta PPE-DE

2

Cyprus PPE-DE

1
icon: PSE PSE
178

Czechia PSE

For (1)

Abstain (1)

2

Netherlands PSE

Against (1)

4

Lithuania PSE

2

Ireland PSE

1

Slovenia PSE

For (1)

1

Estonia PSE

3

Luxembourg PSE

For (1)

1

Denmark PSE

For (1)

1

PSE

1
icon: ALDE ALDE
87
2

Austria ALDE

1

Sweden ALDE

2

Ireland ALDE

For (1)

1

Latvia ALDE

1

Slovenia ALDE

2

Estonia ALDE

2

Luxembourg ALDE

For (1)

1

Cyprus ALDE

For (1)

1

Denmark ALDE

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1
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
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Italy Verts/ALE

2

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

5

Spain Verts/ALE

2

Belgium Verts/ALE

2

Austria Verts/ALE

2

Sweden Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Finland Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Latvia Verts/ALE

1

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

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1
icon: UEN UEN
29

Lithuania UEN

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icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL
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France GUE/NGL

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United Kingdom GUE/NGL

1

Spain GUE/NGL

For (1)

1

Portugal GUE/NGL

3

Greece GUE/NGL

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Netherlands GUE/NGL

For (1)

1

Sweden GUE/NGL

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Finland GUE/NGL

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Cyprus GUE/NGL

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icon: NI NI
28

United Kingdom NI

For (1)

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2

Czechia NI

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Austria NI

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Bulgaria NI

Abstain (1)

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Slovakia NI

Abstain (1)

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icon: IND/DEM IND/DEM
14

France IND/DEM

For (1)

1

United Kingdom IND/DEM

3

Poland IND/DEM

3

Greece IND/DEM

1

Czechia IND/DEM

Abstain (1)

1

Netherlands IND/DEM

For (1)

1

Sweden IND/DEM

2

Ireland IND/DEM

For (1)

1

Denmark IND/DEM

1

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  • date: 2008-03-11T00:00:00 docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=ADV&RESULTSET=1&DOC_ID=[%n4]%2F08&DOC_LANCD=EN&ROWSPP=25&NRROWS=500&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC title: 03678/2007/LEX type: Draft final act body: CSL
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  • date: 2006-12-22T00:00:00 type: Legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2006/0906/COM_COM(2006)0906_EN.pdf title: COM(2006)0906 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2006&nu_doc=906 title: EUR-Lex summary: PURPOSE: to amend Directive 2005/60/EC on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing by introducing a reference to the new regulatory procedure with scrutiny (comitology). PROPOSED ACT: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council. CONTENT: Council Decision 1999/468/EC laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission has been amended by Council Decision 2006/512/EC ( CNS/2002/0298 ). The amended Decision introduces a new regulatory procedure with scrutiny to be used for measures of general scope which seek to amend non-essential elements of a basic instrument, adopted under co-decision, including by deleting some of those elements or by supplementing the instrument by the addition of new non-essential elements. This procedure allows the legislator to oppose the adoption of "quasi-legislative" measures implementing a codecision-based instrument when it considers that the draft exceeds the implementing powers provided for in the basic instrument, or that the draft is incompatible with the aim or the content of that instrument or fails to respect the principles of subsidiarity or proportionality. In a joint statement, the three institutions agreed on a list of 26 basic instruments already in force to be adjusted without delay in accordance with the new regulatory procedure with scrutiny (see ACI/2006/2152 ). Each case has been assessed on its own merits, notably in view of the nature of the implementing powers conferred on the Commission and the specificity of each sector. Lastly, in accordance with the abovementioned statement, the Commission is proposing to repeal any provisions of these instruments that provide for a time-limit on the delegation of implementing powers to the Commission.
  • date: 2007-01-17T00:00:00 type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
  • date: 2007-06-05T00:00:00 type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading body: EP summary: The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs unanimously adopted the report by Philip BRADBOURN (EPP-ED, UK) amending, at first reading of the codecision procedure, the Commission proposal aiming to align Directive 2005/60/EC on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing to the new comitology procedure, regulatory procedure with scrutiny. This new comitology procedure shall apply to certain aspects of the directive, however, MEPs considered it necessary to table the following amendments: - a new recital it states that Directive 2005/60/EC provides for a regular report on its implementation to be drawn up by the Commission. That report may be accompanied by a legislative proposal introducing the necessary modifications to that Directive; - Article 42 shall now state that by 15 December 2009, and at least at three-yearly intervals thereafter, the Commission shall draw up a report on the implementation of this Directive with, if appropriate, a legislative proposal introducing the necessary modifications to Directive 2005/60/EC in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty and submit it to the European Parliament and the Council. In the first such report, the Commission shall include a specific examination of the treatment of lawyers and other independent legal professionals.
  • date: 2007-06-11T00:00:00 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A6-2007-225&language=EN title: A6-0225/2007
  • date: 2007-11-14T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=13719&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
  • date: 2007-11-14T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2007-524 title: T6-0524/2007 summary: The European Parliament adopted a resolution drafted by Philip BRADBOURN (EPP-ED, UK) amending the Commission proposal aiming to align Directive 2005/60/EC on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing to the new regulatory procedure with scrutiny. The resolution was adopted by 621 votes in favour to 5 against with 20 abstentions. Parliament made the following amendments: - a new recital states that the Commission should, at regular intervals, evaluate the functioning of the provisions concerning the implementing powers conferred on it in order to allow the European Parliament and the Council to determine whether the extent of those powers and the procedural requirements imposed on the Commission are appropriate and ensure both efficiency and democratic accountability; - by 31 December 2010, and thereafter at least every 3 years, the Commission shall review the provisions concerning its implementing powers and present a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the functioning of those powers. The report shall examine, in particular, the need for the Commission to propose amendments to the Directive in order to ensure the appropriate scope of the implementing powers conferred on the Commission. The conclusion as to whether an amendment is necessary or not shall be accompanied by a detailed statement of reasons. If necessary, the report shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal to modify the provisions conferring implementing powers on the Commission.
  • date: 2008-03-03T00:00:00 type: Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading body: EP/CSL
  • date: 2008-03-11T00:00:00 type: Final act signed body: CSL
  • date: 2008-03-11T00:00:00 type: End of procedure in Parliament body: EP
  • date: 2008-03-19T00:00:00 type: Final act published in Official Journal summary: PURPOSE: to amend Directive 2005/60/EC on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing by introducing a reference to the new regulatory procedure with scrutiny (comitology). LEGISLATIVE ACT: Directive 2008/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/60/EC on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission. CONTENT: Council Decision 1999/468/EC laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (comitology) has been amended by Council Decision 2006/512/EC ( CNS/2002/0298 ). The amended Decision introduces a new regulatory procedure with scrutiny to be used for measures of general scope which seek to amend non-essential elements of a basic instrument, adopted under co-decision. This may include deleting some of those elements or supplementing the instrument, by the addition of new non-essential elements. This procedure allows the legislator to oppose the adoption of "quasi-legislative" measures implementing a codecision-based instrument in cases where: the draft may exceed the implementing powers provided for in the basic instrument; the draft is incompatible with the aim or the content of that instrument; or the draft fails to respect the principles of subsidiarity or proportionality. In a joint statement, the three institutions agreed on a list of 26 basic instruments already in force to be adjusted without delay in accordance with the new regulatory procedure with scrutiny (see ACI/2006/2152 ). Each case has been assessed on the nature of the implementing powers conferred on the Commission and the specificity of each sector. The purpose of this Directive, therefore, is to amend Directive 2005/60/EC on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing by introducing a reference to the new regulatory procedure with scrutiny. By 31 December 2010, and thereafter at least every three years, the Commission shall review the provisions concerning its implementing powers and present a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the functioning of those powers and on the need for the Commission to propose possible amendments. ENTRY INTO FORCE: 20 March 2008. docs: title: Directive 2008/20 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32008L0020 title: OJ L 076 19.03.2008, p. 0046 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2008:076:TOC
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  • date: 2006-12-22T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2006/0906/COM_COM(2006)0906_EN.pdf celexid: CELEX:52006PC0906:EN type: Legislative proposal published title: COM(2006)0906 type: Legislative proposal published body: EC commission: DG: url: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/ title: Justice Commissioner: FRATTINI Franco
  • date: 2007-01-17T00:00:00 body: EP type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading committees: body: EP responsible: True committee: LIBE date: 2007-03-20T00:00:00 committee_full: Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs rapporteur: group: PPE-DE name: BRADBOURN Philip
  • date: 2007-06-05T00:00:00 body: EP committees: body: EP responsible: True committee: LIBE date: 2007-03-20T00:00:00 committee_full: Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs rapporteur: group: PPE-DE name: BRADBOURN Philip type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • date: 2007-06-11T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A6-2007-225&language=EN type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading title: A6-0225/2007 body: EP committees: body: EP responsible: True committee: LIBE date: 2007-03-20T00:00:00 committee_full: Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs rapporteur: group: PPE-DE name: BRADBOURN Philip type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
  • date: 2007-11-14T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=13719&l=en type: Results of vote in Parliament title: Results of vote in Parliament url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2007-524 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title: T6-0524/2007 body: EP type: Results of vote in Parliament
  • date: 2008-03-03T00:00:00 body: CSL type: Council Meeting council: Environment meeting_id: 2856
  • date: 2008-03-03T00:00:00 body: EP/CSL type: Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading
  • date: 2008-03-11T00:00:00 body: CSL type: Final act signed
  • date: 2008-03-11T00:00:00 body: EP type: End of procedure in Parliament
  • date: 2008-03-19T00:00:00 type: Final act published in Official Journal docs: url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32008L0020 title: Directive 2008/20 url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2008:076:TOC title: OJ L 076 19.03.2008, p. 0046
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