06 July 2006
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| Proposal | from Commission (COM (2000) 303, 24 May 2000; OJ 2000 C 311 E/251) |
|---|---|
| Legal base | Article 63(2) EC |
| Background | replaces prior proposal for Joint Action from 1997 (COM (97) 93, 5 March 1997), amended in 1998 (COM (98) 372, 24 June 1998; OJ 1998 C 268), but never adopted |
| Flexibility | UK opted in; Denmark has automatic opt-out; Ireland applied later (Commission Decision 2003/690, OJ 2003 L 251/23) and must apply from 31 Dec. 2003 (Art. 2 of Decision) |
| EP committee | Wiebenga report approved following 26 Feb. 2001 meeting of civil liberties committee (A5-0077/2001) |
| EP plenary | approved proposal with amendments, 13 Mar. 2001 (OJ 2001 C 343) |
| Economic and Social Committee | vote at March 2001 session (OJ 2001 C 155/21) |
| Committee of the Regions | vote at June 2001 session (OJ 2001 C 357/6) |
| Council | presented at May 2000 JHA Council; discussed at 15/16 Mar. 2001 JHA Council; political agreement at 28/29 May 2001 JHA Council; adopted by 20 July 2001 Budget Council: Directive 2001/55 |
| Implementation date | 31 December 2002 (Art. 32(1)); 20 Sep. 2001 JHA Council asked Commission and Member States to examine scope for possible provisional application |
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