12 September 2007
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| Proposal | from Commission: COM (2007) 439, 23 July 2007; Commission opinion on Council position: COM (2010) 448, 2 Sep 2010 |
|---|---|
| Legal base | Article 63(4) EC |
| Flexibility |
UK has opted out; Ireland has opted in; Denmark automatically excluded; new Member States would be covered immediately |
| EP | Lambert report adopted by committee (A6-0209/2008); plenary vote 9 July 2008; second-reading report approving Council position adopted by committee, 30 Sep. 2010 (A7-0261/2010); second-reading vote in favour, 7 Oct. 2010 plenary |
| Council | working group discussions started Dec. 2007; employment Council failed to agree on proposal, 8 June 2009; political agreement at employment Council, 7 June 2010; first-reading position adopted by General Affairs Council, 26 July 2010 (OJ 2010 C 253 E); Regulation 1231/2010 |
| Entry into force | 1 Jan. 2011 (Art. 3) |
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