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Mr President, on behalf of the Council I would like to remind you that, according to Article 133 of the Treaty, the Council makes decisions on the common trade policy on the basis of the Commission’s proposals. We in the Council are well aware of the desires regarding the procedure for decisions on the common trade policy which Parliament has formulated on several occasions. These desires have been examined and assessed very carefully. As we all know, they have also been the object of discussion at the Intergovernmental Conference which concluded its work in Nice on 7 – 9 December 2000.
The changes to the text of the Treaty which this Intergovernmental Conference agreed on do
address this aspect of Article 133. It should also be noted that the vast majority of Member States did
consider it necessary to amend the article in this respect.
Besides the obligations laid down in the Treaty, the Council requires openness. At meetings with the chairman of the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy in particular, the Council regularly informs Parliament of issues which are of importance to Community trade policy and in accordance with the Westerterp Procedure of 1973 the Council informs Parliament of negotiations concerning trade agreements with third countries before they are initiated, while they are underway and once negotiations have been concluded.
I also wish to note that Swedish Minister for Trade Leif Pagrotsky will hold two meetings with the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy during the Swedish Presidency. Furthermore, representatives of the European Parliament were invited to the Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Meeting on Trade on 29 May 2001. What is more, the chairman of the Article 133 Committee invited all members of the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy to an informal meeting on 31 May 2001."@en1
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