House of Lords written statement – made am ar 15 Hydref 2013.
My Rt. Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills has made the following statement.
The EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) will take place in Luxembourg on
The substantive items on
One Legislative item:
State of Play on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for managing financial responsibility linked to investor-state dispute settlement tribunals established by international agreements to which the European Union is party.
Non-legislative items:
State of play on the Preparations for the Eastern Partnership Summit (Vilnius, 28-
- EU-Ukraine, DCFTA part of the Association Agreement- EU-Republic of Moldova, DCFTA part of the Association Agreement- EU-Georgia, DCFTA part of the Association Agreement- EU-Republic of Armenia, DCFTA part of the Association Agreement
Items on which a vote may be requested are: adoption of the EU-China Negotiations on investment, and adoption of the EU-ASEAN negotiations on investment. A vote might be requested on the declassification of the TTIP mandate.
Other items not subject to a vote are: the state of play on preparations for the IX World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference (Bali, 3-