Strasbourg, 7 November 2012 CDLR(2012)23
Item C1 of the agenda
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE ON LOCAL AND REGIONAL DEMOCRACY
(CDLR)
UPDATE ON THE DRAWING UP OF THE APPENDIX TO
PROTOCOL 3 TO THE MADRID OUTLINE CONVENTION
For information
Secretariat Memorandum
prepared by the
Directorate of Democratic Governance, Culture and Diversity
Democracy, Institution-Building and Governance Department
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Introduction
As part of its terms of reference the CDLR is expected to draft norms suitable for inclusion in the Appendix to Protocol No 3 to the Madrid Outline Convention.
This convention was opened for signature on 16 November 2009, at Utrecht, on the occasion of the 16th session of the Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for Local and Regional Government.
The Protocol was the culmination of the work undertaken in the CDLR, in order to provide member states and their local and regional authorities with an additional tool – the Euroregional Co-operation Grouping – for the promotion of effective cross-border and inter-territorial co-operation.
In the light of the terms of reference the Secretariat asked Professor Lejeune to prepare a draft appendix to Protocol N° 3 to the Madrid outline Convention.
At its meeting of 5 July 2012 the open-ended working party reviewed and debated the first draft prepared by professor Lejeune.
Action required
The CDLR is invited to take note of the meeting report of the open-ended working party on the preparation of an Appendix to Protocol N° 3 to the Madrid Outline Convention.
CDLR members are invited to attend (at their own expenses) the second meeting of the open-ended working party to be held in Strasbourg on 21 November 2012 in order to consider a second series of provisions drafted by the consultant.
Strasbourg, 10 September 2012 GTO/Annexe(2012)2
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE ON LOCAL AND REGIONAL DEMOCRACY
(CDLR)
OPEN-ENDED WORKING PARTY ON THE
PREPARATION OF AN APPENDIX TO PROTOCOL No. 3
TO THE MADRID OUTLINE CONVENTION
MEETING REPORT[1]
5 July 2012
Benelux Union headquarters, Brussels
1. Opening of the meeting
The Secretariat opened the meeting and welcomed the participants. The list of participants appears at Appendix 1.
2. Election of the chair
The representative of the Netherlands, Mr Auke van der Goot was elected as the chair of the meeting.
3. Adoption of the agenda
The agenda of the meeting was adopted (see Appendix 2).
4. Examination of the proposals of the provisions prepared by the consultant
The Working Party agreed with the structure of the working document and the template proposed by the expert.
The Working Party suggested presenting a final document for adoption at the second CDLR meeting in 2013 and recommended that the CDLR be briefly informed about the proceedings of the Working Party at its next meeting.
Regarding the revision of EGTC Regulation No 1082/2006 the expert was advised by the Working Party to take into account that not much progress is expected on the revision of the guidelines in the coming six months. The Working Party agreed that the work on the appendix should not become depended on the revision of EGTC Regulation No 1082/2006.
As regards individual proposals, the Group agreed the following.
Section I
The Working Party agreed to add a template to the explanatory note presenting the legal aspects regarding dualistic or monistic systems as indentified in the explanatory note.
Section II
The Working Party agreed with section II. The expert was requested to provide some additional practical information on possible cross border cooperation between public entities and private parties which execute a public task based on a concession.
Section III
The Working Party agreed with the section.
Section IV
It was agreed by the Working Party to remove the list with examples of legal persons in paragraph 3a. and 3b of section IV. The text of section IV will be redrafted in the light of this request. Examples of legal persons will be added to the explanatory note.
Section V
The Working Party agreed with the proposed text.
Section XXV
The Working Party agreed that the section XXV should make clearer that there are other possibilities besides infrastructure. Examples will be described in the explanatory note.
Section XXXVII
It was agreed by the Working Party to remove the list of categories in section XXXVII to the explanatory note.
Section XXXVIII
The Working Party agreed with the proposed text.
5. Continuation of the work
The Working Party agreed to have a second meting before the end of this year, preferably following the CDLR meeting in November.
The third meeting of the Working Party is foreseen before the first CDLR meeting in 2013.
6. Close of the meeting
The Working Party agreed that the draft meeting report be sent for information and possible comments to CDLR members and former LR-IC members.
APPENDIX 1
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
AUSTRIA / AUTRICHE
Dr Johannes MAIER, MES, Office of the State government of Carinthie, Mießtalerstraße 1, A – 9020 KLAGENFURT AM WÖRTHERSEE
E-mail: [email protected]
ARMENIA / ARMENIE
Mr Varos SIMONYAN, Trade Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the European Union, Rue Montoyer 28, B – 1000 BRUSSELS
Tel/Fax: 32 2 231 01 25; E-mail: [email protected]
BELGIUM / BELGIQUE
M. Paul-Henri PHILIPS, Adjoint du Directeur Général, Administration des pouvoirs locaux, Ministère de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, Boulevard du Jardin Botanique, 20, B – 1035 BRUXELLES
Tel : (32) 2 800 32 77; Cel-phone: (32) 499 58 81 05; Fax :(32) 2 800 38 00;
E-mail : [email protected]
Mr Edwin LEFEBRE, Deputy of the Director, Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Flemish Region, Agency for Home Affairs, Boudewijnlaan 30, B - 1000 BRUSSELS
Tel : (32) 2 553 40 16; Fax :(32) 2 553 39 52; E-mail : [email protected]
DENMARK / DANEMARK
Apologised for absence / excusé
FRANCE
Mme Marie-Christine BERNARD-GELABERT, Chef du Bureau des structures territoriales, Direction Générale des Collectivités locales, Ministère de l'Intérieur, 1 bis, place des Saussaies, F - 75800 PARIS
Tel: (33) 40 07 23 08 ; Fax: (33) 01 49 27 49 79 ;
E-mail: [email protected]
GERMANY / ALLEMAGNE
Mrs Gabriele STELLMACHER, Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Inneres und Sport, Referat 31, Kommunale Verfassung, Organisation, Dienstrecht
Tel: (49) 0511 120 4640; E-mail: [email protected]
ICELAND / ISLANDE
Apologised for absence / excusé
ITALY / ITALIE
Apologized for absence / excusé
LUXEMBOURG
Mme Christiane LOUTSCH-JEMMING, Conseiller de Gouvernement 1ère classe, Ministère de l’Intérieur et à la Grande Région, 19 rue Beaumont, L – 1219 Luxembourg
Tél : (352) 247 84615 ; Fax : (352) 26 20 26 93 ; E-mail : [email protected]
NETHERLANDS / PAYS-BAS
Mr Auke van der GOOT, Special Advisor, Permanent Representation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the European Union, Brussels
E-mail: [email protected]
NORWAY / NORVEGE
Apologised for absence / excusé
TURKEY / TURQUIE
Mr Ilker HAKTANKACMAZ, Head of the International Funding Unit, Directorate General of Local Authorities, Ministry of the interior, Devlet Mahallesi Inönü Bulvari No. 4 Bakanliklar – 06644 ANKARA
Tel: +90 312 419 07 81; Fax: +90 312 425 17 91;
E-mail: [email protected]
UNITED KINGDOM / ROYAUME-UNI
Apologised for absence / excusé
PARTICIPANTS
CONGRESS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE / CONGRES DES POUVOIRS LOCAUX ET REGIONAUX DU CONSEIL DE L’EUROPE
Apologised for absence / excusé
OBSERVERS / OBSERVATEURS
ASSEMBLY OF EUROPEAN REGIONS (AER) / ASSEMBLEE DES REGIONS D'EUROPE (ARE)
Apologised for absence / excusé
ASSOCIATION OF EUROPEAN BORDER REGIONS (AEBR) / ASSOCIATION DES REGIONS FRONTALIERES EUROPEENNES (ARFE)
Apologised for absence / excusé
EXPERT-CONSULTANT / CONSULTANT-EXPERT
Prof. Yves LEJEUNE, Faculté de Droit UCL, Place Montesquieu, 2, B - 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgique
Tél: + 32 10 47 47 02 ; Fax: + 32 10 47 47 09; E-mail : [email protected]
SECRETARIAT
Mr Thomas ZANDSTRA, Directorate of Democratic Governance, Culture and Diversity / Direction de la gouvernance démocratique, de la culture et de la diversité, Directorate General of Democracy / Direction générale de la démocratie
Tel : +33 (0)3 88 41 52 30; Fax : +33 (0)3 88 41 27 84;
E-mail: [email protected]
APPENDIX 2
AGENDA
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Opening of the meeting by the Secretariat |
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2. |
Election of the Chair |
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Adoption of the agenda |
[GTO-Annexe(2012)OJ1] |
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4. |
Examination of the proposals of the provisions prepared by the consultant |
[GTO-Annexe(2012)1] |
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5. |
Continuation of the work |
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6. |
Close of the meeting |