17. Reiterates its position that, in accordance with Article 218(6) of the TFEU, the opinion/consent of the European Parliament is required for all international agreements, including those related mainly to CFSP, with the sole exception of those related exclusively to CFSP: in accordance with Article 218(10) of the TFEU, full information must be provided to Parliament at the initial, negotiating and final stages of the procedure leading to the conclusion of international agreements; expects the VP/HR to provide all relevant information about the negotiations throughout the procedure, including negotiating directives and draft ne ...[+++]gotiating texts, and recalls that in the declaration on political accountability the VP/HR committed herself to applying the provisions of the Framework Agreement on international agreements with regard to confidential CFSP documents; calls for the establishment of an efficient modus operandi that combines respect for Parliament's prerogatives with the necessary degree of confidentiality; believes that a comprehensive agreement involving all the institutions and covering all EU bodies is required in order to regulate access to confidential documents by Members of Parliament;

17. Reiterates its position that, in accordance with Article 218(6) of the TFEU, the opinion/consent of the European Parliament is required for all international agreements, including those related mainly to CFSP, with the sole exception of those related exclusively to CFSP: in accordance with Article 218(10) of the TFEU, full information must be provided to Parliament at the initial, negotiating and final stages of the procedure leading to the conclusion of international agreements; expects the VP/HR to provide all relevant information about the negotiations throughout the procedure, including negotiating directives and draft ne ...[+++]gotiating texts, and recalls that in the declaration on political accountability the VP/HR committed herself to applying the provisions of the Framework Agreement on international agreements with regard to confidential CFSP documents; calls for the establishment of an efficient modus operandi that combines respect for Parliament's prerogatives with the necessary degree of confidentiality; believes that a comprehensive agreement involving all the institutions and covering all EU bodies is required in order to regulate access to confidential documents by Members of Parliament;

If you get unanimous consent, it could be distributed.

(b) The final texts of the measures referred to in paragraph 1(b) at the time when the Member State expresses its consent to be bound by such a measure or immediately thereafter.

– (EL) Mr President, taking the baton from Mr Jarzembowski, I shall speak about cohesion and regional policy issues and I should like to say to Mr Barroso that we agree with the Commission text, because it places the right emphasis on cohesion policies.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That Mr. Grewal (Surrey Central) now table a document; that the text of the said document be substituted for the text of Bill C-205, An Act to amend the Statutory Instruments Act (disallowance procedure for statutory instruments); and that the Bill, as amended, be reprinted; provided that the Bill, as amended, retain its status and precedence; and that the motion standing on the Order Paper in relation to Bill C-205 be amended by substituting the name of the Standing Committee on Justice and ...[+++] Human Rights for that of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.