Their interventions shall be brief, substantive and to the point.

‘Without prejudice to Article 30(2) of the TEU, which specifies that an extraordinary Council meeting may be convened at very short notice in cases requiring a rapid decision, the Council is aware of the need for matters relating to the common foreign and security policy to be dealt with swiftly and efficiently.

It will be a short question and a short answer.

I object, because— The Chair: I'll give him one quick question (1050) Mr. Charlie Angus: It's one quick question, given that I'm cut short— The Chair: I'm sorry, Charlie.

| the natural persons are engaged in the supply of a service on a temporary basis as employees of a legal person, who has no commercial presence in any Member State of the European Community.the legal person has obtained a service contract, for a period not exceeding three months from a final consumer in the Member State concerned, through an open tendering procedure or any other procedure which guarantees the bona fide character of the contract (e.g. advertisement of the availability of the contract) where this requirement exists or is introduced in the Member State pursuant to the laws, regulations and requirements of the Community or its Member States.the natural person seeking access should be offering such services as an employee of th ...[+++]e legal person supplying the service for at least the year (two years in the case of EL) immediately preceding such movement.the temporary entry and stay within the Member State concerned shall be for a period of not more than three months in any 12-month period (six months in the case of EE; 24 months in the case of NL) or for the duration of the contract, whatever is less.the natural person must possess the necessary academic qualifications and professional experience as specified for the sector or activity concerned in the Member State where the service is supplied.the commitment relates only to the service activity which is the subject of the contract; it does not confer entitlement to exercise the professional title of the Member State concerned.the number of the persons covered by the service contract shall not be larger than necessary to fulfil the contract, as it may be decided by the laws, regulations and requirements of the Community and the Member State where the service is supplied.the service contract has to be obtained in one of the activities mentioned below and subject to the additional conditions mentioned in the subsector by the Member State concerned: | | |

For each of these areas, an annex provides a brief presentation of the issues at stake and details of the initiatives the Commission is planning or considering and/or contains recommendations to Member States in the latter’s areas of responsibility.