In the same context, it should ensure that Member State commitments in the framework of their national reform programmes as well as any commitments made by them within the framework of economic partnership programmes and Council recommendations within the macroeconomic imbalances procedure are appropriately reflected in the draft national budget.

Sixth and finally, the Civil Service Tribunal took note of the failure on the part of the Commission to produce the items of information requested by it by way of measures of organisation of procedure and, considering that the reasons put forward by the Commission to justify that failure were unconvincing, concluded that the decision of 19 June 2007 had to be annulled on the ground that there had been a breach of the obligation to state reasons (paragraphs 53 to 55 of the judgment under appeal).

After a debate and having received the opinion of the Chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, I took responsibility and I also interpreted Rule 149(4) of our Rules of Procedure, which states that the Members who made a request for the quorum to be established shall be counted as present even if they are no longer in the Chamber.

2. Draws attention to the fact that India is the world's largest secular democracy and has devolved democratic structures at all levels, whereas Pakistan still lacks full implementation of democracy in AJK and has yet to take steps towards democracy in Gilgit and Baltistan; notes that both countries are nuclear powers outside the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; emphasises that, while India's nuclear doctrine rests on the principle of "no first use", Pakistan has yet to make such an undertaking; notes, too, that President Musharraf has not been able to implement his undertaking made in 1999 that " the armed forces have no intention o ...[+++]f staying in charge any longer than is absolutely necessary to pave the way for true democracy to flourish in Pakistan";

2. Draws attention to the fact that India is the world's largest secular democracy and has devolved democratic structures at all levels, whereas Pakistan still lacks full implementation of democracy in AJK and has yet to take steps towards democracy in Gilgit and Baltistan; notes that both countries are nuclear powers outside the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; emphasises that, while India's nuclear doctrine rests on the principle of "no first use", Pakistan has yet to make such an undertaking; notes, too, that President Musharraf has not been able to implement his undertaking made in 1999 that "the armed forces have no intention of ...[+++] staying in charge any longer than is absolutely necessary to pave the way for true democracy to flourish in Pakistan";

2. Draws attention to the fact that India is the world's largest secular democracy and has devolved democratic structures at all levels, whereas Pakistan still lacks full implementation of democracy in AJK and has yet to take steps towards democracy in Gilgit and Baltistan; notes that both countries are nuclear powers outside the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; emphasises that, while India's nuclear doctrine rests on the principle of "no first use", Pakistan has yet to make such an undertaking; notes, too, that President Musharraf has not been able to implement his undertaking made in 1999 that "the armed forces have no intention of ...[+++] staying in charge any longer than is absolutely necessary to pave the way for true democracy to flourish in Pakistan";