AMENDMENT TO: Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union= and the Treaty establishing the European Community (Brussels, 3 December 2007)<= /title> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"PlaceType"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"PlaceName"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"place"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple style=3D'tab-interval:36.0pt'> <div class=3DSection1> COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY:<o:p></o:p> EUROPEAN COUNCIL IS TO “IDENTIFY” BRITISH INTERESTS <o:p= ></o:p> FOR <st1:place w:st=3D"on">EUROPE</st1:place>’S EXTERNAL OBJEC= TIVES<o:p></o:p> [ARTICLE 10b]<o:p></o:= p> <o:p> </o:p> <table class=3DMsoTableGrid border=3D0 cellspacing=3D0 cellpadding=3D0 style=3D'border-collapse:collapse;mso-yfti-tbllook:480;mso-padding-alt:0cm= 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <tr style=3D'mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=3D581 valign=3Dtop style=3D'width:436.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm= 5.4pt'> <o:p> </o:p></= p> AMENDMENT TO: Treaty of <st1:C= ity w:st=3D"on">Lisbon</st1:City> amending the Treaty on European Union and t= he Treaty establishing the European Community (<st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:C= ity w:st=3D"on">Lisbon</st1:City></st1:place>, 13 December 2007)<o:p></o:p><= /span> </td> </tr> </table> <o:p>&= nbsp;</o:p> <div style=3D'mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt'> Policy Area: <o:p></o:p> <s= pan style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Treaty on European Union, Titl= e V, "GENERAL PROVISIONS ON THE UNION'S EXTERNAL ACTION AND SPECIFIC PROVIS= IONS ON THE COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY". Chapter 1, GENERAL PROVISIONS= ON THE UNION'S EXTERNAL ACTION, Article 10b<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div style=3D'mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt'> Amendment:<o:p></o:p> Clause 2<= /span>, page 1, line 12, leave out ‘any’ and insert—</= span><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> ‘(i) Article 1, paragr= aph 24, inserted Article 10B TEU on the strategic interests and objectives of t= he European Union; and<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (ii) any other’.= <o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p>&= nbsp;</o:p> <div style=3D'mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt'> Reform Treaty Article: <o:p></o:p> “Article 10 B<o:= p></o:p> 1. On the basis of the principles and objectives = set out in Article 10 A, the European Council shall identify the strategic interests and objectives of the <st1:place w:st=3D"on">Union</st1:place>.<o= :p></o:p> Decisions of the European Council on the strategic interests and objectives of the Union shall relate to the common foreign and security policy and to other areas of the external action of the <st1:place w:st=3D"on">Union</st1:place>. Such decisions may concern the relations of = the <st1:place w:st=3D"on">Union</st1:place> with a specific country or region or may be thematic in approach. They shall define their duration, and the means to be made available by the Union and the <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w= :st=3D"on">Member</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">States</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p><= /span> The European Council shall act unanimously on a recommendation from the Council, adopted by the latter under the arrangemen= ts laid down for each area. Decisions of the European Council shall be impleme= nted in accordance with the procedures provided for in the Treaties.<o:p></o:p><= /span> 2. The High Representative of the Union for Forei= gn Affairs and Security Policy, for the area of common foreign and security policy, and the Commission, for other areas of external action, may submit joint proposals to the Council.’ ”<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p>&= nbsp;</o:p> = &nb= sp; <o:p></o:p> <div style=3D'mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt'> Consolidated Treaty Article(s):<o:p></o:p> n/a<o:= p></o:p> </div> <o:p>&= nbsp;</o:p> <div style=3D'mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt'> Explanation: <o:p></o:p> It is = obvious that if it is now up to the European Council to “identify the strateg= ic interests and objectives of the Union” – as the Treaty states – then this puts the British national interest at risk if it disagree= s with the <st1:place w:st=3D"on">Union</st1:place>. Paragraph 1 is essentially an enhanced measure based largely on the present Article 13(2) and (3) TEU on<= /span> </spa= n>= 216;common strategies’ decided by the European Council. Under the existing Artic= le 13 (2), “common strategies shall set out their objectives, duration a= nd the means to be available by the Union and the <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:= PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Member</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">States</st1:= PlaceType></st1:place>.” Under previous Article 13 (3) TEU, “the Council shall take the decisi= ons necessary for defining and implementing the common foreign and security pol= icy on the basis of the general guidelines defined by the European Council.R= 21; The Lisbon Treaty re-introduces decision-making within the Council as the k= ey ingredient for CFSP, with an emphasis on the binding nature of the decision= s. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Under = this new Article, the = High Representative of the <st1:place w:st=3D"on">Union</st1:place> for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the Commission acquired the right to “submit joint proposals to the Council.” It should be mentioned that under the present Article 22 (1) TEU the Commission “may submit proposals to the Council.”<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> This Article states that “The European Coun= cil shall act unanimously on a recommendation from the Council, adopted by the latter under the arrangements laid down for each area.” For CFSP, tho= se arrangements are now set down in the new Article 15b (currently Article 23 TEU). <o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html>

MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Location: file:///C:/9E634A62/article10b.htm Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" AMENDMENT TO: Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union= and the Treaty establishing the European Community (Brussels, 3 December 2007)<= /title> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"PlaceType"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"PlaceName"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"place"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple style=3D'tab-interval:36.0pt'> <div class=3DSection1> COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY:<o:p></o:p> EUROPEAN COUNCIL IS TO “IDENTIFY” BRITISH INTERESTS <o:p= ></o:p> FOR <st1:place w:st=3D"on">EUROPE</st1:place>’S EXTERNAL OBJEC= TIVES<o:p></o:p> [ARTICLE 10b]<o:p></o:= p> <o:p> </o:p> <table class=3DMsoTableGrid border=3D0 cellspacing=3D0 cellpadding=3D0 style=3D'border-collapse:collapse;mso-yfti-tbllook:480;mso-padding-alt:0cm= 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <tr style=3D'mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=3D581 valign=3Dtop style=3D'width:436.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm= 5.4pt'> <o:p> </o:p></= p> AMENDMENT TO: Treaty of <st1:C= ity w:st=3D"on">Lisbon</st1:City> amending the Treaty on European Union and t= he Treaty establishing the European Community (<st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:C= ity w:st=3D"on">Lisbon</st1:City></st1:place>, 13 December 2007)<o:p></o:p><= /span> </td> </tr> </table> <o:p>&= nbsp;</o:p> <div style=3D'mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt'> Policy Area: <o:p></o:p> <s= pan style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Treaty on European Union, Titl= e V, "GENERAL PROVISIONS ON THE UNION'S EXTERNAL ACTION AND SPECIFIC PROVIS= IONS ON THE COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY". Chapter 1, GENERAL PROVISIONS= ON THE UNION'S EXTERNAL ACTION, Article 10b<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div style=3D'mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt'> Amendment:<o:p></o:p> Clause 2<= /span>, page 1, line 12, leave out ‘any’ and insert—</= span><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> ‘(i) Article 1, paragr= aph 24, inserted Article 10B TEU on the strategic interests and objectives of t= he European Union; and<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (ii) any other’.= <o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p>&= nbsp;</o:p> <div style=3D'mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt'> Reform Treaty Article: <o:p></o:p> “Article 10 B<o:= p></o:p> 1. On the basis of the principles and objectives = set out in Article 10 A, the European Council shall identify the strategic interests and objectives of the <st1:place w:st=3D"on">Union</st1:place>.<o= :p></o:p> Decisions of the European Council on the strategic interests and objectives of the Union shall relate to the common foreign and security policy and to other areas of the external action of the <st1:place w:st=3D"on">Union</st1:place>. Such decisions may concern the relations of = the <st1:place w:st=3D"on">Union</st1:place> with a specific country or region or may be thematic in approach. They shall define their duration, and the means to be made available by the Union and the <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w= :st=3D"on">Member</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">States</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p><= /span> The European Council shall act unanimously on a recommendation from the Council, adopted by the latter under the arrangemen= ts laid down for each area. Decisions of the European Council shall be impleme= nted in accordance with the procedures provided for in the Treaties.<o:p></o:p><= /span> 2. The High Representative of the Union for Forei= gn Affairs and Security Policy, for the area of common foreign and security policy, and the Commission, for other areas of external action, may submit joint proposals to the Council.’ ”<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p>&= nbsp;</o:p> = &nb= sp; <o:p></o:p> <div style=3D'mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt'> Consolidated Treaty Article(s):<o:p></o:p> n/a<o:= p></o:p> </div> <o:p>&= nbsp;</o:p> <div style=3D'mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt'> Explanation: <o:p></o:p> It is = obvious that if it is now up to the European Council to “identify the strateg= ic interests and objectives of the Union” – as the Treaty states – then this puts the British national interest at risk if it disagree= s with the <st1:place w:st=3D"on">Union</st1:place>. Paragraph 1 is essentially an enhanced measure based largely on the present Article 13(2) and (3) TEU on<= /span> </spa= n>= 216;common strategies’ decided by the European Council. Under the existing Artic= le 13 (2), “common strategies shall set out their objectives, duration a= nd the means to be available by the Union and the <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:= PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Member</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">States</st1:= PlaceType></st1:place>.” Under previous Article 13 (3) TEU, “the Council shall take the decisi= ons necessary for defining and implementing the common foreign and security pol= icy on the basis of the general guidelines defined by the European Council.R= 21; The Lisbon Treaty re-introduces decision-making within the Council as the k= ey ingredient for CFSP, with an emphasis on the binding nature of the decision= s. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Under = this new Article, the = High Representative of the <st1:place w:st=3D"on">Union</st1:place> for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the Commission acquired the right to “submit joint proposals to the Council.” It should be mentioned that under the present Article 22 (1) TEU the Commission “may submit proposals to the Council.”<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> This Article states that “The European Coun= cil shall act unanimously on a recommendation from the Council, adopted by the latter under the arrangements laid down for each area.” For CFSP, tho= se arrangements are now set down in the new Article 15b (currently Article 23 TEU). <o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html>