797th meeting – 29 May 2002

Item 12.1

European Charter of Regional Self-Government
Draft reply to Recommendation 22 (1996) of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe (CLRAE)
(CLRAE REC_22 (1996), CM/Del/Dec(2002)786/10.1a)

Decision

The Deputies adopted the following reply to Recommendation 22 (1996) of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe (CLRAE) :

“The Committee of Ministers would like to inform the CLRAE on the state of progress in respect of the instrument on regional self-government, referred to in its Recommendation 22 (1996). Since the adoption of this text, the Committee of Ministers has undertaken substantial work on the subject through its Steering Committee on Local and Regional Democracy (CDLR). The latter recently adopted the final activity report on the completion of the groundwork for the elaboration of a legal instrument on regional self-government. The Committee of Ministers subsequently requested the 13th session of the Conference of European Ministers responsible for Local and Regional Government (Helsinki, 27-28 June 2002), to express, in the light of the completed groundwork, an opinion on the nature of the instrument to be adopted by the Committee of Ministers. The Committee of Ministers will resume consideration of this issue and take a stand on it once it has received the opinion of the Conference. The Committee of Ministers will inform the Congress of any further development.”