Ministers' Deputies / Rapporteur Groups

GR-H
Rapporteur Group on Human Rights

GR-H(2006)18    23 October 2006[1]

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Annotated Agenda

Meeting of 31 October 2006

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            Framework Convention for the protection of national minorities – Presentation by the representative of the Advisory Committee of the opinions on the implementation of the Convention by:

06/40    – Finland

(CM(2006)47, CM(2006)47-add)

06/41    – Germany

(CM(2006)50, CM(2006)50-add)

06/42    – Malta

(CM(2006)5, CM(2006)5-add)

06/43    – San Marino

(CM(2006)45, CM(2006)45-add)

The representative of the Advisory Committee will present the Opinions adopted in the framework of the second cycle of monitoring under the Framework Convention in respect of the four states mentioned above.

            Advisory Committee of the Framework Convention – Election of candidates in respect of:

06/44    – Lithuania

(CM(2006)160)

06/45    – Sweden

(CM(2006)170)

The GR-H is invited to hold an informal exchange of views on the lists of candidates transmitted by the Lithuanian and Swedish authorities with a view to the designation of experts by ballot at the Deputies’ 979th meeting (8 November 2006). See also “Other business” below: lists of candidates have been submitted in respect of Ireland (CM(2006)180) and Ukraine (CM(2006)184), concerning which the GR-H is also invited to hold exchanges of views.

06/46    European Social Charter – European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) – Election of members

(CM(2006)173, CM(2006)173-add and CM(2006)173-addcorr, CM/Notes/979/4.4)

The GR-H is invited to hold an informal exchange of views on the list of candidates, with a view to the election of five members at the Deputies’ 979th meeting (8 November 2006).

06/32    Parliamentary Assembly Recommendation 1735 (2006) – The concept of “nation” – Draft reply

(CM/AS(2006)Rec1735-prov3)

It is recalled that the draft reply to this recommendation was first discussed by the GR-H in accordance with the Deputies decision. A revised version of the text was then prepared containing the various proposals made by delegations in the GR-H meeting (document CM/AS(2006)Rec1735-prov2). The revised text was discussed in the Rapporteur Group on Legal Co-operation (GR-J) on 21 September 2006. The results of that discussion are reflected in document CM/AS(2006)Rec1735-prov3. The GR-J agreed that it would be useful if the GR-H examine that text before transmitting it to the Deputies for adoption.

06/47    Follow-up to the Conference on the “Influence of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms on the progress of the European states’ legal systems” (Yaroslavl, 28-30 June 2006)

(CM/Del/Dec(2006)972/4.2, DD(2006)473)

At the 972nd meeting (6 September 2006, item 4.2) the Deputies took note of the information provided by the delegation of the Russian Federation concerning the conference and invited their Rapporteur Group on Human Rights (GR-H) to consider the possible follow‑up to be given.

06/48    European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) - Examination of a curriculum vitae

(Res(2002)8, DGII(2006)8)

The GR-H is invited to hold an informal exchange of views on the curriculum vitae of the proposed member in respect of Ireland, with a view to submitting it to the Deputies at their 979th meeting (8 November 2006) so that the appropriate decision may be taken without further debate.

-           Any other business

            Advisory Committee of the Framework Convention – Election of candidates in respect of:

06/49    – Ireland

(CM(2006)180)

06/50    – Ukraine

(CM(2006)187)

See items 06/44 and 06/45 above.

-           Date of the next meeting

The next meeting of the GR-H will take place on Thursday 14 December 2006 at 10 a.m.