Working Party on the Environment Date: 26, 27, 29 and 30 March 2012 Venue: COUNCIL JUSTUS LIPSIUS BUILDING Rue de la Loi 175, 1048 BRUSSELS - Montesquieu Instituut

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COUNCIL OF - Brussels, 22 March 2012

THE EUROPEAN UNION

GENERAL SECRETARIAT - -

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ENV

COMMUNICATION

NOTICE OF MEETING AND PROVISIONAL AGENDA

Contact:

wolfgang.ploch@consilium.europa.eu / maria.marotta@consilium.europa.eu

Tel.//Fax: +32.2.281.7771 / 6225 // 7980

Subject: Working Party on the Environment

Date:

26, 27, 29 and 30 March 2012

Venue: COUNCIL JUSTUS LIPSIUS BUILDING Rue de la Loi 175, 1048 BRUSSELS

MONDAY, 26 MARCH 2012 (14h30)

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TUESDAY, 27 MARCH 2012 (10h00)

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Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE)

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Examination of the Presidency text

7862/12 E V 220 E ER 105 CADREFI 151 CODEC 717

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Other business

THURSDAY, 29 MARCH 2012 (9h30)

1.

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators as regards the placing on the market of portable batteries and accumulators containing cadmium intended for use in cordless power tools

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Presentation by the Commission

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  Preliminary exchange of views

doc. to be circulated

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  Other business

FRIDAY, 30 MARCH 2012 (10h00)

1.

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2000/60/EC and 2008/105/EC as regards priority substances in the field of water policy

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Examination of the Commission proposal

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  Technical issues (Annex I) -

6553/12 E V 120 SA 34 CHIMIE 14 AGRILEG 18 CODEC 391

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  Other business