2. CZECH PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 1 January 2009 – 30 June 2009 Council Working Party on Statistics Date: Monday 16 February 2009, 11h 00 Place: Justus Lipsius Building Chairperson: Mr Stanislav Drapal AGENDA: 1. Adoption of the agenda 2. Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning statistics on plant protection products (doc. ST 6332/09, ST 6436/09) 3. Any other business Council Working Party on Statistics/ 16 February 2009

3. Plant Protection Protection Statistics Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning statistics on plant protection products

4. Progress (since WPS on 23.1. 2009) 26 January 2009: EP draft recommendation for 2 nd reading 28 January 2009: COREPER mandate for 1 st Trialogue 2 February 2009: 1 st Trialogue 10 February 2009: 1 st Technical meeting Council Working Party on Statistics/ 16 February 2009 Plant Protection Protection Statistics

5. Future activities (scheduled) 18 February 2009: Deadline for EP amendments 19 February 2009: 2 nd Technical meeting 24 February 2009: Meeting of Attaché (agriculture) - possible 27 February 2009: COREPER mandate for 2 nd Trialogue 3 March 2009: 2 nd Trialogue 16 March 2009: Discussion at CWPS Council Working Party on Statistics/ 16 February 2009 Plant Protection Protection Statistics

6. Any Other Business Council Working Party on Statistics/ 16 February 2009 Activities since the last WP  Crops – SCA: 2.2.2009 - EP 1st reading: 18.-19.2.2009  Extrastat- Coreper adoption of CP: 11.2.2009 - Council adoption of CP: 16.2.2009  European statistics - Coreper adoption: 18.2.2009 - Council adoption: 19.2.2009  ECB- Coreper: 4.2.2009 (EDPS consultation) - Legal Service opinion: 4.2.2009  Info society - Consideration of draft report in INTRE Committee: 4.3.2009  3 “fisheries” Regulations – J-L: 26.1.2009  Waste statistics – J-L: 30.1.2009  Omnibus II- Coreper adoption: 11.2.2009

7. Any Other Business Council Working Party on Statistics/ 16 February 2009  Next WP  Next WP:  16 March 2009 (Monday) – half-day meeting  Tentative agenda: PPP statistics  Based on the outcome of the 2 nd technical meeting (19 Feb.) and the 2 nd trialogue (3 March)  23 March 2009 (Monday) – half-day meeting  Tentative agenda: ECB Recommendation  23 April 2009 (Thursday)