AS/Soc (2016) OJ 02

12 February 2016

Asocoj02_2016

 

 

Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

 

 

Draft agenda[1]

 

for the meeting to be held in Paris on

Tuesday, 15 March 2016, from 9.30 am to 5 pm

at the Council of Europe Office, 55 Avenue Kléber,

Paris 16ème (metro Boissière)

[Tel + 33 1 44 05 33 60 / fax + 33 1 47 27 36 47]

 

 

 

IN CAMERA

 

6.         Human rights and ethical issues related to surrogacy

            Rapporteur: Ms Petra De Sutter, Belgium, SOC

            [AS/Soc (2016) 05rev]

 

Consideration of a revised draft report and, possibly, adoption of a draft resolution and a draft recommendation

 

 

 

Tuesday, 15 March 2016, from 9.30 am to 1 pm

 

 

1.       Agenda

          [AS/Soc (2016) OJ 02]

         

          Adoption of the draft agenda

 

2.       Election of the 2nd Vice-Chairperson

 

3.       Minutes

             [AS/Soc (2016) PV 01]

 

          Approval of the draft minutes of the meeting held in Strasbourg from 26 to 28 January 2016

 

 

4.      Preventing the radicalisation of children by fighting the root causes

         Rapporteur: Ms Sevinj Fataliyeva, Azerbaijan, EC 

            [AS/Soc (2016) 12]

 

         Consideration of a draft report and adoption of a draft resolution and, possibly, of a draft recommendation

 

5.       Involuntary placement and treatment of people with psychosocial disability: need for a new paradigm

          Rapporteur: Ms Guguli Magradze, Georgia, SOC 

             [AS/Soc (2016) 10]

 

          Consideration of draft report and adoption of a draft recommendation

 

6.      Human rights and ethical issues related to surrogacy (in camera)

         Rapporteur: Ms Petra De Sutter, Belgium, SOC

            [AS/Soc (2016) 05rev]

 

Consideration of a revised draft report and, possibly, adoption of a draft resolution and a draft recommendation

 

 

Tuesday, 15 March 2016, from 2.30 pm to 5 pm

 

7.       Effectively combating the adverse consequences of dirty money

          Rapporteur: to be appointed

             [AS/Soc (2015) 27, AS/Soc (2016) 04]

 

Exchange of views with Mr John Ringguth, financial expert and former Executive Secretary of MONEYVAL (Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism)

 

8.       The handling of international public health emergencies

          Rapporteur: Ms Sílvia Eloïsa Bonet, Andorra, SOC

             [AS/Soc (2016) 11]

 

         Consideration of a draft report and adoption of a draft resolution and, possibly, of a draft recommendation

 

9.       Follow-up to the Parliamentary Conference on the MEDICRIME Convention, 24 November 2015, Paris

[Final list of participants]

        

         Statement by the Chairperson

 

10.     Committee’s work programme and priorities

 

10.1.  Consideration and approval of Committee priorities

 

10.2.  Appointment of Committee representatives to external events:

 

         . Conference on “The long-term trends in the world of work and effects on inequalities and middle income categories” organised by the International Labour Office, 29 February -1 March 2016, Brussels (Belgium) (ex post facto);

 

10.3.  Appointment of rapporteurs:

[Doc. 13150, Doc. 13927, Doc. 13771, Docs 13567 and 13687, Doc.13892]

        

         For report

 

ü      Effectively combating the adverse consequences of dirty money

ü       Genetically engineered human beings

ü       A European social commitment guaranteeing the rights of the elderly and their comprehensive care

ü       The exploration and exploitation of non-conventional hydrocarbons in Europe

 

   For opinion

 

ü        Gender equality and child maintenance

 

10.4.  Request to be seized for opinion

          [Doc. 13905]

 

ü        Jurisdictional immunity of international organisations and rights of their staff

 

10.5.  Transmission of motions for information

            [Doc.13894, Doc. 13910]

 

ü       Ongoing maternal care for children

ü       Freedom of movement as a means of protecting human rights

 

10.6.  Reports from Committee representatives to external events:

 

. Mr Valeriu Ghiletchi (Republic of Moldova, EPP/CD) who took part in the 3rd Meeting of the Committee of experts on the Council of Europe Strategy for the Rights of the Child (DECS-ENF), Strasbourg, 20‑21 October 2015;

 

         . Mr Jeffrey Donaldson (United Kingdom, EC) who took part in the 29th Session of the Congress, Strasbourg, 20-22 October 2015;

 

. Ms Stella Kyriakides (Cyprus, EPP/CD) who took part in the 4th Regional conference on the MEDICRIME Convention, Larnaca (Cyprus), 10-11 November 2015;

 

. Ms Gabriela Pecková (Czech Republic, EPP/CD) who took part in the International Summit on Human Gene Editing, 1-3 December 2015, Washington (USA);

 

. Ms Guguli Magradze (Georgia, SOC) who took part in the 8th plenary meeting of the Committee on Bioethics (DH-BIO), 1-3 December 2015, Strasbourg;

 

. Ms Sevinj Fataliyeva (Azerbaijan, EC) who took part in the Lisbon Forum 2015 on “How to combat radicalisation and terrorism: prevention tools and shared knowledge in the Mediterranean and European space”, organised by the North-South Centre, 3‑4 December 2015, Lisbon (Portugal);

 

          . Lord Prescott (United Kingdom, SOC) who took part in the United Nations Climate Change Conference, 5-8 December 2015, Paris, France;

 

         . Mr Tuur Elzinga (Netherlands, UEL) who took part in the Conference on “The long-term trends in the world of work and effects on inequalities and middle income categories” organised by the International Labour Office, 29 February -1 March 2016, Brussels (Belgium);

 

11.     Changes in the Sub-Committees

         [List of the Sub-Committees]

 

12.     Sub-Committee on Public Health

 

Report by the Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on its meeting in Strasbourg on 28 January 2016

 

13.     Sub-Committee on Environment and Energy

 

Report by the Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on its meeting in Strasbourg on 28 January 2016

 

14.     Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize

 

Report by the former Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on its meeting in Vara (Sweden) on
29-30 November 2015 and by the Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on its meeting in Strasbourg on 28 January 2016

 

 

15.     Sub-Committee on the European Social Charter

 

Report by the Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on its meeting in Strasbourg on 28 January 2016 and on the preparations for the upcoming meeting to be held in Turin (Italy), on 17-18 March 2016

 

16.     Any other business

 

          National developments                                                                                     

 

17.     Date and place of next meetings

 

Plenary committee:

 

-         Second part-session 2016 of the Assembly, 18-22 April 2016, Strasbourg;

-         Thursday, 2 June 2016, Paris (Council of Europe Office);

-         Third part-session 2016 of the Assembly, 20-24 June 2016, Strasbourg;

-         Wednesday, 21 September 2016, Paris (Council of Europe Office);

-         Fourth part-session 2016 of the Assembly, 10-14 October 2016, Strasbourg;

-         Tuesday, 6 December 2016, Paris (Council of Europe Office);

 

PACE network of contact parliamentarians to stop sexual violence against children:

 

-         Second part-session 2016 of the Assembly, 21 April 2016, 8.30-10 am, Strasbourg (to be confirmed);

         

          Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize:

 

-                 Second part-session 2016 of the Assembly, 18-22 April 2016, Strasbourg (date to be confirmed);

 

          Sub-Committee on the European Social Charter:

 

-                  17-18 March 2016, Turin (Italy), Parliamentary Conference on the implementation of the European Social Charter.


 

 

 

[1]This draft agenda, addressed to full members of the Committee and their alternates,

is the convocation to the meeting

 
Copy to Secretaries of national delegations, of observer and partner for democracy delegations
and of political groups