Council of the
European Union
Brussels, 23 December 2020
(OR. en)
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NOTE
From:
To:
Subject:
General Secretariat of the Council
Delegations
Draft agendas for Council meetings, during the first semester of 2021
(the Portuguese Presidency)
In accordance with Article 2(7) of the Council's Rules of Procedure, delegations will find attached
the indicative agendas
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for Council meetings for the period from 1 January 2021 up to
30 June 2021. These have been drawn up by the Portuguese Presidency and the External Action
Service as regards the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC).
In accordance with Article 3(6) of the Council's Rules of Procedure, items for which approval by
the Council is possible without discussion are entered as "A" items. As a general rule, "A" items do
not appear on the attached provisional Council agendas.
In accordance with Annex V, para 6 of the Council's Rules of Procedure, no item is placed on the
Council agenda simply for presentation by the Commission or by a Council member, except where
a debate on new major initiatives is planned.
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In accordance with the Treaty of Lisbon, on all agendas for the various Council
configurations a distinction has to be made between legislative and non-legislative acts, in
the case of both "A" items and "B" items.
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