§ Sir John StanleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list each of the subject areas of EC legislation that may fall within the negative assent procedure under the Maastricht treaty.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydUnder the Maastricht treaty the negative assent procedure applies to the following areas:
Article 49: Free movement of workers Article 54(2): Right of establishment Article 56(2): Treatment of foreign nationals Article 57(1): Mutual recognition of qualifications Article 57(2): Right of establishment Article 100a(1): Single market legislation Article 126(4): Education incentive measures Article 128(5): Culture (with unanimity) Article 129(4): Public health Article 129a(2): Consumer Protection Article 129d: Trans-European networks Article 130i: R & D framework programmes (with unanimity) Article 130s(3): Environment multiannual action programmes