ORDER OF BUSINESS of the second part of the 2003 Ordinary Session (31 March

8.30 a.m.		Bureau of the Assembly
10 a.m.		Political groups
2 p.m.		Committees
3 p.m.	1.	Opening of the second part of the 2003 Ordinary Session
	a.	Examination of credentials (Doc. 9751)
	b.	Election of the Vice-President of the Assembly with respect to Bosnia and Herzegovina
	c.	Changes in the membership of Committees
	d.	Requests for debate under urgent procedure:
		- Europe and the crisis in Iraq
	e.	Adoption of the order of business
	2.	Progress report of the Bureau of the Assembly and the Standing Committee (Doc. 9740 Part I and Part II
		and Addendum I to Doc. 9740: Draft Constitution of the Chechen Republic
		and Addendum II to Doc. 9740: Opinion of the Venice Commission on the Draft Constitution of the Chechen Republic
		Rapporteur: Mr Clerfayt (Belgium, LDR)
		Observation of the parliamentary elections in Monaco (9 February 2003) (Doc. 9741)
		Rapporteur: Mr Leonid Slutsky (Russia, SOC)
		Observation of the presidential elections in Armenia (17-21 February 2003 and 4-6 March 2003) (Doc. 9742 + Addendum)
		Rapporteur: Lord Russell-Johnston (United Kingdom, LDR)
		Debate
	3a.	Opinion on the Budgets of the Council of Europe for the Financial Year 2004 (Doc. 9734)
		Rapporteur of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development: Mr Giovanni Crema (Italy, SOC)
		Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 31 March at 12 noon.
	3b.	Opinion on the Expenditure of the Parliamentary Assembly for the Budgetary Year 2004 (Doc. 9735)
		Rapporteur of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development: Mr Giovanni Crema (Italy, SOC)
		Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 31 March at 12 noon.
		Joint debate
		Vote on two draft opinions
7 p.m.		End of the sitting

8.30 a.m.		Committees
10 a.m.	1.	Draft revised Convention for the protection of animals during international transport – request by the Committee of Ministers for an opinion (Doc. 9743)
		Rapporteur of the Committee on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs: Mr Bill Etherington (United Kingdom, SOC)
		Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 31 March at 4 p.m.
		Debate
		Vote on a draft opinion
	2.	50 years of ECMT (European Conference of Ministers of Transport): transport policies for the Greater Europe (Doc. 9737)
		Rapporteur of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development: Mr Miguel Anacoreta Correia (Portugal, NR)
		Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 31 March at 4 p.m.
		Debate
		Vote on a draft resolution
		Vote on a draft recommendation
1 p.m.		End of the sitting
2 p.m.		Committees
3 p.m.	1.	Protection of sign languages in member States of the Council of Europe (Doc. 9738)
		Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights: Mr Malcolm Bruce (United Kingdom, LDR)
		Rapporteur of the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee (for opinion) (Doc. 9765): Baroness Knight (United Kingdom, EDG)
		Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 31 March at 4 p.m.
		Debate
		Vote on a draft recommendation
	2.	Challenges for a new agricultural policy (Doc. 9636)
		Rapporteur of the Committee on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs: Mr Nicolaos Floros (Greece, SOC)
		Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 31 March at 4 p.m.
		Debate
		Vote on a draft resolution
	3.	Cultural situation in the south Caucasian Region (Doc. 9736 + Appendix)
		Rapporteur of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education: Mr Ali Abbasov (Azerbaijan, EDG)
		Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 31 March at 4 p.m.
		Debate
		Vote on a draft recommendation
7 p.m.		End of the sitting
7 p.m. to 8 p.m.		Meeting of the Political Affairs Committee

8.30 a.m.		Political groups
10 a.m.		Election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights with respect to Armenia, Azerbaijan and Sweden (Doc. 9694 and Doc. 9721) (from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
	1.	Human rights situation in the Chechen Republic (Doc. 9732 + Addendum)
		Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights: Mr Rudolf Bindig (Germany, SOC)
		Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 1 April at 10 a.m.
		Debate
1 p.m.		End of the sitting
2 p.m.		Committees
3 p.m.	1.	Human rights situation in the Chechen Republic (Doc. 9732 + Addendum) (continued)
		Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights: Mr Rudolf Bindig (Germany, SOC)
		Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 1 April at 10 a.m.
		Debate
		Vote on a draft resolution
		Vote on a draft recommendation
		Vote on a draft order
	2.	Europe and the development of energy resources in the Caspian Sea region (Doc. 9635)
		Rapporteur of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development: Mr Bernard Schreiner (France, EDG)
		Rapporteur of the Committee on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs (for opinion) (Doc. ): Mr Abdülkadir Ateş (Turkey, SOC)
		Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 1 April at 3 p.m.
		Debate
		Vote on a draft resolution
	3.	Improving the lot of abandoned children in institutions (Doc. 9692 and Doc. 9731)
		Rapporteur of the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee: Mr Michael Hancock (United Kingdom, LDR)
		Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 1 April at 3 p.m.
		Debate
		Vote on a draft recommendation
		[Possibly] Vote on a draft order
	4.	Immunities of the Members of the Parliamentary Assembly (Doc. 9718 rev)
		Rapporteur of the Committee on Rules of Procedure and Immunities: Mr Ionel Olteanu (Romania, SOC)
		Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 1 April at 3 p.m.
		Debate
		Vote on a draft resolution
		Vote on a draft recommendation
7.30 p.m.		End of the sitting

8.30 a.m.		Committees
10 a.m.		[Possibly 2^nd round] Election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights with respect to Armenia, Azerbaijan and Sweden (Doc. 9694 and Doc. 9721) (from 10 a.m. to 12 noon)
	1.	Statement by Mr Dragoljub MICUNOVIC, President of the Parliament of Serbia and Montenegro
	2.	Debate under urgent procedure: Europe and the crisis in Iraq (Doc. 9768 + Addendum)
		Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee:...
		Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 2 April at 4 p.m.
		Debate
12 noon	3.	Communication from the Committee of Ministers to the Assembly presented by Mr Joseph BORG, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Malta and Chairman-in-Office of the Committee of Ministers Link to the communication Link to the Statutory Report
		Questions must be tabled by Tuesday 1 April 2003 at 12 noon at the latest
		Questions (Doc. 9752)
1 p.m.		End of the sitting
2 p.m.		Committees
3 p.m.	1.	Address by Mr Simeon SAXE-COBURG GOTHA, Prime Minister of Bulgaria
		Questions
	2.	Debate under urgent procedure (continued): Europe and the crisis in Iraq (Doc. 9768+ Addendum)
		Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee:...
		Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 2 April at 4 p.m.
		Debate
		Vote on a ...
7.30 p.m.		End of the sitting
8 p.m.		Presidential Committee

8 a.m.		Committees
9 a.m.	1.	So-called "honour crimes" (Doc. 9720)
		Rapporteur of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men: Mrs Ann Cryer (United Kingdom, SOC)
		Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (for opinion) (Doc. 9770): Mrs Renate Wohlwend (Liechtenstein, EPP/CD)
		Deadline for tabling amendments: Thursday 3 April at 9 a.m.
		Debate
		Vote on a draft resolution
	2.	Women and micro-loans (Doc. 9696)
		Rapporteur of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men: Mrs Antigoni Pericleous Papadopoulos (Cyprus, LDR)
		Deadline for tabling amendments: Thursday 3 April at 9 a.m.
		Debate
		Vote on a draft resolution
12 noon at the latest		Closure of the second part of the 2003 Session
12 noon		Bureau of the Assembly
		(at the end of the Part-Session)