LIST OF COUNCIL PREPARATORY BODIES

COMMITTEES ESTABLISHED BY THE TREATIES

 A.1 Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper)

A.2 Economic and Financial Committee

A.3 Employment Committee (EMCO)

A.4 Trade Policy Committee (TPC)

A.5 Political and Security Committee (PSC)

 A.6 Standing Committee on Operational Cooperation on Internal Security (COSI)

 A.7 Social Protection Committee (SPC)

COMMITTEES AND GROUPS ESTABLISHED BY COUNCIL ACT

A.8 Special Committee on Agriculture (SCA)

 A.9 European Union Military Committee (EUMC)

 A.9a Military Committee Working Group (EUMCWG)

A.10 Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management (CivCom)

 A.11 Economic Policy Committee

 A.12 Financial Services Committee

 A.13 Security Committee

 A.20 Working Party on the United Kingdom

GROUPS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH COREPER

A.14 Antici Group

A.15 Mertens Group

A.16 Friends of the Presidency Group

COUNSELLORS ATTACHES

A.18 Counsellors/Attachés16

GENERAL AFFAIRS

B.1 Working Party on General Affairs

B.3 Working Party on External Aspects of Asylum and Migration (EMWP)

B.4 Horizontal Working Party on Drugs (HDG)

B.5 Working Party on Structural Measures and Outermost Regions (SMOR

B.7 Working Party on Atomic Questions

B.8 Working Party on Statistics

B.9 Working Party on Information

B.14 Working Party on the Court of Justice

B.15 Working Party on the Staff Regulations

B.17 Ad hoc Working Party on the follow-up to the Council conclusions on Cyprus of 26 April 2004

B.18 Ad hoc Working Party on the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism for Bulgaria and Romania B.19 Working Party on Enlargement and Countries Negotiating Accession to the EU24 (COELA)

B.23 Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues (Cyber)

B.24 Working Party on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Agenda 2030)

B.26 Horizontal Working Party on Enhancing Resilience and Countering Hybrid Threats

B.27 Working Party on Maritime Issues - Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP)

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

 C.1 Working Party of Foreign Relations Counsellors (RELEX)

C.2 Working Party on Public International Law

C.3 Working Party on the Law of the Sea

C.4 United Nations Working Party (CONUN)

C.5 Working Party on Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the Council of Europe (COSCE)

C.6 Working Party on Human Rights (COHOM)

C.7 Working Party on Transatlantic Relations (COTRA)

C.9 Working Party on Eastern Europe and Central Asia (COEST)

C.10 Working Party on European Free Trade Association (EFTA)

C.11 Working Party on the Western Balkans Region (COWEB)

C.12 Ad hoc Working Party on the Middle East Peace Process (COMEPP)

C.13 Middle East/Gulf Working Party (MOG)

C.14 Mashreq/Maghreb Working Party (MAMA)

C.15 Africa Working Party (COAFR)

C.16 African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Working Party

C.17 Asia-Oceania Working Party (COASI)

C.18 Working Party on Latin America and the Caribbean

C.19 Working Party on Terrorism (International Aspects) (COTER)

C.20 Working Party on Non-Proliferation and Arms Exports

C.23 Working Party on Dual-Use Goods

C.25 Politico-Military Group (PMG)

C.27 Working Party on Trade Questions

C-30 Working Party on Development Cooperation and International Partnerships (CODEVPI)

C.32 Working Party on Humanitarian Aid and Food Aid (COHAFA)

C.33 Working Party on Commodities (PROBA)

C.34 Working Party on Consular Affairs (COCON)

C.36 Nicolaidis Group

 C.38 Working Party on restrictive measures to combat terrorism (COMET)

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS

 D.1 Working Party on Own Resources

D.2 Working Party of Financial Counsellors

D.3 Working Party on Financial Services and the Banking Union

D.4 Working Party on Tax Questions

D.5 Code of Conduct Group (Business Taxation)

D.7 Budget Committee

D.8 Working Party on Combating Fraud

D.11 Export Credits Group

 D.15 Working Party on Customs Union

JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS

E.1 Strategic Committee on Immigration, Frontiers and Asylum (SCIFA)

E.2 Working Party on Integration, Migration and Expulsion

E.3 Visa Working Party

E.4 Asylum Working Party

E.6 Working Party on Frontiers

E.7 Working Party on Civil Law Matters

E.12 Working Party on Terrorism

E.14 Working Party on Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters (COPEN)

E.21 Working Party on Civil Protection (PROCIV)

E.22 Working Party on Fundamental Rights, Citizens' Rights and Free Movement of Persons (FREMP)

 E.23 Working Party on Data Protection

E.25 Coordinating Committee in the area of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (CATS)

 E.26 Law Enforcement Working Party - Police - Customs

E.27 Working Party for Schengen Matters

E.30 Working Party on JHA Information Exchange

 E.31 Working Party on e-Justice

AGRICULTURE/FISHERIES

F.3 Working Party on Horizontal Agricultural Questions

F.5 Working Party on Genetic Resources and innovation in Agriculture

F.8 Working Party on Agricultural Products

 F.12 Working Party on Wines and Alcohol

F.15 Working Party on Financial Agricultural Questions (AGRIFIN)

F.16 Working Party on Forestry

F.19 Working Party on Plants and Plant Health Questions

 F.21 Working Party on Animals and Veterinary Questions

F.22 Working Party on International Food and Agricultural Questions

F.25 Working Party on Fisheries Policy

F.27 Working Party on Food and Food Systems

COMPETITIVENESS (Internal Market, Industry, Research and Space )

G.1 Working Party on Competitiveness and Growth (COMPGRO)

G.3 Working Party on Intellectual Property - Copyright

G.4 Working Party on Company Law

G.7 Working Party on Technical Harmonisation

G.12 Working Party on Competition

G.13 Working Party on Research - Atomic Questions

G.21 European Research Area and Innovation Committee (ERAC)

 G.22 Working Party on Space

 G.23 Working Party on Consumer Protection and Information

TRANSPORT/TELECOMMUNICATIONS/ENERGY

 H.1 Working Party on Land Transport

 H.2 Working Party on Shipping

 H.3 Working Party on Aviation

 H.4 Working Party on Transport - Intermodal Questions and Networks

 H.5 Working Party on Telecommunications and Information Society

H.6 Working Party on Postal Services

H.7 Working Party on Energy

EMPLOYMENT/SOCIAL POLICY HEALTH AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS

 I.1 Working Party on Social Questions (SQWP)

 I.2 Working Party on Public Health

I.4 Working Party on Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices

ENVIRONMENT

J.1 Working Party on the Environment

J.2 Working Party on International Environment Issues

EDUCATION/YOUTH/CULTURE/SPORT

 K.1 Education Committee

K.2 Youth Working Party

K.3 Cultural Affairs Committee

K.4 Audiovisual and Media Working Party

K.5 Working Party on Sport

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

L.1 Coordination Committee for Communication and Information Systems (CCCIS

 L.2 Working Party on Codification of Legislation

 L.3 Working Party of Legal/Linguistic Experts

LIST OF PREPARATORY BODIES WITH A FIXED CHAIR

I. Committees and Working Parties with elected/appointed chairs.

A.2 Economic and Financial Committee

A.3 Employment Committee (EMCO)

A.7 Social Protection Committee (SPC)

A.9 European Union Military Committee (EUMC)

A.11 Economic Policy Committee

A.12 Financial Services Committee

C.26 Military Committee Working Group (EUMCWG)- Headline Goal Task Force (HTF)

D.5 Code of Conduct Group (Business Taxation)

II. Committees and Working Parties chaired by a representative of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

A.5 Political and Security Committee PSC)

A.10 Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management (CivCom)

C.4 United Nations Working Party (CONUN)

C.5 Working Party on OSCE and the Council of Europe (COSCE)

C.6 Working Party on Human Rights (COHOM)

C.7 Working Party on Transatlantic Relations (COTRA°

C.9 Working Party on Eastern Europe and Central Asia (COEST)

C.11 Working Party on the Western Balkans Region (COWEB)

C.12 Ad hoc Working Party on the Middle East Peace Process (COMEPP)

C.13 Middle East/Gulf Working Party (MOG)

C.14 Mashreq/Maghreb Working Party (MAMA)

C.15 Africa Working Group (COAFR)

C.17 Asia-Oceania Working Party (COASI)

C.18 Working Party on Latin America and the Caribbean (COLAC)

C.20 Working Party on Non-Proliferation and Arms Exports – Non-proliferation and disarmament (CONOP)- Conventional arms exports (COARM)

C.25 Politico-Military Group (PMG)

C.36 Nicolaidis Group

III. Committees and Working Parties chaired by the General Secretariat of the Council

A.13 Security Committee, and its sub-areas

B.9 Working Party on Information

L.1 Coordination Committee for Communication and Information Systems (CCCIS)

L.2 Working Party on Codification of Legislation

L.3 Working Party of Legal/Linguistic Experts