12.6.1999 Official Journal of the European Communities L 147/13 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 31 May 1999 adopting the Council’s Rules of Procedure (1999/385/EC, ECSC, Euratom) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 207(3), first subparagraph, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 30(3) thereof, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 121(3) thereof, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Sole Article The Rules of Procedure of the Council of 6 December 1993 (93/662/EC), as amended on 6 February 1995 and 7 December 1998, shall be replaced by the following, which shall enter into force on 1 june 1999. ‘RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE COUNCIL Article 1 Notice and venue of meetings 1. The Council shall meet when convened by its Pres- ident on his own initiative or at the request of one of its members or of the Commission. 2. The President shall make known the dates which he envisages for meetings of the Council during his period of office as President, seven months before the beginning thereof. 3. The Council shall have its seat in Brussels. During the months of April, June and October, the Council shall hold its meetings in Luxembourg. In exceptional circumstances and for duly substantiated reasons, the Council or the Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper), acting unanimously, may decide that a Council meeting will be held elsewhere. Article 2 Agenda 1. The President shall draw up the provisional agenda for each meeting. The agenda shall be sent to the other members of the Council and to the Commission at least 14 days before the beginning of the meeting. 2. The provisional agenda shall contain the items in respect of which a request for inclusion on the agenda, together with any documents relating thereto, has been received by the General Secretariat from a member of the Council or from the Commission at least 16 days before the beginning of that meeting.