28.8.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities L 230/7 II (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 22 July 2002 adopting the Council's Rules of Procedure (2002/682[EC, Euratom) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 207(3), first subparagraph thereof, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 121(3) thereof, Whereas the Council's Rules of Procedure are applicable to the Council in the fields of Titles V and VI of the Treaty on European Union, in accordance with Articles 28(1) and 41(1) thereof, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Sole Atrticle The Rules of Procedure of the Council of 5 June 2000 (2000/396/EC, ECSC, Euratom) (!) shall be replaced by the following, which shall enter into force on 23 July 2002: ‘RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE COUNCIL Article 1 Notice and venue of meetings 1. The Council shall meet when convened by its President on his own initiative or at the request of one of its members or of the Commission (3. 2. Seven months before the beginning of its term of office, after consulting the Presidencies preceding and following its term of office where appropriate, the Presidency shall make known the dates which it envisages for meetings that the Council will have to hold in order to complete its legislative work or take operational decisions. (*) OJ L 149, 23.6.2000, p. 21. Decision as amended by Decision 2001/216/EC (O] L 81, 21.3.2001, p. 30) and by Decision 2001/840/EC (O] L 313, 30.11.2001, p. 40). (*) This paragraph reproduces Article 204 of the EC Treaty.