They would be charged with drafting a proposal for a inventory, and to do so by around Spring 2003. On the basis of that proposal, the Commission in turn would be instructed by the European Council, in stage 3, to submit a proposal to it on the distribution of powers which could conceivably happen by the end of 2003.
Sur la base de cette proposition, le Conseil devrait alors au cours de la phase III charger le Conseil de lui présenter une proposition relative à la limitation des compétences - ce qui serait envisageable avant la fin de l’année 2003.