The General Secretariat of the EU Council has issued Document 14720/03 dated November 13, 2003 addressed to COREPER. The title of the Document is "Preparation of the Meeting of the Council (Competitiveness) on 26 and 27 November 2003". The Document merely says: "[...] The Council's Working Party on Intellectual Property (Patents) has recently initiated its examination of the amendments proposed by the European Parliament in order to identify which amendments might be acceptable to the Council, with a view to the Council adopting its common position in due course. The Permanent Representatives Committee (Part 1) is invited to take note of this report and decide whether or not to forward it to the Council (Competitiveness). "