The Plenary of the European Parliament adopted a resolution on 29 January 2004 increasing the number of Committees from 17 to 20 for the next Parliamentary session of 2004 - 2009.
Some of the existing committees have been renamed, merged or separated.
The existing "Committee on Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy" will become the "Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety."
A new Committee will deal with Internal Market and Consumer Protection.
A list of the Committees and the respective chairpersons, the mandates for the new Committees and the rules governing Intergroups can be downloaded here.
